- Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 15 people, mostly women and children AP News
- Israel kills 13, including children, amid dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza Al Jazeera
- Israeli airstrikes kill 23 people in Gaza as international outcry over aid blockade grows PBS
- IDF strikes over 50 terror targets across Gaza as it continues operations The Jerusalem Post
- Shock and Fear Outside of a Gaza City Restaurant The New York Times
Ex-Royal Marine completes ‘world’s longest triathlon’ at Everest summit
Mitch Hutchcraft swam the Channel, cycled to India and ran to Nepal, covering 8,000 miles, to raise money for charity
A former Royal Marine has completed “the world’s longest triathlon”, which he started in the UK eight months ago and finished at the summit of Mount Everest.
Mitch Hutchcraft, from Cambridgeshire, travelled more than 13,000km (8,077 miles) in 240 days by swimming, cycling, running and trekking before reaching the world’s highest peak on Sunday.
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The US actress revealed that she had welcomed daughter Agnes and son Ocean and was "elated beyond words".
NHS nurses could go on strike in pursuit of 25% pay rise, union boss warns
Exclusive: RCN’s Nicola Ranger says nurses could ‘bare our teeth’ as they seek restoration of lost earnings
Nurses deserve a 25% pay rise and may go on strike again unless ministers dramatically improve their “completely unacceptable” 2.8% offer to NHS staff, the profession’s leader has said.
Prof Nicola Ranger, the general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing, said nurses wanted full restoration of lost earnings and could “bare our teeth” in pursuit of that goal.
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Israel kills 13, including children, amid dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza
The Israeli government and military are preparing to launch a plan to expand the ground occupation of Gaza.
UK supermarkets suspend supplies from Lincolnshire pig farm over cruelty claims
Workers at farm owned by UK’s biggest pig meat producer Cranswick filmed killing piglets by banned ‘blunt force trauma’
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Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda and Morrisons have suspended supplies from a Lincolnshire pig farm linked to abuse against pigs.
Secretly filmed footage has shown farm workers at Northmoor Farm appearing to grab piglets by their hind legs and smashing them on to the hard floor – a banned method of killing known as blunt force trauma or “piglet thumping”.
Continue reading...US transportation secretary plans to reduce flights at Newark airport
Move after airport sees radar outages, flight delays and cancellations due to shortage of traffic controllers
The US transportation secretary, Sean Duffy, plans to reduce the number of flights in and out of the Newark Liberty international airport for the “next several weeks”, as the facility – one of the country’s busiest airports – struggles with radar outages, numerous flight delays and cancellations due to a shortage of air traffic controllers.
Speaking on NBC’s Meet the Press, Duffy said he would convene a meeting with all the airlines flying out of Newark this week to determine the reduction, adding that it would fluctuate, with a larger reduction coming in the afternoons when international flight arrivals make it busier at the airport, one of the main hubs serving the New York City area.
Guardian staff contributed to this report
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Landmine-clearing NGO chief explains how explosives still kill in peacetime, why world is failing to clean up its wars.
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IDF moves soldiers from Syria, West Bank to north Gaza – The Jerusalem Post
- IDF moves soldiers from Syria, West Bank to north Gaza The Jerusalem Post
- Israel Plunges Into Darkness The Atlantic
- Israel's plan to evacuate Gaza would be illegal forceful displacement, Norway and Iceland say Reuters
- Israeli official says Gaza will be "entirely destroyed," Palestinians "will start to leave in great numbers" CBS News
- Anger in Israel as Netanyahu’s war choices threaten captives’ fate in Gaza Al Jazeera
Pope Leo XIV calls for Gaza ceasefire and peace in Ukraine – Axios
- Pope Leo XIV calls for Gaza ceasefire and peace in Ukraine Axios
- Watch live: Pope Leo XIV kicks off first week by meeting with international press France 24
- ‘Never again war!’ Pope Leo calls for peace in Ukraine and Gaza in first Vatican address since his election CNN
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- Pope Leo XIV Delivers First Sunday Blessing: Calls For ‘Just And Lasting Peace’ In Ukraine Forbes
Passenger bus skids off a cliff in Sri Lanka, killing 21 people and injuring 35 – NBC News
- Passenger bus skids off a cliff in Sri Lanka, killing 21 people and injuring 35 NBC News
- 21 People Dead, 35 Injured After Bus Skids Off Cliff and Plunges Into Ravine people.com
- Passenger bus skids off a cliff in Sri Lanka, killing 8 people and injuring more than 30 others ABC News
- Annual Mother's Day walk calls for peace, end to violence in Boston communities Yahoo
- At least 21 die in Sri Lanka after bus carrying pilgrims veers off cliff Al Jazeera
What percentage of US toys and Christmas goods are imported from China?
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Europe’s ceasefire ultimatum to Vladimir Putin falters at first test – The Economist
- Europe’s ceasefire ultimatum to Vladimir Putin falters at first test The Economist
- Ukraine ceasefire call is aimed at forcing Putin to reveal his war goals to Trump CNN
- European Leaders Visit Ukraine and Press Russia for a 30-Day Cease-Fire The New York Times
- Europe Threatens Nord Stream 2 Sanctions to Pressure Russia on Cease-Fire WSJ
- Ukraine and allies demand 30-day ceasefire; Putin wants talks first The Washington Post
India tried to project strength but ended up showing weakness
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Thousands of Kashmiris remain displaced despite India-Pakistan ceasefire
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‘Never again war’: Pope Leo calls for peace in Ukraine in first Sunday address
New pontiff also urges a ceasefire and humanitarian aid in Gaza and welcomes truce between India and Pakistan
Pope Leo XIV has called for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine and pleaded for an end to global conflicts, which he likened to a “third world war in pieces”.
In his first Sunday address at the Vatican, the new pontiff urged an immediate ceasefire and humanitarian aid in Gaza and the release of all hostages. He also welcomed the truce between India and Pakistan and referenced the end of the second world war in 1945.
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