Who and what is the US bombing in Yemen?
Al Jazeera’s @khalidmajzoubofficial looks at US claims about the intensified bombing campaign in Yemen
Global powers boost military budgets by record percent – Responsible Statecraft
- Global powers boost military budgets by record percent Responsible Statecraft
- Global arms spending made biggest post-Cold War jump in 2024: Report Defense News
- Germany surges to fourth largest global military spender: SIPRI Breaking Defense
- India 5th largest military spender; expenditure 9 times more than Pakistan Times of India
- Global Military Spending Surges as Europe Tackles Russian Threat Bloomberg.com
Drinking champagne could reduce risk of sudden cardiac arrest, study suggests
Maintaining a positive mood and eating more fruit may also help lower risk, researchers find
Drinking champagne, eating more fruit, staying slim and maintaining a positive outlook on life could help reduce the risk of a sudden cardiac arrest, the world’s first study of its kind suggests.
Millions of people worldwide die every year after experiencing a sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), when the heart stops pumping blood around the body without warning. They are caused by a dangerous abnormal heart rhythm, when the electrical system in the heart is not working properly. Without immediate treatment such as CPR, those affected will die.
Continue reading...‘The eighth wonder of the world’: China’s terracotta warriors to march on Australia for blockbuster show
Perth will host huge exhibition of ancient treasures from first emperor’s tomb in June, with 40% of the artefacts leaving China for the first time ever
Two thousand years ago, in a bid to conquer death itself, China’s first emperor Qin Shi Huang commissioned a city of the dead: a 49 sq km mausoleum guarded by an army of clay warriors, built to defend his tomb for eternity.
When farmers near Xi’an unearthed the first clay head in 1974, they cracked open one of humanity’s greatest archaeological mysteries, with more than 8,000 Terracotta Warriors discovered over the last 50 years. Now, fragments of that dream of immortality rise again – this time in Perth, where the largest exhibition of the Terracotta Warriors ever staged in Australia will head later this year
Continue reading...MAGA man leads the field before Romanian election rerun – politico.eu
- MAGA man leads the field before Romanian election rerun politico.eu
- The TikTokers accused of triggering an election scandal BBC
- Romania presidential elections: why is there another vote this year? The Guardian
- Romanians court far-right symbolism in run-up to election Reuters
- ‘We had jobs’: Rural Romania turns to faith and far-right ahead of presidential election rerun The Hill
Israel carrying out ‘live-streamed genocide’ in Gaza, Amnesty says
Amnesty accuses US President Donald Trump of committing a 'multiplicity of assaults' on human rights.
Canada’s Liberal Party wins election dominated by Trump’s trade war
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney hails election result as a chance to 'build Canada strong'.
‘Traitors’: Hate-filled songs target Indian Muslims after Kashmir attack
Wave of incendiary music tracks fueling Islamophobic hate floods Indian social media after April 22 killings.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi, 14, hits second-fastest IPL century, breaks T20 record
Indian schoolboy Vaibhav Suryavanshi becomes youngest T20 centurion after scoring a stunning 35-ball 100 in the IPL.
A look at vehicle ramming attacks across the globe – AP News
- A look at vehicle ramming attacks across the globe AP News
- 5-year-old girl and her parents among the dead in a car attack at a Filipino festival in Vancouver AP News
- Vancouver police to provide update on Lapu-Lapu Day festival tragedy CBC
- Vancouver latest: Suspect named after 11 killed in car-ramming attack The Independent
- Sorrow and fury among Vancouver's Filipinos after attack on festival BBC
Zelenskiy praises killing of top Russian military figures – Reuters
- Zelenskiy praises killing of top Russian military figures Reuters
- Suspect in killing of Russian general pleads guilty and claims he was paid by Ukraine, Russia says AP News
- Russia says ‘Ukrainian special services agent’ detained in connection with car blast that killed a Russian general CNN
- Senior Russian Officer Killed in Car Explosion Near Moscow The New York Times
- France calls UN Security Council meeting over Russian attacks on civilians in Ukraine. The Kyiv Independent
How African popes changed Christianity – and gave us Valentine’s Day
Historians say there were three popes of North African descent, the last one more than 1,500 years ago.
Washington “just wants a deal” in the Russia-Ukraine war
Russia declares 72-hour ceasefire. Rachel Rizzo assesses if peace is possible after Trump’s Vatican talks with Zelenskyy
Trump’s first 100 days supercharged a global ‘freefall of rights’, says Amnesty
World now in era of repressive regimes’ impunity, climate inaction and unchecked corporate power, says report
The first 100 days of Donald Trump’s presidency have “supercharged” a global rollback of human rights, pushing the world towards an authoritarian era defined by impunity and unchecked corporate power, Amnesty International warns today.
In its annual report on the state of human rights in 150 countries, the organisation said the immediate ramifications of Trump’s second term had been the undermining of decades of progress and the emboldening of authoritarian leaders.
Continue reading...Power Outages in Spain and Portugal: Photos – The New York Times
- Power Outages in Spain and Portugal: Photos The New York Times
- Spain declares state of emergency, as Portugal struggles with power cut transport chaos BBC
- Power begins to return to Iberian peninsula after unprecedented blackout The Guardian
- Spain And Portugal Power Outages: Electricity Restored In Some Regions (Live Updates) Forbes
- Blackouts latest: State of emergency declared as blackouts plunge Spain and Portugal into darkness Sky News
5-year-old girl and parents among those dead in vehicle ramming in Vancouver – AP News
- 5-year-old girl and parents among those dead in vehicle ramming in Vancouver AP News
- Vancouver police to provide update on Lapu-Lapu Day festival tragedy CBC
- After attack, Vancouver Filipinos say they're leaning on 'kapwa,' or togetherness NBC News
- ‘Beautiful Day for a Celebration’ Turns to Carnage as Driver Kills 11 in Vancouver The New York Times
- Driver charged with 8 counts of murder in Vancouver's Lapu Lapu Day tragedy Vancouver Sun
‘Everything went off’: How Spain and Portugal’s massive power cut unfolded
Residents stuck on trains, phones not working, checkouts off: How a massive power cut caused chaos.
US strike kills dozens at Yemen migrant detention center, Yemeni officials say – ABC News
- US strike kills dozens at Yemen migrant detention center, Yemeni officials say ABC News
- Dozens of African migrants killed in US strike on Yemen, Houthis say BBC
- US says it’s hit more than 800 targets in Houthi bombing campaign Military Times
- U.S. Military Says Its Air Campaign Has Hit More Than 800 Targets in Yemen The New York Times
- How US strikes against Yemen's Houthis have unfolded Reuters
Israel spy chief to step down after row with PM exposes deepening rifts – BBC
- Israel spy chief to step down after row with PM exposes deepening rifts BBC
- Israeli Spy Chief to Step Down After Clash With Netanyahu The New York Times
- Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar announces he will step down from his role on June 15 The Times of Israel
- Israel’s Shin Bet security chief says he will resign after Netanyahu row The Guardian
- Israel's Shin Bet chief announces resignation, to step down June 15 Reuters
Police arrest two in connection with theft of Secretary Kristi Noem’s bag
The Homeland Security chief had her handbag stolen as she was dining out in Washington with her family on Easter Sunday.