Todas las personas a bordo del Cessna 421C fallecieron tras el accidente ocurrido a altas horas de la noche en una ciudad a 40 millas al suroeste de la capital del estado, Austin. Una avioneta se estrelló entre los árboles en Texas Hill Country, matando a las cinco personas a bordo, informaron las autoridades el viernes. El accidente ocurrió en la oscuridad a última hora de la noche del jueves en Wimberley, una ciudad a unas 40 millas al suroeste de la capital del estado, Austin, dijo el juez del condado de Hays, Ruben Becerra, en una publicación en Facebook. Continuar leyendo...
El último exabrupto del presidente de EE. UU. se produce un día después de que sugiriera una posible reducción de las tropas estadounidenses en Alemania
¿Por qué tiene EE. UU. bases militares en Alemania y cumplirá Trump su amenaza de recortar el número de efectivos?
Donald Trump ha vuelto a arremeter contra el canciller de Alemania, Friedrich Merz, diciendo que debería centrarse en «arreglar su país roto» y tratar de poner fin a la guerra entre Rusia y Ucrania, y dedicar menos tiempo a «interferir» en Irán.
«El canciller de Alemania debería pasar más tiempo poniendo fin a la guerra con Rusia/Ucrania (¡donde ha sido totalmente ineficaz!)», escribió Trump en una publicación en las redes sociales. Continuar leyendo...
El músico era conocido por el himno de la clase trabajadora Take This Job and Shove It, así como por éxitos como The Ride y otrosDavid Allan Coe, el cantautor de country que escribió el himno de la clase trabajadora Take This Job and Shove It y tuvo éxitos con You Never Even Called Me By My Name y The Ride, entre otros, ha muerto. Tenía 86 años. La esposa de Coe, Kimberly Hastings Coe, confirmó su fallecimiento a Rolling Stone el miércoles. Continuar leyendo...
• Gavin Adcock publicó una foto en redes sociales el martes reavivando su disputa con Zach Bryan, haciendo referencia a su altercado casi físico en el Born & Raised Festival de Oklahoma del año pasado.
• La imagen muestra a Bryan intentando escalar una valla para pelear con Adcock, acompañada del mensaje 'Qué tantas ganas tiene esta canción de salir el viernes' para promocionar el nuevo sencillo de Adcock, 'Wannabe'.
• En septiembre, Bryan gritó '¿Quieres pelear como un hombre? Abre la puerta' antes de que la seguridad interviniera después de que escalara la valla.
La denuncia del ministro de medio ambiente abre un nuevo informe sobre los profundos daños ecológicos presuntamente causados por las fuerzas del IDF. El ministro de medio ambiente del Líbano ha acusado al ejército de Israel de cometer «un acto de ecocidio» en el prólogo de un informe que detalla el daño causado a los recursos naturales del país durante la invasión de 2023 a 2024. La agresión militar israelí «remodeló tanto el paisaje físico como el ecológico» del sur del Líbano, según el informe, que no considera los impactos de la última serie de ataques de Israel esta primavera.
• Dañó 5.000 hectáreas (12.350 acres) de cubierta forestal, incluyendo rodales de frondosas, pinos y pinos piñoneros, destruyendo hábitats, desregulando los climas locales y provocando la erosión del suelo.
• Destruyó 118 millones de dólares (87 millones de libras esterlinas) en activos agrícolas físicos, incluidos cultivos, instalaciones ganaderas, recursos forestales, pesquerías e infraestructura de acuicultura.
• Causó pérdidas adicionales de 586 millones de dólares (433 millones de libras esterlinas) en producción agrícola perdida como resultado de cosechas interrumpidas y rendimientos reducidos.
• Destruyó 2.154 hectáreas (5.320 acres) de huertos, incluidas 814 hectáreas de olivares y 637 hectáreas de plantaciones de cítricos, y causó daños extensivos a las plantaciones de plátanos.
• Contaminó los suelos con concentraciones de fósforo de hasta 1.858 partes por millón, con puntos críticos de contaminación especialmente en el sur del Líbano y el valle de Bekaa en el este.
• Causó episodios de contaminación atmosférica generalizada que se extendieron mucho más allá de las zonas de ataque inmediato, liberando partículas, óxidos de azufre y nitrógeno, y compuestos tóxicos como dioxinas e hidrocarburos aromáticos policíclicos.
Club chief says ‘anodyne acknowledgements’ can be ‘overworked’. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories and then it will be Nick Visser with the main action.The RSL has announced it will review its guidance on welcome to country addresses at Anzac Day services after Indigenous leaders were booed at three dawn services on Saturday. Continue reading...
Booing by right-wing groups of Indigenous leaders giving speeches marred Anzac Day ceremonies for a second year runningGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn anti-immigration group asked followers how loud they would be booing welcome to country ceremonies at Anzac Day dawn services before multiple events were disrupted on Saturday. But the group has denied orchestrating a campaign, despite doubling down on its criticism of what it called “woke rituals”.Booing by right-wing groups of Indigenous elders giving welcome to country speeches marred Anzac Day ceremonies for a second year running, and sparked another public debate about their role at public events. Uncle Ray Minniecon, who served in the armed forces nd was booed while giving a welcome at Sydney’s dawn service, said the mocking was “unexpected and unnecessary, but it happens”. Continue reading...
Savitha Prakash, a first-generation immigrant running in local elections in Harrow, says Reform UK aims to ‘put Britain first’Savitha Prakash, an NHS doctor living in the London borough of Harrow, believes there are similarities between the Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage, and India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi. “He’s [Modi] one of those people, like Nigel, he walks the talk. He made [a] difference to the country,” said Prakash, who chairs Reform UK’s branch in Harrow.In particular, the 47-year-old said Farage and Modi – who have each been accused by their critics of scapegoating marginalised communities – were focused on putting the needs of the majority first. Continue reading...
Rising temperatures and extreme drought are driving more destructive spring fires across the American Great Plains. This year, forces aligned to create the perfect storm in NebraskaIn a normal year, the vast grasslands that roll across the American Great Plains would be starting to green. But at the center of the US, where most of the nation’s beef producers graze their herds, this spring brought fire instead of moisture, leaving more than a million acres black and barren.Multiple blazes raged across Nebraska, where the records for the annual acreage burned were obliterated in a single month. The state logged the largest blaze ever recorded when the Morrill fire cascaded across more than 642,000 acres before it was contained in March. Continue reading...
Alexandre Ramagem fled country after he was sentenced to 16 years for his role in plotting military coup in BrazilWhen Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro was sentenced to nearly 30 years in prison for an attempted coup, six other members of his cabinet were also found guilty and all began serving their sentences – except for one.Days before the verdict, Bolsonaro’s former spy chief, Alexandre Ramagem, fled by car to Guyana and boarded a flight to the United States, where he has remained ever since. Continue reading...
Security agencies say municipalities should watch out for unusual activity, especially in water and energy sectorsMiddle East crisis – live updatesTop government security agencies issued a warning of Iran-affiliated cyberattacks on critical infrastructure across the US on Tuesday. In a joint statement, the agencies say that municipalities, especially in the water and energy sectors, should be on the lookout for unusual activity.“Cyberattacks on drinking water and wastewater systems directly threaten public health and community resilience,” Jeffrey Hall, an assistant administrator for enforcement and compliance assurance for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), said in a statement. “A single breach can disrupt treatment or introduce contaminants, damage equipment, and erode public trust.” Continue reading...
Dozen people arrive under new deal but legal challenges expected with process criticised for ‘dehumanising process’A flight carrying people being deported from the US has landed in Uganda, as Donald Trump’s administration pushes on with its strategy of expelling migrants to countries they have no ties to.The deported people would stay in the east African country as “a transition phase for potential onward transmission to other countries”, an unnamed senior Ugandan government official told Reuters. Continue reading...
Central American country to receive up to 25 migrants a day expelled as part of Trump’s immigration crackdownSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe Costa Rican government has agreed to receive up to 25 deported migrants a week from the United States, the latest deal in the Trump administration’s unprecedented efforts to deport scores of people to “third countries”.With the new agreement, Costa Rica seeks a closer alliance with Donald Trump’s government, which has been securing cooperation from other Central American countries in accepting deportees from other nations who have been detained by US immigration agents. Continue reading...
Michael O’Leary says UK’s reliance on Kuwait for jet fuel supply amid Iran war exposes it to possible shortagesThe UK is the most vulnerable country in Europe to potential jet fuel shortages as the Iran war throttles supplies from the Gulf, the boss of Ryanair has said.Michael O’Leary, the chief executive of the budget airline, said Britain would be the most exposed to jet fuel shortages because it relies on Kuwait for about 25% of its supply. Continue reading...
A rescue mission involving volunteer helicopter crew and public donations ended in joy after Molly was located and brought home A spot of furry black and white appears among the jagged rocks of New Zealand’s alpine backcountry. It is Molly the border collie, sitting near the foot of a waterfall where she had been separated from her owner one week earlier.Molly was rescued on Tuesday after an avalanche of donations from the public funded a volunteer team made up of former helicopter pilots and crew to mount a search in the wilderness. Continue reading...
• The Country Music Hall of Fame revealed its 2026 inductees on March 21: country star Tim McGraw, songwriter Paul Overstreet, and bluegrass pioneers the Stanley Brothers.
• Tim McGraw, with over 75 million albums sold and hits like 'Live Like You Were Dying,' joins legends such as George Strait in the modern era category.
• Paul Overstreet earns recognition for penning 16 No. 1 hits including 'Forever and Ever, Amen' for Randy Travis.
Roberts, who was the first Aboriginal person to host a prime-time current affairs program, was diagnosed with a rare type of ovarian cancer seven months agoRhoda Roberts, the Bundjalung Widjabul Wiyebal cultural leader and arts devotee, has died at the age of 66.In a statement made via Instagram, Roberts’s family announced she had died peacefully in hospital on Saturday afternoon, having been diagnosed with a rare type of ovarian cancer seven months ago. Continue reading...
In Denmark, the spread of solar panels in rural areas has become a divisive issue among voters, especially in rural areasIn one telling of the story, the golden fields of a proud farming nation are under attack. Besieged by an industrial sprawl of solar panels, they are being smothered at the behest of an urban elite.That narrative has failed to thrive in conservative heartlands such as Texas and Hungary, which have embraced solar power while lambasting green rules. But it is taking root in Denmark, the most climate-ambitious nation on Earth. “We say yes to fields of wheat,” said Inger Støjberg, the leader of the rightwing populist Denmark Democrats in a speech in 2024. “And we say no to fields of iron!” Continue reading...
• President Trump is conditioning a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Beijing's assistance in securing the Strait of Hormuz, with US-China trade negotiators meeting in Paris ahead of potential talks.
• Trump demanded approximately seven countries deploy warships to police the critical waterway, though his appeals have yielded no firm commitments as oil prices surge; China imports roughly 90% of its energy through the strait.
• Chinese and US negotiators held candid meetings in Paris, with China signaling willingness to increase purchases of US agricultural products beyond previous soybean pledges, including poultry and beef.
The US and Iran are trading blows in the Gulf with a simple drone that costs as little as $50,000 to make. But why is a slow, cheap and relatively primitive drone seeing use in 2026 alongside hypersonic missiles and stealth jets?
Two deportees sent to Eswatini were from Somalia, one was from Sudan and another was from TanzaniaThe government of Eswatini announced on Thursday it received four more “third country” deportees from the United States, as part of the Trump administration’s multimillion-dollar deal with the small African nation.Now a total of 19 deportees from the US have been sent to Eswatini even as they hail from other countries, amid the Trump administration’s continued anti-immigrant crackdown and changes to immigration policy. Continue reading...
