Israeli court rejects appeal by detained Gaza aid flotilla activists – France 24

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  1. Israeli court rejects appeal by detained Gaza aid flotilla activists  France 24
  2. Israel extends detention of Gaza flotilla activists, lawyers say  Al Jazeera
  3. Spain summons Israeli envoy to protest detention of Spanish flotilla activist  The Times of Israel
  4. Israeli Court Extends Detention of Gaza Flotilla Activists by Six Days After Appeal Rejected  Haaretz
  5. Former Barrington High student detained as part of flotilla sailing to Gaza  Daily Herald
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Some kids are bypassing age-verification checks with a fake mustache – TechCrunch

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  1. Some kids are bypassing age-verification checks with a fake mustache  TechCrunch
  2. How children are getting creative and fooling age verification checks  Euronews.com
  3. Kids can bypass some age checks with a drawn-on mustache  The Register
  4. Kids with fake mustaches can fool high-tech age verification systems  Fast Company
  5. The Online Safety Act Is Changing the Internet for Kids — But Families Say It’s Still Not Enough  Bitdefender
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‘Defeated by conspiracy’: West Bengal chief minister refuses to resign after election loss

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Mamata Banerjee says Narendra Modi’s party ‘forcefully captured’ election that ended her party’s 15 years in power

A political showdown is taking place in the Indian state of West Bengal as the chief minister, Mamata Banerjee, India’s most powerful female politician, has refused to resign after she lost elections to the prime minister’s party this week.

Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) won an overwhelming victory on Monday in state elections in West Bengal, where Banerjee and her Trinamool Congress party (TMC) have been in power for 15 years.

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Ukraine declares it is not bound by Russia’s Victory Day truce – politico.eu

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  1. Ukraine declares it is not bound by Russia’s Victory Day truce  politico.eu
  2. Russian strikes kill 27 in Ukraine ahead of rival ceasefires around Moscow’s Victory Day parade  CNN
  3. Deadly Russian Strikes Rip Into Ukrainian Cities  The New York Times
  4. On Eve of Proposed Cease-Fire, Russia Launches Huge Attack on Ukraine  WSJ
  5. Zelenskiy accuses Russia of spurning ceasefire proposed by Kyiv  Reuters
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Trainline says Middle East tensions hitting European rail bookings

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Profits jump to £122m at ticketing retailer but it expects flat or declining revenues over the coming year

Trainline has said the US standoff with Iran is hitting its revenues, with rail ticket sales to foreign visitors to Europe affected.

The UK-based ticketing retailer said it expected revenues to stay flat or decline over the coming year, citing “the effects of geopolitical tensions in the Middle East on inbound air traffic into Europe”.

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Two hikers injured in US bear attack on Yellowstone trail

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National park closes areas near Old Faithful after attack by one or more bears, with incident under investigation

Two hikers were injured in a bear attack on Monday on a trail in Yellowstone national park, park officials said.

The National Park Service said in a statement on Tuesday that the hikers sustained injuries on Monday by “one or more bears” on the Mystic Falls trail near Old Faithful in Yellowstone national park. Officials did not specify which species of bear.

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Polanski says he is not ready to be PM, but might be in two years’ time – UK politics live

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Green leader also apologised for misrepresenting his work with the Red Cross, and defended party policy on drugs

Labour has criticised Zack Polanski for saying he was concerned about how the suspect in the Golders Green stabbings was treated when he was arrested by the police.

Referring to what Polanski said about this in his Today interview this morning (see 9.33am), a Labour party spokesperson said:

Our brave police ran towards a suspected terrorist and tackled him while he was still carrying a knife and before they could handcuff him.

The fact that Zack Polanski is still sympathising with this individual is utterly astounding. For the Green party leader to be litigating the case for the defence against the police shows whose side he is truly on.

The latest unemployment figures for February showed a fall, interest rates were expected to come down, the markets were pricing in a couple of cuts during the course of the year.

The truth is, with the effect of the Iran war, we can’t count on any of that at the moment. There is likely to be an effect on prices, which feeds through from energy costs, and there may well be labour market implications.

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Japan’s Takaichi Pitches Strength and Stability in Visits to Australia and Vietnam – The New York Times

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  1. Japan’s Takaichi Pitches Strength and Stability in Visits to Australia and Vietnam  The New York Times
  2. Japan, Vietnam seek deeper energy, minerals ties amid geopolitical risks  Reuters
  3. Takaichi aims to boost diplomacy through revamp of her mentor's policies  The Japan Times
  4. Foreign Policy Speech by Prime Minister TAKAICHI Sanae  Prime Minister's Office of Japan
  5. Japan seeks to expand regional defense ties  Semafor
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Pope Leo rejects claim he supports nuclear weapons after Trump tirade

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Pontiff responds after US president accuses him of ‘endangering a lot of Catholics’ with stance on Iran war

Pope Leo has said he has never supported nuclear weapons and that those who criticise him need to speak the truth, in response to Donald Trump’s latest tirade accusing him of “endangering a lot of Catholics” with his stance on the Iran war.

Speaking to journalists on Tuesday night after leaving the papal retreat in Castel Gandolfo, near Rome, the first US-born pontiff said: “The mission of the church is to preach the gospel, to preach peace.”

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