As Trump’s anti-migrant push gains steam, advocates urge Canada to act
Rights advocates say Canada, by upholding deal curbing asylum at US border, is 'complicit' in Trump's migrant crackdown.
Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid: LaLiga – start, team news, how to follow
A look at the Madrid derby as LaLiga leaders and defending champions Real host second-placed Atletico on Saturday.
Three-hundred-year-old Stradivarius violin sells for $11m in New York
Proceeds from sale of 1714 instrument will be used to fund scholarships for violinists at New England Conservatory
A Stradivarius violin crafted in 1714 sold for $11.25m (£9.1m) at a New York auction on Friday, missing the world record for a musical instrument that some predicted it might break, but still securing a solid financial future for a new generation of performers.
The 311-year-old instrument, listed by Sotheby’s of Manhattan as “a masterpiece of sound”, once belonged to the celebrated 19th-century Hungarian violinist Joseph Joachim, a close friend of the composer Johannes Brahms. It was gifted to the New England Conservatory in 2015 following the death of its most recent owner, a former student, Si-Hon Ma, with the understanding it would one day be sold to fund musical scholarships.
Continue reading...Trump delays key piece of China tariff plan amid threats to other countries
President halts plan to put tariffs on low-value packages but says he will impose duties on more countries next week
Donald Trump halted a key part of his tariff attack on China on Friday, as he threatened to impose new US duties on goods from many more countries next week.
Plans to ensure shipments from China to the US worth less than $800 still face tariffs – removing the longstanding duty-free status of low-cast packages – have been delayed to give more time to federal agencies to prepare for the change.
Continue reading...‘Repeated failures’ at Nottinghamshire prison where three inmates took their lives
Inquest into deaths of three prisoners within three weeks at HMP Lowdham Grange in 2023 criticises ‘poor leadership’
There were several failings and missed opportunities at an overwhelmed prison where three inmates took their lives in the space of three weeks, an inquest jury has found.
Anthony Binfield, 30, Rolandas Karbauskas, 49, and David Richards, 42, were found in their cells at HMP Lowdham Grange in Nottinghamshire between 6-25 March 2023.
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Continue reading...Prince Andrew aide fights to prevent release of statement about ‘Chinese spy’
Media group led by Guardian seeks release of document written by Dominic Hampshire in support of Yang Tengbo
Lawyers for an aide to Prince Andrew are fighting to prevent his statement in support of a man accused of being a Chinese spy, who briefly became a trusted business partner and associate of the prince, from being released to the press.
The Guardian is leading a group of media organisations seeking the release of a witness statement written by the prince’s fixer and close friend Dominic Hampshire, originally at the personal request of the businessman Yang Tengbo.
Continue reading...Syrian whistleblower ‘Caesar’ reveals himself to Al Jazeera
Syrian whistleblower “Caesar” has revealed his identity to the world in an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera.
Trump administration suspends $5bn electric vehicle charging program
Highway agency ordered states to no longer spend funds allocated under Biden’s EV charging station program
The Trump administration has ordered US states to suspend a $5bn electric vehicle charging station program in a further blow to the environmental movement since the president’s return to the White House.
In a memo issued on Thursday to state transportation directors, the transportation department’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) ordered states not to spend any funds allocated to them under the Biden administration as part of the national electric vehicle infrastructure (NEVI) program.
Continue reading...Why is Trump pulling the plug on USAID?
Thousands of employees have been placed on leave and aid recipients in more than 130 countries have been left in limbo.
Children’s bodies a ‘battleground’ in Haiti as sexual violence surges, UNICEF warns – Reuters Canada
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Trump suspends tariffs on small packages from China
The order ending duty-free shipment of packages from China worth less than $800 had caused chaos.
Naomi Campbell claims she did not know of financial misconduct at charity
Supermodel alleges ‘concerted deception’ by fellow trustee kept her in dark over running of Fashion for Relief
The supermodel Naomi Campbell has claimed she knew nothing of the extensive financial misconduct and mismanagement at the anti-poverty fashion charity she created and sat on the board of for more than five years.
Campbell was disqualified from running a charity in May 2024, before the publication of a devastating watchdog report that revealed a trail of administrative chaos, misuse of charity funds, and chaotic record-keeping.
Continue reading...New allegations Diddy sexually assaulted minor in nightclub
Combs has consistently denied the allegations against him in civil lawsuits, labelling them "sickening".
Sudan army makes huge gains as it seeks to recapture war-torn capital
"Shrapnel and stray ammunition are falling on my neighbourhood," a doctor tells the BBC.
Sudan civil war: Army advances as it seek to recapture Khartoum – BBC.com
- Sudan civil war: Army advances as it seek to recapture Khartoum BBC.com
- Sudanese military reports sweeping gains in battle for capital The Guardian
- Sudanese relief workers in the capital fear reprisals from army Al Jazeera English
- Sudan’s army and allied militias pushing RSF from capital’s outskirts The National
- Sudanese army captures 3 more towns from rebel faction in central Sudan Anadolu Agency
Rothschild braces for more ‘skeletons in the cupboard’ over conduct of late chair
Exclusive: Bank holds crisis meeting to discuss response to news that Sir Evelyn de Rothschild left after allegation of sexual misconduct
Senior bankers at Rothschild & Co gathered on Tuesday in a meeting room at its St Swithin’s Lane headquarters in the heart of the City of London to discuss a memo that would shake the storied financial group to its foundations.
The memo, to be sent to staff on Wednesday morning, would admit for the first time that their celebrated former leader, Sir Evelyn de Rothschild, had left the bank in 2004 after an allegation of sexual misconduct.
Continue reading...Ecuador chooses president against backdrop of gang violence
Whoever wins the presidential election will be tasked with restoring security to the country.
Ecuador chooses president against backdrop of gang violence
Whoever wins the presidential election will be tasked with restoring security to the country.
Israel to show prisoners clip of Gaza destruction prior to release under truce deal – The Times of Israel
- Israel to show prisoners clip of Gaza destruction prior to release under truce deal The Times of Israel
- Gaza ceasefire live: Palestinian prisoners and detainees released in exchange for three Israeli hostages The Guardian
- Palestinians say 7 released prisoners admitted to hospital The Times of Israel
- LIVE: Israel releases 183 Palestinians after 3 captives freed in Gaza Al Jazeera English
- As hostages return, Israelis struggle with releasing Palestinian prisoners Reuters
‘It looks like a stream of blood.’ A river near Buenos Aires turns red, sparking fears of toxic leak – The Associated Press
- ‘It looks like a stream of blood.’ A river near Buenos Aires turns red, sparking fears of toxic leak The Associated Press
- Watch: Argentina canal turns bright red, alarming locals BBC.com
- Stream Near Buenos Aires Turns Red, ‘Like a River Covered in Blood’ The New York Times
- River near Buenos Aires turns bright red after suspected industrial dye leak The Guardian
- River in Argentina turns bright red Sky News