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.
‘Level of violence unheard of’: police suspect body in burnt-out car in Sydney was allegedly kidnapped woman
Woman’s two sons in hospital with one in induced coma, as police say they ‘strongly believe’ kidnapping was targeted
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Police fear a body in a burnt-out car in Sydney’s south overnight is that of a Bankstown woman allegedly abducted from a home on Thursday, in what they have called a “horrendous” crime of “unprecedented” violence.
Emergency services attended a residential street in Beverly Hills at about 11.30pm on Thursday night, after reports of a car fire.
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Continue reading...UN nuclear watchdog says US-Iran talks at a ‘very crucial’ stage – AP News
- UN nuclear watchdog says US-Iran talks at a ‘very crucial’ stage AP News
- UN nuclear watchdog says it should be involved in Iran, US nuclear talks Reuters
- IAEA chief on Tehran visit: Iran, US ‘don’t have much time’ to reach nuclear deal The Times of Israel
- Rafael Grossi, IAEA director: 'Without us, any agreement on Iran is just a piece of paper' Le Monde.fr
- Iran–US nuclear talks at 'crucial stage', says IAEA Euronews.com
Where things stand in the Canadian election, with 10 days until polls close – Politico
- Where things stand in the Canadian election, with 10 days until polls close Politico
- Canada elections: who are the key players and what is at stake? The Guardian
- Race Tightens as Campaign Moves Into Critical Debate Week ipsos.com
- Everything you need to know about the election in Canada Reuters
- Canada Election 2025: How 'Bogeyman' Trump could decide the election Times of India
Trump and Meloni talk up chances of US trade deal with Europe
The US president separately said he is confident of making "a very good deal" with China.
US air strikes kill 58, injure 126 in Yemen
Reported death toll marks one of the deadliest attacks by the United States military on Yemen.
Maryland senator meets Kilmar Ábrego García in El Salvador amid battle over US return
Chris Van Hollen posts photo on X but does not provide update on status of man wrongly deported from US
The Maryland senator Chris Van Hollen met in El Salvador with Kilmar Ábrego García, a man who was sent there by the Trump administration in March despite an immigration court order preventing his deportation.
Van Hollen posted a photo of the meeting on X, saying he also called Ábrego García’s wife “to pass along his message of love”.
Continue reading...Menendez brothers’ resentencing bid delayed after contentious day in court
A hearing set to decide the fate of the convicted killers was delayed after bickering in court.