Month: April 2024

Read More PM pledges equipment including 400 vehicles, 1,600 weapons and 4m rounds of ammunition, plus £500m in funding Ukraine war – live updates Rishi Sunak has promised the UK’s largest ever military support package for Ukraine as he warned that Vladimir Putin would “not stop at the Polish border” if Russia won the war.…

Read MoreOpening statements and testimony from the first witness was heard by the jury at Donald Trump’s ‘hush money’ trial.Opening statements and testimony from the first witness was heard by the jury at Donald Trump’s ‘hush money’ trial.

Read More NEW YORK, Apr 22 (IPS) – UN Live’s CEO, Katja Iversen, says the way to engage people in the environment is through popular culture—film, music, gaming, sports, food, and fashion. She is excited about the Sounds Right project, which puts the sounds of nature—bird songs, waves, wind, and rainfall—at the center of a…

Read More Prime minister is set to join PNG counterpart on historic second world war trek. Follow the day’s news live Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Fires are getting bigger and more frequent in southern Australia, burning through previously unburned habitats that some threatened species need to…

Read More Congress got one step closer to banning TikTok over the U.S. this weekend, when the House of Representatives passed a bill calling for the app’s Chinese parent company ByteDance to either sell it or face a nationwide ban. That bill now seems destined to pass the Senate and be signed into law by…

Read More Maxwell Anderson accused of killing Sade Robinson after they met up for drinks at Milwaukee seafood restaurant Maxwell Anderson accused of killing Sade Robinson after they met up for drinks at Milwaukee seafood restaurant

Read More Poland has not yet decided to host American atomic bombs, Donald Tusk implied President Andrzej Duda’s comments about hosting US atomic weapons need clarification, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said. In an interview with the outlet Fakt, Duda brought up the ongoing discussions with Washington about Warsaw potentially participating in the US…

Read More The court’s decision — whenever it comes — will go a long way in determining a trial date for Trump in one of the four criminal prosecutions that he faces The court’s decision — whenever it comes — will go a long way in determining a trial date for Trump in one of…

Read More Conservatives love to hate her, Joe Biden wants her endorsement. Eric Garcia explains how her home county shows the challenges both face Conservatives love to hate her, Joe Biden wants her endorsement. Eric Garcia explains how her home county shows the challenges both face

Read More Ephraim Matthew Hunter, 29, accused of smashing a window to get inside Getty House in the early hours of Sunday Ephraim Matthew Hunter, 29, accused of smashing a window to get inside Getty House in the early hours of Sunday

Read MoreBut the defence says the former president committed no crimes and calls star witness an admitted liar.But the defence says the former president committed no crimes and calls star witness an admitted liar.

Read More Hundreds of members of teaching staff demonstrate in solidarity with arrested students as protest tents put back up on campus A huge crowd of faculty members who teach at Columbia University in New York held a mass walk-out on Monday afternoon to protest the institution having called police to arrest students at a…

Read MoreThe feature, which pays users to go on TikTok, could be temporarily suspended as early as Thursday.The feature, which pays users to go on TikTok, could be temporarily suspended as early as Thursday.

Read More If there is evidence that Moscow plans a march across Europe, Americans deserve to see it, congresswoman says After stoking fears of Russian expansionism to win congressional approval for more Ukraine aid, US intelligence agencies should provide proof of their justification for continuing to fund a “proxy war” that will inevitably end in…

Read MoreEuropean Commission says the app has ‘risks of serious damage for the mental health of users’, including minors.European Commission says the app has ‘risks of serious damage for the mental health of users’, including minors.

Read MoreProximity to Chad means violence in North Darfur between the RSF and Sudan’s army could easily spread.Proximity to Chad means violence in North Darfur between the RSF and Sudan’s army could easily spread.

Read More“The Israelis have not provided any evidence for their allegations.”“The Israelis have not provided any evidence for their allegations.”

Read MoreThe report adds Israel has not provided “supporting evidence” that many UNRWA staff are members of terror groups.The report adds Israel has not provided “supporting evidence” that many UNRWA staff are members of terror groups.

Read More Columbia University officials testified to Congress last week about pro-Palestinian protests on their campus Columbia University officials testified to Congress last week about pro-Palestinian protests on their campus

Read More “This is the bread of affliction that our ancestors ate in the land of Egypt. All who are hungry should come and eat, anyone who is in need should come and partake of the Pesach sacrifice.” So begins the Ha Lachma Anya, the declaration that is recited at the beginning of the storytelling…

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Read More Prosecutors outline ‘criminal conspiracy and cover-up’ to Manhattan jurors in hush money trial Prosecutors outline ‘criminal conspiracy and cover-up’ to Manhattan jurors in hush money trial

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Read More Deal keeps bond in a cash account that will gain interest but faces no downside risk New York state lawyers and an attorney for Donald Trump settled their differences on Monday over a $175m bond that Trump posted to block a large civil fraud judgment while he pursues appeals. The agreement cut short…

Read More Apr 22 (IPS) – The author is an Afghanistan-based female journalist, trained with Finnish support before the Taliban take-over. Her identity is withheld for security reasonsSince the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan in 2021, the space for women in the public sphere has significantly narrowed, with successive orders further restricting their presence in…

Read More NEW YORK, Apr 22 (IPS) – Spearheaded by the Museum for the United Nations, a new campaign brings together music and ecology to spark people’s interest and engagement in environmental conservation through consciously listening to music. Read the full story, “Toasting the Worlds Most Natural Talent: UN Museum Campaign Recognizes NATUREs Contributions to…

Read More Bass and her family were at home but not harmed when a man entered Getty House, the mayor’s official residence Police in Los Angeles arrested a suspect following a break-in at the home of the city’s mayor, the former Democratic representative Karen Bass, on Sunday morning, officials said. Bass and her family were…

Read More Opposition says prime minister targeting Muslim minority with ‘hate speech’ and violating election rules India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, has been accused of hate speech during a campaign rally where he called Muslims “infiltrators” who had “many children” and claimed they would take people’s hard-earned money. The opposition accused Modi of “blatantly targeting”…

Read More Bond hearing occurred simultaneously to opening arguments in former president’s first criminal trial Bond hearing occurred simultaneously to opening arguments in former president’s first criminal trial

Read More Figures show 34,500 people incurred overpayments last year after falling foul of rules, landing many with huge debts MPs have called for a full-scale review of carer’s allowance and an end to harsh benefit rules that have resulted in tens of thousands of unpaid carers being fined huge sums and in some cases…

Read More California cities are looking to the Supreme Court to win more authority to restrict homeless encampments. California cities are looking to the Supreme Court to win more authority to restrict homeless encampments.

Read More ROME, Apr 22 (IPS) – Kaveh Zahedi is the Director of the Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)There is a growing wave of plastics, smothering our countryside and lapping at our shores. Read the full story, “Urgent Global Action Is Essential…

Read More Benjamin Netanyahu wanted to destroy military sites near Tehran until Washington intervened, the newspaper has claimed Israeli leaders planned a “much more extensive counterstrike on Iran” after Tehran launched a drone and missile barrage on Israel last weekend, but were pressured to pare down the operation by the US and its allies, the…

Read More Mr Kennedy, an anti-vaccine activist and conspiracy theorist, is running as an independent Mr Kennedy, an anti-vaccine activist and conspiracy theorist, is running as an independent

Read More Exclusive: Review finds government has yet to substantiate claims UN relief agency staff have ties to Hamas or Islamic Jihad Israel has yet to provide supporting evidence of its claims that employees of the UN relief agency Unrwa are members of terrorist organisations, an independent review led by the former French foreign minister…