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- Syria crisis: US concerned military strike would 'escalate out of control'
- Iran reiterates support for Syria in face of 'foreign aggression'
- ICC prosecutes Islamist militant on groundbreaking gender-based charges
- Ring: Amazon aids smart home push by closing video-doorbell firm deal
- National Enquirer paid doorman $30,000 to keep quiet about Trump affair rumor
- Canadians don hockey jerseys to honor 16 killed in bus crash
- New satellite to spot planet-warming industrial methane leaks
- Eleven lions die at Ugandan national park in suspected poisoning
- Canada: rescue dog shot dead after escaping from plane on to airport runway
- Mexican drug kingpin behind DEA murder added to FBI most-wanted list
- Muslim rape-murder case in India disrupted by Hindu groups
- Catalan academic's lawyer accuses Spain of abusing legal process
- Use inheritance tax to tackle inequality of wealth, says OECD
- Open racism and slurs are fine to post on Reddit, says CEO
- 'Sleepwalking into the future': readers' responses to Australian cities week
- 'The best in the world': a love letter to Australia's public pools
- Liverpool protest held over withdrawal of Alfie Evans' life support
- Trump would reconsider TPP trade pact on 'better' terms – business live
- Syria crisis: Corbyn accuses May of waiting for Trump's instructions – live
- DRC snubs aid conference, saying crisis is exaggerated
- Comey book likens Trump to mafia boss 'untethered to truth'
- Canadian town's effort to rename 'Swastika Trail' street goes to court
- Philippines: Duterte threatens to arrest International Criminal Court prosecutor
- Design of national energy guarantee revealed, but key details omitted
- Daycare helps construction workers in Mumbai build a future for children | Priti Salian
- Penny Mordaunt on Britain's big plan to save the world
- Penny Mordaunt hails UK aid as a shield against crime, poverty and terrorism
- Retaliatory strikes in Syria: where do various countries stand?
- Syria: what is 'deconfliction' and what form might US strikes take?
- Trump's tweets run far ahead of US military's readiness to hit Syria | Peter Beaumont
- How world's first electrified road charges moving vehicles – video
- Street pools and punk spirit – Thursday's photo highlights
| Syria crisis: US concerned military strike would 'escalate out of control' Posted: 12 Apr 2018 03:49 PM PDT James Mattis says he is still seeking evidence in chemical weapons attack while France says Bashar al-Assad government is responsible James Mattis, the US defense secretary, has said Washington is still looking for evidence on who carried out Saturday's chemical weapons attack in Damascus and that his main concern about a military response was how to stop it "escalating out of control". Related: France has evidence Assad regime used chemical weapons in Syria, says Macron – live Continue reading... |
| Iran reiterates support for Syria in face of 'foreign aggression' Posted: 12 Apr 2018 06:53 AM PDT Senior aide to Iranian supreme leader visits eastern Ghouta and meets Bashar al-Assad Tehran has said that it will stand by Bashar al-Assad in the event of a US-led strike, as a senior adviser to the Iranian supreme leader met the Syrian president in Damascus on Thursday. Ali Akbar Velayati, a top foreign policy aide to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, visited eastern Ghouta earlier in the week and rejected claims that the Syrian government was behind Saturday's suspected chemical attack in the town of Douma. Continue reading... |
| ICC prosecutes Islamist militant on groundbreaking gender-based charges Posted: 12 Apr 2018 04:16 AM PDT Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud accused of forcing Malian women into sexual slavery The international criminal court in the Hague has launched a potentially groundbreaking new prosecution for the crime of persecution on the grounds of gender, seeking a lengthy jail sentence for an Islamist militant accused of forcing hundreds of women into sexual slavery. Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud, 40, was transferred to the court's custody earlier this month from Mali, where he had been held by local authorities for more than a year. Continue reading... |
| Ring: Amazon aids smart home push by closing video-doorbell firm deal Posted: 12 Apr 2018 07:24 AM PDT Retailer celebrates by slashing prices on smart doorbells, while deal includes transfer of customer data to company Amazon's reported $1bn acquisition of video-doorbell maker Ring has closed, giving the company a significant lead over rival Google in the potentially lucrative home security market. The deal, announced in February and closed today, means Amazon now owns a leader in DIY video security systems. Ring makes popular wireless doorbells with cameras and a range of home security cameras, recently launching a wireless home security system with keypads, contact sensors and motion detectors. Continue reading... |
| National Enquirer paid doorman $30,000 to keep quiet about Trump affair rumor Posted: 12 Apr 2018 05:34 AM PDT Dino Sajudin received payment for signing over rights to a rumor he'd heard that Trump fathered a child with an employee in the 1980s Eight months before the company that owns the National Enquirer paid $150,000 to a former Playboy model who claimed she'd had an affair with Donald Trump, the tabloid's parent made a $30,000 payment to a less famous individual: a former doorman at one of Trump's New York buildings. As it did with the model, the Enquirer signed the ex-doorman to a contract that effectively prevented him from going public with a tale that might hurt Trump's campaign for president. Continue reading... |
| Canadians don hockey jerseys to honor 16 killed in bus crash Posted: 12 Apr 2018 02:03 PM PDT People showed up at work and schools decked out in sports jerseys to send a message of support for the families of the dead Canadians donned hockey jerseys on Thursday to honor the 16 players and team personnel who died after a semi-trailer collided with the youth team's bus. People showed up at work and schools across Canada decked out in sports jerseys as part of a "Jersey Day" commemoration inspired by a group of British Columbia hockey moms to send a message of support for the families of the dead. Continue reading... |
| New satellite to spot planet-warming industrial methane leaks Posted: 12 Apr 2018 08:15 AM PDT Multimillion dollar project will scan and make public methane leaks from oil and gas plants that are a major contributor to global warming Methane leaking from oil and gas facilities around the world – a major contributor to global warming – is set to be spotted from space. The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) has announced it aims to launch a satellite called MethaneSAT by 2021 to scan the globe and make major leaks public. That information will then enable governments to force action, EDF hopes. Building and launching the satellite will cost tens of millions of dollars, but EDF says it has already raised most of the money. Continue reading... |
| Eleven lions die at Ugandan national park in suspected poisoning Posted: 12 Apr 2018 01:30 PM PDT Authorities suspect poisoning caused deaths at popular tourist destination Eleven lions, including eight lion cubs, have been found dead in Queen Elizabeth national park in Uganda after possibly being poisoned, a conservation official said on Thursday. The three lionesses and eight cubs were found dead near Hamukungu fishing village in the popular tourist destination. "An investigation has been opened, but we suspect poisoning," said Bashir Hangi, a communications officer with the Uganda wildlife authority. "It is still only a suspicion. We will try to establish the real cause of death." Continue reading... |
| Canada: rescue dog shot dead after escaping from plane on to airport runway Posted: 12 Apr 2018 09:43 AM PDT
Officials in the Canadian city of Winnipeg have launched a review after a two-year-old rescue dog was shot and killed after she slipped out of her crate at the city's airport and scampered on to the runway, forcing one flight to abort its landing. Airport authorities received a call about a dog on the tarmac earlier this week. The dog, later identified as a golden labrador mix named Greta who was being shipped from a northern Manitoba community to a Winnipeg foster home, had seemingly chewed through her plastic kennel and bolted after staff opened the plane door. Continue reading... |
| Mexican drug kingpin behind DEA murder added to FBI most-wanted list Posted: 12 Apr 2018 02:44 PM PDT Rafael Caro Quintero served 28 years in Mexico for killing of Enrique 'Kike' Camarena but was released on a technicality in 2017 A veteran drug kingpin convicted over the murder of a DEA agent and then released on a technicality from a Mexican prison has been added to the FBI's list of its 10 most-wanted fugitives. Related: A murder house, a gold AK-47 and $1m bribes: how El Chapo built Sinaloa cartel Continue reading... |
| Muslim rape-murder case in India disrupted by Hindu groups Posted: 12 Apr 2018 05:35 AM PDT Arrest of temple custodian leads to confrontation between police and dozens of Hindu lawyers When police in northern India went to court to lodge a charge sheet on Monday, they were confronted by dozens of lawyers determined to keep them out. The lawyers were Hindus. The charges, which police managed to lodge only after calling backup, implicated eight men in the rape and murder of a Muslim child. Continue reading... |
| Catalan academic's lawyer accuses Spain of abusing legal process Posted: 12 Apr 2018 05:40 AM PDT Spanish government abusing European arrest warrant, Clara Ponsatà extradition hearing told Lawyers for Clara PonsatÃ, the Catalan academic facing extradition from Scotland to Spain on charges of rebellion, have accused the Spanish government of abusing the European arrest warrant. At a hearing on Thursday morning at Edinburgh sheriff court, Gordon Jackson QC said: "The fundamental position which is taken here is the abuse of process. This is wrapping up in legalistic form something which is purely a political decision." Continue reading... |
| Use inheritance tax to tackle inequality of wealth, says OECD Posted: 12 Apr 2018 08:44 AM PDT Wealth inequality is even greater than income inequality and is on the rise, says new report Governments should consider deploying the taxation system to reduce wealth inequality, with inheritance tax the favoured route, according to the west's leading economic thinktank. Wealth inequality is greater than income inequality and evidence suggests disparities have increased in recent decades, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development said in a report. Wealth – such as property, savings, share portfolios and pensions – grows and becomes self-reinforcing because the rich have more to invest in higher-yielding assets, greater financial knowhow and better access to investment advice, the OECD said. Continue reading... |
| Open racism and slurs are fine to post on Reddit, says CEO Posted: 12 Apr 2018 02:56 AM PDT Steve Huffman says communities can set own guidelines, but racism is permitted on wider site as people have 'different beliefs' Racist slurs are permitted on Reddit, says the popular social news and discussion site's chief executive, Steve Huffman. Within a discussion thread that followed the publishing of the site's transparency report on Russian propaganda, Huffman, in reply to a question from a Reddit user about whether "open racism, including slurs" are allowed on the platform, said their use was not against Reddit's rules. Continue reading... |
| 'Sleepwalking into the future': readers' responses to Australian cities week Posted: 12 Apr 2018 11:00 PM PDT From Melbourne's overcrowding issues to Adelaide's gutsy success story, here's what you said about the state of Australia's cities "Growth is the conversation Melburnians are having – or want to have," wrote Gay Alcorn in her feature on the city's uncertain future, which launched Guardian Cities' Australian cities week. Melburnians went on to prove her right. Gay's piece sparked a passionate and informed response, with nearly 1,000 comments discussing Melbourne's rapid growth and changing character. One long-time resident wrote: "It is still a great place to live but is rapidly sleepwalking to a future where it will have lost so much and be unrecognisable." Continue reading... |
| 'The best in the world': a love letter to Australia's public pools Posted: 12 Apr 2018 11:00 PM PDT Tracing his conversion from pool refusnik to aquatic evangelist, Benjamin Law asks: is swimming the Australian version of baptism? In Australia, you're expected to just know how to swim. It makes sense: more than four in five Australians live within easy walking or driving distance of the sea. As writer Anna Funder recently said of those who call the driest continent on Earth home: "We cling to the edge of the continent, and we swim from a very early age." Growing up, I hated swimming – which was awful, because I didn't just grow up in Australia, I grew up in Queensland: the sun-saturated state that gifted us Olympic gods like Kieran Perkins, Susie O'Neill, Grant Hackett and Stephanie Rice, a state where the main trade seemed to be sugar, coal and championship swimmers. Continue reading... |
| Liverpool protest held over withdrawal of Alfie Evans' life support Posted: 13 Apr 2018 01:29 AM PDT Demonstration comes after high court judge endorsed an end-of-life care plan for seriously ill toddler Hundreds of protesters gathered outside a hospital in Liverpool to protest against the decision to turn off the life support of a seriously ill baby. The demonstration, which closed roads around Alder Hey hospital on Thursday night, was to challenge a high court judge who ruled that further treatment would harm the future dignity of 23-month-old Alfie Evans. Continue reading... |
| Trump would reconsider TPP trade pact on 'better' terms – business live Posted: 13 Apr 2018 02:30 AM PDT As tensions over Syria ease, trade developments and US bank earnings are in focus. European stock markets, oil prices, sterling and the dollar are all up.
And here are Mahony's thoughts on China moving to trade deficit in March for the first time in a year. Chinese trade data has been the big focus for markets after the biggest economy in Asia posted its first dollar-denominated trade deficit in a year. A sizeable downward shift in Chinese exports will certainly provide heightened anxiety over where we go from here, with the threat of a trade war looming large over an economy which is still heavily reliant upon international demand for their products.
Joshua Mahony, market analyst at at online trading firm IG, has taken a closer look at the UK stock market and the pound. The FTSE has continued to underperform its peers this morning, with the index trading in the red despite gains across German, Spanish and French indices. Dovish minutes from the European Central Bank yesterday, coupled with a wider story of dollar weakness has ensured the pound continues to outperform against its main peers. With the pound hitting a two-month high against the dollar and ten-month high against the euro, it comes as no surprise that the internationally focused FTSE 100 suffers, while the domestically focused FTSE 250 joins its European counterparts in the green. Continue reading... |
| Syria crisis: Corbyn accuses May of waiting for Trump's instructions – live Posted: 13 Apr 2018 02:23 AM PDT Follow live updates as the Labour leader calls for a UN-led investigation into Syria after the cabinet backs Theresa May's warning that Assad's use of chemical weapons should not go unchallenged
Russia's deputy prime minister Arkady Dvorkovich has said international relations should not depend on the mood of one person when he wakes up in the morning, according Russian news agency reports cited by Reuters. In an early-morning tweet on Wednesday, Trump warned that missiles "will be coming" in response to an alleged chemical weapons attack by Syrian government forces. Russia is Syria's most important military ally in the country's civil war. "We cannot depend on the mood of someone on the other side of the ocean when he wakes up, on what a specific person takes into his head in the morning," Dvorkovich said at a forum in Krasnoyarsk, according to the Tass news agency.
Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah does not believe the latest Syria crisis will spiral into a wider war, its deputy leader has said, Reuters reports. Continue reading... |
| DRC snubs aid conference, saying crisis is exaggerated Posted: 13 Apr 2018 01:46 AM PDT Meeting aims to raise $1.7bn for Congolese hit by war, disease, hunger and displacement The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has boycotted a key donor conference in Geneva, accusing aid agencies of exaggerating the extent of the crisis in the vast central African country. The conference, which opened on Friday, aims to raise $1.7bn (£1.2bn) for humanitarian assistance to millions suffering from war, displacement, disease and hunger. Continue reading... |
| Comey book likens Trump to mafia boss 'untethered to truth' Posted: 12 Apr 2018 11:42 PM PDT Ex-FBI director's book A Higher Loyalty – seen by the Guardian – calls president 'unethical' and compares presidency to a 'forest fire' The former FBI director James Comey denounces Donald Trump as "untethered to truth" and likens the president to a mafia boss, in an explosive new book set to bring fresh turmoil to the White House. Related: James Comey treads fine line as book set to turn up heat on Trump Continue reading... |
| Canadian town's effort to rename 'Swastika Trail' street goes to court Posted: 12 Apr 2018 11:40 PM PDT Case of street named in the 1920s divides Ontario town of Puslinch, as some condemn offensive symbol and others say it's part of history A street named Swastika Trail has sparked a polarising debate in a small Canadian municipality, where residents have taken their cause to court after a months-long campaign to change the name proved fruitless. After years of quietly complaining about the name, a group of residents in the tight-knit southern Ontario township of Puslinch, population 7,300, launched a campaign last autumn aimed at convincing their neighbours that it was time for change. Continue reading... |
| Philippines: Duterte threatens to arrest International Criminal Court prosecutor Posted: 12 Apr 2018 10:31 PM PDT President hits out at what he calls international effort to paint him as 'ruthless and heartless violator of human rights' Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to arrest an international criminal court prosecutor if she conducts activities in his country, arguing it was no longer an ICC member so the court had no right to do any investigating. Hitting out at what he said was an international effort to paint him as a "ruthless and heartless violator of human rights", Duterte withdrew the Philippines from the ICC's Rome statute a month ago and promised to continue his crackdown on drugs, in which thousands have been killed. Continue reading... |
| Design of national energy guarantee revealed, but key details omitted Posted: 12 Apr 2018 11:30 PM PDT Exclusive: technical framework of scheme outlined for first time in a 54-page document circulated by the Energy Security Board A document outlining the design principles of the Coalition's national energy guarantee – which has been obtained by Guardian Australia – reveals the Turnbull government is keeping the states guessing over critical elements of the scheme, including the level of emissions reduction, and its implementation. The government has indicated it will instead circulate its own policy paper outlining controversial elements of the new framework. |
| Daycare helps construction workers in Mumbai build a future for children | Priti Salian Posted: 12 Apr 2018 09:00 PM PDT Building sites that provide creches are proving a hit with cash-strapped families who migrate in search of work Reshma Rathod wakes at dawn and rustles up a quick breakfast of rice with peanuts, before dressing her six-year-old daughter, Dimple, for her day at the creche. Situated nearby, at the construction site in south Mumbai where she works, the daycare centre takes care of her only child from 8.30am to 4pm, allowing Rathod the freedom to work. Continue reading... |
| Penny Mordaunt on Britain's big plan to save the world Posted: 12 Apr 2018 07:25 AM PDT In a speech broadcast on Facebook Live, the British development secretary outlined her vision for UK aid in the post-Brexit era Name: Penny Mordaunt. Age: 45. Continue reading... |
| Penny Mordaunt hails UK aid as a shield against crime, poverty and terrorism Posted: 12 Apr 2018 07:24 AM PDT Development secretary mounts evocative defence of aid spending and announces partnership to promote investment in Asia and Africa UK Aid is a shield against pandemics, organised crime, poverty and terrorism, and an example of British values,Penny Mordaunt, the international development secretary has said. In a speech short on detail, but long on colour and allusion, Mordaunt evoked images of past glories and wartime Britain. Continue reading... |
| Retaliatory strikes in Syria: where do various countries stand? Posted: 12 Apr 2018 10:30 AM PDT As Donald Trump appears to row back on imminent action, other nations outline their positions US: After earlier saying missiles "will be coming" and Russia should "get ready" for a strike on Syria in retaliation for the chemical attack in Douma, Donald Trump has rowed back on the suggestion that a strike is necessarily imminent. Continue reading... |
| Syria: what is 'deconfliction' and what form might US strikes take? Posted: 12 Apr 2018 08:45 AM PDT Hotline between US and Russia could help avoid direct clash, but risk of an accident remains The Kremlin's announcement on Thursday that a hotline between Russia and the US on Syrian matters was active drew attention to the longstanding practice of "deconfliction". The term refers to attempts to avoid misunderstandings and potential direct clashes between Russia and the west in Syria, where for years Russia has been targeting Syrian opposition forces, and western coalition planes have been operating largely against Islamic State targets. Continue reading... |
| Trump's tweets run far ahead of US military's readiness to hit Syria | Peter Beaumont Posted: 12 Apr 2018 06:37 AM PDT Pentagon not tactically prepared to back up president's bellicose language with US firepower Despite Donald Trump's tweet suggesting that a US strike on Syria was imminent – and warning Russia to "get ready" – the US naval and other forces in the region suggest his rhetoric may have outpaced military readiness for anything but the most limited action. Trump's tweet – which he appeared to row back on on Thursday – appears to have given Syrian forces ample warning to move key assets, suggesting that any strike now would be largely symbolic and have little meaningful impact on the conduct of the war in Syria. |
| How world's first electrified road charges moving vehicles – video Posted: 12 Apr 2018 08:54 AM PDT Sweden has opened the world's first electrified road. The 1.2-mile route, between Stockholm Arlanda airport and a logistics site, will now actively charge cars and lorries as they travel along it using an innovative energy transfer system World's first electrified road for charging vehicles opens in Sweden Continue reading... |
| Street pools and punk spirit – Thursday's photo highlights Posted: 12 Apr 2018 06:06 AM PDT Our picture editors choose the best photos from the past 24 hours Continue reading... |
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