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Under Anne Hidalgo – mayor for 12 years until last week – the French capital added bike lanes, cut traffic and reclaimed public space, but not without resistance When Corentin Roudaut moved to Paris 10 years ago, he was too scared to cycle. The IT developer had biked everywhere as a student in Rennes but felt overwhelmed by the bustling French capital. Cars were everywhere. Cyclists had almost no…
A 10-month-old girl has died along with two other people after a tree toppled during an Easter egg hunt in northern Germany, police say.
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George made the remark in a final email to officials after he was forced out
Brett McGurk, who served under President Trump during his first term, warned that the president’s latest threats against Iran will not bring Tehran to the table to negotiate on opening the Strait of Hormuz. “This is an escalate to try to get a deal that’s not going to get a deal,” McGurk, who also served…
President Donald Trump announced early Sunday that the U.S. had rescued an aviator nearly two days after he was shot down over Iran. Here's what we know about the rescue.
President Trump on Sunday made expletive-laden new threats to escalate strikes on Iran if it does not open the Strait of Hormuz by his deadline, following the rescue of a U.S. aviator who was shot down in Iran.
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U.S. president turns to threats and bluster as efforts to open Strait of Hormuz continue to fail
At least 70 people were missing after a migrant boat, which left the Libyan coaat, capsized in the Mediterranean, an Italian NGO said Sunday. Two people died and 32 were rescued from the vessels, said the NGO.
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Donald Trump will claim rescue as a triumph but 48-hour drama should be a caution against launching ground operation Middle East crisis – live updates Donald Trump will inevitably claim the rescue of the second crew member of the downed F-15 fighter as a propaganda triumph, though the 48-hour drama is a reminder that an undefeated Iran is able to fight back and inflict costs on the US. It also…
President Trump used an expletive-laden social media post to taunt Iranian leaders, saying that the United States would attack if they did not fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
The New York Times WorldIn an expletive-filled social media post, Mr. Trump said Iran should open the Strait of Hormuz or he will bomb bridges and power plants.
The New York Times WorldMembers reportedly agree a rise of 206,000 barrels a day in May, but move symbolic while strait of Hormuz is effectively closed Middle East crisis – live updates Iranian drones have struck Kuwait’s…
The Guardian WorldUS president has threatened to hit Iran’s power plants if it doesn’t reopen the Strait of Hormuz by Monday
The Independent WorldPresident shifts deadline again for attacking power plants and bridges in expletive-ridden social media post Middle East crisis – live updates Donald Trump issued an expletive-laden warning on Sund…
The Guardian WorldUS president tells Iran: ‘Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell’; Iran spokesman accuses Trump of ‘reckless moves’ Trump warns Iran to reopen strait of Hormuz by …
The Guardian WorldPresident Trump warned against reading into reports of an impending Cabinet shake-up during a brief phone interview on Sunday. Trump told The Hill that reports of staffing shakeups should not be re…
The HillCongo will receive some migrants as part of a new deal under the Trump administration's third-country program, its government said Sunday.
PBS NewsHourRep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) on Sunday slammed the war in Iran for swallowing money allocated to military defense and said repeated strikes are only hardening the regime overseas. “I think this war wa…
The HillIsraeli airstrikes on Beirut and southern Lebanon on Sunday killed at least 11 people, including a family of six, and wounded dozens more. The attacks also forced the closure of Lebanon’s main bord…
France 24 EnglishChristians are estimated to make up around a third of Lebanon's population of roughly 5.5 million people.
PBS NewsHourThe president said he would bomb Iran “back to the Stone Ages.” Until this administration, American leaders had insisted they were trying to follow international law in war.
The New York Times WorldAfter Iran shot down a U.S. plane and U.S. forces pulled off a risky ground operation to extricate a stranded airman, both sides claimed victory. That confidence could fuel further escalation.
The New York Times WorldFive men and two women at a peace camp at RAF Lakenheath are held on suspicion of supporting Palestine Action.
BBC News (Front page)Jared Isaacman says odds of evidence we are not alone are ‘pretty high’ four days after Artemis II rocket lifted off Nasa’s Orion spaceship four days into Artemis II mission: in pictures The top of…
The Guardian WorldPresident Trump said in a brief phone interview with The Hill on Sunday that he is not ruling out ground troops in Iran if Tehran does not make a deal. “No,” Trump told The Hill when asked if he wo…
The HillPressure was mounting Sunday on the American rapper Kanye West to be pulled from his headline role at a London music festival this summer, after criticism from U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
PBS NewsHourThe US has rescued the missing crew member of the US F-15 fighter jet which was shot down over southern Iran.
BBC WorldJennifer Siebel Newsom said that she is ‘no fan’ of Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem, but set out how their firings are part of the ‘war on all women’
The Independent WorldIncident prompts political scrutiny across Hungary as Viktor Orbán trails in polls before next Sunday’s election Serbia has said it found “explosives of devastating power” near a pipeline that carr…
The Guardian WorldPope Leo XIV delivers first Easter address as pontiff
NBC NewsPresident’s remark appears to be first confirmation of U.S. involvement in aiding protests that wracked Iran for weeks
The Independent WorldSince 2010, Orbán has transformed Hungary into what the European Parliament has denounced as a "hybrid regime of electoral autocracy".
BBC News (Front page)Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he was “deeply concerned” that the rapper known for antisemitic and racist comments had been booked to perform at the Wireless Festival.
The New York Times WorldMarjorie Taylor Greene and Bernie Sanders among those responding with alarm to Trump writing ‘open the fuckin’ strait, you crazy bastards’ Middle East crisis – live updates Some US politicians have…
The Guardian WorldPM also criticises business figures and opponents of changes, many of which come into force on Monday Workers, pensioners and children: all better off. Ignore the critics – we really are standing u…
The Guardian PoliticsDay-one rights to statutory sick pay and paternity leave begin on Monday, and that fits the pattern. From my own life, I know people’s anxieties, and I will respond Starmer attacks Greens, saying v…
The Guardian PoliticsDemocrats are focusing on affordability in the midterm elections, but without a longer-term vision, they risk being exposed for 2028 and beyond, as there is no quick fix to the entrenched economic …
The HillSurvivors said at least 100 people were on a boat that had left Libya for Europe. Only 32 of those aboard are known to have survived.
The New York Times WorldA child suffered minor injuries Saturday morning after crawling under a fence at Zoo America in Pennsylvania and approaching a wolf enclosure
NBC NewsThe recovery of the airman follows separate search efforts by both the US and Iran.
BBC WorldThe US and Iran raced to recover the stranded airman first after air defences brought down an F-15E jet
The Independent WorldThe incident comes a week before the polls, and follow warnings of a potential operations staged to influence voters.
BBC WorldThe architect of President Trump’s mass deportation campaign wants “a moratorium on immigration from third world countries until we can heal ourselves as a nation.” The chaos in Minneapolis has not…
The New York Times USA professed desire to protect the country’s Christian identity is cover for a divisive politics which ignores the central message of the gospels In an interview conducted a few days after the begin…
The Guardian PoliticsThe president’s profanity-filled message threatened to destroy the country’s infrastructure unless they open the Strait of Hormuz
The Independent WorldRep. Ro Khanna says that he would appear again on socialist commentator Hasan Piker’s livestream despite pushback from some fellow Democrats who have condemned some of his past comments as antisemi…
NBC NewsA new study is revealing that sharks in The Bahamas have tested positive for cocaine, caffeine and other substances
NBC NewsHouse Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Sunday called on House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to bring the lower chamber back from recess to reopen the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)…
The HillRoad and rail travel also disrupted across the UK before weather warnings lifted on Sunday Storm Dave left thousands of homes across Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland without power and disrupted…
The Guardian WorldGabrielle Union's father has died at 81 after a battle with dementia, the actress shared in a tribute to Sylvester “Cully” Union Jr.
NBC NewsPope Leo XIV celebrated his first Easter Mass as pontiff with a call Sunday to lay down arms and seek peace to global conflicts through dialogue.
PBS NewsHourProtesters held on Sunday after joining a Lakenheath Alliance for Peace encampment outside airbase in Suffolk Seven people have been arrested under suspicion of supporting the banned group Palestin…
The Guardian WorldSome of the pedestrians at the parade in New Iberia, La., were critically hurt, according to the authorities, who said the driver was intoxicated.
The New York Times USJULY 21, 1963 — Lt. Col. John Glenn joined Meet the Press to discuss U.S. plans to land an astronaut on the moon and defended the need for Congress to fund NASA.
NBC NewsIn a world where energy is a weapon, energy security and affordability require diversity in energy sources.
The HillThe Trump administration’s mounting frustration with NATO allies over their refusal to join the Iran war has policymakers on both sides of the Atlantic bracing for change. President Trump would nee…
The HillRep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) said Sunday that “the only purpose that I could see” for U.S. troops on the ground in Iran “would be to get the enriched uranium.” “I think the question, moving forward, w…
The HillUnder Anne Hidalgo – mayor for 12 years until last week – the French capital added bike lanes, cut traffic and reclaimed public space, but not without resistance When Corentin Roudaut moved to Pari…
The Guardian WorldA 10-month-old girl has died along with two other people after a tree toppled during an Easter egg hunt in northern Germany, police say.
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