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- The Gaza Strip mourns its dead after protest is met with bullets
- Tesla car that crashed and killed driver was running on Autopilot, firm says
- Florida school shooting survivors march on unfazed by personal attacks
- Foreign Office considers Russian consular access to Yulia Skripal
- Fox News host Laura Ingraham takes week off after David Hogg comments
- Jihadist 'Beatles' complain they will not be given fair trial
- 'Haunting' school shooter drills become the new normal in US schools
- Trump again attacks Amazon's postal service deal despite official findings
- Malala Yousafzai visits hometown for first time since Taliban shooting
- Sierra Leone begins voting in presidential runoff election
- North Korea smuggling: dozens of ships and companies blacklisted by UN
- The 20 photographs of the week
- 'Never again': how 11-year old Naomi Wadler became a rallying voice of black protest
- Royal Air Force centenary: born amid the thunders of battle - archive, 1918
- 'Heavy burden': Russian governor resigns over Siberia mall fire that killed 64
- 'Dialogue of the deaf'? Iran deal talks persist as Trump looks poised to kill it
- The logo that shows if your Easter eggs were made by child labour
- Stephon Clark family joins hundreds in Sacramento for fifth day of protest
- When nature says 'Enough!': the river that appeared overnight in Argentina
- 'Splendid' fireball: China's Tiangong-1 space lab to hit Earth on Monday
- Jocelyn Newman: former Howard government minister dies at 80
- The youth protest movement is bringing me calm in a time of chaos | Jessica Valenti
- Gaza-Israel border calm one day after deadly protests – video
- Malala Yousafzai returns to Pakistan hometown for first time – video
| The Gaza Strip mourns its dead after protest is met with bullets Posted: 31 Mar 2018 10:47 AM PDT Day of funerals and anger in wake of Israeli sniper fire as Palestinians demand 'revenge' The Gaza Strip is reeling from the bloodiest episode in years after Israeli forces killed more than a dozen people during demonstrations near the frontier. Gazans had gathered as part of a "Great March of Return" protest demanding refugees and their descendants be allowed to return to their ancestral homes in Israel. It was the start of a six-week sit-in, and was advertised as a peaceful protest, expected to continue until 15 May when Palestinians commemorate the roughly 700,000 people who either fled or were expelled from their homes in the war surrounding Israel's creation in 1948. As Israeli snipers opened fire, it quickly turned into bloody chaos. Continue reading... |
| Tesla car that crashed and killed driver was running on Autopilot, firm says Posted: 31 Mar 2018 11:40 AM PDT
Tesla has said a car that crashed in California last week, killing its driver, was operating on Autopilot. Related: Exclusive: Arizona governor and Uber kept self-driving program secret, emails reveal Continue reading... |
| Florida school shooting survivors march on unfazed by personal attacks Posted: 31 Mar 2018 04:00 AM PDT In the week since the March for Our Lives student activists have rebuffed claims of a secret plan to repeal the second amendment In the week since they organized a worldwide protest against gun violence, student survivors of the shooting in Parkland, Florida, have faced personal attacks and accusations that they want to repeal the second amendment. Related: 'Haunting' school shooter drills become the new normal in US schools Continue reading... |
| Foreign Office considers Russian consular access to Yulia Skripal Posted: 31 Mar 2018 05:17 AM PDT Announcement regarding daughter of poisoned spy comes amid row over search of Russian aircraft by British authorities The Foreign Office has said it is considering Russia's request for consular access to Yulia Skripal as a fresh row develops over why British authorities searched a Russian aircraft travelling from Moscow to London on Friday. Russia's transport ministry said it would demand an official explanation from the UK government for why a Russian Aeroflot passenger plane was searched by authorities at Heathrow on Friday, and threatened "similar actions" against British Airways planes in Russia. Continue reading... |
| Fox News host Laura Ingraham takes week off after David Hogg comments Posted: 31 Mar 2018 09:45 AM PDT
The Fox News host Laura Ingraham announced late on Friday that she would take the next week off, after 11 advertisers dropped her show over her mockery of a teenage survivor of the Florida school shooting. Related: Florida school shooting survivors march on unfazed by personal attacks Continue reading... |
| Jihadist 'Beatles' complain they will not be given fair trial Posted: 31 Mar 2018 06:52 AM PDT British pair refuse to address allegations they were part of Isis cell that beheaded hostages Two British militants believed to have been part of an Islamic State cell notorious for beheading hostages in Syria have complained they will not be given a fair trial. The men, along with two other British jihadists, allegedly made up the Isis cell nicknamed "the Beatles" by surviving captives because of their English accents. Continue reading... |
| 'Haunting' school shooter drills become the new normal in US schools Posted: 31 Mar 2018 04:00 AM PDT 'How is this going to help us?' a teacher asks as versions of this ritual are now stitched into the fabric of the American educational system The gunshots came from upstairs, pop-pop-pop, and Lindsay Aikman's heart thumped faster and faster. The school's public address system announced an active shooter. Related: Florida school shooting survivors march on unfazed by personal attacks Continue reading... |
| Trump again attacks Amazon's postal service deal despite official findings Posted: 31 Mar 2018 09:31 AM PDT
Donald Trump again attacked Amazon on Saturday, calling the online retailer's business deal with the US Postal Service a money-losing agreement. Related: Trump lashes out at Amazon and sends stocks tumbling Continue reading... |
| Malala Yousafzai visits hometown for first time since Taliban shooting Posted: 31 Mar 2018 03:02 AM PDT Nobel peace prize laureate visited Pakistani town of Mingora, where she was shot by militants in 2012 Malala Yousafzai has visited her hometown Mingora for the first time since she was shot on a school bus by a Taliban militant in 2012. Yousafzai and her parents landed in an army helicopter at a cadet school near the Swat Valley town in north-west Pakistan on Saturday morning. |
| Sierra Leone begins voting in presidential runoff election Posted: 31 Mar 2018 03:28 AM PDT Lower turnout reported amid tight security in election that had been delayed by legal challenge Polls have opened in Sierra Leone's runoff presidential election. Voting is peaceful and the turnout is lower than in the first round on 7 March. Security is tight in the west African nation. Continue reading... |
| North Korea smuggling: dozens of ships and companies blacklisted by UN Posted: 30 Mar 2018 07:01 PM PDT Security council action increases pressure on Pyongyang ahead of planned meetings with South Korea and US The UN security council has blacklisted dozens of ships and shipping companies involved in smuggling oil and coal in and out of North Korea. The security council's North Korea sanctions committee on Friday acted on a request by the US, took action against 21 shipping companies – including five based in China – 15 North Korean ships, 12 non-North Korean ships and a Taiwanese man. |
| The 20 photographs of the week Posted: 31 Mar 2018 01:00 AM PDT The March for Our Lives, Black Lives Matter and the Kemerovo disaster – the week captured by the world's best photojournalists Continue reading... |
| 'Never again': how 11-year old Naomi Wadler became a rallying voice of black protest Posted: 31 Mar 2018 05:09 AM PDT After making a global impact at the March for Our Lives last weekend, Naomi Wadler and her mother retreated to a beach house. They spoke to the Guardian about activism and gun deaths When 11-year-old Naomi Wadler gave a speech at last weekend's March for Our Lives in Washington about the importance of remembering the lives of black women and girls lost to gun violence, the reaction was intense and immediate. Related: 'Haunting' school shooter drills become the new normal in US schools Continue reading... |
| Royal Air Force centenary: born amid the thunders of battle - archive, 1918 Posted: 01 Apr 2018 01:15 AM PDT How the Guardian and the Observer reported the birth of the RAF 100 years ago On 1 April 1918, the RAF was formed, becoming a new branch of the British military. It was created by the merging of the Royal Naval Air Service and the Royal Flying Corps, ending an old rivalry. |
| 'Heavy burden': Russian governor resigns over Siberia mall fire that killed 64 Posted: 31 Mar 2018 11:51 PM PDT Aman Tuleyev, governor of Kemerovo region says move is 'the only right choice' Aman Tuleyev, the longtime governor of Russia's Kemerovo region where a huge shopping mall fire killed at least 64 people last weekend, has resigned. "I submitted my resignation letter to the Russian president," he said in a three-minute video address released by his office on Sunday. Continue reading... |
| 'Dialogue of the deaf'? Iran deal talks persist as Trump looks poised to kill it Posted: 31 Mar 2018 10:00 PM PDT Europe and Iran are talking but John Bolton and Mike Pompeo are against the nuclear pact. A 12 May deadline looms Donald Trump loves the drama and tension of an ultimatum. It appeals to the ringmaster in him. The former reality show star revels in having the whole world hold its breath in anticipation of his next announcement. Related: John Bolton: foreign policy radical who backs war with Iran and North Korea Continue reading... |
| The logo that shows if your Easter eggs were made by child labour Posted: 31 Mar 2018 06:04 PM PDT Nearly 70% of world's cocoa comes from Ivory Coast and Ghana where there are millions of child labourers Have you ever wondered where the cocoa in your Easter eggs comes from? Australians eat a huge amount of chocolate every Easter without knowing the cocoa in that chocolate may have come from farms in west Africa that rely on child labour, and possibly human trafficking. Continue reading... |
| Stephon Clark family joins hundreds in Sacramento for fifth day of protest Posted: 31 Mar 2018 10:52 PM PDT Pathologist's finding that six bullets entered unarmed black man's body from behind helps fuel latest demonstrations The family of Stephon Clark joined hundreds of people at a peaceful rally on Saturday to renew calls for police reform nearly two weeks after the 22-year-old, unarmed black man was killed by Sacramento officers. Related: Stephon Clark was facing away from police when they shot him, lawyer says Continue reading... |
| When nature says 'Enough!': the river that appeared overnight in Argentina Posted: 31 Mar 2018 11:00 PM PDT A new watercourse is playing havoc with farmland and roads and even threatening a city – but also highlights the potential cost of the country's dependence on soya beans Continue reading... |
| 'Splendid' fireball: China's Tiangong-1 space lab to hit Earth on Monday Posted: 31 Mar 2018 11:48 PM PDT Wayward space station finally set to re-enter atmosphere, with debris landing anywhere between New Zealand and midwest US A defunct Chinese space laboratory is set to become a "splendid" meteor shower as it re-enters Earth's atmosphere on Monday, Chinese authorities maintain. Hitting speeds of over 26,000km an hour before disintegrating, the Tiangong-1 is expected to make an uncontrolled earthbound plunge on Monday Beijing time, China's Manned Space Agency said on Sunday – an estimate roughly in line with European Space Agency projections. Continue reading... |
| Jocelyn Newman: former Howard government minister dies at 80 Posted: 31 Mar 2018 08:58 PM PDT The mother of Queensland's former premier Campbell Newman had a reputation as a tough-talking Tasmanian senator The former Howard government minister Jocelyn Newman has died at the age of 80, after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease. The Newman family said she died peacefully at Berry on the NSW south coast on Sunday morning. Continue reading... |
| The youth protest movement is bringing me calm in a time of chaos | Jessica Valenti Posted: 31 Mar 2018 07:00 AM PDT It's been a week since the march, and I'm still overwhelmed with gratitude for young people and their ability to organize The Week in Patriarchy is a weekly roundup of what's happening in the world of feminism and sexism. If you're not already receiving it by email, make sure to subscribe. Continue reading... |
| Gaza-Israel border calm one day after deadly protests – video Posted: 31 Mar 2018 08:09 AM PDT The Gaza-Israel border was relatively calm on Saturday, a day after tens of thousands Palestinian protesters gathered and Israeli soldiers shot 773 people, killing at least 15, according to the Palestinian ministry of health. The ministry said that Gaza hospitals were running low on blood and overstretched by the huge number of wounded after one of the enclave's bloodiest days outside of open war. Continue reading... |
| Malala Yousafzai returns to Pakistan hometown for first time – video Posted: 31 Mar 2018 05:43 AM PDT Malala Yousafzai has visited her hometown of Mingora for the first time since she was shot on a school bus by a Taliban militant in 2012. Yousafzai and her parents landed in an army helicopter at a cadet school near the Swat Valley town in north-west Pakistan on Saturday morning. Continue reading... |
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