UN slams Myanmar’s ruling military for breaching truce amid quake recovery
Army carried out some 120 attacks after earthquake, with more than half of them after declaration of ceasefire, UN says.
Israeli prisons for juvenile Palestinians are “far from fair”
Lawyer Khaled Quzmar says the Israeli military system is far below international standards.
Polish woman, 80, can stay in UK after Home Office U-turn
Elzbieta Olszewska had previously been told she faced deportation after mistakenly filling in form online
A Polish woman who had her application to remain in the UK rejected because she mistakenly filled in a form online instead of on paper has been granted permission to stay in Britain after a change of mind by the Home Office.
Elzbieta Olszewska, 80, had been living alone in her flat in Warsaw before arriving in the UK last September. Her only child, Michal Olszewski, 52, an aeronautical engineer and dual British-Polish citizen, who lives in Lincoln with his wife, had been travelling regularly to the Polish capital to support his mother.
Continue reading...Rose storms into Masters golf lead, McIlroy stumbles late
United Kingdom's Justin Rose tops the opening days at golf's US Masters but Rory McIlroy falters at the start.
Spanish PM offers condolences after family of five killed in New York helicopter crash
Spanish family including three children age 11, five and four killed in crash along with pilot, who has not yet been named
Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has offered his condolences to friends and relatives of a Spanish family who died in New York on Thursday after their sightseeing helicopter crashed in the Hudson River, killing all onboard including the pilot.
It emerged on Friday that the victims were Agustín Escobar, his wife, Mercè Camprubí, and their three children, who were 11, five and four. The identity of the pilot has not yet been made public.
Continue reading...Euphoria star Eric Dane diagnosed with ALS
The US actor, who was also in Grey's Anatomy, has the most common form of motor neurone disease.
Euphoria star Eric Dane diagnosed with ALS
The US actor, who was also in Grey's Anatomy, has the most common form of motor neurone disease.
Millions told to stay indoors as China braces for strong winds – BBC
- Millions told to stay indoors as China braces for strong winds BBC
- Beijing Tells City Residents to Stay Home as Strong Winds Hit China The New York Times
- Chaos in China as cold vortex from Mongolia brings strongest April winds in decades The Guardian
- Beijing to experience rare extreme gales from Friday to Sunday, raises first level-Ⅱ wind warning in 10 years Global Times
- Millions of Beijingers told to stay at home as strong winds hit northern China South China Morning Post
China braces for strong winds, with lighter people warned they may blow away
State media is warning that people weighing less than 50kg (110lbs) may be "easily blown away".
Senate confirms Dan Caine as top US general
Trump's nominee becomes chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff with 60 votes against 25.
‘We collected his body instead of celebrating Eid,’ says mother of Gaza medic killed by Israel
The mother of a Palestinian killed in an IDF attack on emergency vehicles tells the BBC of her loss.
‘We collected his body instead of celebrating Eid,’ says mother of Gaza medic killed by Israel
The mother of a Palestinian killed in an IDF attack on emergency vehicles tells the BBC of her loss.
Defence secretary pledges £450m military ‘surge’ to Ukraine – BBC
- Defence secretary pledges £450m military 'surge' to Ukraine BBC
- Ukraine war briefing: Europe unveils new military support for Kyiv ahead of defence summit The Guardian
- Ukraine 'coalition of the willing' presses ahead with force planning amid doubts about US support AP News
- Ukraine to receive $580 million of UK-led military support Reuters
- British troops could be deployed in Ukraine for five years The Telegraph
‘Toxic cocktail’: study finds almost 200 pesticides in European homes
More than 40% of pesticides discovered in dust linked to toxic effects including cancer and hormone disruption
Almost 200 pesticides have been found by a study examining dust in homes around Europe, as scientists say regulators need to take “toxic cocktails” of chemicals into account when banning or restricting the use of pesticides.
Scientists say their research supports the idea that regulators should assess the risks posed by pesticides when they react with other chemicals, as well as individually. They say this should apply to substances already in use, as well as those yet to be approved.
Continue reading...China raises US tariffs to 125% as Xi invites EU to team up against Trump ‘bullying’
Chinese leader canvasses Spain and other trading partners on how to tackle economic fallout as market turmoil continues
China has raised its tariffs on US products to 125% in the latest salvo of the trade dispute with Washington, just hours after Xi Jinping said there were “no winners in a tariff war”.
Xi made the comments during a meeting with the Spanish prime minister in which he invited the EU to work with China to resist “bullying”, part of an apparent campaign to shore up other trading partners.
Continue reading...Column | Trump tries to fix the Iran nuclear deal he broke – The Washington Post
- Column | Trump tries to fix the Iran nuclear deal he broke The Washington Post
- The Case for a “Trump to Tehran” Strategy Foreign Affairs
- Iran's 'master negotiator' tasked with averting war Reuters
- Scoop: Iran wants to explore interim nuclear deal in talks with U.S., sources say Axios
- Iran to give US a 'genuine chance' for talks, Iranian FM spokesperson says on X The Jerusalem Post
Hundreds of asylum seekers to be removed from hotels in England
Exclusive: Government source confirms action at nine establishments including one near Windsor Castle
Hundreds of people seeking asylum are to be removed from nine hotels across England within weeks as the Home Office attempts to show it has got to grips with the issue.
The crackdown will remove asylum seekers from a hotel in a village near Windsor Castle after claims of community tensions and racism, and hotels in the West Midlands and Cheshire that have been targeted by far-right activists.
Continue reading...Nightclub survivor recalls ‘total chaos’ of ceiling collapse that killed 221
Carwin Javier Molleja remembers "the screams" as the roof of the Dominican Republic nightclub collapsed, killing 218 people.
Dominican Nightclub collapse: Survivor recalls ‘total chaos’ – BBC
- Dominican Nightclub collapse: Survivor recalls 'total chaos' BBC
- More than 200 dead after Dominican Republic nightclub disaster, as search for survivors ends CNN
- 5 Songs by Rubby Pérez, the Singer Lost in the Dominican Republic Roof Collapse The New York Times
- Pedro Martinez: Family missing after roof collapse ESPN
- Burials begin for victims in the Dominican nightclub collapse that killed 221 NPR
Xi says China ‘not afraid’ as Beijing raises tariffs on US goods to 125% in latest escalation of trade war – CNN
- Xi says China ‘not afraid’ as Beijing raises tariffs on US goods to 125% in latest escalation of trade war CNN
- Xi Jinping Breaks Silence on US Tariff War Newsweek
- After India Outreach, China Calls On Europe To Resist American "Bullying" NDTV
- Xi Jinping's first reaction as Donald Trump slaps 145% tariffs on China: '...unilateral bullying' Hindustan Times
- China never backs down when faced with ‘unreasonable’ behaviour, Xi warns South China Morning Post