April 2025

Francesca Albanese warns that censorship targeting Palestine and its supporters, is globally on the rise.

Refaat Radwan recorded his last mission and his own final breaths. He was filming from the third ambulance in a convoy, which included a fire truck, that had gone out to find a Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) ambulance that had lost contact with its base. All the vehicles in the convoy were clearly marked,…

‘Won’t let it happen’: Indian fishers fight offshore critical minerals hunt India is investing $1.8bn in search of critical minerals, including offshore. But it faces strong opposition from fisherfolk and their allies. Charles George, a leader of Kerala’s fishing community, attends a march to India’s parliament protesting against offshore mining near Kollam, Kerala [Nikhil Sreekandan/Al…

What to watch for as Trump’s ‘reciprocal’ tariffs kick in Trump says he is open to making deals but his disdain for trade deficits makes compromise a challenge, analysts say. Thousands of containers piled up at the cargo terminal of the port of Barcelona in Spain as the world awaits tariff news [Emilio Morenatti/AP] By Megha…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,140 A Russian 120mm mortar crew fires towards Ukrainian positions at an undisclosed location inside Ukraine in this still image taken from a video on April 8, 2025 [Russian Defence Ministry Press Service via AP] Published On 9 Apr 20259 Apr 2025 Here is where things stand on…

DR Congo repatriates three US citizens convicted over failed coup Move coincides with DRC’s drive to sign minerals deal with US in exchange for security in war with Rwanda-backed rebels. Benjamin Reuben Zalman-Polun, left, Marcel Malanga and Tyler Thompson, all American citizens, in a Kinshasa court in September, 2024. The three are being repatriated after…

Arsenal stun Real Madrid in Champions League with Declan Rice double Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice nets two free kicks in shock 3-0 quarterfinal first-leg win against defending champions. Kylian Mbappe of Real Madrid holds the ball as he prepares to restart play after Declan Rice of Arsenal (not pictured) scored his team’s second goal [Justin…

News At least 58 killed in Dominican Republic nightclub roof collapse Among the dead are provincial Governor Nelsy Cruz and former MLB pitcher Octavio Dotel, as dozens are wounded. Rescuers are still searching for missing people under the debris of the Jet Set nightclub, authorities say [Erika Santelices/Reuters] Published On 8 Apr 20258 Apr 2025…

Israel shuts down UNRWA-affiliated schools in occupied East Jerusalem Critics say hundreds of children are likely to be moved to schools teaching Israeli curriculum, which could ‘erase’ Palestinian identity. Two young people leave a school run by the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) in the Shuafat refugee camp in occupied East Jerusalem [Mahmoud…

Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his country’s military captured two Chinese soldiers fighting alongside Russia inside Ukraine.