Netanyahu discusses Gaza and tariffs with Trump at White House meeting

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President says the pair had a ‘great discussion’ while prime minister says Israel will eliminate trade deficit with US

The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, met with Donald Trump on Monday for the second time since the US president’s return to office, marking the first effort by a foreign leader to negotiate a deal after Trump announced sweeping tariffs last week.

Speaking alongside Trump in the Oval Office, Netanyahu said Israel would eliminate the trade deficit with the US. “We intend to do it very quickly,” he told reporters, adding that he believed Israel could “serve as a model for many countries who ought to do the same”.

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Trump says US ‘having direct talks’ with Iran over nuclear deal

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President, sitting in Oval Office with Benjamin Netanyahu, warns Tehran of ‘great danger’ if talks are not successful

Donald Trump has announced that the US is to hold direct talks with Iran in a bid to prevent the country from obtaining an atomic bomb, while also warning Tehran of dire consequences if they fail.

Sitting beside Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, in the Oval Office, Trump indicated that discussions would start this coming weekend, though he also implied communications had already begun.

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California university to expand student minds with new psychedelic studies course

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California Institute of Integral Studies, located in San Francisco, will welcome its first undergrad class this August

The home of the Summer of Love will soon house the first undergraduate program in psychedelic studies.

The California Institute of Integral Studies – a non-profit university founded in 1968 and located in San Francisco’s SoMa neighborhood – will welcome its first class of undergrads to its Bachelor of Science in Psychedelic Studies program this August. The program’s launch symbolizes the renewed attention hallucinogens like MDMA and psilocybin have received in recent years as a growing body of evidence suggests they may be powerful treatments for psychiatric conditions, like PTSD and treatment-resistant depression.

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Rightwing group backed by Koch and Leo sues to stop Trump tariffs

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New Civil Liberties Alliance says president’s invocation of emergency powers to impose tariffs is unlawful

A libertarian group backed by Leonard Leo and Charles Koch has mounted a legal challenge against Donald Trump’s tariff regime, in a sign of spreading rightwing opposition to a policy that has sent international markets plummeting.

The New Civil Liberties Alliance filed a suit against Trump’s imposition of import tariffs on exports from China, arguing that doing so under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) – which the president has invoked to justify the duties on nearly all countries – is unlawful.

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Rescue efforts from Myanmar’s deadly earthquake wind down as death toll hits 3,600 – AP News

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  1. Rescue efforts from Myanmar’s deadly earthquake wind down as death toll hits 3,600  AP News
  2. Why Earthquake Relief Is Slow to Reach Myanmar  The New York Times
  3. Myanmar's fatal quake deepens political turmoil with no path to peace, experts say  CNBC
  4. Myanmar fighting continues despite post-earthquake ceasefires  BBC
  5. Myanmar: Earthquake Response Situation Report No. 1 (As of 7 April 2025)  ReliefWeb
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First baby in UK born from a womb transplant – The Times

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  1. First baby in UK born from a womb transplant  The Times
  2. 'A little miracle': First baby born in UK to woman with transplanted womb  BBC
  3. Woman becomes first UK womb transplant recipient to give birth  The Guardian
  4. Baby girl becomes first child in UK to be born from womb transplant  Sky News
  5. Surgeons behind pioneering womb transplant ‘shed tears’ at delivery of miracle baby Amy  The Independent
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Many native New Zealand species face threat of extinction, report finds

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A three-yearly environmental update issues stark warning over biodiversity – and reports air pollution has improved in some areas

A major new report on New Zealand’s environment has revealed a worrying outlook for its unique species and highlighted declining water health, while also noting some improvements in air quality.

The ministry of the environment’s three-yearly update, Our Environment 2025, collates statistics, data and research across five domains – air, atmosphere and climate, freshwater, land, and marine – to paint a picture of the state of New Zealand’s environment.

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Woman becomes first UK womb transplant recipient to give birth

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Grace Davidson gives birth to baby Amy Isabel after receiving her sister’s womb in 2023

Surgeons are hailing an “astonishing” medical breakthrough as a woman became the first in the UK to give birth after a womb transplant.

Grace Davidson, 36, who was a teenager when diagnosed with a rare condition that meant she did not have a uterus, said she and her husband, Angus, 37, had been given “the greatest gift we could ever have asked for”.

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Boris Johnson Attacked By Ostrich In Hilarious Video Shared By His Wife – HuffPost

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  1. Boris Johnson Attacked By Ostrich In Hilarious Video Shared By His Wife  HuffPost
  2. Boris Johnson Has Run-In With Feisty Ostrich During Texas Trip  The New York Times
  3. Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson attacked by ostrich at Texas wildlife park  The Independent
  4. Ostrich on a war path: former UK prime minister attacked on family holiday  The North West Star
  5. Watch: Boris Johnson attacked by an ostrich  The Telegraph
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