Erdogan’s main rival in Turkey makes first court appearance since arrest
South America propose one-off 64-team World Cup in 2030
Palestinian jailed as a child, freed after almost 10 years
Zimbabwe starts compensating white farmers 25 years after land seizures
Step is requirement for restructuring country’s debt, including new IMF programme
Zimbabwe has started to make compensation payments to white former farm owners, 25 years after Robert Mugabe’s government began confiscating land.
The government paid $3.1m (£2.3m) to a “first batch” of 378 farms, the ministry of finance said in a statement on Wednesday, the first payout under a 2020 agreement to pay $3.5bn in compensation.
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GDP growth an ‘encouraging sign but we are not complacent’, says Reeves – UK politics live
Chancellor says government ‘will remain pragmatic and cool-headed’ while seeking US trade deal
The care minister has defended the government’s cautious response to developments in global trade after the sweeping imposition of tariffs by the US administration in Washington.
Stephen Kinnock said “If we were to just jump in one direction or the other every time there’s a new development, we would be jumping around all over the place. I don’t think that that’s going to be in the interest of our economy or of our national security or of our business community.”
Continue reading...‘Child was raped every half an hour’ in two months in eastern DR Congo: UN
Trump administration ordered to help return man wrongly deported to El Salvador – US politics live
Supreme court upholds earlier order that Kilmar Abrego Garcia should be released after being improperly sent to prison
The Mississippi library commission, which offers services such as specialized research assistance to libraries in the state, has ordered the deletion of two research collections: the race relations database and the gender studies database. The collections were stored in what’s called the Magnolia database, which is used by publicly funded schools, libraries, universities and state agencies in Mississippi.
The commission’s executive director, Hulen Bivins, confirmed the deletion to the Guardian, and said:
We may lose a lot of materials.
All of the states, we are in dire shape. We have had a reconsideration of everything with regard to what Doge [is doing].”
Commanders are expected to adhere to the highest standards of conduct, especially as it relates to remaining nonpartisan in the performance of their duties.”
Our message to Denmark is very simple: you have not done a good job by the people of Greenland. You have under-invested in the people of Greenland and you have under-invested in the security architecture of this incredible, beautiful land mass.”
I do not presume to understand current politics, but what I do know is the concerns of the US administration discussed by vice-president Vance on Friday are not reflective of Pituffik space base.”
Actions to undermine the chain of command or to subvert President Trump’s agenda will not be tolerated at the Department of Defense.”
Continue reading...China raises stakes in Trump’s tariffs ‘game’ with 125% levy on US goods
UK economy far exceeds forecasts to grow 0.5% in boost to Rachel Reeves
February GDP rise was bigger than forecast – but impact from Donald Trump’s tariff war is yet to come
- Analysis: GDP jump offers Reeves some light as UK enters tariff tunnel
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The UK economy unexpectedly expanded by 0.5% in February, figures show, in a boost for the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, before an expected downturn sparked by Donald Trump’s tariff war.
The increase in gross domestic product in February was five times larger than the 0.1% that a poll of City economists had forecast, while January’s figure of a modest fall of 0.1% was revised up to 0.0% growth.
Continue reading...Nigeria bans airing of song criticising president
Head of US military base in Greenland fired after JD Vance visit
Col Susannah Meyers removed amid reports she distanced base from Vance’s criticism of Denmark’s oversight of territory
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The head of the US military base in Greenland has been fired for criticising Washington’s agenda for the Arctic island after JD Vance visited two weeks ago.
Col Susannah Meyers, who had served as commander of the Pituffik space base since July, was removed amid reports she had distanced herself and the base from the US vice-president’s criticism of Denmark and its oversight of the territory.
Continue reading...First Thing: China raises tariffs on US imports to 125%
Xi Jinping makes move after urging EU to resist Trump’s ‘bullying’. Plus, the supreme court orders the US to help return a Salvadorian man it wrongly deported
Good morning.
China has raised its tariffs on US goods to 125% as the trade war between Washington and Beijing continues to escalate, just hours after its leader, Xi Jinping, said there were “no winners in a tariff war”.
How are markets reacting? Oil prices were expected to fall for the second week running, and US stocks fell again on Thursday. Follow our business live blog here and our US politics blog here.
What are her lawyers requesting? Öztürk’s attorneys on Thursday asked the federal court in Vermont to order her release or her transfer to the state of Vermont while her case is heard.
Continue reading...‘A huge cudgel’: alarm as Trump’s war on universities could target accreditors
Advocates braced for revamp of certification system as experts warn of political pressure being brought to bear
Advocates for academic freedom are bracing for what they expect to be the next phase of the government’s effort to reshape higher education: an overhaul of the system accrediting institutions of higher learning.
Donald Trump has made no secret of such plans. During the campaign, he boasted that accreditation would be his “secret weapon” against colleges and universities the right has long viewed as too progressive.
Continue reading...‘Cop City’ legal case could cast spotlight on US police foundations’ activities
Case related to Atlanta project raises issue of state open record laws, and whether they apply to police foundations
A legal case in Atlanta stemming from the controversial “Cop City” project is being closely watched because it has the potential to cast a spotlight on the activities of police foundations nationwide.
The case raises the issue of state open records laws, and whether they apply to police foundations. The private foundations exist in every major US city, with more than 250 nationwide, according to a 2021 report by research and activist groups Little Sis and Color of Change.
Continue reading...Mississippi orders deletion of race and gender databases in state libraries
Library commission says state ‘in dire shape’ and has ‘had a reconsideration of everything with regard to’ Doge
The Mississippi library commission, which offers services such as specialized research assistance to libraries in the state, has ordered the deletion of two research collections: the race relations database and the gender studies database. The collections were stored in what’s called the Magnolia database, which is used by publicly funded schools, libraries, universities and state agencies in Mississippi.
The commission’s executive director, Hulen Bivins, confirmed the deletion to the Guardian, and said: “We may lose a lot of materials.”
Continue reading...US fires Greenland military base chief for ‘undermining’ Vance
‘We’re location scouting’: where next for White Lotus and who will star?
HBO renewed Mike White’s hit drama before third season aired and rumours abound about luxury settings and return of stars
You’ve only just got home from a holiday when you start planning the next one. So it is with the super-rich spa satire The White Lotus. The gunsmoke is still clearing from the finale of the third season but speculation is rife about where the HBO hit will head next.
This week’s climax of Mike White’s drama might have divided critics, but it was still group chat-dominating, column inch-gobbling TV, notching its highest ratings yet. The show was renewed for a fourth trip before the third had even aired, with White reportedly pitching HBO execs his next idea while still filming in Koh Samui. Buzz is now building about the next chapter, expected on our screens in late 2026.
Continue reading...UN finds 36 Israeli strikes on Gaza killed only women and children – France 24
- UN finds 36 Israeli strikes on Gaza killed only women and children France 24
- LIVE: Israel bombs Gaza City hospital; orders people in Nuseirat to flee Al Jazeera
- Israeli Airstrike in Gaza City Leaves Many Dead, Health Officials There Say The New York Times
- Dozens of terrorists killed by IDF as northern Gaza fighting continues The Jerusalem Post
- "An Abrupt Plunge Into Hell": Gaza After the Ceasefire The Intercept