Bank of Canada cuts interest rates, warned country faces ‘new crisis’
BoC also said it would 'proceed carefully with any further changes' to rates given inflationary pressures from tariffs.
With an ailing economy, is China a stable global player?
Chinese leaders have unveiled their plans to revive the economy during the National People’s Congress.
‘Absolute fear’: Israeli hostage describes abuse during 505-day Hamas captivity
Omer Wenkert says he was held mostly in darkness – and his mistreatment was often sparked by events in war
An Israeli hostage freed by Hamas last month has described the distressing conditions and abuse he says he endured during 505 days held in Gaza.
In an interview on Israeli television, Omer Wenkert, 23, said he had hidden in a bomb shelter with a close friend when it became clear the Nova music festival was under attack by Hamas and other militants from Gaza on 7 October 2023.
Continue reading...Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest could be telling blow in the Philippines’ dynastic feud
Former president was surrendered to The Hague amid a row between his family and that of the current president
Few expected things to move so quickly. Supporters of the Philippines’ former president Rodrigo Duterte barely had time to protest before he was jetted off to The Hague to face charges of crimes against humanity in relation to his country’s so-called “war on drugs”. According to activists, this bloody crackdown has seen as many as 30,000 people killed since 2016.
The charges brought against the former leader are the culmination of years of work by activists, lawyers and victims, who documented abuses committed under his government, often at great personal risk. But Duterte arguably would not have been surrendered to The Hague if it weren’t for his family’s dramatic feud with that of Ferdinand Marcos Jr, the current president.
Continue reading...Influencer Hit With Backlash for Snatching Baby Wombat From Its Mom – The Daily Beast
- Influencer Hit With Backlash for Snatching Baby Wombat From Its Mom The Daily Beast
- U.S. influencer criticized in Australia for taking baby wombat from its mother NBC News
- US tourist filmed running off with baby wombat may have visa canceled, official says CNN
- US influencer who snatched a baby wombat and posted the video online has visa reviewed ABC News
Canada to impose 25% tariffs on nearly $30bn in US imports as trade war flares – live
Canadian foreign minister condemns ‘unjustified’ trade war and condemns ‘Trump’s talks of annexing our country through economic coercion’
Congressional brinkmanship, including repeated near-misses with shutdowns and over the nation’s $36 trillion in debt, has contributed to global ratings agencies’ moves to downgrade the US federal government’s once-pristine credit rating, reports Reuters.
Democrats have long chided Republicans for threatening or voting for government shutdowns, and Republicans were quick to call them out for considering votes that could risk one.
Continue reading...Man arrested over North Sea ship collision a Russian national, says owner
British police are investigating the cause behind a crash between a cargo vessel and an anchored US fuel tanker.
Trump’s Pressure on Countries and International Organizations Erodes Protections for Asylum-Seekers – ProPublica
- Trump’s Pressure on Countries and International Organizations Erodes Protections for Asylum-Seekers ProPublica
- Panama says it will release 112 migrants deported from the U.S. and held in a remote camp PBS NewsHour
- Panama Will Release Migrants From Detention Camp, Challenging Trump’s Deportation Efforts The New York Times
- Panama releases dozens of detained deportees from U.S. into limbo following human rights criticism NBC News
US pauses water-sharing negotiations with Canada over Columbia River
Break in negotiations comes as Trump escalates trade war with Canada and threatens its sovereignty
The United States has paused negotiations with Canada on a key water-sharing treaty as Donald Trump continues both his threats to annex his northern neighbour and to upend major agreements governing relations between the two counties.
British Columbia’s energy ministry said officials south of the border are “conducting a broad review” of the Columbia River Treaty, the 61-year-old pact that governs transnational flood control, power generation and water supply.
Continue reading...How could Putin respond to US-Ukraine ceasefire plan?
The Kremlin is weighing its options following the US-Ukraine proposal for a 30-day ceasefire.
Bone fragments of oldest known human face in western Europe found in Spain
Remains are of an adult member of an extinct species who lived up to 1.4m years ago, researchers say
Bone fragments unearthed at an ancient cave in Spain belong to the oldest known human face in western Europe, researchers say.
The fossilised remains make up the left cheek and upper jaw of an adult member of an extinct human species who lived and died on the Iberian peninsula between 1.1m and 1.4m years ago.
Continue reading...Canada’s new PM Mark Carney: Israel must resume Gaza electricity supply – The Jerusalem Post
- Canada's new PM Mark Carney: Israel must resume Gaza electricity supply The Jerusalem Post
- Updates: UN says ‘nothing’ entering Gaza due to Israeli blockade Al Jazeera English
- Families petition High Court to restore Gaza electricity, citing life-threatening risk to hostages The Jerusalem Post
- Israel's Power Cutoff Threatens to Devastate Gaza's Water Supply Haaretz
- Israeli Energy Minister Cuts Off Electricity to Gaza The New York Times
Chinese naval modernization may be aided by foreign firms, report says – The Washington Post
- Chinese naval modernization may be aided by foreign firms, report says The Washington Post
- US could face trade ‘apocalypse’ if Trump port fee plan isn’t killed Lloyd's List
- China’s shipbuilding dominance a national security risk for US: Report Defense News
- Trump is targeting China-made containerships in new flank of global economic war on the oceans CNBC
- Proposed US tax on Chinese ship calls could pressure intermodal networks JOC.com
Watchdog suggests alleged ‘two-tier’ sentencing guidelines may breach Equality Act – UK politics live
Lady Falkner, chair of the EHRC, says moves run the risk of positive discrimination
Here is the list of MPs down to ask a question.
PMQs is about to start.
Continue reading...What to know about the collapse of Portugal’s government – The Associated Press
- What to know about the collapse of Portugal’s government The Associated Press
- Portugal’s government loses confidence vote, triggering early election amid prolonged instability The Associated Press
- Portugal elections loom as PM loses confidence vote BBC.com
- Frustrated Portuguese voters doubt snap election will bring political stability Reuters
- Portugal's government falls after failed confidence vote Euronews
Man found guilty of murdering Amazon delivery driver in Leeds
Mark Ross to be sentenced on Friday over killing of Claudiu-Carol Kondor during theft of vehicle in Armley area
A “career criminal” has been found guilty of murdering an Amazon delivery driver who was trying to stop his van from being stolen.
Claudiu-Carol Kondor, 42, was dragged along a street at high speeds as he clung to his vehicle to try to stop the theft on 20 August last year.
Continue reading...‘Don’t underestimate cats’: Los Angeles feline uses up one of nine lives surviving wildfire
Katherine Kiefer lost her home to the Palisades wildfire, but her crafty kitty, Aggie, somehow lived through the disaster
It appears the tall tale that all cats have nine lives may be true for a California Maine coon named Aggie.
The beloved feline was feared dead for two months after the Palisades wildfire in Los Angeles left her family’s home in ashes. But her owner, 82-year-old Katherine Kiefer, held out some hope.
Continue reading...Ethiopia’s Tigray region urges federal intervention after town seized – Reuters
- Ethiopia's Tigray region urges federal intervention after town seized Reuters
- Stop the Next Ethiopia-Eritrea War Before It Begins Foreign Policy
- Ethiopia’s Tigray regional government appeals for help after factional fighters seize key towns The Hill
- Tigray security forces seize control of major towns, raise fears of new war The Africa Report
- Lt. Gen. Tsadkan warns Ethiopia-Eritrea war “seems inevitable,” urges last-minute efforts to avert war addisstandard.com
Greenland election: Democrat party wins surprise victory amid spectre of Trump
Opposition centre-right party gains most votes ahead of Naleraq party, with coalition talks expected to begin
Greenland has voted for a complete overhaul of its government in a shock result in which the centre-right Democrat party more than tripled its seats after a dramatic election campaign fought against the backdrop of Donald Trump’s threats to acquire the Arctic island.
Tuesday’s election, in which the Democrats replaced Inuit Ataqatigiit (IA), the party of the former prime minister Múte B Egede, as the biggest party in the Inatsisartut, the Greenlandic parliament, also led to a doubling of seats for Naleraq – the party most open to US collaboration and which supports a snap vote on independence – making it the second-biggest party.
Continue reading...‘A ribbon dancer’: captive baby sea lion performs acrobatics with artificial kelp
‘It look so artistic under the water,’ staff at Washington state aquarium says of Pepper
A baby sea lion toting an artificial kelp strip was filmed performing intricate rhythmic gymnastics-style circles through the waters of an aquarium in Washington state.
Although only nine months old and still reliant on her mother’s milk, Pepper has become the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium’s most acrobatic sea lion, said Noelle Tremonti, a staff biologist for the aquarium.
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