Global markets swoon as Trump heads to the golf course
Markets tumbled in Wall Street's worst crisis since pandemic as investors fled after China retaliated against tariffs.
Worst week for US stocks since Covid crash as China hits back on tariffs
The US president, who has vowed to remake the global trade order, dismissed concerns, noting the US jobs market is strong.
Amid airstrikes, interests of Turkey and Israel clash in Syria – The Washington Post
- Amid airstrikes, interests of Turkey and Israel clash in Syria The Washington Post
- Exclusive: Turkey wants no confrontation with Israel in Syria, foreign minister says Reuters
- Israeli strikes in Syria a challenge to Turkey BBC
- Israel opposes Turkish military presence near Syrian border, seeks no conflict — official The Times of Israel
- Israel Craters Runway To Keep Turkey From Taking Over Syrian Airfield The War Zone
US stock markets continue slump as China hits back on Trump tariffs
Top indices see worst two-day stretch since COVID pandemic, as Fed chair warns of increased inflation and unemployment.
Over 60 Reform UK candidates in local elections are Tory defectors, study finds
Labour accuses Nigel Farage’s party of ‘mass rebrand’ after research into nominations of former Conservatives
More than 60 of Reform UK’s council candidates standing in this year’s elections are defectors from the Conservative party, according to research from the Labour party.
Reform has also selected an ex-Conservative for its candidate in the upcoming Runcorn and Helsby byelection, while the party’s mayoral candidate for Greater Lincolnshire is the former Tory MP Andrea Jenkyns, who lost her parliamentary seat in West Yorkshire last July.
Continue reading...IDF says it killed terrorist who led Bibas abduction, was likely involved in their murders – The Times of Israel
- IDF says it killed terrorist who led Bibas abduction, was likely involved in their murders The Times of Israel
- Israel kills terrorist linked to Bibas murders, US citizen kidnappings Fox News
- IDF kills Bibas family kidnappers, hostage video producer in Gaza The Jerusalem Post
- IDF kills terrorist ‘likely’ involved in Bibas family murders JNS.org
- Israeli military says it killed senior member of Mujahideen Brigades in Gaza Middle East Eye
Ukraine says children among 18 killed in Russian attack on Kryvyi Rih
At least 50 people have been wounded in ballistic missile attack on residential area, local authorities say.
Anti-Israel UN investigator keeps her job despite push for removal by US, EU lawmakers – The Times of Israel
- Anti-Israel UN investigator keeps her job despite push for removal by US, EU lawmakers The Times of Israel
- UN official reappointed despite accusations of antisemitism Fox News
- UN renews Albanese’s mandate until 2028 despite history of antisemitism The Jerusalem Post
- Chairman Mast Leads GOP in Demanding UN Reject Francesca Albanese’s Reappointment Committee on Foreign Affairs (.gov)
- Hukumar kare Haƙƙin Bil’adama ta MDD ta tsawaita wa’adin aikin Francesca Albanese TRT World
Hegseth is to travel to Panama for meetings following Trump’s demands for the canal – AP News
- Hegseth is to travel to Panama for meetings following Trump’s demands for the canal AP News
- Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Travel to Panama and Florida U.S. Department of Defense (.gov)
- Hegseth to visit Panama as Trump says US is ‘reclaiming’ its canal Defense News
- PANAMAX Alpha: 18 Years of Panama-US Collaboration Diálogo Americas
- US Defense Secretary Hegseth to visit Panama next week Reuters
US Federal Reserve warns of inflation, unemployment from Trump tariffs
The US now faces a higher risk of inflation and increased unemployment because of Trump’s global tariffs, warns the Fed.
Trump’s Penguin Tariff Is Already a Meme – The Cut
- Trump’s Penguin Tariff Is Already a Meme The Cut
- Reciprocal Tariff Calculations United States Trade Representative (.gov)
- Trump's penguin tax and a blow to the far right: The news quiz NBC News
- ‘Nowhere on Earth is safe’: Trump imposes tariffs on uninhabited islands near Antarctica The Guardian
- 'Nowhere's safe': How an island of penguins ended up on Trump tariff list BBC
Barcelona vs Real Betis: LaLiga – team news, kickoff, how to follow, stream
Al Jazeera's preview as Barcelona attempt to move six points clear in LaLiga when they face Real Betis on Saturday.
Trump again extends deadline for TikTok sale to avoid US ban
President Donald Trump pauses enforcement of law requiring Bytedance to divest from TikTok or face ban in the US.
Huawei corruption probe: 8 charged – politico.eu
- Huawei corruption probe: 8 charged politico.eu
- Belgium charges eight people in EU parliament bribery probe Reuters
- Belgium Charges Eight People for Corruption in Huawei Probe Bloomberg
- From Brussels to Berlin: The rules on transparency and ethics for European lawmakers Yahoo News UK
- Huawei and Forum Europe Employees Testify in Chinese Tech Giant’s Scandal The European Conservative
Federal judge rules return of Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador prison
White House has said US courts can’t order return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose wife has been protesting outside court
A federal judge on Friday afternoon ordered the US to return a Maryland man mistakenly deported to an El Salvador prison after a Trump administration attorney was at a loss to explain what happened.
The wife of the man, who was flown to a notorious Salvadoran prison had earlier joined dozens of supporters at a rally before a court hearing on Friday, where his lawyers had asked the judge – Paula Xinis – to order the Trump administration to return him to the US.
Continue reading...Blast rips through Bolivian mining community amid fight with rivals
A powerful explosion tore through a mining community in Bolivia, killing at least five people.
Cost of US military offensive against Houthis nears $1 billion with limited impact – CNN
- Cost of US military offensive against Houthis nears $1 billion with limited impact CNN
- U.S. Strikes in Yemen Burning Through Munitions With Limited Success The New York Times
- ‘Just like that’: Yemeni families destroyed by US air strikes Al Jazeera
- Sens. Paul and Merkley to Trump: Are we 'stumbling' into another war? Responsible Statecraft
- Houthis shoot down 3rd US reaper drone as Trump administration continues daily airstrikes Fox News
Liberation and Its Discontents – Council on Foreign Relations
- Liberation and Its Discontents Council on Foreign Relations
- Trump's agenda grapples with political and economic reality BBC
- Checks and Balance newsletter: The view as “Liberation Day” unfolded The Economist
- Opinion | Today’s Opinions: Is it too late to return our Liberation Day gift? The Washington Post
- A hot seat for Musk, the trade war and third-term talk: Takeaways from the week NPR
Israel restarts ground operations in northern Gaza Strip in renewed campaign
At least 25 killed in attack on Khan Younis in south as Israel says it is aiming to pressure Hamas into releasing hostages
Israel has restarted ground operations in the northern Gaza Strip and killed at least 25 people in airstrikes on the southern city of Khan Younis in what it says is a renewed military campaign aimed at pressuring Hamas into releasing Israeli hostages.
At least 25 people were killed in the attack on Khan Younis early on Friday, the local Nasser hospital told AFP, as the search for survivors continued.
Continue reading...Scientists Uncover Ancient Garden Remains at Jesus Christ’s Burial Site in Jerusalem – Indian Defence Review
- Scientists Uncover Ancient Garden Remains at Jesus Christ’s Burial Site in Jerusalem Indian Defence Review
- Excavation near site where Jesus was crucified and buried results in ancient discovery Fox News
- Discovery of ancient garden beneath Jesus’ burial site backs up Biblical account The Independent
- New archaeological evidence could confirm the Church of the Holy Sepulchre as Jesus' crucifixion an The Jerusalem Post
- Jesus' burial spot yields new biblical clues about his death and resurrection, scientists say New York Post