Can China use US debt in its tariff war against Trump?
China is the second largest holder of US debt and could, theoretically, dump it to devalue the dollar.
Aftermath of deadly US air strikes on Yemen
Video shows the aftermath of US air strikes targeting a factory in Yemen’s Sanaa province, that killed seven people.
Zelenskyy urges Trump to view devastation in Ukraine caused by Russia’s invasion
Ukrainian president calls on US counterpart to visit country as Trump appears to downplay Russia’s latest strike by calling it ‘mistake’
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged Donald Trump to visit Ukraine to see the devastation caused by Russia’s invasion, while the US president appeared to play down Moscow’s latest deadly attack, the worst on civilians this year, calling it “a mistake”.
International leaders condemned Russia’s strike on the centre of the Ukrainian city of Sumy on Sunday, which killed 34 people, including two children. Two ballistic missiles hit as people made their way to church for Palm Sunday.
Continue reading...Gaza territory shrinks drastically as Israel seizes huge swaths of land – NPR
- Gaza territory shrinks drastically as Israel seizes huge swaths of land NPR
- Israel Has Taken Over About a Third of the Gaza Strip WSJ
- Updates: Palestinians flee as Israeli forces continue destruction of Rafah Al Jazeera
- News Wrap: Israel cuts off Rafah as it expands military activity in Gaza PBS
- Israel says it will expand its offensive across most of Gaza BBC
Germany wants to deport four pro-Palestine activists: What you should know
The US citizen and three European nationals who face expulsion have not been convicted of any crime.
Peru mourns death of literary giant Mario Vargas Llosa
The writer was a leading light in the 20th-century Latin American literature boom and has won a Nobel Prize.
Prison Service bans dangerous inmates from kitchens after officers attacked
Move comes after Hashem Abedi injured three officers with hot oil and improvised blades at HMP Frankland
The Prison Service is to suspend the use of kitchens for the most dangerous inmates after the brother of the Manchester Arena bomber attacked three officers at HMP Frankland.
Hashem Abedi, a convicted terrorist who was jailed for life after helping his suicide-bomber brother Salman Abedi carry out the Manchester Arena attack in 2017, set upon staff with hot cooking oil and blades made out of cooking trays.
Continue reading...France considers response after Algeria expels 12 embassy staff
Move by Algiers follows arrest of Algerian consular official in Paris over alleged involvement in kidnap of influencer
France is considering its response after Algeria ordered the expulsion of 12 embassy staff over the arrest of an Algerian consulate official in Paris over alleged involvement in the kidnap of a TikTok influencer.
Algiers has given the French representatives 48 hours to leave the country in a move that has stretched already strained relations between the two countries to breaking point. The French foreign minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, has warned that if the expulsions go ahead Paris would be forced to respond immediately.
Continue reading...Prisoner at HMP Whitemoor arrested on suspicion of murdering convicted killer
Police investigating death of John Mansfield, serving life for murdering woman in 2006, at Cambridgeshire jail
A prisoner has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a convicted killer at a high-security prison.
John Mansfield, who was jailed for life in 2007 for the murder of his 63-year-old neighbour, was found dead at HMP Whitemoor near March, Cambridgeshire, on Sunday.
Continue reading...Rightwing media falsely blame Ed Miliband for UK steel crisis, experts say
Net zero and clean energy can actually help save the steel industry, experts point out
Ed Miliband and the UK’s net zero target are being falsely blamed for the UK’s steel crisis, experts have said.
On Saturday, parliament passed a law containing emergency powers to gain control of the last remaining maker of mass-produced virgin steel in England, based in Scunthrope, after its Chinese owner, Jingye, declined government support to keep the plant running over the next few weeks.
Continue reading...Islamabad seeks answers after eight Pakistanis shot dead in Iran
The attack underscores the tense security landscape along their shared border — and their differing threat perceptions.
U.S., Caribbean community condemn plans by gangs, allies to overthrow Haiti government – Miami Herald
- U.S., Caribbean community condemn plans by gangs, allies to overthrow Haiti government Miami Herald
- Haiti’s government adopts a ‘war budget’ as town after town falls to gangs AP News
- Support of the Haitian Transitional Government and CARICOM U.S. Department of State (.gov)
- Protests in Haiti reveal a nation’s desperation Mission Network News
- Haiti humanitarian crisis worsening as violence escalates, says aid group Reuters
First Thing: Deep confusion as Trump signals new tariffs on smartphones and computers
President says he will lay out new levies on Monday and relief on electronics will be short-lived. Plus, the rise of end times fascism and how to defeat it
Good morning.
Donald Trump’s tariff war has plunged deeper into chaos after a cabinet official floated a plan for new levies on semiconductors – a crucial component in electronic goods – just days after the Trump administration exempted computers and smartphones from tariffs.
How is the continuing tariff whiplash being received? The billionaire investor Ray Dalio said he was worried the US would experience “something worse than a recession” as a result of Trump’s trade policies.
What has the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said? He issued a dramatic plea to Trump telling him: “Before any kind of decisions, any kind of forms of negotiations, come to see people, civilians, warriors, hospitals, churches, children destroyed or dead.”
Continue reading...Greek police probe hardline group claims on bombing attacks
Revolutionary Class Struggle asserts attacks on railway operator and a ministry dedicated to 'the Palestinian people'.
Trump slams ‘60 Minutes’ for ‘illegal behavior’ after Ukraine, Greenland segments – OregonLive.com
- Trump slams ‘60 Minutes’ for ‘illegal behavior’ after Ukraine, Greenland segments OregonLive.com
- President Trump says CBS and ’60 Minutes’ should ‘pay a big price’ for going after him AP News
- Trump urges the FCC to punish ‘60 Minutes’ over reports on Greenland and Ukraine CNN
- Trump and Paramount Agree on Mediator in ‘60 Minutes’ Lawsuit The New York Times
- Trump says CBS should lose license after ’60 Minutes’ segments on Ukraine, Greenland The Hill
Pennsylvania arson suspect planned to beat governor with hammer, documents say
Authorities say suspect told them he would have beaten Josh Shapiro with sledgehammer if he had found him
A man who authorities said scaled an iron security fence in the middle of the night, eluded police and broke into the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion – where he set a fire – had planned to beat the governor, Josh Shapiro, with a hammer if he found him because he hates the politician, according to court documents released on Monday.
The fire left significant damage and forced Shapiro, his family and guests to evacuate the building early on Sunday. The man, arrested later in the day, faces charges including attempted homicide, terrorism, aggravated arson and aggravated assault, authorities said.
Continue reading...Iran to consult Russia on US nuclear talks, Rome may host next meeting
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to visit Moscow as US allies seek to avoid being sidelined by Trump.
Gabon military leader Brice Oligui Nguema wins presidential election
Gabon's military leader Brice Oligui Ngeuma, has been declared winner of the presidential election with 90% of the vote.
Georgetown alumni and students call for release of scholar detained by immigration authorities
Letter says Trump administration’s detention of Khan Suri ‘represents a fundamental violation of academic freedom’
More than 370 alumni of Georgetown University joined 65 current students there in signing on to a letter opposing immigration authorities’ detention of Dr Badar Khan Suri, a senior postdoctoral fellow at the institution’s Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding (ACMCU).
The letter, dated Sunday and shared with the Guardian, follows the Trump administration’s detention of Khan Suri – a citizen of India – on 17 March. He is being held at an immigration prison in Alvarado, Texas, where his next hearing is scheduled for 6 May.
Continue reading...Civilian Death Toll in Ukraine Climbs, as Putin Resists Trump’s Peace Drive – WSJ
- Civilian Death Toll in Ukraine Climbs, as Putin Resists Trump’s Peace Drive WSJ
- Russia says it hit Ukrainian officers' meeting in Sumy Reuters
- Trump Calls Russia’s Strike on Sumy a ‘Mistake’ The New York Times
- Russian missiles hit Ukrainian city of Sumy during Palm Sunday celebrations, killing more than 30 AP News
- Kellogg condemns Russia’s attack on Palm Sunday gathering in Ukraine The Hill