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China’s Xi vows to stand with friend Putin against ‘hegemonic bullying’
Chinese President Xi Jinping has told Russian leader Vladimir Putin that his country will stand with Moscow against “unilateralism and hegemonic bullying” during a visit to the country to commemorate the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.
Arriving in Moscow on Thursday at the start of a four-day visit, Xi hailed the “deeper” trust developing between the two countries, appearing to take a swipe at Western critics of Russia’s continuing offensive in Ukraine, which Putin has characterised as a war against latter-day Nazis.
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Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at Columbia University
New York police have arrested dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters after they occupied part of the main library at Columbia University on Wednesday.
Two university security officers were injured when protesters forced their way into Butler Library on Wednesday, according to a statement from University President Claire Shipman, who called their actions “outrageous”.
Video posted on social media showed chanting protesters entering the library, many wearing keffiyeh headscarves and masks, defying a ban imposed by the Trump administration.
Mrs Shipman said she asked the NYPD for assistance, and added that many of the protesters were not students.
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US and UK expected to announce deal to reduce tariffs
The US and the UK are expected to announce a deal to reduce tariffs on Thursday.
The UK government has been seeking an agreement to lower tariffs since President Donald Trump imposed them on almost every country in the world last month.
President Trump appeared to allude to the agreement when he posted on social media on Wednesday night: “Big News Conference tomorrow morning at 10:00 A.M., The Oval Office, concerning a MAJOR TRADE DEAL WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF A BIG, AND HIGHLY RESPECTED, COUNTRY. THE FIRST OF MANY!!!”
On 2 April, Trump announced steep tariffs on dozens of trading partners, before announcing a 90-day pause on the levies.
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Pope Francis backed him when he took on a president. Now he’s voting in the conclave
“Not even in my wildest imagination did I think this would happen,” said Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David, describing the day he found out that he had been appointed a cardinal.
He was speaking to the BBC at his cathedral in Caloocan, on the outskirts of the Philippine capital Manila. He was leaving the next day for Rome to join the conclave, one of three cardinals from the country who will take part in choosing the next pope.
“Normally you would expect archbishops to become cardinals, but I am only a humble bishop of a little diocese where the majority of the people are slum dwellers, urban poor, you know.
“But I thought just maybe, for Pope Francis, it mattered that we had more cardinals who are really grounded there.”
Cardinal David has only been in the job for five months, after his surprise elevation last December. But in some ways he personifies the late pontiff’s legacy in his country.
Pope Francis had set himself the goal of bringing a Catholic church he believed had lost its common touch, back closer to the people.
“Apu Ambo”, as Cardinal David is affectionately called by his congregation, fits that mission well, having spent his life campaigning for the poor and marginalised.
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Trump nominates doctor and influencer for US surgeon general
US President Donald Trump nominated author, influencer and health entrepreneur Casey Means as the country’s surgeon general on Wednesday, jettisoning his first choice for the role.
Dr Means is a supporter of Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr and his “Make America Healthy Again” (Maha) agenda, which views pharmaceutical and food companies as corrupt and responsible for a rise in chronic disease.
The US Surgeon General is considered the leading authority on matters of public health and is considered the “nation’s doctor.”
Dr Means replaces Trump’s earlier nominee, Janette Nesheiwat, a doctor and Fox News contributor, who faced criticism from one of Trump’s far-right advisers and questions about her credentials.
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Men found guilty of violent murder of Aboriginal schoolboy
Two men have been found guilty of the murder of Cassius Turvey, an Aboriginal schoolboy who was chased down by a vigilante gang and beaten, in a case which outraged Australia.
The 15-year-old Noongar Yamatji boy died of head injuries in October 2022, 10 days after he was brutally assaulted on the outskirts of Perth – prompting vigils and protests nationwide.
Four people were charged with his murder and Jack Steven James Brearley, 24, and Brodie Lee Palmer, 29, were on Thursday found guilty after a 12-week trial.
Mitchell Colin Forth, 27, was instead found guilty of manslaughter, and a woman who was with the trio in the moments before the attack was acquitted.
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Woman killed in axe attack at Warsaw university
A woman has been killed in an axe attack at the University of Warsaw in Poland, police say.
A man was severely injured in Wednesday’s attack, they said.
A 22-year-old Polish man has been arrested. His motives remain unclear.
The university described the attack as a “huge tragedy”. It described the woman as a member of staff – without giving other details – and the man as a security guard.
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Arizona man shot to death in road rage ‘returns’ to address his killer
Chris Pelkey died in a road rage shooting in Arizona three years ago.
But with the help of artificial intelligence, he returned earlier this month at his killer’s sentencing to deliver a victim’s statement himself.
Family members said they used the burgeoning technology to let Mr Pelkey use his own words to talk about the incident that took his life.
While some experts argue the unique use of AI is just another step into the future, others say it could become a slippery slope for using the technology in legal cases.
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Australia Greens leader loses seat, cites ‘Trump effect’
The leader of Australia’s third-largest political party, the Greens, has conceded his seat in Melbourne after a tight electoral vote count that lasted several days.
Adam Bandt, who had safely held the seat of Melbourne since 2010, told reporters on Thursday afternoon that he had called Labor candidate Sarah Witty to congratulate her on her victory.
Australia’s centre-left Labor party won Saturday’s federal election by a landslide, decimating the conservative Liberal-National Coalition while also gutting the left-leaning Greens.
While the Greens got the highest vote in Melbourne, Bandt said the main reason for their loss was the preference votes for Liberal and the far-right One Nation party.