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A tennis court sits empty in Madrid, after the outage knocked out electricity at the Madrid Open
Spain and Portugal hit by major power outages, halting trains and flights and wiping out traffic lights
MADRID — A massive power outage has knocked out electricity across parts of Spain and Portugal, shutting off traffic lights and causing chaos at airports, train stations and on the roads.Portugal’s grid operator Redes Energéticas Nacionais (REN) said electrical supply was lost across the entire Iberian peninsula, and in parts of France, late on Monday morning. Spanish power grid operator Red Electrica said it was working with energy companies to restore power. “The causes are being analyzed and all resources are being dedicated to solving it,” it said.The outage took out screens, lighting and power sockets throughout the region; Portugal’s police force told people to avoid unnecessary journeys because traffic lights were at risk of failing. “Reduce your speed and pay extra...
April 28, 2025

Spain and Portugal hit by major power outages, halting trains and flights and wiping out traffic lights

Donald Trump has suggested Canada should become the 51st US state
Canadians head to the polls in election dominated by Trump's trade war
TORONTO — Canadians head to the polls on Monday to vote in an election that is being read by many as a referendum on the country’s relationship with the United States, after its president waged economic war and even threatened to annex its northern neighbor.The election comes in the wake of a fatal car ramming attack on Saturday in Vancouver. The incident, which left 11 dead, led to the suspension of campaigning for several hours. Police ruled out terrorism and said they had charged a man with a history of mental health issues with murder.The race between incumbent Liberal Mark Carney and his rival, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre, has seen the Liberal leader center his campaign around the existential threat posed by US President Donald Trump.“The Americans want to break us so...
April 28, 2025

Canadians head to the polls in election dominated by Trump's trade war

Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir have demolished the houses of at least 10 alleged militants
India demolishes houses of 10 alleged militants days after deadly Kashmir attack
NEW DELHI — Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir have demolished the houses of at least 10 alleged militants and detained more people for questioning as investigations continue into last week's killings of 26 people.Indian security forces have used explosives to destroy the properties since last Tuesday's attack on tourists. At least one was reportedly linked to a suspect named in the shootings.India accuses Pakistan of supporting militants behind the killings, but has named no group it blames. Islamabad rejects the allegations.It was the deadliest attack on civilians in two decades in the disputed territory. Both India and Pakistan claim the region and have fought two wars over it.Troops from both sides have traded intermittent small-arms fire across the border for the...
April 28, 2025

India demolishes houses of 10 alleged militants days after deadly Kashmir attack

Rescuers carry an injured African migrant after a strike hit a detention centre hosting African migrants, in Saada, Yemen, on April 28, 2025
Yemen’s Houthis claim dozens killed in US strike on prison holding African migrants
DUBAI — A US airstrike hit a prison holding African migrants in Yemen, killing at least 68 people and wounding 47 others, the Associated Press reported quoting the Houthi rebels on Monday.The strike in Yemen’s Saada governorate, a stronghold for the Houthis, is the latest incident in the country’s decadelong war to kill African migrants from Ethiopia and other nations who risk crossing the nation for a chance to work in neighboring Saudi Arabia.It also likely will renew questions from activists about the American campaign, known as “Operation Rough Rider,” which has been targeting the rebels as the Trump administration negotiates with their main benefactor, Iran, over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program.The US military’s Central Command, in a statement early Monday...
April 28, 2025

Yemen’s Houthis claim dozens killed in US strike on prison holding African migrants

Demonstrators gathered at anti-Islamophobia demonstration in Paris to pay tribute to Muslim worshipper killed in mosque, Sunday, 27 April 2025
Hundreds gather in Paris to honour victim of fatal mosque attack
PARIS — Hundreds of people gathered for a demonstration at Place de la République in Paris on Sunday to pay tribute to Aboubakar Cisse, who was brutally killed while praying in a mosque in southern France days before.The solidarity march brought together non-governmental organisations, political representatives and faith leaders who denounced what they described as an Islamophobic atmosphere in France."We have a system, we have a state that is afraid, and it is this fear that we are facing head-on," said activist Assa Traoré.Demonstrators were seen holding signs reading "Islamophobia kills, the state is complicit," and "Justice for Aboubakar," the young worshipper killed on Friday.Director General for NGO SOS Racisme, Valentin Stel, voiced his concern...
April 28, 2025

Hundreds gather in Paris to honour victim of fatal mosque attack

Presidents Trump and Zelensky held a one-on-one meeting at the Vatican on the sidelines of the Pope's funeral on Saturday
Trump 'thinks' Zelensky ready to give up Crimea to Russia
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump has said he thinks his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky is willing to give up Crimea to Russia as part of a peace deal — despite Kyiv's previous rejections of any such proposal.Asked if he thought the Ukrainian president was ready to cede control of its southern peninsula, which was illegally annexed by Russia in 2014, Trump replied: "I think so."Trump also urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to "stop shooting, sit down and sign a deal" to end the fighting, suggesting this could be achieved within two weeks.He made the comments to reporters after returning from the Vatican, where he held a brief meeting with Zelensky before Pope Francis' funeral.Trump said that the meeting had "gone well" and that...
April 28, 2025

Trump 'thinks' Zelensky ready to give up Crimea to Russia

The nightclub had been under surveillance by the DEA and partner agencies for a number of months,
Over 100 immigrants arrested in raid on underground Colorado nightclub  
COLORADO SPRINGS — More than 100 immigrants, allegedly in the country illegally, were detained in Colorado Springs after an overnight raid at what authorities described as an underground nightclub in a strip mall.Over a dozen active-duty military members were also at the club during the raid, and federal officials said some were working at the illicit operation.DEA special agents announced their presence prior to entering the nightclub, the Rocky Mountain Field Division said on X. “200 people were inside – at least 114 in the US illegally. In addition, more than a dozen active duty military were patrons or security guards,” it said.Attorney General Pamela Bondi posted on X that two people had been arrested on outstanding warrants during the raid.“Trump’s directive to make...
April 28, 2025

Over 100 immigrants arrested in raid on underground Colorado nightclub  

Chinese state media released a photo of coastguard officers on the reef
Beijing seizes tiny sandbank in South China Sea
SINGAPORE — The Chinese coastguard has seized a tiny sandbank in the South China Sea, state media has reported, in an escalation of a regional dispute with the Philippines.State broadcaster CCTV released images of four officers, wearing all black and holding the Chinese flag, standing on the disputed reef of Sandy Cay in the Spratly Islands.CCTV said China had "implemented maritime control and exercised sovereign jurisdiction" on the reef earlier in April.Both China and the Philippines have staked claims on various islands. The Philippines said later on Sunday that it had landed on three sandbanks, releasing an image of officers holding up their national flag in a pose that mimicked the Chinese photo.It is unclear whether one of the sandbanks the Philippines security forces...
April 28, 2025

Beijing seizes tiny sandbank in South China Sea

Houthi-run media released images of the aftermath of a US strike on a port earlier this month
Eight hundred Houthi targets hit after weeks of strikes, says US
WASHINGTON — The US military says it has hit more than 800 targets since launching sustained air and naval strikes against the Houthi movement in Yemen on 15 March. In a statement on Sunday summarizing recent operations, US Central Command said it had "killed hundreds of Houthi fighters and numerous Houthi leaders". Washington has said it is acting to end the threat the Iran-backed Houthis pose to shipping in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. In Yemen, the Houthis — who control large swathes of the country — said the latest US attack on the capital Sanaa on Sunday killed at least eight people, including women and children. Earlier this month, the Houthi-run health ministry said US air strikes on a Red Sea coast controlled by the Houthis killed at least 74 people...
April 28, 2025

Eight hundred Houthi targets hit after weeks of strikes, says US

Hundreds of people attended the vigil on Sunday night
Sorrow and fury among Vancouver's Filipinos after attack on festival
VANCOUVER, Canada — Vancouver's Lapu Lapu festival, meant to be a celebration of Filipino pride, ended in a wail of sirens and screams.Eleven people died and many more were hospitalized after a man drove an SUV through the crowd."A lot of us are still numb. A lot of us are still angry, confused, sad, devastated — and some of us don't know how to feel, what to feel," said R.J. Aquino, chairman of Filipino B.C., the organization that put on the festival.He spoke at a vigil attended by hundreds of people from across the Lower Mainland on Sunday night."Honestly, I'm kind of all of the above right now," he added.That was the sense I got from talking to people in the neighbourhood around the festival site all day: an intense mix of shock, sorrow and fury.Take...
April 28, 2025

Sorrow and fury among Vancouver's Filipinos after attack on festival

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