Canada’s ex-spy chief says White House response to Signal leak threatens ‘Five Eyes’ security

Former intelligence head said leak and White House response was ‘very worrying’ to allies of the US

Canada’s former spy chief has said the Trump administration’s attempts to downplay the leak of top-secret attack plans is a “very worrying” development, with implications for broader intelligence sharing among US allies.

On Wednesday, the Atlantic magazine published new and detailed messages from a group chat, including plans for US bombings, drone launches and targeting information of the assault, including descriptions of weather conditions. Among the recipients of the messages was a prominent journalist, who was inadvertently added to the group.

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Top EU official expects Trump tariff of about 20% – Financial Times

  1. Top EU official expects Trump tariff of about 20%  Financial Times
  2. Europe Prepares for Double-Digit Trump Tariffs Next Week  Bloomberg
  3. A 25 per cent tariff on Europe is only fair  Financial Times
  4. EU expects Trump to set flat, double-digit tariff on April 2  POLITICO
  5. Modeling a US-EU trade war: Tariffs won't improve US global trade balance  Peterson Institute for International Economics
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The European Union just issued a dire warning to its 450 million citizens: Stockpile supplies and prepare for disaster – Fortune

  1. The European Union just issued a dire warning to its 450 million citizens: Stockpile supplies and prepare for disaster  Fortune
  2. EU urges citizens to stockpile 72 hours’ worth of supplies amid war risk  CNN
  3. EU tells the public to hold 72 hours of emergency supplies  Reuters
  4. EU crisis preparedness: Bulking up states' disaster response  DW (English)
  5. World War 3 coming? 450 million people, 27 countries warned after Russia missile strike  Hindustan Times
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‘Coalition of Willing’ for Ukraine gathering in Paris to mull options for a possible force – Yahoo

  1. 'Coalition of Willing' for Ukraine gathering in Paris to mull options for a possible force  Yahoo
  2. Live: Macron announces €2 billion in additional aid after talks with Zelensky  FRANCE 24 English
  3. France to provide 2 billion euros in extra military aid to Ukraine, Macron says  Reuters
  4. Ukraine: EU says sanctions remain unless Russia withdraws  DW (English)
  5. Ukraine war latest: Zelenskyy in Paris for Ukraine summit - after 'biggest attack yet' on his hometown  Sky News
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Gaza protesters demand ‘Hamas out’ as Israel presses military campaign – ABC News

  1. Gaza protesters demand 'Hamas out' as Israel presses military campaign  ABC News
  2. Why protestors in Gaza want Hamas out after months of brutal conflict  NBC News
  3. Hamas claims growing Gaza protests against its rule actually aimed at Israel  The Times of Israel
  4. ‘Enough war’: Why Gazans are protesting Hamas now  CNN
  5. Gazans Protest Against Hamas and War for a Second Day  The New York Times
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Russia hands long prison terms to Ukrainian ‘Azov’ fighters who defended Mariupol – Reuters

  1. Russia hands long prison terms to Ukrainian 'Azov' fighters who defended Mariupol  Reuters
  2. Russian court hands long jail terms to Ukrainian fighters who defended Mariupol  CNN
  3. Captured Ukrainians convicted on terrorism charges by Russia in what Kyiv called a sham trial  The Associated Press
  4. Russia convicts captured Ukrainians on ‘terrorism’ charges  Al Jazeera English
  5. Russian Court Convicts Azov Fighters Of Terrorism In Trial Kyiv Calls A 'War Crime'  Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
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Stockpile 72 hours of supplies in case of disaster or attack, EU tells citizens

Bloc’s first preparedness strategy urges people to prepare for floods, fires, pandemics or military strikes

People in the EU are being advised to stockpile enough food, water and essentials for 72 hours as part of a European strategy that aims to increase readiness for catastrophic floods and fires, pandemics and military attacks.

Outlining its first preparedness strategy, the European Commission said it wanted to encourage citizens to take “proactive measures to prepare for crises, such as developing household emergency plans and stockpiling essential supplies”.

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How the discovery of a mass grave sparked uproar over the missing in Mexico – Al Jazeera English

  1. How the discovery of a mass grave sparked uproar over the missing in Mexico  Al Jazeera English
  2. A newly discovered killing site shocks Mexico  The Economist
  3. Mexico 'ranch of horror' was cartel training site, not 'extermination camp'  AOL
  4. 2 ex-Mexican police officers arrested over alleged cartel killing site where bones, shoes were found  CBS News
  5. Killing Camp in Mexico Shows Horrors of CJNG Forced Recruitment  InSight Crime
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Israel-coordinated departures from Gaza rise alongside expanding anti-Hamas protests – Ynetnews

  1. Israel-coordinated departures from Gaza rise alongside expanding anti-Hamas protests  Ynetnews
  2. Israel approves controversial proposal to facilitate emigration of Palestinians from Gaza  CNN
  3. Gaza Palestinians speak about Israel’s plan to force them out  Al Jazeera English
  4. 100 Gazans set to move to Indonesia as part of pilot work program — report  The Times of Israel
  5. 'Self-deportation': How Trump and Netanyahu Are Reading From the Same Playbook  Haaretz
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Why Amanda Knox returns to Italy — and how she talks with her daughter about injustice – NPR

  1. Why Amanda Knox returns to Italy — and how she talks with her daughter about injustice  NPR
  2. Amanda Knox reveals surprising relationship with man who prosecuted her  NewsNation Now
  3. Free by Amanda Knox review – after the acquittal  The Guardian
  4. What Amanda Knox says she tells her kids about her experience in Italy  Good Morning America
  5. Amanda Knox's Biggest Prison Revelations in Memoir: Masturbation, More  Us Weekly
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How ‘No Other Land’ Became an Unlikely Box Office Success – The New York Times

  1. How ‘No Other Land’ Became an Unlikely Box Office Success  The New York Times
  2. Israeli Police Release Palestinian Oscar Winner Who Said He Was Assaulted  The New York Times
  3. ‘It was revenge for our movie’: Oscar winner says soldiers helped settlers attack him in West Bank  The Guardian
  4. Oscar-winning Palestinian director says Israeli soldiers beat him after attack by settlers  The Associated Press
  5. Hamdan Ballal's 'No Other Land' co-directors skewer film academy for silence on attack, detainment  Los Angeles Times
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Prince Harry Quits African Charity He Founded: ‘What’s Transpired Is Unthinkable’ – The Daily Wire

  1. Prince Harry Quits African Charity He Founded: ‘What’s Transpired Is Unthinkable’  The Daily Wire
  2. Prince Harry ‘in shock’ after quitting his African AIDS charity  CNN
  3. Sentebale: Why leaving his own charity will matter so much to Prince Harry  BBC.com
  4. Accusations and resignations mark remarkable 24 hours at charity founded by Prince Harry  The Guardian
  5. Prince Harry resigns from Princess Diana-inspired charity he co-founded  ABC News
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Bolsonaro must stand trial over alleged coup attempt, Brazil’s top court rules

Supreme court judges decide former president should face criminal prosecution alongside seven close allies

Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro will stand trial for allegedly orchestrating a violent plot to seize power through a military coup, after the country’s supreme court decided he should face criminal prosecution.

The ruling leaves the far-right populist, who governed Brazil from 2019 until the end of 2022, facing political oblivion and a possible jail sentence of more than 40 years.

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Mysterious pyramid structure found in Judaean Desert – Livescience.com

  1. Mysterious pyramid structure found in Judaean Desert  Livescience.com
  2. Mysterious pyramid, ancient bronze coins discovered by archaeologists  Fox News
  3. Archaeologists discover massive 2,200-year-old pyramid in Judean Desert  Ynetnews
  4. Archaeologists Excavating Judean Desert 'Pyramid' Find Hellenistic Structure  Haaretz
  5. Mysterious 2,200-year-old pyramid and ancient artifacts unearthed in the Judean Desert  Archaeology News Online Magazine
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NATO to Putin: Attack Poland and our response will be ‘devastating’ – POLITICO Europe

  1. NATO to Putin: Attack Poland and our response will be ‘devastating’  POLITICO Europe
  2. NATO chief appeals for unity as Europe builds its armies and the US eyes security threats elsewhere  The Associated Press
  3. 'This is not the time to go it alone,' NATO's Rutte tells U.S. and Europe  Reuters
  4. NATO leader warns Russia to expect a 'devastating' reaction if it ever attacks Poland  ABC News
  5. Now is not the time for the US or Europe to go it alone, warns Nato chief  The Guardian
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