Netanyahu’s visit to the White House “is a win back home”
Daniel Levy on Trump and Netanyahu’s White House meeting on Iran and Gaza: why now, and what message does it send?
Revealed: drug tests in California prisons yielded false positives, affecting thousands of people
Records suggest Quest Diagnostics erroneously detected opiates. Lawyers say parole requests were jeopardized in the process
Thousands of drug tests used by a major US diagnostic company in California prisons last year are suspected to have generated false positive results, an enormous error that has jeopardized the parole requests of some incarcerated people, according to civil rights lawyers and prison medical records.
California prison officials have known about the issue for months, but have failed to clear people’s records or reverse the consequences people have faced from the tests.
Continue reading...Soya beans: China and EU’s secret weapon against Trump’s tariff wars?
Soya beans - the top US agricultural export - could be Washington's vulnerable spot in the ongoing tariff spat.
Family of American-Palestinian teen killed by Israel demands justice
The family of 14-year-old American-Palestinian Amer Mohammad Rabea is demanding justice
Thousands on axed Rwanda scheme list to have asylum claims processed in UK
Home Office issues guidance hours before legal challenge on behalf of asylum seekers who were left in limbo
Thousands of people left in limbo since plans to deport them to Rwanda were axed will now have their asylum claims processed in the UK, Labour has confirmed.
More than 5,000 asylum seekers were on an initial list drawn up by the previous government to be sent to Rwanda under a deal between the two countries.
Continue reading...Octavio Dotel, 15-year MLB veteran, dies in Dominican Republic nightclub roof collapse – CNN
- Octavio Dotel, 15-year MLB veteran, dies in Dominican Republic nightclub roof collapse CNN
- Pedro Martinez: Family missing after roof collapse ESPN
- Pedro Martinez says he has family members unaccounted for in Dominican nightclub roof collapse Newsday
- Over 100 dead, including former MLB pitcher Octavio Dotel, after roof collapses at Dominican Republic nightclub ABC News
- Red Sox legend Pedro Martinez reveals family missing after nightclub roof collapse MassLive
Israeli strike on Gaza residential building kills 29, medics say
The Israeli military says it had struck a "senior Hamas terrorist" in the Shejaiya neighbourhood of Gaza City.
What’s behind Trump’s U-turn on tariffs?
Donald Trump has backed down on his tariff plan that threatened to upend the global trading system.
UK must improve trade relations with Europe amid US tariff wars, warns Reeves
Chancellor rules out rejoining customs union but says Britain must bolster post-Brexit trade with partners
Donald Trump’s unfolding trade war makes it even more “imperative” for the UK to improve its post-Brexit trading relations with the European Union, Rachel Reeves has said.
The government has ruled out rejoining the EU customs union, but the chancellor has insisted the UK wants to improve its trade relationship with “partners in Europe”, given the difficulties British firms have found in exporting their products around Europe.
Continue reading...‘It’s like our friend started a fist fight with us’: These Europeans are skipping US travel – CNN
- ‘It’s like our friend started a fist fight with us’: These Europeans are skipping US travel CNN
- ‘Leave the Maga cap at home!’ Is the world really becoming hostile to American tourists? The Guardian
- US expected a big travel year, but overseas visitors — angered by Trump — are heading elsewhere AP News
- Tourists are cancelling trips to the US – here’s where they are going instead The Independent
- World Travelers Are Rethinking Vacation Plans to the US Bloomberg.com
Chinese soldiers in Ukraine: Is Beijing sending troops to back Russia?
Zelenskyy's claim that Chinese soldiers are fighting for Russia embarrasses Beijing. But what does it really mean?
Israel not immune to “accountability mechanism” or criticism
Toby Cadman on Israel’s killing of 15 medics, legal immunity, and the question: will anyone be held accountable?
At least 60,000 children malnourished in Gaza as Israel keeps blocking aid
No aid has entered Gaza since March 2 as Israel's war in the enclave continues to rage.
Video: Judge orders US government to justify Mahmoud Khalil deportation
A judge in the US has given the government 24 hours to justify the planned deportation of Columbia University student.
Thailand jails US academic before trial on royal insult charges
Paul Chambers faces up to 15 years in jail in a rare case of Thailand's strict lese-majeste law applied to a foreigner.
Chalmers calls Coalition’s economic plan an ‘ambush’ as Taylor plugs spending cuts in treasurers’ debate
Opposition and Labor offer opposing pitches for economy in treasurers’ debate hosted by Sky News
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Jim Chalmers has laid into “Peter Dutton’s coalition of cuts and chaos” in a heated televised debate with Angus Taylor, who took aim at a Labor party he claimed had overseen the “biggest collapse in our living standards in history”.
The treasurer and his counterpart went head-to-head in a debate hosted by Sky News on Wednesday night, answering questions on US tariffs, the cost-of-living crisis, energy and housing.
Continue reading...They fled Putin’s Russia for the US. After Ice detention, they’re choosing to leave again
Sergei and Marina were building a new life in California after protesting the Ukraine war. But Sergei was arrested during a routine check-in – and everything has changed
Sergei and Marina escaped Russia three years ago under threat of arrest after protesting against the Ukraine war, seeking asylum in the US. Now their best chance of remaining together, as a family, is to flee again.
In a whirlwind three weeks, the couple’s plans to rebuild their lives in the US were abruptly upended.
Continue reading...Facebook hosts Israeli ads promoting illegal activity
Facebook’s parent company Meta has been hosting paid Israeli adverts promoting illegal activity.
Mackerel stocks near breaking point because of overfishing, say experts
North-east Atlantic mackerel in decline and Good Fish Guide says shoppers should look for other options
Mackerel stocks are nearing a “breaking point”, experts have said as the fish is downgraded as a sustainable option.
People should be eating herring instead, the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) said, because mackerel continues to be overfished by countries including Norway and the UK.
Continue reading...Barcelona vs Dortmund – UEFA Champions League: Start, team news, lineups
Spanish league leaders Barcelona and German giants Dortmund clash in Champions League quarterfinal first leg.