- More than a million children in the Gaza Strip deprived of lifesaving aid for over one month Unicef
- Desperation Grows in Gaza as U.N. Shutters Bakeries The New York Times
- Gaza bakeries shut and painkillers on ration after month of Israeli blockade BBC
- Bread Lines, Empty Shelves, Bombed Farms — This Is How Starvation Feels in Gaza Truthout
- Israel says plenty of food in Gaza, UN says that's ridiculous Reuters
5 General Authority Seventies to receive emeritus status on Aug. 1 – Church News
- 5 General Authority Seventies to receive emeritus status on Aug. 1 Church News
- April 2025 General Conference Talk Summaries, News and Announcements newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org
- Church of Jesus Christ calls new Young Men Presidency KSL News
- Latter-day Saints sustain new leaders — 16 general authorities, young men general presidency Deseret News
- New Church leaders announced at the April 2025 General Conference KSLTV.com
Ted Cruz warns of midterm ‘bloodbath’ if Trump tariffs cause a recession
Texas senator’s comments another sign of Republican unease over ‘reciprocal tariffs’ and stock market plunge
Ted Cruz, the US senator from Texas, has warned that his fellow Republicans risk a “bloodbath” in the 2026 midterm elections if Donald Trump’s “liberation day” tariffs cause a recession.
Cruz also warned that the president’s tariffs, if they stay in place for long and are met by global retaliation on American goods, could trigger a full-blown trade war that “would destroy jobs here at home, and do real damage to the US economy”.
Continue reading...Lesotho, a Small African Nation, Expects a Big Hit From Trump’s Tariffs – The New York Times
- Lesotho, a Small African Nation, Expects a Big Hit From Trump’s Tariffs The New York Times
- ‘Only job I know’: tiny Lesotho’s garment workers reel from Trump’s 50% tariffs The Guardian
- Lesotho Tariffs: Trump Targets African Kingdom With Highest Levy in the World Bloomberg
- Trump's biggest tariff was on tiny Lesotho. Here's what to know about the African kingdom. CBS News
- Baffled Lesotho seeks to engage with US on jeans tariffs Reuters
Iran currency falls to record low against dollar as tensions with US mount
As traders opened on Saturday, the exchange rate fell to 1,043,000 rials to the dollar.
CEO Accused of Attacking, Threatening to Kill Man on Cruise – VICE
- CEO Accused of Attacking, Threatening to Kill Man on Cruise VICE
- C.E.O. Choked Man Who Danced Barefoot on Cruise Ship, U.S. Says The New York Times
- CEO accused of choking man and threatening to kill him on cruise ship over barefoot dancing incident NBC News
- Cruise Passenger Charged with Assault After “Barefoot Dancing” Incident The Maritime Executive
- Cruise ship passenger attacks man for dancing barefoot in cocktail lounge, feds say The Independent
Youth Demand pro-Palestinian protest blocks traffic in London
Group plans to hold demonstrations in London against UK arms sales to Israel every Tuesday and Saturday in April
About 40 Youth Demand protesters were told to move on by the police during a pro-Palestinian rally in central London on Saturday.
The campaigners began gathering at Lincoln’s Inn Fields on Saturday morning and made their way to King’s Cross station.
Continue reading...Jaguar Land Rover pause US shipments to assess impact of Trump’s tariffs
Carmaker says action will allow it to consider how to mitigate cost of 25% tariff on imports
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) will pause shipments of its UK-made cars to the US for a month as it considers how to mitigate the cost of Donald Trump’s tariffs.
The 25% tariff imposed by the US on imported cars and light trucks took effect on 3 April.
Continue reading...Five Star Party rallies against the EU’s defence spending plans – Euronews.com
- Five Star Party rallies against the EU’s defence spending plans Euronews.com
- Thousands rally in Rome to protest European plans to increase military expenditure Yahoo
- Todde at the M5s square: «In Sardinia the system has activated the antibodies against us» L'Unione Sarda.it
- M5S Europe: consistently against RearmEU; calls on everyone to take to the streets on Saturday Eunews
- Today in Rome the M5s demonstration against weapons, also a Pd delegation in the square Agenzia Nova
AI and doxxing sites: Trump vs antiwar activists
The US administration’s unlawful revoking of student visas for voicing opposition against Israel’s genocide on Gaza.
Gen Z and young millennials battling ‘negative wealth’ as debt burden grows
Young people whose debts outweigh their assets are at risk of experiencing blighted earnings, and even poorer health
Gen Z and young millennials are battling a “negative wealth” problem due to growing debt burdens that limit their life chances, according to a new analysis from the Fairness Foundation.
The thinktank says negative wealth, where debts outweigh assets, is linked to lower wages and worse health in later life, and that ministers should reintroduce the Child Trust Fund to give young people a greater stake in society.
Continue reading...Ancient DNA pulls back curtain on the Sahara Desert’s greener past – CNN
- Ancient DNA pulls back curtain on the Sahara Desert’s greener past CNN
- Sahara desert, once lush and green, was home to mysterious human lineage Reuters
- Ancient DNA from the Green Sahara reveals ancestral North African lineage Nature
- Skeletons from ‘green Sahara’ offer genetic peek at a lost human population Science | AAAS
- Unknown human lineage lived in 'Green Sahara' 7,000 years ago, ancient DNA reveals Live Science
Tunisia dismantles sub-Saharan migrant camps and forcibly deports some – AOL.com
Video casts doubt on Israeli account of Gaza medic killings
The video was published by the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS), which said it was obtained from the phone of a paramedic who was killed.
UN says 100 children killed or injured in Gaza every day since war resumed
Palestinian and UN bodies mark Palestine Children's Day with 'harrowing' accounts of toll of Israel's war on children.
Barack Obama calls on Americans to defend democratic values in face of Trump agenda
‘It is up to all of us to fix this,’ former president said in speech at Hamilton College in New York
Barack Obama has called on US citizens, colleges and law firms to resist Donald Trump’s political agenda – and warned Americans to prepare to “possibly sacrifice” in support of democratic values.
“It has been easy during most of our lifetimes to say you are a progressive or say you are for social justice or say you’re for free speech and not have to pay a price for it,” Obama said during a speech at Hamilton College in Clinton, New York, on Thursday.
Continue reading...UK woman says she was not at abortion clinic ‘to express views’ after conviction
Livia Tossici-Bolt says she was ‘disappointed’ to be convicted of breaching Bournemouth clinic buffer zone
A woman who was given a conditional discharge after being convicted of breaching a buffer zone outside an abortion clinic in Bournemouth has claimed she was “not there to express my views”.
Livia Tossici-Bolt, an anti-abortion campaigner whose case has been cited by the US state department over “freedom of expression” concerns in the UK, told the BBC’s Today programme she was “really disappointed” with the conviction “because it’s nothing to do with protesting” and said she would “continue my fight for freedom of speech”.
Continue reading...‘Unprecedented’: Video shows last moments of Gaza medics killed by Israel
Video discovered on mobile phone of one of the victims reveals the details of an Israeli attack that killed 15 people.
Phone footage appears to contradict Israeli account of killing of Gaza medics
Israel says soldiers fired on ‘terrorists’ in ‘suspicious vehicles’ but footage shows clearly marked ambulances
Mobile phone footage of the last moments of some of the 15 Palestinian paramedics and rescue workers killed by Israeli forces in an incident in Gaza last month appears to contradict the version of events put forward by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
The almost seven-minute video, which the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said on Saturday was recovered from the phone of Rifat Radwan, one of the men killed, appears to have been filmed from inside a moving vehicle. It shows a red fire engine and clearly marked ambulances driving at night, using headlights and flashing emergency lights.
Continue reading...Auctioning off millennial saint-to-be’s relics is Satan’s work, archbishop says – CNN
- Auctioning off millennial saint-to-be’s relics is Satan’s work, archbishop says CNN
- You shouldn't buy a piece of a saint. Catholic Church denounces online sale of Carlo Acutis relics AP News
- ‘The Boy from Milan’: a retelling of Carlo Acutis’ story Vatican News
- Inspired by Carlo Acutis: Projects, Schools and Shrines Adopt First Millennial Saint as Patron National Catholic Register
- Who is Carlo Acutis, the Catholic Church’s new millennial saint? The Independent