Trump to meet Bukele as US deports more immigrants to El Salvador
The White House set to welcome El Salvador's president as Washington faces backlash over immigrant removals.
US deports 10 more alleged gang members to El Salvador, says Rubio
Secretary of state says ‘criminals’ were taken to country thanks to alliance between Trump and Nayib Bukele
The US has deported another 10 people that it alleges are gang members to El Salvador, secretary of state Marco Rubio said on Sunday, a day before that country’s president is due to visit the White House.
“Last night, another 10 criminals from the MS-13 and Tren de Aragua Foreign Terrorist Organizations arrived in El Salvador,” Rubio said in an Twitter/X post.
Continue reading...Jean Marsh, co-creator of 1970s TV hit Upstairs, Downstairs, dies aged 90
ITV drama set in aristocratic house in Edwardian London explored class and social change, and won many awards
Jean Marsh, the actor and writer best known for co-creating and starring in the 1970s TV show Upstairs, Downstairs, has died aged 90.
The film-maker Michael Lindsay-Hogg, who was a close friend of Marsh, said she died of complications with dementia in her London home on Sunday.
Continue reading...Teen killed parents as part of Trump assassination plot, says FBI
The suspect's phone allegedly contains material about a neo-Nazi group and praise for Adolf Hitler.
Teen killed parents as part of Trump assassination plot, says FBI
The suspect's phone allegedly contains material about a neo-Nazi group and praise for Adolf Hitler.
New armed extremist group claims responsibility for bombing near Greece’s rail headquarters – AP News
- New armed extremist group claims responsibility for bombing near Greece's rail headquarters AP News
- Bomb goes off outside Hellenic Train offices in Athens CNN
- Greek urban guerrilla group claims attack on Hellenic Train Reuters
- CCTV captures moment of explosion in central Athens BBC
- Tempe train crash, renewed violence set political tone eKathimerini.com
Sudan’s RSF claims control of famine-hit Zamzam camp in Darfur
The paramilitary group says it 'liberated' the camp from the control of the army.
Will elections in Gabon lead to change?
The leader of a 2023 coup, Brice Oligui Nguema, wins in a landslide victory in Gabon.
BBC visits scene of destruction in Sumy after Russian attack
The BBC's James Waterhouse describes the scene of a Russian strike that has killed at least 34 people.
Israel’s attack on al-Alhi Hospital in Gaza City draws global condemnation
Qatar says strike was 'horrific massacre'. UK calls for end to Israel's 'deplorable attacks', which WHO also condemns.
Important decisions on new Ukraine support packages made this week – Zelensky – Ukrinform
- Important decisions on new Ukraine support packages made this week – Zelensky Ukrinform
- European countries vow billions in military support for Ukraine as US envoy meets Putin AP News
- Readout of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's Engagement With the Ukraine Defense Contact Group U.S. Department of Defense (.gov)
- Ukraine allies pledge €21bn in fresh military aid BBC
- Can Europe build a peacekeeping force in Ukraine without the US? Euronews.com
How the sick and injured fled as Israel bombed Gaza’s al-Ahli Hospital
Two patients recount their harrowing escapes, moments before Israeli bombs slammed into the medical facility.
‘Screw you!’: Netanyahu’s son lashes out at Macron; PM objects to language, echoes critique – The Times of Israel
- ‘Screw you!’: Netanyahu’s son lashes out at Macron; PM objects to language, echoes critique The Times of Israel
- Netanyahu condemns son's Macron jab, slams French president on Palestinian state Haaretz
- France can and must do more than recognising Palestinian statehood Al Jazeera
- 'Gravely mistaken': Israeli PM Netanyahu blasts Macron’s recognition plan for Palestinian state, warns ag Times of India
- France could recognise Palestinian state ‘in June’, says Emmanuel Macron – as it happened The Guardian
Israeli air strike destroys part of last fully functional hospital in Gaza City
The Israel Defense Forces said the hospital contained a "command and control center used by Hamas".
US stock markets expected to recover after Trump drops tariffs on mobiles
Exemption, seen as a climbdown, includes laptops and chips, and is likely to help firms such as Apple and Nvidia
US stock markets were expected to stage a recovery on Monday after Donald Trump excluded imports of smartphones and laptops from his tariff regime late on Friday night.
Shares in Apple and chip maker Nvidia were on course to soar after tariffs on their products imported into the US were lifted for 90 days.
Continue reading...Arrest warrant issued in Bangladesh for UK MP Tulip Siddiq
Former City minister accused of illegally receiving plot of land from her aunt, ousted PM Sheikh Hasina
An arrest warrant for the former City minister Tulip Siddiq has been issued in Bangladesh with a new allegation accusing her of illegally receiving a plot of land from her aunt, the ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
Bangladeshi media reported the warrant was issued by a judge for 53 people connected to Hasina, including Siddiq. There is no formal extradition treaty between the UK and Bangladesh.
Continue reading...Gabon election: Coup leader Oligui Nguema wins poll by huge margin – BBC
- Gabon election: Coup leader Oligui Nguema wins poll by huge margin BBC
- Gabon Eurobonds Rally After Coup Leader Wins Presidential Vote Bloomberg.com
- Gabon's leader Nguema elected president with 90.35% of vote, interior minister says Reuters
- Gabon’s first election after collapse of Bongo dynasty: What’s at stake? Al Jazeera
- Military Leader Wins Presidential Election in Gabon The New York Times
Gabon coup leader wins election by huge margin
This was the first presidential vote since the near-six-decade-long Bongo dynasty was overthrown.
Pawan Kalyan’s wife Anna tonsures head at Tirumala.. – Greatandhra.com
- Pawan Kalyan's wife Anna tonsures head at Tirumala.. Greatandhra.com
- Pawan Kalyan's Wife Fulfills Vow, Performs Head-Tonsuring Ritual At Tirumala NDTV
- Pawan Kalyan’s wife Anna Lezhneva offers hair at Tirumala after son Mark Shankar’s recovery post Singapore fire incident Hindustan Times
- Pawan Kalyan, son Mark and family back in Hyderabad after Singapore school fire India Today
- Watch: Pawan Kalyan returns to Hyderabad along with his injured son Telangana Today
Civilian deaths in Sumy attack may force Washington to get tough with Putin
Talks between US and Russia continue unabated as attacks on Ukraine’s cities appear to have stepped up
Even by the warped standards of wartime, Russia’s Sunday morning attack on Sumy was astonishingly brazen. Two high-speed ballistic missiles, armed, Ukraine says, with cluster munitions, slammed into the heart of the border city in mid-morning as families went to church, waited for a theatre performance or were simply strolling about on a mild spring day.
The death toll currently stands at 34, including two children. Images from the scene show bodies or body bags on the ground, a trolley bus and cars burnt out, rubble and glass scattered around. It was reckless, cruel and vicious and its consequences entirely predictable to those who gave the order and pressed “launch”.
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