- Trump’s tariffs dealt economic blows in all 50 states—hurting farmers, exporters, and shoppers alike Fortune
- Export demand at risk as tariff uncertainty grows Brownfield Ag News
- Evaluating the Impact of Tariffs on US Agriculture a Year After Liberation Day American Enterprise Institute - AEI
- Farm machinery sales 2026 drop 30-40% as tariffs bite Agroinformacion
- Why trade wars land harder in some states Cornell Chronicle
School food standards pilot in England cuts meal uptake by 15%
Results of six-week trial prompt concerns over government proposals as children reject healthier meals
A pilot to test England’s new school food standards triggered a 15% decline in uptake of meals, with children rejecting healthier options in favour of a packed lunch, a caterer has revealed.
The results of the six-week trial, which took place at a Brighton primary school, have prompted concerns that the government’s proposals, though well-intentioned, could end up having a negative impact on children’s health.
Continue reading...US edges closer to popular vote deciding winner of presidential elections
Virginia signs national popular vote bill into law, joining interstate compact with 17 other states and District of Columbia
A national majority vote for president is one step closer to reality after the Virginia governor, Abigail Spanberger, signed the national popular vote bill into law, joining an interstate compact with 17 other states and the District of Columbia.
Under the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, states would assign their presidential electors to the winner of the popular vote, regardless of the results within the state. The compact takes effect when states representing a majority of electoral votes – 270 of 538 – pass the legislation and thus would determine the winner of the presidential contest. With Virginia, the compact now has 222 electors.
Continue reading...Trump accuses ally Meloni of lacking courage for not joining attacks on Iran
Remarks come as Italian PM suspends defence agreement with Israel amid growing domestic pressure over conflict
Donald Trump lashed out at one of his closest allies on Tuesday, saying Italy’s Giorgia Meloni lacked courage in light of her failure to join the US in attacking Iran.
“I’m shocked at her. I thought she had courage, but I was wrong,” the US president said in an interview with the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera.
Continue reading...Severe storms damage the Plains and midwest as forecasts warn of tornadoes
Thousands face power outages and a number of schools close across region as forecasters warn of hail and flooding
A day after severe storms damaged communities in the Plains and the midwest, forecasters warned that storms could bring giant hail, tornadoes and severe wind gusts to the regions again on Tuesday afternoon and evening.
Authorities in Kansas reported several people with minor injuries after storms passed through on Monday. Three people were left with minor injuries in rural Franklin county, about 50 miles (80km) south-west of Kansas City, according to the sheriff’s office. In the town of Ottawa, officials said there was structural damage, but no deaths or injuries. A National Weather Service survey team will assess damage in the Ottawa area on Tuesday to determine whether a tornado passed through there, according to Chelsea Picha, a meteorologist with the weather service’s office in Topeka.
Continue reading...How small is the UK military? – BBC
- How small is the UK military? BBC
- The Guardian view on defence spending: should the UK’s security rest with Donald Trump? | Editorial The Guardian
- Keir Starmer challenged over defence investment plan delay BBC
- British leader’s complacency on defense puts country ‘in peril,’ former NATO chief warns CNN
- Starmer Rejects Charge of Complacency on UK Military Spending Bloomberg.com
Government sets aside extra £1bn for victims of UK’s infected blood scandal
Additional funds include extra £35,000 each for former pupils experimented on at school without their knowledge
Compensation payments will rise for people affected by the infected blood scandal, including an extra £35,000 each for former pupils who were experimented on at school without their knowledge, the paymaster general has announced. The government has allocated £1bn for the payments.
The final report of the inquiry into what has been described as the biggest treatment disaster in NHS history was published in May 2024. The compensation scheme that followed has also been blighted by controversy.
Continue reading...Family seeks answers after New Jersey woman found dead while on vacation in Zanzibar – ABC7 Los Angeles
- Family seeks answers after New Jersey woman found dead while on vacation in Zanzibar ABC7 Los Angeles
- Ashlee Jenae death: Family seeks answers after South Jersey woman found dead in Zanzibar 6abc Philadelphia
- Influencer known as Ashlee Jenae dies mysteriously in Tanzania days after proposal Yahoo
- Ashlee Jenae: Partner of US influencer who died in Zanzibar speaking to police as witness BBC
- Family seeks answers after influencer Ashlee Jenae is found dead on vacation in Tanzania abcnews.com
Spain finalizes amnesty measure for potentially hundreds of thousands of immigrants – AP News
- Spain finalizes amnesty measure for potentially hundreds of thousands of immigrants AP News
- Spain approves plan to give around 500,000 undocumented migrants legal status BBC
- Spain moves to grant legal status to half a million unauthorized immigrants politico.eu
- Spanish immigration offices threaten strike over migrant amnesty Reuters
- Spain finalizes amnesty plan for undocumented migrants dw.com
Partner of US influencer who died in Zanzibar speaking to police as witness
The police said Ashly Robinson, known online as Ashlee Jenae, had died after attempting to take her own life.
Uncommon Knowledge: Even With Orbán Gone, Hungary Can’t Cut Russian Ties – Newsweek
- Uncommon Knowledge: Even With Orbán Gone, Hungary Can’t Cut Russian Ties Newsweek
- Magyar calls on Orbán to lift veto on Ukraine loan before his exit Euronews.com
- Hungary Won’t Block €90 Billion EU Loan to Kyiv, Magyar Says Bloomberg.com
- Hungary's next PM would pick up if Putin calls and tell him to stop Ukraine war BBC
- Hungary's Magyar will talk to MOL leadership, focus on fuel supplies Reuters
Israeli ambassador to Germany condemns Bezalel Smotrich’s tirade against chancellor
Ron Prosor says verbal attack on Friedrich Merz referencing Nazi regime ‘erodes the memory of the Holocaust’
Israel’s envoy to Germany has criticised a far-right Israeli cabinet member who made historically charged accusations against the German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, saying the attack “[eroded] the memory of the Holocaust”.
In a rare rebuke of a top Israeli official by an active ambassador, Ron Prosor said he wished to “unequivocally condemn” Bezalel Smotrich’s tirade against Merz, in which he made reference to the Nazi regime and said: “You will not force us into ghettos again.”
Continue reading...Carney says it’s Canada’s ‘time to come together’ after Liberals secure majority
Byelection wins and defections push Canada’s Liberals into majority government under the prime minister
Mark Carney has said he will govern with “humility, determination and a clear understanding of what this moment demands” after his Liberals swept three byelections Monday evening, forging a parliamentary majority just more than a year after he took power.
Carney has achieved only the third majority government in two decades – and has done so in a highly unusual fashion, cobbling together both ballot box wins and defections from rival parties.
Continue reading...JD Vance defends backing ‘great guy’ Orbán’s campaign after landslide defeat
Hungary's leader was a "great guy" who did a "very good job", the US vice-president said, but he was sure he could work with Péter Magyar.
Germany to maintain Ukraine aid despite political headwinds – dw.com
- Germany to maintain Ukraine aid despite political headwinds dw.com
- Zelenskyy: return of conscription-age Ukrainians from abroad is a matter of fairness Українська правда
- Ukraine strikes drone production, military support deal with Germany Al Jazeera
- Merz Says EU €90 Billion Loan for Kyiv Should Be Disbursed Now Bloomberg.com
- Ukraine agrees defense deal with Germany to help in fight against Russia AP News
Labor’s controversial algorithm tool for aged care under investigation by ombudsman
Exclusive: It follows numerous complaints made to Guardian Australia, politicians and advocacy organisations about the Integrated Assessment Tool
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The commonwealth ombudsman is investigating the government’s algorithm-based aged care assessment tool, which has been described by assessors as “cruel” and “inhumane” in its determination of home support funding for elderly Australians.
It follows hundreds of complaints made to Guardian Australia, politicians and advocacy organisations about the Integrated Assessment Tool (IAT), made mandatory in November by the Albanese government as part of aged care reforms.
Continue reading...French woman, 86, held by ICE after moving to US to reunite with long-lost love
The son of pensioner Marie-Thérèse says he worries for his mother's frail health, while she is detained in a Louisiana ICE centre.
Hegseth again skipping Ukraine meeting, will send top lieutenant instead – Politico
- Hegseth again skipping Ukraine meeting, will send top lieutenant instead Politico
- Hegseth skips Ukraine arming group meeting The Hill
- NATO chief urges allies to step up financial support for Ukraine Anadolu Ajansı
- Fedorov met with NATO head and British and German ministers before Ramstein Українські Національні Новини (УНН)
- At Ramstein, Ukraine Outlines Three-Front War Strategy: Air Defense, Battlefield and Economic Pressure UNITED24 Media
Trump and Putin just lost their ‘poster boy’ in Europe. What now for Hungary? – CNN
- Trump and Putin just lost their ‘poster boy’ in Europe. What now for Hungary? CNN
- Orbán’s defeat in Hungary election exposes GOP divide The Hill
- 5 things to know about Péter Magyar, Hungary's new prime minister NPR
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 13, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- CPAC lands in new Hungarian PM’s crosshairs Politico
US blockade of Iran ports irresponsible and dangerous, China says
China, the biggest buyer of Iranian oil, says the US naval blockade undermines an "already fragile ceasefire".