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
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- 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
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- 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.
Continue reading...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
Senior Labour figures call for review of Chinese investment in UK infrastructure
Government’s rapprochement with Beijing may risk national security in wake of British Steel crisis, party members say
Senior Labour figures have urged the government to review Chinese investment in UK infrastructure in the wake of theBritish Steel crisis, warning that a rapprochement with Beijing could risk national security.
Government officials insisted on Monday the country remained open to funding from Chinese companies even after a dramatic weekend during which ministers wrested control of the Scunthorpe steelmaking plant from the Chinese owners, Jingye.
Continue reading...The Trump administration trapped a wrongly deported man in a catch-22
The US says it can’t aid in his return as he’s in El Salvador; El Salvador says to help would be like ‘smuggling’ him back
It is difficult to find a term more fitting for the fate of the Maryland father Kilmar Abrego García than Kafkaesque.
Abrego García is one of hundreds of foreign-born men deported under the Trump administration to the Cecot mega-prison in El Salvador as part of a macabre partnership with the self-declared “world’s coolest dictator”, Nayib Bukele.
Continue reading...El Salvador, US shift responsibility for wrongful deportation
US and Salvadoran officials tried to say the other side was responsible for returning a wrongfully deported man.
Can Israel continue bombing Gaza’s health services?
Israel's bombing of Gaza's last functional hospitals turns treatable conditions into death sentences.
US attacks on Yemen killed 123 people since mid-March: Health authorities
Houthi-affiliated outlet reports 15 US strikes in Marib, as Yemeni group vows to maintain 'steadfast position' on Gaza.
Climate crisis has tripled length of deadly ocean heatwaves, study finds – The Guardian
- Climate crisis has tripled length of deadly ocean heatwaves, study finds The Guardian
- Global warming has tripled the length of marine heat waves since 1940, modeling study finds Phys.org
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- How an Incease in Marine Heatwave Frequency is Impacting Ocean Dwellers and Marine Life AOL.com
- Warming oceans fuel stronger hurricanes, new climate tools show firstcoastnews.com