Lionel Messi, Inter Miami lose to LAFC in CONCACAF Champions Cup
Nathan Ordaz's goal was enough for LAFC to prevail against Lionel Messi and Inter Miami in their first-leg quarterfinal.
Dead or alive? Surviving Pakistan’s 28-hour train hijack in an engine
Assistant train driver Saad Qamar's family didn't know if he had been killed. On Thursday, he'll be back at work.
Brisbane woman charged with murder after allegedly giving terminally ill partner lethal dose of pain medication
Police say David Mobbs was in ‘last stages of his life’ with motor neurone disease and had been in and out of hospital before his death
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A pensioner has been charged with murder after being accused of administering a lethal dose of prescription medication to her terminally ill partner.
Kylie Ellina Truswell-Mobbs, 50, was arrested more than a year after the death of David Ronald Mobbs, 56, at Alexandra Hills, in Brisbane’s south-east, in December 2023.
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Continue reading...Myanmar’s military government announces temporary ceasefire to aid quake efforts – CNN
- Myanmar’s military government announces temporary ceasefire to aid quake efforts CNN
- Myanmar earthquake: BBC finds huge devastation and little help for survivors in Mandalay BBC
- Myanmar earthquake death toll tops 3,000 with hundreds still missing ABC News
- Myanmar's military declares a ceasefire as earthquake deaths pass 3,000 NPR
- How the Myanmar Earthquake Shook Skyscrapers in Bangkok The New York Times
Mass Roman grave discovered outside Vienna – DW
C of E vicars call for ’urgent and decisive action’ on increasing their pensions
Lead signatory of letter to Church Times says it is ‘moral and Christian imperative’ to ensure dignified retirement
Church of England vicars are demanding an increase in pensions amid claims that many face an impoverished old age, with some forced to rely on food banks or move in with adult children.
Almost 2,000 C of E clergy have joined an action group on Facebook in the past few weeks and 700 signed a letter to the Church Times calling for “urgent and decisive action”.
Continue reading...Thursday briefing: What Israel’s new move to seize ‘large areas’ of Gaza means for the conflict
In today’s newsletter: Israel’s offensive has resulted in thousands of casualties and severe restrictions on aid, and signals a potential long-term territorial and political shift
Good morning. On Tuesday, Israeli defence minister, Israel Katz, announced a major expansion of attacks on Gaza and the “capture of large areas that will be added to the security zones of the state of Israel”.
The announcement followed a night of airstrikes on Khan Younis and Rafah in southern Gaza, which officials said had killed at least 21 people, including a pregnant woman. The intensification of Israel’s offensive comes after more than two weeks of airstrikes and ground operations that have, according to Gaza’s health ministry, killed more than 900 people. Unicef has said that at least 322 of those killed since the renewed attacks have been children.
UK economy | Donald Trump has hit the UK with tariffs of 10% on exports to the US as he ignited a global trade war. Other tariffs include 20% on the EU and 34% on China. Downing Street had been expecting 20% but Keir Starmer’s conciliation towards the Trump administration appeared to have paid off.
Immigration | An investigation has been launched after a racist message was reportedly “blasted out” on portable radios used by Home Office contractors at an asylum processing centre. The deeply offensive broadcast – “fuck off you [N-word]s, go back to where you came from” – was reportedly heard at the Manston processing site for small boat arrivals in Kent.
Health | Doctors have reported a rise in the number of patients with Victorian diseases such as scabies, as the Royal College of Physicians urged the government to do more to fight poverty.
UK news | A third former South Yorkshire police officer has been arrested as part of an investigation into child sexual exploitation in Rotherham. The ex-constable, aged in his 50s, was arrested on Monday on suspicion of raping a teenage girl in the town in 2004.
Education | The fate of boys “is a defining issue of our time”, according to the education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, as she calls for more men to become teachers to combat “toxic” behaviours.
Continue reading...Netanyahu is rocked by a new scandal linking his close advisers to Qatar – AP News
- Netanyahu is rocked by a new scandal linking his close advisers to Qatar AP News
- What Is ‘Qatargate,’ the Latest Furor Embroiling Israel? The New York Times
- Detention of PM’s aides extended by 24 hours as journalists testify in Qatargate probe The Times of Israel
- Two arrested as investigation into ‘QatarGate’ in Israel deepens CNN
- A-G clarifies investigation into 'Post' Editor Zvika Klein after pushback on freedom of the press The Jerusalem Post
Why is Zimbabwe’s President Mnangagwa facing pressure to resign?
An internal split in the ruling ZANU-PF party is driving fears of a possible coup attempt.
IDF kills several terrorists in southern Syria, confiscates weapons – The Jerusalem Post
- IDF kills several terrorists in southern Syria, confiscates weapons The Jerusalem Post
- Israel steps up Syria strikes, says Turkey aims for 'protectorate' Reuters
- Israel launches air attacks on Syria’s Damascus and Hama Al Jazeera
- Israeli Airstrikes Pound Syrian Military Airbase, Hit Damascus Bloomberg.com
- IDF ground forces, airstrikes eliminate armed terrorists in Syria The Jerusalem Post
The Country Was Fake. But Its Land Grab in Bolivia Was Real. – The New York Times
The Country Was Fake. But Its Land Grab in Bolivia Was Real. The New York Times
Netanyahu to visit Hungary as Orbán vows to defy ICC arrest warrant
Israeli prime minister begins four-day trip after Hungarian counterpart says court ruling would ‘have no effect’
Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to begin a four-day official visit to Hungary on Thursday, marking the first time the Israeli prime minister has stepped foot on European soil since the international criminal court issued an arrest warrant for him over allegations of war crimes in Gaza.
Hours after the ICC announced the warrants in November, Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orbán, made it clear he would defy the court to host Netanyahu, telling reporters that he would “guarantee” the ICC’s ruling would “have no effect in Hungary”.
Continue reading...Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,134
These are the key events on day 1,134 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Trump tariffs see stocks dive and investors scramble to bonds, gold and yen
Nasdaq futures tumbled 3.3% and in after-hours trade as $760bn was wiped from the market value of ‘Magnificent Seven’ technology leaders
Stocks dived and investors scrambled to the safety of bonds, gold and the yen on Thursday as Donald Trump unveiled a bigger-than-expected wall of tariffs around the world’s largest economy, upending trade and supply chains.
The technology sector was pummelled as manufacturing hubs in China and Taiwan faced new tariffs above 30%. In total, China now faces an eye-watering 54% in tariffs on its exports to the US.
Continue reading...War-torn and struggling countries among those facing steepest Trump reciprocal tariffs
Myanmar, which is reeling from a huge earthquake and civil war, faces 44% rate amid suspicions that the underlying target is China
Developing nations in South-east Asia, including war-torn and earthquake-hit Myanmar, and several African nations are among the trading partners facing the highest tariffs set by US President Donald Trump.
Upending decades of US trade policy and threatening to unleash a global trade war, Trump on Wednesday announced a raft of tariffs he said were designed to stop the US economy from being “cheated”.
Continue reading...Thousands of Haitians take to streets to protest surging gang violence – Reuters
- Thousands of Haitians take to streets to protest surging gang violence Reuters
- Haiti gangs storm town and release 500 inmates from jail BBC
- Haiti Doesn’t Make Guns. So How Are Gangs Awash in Them? The New York Times
- Thousands protest in Haiti to denounce a surge in gang violence and demand security ABC News
- Thousands march against gangs in Haiti as Vatican is notified of murder of two nuns Miami Herald
‘War’ and ‘pain’: what the papers say about Donald Trump’s trade tariffs
The US president has announced new taxes on imports to the US starting at a baseline of 10% – here is the front-page reaction in Britain
Donald Trump’s tariff “day of liberation” arrived with the US president imposing markups on imports while accusing other nations, including allies, of “looting, pillaging, raping and plundering” the US.
The UK got off relatively lightly with the basic 10%. Here is how major British newspapers see it.
Continue reading...California: sea lion attack on teenager raises fears of toxic algae poisoning
Animals affected by domoic acid are known to exhibit erratic behavior and poisonings are becoming frequent
A teenager was attacked by a sea lion in southern California, raising concerns that a recent increase in algae-induced poisonings among marine mammals could have elicited the erratic behavior.
Phoebe Beltran initially feared it was a shark when she was bitten repeatedly during a 1000-yard swim test for the Junior Lifeguards cadet program in Long Beach on 30 March. Relatives onshore saw the sea lion pop its head out of the water before it swam away, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Continue reading...Myanmar’s deadly earthquake may bring diplomatic payoff for junta chief – Reuters
- Myanmar's deadly earthquake may bring diplomatic payoff for junta chief Reuters
- Myanmar leader heads to Bangkok as quake deaths climb to 3,000 BBC
- Ignoring Protests, Thailand Opens Door to Myanmar’s Military Leader The New York Times
- Junta chief to leave quake-striken Myanmar for summit, aid groups clamour for access Reuters
- Myanmar's troubled situation looms over Bay of Bengal regional summit Nikkei Asia
World leaders call Trump tariffs ‘wrong’ and ‘unjustified’
Italy's Giorgia Meloni says the US's tariffs on the EU are "wrong", while Australia's Anthony Albanese calls them "unjustified."