Israeli police bar priest from Jerusalem’s Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday
Christians in Jerusalem marked Holy Week under wartime restrictions as Israeli police blocked the Latin Patriarch.
Stranded humpback whale in Germany’s Baltic Sea weakens as hopes of its return to the Atlantic fade – PBS
- Stranded humpback whale in Germany's Baltic Sea weakens as hopes of its return to the Atlantic fade PBS
- Struggling humpback whale stranded for third time on German coast The Guardian
- Germany news: Rescuers launch fresh whale rescue effort dw.com
- Humpback whale 'Timmy' struggles to escape shallow waters off Germany reuters.com
- Video: Stranded Humpback Whale Beats the Odds and Swims Out to Sea The New York Times
A premature ceasefire risks ‘another round of conflict’ in future
‘Any flawed or imperfect conclusion of the battle could have consequences just as severe as the continuation of the war'
A premature ceasefire risks ‘another round of conflict’ in future
‘Any flawed or imperfect conclusion of the battle could have consequences just as severe as the continuation of the war'
Iranian ambassador refuses to leave Lebanon after being declared persona non grata, AFP reveals – Yahoo
- Iranian ambassador refuses to leave Lebanon after being declared persona non grata, AFP reveals Yahoo
- Iran says envoy will remain in Beirut, defying order to leave reuters.com
- Iran says its expelled ambassador won’t leave Lebanon as political tensions soar AP News
- A Bizarre Diplomatic Showdown Tests the Lebanese Government’s Waning Authority New Lines Magazine
- Iran says its ambassador to Lebanon will stay in country despite Beirut’s order to leave The Times of Israel
‘Double standards’: Instagram removes Erin O’Connor’s pregnancy photos again
Model posted pictures of herself naked and ‘in her full power’ to celebrate Mother’s Day, before Meta took them down for breaching nudity guidelines
The model Erin O’Connor has spoken out about the need for social media platforms to apply “clearer, more context-sensitive guidelines” after Instagram repeatedly removed two nude photographs she had posted on Mother’s Day, celebrating her heavily pregnant body.
The photos – which were removed, reinstated and then removed again by the platform – were taken in 2014 when O’Connor, who is 48, was eight and half months’ pregnant with her son Albert.
Continue reading...IRGC spokesperson says Trump ‘only understands the language of force’
IRGC spokesperson Ebrahim Zolfaghari dismisses threats of US ground operations.
IRGC spokesperson says Trump ‘only understands the language of force’
IRGC spokesperson Ebrahim Zolfaghari dismisses threats of US ground operations.
Qatari TV station hit in Iran
Qatar’s Al Araby network condemns an attack on its office in Tehran, which injured at least 10 people.
China’s neighbor’s 9,500-ton destroyer gets equipped with US’ powerful Tomahawk missiles – Interesting Engineering
Hundreds Gather for Funeral of 3 Lebanese Killed in Israeli Strike – The New York Times
- Hundreds Gather for Funeral of 3 Lebanese Killed in Israeli Strike The New York Times
- Israel kills 3 journalists in Lebanon, including reporter for Hezbollah-run broadcaster CNN
- Israel posts fake photo of journalist it killed in strike Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Israeli airstrike kills three Lebanese journalists, Israel says it targeted one reuters.com
- Israeli Strike Kills 3 Journalists in Southern Lebanon, Officials Say The New York Times
Iranian missile attack sparks blaze in chemical plant, fears of hazardous leak – The Times of Israel
- Iranian missile attack sparks blaze in chemical plant, fears of hazardous leak The Times of Israel
- ADAMA chemicals plant in southern Israel hit by Iranian missile or debris Reuters
- Officials checking possibility of hazardous materials leak at factory hit by Iranian missile; public told to stay away The Times of Israel
- Iran’s missiles pierce Israel’s defenses, raising doubts about interceptors The Washington Post
- Iranian missile hit on Ne'ot Hovav factory leads to fear of chemical leakage The Jerusalem Post
DHS funding freeze now longest partial government shutdown in US history
If the now six-week partial shutdown continues after the weekend, it will become the longest of any shutdown
The shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the fourth-largest agency in the US government, became the longest partial shutdown in US history on Sunday.
If the now six-week partial shutdown continues after the weekend, it will also become the longest of any shutdown, surpassing the impasse late last year that dragged on for 43 days.
Continue reading...Italy investigates Sephora and Benefit over marketing skincare to children
The Italian Competition Authority said luxury goods giant LVMH appears to have adopted "particularly insidious" marketing strategies.
Lebanon’s Catholics observe Palm Sunday under looming threat of war
Lebanese Christians mark Palm Sunday with prayers, stressing shared hardships for all communities amid Israel's war.
RSF attack on Sudan’s South Kordofan kills at least 14, including children
Sudan Doctors Network said RSF and allies shelled residential areas in the city of Dilling for several hours.
Power outages in Tehran, Kabaj after shrapnel hits high-voltage tower in Alborz province – report – The Jerusalem Post
- Power outages in Tehran, Kabaj after shrapnel hits high-voltage tower in Alborz province - report The Jerusalem Post
- Tehran Briefly Loses Power After Strikes as Peace Push Ramps Up Bloomberg.com
- Power cuts in Tehran after energy infrastructure hit, Iran says, as industrial complex on fire in Israel BBC
- Blackouts hit parts of Tehran as Israel conducts strikes in Iran amid peace talks The Times of Israel
- Trump says Iran deal may be reached 'soon' cbs19news.com
Cuba is not alone, deputy FM says as US threats grow
Cuba's deputy foreign minister says island will resist US pressure as sanctions deepen, blackouts and tensions escalate.
Republican Mace says Congress must approve any US troop deployment to Iran
Despite general support for war, several Republicans say boots on the ground would be a political Rubicon for Trump.
NHS restructure is greatest danger to Streeting’s effort to revive service
Health secretary still confident of success but critics say scrapping of NHS England has been ‘a total car crash’
In the Great Hall at the University of East London last Wednesday, the perennially upbeat Wes Streeting was exuding even greater positivity than usual. After years of neglect under the Conservatives, he said, the NHS was starting to revive thanks to Labour’s medicine.
In a bravura performance in front of an audience of health service bosses, policy experts and student nurses in their blue and green uniforms, Streeting reeled off a long list of improvements in his 20-month tenure as health secretary.
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