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World Israeli settlers attacked and beat Hamdan Ballal, one of the Palestinian co-directors of the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land on Monday in the occupied West Bank before he was detained by the Israeli military, according to one of his fellow directors and other witnesses. Israeli military says it detained 3 PalestiniansContinue Reading

Top national security officials for U.S. President Donald Trump, including his defence secretary and vice-president, texted about war plans for upcoming military strikes in Yemen to a group chat in a secure messaging app that included the editor-in-chief for The Atlantic, the magazine reported in a story posted online Monday. Brian Hughes,Continue Reading

World It appears some key industries facing the threat of new U.S. tariffs may be spared from President Donald Trump’s next shot in his global trade war — at least for the moment.  White House official lowers expectations around new sectoral tariffs starting April 2 Katie Simpson · CBC News ·Continue Reading

World Japan’s official cherry blossom spotters on Monday confirmed the first blooming of the country’s favourite flower, declaring the official start of the festive season in the Japanese capital. The opening was 5 days earlier than last year, according to Japan’s official cherry blossom spottersThe Associated Press · Posted: MarContinue Reading

World South Korea’s Constitutional Court reinstated Prime Minister Han Duck-soo’s powers on Monday, the latest twist in the country’s recent turbulent politics after his impeachment as acting president nearly three months ago. Han had stepped in after Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached over martial law declarationThomson Reuters · Posted: MarContinue Reading

World A weak and frail Pope Francis left the hospital on Sunday after surviving a five-week, life-threatening bout of pneumonia, giving a thumbs up to an adoring crowd and taking a detour to go pray at a Rome-area church before returning home to the Vatican. Doctors say pontiff should notContinue Reading

World Egypt has put forward a new proposal aimed at restoring the Gaza ceasefire deal, security sources told Reuters on Monday, as Palestinian health authorities said Israeli strikes have killed at least 65 people in the enclave in the past 24 hours. At least 400 women and children killed in Israeli strikesContinue Reading

World On Tuesday, following a 42-day ceasefire in Gaza, Israel began a bombing campaign that effectively crumbled the deal. Feroze Sidhwa, a doctor from California, was jolted awake and into a day of trying to save lives Within minutes of airstrikes jolting him awake, Feroze Sidhwa was treating its victimsContinue Reading

Hello, royal watchers. This is your regular dose of royal news and analysis. Reading this online? Sign up here to get this delivered to your inbox. The signs can be small. And subtle. And not formally or publicly acknowledged. But those who watch King Charles closely see an increase over the last littleContinue Reading