News And Current Events

'I fear with his passing, the world will be colder and less just,' Biden said of the late Pope

https://www.foxnews.com/media/biden-praises-late-pope-francis-op-ed-slams-modern-leaders-who-embraced-cruelty

The White House has moved forward advancing its agenda, with President Donald Trump signing more than 140 executive orders during his first 100 days

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-steams-ahead-campaign-promises-he-reaches-100-days-office

Sunni gunmen converge on Jaramana over purported recording of Druze man cursing Prophet Mohammad; Interior Ministry vows to hold perpetrators to account

https://www.timesofisrael.com/more-than-a-dozen-killed-in-druze-town-near-damascus-in-latest-sectarian-clashes/

Satellite images show disintegrated buildings, craters after massive explosion; reddish-hued smoke in initial footage suggests involvement of chemical compound in detonation

https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-port-blast-death-toll-reaches-70-as-firefighters-say-blaze-finally-under-control/

Trump said he would 'absolutely' sign a stock trading ban if it reaches his desk

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/hawley-reignites-pelosi-act-push-ban-lawmakers-from-trading-stocks

Two siblings, ages 4 and 7, were flown out of the U.S. on their mother’s deportation flight before attorneys could reach them, according to the National Immigration Project.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/two-children-us-citizens-4-and-7-year-old-deported-honduras-rcna203208

Jax Gratton, 34, has been missing since April 15

https://www.denverpost.com/2025/04/25/denver-hair-stylist-university-hills-missing-person/

Eleven people were killed and more than two dozen injured in the Saturday night attack.

https://www.nbcnews.com/world/canada/know-deadly-car-ramming-vancouver-street-festival-rcna203275

Woman, who requested anonymity, says ‘a group of 100 men’ followed her, shouting threats and kicking her

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/28/mob-orthodox-jewish-men-chases-woman

https://www.mediaite.com/podcasts/accused-pentagon-leaker-opens-up-to-megyn-kelly-about-agitated-pete-hegseth-honestly-i-dont-know-if-hes-ok/

President Donald Trump expressed some sympathy for President Zelensky, who he says is now approaching negotiations with a “calmer” and better attitude, stating he has now come round to Trump’s position that Crimea is already lost and will be a price for peace.

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2025/04/28/trump-hard-working-zelensky-ready-to-give-up-crimea-for-peace/

Spanish radio stations said part of the Madrid underground was being evacuated and that there were traffic jams at Madrid city center as traffic lights stopped working.

https://www.nbcnews.com/world/spain/massive-power-outage-hits-spain-portugal-rcna203267

https://nypost.com/2025/04/28/us-news/new-england-serial-killer-fears-rhode-island-police-search-for-clandestine-graves-amid-string-of-deaths/

https://nypost.com/2025/04/27/us-news/dea-raid-on-colorado-springs-nightclub-frequented-by-ms-13-sees-114-detained/

https://nypost.com/2025/04/25/us-news/jeffrey-epstein-victim-virginia-giuffre-dies-by-suicide-weeks-after-saying-she-had-days-to-live/

Israel "maintains a dialogue with the Americans" over nuclear deal talks with Iran, a political source told The Jerusalem Post.

https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-851831

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-says-signal-start-direct-peace-talks-should-come-ukraine-2025-04-28/

Government lawyers cited "exigent circumstances" during the arrest.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/ice-warrant-agents-detained-mahmoud-khalil-court-filing/story?id=121141616&cid=social_twitter_abcn

The judge is accused of hiding the immigrant in her jury room while ICE tried to arrest him

https://www.foxnews.com/us/fbi-arrests-wisconsin-judge-alleging-she-obstructed-arrest-illegal-alien-sources-say

Polling predicts victory for party in Greater Lincolnshire and Hull/East Yorkshire with the Greens possibly taking West of England

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/apr/25/uk-politics-latest-news-rachel-reeves-labour-conservatives-keir-starmer

Murder suspect, charged separately in state court, could face death penalty if convicted over Brian Thompson death

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/25/luigi-mangione-federal-court-hearing

Indonesia is on an ambitious mission to offer free meals to 80 million school children - but that hasn't exactly gone according to plan.

Nearly 80 students across two high schools in Cianjur, south of the capital Jakarta, fell ill after eating the meals this week. Most of those who ended up in hospital have since been discharged.

This is the latest in a series of food poisonings that have been linked to the programme, a signature policy of President Prabowo Subianto.

Authorities investigating the case say the suspected cause is negligent food preparation. Samples from the vomit of students have been sent for lab testing, and police say they have questioned people handling the food, from cooks to packers to delivery workers.

A 16-year-old student told local media that the shredded chicken in the meal had an "unpleasant odour". "I felt dizzy, nauseous and vomited," he said.

Across the world, programmes offering free meals to students have proved to be effective in improving health, academic performance and attendance.

But Indonesia's $28bn (£21bn) version - shaping up to be the most expensive of its kind - has become the target of food safety concerns and heated anti-government protests.

In February, when thousands took to the streets to protest at budget cuts, they aimed their ire at the hefty price of Prabowo's free school meals: "Children eat for free, parents are laid off," read one of their protest signs.

The director of national intelligence said that the leaking of classified information must stop.

https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/gabbard-asks-doj-to-prosecute-2-alleged-leakers-5846791

Ruling blocks Trump from halting Title I funding to some public schools; judge cites possible First Amendment violations

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/federal-judge-partially-blocks-trumps-effort-deny-funding-pro-dei-public-schools

The internal document from the Department of Justice was uploaded and quickly removed.

https://gizmodo.com/trump-team-accidentally-uploads-memo-dissing-its-own-case-against-congestion-pricing-2000593941