Detained Columbia activist Khalil’s wife slams claims he is Hamas supporter
Noor Abdalla calls Trump administration allegations that Mahmoud Khalil supports Hamas 'ridiculous' and 'disgusting'.
Germany is unlocking billions to supercharge its military at a seismic moment – Hacker News
- Germany is unlocking billions to supercharge its military at a seismic moment Hacker News
- Germany is unlocking billions to supercharge its military at a seismic moment for Europe CNN
- Merz and SPD try to narrow differences in German coalition talks Reuters
- Germany votes for historic boost to defence spending BBC.com
- Germany's likely next leader wins parliament's backing for huge defense and infrastructure spending The Associated Press
IRS nears deal with Ice to share data of undocumented immigrants – report
Immigration officials could give names and addresses, raising concerns about abuse of power by Trump administration
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is reportedly nearing a deal to allow immigration officials to use tax data to support Donald Trump’s deportation agenda, according to reports by the Washington Post.
Under the proposed data-sharing agreement, said to have been in negotiations for weeks, Immigration And Customs Enforcement (Ice) could hand over the names and addresses of undocumented immigrants to the IRS, raising concerns about abuse of power from the Trump administration and the erosion of privacy rights.
Continue reading...Some Americans Have New Anxiety Traveling Abroad – Live and Let’s Fly
- Some Americans Have New Anxiety Traveling Abroad Live and Let's Fly
- The case for boycotting the United States | Robert Reich The Guardian
- The New American Travel Anxiety: ‘Will They Hate Us?’ The New York Times
- US tourism sector to lose $64 billion due to Trump administration's trade wars: Report The Times of India
- These European travelers are rethinking US trips due to Trump policies USA TODAY
A legal showdown looms in Israel as Netanyahu moves to oust top officials – The Associated Press
- A legal showdown looms in Israel as Netanyahu moves to oust top officials The Associated Press
- Israeli Cabinet Moves to Fire Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara The New York Times
- Defying protests, Israeli cabinet votes no confidence in attorney general Reuters
- Government seeking to operate ‘above the law,’ AG charges ahead of no-confidence vote The Times of Israel
- Netanyahu’s Cabinet Starts to Oust Legal Chief as Protests Grow Bloomberg
Iceland’s minister for children quits after admitting she had a baby with a teenager 30 years ago – The Associated Press
- Iceland's minister for children quits after admitting she had a baby with a teenager 30 years ago The Associated Press
- Iceland’s minister for children resigns over relationship with teen when she was 22 CNN
- Iceland Minister Quits After Confessing To Having A Child With Teenage Boy NDTV
- Iceland Minister for Children Quits After Admitting She Had 16-Year-Old’s Baby Decades Ago PEOPLE
- Iceland’s minister for children quits after admitting she had a baby with teen: report New York Post
Service at Heathrow airport returns to normal two days after forced closure
More than a thousand flights were cancelled on Friday after a fire at an electrical substation caused a power cut
Heathrow airport has returned to normal business two days after it was forced to close when a fire at an electrical substation caused a power cut.
Europe’s busiest airport had more than 1,000 flights cancelled on Friday after the fire at the substation in Hayes, west London.
Continue reading...Horrifying reason cruise ship guests were asked to turn off lights and close curtains while in certain waters – World News – UNILAD
- Horrifying reason cruise ship guests were asked to turn off lights and close curtains while in certain waters - World News UNILAD
- Cruise Passengers Told to Remain Alert as the Ship Passed Through a Spot 'Known for Piracy Threats' PEOPLE
- Cruise passengers were told to draw curtains and turn off lights as they passed through a pirate hot spot Business Insider
- Cunard's Queen Anne passengers warned of pirates on maiden voyage New York Post
- Horrifying reason cruise passengers are asked to close curtains through certain waters Daily Mail
Istanbul mayor jailed on day of likely presidential nomination
Ekrem İmamoğlu, rival of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, placed in pre-trial detention along with dozens of staff and officials
An Istanbul court has formally arrested the city’s mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, on corruption charges, sending him to pre-trial detention on the day he is expected to receive his party’s nomination to run for president.
The mayor of Turkey’s largest city and a rival of the president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, was jailed on charges of leading a criminal organisation, bribery, misconduct and corruption, along with dozens of his staff and municipal officials.
Continue reading...Pope Francis is back home: Here’s what his recovery will entail – Axios
- Pope Francis is back home: Here's what his recovery will entail Axios
- Pope Francis appears frail as he’s discharged from hospital to continue recovery at Vatican CNN
- Pope Francis Makes Public Appearance in Rome The New York Times
- Pope Francis makes first public greeting and blessing from hospital Vatican News - English
- Pope Francis makes 1st public appearance in five weeks, returns to the Vatican Fox News
Turkish President Erdogan’s main rival jailed
Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, whose arrest sparked protests, denies corruption charges.
Gérard Depardieu to appear in Paris court over sexual assault allegations
Actor, 76, denies claims made by assistant director and set designer who worked with him on Les Volets Verts
Gérard Depardieu will become the most high-profile French person to stand trial on #MeToo abuse allegations when he appears in a Paris court on Monday.
The actor, a titan of French cinema with more than 200 films and television series to his name, is accused of sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021.
Continue reading...Canada to head to polls as Mark Carney calls snap election for 28 April
Prime minister launches contest expected to focus on US relations, as Liberals enjoy lead over Conservatives
Canada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, has called a snap election on 28 April, firing the starting gun on a contest that is widely expected to focus on the strained relationship with the US amid threats to Canada’s economic and political future.
“We are facing the most significant crisis of our lifetime because of President [Donald] Trump’s unjustified trade actions and his threats to our sovereignty,” he said. “He wants to break us, so America can own us. We will not let this happen. We’re over the shock the shock of the betrayal, but we can never forget the lessons. We have to look out for ourselves. We have to look out for each other.”
Continue reading...Labour must involve whole country if it wants to achieve its goals, report warns
Age of ‘command and control’ is over, says Demos, with work needed from business, charities, unions and public
Labour’s missions are at risk of failing unless the government does more to involve the whole country from businesses to the wider public, as the age of “command and control” is over, a report from Demos has warned.
The thinktank called on the government to embrace “mass mobilisation” for businesses, charities, unions and the wider public to drive its flagship missions, which promise growth, clean energy, cutting crime, rebuilding the NHS and reforming education.
Continue reading...Andy Peebles, former Radio 1 DJ and presenter, dies aged 76
Host of Top of the Pops and My Top Twelve among other shows was one of last people to interview John Lennon
Andy Peebles, the former Radio 1 DJ and presenter who was one of the last people to interview John Lennon, has died aged 76, his family has confirmed.
Peebles began his radio career in Manchester in 1973 and joined Radio 1 in 1978, where he was a familiar voice for 14 years.
Continue reading...Canada’s PM Carney triggers snap election, vote set for April 28
Liberal leader Mark Carney is sending Canadians to the polls amid concerns over Canada's ties to US under Donald Trump.
3,000-Year-Old Secret Found in King Tutankhamun’s Tomb – The Daily Galaxy –Great Discoveries Channel
- 3,000-Year-Old Secret Found in King Tutankhamun’s Tomb The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
- King Tutankhamun’s tomb hid a 3,000-year-old secret ritual, scientists reveal New York Post
- Archaeologists uncover a 3,000-year-old SECRET hidden in Tutankhamun's tomb Daily Mail
- Relics in Tutankhamun’s tomb hint he invented elaborate burial rites New Scientist
- Archaeologist makes historic Tutankhamun discovery after studying Egyptian pharaoh's tomb LADbible
Pope Francis is discharged from Rome hospital
The Pope waved from the hospital window before being discharged to return to the Vatican.
Bald eagle who went viral for incubating rock dies after fierce storms in Missouri
Murphy, who lived to 33, took in a rock in 2023 and tried to hatch it, captivating hearts and later fostering two eaglets
Missouri lost an ambassador, role model and community pillar in the violent storms that swept the country on 15 March: a 33-year-old bald eagle named Murphy.
Murphy captivated hearts far beyond the midwest and gained national attention in 2023 when he incubated a rock, attempting to hatch it, in a stunt the internet loved. The World Bird Sanctuary in Valley Park, Missouri, where he lived, rewarded his instincts, allowing him to foster an eaglet that he nurtured back to health. Another eaglet was placed into his care, and is expected to be released midway through the summer.
Continue reading...Trump’s expansionism threatens the rules-based order in place since second world war
UN charter says members ‘shall refrain from the threat or use of force’ against a country’s territory or independence
The post-second world war taboo on acquiring territory through force or by the threat of force is being unravelled by a generation of political leaders, led by expansionist threats from Donald Trump that are unprecedented for a US president.
Experts are warning that a combination of the Russian aggression against Ukraine and Trump’s comments explicitly pushing for the US to acquire Greenland, Canada, the Panama canal and Gaza is fuelling a permissive environment that threatens long-recognised borders and the international rules-based order that has existed since the end of the war.
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