- Prince Harry’s ‘life is at stake’ over security arrangements, says lawyer The Guardian
- Prince Harry's step back from royals led to 'unique' circumstances, court told BBC
- Prince Harry rushed out of court due to security precaution after fan outburst USA Today
- Prince Harry and King Charles dodge each other ahead of court appeal over security: expert Fox News
- Prince Harry Leaves Courtroom amid Woman’s Outburst at Press People.com
Justice Department suggests US agencies are free to disregard judge’s order in law firm dispute – AP News
- Justice Department suggests US agencies are free to disregard judge's order in law firm dispute AP News
- Justice Dept. Criticizes Another Federal Judge for Blocking a Trump Executive Order The New York Times
- Attorney General Bondi blasts judge who blocked executive order targeting law firm Trump sought to punish CNN
- Bondi denounces judge overseeing challenge to Trump order targeting Jenner & Block law firm CBS News
- Beloved Zurich Zoo gorilla is euthanized after years of declining health The Derrick
Judges take steps to block removals of five Venezuelans held in Texas and New York
Actions allow the detained men to fight the government’s attempt to remove them under rarely invoked law
Federal judges in New York and Texas on Wednesday took legal action to block the government from moving five Venezuelans out of the country until they can fight the government’s attempt to remove them under a rarely invoked law that gives the president the power to imprison and deport noncitizens in times of war.
The men were identified as belonging to the Tren de Aragua gang, a claim their lawyers dispute.
Continue reading...IDF advances in Gaza, expands buffer zone to pressure Hamas, but no fighting taking place – The Times of Israel
- IDF advances in Gaza, expands buffer zone to pressure Hamas, but no fighting taking place The Times of Israel
- Israeli Military Expands Ground Operations in Gaza City The New York Times
- Israel preparing to turn Rafah – one-fifth of Gaza – into part of buffer zone Haaretz
- Katz: All of Rafah will be evacuated and turned into a security buffer Ynetnews
- Israeli forces seen building positions in Gaza as they take more ground Reuters
Germany is back, says Merz, after sealing government deal
The chancellor-in-waiting's conservatives have reached a coalition agreement with Germany's Social Democrats, five months after the last government collapsed.
Germany is back, says Merz, after sealing government deal
The chancellor-in-waiting's conservatives have reached a coalition agreement with Germany's Social Democrats, five months after the last government collapsed.
Exclusive: Trump administration moves to restore some terminated foreign aid programs, sources say – Reuters
- Exclusive: Trump administration moves to restore some terminated foreign aid programs, sources say Reuters
- Trump Administration Cuts Aid Programs It Had Promised to Keep The New York Times
- Trump administration says it cut funding to some life-saving UN food programs by mistake AP News
- USAID foreign officers to be repatriated, local staff fired by Aug. 15 Devex
- USAID reverses course and restores some humanitarian aid contracts after WFP warning of possible deadly consequences CNN
Iran: ‘Not after a nuclear bomb,’ ahead of US talks
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian says the country is “not after a nuclear bomb,” ahead of indirect US-Iran talks.
Germany’s Merz unveils coalition deal with SPD after weeks of drift
German election winner seals deal to form new government aiming to spur economic growth and ramp up defence spending.
Eight charts that reveal the economic impact of Trump’s tariffs – Al Jazeera
- Eight charts that reveal the economic impact of Trump’s tariffs Al Jazeera
- The next round of Trump’s tariffs could hurt even more. Here’s what to expect CNN
- The only thing consistent thing about the White House’s tariffs are the inconsistencies MSNBC News
- Trump's 'reciprocal' tariffs plan kicks in; China vows again to impose countermeasures CNBC
- Reciprocal Tariff Calculations United States Trade Representative (.gov)
Eight charts that reveal the economic impact of Trump’s tariffs
The tariffs have hit dozens of economies, representing the biggest disruption to global trade in decades.
Conservative CDU/CSU and SPD form coalition government in Germany
Two of the country’s biggest parties freeze out rightwing AfD and prepare for impact of Trump’s new tariffs
Germany’s biggest mainstream parties have sealed an agreement to form a government keeping the far right out of power, as Europe’s top economy struggles to reverse a downturn and gird itself for the potentially catastrophic impact of new US tariffs.
The prospective chancellor Friedrich Merz’s conservative CDU/CSU announced the breakthrough deal with the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD), which had led the ruling coalition since 2021.
Continue reading...Israeli ‘massacre’ in Gaza’s Shujayea as residential tower targeted
An Israeli strike destroyed an entire residential tower block in Gaza’s Shujayea neighbourhood.
Spain defends closer trade ties with China after US warns against ‘cutting own throat’ – Reuters
Israel pushes on with strategy to keep neighbours weak in Lebanon and Syria
Israel has repeatedly bombed both Syria and Lebanon, experts say it is no mood for peace.
Rescuers search rubble after Dominican Republic club roof collapse
“I know she's fine, I have faith.” Families waited for rescuers to find their loved ones amongst the rubble.
Sexual violence and harassment ‘endemic’ in French entertainment industry, report finds
Attitudes in France ‘barely evolving’ amid ‘collective denial’ years after the #MeToo movement began, according to parliamentary commission
Sexual violence and sexual harassment are “endemic” in France’s entertainment industry, a damning report by French politicians has found, concluding that women and children are still being routinely preyed on, despite the country’s #MeToo movement.
The Green MP Sandrine Rousseau and the centrist Erwan Balanant found that sexual violence, harassment and bullying were “systemic, endemic and persistent” in all sectors of the French culture and entertainment industry, from TV and cinema to theatre, radio, comedy, advertising, rock and classical music.
Continue reading...EU to impose retaliatory 25% tariffs on US goods from almonds to yachts
Bloc says it ‘considers US tariffs unjustified and damaging, causing economic harm to both sides’
The EU has agreed to impose retaliatory tariffs on €21bn (£18bn) of US goods, targeting farm produce and products from Republican states, in Europe’s first act of retaliation against Donald Trump’s tariffs.
The EU plans to introduce 25% tariffs on scores of goods from almonds to yachts, with the first duties being collected from 15 April, while the bulk apply from 15 May and the remainder from 1 December.
Continue reading...Pete Hegseth senior adviser is pushing for Pentagon to cut ties with Scouting America – Yahoo
IDF reportedly kills Hamas leader as it attacks 45 terror targets in 24 hours in Gaza – The Jerusalem Post
- IDF reportedly kills Hamas leader as it attacks 45 terror targets in 24 hours in Gaza The Jerusalem Post
- Israeli Airstrike in Gaza City Leaves Many Dead, Health Officials There Say The New York Times
- At least 35 killed in Israeli attack on Gaza residential block Al Jazeera
- Israeli strike kills 29 people in Gaza City house, medics say Reuters
- Gaza City strike kills at least 23 as Israel reportedly plans to seize Rafah The Guardian