- Trump Targets Major Trading Partners With New Investigation - The New York Times The New York Times
- Trump administration launches Section 301 trade probes into Mexico, China, EU, others CNBC
- US trade probes could lead to new tariffs for EU, China dw.com
- Trump administration launches new trade investigation Axios
- White House takes first step toward permanent fix for illegal tariffs The Washington Post
Noma chef resigns amid shocking allegations of physical abuse of staff
René Redzepi also steps down from non-profit board after accusations of both physical and psychological abuse
René Redzepi, the head chef and co-founder of Noma, announced Wednesday he was resigning from his internationally acclaimed Copenhagen restaurant following allegations that he had physically abused his staff.
Redzepi had been facing protests in Los Angeles before a four-month pop-up that launched this week. His resignation comes after the New York Times detailed shocking allegations of physical and psychological abuse, including claims that he “punched employees in the face, jabbed them with kitchen implements and slammed them against walls”.
Continue reading...Middle East crisis live: Iraqi tankers hit as Iran targets oil supplies; US orders petroleum reserve release in bid to calm markets – The Guardian
- Middle East crisis live: Iraqi tankers hit as Iran targets oil supplies; US orders petroleum reserve release in bid to calm markets The Guardian
- Iran war live: Oil tankers hit in Iraq, Tehran sets 3 conditions for peace Al Jazeera
- Oil tankers burn near Iraq as Iranian strikes defy Trump's claim to have 'won' the war Reuters
- Two Tankers Attacked In Iraqi Waters, Oil Terminals Suspended Bloomberg
- Iraq rescues more than 20 crew members from attacked foreign oil tanker: Report Anadolu Ajansı
Eight Arab, Islamic countries condemn Israeli closure of Al-Aqsa Mosque – Al Jazeera
- Eight Arab, Islamic countries condemn Israeli closure of Al-Aqsa Mosque Al Jazeera
- 8 Muslim countries, including UAE, pan Israeli closure of Al-Aqsa amid Iran attacks The Times of Israel
- Israel Closes Al Aqsa Mosque at Ramadan, Citing Wartime Safety Concerns The New York Times
- Israel's closure of Al-Aqsa Mosque is an act of war Middle East Eye
- Watchdog slams PA over claim of Israeli restrictions on Al-Aqsa for ‘Passover sacrifice’ JNS.org
Kanye West ordered to pay $140K in Malibu mansion renovation lawsuit
A handyman had sought $1.7m (£1.267m) from the rapper over claims of unpaid work, medical expenses and being unfairly fired.
Justified or not? US military families on fears of Iran war
BBC's North America editor Sarah Smith spoke to Gold Star mum Lynn, whose son died in the Iraq War, and veteran Jeremy.
Did B-2s Just Drop GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators On Another Iranian Nuclear Site? (Updated) – The War Zone
- Did B-2s Just Drop GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators On Another Iranian Nuclear Site? (Updated) The War Zone
- IDF says it recently struck site where Iran advanced ‘critical capabilities’ in nuclear weapons The Times of Israel
- Israeli military says it targeted site used in Iran's nuclear programme Reuters
- Satellite Imagery Shows New Damage to Iranian Nuclear Site, Report Says WSJ
- IDF strikes Iranian nuclear-linked explosives testing site The Jerusalem Post
Epstein used modelling agent to recruit girls, Brazilian women tell BBC
Modelling agent used businesses to recruit girls and arrange US visas to visit Jeffrey Epstein, Brazilian women tell BBC.
Epstein used modelling agent to recruit girls, Brazilian women tell BBC
Modelling agent used businesses to recruit girls and arrange US visas to visit Jeffrey Epstein, Brazilian women tell BBC.
Why Namibia’s green energy dream could be a red flag for penguins
A near pristine desert and coastal wilderness in Namibia could soon host a huge hydrogen production facility.
A small US grocer is calling out the lower prices at big chains
It is 'impossible for us to compete', says the boss of a New York grocery store.
What role has cyber warfare played in Iran?
Militaries are often cagey about their cyber activities. But the US has hinted at the role it has played.
China’s rubber-stamp parliament set to approve ‘ethnic unity’ law
New legislation will require schools to use Mandarin by default, taking priority over minority ethnic languages such as Tibetan, Uyghur and Mongolian
China’s National People’s Congress (NPC), the state legislature, will vote on Thursday on a suite of new laws agreed at this year’s annual two sessions gathering, including a piece of legislation that will diminish the role of minority ethnic languages in the education system.
NPC delegates are expected to approve a new ethnic unity law, along with a new environmental code and the 15th five-year plan, the economic planning document for 2026-2030. Delegates have spent the last week debating Beijing’s proposed bills, which they are all but certain to approve. The NPC, which is often described as a rubber-stamp parliament, has never rejected an item on its agenda.
Continue reading...China’s rubber-stamp parliament set to approve ‘ethnic unity’ law
New legislation will require schools to use Mandarin by default, taking priority over minority ethnic languages such as Tibetan, Uyghur and Mongolian
China’s National People’s Congress (NPC), the state legislature, will vote on Thursday on a suite of new laws agreed at this year’s annual two sessions gathering, including a piece of legislation that will diminish the role of minority ethnic languages in the education system.
NPC delegates are expected to approve a new ethnic unity law, along with a new environmental code and the 15th five-year plan, the economic planning document for 2026-2030. Delegates have spent the last week debating Beijing’s proposed bills, which they are all but certain to approve. The NPC, which is often described as a rubber-stamp parliament, has never rejected an item on its agenda.
Continue reading...See what Fukushima looks like 15 years after the nuclear disaster – Business Insider
- See what Fukushima looks like 15 years after the nuclear disaster Business Insider
- Fukushima at 15: Living with radioactive hot spots and stigma as Japan's government pushes for more reactors Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
- Japan marks 15th anniversary of Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami The Japan Times
- Japan marks 15 years since tsunami disaster as Takaichi pushes more nuclear energy use NBC News
- Lai marks 15 years since Tohoku quake and tsunami Taipei Times
Hezbollah fires at least 150 rockets at north, Iran launches missiles in ‘integrated operation’ – The Times of Israel
- Hezbollah fires at least 150 rockets at north, Iran launches missiles in ‘integrated operation’ The Times of Israel
- Exclusive | Hezbollah terrorists launch 100 rockets at Israel — overwhelming the Iron Dome nypost.com
- Israel Targets Hezbollah in New Lebanon Strikes WSJ
- Two lightly injured in Hezbollah’s rocket barrage, medics say The Times of Israel
- Sirens sound across Israel as Hezbollah, Iran launch attack The Jerusalem Post
China’s biggest political meeting is ending – what have we learned?
BBC correspondents give us their biggest takeaways from China's National People's Congress.
Why did U.S. bombings cause ‘acid rain’ to fall in Iran? An atmospheric scientist explains – PBS
- Why did U.S. bombings cause 'acid rain' to fall in Iran? An atmospheric scientist explains PBS
- Iran War Live Updates: Strikes in Beirut, Ship Attacks Near Strait of Hormuz and Oil Supply News The New York Times
- Toxic rain fell over Tehran as airstrikes hit oil facilities NBC News
- Explosions rock Iran's capital, and more attacks target Israel as US warns bombing will intensify AP News
- Satellite images capture airstrikes reducing Iran's vintage American-made F-14 Tomcats to wreckage Business Insider
Iranian oil flows through Strait of Hormuz even as Gulf neighbors’ exports shut – Reuters
- Iranian oil flows through Strait of Hormuz even as Gulf neighbors' exports shut Reuters
- Iran sends millions of oil barrels to China through Strait of Hormuz even as war chokes the waterway CNBC
- The Billionaire Whose Ships Are Braving Missiles in the Strait of Hormuz WSJ
- Iran’s Control of Hormuz Means It’s Exporting More Oil Today Than Before the War WSJ
- How shipping companies are navigating danger in the Strait of Hormuz CBC
Britain is ejecting hereditary nobles from Parliament after 700 years – PBS
- Britain is ejecting hereditary nobles from Parliament after 700 years PBS
- No Nobles Day: Britain's Parliament boots its last hereditary Lords after 700 years NPR
- Hereditary peers to lose their seats in the House of Lords The Guardian
- UK ends centuries-old hereditary seats in parliament upper chamber Reuters
- Ministers offer Tories more peers to end hereditary bill standoff BBC