Judge in Mahmoud Khalil deportation case delays decision on release
A US judge declined to decide whether pro-Palestinian student Mahmoud Khalil should be released on bail.
What to know about Carlo Acutis, the Catholic Church’s new millennial saint – Yahoo
Trump says Greenland takeover needed for ‘world peace’
US president's comment comes as Vice President Vance and his wife visit US military base on the Danish territory.
Watch: Moment baby is born on Bangkok street after quake evacuation
A woman was seen giving birth to a baby shortly after evacuating from a hospital.
Actor said Noel Clarke’s Bafta award would hand him ‘loaded gun’ against women, court told
Jing Lusi said Clarke had boasted of previous Bafta award at a dinner where he propositioned and threatened her
A prominent actor said Noel Clarke’s honorary award from Bafta was handing him a “loaded gun” to seduce and silence women, the high court has heard.
Jing Lusi, who stars in Gangs of London and Red Eye, is one of more than 20 women whose allegations of sexual misconduct by Clarke were reported by the Guardian in 2021-22 and which form the basis of Clarke’s libel claim against the publisher.
Continue reading...US and Lithuanian forces struggle to drain swamp to recover 4 soldiers in submerged armored vehicle – The Associated Press
- US and Lithuanian forces struggle to drain swamp to recover 4 soldiers in submerged armored vehicle The Associated Press
- Missing Fort Stewart Soldiers: Work continues in Lithuania to reach vehicle, find troops WJCL News Savannah
- Lithuanian, Polish troops aid in 'search and recovery' for 4 missing US soldiers from Fort Stewart Fox News
- U.S. Army says recovering 4 soldiers missing in Lithuania "will be a long and difficult" operation CBS News
- 'Our worst fear’: Wife identifies husband as one of four missing Fort Stewart soldiers in Lithuania 11Alive.com WXIA
UK weather: sunshine and warmth to return for Mother’s Day
Temperatures expected to rise throughout next week, ending with highs of 20-23C on Thursday and Friday
Sunshine and warmer weather will return to the UK in time for Mother’s Day and is forecast to last into next week.
Temperatures are expected to steadily rise throughout the week, starting with highs of 17-19C on Monday and ending with highs of 20-23C on Thursday and Friday.
Continue reading...Putin’s endorsement of Trump’s Greenland takeover reflects their vision of a new world order
As US pivots toward territorial ambitions in the west, the Kremlin’s support signals a deeper alignment in their challenge to global norms
As JD Vance touched down in Greenland, the Trump administration received an unlikely endorsement for the US’s first potential territorial expansion since 1947: Vladimir Putin.
Speaking at an Arctic policy forum in the northern Russian city of Murmansk on Thursday, Putin presented a more comprehensive case than any US official yet for Donald Trump’s plan to annex Greenland, crafting a historical argument that sounded suspiciously convenient in terms of Russia’s own territorial designs on Ukraine.
Continue reading...UK ministers need to ask why they are offered freebies – and who loses out
Firms who wine and dine officials may gain a seat at the policymaking table while the third sector is squeezed out
Ministers from Keir Starmer downwards have sometimes seemed perplexed about what they see as the fuss made over their acceptance of hospitality in the last nine months.
From their point of view, free tickets to concerts and sporting events are a paltry form of compensation for the disruption to their private lives that comes from being a frontline politician.
Continue reading...Osasuna file appeal over Barcelona fielding Inigo Martinez in LaLiga match
Martinez was absent from Spain's internationals, leading Osasuna to insist he should have sat out LaLiga encounter.
What Ramadan has been like this year in Gaza, from ceasefire to war – NPR
- What Ramadan has been like this year in Gaza, from ceasefire to war NPR
- Eid Mubarak! Eid al-Fitr 2025: When is it and how do people celebrate? USA TODAY
- The Take: How is Gaza celebrating Eid al-Fitr? Al Jazeera English
- Scenes from a Ramadan massacre +972 Magazine
- The Sounds of Ramadan in Gaza North Country Public Radio
Israel bombs Beirut for first time since ceasefire
The Israeli military destroyed a building in a residential area of southern Beirut on Friday.
Trump describes ‘productive’ call with Mark Carney amid US-Canada trade war
US president says he and Canadian prime minister ‘agree on many things’ after first talk since Carney assumed role
Donald Trump described a long-awaited call with the Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, as “extremely productive” amid a trade war between the two nations launched by the US president.
The Friday morning call, requested by the White House, marks the first time the two leaders have spoken since Carney became prime minister on 14 March.
Continue reading...Putin suggests Ukraine could have UN-led government to organise elections
US rejects suggestion and Kremlin later clarifies idea is just ‘one of the options’ and has not been raised with Trump
Vladimir Putin has suggested Ukraine could be placed under a temporary UN-led government to organise fresh elections as both Moscow and Kyiv accused each other of breaching an energy ceasefire agreed this week.
The idea was quickly rejected by a US spokesperson, and it was not clear how far it was meant to be taken seriously, given that the Kremlin clarified that Putin had not raised this idea in recent phone calls with Donald Trump.
Continue reading...Israel launches first air strike on Lebanon’s Beirut since November truce
Israeli attack destroys a residential building in a Beirut suburb as France's Macron decries 'unacceptable' strike.
‘Then, the phone rang’: BBC’s Mark Lowen on being deported from Turkey
The BBC correspondent was deported from Turkey this week after covering ongoing mass protests in the country.
‘Then, the phone rang’: BBC’s Mark Lowen on being deported from Turkey
The BBC correspondent was deported from Turkey this week after covering ongoing mass protests in the country.
Earthquakes in Myanmar spread destruction as far as Bangkok
Twin earthquakes in Myanmar, one a 7.7 magnitude, caused extensive damage as far away as Bangkok.
Putin says it’s ‘a profound mistake’ to treat Trump’s push for Greenland and its vast deposits of rare minerals as ‘some preposterous talk’ – Fortune
- Putin says it’s ‘a profound mistake’ to treat Trump’s push for Greenland and its vast deposits of rare minerals as ‘some preposterous talk’ Fortune
- Putin’s endorsement of Trump’s Greenland takeover reflects their vision of a new world order The Guardian
- Russia's Putin says it would be a 'profound mistake' to dismiss Trump's push for Greenland CNBC
- Putin says Greenland 'nothing to do with Russia' in nod to US BBC.com
- Putin Sends a Clear Warning as Trump Tries to Take Over Greenland Yahoo
Trump asks US Supreme Court to lift ban on deportations under wartime law
US president appeals to Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ban on his use of an obscure wartime law.