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IDF, Shin Bet Kill Hamas's propaganda hostage video producer - The Jerusalem Post

  1. IDF, Shin Bet Kill Hamas's propaganda hostage video producer  The Jerusalem Post
  2. IDF: We killed Hamas ‘psychological terror operative’ in airstrike last week  The Times of Israel
  3. News Graveyards: How Dangers to War Reporters Endanger the World | Costs of War  Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs
  4. Israel’s war on Gaza deadliest conflict ever for journalists, says report  Al Jazeera
  5. "If you're reading this, it means I have been killed" -- Palestinian journalists in Israel's crosshairs  The Daily Review

Published on 4 April 2025 | 1:43 pm

Europe and Canada say they’ll spend more on defense, but are cool on US demands - AP News

  1. Europe and Canada say they’ll spend more on defense, but are cool on US demands  AP News
  2. Rubio Visits NATO Amid European Alarm Over Trump’s Agenda  The New York Times
  3. Secretary Rubio News Conference at NATO Headquarters in Brussels  C-SPAN
  4. Tariff troubles overshadow US olive branch at NATO  dw.com
  5. Secretary of State Marco Rubio asks NATO allies to chip in with 5% GDP  upi.com

Published on 4 April 2025 | 1:36 pm

Massad Boulos: US envoy says he and Donald Trump are working on DR Congo mineral deal - BBC

  1. Massad Boulos: US envoy says he and Donald Trump are working on DR Congo mineral deal  BBC
  2. After tariffs, US dangles billions of dollars in Congo mineral investment  Reuters
  3. Mineral-rich, war-torn DRC first stop for Trump's new Africa czar  NPR
  4. The US is negotiating a minerals deal with conflict-hit Congo, a Trump official says  AP News
  5. Boulos’ big adventure: What’s behind Trump envoy’s DRC mission  The Africa Report.com

Published on 4 April 2025 | 12:13 pm

Netanyahu says Israel is now dividing up Gaza. What does that mean on the ground? - CNN

  1. Netanyahu says Israel is now dividing up Gaza. What does that mean on the ground?  CNN
  2. Israeli Military Orders New Evacuation of Gaza City Neighborhoods  The New York Times
  3. Gazans flee expanding strikes in north, south as IDF says fighting entering ‘new stage’  The Times of Israel
  4. Israel to reoccupy 25% of Gaza to press Hamas to release hostages, official says  Axios
  5. Israeli troops expand 'security zone' in northern Gaza  Reuters

Published on 4 April 2025 | 11:57 am

Myanmar junta chief meets foreign leaders, UN says military choking aid - Reuters

  1. Myanmar junta chief meets foreign leaders, UN says military choking aid  Reuters
  2. The smell of death still lingers in the town at the epicenter of Myanmar’s earthquake  CNN
  3. Is it safe to travel to Thailand right now? Thai officials say yes  CNBC
  4. They Fought to Save Lives in Myanmar. The Earthquake Claimed Theirs.  The New York Times
  5. Earthquake rescue efforts in Myanmar turn to growing crisis  NBC News

Published on 4 April 2025 | 11:13 am

Mass Grave of 150 Roman Soldiers Found Under Vienna Sports Field - Gizmodo

  1. Mass Grave of 150 Roman Soldiers Found Under Vienna Sports Field  Gizmodo
  2. Mass grave of Roman soldiers tells gruesome tale of military disaster  CNN
  3. Mass Grave From Roman Empire Found Under Vienna Soccer Field  The New York Times
  4. Roman-era battlefield mass grave discovered under Vienna football pitch  The Guardian
  5. Mass Roman grave discovered outside Vienna  dw.com

Published on 4 April 2025 | 11:00 am

Risking Reprisals, Protesters in Gaza Call on Hamas to Step Aside - The New York Times

  1. Risking Reprisals, Protesters in Gaza Call on Hamas to Step Aside  The New York Times
  2. What the Anti-Hamas Protests in Gaza Actually Mean  Time Magazine
  3. The Gazan revolt  JNS.org
  4. Anti-Hamas protests erupt in Gaza. Where are our pro-Palestine 'allies' now? | Opinion  USA Today
  5. Protests broke out against Hamas in Gaza. What do Palestinians think about the militant group?  AP News

Published on 4 April 2025 | 9:26 am

Trump tariffs: How island of penguins and seals ended up on list - BBC

  1. Trump tariffs: How island of penguins and seals ended up on list  BBC
  2. Reciprocal Tariff Calculations  United States Trade Representative (.gov)
  3. Trump’s trade war targets an island full of penguins, but Russia faces no new tariffs  NBC News
  4. Polar bear-inhabited islands affected by Trump tariffs  AP News
  5. ‘Nowhere on Earth is safe’: Trump imposes tariffs on uninhabited islands near Antarctica  The Guardian

Published on 4 April 2025 | 9:09 am

When Kenyan Maids Sought Help Overseas, Diplomats Demanded Sex - The New York Times

When Kenyan Maids Sought Help Overseas, Diplomats Demanded Sex  The New York Times

Published on 4 April 2025 | 9:00 am

The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics - Politico

  1. The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics  Politico
  2. CSotD: The Challenge of Target-Rich Days  The Daily Cartoonist
  3. Browse political cartoons for the week of March 31  The Morning Call

Published on 4 April 2025 | 9:00 am

‘FREE MARINE LE PEN!’ Trump lodges defense of convicted French far-right icon - politico.eu

  1. ‘FREE MARINE LE PEN!’ Trump lodges defense of convicted French far-right icon  politico.eu
  2. Trump publicly backs France’s far-right figurehead Le Pen after her conviction  CNN
  3. Trump Weighs In on Marine Le Pen Conviction  The New York Times
  4. In Toulon, Le Pen's legal fightback leaves many French voters cold  Reuters
  5. Why Marine Le Pen should be allowed to run for president  The Economist

Published on 4 April 2025 | 8:57 am

Turkey eyes strategic Syria airbase in deal with Islamist regime - Ynetnews

  1. Turkey eyes strategic Syria airbase in deal with Islamist regime  Ynetnews
  2. Exclusive: Turkey wants no confrontation with Israel in Syria, foreign minister says  Reuters
  3. Israel-Turkey tensions escalate over Syria  BBC
  4. Turkey wants no confrontation with Israel in Syria, foreign minister says  The Jerusalem Post
  5. Israel Craters Runway To Keep Turkey From Taking Over Syrian Airfield  The War Zone

Published on 4 April 2025 | 8:09 am

US tourist arrested after allegedly attempting to contact ‘world’s most isolated’ tribe - CNN

  1. US tourist arrested after allegedly attempting to contact ‘world’s most isolated’ tribe  CNN
  2. U.S. tourist arrested after bringing Diet Coke to remote tribe on forbidden island where another American was killed  CBS News
  3. Attempted contact with the Sentinelese tribe  Survival International
  4. Pictured: The Tintin ‘danger tourist’ who left Coke can for world’s most isolated tribe  Yahoo
  5. US tourist arrested after visit to restricted North Sentinel island  BBC

Published on 4 April 2025 | 7:44 am

IDF kills Hamas commander Hassan Farhat in Lebanon strike - The Jerusalem Post

  1. IDF kills Hamas commander Hassan Farhat in Lebanon strike  The Jerusalem Post
  2. Israel kills a Hamas commander in Lebanon, further testing ceasefire  Reuters
  3. Israel’s Military Strikes Near Beirut, Killing at Least 4  The New York Times
  4. Surprisingly, the Lebanon-Israel Cease-Fire Is Holding  Foreign Policy
  5. IDF says it struck Hezbollah operative in south Lebanon  The Times of Israel

Published on 4 April 2025 | 7:28 am

India Parliament Passes Controversial Muslim Property Law - Bloomberg.com

  1. India Parliament Passes Controversial Muslim Property Law  Bloomberg.com
  2. Waqf Bill: India's parliament passes Muslim land bill after fierce debates  BBC
  3. House seems to have become Modi’s durbar, only his praise allowed: Congress  The Indian Express
  4. Waqf Amendment Bill, 2025: The History of Waqf in India  PIB
  5. India’s opposition says will challenge Muslim properties bill in top court  Al Jazeera

Published on 4 April 2025 | 4:22 am

U.S. Strikes in Yemen Burning Through Munitions With Limited Success - The New York Times

  1. U.S. Strikes in Yemen Burning Through Munitions With Limited Success  The New York Times
  2. Why the US is striking the Houthis in Yemen  The Hill
  3. ‘Just like that’: Yemeni families destroyed by US air strikes  Al Jazeera
  4. America steps up bombing the Houthis but lacks a clear strategy  The Economist
  5. Mounting costs, ineffectual strikes: US having little impact on Houthi threat - NYT  The Jerusalem Post

Published on 4 April 2025 | 4:01 am

South Korea court removes impeached President Yoon from office over martial law declaration - Axios

  1. South Korea court removes impeached President Yoon from office over martial law declaration  Axios
  2. South Korean court removes president from office, says he violated duties  The Washington Post
  3. South Koreans are celebrating Yoon’s impeachment, but the saga is far from over  The Guardian
  4. South Korea's president removed from office over ill-fated declaration of martial law  NPR
  5. What Is Next for Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea’s Ousted President?  The New York Times

Published on 4 April 2025 | 3:55 am

Minnesotans witness deadly drug raid at Cancun resort - kare11.com

Minnesotans witness deadly drug raid at Cancun resort  kare11.comView Full Coverage on Google News

Published on 4 April 2025 | 3:06 am

Report: Iran pulling forces out of Yemen amid intensive US airstrikes on Houthis - The Times of Israel

  1. Report: Iran pulling forces out of Yemen amid intensive US airstrikes on Houthis  The Times of Israel
  2. Iran abandons Houthis under relentless US bombardment  The Telegraph
  3. Iranian personnel leave Yemen as US strikes intensify  The Long War Journal
  4. Iran leaves Houthis to die! Makes shocking move to…, US and Israel are…  India.Com
  5. Tensions ratchet up: Iran ‘pulls military out of Yemen, abandons Houthis’  The Australian

Published on 4 April 2025 | 1:52 am

Hezbollah at crossroads after blows from war weaken group - BBC

  1. Hezbollah at crossroads after blows from war weaken group  BBC
  2. Pretending to Disarm Hezbollah Won’t Work  Foundation for Defense of Democracies
  3. Timeframe reportedly devised for disarming Hezbollah  Naharnet
  4. The Impact of Israeli Cyber Operations on Hezbollah  Arab Center Washington DC
  5. The Hezbollah Paradox  The Media Line

Published on 4 April 2025 | 12:49 am

Hungary will withdraw from ICC, government says during Netanyahu visit - The Washington Post

  1. Hungary will withdraw from ICC, government says during Netanyahu visit  The Washington Post
  2. Hungary Says It Will Exit ICC as Netanyahu Visits  The New York Times
  3. The Sordid Scandal Behind Netanyahu's Weekend Trip to See Viktor Orbán  Haaretz
  4. Presidency of the Assembly of States Parties responds to announcement of withdrawal from the Rome Statute by Hungary  | International Criminal Court
  5. Hungary: Arrest and surrender Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to the ICC  Amnesty International

Published on 4 April 2025 | 12:49 am

Russia escapes Trump Tariffs, as envoy pushes deals with Washington - NPR

  1. Russia escapes Trump Tariffs, as envoy pushes deals with Washington  NPR
  2. Russia’s Escape From Trump’s Tariffs Raises Questions  The New York Times
  3. Russia not on Trump's tariff list  BBC
  4. Trump's tariffs list is missing one big country: Russia  Axios
  5. What you should know about Trump's tariffs: How they work, would happens next for trade, jobs and the economy  NBC News

Published on 3 April 2025 | 10:02 pm

Hegseth expected to skip key meeting with allies on Ukraine support - CNN

  1. Hegseth expected to skip key meeting with allies on Ukraine support  CNN
  2. US defense secretary to skip Ramstein summit for the first time, media reports  The Kyiv Independent
  3. US Defense Boss Hegseth to Boycott Ukraine Military Support Summit for First Time Ever  Kyiv Post
  4. In first, Hegseth to skip multinational meeting on Ukraine support  Defense News
  5. France, UK ready to lead 'coalition of the willing'  Ukrinform

Published on 3 April 2025 | 8:27 pm

Israel steps up Syria strikes, says Turkey aims for 'protectorate' - Reuters

  1. Israel steps up Syria strikes, says Turkey aims for 'protectorate'  Reuters
  2. In warning to Turkey, Israel hits strategic targets in Syria amid rising tensions  Fox News
  3. Amid airstrikes, interests of Turkey and Israel clash in Syria  The Washington Post
  4. Are Israeli And Syrian Security Forces Cooperating On The Ground In Southern Syria?  i24NEWS
  5. Syria condemns Israeli strikes as tensions rise over Turkey  BBC

Published on 3 April 2025 | 7:53 pm

Dan Rather's Post About Donald Trump Is Going Mega Viral - BuzzFeed

Dan Rather's Post About Donald Trump Is Going Mega Viral  BuzzFeed

Published on 3 April 2025 | 7:40 pm

At least 27 killed in Israeli bombing of shelter in Gaza City, rescuers say - The Guardian

  1. At least 27 killed in Israeli bombing of shelter in Gaza City, rescuers say  The Guardian
  2. LIVE: More than 30 Palestinians killed by Israel as Gaza supplies run out  Al Jazeera
  3. Israeli strike on Gaza City school kills 27, health ministry says  BBC
  4. Israel Bombs UN Clinic, Killing 22, Days After Gaza Medics Found in Mass Grave  Truthout
  5. Israeli Strike Kills Dozens at Gaza City Shelter, Officials Say  The New York Times

Published on 3 April 2025 | 6:29 pm

Scientists Listened To Bonobo Calls And Found Remarkable Similarities With Human Language - IFLScience

  1. Scientists Listened To Bonobo Calls And Found Remarkable Similarities With Human Language  IFLScience
  2. ‘Uniquely human’ language capacity found in bonobos  Science | AAAS
  3. Hoots and grunts from bonobos show signs of complex communication, researchers say  NBC News
  4. Bonobos’ Complex Calls Share an Extraordinary Trait with Human Language  Scientific American
  5. Bonobos may combine words in ways previously thought unique to humans  The Guardian

Published on 3 April 2025 | 6:02 pm

CEO choked out fellow traveler for dancing barefoot in ship cocktail lounge, feds say: ‘I’ll f–king kill you’ - AOL.com

CEO choked out fellow traveler for dancing barefoot in ship cocktail lounge, feds say: ‘I’ll f–king kill you’  AOL.comView Full Coverage on Google News

Published on 3 April 2025 | 4:54 pm

Trump’s Bizarre Plan Would Deport People With Michael Jordan Tattoos - The Daily Beast

  1. Trump’s Bizarre Plan Would Deport People With Michael Jordan Tattoos  The Daily Beast
  2. The Makeup Artist Donald Trump Deported Under the Alien Enemies Act  The New Yorker
  3. Why tattoos are such an unreliable marker of gang membership  The Conversation
  4. Two women the Trump admin tried to send to El Salvador prison speak  NBC News
  5. Advocates say flawed 'checklist' targets Venezuelans for deportation under archaic wartime act  NPR

Published on 3 April 2025 | 4:22 pm

'Playing Trump for time': National security experts sound alarm on 'complete destruction' of US power - AlterNet

  1. 'Playing Trump for time': National security experts sound alarm on 'complete destruction' of US power  AlterNet
  2. Team Trump is losing World War III  The Hill
  3. Trump 'Stopped World War 3' Says Russian Envoy: Ukraine Update for April 4  Newsweek
  4. Trump administration 'stopped World War 3' from happening, Putin’s envoy says  NEWS.am
  5. Is Trump overplaying his hand?  East Anglia Bylines

Published on 3 April 2025 | 2:45 pm

‘It Had Teeth’: A 3-Year-Old Discovers Ancient Treasure in Israel - The New York Times

  1. ‘It Had Teeth’: A 3-Year-Old Discovers Ancient Treasure in Israel  The New York Times
  2. Three-year-old girl finds Canaanite seal where Bible says David battled Goliath  The Times of Israel
  3. Toddler Discovers 3,800-Year-Old Egyptian Amulet While Hiking With Her Family in Israel  Smithsonian Magazine
  4. Toddler finds stone which turns out to be 3,800-year-old artifact with Biblical background  Euronews.com
  5. 3-year-old finds ancient treasure in Israel  USA Today

Published on 3 April 2025 | 2:24 pm

Trump imposes 50% tariff on Africa’s Lesotho, the highest among nations - Al Jazeera

  1. Trump imposes 50% tariff on Africa’s Lesotho, the highest among nations  Al Jazeera
  2. ‘Only job I know’: tiny Lesotho’s garment workers reel from Trump’s 50% tariffs  The Guardian
  3. How Lesotho, South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya are hit by Donald Trump's tariffs  BBC
  4. Baffled Lesotho seeks to engage with US on 'shocking' tariffs  Reuters
  5. Trump's highest tariff will kill tiny African kingdom of Lesotho, economist says  NBC News

Published on 3 April 2025 | 2:16 pm

South Africa budget crisis: Is Government of National Unity (GNU) between ANC and DA about to fall apart? - BBC

  1. South Africa budget crisis: Is Government of National Unity (GNU) between ANC and DA about to fall apart?  BBC
  2. South African budget passes first test but path ahead still unclear  Reuters
  3. SA has 'a lot to lose' if GNU collapses, business tells Ramaphosa and Steenhuisen  News24
  4. Power without the Democratic Alliance - here’s a possible new GNU  Daily Maverick
  5. SAfrica passes contentious budget without ANC securing top coalition partner’s support  Semafor

Published on 3 April 2025 | 1:56 pm

The Lamps Are Going Out Around Us - The Bulwark

  1. The Lamps Are Going Out Around Us  The Bulwark
  2. US Is Losing the Contest to Divide the World to Russia, China  Bloomberg.com
  3. Disdain for allies will lose US its global grip  The Times
  4. Independent Thinking: Can Europe replace the US as a global power?  Chatham House
  5. The New “Washington Dissensus” & the Uncertain Future of Global Economic Leadership  The China-Global South Project

Published on 3 April 2025 | 1:28 pm

Thais outraged by expensive furniture for now-collapsed Bangkok tower - South China Morning Post

  1. Thais outraged by expensive furniture for now-collapsed Bangkok tower  South China Morning Post
  2. The Tower That Crumbled in Thailand Tells a Wider Tale About Myanmar  WSJ
  3. Bangkok Building Collapse Leads to Scrutiny of Chinese Company  The New York Times
  4. Thai official sees "something suspicious" in quake toppling Bangkok tower  Yahoo
  5. Collapse site rescuers hear faint calls for help  Bangkok Post

Published on 3 April 2025 | 11:39 am

The Gaza paramedic killings: a visual timeline - The Guardian

  1. The Gaza paramedic killings: a visual timeline  The Guardian
  2. Palestinian aid workers likely shot ‘execution style’, forensic expert says  Al Jazeera
  3. Israeli troops killed 15 Palestinian medics and buried them in a mass grave, UN says  AP News
  4. Survivor challenges Israeli account of attack on Gaza paramedics  BBC
  5. UN rights chief warns of increasing risk of atrocity crimes in Gaza  UN News

Published on 3 April 2025 | 11:32 am

The Nicene Creed: an expression of Christian identity - Vatican News

  1. The Nicene Creed: an expression of Christian identity  Vatican News
  2. Vatican releases document to mark 1,700th anniversary of First Council of Nicaea  Catholic News Agency
  3. Nicaea anniversary inspires faith, strengthens mission, theologians say  National Catholic Reporter
  4. International Theological Commission marks 170th anniversary of Council of Nicaea  Crux | Taking the Catholic Pulse
  5. 'We believe in one God ...' Malone University lecture series to examine Nicene Creed  Canton Repository

Published on 3 April 2025 | 10:00 am

Thousands of Haitians take to streets to protest surging gang violence - Reuters

  1. Thousands of Haitians take to streets to protest surging gang violence  Reuters
  2. Haiti taking more steps against gangs after thousands of protesters demand security  AP News
  3. Haiti gangs storm town and release 500 inmates from jail  BBC
  4. Haiti Doesn’t Make Guns. So How Are Gangs Awash in Them?  The New York Times
  5. ‘We are at war’: Why Haiti’s leaders are turning to a rogue brigade to help fight gangs  Miami Herald

Published on 3 April 2025 | 2:17 am





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