- Pope Leo XIV to carry cross for entire procession, the first pontiff to do so in decades AP News
- Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion: 'Jesus transformed Crucifixion into salvation' Vatican News
- Pope Leo’s First Via Crucis at the Colosseum EWTN Vatican
- ‘I carry all these sufferings, too, in my prayer’: Why Pope Leo XIV is carrying the cross at all 14 stations Good Friday OSV News
- Pope Leo XIV to carry cross at all 14 stations of Colosseum Way of the Cross National Catholic Reporter
Omani, French and Japanese vessels transit the Strait of Hormuz
CMA CGM's vessel becomes the first French-owned ship to traverse Hormuz since the US–Israel war on Iran began.
US deports eight people ‘of African origin’ to Uganda
The Uganda Law Society criticises the deportation, saying it was illegal and "dehumanising".
Baltic Sea strikes: How Ukraine aims to undermine Russia’s oil profits from Iran war – France 24
- Baltic Sea strikes: How Ukraine aims to undermine Russia's oil profits from Iran war France 24
- Russian oil terminals under attack unable to accept shipments for second week, sources say Reuters
- Russia’s Lukoil Norsi Refinery Suffers Fire From Ukrainian Hit Bloomberg.com
- Exclusive-Russian oil output cuts are unavoidable as drone attacks shrink exports, sources say Yahoo Finance
- Ukraine reportedly strikes Russian Lukoil refinery, defying calls to ease attacks amid soaring fuel prices The Kyiv Independent
Mount Everest climbers targeted in alleged $20M rescue insurance scam – NBC News
- Mount Everest climbers targeted in alleged $20M rescue insurance scam NBC News
- Everest guides accused of poisoning foreign climbers to force fake rescues in $20m scam The Independent
- No, Everest Climbers Are Not Being Poisoned By Their Guides Climbing Magazine
- Mount Everest guides allegedly poisoned tourists in insurance scam NewsNation
- What the Heck Is Going On with the Mount Everest Poisoning Scandal? Outside Magazine
Why Losing the Iran War May Be the Best Outcome for the Global Economy – OilPrice.com
- Why Losing the Iran War May Be the Best Outcome for the Global Economy OilPrice.com
- How the Iran War Has Rippled Across the World The New York Times
- Chief economists on what’s next for the global economy The World Economic Forum
- Iran conflict could open door for new players in Gulf defense market Breaking Defense
- Pressure Points: The Iran War’s Growing Economic and Security Impact Middle East Institute
Drone footage shows a factory in Israel damaged by Iranian missile debris
Drone footage from Israel shows damage to a factory in Petah Tikva from debris from an intercepted Iranian missile.
Trump seeks historic $1.5 trillion for military in Congress budget request
The request for defence spending is the largest in decades and accompanies cuts to domestic programmes.
Ukraine slows enemy advances, liberates land, drains Russia’s war chest – Al Jazeera
- Ukraine slows enemy advances, liberates land, drains Russia’s war chest Al Jazeera
- Putin Is Not Trapped: Why Regime Survival Does Not Depend on Victory War on the Rocks
- Report – Ukraine Army in March Recaptured More Ground From Russia Than It Lost kyivpost.com
- How Ukraine Turned the War Back on Russian Soil: A Timeline UNITED24 Media
- Ukraine’s Military Success is Exposing the Myth of Inevitable Russian Victory StopFake
Trump seeks $1.5tn for defence alongside domestic spending cuts
The US president's new budget would cut non-defence spending by 10%, partly by slashing domestic programmes.
Ukraine slows enemy advances, liberates land, drains Russia’s war chest
Ukraine achieves significant victories on the battlefield thanks to burgeoning drone production.
Iran says it downed two US jets as search for one pilot continues
Trump says downing of F-15 will not affect talks as Iranian forces say they also struck an A-10 aircraft near Hormuz.
CMS finalizes Medicare Advantage star ratings overhaul, sending billions of dollars more to insurers – Healthcare Dive
- CMS finalizes Medicare Advantage star ratings overhaul, sending billions of dollars more to insurers Healthcare Dive
- CMS Releases CY27 MA and Part D Policy and Technical Changes Final Rule AAMC
- HHS Updates Medicare Drug Cost-Sharing, Plan Quality Ratings Bloomberg Law News
- Americans Concerned New Medicare Advantage Coverage Limitation Is Too Vague theglobeandmail.com
- Medicare Advantage Regulators Lighten Agent Sales Rules for 2027 ThinkAdvisor
Pope Leo’s first Easter: one year in, what do Catholics think of the new pontiff? – The Guardian
- Pope Leo’s first Easter: one year in, what do Catholics think of the new pontiff? The Guardian
- The pope schools the ‘secretary of war’ The Seattle Times
- With Mideast in conflict, Pope Leo criticizes those who invoke God for war The Washington Post
- Glenn Beck: God will not ignore Trump’s prayers NewsNation
- Leo, the first US pope, emerges as pointed Trump critic reuters.com
Trump says with more time, US can ‘take the oil’ in Iran
Despite weeks long Iranian blockade on Strait of Hormuz, US president claims Washington can 'easily' reopen waterway.
Russian strikes on Ukraine kill 8 as Kyiv holds door open for Easter truce – AP News
- Russian strikes on Ukraine kill 8 as Kyiv holds door open for Easter truce AP News
- Russia chose 'Easter escalation' over ceasefire, says Zelensky BBC
- Zelenskiy accuses Russia of 'Easter escalation' as massive daytime attack kills two Reuters
- Russia launches Good Friday daytime attacks on Ukraine, killing 14 Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Kyiv region under 'massive' daytime drone and missile attack by Russia, officials say Euronews.com
Judge dismisses most of Blake Lively’s claims in Justin Baldoni harassment suit
The judge left in place three allegations against Baldoni, meaning the civil trial will go ahead next month.
Harvard faculty to vote on proposal to limit number of A grades in each course
Effort to curb grade inflation, by limiting top marks to 20% of students in a course, is opposed by most students
Harvard’s faculty is set to vote next week on a faculty committee proposal to cap the number of A grades per course in an effort to curb grade inflation.
The proposal, which was first reported earlier this year by the Harvard Crimson, Harvard’s student newspaper, would cap A grades to 20% of students in a course, with an allowance for four additional As. It also would introduce a new internal “average percentile rank” system, which would rely on raw scores rather than grade point average (GPA) to determine honors and awards.
Continue reading...Italy’s Uffizi Galleries targeted in cyber-attack but denies security breach
Hackers were reported to have infiltrated IT systems - but the gallery says its works are safe.
Italy’s famed Uffizi admits cyber-attack but denies security breach
Hackers were reported to have infiltrated IT systems - but the gallery says its works are safe.