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Apr 24, 2026 - World

Exclusive: Scholars, writers and artists risk arrest with message of support for proscribed group before next week’s appeal hearingUK politics live – latest updatesSally Rooney, Greta Thunberg and Brian Eno have written to the court of appeal in support of Palestine Action before next week’s hearing to determine the lawfulness of the ban on the direct action protest group.The letter, composed of only seven words – “We oppose genocide, we support Palestine Action” – is signed by more than 130 people and is the first time that prominent scholars, writers and activists have come together to defy the ban. Continue reading...

Apr 24, 2026 - World

During a Thursday Oval Office press availability, Donald Trump took time out to complain about still not getting credit for turnout at his first inauguration, and then snapped at multiple reporters who questioned him on the stalled Iran war negotiations.On MS NOW, “Way Too Early” fill-in host Sam Stein shared a clip of the president rambling about the National Mall reflecting pool that he is having cleaned up, before taking time out to whine that his inauguration crowd was listed at 25,000 instead of the million he continues to claim showed up despite all evidence to the contrary.That was followed by a “Morning Joe” supercut of Trump snapping at and insulting reporters attempting to get an idea about how long the unpopular war will continue.Those questions led Trump to tell one reporter, “I hope the fake news people like you, I hope the fake news are going to be able to write about it accurately,” saying to another, “You’re such a disgrace. Did you hear what I just said?” and calling a third persistent reporter a “wise guy.”After viewing the clips, co-host Joe Scarborough and Willie Geist piled on the president, with Scarborough pointing out that Trump is slated to attend the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday night and sarcastically suggesting, “The president getting together with a group of people that he loves and admires as much as he loves and admires the press, deep respect, and so many members of his Cabinet who share his respect for the press will be seated at the table in the room that night.”Geist jumped in with, “I mean, the fragility on display in the last two clips ... ” which caused his MS NOW colleague to burst out laughing.“Sam Stein just showed the president going out of his way to say that his crowds were bigger than those for Martin Luther King during the ‘I Have a Dream' speech,” Geist continued. “And then the inability –– those were not gotcha questions in the Oval Office about the war with Iran. Those were very basic questions about where the war is headed and a timeline that he's been setting, timelines again and again, two weeks, 4 to 6 weeks.”“It doesn't inspire confidence,” he dryly added as his co-host continued to laugh. - YouTube youtu.be

Apr 24, 2026 - World

Philip Rycroft says promises on issues from economics to immigration have not lived up to expectationsBritain should start talking about rejoining the EU, according to a former senior civil servant who ran the Brexit department.Philip Rycroft, who was permanent secretary of the Department for Exiting the EU, said the “argument was there to be won” about going back into Europe, adding that a “clear-headed appraisal of what is in the country’s best interests” was needed. However, he said rejoining the bloc could be a “long and windy” road. Continue reading...

Apr 24, 2026 - World

‘Coalition of the willing’ gathers in Colombia to try to bypass petrostate blockages of Cop summits and chart fresh pathThe world’s first Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels conference, co-hosted by Colombia and the Netherlands, takes place in Santa Marta, Colombia, from 24 to 29 April. A “coalition of the willing” – including 54 countries and various subnational governments, civil society groups and academics – will try to chart a new path to powering the world with low-carbon energy. Continue reading...

Apr 24, 2026 - World

Top commander fired after wife of one malnourished soldier posted shocking images on social mediaUkraine’s defence ministry has fired a top commander after photos emerged of a group of emaciated soldiers who have been left on the frontline for months without proper food and water.The scandal erupted after the wife of one of the soldiers, Anastasiia Silchuk, posted the images on social media. The four men appeared to be pale and visibly malnourished, with prominent ribcages and thin arms. Continue reading...