Five cards China holds in a trade war with the US
From rare earths to billions in US debt, here's what China has in its arsenal - and how strong they are.
Dominican Republic deports dozens of Haitian pregnant women and children in hospital crackdown – CNN
- Dominican Republic deports dozens of Haitian pregnant women and children in hospital crackdown CNN
- Dominican Republic detains pregnant Haitian women in hospital swoop BBC
- Abinader reviews government actions to tackle illegal immigration Dominican Today
- iciHaiti - Dom. Republic : Screening of foreign patients begins in 33 public hospitals iciHaiti.com
- Dominican Republic: Stop racist policies against migrants Amnesty International Canada
Deadly Kashmir attack risks India military escalation against Pakistan
India will respond but it's not clear how - or at what cost, experts say.
The church Pope Francis kept returning to – and chose as his final resting place
The Pope would visit Santa Maria Maggiore whenever he returned to Rome and chose it as the site of his grave.
Arsenal held by Palace to leave Liverpool on brink of Premier League title
Arsenal kept Liverpool's Premier League title-winning champagne on ice, but only just as they were held to a 2-2 draw.
India downgrades Pakistan ties after attack on Kashmir tourists
India announces raft of measures, including suspension of a key water-sharing treaty and the closure of border crossing.
Trade war with China to hit US healthcare
Without a carve-out for tariff exceptions for pharmaceuticals, prices will skyrocket for US patients, experts warn.
Exclusion zones: is Peter Dutton’s campaign avoiding proposed nuclear power sites?
The opposition leader says he ‘won’t be able to get to all’ of the seven locations earmarked for flagship nuclear policy, while Labor says he has not been within 50km of any during election campaign
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Peter Dutton is avoiding visiting any of the seven sites for his proposed nuclear reactors, Anthony Albanese and the Labor party claim, arguing the issue has become “radioactive” for the Coalition.
The Liberal leader says he is still committed to nuclear power, even as he concedes it may not be “politically popular”.
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Continue reading...DOGE is shutting down foreign aid agency Millennium Challenge Corporation – Politico
- DOGE is shutting down foreign aid agency Millennium Challenge Corporation Politico
- DOGE to Dismantle Millennium Challenge Corporation The New York Times
- Trump kills US agency funding Africa infrastructure France 24
- DOGE preps to shutter Millennium Challenge Corporation The Hill
- DOGE shuttering Millennium Challenge Corp aid agency, staff told Reuters
Weinstein used ‘unfettered power’ to sexually abuse women, rape retrial hears
Weinstein, who has pleaded not guilty to sex crimes, returns to court after a conviction was overturned.
Weinstein used ‘unfettered power’ to sexually abuse women, rape retrial hears
Weinstein, who has pleaded not guilty to sex crimes, returns to court after a conviction was overturned.
Florida students lobby to keep 2018 gun control law in wake of recent shooting
Students traumatized by Parkland and Florida university shootings urge lawmakers not to roll back restrictions
Florida students who were traumatized by the 2018 Parkland school shooting – and last week’s deadly shooting at Florida State University – are urging lawmakers in the Republican-controlled statehouse not to roll back gun restrictions they passed in the wake of the killing at Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school.
Gun rights activists have been fighting to unravel the 2018 law since it was passed, including a provision that raised the state’s minimum age to buy a gun to 21. Governor Ron DeSantis and some Republican lawmakers have argued that if an 18-year-old Floridian can serve in the military, they should be able to purchase a firearm.
Continue reading...New Jersey wildfire forces evacuations and reaches closed nuclear power plant
Part of major highway closed as 3,000 people move to safety and officials say fire could become state’s largest in 20 years
A fast-moving wildfire burning in New Jersey forced thousands of people to temporarily evacuate on Tuesday, as officials warned the blaze could become the largest in the state in about 20 years.
Flames from the Jones Road wildfire in Ocean county sparked several small blazes near a decommissioned Oyster Creek nuclear power plant, state officials said.
Continue reading...Trump: ‘Everything’s active’ on China trade talks
President Trump says “everything’s active” on China trade talks.
Photos: Deadliest attack targeting civilians in Indian-controlled Kashmir since 2000 – AP News
- Photos: Deadliest attack targeting civilians in Indian-controlled Kashmir since 2000 AP News
- Kashmir attack live: Pakistan claims Pahalgam attack ‘false flag operation’ Al Jazeera
- Congress To Hold Candlelight Marches Over Pahalgam Terror Attack Today NDTV
- Rage and despair after brazen attack kills 26 in Indian-administered Kashmir BBC
- Victims and Eyewitnesses in Kashmir Attack Describe Scenes of Chaos and Horror The New York Times
US senator’s town hall turns chaotic over Trump, deportations
Anger flared and nearly turned violent at a town hall hosted by US Republican Senator Chuck Grassley.
‘It’s about time NATO be shut down’, says Vijay Prashad
Redi Tlhabi discusses NATO’s role and relevance in today’s conflicts with historian Vijay Prashad.
Tunisian judge orders detention of prominent lawyer Ahmed Souab
Souab is a fierce critic of President Kais Saied and was arrested for comments about the judiciary acting under duress.
Labour MPs urge Starmer to back youth mobility scheme amid EU trade reset
More than 60 MPs sign letter calling for time-limited visas for 18- to 30-year-olds to travel freely
Keir Starmer is under pressure from more than 60 Labour MPs to allow thousands of young Europeans to live and work in the UK, a move seen as key to unlocking a more ambitious trade reset with Brussels.
The chancellor, Rachel Reeves, said discussions on a potential scheme were ongoing, in the clearest hint yet that the government is preparing to do a deal.
Continue reading...Keir Starmer’s realignment with Europe will be a low-key one
The aim in No 10 is to Make Brussels Boring Again and never say the words ‘single market’ or ‘freedom of movement’
Talk of veterinary agreements, “Canada-plus” and rules of origin are likely to give even the most hardened Westminster veteran terrifying flashbacks. There was once a time when a word from Tory Eurosceptic Bill Cash on dynamic alignment could splash national newspapers.
Now the more common reaction to those terms is a barely stifled yawn. And that is exactly how No 10 would like it to stay.
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