- EU plan to end Russian oil and gas imports due out in May Reuters
- Back to Russian gas? Trump-wary EU has energy security dilemma Reuters
- EU mulls plan to let importers break Russian gas contracts without penalties The Guardian
- German, French energy giants consider restoring gas supplies from Russia's Gazprom, Reuters reports The Kyiv Independent
- EU may resume Russian gas imports – Reuters Українська правда
What Trump really wants from Canada
Donald Trump's return to the White House has created flashpoints between the North American neighbours.
US begins inquiry into pharmaceutical and chip imports in bid to impose tariffs
Notices show Trump administration setting stage for levies on both sectors on national security grounds
The Trump administration is kicking off investigations into imports of pharmaceuticals and semiconductors as part of a bid to impose tariffs on both sectors on national security grounds, notices posted to the Federal Register on Monday showed.
The filings scheduled to be published on Wednesday set a 21-day deadline from that date for the submission of public comment on the issue and indicate the administration intends to pursue the levies under authority granted by the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. Such inquiries need to be completed within 270 days after being announced.
Continue reading...JD Vance fumbles Ohio State’s national title trophy during White House visit
- Vice-president unable to hang on to trophy
- Buckeyes were celebrating last season’s title win
JD Vance, the man entrusted as America’s back-up in times of emergency, may not be the safest pair of hands if Monday’s events are anything to go by. The vice-president ended the Ohio State football team’s visit to the White House by fumbling the team’s national championship trophy.
After laudatory speeches by Donald Trump, Buckeyes coach Ryan Day and Vance on the South Lawn, the Vance – an Ohio State graduate – tried to lift the trophy. He didn’t appear to realize that the top of the trophy is detachable from its base. After a moment of struggle, the vice-president lost his grip on the two pieces. OSU running back TreVeyon Henderson, standing behind Vance, grabbed the football-shaped top of the trophy, but the base fell to the ground, forcing Vance to grasp around as it rolled away from him.
Continue reading...UK riots led to deterioration in asylum seekers’ mental health, says report
Mental Health Foundation says civil unrest last summer left many fearful of attacks by far-right protesters
Last summer’s riots, which took place after the murder of three girls at a Southport dance class, led to a deterioration in the mental health of asylum seekers, with many becoming fearful of walking down the street in case they were targeted by far-right protesters, according to a report.
The report from the Mental Health Foundation, published on Tuesday, identified a decline in the mental health of asylum seekers as a result of the civil unrest and attacks on hotels, compared with the state of their mental health when they published a similar report in February 2024.
Continue reading...‘Silicon Six’ accused of avoiding almost $278bn in US corporation taxes over 10 years
Analysis finds Amazon, Meta, Alphabet, Netflix, Apple and Microsoft averaged 18.8%, compared with 29.7% US average
The big American tech firms known as the “Silicon Six” have been accused of paying almost $278bn (£211bn) less corporate income tax in the past decade compared with the statutory rate for US companies making the same profits.
Amazon, Meta, Alphabet, Netflix, Apple and Microsoft generated $11tn of revenue and $2.5tn of profits over the past 10 years.
Continue reading...‘Welcome green shoots’: warm March weather gives 1.1% lift to UK retail sales
Spring sunshine boosted spending on gardening, DIY and food products, but households are still ‘prudently budgeting’ as bills rise
Warm weather in March helped give a lift to retailers despite a late Easter, with sales of gardening, DIY, food, and health and beauty products getting a boost from the spring sunshine.
Purchases for Mother’s Day also helped retail sales climb 1.1% last month, according to a British Retail Consortium-KPMG survey, keeping pace with February despite trading against a much stronger period a year before and a downturn in visitor numbers on high streets and in retail parks as more sales shifted online.
Continue reading...Palestinian student activist arrested at US citizenship interview
The green card holder was held "in direct retaliation" for his role in campus protests, says his lawyer.
Trump officials step up defiance over man wrongly deported to El Salvador
Administration advances new misrepresentations of US supreme court order in case of Kilmar Abrego García
The Trump administration on Monday misrepresented a US supreme court decision that compelled it to return a man wrongly deported to El Salvador, using tortured readings of the order to justify taking no actions to secure his release.
The supreme court last week unanimously ordered the administration to “facilitate” the release of Kilmar Abrego García, who was supposed to have been protected from deportation to El Salvador regardless of whether he was a member of the MS-13 gang.
Continue reading...Couple arrested for breeding exotic cats in Spain
The couple is suspected of selling exotic cats online, including protected species such as white tigers.
Couple arrested for breeding exotic cats in Spain – BBC
- Couple arrested for breeding exotic cats in Spain BBC
- Spanish police pounce on exotic cat smuggling ring DW
- Couple arrested for selling exotic cats including protected species like white tigers and pumas CBS News
- A network of exotic animal trafficking uncovered in Spain: among those seized are animals from Ukraine, Belarus, Russia Оперативні новини України та Світу
- Tigers and pumas allegedly sold in Mallorca Majorca Daily Bulletin
Iranian foreign minister to visit Moscow ahead of second Iran-US meeting – Reuters
- Iranian foreign minister to visit Moscow ahead of second Iran-US meeting Reuters
- Opinion | Trump and the Atomic Ayatollah WSJ
- Why Trump's nuclear talks with Iran could be far more successful than Biden's CNBC
- Tehran says next round of Iran-US nuclear talks in Oman after Rome named by officials AP News
- Trump says Iran must ditch ‘concept of a nuclear weapon’ ahead of more talks Fox News
Katy Perry among all-female space crew back on Earth after historic flight
Six women - including pop star Katy Perry - blasted off into space as part of an all-women suborbital mission
Russia’s Palm Sunday attack against Ukraine triggers calls for more US pressure on Putin – The Hill
- Russia’s Palm Sunday attack against Ukraine triggers calls for more US pressure on Putin The Hill
- Palm Sunday Attack Leaves Sumy Residents Doubtful of a Ukraine-Russia Cease-Fire The New York Times
- Ukrainian forces 'strike Russian brigade' behind deadly missile attack on Sumy Sky News
- Analysis: Trump calls Sumy missile strike a ‘mistake.’ But Russia’s war seems to be raging on exactly to Putin’s plan CNN
- If Truth Becomes the Enemy of Peace, There Will Be No Peace National Review
US college students detained in Denmark after alleged Uber driver dispute
Two students traveling on spring break were arrested and charged with assault in Copenhagen, police say
Two American college students traveling for spring break were arrested in Copenhagen, charged with assault, and held in a Danish prison for two weeks following an alleged dispute with an Uber driver, Danish police said.
The family of Owen Ray, a 19-year-old studying at Miami University in Ohio, said he and an unnamed friend have been forced to forfeit their passports and remain in the country.
Continue reading...Watch: JD Vance drops college football trophy at White House ceremony
The Ohio State Buckeyes team was invited to meet President Donald Trump to celebrate the team's title-winning season.
Heavy damage from arson fire to Pennsylvania governor’s home
Video shows the extensive damage from an arson fire Sunday at the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion.
Hungary passes constitutional amendment to ban LGBTQ+ public events, seen as a major blow to rights – CNN
- Hungary passes constitutional amendment to ban LGBTQ+ public events, seen as a major blow to rights CNN
- Hungary Changes Constitution to Mandate Two Genders The New York Times
- Hungary's parliament votes to limit rights of dual nationals and LGBTQ+ people BBC
- Budapest goes 'Gray Pride' as protesters in muted tones mock Pride ban law Le Monde.fr
- Hungary’s Legislation Targeting LGBTQ+ Community Leaves Hollywood Film & TV Productions In Limbo Deadline
5.2-magnitude earthquake hits California near San Diego
There are no reports of injuries or major damage after the quake struck on Monday morning.
Mohsen Mahdawi, Palestinian green card holder and Columbia student, detained by Ice
Mahdawi was at a naturalization interview in Vermont when he was taken in move his lawyers say is ‘retaliation’
Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian green card holder and student at Columbia University, was apprehended by US immigration authorities in Vermont on Monday, according to his lawyers and a video of the incident.
Mahdawi, who was a leader of the pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia last spring, was arrested by Ice on Monday morning in Colchester, Vermont, while he was attending a naturalization interview, his lawyer said in a statement to the Guardian.
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