- Hundreds of Children Are Among the Rape Victims of Sudan’s War, U.N. Says The New York Times
- Infants as young as one raped in Sudan, UNICEF says Reuters
- Sexual violence used as war tactic against Sudanese children: UNICEF Straight Arrow News
- Sudan civil war: One-year-olds dey among rape victims for Sudan war, UN tok BBC.com
- Sudan: Children as young as one raped during conflict, UNICEF warns UN News
Can Egypt’s plan for Gaza backed by Arab League become reality?
Summit follows US President Donald Trump's beach resort plan.
US confirms direct talks with Hamas
Talks come as Israel continues to block supplies of humanitarian aid into Gaza after first phase of ceasefire expired.
Sudanese starve as soup kitchens close down and warring parties block aid
The pause in USAID funding is exacerbating the hunger crisis in Sudan and compounding the challenge for relief workers.
Trump exempts some automakers from Canada, Mexico tariffs for one month
The one month exemption is for cars and trucks that comply with USMCA's content rules.
Iranian singer Mehdi Yarrahi given 74 lashes over protest song
Lashes were part of agreement to end criminal case against Yarrahi over song against Iran’s strict dress code for women
Mehdi Yarrahi, a well-known Iranian protest singer who spoke out against the country’s strict dress code for women, has been given 74 lashes as part of an agreement to end a criminal case against him.
Yarrahi was initially convicted in January 2024 of acting unlawfully by releasing a protest song in September 2023 entitled Your Headscarf (Roo Sarito) on the first anniversary of the “Women, Life, Freedom” uprising.
Continue reading...Trump admin rethinking Guantánamo immigrant detention plan – NBC News
- Trump admin rethinking Guantánamo immigrant detention plan NBC News
- Satellite analysis shows rapid dash to house migrants at Guantanamo Bay ABC News
- Team Trump rethinking costly Guantánamo Bay immigration plan: report The Independent
- An open letter to Trump from former Guantanamo prisoners Al Jazeera English
- Exclusive: Trump Administration Suspends Military Deportation Flights The Wall Street Journal
Syria vows to destroy any remaining Assad-era chemical weapons – BBC.com
Macron warns Russian aggression ‘knows no borders’ in televised address
French president says Europe must prepare for a future without guaranteed US support, warning Russian threat could extend beyond Ukraine
The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has warned that Russian aggression “knows no borders”, will not stop at Ukraine and is a direct threat to France and Europe which must prepare in case the US steps away from its side.
“I want to believe the US will stay by our side,” Macron said in a televised address late on Wednesday. “But we have to be ready if that isn’t the case,” he said.
Continue reading...US confirms it held direct talks with Hamas
The US confirmed it held direct talks with Hamas for the first time since 1997.
‘I was devastated’: MP hopes her story will help improve maternity care for disabled women
Exclusive: Marie Tidball tells of her experiences with NHS as report finds 44% higher risk of stillbirth for disabled women
When doctors tried to work out whether Marie Tidball would need a specially designed birth plan, one asked her to lie fully clothed on the bed and spread her legs in the air so they could see how far they could open.
The incident was one of several occasions when Tidball, now a Labour MP, felt neglected during her pregnancy and early motherhood because of the NHS’s failure to adapt on account of her physical disabilities. Tidball has physical impairments affecting all four of her limbs and had major surgeries on both her hips and legs as a child.
Continue reading...What pausing US intelligence means for Ukraine’s military operation
Without US intelligence, Ukraine will not be able to make such effective use of long-range Western weaponry, writes Paul Adams.
Serbia’s opposition under fire for smoke and flare protest in parliament
Police gather evidence against MPs who let off smoke bombs and flares in a protest over claims of corruption.
Justice Minister Yariv Levin moves to oust A-G, sparking fierce backlash – The Jerusalem Post
- Justice Minister Yariv Levin moves to oust A-G, sparking fierce backlash The Jerusalem Post
- Israel’s justice minister moves to oust attorney general amid allegations of political bias, opposition decries move CNN
- Daily Briefing Mar. 6: Day 517 – Who will man the attorney general’s firing squad? The Times of Israel
- Israel government takes first step to oust attorney general Reuters
- Step by Step, Israel's Government Is Pushing an Agenda to Completely Change the Country Haaretz
Man swallows stolen Tiffany earrings before police arrest him
The man allegedly swallowed two pairs of earrings worth $769,500 (£597,000) hoping to avoid being charged with theft.
US says some autos exempt from Canada, Mexico tariffs for one month
The US has said it will allow a one-month exemption from tariffs on auto imports from Canada and Mexico.
Child dies after car driven on to sports pitch in Cumbria
Man in his 40s arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving at rugby club in Kendal
A child has died and another has been injured after a car was driven on to a sports pitch in Cumbria, police said.
Cumbria police were called at 4.58pm on Wednesday to reports of a collision involving a black BMW and two children on a pitch at Kendal Rugby Union Football Club.
Continue reading...Trump temporarily spares carmakers from US tariffs on Canada and Mexico
After a call with top executives at GM, Ford and Stellantis, president approves one-month exemption from tariffs
Donald Trump has temporarily spared carmakers from sweeping US tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico, one day after an economic strike on the US’s two biggest trading partners sparked warnings of widespread price increases and disruption.
The US president extended his aggressive trade strategy at midnight on Tuesday by targeting the country’s two closest neighbors with duties of 25%.
Continue reading...Can Friedrich Merz get Europe out of its funk? – The Economist
- Can Friedrich Merz get Europe out of its funk? The Economist
- Unpacking Germany’s election results and what they mean for Israel The Jerusalem Post
- Opinion | Friedrich Merz, Germany’s Next Chancellor, Is Yesterday’s Man The New York Times
- ‘People see it as invasive’: did anti-green feeling fuel the right’s rise in Germany? The Guardian
- The Man Who Would Remake Europe The Atlantic
European markets soar as Germany moves to lift ‘debt brake’ and raise defence spending
Berlin’s ‘big bazooka’ proposal sends industrial stocks surging but fiscal sea change also hikes borrowing costs
European financial markets have rallied sharply and German borrowing costs have soared after the country’s prospective leaders announced a historic deal to loosen its “debt brake” rule to boost spending on defence.
The yield – in effect the interest rate – on 30-year German government bonds rose by about 25 basis points to 3.08% in its biggest daily increase since October 1998.
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