- Ukrainian troops advance into Russia’s Belgorod, Zelenskyy confirms Euronews.com
- Zelensky confirms Ukraine troops in Russia's Belgorod region BBC
- Zelensky confirms for first time that Ukrainian troops active in Russia’s Belgorod region CNN
- Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy speaks of military presence in Russia’s Belgorod region for first time The Guardian
- Zelenskyy confirms for first time Ukraine forces active in Russia's Belgorod region Sky News
US workers feel effects of Trump cuts: ‘I am seeing my work dry up’
President’s effort to rapidly shrink federal government is already reaching private sector as recession fears loom
Americans are grappling with climbing costs, falling sales and dwindling work as Donald Trump moves to overhaul the federal government and economy.
As the US president pushes forward with an array of controversial policies, from sweeping cuts to blanket tariffs, the Guardian asked US workers how they have been affected. Some requested anonymity for fear of retaliation.
Continue reading...RFK Jr stayed silent on vaccine, says father of child who died from measles
Pete Hildebrand says health secretary ‘never said anything’ about vaccine’s efficacy when he visited for funeral
A Texas man who buried his eight-year-old daughter on Sunday after the unvaccinated child died with measles says Robert F Kennedy Jr “never said anything” about the vaccine against the illness or its proven efficacy while visiting the girl’s family and community for her funeral.
“He did not say that the vaccine was effective,” Pete Hildebrand, the father of Daisy Hildebrand, said in reference to Kennedy during a brief interview on Monday. “I had supper with the guy … and he never said anything about that.”
Continue reading...Russian and US crew blasts off in Soyuz rocket bound for ISS
The spacecraft with two Russian and one American astronaut took off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Lack of international condemnation of Israel a “startling reality”
Martin Griffiths discusses the global silence and lack of pressure on Israel over its war on Gaza.
Clean energy surges globally, but has yet to replace fossil fuels: Report
Clean sources accounted for more than 40 percent of electricity production last year for the first time.
China is not backing down from Trump’s tariff war. What next?
The US-China trade war shows no signs of slowing down, leaving the world unsure of what to expect.
China is not backing down from Trump’s tariff war. What next?
The US-China trade war shows no signs of slowing down, leaving the world unsure of what to expect.
What is a recession, and is it tied to stock market declines?
Trump’s tariffs prompt market drops, recession fears, and worries of accompanying inflation this time.
Clean energy’s share of world’s electricity reaches 40%, report says
More clean electricity was generated in 2024 but there was a rise in the amount of coal and gas burnt too.
Did Donald Trump impose ‘the largest tax hike in our lifetime’?
Tariffs act as a tax on imports, raising prices for consumers. They might be the highest since 1951.
Why does South Korea have the world’s lowest birth rate?
"It's really hard to see women balance both, honestly."
US Supreme Court clears way for Alien Enemies Act deportations – but migrants must get court hearing | First Thing
Family members of many deported Venezuelans deny alleged gang ties. Plus, global executions hit 10-year high in 2024
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The supreme court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to use an 18th-century wartime law to deport Venezuelan people, but said they must get a court hearing before they are taken from the US.
What was the reaction? Lee Gelernt, an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union, which filed suit against the deportations, said the court’s ruling that deportees were entitled to due process was an “important victory”. Donald Trump posted: “The Supreme Court has upheld the Rule of Law in our Nation by allowing a President, whoever that may be, to be able to secure our Borders, and protect our families and our Country, itself. A GREAT DAY FOR JUSTICE IN AMERICA.”
What did Beijing say on Tuesday? China’s commerce ministry accused the US of “blackmail” and said Trump’s threats of additional 50% tariffs if Beijing did not reverse its own 34% reciprocal tariff were a “mistake on top of a mistake”.
Continue reading...Kinshasa residents call for action as flood death toll climbs
Residents accuse government of slow response as evacuations continue in flood-hit Kinshasa.
Arsenal vs Real Madrid – UEFA Champions League: Start, team news, lineups
Super clubs Arsenal and Real Madrid clash in Champions League for the first time in nearly two decades.
‘From a Hasbara Perspective, This Is a Serious ‘Terror Attack”: Israeli TV Reporting on Rafah Aid Workers’ Killing – Haaretz
- 'From a Hasbara Perspective, This Is a Serious 'Terror Attack'': Israeli TV Reporting on Rafah Aid Workers' Killing Haaretz
- ‘Dad, help me… we were targeted by the Israelis’: Audio and video capture last moments of aid workers killed in Gaza CNN
- Eyewitnesses Recount Deadly Israeli Attack on Medics in Gaza The New York Times
- 'I Don't Know of Any IDF Soldier Who Paid a Price for Killing Innocents in Gaza' Haaretz
- Israeli military changes initial account of Gaza aid worker killings USA Today
Record global temperatures in March illustrate threat to climate goals
The data threatens that global climate goals are moving out of reach.
Inquiry after Indian man filmed giving water to cheetahs
The footage shows a female cheetah and her four cubs walk up to the pan and start drinking from it.
Menendez brothers feel ‘hope’ for parole after decades in jail
The pair tell TMZ they are optimistic about their latest appeals over their parents' killing in 1996.
Houthis say intel commander killed as suspected US strikes pound Yemen overnight – The Times of Israel
- Houthis say intel commander killed as suspected US strikes pound Yemen overnight The Times of Israel
- Far from being cowed by US airstrikes, Yemen’s Houthis may be relishing them CNN
- Bombing the Houthis Won’t Work The Atlantic
- U.S. Strikes in Yemen Burning Through Munitions With Limited Success The New York Times
- Trump, Hegseth, Senate Republicans stand behind Houthi strikes Jewish Insider