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Chinese President Xi Jinping Embarks on Southeast Asia Tour Amidst Global Trade Tensions
Chinese president visits three Southeast Asian nations amid global uncertainty.
Trial of Nearly 200 Individuals Commences Following Turkish Protests
Students and journalists are among the 189 people on trial in Istanbul after protests last month.
Senator Van Hollen Advocates for Maryland Man Deported by Trump Administration
Senator Chris Van Hollen said Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an immigrant who was deported and incarcerated in El Salvador, reported having been transferred after weeks in a notorious maximum security prison.
International Committee Demands Justice for Rached Ghannouchi on Second Anniversary of His Arrest
International Committee for Solidarity with Rached Ghannouchi decries ‘repressive campaign’ against Ennahdha party head.
UKs Defence Review Advocates for Military Expansion in Arctic Region
State-backed report will call for more investment in drones and tech in a new era of state conflict
Trump Reshuffles IRS Leadership Amid Controversy and Allegations
Treasury secretary Scott Bessent reportedly complained that Gary Shapley had been chosen without his knowledgeDonald Trump is replacing the acting commissioner of the US Internal Revenue Service after treasury secretary Scott Bessent reportedly complained to the president that the agency head had been appointed without his knowledge and under the instruction of Doge leader Elon Musk.According to a report from the New York Times published on Friday, Bessent believed that the Doge head “had done an end-run around him” to get Gary Shapley installed as the interim head of the IRS, despite the fact that the IRS reports to Bessent. The report cited five anonymous sources with knowledge of the situation. Continue reading...
Texas School District Bans Virginia State Flag Image from Curriculum, Sparking Controversy
Students in Lamar can no longer learn about the state of Virginia on their online research database due to the banVirginia’s state flag and seal, depicting the Roman goddess Virtus standing over a slain tyrant, her drooping toga exposing her left breast, has been banned from younger students in a Texas school district.The district, Lamar consolidated independent school district, near Houston, took action against the image late last year when it removed a section about Virginia from its online learning platform used by third through fifth graders, typically encompassing ages eight to 11, sparking a row, Axios reported on Thursday. Continue reading...
Trump and Meloni Discuss Potential US-Italy Trade Deal in Washington
Jessica Rawnsley & Laura Gozzi Donald Trump and Giorgia Meloni talked up the chances of a trade deal between the US and Europe, as the Italian prime minister visited Washington. "There will be … [+4093 chars]
Newly Released Documents Reveal Chilling Insights into RFK Assassination
Release of files, ordered by Trump, includes notes from killer, who said presidential candidate ‘must be disposed of’About 10,000 pages of records related to the 1968 assassination of Robert F Kennedy, including handwritten notes by the assassin, who said the US senator and Democratic presidential candidate “must be disposed of” and acknowledged an obsession with killing him.The release continued the disclosure of national secrets ordered by Donald Trump after he began his second presidency in January. It comes a month after unredacted files related to the 1963 assassination of president John F Kennedy were disclosed. The earlier documents gave curious readers more details about cold- war era covert US operations in other nations but did not initially lend credence to long-circulating conspiracy theories about who killed JFK, RFK’s brother. Continue reading...
Tensions Escalate as Hezbollah Vows to Retain Arms Amid Israeli Strikes in Southern Lebanon
Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem said on Friday that it "will not let anyone disarm" it, despite pressure that the Iran-backed movement hand over its weapons. Earlier in the day, Lebanon's health ministry said Israeli air strikes killed two people in southern Lebanon, with Israel announcing attacks in the same areas targeting Hezbollah militants.
President Trump Signals Shift on Ukraine Peace Efforts Amid Russian Stalemate
The Trump administration made clear it will abandon peace attempts for Ukraine if Russia fails to adhere to any terms, but the president did not say whether there would be consequences.
Nachawati Law Group: Advocates for Justice for Over 5,000 Cancer Victims Amid Setbacks
Nachawati Law Group: Team representing more than 5,000 cancer victims exploring all options DALLAS, April 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Trial lawyers representing more than 5,000 cancer victims vowed to continue the fight for justice after a federal judge on Thursday rejected an attempt to...
Trump and Rubio Urge Urgency in Ukraine-Russia Peace Negotiations
The United States will walk away from efforts to broker a Russia-Ukraine peace deal after months of efforts have failed to bring an end to the fighting, unless there are clear signs of progress soon, US President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday.
Trump Administration Replaces Covid.gov with Controversial Lab Leak Theory
Site that once provided health information now includes criticism of Anthony Fauci, who led response to pandemicUS politics live – latest updatesThe Trump administration has replaced Covid.gov – a website that once provided Americans with access to information about free tests, vaccines, treatment and secondary conditions such as long Covid – with a treatise on the “lab leak” theory.The site includes intense criticism of Dr Anthony Fauci, who helmed national Covid policies under Donald Trump and Joe Biden, the World Health Organization (WHO) and state leadership in New York. Continue reading...
Nevada Lawmakers Propose Bill to Mitigate Power Bill Volatility Amid Rising Energy Costs
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U.S. Considers Walking Away from Russia-Ukraine Peace Negotiations
Trump said he’d stop the war in 24 hours if elected, but his team appears daunted by negotiation with ‘a lot of detail attached to it’One key to a successful negotiation is always being willing to walk away from the table. But it isn’t clear whether the Trump administration has threatened to give up on a Russia-Ukraine peace deal as a negotiating tactic or simply because it lacks the concentration for a complicated negotiation – a shortcoming that has dogged the administration’s foreign policy through its first three months in office.Standing on a tarmac in Paris, the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, issued a threat that the US could simply “move on” from mediating the biggest military conflict in Europe since the second world war. That would be the latest about-face for an administration that has already taken a back seat on negotiating a peace in Gaza and retreated on implementing worldwide tariffs that shook financial markets around the globe earlier this month. Continue reading...
Rachel Reeves Heads to Washington for Key Trade Negotiations Amid Growing Optimism
Chancellor will push for deal that protects British car, steel and pharmaceutical industries amid tariff uncertaintyRachel Reeves will fly to Washington next week to meet her American counterpart for the first time, as the British government looks to intensify negotiations over a UK-US trade deal.The chancellor will be in the US from Tuesday to Friday for the spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund. At the heart of her visit, though, will be talks with the US treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, whom British officials regard as one of their most likely allies in negotiating a deal. Continue reading...
Tributes Pour In for Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Former Prime Minister of Malaysia
From 2003 to 2009, he brought a quiet style of leadership to his Southeast Asia nation after the strongman rule of Mahathir Mohamad.
Trump Intensifies Criticism of Fed Chair Powell Amid Rising Economic Tensions
President Donald Trump said once again on Friday that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell should lower interest rates.
Federal Court Blocks Major Layoffs at Consumer Protection Bureau as Controversy Erupts
Order comes a day after the ‘efficiency’ team sent out orders to lay off 1,500 of the agency’s 1,700 employeesA federal court has blocked the sweeping termination of staff at the top US consumer protection agency, a day after the Trump administration moved to axe around 1,500 of the agency’s 1,700 workforce, while officials investigate whether the action violated existing judicial orders.The ruling from judge Amy Berman Jackson put a legal hurdle in front of mass layoffs at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced on Thursday, which came after a federal appeals court modified – but did not eliminate – an injunction limiting the agency’s ability to terminate employees. Continue reading...
Upcoming Trump Visit to the UK Sparks Plans for Massive Protests
Stop Trump coalition to dust off blimp, hoping demonstrations will surpass those during US president’s 2019 visitDonald Trump’s second visit to the UK later this year will be disrupted by “even bigger” protests than those that coincided with his state visit in his first term, campaigners have vowed.On Thursday Trump let slip that he expects to visit the UK in September, after Keir Starmer handed him a personal invitation from King Charles III during his visit to the White House in February. Continue reading...
The Silence of CEOs Amid Tariff Turmoil: A Call for Leadership
A lack of audible protest against Trump’s tariff chaos is one of the biggest failures of leadership in corporate history
Federal Judge Denies AP's Request to Enforce Access to White House Events
A federal judge on has denied a request by The Associated Press that he take further steps to enforce his order last week that the White House stop blocking AP’s access to cover events because the outlet won’t rename the Gulf of Mexico in its reports.
Trump's Executive Order to Boost U.S. Fishing Industry Draws Mixed Reactions
President Donald Trump’s executive order to boost the U.S. commercial fishing industry drew praise from commercial fishing groups and condemnation from environmental organizations.
Green Party Candidate Faces Criticism for Attempting No-Fault Eviction of Labour Rival
Labour says move is hypocrisy since Greens support ban on no-fault evictions such as one served on Labour candidate and her familyA Green party council candidate is attempting to evict his Labour opponent from a house he owns using a no-fault notice, despite his party supporting a ban on exactly such kinds of eviction.William Pedley, who is standing for the Greens in the Victoria ward of North Northamptonshire council, has served a section 21 notice on his tenant and political rival Kelly Duddridge, who has lived in the property for 10 years. Continue reading...
Strengthening Ties: Xi Jinping's Visit to Cambodia Enhances China-Cambodia Friendship
CGTN veröffentlichte einen Artikel, in dem hervorgehoben wurde, wie der Besuch des chinesischen Präsidenten Xi Jinping die enge Freundschaft zwischen China und Kambodscha gefördert hat, welche fruchtbaren Ergebnisse die wirtschaftliche und handelspolitische Zusammenarbeit zwischen den...
Wife of Mistakenly Deported Man Finds Relief as Senator Meets Him in El Salvador
Jennifer Vasquez Sura, wife of the man wrongly deported to El Salvador, gives interview after learning he’s aliveJennifer Vasquez Sura, wife of Kilmar Ábrego García, the man the Trump administration has admitted it mistakenly deported to El Salvador, on Friday expressed relief to learn he is alive after a Democratic US senator managed to meet with him.“It was very overwhelming – the most important thing for me, my children, his mom, brothers was to see him alive, and we saw him alive” Vasquez Sura told ABC in an interview. Continue reading...
Challenges Facing the Council of Europe: A Conversation with Secretary General Alain Berset
A crackdown on demonstrators in Turkey, the detention of the mayor of Istanbul and a clampdown on pro-EU protesters in Georgia – there is currently no shortage of challenges to the Council of Europe from its own members. Europe's largest and oldest intergovernmental body – comprising 46 countries – has a relatively new boss: Alain Berset became secretary general in September 2024. We ask him if human rights are under attack, and what recourse he has when members flout the organisation's core principles and values. Before his current role, Berset was an elected minister in the government of Switzerland.
Essex Police Chief Superintendent Dismissed for Misconduct Involving Sexual Contact
Chief superintendent Tom Simons abused senior position for sexual purposes with two women, complaints watchdog findsA police chief superintendent has been dismissed after he had sexual contact with a woman while on duty, the complaints watchdog has found.Tom Simons, of Essex police, abused his senior position for a sexual purpose with two women, including by touching a colleague inappropriately and failing to disclose a relationship with one of them, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said on Friday. Continue reading...
Trump's Trade Policies Stir Worries of Economic Downturn
President Trump again attacked the chair of the Federal Reserve this week, but advisers say the president has turned more cautious on policies that could stoke extreme financial volatility again.
Supreme Court Ruling on Gender Recognition Sparks Controversial Debate on Male Violence and Women's Spaces
Guardian readers respond to the judgment on sex and the Equality Act, and consider its repercussions for trans people The recent supreme court ruling on gender recognition and the controversial debate over single-sex spaces has at its core the need to avoid male violence. Male violence affects us all, but is seldom mentioned in any of these toxic debates. Instead, we get women being pitched against trans women, and one of the major underlying causes of all this distress – male violence – is allowed to remain unexamined.Putting the sports issue aside, can you imagine how different this issue would have been if there was no threat of violence (whether sexual or physical) from men, either towards women or trans women? The first step in treating a problem is to correctly name the root cause.Liz MoylettTyne and Wear Continue reading...
Federal Judge Blocks Mass Firings at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
A federal judge who blocked the Trump administration from dismantling the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has ruled that the agency can’t go forward immediately with plans to mass fire hundreds of employees.
IRS Leadership Shake-Up: Treasury Secretary Intervenes Amid Elon Musk's Influence
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent complained to President Trump that the acting commissioner had been installed without his knowledge.
Trial of Nearly 200 Protesters Opens in Istanbul Amidst Growing Tensions
Nearly 200 people detained in a government crackdown on protests went on trial on Friday in Istanbul. Suspects include several students and journalists who were arrested while demonstrating against the March 19 detention and subsequent jailing of Ekrem Imamoglu, Istanbul's mayor and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's greatest political rival.