Russia's LGBTQ+ community is turning to Telegram as the government cracks down on them (www.lgbtqnation.com)
House Passes Bill to Force TikTok Sale From Chinese Owner or Ban the App (www.nytimes.com)
The House on Wednesday passed a bill with broad bipartisan support that would force TikTok’s Chinese owner to either sell the hugely popular video app or be banned in the United States....
16-year-old killers of transgender teenager in England sentenced for 'sadistic' murder (apnews.com)
Justice Amanda Yip lifted the reporting restrictions on naming the killers of 16-year-old Brianna Ghey. They were identified at Manchester Crown Court as Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe....
Henry Kissinger, War Criminal Beloved by America's Ruling Class, Finally Dies (www.rollingstone.com)
Israeli settler shoots and kills Palestinian harvester as violence surges in the West Bank (apnews.com)
Israel slams UN chief for saying Hamas attack ‘did not happen in a vacuum,’ calls for his resignation (www.politico.eu)
Moment Israeli airstrike hits Gaza tower block after Hamas attack – video (www.theguardian.com)
Israeli airstrikes destroyed a tower block in Gaza City after Hamas militants launched a rocket and air attack on Israel in the early hours of Saturday morning....
Sweden’s leader turns to the military for help as gang violence escalates (apnews.com)
Sweden’s prime minister on Thursday said that he’s summoned the head of the military to discuss how the armed forces can help police deal with an unprecedented crime wave that has shocked the country with almost daily shootings and bombings....
Elon Musk says Twitter’s ad revenue is down 50% and cash flow is negative (www.cnn.com)
Argentina will use AI to ‘predict future crimes’ but experts worry for citizens’ rights (www.theguardian.com)
Argentina’s security forces have announced plans to use artificial intelligence to “predict future crimes” in a move experts have warned could threaten citizens’ rights....
‘Hard to argue against’: mandatory speed limiters come to the EU and NI (www.theguardian.com)
All new cars must have the devices from 7 July, adding fuel economy as well as safety. Will mpg become the new mph?...
Ukraine wiped out 100 Russian troops at once in a strike showcasing the range and power of its new US ATACMS (www.businessinsider.com)
Ukrainian forces took out more than 100 Russian soldiers with an ATACMS missile, per OSINT analysts....
‘Entire family gone’: Israel kills 250 Palestinians in 24 hours (www.aljazeera.com)
Israel built bunker under Shifa hospital, ex-Israeli PM says (www.newsweek.com)
More than 100 dolphins dead in Amazon as water hits 102 degrees Fahrenheit (www.cnn.com)
More than a hundred dolphins have been found dead in the Brazilian Amazon amid an historic drought and record-high water temperatures that in places have exceeded 102 degrees Fahrenheit [38.8 °C]....
Scientists call fraud on supposed extraterrestrials presented to Mexican Congress (apnews.com)
Supposed aliens landed in Mexico’s Congress but there were no saucer-shaped UFOs hovering over the historic building or bright green invaders like those seen in Hollywood films....
Hamas tells negotiators it doesn’t have 40 Israeli hostages needed for first round of ceasefire | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Ukraine packed a Cessna-style plane with explosives, added remote controls and kamikaze’d it into a Russian drone factory 600 miles away (www.forbes.com)
In a sharp escalation of its drone campaign targeting strategic industries deep inside Russia, Ukraine seems to have fitted Cessna-style light planes with remote controls, packed them with explosives and flown at least one of them more than 600 miles to strike a Russian factory in Yelabuga, 550 miles east of Moscow....
A Filipino villager is nailed to a cross for the 35th time on Good Friday to pray for world peace (apnews.com)
A Filipino villager has been nailed to a wooden cross for the 35th time to reenact Jesus Christ’s suffering in a brutal Good Friday tradition he said he would devote to pray for peace in Ukraine, Gaza and the disputed South China Sea....
Five killed and 10 injured in Gaza aid airdrop when parachute fails to open (www.theguardian.com)
Doctors accuse Israeli troops of desecrating bodies and shooting civilians at hospital Israel says was Hamas ‘command center’ (edition.cnn.com)
Pope approves blessings for same-sex couples if the rituals don't resemble marriage (apnews.com)
Pope Francis has formally approved allowing priests to bless same-sex couples, with a new document explaining a radical change in Vatican policy by insisting that people seeking God’s love and mercy shouldn’t be subject to “an exhaustive moral analysis” to receive it....
Just Stop Oil smash glass on paintings at the National Gallery (www.theguardian.com)
Two activists arrested after Rokeby Venus artwork targeted, as dozens of others held after blocking Whitehall...
Israel kills 500 in Gaza hospital ‘massacre’ (www.aljazeera.com)
An Israeli air strike has hit al-Ahli hospital in Gaza City where thousands of civilians are seeking medical treatment and shelter from relentless attacks....