Nine Palestinians were injured in fresh Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip on Thursday. Two were targeted by a quadcopter drone, six were hit by a drone strike and a fisherman was wounded by Israeli naval fire off the northwestern coast of Rafah in the south. Israeli artillery shelled areas northeast of the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza with several rounds, with no injuries reported.
El Museo del Barrio has announced the curatorial team for the 2027 edition of La Trienal. Amanda Carneiro and Raphael Fonseca were named chief curators of the 37th Bienal de São Paulo. Marcello Dantas was named senior curator of the next Vancouver Biennale. Kate Kraczon was named chief curator at the Montclair Art Museum. Hedwig Fijen will step down as director of Manifesta.
The number of coal miners in the United States has declined steadily since 2008. Life expectancy in coal-producing counties is 1.6 years lower than in non-coal-producing ones. The decline of the industry has mixed effects on health. It highlights the importance of a shift away from coal mining and toward clean energy.
The Supreme Court will hear the case on April 27, 2026. The EPA has allowed glyphosate-based weed killers, including Monsanto's Roundup, to remain on the market without a cancer warning on the label. Several U.S. lawsuits have used the 2015 report to win legal cases claiming that Monsanto failed to warn them of the chemical’s dangers. One of them ended in a US$80 million verdict against Monsanto.
Matthew Lynn is a financial columnist and author. He writes for the Daily Telegraph and the Spectator in London. Lynn argues that the U.S. economy is running out of workers at the same time that it is closing its doors to immigrants. Lynn suggests that the solution is to get more Americans working.
Gnuville Community Projects are raising money for the Good News Roundups. The Daily Kos moved to a new hosting platform. In March, the US generated more of its electricity from renewable sources such as solar and wind than it did via gas for the first time in a full month.
Amazon shocked the stock market three months ago with an investment forecast of around $200 billion in AI, chips, robotics and satellites. Amazon boss Any Jassy said on Wednesday that the plan is largely unchanged and that AI is an opportunity that only comes once in a lifetime.
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C) presented on April 14, 2026, the Lexology Masterclass “PFAS in consumer products: a multi-state compliance guide,” which is now available to view on YouTube, Vimeo, and the B&C website. Lynn L. Bergeson, Managing Partner, presented the webinar.
Thailand's Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow has expressed opposition to the U.S. war with Iran and spoke favorably about China and Russia in an interview with The Washington Post. China is the bigger partner for Thailand in terms of trade, political leadership, socio-cultural ties, and defense. Both Thailand and China are highly reliant on oil imports and are looking for alternative suppliers and trade routes. China’s predictability is prized more than ever, which could foster a closer correlation between practical cooperation and trust levels.
Micah Mattix and R. R. Reno talk about Portico, a new literary quarterly published by the Institute on Religion and Public Life. The conversation is embedded below and you can listen to it via Apple Podcasts or Spotify. .
Israeli forces took control of vessels participating in a Gaza-bound flotilla. Israel's Foreign Ministry released a video of about 175 activists from more than 20 boats. The IDF announced that it began striking Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon. Ukraine welcomed the announcement that a vessel carrying grain from Ukraine's occupied territories will not unload cargo in Israel.
Mauritania sees a gold rush in Sahara desert. In the past few years, this gold rush has become a key pillar of the Mauritanian economy. FRANCE 24's Sarah Sakho and Simon Martin report on this topic. to display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement.
There is a drought in North Korea, which is working to protect early-season crops. Premier Pak Thae Song carried out on-site inspections at farms in South Pyongan and North Hwanghae provinces to discuss "countermeasures to minimise drought damage". The country was hit by severe flooding in its northern regions near China in 2024.
The U.S. economy grew at a 2 percent pace in the first three months of the year. Growth accelerated from the previous quarter, which was hurt by the longest government shutdown in history. Inflation is rising faster than the Federal Reserve's 2 percent target, but the Fed left its benchmark lending rate unchanged.
The international order is under strain due to unilateralism, protectionism and selective application of international law. The US has retreated from international commitments and organisations in the past year. China's importance as an anchor of the global order deserves greater recognition. Jeffrey Sachs suggests that major UN operations be established in Beijing or Shanghai.