- ‘Screw you!’: Netanyahu’s son lashes out at Macron; PM objects to language, echoes critique The Times of Israel
- Netanyahu condemns son's Macron jab, slams French president on Palestinian state Haaretz
- France can and must do more than recognising Palestinian statehood Al Jazeera
- 'Gravely mistaken': Israeli PM Netanyahu blasts Macron’s recognition plan for Palestinian state, warns ag Times of India
- France could recognise Palestinian state ‘in June’, says Emmanuel Macron – as it happened The Guardian
US stock markets expected to recover after Trump drops tariffs on mobiles
Exemption, seen as a climbdown, includes laptops and chips, and is likely to help firms such as Apple and Nvidia
US stock markets were expected to stage a recovery on Monday after Donald Trump excluded imports of smartphones and laptops from his tariff regime late on Friday night.
Shares in Apple and chip maker Nvidia were on course to soar after tariffs on their products imported into the US were lifted for 90 days.
Continue reading...Arrest warrant issued in Bangladesh for UK MP Tulip Siddiq
Former City minister accused of illegally receiving plot of land from her aunt, ousted PM Sheikh Hasina
An arrest warrant for the former City minister Tulip Siddiq has been issued in Bangladesh with a new allegation accusing her of illegally receiving a plot of land from her aunt, the ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
Bangladeshi media reported the warrant was issued by a judge for 53 people connected to Hasina, including Siddiq. There is no formal extradition treaty between the UK and Bangladesh.
Continue reading...Gabon election: Coup leader Oligui Nguema wins poll by huge margin – BBC
- Gabon election: Coup leader Oligui Nguema wins poll by huge margin BBC
- Gabon Eurobonds Rally After Coup Leader Wins Presidential Vote Bloomberg.com
- Gabon's leader Nguema elected president with 90.35% of vote, interior minister says Reuters
- Gabon’s first election after collapse of Bongo dynasty: What’s at stake? Al Jazeera
- Military Leader Wins Presidential Election in Gabon The New York Times
Gabon coup leader wins election by huge margin
This was the first presidential vote since the near-six-decade-long Bongo dynasty was overthrown.
Pawan Kalyan’s wife Anna tonsures head at Tirumala.. – Greatandhra.com
- Pawan Kalyan's wife Anna tonsures head at Tirumala.. Greatandhra.com
- Pawan Kalyan's Wife Fulfills Vow, Performs Head-Tonsuring Ritual At Tirumala NDTV
- Pawan Kalyan’s wife Anna Lezhneva offers hair at Tirumala after son Mark Shankar’s recovery post Singapore fire incident Hindustan Times
- Pawan Kalyan, son Mark and family back in Hyderabad after Singapore school fire India Today
- Watch: Pawan Kalyan returns to Hyderabad along with his injured son Telangana Today
Civilian deaths in Sumy attack may force Washington to get tough with Putin
Talks between US and Russia continue unabated as attacks on Ukraine’s cities appear to have stepped up
Even by the warped standards of wartime, Russia’s Sunday morning attack on Sumy was astonishingly brazen. Two high-speed ballistic missiles, armed, Ukraine says, with cluster munitions, slammed into the heart of the border city in mid-morning as families went to church, waited for a theatre performance or were simply strolling about on a mild spring day.
The death toll currently stands at 34, including two children. Images from the scene show bodies or body bags on the ground, a trolley bus and cars burnt out, rubble and glass scattered around. It was reckless, cruel and vicious and its consequences entirely predictable to those who gave the order and pressed “launch”.
Continue reading...Hamas Publishes Video of U.S.-Israeli Hostage Edan Alexander; ‘Not a Holiday of Freedom,’ His Family Says – Haaretz
- Hamas Publishes Video of U.S.-Israeli Hostage Edan Alexander; 'Not a Holiday of Freedom,' His Family Says Haaretz
- Hamas releases video of Israeli-American hostage held in Gaza Reuters
- Hamas releases propaganda video showing US-Israeli hostage soldier Edan Alexander The Times of Israel
- Made aliyah alone and abducted on October 7: The story of Edan Alexander Ynetnews
- 'Trump why have you fallen for Netanyahu's lies?': Edan Alexander calls on US, Israel to help him The Jerusalem Post
Democrat Gretchen Whitmer tries to distance herself from Oval Office visit
Michigan governor criticized for appearance, including for blocking her face with binders while her photo was taken
The Michigan governor, Gretchen Whitmer – considered to be a 2028 White House Democratic contender – was trying to distance herself from a recent Oval Office appearance alongside Donald Trump, which saw her get photographed while blocking her face with binders.
Whitmer visited the Republican president on Wednesday alongside a bipartisan delegation to discuss a northern Michigan ice storm, the state’s defense assets and tariffs, among other issues. Following the meeting, Whitmer was brought into the Oval Office where she – as the New York Times described – “stood glumly” during a press conference that saw Trump sign several executive orders that targeted his political opponents.
Continue reading...More than 200 civilians killed as Sudan’s RSF attacks Darfur displacement camps
Relief International medics among dead as paramilitaries step up violence against region’s displaced people
Paramilitaries in Sudan have murdered more than 200 civilians in a wave of attacks in displacement camps and around the city of El Fasher, the last big city still in the hands of the Sudanese army in the Darfur region.
The deaths include at least 56 civilians killed by the Rapid Support Forces over two days of attacks in Um Kadadah, a town they seized on the road to El Fasher.
Continue reading...Convalescing Pope Francis greets Palm Sunday crowds in person
The head of the Catholic Church has appeared publicly for the second time since being discharged from hospital.
Houthi missile triggers sirens from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem – The Jerusalem Post
- Houthi missile triggers sirens from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem The Jerusalem Post
- Houthis take responsibility for ballistic missile attack targeting Israel The Times of Israel
- IDF Strikes Hamas Command Center In Gaza Hospital | LIVE BLOG i24NEWS
- Yemen’s Houthis strike Ben Gurion Airport, military base in Israel Anadolu Ajansı
- Yemen's Houthis Claim Downing of US MQ-9 Drone Yemen Online
Gabon military leader Brice Oligui Nguema wins presidential election – Al Jazeera
- Gabon military leader Brice Oligui Nguema wins presidential election Al Jazeera
- Gabon election: Vote counting in first post-coup poll reaching conclusion BBC
- Gabon's leader Nguema elected president with 90.35% of vote, interior minister says Reuters
- Voters in Gabon choose a new president in the first election since the 2023 military coup CNN
- Brice Oligui Nguema Is Favored to Win Gabon Election The New York Times
Gabon military leader Brice Oligui Nguema wins presidential election
After his win, Nguema tells Al Jazeera in an exclusive interview, he will 'restore dignity to the Gabonese people'.
Israel Strikes Hospital in Northern Gaza and Captures Key Part of South – The New York Times
- Israel Strikes Hospital in Northern Gaza and Captures Key Part of South The New York Times
- Israeli air strike destroys part of last fully functional hospital in Gaza City BBC
- Israel strikes a hospital in Gaza, forcing evacuation as strikes intensify NPR
- Israeli missiles strike Gaza hospital, patients evacuated Reuters
- WATCH: IDF kills dozens of terrorists in Rafah as it establishes operational control of area The Jerusalem Post
Russian missile strike kills dozens in Ukrainian city of Sumy
Volodymyr Zelenskyy decries attack on ‘ordinary city street’ while people were going to church for Palm Sunday
At least 34 people have been killed and more than 100 injured in a Russian ballistic missile strike in the Ukrainian city of Sumy as people were going to church for Palm Sunday, in the worst attack on civilians this year.
Two missiles landed in the crowded city centre on Sunday morning. One hit a trolley bus full of passengers. Footage from the scene showed bodies lying in the street, burning cars, and rescuers carrying bloodied survivors. Two of the dead were children.
Continue reading...Stars mingle in Coachella audience as Lady Gaga wows festivalgoers
Headliners at the California music festival this year include Megan Thee Stallion, Post Malone and Green Day.
UK could target parts of Chinese state under new foreign influence rules
Exclusive: Government is weighing up security concerns against economic benefits of closer ties with Beijing
The government could target parts of China’s security apparatus under new foreign influence rules, the Guardian has learned.
Ministers are considering including parts of the Chinese state accused of interference activities on the enhanced tier of the foreign influence registration scheme (Firs).
Continue reading...Liverpool beat West Ham to move within six points of Premier League title
Virgil van Dijk scores late to send Liverpool 13 points clear and to the verge of clinching their 20th league title.
Myanmar military government defends rule minutes before deadly quake hits
Moments before Myanmar’s deadliest quake in a century, General Zaw Min Tun defended military rule, dismissed war crimes