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May 7 Overnight Brief
In sports
Paris Saint-Germain are through to the Champions League final after beating Bayern Munich, and Luis Enrique has already set the tone for the Arsenal meeting on May 30 in Budapest. He praised Mikel Arteta and expects a difficult final, while Vincent Kompany said refereeing decisions across both legs helped sink Bayern. Modern European football, once again, finding a way to make every semifinal about the officials.
In UK politics
Voting is under way in local elections that would normally be about potholes, bins, and the usual municipal thrills. Instead, Starmer’s opponents are trying to turn them into a national verdict on his leadership.
In business and tech
Anthropic has struck a major computing partnership with SpaceX, giving it access to a large data center as demand for Claude keeps climbing. Shell also reported first-quarter profit of $6.92 billion, lifted by higher oil prices during the conflict involving Iran.
In international news
EU lawmakers and member states failed to reach a deal on the EU-US agreement after more than six hours of talks, though negotiators said they made some progress and will meet again in 10 days. In the broader security picture, South Korea’s spy agency says North Korea has significantly softened its language toward the South in a revised constitution. Meanwhile, drought, conflict, and aid cuts are pushing more Somalis into hunger, with displacement camps around Kismayo under growing strain.
In U.S. news
A federal appeals court has blocked a Trump administration immigration policy that would have allowed broader detention without bond hearings, including for people who had lived in the U.S. for years. In a separate case, actress Q’orianka Kilcher is suing James Cameron, alleging he used her face as inspiration for an Avatar character without permission or compensation.
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