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‘We must move towards recognition, and we will do so in the coming months,’ French president says.President Emmanuel Macron says France could recognise a Palestinian state “in the coming months”. Macron told France 5 television on Wednesday that he aimed to finalise the move at a United Nations conference on the Israel-Palestine conflict, which his country will co-chair with Saudi Arabia in June. “We must move towards recognition, and we will do so in the coming months,” Macron said. “I’m not doing it to please anyone. I’ll do it because at some point it will be right,” he said. Palestine’s…

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The House passed legislation on Wednesday that would bar federal district judges from issuing nationwide injunctions, part of an escalating Republican campaign to take aim at judges who have moved to halt some of President Trump’s executive orders.The bill, approved mostly along party lines on a vote of 219 to 213, would largely limit district court judges to issuing narrow orders that pertain to parties involved in a specific lawsuit, rather than broader ones that can block a policy or action from being enforced throughout the country. It would make an exception in cases that were brought by multiple states,…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Saskatoon city councillors called out the Saskatchewan government for dragging its feet on the new permanent shelter location during a governance committee meeting Wednesday. Several councillors wondered why a shelter location has not yet been chosen, including Coun. Robert Pearce and Mayor Cynthia Block.“”It really bothers me that we keep dragging our feet on this and it’s not necessarily the city’s fault,” said Pearce. “The province has this responsibility; they need to step up.”“We’re not doing what we need to do to support people who are unhoused in our city,” said Mayor…

Australian shares have skyrocketed in early trade after US President Donald Trump declared a 90-day tariff pause for many countries, bringing some relief to investors worried about the global economic impact of US trade policies.While the local rally is so far more muted than the record-busting gains on Wall Street overnight, it will be welcomed by investors who have endured a gut-wrenching week of market chaos since Mr Trump outlined his so-called “Liberation Day” reciprocal tariffs last week.But in the US overnight, Mr Trump said he would temporarily lower many new tariffs, but raised the levy on imports from China…

Locals were initially happy with the presence of Chinese businesses as they imported and sold everyday items like shoes and stationery at lower prices than before, she said. But over time, the local community grew worried about the “massive” impact on both large and small businesses. “It is difficult to compete with them. Even many shops from Indonesia and other countries are slowly beginning to disappear one by one.” Gulo revealed that she and her husband could earn tens of thousands of US dollars per month before they had a direct competitor next door. Since then, their income has been…

The sun was bursting through the sandstone arch of Window Rock in northeastern Arizona, and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., in bluejeans, was finally in his element: on a hike.It was the last day of his multistate Make American Healthy Again tour, designed to highlight various aspects of Mr. Kennedy’s plan to fight chronic disease, such as healthy school lunches and medical clinics that take a holistic approach to patient care.Now, the health secretary was strolling with the president of Navajo Nation, delegates of the nation’s council and the acting director of the Indian Health Service, discussing the challenges…

Tracy Schwarz, the last surviving member of the New Lost City Ramblers, an influential folk trio whose reverential approach to the lost music of the rural South stood in contrast to more commercial acts like the Kingston Trio and Peter, Paul and Mary, died on March 29 in Elkins, W.Va. He was 86.His death, in a hospice facility, was announced by his wife, Virginia Hawker.The New Lost City Ramblers were formed in New York in 1958, riding the crest of the folk revival. They performed at the first Newport Folk Festival the next year and counted Bob Dylan — whom…

Barbie has announced that LeBron James is the first athlete to have a Ken doll. Mattel, the parent company that owns Barbie, released photos of its new doll in the likeness of NBA legend, activist, author and philanthropist LeBron James. LeBron James has become the first athlete to have a Ken doll. Barbie announced the news of the new James doll that will go on sale on April 14.  Mattel Barbie said it is collaborating with the LeBron James Family Foundation to release the first Ken doll of a professional athlete, Mattel said in a statement.Mattel said next year, Ken’s…

The battle of billionaires in space between Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk has entered a new arena: satellite internet.Amazon, the company that Mr. Bezos started as an online bookseller three decades ago, is now a merchandising behemoth, the owner of the James Bond franchise, a seller of electronic gadgets like Echo smart speakers and one of the most powerful providers of cloud computing.So perhaps it is not a surprise that Amazon is now launching the first few of thousands of satellites known as Project Kuiper to provide another option for remaining connected in the modern world. The market for beaming…