Havana slams new Trump sanctions as ‘collective punishment’ of Cuban people
The Cuban government has firmly rejected the recent sanctions levied by US President Donald Trump.
‘This tree was planted by my ancestor hundreds of years ago and my family settled here’
Oral history traces a family's roots to a tree planted in the 13th Century in a Ghanaian fishing town.
Two months into the Iran war, almost everybody is a loser – CNN
- Two months into the Iran war, almost everybody is a loser CNN
- Opinion | The U.S. Military Was Losing Its Edge. After Iran, Everyone Knows It. The New York Times
- Opinion | It’s Way Too Early to Declare Defeat in Iran WSJ
- Let’s Hope America’s Dumbest War Doesn’t Become Its Most Tragic The New Republic
- Tallying the losses in Trump’s War on Iran Center for International Policy
A 5-Month Wait and a 50% Fail Rate: It’s Hard to Get a British Driving License – The New York Times
Peru probes trafficking of citizens to fight for Russia in Ukraine
Peru's public prosecutor says many of their citizens are victims of deception, lured by the promise of jobs.
Peru probes trafficking of citizens to fight for Russia in Ukraine
Peru's public prosecutor says many of their citizens are victims of deception, lured by the promise of jobs.
Live Updates: Trump “not satisfied” with new peace deal offered by Iran as standoff’s costs multiply – CBS News
- Live Updates: Trump "not satisfied" with new peace deal offered by Iran as standoff's costs multiply CBS News
- Iran Softens Conditions for Resuming Peace Talks With the U.S. WSJ
- Iranian proposal rejected by Trump would open strait before nuclear talks, Iran official says NBC News
- Trump says he’s ‘not satisfied’ with Iran’s proposal to end the war AP News
- Oil prices fall after Iran sends updated peace proposal to mediators in Pakistan CNBC
Narges Mohammadi, Iranian Nobel Laureate, Is Hospitalized – The New York Times
- Narges Mohammadi, Iranian Nobel Laureate, Is Hospitalized The New York Times
- Nobel laureate Mohammadi in Iran hospital after 'cardiac crisis', foundation says Reuters
- Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi hospitalised as health deteriorates Al Jazeera
- Iran tortures dad to death for using internet, executes karate champ in regime’s latest bloody crackowns New York Post
- Family of ailing Iranian Nobel laureate say keeping her in jail is a death sentence The Guardian
Trump claims other presidents flouted war powers law. It’s a mixed record
Both Bushes and Reagan won authorisation for wars, but Obama and Clinton ducked the requirement.
K-pop’s BTS comeback tour rallies South Korea’s global ‘soft power’ drive
K-pop sensations BTS ignited a wave of interest in South Korean culture that now extends from food to cosmetics.
US Supreme Court asked to restore abortion pill access
A lower court has limited mail-order access to the abortion pill mifepristone, which the drug's maker says will cause "irreparable harm".
Kumanjayi Little Baby’s relatives share grief at ‘child ripped away’ as NT chief minister foreshadows charges
Gurindji families mourn ‘a life so precious, gone far too soon’
Warning: This article contains images of and references to Indigenous Australians who have died
Kumanjayi Little Baby’s relatives have released a statement saying they felt “helpless” when they heard she was missing, and hope their community can unite in grief.
“A life so precious, so full of innocence, gone far too soon,” the Gurindji families said of the five-year-old Warlpiri girl, who was found dead in Alice Springs on Thursday evening – five days after she had gone missing from her bed in the Old Timers town camp.
Continue reading...Cuba says Trump’s fresh sanctions on its economy amount to ‘collective punishment’
The US sanctions target people operating in broad sections of Cuban economy, including energy, defence and mining
Cuba’s government has said new sanctions imposed on the island by Donald Trump amounted to “collective punishment”, as an enormous 1 May procession outside the American embassy in Havana vowed to “defend the homeland”.
In an executive order on Friday, the US president said he would impose sanctions on people involved in broad sections of the Cuban economy, as he seeks to put more pressure on Havana after ousting Venezuela’s leader, Nicolás Maduro, earlier this year.
Continue reading...Gerry Conway, creator of the Punisher in Spider-Man comics, dies at 73
Marvel praises ‘undeniable and indelible impact’ of celebrated comic book writer who also worked for DC
Gerry Conway, a renowned comic book writer who helped create characters and stories for Marvel and DC, including the Punisher character in the Spider-Man comics, has died. He was 73.
In a Monday statement announcing his death, Marvel described Conway as a legendary comic book writer with a prolific career. He died of pancreatic cancer on Sunday in Thousand Oaks, California, his wife, Laura Conway, told the Associated Press.
Continue reading...Federal government accused of watering down proposal to protect Australia’s threatened species and ecosystems
Wilderness Society says changes undermined intent of national standards intended to reverse decline of plants, animals and ecosystems
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Green groups have accused the Albanese government of watering down a proposal to protect threatened species and ecosystems.
National environmental standards were the key plank of reforms to Australia’s nature laws, passed by the parliament in November.
Continue reading...Iran war live: Trump says no ‘early’ end to war, unhappy with Tehran offer
White House tells Congress that Iran hostilities have 'terminated' despite continued US troop presence in Middle East.
Iran war live: Trump says no ‘early’ end to war, unhappy with Tehran offer
White House tells Congress that Iran hostilities have 'terminated' despite continued US troop presence in Middle East.
Thousands of ‘lost Canadians’ have applied for dual citizenship – is Canada ready?
Changes to Canadian citizenship rules have led to thousands of new applications - many coming from the US.
US said to be withdrawing 5,000 troops from Germany over Iran war spat
President Donald Trump has feuded with European allies over their reluctance to step up support for war on Iran.
Love, lies, angry ghosts: Indians are bingeing on two-minute dramas
Some of India's biggest producers are eyeing investments in micro-dramas, which are now hugely popular.