Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,133
These are the key events on day 1,133 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Neil Young says he may be barred from returning to US over Donald Trump criticism
The US-Canadian dual citizen speculates he may be ‘barred or put in jail to sleep on a cement floor’ after his European tour, after years of speaking against Trump
Neil Young has shared his concerns of being barred from the US after his European tour later this year, thanks to his outspoken critiques of Donald Trump.
On Tuesday, on his website Neil Young Archives, the 79-year-old musician – who has dual Canadian-American citizenship – wrote of his fears after the recent spate of people being detained and deported upon entering the US. These incidents have been credited to vague or unspecified visa issues, but have frequently affected individuals who have criticised the Trump administration either publicly or in messages on their phone read by immigration officers.
Continue reading...Myanmar quake: Imam’s grief for 170 killed as they prayed in Sagaing
Scores of Muslims in the town died when their mosques collapsed during Friday prayers at the end of Ramadan.
Myanmar quake: Imam’s grief for 170 killed as they prayed in Sagaing
Scores of Muslims in the town died when their mosques collapsed during Friday prayers at the end of Ramadan.
US officials object to European push to buy weapons locally – Reuters
Ex-Costa Rica president says US visa revoked after criticism of Trump
Óscar Arias, 84, who won Nobel peace prize in 1987, said US president was behaving like ‘a Roman emperor’
Former Costa Rican president and Nobel winner Óscar Arias said on Tuesday that the US had revoked his visa to enter the country, weeks after he criticized Donald Trump on social media saying he was behaving like “a Roman emperor”.
Arias, 84, was president between 1986 and 1990 and again between 2006 and 2010. A self-declared pacifist, he won the 1987 Nobel peace prize for his role in brokering peace during the Central American conflicts of the 1980s.
Continue reading...Hegseth indicates US backing for Taiwan – but it is transactional Trump who has the final word
Defence secretary’s trip to Asia shows the Trump administration is engaged with the region, but analysts warn Taipei to tread carefully
On Tuesday China’s military launched joint drills around Taiwan, sending ships, planes and some bizarre propaganda videos across the strait to both warn and punish Taiwan’s government over what Beijing calls “separatist activity”.
The purported provocation was recent assertiveness by Taiwan’s president, Lai Ching-te, who in March designated China a “foreign hostile force” and announced 17 measures to counter its espionage and influence operations.
Continue reading...Cory Booker breaks record for longest Senate speech with Trump condemnation
In speech that began Monday night, Democratic senator warns of ‘grave and urgent’ danger of Trump administration
Cory Booker, the Democratic US senator from New Jersey, has broken the record for longest speech ever by a lone senator – beating the record first established by Strom Thurmond, who filibustered for 24 hours and 18 minutes in opposition to the Civil Rights Act of 1957.
Booker’s speech eventually ran to 25 hours and five minutes. Having begun at 7pm on Monday night, was not a filibuster but instead an effort to warn of what he called the “grave and urgent” danger that Donald Trump’s presidential administration poses to democracy and the American people.
Continue reading...‘I didn’t feel able to come forward’ – Chinese victims tell BBC about serial rapist
Police in London say PhD student Zhenhao Zou's "offending group is far greater" than they had realised.
‘I didn’t feel able to come forward’ – Chinese victims tell BBC about serial rapist
Police in London say PhD student Zhenhao Zou's "offending group is far greater" than they had realised.
US prosecutors to seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione
The 26-year-old is accused of shooting dead healthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel.
Three big unknowns ahead of Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs
The president is expected to unveil details of his plans for a wider set of import taxes. But what tariffs and when?
Three big unknowns ahead of Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs
The president is expected to unveil details of his plans for a wider set of import taxes. But what tariffs and when?
Gazan clan executes alleged Hamas operative who killed one of their relatives – The Times of Israel
- Gazan clan executes alleged Hamas operative who killed one of their relatives The Times of Israel
- Hamas warns those who "spread chaos" following killing of its police officer The Jerusalem Post
- Revenge Killing of Hamas Policeman Adds to Building Pressure on Group WSJ
- Street justice in Gaza in broad daylight: Abu Samra clan executes Hamas policeman in retaliation for killing their son All Israel News
- Exploiting Hamas’s Weakness Commentary Magazine
Virginia Giuffre grateful for ‘love and support’ after car crash
Ms Giuffre 'remains in serious condition' in hospital following a collision with a school bus, her family say.
Over 300 children killed since Israel’s new Gaza offensive, Unicef says – BBC
- Over 300 children killed since Israel's new Gaza offensive, Unicef says BBC
- Middle East: Israeli strikes kill over 300 children — UN DW
- Education in ruins: Gaza’s children on losing their right to learn CNN
- UN: Hundreds of children killed in Gaza since Israeli attacks resumed Yahoo
- In one of the Gaza war's darkest nights, the IDF killed nearly 300 women and children Haaretz
At least 322 children killed since Israel’s new Gaza offensive, Unicef says
Since the war began, more than 15,000 children have reportedly been killed, the agency says.
At least 322 children killed since Israel’s new Gaza offensive, Unicef says
Since the war began, more than 15,000 children have reportedly been killed, the agency says.
Mexico’s security chief quietly forms an elite force to take on the drug cartels – AP News
- Mexico’s security chief quietly forms an elite force to take on the drug cartels AP News
- The Missing Elements in Sheinbaum’s Crime-Fighting Strategy Americas Quarterly
- Trump Pushes Sheinbaum Away From AMLO’s Cartel Policies The American Conservative
- Who is Mexico’s Security Minister and why does he matter? Mexico News Daily
- Mexico Special Force timesdaily.com
US senator’s anti-Trump protest speech stretches through night
US Senator Cory Booker is protesting on the Senate floor for “as long as he is physically able."