What are the US and Iran's proposals for peace? pred 2 urama in 40 minutami Trump says he is talking to "the right people" in Iran, but Tehran says no such negotiations are being held.(BBC News)
Australia politics live: Australia condemns Iran’s attacks on Gulf states at UN debate pred 2 urama in 49 minutami Australia co-sponsored resolution affirming support for sovereignty and security of Gulf states. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFarmers’ leaders have told us that the Covid era will seem like a “tea party” compared with the economic problems that could be unleashed by the current fuel crisis.Michael Hampson, boss of dairy farmer cooperative Norco, says the disruption could be so bad that “wewon’t be worried about running out of toilet paper – we’ll be worried about not having food”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Resident doctors in England to begin six-day strike after rejecting offer in pay dispute pred 2 urama in 56 minutami British Medical Association blame government for longest proposed walkout so far, with NHS leaders warning it could cost £300mResident doctors in England will strike for six days after Easter after rejecting what they said was the health secretary Wes Streeting’s final offer to end the long-running pay and jobs dispute.The British Medical Association blamed the government for its decision to undertake its longest stoppage so far, from 7am on Tuesday 7 April to 6.59 on Monday 13 April. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Mark Carney rebukes Air Canada chief over English-only crash message pred 3 urami The prime minister says the condolence video after the fatal LaGuardia crash revived anger over linguistic rightsCanada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, has said a decision by Air Canada’s top executive to post an English-only message of condolence after a deadly crash in New York showed a “lack of judgment, a lack of compassion”.Amid growing calls for his resignation, the airline chief’s misstep has once again revived frustrations and fears over linguistic rights protections in the province of Quebec, where French is the only official language. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump pitches Iran peace plan but military buildups rarely veer to off-ramp pred 3 urami in 5 minutami Tehran skeptical of president’s offer – and troop deployments for potential ground operations – suggest claim of imminent end to war not credibleSomewhere between the strait of Hormuz and the screens of Bloomberg terminals around the world, the standard laws of cause and effect appear to have been suspended for Donald Trump’s war in Iran.Trump this week soft-launched his latest Iran peace talks – which he has said must be accepted or “we’ll just keep bombing our little hearts out” – with few details or proof that anyone in the Iranian regime was willing to listen to him. The ultimatum was described as “maximalist” by Iran and quickly derided as a non-starter by analysts and former government officials. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
