Rudy Giuliani Giuliani rails against Mueller report as Democrats mull Trump impeachmentGuardian US - Victoria Bekiempis and Martin Pengelly in New YorkThere’s nothing wrong with taking information from Russians. It depends on where it came from Rudy Giuliani As the White House mounted a furious assault on the Mueller report, its author and critics of
Tesla Tesla gets restraining order against alleged harasserThe Guardian - Jasper JollyTesla has been granted a temporary restraining order to prevent an alleged harasser from approaching the carmaker’s California factory. The electric carmaker claimed in its application for the order that
Greece Greece to ask Germany for billions in war reparationsThe Guardian - Helena Smith in AthensGreece is poised to send Germany a formal diplomatic note detailing its demand for billions of euros in wartime reparations after MPs voted overwhelmingly for the emotive issue to be raised officially.
World News End of an era in Japan as emperor prepares to abdicateThe Guardian - Justin McCurry in TokyoThe imperial palace grounds in central Tokyo are bathed in spring sunshine. Joggers completing circuits of the moat artfully dodge groups of foreign tourists. Office workers tuck into lunches of onigiri
Play buttonWorld News Ukraine elections: comedian leads polls as final round of voting beginsThe Guardian - Shaun Walker in KyivVoting is under way in the final round of Ukraine’s presidential election, where pre-vote polling suggests the most likely winner will be Volodymyr Zelenskiy, an actor and comedian with no political experience
Khalifa Haftar Tripoli hit by airstrikes as Haftar steps up assault on Libyan capitalThe Guardian - Patrick Wintour and agenciesSeveral airstrikes, including the first alleged use of armed drones in the conflict, shook Tripoli overnight in an escalation of the United Arab Emirate-backed assault on the Libyan capital led by Khalifa
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka attacks: several arrested after 207 killed at hotels and churches on Easter Sunday – liveThe Guardian - Mattha Busby (now), Haroon Siddique and Alison Rourke (earlier)Officials say 450 injured as explosions hit four hotels and three churches in and around Colombo as well as at Batticaloa in east of country 5.30pm BST The Sri Lankan foreign ministry has issued a further
Play buttonSri Lanka Sri Lanka imposes curfew after at least 207 killed in attacksThe Guardian - Jason Burke and Benjamin Parkin in DelhiAuthorities in Sri Lanka have launched a massive security operation and imposed a curfew after a wave of bombs in churches and hotels in Sri Lanka killed at least 207 people and injured 450. The eight
Marin County Dixie school district: why it took 22 years to change a name in liberal CaliforniaGuardian US - Vivian Ho in San FranciscoThe first record of someone in San Rafael raising an eyebrow at the name of the Dixie school district – whose name is synonymous with the Confederacy – dates back to 1863, a month after its founding and
News Boy's drag routine prompts Republican to seek new rules on child exploitationGuardian US - Amanda HolpuchAn Ohio Republican has proposed legislation to change state child exploitation law, in response to a nine-year-old boy’s drag performance at a local bar which sparked an online furor after video was published
Donald Trump Teflon Don: how Trump the mafia boss fought the law … and wonGuardian US - David Smith in WashingtonInstead of the John Gotti family, it’s the Trump family and his solders are the Republican members of Congress Kurt Bardella His stuff about no notes, no memos, no paper trails. That’s what he was telling
Ilhan Omar Ilhan Omar: Somali Americans vow to stand up to Trump attacksGuardian US - Jared Goyette in MinneapolisWe thought we passed the collective blaming, the ‘punish the whole for the actions of a few' Habon Abdulle I came here to support my sister Ilhan. She’s been under attack and she’s been facing death threats
Terence Crawford Terence Crawford defeats Amir Khan to retain WBO welterweight title – as it happenedThe Guardian - Bryan Armen Graham at Madison Square Garden• Crawford wins by TKO when Khan can’t continue after low blow • Khan insists: ‘I would never quit, I would rather get knocked out’ 7.26am BST That’s all for tonight. You can read the full report from
Film (UK) Boyz N the Hood director John Singleton hospitalised after strokeThe Guardian - Press Association in Los AngelesOscar-nominated director John Singleton is in intensive care after suffering a stroke. The film-maker, known for movies including Boyz N the Hood, the 2000 remake of Shaft and 2 Fast 2 Furious, fell ill
New Mexico FBI arrests member of rightwing militia accused of detaining migrantsGuardian US - Sam Levin in San FranciscoA member of an armed rightwing militia group accused of illegally detaining migrants at the US-Mexico border has been arrested, officials said on Saturday. The FBI arrested Larry Mitchell Hopkins, 69,
Black Lives Matter Portland county pays $100,000 in lawsuit tied to Blue Lives Matter flagGuardian US - Associated Press in Portland, OregonAn Oregon county has agreed to pay $100,000 to a black employee who alleged she was harassed after asking that a Blue Lives Matter flag not be displayed in her office. In a lawsuit against Multnomah county
Notre Dame Cathedral Millions for Notre Dame – but nothing for us, say gilets jaunesThe Guardian - Angelique Chrisafis in ParisRiot police and protesters have fought running battles in the centre of Paris as gilets jaunes anti-government demonstrators in fluorescent yellow vests led street marches over what they called “a crisis”
Little Rock, AR Arkansas officer who fired 15 shots into car, killing driver, faces no chargesGuardian US - Associated Press in Little Rock, ArkansasProsecutors have declined to file charges against a white Little Rock police officer who killed a black man by firing at least 15 shots into the windshield of the car the man was driving. The Pulaski prosecutor,
World News At least seven dead as attackers storm Afghan ministry buildingThe Guardian - Emma Graham-Harrison and Akhtar Mohammad MakoiiSuicide attackers stormed the Afghan ministry of communications on Saturday, killing at least seven people. The assault came the day after the collapse of long-anticipated peace talks between the Taliban
Play buttonIlhan Omar Florida man charged over threats to Democrats that mentioned Ilhan OmarGuardian US - Martin Pengelly and agenciesA Florida man has been arrested for threatening the prominent Democrats Cory Booker, Rashida Tlaib and Eric Swalwell. According to a criminal complaint issued by the US attorney’s office for the southern
Frogs Battle to save frogs from global killer diseaseThe Guardian - Robin McKie science editorFrogs, salamanders, and toads across the world are now under attack from a widening range of interacting pathogens that threaten to devastate global amphibian populations. That is the stark warning of
Play buttonEnvironment Extinction Rebellion: protest lawfully or go home, urges Met police chiefThe Guardian - Patrick Greenfield , Chelsea Mendez, Nosheen Iqbal and Damien GayleThe head of the Metropolitan police, Cressida Dick, has urged Extinction Rebellion activists to protest lawfully as officers continued a large-scale operation to clear environmental campaigners from sites
World News Notre Dame €1bn fund pits Paris against provincesThe Guardian - Kim WillsherDonations pledged by France’s wealthiest tycoons proved a poisoned chalice for Macron, 'president of the rich' In La-Roche-sur-Yon – a town in western France founded by Napoleon Bonaparte – locals can
European Union Volatile is the new normal for unpredictable European electionsThe Guardian - Simon TisdallThe likelihood that Ukraine will elect a comedian as president this weekend is no laughing matter for serious students of European politics fretting over the outcome of next month’s EU parliamentary elections.
Play buttonNews Lyra McKee killing: 'New breed of terrorism' in Northern Ireland, says PSNIThe Guardian - Rory Carroll in DerryA new breed of terrorist is coming through the ranks in Northern Ireland, the detective leading the hunt for Lyra McKee’s killers said. Police on Saturday arrested two teenagers in connection with the
Washington State Politics Republican discussed violent attacks and surveillance with rightwingersThe Guardian - Jason WilsonA Washington state Republican politician took part in private discussions with rightwing figures about carrying out surveillance, “psyops” and even violent attacks on perceived political enemies, according
Play button Meet the 88-year-old powering his insurgent 2020 bid with teensGuardian US - Hubert Adjei-KontohIf they can get me in the debates, I’ll go Mike Gravel In 2008’s Democratic race for the White House, a little-known former senator from Alaska, Mike Gravel, barnstormed the party debates, railing against
Cannabis Is 4/20 on the way to becoming marijuana's Hallmark holiday?The Guardian - Edward Helmore in New YorkOnce an underground celebration of weed smoking, the annual event is turning into big business in the era of legalization Today may be the day that marijuana officially loses its cool. April 20, 4/20,
Film (UK) 'Church' to offer 'miracle cure' despite FDA warnings against drinking bleachGuardian US - Ed Pilkington in New YorkA group calling itself Genesis II Church of Health and Healing plans to convene at a hotel resort in Washington state on Saturday to promote a “miracle cure” that claims to cure 95% of all diseases in
Car-sharing app out of service in Chicago after dozens of vehicles stolenGuardian US - Kari PaulCar-sharing service Car2Go was out of service in the Chicago area on Friday after dozens of its vehicles were stolen through the app this week. Up to 100 cars were reported missing on Wednesday, the Chicago
