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- Trump announces plan for US military to guard Mexican border 'until we can have a wall'
- YouTube HQ shooting: at least three injured and female suspect dead in apparent suicide
- Lawyer Alex van der Zwaan jailed for 30 days in Mueller's first conviction
- Mali mass grave victims had been in military custody, claims Amnesty
- US plans tariffs on $50bn in Chinese imports to protest alleged tech theft
- 'They stole my life away': women forcibly sterilised by Japan speak out
- Police take man who climbed Sydney Harbour Bridge into custody
- Protesters arrested near Memphis jail before Martin Luther King anniversary
- Workers at risk as robots set to replace 66m jobs, warns OECD
- Saudi Arabia and UAE pledge nearly $1bn in aid for Yemen at UN conference
- Chinese taxi driver finally finds daughter after 24-year search
- Toronto police withdraw application to join Pride parade
- Chemical weapons watchdog meets to discuss Russian spy poisoning
- Egyptian website editor arrested for republishing article on election fraud
- Martin Luther King's last 31 hours: the story of his final prophetic speech
- Trump is not first president to deploy troops to US-Mexico border
- Indonesian forces detain dozens at West Papua university
- Kelly O'Dwyer says superannuation increase would worsen wage crisis
- Wednesday briefing: London violence is 'worst I've seen', MP says
- Emergency declared after oil spill ignites on Indonesian island of Borneo
- 'Mobilising shame is hard when politicians are shameless': campaigners offering hope – podcast
- The panel: what would Martin Luther King's dream be in 2018?
- Silence speaks volumes: how Trump's Twitter feed reveals his blind spots
- Trump and the Baltics: president brings out old hits as guests try to keep up
- 'I've been to the mountaintop': an excerpt from Martin Luther King’s final speech - video
- 'I Have A Dream': students from Martin Luther King Jr's former school recite speech
- Martin Luther King: his life and legacy – in pictures
- 'Getting along with Russia is a good thing,' says Trump
| Trump announces plan for US military to guard Mexican border 'until we can have a wall' Posted: 03 Apr 2018 02:15 PM PDT
Donald Trump announced plans on Tuesday for the US military to guard the border with Mexico until his long-promised border wall is built. Speaking at a lunch with Baltic leaders on Tuesday, the president said he has been discussing the idea with his defence secretary, Jim Mattis. Continue reading... |
| YouTube HQ shooting: at least three injured and female suspect dead in apparent suicide Posted: 03 Apr 2018 03:57 PM PDT Police say they have no details about motive in attack at company's California headquarters as victims are treated at nearby hospital • YouTube shooting: police identify woman who opened fire at HQ A shooting at YouTube's California headquarters left at least three people wounded and a female suspect dead of an apparent suicide, police said Tuesday. The San Bruno police chief, Ed Barberini, said during a news conference that police had responded to 911 calls from the Silicon Valley tech campus and discovered a woman, whom they believed to be the shooter, dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Barberini did not release any information about a possible motive or the suspect's identity, though late on Tuesday officials briefed local media that she was Nasim Najafi Aghdam, who was in her late 30s. Continue reading... |
| Lawyer Alex van der Zwaan jailed for 30 days in Mueller's first conviction Posted: 03 Apr 2018 09:17 AM PDT
A Dutch attorney was sentenced on Tuesday to 30 days in prison for lying to federal agents, in the first formal conviction obtained by Robert Mueller in his investigation of Russian election interference and alleged collusion between aides to Donald Trump and Moscow. A federal judge in Washington sentenced Alex van der Zwaan, a 33-year-old lawyer who previously worked with Paul Manafort, Trump's former campaign manager. He was also ordered to pay a $20,000 fine. Continue reading... |
| Mali mass grave victims had been in military custody, claims Amnesty Posted: 03 Apr 2018 10:16 AM PDT Security situation continues to deteriorate, with bombings and abductions by armed groups A mass grave has been found in central Mali, amid a deteriorating security situation marked by bombings and abductions by armed groups, and unlawful killings by the military, according to Amnesty International. The six bodies found in the grave were of people arrested several days earlier by the military, residents of the village of Dogo told the human rights group. Searching for the missing group, villagers said they discovered thee bodies buried and blindfolded. |
| US plans tariffs on $50bn in Chinese imports to protest alleged tech theft Posted: 03 Apr 2018 09:26 PM PDT
The Trump administration has raised the stakes in a growing trade showdown with China by placing 25% tariffs on some 1,300 industrial technology, transport and medical products to try to force changes in Beijing's intellectual property practices. The US announcement targets about $50bn of estimated 2018 imports and is aimed at hampering China's efforts to upgrade its manufacturing base. The goods include electronics, aircraft parts, medicine and machinery. Continue reading... |
| 'They stole my life away': women forcibly sterilised by Japan speak out Posted: 03 Apr 2018 03:56 PM PDT Eugenic Protection Law subjected 16,500 people to forced sterilisation and was aimed at eliminating 'inferior' children Junko Iizuka* was 16 when she was taken to a clinic in north-east Japan and forced to have a mystery operation that, she later discovered, would prevent her from ever having children. "I was given anaesthetic and I didn't remember anything after that," she says. Continue reading... |
| Police take man who climbed Sydney Harbour Bridge into custody Posted: 03 Apr 2018 05:18 PM PDT Operation to talk man down ends just before 10am, following major disruption to peak-hour traffic A man who climbed the Sydney Harbour Bridge, bringing traffic to a standstill, has been brought down safely. Shortly before 10am on Wednesday, the man, who is believed to be known to police, climbed down from a cross beam of the bridge where he had been since around 4.30am on Wednesday. He was taken into police custody. Continue reading... |
| Protesters arrested near Memphis jail before Martin Luther King anniversary Posted: 03 Apr 2018 12:44 PM PDT Police made at least eight arrests during protest against immigration detention, with more protests expected this week Memphis police made at least eight arrests during a protest against immigration detention on Tuesday afternoon outside the city jail. More than a dozen demonstrators in faux prison jumpsuits and shackles were crossing the street in a crosswalk when officers began making what appeared to be targeted arrests directed at well-known protesters in the city. Continue reading... |
| Workers at risk as robots set to replace 66m jobs, warns OECD Posted: 03 Apr 2018 09:08 AM PDT One in seven vulnerable employees in developed world least likely to be receiving help The west's leading economic thinktank has warned its members that they are failing to prepare workers for an automation revolution that will leave 66 million people at risk of being replaced by machines in the coming years. A new report by the Paris-based Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development found that the most vulnerable – one in seven workers on average across the 32 countries studied – were less likely to be receiving help than those whose jobs were more secure. Continue reading... |
| Saudi Arabia and UAE pledge nearly $1bn in aid for Yemen at UN conference Posted: 03 Apr 2018 08:49 AM PDT Almost half the $2bn promised by nations at Geneva fundraising event is from two key protagonists in the conflict A UN donor conference for people affected by war in Yemen – which has been labelled as the "world's worst humanitarian crisis" – has received pledges of more than $2bn (£1.4bn), close to half of which is promised by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, two key protagonists in the conflict. Despite falling well short of the almost $3bn being called for by the meeting in Geneva, the UN secretary general, António Guterres, hailed the donor conference a "remarkable success". Continue reading... |
| Chinese taxi driver finally finds daughter after 24-year search Posted: 03 Apr 2018 10:23 AM PDT Emotional scenes as couple are reunited with toddler who vanished from roadside market Millions of Chinese hearts have been warmed by the tale of a couple reunited with their daughter after 24 years of searching and self-reproach. Wang Mingqing and his wife Liu Dengying worked as fruit sellers on the streets of Chengdu when their toddler Qifeng vanished in 1994. Continue reading... |
| Toronto police withdraw application to join Pride parade Posted: 03 Apr 2018 09:46 AM PDT Force faced calls to drop out over perceived failures to tackle crime against the LGBT community Toronto's police force has withdrawn its application to march in the city's Pride parade after organisers highlighted perceived failures by the force to properly investigate crimes against the LGBT community. The organisers of Canada's largest Pride event had asked Toronto police to withdraw their application to join June's parade. Continue reading... |
| Chemical weapons watchdog meets to discuss Russian spy poisoning Posted: 04 Apr 2018 01:14 AM PDT UK experts will tell international colleagues correct scientific procedures were followed after Salisbury attack Britain's chemical weapons experts will try to persuade international colleagues at an emergency meeting of the global chemical weapons watchdog in The Hague that they have followed the right procedures over the poisoning of a former Russian spy and his daughter in Salisbury. On Tuesday, the chief executive of the government's Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL), Gary Aitkenhead, said British scientists had identified the nerve agent used as novichok but were not able to identify the precise source. Continue reading... |
| Egyptian website editor arrested for republishing article on election fraud Posted: 03 Apr 2018 10:46 PM PDT Masr al-Arabia journalists say raid on its offices prompted by decision to run New York Times piece on alleged election irregularities Egyptian police raided the office of a news website late on Tuesday and arrested its editor-in-chief, according to three of its journalists, including its managing editor. The raid came two days after the supreme council for media regulation, an official oversight body, told the website, Masr al-Arabia, to pay 50,000 Egyptian pounds ($2,849) as a fine for republishing a New York Times article on alleged irregularities during last week's presidential election. Continue reading... |
| Martin Luther King's last 31 hours: the story of his final prophetic speech Posted: 04 Apr 2018 01:00 AM PDT On the eve of his assassination, King delivered an improvised masterpiece, 'I've been to the Mountaintop'. In it, the civil rights leader foresaw his own death. While the man who would assassinate him the next day was holed up in the New Rebel motel, hundreds of people were filtering into Mason Temple, in Memphis, Tennessee, to hear Martin Luther King Jr, speak. Outside, a thunderstorm was raging. The people clustered in the front of the church, shedding their rain-spattered jackets as they took their seats. Continue reading... |
| Trump is not first president to deploy troops to US-Mexico border Posted: 03 Apr 2018 02:17 PM PDT Barack Obama sent 1,200 members of the National Guard to the frontier in 2010, following George W Bush's decision four years earlier to boost the military presence there Despite his claim on Tuesday that he is taking an almost unprecedented step, Donald Trump is not the first commander in chief to deploy troops to the US-Mexico border. Barack Obama sent 1,200 members of the National Guard to the frontier in 2010, following on from George W Bush's decision four years earlier to boost the military presence there. Continue reading... |
| Indonesian forces detain dozens at West Papua university Posted: 04 Apr 2018 12:31 AM PDT More than 40 people taken into custody at the University of Cenderawasih in Jayapura Dozens of students and activists have been detained by Indonesian security forces at a West Papua university. It comes amid fatal shootouts in the region and the release of a high-profile activist from prison. Continue reading... |
| Kelly O'Dwyer says superannuation increase would worsen wage crisis Posted: 04 Apr 2018 12:49 AM PDT Turnbull government signals super contributions likely to be frozen at 9.5% in budget Kelly O'Dwyer has argued that increasing compulsory superannuation to 12% would hurt low-income earners because it would exacerbate sluggish wage growth. The comments by the minister for revenue and financial services on Wednesday strongly suggest the Turnbull government will continue to freeze super contributions at 9.5% in the May budget. Continue reading... |
| Wednesday briefing: London violence is 'worst I've seen', MP says Posted: 03 Apr 2018 10:35 PM PDT David Lammy decries failure to tackle spate of killings … Businesses given final warning on pay gap … Why Neanderthals had large noses Good morning. I'm Martin Farrer and these are the top stories this Wednesday. Continue reading... |
| Emergency declared after oil spill ignites on Indonesian island of Borneo Posted: 03 Apr 2018 09:35 PM PDT City of Balikpapan is struggling to deal with toxic smoke from fire that killed four fisherman The Indonesian port city of Balikpapan, on the island of Borneo, has declared a state of emergency after a devastating oil spill spread along the coast, killing four fisherman when it ignited. The oil spill, which occurred over the weekend, has now stretched to an area of around seven square miles (18 sq km), contaminating the sea and polluting the air with thick black smoke. One protected dugong has already washed up dead on the shore. Continue reading... |
| 'Mobilising shame is hard when politicians are shameless': campaigners offering hope – podcast Posted: 03 Apr 2018 11:00 PM PDT Lucy Lamble talks to Thomas Coombes from Amnesty International about the importance of letting people in tough situations tell their own stories The old way of appealing for help during a human rights crisis, simply by telling people all that is wrong in the world, risks making the public fearful and hopeless, says Thomas Coombes, Amnesty International's deputy director of communications. The solution, he says, is to offer hope, even in the darkest times imaginable. Asking people fleeing war and persecution to tell their own stories is the best way to forge a direct emotional connection and reach out to people watching an appeal Continue reading... |
| The panel: what would Martin Luther King's dream be in 2018? Posted: 04 Apr 2018 01:00 AM PDT It was the speech that inspired successive generations to fight for a better future. But has his vision been realized? We asked a panel of activists and civil rights leaders to redefine what this rallying cry would look like today |
| Silence speaks volumes: how Trump's Twitter feed reveals his blind spots Posted: 03 Apr 2018 11:00 PM PDT The president is rarely at a loss for words, but he prefers not to mention the likes of Stormy Daniels and Stephon Clark – offering a window into his insecurities and prejudices Hillary Clinton, the New York Times and Mexico are in. Stormy Daniels, Vladimir Putin and Stephon Clark – not so much. Donald Trump's tweetstorms frequently set the day's political weather as they castigate foes, rattle diplomatic alliances, polarise debate on cable news, employ legions of fact checkers and generate questions for the White House that are usually met with the flat answer: "The president's tweets speak for themselves." Continue reading... |
| Trump and the Baltics: president brings out old hits as guests try to keep up Posted: 03 Apr 2018 01:08 PM PDT The news conference resembled a concert by a hastily assembled Motown covers band more than an event involving four heads of state More than an event involving four heads of state, Donald Trump's press conference with the three Baltic leaders on Tuesday resembled a concert by a hastily assembled Motown covers band. Trump, the lead singer, dominated the stage, singing familiar songs about everything from Vladimir Putin and Nato to Hillary Clinton's love of windmills. Continue reading... |
| 'I've been to the mountaintop': an excerpt from Martin Luther King’s final speech - video Posted: 04 Apr 2018 01:00 AM PDT Martin Luther King was assassinated 50 years ago. This is the powerful, prophetic speech he made to a packed church in Memphis, Tennessee, on 3 April 1968, just a day before he was assassinated. King called for unity, economic actions, boycotts and non-violent protests, while challenging the US to live up to its ideals. In the speech, he talks about the possibility of an untimely death Continue reading... |
| 'I Have A Dream': students from Martin Luther King Jr's former school recite speech Posted: 04 Apr 2018 01:00 AM PDT To commemorate the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr's death, the Guardian asked nine students from his former school in Atlanta - Booker T Washington high school - to recite 'I Have A Dream' Continue reading... |
| Martin Luther King: his life and legacy – in pictures Posted: 03 Apr 2018 10:00 PM PDT On the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, we look back at the highlights of his life, and his enduring legacy Continue reading... |
| 'Getting along with Russia is a good thing,' says Trump Posted: 03 Apr 2018 12:12 PM PDT President Donald Trump says 'getting along with Russia is a good thing', while conceding that 'maybe we won't'. The United States recently said it would expel 60 Russian diplomats, joining governments across Europe in punishing the Kremlin for a nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy in Britain that they have blamed on Moscow. Trump congratulated Vladimir Putin on his re-election, drawing sharp criticism from fellow Republicans. But, in another sign of mixed messaging, Trump two days later named John Bolton, a strident Russia hawk, to become his national security adviser. Continue reading... |
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