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Security officers block entrance doors after pro-Palestinian protesters attempted to enter the Microsoft Build conference at the Seattle Convention Center Arch building in Seattle, Washington on May 19, 2025. Jason Redmond | Afp | Getty ImagesAt Microsoft’s annual Build conference on Tuesday, Executive Vice President Jay Parikh’s keynote was interrupted by an employee protesting the company’s contracts with the Israeli government. The protester at the Seattle Convention Center was quickly whisked away by security guards, including some undercover agents dressed like attendees.More than 800 miles south in Mountain View, California, security guards lined the mainstage of Google I/O, where Alphabet…
Alex KirklandRodrigo FaezMay 26, 2025, 07:40 AM ETXabi Alonso said he hopes to make Real Madrid an “unstoppable force” in his presentation as the club’s new coach, while thanking Carlo Ancelotti, saying he “wouldn’t be here” without his predecessor’s influence.Alonso, 43, has signed a three-year contract at the club, taking charge from June 1, with his first challenge being leading the team at next month’s Club World Cup.The club said goodbye to Ancelotti — who has already flown to Brazil to take charge of the national team — on Saturday after a 2-0 win over Real Sociedad in their last…
May 26, 2025, 07:37 AM ETArgentina’s Mac Allister brothers Alexis and Kevin pulled off an unusual family feat on Sunday by lifting championship trophies on the same afternoon in different countries, though neither of them took part in their teams’ final game of the season.Alexis Mac Allister got his hands on the Premier League trophy at Anfield after Liverpool secured the title last month, while his older brother Kevin endured a nervy afternoon in Belgium as his club Union St.-Gilloise ended a 90-year wait for the championship.While Kevin was suspended for their last fixture of the season at home to…
Horrifying images have emerged from Israel’s latest attack on a school-turned-shelter in Gaza City, with a video purporting to show a young girl scrambling for safety after the classroom she was sleeping in was engulfed by flames. In an 11-second clip shared on the messaging site Telegram, a young girl can be seen trying to make her way out of a burning classroom following a deadly Israeli strike on the Fahmi Al-Jargawi girls’ school. Health officials told reporters they had recovered the severely burned bodies of 31 people, including children, after the late-night strike. It was unclear whether the child…
Jerusalem CNN — US special envoy Steve Witkoff has told CNN that a ceasefire-hostage deal for Gaza is currently on the table with a pathway to end the war, and urged Hamas to accept it. The proposal would see the release of half of the living hostages and half of those who have died in exchange for a temporary ceasefire before negotiations begin for a comprehensive agreement to end the war. He declined to specify how long that temporary truce would last, which has been a key issue in the negotiations. “Israel will agree to a temporary ceasefire/hostage deal that…
Aston Villa’s late push for Champions League qualification came to a disappointing end with a controversial 2-0 defeat to Manchester United on the last day of the season.Attention immediately turned to Morgan Rogers’ disallowed goal in the 73rd minute, which VAR could not intervene in after referee Thomas Bramall blew his whistle before the ball hit the back of the net, with Amad Diallo and Christian Eriksen then securing the win for United. The defeat meant Villa remained in sixth place, level on points with Newcastle in fifth, and missed out on a spot among Europe’s elite on goal difference.…
Mikael Sjoberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSweden-based automaker Volvo Cars on Monday said it would cut around 3,000 jobs as part of a major cost-cutting drive.The move comes after the company, which is owned by China’s Geely Holding, announced an 18 billion Swedish kronor ($1.89 billion) cost and cash action plan late last month.Volvo Cars said the 3,000 job cuts would primarily impact office-based positions in Sweden and represent around 15% of the firm’s total office-based workforce.”The actions announced today have been difficult decisions, but they are important steps as we build a stronger and even more resilient Volvo Cars,”…
President Donald Trump meets with European Commission President Ursula von Der Leyen at the World Economic Forum, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020, in Davos, Switzerland.Evan Vucci | AP PhotoInvestors should “buckle up” for more volatility as the potential for a trade war has not completely dissipated despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s delay of rolling out 50% tariffs on the European Union, analysts warn.Trump announced on Sunday that he had agreed to push the rollout of the punitive import duties back to July 9, following a call with EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.The president had initially called for a 50% tariff on EU…
A stock market riding a heater of historic intensity into last week didn’t need to look far to find a few tidy excuses to cool off. Perched atop a 23% ramp from the tariff tantrum low in early April and sitting just 3% below its all-time peak from three months earlier, the S & P 500 was handed a Moody’s downgrade of U.S. government debt, a fevered Treasury-market sell-off stoking overwrought talk of fiscal breaking points and the re-emergence of punitive presidential tariff threats against the two transnational economic blocs, the EU and Apple. A week ago here, after running…
Kilmarnock have appointed Stuart Kettlewell as their new manager.As revealed by Sky Sports News on Sunday, the former Motherwell and Ross County boss has replaced Derek McInnes, who left Rugby Park to join Hearts last Monday. Kettlewell, 40, has signed a two-year deal at the club, as he returns to the dugout for the first time since January, following his exit from Fir Park. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Speaking to Sky Sports News after his Motherwell exit, Kettlewell opened up about why he had to leave the Fir Park club He will be assisted…