- Chinese nationals fighting for Russia in Ukraine are mercenaries-US officials Reuters
- Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says US ‘very surprised’ after Chinese fighters captured on frontline The Guardian
- Ukraine Accuses Russia of Systematically Recruiting Soldiers From China WSJ
- Reuters: Chinese military officers have been present behind Russian lines with Beijing’s approval The Kyiv Independent
- Chinese Soldiers Quietly Creep Into Ukraine War Newsweek
What we know about the Dominican nightclub collapse and its victims – CNN
- What we know about the Dominican nightclub collapse and its victims CNN
- What Happened Before the Dominican Republic Nightclub Roof Collapse The New York Times
- Over 220 dead, including former MLB pitcher Octavio Dotel, after roof collapses at Dominican Republic nightclub ABC News
- Dominican Republic issues official report on collapse that killed 221 Reuters
- Mourners pay tribute to merengue icon Rubby Pérez, who died in the Dominican roof collapse AP News
60 years ago, she bit the tongue of the man who allegedly tried to rape her. Now, she’s trying to overturn her conviction – CNN
Immigration agents turned away after trying to enter LA elementary schools
School district says DHS agents, seeking five students in first through sixth grades, were barred from entering
Immigration officials attempted to enter two Los Angeles elementary schools this week, but were turned away by school administrators. The incident appears to be the Trump administration’s first attempt to enter the city’s public schools since amending regulations to allow immigration agents to enter “sensitive areas” such as schools.
At a Thursday press conference, the Los Angeles unified school district superintendent, Alberto Carvalho, confirmed that agents from the Department of Homeland Security were seeking five students in first through sixth grades.
Continue reading...US House panel drops inquiry into Northwestern’s law school clinics
Move comes after professors sued and alleged investigation violated their constitutional free speech rights
The US House education and workforce committee withdrew an investigation into Northwestern University’s law school clinics after professors there sued and alleged that the inquiry violated their constitutional free speech rights.
The professors secured what amounted to a legal victory for them on Thursday, when the House committee withdrew its investigative requests with respect to the university and its law school’s Bluhm Legal Clinic program on Thursday.
Continue reading...Helicopter crash in South Africa blamed on ‘unsecured’ penguin – upi.com
- Helicopter crash in South Africa blamed on 'unsecured' penguin upi.com
- What we know about the New York City helicopter crash investigation USA Today
- How a penguin in a cardboard box caused a helicopter crash in South Africa Fox News
- South African helicopter crash blamed on penguin in a box NBC News
- Unsecured penguin caused helicopter crash in South Africa BBC
US judge rules pro-Palestine activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported
Donald Trump's administration is pushing to deport Khalil over his participation in pro-Palestine university protests.
Florida plane crash kills three people
Three people were killed when a small plane crashed near Florida’s Boca Raton Airport.
A bitter price hike in US coffee shops after tariffs
Higher prices are worrying independent US coffee shops, which import almost all their beans.
UN: 36 recent Israeli strikes on Gaza killed only women, children
UN investigators examined recent Israeli strikes on Gaza and found that the only people killed were women and children.
Italy sends 40 asylum seekers awaiting deportation to Albania
Forty men of various nationalities arrive onboard an Italian navy ship in the northern port of Shengjin in Albania.
Why is evidence of Israel’s war crimes in Gaza disappearing?
Israel’s siege and tech censorship are erasing evidence of Gaza’s war crimes faster than they can be saved.
European travellers cancel US visits as Trump’s policies threaten tourism – Financial Times
- European travellers cancel US visits as Trump’s policies threaten tourism Financial Times
- International travel is declining, and it's costing the US: 'It's shaking everything up' USA Today
- Opinion | Does anybody want to visit the U.S. right now? The Washington Post
- ‘It’s like our friend started a fist fight with us’: These Europeans are skipping US travel CNN
- World Travelers Are Rethinking Vacation Plans to the US Bloomberg
UK woman says she was arrested after confiscating her daughters’ iPads
Vanessa Brown called police response in Cobham, Surrey, ‘a complete overreaction’ that left her ‘catatonic’
A history teacher has said she was arrested and blocked from seeing her daughters after she confiscated their iPads.
Vanessa Brown, 50, described her “unspeakable devastation and trauma” after spending seven-and-a-half hours in a cell on 26 March after a claim that she had stolen two iPads.
Continue reading...‘The end of an era.’ What next for global trade? – Financial Times
- ‘The end of an era.’ What next for global trade? Financial Times
- Did Trump’s tariffs kill economic populism? The Guardian
- America just entered its post-globalization era GZERO Media
- Does Trump Want to Destroy the Global Economy? compactmag.com
- The world order of the last few decades may be over — what emerges could include China CBC
Trump’s tariffs: Short-term damage or long-term ruin?
What does Trump aim to achieve by making it costlier for the rest of the world to sell their goods in the US?
Prince Harry Meets War Victims in Surprise Visit to Ukraine – The New York Times
- Prince Harry Meets War Victims in Surprise Visit to Ukraine The New York Times
- Prince Harry's 'worst fears' realized in UK security battle Fox News
- As Trump's envoy meets Putin, Prince Harry's visit echoes Europe's embrace of Ukraine NBC News
- 'Further market turmoil' and 'Harry's secret visit' BBC
- Prince Harry meets war victims in unannounced visit to Ukraine CNN
South Africa helicopter crash blamed on penguin in cardboard box that hit pilot’s controls – CBS News
- South Africa helicopter crash blamed on penguin in cardboard box that hit pilot's controls CBS News
- Unsecured penguin caused helicopter crash in South Africa BBC
- Unsecured Penguin Causes Helicopter Crash After Hitting Pilot's Controls in Freak Accident People.com
- South African helicopter crash blamed on penguin in a box NBC News
- Helicopter Crash Blamed on ‘Unsecured’ Penguin in a Box VICE
Noel Clarke ‘precisely the man’ depicted in Guardian’s reporting, high court told
Closing submission from Gavin Millar KC says actor’s legal team tried to portray an ‘elaborate conspiracy theory’
Noel Clarke has been shown to be “precisely the man” depicted in the Guardian’s articles accusing him of sexual misconduct, vindicating its journalism, the high court has heard.
In closing submissions in the former Doctor Who actor’s libel claim against Guardian News and Media (GNM), Gavin Millar KC said Clarke had been forced to come up with an “elaborate conspiracy theory” to try to rebut the “overwhelming evidence” against him.
Over 15 years, he used his power to prey on and harass female colleagues.
He sometimes bullied female colleagues.
He engaged in unwanted sexual contact, kissing, touching or groping.
He engaged in sexually inappropriate behaviour and comments.
He was involved in professional misconduct.
He took and shared explicit pictures and videos without consent, including secretly filming a young actor’s naked audition.
Continue reading...Ukraine allies pledge €21bn in fresh military support to Kyiv – BBC
- Ukraine allies pledge €21bn in fresh military support to Kyiv BBC
- Europe pledges new military support for Ukraine as US envoy meets Putin France 24
- Ukraine allies promise €21bn in military support for Kyiv The Guardian
- Allies pledge €21B in weapons for Ukraine while denouncing Russian attacks politico.eu
- Hegseth Attends Ukraine Defense Group Only Virtually The New York Times