A two-time winner of the Whitbread literary prize, she was perhaps best known for her 2004 novel “Old Filth,” about a retired English barrister.https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2025/05/01/jane-gardam-dead/
Colombia grows more coca, drug labs process more powder and smuggling vessels traverse oceans, alarming U.S. antidrug officials.https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/cocaine-colombia-industry-production-7f10201b
The beloved tree’s demise sent shock waves through the U.K. in 2023. The nation is still transfixed as two men accused of cutting it down stand trial.https://www.wsj.com/world/uk/sycamore-gap-tree-cut-down-criminal-investigation-9b52cf3a
Polymarket and Kalshi bettors seek to predict outcome of coming papal conclave.https://www.wsj.com/world/next-pope-polymarket-kalshi-bets-26bb4a4a
Israel’s Netanyahu said the strike was a warning to the Syrian government not to deploy troops to the south and to prevent violence against the Druze minority.https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/israeli-warplanes-strike-near-syrias-presidential-palace-966f3b78
Farage’s Reform UK is soaring in the polls—and doing better at the ballot box—as voters lose patience with slow economic growth and high immigration.https://www.wsj.com/world/uk/trump-with-a-pint-how-nigel-farage-is-upending-british-politics-ca0704bb
President Trump also designated May 8 as “Victory Day for World War II” to celebrate U.S. military victories.https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/trump-to-rename-veterans-day-in-tribute-to-world-war-i-victory-c1f7f6c9
In an interview, Katsunobu Kato also said currency management hasn’t been part of U.S.-Japan trade talks.https://www.wsj.com/world/asia/japan-wary-of-china-import-surge-finance-minister-says-d692ab01
The clashes come as Syria’s new rulers are trying to establish their authority, and contending with well-armed militias and Israeli troops determined to keep government forces out.https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/deadly-attacks-on-syrias-small-druze-community-are-part-of-a-bigger-fight-c9a9ba70
Certain American chips are essential for cars and other industrial goods made in China—a vulnerability revealed in tariff exemptions pushed by Beijing.https://www.wsj.com/world/china/trade-war-exposes-chinas-dependence-on-u-s-for-auto-chips-41df1ae7
Beijing again seeks an end to President Trump’s tariffs and calls for “sincerity.”https://www.wsj.com/world/china/china-signals-readiness-to-respond-to-u-s-trade-overtures-583f2f0d
A bilateral mineral deal means the U.S. has economic ‘skin in the game.’https://www.wsj.com/opinion/ukraine-mineral-deal-donald-trump-russia-vladimir-putin-lindsey-graham-9d4aff92
The knives were out for the national-security adviser from the start.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/mike-waltz-donald-trump-united-nations-national-security-maga-alex-wong-laura-loomer-8d9b1e8b
The company lobbied for protection, which is now raising its import costs.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/first-solar-tariffs-industrial-policy-mark-widmar-donald-trump-solar-panels-785ce1da
Three state AGs investigate the tech giants for hosting the Chinese app.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/tiktok-gop-attorneys-general-google-apple-bytedance-donald-trump-95d34fd9
He is what he wanted to be, a world-historic figure, and we have entered a new time. It sounds dangerous.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/when-establishments-fail-trumps-100-days-94d1d7f7
The Trump administration seems set to follow Lina Khan’s shambolic ‘big is bad, little is good’ philosophy.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/say-goodbye-to-the-antitrust-consumer-welfare-standard-0510be30
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"It's what they deserve," the president said in a Truth Social post. https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-taking-harvards-tax-exempt-status/story?id=121391407
Harry challenged a U.K. government decision about his security.https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/prince-harry-loses-bid-reinstate-security-visits-uk/story?id=121375475