Some Labubu Dolls Contain Cotton Banned By Forced Labor Law, Testing Shows – The New York Times
Some Labubu Dolls Contain Cotton Banned By Forced Labor Law, Testing Shows The New York Times
‘This is not the country I moved to’: the British Indians showing support for Nigel Farage
Savitha Prakash, a first-generation immigrant running in local elections in Harrow, says Reform UK aims to ‘put Britain first’
Savitha Prakash, an NHS doctor living in the London borough of Harrow, believes there are similarities between the Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage, and India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi. “He’s [Modi] one of those people, like Nigel, he walks the talk. He made [a] difference to the country,” said Prakash, who chairs Reform UK’s branch in Harrow.
In particular, the 47-year-old said Farage and Modi – who have each been accused by their critics of scapegoating marginalised communities – were focused on putting the needs of the majority first.
Continue reading...US Navy chief leaving post ‘effective immediately’, Pentagon says
Reports say Phelan, whose role was largely administrative, left amid tension over US shipbuilding.
Iran behind low-level ‘hybrid warfare’ attacks in UK and Europe, analysts say
Iranian intelligence services apparently recruiting via intermediaries to mount attacks aimed at sowing chaos
Iranian intelligence services and Revolutionary Guards operatives are recruiting teenagers through criminal intermediaries to launch a wave of low-level “hybrid warfare” attacks in Europe and the UK, according to investigators, security officials, analysts and police documents.
A first wave of attacks was launched in early March, 10 days after the US and Israel began strikes on Iran, and targeted Jewish community sites in Belgium, the Netherlands and US banks. A second wave has focused on the UK, with a series of arson and attempted arson attacks on synagogues, a Jewish charity and the offices of an Iranian opposition TV network in London.
Continue reading...Ben Roberts-Smith planned to leave Australia and researched buying wellness business in Spain, court documents show
Partner of soldier accused of war crimes says the couple discussed possibility of moving overseas to ‘create some normalcy in our lives’
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Ben Roberts-Smith was planning to leave Australia to live overseas and had a business class flight out of the country booked in four days’ time when he was arrested at Sydney airport this month, court documents allege, with investigators telling a court “his willingness to return to Australia to face prosecution cannot be judged”.
Roberts-Smith was ultimately granted bail last week under strict conditions, a move opposed by prosecutors who said there was potential concern he was a flight risk and might try to avoid ever having to face trial for a series of alleged murders he committed in Afghanistan.
Continue reading...Trains Collide in Denmark, Leaving 5 Critically Injured – The New York Times
- Trains Collide in Denmark, Leaving 5 Critically Injured The New York Times
- Two trains collide head-on in Denmark, leaving five critically hurt BBC
- Head-on train collision near Copenhagen leaves five critically injured The Guardian
- Two trains collide in Denmark, injuring 18 people, emergency service says Reuters
- 18 People Injured, Including 5 in Critical Condition, After Head-On Train Crash People.com
How six stranded cruise ships made their daring escape from the Gulf – The Telegraph
- How six stranded cruise ships made their daring escape from the Gulf The Telegraph
- 2 Cruise Ships Exit Strait of Hormuz After Being Stranded for Weeks The New York Times
- Cruise ships stranded in Middle East clear the Strait of Hormuz USA Today
- Celestyal Confirms Upcoming Cruises in the Mediterranean Cruise Industry News
- Stranded cruise ships on way to Europe after passing Strait of Hormuz Euronews.com
Russia to block Kazakh oil flows to Germany via key pipeline – DW.com
- Russia to block Kazakh oil flows to Germany via key pipeline DW.com
- Exclusive: Russia to halt Kazakhstan's oil flows to Germany via Druzhba, sources say Reuters
- Russia to suspend Kazakh oil flows through key pipeline supplying Berlin Financial Times
- Putin to close major oil pipeline to Germany The Telegraph
- Russia says will halt oil flow to Germany via Druzhba pipeline Al Jazeera
David Malouf, Australian author of Remembering Babylon and Ransom, dies aged 92
Acclaimed Brisbane-born writer was known for his work exploring his own childhood, great myths and colonial Australia
David Malouf, the acclaimed Australian author of books including Ransom, An Imaginary Life and the Booker prize-nominated Remembering Babylon, has died aged 92.
Malouf died on Wednesday, his publisher, Penguin Random House Australia, said in a statement on Thursday.
Continue reading...Hezbollah supporters defiant after sons killed in terror group’s fight against Israel – The Times of Israel
- Hezbollah supporters defiant after sons killed in terror group’s fight against Israel The Times of Israel
- Lebanese Bury Their Dead Amid a Lull in Fighting The New York Times
- Photos show funerals in Lebanon for Hezbollah fighters, civilians killed before ceasefire AP News
- Hezbollah buries fighters killed in war with Israel in Kfar Sir Naharnet
- Hezbollah suffers heavy losses in Lebanon Le Monde.fr
A look at China’s behind-the-scenes role in Iran war diplomacy – AP News
- A look at China’s behind-the-scenes role in Iran war diplomacy AP News
- Opinion | The Price Beijing Pays for Backing Tehran WSJ
- What the U.S.-Iran War Means for China The New Yorker
- China gets around Iran blockade as Gulf courts Beijing Al-Monitor
- How China is gaining from Iran war by showing it is different from US Al Jazeera
Thursday briefing: Why the US president is losing support from crucial allies
In today’s newsletter: As political tensions rise abroad and economic pressures mount at home, Donald Trump faces a shifting landscape that is testing the loyalty of his Maga supporters
Good morning. Starting a war of choice that is rapidly spiralling out of control, poll ratings at a second-term low, and a cost of living crisis intensifying for millions.
Any conventional US president would be in big trouble. But Donald Trump is not a conventional president, and normal rules do not seem to apply to him. More than a third of Americans continue to believe he is doing a good job despite the global chaos he has unleashed.
UK politics | Keir Starmer was looking increasingly isolated over the Peter Mandelson scandal as the Guardian learned of concerns around the cabinet table, a senior minister refused to say the dismissal of Olly Robbins was fair and several mandarins called for Robbins to be reinstated. One Labour MP called on Starmer to quit.
Middle East | Iranian forces seized two ships in the strait of Hormuz as the US and Iran doubled down on imposing separate blockades of the shipping waterway.
West Bank | Two Palestinians, including a 14-year-old schoolboy, were killed in the occupied West Bank after Israeli settlers opened fire near a school, witnesses and local officials said. Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon killed a journalist after rescuers were blocked from accessing the building where she was buried under rubble because of further Israeli fire, according to several witnesses.
UK news | Britain’s high military dependence on the US is “no longer tenable” and the UK has to become increasingly independent of the special relationship, a former Nato chief has said.
Palantir | The Metropolitan police has held talks with Palantir that could lead to the London force buying the US spy-tech company’s AI technology to automate intelligence analysis for criminal investigations.
Continue reading...More countries are turning to nuclear power 40 years after the Chernobyl disaster – AP News
- More countries are turning to nuclear power 40 years after the Chernobyl disaster AP News
- ‘The tide’s turning’: New England’s surprising embrace of nuclear power The Boston Globe
- Nuclear energy is having a global revival 40 years after Chernobyl Los Angeles Times
- Capacity Of Reactors Under Construction At One Of Highest Levels In 30 Years NucNet
- This energy crisis is ushering in a global nuclear renaissance The World Economic Forum
Pope Leo visits prison in Equatorial Guinea
Pope Leo XIV visited a prison in Equatorial Guinea on the last day of his Africa tour.
Democrats up in Virginia, but US voters may pay price for redistricting war
Experts say unprecedented flurry of tit-for-tat congressional redistricting risks surge in gerrymandering.
Can fish hook voters in India’s West Bengal elections?
In battle for India's West Bengal election, PM Modi's men campaigned with fish in hand to try to connect with voters.
Protesters stabbed at London rally against war on Iran
Videos show multiple individuals with what appear to be knife wounds, who were taking part in a protest in London.
Pilot’s selfie led to mid-air collision in F-15K fighter jet, says South Korea’s air force
One pilot ordered to repay some of the $600,000 of damage caused by collision in 2021
South Korea’s air force has apologised for a 2021 mid-air collision involving two fighter jets, a day after auditors said pilots were taking selfies and filming during the flight and held them responsible for the accident.
“We sincerely apologise to the public for the concern caused by the accident that occurred in 2021,” an air force spokesperson said in a press briefing. The spokesperson said one of the pilots involved had been suspended from flying duties, received severe disciplinary action and has since left the military.
Continue reading...Lebanon accuses Israel of targeting journalist killed in air strike
Lebanon's prime minister accused Israel of war crimes after IDF attacks on Red Cross vehicles also stopped rescuers from reaching the site.
Middle East crisis live: US and Iran in blockade stalemate; Erdogan says war ‘starting to weaken Europe’ – The Guardian
- Middle East crisis live: US and Iran in blockade stalemate; Erdogan says war ‘starting to weaken Europe’ The Guardian
- Iran war live: Israel kills Lebanese journalist; Tehran-US talks stalled Al Jazeera
- Politics The Economist
- Iran Update Special Report, April 20, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Air War in Iran Gives Way to Crippling Stalemate in Hormuz WSJ