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A 6.2-magnitude earthquake near Istanbul injured over 230 people, mostly from jumping off buildings in panic. Authorities reported minor damage but no major destruction.

Norway has launched a fund to lure top global researchers, especially from the U.S., amid academic funding cuts and political pressure. The scheme targets fields like AI, health, and climate, offering stable opportunities in Europe.

After gunmen killed 26 people in Indian-administered Kashmir on Tuesday, India has moved to close the main border crossing with Pakistan, suspend a water-sharing treaty, and expel diplomats. Indian officials are also hinting at the possibility of military strikes on Pakistan.

Israel’s far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, convicted for his support of terrorism, is in the U.S. for a meeting at Yale University and a dinner in his honor at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort. He posted on X that he “had the honor and privilege of meeting with senior Republican Party officials, claiming that they supported "my very clear position on how to act in Gaza and that the food and aid depots should be bombed..."

In advance of new talks between Ukraine and Russia, Donald Trump has complained as "very harmful" Ukrainian President Zelenskyy's rejection of a U.S. proposal allowing Russia to retain control of Ukrainian territory it invaded and occupied. Zelenskky said that to cede territory would be in violation of Ukraine's constitution.

The International Coral Reef Initiative announced Wednesday that due to warming oceans, 84% of the world's coral reefs are experiencing the most dramatic bleaching event in recorded history.

A U.S. judge has slammed the Trump administration for defying court orders in the deportation case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man sent to an El Salvador prison. The judge said officials have been evasive and misrepresented a Supreme Court ruling, prompting a formal inquiry.

Newt Gingrich says he believes Trump won't raise income taxes on the wealthy, warning it would hurt Republicans like Bush Sr.’s 1990 tax hike did. Top conservatives oppose tax increases.

Pilgrims gather at St. Peter’s Basilica as Pope Francis lies in state following his April 21 death at age 88. His body will be on public view until April 25, with a funeral set for April 26 in St. Peter’s Square.

Elon Musk says he will scale back his US government role to refocus on Tesla after major profit and sales declines by more than 70% due to global protests and Tesla boycotts.

Donald Trump has complained on his Truth Social platform that he can't give everyone he wants to deport a trial "because to do so would take, without exaggeration, 200 years." The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the Trump administration can continue deporting only if detainees are given due process and the right to challenge the removal.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said that in the current "unpredictable global environment" created by Trump tariffs, numerous countries are instead seeking a reliable trade partnership with Europe.

The International Monetary Fund is warning of a “major negative shock” for the world economy as a result of Donald Trump's tariffs. It forecasts every major economy being hit.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is under fire for sharing military details in a second private Signal chat, this time including his family. Critics call it a “meltdown” and demand his resignation.

ICE denied Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil temporary release to attend his child’s birth. His wife gave birth alone in NYC, calling the decision unnecessarily cruel.

A Letter From Palestinian Activist Mahmoud Khalil

MENA

A Letter From Palestinian Activist Mahmoud Khalil

A War on the First Amendment: David Cole on Trump Targeting Students, Law Firms, Schools & Journalists

Americas

A War on the First Amendment: David Cole on Trump Targeting Students, Law Firms, Schools & Journalists

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

MENA

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

Sorry, but It’s Not Over

World

Sorry, but It’s Not Over

The American Prospect

War on Gaza: How Palestinians are resisting existential despair

MENA

War on Gaza: How Palestinians are resisting existential despair

Middle East Eye

Israel’s “Culture of Cruelty” Inspires the Far Right Worldwide, Says Pankaj Mishra

MENA

Israel’s “Culture of Cruelty” Inspires the Far Right Worldwide, Says Pankaj Mishra

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

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Hamas Launches Unprecedented Legal Case in Britain, Demanding the Government Remove its Terror Designation

BREAKING: Mahmoud Khalil Can Be Deported, Immigration Judge Rules

Trump appears all in for Netanyahu's political survival

Responsible Statecraft

Marco Rubio Plays Thought-Police On Behalf Of Israel

The Young Turks

Trump Wants Elon OUT After Wisconsin Disaster

Breaking Points

They’re Not Tariffs, They’re Sanctions

The American Prospect

Inside the Israeli movement to recolonize Gaza

Cracks in the Wall

The American Prospect

How Elon's plans for Mars threaten Earth

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

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

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?

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