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Duke of Sussex and co-founder of Sentebale step down as patrons amid infighting in the organisation

The Duke of Sussex has resigned from an African charity he set up 20 years ago after infighting in the organisation, saying he is “in shock” and “truly heartbroken”.

Prince Harry and the co-founder Prince Seeiso of Lesotho both stepped down as patrons on Tuesday until further notice after trustees quit over a dispute with the chair, Dr Sophie Chandauka, a lawyer who was appointed in 2023.

Most Britons do not know scale of UK’s involvement in slavery, survey finds

Vast majority unaware how many people were enslaved and for how long, although poll finds support for reparations is rising

Britons are widely ignorant of the scale and legacy of Britain’s involvement in slavery and colonialism, a survey has found, with the vast majority unaware how many people were enslaved, how long the trade went on for, or for how long UK taxpayers were paying off a government loan to “compensate” enslavers after abolition.

The poll, released to coincide with Tuesday’s UN International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, was commissioned by the Repair Campaign, which is working with Caricom to secure reparatory justice for member states through health, education and infrastructure projects.

South African ambassador expelled from US welcomed home by supporters

Ebrahim Rasool, declared persona non grata by Washington, was surrounded by crowds at Cape Town airport

The South African ambassador who was expelled from the US and declared persona non grata by the Trump administration was welcomed home on Sunday by hundreds of supporters who sang songs praising him.

Crowds at Cape Town International airport surrounded Ebrahim Rasool and his wife Rosieda as they emerged in the arrivals terminal in their home town, and they needed a police escort to help them navigate their way through the building.

Sudan’s army recaptures presidential palace in major battlefield gain

Compound was last bastion in the capital, Khartoum, held by rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces

The Sudanese army has recaptured the presidential palace in the capital, Khartoum, in a highly symbolic battlefield victory over the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in the country’s catastrophic civil war.

Videos posted on social media showed soldiers carrying assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenade launchers inside the partly ruined building. An officer wearing a captain’s epaulettes announced the takeover of the palace in a video and confirmed that troops were inside the compound.

Power struggle leads to coup in Tigray as war looms between Ethiopia and Eritrea

Tigray’s interim leader flees as rival faction seizes control, while Ethiopian tanks and troops move to border of Eritrea

Aregawi was building a tour-guiding business when war struck Ethiopia’s Tigray region in 2020. He spent the next two years fighting on the frontline. Now he is among those who fear Tigray is on the brink of conflict once more.

“We don’t want to become a battleground, but it seems like war is near, maybe even inevitable,” he said.

Kirsty Coventry elected first female president of IOC as Coe routed in vote

Zimbabwean former swimmer won majority in first round
Sebastian Coe is third; Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr second

The Zimbabwean swimmer Kirsty Coventry has become the first woman to lead the International Olympic Committee in its 131-year history after a stunning first-round knockout over a seven-strong field that included Britain’s Sebastian Coe.

In a contest that had been expected to go through multiple rounds of voting, the 41-year-old won 49 of the 97 votes in the first round, giving her an immediate majority. She is the first African to become IOC president and becomes the most powerful woman in global sport.

US war plans leak shows Five Eyes allies must ‘look out for ourselves’, says Mark Carney

Signal blunder likely to put strain on Five Eyes as it weighs how Trump administration handles classified information

Canada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, has said the inadvertent leak of classified military plans by senior US officials means that allied nations must increasingly “look out for ourselves” as trust frays with a once-close ally.

Speaking a day after it was revealed that a journalist was accidentally included in a group chat discussing airstrikes against Yemeni rebels, Carney said the intelligence blunder was a “serious, serious issue and all lessons must be taken”. He said it would be critical to see “how people react to those mistakes and how they tighten them up”.

Trump administration claims details of mass deportations are state secrets

Justice department avoids providing US judge information on expulsions of Venezuelan immigrants to El Salvador

The Trump administration invoked the “state secrets” privilege to avoid providing more information to a federal judge regarding this month’s highly contentious immigrant expulsions to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act.

The administration’s invocation of the privilege is a further escalation in Donald Trump’s immigration-related battle against the federal judiciary.

Former Yankees star Brett Gardner left with ‘many questions’ after son’s death in Costa Rica

Miller Gardner died in sleep on Friday morning
Authorities awaiting analysis of toxicology testing

A former New York Yankees player and his wife say they have “many questions” and “few answers” after their youngest son fell ill and died during a family vacation.

Miller Gardner – the son of Brett and Jessica Gardner – was 14.

Tuesday briefing: Why every candidate in Canada’s snap election is running against Donald Trump

In today’s newsletter: With elbows up on both sides, two very different political operators – Mark Carney and the Conservative party leader Pierre Poilievre – attempt to fend off threats from the south

Good morning. When Justin Trudeau announced he would be resigning as Canada’s prime minister in January, he did so amid surging support for the Conservative opposition and a sense that its Trump-adjacent leader, Pierre Poilievre, might be the right candidate for a new political era. The Liberals’ near-decade in power appeared to be close to an end.

Now, Trudeau’s successor, the former Bank of England governor Mark Carney, has called a snap general election against a dramatically different political backdrop. With Donald Trump’s tariff war and musings about Canada’s future as a 51st state the inescapable mood music, many voters who had given up on the Liberals appear ready to give them another hearing – and Poilievre is trying to distance himself from the president whose methods he was once so happy to adopt.

Trump administration | A catastrophic security leak triggered outrage in US politics after senior Trump administration officials accidentally broadcast highly sensitive military plans through a Signal group chat with a journalist reading along. The stunning breach implicates key figures in the Trump administration including the vice-president, JD Vance.

Domestic violence | Domestic abusers are driving their victims to suicide, police have warned, as they admitted to past mistakes and pledged to investigate more “hidden” cases of violence against women. The concession came as deaths by suicide among victims of domestic abuse surpassed the number of people killed by an intimate partner for a second year in a row.

UK economy | Rachel Reeves will put £2bn into affordable housing in a bid to “sweeten the pill” of the spending cuts being announced at this week’s spring statement. The chancellor will set out one of the tightest budget buffers on record, with the Office for Budget Responsibility expected to put the government about £5bn in the red.

Turkey | Turkish authorities have arrested more than 1,100 people including journalists, while bombarding the social media platform X with requests to block hundreds of accounts after tens of thousands took to the streets in the largest anti-government demonstrations in years.

Archaeology | One of the biggest and most important iron age hoards ever found in the UK has been revealed, potentially altering our understanding of life in Britain 2,000 years ago. More than 800 objects were unearthed in a field near the village of Melsonby, North Yorkshire dating back to the first century.

Venezuelan immigrants deported from US to Venezuela via Honduras

In apparent deal between three countries, Venezuelan official said country would resume accepting US deportees

A group of Venezuelan immigrants have been deported from the US to Honduras and then sent on to Venezuela, after an apparent deal between the three countries.

The flights came one day after a Venezuelan government official announced on social media it would resume accepting deportees from the US. Deportations from the US to Venezuela, which have rarely taken place, have been a point of dispute for the Trump administration.

Mark Carney laments Canada’s lost friendship with US in visit to 9/11 town

Canadian PM makes remarks on visit to Newfoundland town that sheltered US airline passengers after attacks

Mark Carney has lamented Canada’s lost friendship with the United States as he visited the town that sheltered thousands of stranded American airline passengers after the 9/11 attacks.

The Canadian prime minister’s visit to Gander, Newfoundland, on the second day of a national election campaign comes against the backdrop of a trade war and sovereignty threats from Donald Trump.

South Korea fires: 18 dead as acting president speaks of ‘unprecedented damage’

A 1,300-year-old Buddhist temple is among buildings destroyed after dry and windy weather saw mostly contained blazes spread again

At least 18 people have died and another 19 injured as wildfires ravaged South Korea’s southern regions amid dry weather and strong winds, according to government officials.

Han Duck-soo, South Korea’s prime minister and acting president, said five days of fires had caused “unprecedented damage” and asked agencies tackling the disaster to “assume the worst-case scenario and respond accordingly”, according to Yonhap news agency.

Australia to redirect $100m in foreign aid to Indo-Pacific region after Trump pulls funding

Foreign affairs minister Penny Wong says ‘hard strategic decisions’ need to be made

Australia will redirect more than $100m in foreign aid toward the Indo-Pacific region to urgently plug funding gaps after Donald Trump announced the US would cancel around $US54bn worth in overseas development assistance programs.

The official development assistance budget for 2025-26 will reach $5.1bn, an increase of $135.9m from 2024-25, but $119m will be reprioritised to support economic, health, humanitarian and climate responses in the neighbouring regions.

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China remains top military and cyber threat to US, intelligence report says

Annual report says Beijing making ‘steady but uneven’ progress on capabilities to capture Taiwan

China remains the United States’ top military and cyber threat, according to a new report by US intelligence agencies that said Beijing was making “steady but uneven” progress on capabilities it could use to capture Taiwan.

China has the ability to hit the United States with conventional weapons, compromise US infrastructure through cyber-attacks, and target its assets in space, as well as seeking to displace the US as the top AI power by 2030, the Annual Threat Assessment by the intelligence community said.

Samsung Electronics co-CEO Han Jong-hee dies of heart attack at 63

Head of tech giant’s consumer electronics and mobile devices division passed away at a hospital on Tuesday

South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics said on Tuesday that its co-chief executive officer Han Jong-hee has died due to cardiac arrest. Han was 63.

Han was in charge of Samsung’s consumer electronics and mobile devices division, while co-CEO Jun Young-hyun oversees the chip business of South Korea’s biggest company.

Violence and sexist harassment against female MPs ‘rife across Asia-Pacific’

Report reveals scale of abuse faced by women in politics from countries such as Australia, India, Laos and Mongolia

Sexism, harassment and violence against women are rife in parliaments across the Asia-Pacific region, according to a damning report published on Tuesday that lays bare the scale of abuse faced by women in politics.

Based on interviews with 150 female MPs and parliamentary staff across 33 countries across the region – including Australia, Mongolia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Fiji and Micronesia – the study found that 76% of MPs and 63% of staff had experienced psychological gender-based violence, with 60% of MPs saying they had been targeted online by hate speech, disinformation and image-based abuse. An equal number of women were interviewed from each country.

Tokyo court orders dissolution of ‘Moonies’ Unification church

Assassination of former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe spurred official request for closure of South Korea-based sect

A court in Japan has ordered the Unification church to be dissolved after a government request spurred by the investigation into the 2022 assassination of the former prime minister Shinzo Abe.

The church, founded in South Korea and nicknamed the “Moonies” after its late founder, Sun Myung Moon, is accused of pressuring followers into making life-ruining donations, and blamed for child neglect among its members, although it has denied any wrongdoing.

Federal budget 2025 live updates: budget tax cuts pass the lower house; Albanese says Coalition is ‘delulu with no solulu’

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PM says budget strengthens Australia in face of global turbulence

Asked whether there’s enough reserve in the budget to weather another global economic storm – for example, if the US tariffs wreak havoc in global markets – Albanese reiterates the point that Labor has set up the budget to reduce deficits and improve the bottom line.

What we’ll always do is stand up for Australia’s national interest. That is what we will do. That’s what we’ve done in advocating for Australia’s national interest…

We’re making sure as well that we set Australia up by not being reliant on any one country, by diversifying our trade relationships and by improving those relationships in our region and around the world.

Well, we intervened in the [energy] market. One of the things that we did before the last election was, of course, to say that renewables were the cheapest form of new energy … Angus Taylor introduced a special provision in the parliament to hide the fact that there was a 20% increase in prices due just after the election.

Hong Kong activist in Australia targeted with letter offering reward for information about his family

Adelaide lawyer and former Hong Kong legislator Ted Hui received letter after China accused Australia of interfering with its internal affairs

An exiled pro-democracy campaigner from Hong Kong has been targeted with another threatening letter that offers his colleagues $203,000 for information on his family shortly after China’s foreign ministry accused the Albanese government of interfering with its internal affairs.

The anonymous letter, which was mailed from Hong Kong earlier this month, was sent to Ted Hui’s Adelaide law firm. It claims he is a “wanted person” for a “range of national security related offences including incitement to secession” and “collusion with a foreign country”.

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Labor to push budget tax cuts through parliament in apparent attempt to wedge Coalition

Government changes parliamentary schedule on Wednesday morning in surprise move to bring debate on federal budget tax cuts immediately

Labor is seeking to quickly pass its budget night tax cuts through the parliament this week, in an apparent bid to wedge the Coalition, which has said it does not support the changes.

If the tax changes pass parliament before the election is called, it would require the Coalition to pledge to repeal the $5 a week cuts if it came to office – after Peter Dutton and Angus Taylor said on Tuesday they would not support the cuts.

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‘Perfect space crop’: Australian company to attempt to grow first mushrooms in orbit

Experiment onboard upcoming SpaceX mission will examine how nutrient-rich oyster mushrooms grow in microgravity

An Australian company will attempt to be the first to grow a crop of mushrooms in space, aboard SpaceX’s Fram2 mission set to launch in early April.

In an experiment aboard Fram2, the first human spaceflight mission to orbit Earth’s polar regions, the Australian firm FOODiQ Global is aiming to grow oyster mushrooms in microgravity.

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Methane emissions from Queensland mine may be gross underestimates, UN research finds

Data collected by two planes suggests large open-cut coalmine in Bowen Basin is releasing methane at higher rates than official estimates

Emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane at a Queensland coalmine were likely between three and eight times higher than officially reported, according to UN-backed research that flew aircraft over the site.

Queensland’s open-cut coalmines are known to be a major source of methane and experts are worried that official figures could be a gross underestimation of actual emissions.

Australians can now use Apple AirPods Pro as hearing aids – but experts warn they’re not for everyone

Experts hope the use of the headphones for mild to moderate hearing loss will reduce stigma and persuade people to test their hearing

Apple’s AirPods Pro 2 can for the first time be used as hearing aids for moderate hearing loss in Australia – but despite benefits, such as reducing social stigma and lowering costs, experts warn they are not suitable for everyone.

After approval from the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) in December, Apple on Wednesday pushed out an update to AirPods Pro 2 devices in Australia allowing users to test their hearing and use the Bluetooth headphones as hearing aids for mild to moderate hearing loss. It is only TGA approved for people aged 18 and older.

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Danish PM accuses US of ‘unacceptable pressure’ over planned Greenland visit

US vice-president JD Vance later says he will join unsolicited visit to Arctic island, which Mette Frederiksen says is ‘not what Greenland needs or wants’

Mette Frederiksen, the Danish prime minister, has accused the US of putting “unacceptable pressure” on Greenland – which she has vowed to resist – before an unsolicited visit to the Arctic island by members of the Trump administration.

Later, just hours after her comments, the White House sprang a fresh surprise, as the US vice-president, JD Vance, announced he would join his wife on a trip to the territory this week.

Ukraine ceasefire deal looks like a Russian wishlist tied with a US bow

A moratorium on attacks on ships in the Black Sea seems to be contingent on sanctions relief – a key Kremlin demand

The Kremlin is pressing its advantage with a White House that is impatient to show that Donald Trump is the only leader who can deliver peace in the Kremlin’s war against Ukraine.

At first blush, the deal agreed by US negotiators in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday offers concession on concession to the Kremlin, leaving observers to question whether Russia had given anything to secure its first offer of sanctions relief since the beginning of the war.

Russia says it has conditions that must be met before Black Sea ceasefire begins – as it happened

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Russia and Ukraine agree to ‘eliminate the use of force’ in Black Sea

A former head of Dutch cybersecurity has expressed his surprise at Donald Trump’s top team’s use of Signal for classified communications that revealed “visceral anti-European messaging”.

Bart Groothuis, an MEP for the Dutch liberal VVD party, who used to run the cybersecurity bureau at the Dutch ministry of defence, said he was “a bit surprised” at the US government’s use of a commercial app for highly classified conversations.

Gérard Depardieu tells court he grabbed sexual assault accuser by hips to avoid slipping

Actor denies assault and says he was following advice of his then lawyer when he previously told police there had been no physical contact

The French actor Gérard Depardieu has admitted in court that he grabbed the hips of a woman who has accused him of sexual assault, but said it was to avoid slipping and was not a sexual attack.

“I grabbed her hips,” the actor, 76, told his trial for sexual assault at the Paris criminal court on Tuesday. The head judge noted that this was a change from his testimony during police interrogation when he had denied that any physical contact had taken place with the 54-year-old set decorator.

Eight journalists covering anti-government protests held in Turkey

Arrests condemned as ‘unlawful’ by press freedom groups, highlighting growing repression amid demonstrations against President Erdoğan

A prosecutor in Istanbul has remanded eight journalists in custody, reversing a decision to release them after they were arrested for covering Turkey’s largest anti-government protests in years.

The journalists were among 10 arrested in dawn raids on their homes earlier this week. An Istanbul court initially ruled the journalists should be released before reversing the decision and issuing an official arrest order, according to their lawyers and representatives.

Online gangs of teenage boys sharing extreme material are ‘emerging threat’ in UK

National Crime Agency says such groups are fuelling crimes including fraud, violence and child sexual abuse

Blackmailing girls and encouraging suicide: the young British men in online gangs

Teenage boys are joining online gangs where they share sadistic and misogynistic material that fuels crimes including fraud, violence and child sexual abuse, the director general of the National Crime Agency has warned.

Offenders in online communities collaborate and compete to cause harm online and offline through cyber-attacks such as launching malware, ransomware or executing data breaches; fraud; extremism; grooming and blackmailing; serious violence; and child sexual abuse, according to the NCA, which leads the UK’s fight to cut serious and organised crime.

Hundreds join protest against Hamas in northern Gaza

Demonstrators shout ‘Hamas out’ and carry banners saying ‘we want to live in peace’

Hundreds of Palestinians have joined protests in northern Gaza, shouting anti-Hamas slogans and calling for an end to the war with Israel, in what has been described as the largest protest against the militant group inside the territory since the 7 October attacks.

Videos and photos shared on social media late on Tuesday showed hundreds of people, mostly men, chanting “Hamas out” and “Hamas terrorists” in Beit Lahia, where the crowd had gathered a week after the Israeli army resumed its intense bombing of Gaza after nearly two months of a truce.

Hamdan Ballal, Oscar-winning Palestinian director, released after detention by Israeli military – as it happened

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At least 50,144 Palestinian people have been killed and 113,704 injured in Israeli attacks on Gaza since 7 October 2023, the Gaza health ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.

Gaza’s health ministry has said in the past that thousands of other dead people are most likely lost in the rubble of the territory.

Trump dismisses Signal security failure as ‘the only glitch in two months’

President says national security adviser Mike Waltz, suspected of adding journalist to chat, ‘has learned a lesson’

Donald Trump defended his embattled national security adviser on Tuesday and said the leak of highly classified military plans was “the only glitch in two months”, as scrutiny intensified into how top US officials shared operational details for bombing Yemen in a group chat.

In an interview with NBC, the president said, “Michael Waltz has learned a lesson, and he’s a good man,” as Democrats called for an investigation into the sharing of the plans for this month’s major airstrikes in Yemen on the Signal app. Later on Tuesday, during a meeting with ambassadors, Trump said his administration would investigate the incident but claimed “there was no classified information” shared on Signal.

Hamdan Ballal: Oscar-winning Palestinian director attacked by Israeli settlers and arrested

Director of No Other Land attacked by armed settlers in West Bank and handed to Israeli military, witnesses say

A Palestinian director of the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land has been arrested by the Israeli army after masked settlers attacked his house.

According to five Jewish American activists who witnessed the attack, Hamdan Ballal, one of the four directors of the the film that documented the destruction of villages in the West Bank, was surrounded and attacked by a group of about 15 armed settlers in Susya in the Masafer Yatta area south of Hebron.

Israeli airstrikes kill at least 65 people in Gaza in 24 hours, says health authority

Death toll includes women, children and journalists, nearly a week after Israel broke ceasefire

Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 65 people in Gaza in the past 24 hours, including women, children and two journalists, the Palestinian health authority said on Monday, nearly a week after Israel broke its ceasefire with Hamas.

Palestinians in Gaza have again been fleeing for their lives after Israel launched its new offensive in the territory, which started on Tuesday last week with a wave of airstrikes that killed about 700 people, mostly civilians, ending two months of relative calm, according to the Palestinian health ministry in the territory run by Hamas.

Israeli strike at Gaza hospital kills five, including senior Hamas figure

Ismail Barhoum and medics die in attack, which Israel says was based on extensive intelligence

An Israeli airstrike on Sunday night hit the largest hospital in southern Gaza, killing five people, including a Hamas political leader.

The Gaza health ministry said the strike hit the surgery department at Nasser hospital in the city of Khan Younis. The Israeli military said its attack followed extensive intelligence and used precise munitions to minimise harm at the site.

Mumbai comedy club ransacked after performer’s joke about local politician

Shiv Sena party supporters tore apart the Habitat comedy club after Kunal Kamra’s satirical song about a top minister

A mob violently ransacked a Mumbai comedy club and its building has been partly demolished after one of India’s most prominent comedians performed a satirical song about a local ruling politician during a performance there.

Kunal Kamra has a reputation for his acerbic comedy which often pokes fun at political figures. Few comedians in India dare to make political jokes for risk of a backlash.

MPs think they may have been targets of ‘disinformation’ over Bangladesh inquiry

Group received emails about Ahsan Mansur, the central bank official investigating money laundering allegations

British MPs believe they may have been targeted by a “disinformation” campaign aimed at discrediting the man leading efforts to trace funds allegedly laundered from Bangladesh into the UK.

MPs raised the alarm after receiving emails about Ahsan Mansur, who was installed as the central bank governor of Bangladesh last year, after a student-led revolution swept away the autocratic government of Sheikh Hasina.

First migrant worker dies building a World Cup stadium in Saudi Arabia

Muhammad Arshad, from Pakistan, was a foreman building Aramco Stadium in Al Khobar, one of 11 new venues for 2034

A migrant worker has died while working on a new stadium being built for the 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia, the Guardian can reveal.

Muhammad Arshad, from Pakistan, fell to his death from an upper level during the construction of the Aramco Stadium in the eastern city of Al Khobar on 12 March, according to sources with knowledge of the incident.

X sues Modi's government over content removal in new India censorship fight

Elon Musk’s company is arguing against the government’s expanded powers to allow easier removal of online content

India’s IT ministry has unlawfully expanded censorship powers to allow the easier removal of online content and empowered “countless” government officials to execute such orders, Elon Musk’s X has alleged in a new lawsuit against New Delhi.

The lawsuit and the allegations mark an escalation in an ongoing legal dispute between X and the government of India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, over how New Delhi orders content to be taken down. It also comes as Musk is getting closer to launching his other key ventures, Starlink and Tesla, in India.

British couple held by Taliban due in court on unknown charges, family say

Peter Reynolds, 79, and wife, Barbie, 75, expected to appear in Kabul on Thursday after detention last month

A British couple in their 70s imprisoned by the Taliban are due in court in Kabul on Thursday but have not been informed of the charges, their family has said.

Peter Reynolds, 79, and his wife, Barbie, 75, who run a training business in Afghanistan, were detained last month when they travelled to their home in Bamiyan province.

Life of British man, 79, imprisoned by Taliban is in serious danger, say family

Peter Reynolds, who runs a business in Afghanistan, was held along with his wife last month and needs heart pills, says his daughter

The life of a 79-year-old British man imprisoned along with his wife by the Taliban is in serious danger, his family have warned.

Peter Reynolds and his wife, Barbie, 75, who run a training business in Afghanistan, were detained last month when they travelled to their home in Bamiyan province.

Government AI roll-outs threatened by outdated IT systems

Public accounts committee also flags ‘persistent digital skills shortages’ and uncompetitive civil service pay rates

The government’s ambition to boost efficiency by embedding AI in all aspects of its work risks being undermined by out-of-date technology, poor quality data and a lack of skilled staff, an influential Commons committee has warned.

The report by the cross-party public accounts committee (PAC) found that more than 20 government IT systems identified as “legacy”, meaning out of date and unsupported, have yet to be given funding to improve them.

Three-quarters of UK fertility patients using unproven add-on treatments

Regulator finds people spending money on acupuncture and drugs when undergoing IVF or donor insemination

Almost three-quarters of people undergoing fertility treatment in the UK are using “unproven extras” to increase their chances of having a baby, despite little evidence that they work.

The findings, from the UK’s fertility watchdog, mean that about 40,000 people a year wanting to conceive are spending money on acupuncture, supplements and drugs, even though they are largely unproven.

Some patients are facing increasingly long waits for care, of up to two years, especially for NHS fertility treatment.

51% of patients who used donor sperm got it from abroad, where rules on the maximum number of families that can be created by one donor are looser than in the UK.

While 73% of patients are satisfied with their fertility treatment, Asian and black patients are less likely to be satisfied.

Further benefits cuts planned as Rachel Reeves forced to find extra £1.6bn

Chancellor risks wrath of Labour backbenchers with spring statement set to confirm deeper cuts

Rachel Reeves will make additional welfare cuts in her spring statement on Wednesday after the Office for Budget Responsibility rejected her estimate of savings from the changes announced last week.

The chancellor hoped to shift the focus from the benefits cuts, which appalled some Labour backbenchers, to promising to “secure Britain’s future” with a £2.2bn increase to defence spending.

Wes Streeting: Israel’s attacks on Gaza are ‘unjustifiable’ and ‘intolerable’

At Guardian Live event, health secretary says Israel’s decision to break Gaza ceasefire is ‘soul-destroying’ and ‘cannot be justified’

Israel’s attacks on Gaza are “unjustifiable” and “intolerable”, Wes Streeting has said, as the health secretary expressed discomfort at images of bombs shattering the region that has been under threat by the Israelis “for many years”.

Streeting said he found Israel’s decision to break the Gaza ceasefire “soul-destroying”, and insisted the attacks do not “serve in Israel’s self-interest and cannot be justified as self-defence”, adding: “It has got to stop.”

Assisted dying law thrown into doubt as rollout likely delayed until at least 2029

Timeline for implementation in England and Wales likely to be pushed back a further two years, meaning it may coincide with general election

The introduction of assisted dying in England and Wales is likely to be pushed back by a further two years in a delay that supportive MPs fear could mean the change of law is never realised.

The deferral was proposed by Kim Leadbeater, the Labour MP piloting the assisted dying bill through parliament. It means the initial timeline of two years for implementing the law will now stretch to four.

Counter-terror police say fire that shut down Heathrow airport not suspicious

Scotland Yard says electrical substation fire in Hayes last week no longer ‘a potentially criminal matter’

A fire that led to the closure of Heathrow last week is no longer being treated as a “potentially criminal matter”, Scotland Yard has said.

The Metropolitan police’s counter terrorism command had been leading the investigation to establish the cause of the blaze at the nearby electrical substation in Hayes, west London, that started on Thursday evening and was still burning on Friday.

Trump adviser Waltz claims ‘full responsibility’ for adding journalist to Signal group but can’t explain how it happened – live

Mike Waltz insists he’s never texted Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg, who was added to chat to discuss Yemen strikes

Elon Musk appears to be laying the groundwork to privatize some space and satellite operations now under the authority of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa), or steer lucrative contracts toward his SpaceX and Starlink companies, former agency employees say.

They’re sounding the alarm as at least four other federal agencies have reportedly begun pushing new contracts toward Musk’s Starlink satellite internet company. Musk, the world’s richest man, has been tasked by Donald Trump with drastically slashing the federal government workforce and costs.

Russia and Ukraine agree to ‘eliminate the use of force’ in Black Sea

Kremlin stipulates maritime ceasefire will start only if it gets sanctions relief on agricultural exports

Russia and Ukraine have agreed to “eliminate the use of force” in the Black Sea after parallel talks with US negotiators in Saudi Arabia, though the Kremlin said a maritime ceasefire would start only if it received sanctions relief on agricultural exports.

Donald Trump said that the US was reviewing the Russian conditions after the Kremlin insisted it had negotiated concessions with the White House that would mark the first major recision of sanctions since the full-scale invasion of 2022.

Jack Dorsey’s Block to lay off nearly 1,000 workers in another reorganization

Fintech firm, operating CashApp, Square and Tidal, to close nearly 800 open jobs in second such move in just over a year

Block, Jack Dorsey’s financial technology company, plans to let go almost 1,000 current employees, while making other changes to its operations in its second such move in just over a year.

Dorsey, who co-founded and previously ran Twitter before co-founding Block in 2009, informed employees of the impending cuts on Tuesday in an email, viewed by the Guardian, titled “smaller block”. The layoffs will impact more than 930 employees, with another nearly 200 managers being moved into non-management roles, and another nearly 800 open jobs will be closed, according to the email.

Woman strangled during overnight visit with her husband at a California prison

Officials look into death of Stephanie Brinson, who’s second person in a year to die during family visit at Ione facility

Prison officials are investigating the death of a woman who was strangled during an overnight visit with her husband at a California prison last year.

Stephanie Diane Dowells, 62, also known as Stephanie Brinson, was killed in November, becoming the second person in a year to die during a family visit at Mule Creek state prison in Ione, the Los Angeles Times reported.

Trump signs executive order that will upend US voter registration processes

Millions of citizens could become disenfranchised in ‘farthest reaching’ executive action targeting immigration

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Donald Trump has signed a far-reaching executive order that promises to fundamentally disrupt American voter registration processes, introducing measures so restrictive they could in effect disenfranchise millions of citizens if enacted.

Described by Will Scharf, the White House staff secretary, on Tuesday as “the farthest reaching executive action taken” in the nation’s history, the order represents the latest in a long list of assaults against immigration, but also on current voting systems.

USC enacts hiring freeze and makes cuts over Trump threats to funding

California university makes changes amid slashes to research funding and investigation over campus protests

The University of Southern California announced an immediate hiring freeze for all staff positions, “with very few critical exceptions” in a letter to faculty and staff on Tuesday.

The letter, from USC’s president, Carol Folt, and provost, Andrew Guzman, said the hiring freeze was one of nine steps to cut the school’s operating budget amid deep uncertainty about federal funding – given sweeping cuts to scientific research, the reorganization of student loans, and an education department investigation accusing the university of failing to protect Jewish students during protests over Israel’s destruction of Gaza following the Hamas attacks on 7 October 2023.

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Analyysi: Vasemmistoliiton Minja Koskela haastoi ja kokoomuksen Petteri Orpo ja KD:n Sari Essayah vetivät yhtä köyttä

Alue- ja kuntavaalien Ylen Puheenjohtajatenttien ensimmäisessä televisiolähetyksessä iskivät yhteen kokoomuksen, vasemmistoliiton ja kristillisdemokraattien puheenjohtajat.

Ensimmäinen puheenjohtajakolmikko kohtasi Ylen vaalitentissä – Orpo lupasi lisäsäästölistan valmistuvan tällä viikolla

Puheenjohtajatentissä toisistaan mittaa ottivat kokoomuksen Petteri Orpo, vasemmistoliiton Minja Koskela ja kristillisdemokraattien Sari Essayah.

Trumpin neuvonantaja Waltz ottaa täyden vastuun Jemenin iskujen tietovuodosta

Kansallisen turvallisuuden neuvonantaja Mike Waltz oli maaliskuussa liittänyt Atlantic-lehden päätoimittajan Signal-keskusteluun, jossa käsiteltiin ilmaiskua Jemeniin.

Yhdysvaltain varapresidentti matkustaa loppuviikosta Grönlantiin

Uhriluku noussut Etelä-Korean maastopaloissa – ainakin 18 kuollut

Viranomaiset kertoivat keskiviikkona paikallista aikaa, että Etelä-Koreassa on ainakin viisi aktiivista maastopaloa.

Nuorten mielenterveyskäynnit harppasivat kolmessa vuodessa nousuun julkisessa terveydenhuollossa

Aiempaa useammat lapset ja nuoret tulevat käynneille, joilla avun tarve arvioidaan. Mielenterveyspalveluihin pääsyä helpottaa toukokuusta lähtien myös terapiatakuu.

Tuhansia ihmisiä osoitti mieltään Unkarin Pride-marssit kieltävää lakia vastaan

Unkarin parlamentti hyväksyi viikko sitten lain, jolla pyritään estämään pääkaupungissa Budapestissa vuosittain järjestettävä Pride-marssi.

Analyysi: ”Vihaan sitä, että Eurooppaa autetaan taas” – Trumpin lähipiiri halveksii Eurooppaa

Trumpin lähipiiri tuli paljastaneeksi asenteitaan ja toimintaansa odottamattomalla tavalla, kirjoittaa Ylen Nato-erikoistoimittaja Maria Stenroos.

”Haluamme elää kuten muiden maiden nuoret”, sanoo Istanbulin mielenosoituksiin osallistunut opiskelija Ylelle

Turkin mielenosoituksissa kaduille ovat lähteneet ennen kaikkea nuoret. Heille ei ole kyse niinkään puoluepolitiikasta, vaan perusoikeuksista.

Kreml: Sopimus Mustanmeren laivaliikenteestä voimaan vasta kun pakotteita on lievennetty

Yhdysvallat alkaa purkaa Venäjän maatalouteen kohdistuvia pakotteita.

EU:n strateginen kaivoshanke törmää rajuun kritiikkiin Suomessa – Luonnonsuojeluliitto: ”Tämä on pikimustaa siirtymää”

EU:n kriittisten raaka-aineiden asetuksen mukaan strategisten hankkeiden tulee olla kestäviä.

Väestönsuojissa pitäisi olla wifi ja mahdollisuus keittää kahvia – tämän Venäjän hyökkäyssota on opettanut

Nykyaikaisessa sodassa väestönsuojalta vaaditaan parempaa käytettävyyttä ja varavoiman sekä internetin kaltaisia perusmukavuuksia.

Teatterialan neuvottelutulos hyväksyttiin – useat lakot peruuntuvat

Mepit ehdottavat: Varautumisopas jokaiseen kotiin 450 miljoonalle ihmiselle

RKP:n mepin Anna-Maja Henrikssonin mukaan oppaassa pitäisi kertoa esimerkiksi kotivarasta, sähkökatkoon varautumisesta ja patteriradion tärkeydestä.

Poliisi: Heathrow'n lentokentän tulipalo ei ollut rikollinen teko

Kreml: Mustanmeren laivaliikennesopimus edellyttää pakotteiden lieventämistä

Kokoamme tähän artikkeliin sodan tärkeimmät tapahtumat.

Karmeat työttömyysluvut yllättivät ekonomistit – ”Huippu ehkä käsillä”

Työttömyysluvut olivat helmikuussa surkeimmat yhdeksään vuoteen. Ekonomistiarvioissa lukuja pidetään isona pettymyksenä ja selvästi odotuksia heikompina.

Ikkunat lattiasta kattoon ja oma suihku – tältä näyttää juuri avattu vankila Vaalassa

Rikosseuraamuslaitoksen mukaan vankilapaikkoja tarvittaisiin Suomessa pikaisesti yli tuhat lisää.

Tapani Kansa on kuollut – iskelmälaulajan värikäs ura kesti yli 50 vuotta

Iskelmälaulaja Tapani Kansa tuli tunnetuksi väkevänä tulkitsijana ja värikkäänä persoonana.

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Still haven't filed your taxes? Here's what you need to know

So far this tax season, the IRS has received more than 90 million income tax returns for 2022.

Retail spending fell in March as consumers pull back

Spending at US retailers fell in March as consumers pulled back amid recessionary fears fueled by the banking crisis.

Analysis: Fox News is about to enter the true No Spin Zone

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Silicon Valley Bank collapse renews calls to address disparities impacting entrepreneurs of color

When customers at Silicon Valley Bank rushed to withdraw billions of dollars last month, venture capitalist Arlan Hamilton stepped in to help some of the founders of color who panicked about losing access to payroll funds.

Not only is Lake Powell's water level plummeting because of drought, its total capacity is shrinking, too

Lake Powell, the second-largest human-made reservoir in the US, has lost nearly 7% of its potential storage capacity since 1963, when Glen Canyon Dam was built, a new report shows.

These were the best and worst places for air quality in 2021, new report shows

Air pollution spiked to unhealthy levels around the world in 2021, according to a new report.

Big-box stores could help slash emissions and save millions by putting solar panels on roofs. Why aren't more of them doing it?

As the US attempts to wean itself off its heavy reliance on fossil fuels and shift to cleaner energy sources, many experts are eyeing a promising solution: your neighborhood big-box stores and shopping malls.

Look of the Week: Blackpink headline Coachella in Korean hanboks

Bringing the second day of this year's Coachella to a close, K-Pop girl group Blackpink made history Saturday night when they became the first Asian act to ever headline the festival. To a crowd of, reportedly, over 125,000 people, Jennie, Jisoo, Lisa and Rosé used the ground-breaking moment to pay homage to Korean heritage by arriving onstage in hanboks: a traditional type of dress.

Scientists identify secret ingredient in Leonardo da Vinci paintings

"Old Masters" such as Leonardo da Vinci, Sandro Botticelli and Rembrandt may have used proteins, especially egg yolk, in their oil paintings, according to a new study.

How Playboy cut ties with Hugh Hefner to create a post-MeToo brand

Hugh Hefner launched Playboy Magazine 70 years ago this year. The first issue included a nude photograph of Marilyn Monroe, which he had purchased and published without her knowledge or consent.

'A definitive backslide.' Inside fashion's worrying runway trend

Now that the Fall-Winter 2023 catwalks have been disassembled, it's clear one trend was more pervasive than any collective penchant for ruffles, pleated skirts or tailored coats.

Michael Jordan's 1998 NBA Finals sneakers sell for a record $2.2 million

In 1998, Michael Jordan laced up a pair of his iconic black and red Air Jordan 13s to bring home a Bulls victory during Game 2 of his final NBA championship — and now they are the most expensive sneakers ever to sell at auction. The game-winning sneakers sold for $2.2 million at Sotheby's in New York on Tuesday, smashing the sneaker auction record of $1.47 million, set in 2021 by a pair of Nike Air Ships that Jordan wore earlier in his career.

The surreal facades of America's strip clubs

Some people travel the world in search of adventure, while others seek out natural wonders, cultural landmarks or culinary experiences. But French photographer François Prost was looking for something altogether different during his recent road trip across America: strip clubs.

Here's the real reason to turn on airplane mode when you fly

We all know the routine by heart: "Please ensure your seats are in the upright position, tray tables stowed, window shades are up, laptops are stored in the overhead bins and electronic devices are set to flight mode."

'I was up to my waist down a hippo's throat.' He survived, and here's his advice

Paul Templer was living his best life.

They bought an abandoned 'ghost house' in the Japanese countryside

He'd spent years backpacking around the world, and Japanese traveler Daisuke Kajiyama was finally ready to return home to pursue his long-held dream of opening up a guesthouse.

Relaxed entry rules make it easier than ever to visit this stunning Asian nation

Due to its remoteness and short summer season, Mongolia has long been a destination overlooked by travelers.

The most beautiful sections of China's Great Wall

Having lived in Beijing for almost 12 years, I've had plenty of time to travel widely in China.

Nelly Cheboi, who creates computer labs for Kenyan schoolchildren, is CNN's Hero of the Year

Celebrities and musicians are coming together tonight to honor everyday people making the world a better place.

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Mike Waltz sanoi Fox Newsille, että tapaus on kiusallinen.

Muut lehdet | Erdoğan vainoaa vastustajaansa kaikin keinoin

Turvallisuuspolitiikka | ”Näppärästi lanseerattu” – Sauli Niinistö ei ole ihan vakuuttunut Euroopan turvallisuudesta

Sauli Niinistö pitää Saksan uusia puolustuslinjauksia ”varsin reippaana suorituksena”.

Jääkiekko | SM-liigan ennätysmiehen raju tarina – salasi päihdehelvetin työnantajalta

Niko Hovisen uratarina hakee vertaistaan. Entinen junioritähti selätti päihderiippuvuuden, nousi takaisin huipulle ja teki 37-vuotiaana suomalaista kiekkohistoriaa. Nyt hän yrittää torjua HIFK:n pitkälle SM-liigan pudotuspeleissä.

Pääkirjoitus | Kansalaisaloitteet tarttuvat aiheisiin, joita poliitikot empivät nostaa keskusteluun

Kansalaiset osuvat usein poliittiseen hermoon kansalaisaloitteillaan. Niiden käsittelyä voisi kehittää kannustavampaan suuntaan.

Lukijan mielipide | Minne ovat kadonneet käsien desinfiointipisteet?

Desinfiointipisteitä oli ennen tiuhassa.

Kolumni | Kaiken viisauden alku on tosiasioiden kieltäminen

Luottamus Yhdysvaltoihin horjuu, mutta Suomessa sitä ei haluta sanoa ääneen, kun sellainen ei ole meillä ollut tapana.

Muovi | S-ryhmä teki ruokatilauksiinsa muutoksen, jota yksi asiakas kutsuu ”typeryyden huipuksi”

HOK-Elannon verkkokaupasta vastaavan Emilia Ala-Kurikan mukaan he ovat miettineet muovikassien tai pahvilaatikoiden sijaan myös taittuvia ja palautettavia muovilaatikoita.

Lukijan mielipide | Lapsella on oikeus oppikirjoihin

Oppikirjojen merkitys tunnustetaan. Siksi on huolestuttavaa, että monet kunnat ja koulut eivät hanki oppimateriaaleja.

Lukijan mielipide | Hyvitysmaksulle ei ole kestäviä perusteita

Musiikki ja elokuvat katsotaan maksullisista suoratoistopalveluista, joista tekijät saavat sopimuksiinsa perustuvan korvauksen.

HS-analyysi | Euroopan rikkain kolkka voi menettää miljardien verotulot Trumpin takia

Irlannissa on niin paljon yhdysvaltalaisia yrityksiä, että ne tuottavat jopa liikaa verotuloja. Siksi Irlannissa pelätään nyt Donald Trumpin iskua, kirjoittaa HS Vision toimittaja Samuli Niinivuo.

Muistokirjoitus | Innostava lehtori myös lauloi ja lausui

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Lukijan mielipide | Tekstiilikuitujen kehityksessä Suomen on oltava hereillä

Suomen ja EU:n ei tule hukata mahdollisuutta nousta uusiutuvien ja kierrätettävien tekstiiliraaka-aineiden edelläkävijäksi.

Ruoka | Suomalaisten suosikkikahvi ei kelpaa maailmalla, siksi Paulig tekee rahaa jollain aivan muulla

Paulig tunnetaan kahvistaan, mutta oikeasti sen raha tulee nykyään texmex-ruoasta. Toimitusjohtaja Rolf Ladau kertoo nyt, miksi perinteikkäästä kahviyhtiöstä on tullut valtava tortillatehdas ja miksi kahvi on niin kallista.

Liikunta | Annemari Nieminen tietää, miten paatunutkin sohvaperuna pääsee liikkeelle – Ei vaadi suuria ponnisteluita

Liikunnanohjaaja Annemari Niemisen elämäntyö on auttaa sohvaperunoita liikkeelle. Hän kertoo, miten se tehdään.

HS 50 vuotta sitten 26.3.1975 | Saudi-Arabian kuningas Feisal kuoli veljenpoikansa luodeista

Murhauutinen järkytti rahamaailmaa

Asuminen | Etsimme Espoon parasta paikkaa asua – löysimme ylivoimaisen voittajan

HS selvitti, missä on palveluiden puolesta Espoon paras paikka asua. Yksi alue voitti ylivoimaisesti.

Liikunta | Torkuttaja pakottautui aamulenkeille – Ihmiskoe paljasti, voiko päivärytmiään muuttaa

Voivatko aamu-uniset uhmata sisäistä rytmiään ja muuttua iloisiksi aamuliikkujiksi? Toimittaja kokeili lenkkeillä kolme viikkoa ennen työpäivää – näin siinä kävi.

Grönlanti | ”Diplomaattinen keskisormennäyttö” – Näin Tanska ja Grönlanti reagoivat Vancen vierailuun

Politiken-sanomalehti kuvaili uutista ”diplomaattiseksi keskisormennäytöksi”.

Ukraina-seuranta | Ulkoministeri Lavrov: Venäjä keskustelee USA:n kanssa myös yhteistyön tiivistämisestä

HS seuraa Venäjän hyökkäyssotaa ja sen seurauksia hetki hetkeltä.

Grönlanti | Yhdysvaltain varapresidentti Vance matkustaa perjantaina Grönlantiin

Vance vierailee Grönlannissa yhdessä korkea-arvoisen yhdysvaltalaisdelegaation kanssa.

Kanada | Kolme helihiihtäjää kuoli lumivyöryssä

Toinen helihiihtämässä ollut ryhmä ennätti lumivyöryn alta pakoon.

Lähi-itä | Harvinainen mielenosoitus Gazassa: Palestiinalaiset nousivat Hamasia vastaan

Gazan asukkaiden turhautuminen lienee kasvanut Israelin jatkettua viikko sitten pommituksiaan parin kuukauden tulitauon jälkeen.

Yleisurheilu | Silja Kosonen teki uuden ennätyksensä myös punttisalilla – 120 kiloa rautaa nousi kevyesti

SE-urheilija leikittelee rautojen kanssa häkissä ja salilla.

Kunta- ja aluevaalit | Pääministeri Orpo lupasi Ylen tentissä julkistaa kohutut sote-säästölistat vielä tällä viikolla

Orpo myönsi, että säästöjä voidaan hakea sosiaalihuollon ja erityissairaanhoidon lisäksi myös laajemmin sote-sektorilta.

Terveys | Tutkimus: Purukumista päätyy mikromuovia elimistöön – Asiantuntija kommentoi tulosta

”Todennäköistä on, että jotakin siitä irtoaa”, arvioi suomalaistutkija.

Dinosaurukset | Uusi dinosauruslöytö hämmentää tutkijoita: ”Kuin evoluutio olisi sanonut, että kokeillaan jotain aivan uutta”

Aiemmin tuntemattoman dinosauruslajin fossiili löytyi vesiputken rakentamisen aikana.

Jääkiekko | SM-liigan putoamiskarsinnassa hämmentävä näytelmä – kotijoukkueen maskottikin komennettiin suihkuun

Jukurit oli murskaavan ylivoimainen Lahdessa. Se kävi kotijoukkueen tunteisiin.

Onnettomuudet | Autoilija ajoi ihmisen päälle Helsingin Kasarmikadulla

Jalankulkija loukkaantui tilanteessa lievästi.

Kruunuvuorenranta | Helsinki saa uuden puiston – Osa kiisteltyä kokonaisuutta

Uusi puistoalue sisältää leikkipuiston, jonka sisätilat tulevat löytymään monitoimitalo Helmestä. Monitoimitalon rakentaminen on viivästynyt vuosilla.

Sanalouhos | Jos sinulla on hyvä kielipää, pärjäät tässä pelissä – Kokeile, osaatko täyttää Sanalouhoksen

Elokuva | Uuden James Bondin tuottajiksi palkattiin Spider-Manin ja Harry Potterin tekijät

James Bond -elokuvien uusi omistaja haluaa ”vaalia rakastetun hahmon perintöä”.

Ajokorttisäännöt | EU uudistaa ajokortin: ”Fyysistä korttia ei tarvitsisi hankkia ollenkaan”

EU:n ajokorttisääntöjä ollaan rukkaamassa erityisesti liikenneturvallisuuden vuoksi. Kännykkään ladattava ajokortti todistaisi ajo-oikeuden kaikissa EU-maissa.

Jääkiekko | Kiekko-Espoo haki voiton Hämeenlinnasta – mestaruus katkolla torstaina Tapiolassa

Kiekko-Espoo haki voiton HPK:sta. Auroraliigan mestaruus on torstaina katkolla Tapiolassa.

Ruotsi | Poliisi: Motiivi Ruotsin historian pahimpaan kouluampumiseen voi jäädä mysteeriksi

Helmikuun alussa tapahtunut joukkosurma oli Ruotsin historian verisin kouluampuminen.

Venäjän hyökkäys | Tämä USA:n ja Venäjän neuvotteluista tiedetään: Mustanmeren tulitauolta vedettiin heti matto alta

Ukraina ja Venäjä kyseenalaistivat nopeasti sen, mitä Yhdysvallat julisti jo sovituksi.

Elokuvat | Israelin sieppaama palestiinalainen Oscar-voittaja pääsi vapaaksi

Israelin armeija on myöntänyt pidättäneensä kolme palestiinalaista ja yhden israelilaisen. Armeijan mukaan pidätettyjä epäillään Israelin turvallisuusjoukkojen kivittämisestä.

Poliisi | Rikostutkijan omasta lokerosta löytyi huumeita – Ja se oli vasta alkua

Tarkastukset paljastivat, että poliisin takavarikoimat esineet ja aineet ovat usein jossain muualla kuin missä pitäisi.

Baseball | Supertähti Mookie Betts sairastui pelottavaan tautiin – keho ”syö itseään”

Mystinen sairaus piinaa tähtipelaajaa.

Jalkapallo | Gnistanilla on yllättäen yksi liigan suurimmista pelaajabudjeteista

HJK:lla on jälleen kerran ylivoimaisesti suurin pelaajabudjetti.

Pääkirjoitus | Lisäydinvoimaa ei pidä rakentaa tukien varaan

Vihreän siirtymän supervallaksi kannattaisi pyrkiä mahdollisimman pienin tukiaisin.

Nuha | Professori kertoo, mistä erottaa allergisen, katupölystä johtuvan ja flunssanuhan

Tavallinen flunssa ja allerginen nuha eroavat toisistaan jo rään suhteen.

Teatteri | Tähän koulutukseen otetaan vain neljä vuodessa, ja nyt heiltä vaaditaan melkein mahdottomia: näytelmä valmiiksi kahdessa viikossa

Teatterikorkeakoulun Näytelmätehdas-kurssilla ei voi jäädä odottamaan inspiraatiota. Kurssin jokainen opiskelija kirjoittaa kahdessa viikossa näytelmän.

Terveydenhuolto | Ministeriö: Terveyskeskuksen on vastattava takaisinsoittopyyntöön samana päivänä

Lain mukaan alueen pitää järjestää toimintansa niin, että potilas voi saada yhteyden terveyskeskukseen arkipäivisin virka-aikana saman päivän aikana.

Televisioarvio | Murha Valkoisessa talossa ja 157 epäiltyä – Virka-asunto-sarja yhdistää notkean eskapismin ja perinteisen salapoliisikertomuksen

Shonda Rhimesin tuottamassa sarjassa perinteinen salapoliisitarina kohtaa notkean eskapismin.

Yleisurheilu | Yleisurheilun naisten sarjassa otetaan käyttöön pakollinen sukupuolitesti

Kansainvälinen yleisurheiluliitto haluaa suojella naisurheilijoita epäreilulta kilpailulta.

Ilmailu | Airbus uhoaa keksineensä ilmailualan mullistajan

Sadan hengen nelimoottorinen lentokone lentäisi käytännössä ilman hiilipäästöjä.

Hedelmöityshoidot | Grahn-Laasonen vastasi Alametsälle, joka sanoi naisparien joutuvan hoitojen ulkopuolelle: ”Ei pidä paikkaansa”

Väärinkäsitys syntyi Helsingin Sanomien mielipidekirjoituksesta.

Helsinki | Kaupunki aikoo myydä 1700-luvulla rakennetun kartanon

Helsinki kertoo etsivänsä Kulosaaren kartanolle ostajaa, joka kehittäisi alueen virkistystoimintaa ja täydentäisi Helsingin matkailu- ja vapaa-ajan palveluja.

Heathrow’n sulku | Tulipalo sähköasemalla sekoitti lentoliikenteen – Poliisi ei epäile rikosta Britanniassa

Heathrow’n lentoasemalta katkesi viime perjantaina sähköt, kun läheisellä sähköasemalla syttyi tulipalo.

40-vuotias | Vadelmavene-hitistä tunnetun Kasmirin elämä meni uusiksi: ”En kaipaa vapautta”

Ääniongelmista kärsivä Kasmir miettii, miten jatkaa musiikkiuraansa.

Euroviisut | Suomen lisäksi myös Espanjassa ja Sloveniassa on vaadittu Israelin sulkemista pois Euroviisuista

Boikotointihalu ei ole ollut yhtä voimakasta kuin vuosi sitten.

Onnettomuudet | Pikaraitiovaunu ja auto kolaroivat Helsingissä

Onnettomuus aiheutti liikennehäiriötä Latokartanon ja Itäkeskuksen välillä.

Jalkapallo | Pikkuhuuhkajat voitti EM-kisojen kenraaliharjoituksensa

Slovenia kaatui Turkissa.

Oikeudenkäynnit | Syyte: Mies murhasi äitinsä Vantaalla itsenäisyyspäivänä

Haastehakemuksen mukaan mies surmasi äitinsä ilman, että uhri olisi antanut teolle mitään syytä.

Suhdanne | Kuluttajien luottamus laski USA:ssa alimmilleen sitten koronapandemian

Etenkin yhdysvaltalaisten luottamus työnsaantimahdollisuuksiin on murentunut nopeasti.

Lentoliikenne | Finnair peruu kymmeniä lentoja torstailta – Syynä ammattiliittojen mielenilmaus

Työnantajapuolen mielestä kyseessä ei ole poliittinen mielenilmaus.

Miniristikko | Jussit jaettiin perjantaina – Mukana muutamia palkittuja!

HS:n 5x5-miniristikko ilmestyy päivittäin vaihtuvalla aiheella. Kokeile saatko kaikki sanat omille paikoilleen.

Paavin toipuminen | Lääkäri: Franciscus oli niin lähellä kuolemaa, että hoito oltiin lopettaa

Lääkärit ottivat riskin elinten vahingoittumisesta, mutta se kannatti.

Kaivokset | EU nosti Sakatin kaivoksen ohituskaistalle – Ympäristönsuojelijat tyrmistyneitä

EU:n komissio laittoi Sakatin strategisten hankkeiden listalle. ”Todella vaarallinen ennakkotapaus”, sanoo Lapin luonnonsuojelupiirin toiminnanjohtaja.

Kanada | Trumpin paluu pelasti liberaalit varmalta tappiolta: Yksi silmäys grafiikkaan paljastaa täyskäännöksen

Kansa vaikuttaa ryhmittyneen valtapuolueen ympärille ulkoista uhkaa vastaan. Oppositiojohtajaa ei auta, että hän tuo monelle mieleen Trumpin.

Taitoluistelu | Linnea Cederin, 22, selkä murtui rasituksesta kolme kertaa – nyt sitkeä yrittäminen palkitaan

Taitoluistelun MM-edustaja on tyytyväinen Suomen naisten kilpailutilanteeseen.

Lukijan mielipide | On taas aika käydä siivoustalkoisiin

Siisteys tuo viihtyisyyttä.

Kuolleet | Puoliso ja ystävä kertovat Tapani Kansan viimeisistä hetkistä

Tapani Kansa on kuollut 76-vuotiaana. Yksi iskelmämaailman tunnetuimmista tähdistä ehti pitkällä urallaan julkaista kymmeniä albumeja.

Yritykset | Neste ei ymmärrä ongelmiensa vakavuutta, sanoo suuromistajaksi noussut Mika Anttonen: ”Toivolla ei johdeta yritystä”

St1:n omistaja Mika Anttonen haluaisi jakaa Nesteen kahtia, koska yhtiön molemmat puoliskot vaatisivat täyden huomion ja osaamisen. Myös perinteinen öljypuoli on hänen mukaansa vaarassa.

Turkki | Turkin mielenosoituksissa pidätettyjä jo yli 1 400

Seitsemän protesteja seurannutta journalistia on vangittu.

Ville Ranta | Petteri saa arvosanan 9-

Oikeus | Olympiavoittaja Jakob Ingebrigtsen antoi oikeudessa karun kuvauksen lapsuudestaan: ”Minulla ei ollut vapaata tahtoa”

Menestyneiden juoksijaveljesten isää syytetään Norjassa henkisestä ja fyysisestä väkivallasta kahta lastaan kohtaan.

Helsinki | Uunisaaresta löytyi ruumis

Poliisi ei epäile tapauksessa rikosta.

Yhdysvallat | Asiantuntijat kuvaavat Yhdysvaltojen johdon Signal-viestivuotoa hurjaksi: ”Tämähän on ihan pöyristyttävää”

Kyseessä on aivan poikkeuksellinen viestivuoto, jossa ulkopuolinen henkilö sai tietää sotatoimista ennen niiden toteuttamista.

Lemmikit | Monien suosittujen lemmikkien hankkiminen pitäisi lopettaa heti, sanoo eläinfilosofi

Eläinfilosofi Elisa Aaltolan mukaan häkissä tai terraariossa elävät lemmikit voivat vaipua jopa masennukseen, kun ne eivät saa elää lajilleen tyypillistä elämää luonnossa.

Pörssiyhtiöt | Tietoevryn toimitusjohtaja kertoo nyt, mitä yhtiössä oikein tapahtuu

Tietoevryn kehitys on ollut viime vuosina vaisua, eikä yhtiön viikonloppuna tiedottama yrityskauppa herättänyt sijoittajissa hurraahuutoja. Toimitusjohtaja Kimmo Alkio kertoo, miksi kauppa tehtiin ja mikä on yhtiön suunta.

Kuolleet | Vantaan entinen apulaiskaupunginjohtaja Jaakko Niinistö on kuollut

Niinistö työskenteli Vantaan johtotehtävissä vuosina 2015–2023.

Koulu | HS kysyy vanhemmilta ja opettajilta: Miten koulun tukijärjestelmä on toiminut?

HS kaipaa opettajien ja oppilaiden vanhempien esimerkkejä siitä, miten oppimisen tuki on toteutunut.

Energia | Pörssisähkö maksaa keskiviikkoaamuna todella paljon – grafiikka näyttää tilanteen

Pörssisähkö on keskiviikon aikana sekä todella kallista että todella halpaa.

Gazan sota | Israelin presidentti: Työtä panttivankien vapauttamiseksi jatkettava

Isaac Herzog otti asiaan kantaa presidentin kanslian julkaisemassa videolausunnossa.

Työehdot | Teatterialan neuvottelutulos hyväksyttiin, ilmoitetut lakot peruuntuvat

Näyttelijöitä koskevaan työriitaan ei sen sijaan ole vielä löydetty sopua.

Media | Yle pyörtää päätöksiään – Irtisanomisia kumotaan yllättäen

Irtisanomiset ovat aiheuttaneet sekaannusta Ylen sisällä.

Uni | Miten kellojen siirto vaikuttaa elämääsi tai uneesi? Kerro meille

Sunnuntaina siirrytään kesäaikaan.

Keskittymisvaikeudet | Virtuaalipeli houkutti adhd:n esiin Aalto-yliopiston tutkimuksessa

Peliä pelatessa adhd-ryhmän aivoyhteydet aktivoituivat selvästi voimakkaammin kuin verrokkiryhmän.

Lukijan mielipide | Karttojen mittasuhteet ovat usein pielessä – uutiskartoissa maamme näyttää oudon isopäiseltä

Mediassa näkee liikaa huojuvaa kartografiaa.

Terveysjätit | Leena Peltomaa sai lääkäriltään yhden neuvon muutaman minuutin puhelussa: Sitä seurasi lähes 200 euron lasku

Yksityislääkärien hinnat ovat nousseet samalla, kun julkisista varoista maksettavia korvauksia on nostettu.

Kuolleet | Tapani Kansa oli omintakeinen kotimaisen iskelmän työmyyrä

Suomalaisen iskelmän suurimpiin tähtiin kuulunut Tapani Kansa on kuollut 76-vuotiaana. Kansa levytti urallaan monia ikivihreitä tyylejä kaihtamatta.

Kysely | Oletko ”kädetön” omakotitalon omistaja?

HS etsii pääkaupunkiseudulta haastateltavaksi omakotitalon asukasta, joka tunnistaa olevansa kokematon talon ylläpidossa ja korjauksissa.

Tapiola | Espoolainen jalkapallo ottaa valtavan kehitysloikan – FC Hongan pomo riemastui

Tapiolan urheilupuistoon nousee moderni jalkapallokeskus.

Kuolleet | ”Ammattimies tiesi, miten asia hoidetaan” – Liikuttuneet ystävät muistelevat Tapani Kansaa

Iskelmälegenda Danny eli Ilkka Lipsanen sekä Virve ”Vicky” Rosti muistelevat edesmennyttä kollegaansa.

Politiikka | Oppositiopuolueet jättävät yhteisen välikysymyksen leikkauslistojen pimityksen vuoksi

Opposition mukaan Petteri Orpon (kok) hallitus kaavailee leikkauksia suomalaisten selän takana.

Kuntavaalit | Helsingin johtopoliitikot yrittävät nyt kilvan muuttaa jo tehtyjä päätöksiä

Daniel Sazonov (kok) ja Paavo Arhinmäki (vas) yrittävät muuttaa jo tehtyjä päätöksiä tuomalla niitä pienellä veivauksella kaupunginhallitukseen.

Jalkapallo | Ari Hjelm sanoo suorat sanat Huuhkajien hössötyksestä

Suomi paransi MM-karsintojen toisessa ottelussaan Liettuaa vastaan. Se ei kuitenkaan lohduta, kun tulos on huono.

Yritykset | Nesteen suuriin omistajiin noussut Mika Anttonen vaatii Nesteen pilkkomista kahtia

Hallituksen puheenjohtaja puolusti voimakkaasti uuden toimitusjohtajan palkkioita, joista valtio-omistaja on eri mieltä. Yhtiökokous hylkäsi johdon palkitsemisraportin, mutta äänestys siitä on vain neuvoa antava.

Gazan sota | Noin 800 ihmistä kuollut Gazassa Israelin aloitettua pommitukset uudelleen

Ministeriön mukaan kuluneen vuorokauden aikana Israelin pommituksissa Gazassa on kuollut yli 60 ihmistä.

Taivalkosken henkirikos | Iäkäs haulikkomies vangittiin murhasta – Osallistui oikeuden istuntoon sairaalasta

Taivalkosken murhaepäilty ei peitellyt kasvojaan.

Lukijan mielipide | Totta, kannattaa keskittyä siihen mitä Trump tekee

Teot merkitsevät. Eivät puheet.

Sote | USU: Erikoissairaanhoidon laittomia jonoja ei ole saatu purettua

Lain mukaan kiireetön erikoissairaanhoito on aloitettava kuuden kuukauden sisällä siitä, kun hoidon tarve on todettu.

Pedot | Sudet palasivat Eurooppaan – Poliitikkojen sietokyky ylittyi

Euroopan susikanta on kasvanut huimasti kymmenessä vuodessa. Espanjassa on yhtä paljon kokonaisia susilaumoja kuin Suomessa yksittäisiä susia.

Hiihto | Iivo Niskanen kertoi yllätystiedon – hiihtää sittenkin

Iivo Niskasen sisarukset pääsevät kilpailemaan Suomen cupissa kotikonnuillaan.

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Top prosecutor argues Bolsonaro oversaw a criminal effort to remain in office despite his loss in the 2022 elections.

‘Sloppy’: Trump downplays shock over leaked Signal chat about Houthi attack

Democrats have called the high-level discussions on the messaging app Signal 'obviously reckless, obviously dangerous'.

Palestine keep hopes of first World Cup alive with dramatic Iraq turnaround

Palestine score twice in the final minutes of their Group C qualifier for a historic 2-1 win against Iraq in Jordan.

US judge sets Boeing 737 MAX fraud trial for June 23

In July, Boeing agreed to plead guilty to a criminal fraud conspiracy charge after two fatal 737 MAX crashes.

Will Benjamin Netanyahu accept a new ceasefire?

Egypt has proposed a new plan to end Israel's war on Gaza.

Dozens killed in strike on market in Sudan’s North Darfur

Local rights groups accuse military of carrying out attack as army spokesperson says civilians not targeted.

24 hours of Israeli atrocities in Gaza

A hospital bombed, civilians targeted, journalists killed. These are 24 hours' worth of Israeli atrocities in Gaza.

The Palestinian activists who refuse to leave despite Israeli violence

These three Palestinian activists refuse to leave their homes despite Israeli violence.

US consumer confidence plunges to four-year low

Americans' short-term expectations for income, business and the job market also fell over worries about tariffs, prices.

‘On a journey’: Family mourns Hossam Shabat, journalist killed by Israel

Hossam Shabat's mother mourns her son's death, calling him a hero who gave his life to reveal Gaza's horror.

At least six people killed in Israeli attacks on southern Syria

The violence in the border area marks increased friction between Israel and Syria.

US issues demands to new Syrian government in exchange for sanctions relief

Reuters has reported the US called for the destruction of chemical weapons and a ban on foreign fighters in top roles.

Indonesia beat Bahrain in crucial World Cup qualifier

Indonesia move clear in fourth spot in Group C of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in Asia with 1-0 win against Bahrain.

Oscar-winning Palestinian director Hamdan Ballal released from detention

Hamdan Ballal, co-director of No Other Land, had been detained by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank.

Renewed fighting in DR Congo as regional powers step up ceasefire efforts

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels battle pro-government fighters in North Kivu and South Kivu province after truce talks.

Russia and Ukraine agree to halt Black Sea attacks, US says

Ukraine's Zelenskyy hails the agreement as 'the right steps' as Russian foreign minister says Moscow needs 'guarantees'.

A timeline of Israel’s weaponisation of aid to Gaza

Israel is again starving Palestinians in Gaza as its renewed bombardment kills hundreds, many of them children.

French actor Depardieu admits grabbing woman, denies sexual assault

French actor Gerard Depardieu says he grabbed by the hips a woman who has accused him of sexual abuse.

Can reconstruction ever begin in Gaza?

Israel has resumed airstrikes on Gaza. Is rebuilding even possible? This week, we ask UN expert Paula Gaviria.

Trends, trash and truth: Fast fashion phenomena

Fast fashion fuels trends at low prices, but at what cost?

Flavours of the Arab Golden Age – EP 3: Aleppo and the Silk Road

Chef Fadi and historian Kotoz learn about Silk Road merchants who brought exotic spices to Europe and the Arab world.

Senior US officials accidentally text Yemen attack plans to journalist

Trump officials have been accused of breaching national security, after Yemen attack plans were texted to a journalist.

Germany launches trial of former Baader-Meinhof gang member

Daniela Klette, found living quietly in Berlin last year, had evaded authorities for more than 30 years.

Canada warns of election threats from China, Russia, India and Pakistan

Beijing is 'highly likely' to attempt to use AI to meddle in April vote, suggests Canadian intelligence agency.

Video: Co-director of No Other Land attacked by Israeli settlers & detained

Palestinian co-director of the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land, has been arrested by Israeli forces.

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New York Times

The steel shell that encloses the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster was built to endure for a century. But war was a scenario its engineers never envisioned.

Trump’s Team Calls Europe ‘Pathetic’ in Leaked Signal Group Chat Messages

Trump officials have demanded more European military spending and questioned the continent’s values. Leaked messages show the depth of the rift.

Israeli Police Release Palestinian Director Hamdan Ballal After West Bank Incident

Hamdan Ballal said he was struck as he guarded his home during an attack by settlers. The Israeli authorities said he had been detained on suspicion of throwing stones, which he denied.

Ukraine and Russia Agree to Cease Fighting in the Black Sea, White House Says

The deal was limited, and it was not clear when or how it would start. The Kremlin also demanded some Western sanctions be lifted first.

Russia and Ukraine Hold U.S.-Mediated Talks in Riyadh: What to Know

Kyiv and Moscow have had separate discussions with Washington about a temporary pause on strikes on energy sites and a cease-fire in the Black Sea.

What Makes Sydney’s Pondi Beach Different? It’s 50 Miles Inland.

It’s no Bondi Beach, but Pondi, or Penrith Beach, has been a welcome relief to the city’s sweltering western suburbs.

In Germany’s New Parliament, Women Are a Rarer Sight

The class of lawmakers taking office is noticeably more male and less diverse than the constituents it will represent.

Gérard Depardieu Takes the Stand in Trial Over Sexual Assault Allegations

The French actor testified in court for first time against accusations that he groped a co-worker, after years of serious allegations over his behavior.

Mob Descends on a Comedy Club After a Comic Jokes About a Politician

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said criticism is “the soul” of Indian democracy. But his allies unleashed vigilantes after a comic who called a politician a “traitor.”

Olympic Track Officials to Require Sex Tests for Female Athletes

The change affects women with atypical genetics who have been able to compete if they suppressed their testosterone levels.

India Said to Have Meddled in Canada Party Election

Indian agents raised money and helped organize support in 2022 for Pierre Poilievre, the Conservative leader, news outlets reported, citing intelligence officials.

As Trump Administration Cuts Funding, Researchers Turn to European Universities

European universities have begun recruiting researchers who lost their jobs in the administration’s cost-cutting efforts, or are anxious over perceived threats to academic freedom.

An Israeli Hostage Released From Gaza Campaigns for the Release of Others

Trepidation over the fate of other captives has left Ilana Gritzewsky little time for self-healing after her own violent abduction.

Japanese Court Disbands Unification Church in Wake of Abe Killing

The assassination in 2022 of Shinzo Abe, the country’s former prime minister, led to an investigation into the group’s political ties and manipulation of its followers to raise funds.

Living Car-Free in Arizona, on Purpose and Happily

One community near Phoenix is taking a “completely different” approach to development.

They’re in Hot Water in Idaho. Here’s Why That’s a Good Thing.

Nearly 500 buildings in the state capital get their heat from a clean, renewable source located deep in the ground.

At This Clinic in Hawaii, Nature Is the Medicine

A neglected parcel of land was restored by volunteers and patients at a community medical center. Along the way, their health also improved.

What to Know About the Only US Military Base in Greenland

Since World War II, American forces have been stationed on the island. Today, from a remote outpost, they watch the skies.

JD Vance to Lead Visit by US Delegation to Greenland

Amid President Trump’s push to take over the world’s largest island, the administration says it is sending the vice president to visit a military base there.

Wednesday Briefing: A Cease-Fire Deal for the Black Sea

Plus, the hit series “Adolescence.”

Gazans Voice Frustration With Hamas in Rare Protest

One Gazan who attended the rally said the protesters wanted Hamas to end the war and leave the enclave.

Sudan Military Bombing Kills Dozens in Attack on Market in Darfur

The bombing in a crowded market, which monitors called a likely war crime, was a grim reminder of the brutal toll caused by both sides in the two-year civil war.

British Royal Air Force Members Damage Paddington Statue

Surveillance footage shows the moment two 22-year-old men broke and stole a statue of the children’s book and film character Paddington Bear from a bench in Newbury, England, earlier this month. The two men have been sentenced for “criminal damage.”

Vandals of Paddington Statue Were ‘Antithesis’ of Beloved Bear, Judge Says

A jurist in England scolded two members of the British Royal Air Force who damaged the bear, saying their actions “lacked respect and integrity.”

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Second lady Usha Vance announced on Sunday that she would visit Greenland and watch the territory's famed dog sled race. But now the vice president is joining, and they'll go to a U.S. base instead.

The fallout from the Signal breach begins

In the 24 hours since a bombshell Atlantic article, senators have grilled Trump administration intelligence officials — but there are no signs yet that anyone involved will face any repercussions. The article, by Jeffrey Goldberg, details how he was inadvertently added to a chat on Signal, the encrypted messaging app, where key administration figures were planning a U.S. bombing operation in Yemen.

NPR's Ryan Lucas followed a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing, where CIA Director John Ratcliffe and the director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard testified that no classified information was discussed in the chat group. Democrats challenged that assertion.

And Willem Marx reports on reaction in European capitals. The Atlantic article included disparaging comments about European allies from Vice President J.D. Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

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The Triumph of a Doctrine of Cruelty in El Salvador

For three years El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele has proudly shown the world the terrible treatment given to the country's prisoners. The president and his defenders say barbaric treatment is necessary to combat a pervasive gang problem in the country. And now the U.S. is endorsing this view, sending hundreds of people removed from the U.S. to those same prisons. We hear about the triumph of Bukele's style of rule in El Salvador.

Skin bleaching is terribly popular -- and takes a terrible toll

The government in Nigeria is warning about the health risks of skin lightening, where potent chemicals can thin and damage skin. It's a booming business in that country and others.

Hamdan Ballal, a Palestinian director beaten by Israeli settlers, is now released

Hamdan Ballal, who won an Oscar for No Other Land about Palestinians under Israeli occupation, was attacked by Israeli settlers and later detained by Israeli security forces, his lawyer tells NPR.

Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says

Ancient Greek and Roman statues didn't originally look like they do now in museums. A new study says they didn't smell the same, either.

Why Israel's having some of its biggest protests since the war in Gaza began

They're demanding a deal between Israel and Hamas to release all the remaining hostages, and also demonstrating against government attempts to weaken the judiciary.

China releases staff of an American due diligence firm in a move to woo investors

The release of the employees from the Mintz Group comes as China is trying to woo back foreign investors to help revive its sagging economy.

Why Canada is holding an election that will be a first for its prime minister

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is running for elected public office for the first time, as the country is roiled by turbulence set in motion by President Trump.

Kurdish people in Syria celebrate Nowruz under new regime

In Syria, many Kurds celebrated Nowruz in secret under Assad. With him gone, Kurdish people are throwing their biggest spring equinox party in decades. But some still fear for their safety.

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The Cipher Brief

SPECIAL REPORT – The U.S. Intelligence Community’s (IC) annual assessment of threats facing the U.S. puts narcotics trafficking at the top of the list – [...] More

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Plea From the Baltics: As U.S. Pivots to Russia, ‘Where Are We Going?’

EXPERT INTERVIEW — When it comes to Europe’s “frontline states” that worry about aggression from Russia, the Baltic nations stand apart. They were under the control [...] More

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For Trump Administration, Policy Often Involves a Hunt for Minerals

DEEP DIVE — Over the past week, the Trump administration took two steps involving the pursuit of critical and rare earth minerals: it issued an executive [...] More

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Violence in Gaza, Yemen and Syria Tests Middle East – and the Trump Administration

EXPERT INTERVIEW – Just a few weeks ago, the Middle East seemed in a rare moment of relative calm: ceasefires were holding in Gaza and [...] More

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How Trump’s Foreign Aid Freeze Could Set Back U.S. Cybersecurity

DEEP DIVE — President Donald Trump’s foreign aid freeze will kneecap U.S. efforts to build alliances around cybersecurity issues and help Russia and China seize the [...] More

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Reimagining the Way the U.S. Prepares for Future Wars

EXPERT INTERVIEWS – In an age of rapidly changing technology and profound implications for the wars of the future, is the United States adapting effectively, [...] More

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Amid Tensions with China, The Philippines Worries About the U.S.

EXPERT INTERVIEW – As the world trains its focus on the headlines about Ukraine — the U.S. pivot to Russia, the pause on American support to Ukraine, [...] More

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With ‘Ball in Russia’s Court,’ What Will Putin Do?

BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT — As the Trump Administration pressed over the past week to reach a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine, two phrases captured [...] More

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North Korea’s Underwater ‘Apex Predator’ – and What it Will Mean

BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT — Headlines from North Korea rarely bring good news in the realm of global security, but this week’s bulletin from Pyongyang was [...] More

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In Odesa, Watching for Russian Missiles and Statements from Washington

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW — Few cities in Ukraine hold as much historic and current importance than the port city of Odesa, which for centuries has been [...] More

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China Charts Future – With Eye on Trump 2.0

EXPERT INTERVIEW – For the past week, China has been holding annual government meetings known as the “Two Sessions,” which bring more than 5,000 political [...] More

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In Post-Rebellion Syria, Deadly Violence and Huge Opportunity

EXPERT INTERVIEW — For the first time since the December rebellion that overthrew the regime of Bashar al-Assad, Syria has seen a spate of large-scale violence, [...] More

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The U.S. Pivot to Russia – and What It Will Mean

BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT — It may be the most profound American foreign policy shift in a generation – a move to engage directly with Russia, [...] More

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How Will the U.S. ‘Pause’ on Intelligence Sharing Affect Ukraine?

EXPERT INTERVIEWS — The U.S. has temporarily stopped sharing intelligence with Ukraine, the latest blow to U.S. support for Kyiv following last week’s Oval Office clash [...] More

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U.S. Envoy: Zelensky to Blame for American Aid Pause

The Trump administration envoy for Ukraine and Russia blamed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Thursday for the U.S. pause in military aid and intelligence sharing with [...] More

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Defending Against a Digital Storm: How to Stop China’s Cyber ‘Typhoons’

DEEP DIVE — The “Salt Typhoon,” “Volt Typhoon” and “Silk Typhoon” cyber espionage campaigns have become symbols of China’s efforts to hack U.S. infrastructure – and [...] More

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Taiwan Watches U.S.-Ukraine Rift: Could It Happen Here?

EXPERT INTERVIEW – Almost from the day Russia launched its full-scale war against Ukraine, more than three years ago, officials in China and Taiwan – [...] More

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Ukraine’s ‘Nightmare’ Scenario: A Fight Without U.S. Aid

DEEP DIVE — For months it was a hypothetical question: Could Ukraine continue to fight if the Trump administration ends its support? Late Monday, President Trump [...] More

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