- Tensions soar as India weighs how to hit Pakistan The Economist
- India Seems to Be Building Its Case for Striking Pakistan The New York Times
- India and Pakistan trade gunfire across Kashmir border after deadly attack The Guardian
- Pahalgam attack: Will India suspending Indus Waters Treaty affect Pakistan? BBC
- India and Pakistan Are at a Dangerous Moment on Kashmir Bloomberg.com
Black ex-prison officer says he has flashbacks after extreme racist abuse at Kent jail
Exclusive: Uzo Mbonu describes being targeted and ‘completely isolated’ by colleagues at HMP Swaleside
A black former prison officer has said he suffers flashbacks and nightmares after colleagues in a high-security jail subjected him to extreme racist abuse and managers failed to support him.
Nigerian-born Uzo Mbonu said he felt he was picked on and ostracised by other officers at HMP Swaleside in Kent because he did not have a British accent, did not understand the jokes his colleagues made, and challenged things he felt were going wrong.
Continue reading...France is ‘no place’ for racism and hate, says Macron after murder of Muslim in mosque – France 24
- France is 'no place' for racism and hate, says Macron after murder of Muslim in mosque France 24
- Italian police arrest French suspect in ‘anti-Muslim’ mosque murder Al Jazeera
- Hundreds gather in Paris to honour victim of fatal mosque attack Euronews.com
- France: Police step up manhunt after fatal mosque stabbing DW
- French police hunt killer of Muslim worshipper inside mosque Le Monde.fr
Pope Francis “crossed the walls of division”
Munther Isaac of Bethlehem’s Christmas Lutheran Church reflects on Pope Francis's legacy, global impact on the oppressed
Israel faces legal pressure at UN’s top court over Unrwa ban
Hearings over bar on cooperation with Palestinian aid agency are test of Israel’s defiance of international law
Israel will come under sustained legal pressure this week at the UN’s top court when lawyers from more than 40 states will claim the country’s ban on all cooperation with the UN’s Palestinian rights agency Unrwa is a breach of the UN charter.
The five days of hearings at the international court of justice (ICJ) in The Hague have been given a fresh urgency by Israel’s decision on 2 March to block all aid into Gaza, but the hearing will focus on whether Israel – as a signatory to the UN charter – acted unlawfully in overriding the immunities afforded to a UN body. Israel ended all contact and cooperation with Unrwa operations in Gaza, West Bank and East Jerusalem in November, claiming the agency had been infiltrated by Hamas, an allegation that has been contested.
Continue reading...Car drives into Vancouver’s Lapu Lapu street festival crowd: What we know
Suspect arrested after vehicle rams into crowd at the Philippine street festival in Canada, killing nine people.
Discrimination against Muslims “normalised” in the Netherlands
Rabin Baldewsingh, the Netherlands' anti-discrimination coordinator, discusses the normalisation of Islamophobia.
Who is Hussein al-Sheikh, the new deputy to PLO’s Abbas?
Fatah veteran who spent more than 10 years in Israeli jails in 1970s and 1980s is seen as a successor to Mahmoud Abbas.
‘Tories are not listening’: Ed Davey sure Lib Dems can woo more disgruntled voters
Leader hopes local elections in many traditionally Conservative areas will help party build on recent success
Days before the local elections, with Kemi Badenoch demanding apologies over gender identity and Nigel Farage complaining about mental illness diagnoses, Ed Davey was quietly getting on with what he perhaps does best: having fun.
In a converted shed near Stratford-upon-Avon, the Liberal Democrat leader was joking with photographers as he made chocolate truffles alongside Manuela Perteghella, his party’s MP for the formerly true-blue constituency.
Continue reading...Scoring goals: Women’s football in Egypt on the rise
TV matches, institutional investment and shifting perceptions fuel unprecedented interest in the women’s game in Egypt.
Bestselling German novelist found killed on Hamburg houseboat
Police launch murder inquiry after Alexandra Fröhlich is found dead on her boat on the Elbe
A murder inquiry has been launched after a bestselling German novelist was found dead on a houseboat in Hamburg having been violently attacked, police have said.
Alexandra Fröhlich, 58, whose novels have had prominence on Germany’s bestseller lists, was found on Tuesday morning, investigating authorities said.
Continue reading...India-Pakistan troops exchange fire as diaspora clashes over Kashmir attack
Protests between Indians and Pakistanis erupted in London as tensions soar between both countries over Pahalgam's attack
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy describes Vatican meeting with Trump as ‘productive’
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has described his encounter with Donald Trump at the Vatican as 'productive'.
Assefa sets women’s record in London Marathon; Sawe wins men’s race
Tigst Assefa sets a record time for a women's-only race while Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe wins his first London Marathon.
Explosion at Iran port said caused by missile fuel component from China; toll at 40 – The Times of Israel
- Explosion at Iran port said caused by missile fuel component from China; toll at 40 The Times of Israel
- A massive explosion at an Iranian port possibly linked to missile fuel kills 25, injures some 800 AP News
- Putin offers Iran Russian help after blast at Iranian port of Bandar Abbas, Kremlin says Yahoo
- Death toll from blast at Iran's Bandar Abbas port rises to 40 Reuters
- Iran’s President Pezeshkian visits injured, site of deadly port explosion Al Jazeera
Journalists defend press freedom at muted White House correspondents’ dinner
Event took place with no Trump, no comedian and notably fewer politicians or Hollywood stars than in past years
Journalists rallied in defence of press freedom on Saturday, insisting they “are not the enemy of the people” at a Washington media gala snubbed by Donald Trump.
The White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner was a muted affair with no US president, no comedian and notably fewer politicians or Hollywood stars than in past years.
Continue reading...Leaders’ debate live updates: Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton meet in final election debate
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Mark Riley asked each leader what the Australian dream looks like for an average Australian in the property market today?
Peter Dutton said it “looks like a nightmare” and blamed the matter on migration:
When you bring a million people in they want a house for their kids and their family, fair enough, but what we’ve seen is Australians being displaced from home ownership, and our young Australians now, saving harder than ever, paying more rent than ever. They’re locked out of the market.
We are concentrating on supply, not just demand, because we know that’s the key going forward.
Continue reading...Yemenis scramble to save sheep after shipwreck
Video shows Yemenis frantically rescuing hundreds of sheep from the Red Sea after a commercial ship ran aground
France’s Bardella confirms 2027 presidential bid if Le Pen is barred – politico.eu
- France’s Bardella confirms 2027 presidential bid if Le Pen is barred politico.eu
- Bardella, France's National Rally president, set to run in 2027 if Le Pen cannot Reuters
- Jordan Bardella confirms far-right run for French president if Le Pen banned Financial Times
- Far right's poster boy Bardella to run for French president if Le Pen is barred France 24
- Far-Right Bardella to Run for French President If Le Pen Barred Bloomberg.com