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Spain: German couple arrested for locking up their children

Spanish media reported that three 8 to 10 year old children were trapped in a house 'full of garbage' since 2021 in the outskirts of Northern Spain. A neighbour altered the police when she noticed they never went school.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Tongan Undersea Volcano Eruption Triggers Climate Impacts

The eruption blasted up to 3 billion tons of water vapor into the atmosphere in just one hour. On Wednesday, New Zealand and Tongan scientists confirmed that the 2022 Hunga volcano eruption in Tonga released a record-breaking steam plume, triggering far-reaching and unexpected climate impacts, driven not by sulfur, but by water vapor. RELATED: Fuego […]

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Mountain Blaze Under Control Thanks to South African Firefighters

As firefighting efforts have been scaled back in the South Peninsula, where multiple fireserupted in Tokaion Friday, 25 April, several areas within Table Mountain National Park are being deemed ‘successfully contained’. ‘The area along Boyes Drive into Kalk Bay, around Clovelly and along Ou Kaapse Weg into Noordhoek has been deemed safe,’ said City of […]

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Shipments from China fall as Trump’s tariffs loom over economy

The president’s massive and unpredictable taxes on imports seems likely to mean emptier shelves and higher prices for American shoppers, perhaps within weeks.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Rachel Reeves under investigation by parliamentary watchdog

Probe into chancellor focuses on her declaration of theatre tickets in the MPs’ register of interests

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Trump says he'll blame Biden again for 2nd quarter GDP after blaming him for Q1 drop

Trump defended his tariff policies, which many have blamed for a decrease in stock market prices since he began his second term in the White House.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Most U.S. Citizens Disapprove of Trump’s Immigration Policies

Fifty-two percent of respondents say the U.S. has not become a safer place to live as a result of mass deportations. On Wednesday, CNN released a poll showing that a majority of U.S. citizens believe President Donald Trump has gone too far in the deportations of undocumented immigrants. RELATED: Trump’s Trade War Shrinks U.S. Economy […]

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Stocks sink after weak GDP report but storm back after inflation update

Much like its wild month of April, a scary Wednesday for Wall Street found a gentler ending as U.S. stocks stormed back from steep early losses to continue their manic swings amid uncertainty about what President Donald Trump’s trade war will do to the economy.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

India-Pakistan tensions: Where does the EU stand?

As tensions between the nuclear powers India and Pakistan rise in the aftermath of an attack in Indian-administered Kashmir, analysts say it is largely trade that defines the EU's relations with India.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Ukraine ready to sign controversial minerals deal with the United States, officials say

US President Donald Trump indicated in February that he wanted access to Ukraine's rare earth materials as a condition for continued US support in the war, describing it as reimbursement for the billions of dollars in aid Washington has given to Kyiv.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Trial begins for Australian woman charged with killing ex-husband’s relatives with poisonous mushrooms

The Australian host of a weekend family lunch is on trial charged with murdering her estranged husband’s parents and an aunt and attempting to murder an uncle with poisonous mushrooms.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Airbus chief warns there will be ‘only losers’ from prolonged trade war

Guillaume Faury calls for return of sector’s tariff-free trading

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Endangered axolotl release raises hopes for rare amphibian

Study provides hope for future of the axolotl amphibian, pushed to the brink of extinction in Mexico.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: BBC Climate favicon BBC Climate

Trump energy plan has caused 20,000 US jobs losses, says climate group

Hit concentrated on cleantech labour force and comes amid signs of faltering economy

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Brussels unveils Trump trade retaliation tactics to EU countries

EU executive is planning a two-track approach of incentives and retaliatory measures to convince the White House to strike a deal.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: Politico Europe favicon Politico Europe

Hotel fire in eastern India kills at least 14 people

Police say a fire tore through a hotel in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata, killing at least 14 people.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Deadly Attack on Tourists in Jammu and Kashmir

Click to expand Image Kashmiri boatmen protest the deadly militant attack on tourists at a famous tourist resort Pahalgam, Srinagar, India. April 24, 2025. 2025 Saqib Majeed/SOPA Images via AP Photo The April 22 attack by gunmen that killed 26 people, mostly Hindu tourists, in the town of Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir state has heightenedtensions between India and Pakistan. The Indian authorities say the assailants...

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: Human Rights Watch favicon Human Rights Watch

Columbia protest leader Mohsen Mahdawi released from US custody

Mahdawi is among the student protesters targeted for deportation under President Trump for pro-Palestine advocacy.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

With song and seed, Brazil’s Indigenous Maxakali confront climate change

The Atlantic Forest used to blanket Maxakali territory. But as the forest disappears, the group faces intense heat.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

“The Herds”: Life-Sized Animal Sculptures Raise Climate Awareness Across Africa

In the streets of Dakar, Senegal, life-sized animal sculptures are turning heads—and sparking conversations. This is the goal of The Herds, a traveling public art project designed to generate deep emotional responses to the global climate crisis. Launched by an artist collective from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the initiative plans to travel through […]

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Whitmer dismisses risk of backlash from Democrats for greeting Trump in Michigan

Tuesday's encounter between the Republican president and the potential 2028 Democratic presidential candidate risked inviting a second round of backlash for Whitmer from her party’s base.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Automakers suspend financial guidance amid tariff uncertainty

Stellantis, Mercedes-Benz, and Volkswagen join GM and Volvo, who suspended guidance earlier this week.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

U.S. economy shrank 0.3% in the first quarter as Trump policy uncertainty weighed on businesses

Gross domestic product was expected to rise at a 0.4% annualized pace in the first quarter, according to the Dow Jones consensus estimate.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Iran says it executed a man who was an Israeli intelligence source

Iran executed a man on Wednesday that it said worked for Israel's foreign intelligence agency and played a role in the 2022 killing of a Revolutionary Guard colonel in Tehran, the official IRNA news agency reported.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada favicon CBC News - Canada

At least 29 people killed in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday

At least 29 people killed in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday At least 29 people have been killed in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip since early this morning, Al Jazeera reported on Wednesday.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

At Least 35 Palestinians Killed in 24 Hours Amid Continued Israeli Assault on Gaza

According to the latest daily statistical report from Gaza’s health authorities, at least 35 Palestinian civilians have been killed and 109 others wounded by the Israeli military in the past 24 hours alone. The attacks, which have continued unabated, were especially concentrated in central and northern Gaza, with 25 of the deaths reported since early […]

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Trump Is Undermining 3 Key US Advantages Over China

U.S. global leadership has been underpinned by its alliances, the openness of its multicultural society, and the freedom of its scientific community. All are under siege.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Yemen’s Houthis Warn the UK of “Consequences” After Joint Airstrikes with U.S. on Sana’a

The Houthi-led government in Yemen has issued a stern warning to the United Kingdom following joint airstrikes carried out with the United States on the capital, Sana’a, and surrounding areas, denouncing Britain’s involvement as “complicit aggression.” The joint U.S.-UK air campaign, launched on April 29, marks the first publicly acknowledged operation under U.S. President Donald […]

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Israeli military conducts armed raids on Bethlehem and Nablus areas of West Bank

Israeli military conducts armed raids on Bethlehem and Nablus areas of West Bank Israeli forces conducted multiple armed aids in the Nablus and Bethlehem areas in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, Wafa news agency reported. During a raid on the town of Beita, which is south of Nablus, Israeli troops fired both live ammunition and rubber-coated metal bullets, used tear gas and sound bombs on residents, which led to...

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Columbia University pro-Palestinian activist Mahdawi released

Columbia University student activist Mohsen Mahdawi was freed on bail Wednesday from custody in Vermont.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

What to Expect From the Political Change in Trinidad and Tobago

Persad-Bissessar’s victory could signal a shift in the foreign policy that the People’s National Movement pursued since 2015. After a decade in opposition, former Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar (2010-2015) will once again assume leadership of Trinidad and Tobago. RELATED: United National Congress Wins Election in Trinidad and Tobago The victory of her party, the United […]

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

At least 12 in hospital as wildfire forces closure of Tel Aviv to Jerusalem highway

Help was on the way from across the region, including aircraft from Italy, Croatia and North Macedonia, Israeli officials said.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

US updates: Court orders Palestinian student's release

A Palestinian student who was detained by immigration officials after leading protests against the war in Gaza has been released. Meanwhile, US stocks have slid after weak growth data. DW has the latest.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

‘The unthinkable was happening’: Weinstein accuser testifies at his rape retrial

A former TV production assistant has told a jury that Harvey Weinstein held her down on a bed and forced oral sex on her after she told him no.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

FCA calls on Big Tech to do more to tackle growing ‘finfluencer’ problem

UK financial watchdog wants greater action to curb scams on social media

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World