Hawaii observatory to be evicted amid federal cuts as volcano shoots 700ft lava

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Hilo office, with scientists and their volcano-monitoring equipment, may have lease cancelled from Doge cuts

As Hawaii’s most active volcano shot out fountains of lava on Thursday, some of them reaching as high as 700ft, scientists from the US Geological Survey have been posting regular updates on the scale and pace of the eruptions.

But those same scientists, along with their volcano-monitoring equipment, may soon be evicted from their office because of Elon Musk’s federal government cost-cutting, the Honolulu Civil Beat reported.

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EU plan to send more military aid to Ukraine in shambles – POLITICO Europe

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  1. EU plan to send more military aid to Ukraine in shambles  POLITICO Europe
  2. EU presses on with steel 'porcupine strategy' for Ukraine as Russia tries to end Western support  The Associated Press
  3. France and Italy Stall EU Push to Commit Ammunition for Ukraine  Bloomberg
  4. Europe's 'porcupine strategy': EU leaders welcome plan to boost defence spending - The Debate  FRANCE 24 English
  5. All EU leaders except Orban back statement reaffirming support for Ukraine  Reuters
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Judge bars Trump administration from deporting Indian academic over political views

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Badar Khan Suri, who teaches at Georgetown University, being held incommunicado in Louisiana ‘staging center’

A US district judge has barred Donald Trump’s administration from deporting an Indian academic from Georgetown University after the Department of Homeland Security accused him of having ties to Hamas.

On Thursday, US district judge Patricia Giles in Alexandria, Virginia, prohibited federal officials from deporting Badar Khan Suri, a postdoctoral fellow at the university, in an order that is to remain in effect until it is lifted by the court, Reuters reports.

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Dismantling of education department casts US student loans into uncertainty

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Doubts that whatever remains of department can govern student debt as one in four US adults under 40 has loans

Donald Trump ordered the dismantling of the US Department of Education on Thursday, prompting uncertainty for those holding student debt and questions about what happens next.

Trump’s press secretary told reporters earlier on Thursday what remained of the department would continue to govern student debt.

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Canada Condemns China’s Execution of 4 Canadians on Drug Convictions – The New York Times

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  1. Canada Condemns China’s Execution of 4 Canadians on Drug Convictions  The New York Times
  2. China executed four Canadians for drug crimes, says Ottawa  BBC.com
  3. China Urges Respect for Drug Laws After Executing Four Canadians  Bloomberg
  4. Four Canadians Executed in China, Canada Says  The Wall Street Journal
  5. Ottawa condemns Chinese executions of four Canadians on drug charges  Reuters
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Two men convicted of murder-for-hire plot against Iranian American journalist in New York

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Masih Alinejad had incurred the wrath of Tehran by campaigning for Iranian women to reject strict dress codes

Two men have been found guilty of plotting to assassinate the Iranian American journalist Masih Alinejad at her home in New York City in a murder-for-hire scheme that prosecutors said was financed by the Iranian government.

The verdict was returned at a federal court in New York on Thursday, ending a two-week trial that featured dramatic testimony from a hired gunman and Alinejad, an author, activist and contributor to Voice of America.

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US women’s justice group launches campaign to get Andrew Tate extradited

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UltraViolet attacks Trump administration for reportedly influencing Romanian officials to allow him to fly to Florida

A prominent women’s justice organization launched a campaign on Thursday to have the accused rapist and human trafficker Andrew Tate extradited from the US.

The group, UltraViolet, also attacked the Trump administration for reportedly influencing Romanian officials to allow Tate to fly to Florida last month.

This story was updated on 20 March 2025 to correct that the women’s justice group is attempting to have Andrew Tate extradited, not deported; Tate is a US citizen and cannot be deported.

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X sues Modi’s government over content removal in new India censorship fight

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Elon Musk’s company is arguing against the government’s expanded powers to allow easier removal of online content

India’s IT ministry has unlawfully expanded censorship powers to allow the easier removal of online content and empowered “countless” government officials to execute such orders, Elon Musk’s X has alleged in a new lawsuit against New Delhi.

The lawsuit and the allegations mark an escalation in an ongoing legal dispute between X and the government of India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, over how New Delhi orders content to be taken down. It also comes as Musk is getting closer to launching his other key ventures, Starlink and Tesla, in India.

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US rejects Mexico’s request for water as Trump opens new battle front

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State department turns down special request to supply city of Tijuana in drought-affected north for first time ever

The United States has refused a request by Mexico for water, alleging shortfalls in sharing by its southern neighbor, as Donald Trump ramps up a battle on another front.

The state department said on Thursday it was the first time that the United States had rejected a request by Mexico for special delivery of water, which would have gone to the border city of Tijuana.

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Facing Trump’s threats, Canada shifts defense links away from US – Defense News

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  1. Facing Trump’s threats, Canada shifts defense links away from US  Defense News
  2. Menaced by Trump, Canada Prepares to Join E.U. Military Industry Efforts  The New York Times
  3. F-35 Alternative: U.S. Can “VETO” Canada’s Plan For JAS-39 Gripen! Only One Fighter Jet Remains Out Of Bounds!  EurAsian Times
  4. Why Canada should not cancel – for now – the American-made F35 warplanes  Al Jazeera English
  5. Canada Seeks Defense Ties and Deals With Europe as US Pulls Back  Bloomberg
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