US top court allows Trump to use wartime law for deportations
A judge had blocked the Trump administration's use of the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members.
US stock market sinks lower after wild swings over Trump’s tariff plans
President Trump threatens additional 50 percent tariff on China, as Beijing pledges to fight trade salvoes 'to the end'.
Trump threatens new 50% tariffs on China
The US president warns of the extra tax unless China withdraws its own 34% counter-tariff on US goods.
200 firefighters battle major Paris inferno – Bangkok Post
Garbage piles up on Birmingham’s streets as a sanitation strike in the UK city enters its 5th week – AP News
- Garbage piles up on Birmingham's streets as a sanitation strike in the UK city enters its 5th week AP News
- Neighbouring council to help clear bin strike waste BBC
- Rats ‘bigger than cats’ are roaming Britain’s second-biggest city as garbage collectors strike CNN
- Welcome to Birmingham, England — Mind the Rats The New York Times
- Thick stench and piles of bin bags: Birmingham bin strikes five weeks on BBC
Belgian prince loses legal battle to receive social security benefits on top of royal allowance
Prince Laurent had argued that his work entitled him to the same benefits as independent entrepreneurs but a court in Brussels disagreed
A Belgian prince has lost a legal battle to claim social security benefits on top of his royal allowance, with a court ruling his claim – the first of its kind in the country’s nearly 200-year history – “unfounded”.
Prince Laurent, the youngest of three children of the former king and queen, had argued that his work entitled him to the coverage granted to independent entrepreneurs – and that he was acting out of “principle” rather than for money.
Continue reading...Altar found in Guatemalan jungle evidence of mingling of Mayan and Teotihuacan cultures, experts say – AP News
Zelensky confirms Ukraine troops active in Russia’s Belgorod region
Ukraine's operations in a second region in Russia are explicitly acknowledged for the first time.
Republican Megadonor Rips ‘Bullsh*t’ Trump Tariffs: ‘I Don’t Understand the Godd*m … – Mediaite
- Republican Megadonor Rips ‘Bullsh*t’ Trump Tariffs: ‘I Don’t Understand the Godd*m ... Mediaite
- GOP Megadonor Rages at Trump’s ‘Bulls**t’ Tariffs The Daily Beast
- GOP megadonor Ken Langone is latest billionaire to blast Trump's tariffs CNBC
- Ken Griffin Calls Tariffs a ‘Huge’ Mistake Hurting Middle Class Bloomberg.com
- Musk defends tariff-free trade while billionaires criticize Trump's measures - CHOSUNBIZ Chosun Biz
Canada Says China Pushed Carney Stories Amid Meddling Fears – Bloomberg.com
- Canada Says China Pushed Carney Stories Amid Meddling Fears Bloomberg.com
- Canada says WeChat news account pushing false narratives about Carney Reuters
- Security officials report a Beijing-linked online operation focused on Carney CBC
- Election interference watchdog detects Beijing effort to influence Chinese Canadians on Carney The Globe and Mail
- Information operation on WeChat targeting the 45th General Election canada.ca
US in direct nuclear talks with Iran, says Trump
The US president says negotiations have taken place at a "very high level" between the two countries.
Billionaire on trial in Azerbaijan who risks being left behind by peace deal
Ethnic Armenian Ruben Vardanyan's fortune is of little use now that he is facing a possible life term in jail.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 7, 2025 – Institute for the Study of War
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 7, 2025 Institute for the Study of War
- As peace talks stumble, can Ukraine hold the line against Russia's spring offensive? The Kyiv Independent
- ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 7, 2025 Kyiv Post
- Frontline report: Russia masses 30,000 troops in Donbas for major offensive while stalling peace talks Euromaidan Press
- Can Russia significantly intensify its offensive? Expert assessment MSN
Watch: What we learned from Trump’s meeting with Netanyahu
Netanyahu is the first world leader to visit the White House since the US president announced tariffs on global trading partners.
Israel intercepts Yemen drone; US defense chief: ‘It’s about to get worse’ for Houthis – The Times of Israel
- Israel intercepts Yemen drone; US defense chief: ‘It’s about to get worse’ for Houthis The Times of Israel
- Houthi missile hits Saudi Arabia en route to Israel The Jerusalem Post
- IDF intercepts UAV coming from Israel’s east JNS.org
- IDF Intercepts Drone Approaching Israel From East Haaretz
- Two-pronged retaliation: Yemen strikes Israeli targets in Yaffa, US destroyers in Red Sea PressTV
Watch: Plume of black smoke over Parisian skyline after ‘major’ fire
A fire at a waste disposal centre caused smoke to rise above buildings in the French capital city.
Stella prize 2025: shortlist entirely women of colour for the first time in award’s history
Michelle de Kretser and journalist Amy McQuire among six authors in contention for $60,000 prize for women and non-binary writers
The Stella prize, Australia’s award for women and non-binary authors, has made history this year with a shortlist featuring only works by women of colour, for the first time since the award was established in 2013.
Announced on Tuesday morning, this year’s shortlist includes Darumbal and South Sea Islander journalist Amy McQuire’s essay collection, Black Witness (winner of the 2025 Victorian premier’s award for Indigenous writing), about the failures of mainstream media and power of Indigenous journalism; two-time Miles Franklin-winner Michelle de Kretser’s Theory & Practice, a reckoning with fiction, memoir and colonialism; and playwright, poet and author Samah Sabawi’s family memoir, Cactus Pear For My Beloved, tracing her roots from British-occupied Palestine through to contemporary Queensland.
Continue reading...Algeria and Mali ban flights amid diplomatic crisis – Reuters
- Algeria and Mali ban flights amid diplomatic crisis Reuters
- Algeria blocks flights from Mali after drone shot down BBC
- Algeria closes airspace to Mali aircraft as drone row escalates Al Jazeera
- Sahel alliance recalls ambassadors from Algiers over downed drone France 24
- Drone downing sparks diplomatic fallout between Algeria and Sahel countries AP News
Trump asks US Supreme Court to block return of wrongly deported man
The Trump administration argues that El Salvador cannot be compelled to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadorian migrant, to the US.