Oil prices dip after Iran attack on Israel - BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)
Accused rapist who tried to clear his name loses blockbuster defamation trial against TV network | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
After the interview aired, Lehrmann was charged with sexual intercourse without consent, but the trial was abandoned in 2022 due to juror misconduct and not revived due to fears about Higgins’ mental health....
Sorry, but Iran is not the aggressor here (www.aljazeera.com)
On Saturday, April 13, Iran launched hundreds of drones and missiles at Israel in retaliation for a deadly Israeli strike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus, Syria, that took place on April 1. ****...
Israeli academics slammed for signing letter accusing Israel of ‘plausible genocide’ (www.timesofisrael.com)
Academics on the right side of history once again....
Iranians rally in support of Israeli strikes on regime sites (www.ynetnews.com)
“Iranians are spreading anti-regime graffiti in the streets of Iran and taking to social media to show support for the state of Israel after air strike in Damascus that killed IRGC commander”
Democracy Dies Behind Paywalls (www.theatlantic.com)
‘I was told I’d be killed if I didn’t leave’: Himalayan state is a testing ground for Modi’s nationalism (www.theguardian.com)
A region known as ‘God’s land’ offers a glimpse of the future if Indian prime minister’s BJP party retains its power...
Britain Is Leaving the U.S. Gender-Medicine Debate Behind (www.theatlantic.com)
India’s Modi vows to boost social spending, make country into a manufacturing hub (www.politico.com)
Ghassan Abu Sittah accuses Germany of 'genocide complicity' after being refused entry (www.middleeasteye.net)
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Israeli Firms Are Working Overtime to Sell Stolen Palestinian Land to US Jews (truthout.org)
Shadow war no more: Hostilities between Israel and Iran have strayed into direct warfare – is there any going back? (theconversation.com)
Thousands of Palestinians attempt to return home to northern Gaza, but face Israeli fire | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Thousands of Palestinians, including men, women, children and elderly, attempted to return to their homes in northern Gaza on Sunday when they came under Israeli fire....
Zelenskyy warns against Russia's and Iran's coordinated 'terror' attacks (www.voanews.com)
Europe’s farmers are in revolt and the far right is trying to make hay (www.washingtonpost.com)
The farmers standing with their arms crossed outside a sheep barn in rural Brittany were absolutely furious, completely en colère. For a visiting centrist politician, that made for an earful. For Europe’s far right, it has provided an opening....
Ukraine war: Russian double-tap strikes hit civilians then rescuers too (www.bbc.com)
On the night of 3 April, a swarm of Russian drones attacked Kharkiv, in Ukraine’s northeast....
Roku says hackers gained access to 576k accounts in latest data-breach incident (www.wsj.com)
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China is giving Russia significant support to expand weapons manufacturing as Ukraine war continues, US officials say (www.cnn.com)
China is helping Russia ramp up its defense industrial base at such a large scale that Moscow is now undertaking its most ambitious expansion in military manufacturing since the Soviet era as it continues its war against Ukraine, according to senior Biden administration officials....
Zelenskyy to US: Iran’s attack on Israel is ‘wake-up call’ to fortify America’s allies (www.politico.eu)
Israel's defence against Iran attack overnight 'likely cost over $1bn' (www.middleeasteye.net)
It cost Israel more than $1bn to activate its defence systems that intercepted Iran’s massive drone and missile attack overnight, according to a former financial adviser to Israel’s military....
Biden told Bibi U.S. won't support an Israeli counterattack on Iran (www.axios.com)
Mexico, a leading producer of illicit fentanyl, can't get enough for medical use, study finds (apnews.com)
A report released by the Mexican government Friday says the country is facing a dire shortage of fentanyl for medical use, even as Mexican cartels pump out tons of the illicit narcotic....
China reaffirms ties with North Korea in high-level meeting (www.theguardian.com)
Top-ranking Chinese official Zhao Leji met Kim Jong-un during three-day visit to Pyongyang...
Joel Cauchi named as Bondi Westfield attacker who stabbed shoppers (www.theguardian.com)
Police believe 40-year-old Queensland man suffered from mental health problems and had only moved to Sydney a month ago...
Chiapas, captive territory (english.elpais.com)
EL PAÍS travels along the border of the poorest state in Mexico, a region dominated by criminal groups. From the city of Tapachula to the Lacandon Jungle, passing through the towns of Frontera Comalapa and Chisomuselo, this story illustrates the fight between cartels, the abandonment of the state, the murders, forced...
