‘A fatal blow’: Italian producers fear effects of Trump’s ‘war against pasta’

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US president’s threat to impose 92% tariffs targeting major manufacturers put family-run firms in the firing line as well

“It’s a real pity,” laments Antonio Rummo of Donald Trump’s latest target in his ever-evolving tariff war: Italian pasta. Rummo is the sixth-generation grandson of the founder of Pasta Rummo, who opened a wheat mill in Benevento in southern Italy in 1846, using the family’s three horses to lug grain from the surrounding Campania region and Puglia to produce fresh pasta.

“Demand for premium pasta in the US has been growing,” says Rummo. Appreciated by consumers for a traditional processing method that guarantees it will cook to al dente perfection, sales of Pasta Rummo have been thriving.

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Live updates: Israel approves Trump’s plan for Gaza ceasefire and hostage release – BBC

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  1. Live updates: Israel approves Trump’s plan for Gaza ceasefire and hostage release  BBC
  2. Israeli tanks open fire along Gaza coastal road  CNN
  3. Michigan Jewish and Arab American community leaders react to Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal  CBS News
  4. Who Are the Hostages Believed Alive in Gaza?  The New York Times
  5. Mideast expert analyzes Gaza peace deal and what comes next for the region  PBS
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NHS trust’s facilities staff vote to strike over pay discrimination claim

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Union accuses hospital group of ‘institutional racism’ as cleaners and porters get lower pay than colleagues

Hundreds of NHS hospital workers have voted for strike action after claims that they have lost more than £36m in pay and pension contributions over the last four years.

More than 330 low-paid workers, mainly cleaners, caterers and porters, known as facilities staff, at St George’s, Epsom and St Helier hospital group (GESH) are preparing to go on strike.

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Judges prohibit pro-Palestine march to Sydney Opera House and say protesters risk contempt of court

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In landmark ruling, NSW court of appeal says anyone attending prohibited protest could be held in contempt of court

New South Wales’ top court has made a landmark ruling that criminalises attending a “prohibited” protest, with the court of appeal banning a planned pro-Palestine march to the Sydney Opera House scheduled for this weekend.

The court of appeal on Thursday ruled that anyone marching on the Opera House on Sunday could be held in contempt of court, as it sided with police against the Palestine Action Group due to “extreme” safety concerns.

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Marco Rubio Caught Telling Donald Trump, 79, What to Post on Truth Social – The Daily Beast

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  1. Marco Rubio Caught Telling Donald Trump, 79, What to Post on Truth Social  The Daily Beast
  2. Marco Rubio interrupts Trump with handwritten note on Gaza deal  The Guardian
  3. Inside the White House, a look at the lead-up to the Gaza ceasefire  NewsNation
  4. Donald Trump has done what Obama and Biden never could with Gaza ceasefire deal  The Telegraph
  5. "Approve Truth Social Post": What Secret Note To Trump On Gaza Deal Said  NDTV
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Cristina Fernández de Kirchner: Argentinian court sentences man to 10 years for attempted assassination

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Court in Buenos Aires sentences Fernando Sabag Montiel and accomplice over 2022 incident in which gun was pointed at former president but did not go off

A court in Argentina has sentenced a man to 10 years in prison after finding him guilty of attempting to kill former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.

The court in Buenos Aires also sentenced the man’s accomplice to eight years in prison, capping a dramatic case that has captivated the country since 2022, when the main defendant, Fernando Sabag Montiel, squeezed through a crowd outside the ex-president’s home, thrust a loaded gun at her face and pulled the trigger.

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Senate Republicans vote against check on Trump using deadly force against cartels

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First vote in Congress on military campaign that White House says has hit four vessels and killed at least 21 people

Senate Republicans voted down legislation Wednesday that would have put a check on Donald Trump’s ability to use deadly military force against drug cartels after Democrats tried to counter the administration’s extraordinary assertion of presidential war powers to destroy vessels in the Caribbean.

The vote fell mostly along party lines, 48-51, with two Republicans, Rand Paul and Lisa Murkowski, voting in favor and the Democrat John Fetterman voting against.

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‘Humanitarian’ visa must be created for Pacific Islanders displaced by climate crisis, experts say

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Calls for reform to allow people across the Pacific threatened by climate crisis to more easily migrate, particularly to New Zealand

Climate and migration experts are calling for urgent action to create legal pathways for people displaced by the climate crisis, as a new report highlights the scale of the problem across the Pacific.

Research by Amnesty International released on Thursday found current immigration systems are inadequate for Pacific Islanders seeking safety and stability, as rising seas threaten to make their homelands uninhabitable.

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‘These are the tears I prayed for’: Hostage families meet Trump ceasefire deal with hope and hesitation – Ynetnews

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  1. 'These are the tears I prayed for': Hostage families meet Trump ceasefire deal with hope and hesitation  Ynetnews
  2. Hostage Tamir Nimrodi's mother says his fate unknown as she waits for Trump's peace plan  BBC
  3. Relatives, supporters and Trump impersonator celebrate deal at Hostages Square  The Times of Israel
  4. For Israel’s Hostage Families, Another Anxious Wait for Their Loved Ones to Be Released  The Wall Street Journal
  5. Father of Gaza hostage calls for an end to war – and a two-State solution  UN News
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Trump to visit Walter Reed for ‘routine yearly checkup’, the second since April

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Purpose of Friday checkup at US military medical center unclear for oldest man to be inaugurated president

Donald Trump, the oldest man to be inaugurated US president, will visit Walter Reed national military medical center on Friday for what the White House said was a “routine yearly check up”.

“On Friday morning, President Trump will visit Walter Reed Medical Center for a planned meeting and remarks with the troops,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement on Wednesday. “While there, President Trump will stop by for his routine yearly check up. He will then return to the White House.”

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Marco Rubio interrupts Trump with handwritten note on Gaza deal

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Note from secretary of state says ‘you need to approve a Truth Social post soon so you can announce deal first’

The text of the note handed to Donald Trump by Marco Rubio, the secretary of state, on Wednesday afternoon, captured in a photograph, suggested the president could soon announce a ceasefire deal in Gaza on his social media platform.

“Very close,” the note read, according to an image of the handwritten note taken by Associated Press photographer Evan Vucci. “We need you to approve a Truth Social post soon so you can announce deal first.”

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Wife of synagogue terrorist says he showed no signs of extremism

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Exclusive: Wife of Jihad al-Shamie says he was ‘intimidating, aggressive and controlling’ but did not seem radicalised

The Manchester synagogue terrorist was “intimidating, aggressive and controlling” but showed no sign of extremism before carrying out his lethal antisemitic attack, one of his wives has said.

The woman, who married Jihad al-Shamie in an Islamic ceremony in 2021, said the 35-year-old was “glued to his phone” watching Arabic news channels but did not appear to be on the path to terror.

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