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Former SAS officer led a group of 70 who attempted to overthrow Equatorial Guinea’s president Simon Mann, an Eton and Sandhurst-educated ex-SAS officer, who led a botched coup involving Margaret Thatcher’s son to overthrow the government of Equatorial Guinea, has died aged 72. Mann led a group of 70 fellow mercenaries who were arrested in Zimbabwe in 2004 for attempting to topple Equatorial Guinea’s despotic president, Teodoro Obiang. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/LnFr0js

We’d like to hear your thoughts about the first clergyman from the US to lead the Roman Catholic church Robert Francis Prevost, from Chicago, has become the first American pope to lead the Roman Catholic church. The 69-year-old has taken the papal name Pope Leo XIV, a senior cardinal announced from the central balcony of St Peter’s Basilica on Thursday evening. The announcement, which followed white smoke billowing from the chimney above the Sistine Chapel, prompted raucous celebration among the 50,000 pilgrims and tourists in St Peter’s Square. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/d1RJzX2

City official says it will not comply with request seeking to impose Donald Trump’s rollback of diversity measures A city official in Stockholm has said the municipality has no plans to comply after one of its offices received a letter seeking to impose Donald Trump’s rollback of diversity measures , in what is believed to be the first such missive sent to a foreign government. “It’s so bizarre,” said Jan Valeskog, Stockholm’s vice-mayor for planning. “It’s our political priorities that count, not the ones from this embassy or any other embassies.” Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/vKk1hyY

Cynthia Diekema and husband were paddling in mouth of river when startled animal thrashed and capsized canoe An alligator killed a Florida woman after tipping over a canoe she and her husband were paddling, in what investigators say appeared to be an accidental encounter. The attack happened on Tuesday afternoon near the mouth of Tiger Creek into Lake Kissimmee, south of Orlando, the Florida fish and wildlife conservation commission (FWC) said. It’s near the same location as a March alligator attack in which a woman was bitten on the elbow while kayaking. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/M0cwEHQ

Move sparks outrage in Iran as diplomats try to broker deal between Tehran and Washington over nuclear programme US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump plans to announce while on his trip to Saudi Arabia next week that the US will now refer to the Arabian Gulf or the Gulf of Arabia rather than the Persian Gulf. The move has prompted outrage from Iranian leaders, and last-minute efforts are being made to persuade Trump to pull back from offending Iran in the midst of vital talks on the future of the Iranian nuclear programme. “If Trump went ahead with the proposal he would manage to unite every Iranian, pro- or anti-regime, against him, and that is a near impossible achievement,” one diplomat said. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/TJVGSEc

Republican governor Spencer Cox signs law despite pleas of health experts, who warn that children will be most hurt Utah on Wednesday will become the first state in the US to ban fluoride in public drinking water. Dentists who treat children and low-income patients say they’re bracing for an increase in tooth decay among the state’s most vulnerable people. Utah’s Republican governor, Spencer Cox, signed the law against the recommendation of many dentists and national health experts who warned removing fluoride would harm tooth development, especially in young patients without regular access to dental care. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/lJ52cSk

Polish striker back from hamstring injury for second leg Inter have fitness doubts for Champions League tie Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski has been declared fit to return from a hamstring injury but is set to start on the bench in their Champions League semi-final second leg at Inter Milan on Tuesday, manager Hansi Flick confirmed. The 36-year-old Polish striker, who has scored 40 goals for Barcelona in all competitions this season, had been sidelined for his club’s last four games. After sustaining the injury during Barca’s 4-3 victory against Celta Vigo on 19 April , he missed their Copa del Rey final victory over rivals Real Madrid and the first leg of the Champions League semi against Inter . Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/xZq3Ofm