- Child Dead, Two in Critical Condition After Man's Ex Sent Poisoned Easter Eggs to New Family: Police TooFab
- Boy, 7, dies after 'jealous' woman sends poisoned Easter eggs to ex-partner’s new family London Evening Standard
- Woman Gave Her Ex's New Family Easter Eggs. 1 Child Is Dead and 2 Others Hospitalized People.com
- Woman arrested for sending poisoned Easter eggs to ex's family in alleged 'revenge' plot, killing 1 child New York Post
- Ex-girlfriend 'sends poisoned Easter eggs to former boyfriend's new family, killing boy, seven and leaving two Daily Mail
Palestinians in Gaza, West Bank mark sorrowful Easter amid Israeli attacks
As the killings in Gaza continue, Israel prevents many Christians from reaching holy sites or homes in Jerusalem.
Senator says trip to El Salvador was to support Kilmar Ábrego García’s due process
Chris Van Hollen says ‘if we deny constitutional rights of this one man, it threatens constitutional rights of everyone’
Senator Chris Van Hollen, who travelled to El Salvador last week to meet Kilmar Ábrego García, the man at the center of a wrongful deportation dispute, said on Sunday that his trip was to support Ábrego García’s right to due process because if that was denied then everyone’s constitutional rights were threatened in the US.
The White House has claimed Ábrego García was a member of the MS-13 gang though he has not been charged with any gang related crimes and the supreme court has ordered his return to the US be facilitated.
Continue reading...A Pentecostal church in South Africa holds mass Easter weddings for 3,000 people, some polygamous – AP News
Syria’s first wheat shipment since al-Assad ouster points to recovery
Traders say Syria has largely been relying on overland imports from neighbours this year.
‘Children with cancer cannot wait’: the human cost of clinical trial delays after Brexit
Exclusive: Price of importing drugs for a Paris and Birmingham study has almost quadrupled to £175,000
British clinical trials of revolutionary cancer treatments are being derailed by red tape and extra costs caused by Brexit, according to a report obtained by the Guardian.
These two examples illustrate how the UK’s departure from the EU is harming UK cancer research, leaving patients in limbo and unable to access pioneering treatments.
Continue reading...NHS cancer patients denied life-saving drugs due to Brexit costs, report finds
Exclusive: Britons found to have ‘lost out’ while rest of Europe benefits from golden age of research and treatments
British cancer patients are being denied life-saving drugs and trials of revolutionary treatments are being derailed by the red tape and extra costs brought on by Brexit, a damning report warns.
Soaring numbers are being diagnosed with the disease amid a growing and ageing population, improved diagnosis initiatives and wider public awareness – making global collaborations to find new medicines essential.
Continue reading...Hamas said to recruit 30,000 Gaza youths into its military wing – The Times of Israel
- Hamas said to recruit 30,000 Gaza youths into its military wing The Times of Israel
- Hamas reportedly recruits additional 30,000 terrorists, Houthis sanction US-based arms companies The Jerusalem Post
- Hamas Pushes To Recruit 30,000 Fighters After Losses To IDF - Report i24NEWS
- Report: Hamas recruiting 30,000 fighters in Gaza as it shifts to guerrilla warfare Ynetnews
- Hamas ‘short on weapons, forced to recruit minors’ The Australian
President Noboa: Another Trump Ally in Latin America – Jacobin
- President Noboa: Another Trump Ally in Latin America Jacobin
- Daniel Noboa: Centre-right leader wins re-election in Ecuador BBC
- Daniel Noboa wins another term as Ecuador’s murder rate soars The Economist
- Ecuador opposition candidate, doubling down on fraud claims, loses coalition backing Reuters
- Ecuador’s Election Surprise Foreign Policy
Hamas claims it won’t develop weapons, dig tunnels during long-term truce with Israel – The Times of Israel
- Hamas claims it won’t develop weapons, dig tunnels during long-term truce with Israel The Times of Israel
- Hamas rejects Israeli ceasefire disarmament proposal, Palestinian official says BBC
- Houthis reportedly sanction 12 US arms companies for supplying Israel The Jerusalem Post
- Hamas rejects ceasefire offer as far-right Israeli lawmakers call for escalation in Gaza CNN
- Headlines for April 18, 2025 Democracy Now!
Trump Wants Only Loyal MAGA Minions in State Department – The Daily Beast
UK prison officers to demand electric stun guns for dangerous jails
Meeting called with justice secretary after attack on three guards at HMP Frankland
Prison officers will demand the immediate issue of electric stun guns to protect staff guarding Britain’s most dangerous jails when they meet the justice secretary this week.
Wednesday’s meeting with Shabana Mahmood was called after the attack on three guards at HMP Frankland, allegedly by the convicted terrorist Hashem Abedi. Two were seriously injured after being doused in hot cooking fat and stabbed, one five times in the torso, in a sustained assault.
Continue reading...‘Easter truce’ in Russia’s Ukraine war marked by accusations of violations
The 30-hour cessation of hostilities would have been the most significant pause in the fighting throughout the war.
Labor vows to consider strengthening Australia’s animal welfare body after shocking abattoir revelations
Exclusive: Guardian Australia investigation into export abattoirs brings ‘necessary and commonsense’ commitment back to the spotlight
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Labor will consider strengthening Australia’s independent animal welfare body following shocking revelations of welfare breaches and oversight failings in the nation’s export abattoirs.
A Guardian Australia investigation revealed on Saturday that government-employed veterinarians working inside the nation’s export abattoirs had repeatedly blown the whistle on “profound problems” with the system.
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Continue reading...Prince Andrew joins Charles and Camilla for Easter Sunday service
Duke of York attends royal family’s traditional Easter service at Windsor Castle with Sarah, Duchess of York
The Duke of York has appeared at the Easter Sunday service at Windsor Castle with King Charles, days after it emerged that an alleged spy helped him write birthday letters to China’s president.
Prince Andrew arrived at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, with the princess royal, as well as his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, and Anne’s husband, Vice-Admiral Sir Tim Laurence.
Continue reading...Lebanese president says disarming Hezbollah ‘delicate’ as Israel kills two
Joseph Aoun makes the comment as the Lebanese army says it foils a rocket attack on Israel.
Trump draft order calls for drastic restructure of state department
If enacted changes would be one of the biggest reorganizations of department since its founding in 1789
A draft Trump administration executive order circulating among US diplomats proposes a radical restructuring of the US state department, including drastic reductions to sub-Saharan operations, envoys and bureaus relating to climate, refugees, human rights, democracy and gender equality.
The changes, if enacted, would be one of the biggest reorganizations of the department since its founding in 1789, according to Bloomberg, which had seen a copy of the 16-page draft, which first reported on the draft.
Continue reading...First wheat shipment since Assad’s ouster arrives in Syria’s Latakia – Reuters
- First wheat shipment since Assad's ouster arrives in Syria's Latakia Reuters
- Syria’s first wheat shipment since al-Assad ouster points to recovery Al Jazeera
- Syria receives 1st wheat shipment at Latakia Port since Assad’s ouster Anadolu Ajansı
- Syria Gets Its First Wheat Shipment Since Bashar Al-Assad's Ouster NDTV
- First wheat shipment arrives in Syria since fall of Assad EFE - Agencia de noticias
DR Congo suspends ex-President Kabila’s party over alleged M23 links
Authorities accuse the 53-year-old politician of high treason over alleged ties to the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group.
‘Operational misunderstanding’ led to killing of Gaza medics, IDF inquiry says – BBC
- 'Operational misunderstanding' led to killing of Gaza medics, IDF inquiry says BBC
- ‘Professional failures’ led to killing of Palestinian medics in Gaza, says Israeli military CNN
- Israel’s Military Cites ‘Professional Failures’ in Killings of Gaza Medics The New York Times
- LIVE: Israel releases Gaza medics killing probe, bombs ‘safe-zone’ Al Jazeera
- IDF ousts officer responsible for incident in which 15 rescue workers were killed in Gaza The Times of Israel