Day: April 1, 2025

The Israeli military has sought to defend its actions in Gaza a week ago when its troops fired upon a convoy of vehicles, killing fifteen paramedics, civil defence workers and a UN worker. An Israeli spokesman said there had been no random shooting and militants had been targeted. We hear from Olga Cherevko of the UN office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Gaza. Also, a woman has been pulled alive from the rubble of a collapsed building in Myanmar’s capital, four days after a huge earthquake that left thousands dead. And the Great Gatsby turns a hundred – why does it still speak to us today? (Photo: Palestinians gather around a body as they mourn medics, who came under Israeli fire while on a rescue mission, after their bodies were recovered, according to the Red Cross, at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip March 31, 2025. REUTERS/Hatem Khaled)

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AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports the European Commission’s top executive warns of a push back on the Trump administration’s new tariffs

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As the world waits to see what President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” will bring, Europe is threatening to strike back. Harvard is the latest university to face threats to funding over antisemitism accusations. TikTok has until Saturday to find a US owner. Jury selection is starting for Karen Read’s second murder trial. Plus, the final four is set for the women’s NCAA basketball tournament.
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As the world waits to see what President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” will bring, Europe is threatening to strike back. Harvard is the latest university to face threats to funding over antisemitism accusations. TikTok has until Saturday to find a US owner. Jury selection is starting for Karen Read’s second murder trial. Plus, the final four is set for the women’s NCAA basketball tournament.
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AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports Beijing’s military is launching large-scale drills around Taiwan.