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• Palestijnse activist wacht op een andere juridische beslissing in een aparte procedure in een steeds beperktere poging om in de VS te blijven. • Een advocaat van Mahmoud Khalil, de eerste niet-onderdaan activist die werd gearresteerd tijdens het crackdown van de Trump-administratie op pro-Palestijnse meningsuiting, noemde de immigratieprocedures van zijn cliënt "voorbestemd en een complete sham" nadat bleek dat de zaak prioriteit had gekregen om versneld te worden behandeld. • "Deze onthullingen maken duidelijk dat deze zaak vanaf dag één is gecontroleerd door hogere functionarissen in de regering," aldus Marc Van Der Hout, een advocaat van het juridische team van Khalil, in een verklaring. "De immigratierechter is zorgvuldig geselecteerd en de beslissing van de Board of Immigration Appeals was vooraf bepaald. We zullen blijven vechten voor Mahmoud in elke rechtbank die we kunnen."

• Inter Miami versloeg Toronto FC op zaterdag met 4-2, waarmee een reeks van vier wedstrijden zonder overwinning in hun nieuwe thuisstadion werd doorbroken, bestaande uit drie gelijke spelen en een nederlaag tegen Orlando. • Messi scoorde één doelpunt en gaf twee assists, waarmee hij de grens van 100 goals en assists (59 goals, 41 assists) bereikte in slechts 64 reguliere MLS-wedstrijden, waarmee hij het vorige record dat in 95 wedstrijden werd gevestigd, verbrijzelde. • De overwinning verbeterde de status van Inter Miami naar 6-2-4, waardoor ze derde staan in de MLS Eastern Conference voor aanvang van de komende wedstrijden in Cincinnati en thuis.

Staff told to prosecute as quickly as they can, rather than waiting to gather all evidence, to tackle ‘climate of fear’ felt by Jewish communityProsecutors in England and Wales have been told to “fast-track” hate crime prosecutions after a spate of antisemitic attacks that the prime minister on Tuesday called a “crisis for all of us”.Stephen Parkinson, the director of public prosecutions, issued guidance to his staff on Tuesday telling them to bring forward prosecutions against any sort of hate crime as quickly as they could, rather than waiting until they had gathered all possible evidence. Continue reading...

Owner-occupier mortgage growth slowed under growing costs while investor loans grew by $42bn in the year to March, a 9.6% increaseGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastProperty investor borrowing rose at its fastest rate in a decade in March, according to the Reserve Bank, despite higher interest rates and speculation about property tax changes.Owner-occupier loan growth slowed under the weight of growing mortgage costs but investor lending is continuing its record surge. Continue reading...

Analysis finds real wages fell 12% since 2019, with inequality widening in the US beyond global levelsCEO pay increased 20 times faster than worker pay around the world in 2025, according to a new analysis from Oxfam and the International Trade Union Confederation, the world’s largest trade union federation.When adjusted for inflation, global worker pay declined 12% between 2019 and 2025, the equivalent of 108 days of free work during that time period. In comparison, CEO compensation increased by 54% between 2019 and 2025. Continue reading...

• Amazon Web Services achieved its fastest growth in nearly four years, fueled by AI solutions and enterprise adoption. • Key drivers include innovations like Bedrock and Kiro amid surging cloud spending. • AI is sparking a new wave of infrastructure investments in the US market.

Exclusive: Government should back projects that prioritise renewables to protect consumers from ongoing price shocks, they sayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFormer oil and gas industry leaders, including senior executives from BP and Shell, are warning the Albanese government that Australians risk ongoing price shocks and higher costs if it prioritises fossil fuel development in response to the global energy crisis.Sixteen ex-executives and professionals – who had worked for companies including Woodside, Inpex, Exxon Mobil and Esso – have urged the government to reject calls for fast-tracked gas and coal extraction, arguing it would do nothing to improve the nation’s liquid fuel security. Continue reading...

What began as a tiny space above the founder’s stables became the beating heart of the city’s performing arts. Its leader Jimmy Fay reflects on recent hits and reveals what audiences can expect from the theatre’s anniversary year‘The Lyric gives voice to everyone in Northern Ireland,” says the theatre’s boss, Jimmy Fay. “It’s a beacon.” Fay views the 2026 programme, celebrating 75 years of the Lyric, as an opportunity to showcase current creative talent, as well as honouring the theatre’s past.One of the plays from the repertoire that Fay was keen to revive is Christina Reid’s Tea in a China Cup, from 1983. With a cast including Marie Jones, the new production – which runs in May – is directed by Dan Gordon, who performed in the original. Reid’s play traces the daily lives of Protestant working-class women in Belfast across three decades, from the second world war to the Troubles, with humour and poignancy. Continue reading...