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A wildfire closes main highway linking Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and sends 12 people to the hospital
A wildfire shut the main highway linking Tel Aviv to Jerusalem on Wednesday, sending at least a dozen people to the hospital and turning skies over Jerusalem gray.
Haitians fleeing gang violence swim across the country's longest river
Dozens of people are swimming and wading across Haiti’s longest river in a desperate attempt to flee gangs
Red Cross escorts hundreds of stranded Congolese soldiers from rebel-controlled city to capital
Hundreds of stranded Congolese soldiers and police officers, along with their families, were being transferred from the rebel-controlled city of Goma in eastern Congo to the capital, the International Committee of the Red Cross announced Wednesday.
US claims there are ‘serious concerns’ over Unrwa as agency says Israel has abused detained staff – as it happened
US official tells international court of justice hearing that it backs Israel’s stance on the agency, which says Israel has abused detained staffThere is now a live feed from the international court of justice (ICJ) in The Hague, where the US is giving evidence (see 8.52am). You may need to refresh the blog to see it.An Iranian man convicted of espionage and intelligence cooperation with Israel was executed on Wednesday, Iranian state media reported. Continue reading...
Iran executes man accused of helping Israel kill colonel
Iran on Wednesday executed a man accused of assisting Israeli intelligence services in assassinating a Revolutionary Guard colonel in 2022.
Chinese e-commerce exports to US plummet by 65% in face of tariffs
Temu and Shein among fast-fashion sites affected by drop in first three months of this year but sales in rise to EUExports to the US from Chinese online shops such as Temu and Shein have plunged in the face of Donald Trump’s trade war, as shipping from China to the EU has increased.Official Chinese data showed its total e-commerce shipping to the US dropped 65% by volume in the first three months of the year, but rose by 28% in Europe. Continue reading...
Nigel Farage wants to transform British politics. He faces a key test this week
Tucking into tea and cake in the spring sunshine, Nigel Farage glows with anticipation and big ambitions.
U.S. Navy secretary tours South Korean, Japanese shipyards
U.S. Navy Secretary John Phelan met acting South Korean President Han Duck-soo on Wednesday to discuss shipbuilding cooperation and visited two major shipyards on the second leg of his Asia trip.
Vietnam celebrates 50th anniversary of national unification, capture of Saigon
Vietnam marked the 50th anniversary of national unification Wednesday with a flyover of jets and a parade featuring a portrait of independence leader Ho Chi Minh on a giant lotus leaf through the city named after him.
Rebels in Colombia are recruiting youth on social media. The UN wants TikTok and Facebook to do more
The United Nations says rebel groups in Colombia are using apps like Facebook and Tik Tok to recruit children and young adults, and social media companies must do more to moderate content
Somalia and Taiwan impose reciprocal entry bans in apparent link to Taiwan recognizing Somaliland
Somalia and Taiwan have imposed entry bans for each other’s citizens, officials said Wednesday, in a diplomatic tiff that appeared to be linked to Taiwan’s recognition of Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland
Grainy video in UK trial shows Sycamore Gap tree’s last stand
A video showing the final moments in the life of the famous Sycamore Gap tree has been shown to jurors in the trial of two men charged with cutting it down
