- 'People of India, Germany … ': Iran launches 83rd wave of strikes on Israel; 'Thank you' written on missi The Times of India
- Israel targets Iran’s missile launchers amid growing tension The Jerusalem Post
- Iran’s missiles pierce Israel’s defenses, raising doubts about interceptors The Washington Post
- Iran appears to target Israeli power plant in missile attack, but misses The Times of Israel
- Iran Signals Resilience With Volley of Missiles Across Middle East The New York Times
Trump’s signature to appear on US currency in first for sitting president
Announcement is the latest example of Trump literally stamping his name on US institutions.
Belarus leader gifts rifle to North Korea’s Kim as they sign friendship treaty
Two key supporters of Russia's war in Ukraine close ranks as Alexander Lukashenko visits Pyongyang.
The war in Iran sparks a global fertilizer shortage and threatens food prices – AP News
- The war in Iran sparks a global fertilizer shortage and threatens food prices AP News
- The global food crisis unleashed by the war Financial Times
- It’s not just oil and gas. The Strait of Hormuz blockage is rattling another vital commodity CNBC
- From war to drought: North Carolina farmers caught in the middle ABC11 Raleigh-Durham
- Persian Gulf crisis impacting food security, FAO warns UN News
Two humanitarian aid boats heading to Cuba have gone missing, Mexico says
Navy searching for two boats that left Isla Mujeres last week bound for Havana with nine crew members of different nationalities on board
Mexico’s navy said on Thursday it had activated a search-and-rescue operation in the Caribbean to locate two sailboats carrying humanitarian aid to Cuba after the vessels failed to arrive in Havana as scheduled.
In a statement, the navy said the two boats left Isla Mujeres, in the Mexican Caribbean state of Quintana Roo, last week bound for Havana with nine crew members of different nationalities on board.
Continue reading...Newsom signs California bill to rename Cesar Chavez Day as Farmworkers Day
Lawmakers earlier passed bill to rename 31 March holiday following sexual abuse allegations against labor leader
California governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation Thursday renaming Cesar Chavez Day to Farmworkers Day in the wake of shocking allegations that the labor leader sexually abused women and young girls.
The bill, passed by the state senate earlier on Thursday, authorized the renaming ahead of the state holiday on 31 March. The state has observed the holiday honoring Chavez, who in the 1960s built a major farm-worker labor rights movement California’s agricultural heartland, for more than two decades.
Continue reading...The 15-year-old Indian that cricket can no longer ignore
At 15, prodigy Vaibhav Suryavanshi is forcing India to ask if he is already ready for the big stage.
Three charts that are warning signs flashing for Trump on Iran war
As gas prices rise, Trump's approval rating is heading into politically dangerous territory.
Two humanitarian aid boats en route to Cuba are missing, Mexico says – Reuters
Gulf of Mexico oil spill spread hundreds of miles, killed wildlife and polluted Mexican reserves – AP News
- Gulf of Mexico oil spill spread hundreds of miles, killed wildlife and polluted Mexican reserves AP News
- Wildlife killed, reefs damaged in ‘active’ Gulf of Mexico oil spill Al Jazeera
- Mexican navy says petroleum tanker, natural seabed likely caused Gulf coast spill Reuters
- Mexico blames oil slick on illegal dumping Griffon News
- The invisible tragedy of the oil spill in Mexico EL PAÍS English
Costa Rica to accept 25 deportees per week under Trump deportation effort – Al Jazeera
- Costa Rica to accept 25 deportees per week under Trump deportation effort Al Jazeera
- Kristi Noem Strikes an Immigration Deal for Trump in New Role Newsweek
- Costa Rica Agrees to Take Migrants Deported by the Trump Administration The New York Times
- Costa Rica announces plans to accept 25 migrants deported from the U.S. KTVN
- Costa Rica to take 25 deported migrants weekly from the US under 'third-country' deal WJLA
Venezuelans deported by US detail fresh claims of torture and abuse at El Salvador mega-prison
Petition seeks accountability from Salvadorian authorities over human rights violations at notorious Cecot facility
A group of 18 Venezuelan men whom the US expelled a notorious Salvadorian mega-prison are demanding that Salvadorian authorities be held internationally accountable for violation of human rights – detailing new allegations of torture, sexual assault and medical neglect.
A new petition, filed on Thursday before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, alleges that El Salvador violated the human rights of these men, who were expelled to El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center (Cecot) last year without charge.
Continue reading...Trump faces new oil shock threat as Iran eyes second strait – Politico
- Trump faces new oil shock threat as Iran eyes second strait Politico
- Mines, missiles and miles of coastline: Why Iran has the upper hand in the Strait of Hormuz CNN
- Iran threatens key Red Sea strait if US launches ground operation The Hill
- Amid Iran talks, Strait of Hormuz dotted with about a dozen Iranian mines, U.S. officials say CBS News
- Iran has been threatening to close the Strait of Hormuz for years – it’s a key part of Tehran’s defence strategy The Conversation
Putin asks oligarchs to donate to budget as cost of Ukraine war soars – Financial Times
- Putin asks oligarchs to donate to budget as cost of Ukraine war soars Financial Times
- Putin asks oligarchs to donate to Russia’s dwindling defence budget The Guardian
- Kremlin denies Putin asked businessmen to fund Russian war effort Reuters
- Putin Makes Humiliating Request as His War Costs Surge The Daily Beast
- Putin 'asks oligarchs to donate to budget' as cost of Ukraine war soars Sky News
Iran’s former diplomats warn of prolonged regional war – iranintl.com
- Iran’s former diplomats warn of prolonged regional war iranintl.com
- Advantage Iran The Economist
- Ten lessons from the first month of the Iran war Atlantic Council
- Iran’s Long Game Foreign Affairs
- Analysis: 1 month into war, Iran is using insurgent tactics and holding the world economy hostage AP News
After Wooing Trump With Deals, Pakistan Gets a Seat at the Table – The New York Times
- After Wooing Trump With Deals, Pakistan Gets a Seat at the Table The New York Times
- Europeans to press Rubio over Russian support for Iran at G7 meeting The Detroit News
- Politics The Economist
- Pakistan's Peace Broker Role In Iran-US War Has A Saudi Problem NDTV
- Why Pakistan has emerged as a key mediator between US and Iran The Times of Israel
MAGA is growing anxious over Orbán’s fate – Politico
- MAGA is growing anxious over Orbán’s fate Politico
- EU hopes Hungarian election will bring end to Orban's blockades Reuters
- Opinion | MAGA’s Man in Hungary Is Losing His Mojo WSJ
- EU’s €1.8 trillion budget talks hinge on Hungarian election politico.eu
- OPINION: Hungary at the Crossroads: Will Orbán’s Betrayal of European Values Finally End? Kyiv Post
Flatterers out in force to fill Trump’s head with Venezuelan statue dreams
President’s popularity top of mind at another weird and wild cabinet meeting – riff on merits of Sharpies included
They have become so notorious for displays of flattery and obsequiousness that critics have drawn comparisons with North Korea. Thursday’s cabinet meeting at the White House was no different.
Doug Burgum, the US interior secretary, outflanked his fellow praise singers by saying he believes that Venezuela – which the US attacked in January – intends to honour the president with a statue.
Continue reading...Spanish woman dies by euthanasia after long legal battle with father
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled in Noelia Castillo's favour earlier this week.
In Israel, outrage rises over wartime settler violence in West Bank – The Christian Science Monitor
- In Israel, outrage rises over wartime settler violence in West Bank The Christian Science Monitor
- Pro-Israel Democrats decry settler violence in West Bank amid attacks on Palestinians The Guardian
- Palestinian killed, 14 wounded in settler raids, 5 outposts erected in one night Haaretz
- 257 incidents of settler violence carried out against Palestinians in 25 days, says watchdog The Times of Israel
- West Bank settler violence poses deep danger to national security The Jerusalem Post