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Israel-Gaza war: Kerem Shalom crossing as Hamas fires rockets from Gaza
Israeli media say 10 people were injured as Hamas fired rockets at the Kerem Shalom crossing.
3 min read - WorldBloomberg
Israel Shuts Gaza Crossing After Hamas Rocket Barrage From Rafah
(Bloomberg) -- Israel closed the Kerem Shalom humanitarian crossing into Gaza on Sunday after a rocket barrage was fired by Hamas from the southern Gaza city of Rafah, in an incident that could imperil delicate hostage and cease-fire negotiations. Most Read from BloombergFrance’s Macron Calls for Reset of Economic Ties With ChinaEverything Apple Plans to Show at May 7 ‘Let Loose’ iPad EventBerkshire Cash Hoard Scores Another Record as Earnings GainWorsening Weather Is Igniting a $25 Billion Mark
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Al Jazeera outraged after Israel moves to shut channel's offices
Qatar-based broadcaster Al Jazeera on Sunday decried a decision by the Israeli government to close its offices in the country, saying it would pursue "all avenues" available to protect its rights and employees. It comes after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday his Cabinet had unanimously decided to close Al Jazeera's operations in Israel. Israel accuses the Doha-based broadcaster of biased reporting on the ongoing war against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. On Sunday, Al
1 min read - Worlddpa international
Netanyahu says Israel will keep fighting in Gaza until victory
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the country will continue the war in the Gaza Strip until all objectives have been achieved, and blamed the Palestinian militant group Hamas for stalled negotiations over a temporary ceasefire. "Capitulating to Hamas's demands would be a terrible defeat for the State of Israel," Netanyahu said on Sunday in a video message. "It would be a great victory for Hamas, Iran and the entire axis of evil. It would exhibit terrible weakness to our friends, and
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Zelensky calls for prayers and unity as Ukraine marks Orthodox Easter
President Volodymyr Zelensky offered words of encouragement and unity to Ukrainians as the country marked its third Easter at war on Sunday. God is on Ukraine's side, Zelensky said, and "with an ally like that, life will definitely triumph over death." He also called for people to be united in a "common prayer" for the Ukrainian soldiers who will once again have to spend an Easter in the trenches at the war's front line. In Ukraine, as in Russia, many Orthodox Christians do not celebrate Easter
1 min read - Worlddpa international
France's Macron criticizes blockades at university Gaza protests
French President Emmanuel Macron has criticized blockades at pro-Palestinian demonstrations at French universities, saying that the tactics went beyond legitimate means of debate and protest. Macron said he understands that the events in the Gaza Strip in particular are upsetting people, "but preventing a debate has never helped resolve the conflict," according to an interview published on Sunday in the newspapers La Provence and La Tribune Dimanche. "It is perfectly legitimate and even reasonab
2 min read - WorldReuters
Slowing global economy to mean smaller revenue bump in Australian budget
Global economic weakness and a slowing domestic economy were among the reasons Australia will report a smaller revenue increase in its federal budget for the year ended June 30 compared to recent years, the government said on Sunday. The Labor government is expected to report a budget surplus on May 14, although it flagged in March a revenue upgrade would be smaller than the year before as commodity prices fell and the labour market softened. The anticipated result was because of weakness in t
1 min read - WorldBloomberg
Candidates Pledge to Revive Lost Economic Miracle as Panama Votes for President
(Bloomberg) -- A substitute for a scandal-hit former president is favorite to win Panama’s election on Sunday, pledging to shut migration routes to the US, fight drug cartels, and restore the battered economy to its former glory. Most Read from BloombergFrance’s Macron Calls for Reset of Economic Ties With ChinaEverything Apple Plans to Show at May 7 ‘Let Loose’ iPad EventBerkshire Cash Hoard Scores Another Record as Earnings GainWorsening Weather Is Igniting a $25 Billion MarketThe World’s Hung
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Al Jazeera offices in Israel to close after unanimous vote by Netanyahu’s Cabinet
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Cabinet unanimously voted on Sunday to close the Al Jazeera broadcaster in Israel, the prime minister said on X. “The government headed by me unanimously decided: the incitement channel Al Jazeera will be closed in Israel,” Netanyahu said in a statement on Sunday. Al Jazeera has denied inciting against Israel,…
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Netanyahu's Cabinet decides to close Al Jazeera's Israel operations
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his Cabinet has unanimously decided to close broadcaster Al Jazeera's operations in Israel, but did not say when the policy would go into effect. The move came after Israeli lawmakers recently approved a new media law - widely referred to as the "Al Jazeera law" - that gives the government powers to ban foreign broadcasters if they are deemed a risk to state security. Netanyahu announced the Cabinet decision in a post on X, formerly Twitter, in which he cal
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German warship returns to port after eight-week Red Sea mission
After more than eight weeks of operations in the Red Sea, the German frigate Hessen returned to its home port on Sunday. The Defence Ministry said the 143-metre-long warship had safely escorted 27 commercial vessels through the critical maritime corridor that connects Europe and Asia. The ministry said the crew of the frigate successfully fended off four attacks launched by Yemen's Houthi militia using drones and missiles. The Hessen had around 240 servicemen and women on board and was accompani
1 min read - WorldINSIDER
The Russian Army may have defeated Ukraine — if it had followed its own manual
Russia's army in Ukraine lacks the huge size its warfighting doctrine demands, and it's been too rigid to readily adapt new tactics.
6 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Ukraine marks its third Easter at war as it comes under fire from Russian drones and troops
As Ukraine marked its third Easter at war, Russia on Sunday launched a barrage of drones concentrated in Ukraine’s east, wounding more than a dozen people, and claimed its troops took control of a village they had been targeting. Ukraine’s air force said that Russia had launched 24 Shahed drones overnight, of which 23 were shot down. Six people, including a child, were wounded in a drone strike in the eastern Kharkiv region, regional Gov. Oleh Syniehubov said.
2 min read - WorldBBC
'I had a pee and saw a lioness peering at me'
Hugh Cran worked as a vet in Kenya for 55 years treating wild animals like lions and cheetahs.
3 min read - Worlddpa international
Chinese President Xi sets off on diplomatic trip to Europe
Chinese President Xi Jinping was set to arrive in Europe on Sunday, on a trip that will take him to France, Hungary and Serbia. French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal was set to receive Xi in Paris on Sunday afternoon. Talks with French President Emmanuel Macron and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen are then scheduled for Monday. According to reports from the Élysée Palace, the talks will focus on the war in Ukraine, the situation in the Middle East, economic cooperation and climate prot
1 min read - WorldAssociated Press
A Holocaust survivor will mark that history differently after the horrors of Oct. 7
When Hamas fighters invaded southern Israel on Oct. 7, the militant group that rules the Gaza Strip perpetrated the deadliest attack on Jews since the Holocaust. For Judith Tzamir, a Holocaust survivor from Germany who moved to Israel in 1964, the horrors of Oct. 7 prompted her to mark the somber holiday by making a pilgrimage she has long avoided: She will visit Auschwitz, the Nazi concentration camp in Poland.
5 min read - WorldAssociated Press
They study next to one of Africa's largest trash dumps. They're planting bamboo to try to cope
Armed with gardening hoes while others cradled bamboo seedlings, students gathered outside their school in Kenya's capital. More than 100 bamboo plantings dot the ground around Dandora secondary school, which shares a name with the dumpsite that was declared full 23 years ago. Allan Sila, 17, said sitting in his classroom is like studying in a smelly latrine.
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GSU pro-Palestinian protesters demand Israel-Hamas ceasefire
Pro-Palestinian protesters took over Georgia State University this week as the Secretary of State Anthony Blinken announced a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas is close.
1 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Orthodox Russians mark Easter with nighttime service in Moscow cathedral
Worshippers including President Vladimir Putin packed Moscow’s landmark Christ the Savior Cathedral for a nighttime Easter service led by Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church and an outspoken supporter of the Kremlin. The traditional sung service begun late Saturday, with Kirill delivering well-wishes to Orthodox believers which were broadcast on Russian TV. Most Western churches observed Easter on March 31, but the Russian Orthodox Church follows a different calendar.
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‘Full-blown famine’ in northern Gaza, World Food Programme director says
"Full-blown famine" is present in the northern part of Gaza and is spreading south, Cindy McCain, the executive director of the World Food Programme, said.
2 min read - WorldReuters
Thousands of Israelis protest to demand hostage return
Thousands of Israelis protested on Saturday, demanding Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accept a ceasefire agreement with the Islamist movement Hamas that would see the remaining Israeli hostages brought home from Gaza. At a rally in Tel Aviv that took place as Hamas officials were meeting Egyptian and Qatari mediators in Cairo, relatives and supporters of the more than 130 hostages still in captivity said anything possible had to be done to bring them home. "I'm here today to support a deal
2 min read - Worlddpa international
Thousands demonstrate in Israel for hostage agreement with Hamas
Several thousand people demonstrated in Tel Aviv on Saturday evening in favour of a negotiated solution for the release of Israeli hostages held by the militant Islamist group Hamas. There was also loud criticism of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and calls for new elections. Protesters held banners and signs aloft reading "Negotiate now, resign later." The father of one of the Israeli hostages criticised that the government's own survival seemed more important than the hostages. He ca
2 min read - LifestyleTasting Table
One Of Kim Jong Un's Favorite Foods Is Simply Cheese
While other political leaders have their own favorite foods, North Korea's Kim Jong Un's love of cheese may be the most passionate.
3 min read - USFox Weather
Watch: Boat slams into bridge, capsizes as death toll rises amid catastrophic flooding in southern Brazil
The death toll rose to 56 in southern Brazil Saturday with dozens still missing as historic floods continue to cause region-wide devastation.
2 min read - WorldBloomberg
Sadiq Khan Vows More Climate Action After London Mayor Win
(Bloomberg) -- London Mayor Sadiq Khan pledged to press ahead with “world-leading green action” after comfortably winning a historic third term, a result that will bolster expectations for a Labour Party victory in a general election later this year. Most Read from BloombergFrance’s Macron Calls for Reset of Economic Ties With ChinaEverything Apple Plans to Show at May 7 ‘Let Loose’ iPad EventBerkshire Cash Hoard Scores Another Record as Earnings GainWorsening Weather Is Igniting a $25 Billion M
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Cindy McCain: There is ‘full-blown famine’ in northern Gaza
World Food Programme Director Cindy McCain sat down for an interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, saying there’s ‘full-blown famine’ in northern Gaza. “Whenever you have conflicts like this, and emotions rage high, and things happen in a war, famine happens. And so, what I…
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2012 Lexus LFA Is Our Bring a Trailer Auction Pick of the Day
This is one of the greatest cars to come out of Japan, with a 4.8-liter V-10 that is one of the best-sounding engines ever made, and it's up for auction now.
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Hundreds demonstrate in Hamburg against Islamism and anti-Semitism
Hundreds of people took to the streets in Hamburg on Saturday to protest against Islamism and anti-Semitism and in support of the liberal values of Germany's democratic constitutional order. The demonstration in Hamburg was planned as a counter-rally to a march organized by Islamists last week which caused nationwide outrage. Participants in the Islamist march had made calls for a caliphate. The caliphate as a form of rule originated after the death of the Prophet Muhammad in 632 AD and refers t
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Russia issues arrest warrant for Ukrainian President Zelensky
Russian news agencies reported on Saturday that Moscow has issued an alert for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, citing a wanted list from the Interior Ministry in Moscow. According to the wanted list, a criminal case has been opened against Zelensky. However, the ministry did not specify the supposed charges. Russia has already placed other high-ranking politicians on the wanted list, including Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas. The measure has no direct impact on Zelensky, as the Ukrai
1 min read - WorldINSIDER
Ukraine highlights Russia's 'line of hell.' Claim of dozens of tanks and military vehicles destroyed on one sector of the Donetsk front.
Fighting has intensified in the Donetsk region in recent months as Russia pushes to take more ground around Avdiivka.
2 min read - ScienceFuturism
Physicists Say They May Have Found a Powerful Glitch in the Universe
A team of researchers has stumbled upon a mysterious "cosmic glitch" in gravity, which could potentially help explain the universe's strange behavior. As detailed in a new paper published in the Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, the team from the University of Waterloo and the University of British Columbia in Canada posit that Albert Einstein's […]
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Death toll in southern Brazil flood rises to 56
The death toll from floods and mudslides triggered by torrential storms in southern Brazil has climbed to 56 people, with another 67 missing, the country's civil defense agency said Saturday.At least 265 municipalities have suffered storm damage in Rio Grande do Sul since Monday, according to local officials, injuring dozens people and displacing more than 24,000 -- a third of whom have been brought to shelters.
1 min read - WorldINSIDER
A Ukrainian war reporter's story: Why I refused to make a 'deal with the devil' and leave my homeland
Illia Ponomarenko, a renowned Ukrainian journalist, reports from the front lines of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
6 min read - BusinessAutoblog
Some intriguing showstoppers from Auto China 2024
China’s vision of the electric mobility future is on full display during the ten-day Auto China 2024 event, which ends this weekend.
5 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Pakistan records its wettest April since 1961 with above average rainfall
Pakistan has recorded its wettest April since 1961, with more than double the usual rainfall for the month, the national weather center said. The country experienced days of extreme weather in April that killed scores of people and destroyed property and farmland. Experts said Pakistan witnessed heavier rains because of climate change.
1 min read - WorldBBC
Labour must rebuild trust with Muslim voters, says senior MP
The party's Gaza stance appears to have dented its support in Muslim areas at the local elections.
3 min read - WorldAssociated Press
A Chinese driver is praised for helping reduce casualties in a highway collapse that killed 48
A Chinese truck driver was praised in local media Saturday for parking his vehicle across a highway and preventing more cars from tumbling down a slope after a section of the road in the country’s mountainous south collapsed and killed at least 48 people. Wang Xiangnan was driving Wednesday along the highway in Guangdong province, a vital economic hub in southern China. At around 2 a.m., Wang saw several vehicles moving in the opposite direction of the four-lane highway and a fellow driver soo
2 min read - WorldBBC
Kenya floods: Nairobi homes demolished as Cyclone Hidaya approaches
Residents of a slum say the destruction of their homes caught them by surprise and they have nowhere to stay.
4 min read - WorldSalon
May Fourth and China's legacy of revolution
On May 4, 1919, 3,000 university students started China's May Fourth movement
7 min read - WorldINSIDER
Armies need their own drone air force flown by specialist soldiers, study says
The air war over Ukraine has become a cat-and-mouse game where drones must constantly evolve to survive.
5 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Cyclone Hidaya weakens as it moves toward Tanzania's coastline, officials say
Cyclone Hidaya significantly weakened as it approached Tanzania's coastline, the country's meteorology department said Saturday. Officials warned residents to remain cautious, however, as the cyclone brings heavy rain and strong winds to the country through Sunday. The meteorology department did not say what the cyclone's updated maximum wind speeds were.
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New Zealand and Germany agree to Antarctica cooperation
New Zealand signed a memorandum of understanding with Germany's Alfred Wegener Institute on Saturday to foster cooperation in Antarctica, Foreign Minister Winston Peters said. Peters met with his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock in New Zealand's largest city, Auckland, where they witnessed the signing of an agreement between Antarctica New Zealand and the Alfred Wegener Institute. "Antarctica is of increasing geostrategic and scientific interest, and this arrangement will broaden connections
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Baerbock does not rule out German frigate in Taiwan Strait
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock did not rule out a German frigate crossing the Taiwan Strait, during her visit to New Zealand on Saturday. On Tuesday, the German frigate Baden-Württemberg and a supply ship will set off on a training mission to the Pacific lasting several months. The vessels will enter the Pacific Ocean through the Panama Canal and later also cross the South China Sea. The route the ships would take would not be announced in advance, Baerbock said during a press confere
1 min read - WorldBBC
Leicestershire adventurer's trek after mountain mission abandoned
Michael McCorkindale will walk along sections of the Great Wall of China during the challenge.
2 min read - WorldBloomberg
UK, Ireland Leaders on Collision Course Over Migration Surge
(Bloomberg) -- A dispute between the UK and Ireland over a surge in asylum-seekers is threatening to upend their already fragile relationship. With elections on the horizon for the leaders of both countries, neither side appears likely to back down. Most Read from BloombergFrance’s Macron Calls for Reset of Economic Ties With ChinaEverything Apple Plans to Show at May 7 ‘Let Loose’ iPad EventBerkshire Cash Hoard Scores Another Record as Earnings GainWorsening Weather Is Igniting a $25 Billion Ma
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The UN warns Sudan's warring parties that Darfur risks starvation and death if aid isn't allowed in
The United Nations food agency warned Sudan’s warring parties Friday that there is a serious risk of widespread starvation and death in Darfur and elsewhere in Sudan if they don’t allow humanitarian aid into the vast western region. Leni Kinzli, the World Food Program’s regional spokesperson, said at least 1.7 million people in Darfur were experiencing emergency levels of hunger in December, and the number “is expected to be much higher today.” “Our calls for humanitarian access to conflict ho
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New Zealand signs MOU with German institute on Antarctica cooperation
"Antarctica is of increasing geostrategic and scientific interest, and this arrangement will broaden connections between our marine and polar science institutes," New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters said in a press release. Peters and German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, in Auckland on an official visit to New Zealand, witnessed the MOU's signing, according to the release.
1 min read - WorldBBC
Fear and prayers in Sudan city under siege
People in the last major holdout of the army in the west of Sudan nervously await an assault.
6 min read - USAFP
In southern Brazil, flood victims cope with total loss
When Claudio Almiro finally abandoned his ruined home in flood-ravaged southern Brazil, he found himself slogging through waist-deep water.Almiro, who is unemployed, says the disaster took his home and all his possessions.
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Denver police chief: ‘No legal way’ to sweep Auraria Campus protesters
Denver Police Chief Ron Thomas was grilled by members of the Citizen Oversight Board on Friday morning, resulting in the chief telling the board he refused to sweep the pro-Palestine protest encampment from the Auraria Campus a second time.
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