Is US dollar dominance at risk?
Donald Trump thinks a strong dollar is hurting US manufacturing. His team has backed the idea of currency weakening.
Can South Africa help Russia and Ukraine reach a peace deal?
As Ukraine's Zelenskyy meets South Africa's Ramaphosa in Pretoria, Moscow-allied politicians protest the state visit.
Teenage girl killed in French school stabbing attack – BBC
- Teenage girl killed in French school stabbing attack BBC
- Student Stabs 4 Others, One Fatally, at a French High School, Officials Say The New York Times
- French student arrested after stabbing attack leaves 1 dead, 3 injured at private Catholic school Fox News
- French PM calls for crackdown on knife crime after fatal high school stabbing The Guardian
- Student kills one, wounds three in French high school stabbing Reuters
China tells Trump: If you want trade talks, cancel tariffs
China denies any trade talks with the US as it calls for sweeping tariffs to be cancelled.
Made in America
Fault Lines investigates civilian deaths in Lebanon and possible war crimes involving US-made bombs used by Israel.
Trump Lashes Out at Murdoch Over Fox News Poll Record-Low Approval – Variety
- Trump Lashes Out at Murdoch Over Fox News Poll Record-Low Approval Variety
- Trump goes after Fox News for highlighting his cratering economic approval ratings CNN
- Trump calls for Rupert Murdoch to fire staff at Fox News and the Wall Street Journal The Independent
- Trump turns on Rupert Murdoch after Fox claims voters disapprove of president The Telegraph
- Trump reacts to his 'underwater' approval rating by Fox News: 'Rupert Murdoch has told me...' Times of India
Green groups decry plan to list world’s biggest meatpacking company on NYSE
Critics fear decision to list Brazil-based firm JBS, long linked to Amazon’s deforestation, will add to the climate crisis
Environmental groups are outraged that the world’s biggest meatpacking company, JBS, which has long been linked to Amazon’s deforestation, has received approval from US authorities to list on the New York Stock Exchange.
The decision, announced on Tuesday by the Securities Exchange Commission, follows reports that JBS subsidiary Pilgrim’s was the biggest donor to the inauguration committee of Donald Trump. Since taking power, Trump has reduced the independence of the SEC and other agencies, demanding their work be “controlled” by the president.
Continue reading...Trump is jailing immigrant families again. A mother, father and teen tell of ‘anguish on a daily basis’
Family incarceration has been revived after Biden – and Jade, Jason and Gabriela are speaking out about their distressing treatment in Texas
When Jade and her family first arrived at the detention facility in Karnes county, Texas, she wasn’t really sure what to think.
“I guess I was confused and scared,” said the 13-year-old. Her parents were doing their best to reassure her that everything would be OK, but she knew they were in danger of being deported.
Continue reading...US writers at growing risk of crackdown on free speech, says PEN America
China again biggest jailer of writers in 2024, followed by Iran – with Israel in fifth place, says organisation’s annual report
Writers in the US are at growing risk amid a worldwide crackdown on free speech that has begun to spread to countries previously renowned for unfettered expression and openness, according to a leading writers’ advocacy group.
PEN America said it was concerned about an emerging threat from the Trump administration as it published its annual Freedom to Write index report, which showed that the number of writers jailed worldwide had jumped for the sixth year running to 375 in 2024, compared with 339 the year before.
Continue reading...Al-Shabab battles Somalia’s army for strategic military base
The armed group says it seizes control of Wargaadhi town and its military base, but the Somali army denies the claim.
Scoop: Iran raised possible interim nuclear deal with U.S., sources say – Axios
- Scoop: Iran raised possible interim nuclear deal with U.S., sources say Axios
- US names Michael Anton to lead technical talks with Iran Politico
- Contributor: Trump 1.0 walked away from an Iran deal. The road back will be long Los Angeles Times
- Is Donald Trump about to bomb Iran or rebuild it? The Economist
- Trump’s endgame on Iran a mystery as clock ticks on nuclear talks The Hill
Kashmir attack: Does India’s Indus Waters Treaty freeze threaten Pakistan? – Al Jazeera
- Kashmir attack: Does India’s Indus Waters Treaty freeze threaten Pakistan? Al Jazeera
- How India’s Threat to Block Rivers Could Devastate Pakistan The New York Times
- UN Chief Calls For "Maximum Restraint" After Pahalgam Terror Attack NDTV
- Pakistan suspends visas for Indians after deadly Kashmir attack on tourists BBC
- India and Pakistan ramp up tit-for-tat spat as tensions mount over Kashmir attack AP News
Kashmir attack: Does India’s Indus Waters Treaty freeze threaten Pakistan?
Pakistan has deemed India's suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty following tourist attack in Pahalgam an 'act of war'.
Pakistan suspends visas for Indians after deadly Kashmir attack on tourists
It comes after Delhi's retaliatory measures following a militant attack in Indian-administered Kashmir that killed 26 tourists.
Pakistan suspends visas for Indians after deadly Kashmir attack on tourists
It comes after Delhi's retaliatory measures following a militant attack in Indian-administered Kashmir that killed 26 tourists.
IDF says strike targeted Hamas, Islamic Jihad terrorists in north Gaza command center – The Times of Israel
- IDF says strike targeted Hamas, Islamic Jihad terrorists in north Gaza command center The Times of Israel
- Live: UN runs out of food aid in Gaza amid Israel’s total blockade Al Jazeera
- Israeli fire kills at least 44 people in Gaza, hits a police station Reuters
- Headlines for April 24, 2025 Democracy Now!
- Israel warns of 'larger' Gaza assault as air strikes kill at least 55 France 24
Israel is using high-powered bombs to maximise deaths in Gaza, experts say
Israel’s latest war on Gaza is killing civilians at four times the rate of previous conflicts there.
Trump says he is ‘not happy’ with deadly Russian strikes on Kyiv
The overnight strikes killed at least eight people and injured 77 more, local officials have said.
Man Shot and Killed by Police at Toronto Airport – The New York Times
- Man Shot and Killed by Police at Toronto Airport The New York Times
- Man dead after being shot by police at Toronto's Pearson airport CBC
- Police shoot man at Toronto's international airport BBC
- Police shooting outside terminal of Toronto's main airport cuts off morning traffic ABC News
- Paramedics responding to incident at Toronto Pearson airport CityNews Toronto
Student killed and three injured in stabbing attack at French high school
Fifteen-year-old student arrested after incident at Notre-Dame-de-Toutes-Aides school near Nantes
A student at a French high school has stabbed four other students, killing at least one and injuring three others before being arrested, police said.
The circumstances of the attack were not immediately clear.
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