Trump’s national security team’s chat app leak stuns Washington
The Signal messages show the inner workings of the president's team and how his Vice-President JD Vance disagreed with him.
US appeals court weighs Trump’s deportations under Alien Enemies Act
One judge questioned whether Nazi defendants received more due process in the US than Venezuelans deported under Trump.
Queensland plans to build 2032 Olympics stadium on significant Indigenous site
Despite premier David Crisafulli ruling it out during election, the government is expected to announce plans for stadium at Victoria Park
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The Queensland government is expected to announce that a significant preserved site of Indigenous heritage in central Brisbane, a massacre site on a songline, will host the main stadium of the 2032 Olympics.
Premier David Crisafulli repeatedly promised not to build a new stadium to host the athletics during last year’s election, and also specifically ruled out building one in Victoria Park.
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Continue reading...Airlines could take legal action over Heathrow shutdown
Body representing over 90 firms says it could take airport to court over costs of closure if issue not ‘amicably settled’
A body representing more than 90 airlines using Heathrow airport said there might be a case for legal action if a settlement over the costs incurred from Friday’s closure after a fire is not reached.
Europe’s largest airport was closed in the early hours of Friday morning after the blaze at a major electricity substation hit electricity supplies.
Continue reading...Teenage Afghan girls were banned from school – now these classes are their only option
Religious schools increasingly offer a range of subjects as the mainstream education ban enters its fourth year.
The small-town mayor accused of trafficking and spying for China
Alice Guo's star was on the rise in the Philippines - until alleged links to a scam operation led to her downfall.
The small-town mayor accused of trafficking and spying for China
Alice Guo's star was on the rise in the Philippines - until alleged links to a scam operation led to her downfall.
Department Press Briefing – March 24, 2025 – Department of State
- Department Press Briefing – March 24, 2025 Department of State
- Marco Rubio heads to the Caribbean. Here’s why his priorities could take a back seat Miami Herald
- The US needs to build a new Caribbean policy. Rubio’s trip to the region can be the first step. Atlantic Council
- Energy, migration top Rubio agenda on Caribbean visit this week The Boston Globe
- PM Young receives courtesy call from US Chargé d’Affaires Loop News Trinidad & Tobago
Ros Atkins on… the media crackdown in Turkey
The BBC's Analysis Editor looks at the targeting of press freedom by the Turkish government, as protests in the country continue.
Sixth night of protests in Turkey as Erdogan hits out at unrest
Thousands rally against the arrest of opposition politician Ekrem Imamoglu, but his party says their planned protests are coming to an end.
Ukraine accuses Moscow of ‘hollow statements about peace’ after latest attack
Ukrainian officials say 88 injured in missile strike as US and Russian officials start talks on ceasefire deal
Ukraine has accused Moscow of making “hollow statements about peace” after 88 people were injured in a Russian missile attack as US and Russian officials began talks that Washington hopes will mark the first step toward lasting peace.
Seventeen children were among the casualties after the missile hit schools and residential buildings in the city of Sumy, Ukrainian officials said late on Monday, as Moscow appeared to be exploiting the window before any ceasefire to launch attacks on Ukraine.
Continue reading...Ukraine accuses Moscow of ‘hollow statements about peace’ after latest attack – The Guardian
- Ukraine accuses Moscow of ‘hollow statements about peace’ after latest attack The Guardian
- Ukraine war: Russia accused of 'hollow talks' as strikes hit Sumy BBC.com
- Russian missile attack wounds 88 in Ukraine's Sumy, officials say Reuters
- Russia-Ukraine war updates: Dozens hurt in Sumy attack amid US-Russia talks Al Jazeera English
- Oil pumping station in Krasnodar Krai shut down due to damage caused by drones. Kyiv Independent
‘A shocking breach’: Trump officials leak military attacks to The Atlantic
The Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg says he was included in a private chat about the bombing of Houthi rebels in Yemen.
US postmaster general resigns with immediate effect
Louis DeJoy led dramatic effort to restructure the US postal service over past five years
The US postmaster general, Louis DeJoy, who said earlier this month that he had asked the government efficiency team led by Elon Musk for assistance with a number of issues, is resigning effective on Monday, the agency said.
DeJoy, who has headed the agency since 2020, in February said he had asked the US Postal Service (USPS) governing board to identify his successor but had given no indication in recent days that he planned to step down abruptly.
Continue reading...Report: Hamas agreed to free five hostages; Israeli official: We want 11 – Haaretz
- Report: Hamas agreed to free five hostages; Israeli official: We want 11 Haaretz
- Israel to seize more of Gaza if Hamas keeps refusing to free hostages, defence minister says Reuters.com
- Morning update Middle East Eye
- Israeli evacuation orders and attacks on Gaza displace more Palestinians The Washington Post
- Israel is preparing to occupy Gaza, reinstate military rule, and fully control its people Haaretz
Meghan launches online shop for fans to buy her fashion favourites
The ShopMy platform is marketed at "elite creators" for them to earn money from links they have shared.
Trump Leads a ‘Machinery’ of Misinformation in Second Term – The New York Times
- Trump Leads a ‘Machinery’ of Misinformation in Second Term The New York Times
- In his second term, Trump fuels a ‘machinery’ of misinformation The Japan Times
‘No Other Land’ co-director attacked by Israeli settlers and arrested
The film is an Oscar-winning documentary collaboration by Israeli and Palestinian filmmakers.
Hamdan Ballal: Oscar-winning Palestinian director attacked by Israeli settlers and arrested
Director of No Other Land attacked by armed settlers in West Bank and handed to Israeli military, witnesses say
A Palestinian director of the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land has been arrested by the Israeli army after masked settlers attacked his house.
According to five Jewish American activists who witnessed the attack, Hamdan Ballal, one of the four directors of the the film that documented the destruction of villages in the West Bank, was surrounded and attacked by a group of about 15 armed settlers in Susya in the Masafer Yatta area south of Hebron.
Continue reading...‘Impressive, ingenious and affecting’ poem about missing an absent son wins National Poetry Competition
Fiona Larkin’s poem uses Finnish grammar to explore her feelings about her son’s move from the UK to Brisbane
A poem inspired by the writer’s experience missing her son after he moved from the UK to Australia has won this year’s £5,000 National Poetry Competition.
Fiona Larkin’s poem, Absence has a grammar, was picked from nearly 22,000 entries.
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