Israel and Lebanon have initiated a fragile ceasefire, though Iran's cyber activities continue and the US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz impacts the global economy and fuel supply, triggering a Pope-Trump spat over war spending and peace; meanwhile, Defense Secretary Hegseth continues his threats of attacks on Iran's civilian infrastructure, the US hands over military bases in Syria, and the US House narrowly rejected a war powers resolution.

• Live Updates: Lebanon-Israel Cease-Fire Goes Into Effect — New York Times World -
• Hegseth Again Threatens Attacks on Iran’s Civilian Infrastructure — New York Times World -
• 10-Day Cease-Fire Between Israel and Lebanon Goes Into Effect — New York Times World -

• The cease-fire goes into effect after Israel and Hezbollah exchange fire. — New York Times World -
• Forced into a corner by the U.S., Netanyahu agrees to a cease-fire in Lebanon. — New York Times World -
• Here’s the latest. — New York Times World -
• No ‘specific request’ to help US in strait of Hormuz, Marles says, as Trump repeats criticism of Australia — The Guardian -
• U.S. Completes Handover of Military Bases in Syria — New York Times World -
• White House Declines to Offer Congress an Estimate of Iran War Cost — New York Times World -
• Israel and Lebanon agree 10-day ceasefire, Trump says — BBC World -
• Here’s the latest. — New York Times World -
• Despite Cease-Fire, Iran’s Hackers Haven’t Logged Off — New York Times World -
• Pakistan Looks to Play Peacemaker Between U.S. and Iran, Again — New York Times World -
• Bahrain Charges Intelligence Officer in the Death of a Detainee — New York Times World -
• How Trump’s Blockade of the Strait of Hormuz Works — New York Times World -
• Pope criticises 'tyrants' who spend billions on wars after Trump spat — BBC World -
• White House Shrugs Off Shaky Economy as War Exceeds Trump’s Timeline — New York Times World -
• Pope Leo, Amid Standoff With Trump, Says ‘Woe to Those Who Manipulate Religion’ — New York Times World -
• Hegseth channels his inner Tarantino with fake Bible verse from Pulp Fiction — The Guardian -
• Counter-terror police investigate London arson attacks on Iranian and Jewish targets — The Guardian -
• What the U.S. Blockade Means for Iran’s Economy — New York Times World -
• US House narrowly rejects war powers resolution as dissent grows — The Guardian -
• Israel escalates attacks on medics in Lebanon with deadly ‘quadruple tap’ — The Guardian -
• Europe has only six weeks’ supply of jet fuel left owing to Iran war, says energy chief — The Guardian -
• A Timeline of the Lebanon-Israel Relationship — New York Times World -
• Why China Isn’t Pushing Iran to Accept U.S. Demands to End War — New York Times World -
• Marco Rubio and Lebanese President Discuss Cease-Fire Efforts — New York Times World -
• Archbishop of Canterbury backs pope’s calls for peace amid Trump feud — The Guardian -
• Hegseth says US is ‘locked and loaded’ to finish job of destroying Iran energy grid — The Guardian -
• Pope says ‘world is being ravaged by a handful of tyrants’ amid feud with Trump’s White House — The Guardian -
• Trump Breaks With Meloni, Italy’s Leader, Amid Dispute Over Pope and Iran — New York Times World -
• Xi Alludes to Trump’s Policies to Make a Case for Closer Ties to Vietnam — New York Times World -
• Sri Lanka Uses U.S.-Iran Cease-Fire to Repatriate Iranian Sailors — New York Times World -
• ‘A dollar or two increase is devastating’: US consumers on toll of rising gas prices — The Guardian -
• Has Marles bowed to Trump’s wishes on defence spending? The figures are as clear as mud — The Guardian -
• Tesco warns profits could fall amid Iran war uncertainty — The Guardian -
• UK could face gaps on supermarket shelves by summer if Iran war continues — The Guardian -
• EasyJet warns of impact on profits as Iran war hits bookings and fuel prices — The Guardian -
• Satellite images reveal scale of Israeli demolitions as Lebanese villages destroyed — BBC World -
• Satellite images reveal scale of Israeli demolitions as Lebanese villages destroyed — BBC World -
• Pakistani Mediators Arrive in Iran to Keep Peace Talks Alive — New York Times World -
• How South Korea plans to use the Iran crisis to spur a renewables revolution — The Guardian -
• Iran Will Be in U.S. for World Cup, FIFA’s Infantino Says — New York Times World -
• US Senate fails to pass war powers resolution for fourth time – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Democrats file articles of impeachment against Hegseth for ‘high crimes and misdemeanors’ — The Guardian -
• House Democrats file six articles of impeachment against defense secretary Pete Hegseth – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Bernie Sanders’ effort to block US weapons sales to Israel fails in Senate — The Guardian -

The Department of Justice is investigating Eric Swalwell amid sexual assault allegations, while former Virginia Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax was involved in a murder-suicide, and Trump nominated Erica Schwartz as CDC director and threatened to fire Fed Chair Powell. The Trump administration pushes a "trade over aid" foreign policy, a former Trump lawyer, John Eastman, was disbarred for efforts to overturn the 2020 election, and RFK Jr faces scrutiny over vaccine remarks and controversial personal anecdotes.

• Justin Fairfax, ex-lieutenant governor of Virginia, kills wife and himself — The Guardian -
• Department of Justice investigating Eric Swalwell amid sexual assault allegations — The Guardian -
• Trump nominates Erica Schwartz, ex-deputy surgeon general, as CDC director — The Guardian -

• Senate Democrats move to stall Trump’s ‘absurd’ bid to install new Fed chair — The Guardian -
• RFK Jr accused of ‘dangerous conspiracy theories’ at heated budget hearing — The Guardian -
• RFK Jr and podcast guest suggest food is affordable in the US – despite rising costs — The Guardian -
• The Costa Rican Mountain Town Offering Sanctuary to Families Deported by Trump — New York Times World -
• ICE agent charged with assault in Minnesota for allegedly pointing gun at motorists — The Guardian -
• Lawmakers clash with RFK Jr as he shifts focus away from vaccines — BBC World -
• Trump officials urge other countries to join new ‘trade over aid’ push — The Guardian -
• Trump’s triumphal arch moves closer to approval after key agency meets — The Guardian -
• More US young men than young women say religion is important to them — The Guardian -
• RFK Jr once cut penis off ‘road-killed raccoon’ in New York, new book reveals — The Guardian -
• Ex-Virginia deputy governor kills wife and himself in murder-suicide, police say — BBC World -
• Former Trump lawyer John Eastman disbarred over efforts to overturn 2020 election — The Guardian -
• Texas immigration court interpreter detained by ICE says ‘they want to make me disappear’ — The Guardian -
• NYPD investigates after video shows two officers punching and kicking man — The Guardian -
• Brazil's former spy chief released from ICE detention — BBC World -
• Trump threatens to fire Fed chair Powell if he doesn't leave in May — BBC World -
• Trump threatens to fire Fed chair Powell if he doesn't leave in May — BBC World -
• Sonia Sotomayor apologizes to Brett Kavanaugh in US supreme court justice spat — The Guardian -
• Georgia man charged over attacks that killed DHS worker and another woman — The Guardian -

An unprecedented fire at the Geelong oil refinery has heightened fears over Australia's petrol supplies and prompted Prime Minister Albanese to cut short his fuel diplomacy mission, while NSW's highest court struck down an anti-protest law. Electric public transport is set to run on renewable energy by 2027, and car-share firms removed fuel cards due to thefts amidst rising fuel prices.

• Australia news live: bail hearing for accused war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith; refinery fire will not mean tougher fuel restrictions, PM says — The Guardian -
• No ‘specific request’ to help US in strait of Hormuz, Marles says, as Trump repeats criticism of Australia — The Guardian -
• NSW electric buses, trains and light rail services to run entirely on renewable energy from 2027 in $1.9bn deal — The Guardian -

• ‘One of the dumbest crimes ever’: car-share firms remove fuel cards from Melbourne vehicles after spate of thefts — The Guardian -
• Wall Street seems to have decided the recession risk is over. Can the Australian market do the same? — The Guardian -
• Albanese cuts fuel diplomacy mission short to rush to Geelong as Bowen calls oil refinery fire ‘a setback’ — The Guardian -
• Bowen says Geelong fire appears to be accidental; Keating lashes Liberals– as it happened — The Guardian -
• NSW’s highest court strikes down anti-protest law introduced in wake of Bondi beach terror attack — The Guardian -
• Geelong fire: blaze at one of Australia’s two oil refineries extinguished after 13 hours as fuel supply fears remain — The Guardian -
• 'Unprecedented' fire at Australian oil refinery to affect nation's petrol supplies — BBC World -
• 'Unprecedented' fire at Australian oil refinery to impact nation's petrol supplies — BBC World -
• Former US Marine pilot loses appeal against extradition from Australia — BBC World -
• Former US Marine pilot loses appeal against extradition from Australia — BBC World -
• Australia fuel watch tracker: check current petrol and diesel prices, service station outages and shipments – in charts — The Guardian -

The Foreign Office's top civil servant Olly Robbins was forced out over a Mandelson vetting row, as Peter Mandelson became US Ambassador despite failing security clearance. The **V&A faces calls to become a living wage employer, while Keir Starmer warned social media firms to address child safety concerns, and private rents in Great Britain stopped rising** for the first time since 2017.

• V&A faces calls to become living wage employer on eve of Stratford opening — The Guardian -
• Foreign Office’s top civil servant Olly Robbins forced out over Mandelson vetting row — The Guardian -
• Mandelson, a Friend of Epstein’s, Became U.S. Ambassador Despite Failing Security Vetting — New York Times World -

• Badenoch calls Farage an ‘opportunist’ after he urges Scottish nationalists to back Reform — The Guardian -
• Labour and Lib Dem MPs demand ‘shameful’ Palantir NHS contract be scrapped — The Guardian -
• No 10 claims Starmer did not know Mandelson failed security vetting until this week – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Orbán’s defeat threatens to halt Hungarian support of populist right — The Guardian -
• Sharp fall in number of children entering reception classes in London — The Guardian -
• Officials debate withholding Mandelson vetting documents from parliament — The Guardian -
• Man used AI to make false statements in effort to shut down London nightclub — The Guardian -
• Epsom church minister condemns ‘intimidating’ protest over alleged gang-rape — The Guardian -
• Campaigners seek listed status for historic trig points that mapped Britain — The Guardian -
• Shakespeare Bought One Property in London. Now We Know Exactly Where. — New York Times World -
• Revealed: Mandelson failed vetting but Foreign Office overruled decision — The Guardian -
• UK’s Covid vaccine programme must rebuild trust before next pandemic strikes, inquiry warns — The Guardian -
• Orban’s Defeat Punctures Europe’s Far Right, but Also Offers It a Road Map — New York Times World -
• Starmer tells social media firms in No 10 meeting ‘things can’t go on like this’ — The Guardian -
• Church warden jailed for life for murder of lecturer has conviction quashed — The Guardian -
• New regulator powers could stifle advocacy, UK’s largest civil society bodies warn — The Guardian -
• Channel 4 programming chief Ian Katz to leave after nearly nine years — The Guardian -
• Struggling theatres must ‘programme their way out’, says Young Vic director — The Guardian -
• CEO of bitcoin firm championed by Nigel Farage leaves company — The Guardian -
• Ammonia pollution hotspots found in areas of UK with most pig and poultry factory farms — The Guardian -
• Shakespeare's 'missing' home mapped with discovery — BBC World -
• Future of the NHS, saviour of the high street? High hopes for health hub in a Barnsley shopping centre — The Guardian -
• Private rents in Great Britain stop rising for first time since 2017 — The Guardian -

China's GDP showed stronger than expected growth, driven by infrastructure spending despite global conflicts, and Amazon faces price-fixing allegations in newly unsealed records. Reed Hastings will step down from the Netflix board, while the carbon removal industry is struggling, and the US Supreme Court is set to rule on Monsanto's weed-killing pesticide law.

• Bitcoin’s Greatest Mystery — New York Times World -
• Co-founder Reed Hastings to step down from Netflix board — The Guardian -
• The Long-Term Plan to Scrub Carbon From the Sky — New York Times World -

• Newly unsealed records reveal Amazon’s price-fixing tactics, California attorney general claims — The Guardian -
• Next chief Simon Wolfson paid record £7.4m – and could get far more this year — The Guardian -
• Carbon Removal Industry Reels as Microsoft Retreats — New York Times World -
• China’s G.D.P. Stronger Than Expected, Led by Infrastructure Spending — New York Times World -
• Stakes high as supreme court set to rule on law involving Monsanto’s weed-killing pesticide — The Guardian -
• UK economy showed surprise 0.5% growth before Iran war — The Guardian -
• China's economy grows faster than expected despite Iran war — BBC World -
• China's economy grows faster than expected despite Iran war — BBC World -
• Saudi Fund to Back Away From LIV Golf Under Mounting Financial Pressures — New York Times World -

Russia launched deadly aerial attacks in Ukraine, killing at least 18 people, despite an Orthodox Easter truce, as Sudan enters its fourth year of war amid the world's most severe humanitarian crisis. The Pope criticized foreigners who exploit Africa, while the US launched multiple strikes on alleged Pacific drug boats, and India pushes for a women's quota bill.

• Pope lashes out at foreigners who exploit Africa — BBC World -
• Russia launches deadliest aerial attack in months, killing 18 in Ukraine — BBC World -
• Russia ‘does not deserve’ lifting of sanctions, Zelenskyy says, after deadly overnight strikes in Ukraine – as it happened — The Guardian -

• India pushes for women's quota bill as row over parliamentary seats intensifies — BBC World -
• At least 17 people killed in Russia’s deadliest attack on Ukraine this year — The Guardian -
• Russian Strikes Kill at Least 15 in Ukraine in Biggest Attack in Months — New York Times World -
• Got $100 Million? Ukraine Has Just the Fertilizer Plant for You. — New York Times World -
• Blunt-speaking Pope tells Cameroon to root out corruption to find peace — BBC World -
• Wanted activist arrested in South Africa over support for Benin coup plot — BBC World -
• Wanted activist arrested in South Africa over support for Benin coup plot — BBC World -
• Russia pummels Ukraine with drone and missile strikes, killing at least 12 — The Guardian -
• The Pope in Africa — New York Times World -
• 3 Killed in Boat Strike in the Pacific, Pentagon Says — New York Times World -
• US launches fifth strike on alleged Pacific drug boat in a week, killing three — The Guardian -
• Sudan Enters Fourth Year of War Amid World’s Most Severe Humanitarian Crisis — New York Times World -

Armed robbers held 25 people hostage at a Naples bank, fleeing through a tunnel, and a South African opposition figure, Julius Malema, was sentenced to five years in prison. Turkish police detained 162 people over online posts about school shootings after two deadly incidents, and a Georgia man was charged over attacks that killed a DHS worker and another woman, while Utah passed a new law to combat overcharges at dollar stores.

• Man charged over 2002 Jam Master Jay killing to plead guilty, documents show — The Guardian -
• Armed robbers hold 25 people hostage at Naples bank before fleeing through hole in floor — The Guardian -
• Naples bank robbers hold 25 people hostage then vanish through tunnel — BBC World -

• South African opposition figure Malema sentenced to five years in prison for firing a gun — BBC World -
• Watch: Rising prices threaten Minnesota's meat raffles — BBC World -
• Turkish police detain 162 people over online posts about school shootings — BBC World -
• South African Politician Julius Malema Is Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison — New York Times World -
• South African opposition figure Malema sentenced to five years in prison for firing a gun — BBC World -
• South African politician Julius Malema given five-year jail term for gun offence — The Guardian -
• Utah passes new law to combat overcharges at dollar stores after Guardian investigation — The Guardian -
• At Least 4 Dead in Second School Shooting in Turkey in 2 Days — New York Times World -
• When the ‘Dubai dream’ goes wrong - podcast — The Guardian -
• Georgia man charged over attacks that killed DHS worker and another woman — The Guardian -

The Artemis II crew described their Moon mission and splashdown, while efforts are underway to save a humpback whale stranded in Germany. Top Gun 3 was officially confirmed with Tom Cruise returning, and Meghan Markle spoke out against being "the most trolled person in the entire world", as Condé Nast announced the closure of its women's health magazine, Self.

• Artemis II crew describes Moon mission and splashdown moment — BBC World -
• Rescuers to use air cushions in latest effort to save stranded whale — BBC World -
• Top Gun 3 officially confirmed with Tom Cruise returning — The Guardian -

• Condé Nast will close its women’s health magazine, Self, after 47 years — The Guardian -
• How did a wolf become a fugitive in South Korea? — BBC World -
• Hampshire College was ‘a magical place’ for a progressive education. It couldn’t survive this era — The Guardian -
• Millionaires fund last-ditch attempt to save humpback whale stranded in Germany — The Guardian -
• New Jersey governor hits out at Fifa over reported $100 World Cup train tickets: ‘They should pay’ — The Guardian -
• Pedro Pascal v Pedro Piscal: actor in legal battle with Chilean spirit brand — The Guardian -
• Meghan: 'I was the most trolled person in the entire world' — BBC World -
• Meghan says she was 'most trolled person in the world' — BBC World -
• Cool Hand Luke actress Joy Harmon dies aged 87 — BBC World -