Unprecedented ruling finds Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ laws in breach of EU values
The EU's top court finds that the reforms breached EU values on a number of levels and broke the founding values of the EU treaty.
Iran-US war: Four scenarios for what’s next as talks stumble
Between an expiring ceasefire and a possible deal lies a range of ways in which the war could proceed, analysts say.
Are we heading into a world divided by AI tribes?
Four thinkers join Mohamed Hassan to explore how AI is reshaping our politics, culture and collective thinking.
Trump Ally Apologizes for Role in Getting Him Elected After President Turns on Them, Says We ‘Are the Reason This is Happening’ – Just Jared
- Trump Ally Apologizes for Role in Getting Him Elected After President Turns on Them, Says We ‘Are the Reason This is Happening’ Just Jared
- Tucker Carlson says he regrets backing Donald Trump and is ‘tormented’ The Guardian
- ‘Tormented’ Tucker Carlson Begs for Forgiveness for Helping Trump The Daily Beast
- Tucker Carlson ‘sorry for misleading people’ with Trump support The Hill
- Tucker Carlson Apologizes For Helping Trump Get Elected—Says He’s ‘Tormented’ By It Forbes
Pope’s visit to Equatorial Guinea is a diplomatic challenge as he closes his Africa trip – AP News
- Pope’s visit to Equatorial Guinea is a diplomatic challenge as he closes his Africa trip AP News
- From Africa, Pope Leo warns humanity's future is 'tragically compromised' Reuters
- Maintaining hope: Equatorial Guinea waits for the Pope Vatican News
- God bless the pope down in Africa The Pillar
- Pope denounces the “colonization” of Africa's minerals as he arrives in Equatorial Guinea kare11.com
George Ariyoshi, first US governor of Asian American descent, dies aged 100
Democrat led Hawaii from 1973 to 1986, coinciding with the party’s rise to power in the state
George R Ariyoshi – Hawaii’s former governor and the nation’s first Asian American governor – has died at age 100.
Ariyoshi, a Democrat who led the state from 1973 to 1986, died peacefully while surrounded by family on Sunday night, according to a statement Monday from the current governor, Josh Green.
Continue reading...What was the Iran nuclear deal Trump dumped in search of ‘better’ terms?
Trump withdrew the US from the JCPOA in 2018, branding it 'the worst deal ever' and seeking stronger terms.
Mass trial for nearly 500 alleged gang members in El Salvador
Mass trial for nearly 500 alleged gang members in El Salvador
Mass murder trial in El Salvador for almost 500 alleged MS-13 members – CBS News
- Mass murder trial in El Salvador for almost 500 alleged MS-13 members CBS News
- Nearly 500 alleged MS-13 members are on a mass trial in El Salvador AP News
- El Salvador tries over 400 alleged gang members for 47,000 crimes Yahoo
- El Salvador holds mass trial for 486 alleged members of notorious MS-13 gang The Guardian
- Hundreds of MS-13 gang members in El Salvador mass trial accused of more than 47,000 crimes Sky News
Strait of Hormuz: How a threat became a playbook
How the Strait of Hormuz became a system of control, shaping power and the global economy.
Russian hybrid threats: EU lists two entities over information manipulation activities – consilium.europa.eu
- Russian hybrid threats: EU lists two entities over information manipulation activities consilium.europa.eu
- EU imposes sanctions on two Russian entities it says are linked to disinformation Reuters
- EU Envoys Poised to Adopt 20th Package of Russia Sanctions, Diplomats Say U.S. News & World Report
- EU ambassadors to consider 20th Russia sanctions package alongside €90bn loan for Ukraine on 22 April Yahoo
- Momentum on Russian sanctions, €90bn Ukraine loan, EU foreign policy chief says MLex
Arrests in Nigeria after abduction of local monarch ‘held for ransom’
The kidnappers raided his palace on Saturday and are believed to be holding him in a forest.
Afghans displaced by Pakistan conflict survive in tent camps
Tens of thousands of Afghans have been displaced by recent fighting along the Pakistan border, forced into tent camps.
Is China a winner of the Iran war or facing economic risks?
China's economy beats expectations despite the Iran war, but weak demand and structural risks remain.
Madonna offers reward for return of missing Coachella costume
The items, which she says are "part of my history", disappeared after her slot with Sabrina Carpenter.
Oil spills from the Iran war are visible from space – CNN
- Oil spills from the Iran war are visible from space CNN
- The Human and Environmental Costs of the War in Iran Center for American Progress
- The stunning underwater world that’s at risk as the Iran war drags on CNN
- ENVIRONMENT UNDER FIRE WIRED Middle East
- Impacts of wars overseas coming closer to home Friends of the Earth Scotland
Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ+ legislation violates EU law, court finds – AP News
- Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ+ legislation violates EU law, court finds AP News
- Unprecedented ruling finds Hungary's anti-LGBTQ laws in breach of EU values BBC
- 'I told Orbán his LGBT law was homophobic,' says Luxembourg's Bettel Euronews.com
- EU court rules Hungary’s LGBTQ law violates human rights Al Jazeera
- EU’s top court finds Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ+ law in breach of key values The Guardian
Japan loosens arms export rules in break from post-WW2 pacifism
This clears the way for Japan to sell weapons to more than a dozen countries.
Clean electricity meets all new demand, curbing fossil fuels, says Ember
2025 was the beginning of the end for coal and gas power, says think tank, but the world is still warming rapidly.
Cabinet Office suggested Mandelson did not need security vetting, says Robbins as he describes ‘pressure’ from No 10 – UK politics live
Olly Robbins was forced out as Foreign Office permanent secretary over the Peter Mandelson security vetting revelations in the Guardian
The hearing has started.
Emily Thornberry, the chair, started by saying that Robbins did not tell the whole truth about this process when he gave evidence to it in November.
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