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Trump launches probe laying groundwork for tariffs on critical minerals
President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order directing the Commerce Department to open a national security investigation that would lay the groundwork for the administration to impose tariffs on critical minerals, the latest sector to potentially face tariffs as part of Trump’s growing trade war. Trump signed an order initiating the probe, known as...
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:‘De-extinction’ of dire wolves promotes false hope: technology can’t undo extinction
Claims of ‘bringing back’ any species take away focus from proven solutions that can actually fix the extinction crisis.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Peru’s former president sentenced to 15 years in jail for money laundering
Ollanta Humala is the latest in a series of the country’s leaders to be found guilty of corruption
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:At the birth of India, constitutional democracy was a huge gamble
The birth of Indian democracy is the stuff of legend. It was a moment of such staggering idealism and exuberance, a leap of faith so audacious, that the famous jurist and scholar Kenneth Wheare termed it “the biggest liberal experiment in democratic government” that the world had seen. At its center lay the country’s new […] The post At the birth of India, constitutional democracy was a huge gamble appeared first on...
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Kenyan court tries Belgian teens on ant smuggling charges
The Kenyan Wildlife Service said the case was a shift from smuggling larger mammals to "ecologically critical species." The two Belgian teens pleaded guilty but said they were collecting the ants for fun.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Escalation in Gaza: Israeli Airstrikes Deepen the Humanitarian Crisis
The northern Gaza Strip experienced renewed Israeli airstrikes this Tuesday, targeting the city of Beit Hanoun and Khan Younis in the south, resulting in four fatalities and multiple injuries, according to local reports. In Beit Hanoun, an airstrike on a civilian gathering claimed the lives of two members of the Al-Masry family, while a separate […]
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:HHS cuts threaten HIV/AIDS response
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story HHS cuts threaten HIV/AIDS response The Trump administration is potentially undoing decades of work to mitigate the HIV epidemic and holding up upcoming progress by slashing the country’s public health workforce, experts say. AP When Health...
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Judge presses Trump administration on why it hasn’t returned wrongfully deported man
A federal judge told Justice Department lawyers to cancel vacation as she launched rapid discovery in the case of a wrongfully deported man. Judge Paula Xinis scolded the Trump administration for doing “nothing” to facilitate Kilmar Abrego Garcia's release from El Salvador’s custody and return him to the United States. White House correspondent Laura Barrón-López discussed more with Mary McCord.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Sudan: Two Years of Internal War and an Unprecedented Humanitarian Crisis
Two years have passed since the start of Sudan’s internal war, a conflict that has plunged the African nation into one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world. On April 15, 2023, fighting erupted between the Sudanese Army, led by Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, and the terrorist group Rapid Support Forces (RSF), commanded by Mohamed […]
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:House Democrat says DOGE access at NLRB, DOL may be 'technological malfeasance'
Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), the ranking member on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, is calling for an investigation into the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) access to data at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the Department of Labor (DOL). In a letter addressed to Luiz Santos, the acting inspector general for DOL,...
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Billions in grants frozen after Harvard pushes back against Trump’s demands
Harvard became the first major school to push back against the Trump administration's efforts against colleges. The administration told Harvard it would lose federal funding if it didn’t change hiring practices and address allegations of antisemitism. But Harvard rejected that request, saying it can't "allow itself to be taken over." William Brangham discussed more with Cornell William Brooks.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:How college communities are reacting to funding threats, international student arrests
Recent threats to federal funding and arrests of international students have created a sense of unease on many college campuses. A trio of editors at student newspapers across the country share a unique perspective about what they are seeing on the ground and how campus communities are reacting.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Sudan paramilitary declares rival government two years into civil war
Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces declares rival authority in areas under its control.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:UN chief warns most of Gaza under Israeli evacuation or no-go orders
UN chief warns most of Gaza under Israeli evacuation or no-go orders UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has raised alarm over the dire state of Gaza, warning that “70 percent of Gaza” is now either under forced Israeli evacuation orders or designated as a military “no-go zone”. “I’m very concerned as aid continues to be blocked, with devastating consequences. Civilians must be respected & protected at all times,...
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Trump says he wants to give money and plane tickets to immigrants who ‘self-deport’
The US president also said he wants to work to get ‘good’ immigrants back in the United States.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:For US ports and jobs tied to them, Trump’s tariffs offer front-row seat on ‘bumpy’ ride
Logistics and trade-dependent businesses find their operations in disarray as supply-chain analysts warn of greater uncertainty.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Top Pete Hegseth adviser put on leave in Pentagon leak probe
The man who was named by Pete Hegseth in the Houthi leaked war group chat as the best staff point of contact for the National Security Council has been placed on administrative leave.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Inside the crowded camp where Sudanese refugees have fled violence and hunger
For two years now, Sudan has been wracked by a civil war between the Sudanese armed forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. Correspondent Neha Wadekar and filmmaker Zoe Flood, with the support of the International Women’s Media Foundation, report on the crisis on Chad’s eastern border, where hundreds of thousands of Sudanese civilians have fled violence and the risk of starvation.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Fears lack of GPS tracking will drive DV offenders into regional WA
A women's refuge boss says the government's inability to electronically track accused perpetrators outside Perth could drive them into country communities.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Poetry Prize and Creation Scholarship Awarded in Cuba
Havana, April 15 (Prensa Latina) The Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC) today presented the 27th "La Gaceta de Cuba" Poetry Prize and the "Prometeo 2025" Creation Scholarship in its Villena hall. The post Poetry Prize and Creation Scholarship Awarded in Cuba first appeared on Prensa Latina.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Judge temporarily halts deportation of University of Wisconsin student after Trump visa cancellation
A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily halted the removal of a University of Wisconsin-Madison student from India whose visa was terminated from the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVIS) database. Judge William Conley ruled to block the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from immediately deporting Krish Lal Isserdasani, 21, who claimed his F-1 student visa...
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Entire Pentagon defense tech unit to leave by May
The entire staff of the Defense Digital Service (DDS), the Pentagon’s decade-old technology development office, is leaving by the start of May, with nearly all individuals resigning, a current member of the office confirmed to The Hill on Tuesday. The mass exodus, first reported by Politico, means the service will effectively shutter in less than a...
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Israeli drone strike kills child near hospital in Khan Younis
Israeli drone strike kills child near hospital in Khan Younis An Israeli drone attack in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis killed a child late on Tuesday, according to Al Jazeera’s correspondent on the ground.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Economic integration encouraged in West Africa
Abidjan, April 15 (Prensa Latina) The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission joined forces to examine integration issues, it was reported today. The post Economic integration encouraged in West Africa first appeared on Prensa Latina.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Mahmoud Khalil will fight 'to the end' after judge OKs deportation case, says lawyer
It's been nearly 40 days since activist Mahmoud Khalil was arrested without charge in front of his pregnant wife and sent to an immigration detention facility, but his lawyer says he remains "very strong."
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Hamas says it has lost contact with US-Israeli hostage
The group says it lost communication after an Israeli strike on where Edan Alexander was being held.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:China’s propaganda coup and the danger of US indecision
China is a master of twisting narrative. On April 11, Chinese Ambassador to South Korea Dai Bing posted on his X account in Korean claiming that South Korea should be thankful to China for the 90-day postponement of US tariffs on Korean exports. He wrote: “The so-called ‘mutual tariffs’ have been postponed for 90 days. […] The post China’s propaganda coup and the danger of US indecision appeared first on Asia Times.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:US air strikes pound Yemen’s Sanaa and Saada provinces
US air strikes pound Yemen’s Sanaa and Saada provinces More US air raids have battered parts of northern Yemen, as Washington presses on with its campaign against the Houthis. Houthi-run Al Masirah TV reported that at least 13 strikes struck al-Salem and Kitaf districts in Saada province in the early hours. The area has been a frequent target of US attacks since the conflict intensified. Meanwhile, the Harf Sufyan...
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Japan must begin a process of strategic decoupling from America
The geopolitical landscape shifted dramatically over the past five years. America’s hasty withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 followed by its deepening entanglement in the Ukraine war – now widely understood as a grinding proxy conflict between NATO and Russia – laid bare the limits of US power. In the Middle East, Washington has struggled to […] The post Japan must begin a process of strategic decoupling from America...
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:His memories uncovered a secret jail - right next to an international airport
Six men in Bangladesh tell the BBC about how they were forced into detention under the now-deposed government.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Harvard University punished with $2b funding freeze for defying Trump
Harvard University punished with $2b funding freeze for defying Trump Harvard University has been hit with a $2.3bn federal funding freeze after the Ivy League institution took astandagainst the Trump administration’s ongoing demands. The freeze, representing 35.9 percent of Harvard's $6.4bnoperating expenses, immediately followed aletteron Monday from Harvard University lawyers to the Trump administration, stating...
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Dart apologises for asking Boisson to 'put on deodorant'
British number four Harriet Dart apologises after asking the umpire to tell her opponent to put on deodorant during her first-round loss at the Rouen Open.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:U.S. National Security Heads Turn Away from Climate Research as Threats Mount
Climate change brings both direct and abstract threats to national security—from fueling deadly extreme weather events to making submarine detection more challenging through warming water. Over the past decade, the U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence has formally recognized human-driven warming as a top security risk in its annual threat assessment report, alongside […]
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Mount Gambier airport passengers face 'unsustainable' $90 fare hike
Passengers out of SA's biggest regional city could soon see a spike in flight prices as more airports are forced to bring in security screening.
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