Sudan’s army and RSF paramilitary launch attacks across war-ravaged nation
Port Sudan, el-Fasher, West Kordofan and West Darfur have all seen heavy fighting.
Zelensky offers to meet Putin after Trump demands Ukraine hold direct talks with Russia – BBC
- Zelensky offers to meet Putin after Trump demands Ukraine hold direct talks with Russia BBC
- Zelenskyy agrees to meet with Putin on Thursday Fox News
- Zelenskyy welcomes Russian overtures, but says ceasefire must come before peace talks NPR
- Kremlin focuses on draft 2022 deal for proposed peace talks Reuters
- Uncertainty and tension ahead of possible Ukraine peace talks The Economist
The U.S. has a plan for getting food into Gaza. Top aid groups object to the idea – NPR
- The U.S. has a plan for getting food into Gaza. Top aid groups object to the idea NPR
- Israel fully endorses Trump's plan for Gaza aid, minister says Reuters
- US envoy says Trump-backed Gaza aid mechanism to take effect soon, denies rift with Israel The Times of Israel
- Gaza: UN agencies reject Israeli plan to use aid as ‘bait’ UN News
- US confirms plan for private firms to deliver Gaza aid despite UN alarm BBC
Trump Gulf trip promises good news for US business – Financial Times
- Trump Gulf trip promises good news for US business Financial Times
- Trump is Middle East-bound for his first major international trip of his second term. Here’s what to watch CNN
- Trump seeking $1 trillion in deals during Gulf trip Axios
- Trump heads to Saudi Arabia eyeing more investment in US BBC
- After Driving Down Oil, Saudi Arabia’s MBS Looks for Trump Dividend Bloomberg
Detailed Operation Sindoor video shows before and after of India’s missile strike on Pakistan terror targets | Watch – Hindustan Times
- Detailed Operation Sindoor video shows before and after of India's missile strike on Pakistan terror targets | Watch Hindustan Times
- Indian air force says losses are part of combat but all pilots back home Reuters
- India claims its strikes inside Pakistan territory last week killed over 100 militants AP News
- Live updates: Pakistan says India fired missiles at key military bases and that retaliation is underway CNN
- "Our Cities Had A Mass Raid Of Drones In Waves": Air Force on Operation Sindoor NDTV
‘Substantial progress’ at US-China trade talks, says Scott Bessent
US treasury secretary’s remarks on second day of meetings come after Trump hails ‘total reset’ in America-China ties
The US treasury secretary Scott Bessent has reported “substantial progress” in talks with China’s top economic officials to avoid a damaging trade war, but offered no details of an agreement reached as two days of negotiations wrapped up in Geneva.
Bessent said that details would be announced on Monday and that Donald Trump was fully aware of the results of the “productive talks”.
Continue reading...‘Never again war’: Pope Leo calls for peace in Ukraine in first Sunday address – The Guardian
- ‘Never again war’: Pope Leo calls for peace in Ukraine in first Sunday address The Guardian
- Pope Leo XIV Calls for End to War in First Sunday Blessing as Pontiff The New York Times
- Metro Atlanta Catholic churches celebrate Pope Leo XIV’s first Mass as new leader WSB-TV
- Pope Leo XIV calls for peace in Ukraine and Gaza in symbolically rich blessing on Mother's Day AP News
- Pope Leo appeals for no more war in first Sunday address BBC
Nottinghamshire families left unaware of babies’ blood test results in second NHS error
About 300 families may not have been told whether children carry trait for genetic disorders such as sickle cell disease
Hundreds of families in Nottinghamshire have potentially been left unaware of whether their babies may be carriers of certain genetic blood disorders, the second such NHS error to come to light since the start of this year.
About 300 families whose children were born between 2004 and September 2024 in Bassetlaw and mid-Nottinghamshire were identified by the NHS as being affected.
Continue reading...Taliban suspends chess over gambling concerns
Chess will be suspended until religious considerations are addressed, a spokesman said.
Trump says planned gift of luxury plane from Qatar is a very ‘transparent’ deal
News of present known as ‘flying palace’ from royal family to replace Air Force One has ignited accusations of bribery and corruption
Donald Trump has indicated he is ready to accept a luxury plane being offered to the US president as a gift from Qatar’s royal family, almost immediately igniting accusations of bribery and corruption as well as commensurate criticism.
A statement from Qatar on Sunday acknowledged it had held discussions with the US about “the possible transfer” of a plane to be used temporarily by Trump as his presidential aircraft, usurping Air Force One. The emirate’s statement denied a final decision over the transfer had been made – or that it was a gift.
Continue reading...Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 15 people, mostly women and children – AP News
- Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 15 people, mostly women and children AP News
- Israel kills 13, including children, amid dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza Al Jazeera
- Israeli airstrikes kill 23 people in Gaza as international outcry over aid blockade grows PBS
- IDF strikes over 50 terror targets across Gaza as it continues operations The Jerusalem Post
- Shock and Fear Outside of a Gaza City Restaurant The New York Times
Ex-Royal Marine completes ‘world’s longest triathlon’ at Everest summit
Mitch Hutchcraft swam the Channel, cycled to India and ran to Nepal, covering 8,000 miles, to raise money for charity
A former Royal Marine has completed “the world’s longest triathlon”, which he started in the UK eight months ago and finished at the summit of Mount Everest.
Mitch Hutchcraft, from Cambridgeshire, travelled more than 13,000km (8,077 miles) in 240 days by swimming, cycling, running and trekking before reaching the world’s highest peak on Sunday.
Continue reading...Amber Heard announces birth of twins in Mother’s Day post
The US actress revealed that she had welcomed daughter Agnes and son Ocean and was "elated beyond words".
NHS nurses could go on strike in pursuit of 25% pay rise, union boss warns
Exclusive: RCN’s Nicola Ranger says nurses could ‘bare our teeth’ as they seek restoration of lost earnings
Nurses deserve a 25% pay rise and may go on strike again unless ministers dramatically improve their “completely unacceptable” 2.8% offer to NHS staff, the profession’s leader has said.
Prof Nicola Ranger, the general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing, said nurses wanted full restoration of lost earnings and could “bare our teeth” in pursuit of that goal.
Continue reading...Is due process different for undocumented immigrants as Trump claims?
The US Constitution ensures all immigrants have due process, but rights depend on legal status and time spent in the US.
Israel kills 13, including children, amid dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza
The Israeli government and military are preparing to launch a plan to expand the ground occupation of Gaza.
UK supermarkets suspend supplies from Lincolnshire pig farm over cruelty claims
Workers at farm owned by UK’s biggest pig meat producer Cranswick filmed killing piglets by banned ‘blunt force trauma’
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Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda and Morrisons have suspended supplies from a Lincolnshire pig farm linked to abuse against pigs.
Secretly filmed footage has shown farm workers at Northmoor Farm appearing to grab piglets by their hind legs and smashing them on to the hard floor – a banned method of killing known as blunt force trauma or “piglet thumping”.
Continue reading...US transportation secretary plans to reduce flights at Newark airport
Move after airport sees radar outages, flight delays and cancellations due to shortage of traffic controllers
The US transportation secretary, Sean Duffy, plans to reduce the number of flights in and out of the Newark Liberty international airport for the “next several weeks”, as the facility – one of the country’s busiest airports – struggles with radar outages, numerous flight delays and cancellations due to a shortage of air traffic controllers.
Speaking on NBC’s Meet the Press, Duffy said he would convene a meeting with all the airlines flying out of Newark this week to determine the reduction, adding that it would fluctuate, with a larger reduction coming in the afternoons when international flight arrivals make it busier at the airport, one of the main hubs serving the New York City area.
Guardian staff contributed to this report
Continue reading...James Cowan on clearing landmines and the legacy of war
Landmine-clearing NGO chief explains how explosives still kill in peacetime, why world is failing to clean up its wars.
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