Recent developments include Donald Trump canceling US envoy trips for Iran ceasefire talks, families of Iranian children killed in an airstrike appealing to the Pope, and a fragile Lebanon ceasefire being threatened by ongoing Israeli and Hezbollah attacks; these events underscore Iran's economic struggles and the contentious US policy on green card seekers' views on Israel amid regional instability.

• Middle East crisis live: Donald Trump cancels US envoy trip to Pakistan for ceasefire talks with Iran — The Guardian -
• Iran War Live Updates: Trump Calls Off Witkoff and Kushner’s Travel to Pakistan for Peace Talks — New York Times World -
• Trump Cancels Witkoff and Kushner’s Trip for Iran Talks, Saying, ‘We Have All the Cards.’ — New York Times World -

• Families of Iranian Children Killed in School Airstrike Pen Letter to Pope — New York Times World -
• Trump cancels US envoys' trip to Pakistan for talks on Iran war — BBC World -
• Families of Iranian Children Killed in School Airstrike Pen Letter to Pope — New York Times World -
• Trump Seeks to Abolish Iran’s Nuclear Stockpile, a Problem He Helped Create — New York Times World -
• Trump cancels his envoys’ Pakistan trip for Iran ceasefire negotiations — The Guardian -
• Lebanese Ask, ‘What Cease-Fire?’ as Israel and Hezbollah Trade Attacks in the South — New York Times World -
• Under Trump, Green Card Seekers Face New Scrutiny for Views on Israel — New York Times World -
• Raqqa Showcases Syria’s Tumultuous Past — New York Times World -
• On Iran’s Border, Cooking Oil Trade Is a Snapshot of the Country’s Struggles — New York Times World -
• Witkoff and Kushner to Go to Pakistan for Talks on Iran — New York Times World -
• Rubio’s Absence From Iran Talks Highlights Stay-at-Home Role — New York Times World -
• Hanged under the cover of war: letters and videos tell stories of Iran’s death row victims — The Guardian -
• Top Democrats demand clarity from Jeanine Pirro over threat to reopen investigation into Jerome Powell – as it happened — The Guardian -
• UK position on Falklands will not change, No 10 says after leaked Pentagon memo — The Guardian -
• Iran and U.S. Blockades in the Strait of Hormuz: What to Know — New York Times World -

The conflict in Ukraine intensified with Russian airstrikes killing at least seven people, prompting Europe to prepare for a prolonged war without a clear end strategy, while RAF Typhoons were scrambled near NATO airspace due to Russian drone threats; concurrently, Macron reinforced the EU's mutual defense clause, as European NATO allies pushed back against reported US threats to Spain, and concerns persist over Chornobyl's safety amidst the war.

• Macron says EU’s mutual defence clause ‘not just words’ — The Guardian -
• Russian airstrikes kill at least seven people in Ukraine overnight — The Guardian -
• Seven dead in major Russian attack on Ukraine — BBC World -

• Seven dead in major Russian attack on Ukraine — BBC World -
• Europe Prepares for a Longer War in Ukraine, With No Strategy to End It — New York Times World -
• RAF Typhoons scrambled in response to Russian drone threat near Nato airspace — The Guardian -
• Inside Chornobyl: 40 years after disaster, nuclear site still at risk in Russia’s war — The Guardian -
• Katya Adler: Europe's Nato allies push back at reported US threat to Spain — BBC World -
• Katya Adler: Europe's Nato allies push back at reported US threat to Spain — BBC World -

Anzac Day commemorations were marred by booing of Indigenous speakers, condemned as racism by leaders, while political figures debated preferencing One Nation policies and a car registration rebate was announced in Victoria; additionally, high out-of-pocket dermatologist costs highlighted healthcare access issues, and Australian women and children prepared to leave a Syrian detention camp for repatriation.

• Australia news live: Taylor says Coalition preferencing One Nation in Farrer to stop ‘teal policies’; Victoria announces one-off car rego rebate — The Guardian -
• It costs $230 out-of-pocket to see a dermatologist. Many Australians go without – despite soaring skin cancer rates — The Guardian -
• Indigenous Speakers Are Booed During Commemorations of Australia’s War Dead — New York Times World -

• ‘Racism is a cancer’: Indigenous leaders condemn orchestrated booing at Anzac Day ceremonies — The Guardian -
• Cory Bernardi repays more than $40,000 for flying on Gina Rinehart’s plane during SA election campaign — The Guardian -
• Indigenous speakers booed at Anzac Day services while Ben Roberts-Smith attends separate Gold Coast event — The Guardian -
• Australian women and children leave Syrian detention camp for Damascus – and potentially home — The Guardian -

The US faces scrutiny over immigration enforcement with an Egyptian family returned to ICE custody and an 85-year-old widow ensnared by crackdowns, while ICE plans a facility on a PFAS-contaminated site and Trump's deportation drive forces tough family decisions; other concerns include two CIA officers killed in a Mexico crash, a police officer dead in a Chicago hospital shooting, wildfires devastating homes in Georgia, and a Texas camp closure after a fatal flood.

• 2 C.I.A. Officers Killed in Mexico Crash Lacked Proper Authorization — New York Times World -
• One police officer dead after Chicago hospital shooting — The Guardian -
• After destroying more than 120 homes, wildfires still a danger, Georgia officials say — The Guardian -

• Egyptian family of six taken back into ICE custody days after being released — The Guardian -
• Mexico says US agents killed in crash weren't permitted to operate there — BBC World -
• Texas camp where 25 girls died in 2025 flood may not be allowed to reopen — The Guardian -
• The 85-Year-Old Widow Snagged by Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — New York Times World -
• California’s jet fuel supply drops to three-year low as Middle East turmoil squeezes global oil market — The Guardian -
• Conspiracy theory over UFOs and missing scientists spreads from web to White House — The Guardian -
• Mississippi school kids stop school bus on highway after driver passes out — The Guardian -
• Roommate charged with murder in deaths of University of South Florida doctoral students — The Guardian -
• ICE planning facility for children and families on Pfas-contaminated site — The Guardian -
• Louisiana judge in abuse case belatedly recuses himself after ruling in favor of church on whose finance panel he sits — The Guardian -
• Staff decry ‘constant turbulence’ under Trump’s labor secretary, as she blames ‘deep state’ in resignation — The Guardian -
• Altman apologizes after OpenAI failed to alert police before fatal Canada shooting — The Guardian -
• US military kills two more people in strike on alleged drug boat in Pacific — The Guardian -
• 'We cried together': Trump's deportation drive forces tough decisions for couples — BBC World -

Al Qaeda-linked militants launched major attacks across Mali, signaling a significant escalation in hostilities, while AIDS is creeping back in Zambia following US cuts to HIV assistance; in a separate incident, a big-game hunter was killed by an elephant in Gabon.

• Al Qaeda-Linked Militants Launch Major Attacks on Cities Across Mali — New York Times World -
• Explosions and gunfire as armed groups launch co-ordinated attacks across Mali — BBC World -
• AIDS Creeps Back in Parts of Zambia, a Year After U.S. Cuts to H.I.V. Assistance — New York Times World -

• Big-Game Hunter From California Is Killed by Elephant in Gabon — New York Times World -
• Militants and separatists launch coordinated attacks across Mali — The Guardian -

The Mandelson vetting scandal continues, with a key figure refusing to give evidence, while security vetting for MPs is being stepped up after a bodyguard with far-right links was assigned; the Met police are investigating hundreds of officers using an AI tool, and research indicates the criminalization of climate protesters is counterproductive.

• Key figure in Mandelson vetting scandal will not give evidence before MPs — The Guardian -
• Social media influencer dies six days after car hit her outside London nightclub — The Guardian -
• Woman arrested after two children die in Wolverhampton house fire — The Guardian -

• Teenager charged in London with woman’s murder after UAE extradition — The Guardian -
• Security vetting stepped up after MP is given bodyguard with far-right links — The Guardian -
• Met investigates hundreds of officers after using Palantir AI tool — The Guardian -
• Partygate v Mandelson: Keir Starmer faces attack from his own playbook — The Guardian -
• Criminalisation of climate protesters in UK is counterproductive, research finds — The Guardian -
• How the Walsall rapist John Ashby exposed his misogyny rapping online — The Guardian -
• Walking the dog and braving the paps: the art of the doorstep photo, from Keane to Mandelson — The Guardian -

An orangutan successfully used a canopy bridge to cross a road, offering hope for habitat fragmentation, while Japan addresses care worker shortages by recruiting bodybuilders; a new bacteria discovery offers hope for treating noma, and a proposal to dam the Bering Strait suggests a way to save the AMOC.

• Japan’s New Care Workers: Bodybuilders, Wrestlers and M.M.A. Fighters — New York Times World -
• Watch: How one orangutan braved new bridge to unite his split community — BBC World -
• A New Idea to Save the AMOC? Dam the Bering Strait. — New York Times World -

• High Lights — New York Times World -
• The Elite ‘Doctors’ Who Care for Mount Everest — New York Times World -
• ‘Astonishing’ discovery could help save children from deadly disfiguring condition — The Guardian -
• ‘Cries of delight’ as Sumatran orangutan filmed using canopy bridge to cross road for first time — The Guardian -
• Thirty-one sloths die in Florida before opening of attraction — BBC World -
• Thirty-one sloths die in Florida before opening of attraction — BBC World -

Hungary's former ruling party licks its wounds after a landslide defeat, leading to Viktor Orbán stepping down from parliament, while Venezuela's prisoner release scheme faces criticism as it nears its end; additionally, Palestinians held local elections in the West Bank and Gaza, and Athens' mayor vowed to tackle overtourism.

• Crushed at the Polls, Hungary’s Former Ruling Party Licks Its Wounds — New York Times World -
• Orbán steps down from Hungarian parliament after landslide defeat — BBC World -
• Rights groups critical as Venezuela prisoner release scheme 'coming to an end' — BBC World -

• Semyon Gluzman, 79, Dies; Doctor Dared to Criticize Soviet Psychiatry — New York Times World -
• Palestinians in West Bank and some in Gaza vote in local elections — BBC World -
• Hope in Gaza as 300 couples get married at one time — BBC World -
• Lionel Rosenblatt Dies at 82; Led Daring Rescue of Vietnamese Refugees — New York Times World -
• What counts as the woods? Judge axes Nova Scotia’s ban that defied ‘commonsense definitions’ — The Guardian -
• The Challenges Facing Canada as It Inches Toward Trade Talks — New York Times World -
• Palermo ‘honoured’ by rumours Dua Lipa and Callum Turner might marry there in June — The Guardian -
• ‘Athens cannot operate as a giant hotel’: mayor vows to rescue capital from overtourism — The Guardian -
• UK schoolboys’ fatal hike remembered in Black Forest 90 years on — The Guardian -
• Heated Rivalry, The Housemaid and Fourth Wing: TikTok launches BookTok bestseller list — BBC World -
• The viral manifesto of 'anti-woke' tech boss with NHS and defence contracts — BBC World -