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#Peace & Community #European #Middle East #Asia #UN #North America #Oceanian #AfricanRussia and Ukraine swap hundreds of prisoners of war as Putin announces Easter ceasefire
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a temporary Easter ceasefire in Ukraine starting Saturday, citing humanitarian reasons, as Russia and Ukraine swapped hundreds of captured soldiers in thelargest exchangesince Moscow'sfull-scale invasionstarted over three years ago.
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Many Americans are warming up to China as trade war brews: Pew
Americans are warming up to China as a trade war between the worldβs two largest economies continues to bubble, according to a new poll from the Pew Research Center. Survey findings show a four percent decrease in Americansβ unfavorable opinion of China. Last year, 84 percent of Americans had an unfavorable view of China compared...
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:Harvard is correct to fight Trump. Every other school should too.
The Trump administration has written a letter to Harvard University demanding changes to the university structure and threatening to withhold funding if they do not comply, which has sparked a debate about the role of universities in promoting free speech and intellectual diversity.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:A U.S. citizen was held for pickup by ICE despite proof he was born in the country
Juan Carlos Lopez Gomez was arrested in Florida for allegedly being in the country illegally and held for pickup by immigration authorities even after his mother showed a judge her sonβs birth certificate and the judge dismissed charges.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:Clyburn shifts blame to media over Democrats' slipping popularity
Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) on Friday took a page from President Trump's playbook, casting blame on the media for the Democratic Party's downward shift in approval ratings. MSNBC's Ali Velshi pointed out a perceived lack of messaging from Democrats as a reason for voters' dwindling faith in the party β especially following significant losses in...
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:Trump 2.0 is unleashing American energy
President Trump's focus on energy has the potential to be his greatest legacy, with policies aimed at prioritizing American energy production and traditional fuels, and a new secretary of Energy, Chris Wright, in place to help the United States lead the world in oil and gas production.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:Autism community sounds alarms over 'harmful' RFK Jr. commentsΒ
Members of the autism community are pushing back against Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.βs pledge to find the cause for autism by September, calling the plan harmful. Kennedy announced last week that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will launch a βmassive testing and research effortβ to find...
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:Former RNC chief questions Trump, Vance on 'unearned smugness' around Abrego Garcia case
Former Republican National Committee (RNC) chair Michael Steele raised an eyebrow Friday about the Trump administration's dedication to preventing Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a mistakenly deported man held in El Salvador, from returning to the U.S. Steele, in an essay published by MSNBC, called President Trump's playbook on the matter "an attempt to normalize the extrajudicial...
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:Putin declares Easter ceasefire; Zelenskyy says Russian bombardment 'has not subsided'
Citing humanitarian reasons, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a temporary Easter ceasefire in Ukraine starting on Saturday, as Russia and Ukraine swapped hundreds of captured soldiers in the largest exchange since Moscow's full-scale invasion started over three years ago.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:Vatican notes ‘exchange of opinions’ with Vance over migrants and prisoners
Vance,a Catholic convert, met with the secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, and the foreign minister, Archbishop Paul Gallagher, in the Apostolic Palace. There was no indication he met with Pope Francis, who has sharply cut back official duties during his recovery from pneumonia.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:After all the broken promises on food prices, whoβs fighting for local grocers?
Who will keep their word and help Americans who struggle to afford and access food for their families?
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:Israeli airstrikes on Gaza kill more than 90 people in 48 hours, Palestinians say
Israeli strikes inGazahave killed more than 90 people in 48 hours, Gazaβs Health Ministry said Saturday, as Israeli troops increase their attacks to pressure Hamas to release remaining hostages and disarm.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:Read the Supreme Court order blocking new deportations of Venezuelans under the Alien Enemies Act
TheSupreme Courton Saturday blocked, for now, the deportations of any Venezuelans held in northern Texas under an 18th century wartime law.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:Putin calls for 'Easter truce' with Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for an βEastern truceβ with Ukraine, directing the Kremlinβs military to temporarily pause fighting until Sunday night. Putin announced the brief ceasefire on Saturday during a meeting with the chief of the general staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov. The Russian president said, βguided by humanitarian considerations,...
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:Iran and U.S. move to expert-level talks over Tehran’s nuclear program after 2nd round of negotiations
Iran and the United States will begin having experts meet to discuss details of a possible deal over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program, the top Iranian diplomat said Saturday after a second round of negotiations in Rome.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:U.S. Supreme Court pauses deportations of Venezuelan migrants under wartime law
The U.S. Supreme Court early on Saturday paused President Donald Trump's administration from deporting Venezuelan men in immigration custody after their lawyers said they were at imminent risk of removal without the judicial review previously mandated by the justices.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:An American constitutional crisis brews in a Central American prison
U.S. President Donald Trump has done numerous things in his second term that have been deemed authoritarian. But there's one line he hasn't crossed, at least not yet. He has not wilfully, clearly, defied a court order, crossing the Rubicon into a constitutional no man's land where there are no rules. Until now.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:Trump is demanding universities change policies or face defunding. Would Poilievre do the same?
U.S. President Donald Trump has been threatening to cancel funding for some universities unless they accede to hisdemands to change ideological policy, similar to a pledge Pierre Poilievre has made for Canadian post-secondary schools.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:As foreign actors work to influence Canada's election, how safe is your vote?
This is the first federal election since the final report on foreign interference was delivered. Advocates and security officials alike say they're seeing adversaries wage influence campaigns aimed at diaspora communities. What is the risk, and what's being done about it?
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:'Worse than death': Victims describe the nightmare of Bangladesh's secret prisons during former regime
As Bangladesh tries to rebuild a robust democracy following the student-led uprising that ousted PM Sheikh Hasina, a clearer picture is emerging of the previous regime's treatment of dissenters. Hasina is accused of overseeing a system of enforced disappearances that targeted hundreds of political opponents.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:WATCH | Christians mark Good Friday around the world
Around the world from India to London's Trafalgar Square, Christians observed Good Friday with processions, pageants and local traditions marking the crucifixion of Jesus.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:Trump moves to reclassify federal workers, making it easier to fire them
President Trump advanced his plans to make it easier to fire tens of thousands of federal workers. He said he would move forward with a rule, previously known as Schedule F, allowing agencies to quickly remove employees from critical positions. White House correspondent Laura BarrΓ³n-LΓ³pez reports.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Trump on egg costs: 'If anything, the prices are getting too low'
President Trump weighed in on the cost of eggs around the country, claiming Friday at the White House that the prices are βgetting too low." Trump praised Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins for doing a βgreatβ job and then asserted that egg prices are βdown 87 percent, but nobody talks about that.β βYou can have all...
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:News Wrap: Negotiations to end Ukraine war stalled
In our news wrap Friday, the international effort to secure a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine appears to have stalled, Houthi rebels say U.S. airstrikes killed at least 74 people and injured more than 170 others and power has been mostly restored in Puerto Rico almost two days after a blackout put the entire island in the dark.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:‘Let’s have a real court case’: Attorney for deported man on the refusals to return him
For more than a month, Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been in prison in El Salvador after the Trump administration deported the Maryland resident along with hundreds of others. Thursday, his family and the world saw photos of Abrego Garcia and heard a first-hand report of his condition after Sen. Chris Van Hollen met with him. William Brangham discussed the latest with attorney Rina Gandhi.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Detained Tufts student must be transferred from Louisiana to Vermont, judge rules
A Tufts University student from Turkey being held in Louisiana must be returned to New England by May 1 to determine whether she was illegally detained by immigration officials for co-writing an op-ed piece in the student newspaper, a federal judge ruled Friday.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Free access to dozens of preventive care treatments at risk in Supreme Court case
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Monday challenging the constitutionality of a provision in the Affordable Care Act that requires most private health insurance plans to cover preventive care at no cost to the patient. As Laura BarrΓ³n-LΓ³pez reports, the case could have a profound impact on the health care millions of Americans use to stay healthy and prevent disease.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Federal judge blocks Trump’s passport policy affecting transgender Americans
A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from enacting a policy that bans the use of βXβ marker used by many nonbinary people on passports as well as the changing of gender markers.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:What happened when Calgary removed fluoride from its water supply
Earlier this month, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced plans to end the federal recommendation that municipalities add fluoride to their drinking water. Amid the renewed debate, William Brangham spoke with Lindsay McLaren of the University of Calgary to discuss why that community removed fluoride from its water and why fluoridation started in the first place.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:White House eyes ending utility assistance program
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump budget proposes cutting heating assistance The Trump administration is considering cutting a program that helps low-income people heat and cool their homes. Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images A draft budget request document reviewed by The Hill calls for the elimination of the Low...
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Brooks and Capehart on Trump’s faceoff with the courts
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join William Brangham to discuss the week in politics, including President Trump's continued faceoff with the courts, if Republicans will begin pushing back against the president and Harvard rejecting Trump's demands.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:The potential impacts of mining rare minerals from the ocean floor
Along certain parts of the ocean floor lies a bounty of rare minerals and metals, critical components for batteries, electric cars and other electronics. But mining for them in the deep sea is a controversial and potentially destructive process. Special correspondent Willem Marx joined William Brangham to discuss how the Trump administration is considering pushing ahead with the practice.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Fired probationary workers at Commerce say their insurance is being cut early
Probationary workers who were refired this month from the Commerce Department say their health insurance is being terminated earlier than they expected. The workers had expected their health insurance to run into May. Instead, they received notices this week that the department is backdating their termination to an earlier date, meaning the health insurance ran...
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:A Brief But Spectacular take on family
Maggie Doyne's decision to postpone college and work with refugees in India transformed her life and the lives of many others. Her story has been captured through the lens of filmmaker and partner Jeremy Power Regimbal. Maggie and Jeremy give us their Brief But Spectacular take on family.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Protest letters from former Israeli soldiers reveal major rifts over ongoing war in Gaza
The growing campaign, which accuses the Israeli government of perpetuating the war for political reasons and failing to bring home the remaining hostages, has laid bare deep division and disillusionment over Israelβs fighting in Gaza.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source: