‘Make West great again’: Trump, Meloni optimistic on EU tariffs deal
US president says prospect of a trade deal with the EU is '100 percent', praising Italian prime minister as 'fantastic'.
US to screen social media of visa applicants who spent time in Gaza
US State Department cable reveals that social media posts could lead to screening for national security threats.
Trump Tariffs: What products do China and the US buy from each other?
In 2024, the US bought $439bn worth of goods from China, while it sold $143.5bn to it.
US man shot and killed on small plane in Belize after attempting to hijack aircraft – The Times of Israel
- US man shot and killed on small plane in Belize after attempting to hijack aircraft The Times of Israel
- A US military vet hijacked a plane in Belize, officials say. He was shot dead after stabbing 3. USA Today
- U.S. man hijacks flight in Belize, stabs 3, is shot dead NBC News
- Former St. Louis County teacher identified as hijacker who stabbed 3 people on Belize plane KMOV
- Ex-McCluer North coach shot dead after attempting to hijack plane in Belize FOX 2
Promises made in Paris Olympics run-up broken, say undocumented workers
Having helped to build a flagship arena, 14 workers were promised their papers. To date, they remain undocumented.
‘The Russian military is not this unstoppable machine’: Historian
Europe has the industrial and financial might to help Ukraine without the US, says Phillips O’Brien.
‘The posh areas get cleared’: bin strikes illustrate Birmingham’s wealth gap
People in poorer areas feel frustrated rubbish piles up during strikes, while wealthy households pay for removal
“It’s very frustrating that the posh areas get cleared and we’re just left, very frustrating but we expect it,” said Peter Thomas, outside his home in Ladywood, against a backdrop of overflowing bins.
Across neighbouring postcodes in Birmingham, the gap between wealthy and deprived parts of the city has been noticeable for residents ever since the bin strikes began last month.
Continue reading...Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,149
These are the key events on day 1,149 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Trump’s tariffs leave China’s neighbours with an impossible choice
Ambitious economies like Vietnam and Indonesia are stuck between China and the US as the trade war escalates.
US strikes on Yemen oil terminal kill at least 74, Houthis say
The US says the attack on the Red Sea coast aimed to restrict supplies and funds for the Houthis, who called it a war crime.
Career diplomat becomes the face of Trump’s ‘America First’ agenda at the UN – AP News
From homework to housework, how British attitudes have changed since the 1930s
Study shows women today are happier being women – but getting up to go to work remains as punishing as ever
The mundane tasks of everyday life, such as homework after school and household chores at the weekend, may not have changed in the past 80 years, but societal attitudes towards them could not be more different.
A study by the Policy Institute at King’s College London (KCL), comparing public attitudes now and in the 1930s and 40s, reveals how significantly views on everyday life in Britain have shifted over the decades.
Continue reading...St. Louis County family in disbelief after uncle hijacked small plane in Belize – KSDK
- St. Louis County family in disbelief after uncle hijacked small plane in Belize KSDK
- American citizen hijacks small plane in Belize, 3 injured: Police Yahoo
- US man hijacks small plane in Belize, stabs 3 people before he's shot dead Fox News
- Former St. Louis County teacher identified as hijacker who stabbed 3 people on Belize plane KMOV
- US man shot dead after hijacking small passenger plane in Belize The Guardian
US senator meets man mistakenly deported to El Salvador
But Salvadoran President Bukele says Kilmar Ábrego García - who is at the centre of a US court battle - will stay in custody.
‘We’re going to stand up to Trump,’ says Mark Carney in second Canadian election debate
PM focuses on threat from across the border as most polls show his Liberals leading Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative party in tight race
Canada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, faced sustained attacks from his Conservative rival at an election debate on Thursday but the Liberal leader sought to focus attention on what he calls Canada’s top threat: Donald Trump, the US president.
Most opinion polls show Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative party trailing Carney’s Liberals ahead of the 28 April vote for Canada’s federal government.
Continue reading...US airstrikes on Houthi oil port in Yemen reportedly kill dozens
Death toll, if confirmed, would make strikes on Ras Isa port one of the deadliest in month-long US campaign
US airstrikes on Yemen’s Houthi rebels killed 33 people and wounded 80 others, Houthi-run media said early on Friday, which if confirmed would mark one of the deadliest days of a campaign launched under US President Trump that has involved hundreds of strikes since 15 March.
The strikes hit the Ras Isa oil port and were intended to deprive the rebels of “illegal revenue that has funded Houthi efforts to terrorize the entire region for over 10 years”, the US military’s Central Command said.
Continue reading...Six Massachusetts hospital workers on same floor report getting brain tumors
Newton-Wellesley hospital president says all six tumors benign as ‘rigorous ongoing investigation’ conducted
The number of staff members who have developed brain tumors while working on the same floor of a Boston-area hospital has increased to at least six, according to the facility’s leadership.
A recent statement attributed to the president of Mass General Brigham’s Newton-Wellesley hospital, Ellen Moloney, said the newly reported tumor was benign, as were five previously documented ones. The statement maintained that investigators had not turned up any evidence of environmental risks at the hospital, though their work remained ongoing.
Continue reading...Five takeaways from Canada party leaders’ big TV debate
There were two ghosts in the room during Canada's federal election debate - Justin Trudeau and Donald Trump.
US lays out plans to hit Chinese ships with port fees
The charges will start in 180 days and rise in the coming years.
Trump says US will ‘pass’ on Ukraine peace talks if no progress soon
Trump's comments came hours after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned that the US could abandon talks.