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Province tables bill allowing political parties in Calgary, Edmonton elections

By Scott Strasser | Calgary Herald
  • Sweeping changes will soon be coming to Alberta’s municipal elections, including the establishment of local political parties in Calgary and Edmonton.
  • The centrepiece of the omnibus bill is a pilot project to enable political parties in Calgary and Edmonton – a system that is not currently in place in Alberta, where municipal council and mayoral candidates run as independents.
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Man Utd fan Littler wins in Liverpool despite boos

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Teenager Luke Littler won his third night of the Premier League season with a comfortable 6-2 win over Rob Cross in Liverpool.Littler has become a fan favourite across the UK, but with the 17-year-old a fan of Manchester United he was roundly booed by the 8,500-capacity crowd.He played up to it though, often cupping his hands to his ears, and signalling 2-0 to the crowd ahead of his quarter-final in response to Liverpool’s defeat at Everton on Wednesday. Littler, who beat Gerwyn Price and Nathan Aspinall to reach the final, raced into a five-leg lead in the final before seeing out the win after a brief Cross fightback. Littler tops […]Read more >Similar articles >
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Hundreds of Pro-Palestinian Student Protesters Arrested at U.S. Campuses

By Alexandra Sharp | FP Foreign Policy
  • Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at pro-Palestinian protests at U.S. universities, extensive flooding in East Africa, and Russia vetoing a U.N. resolution on nuclear weapons in space.
  • Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at pro-Palestinian protests at U.S. universities, extensive flooding in East Africa, and Russia vetoing a U.N. resolution on nuclear weapons in space.
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B.C. civil lawsuit against Sex Pistols guitarist alleges 1980 sexual assault

By The Canadian Press | Vancouver Sun
  • A B.C. Supreme Court statement of claim filed by the plaintiff says she was 14 years old and working on the movie “Ladies & Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains” when Jones supplied her with marijuana, then sexually assaulted her in his hotel room.
  • A statement of claim alleges Jones supplied the plaintiff with marijuana, then sexually assaulted her in his hotel room.
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Ukraine halts passport services for men living abroad

Deutsche Welle: DW.com - Germany
  • That was his reaction to a statement from Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba announcing that male citizens of military age who currently live outside Ukraine will no longer have access to full consular services.
  • The measure, which is related to a recently passed law to increase mobilization, aims to force Ukrainian men to return to their home country.
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Trump’s three US Supreme Court appointees thrash out immunity claim

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  • When the U.S. Supreme Court ultimately rules on Donald Trump's claim of presidential immunity from prosecution, a third of those deciding the matter will be justices he appointed to their lifetime posts.
  • Those three - Amy Coney Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch - posed questions from various angles as the nation's top judicial body heard arguments on Thursday in a case that provides a vital test of the power of the presidency.
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Northern Gaza still heading towards famine, says deputy UN food chief

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  • The northern Gaza Strip is still heading toward a famine, the deputy U.N. food chief said on Thursday, appealing for a greater volume and diversity of aid to be allowed into the enclave and for Israel to allow direct access from its Ashdod port through Erez crossing.
  • U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said last week that Israel's commitments to improve aid access in the Gaza Strip had so far had limited and sometimes no impact.
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U.S. Army Begins Building Floating Aid Pier off Gaza, Pentagon Says

By Helene Cooper | NYT > World News
  • Army engineers on Thursday began construction of a floating pier and causeway for humanitarian aid off the coast of Gaza, which, when completed, could help relief workers deliver as many as two million meals a day for the enclave’s residents, Defense Department officials said.
  • Some U.S. military officials have also privately expressed security concerns about the project, and General Ryder said that the military was looking into a mortar attack on Wednesday that caused minimal damage in the area where some pier work is supposed to be done.
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U.S.-China ties are ‘beginning to stabilize,’ Chinese minister tells Blinken

By Michael Birnbaum | Washington Post
BEIJING — Secretary of State Antony Blinken was set to meet top Chinese leaders on Friday, capping a trip that included a visit to a basketball game and a conversation with Chinese college students with a weightier effort to dial back China’s support for Russia’s defense industry and to get it to crack down on Chinese companies’ role in the global fentanyl trade.Relations have improved significantly since Blinken last visited 10 months ago, after a Chinese spy balloon’s transit across the United States set off an unusually broad national blowback to China’s espionage activity. Since then, conversations have become far more routine, enabling […]Read more >Similar articles >
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Minister Chris Philp’s Rwanda question raises eyebrows

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Minister of State Chris Philp was asked a question by an audience member from the Democratic Republic of Congo during BBC One’s Question Time.Mr Philp asked in response: "Congo is a different country to Rwanda, isn’t it?" – raising eyebrows from panel members and the audience. The government’s Rwanda bill says any asylum seeker entering the UK "illegally" after 1 January 2022, from a safe country such as France, could be sent to Rwanda.You can watch the latest episode of Question Time here. […]Read more >Similar articles >
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Fernandez to miss rest of season after operation

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Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez will miss the rest of the season after undergoing successful surgery on a groin issue.The 23-year-old Argentina international will be absent for the club’s remaining six Premier League games of the 2023-24 season.But he could target a return in time for the Copa America, which starts on 20 June.Fernandez joined Chelsea from Benfica for a British record £107m transfer fee at the end of the 2023 winter transfer window.That move came after he was named young player of the tournament during his country’s 2022 World Cup triumph.Fernandez has made 40 appearances for the Blues in a difficult campaign […]Read more >Similar articles >
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Qatar hails mediation ‘milestone’ as it hosts freed Ukrainian, Russian kids – Al Jazeera English

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  • In a statement on X late on Wednesday, Zelenskyy said the group was freed and reunited with their families thanks to Qatari mediation efforts that have helped bring back dozens of children taken during the 27-month war.
  • Zelenskyy’s statement came days after Qatar said 20 Ukrainian and Russian families had arrived in the Qatari capital to be provided healthcare and support with the ongoing mediation efforts to reunite families.
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Tesla profit plunges 55%, as shares bounce on plans for cheaper vehicles – Al Jazeera English

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  • But shares of Tesla soared by 11 percent after CEO Elon Musk said that production of new, more affordable vehicles would begin in the second half of next year “if not late this year”.
  • Tesla reported a 55 percent drop in profit amid fierce competition in the electric vehicle market, but shares rallied on plans to accelerate the production of more affordable models.
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Six takeaways from Trump immunity hearing and New York hush money trial – Al Jazeera English

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  • Speaking in the New York trial, National Enquirer publisher David Pecker said he knew the effort to buy and stifle negative stories about Trump was a violation of federal election laws.
  • Meanwhile, in Washington, DC, the US Supreme Court heard arguments related to Trump’s claim that he is immune from federal prosecution in a separate case related to allegations that he sought to overturn the 2020 election results.
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At least 155 killed in Tanzania as heavy rains pound East Africa – Al Jazeera English

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  • Flooding and landslides in Tanzania caused by weeks of heavy rain have killed 155 people and injured 236 others, the country’s prime minister has said, as intense downpours continue across East Africa.
  • Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa told Parliament that the El Nino climate pattern has worsened the ongoing rainy season, causing the flooding and destroying roads, bridges and railways.
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Joe and Katherine’s Bargain Holidays review – comedians slum it with a ‘spa day’ in a pub car park

By Rebecca Nicholson | Guardian Weekly | The Guardian
  • Here we are, then, in familiar territory, with Joe and Katherine’s Bargain Holidays, a strangely late-afternoon-meets-late-night travelogue from comedians Joe Wilkinson and Katherine Ryan, about how to enjoy a holiday on the cheap.
  • Wilkinson is the bargain-hunter here, while Ryan leans into her luxury-loving persona.
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Blocks from the White House, US students stand steadfast with Gaza

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  • Students at GW had set up a protest encampment on campus, joining the pro-Palestinian demonstrations sweeping colleges across the country .
  • Pro-Israel politicians from both major parties have been condemning the protesters and accusing them of anti-Semitism – a charge that Palestinian rights activists reject.
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USC cancels main commencement, citing safety measures

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  • The University of Southern California (USC) said on Thursday it has called off its main-stage graduation ceremony this year, one week after canceling the valedictorian speech by a Muslim student who said she was silenced by anti-Palestinian hatred.
  • USC Provost Andrew Guzman said in a statement last week that the decision to cancel the speech of the Muslim valedictorian, biomedical engineering major Asna Tabassum, was aimed at protecting campus security and "had nothing to do with free speech."
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US states sue over agency rule on protections for workers who get abortions

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  • The commission's rule implemented a law that Congress passed in 2022 with bipartisan support and the backing of major business groups, which requires most employers to accommodate workers who are pregnant or have related medical conditions.
  • The 17 states claim in a complaint filed in Arkansas federal court that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission rule unveiled last week violates the U.S. Constitution by interfering with the ability of states to regulate and ban abortion.
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What does Harvey Weinstein’s New York ruling mean for his California rape conviction?

By Dani Anguiano in Los Angeles | Guardian Weekly | The Guardian
  • Weinstein’s attorneys have argued that his conviction in New York affected his case in Los Angeles, and the development Thursday has raised concerns about the impact the court’s ruling will have on his effort to appeal in California .
  • Harvey Weinstein was already expected to spend the remainder of his life in prison for crimes in New York when a Los Angeles jury found him guilty of rape and sexual assault in 2022 and he was sentenced to an additional 16 years.
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North Korea leader Kim Jong Un inspects test-firing of multiple launch rockets: KCNA

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SEOUL – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Thursday inspected the test-firing of 240 mm multiple launch rockets manufactured by a newly established defence industry unit, the North’s KCNA news agency reported on Friday. The report did not give further details of the unit that produced the artillery. North Korea is believed to be ramping up production of artillery amid allegations by the United States and South Korea that it is supplying Russia with weapons. Both countries deny the allegation. The test firing showed the rockets met the required standards for flight characteristics and accuracy, KCNA said. Kim said the 240 mm […]Read more >Similar articles >
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Police arrest Gaza protesters at Emory University

BBC News
Video shows chaos erupting at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia as police clear an encampment set up by pro-Palestinian demonstrators. According to the university, people "not affiliated" with the school have been arrested. An official from the school’s police force told local news that those arrested will be charged with criminal trespass and assaulting police officers. […]Read more >Similar articles >
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Indigenous people protest Brazil not protecting ancestral lands

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  • The annual event this year focused Indigenous anger over plans to build a railway to transport grain from farm states to Amazon ports for export that they fear will destroy the environment of tribal communities near the Tapajos river.
  • The farm caucus in Congress said it is pressing for the execution of a project that was first proposed in 2015 for a 950-km railway to carry soy from Mato Grosso state to the port of Miritituba on the Tapajos, an affluent of the Amazon river.
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Israel intensifies airstrikes on Gaza’s Rafah before ground operation

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  • Medics in the besieged Palestinian enclave reported five Israeli airstrikes on Rafah early on April 25 that hit at least three houses, killing at least six people including a local journalist.
  • In the seventh month of a devastating air and ground war, Israeli forces also resumed bombarding northern and central areas of the enclave, as well as east of Khan Younis in the south.
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‘With title prize in sight, Man City rarely show any weakness’

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This convincing, extremely routine 4-0 win saw City move ahead of Liverpool into second place and to within one point of Arsenal, with a game in hand on both of the teams who have made the title race so enthralling this season.If Manchester City win their remaining five games they will claim a fourth successive Premier League title, a sixth in seven seasons, and history tells us there is every chance they will do it.Arsenal will have a huge say in that, while Liverpool’s title pursuit now relies on slip-ups elsewhere as well as swiftly stopping their own dramatic decline in form.It is City, however, who have been over this course and […]Read more >Similar articles >
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Judge to decide Friday whether second of two Calgary homicide suspects to stand trial for murder

By Kevin Martin | Calgary Herald
  • The preliminary inquiry to determine if Tait, and his then co-accused Darren Bulldog, would be ordered to stand trial was delayed a month on March 21, when Kristensen sought an adjournment to determine if Goetz could be tracked down.
  • Between then and Thursday, the prosecutor filed a direct indictment against Bulldog in the Court of King’s Bench, taking the issue of whether there was reason to commit him to stand trial out of Barley’s hands.
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U.S. troops to leave Chad, as another African state reassesses ties

By Rachel Chason, Dan Lamothe, John Hudson | Washington Post
  • The officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss military movements, said the repositioning could be temporary as the United States intends to negotiate with Chad about their security relationship — including potentially returning the troops who departed — following the country’s presidential elections May 6.
  • Rather, the Special Forces troops’ departure, first reported by the New York Times, follows an apparent disagreement between U.S. officials and a Chadian general, who contended that Washington had failed to produced documents justifying its military presence in N’Djamena and asked the Americans to “immediately stop” their activity at the base.
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TransLink approves ‘stopgap’ plan to increase 2024 bus service

By Derrick Penner | Vancouver Sun
  • The 2024 additions will be TransLink’s first increase in bus service since 2019, which were approved Wednesday by a joint meeting of TransLink’s board of directors and mayors’ council, to be paid for by fare increases due in July, a bump in property taxes, and emergency infusions of funds from the province.
  • The transit agency's joint board and mayors' council approved the first increase in bus service since 2019, but remains on a "fiscal cliff" without a secure funding commitment from Ottawa, officials said.
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Colombia arrest warrants suspended for nine Segunda Marquetalia leaders

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BOGOTA – The Colombian attorney general’s office has suspended arrest warrants for nine leaders of the illegal armed group Segunda Marquetalia, it said on Thursday, as part of a process to start peace talks between the group and the government. The decision is part of efforts by leftist President Gustavo Petro to end six decades of internal armed conflict that has left more than 450,000 dead. The Segunda Marquetalia is a dissident faction of the now-demobilized Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). The group initially signed a peace deal with the state in 2016, but returned to arms citing unfulfilled promises. The two […]Read more >Similar articles >
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Columbia University faces federal complaint after arresting anti-war protesters

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  • A pro-Palestinian U.S. group filed a federal civil rights complaint against Columbia University following last week's mass arrest of anti-war protesters after the school called police to clear demonstrator encampments, the group said on Thursday.
  • Last week, the university tried to shut down campus demonstrations by force when Columbia President Minouche Shafik took the unusual move of inviting New York City police to enter the campus, drawing the ire of many human rights groups, students and faculty.
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Sudoku 6,458 hard

Guardian Weekly | The Guardian
Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3×3 box contains the numbers 1 to 9.To see the completed puzzle, buy the next issue of the Guardian (for puzzles published Monday to Thursday), or Monday’s edition (for puzzles published on Fridays). Solutions to Saturday puzzles are given in the same day’s issue. […]Read more >Similar articles >
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Foreign states targeting sensitive research at UK universities, MI5 warns

By Mabel Banfield-Nwachi | World news | The Guardian
  • MI5 has warned universities that hostile foreign states are targeting sensitive research, as ministers consider measures to bolster protections.
  • Oliver Dowden, the deputy prime minister, announced plans for a consultation on a package of measures that could include looking at key university personnel being given security clearance and a strengthened process to improve the transparency of funding, particularly with foreign institutions.
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‘The boss’ featured at Trump hush-money trial

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"The boss" would be pleased a negative story was kept from publication, Cohen told Mr Pecker at one point. At another point, Pecker testified, he was told "the boss” would be angry if negative allegations of an affair came to light. "The boss will take care of it," Cohen would sometimes reassure Mr Pecker. […]Read more >Similar articles >
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Mexico City seeks to downplay the case of a serial killer suspect who kept women’s bones in his room

ABC News: International
  • Mexico City prosecutors sought Thursday to downplay the case of a suspected serial killer who kept women’s bones and a saw in his room, and apparently targeted women over the course of more than a decade.
  • Lara rejected criticisms that Mexico City authorities do little to investigate the cases of missing women until their bodies pile up, saying the number of reported women's killings have declined.
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Spain prosecutor seeks dismissal of corruption case against Sanchez’s wife – Al Jazeera English

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  • The anticorruption group behind the complaint against Begona Gomez over alleged influence peddling and business corruption says it cannot vouch for the veracity of the media reports the case is based on.
  • Madrid’s prosecuting authority said on Thursday that it was appealing Wednesday’s decision by a Madrid court to look into a private complaint laid by anticorruption activists against Begona Gomez over alleged influence peddling and business corruption.
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Post Office exec denies remote access cover-up

BBC News
  • Despite "a slew" of emails referring to the possibility of remote access to the Horizon IT system used in branches, Ms van den Bogerd had not challenged Post Office statements denying a back door, a lawyer said at an inquiry into the scandal.
  • Former Post Office executive Angela van den Bogerd has said executives did not "cover up" knowledge that the computers of sub-postmasters could be accessed remotely.
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ByteDance would shut down TikTok in US rather than sell it, sources say

By Reuters | World news | The Guardian
  • ByteDance would prefer to shut down TikTok rather than sell it if the Chinese company exhausts all legal options to fight legislation to ban the platform from app stores in the US, four sources said.
  • ByteDance said late on Thursday in a statement posted on Toutiao, a media platform it owns, that it had no plan to sell TikTok, in response to an article by The Information saying ByteDance is exploring scenarios for selling TikTok’s US business without the algorithm that recommends videos to TikTok users.
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Judge accused of bullying and misogyny

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"He literally interrupted me whenever I was asking any questions, saying it’s either irrelevant, or I shouldn’t ask this today, I should put it to another witness, not this witness. And then when we got to the other witness, he would say: ‘Why didn’t you ask the other witness yesterday?’" […]Read more >Similar articles >
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Conservation saving species, global study suggests

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In the first study of its kind, published in the journal Science, scientists from dozens of research institutes reviewed 665 trials of conservation measures, some from as far back as 1890, in different countries and oceans and across species types, and found they had had a positive effect in two out of every three of cases. […]Read more >Similar articles >
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South Korea tries to Trump-proof the alliance

By Denny Roy | Asia Times
  • US and South Korean delegations met in Hawaii on April 23 to begin talks about how much host nation support Seoul will pay toward the cost of operating US military bases in South Korea.
  • Thomas Schafer, former German Ambassador to North Korea, opines that Pyongyang will “continue to ratchet up tensions with South Korea” with the intent of setting up Trump to negotiate a deal that would achieve “peace” for the price of withdrawing US troops or weakening the US-ROK alliance.
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‘Stop arming Israel’ Passover protest in Brooklyn harkens back to 1969 Freedom Seder

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  • “Passover is our story of liberation, and we are commanded to tell it every year,” said Jewish Voice for Peace Executive Director Stefanie Fox, who flew in from Seattle to make the event at Grand Army Plaza.
  • The event was organized by the left-leaning Jewish Voices for Peace and the If Not Now movement, who said they saw the Seder protests as part of Jewish tradition that they traced back to Rabbi Arthur Waskow, who held the first Freedom Seder.
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Inside the Israel underground hospital preparing for worst-case scenarios

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  • "The hospitals in the north will be overwhelmed with casualties and they themselves will come under fire, in which case they would have to evacuate their patients to the centre of the country, the same as we did in the first weeks of the war in the south," said Dr Caine.
  • Sky News has been given exclusive access to an underground hospital where they are expanding capacity in case the current conflict becomes much worse.
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Bishop investigated over misleading accounts claim

BBC News
  • Papers lodged with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) include allegations that the Right Reverend Anne Dyer oversaw the submission of five sets of "misleading and untrue" accounts of the Episcopal Diocese of Aberdeen and Orkney (EDAO).
  • A spokesperson for Bishop Dyer - who was suspended in 2022 over allegations of bullying - said she "emphatically" denies the claims.
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‘You’d have to ask him’: Councillors shrug at colleague’s remote participation in public hearing

By Scott Strasser | Calgary Herald
  • Three days into the marathon public hearing that has seen more than 800 Calgarians sign up to share their thoughts on a contentious citywide rezoning proposal, Ward 4 Coun.
  • Calgary city councillors say they don’t know why one of their colleagues is tuning in to the blanket rezoning hearing remotely, but that he appears to be adhering to council’s new virtual attendance policy.
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United Methodist Church grapples with deep divides over LGBTQ issues

By Maura Barrett and Deon J. Hampton | NBC News World News
  • Leaders of the United Methodist Church are holding their first international conference in nearly a decade this week, tackling such divisive issues as gay marriage, ordaining LGBTQ pastors and a dwindling membership.
  • During the conference, leaders will vote on repealing the church's bans on same-sex marriage, ordaining LGBTQ clergy and will decide on whether to give further autonomy to congregations abroad that hold more conservatives views.
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Columbia faculty ‘furious’ over student arrests at Gaza protests – Al Jazeera English

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NewsFeedColumbia faculty ‘furious’ over student arrests at Gaza protestsFaculty at Columbia University tell Al Jazeera they are ‘furious’ students are being arrested for participating in peaceful pro-Palestine protests on campus. The president of Columbia University Minouche Shafik is facing censure for her decision to call police onto campus, after a vote to do so was rejected by the school’s Senate. […]Read more >Similar articles >
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US House speaker heckled by protesters in campus visit

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Jonathan Swill, a 27-year old master’s student from New Jersey, told the BBC he was moving to Israel after graduation, having turned down a place in a doctoral programme at Columbia. "I just can’t stay here anymore," he said. "This place is uncomfortable for me. Every time I wake up, I dread having to come to campus. I don’t know when I’m going to have things thrown at me." […]Read more >Similar articles >
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North Korean official lambasts US over sanctions: State media

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  • North Korea will take more action to maintain its military power despite U.S. sanctions pressure that has only made the country stronger, a North Korean foreign ministry official said on Thursday.
  • "U.S. heinous sanctions served as a catalyst and driving force that unleashed a gradual increase in our national strength," state KCNA news agency cited a North Korean senior foreign ministry official as saying, referring to its nuclear tests prompted by international sanctions led by Washington.
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Blinken Kicks Off Diplomatic Mission in China

By Alexandra Sharp | FP Foreign Policy
  • Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at the United States ’ top diplomat visiting China, Israel preparing for its Rafah offensive, and high-level economic talks between North Korea and Iran .
  • Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at the United States ’ top diplomat visiting China, Israel preparing for its Rafah offensive, and high-level economic talks between North Korea and Iran .
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Dan Fumano: ‘It was an error:’ Vancouver city council restores police oversight funding after earlier cut

By Dan Fumano | Vancouver Sun
  • Column: Some Vancouver city council members hadn't realized the city had "effectively defunded" the police board with December amendment, said Green party Coun.
  • Four months after Vancouver city councillors slashed the municipal police oversight body’s budget — and two weeks after the cut became public knowledge — they decided Wednesday to restore most of the funding.
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Suspect in violent home invasion south of Calgary says he doesn’t fit perpetrator’s description

By Kevin Martin | Calgary Herald
  • He said the description provided to police even had the offender driving a different coloured pickup truck to the vehicle he was pulled over in on Macleod Trail heading into Calgary shortly after the robbery.
  • Home invasion robbery suspect Armin Babic told court Wednesday that the perpetrator of the crime was a dark-skinned man and he is white.
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Brazil’s government submits rules to streamline consumption taxes

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  • The Finance Ministry said in a statement the bill contains most of the regulations needed to implement the constitutional amendment approved last year, and that a second proposal will be sent to lawmakers in the coming days specifically addressing management and oversight of the new taxes.
  • Brazil's government submitted proposed rules to Congress on Wednesday to carry out a historic tax overhaul approved last year, a key element of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's strategy to foster growth in Latin America's largest economy.
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Freezing nights forecast for parts of UK, with snow possible in some areas

By Tom Ambrose and agency | World news | The Guardian
  • Ellie Glaisyer, a meteorologist at the Met Office, said the chillier temperatures experienced in April were “nothing exceptional” and are expected to move closer to their seasonal averages over the weekend and into the start of next week.
  • She said that on Wednesday and Thursday night, “there will be some frost in places”, adding: “The reason for [the low temperatures] is that we’ve got an area of high pressure out towards the west of the UK and that gives us a northerly wind across the UK.
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Rwanda flights will deport asylum seekers ‘indefinitely’, says Cleverly

By Rajeev Syal and Diane Taylor | Foreign policy | The Guardian
  • James Cleverly, in his first interview since the government’s plan was approved by parliament on Monday, said he had booked a succession of initial flights and was preparing to order the detention of people seeking refuge in the UK so they could be sent to east Africa.
  • Several flights a month will deport asylum seekers to Rwanda “indefinitely”, the home secretary has said, as he argued that the £1.8m a person cost of the scheme was justified.
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Hot Docs boss says ’future of the organization is in jeopardy’ as festival launches

By Canadian Press | Toronto Sun
  • Hot Docs president Marie Nelson says economic constraints led organizers to apply”tighter curation” to this year’s edition, which will feature 168 documentaries — down from 213 last year — from 64 countries, with 51 world premieres.
  • Canada’s largest documentary film festival kicks off Thursday amid ongoing uncertainty over its finances, concerns over a mass staff exodus and a new president who says survival depends on reimagining it as a “leaner, meaner version.”
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‘Nessie’ sighting vaults Canadian couple into media spotlight after photo in Scotland

By Canadian Press | Toronto Sun
  • Malm and Wiseman have been thrust into the limelight after a photo they took during their family vacation showed a shadowy figure poking above the waterline, something that the couple’s children — and others — firmly believe is the latest sighting of the famed Loch Ness Monster.
  • Malm said the family took a photo of what they saw and decided “for a bit of a laugh” to send the picture to the Official Loch Ness Monster Sightings Register, which he stumbled upon while surfing the internet.
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‘We need you’: Solomon Islands’ support for US agency’s return revealed

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  • The “Solomon Islands Re-entry Assessment Report,” obtained by Al Jazeera via a freedom of information request, paints a picture of emphatic support for the agency resuming operations in the country after a two-decade absence, both among the local population and within the government.
  • “From the Prime Minister and national and provincial government ministries to service providers, local community members, and former Peace Corps staff, the team was warmly welcomed and strongly encouraged to bring Volunteers back to the ‘Hapi Isles,’” the report said.
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Opinion: A call for more clean energy amidst shrinking snowpacks  

By Hardip Johal | Vancouver Sun
  • Based on numbers calculated by the Energy Futures Institute, B.C. Hydro has already imported 50 per cent more electricity (4,650 gigawatt hours) this year than the 3,000 gigawatt hours of electricity it hopes the call for power will generate annually when those projects are complete in the early 2030s.
  • This hiatus in diversifying our energy sources will come to an end, now that B.C. Hydro has issued the first “open call” for power in 15 years, signalling the B.C. government’s desire for more private-sector investment in our electricity supply.
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Sudoku 6,457 hard

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Click here to access the print version.Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3×3 box contains the numbers 1 to 9. Continue reading… […]Read more >Similar articles >
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Van Dijk questions desire of team-mates after loss

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  • A scathing Van Dijk told Sky Sports: "If you play like this overall in the game and not win any challenges and give the referee an opportunity to give a free-kick away then we have no chance to win the title.
  • Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk questioned his side's desire to win the Premier League after a damaging defeat against Merseyside rivals Everton.
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BBC unveils 2024 Proms lineup: Daniel Barenboim, Daleks and disco

By Imogen Tilden | World news | The Guardian
  • Sir Simon Rattle, who at last year’s Proms gave his final UK performance as the London Symphony Orchestra’s music director, will be returning to the Albert Hall with his new orchestra, the Bavarian Radio Symphony.
  • The 20-year-old South Korean piano sensation Yunchan Lim makes his Proms debut playing Beethoven’s Emperor piano concerto with the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
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Ruth Perry family furious as Ofsted single-word ratings are retained

By Sally Weale Education correspondent | Politics | The Guardian
  • Ofsted’s controversial single-word judgments are here to stay, the government has ruled, in a blow to campaigners who hoped they would be scrapped after the suicide of the primary school headteacher Ruth Perry.
  • MPs on the Commons education committee ended up agreeing with Perry’s family that the government should stop the use of single-word judgments and adopt a more “nuanced” system.
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Inaugural Guardian Advertising Awards take place in London

By Guardian staff | World news | The Guardian
  • The inaugural Guardian Advertising Awards, launched to celebrate scale, influence and integrity across the publisher’s platforms, have recognised brands including Nurofen, Google Pixel and Charlie Bigham’s.
  • Google Pixel won the award for connecting with big moments for its campaign around the women’s World Cup that judges said “played a crucial role in closing the visibility gap in women’s football”.
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What happens when activists are branded ‘terrorists’ in the Philippines?

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  • “We want to prove the facts and question the basis of the designation,” said Baguio City Councilor Jose Molintas, lawyer to the four alleged “terrorists”.
  • He and three other CPA leaders Jennifer Awingan-Taggaoa, Steve Tauli, and Sarah Abellon-Alikes were designated “terrorists” by the Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC) on July 10, 2023.
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Parole documents reveal B.C. teen’s killer thinks TV show about crime ’disrespectful’

By The Canadian Press | Vancouver Sun
  • The parole board decision says Sim, who was 15 at the time of the murder, admitted to playing a “greater role” in Virk’s death, and believes it was “so horrendous” that the television show, “Under the Bridge,” will “re-victimize the victim’s family.”
  • Documents released by the Parole Board of Canada Wednesday say Virk’s killer Kelly Ellard — who changed her name to Kerry Sim — demonstrated “remorse and victim empathy” after discussing the TV show about the high-profile 1997 murder with her case managers.
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Israeli-American Hostage, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Is Seen in Hamas Video

By Liam Stack | NYT > World News
  • Mr. Goldberg-Polin’s parents later released a videotaped statement saying they were relieved to see their son alive but worried about his health, along with the health of the scores of other hostages still believed to be held in Gaza.
  • Hamas released a video on Wednesday apparently showing Hersh Goldberg-Polin, an Israeli American dual citizen who has been held hostage since the Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel.
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After $15 Billion in Military Aid, Israel Calls Alliance With U.S. ‘Ironclad’

By Matt Surman, Michael Levenson, Christopher F. Schuetze and Nick Cumming-Bruce | NYT > World News
Israel welcomed a U.S. aid package signed by President Biden on Wednesday that will send about $15 billion in military aid to Israel, increasing American support for its closest Middle East ally despite strains in their relationship over Israel’s prosecution of the war in the Gaza Strip.“Our alliance is ironclad,” Israel Katz, the country’s foreign minister, said in a statement thanking Mr. Biden for signing the legislation. It was part of a long-stalled $95.3 billion in aid that had faced vehement opposition from some Republicans over its support for Ukraine, which is also part of the legislation, as is Taiwan.The aid for Israel includes […]Read more >Similar articles >
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‘Everton apply final blow to Liverpool title challenge’

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The cycle of misery that has held Everton in its icy grip for so long was released on a night of passion and fury at Goodison Park that may have applied the final blow Liverpool’s Premier League title challenge.If a first Merseyside derby home win since October 2010 was not cause enough for celebration for Everton, their 2-0 triumph came with what they will regard as the glorious bonus of inflicting potentially irreparable damage to Liverpool.This much was clear as the famous old stadium echoed to the taunts of “You Lost The League At Goodison Park” as a leggy, lack-lustre Liverpool banged their heads on the brick wall that was Everton’s […]Read more >Similar articles >
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US Army says coalition vessel engaged anti-ship ballistic missile launched from Yemen

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  • A coalition vessel successfully engaged one anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) launched from the Iranian-backed Houthi "terrorist-controlled areas" in Yemen over the Gulf of Aden, the U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) said on Thursday.
  • Separately, British maritime security firm Ambrey said earlier on Wednesday that it was aware of an incident southwest of the port city of Aden, an area where the Houthis often target ships they say are linked to Israel or the United States.
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Long-lost Klimt portrait auctioned off for 30 million euros

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  • A painting by Gustav Klimt that reappeared after nearly a century sold for 30 million euros (S$43.7 million) on April 24, setting a record price for an Austrian auction despite questions surrounding its provenance.
  • Im Kinsky had estimated the value at 30-50 million euros but said reports questioning the work’s provenance discouraged buyers.
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Varcoe: Power feud sees province drop hammer on Calgary’s high electricity levy

By Chris Varcoe, Calgary Herald | Calgary Herald
  • But the chief executive of WinSport was pleased the provincial government introduced legislation to change the way the city can calculate its franchise fees for electricity users, a levy that cost the non-profit Calgary organization about $400,000 last year.
  • Last year, Calgarians paid an average of $240 in local access fees, 220 per cent more than in Edmonton, the province said
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Australia and New Zealand honor their war dead with dawn services on Anzac Day

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  • New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon attended a service in his country’s largest city Auckland, while Australian Prime Minister Prime Minister Anthony Albanese saw the sun rise at a World War II memorial in the wilds of Australia’s nearest neighbor, Papua New Guinea.
  • Albanese trekked to the memorial in the town of Isurava over two days with Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape.
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Uncovering of mass grave at Gaza’s Nasser Hospital: What you need to know – Al Jazeera English

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  • The discovery of a mass grave inside the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip this week has been met with grief and horror from Palestinians and has drawn condemnation from the United Nations and calls for a transparent and credible investigation.
  • Gaza civil defence crews said more than 300 bodies have been recovered from the mass grave at the Nasser Medical Complex so far.
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Music stars honoured at first ‘Brit Awards of the North’

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  • Louis Tomlinson, The Courteeners and Aitch were among the winners at the inaugural Northern Music Awards, which organisers hope will become the "Brits of the North".
  • Rapper Aitch, from the same city, took the prize for music moment of the year for his performance at Glastonbury 2023, while his manager Michael Adex received the industry icon title at the age of just 27.
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OPP make pot bust worth millions

By Kevin Connor | Toronto Sun
Article contentThe OPP have made a huge pot bust worth millions in Niagara Falls.Over 15,000 cannabis plants were seized and the price of the stash was valued at $8,000,000, according to police.Article contentSix people were charged with production and cultivation of cannabis without authorization.Acting on a search warrant on April 17, police seized more than 2,500 clone cannabis plants and more than 13,000 vegetative and mature budding cannabis plants.Police have charged: Chamrong Ladadas, 49 of no fixed address; Arthit Seesaioppp, 31 of no fixed address; Xueqi Gao, 59 of no fixed address; Jeffrey Lian, 41 of no fixed address; Li Cheng […]Read more >Similar articles >
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North Korean leader Kim’s sister: We will build overwhelming military power

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SEOUL – Ms Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said the country will continue to build overwhelming and the strongest military power to protect its sovereignty and regional peace, the North’s KCNA news agency reported on April 24. Ms Kim said a series of military exercises by the US military in the region in 2024, starting with live-fire drills conducted with the “South Korean puppet military gangsters”, is driving the regional security environment into a dangerous turmoil. “We will continue to build overwhelming and the most powerful military power to safeguard our sovereignty, security and regional peace,” […]Read more >Similar articles >
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At least 21 migrants dead after boat capsizes off coast of Djibouti

By Agence France-Presse | World news | The Guardian
  • “Tragedy as boat capsizes off Djibouti coast with 77 migrants on board including children,” the IOM had said in an earlier post on X, giving a toll of at least 16 dead and 28 missing.
  • Berhanu Tsegaye, Ethiopia’s ambassador to Djibouti, said on X that the vessel was carrying Ethiopian migrants from Yemen when it went down on Monday night off Godoria in north-eastern Djibouti.
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Tesla brings forward new models as profits slump

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  • Tesla has seen its profits more than halve this year, and says it will bring forward the launch of new models and cut thousands more jobs to try to reverse its fortunes.
  • Tesla, owned and run by the billionaire Elon Musk, said it would also axe more than 6,000 jobs at its sites in Texas and California.
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Auditors say it’s hard to tell how Turkey is using EU refugee funds. Some officials aren’t helpful

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  • But the European Court of Auditors, or ECA, in a follow-up last year on whether the money was being used effectively, said that Turkey’s education ministry had refused to provide information that might allow them to assess what impact EU projects are having.
  • European Union auditors said on Wednesday that they are unable to establish whether some of the billions of euros the bloc has given to Turkey to help it cope with Syria n refugees is actually having any impact.
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Children among 16 dead after asylum-seeker boat capsizes off Djibouti: UN – Al Jazeera English

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  • At least 16 people are dead and 28 others are missing after a boat carrying asylum seekers capsized off the coast of the Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti, according to the UN’s migration agency.
  • The accident occurred on Monday night, about two weeks after another boat carrying mainly Ethiopian asylum seekers sank off the Djibouti coast, killing several dozen people, on the perilous so-called “eastern migration route” from Africa to the Middle East.
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Sunak promises to boost UK defence spending by 2030 – Al Jazeera English

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  • British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said he would lift defence spending to 2.5 percent of the country’s annual GDP by 2030, saying the British arms industry must be on a “war footing” when the world is at its most dangerous since the Cold War.
  • Standing alongside NATO leader Jens Stoltenberg, Sunak said the United Kingdom would spend an additional 75 billion pounds ($93bn) over six years to increase the production of munitions and drones, making the UK the second-largest defence spender in NATO.
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US, Russia set for a showdown at UN over nuclear weapons in space

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  • The United States and Russia are set to face off over nuclear weapons in space on Wednesday at the United Nations Security Council, which is due to vote on a U.S.-drafted resolution calling on countries to prevent an arms race in outer space.
  • "Without our amendment, based on the General Assembly resolution adopted in December 2023, the text tabled by the U.S. will be unbalanced, harmful and politicized," deputy Russian U.N. Ambassador Dmitry Polyanskiy told Reuters, adding that it would also undermine the Outer Space Treaty legal regime.
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Argentina’s Milei faces biggest protest yet as students march over budget cuts

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  • Hundreds of thousands of Argentines took to the streets of Buenos Aires on Tuesday in an anti-government march against budget cuts to public universities, the biggest protest yet against President Javier Milei's painful austerity measures.
  • Milei, dealing with an inherited economic crisis after years of government over-spending, is employing "chainsaw" budget cuts that helped the state post three months of fiscal surpluses at the start of the year.
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News digest: Masturbation, defecation…, and SNS MP’s disapproval of ‘high culture’

By Peter Dlhopolec | The Slovak Spectator
  • Experts won’t decide which projects will receive financial support from the Slovak Arts Council (FPÚ), an independently-managed arts fund, after the coalition-controlled parliament approve changes put forward by Slovenská Národná Strana (SNS), a far-right coalition party, on Wednesday.
  • A rain warning issued for Bratislava, a selective understanding of Slovakia's history by some Czechs, and a fake Pellegrini story.
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World’s 1st full-fledged cyber war raging since 2022

By David Kirichenko | Asia Times
  • In the months leading up to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, a series of cyberattacks was launched against Ukrainian targets.
  • Following the Kyivstar attack by Russia, Ukraine retaliated with a cyberattack against Moscow-based water utility company Rosvodokanal, destroying the company’s IT infrastructure.
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Five takeaways from day two of Trump’s New York hush money trial testimony – Al Jazeera English

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  • On Tuesday, prosecutors focused on a “catch and kill” agreement between Pecker and Trump, in which the publisher would buy negative stories about Trump but not publish them in the National Enquirer.
  • Pecker said he agreed to be the campaign’s “eyes and ears” and to notify Cohen when people were trying to sell unflattering stories about Trump to the National Enquirer.
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Alberta hydrogen power takes $57-million leap alongside pledge to build fuelling stations

By Bill Kaufmann | Calgary Herald
  • The province is committing $57 million to developing hydrogen power in Alberta, while a U.S.-based company says it will build a network of vehicle fuelling stations using the element.
  • 'Hydrogen has the potential to transform global energy markets and to create trillions of dollars of economic activity,' Alberta Technology and Innovation Minister Nate Glubish said in a statement
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‘He could have killed my dog’: ride-share drivers accused of refusing passengers with guide dogs

By Cait Kelly Inequality reporter | World news | The Guardian
  • Almost half (46%) of Australians living with low vision and blindness have experienced a refusal with a taxi or ride-share company in the past 24 months, new data collected by Ernst & Young and commissioned by Guide Dogs Australia has revealed.
  • Under federal anti-discrimination laws, assistance dogs are guaranteed access to public places – including taxes and ride shares – and drivers who refuse service can be fined up to $2,500.
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[Graphic News] Traffic deaths drop to record low

By Nam Kyung-don | The Korea Herald
The number of traffic deaths in South Korea dropped to a record low of around 2,500 last year, nearly half the figure recorded a decade ago, data showed.A total of 2,551 people died from road accidents in 2023, a 6.7 percent decline from the 2,735 deaths recorded the previous year, according to the National Police Agency.It marks an 81 percent drop compared with 1991, when the death toll hit the highest at 13,429, and nearly half the rate from a decade ago, when fatalities from vehicle crashes stood at 5,092 in 2013.However, the total number of accidents and injuries saw a slight increase on-year, recording 198,296 accidents and 283,799 […]Read more >Similar articles >
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U.K. Passes Controversial Rwanda Deportation Bill

By Alexandra Sharp | FP Foreign Policy
  • Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at the United Kingdom ’s newly approved Safety of Rwanda Bill, mass flooding in China, and demarcation efforts between Armenia and Azerbaijan .
  • Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at the United Kingdom ’s newly approved Safety of Rwanda Bill, mass flooding in China, and demarcation efforts between Armenia and Azerbaijan .
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Hundreds of war victims treated every day as Myanmar chaos spills over Thai border

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  • For decades, Dr Cynthia Maung, founder of the clinic in Thailand, has seen the graphic side effects of the world's longest-running civil war, a brutal clash between Myanmar's military and a mix of pro-democracy groups and local ethnic rebel armies.
  • In recent weeks though, she says the number of patients coming to her almost doubled to 500 a day.
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‘Tremendous Havertz no longer Arteta’s vanity project’

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Mikel Arteta’s side wobbled in the 2-0 loss to Aston Villa in their last home league game, the pressure, tension and anticipation of going into that match having just seen Liverpool lose against Crystal Palace at Anfield earlier seemingly overcoming them.And the subsequent timid Champions League quarter-final exit to Bayern Munich raised the spectre that Arsenal were about to “choke” in the manner that agonisingly consumed them at the final fences of last season’s Premier League race.The response, a battling win at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday followed by this champagne show in front of their own celebrating fans, should put to bed […]Read more >Similar articles >
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Israel Plans to Expand ‘Humanitarian Zone’ if It Invades Rafah

By Adam Rasgon | NYT > World News
If Israel were to begin an invasion in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where a million displaced Palestinians are sheltering, an Israeli-designated “humanitarian zone” along the coast would be expanded to take in more civilians, an Israeli military official said Monday evening.The comments were among the first indications of the Israeli military’s plans for civilians if it were to launch a major ground offensive in Rafah. The Biden administration has urged Israel to forgo such an operation because of the risks it would pose to displaced Palestinians.Palestinians who have sought shelter in Rafah have been bracing for an Israeli incursion […]Read more >Similar articles >
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Court in Russia Rejects Evan Gershkovich’s Appeal Against Detention

By Ivan Nechepurenko | NYT > World News
A court in Moscow rejected an appeal on Tuesday by the Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich against his detention, more than a year after he became the first American journalist arrested on spying charges in Russia since the Cold War.The court ruled that Mr. Gershkovich, 32, must stay in a high-security prison in Moscow at least until the end of June, The Journal and news agencies reported. With no trial date yet set, Mr. Gershkovich’s detention is likely to be extended further.Mr. Gershkovich, his employer and the U. S. government have vehemently rejected the espionage charges against him. The White House has designated Mr. […]Read more >Similar articles >
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Vaughn Palmer: B.C. premier gives social media giants another chance

By Massey Padgham | Vancouver Sun
  • Rather, he said, it was the willingness of giant social media companies to join with the government to immediately address online safety in B.C.
  • Still, there was nothing in the wording of Bill 12, the Public Health Accountability and Cost Recovery Act, to indicate its application would be confined to social media companies or their impact on young people.
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Explainer: What is behind the pro-Palestinian protests at US universities?

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  • NEW YORK: Student protests in the US over the war in Gaza have intensified and expanded over the past week, with a number of encampments now in place at colleges including Columbia, Yale, and New York University.
  • More than 100 protesters have been arrested at Columbia, where University President Minouche Shafik called in New York Police to clear the encampment a day after she testified before a US House of Representatives committee.
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Dr. Sharon Dodd: Plastics are a hazard to human health and the world needs to act — now

By Hardip Johal | Vancouver Sun
  • As a practising family physician and member of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, I am especially concerned about the serious health hazards of plastics on human health, in addition to the harms of plastic on all the ecosystems in the world.
  • Opinion: The Canadian government should lead the way at the Global Plastics Treaty negotiations in Ottawa and prohibit harmful plastics
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‘Long overdue’ changes to Calgary’s volatile electricity fees will arrive on shorter timeline than city proposed

By Matt Scace | Calgary Herald
  • While the province and city dispute how long reforms to the volatile franchise fee will take, Alberta’s utility regulator and experts say the government’s proposed changes can be approved quickly and are “long overdue.”
  • Calgary’s volatile electricity fee structure will be revamped far ahead of the city’s 2027 target, after the province announced a new bill Monday that will standardize how Alberta municipalities calculate franchise fees on power bills .
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Colombia rolls out new incentives to cut electricity consumption as dry weather persists

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  • Colombia’s government on Tuesday rolled out new incentives to reduce electricity consumption in the South American nation, which has been hit by a severe drought that has diminished the capacity of local hydroelectric plants and brought officials close to imposing power cuts.
  • The ministry of mines and energy said that in the following weeks homes and businesses that exceed their average monthly electrical consumption will be charged additional fees for every extra kilowatt-hour used, while those who use less electricity than usual will be rewarded with discounts.
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Fears grow for Rafah as Israel-Hamas war rages on 200th day

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  • The Israel-Hamas war entered its 200th day on April 23 as aid groups warned that Israeli plans to invade the southern city of Rafah where most Gazans have taken refuge would create an “apocalyptic situation”.
  • Over the past three days, Gaza’s Civil Defence agency said nearly 340 bodies were uncovered of people killed and buried by Israeli forces at the Nasser Hospital in the southern city of Khan Yunis.
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England childcare scheme may struggle to deliver places, finds ‘damning’ report

By Sally Weale | Politics | The Guardian
  • The NAO report, described as “utterly damning” by the early years sector, paints a picture of a department working at speed to meet ambitious targets without vital input from the sector or pilot studies that would have helped with planning.
  • The report warned of the danger of “unintended consequences”, highlighting the risk to quality as large numbers of inexperienced staff are drafted into the early years workforce to meet demand, against a backdrop of higher staff-to-children ratios.
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Sudoku 6,456 medium

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Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3×3 box contains the numbers 1 to 9.To see the completed puzzle, buy the next issue of the Guardian (for puzzles published Monday to Thursday), or Monday’s edition (for puzzles published on Fridays). Solutions to Saturday puzzles are given in the same day’s issue. […]Read more >Similar articles >
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Timur Ivanov, Russian Deputy Defense Minister, Is Detained on Bribery Charges

By Neil MacFarquhar | NYT > World News
  • Mr. Ivanov, a deputy defense minister since 2016, had long been in charge of military construction projects, including most recently the huge contracts awarded to rebuild the Russian-occupied eastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol, which was devastated by Russian attacks soon after the February 2022 invasion.
  • A deputy minister of defense in Russia has been detained on charges of taking a “large scale” bribe, the country’s top law enforcement investigators announced on Tuesday.
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Victims of horrific Yonge St. van attack remembered

By Kevin Connor | Toronto Sun
  • On April 23, 2018, Alek Minassian drove a rented van down a sidewalk on Yonge St., south of Finch Ave., killing 10 people and injuring 16.
  • “We took this horrific act and turned it around and said ‘No, we support each other and that is the only way we can heal,” said Mayor Olivia Chow, who attended Tuesday’s vigil at Mel Lastman Square.
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US priest accused of raping teen in 1975 not fit to stand trial, psychiatrists say

By David Hammer of WWL Louisiana and Ramon Antonio Vargas in New Orleans | World news | The Guardian
  • A 92-year-old retired Catholic priest charged with strangling a teenager and raping him in a New Orleans church in 1975 has short-term memory loss that prevents him from assisting in his defense, according to a team of forensic psychiatrists whose findings could influence whether one of Louisiana’s most prominent cases of clergy abuse is ever tried.
  • In a report which has not been publicly released but was reviewed Tuesday by WWL Louisiana and the Guardian, the psychiatrists said the priest – Lawrence Hecker – should not be tried for now on rape, kidnapping, crimes against nature and theft charges until he is re-evaluated later.
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