Trump accuses Federal Reserve chair of ‘playing politics’
Donald Trump said he is “not happy” with US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, accusing him of “playing politics.”
Zelensky accuses Trump’s envoy of spreading ‘Russian narratives’
Steve Witkoff appeared to suggest that a peace deal hinged on the status of five Ukrainian regions.
What happened in Canada’s French-language election debate?
Liberal Prime Minister Carney says he's the man to take on Trump, as Conservative Poilievre says time for change.
Zelenskiy accuses China of supplying Russia with weapons – Reuters
- Zelenskiy accuses China of supplying Russia with weapons Reuters
- Ukraine war briefing: China arming Russia and building weapons on its soil, says Zelenskyy The Guardian
- Ukraine hits Chinese firms with sanctions after accusing Beijing of arming Russia Reuters
- China is supplying weapons to Russia, Zelenskyy says politico.eu
- Germany sends more air defense systems, missiles to Ukraine The Kyiv Independent
Eyesight rules for UK motorists ‘ineffective and unsafe’, inquest finds
Coroner calls for action to avoid future deaths after four killed by drivers with failing eyesight in northern England
An inquest into the deaths of four people killed by drivers with failing eyesight in northern England has found enforcement of visual legal standards for motorists is “ineffective and unsafe”.
The HM senior coroner for Lancashire, Dr James Adeley, has sent a report to the transport secretary, Heidi Alexander, calling for action to be taken to prevent future deaths.
Continue reading...Macron hosts ‘excellent’ ceasefire talks with top US, European and Ukrainian officials
Senior diplomats set to meet again in London next week after ‘very productive’ Paris summit to revive stalled efforts
Senior US, European and Ukrainian diplomats will meet again in London next week, the Élysée Palace has said, after what a French official described as an “excellent” day of talks in Paris aimed at reviving stalled ceasefire efforts.
“We have started a positive process in which Europeans are a part,” the spokesperson said after the meetings attended by top British, French, German and Ukrainian officials as well as the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, and Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff.
Continue reading...Meloni says Trump to visit Rome after Washington talks over tariffs
Trump praises Italian PM and accepts invitation that could present chance for him to meet other European leaders
Giorgia Meloni said Donald Trump had accepted her invitation for an official trip to Rome, as the pair met in Washington in an attempt by the Italian prime minister to bridge the gap between the EU and US amid trade tariff tensions.
Meloni said Trump’s trip could happen “in the near future” and could present an opportunity for him to meet other European leaders.
Continue reading...Russia: Why Kremlin no longer considers Taliban terrorists – DW
- Russia: Why Kremlin no longer considers Taliban terrorists DW
- Russia’s top court lifts terror group designation on Afghanistan’s Taliban CNN
- Russia’s Supreme Court suspends ban on Afghanistan’s Taliban Al Jazeera
- Russia removes Taliban from list of banned terrorist groups The Guardian
- Russia removes Afghan Taliban from list of banned terrorist groups Reuters
Saudi defence minister visits Tehran before Iran-US talks
Iran and the US are set to hold a second round of talks in Rome about Tehran's nuclear programme.
Video shows Ice agents smashing car window to detain asylum seeker
Lawyer says officials were looking for someone else while taking Juan Francisco Mendez in Massachusetts on Monday
A Massachusetts family is demanding answers from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice), complaining its agents smashed a car window with a large hammer and detained a man whom they say had applied for asylum.
A lawyer for the family also claims agents were not looking for the man in the car, Juan Francisco Mendez, when they grabbed him on Monday in New Bedford while he was driving to a dental appointment. He is now believed to have been taken into Ice detention.
Continue reading...Held without justice: A look inside Israeli prisons
Amid continued Israeli assault on Gaza, Palestinians mark Prisoners’ Day with thousands still in jail.
China is supplying weapons to Russia, says Zelensky – The Independent
France’s president says making Haiti pay for its independence was unjust – NBC News
- France's president says making Haiti pay for its independence was unjust NBC News
- France Acknowledges Devastating Effect of Debt Imposed on Haiti for Freedom The New York Times
- Haiti’s independence ransom: Macron offers ‘truth’, Haitians want reparations France 24
- French-Haitian panel to study ex-colony's history and 'independence debt' BBC
- Macron announces joint commission with Haiti amid calls for reparations The Guardian
Four dead after cable car crash in southern Italy
One person seriously injured after accident at Monte Faito near Naples
Four people have died and one is seriously injured after a cable car crashed to the ground near Naples in southern Italy on Thursday.
A cable broke on the link taking tourists from the town of Castellammare di Stabia, on the Gulf of Naples, to Monte Faito, about three kilometres(1.8 miles) away.
Continue reading...Spurs contractors judged felled Enfield oak to be ‘fine specimen’
Toby Carvery owner apologises over tree’s felling as football club faces questions about whether it knew of decision
An ancient London oak controversially felled earlier this month was assessed to be a “fine specimen” last year by tree experts working for Tottenham Hotspur as part of the football club’s plans to redevelop parkland next to the site.
Mitchells & Butlers Retail (MBR), which owns the Toby Carvery in Whitewebbs Park, Enfield, apologised on Thursday for the “upset” caused by the felling of the tree.
Continue reading...Rural communities could be destroyed if UK signs US trade deal, says former food tsar
Exclusive: Henry Dimbleby joins farmers in voicing fears of lower standards and a poor deal for British food producers
Britain’s rural communities could be “destroyed”, the former government food tsar has said, if ministers sign a US trade deal that undercuts British farming standards.
Ministers are working on a new trade deal with the US, after previous post-Brexit attempts stalled. Unpopular agreements signed at the time with Australia and New Zealand featured tariff-free access to beef and lamb and were accused of undercutting UK farmers, who are governed by higher welfare standards than their counterparts. Australia, in a trade deal signed by Liz Truss in late 2021 that came into effect in 2023, was given bespoke sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) standards aimed to not be more “trade-restrictive than necessary to protect human life and health”.
Continue reading...ECB cuts rates for third time this year as Europe braces for Trump tariffs
Quarter-point cut in main rate to 2.25% aimed at tackling slowdown in eurozone growth and impact of US border taxes
The cost of borrowing has fallen across the 20-member euro area for the third time this year after the European Central Bank cut its main interest rate to 2.25% in response to slowing growth and Donald Trump’s tariffs.
The Frankfurt-based bank cut its benchmark deposit rate by a quarter of a percentage point on Thursday, in line with economist expectations, to tackle a slowdown in the bloc and the impact from the border taxes imposed earlier this month on all EU imports into the US.
Continue reading...Heavy snow blocks Alpine resorts in Switzerland and France – BBC
- Heavy snow blocks Alpine resorts in Switzerland and France BBC
- Epic Storm Could Bury Swiss Ski Resort in 3+ Feet of Snow POWDER Magazine
- Unusually heavy spring snow storm wreaks havoc in the Alps France 24
- Three dead after deadly spring storm wreaks havoc in the Alps Yahoo
- Massive Snowfall in the Alps Snow Forecast
Heavy snow blocks Alpine resorts in Switzerland and France
A Swiss ski resort is cut off and people have been told to stay indoors in the French resort of Tignes.
Wave of Israeli airstrikes kill at least 40 people across Gaza, says Hamas
Missiles hit encampments for displaced Palestinians as talks on response to Israel truce offer ‘almost complete’
A wave of Israeli airstrikes on encampments for displaced Palestinians has killed at least 40 people across Gaza, as Hamas officials said consultations on response to Israel truce offer “almost complete”.
Civil defence spokesperson Mahmud Bassal said two Israeli missiles hit several tents in the al-Mawasi area of the southern city of Khan Younis, resulting in at least 16 deaths, most of them women and children, and 23 others were wounded.
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