- King Charles drawn into Prince Andrew spy scandal in UK politico.eu
- Prince Andrew: Secret papers reveal new details about links to 'Chinese spy' Yang Tengbo BBC
- UK courts release new documents on Prince Andrew’s relationship to alleged Chinese spy CNN
- Prince Andrew wrote birthday letters to Xi Jinping, ex-adviser told court The Guardian
- Prince Andrew demanded briefing from MI5 over Chinese ‘spy’ The Telegraph
India, UAE to develop Sri Lanka energy hub as Delhi competes with China for influence – Reuters
- India, UAE to develop Sri Lanka energy hub as Delhi competes with China for influence Reuters
- PM Modi Sri Lanka Visit Live Updates: Modi and Sri Lankan president Dissanayaka to visit Anuradhapura, inaugurate India-aided projects together Times of India
- Why PM Modi's Grand Welcome In Colombo Is A First For Any Foreign Leader NDTV
- India and Sri Lanka sign defense and energy deals as Modi’s visit strengthens ties AP News
- Sri Lanka’s 1996 World Cup Heroes Praise PM Modi After Colombo Meet: 'Transformative Leadership' News18
Trump officials quietly move to reverse bans on toxic ‘forever chemicals’
EPA bids to change chemical risk evaluations, which could expose public to higher levels of PFAS and other pollutants
The Trump administration is quietly carrying out a plan that aims to kill hundreds of bans on highly toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” and other dangerous compounds in consumer goods.
The bans, largely at the state level, touch most facets of daily life, prohibiting everything from bisphenol in children’s products to mercury in personal care products to PFAS in food packaging and clothing.
Continue reading...US neo-Nazi group with Russia-based leader calls for targeted Ukraine attacks
The Base, terrorist group founded in 2018, free to export violence abroad as Trump pulls FBI from pursuing far right
A US neo-Nazi terrorist group with a Russia-based leader is calling for targeted assassinations and attacks on the critical infrastructure of Ukraine in an effort to destabilize the country as it carries out ceasefire negotiations with the Kremlin.
The Base, which has a web of cells all over the world, was founded in 2018 and became the subject of a relentless FBI counter-terrorism investigation that led to several arrests and world governments officially designating it as a terrorist organization.
Continue reading...Iconic Malian musician Amadou Bagayoko dies at 70
Bagayoko part of blind duo Amadou and Mariam, was among Africa's best-selling and beloved music industry performers.
Iran scales back its support of proxies to focus on Trump’s threat, Iranian officials say – report – The Jerusalem Post
- Iran scales back its support of proxies to focus on Trump's threat, Iranian officials say - report The Jerusalem Post
- Iran abandons Houthis under relentless US bombardment The Telegraph
- Iranian personnel leave Yemen as US strikes intensify Long War Journal
- Report: Iran pulling forces out of Yemen amid intensive US airstrikes on Houthis The Times of Israel
- Houthis 'Laughing Out Loud' at Claims Iran Leaving Yemen Amid US 'Failure' Newsweek
‘Shame’ on world leaders for neglect of displaced civilians in DRC, says aid chief
US and Europe criticised by head of Norwegian Refugee Council for ‘neglect’ of people living ‘subhuman’ existence
World leaders should be ashamed of their neglect of people whose lives were “hanging by a thread” at a time of surging violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the international charity leader Jan Egeland has said.
In a stinging attack on aid cuts and the “nationalistic winds” blowing across Europe and the US, the Norwegian Refugee Council’s head told the Guardian how people were living out in the open, in overcrowded, unsanitary displacement encampments around the city of Goma, where 1.2 million people have had to flee from their homes as the M23 rebels advanced through the DRC’s North and South Kivu provinces.
Continue reading...‘I Want to Be Martyred,’ a Palestinian Boy Declares – The New York Times
‘I Want to Be Martyred,’ a Palestinian Boy Declares The New York Times
Thousands hit the streets for South Korea’s impeached ex-president Yoon
Constitutional Court unanimously ruled to remove President Yoon Suk-yeol over his bungled martial law declaration.
U.S. aid team fired while in Myanmar earthquake zone, ex-official says – Reuters
- U.S. aid team fired while in Myanmar earthquake zone, ex-official says Reuters
- Trump Administration Fires U.S. Aid Workers in Quake Zone in Myanmar The New York Times
- In the race to save lives after the Myanmar quake, US rescuers are notable by their absence AP News
- Rubio dismisses criticism over US response to Myanmar quake BBC
- Myanmar earthquake death toll passes 3,300 as UN calls for help Al Jazeera
Myanmar earthquake death toll passes 3,300 as UN calls for help
UN aid chief says the world 'must rally behind the people of Myanmar' after a magnitude 7.7 quake flattened buildings.
The UK’s ‘grooming gang’ scandal is about race, class and misogyny
The victims were considered disposable – not only by the perpetrators but also by those who were supposed to help them.
India’s Modi visits Sri Lanka to shore up defence and energy ties
Indian PM is first foreign dignitary to visit island since leftist Anura Kumara Dissanayake swept elections last year.
‘Eat, sleep and party’: a taste of La Dolce Vita aboard Italy’s Orient Express
Replica of world-famous train aimed at reviving glamour of the classic version makes debut journey from Rome
A replica of the world-famous Orient Express made its debut journey from Rome on Friday, transporting well-heeled passengers into the heart of Tuscany’s wine region.
La Dolce Vita Orient Express, the first Italian-made luxury train, is aimed at reviving the glamour of the classic version as well as the romanticised notion of Italy’s dolce vita, or “sweet life”, all the while promoting slow tourism.
Continue reading...Trump’s 10 percent tariff takes effect, raising fears of global trade war
Initial 'baseline' tariff comes into effect at US seaports, airports and customs warehouses as stock markets plummet.
Sex toys and exploding cosmetics: Anatomy of a ‘hybrid war’ on the West – Reuters
- Sex toys and exploding cosmetics: Anatomy of a 'hybrid war' on the West Reuters
- Reuters: Russia arranged for parcels of sex toys to be blown up, Ukrainians involved Українська правда
- Russia used sex toys and cosmetics to plant bombs in warehouses across Europe The New Voice of Ukraine
- Reuters: Russians involved Ukrainian in sabotage in Europe — he blew up packages with cosmetics and sex toys Бабель
- Exploding Cosmetics, Sex Toys: Inside Suspected Russian Sabotage Plot Across Europe StratNews Global
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,136
These are the key events on day 1,136 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Sierra Leone declared an emergency over a powerful synthetic drug but women were left behind – AP News
Pro-Palestinian protesters interrupt Microsoft’s 50th anniversary event
Reports say AI models from Microsoft were used as part of Israeli military programme to select bombing targets in Gaza.
‘What was their crime?’ Families tell of shock over IDF killing of Gaza paramedics
Relatives who waited agonising week before bodies were found speak of passion that drove Red Crescent workers
Gaza is one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a civilian now that Israeli forces have resumed their military campaign with even more ferocity, but for the first responders who rush towards the wreckage of bombed buildings, the risks are multiplied many times over.
The 15 paramedics and rescue workers whose bodies were found last weekend in a bulldozed pit outside Rafah knew they were putting their lives in peril to try to save others, but they could not have been prepared for what awaited them in the early hours of 23 March.
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