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Palestinian militant group Hamas says Israel is trying to push things back to square one by asking to extend the first phase of their Gaza Strip ceasefire agreement.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Sunday it had adopted a proposal by US President Donald Trump’s envoy for a temporary ceasefire in the Gaza Strip for the Ramadan and Passover periods ending about April 20, hours after the first phase of the previously agreed deal expired.The truce would be conditional on Hamas releasing half of the remaining living and dead hostages on the first day, with the remainder released at…

Humans are living in a plankton world. These minuscule organisms are spread across the oceans, covering nearly three-quarters of the planet, and are among the most abundant forms of life on Earth.But a warming world is throwing plankton into disarray and threatening the entire marine food chain that is built on them.A year ago, NASA launched a satellite that provided the most detailed view yet of the diversity and distribution of phytoplankton. Its insights should help scientists understand the changing dynamics of life in the ocean.“Do you like breathing? Do you like eating? If your answer is yes for either…

President Trump’s executive order making English the official language of the United States reached into history to argue its case, noting that the country’s founding documents were written in English.But it turns out, not only in English. After the Constitution was drafted in 1787, supporters of ratification printed translations for Dutch speakers in New York and German speakers in Pennsylvania, so they could understand the arguments for a “vollkommenere Vereinigung” — a more perfect union.The push and pull over whether America should have one national language or embrace its polyglot spirit has generated fierce debate for more than a century,…

In declaring his candidacy for mayor of New York, former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo painted a picture of a city in trouble, besieged by crime, homelessness and menace, above and below ground. For all these problems, he blamed a central culprit: the failed leadership of the Democratic Party, of which he has been a fixture for most of his adult life.As he assailed the party’s progressive wing for calling for the defunding of police departments, and Democrats generally for failing to curb homelessness, it was clear that Mr. Cuomo had a wider audience in mind than voters in the city’s…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Temperatures in Saskatchewan are starting to creep up and with it comes a new sense of life this spring. We want to see some of the photos you capture this March! Each day, Global Saskatoon and Global Regina feature a viewer-submitted photo for the Your Saskatchewan photo of the day.It is also highlighted on Global News Morning, Global News at 5, Global News at 6 and Global News at 10.Please email us if you have a picture to submit for Your Saskatchewan. Photos should be at least 920 pixels wide and in…

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The United Kingdom has said there are several proposals for a potential Ukraine ceasefire after French President Emmanuel Macron proposed a limited initial one-month truce, as Kyiv reiterated its need for security guarantees as part of any agreement. European countries, led by the UK and France, are looking at options for a proposal to halt Russia’s war on Ukraine after last week’s Oval Office rupture between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosted a summit of European leaders in London on Sunday and said they had agreed to draw up a Ukraine…

An Arizona proposal seeks to investigate the healthcare costs of illegal immigrants as the impact on taxpayers and hospitals recently rocked California.State Senate Bill 1268 would make it state law to ask somebody for their immigration or citizenship status on hospital forms, including if they are in the country illegally. In addition, it would have hospitals and the state government keep track of costs that may have to be covered by taxpayers because of somebody’s immigration status. “This is a bill that I have run to promote accountability. It in no way compromises a person’s ability to be served and treated…

Thirteen universities across the United States received “F” grades in the 2025 Campus Antisemitism Report Card released Monday by the Anti-Defamation League. The survey of 135 schools – which is meant to provide information “about the current state of antisemitism on campus and how universities and colleges are responding,” according to the ADL – grades them from A to F based on 30 different criteria. The criteria are separated into three categories: Administrative Policies, Jewish Life on Campus, and Campus Conduct and Climate Concerns. The 13 schools who received “F” grades were: California Polytechnic State University, DePaul University, Evergreen State College, Haverford…

Canadians are bracing for U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs that are set to hit Canada as early as midnight on Monday after weeks of criticism around border security. But the broad-based, sweeping tariffs that Trump has linked to migrants and fentanyl crossing the border are not the only set of tariffs that are expected to hit over the next few weeks.Here are some of the trade actions that the Trump administration is planning to impose on its trading partners. Fentanyl and border-related tariffs The first set of tariffs, which are scheduled to go into effect on Tuesday, are the broad-based…