‘Netanyahu is up to his neck in criminal investigations as war rages’ – Haaretz

  1. 'Netanyahu is up to his neck in criminal investigations as war rages'  Haaretz
  2. PM, government say petitions against firing of Shin Bet chief ‘nonsense’  The Times of Israel
  3. Netanyahu to High Court: 'Intervention in Ronen Bar's dismissal would harm state security'  The Jerusalem Post
  4. As Israel begins another assault in Gaza, Netanyahu is fighting his own war against the country’s legal system  The Conversation
  5. Netanyahu Takes On Israel’s Deep State  Tablet Magazine
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Starmer warns ‘world as we knew it has gone’ as countries mull tariff responses – live updates

PM says he will use policy to shelter British businesses following the stock market turmoil prompted by Trump’s announcement

Starmer orders economic reset amid Trump’s tariff mayhem

Welcome back to our live coverage of the economic fallout from Donald Trump’s announcement of sweeping tariffs last week.

Almost $5tn (£4tn) was wiped off the value of global stock markets after the US president made his shock announcement last Wednesday, which included a 10% base tariff on imports into the US from the UK.

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‘They’re everywhere’: workers warn of rat infestation at Somerset nuclear plant

Unions urge energy giant EDF to take action as concerns mount over health of construction staff

Workers building the troubled Hinkley Point C nuclear reactor in Somerset have raised concerns that the construction site is overrun by rats.

The Unite and GMB trade unions are understood to have warned the developer, the French energy giant EDF, that urgent action is needed because the rodents are “everywhere”.

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ASEAN nations swiftly react to US tariffs, Thailand faces criticism – Thaiger

  1. ASEAN nations swiftly react to US tariffs, Thailand faces criticism  Thaiger
  2. My Take | The United States, not China, turns out to be the real bogeyman  South China Morning Post
  3. Tariff-Stunned Southeast Asia Lines Up to Court Trump  Bloomberg.com
  4. U.S. Tariffs Imperil Asian Alliances  The Dispatch
  5. Are Trump's tariffs working? Vietnam, Taiwan offer zero duty on US imports  India Today
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‘There is no ceasefire. Attacks are ongoing’: how Putin’s envoy played US over Ukraine

White House welcome for key member of Russian president’s inner circle raises fears over America’s commitment to peace

Kirill Dmitriev’s meetings with US officials in the White House last week went largely below the radar. And deliberately so.

The dapper investment envoy to Russian president Vladimir Putin, who also serves as a key negotiator for Moscow on Ukraine, posted an image of his flight plan on social media to make the point that a senior sanctioned Russian official was being welcomed by the Trump administration. Otherwise, details of what was discussed remain opaque.

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Netanyahu heads to Washington to talk tariffs and Gaza with Trump

Tariff discussions would make Netanyahu the first foreign leader to travel to Washington in an attempt to negotiate a better deal

The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is set to travel to Washington to meet with US president Donald Trump to discuss issues including tariffs, Gaza and the “Iranian threat”, his office has confirmed.

The meeting will take place on Monday, a White House official said on the condition of anonymity.

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Zelensky Hails Progress in Talks with French, UK Military Chiefs – Kyiv Post

  1. Zelensky Hails Progress in Talks with French, UK Military Chiefs  Kyiv Post
  2. Zelenskyy meets European military leaders to plan for a peacekeeping force  AP News
  3. Zelenskiy says details of foreign troop contingent in Ukraine could be ready in a month  Reuters
  4. Minerals deal disrupted by those with 'their hand in the till,' US official claims.  The Kyiv Independent
  5. Zelensky: Coalition of the willing has made ‘tangible progress’  The Telegraph
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Facing a government crackdown on dissent, Turkey’s protesters put aside their differences – AP News

  1. Facing a government crackdown on dissent, Turkey’s protesters put aside their differences  AP News
  2. How much support is there for Imamoglu, Istanbul’s jailed mayor?  Al Jazeera
  3. Elif Shafak on why Turkey’s youth-led protests offer hope  Financial Times
  4. 'Don't speak, don't film': Journalist arrests fuel fears for democracy after Turkey protests  BBC
  5. Turkish democracy in turmoil: inside the 4 April Guardian Weekly  The Guardian
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England’s NHS crews ‘watching patients die in back of ambulances’ due to A&E delays

Survey says queues outside emergency departments are leading to ‘car park care’ and fatalities

Paramedics across England are watching patients die in the back of ambulances because of delays outside emergency departments, according to a survey by Unison.

The gridlock of patients in some of the country’s hospitals has led to queues of up to 20 ambulances outside casualty departments in certain areas. In a number of cases, crews have been forced to wait more than 12 hours before handing over patients.

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Anti-Israel UK Labour MPs barred from entering Israel after airport interrogations – The Times of Israel

  1. Anti-Israel UK Labour MPs barred from entering Israel after airport interrogations  The Times of Israel
  2. Yuan Yang and Abtisam Mohamed 'astounded' after being denied entry to Israel  BBC
  3. British lawmakers denied entry to Israel and deported  NBC News
  4. Badenoch draws cross-party criticism for backing Israel’s expulsion of Labour MPs  The Guardian
  5. Israel deports two British MPs amid backlash over killings of Gaza medics  Al Jazeera
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