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Israelโ€™s domestic security chief to step down on June 15, defusing battle with Netanyahu

Netanyahu moved to fire Shin Betโ€™s Ronen Bar last month over โ€˜crisis of confidenceโ€™ surrounding Hamasโ€™ attacks, sparking uproar in Israel.

Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Liberia: Ivanhoe Atlantic Welcomes US Government Support for Liberian Multi-User Rail

[Ivanhoe Atlantic] Wilmington, Delaware -- Trump Administration issues public statement in support of independently operated multi-user rail in Liberia Mr. Massad Boulos, Senior State Department Advisor on Africa has confirmed the United States Government's official position:"Reliable infrastructure is key to sustainable development. In Liberia, President Boakai is making progress in establishing a multi-user railway...

Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Death toll from Iran port explosion rises to 70

Iran finally extinguished a fire Monday at a southern port that was rocked by an explosion over the weekend as the death toll rose to at least 70 people killed, authorities said. Local news reports raised more questions about the cause of Saturday;s blast at the Shahid Rajaei port near Bandar Abbas.

Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada favicon CBC News - Canada

Brazil calls for Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and resumption of humanitarian aid

Brazil calls for Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and resumption of humanitarian aid Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira has called for Israel to completely withdraw from Gaza and has denounced Israelโ€™s humanitarian aid blockade to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip as โ€œunacceptableโ€ during a meeting of BRICS foreign ministers, Al Jazeera reported on Monday. โ€œIt is necessary to ensure the complete withdrawal of Israeli...

Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Google increased CEO Sundar Pichaiโ€™s security costs by 22% in 2024

The CEO required a number of costly security measures as he traveled in 2024

Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Gaza Death Toll Surpasses 52,000 Amid Ongoing Israeli Offensive, UN Warns of โ€œCatastrophicโ€ Humanitarian Crisis

The Gaza Health Ministry reported on Monday that the total death toll from Israelโ€™s military offensive has reached 52,314, with 117,792 people wounded since October 7, 2023. In the last 24 hours alone, 71 Palestinians were killed and 153 injured in various attacks across the besieged enclave. According to field journalists, Sunday saw 70 fatalities [โ€ฆ]

Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Palestinian Authority intelligence chief will meet with CIA in US

Palestinian Authority intelligence chief will meet with CIA in US The Palestinian Authorityโ€™s intelligence chief, Majed Faraj, will meet with CIA counterparts in Washington this week, The Times of Israel reported on Monday. Faraj is organising the meeting while he is in the US to undergo a medical procedure. He is said to be trying to boost his standing amid an ongoing shakeup within the PA, which has seen Mahmoud...

Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Palestinian diplomat tells UN court Israel is killing civilians in Gaza. Israel says it’s being persecuted

A Palestinian diplomat told the United Nationsโ€™ top court on Monday that Israel is killing and displacing civilians and targeting aid workers in Gaza.

Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

More than โ‚ฌ100 billion a year: The cost of work-related stress in the EU

A study conducted by the European Trade Union Institute assessed the cost of cardiovascular disease and depressive disorders attributed to five psychosocial risks.

Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

New York City mayor investigating pro-Israeli mob attack on women

New York City mayor investigating pro-Israeli mob attack on women Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 04/28/2025 - 16:15 The incidents occurred outside a venue where Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir appeared Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir exits the Yale University-based Jewish society Shabtai in New Haven, Connecticut, on 23 April 2025 (Michelle McLoughlin/Reuters) Off New...

Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

IMF Director Georgieva Meddles in Argentine Politics: Kicillof

Her interference compromises the neutrality that must govern any international organization, BA Governor warned. On Monday, economist Axel Kicillof, governor of the province of Buenos Aires, has asked the executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to launch an investigation into the conduct of IMF Director Kristalina Georgieva, who urged Argentina โ€œnot to derail [โ€ฆ]

Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

How Efforts to Reconcile US and Vietnamese Veterans Reshaped Bilateral Relations

People's diplomacy efforts between veterans of the two countries are a symbol of the transformation from confrontation to cooperation in U.S.-Vietnam relations.

Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

West Africa: Liberia Vulnerable to Illicit Financial Flows

[Liberian Observer] Despite ongoing reforms and legislative amendments to the Liberia Revenue Code (LRC), the country is losing millions of dollars annually due to illicit financial flows (IFFs) and a dominant informal economy.

Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Liberia: Majority Bloc Threatens Supreme Court Justices With Impeachment

[Liberian Observer] The majority bloc has filed a petition to the High Court for a re-argument of the Court's judgment that recognized Fonati Koffa as the Speaker of the House, challenging their removal of Koffa and the passage of the 2025 fiscal budget as unconstitutional.

Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

'You can count on us,' says Germany's president marking 70 years in NATO

Former West Germany sought protection as its 15th member on 6 May 1955 as concern grew about the Soviet army massed east of the Iron Curtain.

Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

India-Pakistan tensions: US, China urge de-escalation

China's Wang Yi has backed Pakistan's call for an independent probe into the recent attack in Kashmir. Meanwhile, India said troops from both sides exchanged fire for the fourth night in a row. DW rounds up the latest.

Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Conclave to elect new pope begins May 7

The date was decided in a closed-door meeting of cardinals, who came together at the Vatican. The new pope will lead a community of 1.4 billion Catholics.

Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Trumpโ€™s 100 days of chaos

The real battle to save the American republic may have just begun

Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Liberia: House of Representatives Commends President Boakai for Delivering Tangible Gains Amid National Challenges

[Liberian Investigator] Monrovia -- The leadership of Liberia's House of Representatives on Sunday lauded President Joseph Nyuma Boakai and his administration for what it described as "tireless efforts" to deliver tangible development outcomes and vital economic relief to a nation grappling with major post-pandemic and post-donor transitions.

Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Liberia: Democracy International Staff in Liberia Demand Unpaid Salaries After USAID Project Shutdown

[Liberian Investigator] Monrovia -- Aggrieved employees of Democracy International's Elections and Democracy Activity (EDA) program in Liberia are demanding the immediate payment of their salaries and benefits after what they describe as a "scheme" to deprive them of their lawful compensation.

Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Survivors still desperate for humanitarian aid a month after Myanmar’s deadly quake

The humanitarian needs of hundreds of thousands of survivors remain desperately pressing a month after Myanmarโ€™s deadly earthquake, compounded by airstrikes that the military government is reportedly carrying out despite ceasefires.

Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Beyond Limited War: Indiaโ€™s Path to Strategic Coercion After Pahalgam

Once again, India confronts the of dilemma how to punish Pakistan without triggering a nuclear crisis. A limited war may be tempting, but itโ€™s not the answer.

Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

UK government clashes with unions over public sector pay

Health and education workers urged to โ€˜recognise reality of financial positionโ€™ in bid to head off strike action

Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Spain and Portugal Hit by Major Power Outage

Blackouts were also reported in France and Belgium. On Monday, a massive blackout swept across Spain and Portugal, leaving large parts of both countries without electricity and causing widespread disruption. Blackouts were also reported in France and Belgium. RELATED: Cuba Work in Sistematically Recovering Energy After Nationwide Blackout Spainโ€™s electricity grid operator, Red Electrica, confirmed [โ€ฆ]

Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Congo-Kinshasa: EU Companies Fueling Minerals Smuggling in DRC

[Independent (Kampala)] All actors in the supply chain of illicit mineral exports, from operators of the mines to end product users, need to be held accountable for sustaining the bloodbath in the conflict-riven eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

IBM pledges $150 billion to boost U.S. tech growth, computer manufacturing

The funds include $30 billion to advance American manufacturing of its mainframe and quantum computers.

Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Facing CCP Threat, Rival Camps Find Common Ground on a Taiwan-centered Identity

For one of the first times ever, the flag of the Republic of China and the Taiwan independence flag have been flown side by side.

Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

US Treasury chief not worried about shops running out of items โ€˜at presentโ€™

โ€˜I think weโ€™ll see replacements,โ€™ Scott Bessent said referring to Trump trade tariffs, particularly a 145 per cent levy on goods from China.

Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

France: Mosque stabbing suspect surrenders in Italy

The French national turned himself in at a police station in Italy, several hundred kilometers from the scene of the crime.

Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

UN's top court begins hearings on Israel's legal duties towards Palestinians

Dozens of countries will give evidence at the ICJ hearings, which Israel has labelled a "circus".

Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source: BBC Middle East favicon BBC Middle East

UN says it has run out of food in Gaza Strip

UN says it has run out of food in Gaza Strip The United Nations says it has run out of food in Gaza, and it cannot supply charity kitchens that had been feeding a million people, half of Gaza's population, according to a report on NPR on Monday. According to the UN, there is food at entry points that could feed people, but Israel has been blocking food and aid from entering for the last two months.

Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Watch: The Ugandan innovator turning weeds into clean energy

Through Eco-Erudites, Amanda Natukunda and her team repurpose toxic water weeds into eco-friendly products like biogas, fertiliser, and animal feed.

Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Israel flattens remains of Rafah ruins as latest strikes on Gaza hit 3 homes

Israel's army is flattening the remaining ruins of the city of Rafah on the southern edge of theGazaStrip, residents say, in what they fear is a part of a plan to herd the population into confinement in a giant camp on the barren ground.

Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada favicon CBC News - Canada

Watch: Traffic chaos as Spain and Portugal face power outages

From traffic lights turning off in Spain, to Metro stations plunged into darkness in Portugal - power outages have caused havoc.

Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source: BBC Europe favicon BBC Europe

How Spain and Portugalโ€™s economies could be hit by the blackout

Euronews asks the experts and speaks to businesses about how Spain and Portugal's economies could be impacted by the power cut that hit large parts of both countries on Monday.

Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews