North Korea keeping Iran at arm’s length, reports Seoul
South Korea says Pyongyang is wary as it seeks to renew diplomatic dialogue with the US.
Waitrose under pressure to reinstate worker sacked after stopping shoplifter
Retailer faces public outcry over treatment of Walker Smith, who tackled shoplifter stealing Easter eggs at London store
Waitrose is under growing pressure to reinstate an employee of 17 years who was sacked after tackling a shoplifter who was trying to steal Lindt Gold Bunny Easter eggs.
The retailer has faced public outcry over its treatment of Walker Smith, who was fired two days after he stopped the shoplifter taking items from the Easter egg display.
Continue reading...Hegseth says strikes on Iran increasing as Hormuz deadline looms
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Monday will be the “largest volume of strikes” on Iran since the war began.
Video: Iran’s top university hit in US-Israeli strikes
Footage shows damaged research buildings at Tehran’s Sharif University following a US-Israeli strike.
Artemis II breaks record for farthest human travel from Earth
Mission's four astronauts break record set in 1970 by Apollo 13, which flew 400,171km from the planet.
‘Really feeling the love’ – Savannah Guthrie returns to NBC as search for mother goes on
Nancy Guthrie disappeared from her home in Tucson, Arizona, in what authorities believe was an abduction.
Trump threats cause dilemma for US officers: disobey orders or commit war crimes
Legal experts say attacking Iran’s infrastructure would constitute a war crime – but would military officers be held responsible?
Donald Trump’s threats to carry out mass bombing of civilian infrastructure in Iran present US military officers with a dilemma: disobey orders or help commit war crimes.
It is an urgent matter for the US chain of command. In an expletive-laden threat, Trump set a Tuesday 8pm Washington time deadline for the Iranian government to open the strait of Hormuz or face “Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one”.
Continue reading...Democrats blast Trump for Iran ‘war crimes’ threat; Republicans supportive
Several members of US Congress question president's fitness for office after his expletive-laden Easter Sunday message.
How Asia became ground zero for the oil crisis
As the Iran war disrupts oil flows, fuel shortages hit Asia first. Is this the start of a wider global energy crisis?
Cairo faces darker nights as global energy prices continue to soar
Cairo streets and storefronts have been forced to go dark at night as part of measures to curb Egypt’s electricity use.
Trump uses Neville Chamberlain jibe to mock Starmer over stance on Iran
As UK PM resists pressure to back airstrikes, US president invokes British leader known for his policy of appeasement
Donald Trump has appeared to compare Keir Starmer to Neville Chamberlain in his latest disparaging remarks about the prime minister, who has refused to back the US-Israeli attacks on Iran.
The comments, during an Easter Monday event at the White House, underline Trump’s continued annoyance at Starmer’s scepticism about the aims and legality of the conflict, a view that has not been shifted by the US president’s jibes.
Continue reading...House Democrats demand end to ‘cruel’ US energy blockade after visit to Cuba
Pramila Jayapal and Jonathan Jackson denounce ‘collective punishment’ amid vast disruption s from US oil blockade
Two Democratic US lawmakers on Monday called for an end to the “cruel collective punishment” of Cuba after they visited the island to witness the effects of an US energy blockade.
The US House members Pramila Jayapal of Washington and Jonathan Jackson of Illinois met with the Cuban president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, and foreign minister, Bruno Rodríguez, as well as members of Cuba’s parliament during a five-day trip ending on Sunday.
“This is cruel collective punishment – effectively an economic bombing of the infrastructure of the country – that has produced permanent damage,” Jayapal and Jackson said in a statement released on Sunday. “It must stop immediately.”
Continue reading...Trump warns deadline ‘final’ as Iran pushes proposal to end war
US president says proposal not enough to avert threat to infrastructure should Iran fail to open Strait of Hormuz.
Seven Eritrean players fail to return home after international match
Several footballers have absconded in the past leaving behind what rights groups call a repressive government.
Ladysmith Black Mambazo’s ‘wise elder’ dies aged 77
Albert Mazibuko sang in the iconic South African choral group for more than 55 years.
Trump praised airman’s rescue in Iran during White House Easter event
Donald Trump praised the rescue of a downed American airman in Iran during remarks at the White House Easter Egg roll.
Greek PM vows to tackle ‘deep state’ in wake of farm fraud scandal
Kyriakos Mitsotakis calls alleged scamming of EU agricultural funds ‘a turning point’
The Greek prime minister has vowed to tackle what he has called a “deep state” he says is plaguing the country, as he sought to address a growing political crisis over a farm fraud scandal that has forced the resignation of multiple government ministers.
In a speech, aired on national TV, Kyriakos Mitsotakis attempted to limit the damage, describing the revelations as “a turning point” that had turbo-charged his commitment to rooting out entrenched corruption.
Continue reading...Libya’s oil disputes mirror Hormuz crisis, fuel European energy fears
Libyan oil sector proxy wars occur during Hormuz tensions, creating dangerous supply vulnerabilities for global markets.
US Supreme Court paves way for dismissal of Steve Bannon conviction
The order allows a lower court to consider dismissing the former Trump strategist's indictment.
Trump says he would ‘take the oil’ in Iran — except that Americans want the war to end – Politico
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