Israel releases five Palestinian prisoners as killings continue in Gaza
Gaza’s Health Ministry says it also received the remains of 45 Palestinians from Israel through the Red Cross.
Pope Leo visits Basilica of St. Mary Major; prays at Pope Francis’ tomb – Vatican News
- Pope Leo visits Basilica of St. Mary Major; prays at Pope Francis' tomb Vatican News
- Christ 'tamed' death, but people may still feel sad or outraged, pope says usccb
- Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass in suffrage for deceased prelates Catholic News Agency
- Pope Leo XIV at All Souls’ Mass: “Love conquers death” Crux
- Prayer for beloved dead is sign of hope of being together again, pope says Catholic Standard
After Fleeing a Massacre, Survivors Encountered Still More Gunfire and Abductions – The New York Times
- After Fleeing a Massacre, Survivors Encountered Still More Gunfire and Abductions The New York Times
- Visible from space, bloody sands expose the slaughter of tens of thousands in Sudan NBC News
- A Massacre Unfolding in Sudan The New York Times
- Blood visible from space in Sudan shows evidence of Darfur genocide: Analysts ABC News
- Thousands more flee as conflict in famine-stricken Sudan grinds eastwards Al Jazeera
Turkey, Muslim allies demand Palestinian self-rule in Gaza following Istanbul summit – The Times of Israel
- Turkey, Muslim allies demand Palestinian self-rule in Gaza following Istanbul summit The Times of Israel
- Middle East updates: Turkey hosts ministers for Gaza talks DW
- Foreign ministers to discuss Gaza peace plan in Turkey The Jerusalem Post
- UN mandate for Gaza force still in the works, Turkey says Reuters
- Erdoğan blames Israel for Gaza ceasefire violations JNS.org
Rio de Janeiro Mourns After 121 People Killed in Unprecedented Police Operation – Unicorn Riot
- Rio de Janeiro Mourns After 121 People Killed in Unprecedented Police Operation Unicorn Riot
- A bloody police raid in Rio was the deadliest in Brazil’s history The Economist
- Brazil to seek independent inquiry into deadly police raid that killed 121 people The Guardian
- Huge Brazilian raid on Rio gang leaves at least 64 people dead and 81 under arrest AP News
- Capturing the scale of Rio's deadly police raids Reuters
Worker trapped after medieval Rome tower partially collapses
Video shows part of Rome’s medieval Torre dei Conti collapse for a second time during restoration near the Colosseum
Merz invites Syrian president to Germany to discuss deportations – Reuters
Trump administration to partially fund SNAP food benefits amid US shutdown
The country's flagship food aid scheme serves one in eight Americans each month.
Kimberly-Clark to buy Tylenol maker Kenvue for $40bn
The deal has analysts puzzled, as the US maker of Tylenol has seen sales dip after the White House linked it to autism.
Chile to end Pinochet henchmen’s pampered prison life of tennis and barbecues
Punta Peuco – where military human rights offenders enjoy privileged conditions – set to join public prison network
Inmates at an infamous high-security military prison in Chile, which houses the perpetrators of dictatorship-era human rights crimes, are set to lose their privileged conditions under plans to incorporate the prison into the public prison network.
President Gabriel Boric announced on Monday that Punta Peuco is being transformed into a regular prison to help deal with overcrowding in the penitentiary system.
Continue reading...Israel arrests ex-army lawyer for leaking video showing Palestinian’s abuse
Israel has arrested Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi over her leaking of a video showing Israeli soldiers abusing prisoners.
Turkiye hosts summit on Gaza, says Israel must stop ceasefire violations
Top diplomats from Arab and Muslim nations discuss plans for an international force for Gaza, as proposed by the US.
Are we closer to a Gaza international peace force after Istanbul meeting?
Foreign ministers from several Arab, Islamic states have met to discuss Gaza ceasefire and an international peace force.
Watch: Moment train collides with lorry carrying vehicles
According to police in Texas, the truck was transporting a full load of cars when it stopped on the railroad tracks.
Agony for families as landslide death toll climbs in Uganda and Kenya
More than 40 people are known to have died since last week, according to officials.
Trump administration will tap emergency fund to pay partial food stamp benefits
The shutdown has deprived more than 40 million Americans of food assistance, known as Snap, since Saturday.
French taxi driver cleared of stealing from David Lammy after fare dispute
Nassim Mimun, who left with Lammy’s and his wife’s bags after ‘tone escalated’, acquitted owing to lack of evidence
A French taxi driver accused of stealing money and luggage from David Lammy has been acquitted due to lack of evidence, a prosecutor said.
Nassim Mimun, 40, drove the deputy prime minister and his wife, Nicola Green, more than 600km (370 miles) from Forli, near Bologna in northern Italy, to the ski resort of Flaine in the French Alps on 11 April.
Continue reading...Tanzanian opposition decries ‘sham’ elections, alleges hundreds of deaths – NPR
- Tanzanian opposition decries 'sham' elections, alleges hundreds of deaths NPR
- Tanzania elections: Samia Suluhu Hassan sworn in as president after unrest BBC
- Urgent advisory for safari destination warns of 'terrorist violence' and risk of 'unrest' Fox News
- Tanzania: Unlawful killings and other human rights violations continue amid internet and electricity blackouts Amnesty International
- Tanzania's President Hassan takes office after deadly election violence Reuters
UN resolution on international stabilisation force for Gaza could be ready within two weeks
Resolution may be delayed without agreement over the force’s mandate and a timetable for Israeli withdrawal
A UN security council resolution mandating the introduction of an international stabilisation force into Gaza is likely to be ready within two weeks, but may be delayed if disputes cannot be resolved over the force’s mandate, including the question of US military leadership, its relationship with the Palestinian civil police force and a timetable for Israeli military withdrawal.
At a meeting in Istanbul of Muslim countries considering offering troops on Monday, the Turkish foreign minister, Hakan Fidan, said: “The countries will shape their decisions based on the mission and authority of the International Stabilization Force. I believe that if the mission conflicts with the principles and policies of the countries that will send troops, it will be difficult for these countries to send troops.”
Continue reading...Canada’s Liberal party says budget of ‘sacrifice’ needed to avoid recession
Country set to unveil PM Mark Carney’s spending plan as it battles trade war with US and protracted cost of living crisis
Canada’s ruling Liberal party has said a budget of “sacrifice” is required to confront both a trade war with the US and a protracted cost of living crisis that threatens to push the country into a recession. But with opposition parties signalling they won’t support the fiscal plans of the prime minister, Mark Carney, a failed parliamentary vote on the budget could plunge the country into another federal election in the coming weeks.
The country’s finance minister, François-Philippe Champagne, will on Tuesday unveil a spending plan his government has signalled will include both steep deficits and spending cuts. Few details have leaked ahead of the announcement, which will mark the first substantive look at how Carney plans to avoid a recession while locked in a trade war with the US, Canada’s biggest economic partner.
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