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Ukraine aid back on US agenda – but still at mercy of unruly Republicans
Speaker Mike Johnson averted government shutdown but faces far-right threat of removal over $60bn national security package. With the government funding fight resolved, the US House of Representatives is expected to soon turn to a long-stalled ...The Guardian - World - Ukraine -
‘Harkens back to the Aids quilt’: using art as protest for the trans community
With an increase in US anti-trans legislation, this year’s Transgender Day of Visibility will see impactful art and a drive to validate a powerful community. Since its inception in 2009, Transgender Day of Visibility – which occurs every year on ...The Guardian - World -
Authoritarians Threaten Journalists Around the Globe
More than 520 reporters are locked up around the world, reflecting rising pressure on independent media.The Wall Street Journal - World -
From Russia, Elaborate Tales of Fake Journalists
As the Ukraine war grinds on, the Kremlin has created increasingly complex fabrications online to discredit Ukraine’s leader and undercut aid. Some have a Hollywood-style plot twist.The New York Times - Tech - Russia -
Detained: The heartbreaking ordeal of journalist Alsu Kurmasheva
Alsu Kurmasheva, an American-Russian journalist working for Radio Free Europe-Radio Liberty, was visiting her mother in Russia when authorities there confiscated her passports and jailed her. Kurmasheva faces charges that could lead to years of ...CBS News - World -
French budget deficit overshoots target to hit 5.5%
Finance minister says nation needs ‘wake-up call’ on excessive spendingFinancial Times - World - France -
The French face of the Paris Olympics is hiding in plain sight
For now, Léon Marchand walks in relative anonymity around campus at Arizona State. Come July, he'll be the face of the 2024 Summer Olympics.Yahoo Sports - Sports - France -
Nigerian pupils taken in mass abduction freed
Gunmen rode through the school in Kuriga in north-western Nigeria seizing children as young as eight.BBC News - Top stories - Nigeria -
Australian freed after spending 30 hours in drain
The man said he had gotten stuck while looking for his phone, but police say he fled a crime scene.BBC News - Top stories - Australia -
Germany, freed from weight of expectation, are ready to fly
The Euro 2024 hosts have not won a knockout game in eight years, but might just be set for a resurgence.ESPN - Sports -
Husband of U.S. journalist detained in Russia: "I'm not going to give up"
Alsu Kurmasheva, an American-Russian journalist, was visiting her mother in Russia when authorities confiscated her passports and jailed her - an act one NGO calls "state-sponsored hostage-taking."CBS News - World -
Russia extends journalist Evan Gershkovich's detention after nearly a year
A Moscow court on Tuesday extended the pretrial detention for The Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich until the end of June. After hearing from prosecutors, Gershkovich's detention was extended until June 30, according to state-run news ...The Hill - Politics - Russia -
An imprisoned journalist in Belarus designated a political prisoner by a leading rights group
A prominent journalist in Belarus has been designated a political prisoner by the country’s leading human rights groupABC News - World -
How American Journalists Kept Going as the Months Piled Up in a Foreign Prison
As Evan Gershkovich’s detainment hits the one-year mark, formerly imprisoned journalists recall their struggle: “What have I missed? And why?”The Wall Street Journal - World -
French flair, famous wins and landmark caps - Six Nations best bits
Watch the top moments from the Women's Six Nations first week in 2024, as England thrash Italy, Scotland record a famous win in Wales and Marlie Packer gets her 100th cap.BBC News - Top stories -
Aya Nakamura, French-Malian Singer, Is Caught in Olympic Storm
Aya Nakamura’s music is one of France’s top cultural exports. But reports that she might perform at the Paris Games have prompted fierce debates over identity and language.The New York Times - World -
French lawmakers are weighing a bill banning all types of hair discrimination
Lawmakers in France’s lower house of parliament have approved a bill that would ban discrimination over the texture, length, color or style of someone’s hairABC News - World -
French parliament backs bill to stop hair discrimination against black women
Draft law, which also affects redheads, blond people, and those with dreadlocks now goes to senate. France’s lower house of parliament has backed a bill banning discrimination based on hairstyle, colour or texture, in a “historic” move supporters ...The Guardian - World -
French lawmakers condemn 'bloody and murderous' 1961 massacre of Algerian protesters
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Nearly 300 abducted schoolchildren in northwest Nigeria freed after two weeks
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Kuriga kidnap: Nigerian pupils taken in mass abduction freed
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More than 130 kidnapped children freed in northern Nigeria
Release of pupils snatched in Kaduna state is a boost for Bola Tinubu’s governmentFinancial Times - World - Nigeria -
Volkswagen workers to vote on union representation in April
Volkswagen workers at a Chattanooga, Tenn., plant will hold a union election between April 17 and 19, United Auto Workers announced on Monday. The landmark vote could make the VW facility the UAW’s first major win since a strike led to a new ...The Hill - Politics -
Road workers facing knives, machetes and guns
Highway workers are having to "dive for cover" after being threatened by drivers over lane closures.BBC News - Top stories -
The DOJ is investigating dozens of threats against election workers
The Department of Justice is investigating dozens of threats made to election workers, federal officials said Monday, and has charged 20 individuals so far.NBC News - Politics -
Suicide Bomber Kills 5 Chinese Workers in Pakistan
The assault comes amid a spate of terror attacks in Pakistan, as the country’s faltering ties to the Taliban affect regional security.The New York Times - World - Pakistan -
Ketamine Therapy Offers Hope for This Emergency Worker
Rob C., a firefighter in Idaho, undergoes psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy in an attempt to address his PTSD.The New York Times - Top stories -
Care worker migrant surge 'should've been obvious'
The former independent borders watchdog has criticised the Home Office's approach foreign care staff and airport security.BBC News - Top stories -
Recovery efforts continue for Baltimore bridge workers
Officials are continuing efforts to recover six workers who are presumed dead in the Baltimore bridge collapse. CBS News' Kris Van Cleave and Caitlin Huey-Burns have the latest.CBS News - Top stories -
Construction worker remembers victims of Key Bridge collapse
A last-minute shift change may have saved the life of a construction worker who was originally scheduled to fil potholes on the Key Bridge when it collapsed. Nicole Sganga shares his story.CBS News - Top stories -
Student Aid March Madness
Biden’s Fafsa rewrite keeps getting worse, if that’s possible. Thank Richard Cordray.The Wall Street Journal - World - March Madness -
Is Ukraine aid finally moving?
Bold steps in the next several months could equip Ukraine to make major gains in a 2025 offensive. Only major Ukrainian gains on the battlefield can persuade Moscow to back off its current objective of establishing political control in Ukraine.The Hill - Politics - Ukraine -
Six Russian journalists have been detained by authorities. They include one who covered Navalny
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Russian police detain journalist who filmed last video of Alexei Navalny alive
Rights groups say Antonina Favorskaya is accused of links to Alexei Navalny’s ‘extremist organisation’ and is one of six journalists held this month. A journalist who filmed the last video of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny before he ...The Guardian - World - Russia -
Co-workers worry about missing colleagues in bridge collapse
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said an unknown number of workers were doing repairs on the Baltimore bridge when it was hit. At least six people are missing, authorities said.NBC News - Top stories -
‘Beer louts with unhealthy diets’: why British cooking still hasn’t won over the French
While UK gastronomy is finally being praised worldwide, France ranked it 60th out of 60 nations in new global survey. British cooking is finally starting to be recognised around the world. But try telling the French that. For them, la cuisine ...The Guardian - World -
Revealed: UK-funded French forces putting migrants’ lives at risk with small-boat tactics
Exclusive: newly obtained footage and leaked documents show how a ‘mass casualty event’ could arise from aggressive tactics employed by border forces. French police funded by the UK government have endangered the lives of vulnerable migrants by ...The Guardian - World -
Paris waiters race through the streets to celebrate French capital's life and soul ahead of Olympics
The resurrection of the waitering race after a 13-year hiatus is part of Paris’ efforts to bask in the Olympic spotlight and put its best foot forward for its first Summer Games in 100 years.NBC News - Top stories - France -
French PM backs school head who faced death threats after Muslim veil row
Gabriel Attal says state will file a complaint against student over accusation against principal who had to resign for his safety. The French prime minister, Gabriel Attal, has defended French secularism following the resignation of a Paris school ...The Guardian - World - France -
Nearly 300 abducted schoolchildren in northwest Nigeria freed after over two weeks in captivity
Nearly 300 kidnapped Nigerian schoolchildren have been released, local officials said Sunday, more than two weeks after the children were seized from their school in the northwestern state of Kaduna and marched into the forests.NBC News - Top stories