- With Iran talks, Trump could achieve a triple win Responsible Statecraft
- Iran and US envoys hold 1st negotiation over Tehran's nuclear program, and talk face-to-face AP News
- Trump team holds 'constructive' face-to-face nuclear talks with Iran, will meet again next weekend Fox News
- What to know about the start of negotiations between Iran and the U.S. under Trump PBS
- Iran, US hold 'positive' talks in Oman, agree to resume next week Reuters
Labour MPs push for Foreign Office to recognise Palestinian statehood
Emily Thornberry calls for UK to join France, as Emmanuel Macron says June UN conference must be decisive moment
The Foreign Office is under pressure from Labour MPs to recognise a Palestinian state if Emmanuel Macron, the French president, presses ahead with plans to recognise Palestine at an international conference set for June.
France is co-chairing the conference at the UN in New York alongside Saudi Arabia, and Macron has said the conference must be a decisive moment.
Continue reading...Convalescing Pope Francis opens Holy Week with in-person greeting – Politico
- Convalescing Pope Francis opens Holy Week with in-person greeting Politico
- Watch: Pope seen without usual papal attire BBC
- Pope Makes a Surprise Visit — and Style Statement — in St. Peter’s The New York Times
- Pope Francis greets pilgrims on Palm Sunday in Saint Peter's Square Vatican News
- Convalescing Pope Francis opens Holy Week with greeting in St. Peter's Square NPR
Israel bombs Gaza hospital as military expands offensive – Financial Times
- Israel bombs Gaza hospital as military expands offensive Financial Times
- LIVE: Israel intensifies land, air attacks on Gaza amid humanitarian crisis Al Jazeera
- Israeli missiles strike Gaza hospital, patients evacuated Reuters
- Israel intensifies strikes across Gaza on Palm Sunday and hits a hospital in the north AP News
- WATCH: IDF kills dozens of terrorists in Rafah as it establishes operational control of area The Jerusalem Post
Moment missile lands in Ukrainian city of Sumy
Footage shows moment missile lands in Ukrainian city of Sumy
‘Screw you!’: Netanyahu’s son blasts Macron’s Palestinian state push – Ynetnews
- 'Screw you!': Netanyahu's son blasts Macron’s Palestinian state push Ynetnews
- France can and must do more than recognising Palestinian statehood Al Jazeera
- Labour MPs push for Foreign Office to recognise Palestinian statehood The Guardian
- Macron says France could recognise Palestinian state in June Reuters
- When Macron recognises Palestine, will Starmer follow suit? The Independent
British man, 63, dies after falling at Roman aqueduct in Spain
Unnamed tourist fell from viewing platform overlooking the historic structure in Segovia, authorities say
A 63-year-old British man has died after falling from a viewing platform overlooking the historic aqueduct of Segovia in central Spain, according to local authorities.
In a brief statement on Saturday, officials described the man as a British passport holder who had arrived in the city on Thursday with two other people.
Continue reading...Israeli air strike destroys part of last fully functional hospital in Gaza City
The Israel Defense Forces said the hospital contained a "command and control center used by Hamas".
Mountains of trash and ‘cat-size’ rats as garbage workers strike in U.K.’s second-largest city – NBC News
- Mountains of trash and 'cat-size' rats as garbage workers strike in U.K.'s second-largest city NBC News
- Army experts called in over Birmingham bin strike BBC
- Angela Rayner’s deal will not end bin strikes, union warns The Telegraph
- Dysfunction worthy of the House of Windsor: the real reasons rubbish is piling up in Birmingham The Guardian
- Have your say: Tell us who is to blame for Birmingham’s bin crisis The Independent
50 years after Lebanon’s civil war began, a bullet-riddled bus stands as a reminder – Naharnet
- 50 years after Lebanon's civil war began, a bullet-riddled bus stands as a reminder Naharnet
- 50 years after Lebanon’s civil war began, a bullet-riddled bus stands as a reminder AP News
- Lebanese Civil War began 50 years ago. Here’s how one photographer saw it Al Jazeera
- Galerie Tanit : Rania Matar : Where Do I Go? Fifty Years Later The Eye of Photography
- Lebanon's civil war fighters working for reconciliation, 50 years on The Moore County News-Press
Ten things we learned from Anthony Albanese’s speech at the Labor party campaign launch
The PM addressed a crowd of 500 people in Perth, spruiking new policies on housing and tax deductions, celebrating WA and invoking Donald Trump. Here’s what you may have missed
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Labor’s election campaign launch in Perth was headlined by a $10bn housing pledge, a vow to help first home buyers and a new $1,000 “automatic” tax deduction for all workers.
It also featured a former prime minister, gags about rugby league and more than a few digs at Peter Dutton alongside Labor’s claims that he is copying Donald Trump’s political playbook.
Continue reading...Trump tells reporters Iran nuclear talks are ‘going okay’
US President Donald Trump says nuclear negotiations with Iran are ‘going okay’, after delegates met in Oman.
Israeli forces bomb al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza, forcing patients to flee
The missile destroyed parts of the hospital, including its emergency department.
Golf: Rory McIlroy leads the Masters; closes in on career Grand Slam
McIlroy sets up a final round showdown with DeChambea as the Northern Irishman seeks an elusive first Green Jacket.
Ecuador to deliver verdict on ‘war on drugs’ in knife-edge presidential runoff
Leftwing challenger Luisa González in statistical tie with President Daniel Noboa who champions ‘iron fist’ policy
Ecuadorians go to the polls on Sunday in a vote seen as a referendum on a “war on drugs” offensive that has led to numerous human rights violations, as the incumbent Daniel Noboa faces the leftist Luisa González in a tightly contested runoff.
Noboa, 37, edged out González, 47, in the first round in February by just 16,746 votes (0.17%) from a 13.7 million electorate.
Continue reading...Via porn, gore and ultra-violence, extremist groups are sinking hooks online into the very young – AP News
Volkanovski beats Lopes; reclaims UFC featherweight title in front of Trump
The Australian beat his Brazilian opponent by unanimous decision to reclaim his title on UFC 314 fight night in Miami.
China’s Xi vows to Indonesia’s Prabowo to deepen partnership, Xinhua says – Reuters
‘Unprecedented’ sightings of Asian hornets raise fears for UK bees
Early reports have led experts to believe there could be a surge in the deadly invader, threatening native species
They have bright yellow legs, are about 25mm (almost 1in) long, and a single colony, if left unchecked, can “butcher” 90,000 pollinating insects in just one season.
Since the first UK sighting in 2016 of Vespa velutina – the Asian or yellow-legged hornet – beekeepers and scientists have waged a vigorous campaign to minimise the damage this invasive species can do to Britain’s biodiversity and bee colonies.
Continue reading...The Zimbabwean singer who found fame in China – and obscurity at home
Jo Stak used to sing in Mandarin and get stopped by fans on the streets of Shanghai. That changed when he came home.