Trump signs order to dismantle US education department
The move, which he promised to do on the campaign trail, is already facing legal challenges.
Why Bukele opened his infamous prison to Trump – The Washington Post
- Why Bukele opened his infamous prison to Trump The Washington Post
- Why experts fear the men who were sent to El Salvador's megaprison may never make it out NBC News
- Inside Trump’s Lightning-Fast Deportation of Venezuelans to a Salvadoran Prison The Wall Street Journal
- Videos of Shackled Venezuelan Migrants Have History in El Salvador The New York Times
- The Horror Inside the Salvadoran Prisons Where Trump Is Sending Migrants Foreign Policy
Israel’s Supreme Court freezes PM’s order to sack security chief
Benjamin Netanyahu cited Shin Bet's failure to anticipate the 7 October attack - but the move sparked outrage and protests.
Tesla vandals face up to 20 years in prison, says attorney general
The US attorney general said a wave of vandalism and arson attacks at Tesla dealerships is "domestic terrorism".
The search for missing plane MH370 is back on. An underwater robotics expert explains what’s involved – The Conversation
- The search for missing plane MH370 is back on. An underwater robotics expert explains what’s involved The Conversation
- New search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 approved as researchers plan to investigate fresh area of Indian Ocean Yahoo
- Texas robotics company gets green light to search for MH370 in new part of Indian Ocean NBC DFW
- Malaysia green-lights new MH370 search in Indian Ocean BBC.com
- What Happened to MH370, the Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight? History | HowStuffWorks
Trump accuses judge of trying to ‘usurp’ presidency in migrant deportations case
The judge says the government's filing in the case is "woefully insufficient", but Trump calls him a "Grandstander".
Florida man executed for killing eight-year-old girl and her grandmother
Edward James received three-drug lethal injection under death warrant signed in February by governor Ron DeSantis
A Florida man who killed an eight-year-old girl and her grandmother on a night in which he drank heavily and used drugs was executed on Thursday.
Edward James, 63, was pronounced dead at 8.15pm after receiving a three-drug injection at Florida state prison outside Starke under a death warrant signed in February by Governor Ron DeSantis. The execution was the second this year in Florida, which is planning a third in April.
Continue reading...Judge freezes firing of intel chief who’s investigating Netanyahu’s aides – Axios
- Judge freezes firing of intel chief who's investigating Netanyahu's aides Axios
- Netanyahu Fires Israeli Intelligence Chief, Deepening Domestic Turmoil The Wall Street Journal
- Netanyahu’s targeting of an Israeli spy chief and the attorney general Al Jazeera English
- Cabinet fires Shin Bet chief; PM claims lack of trust in Bar, who calls move invalid The Times of Israel
- Israeli High-Tech headquarters on Shin Bet vote: 'We will shut down economy' The Jerusalem Post
Glacier meltdown risks food and water supply of 2 billion people, says UN – The Guardian
EU leaders vow to continue backing Ukraine, but make no concrete pledge – Reuters
- EU leaders vow to continue backing Ukraine, but make no concrete pledge Reuters
- EU presses on with steel 'porcupine strategy' for Ukraine as Russia tries to end Western support The Associated Press
- EU ready to impose more sanctions on Russia after summit talks The Guardian
- France and Italy Stall EU Push to Commit Ammunition for Ukraine Bloomberg
- EU plan to send more military aid to Ukraine in shambles POLITICO Europe
Israeli hostage freed after 491 days asks: Where was the United Nations, the Red Cross, the world? – The Associated Press
- Israeli hostage freed after 491 days asks: Where was the United Nations, the Red Cross, the world? The Associated Press
- Freed Israeli hostage tells UN, 'No more excuses,' says aid is feeding terrorists Fox News
- Freed hostage Eli Sharabi visits Rebbe’s grave year after brother prayed there for his return The Jerusalem Post
- Gaza: ‘Bring them all home now’, freed hostage tells Security Council UN News
- Freed hostage Eli Sharabi tells UN Security Council how Hamas steals UN aid to 'eat like kings' and starve the hostages The Times of Israel
Israeli Cabinet Approves Ouster of Shin Bet Chief, Who Calls the Move Illegal – The New York Times
- Israeli Cabinet Approves Ouster of Shin Bet Chief, Who Calls the Move Illegal The New York Times
- Netanyahu government approves firing of Shin Bet head amid protests Reuters
- Ex-Supreme Court chief Aharon Barak says he fears Israel headed to civil war The Times of Israel
- Israeli government approves Netanyahu's dismissal of Shin Bet head NBC News
- Strikes in Gaza kill 85 overnight, bringing the total since Israel broke ceasefire to nearly 600 The Associated Press
Hawaii observatory to be evicted amid federal cuts as volcano shoots 700ft lava
Hilo office, with scientists and their volcano-monitoring equipment, may have lease cancelled from Doge cuts
As Hawaii’s most active volcano shot out fountains of lava on Thursday, some of them reaching as high as 700ft, scientists from the US Geological Survey have been posting regular updates on the scale and pace of the eruptions.
But those same scientists, along with their volcano-monitoring equipment, may soon be evicted from their office because of Elon Musk’s federal government cost-cutting, the Honolulu Civil Beat reported.
Continue reading...Why Elon Musk’s Grok is kicking up a storm in India
The chatbot has become an "unfiltered and unhinged" digital sensation in India.
EU plan to send more military aid to Ukraine in shambles – POLITICO Europe
- EU plan to send more military aid to Ukraine in shambles POLITICO Europe
- EU presses on with steel 'porcupine strategy' for Ukraine as Russia tries to end Western support The Associated Press
- France and Italy Stall EU Push to Commit Ammunition for Ukraine Bloomberg
- Europe's 'porcupine strategy': EU leaders welcome plan to boost defence spending - The Debate FRANCE 24 English
- All EU leaders except Orban back statement reaffirming support for Ukraine Reuters
Judge bars Trump administration from deporting Indian academic over political views
Badar Khan Suri, who teaches at Georgetown University, being held incommunicado in Louisiana ‘staging center’
A US district judge has barred Donald Trump’s administration from deporting an Indian academic from Georgetown University after the Department of Homeland Security accused him of having ties to Hamas.
On Thursday, US district judge Patricia Giles in Alexandria, Virginia, prohibited federal officials from deporting Badar Khan Suri, a postdoctoral fellow at the university, in an order that is to remain in effect until it is lifted by the court, Reuters reports.
Continue reading...Trump signs order to dismantle US education department
The move, which he promised to do on the campaign trail, is already facing legal challenges.
Dismantling of education department casts US student loans into uncertainty
Doubts that whatever remains of department can govern student debt as one in four US adults under 40 has loans
Donald Trump ordered the dismantling of the US Department of Education on Thursday, prompting uncertainty for those holding student debt and questions about what happens next.
Trump’s press secretary told reporters earlier on Thursday what remained of the department would continue to govern student debt.
Continue reading...Canada Condemns China’s Execution of 4 Canadians on Drug Convictions – The New York Times
- Canada Condemns China’s Execution of 4 Canadians on Drug Convictions The New York Times
- China executed four Canadians for drug crimes, says Ottawa BBC.com
- China Urges Respect for Drug Laws After Executing Four Canadians Bloomberg
- Four Canadians Executed in China, Canada Says The Wall Street Journal
- Ottawa condemns Chinese executions of four Canadians on drug charges Reuters
Ukraine’s ‘chaotic’ withdrawal from Russia, in its soldiers’ words
Artem Kariakin and his unit would regularly cross into Russia - until last week.