- ‘It’s like our friend started a fist fight with us’: These Europeans are skipping US travel CNN
- ‘Leave the Maga cap at home!’ Is the world really becoming hostile to American tourists? The Guardian
- US expected a big travel year, but overseas visitors — angered by Trump — are heading elsewhere AP News
- Tourists are cancelling trips to the US – here’s where they are going instead The Independent
- World Travelers Are Rethinking Vacation Plans to the US Bloomberg.com
Chinese soldiers in Ukraine: Is Beijing sending troops to back Russia?
Zelenskyy's claim that Chinese soldiers are fighting for Russia embarrasses Beijing. But what does it really mean?
Israel not immune to “accountability mechanism” or criticism
Toby Cadman on Israel’s killing of 15 medics, legal immunity, and the question: will anyone be held accountable?
At least 60,000 children malnourished in Gaza as Israel keeps blocking aid
No aid has entered Gaza since March 2 as Israel's war in the enclave continues to rage.
Video: Judge orders US government to justify Mahmoud Khalil deportation
A judge in the US has given the government 24 hours to justify the planned deportation of Columbia University student.
Thailand jails US academic before trial on royal insult charges
Paul Chambers faces up to 15 years in jail in a rare case of Thailand's strict lese-majeste law applied to a foreigner.
Chalmers calls Coalition’s economic plan an ‘ambush’ as Taylor plugs spending cuts in treasurers’ debate
Opposition and Labor offer opposing pitches for economy in treasurers’ debate hosted by Sky News
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Jim Chalmers has laid into “Peter Dutton’s coalition of cuts and chaos” in a heated televised debate with Angus Taylor, who took aim at a Labor party he claimed had overseen the “biggest collapse in our living standards in history”.
The treasurer and his counterpart went head-to-head in a debate hosted by Sky News on Wednesday night, answering questions on US tariffs, the cost-of-living crisis, energy and housing.
Continue reading...They fled Putin’s Russia for the US. After Ice detention, they’re choosing to leave again
Sergei and Marina were building a new life in California after protesting the Ukraine war. But Sergei was arrested during a routine check-in – and everything has changed
Sergei and Marina escaped Russia three years ago under threat of arrest after protesting against the Ukraine war, seeking asylum in the US. Now their best chance of remaining together, as a family, is to flee again.
In a whirlwind three weeks, the couple’s plans to rebuild their lives in the US were abruptly upended.
Continue reading...Facebook hosts Israeli ads promoting illegal activity
Facebook’s parent company Meta has been hosting paid Israeli adverts promoting illegal activity.
Mackerel stocks near breaking point because of overfishing, say experts
North-east Atlantic mackerel in decline and Good Fish Guide says shoppers should look for other options
Mackerel stocks are nearing a “breaking point”, experts have said as the fish is downgraded as a sustainable option.
People should be eating herring instead, the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) said, because mackerel continues to be overfished by countries including Norway and the UK.
Continue reading...Barcelona vs Dortmund – UEFA Champions League: Start, team news, lineups
Spanish league leaders Barcelona and German giants Dortmund clash in Champions League quarterfinal first leg.
US senator asks why Australia was ‘whacked’ with tariffs
"We have a trade surplus with Australia... why were they whacked with a tariff?"
The US is in all-out kidnapping mode, and no one is safe
Abduction by the state is the new norm in the so called "land of the free".
Germany’s centrist parties agree coalition deal – CNN
- Germany’s centrist parties agree coalition deal CNN
- Germany is back, says Merz, after sealing government deal BBC
- Germany’s incoming Chancellor Merz unveils coalition as Trump tariffs spark recession fears CNN
- Conservative CDU/CSU and SPD form coalition government in Germany The Guardian
- Coalition Deal in Germany Clears Way for Friedrich Merz to Become Chancellor The New York Times
Video: UN chief says Israel has turned Gaza into “a killing field”
“Gaza is a killing field” said UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres as he condemned Israel’s blockade of aid.
EU drug companies warn of exodus to US as Trump threatens import tariffs
Von der Leyen urged to take ‘rapid and radical action’ as president says tariffs on pharmaceuticals coming ‘shortly’
Pharmaceutical companies in the EU have warned of a “risk of exodus” to the US as stocks in the sector slid around the world on the back of Donald Trump’s renewed threat to impose tariffs on US drugs imports.
Drugmakers’ shares across Europe and India, another foreign drugs hub, slipped on Wednesday after Trump indicated further carnage was on the way in addition to the 20% “reciprocal tariffs” on imports that kicked in overnight.
Continue reading...Three Americans jailed over failed DR Congo coup returned home
Details of the repatriation are not known but it comes amid talks about a mineral deal between the two countries.
Nationwide strike for better pay brings Greece to standstill
Public and private workers stage a 24-hour walkout for a full return of collective bargaining rights.
Who’s buying and who’s selling weapons today?
With 38 countries at war, the arms trade is shifting to new buyers and new fronts.
Trump tells countries to ax talks on shipping carbon tax, or else – politico.eu
- Trump tells countries to ax talks on shipping carbon tax, or else politico.eu
- U.S. Threatens to Retaliate Against Plan to Make Ships Pay for Carbon Emissions WSJ
- US against plan for levy on carbon emissions from ships, leak suggests The Guardian
- World's first-ever global emissions tax is on the table at crunch shipping talks CNBC
- US exits carbon talks on shipping, urges others to follow, document says Reuters