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Elon Musk’s xAI bought social media platform X for $33 billion, integrating AI model Grok with X’s data. The deal values xAI at $80 billion.

After Donald Trump cut all funding to South Africa in February, Trump has now expelled South Africa's Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool. South Africa's landmark genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice has put the US in a difficult position as Israel's primary supplier of weapons.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has canceled visas for more than 300 people connected to pro-Palestine protests in the US, mostly foreign nationals. The action has surprised many, who had considered Rubio one of the more moderate members of the Trump administration.

A highly-respected Russian genomes researcher at Harvard Medical School with a legal US work/travel visa has been arrested at Boston's Logan International airport. Kseniia Petrova's visa was revoked and she was told she'd be deported, but was sent to a detention facility because she faced political persecution in Russia.

The Trump Administration has dismissed Vladimir Putin's suggestion that Ukraine be under temporary UN control until a new government was elected, despite it being contrary to Ukrainian law.

For the first time since a ceasefire with Hezbollah last November, Israeli airstrikes have struck Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. Far right settler members of PM Netanyahu's governing coalition continue to speak of controlling parts of Lebanon.

BREAKING A major 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit Myanmar and Thailand on Friday, with the epicenter in central Myanmar. The Thai capital of Bangkok has been declared a disaster area, and the Myanmar junta has appealed for international aid. Hundreds are feared dead.

Canadian PM Mark Carney declared the era of deep U.S.-Canada economic and security ties “over” after Trump imposed 25% auto tariffs. Canada plans retaliatory measures with “maximum impact.”

With the GOP majority in the US House shrinking, Donald Trump has pulled Rep. Elise Stefanik’s nomination for United Nations ambassador, sseeking for her to retain her House seat.

A US judge has ordered the Trump administration to preserve Signal messages amid concerns over deleted records, including the recent leaked Yemen operation chat.

While Donald Trump defends and publicly excuses Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in his handling of classified info in the recent Signal chat, Trump allies and administration insiders are expressing concerns about Hegseth's judgment and frequent errors.

With US immigration detentions rising, airline travel between Canada and the US is said to be collapsing, with bookings down 70%.

BREAKING Ignoring widespread and persistent public protests, the Israeli parliament has passed a bill long sought by PM Netanyahu, which expands the power of politicians to appoint judges.

Trump has blamed National Security Adviser Mike Waltz for the Signal app leak that exposed sensitive military discussions. He defended Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, despite Hegseth having been the one to reveal the most sensitive security info on the discussion.

A study finds deep-sea mining damage in the Pacific persists after 40 years, fueling calls for a moratorium. The first mining bid is expected in June.

Trump appears all in for Netanyahu's political survival

MENA

Trump appears all in for Netanyahu's political survival

Responsible Statecraft

The Far-Right Group Building a List of Pro-Palestine Activists to Deport

MENA

The Far-Right Group Building a List of Pro-Palestine Activists to Deport

Tesla, Big Oil have a weakness in common: they're both way behind the technological curve

World

Tesla, Big Oil have a weakness in common: they're both way behind the technological curve

Bill McKibben
(Ripton, Vermont)

Cracks in the Wall

Americas

Cracks in the Wall

The American Prospect

Stop Asking 'Can It Happen Here?' It Is Happening Here.

MENA

Stop Asking 'Can It Happen Here?' It Is Happening Here.

How Elon's plans for Mars threaten Earth

World

How Elon's plans for Mars threaten Earth

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Inside the Israeli movement to recolonize Gaza

MENA

Inside the Israeli movement to recolonize Gaza

Newstream

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M.Gessen: “Imperialism and Totalitarianism Go Hand in Hand"

US silent as Israel heaps scorn on Arab League's Gaza ceasefire plan

Middle East Eye

Can Trump Legally Deport Mahmoud Khalil? What About Free Speech?

Since 1975, $79 Trillion Has Flowed From Bottom 90% to Top 1% in US

Ex-Democratic Leader Schumer

The American Prospect

Trump just assaulted the independence of the nuclear regulator

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Climate Change Could Throw a Wrench in Trump’s Greenland Pipe Dream

US ICE Detention: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

LastWeekTonight (HBO)

Breaking Points' Krystal Ball lets loose on Bill Maher's criticism of protestors

Breaking Points

How Trump’s compulsion to dominate sabotages dealmaking, undermines democracy and threatens global stability

The Conversation

'An American President Is Not a King': Judge Reinstates Labor Regulator Illegally Fired by Trump

How the shutdown of USAID will hurt Americans and empower foreign adversaries

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Did Trump just crown Saudi with leadership of Gaza ‘day after’ plan?

Responsible Statecraft

‘Worse than the Second Intifada’: West Bank refugees reel from Israeli offensive

Trump is abandoning Europe. Europe should abandon its appeasement of Israel

Middle East Eye

ICC Asked to Investigate Biden and Blinken Over War Crimes Allegations

Israel Launches Major Air Assault on Damascus

Not So Fast on Ukraine

The American Prospect

Elon Musk’s China Threat

The American Prospect

Curfews, Roadblocks, House Raids—Israeli Military Entrenches Inside Syria

How Trump and Netanyahu forced Mohammed bin Salman to draw a line on Palestine

Middle East Eye

Hamas Report to Mediators Accuses Israel of Pervasive Gaza Ceasefire Violations

The Middle East's longest-reigning king heads into a standoff with Trump

Middle East Eye

Elon Floats Hostile OpenAI Takeover

Breaking Points

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