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Sneakers Become Art With a Traditional Japanese Sewing Skill
A traditional Japanese sewing technique called sashiko, taught to victims of a 2011 disaster, has sparked a business creating distinctive footwear.The New York Times - 5d -
Israel orders evacuation of Rafah as it steps up offensive
Civilians told to flee to ‘humanitarian area’ as aid groups warn of worsening disaster in GazaFinancial Times - 4d -
Inside Mandalay: BBC joins rescuers searching for earthquake dead in Myanmar
The BBC’s Yogita Limaye is the first foreign journalist to enter the country since the disaster struck.BBC News - 1d -
Tornadoes Sweep Across the South and Midwest, Killing at Least 7
After hail, heavy rains and more than 30 tornadoes drenched the region, officials warned that a “generational flooding” disaster was possible.The New York Times - 10h -
38 Londres Street: On Impunity, Pinochet in England and a Nazi in Patagonia by Philippe Sands review – war crimes revisited
In the final part of a bravura trilogy detailing the struggle to bring war criminals to account, Sands tracks a former SS commander to Chile, where he found a friend in Augusto Pinochet. This is ...The Guardian - 4d -
'Star Wars' actor Alden Ehrenreich's mission to make L.A. a 'theater city' involves a 119-year-old trolley station
'Star Wars' actor Alden Ehrenreich bought a historic trolley station in Cypress Park and transformed it into a hub for artistic work and creativity, with the goal of making L.A. a 'theater city.'Los Angeles Times - 4d -
Chinese official visits Moscow as Russia, Ukraine discuss Trump's proposal to end war
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is headed to Moscow for talks with his counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, as Russia and Ukraine discuss U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to end the warABC News - 3d -
A Kremlin official says Russia sees efforts to end Ukraine war as a drawn-out process
A Kremlin spokesman says Russia views efforts to end its three-year war with Ukraine as “a drawn-out process,” after U.S. President Donald Trump expressed frustration with the two countries’ ...ABC News - 3d -
Trump prepares to unveil reciprocal tariffs as markets brace amid trade war fears
President promises he will be ‘very kind’ but critics warn his strategy risks triggering chain reaction and global trade war. As Donald Trump prepared to unveil a swathe of reciprocal tariffs, ...The Guardian - 3d -
Some Republicans ask for tariff exemptions and express concern over Trump trade war
A number of congressional Republicans are publicly voicing concern over the potential for a prolonged trade war and its effect on American farmers as President Donald Trump prepares to announce a ...NBC News - 3d -
The world is missing out on the real Yemen: we are not just war, headlines or suffering | Nada Al-Saqaf
After a decade of conflict, loss is constant, as is fear for our children’s future. But we are more than this. A decade of war in Yemen has left us in a place we never could have imagined. Our ...The Guardian - 2d -
Gender pay gap widens at big Whitehall departments
Changes are despite overall narrowing in amount men in civil service are paid over women colleaguesFinancial Times - 7h -
Myanmar junta accused of blocking aid for earthquake victims as airstrikes continue
Doctors helping with aftermath of disaster and UN special rapporteur say aid is disappearing or being blocked in some areas. Aftermath of the Myanmar earthquake – a visual guide Myanmar’s ...The Guardian - 2d -
Russia’s war economy fuels rustbelt revival
Shops, restaurants and gyms are popping up in historically poor areas which serve as recruiting pools for Moscow’s armyFinancial Times - 5d -
Germany decides to leave history in the past and prepare for war
Russian aggression and US isolationism push a once hesitant Germany to invest heavily in defence.BBC News - 4d -
How loose lips and fingertips sink war plans
The first question is, why did this happen and what are the immediate and longer-term consequences?The Hill - 3d -
How a $1.4tn Trump trade war could unfold
Econometric study models global fallout from tariff retaliation, including dramatic rise in US pricesFinancial Times - 3d -
Putin Keeps Pushing, With Trump and in Ukraine War
The Russian leader’s drones are deluging Ukrainian cities, while his negotiating tactics test the patience of the friendliest White House he has faced in decades.The New York Times - 3d -
How aid becomes a weapon in Myanmar's war zone
Rescue and relief workers seeking access to some of the worst quake-hit areas are being blocked by the military.BBC News - 1d -
The Papers: 'World faces economic war' and 'TikTok talks'
Most of Thursday's front pages lead on Trump announcing universal 10% tariffs on all imports into the US.BBC News - 1d -
The world’s tiniest nations targeted in Trump’s trade war
The ‘mountain kingdom’ of Lesotho joins Pacific island Nauru on list of countries hit with punishing US tariffsFinancial Times - 21h -
Israel Shifts Goal Posts in Gaza War
In pressing forward with its assault on the territory, Israel hopes to squeeze Hamas into releasing the remaining hostages. But other objectives have emerged.The New York Times - 17h -
The war hero inspiring Fin Baxter’s meteoric rise
When profiling a player, you will ask a coach or family member at what point they realised the player was special and you are typically told a story about a length-of-the-field try or a ...Yahoo Sports - 1h -
Stocks Plunge Again as Trade War Intensifies
Markets reflected investors’ continued worries about the economic disruption of President Trump’s trade policies and retaliation by major trading partners. U.S. stocks are poised to open sharply ...The New York Times - 27m -
Americans are beginning to fear dissent. That’s exactly what Trump wants | Robert Reich
Attacks on the pillars of civil society are chilling speech. But American democracy was built on criticism. I was talking recently to a friend who’s a professor at Columbia University about what’s ...The Guardian - 3d -
What Lady Vols McDonald's All-American 2025 signees say they'll be bringing to Tennessee
Lady Vols basketball 2025 signees Mia Pauldo, Deniya Prawl and Jaida Civil are all playing in Tuesday's McDonald's All-American game.Yahoo Sports - 3d -
A Mysterious Group Says Its Mission Is to Expose Antisemitic Students
Civil rights advocates say Canary Mission is doxxing critics of Israel and providing a possible road map for immigration agents as they sweep up students in a campus crackdown.The New York Times - 2d -
ACLU sues National Institutes of Health for 'ideological purge' of research projects
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit Wednesday alleging that the National Institutes of Health has conducted an “ongoing ideological purge of critical research projects” that violates ...NBC News - 1d -
New York County Clerk Blocks Texas Court Filing Against Doctor Over Abortion Pills
The showdown catapults the interstate abortion wars to a new level.The New York Times - Mar. 27 -
What's in Trump's sweeping new tariff plan?
The fresh round of tariffs escalated a global trade war.ABC News - 1d -
Inside the Chernobyl exclusion zone (2014) | 60 Minutes Archive
In 2014, almost 30 years after the nuclear power plant disaster, Bob Simon went to the Chernobyl exclusion zone to report on the cleanup there. Chernobyl has become a focal point of Russia's ...CBS News - 3d -
Myanmar earthquake: China and others step into aid gap left by Trump cuts
US president accused of blowing up country’s ability to respond to disasters by removing funding. As aid from China, Russia, India and the UK begins to flow into Myanmar, there is a conspicuous gap ...The Guardian - 3d -
Browns owner admits team are in a hole after ‘big swing and miss’ on Deshaun Watson
Team gave controversial QB $230m contract Watson has been a disaster on and off the field Cleveland Browns co-owner Jimmy Haslam has admitted his team’s controversial decision to acquire ...The Guardian - 3d -
What Is Signal, the App Involved in a War Plans Security Breach?
The app, which was introduced in 2014 and has hundreds of millions of users, is widely viewed as the safest messaging tool because of its encryption technology.The New York Times - Mar. 26 -
Brazil in ‘privileged’ position to withstand trade war, says finance minister
Fernando Haddad maintains commodity exporter’s links to China, US and EU will shield it from protectionismFinancial Times - 5d -
Hegseth says US is setting up a ‘war-fighting’ base in Japan
Trump’s defence secretary uses Tokyo trip to call for a strengthening of the deterrence against ChinaFinancial Times - 5d
