Iran citizen held in France over pro-Palestine comments returns home
Release of Mahdieh Esfandiari comes a week after Iran released two French citizens held on espionage charges.
One million signatures call to suspend EU-Israel association agreement – Euronews.com
- One million signatures call to suspend EU-Israel association agreement Euronews.com
- France, Spain push Israel-Europe tensions to a new low The Jerusalem Post
- Israel is losing its last friends in Europe as diplomatic collapse deepens across the continent ynetnews
- France urges Israel to respect international law, abandon 'endless wars' Anadolu Ajansı
- EU to discuss sanctions on Israel, pending new Hungarian government position EUobserver
Balancing UK’s welfare and defence spending ‘not zero-sum game’, minister says
Treasury minister James Murray hits back at George Robertson’s criticism over military budget
A Treasury minister has said balancing welfare and defence spending “is not a zero-sum game”, amid stark warnings that the UK will have to increase its military budget to ensure national security during global volatility.
James Murray, the chancellor’s deputy, said the government was pushing ahead with the biggest sustained increase in defence investments since the cold war, but he would not say when it would publish its delayed defence investment plan.
Continue reading...Kenya fuel prices rise sharply despite reduction in tax due to Iran war
Diesel prices rise by a record margin despite a reduction in value added tax.
Moment gunman tackled by school principal
CCTV footage shows a high school principal charging towards a former student who was armed in Oklahoma.
North Korea boosting ability to manufacture nuclear arms, IAEA chief warns
The nuclear watchdog's chief says there is a rapid increase in operations at North Korea's Yongbyon reactor.
Dodging Bombs and Drones, This Postman in Ukraine Still Delivers – The New York Times
Dodging Bombs and Drones, This Postman in Ukraine Still Delivers The New York Times
At least 250 people missing, including Rohingya and Bangladeshis, after boat sinks in Andaman Sea – NBC News
- At least 250 people missing, including Rohingya and Bangladeshis, after boat sinks in Andaman Sea NBC News
- 250 missing as boat carrying Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants sinks in Indian Ocean BBC
- Hundreds missing after Rohingya refugee boat capsizes in Andaman Sea: UN Al Jazeera
- About 250 missing after boat carrying Rohingya refugees capsizes in Andaman Sea The Guardian
- Rohingya survivor recounts ordeal as 250 missing in Andaman sea tragedy Reuters
Scottish ultrarunning champion dies during Highlands record attempt
David Parrish, who won Cape Wrath Ultra in 2023, had been attempting gruelling route again as fundraising challenge
A 35-year-old ultramarathon champion from Dumfries has died while attempting to beat the record for a race to the most north-westerly point on mainland Britain.
David Parrish, a former Royal Marine, was trying to become the fastest man to complete the Cape Wrath trail, one of Britain’s most gruelling race routes.
Continue reading...Palestinian leader Barghouti endures ‘violent’ assaults in Israeli prisons
Recent reports of prison brutality follow an attack last year that resulted in broken ribs and head injuries.
The human cost of the war in Sudan, three years on
The conflict, which erupted in 2023, has left behind a human toll which is "simply staggering", reports the BBC's Barbara Plett Usher.
Kanye West postpones France gig following UK ban
It comes a week after the UK government announced it would block the rapper from entering the country.
‘Food is unifying’: How Lebanon’s migrants are feeding the war-displaced
Often overlooked in Lebanon's society, the migrant community is filling the gaps of the state by feeding their own.
Trump warns US-UK trade deal ‘can always be changed’ with relations in ‘sad state’
President says he gave Britain ‘better deal than I had to’ but ally was ‘not there when we needed them’ on Iran
Donald Trump has threatened to row back on the trade deal the US signed with the UK last year, in his latest salvo against the British government over sharp differences about the US’s approach to the Middle East.
The US president said the economic deal struck with the UK, which cut some of his tariffs on cars, aluminium and steel, was “better than I had to” and that it could “always be changed”.
Continue reading...Israel’s Top Court Hears Petitions to Remove Ben-Gvir Over Alleged Police Politicization – Haaretz
- Israel's Top Court Hears Petitions to Remove Ben-Gvir Over Alleged Police Politicization Haaretz
- With Iran War on Pause, Political Battle Resumes Over Israeli Democracy The New York Times
- High Court weighs petitions urging Ben Gvir’s ouster, but seems hesitant to back them The Times of Israel
- ‘Nation chose the Right’: Ben-Gvir defends role, blasts A-G at High Court hearing The Jerusalem Post
- High Court Weighs Ben Gvir Dismissal Over Temple Mount Status Quo i24NEWS
Magyar calls for fast handover of power in talks with Hungary’s president
Péter Magyar, the man who ended Viktor Orbán's 16 years of continuous rule, wants the new parliament to convene in early May.
Families across Sudan endure years of displacement, hunger, loss
More than nine million people remain displaced in Sudan, while nearly 29 million face acute hunger.
How a £2m bitcoin order made Nigel Farage the political face of UK crypto
Promotion of ‘bitcoin treasury’ firm with Kwasi Kwarteng draws new attention to Reform leader’s relations with industry
A thumping electronic beat provides the soundtrack to the video as Nigel Farage appears in front of a bank of screens.
At first glance, it could be yet another of the Reform UK leader’s “second jobs” – whether promoting gold as a pension fallback or recording Cameo videos. And in a sense, it is: Farage is promoting a £2m cryptocurrency purchase by a company in which he has £215,000 invested, Stack BTC.
Continue reading...250 missing after migrant boat sinks in Indian Ocean
The trawler "reportedly sank due to heavy winds, rough seas and overcrowding", the United Nations said.
250 missing after migrant boat sinks in Indian Ocean
The trawler "reportedly sank due to heavy winds, rough seas and overcrowding", the United Nations said.