Child among three killed in Russia’s attack on Ukraine before Paris talks
Deadly air attack on the city of Dnipro comes hours before Ukrainian officials meet US and European officials in Paris.
Trump’s tariffs fuel China’s dream of railway link with Southeast Asia – South China Morning Post
- Trump’s tariffs fuel China’s dream of railway link with Southeast Asia South China Morning Post
- China's Xi urges Vietnam to oppose 'bullying' as Trump mulls more tariffs BBC
- China, Vietnam sign deals as Xi visits Hanoi amid US tariff tensions Reuters
- Xi’s Asian Charm Offensive Is All About the US Bloomberg
- Xi makes a case for free trade, presenting China as a source of ‘stability and certainty’ AP News
Cambodia seeks China’s financial support as Xi visits amid US tariff war
Cambodia is an important leg in Xi's regional tour, with China owning half of Cambodian businesses exporting to the US.
Chinese couple shot dead in Rome in mafia-style assassination linked to textile industry turf war – CNN
- Chinese couple shot dead in Rome in mafia-style assassination linked to textile industry turf war CNN
- Chinese couple shot dead in Rome in mafia-style execution, Italian police say South China Morning Post
- Senior Chinese underworld figure shot dead in 'mafia-style execution' in Rome Sky News
- Couple shot dead in mafia-style killing in Italy The Independent
- Chinese mafia groups in bloody turf war on streets of Rome The Times
Stephen Colbert Reveals ‘Shocking’ Truth About What Happened To Trump’s Conscience – HuffPost
- Stephen Colbert Reveals ‘Shocking’ Truth About What Happened To Trump’s Conscience HuffPost
- Stephen Colbert: ‘We’re not on our way to a dictatorship, we’re on the ship’ The Guardian
- 'The Late Show': Stephen Colbert Cracks Trump Joke That Has Audience Groaning in Disgust TV Insider
- Stephen Colbert Says America Isn’t on Its Way to a Dictatorship: ‘We’re on the Ship!’ | Video Yahoo
- Stephen Colbert Has Solution for Donald Trump’s ‘Authoritarian Power Grab’ The Daily Beast
Trump’s tariffs threaten Kashmir’s carpet-weaving legacy amid price hikes
The 28-percent US tariff means the imported carpets will become significantly more expensive for American consumers.
Trump administration threatens Harvard with foreign student ban
US Department of Homeland Security tells Harvard to comply with Trump's demands or lose visas for foreign students.
Vance: US vice-president to visit India amid escalating trade war with China – BBC
- Vance: US vice-president to visit India amid escalating trade war with China BBC
- Vance, Second Lady to Visit India and Italy on Weeklong Trip Bloomberg.com
- For thousands of Indians working in the US, JD Vance’s visit is crucial The Times
- Vice President JD Vance, Usha Vance to visit Italy and India CBS News
- JD Vance gears up to talk economic priorities during trips to Italy, India Fox News
Herro, Heat scorch Bulls to advance in NBA play-in, Mavericks upset Kings
Heat and Mavericks stay in the hunt for NBA's final Eastern and Western Conference playoff spots with dominant wins.
Cash-strapped Hamas can’t pay fighters as Israeli offensive hits funding sources — report – The Times of Israel
- Cash-strapped Hamas can’t pay fighters as Israeli offensive hits funding sources — report The Times of Israel
- Hamas in financial crisis, unable to pay terrorists after Israel cuts Gaza aid - report The Jerusalem Post
- Hamas nears bankruptcy in Gaza: Halts salaries and has difficulty recruiting new fighters Ynetnews
- Exclusive | A Depleted Hamas Is So Low on Cash That It Can’t Pay Its Fighters - WSJ WSJ
- “Cash became a commodity”: The liquidity crisis compounding suffering in Gaza The New Humanitarian
Zoe Daniel says team had nothing to do with Climate 200-backed robocall criticised by Coalition
Liberal senator says voters in teal seats receiving aggressive ‘push polling’ calls, but company behind poll says it complied with guidelines
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The independent MP Zoe Daniel has said her campaign team had nothing to do with a phone survey the Coalition has criticised as “push polling”, a criticism rejected by the company responsible for launching it on behalf of Climate 200.
Nine Newspapers has published the audio of a robocall authorised by the polling company uComms, which provides a favourable overview of Daniel’s record in parliament before asking how a person would vote on 3 May.
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Continue reading...China and Malaysia say important to maintain peace and stability in South China Sea – Reuters
- China and Malaysia say important to maintain peace and stability in South China Sea Reuters
- Xi arrives in Malaysia with a message: China’s a better partner than Trump Al Jazeera
- Xi Jinping meets Malaysian leaders on Southeast Asia tour DW
- Xi says China will stand with Southeast Asian countries in face of economic shocks AP News
- China’s Xi ends Malaysia visit with jet, chip deals before heading to Cambodia South China Morning Post
A third of UK school staff report ‘physical underdevelopment’ in poor students
A survey of more than 14,000 staff also found schools having to step in to provide basic household items
A third of school staff have seen “physical underdevelopment” in students due to poverty, with schools in England stretching their budgets to buy basic household items such as cookers, bedding and clothes for pupils whose families are struggling.
A survey of more than 14,000 school staff, published at the National Education Union’s annual conference in Harrogate, found that this rose to more than half of those teachers working in deprived areas, with warnings that things “can only get worse” after recent benefit cuts.
Continue reading...GPs in England will be able to claim £20 for every time patient is not sent to hospital
Surgeries will be able to claim money if doctors refer patients to an out-of-hospital setting in bid to cut waiting lists
GPs in England will be paid £20 each time they decide not to send a patient to hospital under a government scheme to help reduce the NHS waiting list.
Family doctors will be able to claim the money if they instead refer patients for tests and treatment in an out-of-hospital setting, such as a health clinic, or to see a community-based specialist.
Continue reading...Australia to woo US’s ‘smartest minds’ disfranchised by Trump research cuts
New talent program aims to attract academics fleeing US as administration slashes higher education funding
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The “smartest minds” in the United States will be beckoned to Australia with a new talent program aiming to capitalise on academics disfranchised by the Trump administration’s research cuts.
The Australian Academy of Science announced the global talent attraction program on Thursday, warning the nation needed to “act swiftly” to capitalise on the opportunity.
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Continue reading...China seeks reset with EU amid Donald Trump’s trade war – Financial Times
- China seeks reset with EU amid Donald Trump’s trade war Financial Times
- Why Europe Fears a Flood of Cheap Goods From China The New York Times
- China pounces as Trump turns on Europe The Telegraph
- Europe on alert to track any wave of diverted Chinese imports Journal of Commerce
- EU’s ‘trade bazooka’ was meant for China. Could the US be hit instead? South China Morning Post
Ex-UK defence minister ‘disgusted’ by Trump’s attitude to Putin and Russia
Grant Shapps also compares calling Sumy strike a ‘mistake’ to statements by IRA terror group when it killed civilians
Pronouncing himself “disgusted” by Donald Trump’s favorable attitude to Russia and Vladimir Putin, the former UK defence minister Grant Shapps said the US president calling a Russian missile strike that killed dozens in Ukraine last weekend a “mistake” was an example of “weasel language we used to hear … from the IRA” terrorist group.
“All anybody needs Putin to do is get the hell out of a democratic neighboring country,” Shapps told the One Decision podcast, regarding attempts to end the war in Ukraine that has raged since Russia invaded in February 2022.
Continue reading...Ministers in ‘active conversation’ with UK drug firms over potential tariffs
Government seeks ways to shield industry from possible US levies amid concern over effect on medicine supply
Ministers are having an “active conversation” with UK pharmaceutical firms about the potential impact of US tariffs, amid calls for an emergency taskforce to make sure the supply of medicines is not disrupted.
The UK government has been trying to head off the threat of tariffs to the pharmaceuticals industry, which exports about £7bn of goods to the US – just behind the £8.3bn of car exports.
Continue reading...Venice’s €5 tourist fee returns – and will double for last-minute day-trippers
City authorities still hope the scheme, which made an unexpected €2.4m last year, will help tackle overtourism
Venice’s entrance fee will resume from Friday, with the main novelty this year being that last-minute day-trippers will pay double.
Last year, as part of an experiment aimed at dissuading day visitors during busy periods, Venice became the first major tourist city in the world to charge people to enter.
Continue reading...Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,148
These are the key events on day 1,148 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.