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After Baltimore bridge tragedy, how safe is commercial shipping? | The Excerpt

Could tugboats have prevented the catastrophic bridge disaster in Baltimore? These and more stories on USA TODAY's The Excerpt podcast.


Greek govt defeats censure motion over train tragedy

Greece's conservative government survived a censure motion in parliament on Thursday that was lodged over claims it had tried to manipulate an investigation into the deadly train collision that rocked the country last year. The conservative government of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has a parliamentary majority and was widely expected to defeat the motion lodged by the socialist PASOK party on Tuesday.


China: PH is ‘straying down a dangerous path’

MANILA, Philippines — China continued to blame the Philippines and its ally, the United States, for the continued tensions in the disputed West Philippine Sea. In a statement on Thursday, Chinese Ministry of National Defense spokesperson Wu Qian warned that the Philippines is going down a dangerous path. READ: No letup in Chinese water cannon attacks “The Philippines’ harassment and provocations are the immediate cause of the recent escalation...


Horror as rescue cat found decapitated

Animal shelter workers urge vigilance after several cats are killed "in an awful way" in Greater Manchester.


Cebu City declares state of calamity in 28 mountain barangays due to el Niño

CEBU CITY, Philippines – In response to the escalating effects of the ongoing El Niño phenomenon, Cebu City has declared a “state of calamity” in 28 mountain barangays. This decision comes after a resolution was passed with reports of dwindling water sources and agricultural distress, prompting urgent measures to assist affected communities in the city. The resolution was approved during a special session on March 27. READ: Rama wants state of...


Zelensky phones Mike Johnson urging 'quick passage' of stalled $60 billion Ukraine aid bill after Russia launched 'air terror' of over 1,000 missiles, drones and bombs last week

Ukrainian President Zelensky called Speaker Mike Johnson to update him on the war against Russia Thursday as Congress mulls a massive foreign aid package for the embattled nation.


Pakistan to investigate army’s meddling in judiciary, law minister says

Pakistan will probe accusations by High Court judges of intimidation by the country’s top spy agency.


Strikes threat over alleged bullying at school

Teachers are being balloted over possible strike action at Sir Francis Hill Community School in Lincoln.


4 sex convicts barred from PH entry, says BI

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) intercepted four sex offenders from entering the country in March. According to a statement on Thursday, the American national was barred from entering the country through the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) on Mar. 16 after he was found to have one count of sexual misconduct with a 15-year-old minor at a US district court in Michigan. Another American national was blocked from entry at the Ninoy Aquino...


Paranoid Putin: Russia's leader goes to extreme lengths to stay safe


Pope washes feet of 12 women prisoners on Holy Thursday

Pope Francis, who often pleads for compassion to prisoners, washed the feet of 12 incarcerated women in Rome on Thursday in a rite marking Holy Thursday before Easter. Since becoming pope in 2013, the head of the Catholic Church has often visited prisons and refugee centres, including last year on Holy Thursday when he visited a juvenile detention centre and washed the feet of 12 young men.


Pope, looking well, visits female prison for foot-washing ritual

By Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) - Pope Francis looked well as he washed and kissed the feet of 12 women prisoners on Thursday at a traditional ritual on the first of four event-filled days leading to Easter for the 87-year-old pontiff. Francis travelled to Rome's Rebibbia prison, in a run-down area on Rome's outskirts, to preside at a Holy Thursday Mass for dozens of inmates, guards, chaplains


Family's law change plea after house explosion

Gemma McLaughlin's parents lost their home to a devastating gas blast in 2020, but no-one is liable.


Man arrested after death of Gogglebox star

Police are questioning a man after George Gilbey fell from a height while at work.


Older Florida couple found slain in their home; police believe killer stole their car

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida police are seeking the public's help in finding a car stolen from an older couple who were found shot to death in their home. Fort Lauderdale Police on Thursday reissued an all-points bulletin for a red 2014 Ford Fusion that belonged to Major Melvin, 89, and his 87-year-old wife, Claudette, who were found slain last Friday. The car's Florida license plate is LTDQ16. Police believe the killer stole the car but...


Lula, Macron find common ground, despite Ukraine shadow

French President Emmanuel Macron and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday displayed their unity on major global issues, while skirting differences on the war in Ukraine. While the two men firmly reset the frosty ties of the Bolsonaro years, they retain deep differences over the war in Ukraine, a subject which only briefly reared its head.


Kyiv asks NATO allies for air defences after Russia hits infrastructure

(Reuters) -Ukraine's defence minister asked allies for more air defences at an extraordinary meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council on Thursday and said nearly all the impact from Russian strikes this year had been on civilian infrastructure. Last Friday, Russia carried out its largest air strike on Ukraine's energy system since its invasion in February 2022, damaging power units at a dam and


Italian woman held in Hungary to remain in jail

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - An Italian woman charged in Hungary with taking part in an anti-fascist group's assaults on people they viewed as far-right activists will remain in jail after a judge denied her attorney's request that she be released into house arrest. Ilaria Salis, a 39-year-old teacher, is accused of taking part in a serious assault on two far-right militants by a group of anti-fascist


Woman in 70s killed in car crash

Police say the woman died in a single-vehicle collision on the A120 in Essex.


Witness hunt after woman subjected to 'terrifying' rape

Police want to find a man they believe intervened in the attack and took the victim home.


Dentist chair selfie sends drug trafficker to jail

Khan Gorgulu sent the image to his partner in crime, but it was later used by police to prove his guilt.


Oklahoma judge rules death row inmate not competent to be executed

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma judge ruled Thursday that a death row inmate is not competent to be executed for his role in the 1999 slayings of a mother and son. Pittsburg County Judge Michael Hogan issued an order in the case involving 61-year-old James Ryder in that county. “The court could go on ad nauseum discussing the irrational thought processes of Mr. Ryder, but this is not needed,” Hogan wrote in his order. “To be clear, the court...


LIST: Pres. Bongbong Marcos’ overseas trips from 2022-2024

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s term has yet to reach its midway point—but many say that foreign trips have become a defining feature of his administration. With every foreign travel announcement from Malacañang stirring conversation online, INQUIRER.net has compiled a list of Marcos’ foreign travels and its highlights. 2022 1.) Indonesia – Marcos’ first trip abroad as a President was to Indonesia for a state...


Vessel runs aground in Quezon; 181 passengers, crew rescued

LUCENA CITY — A total of 181 passengers and crew members of a roll-on-roll-off vessel which ran aground near the port of Real, Quezon were rescued Thursday morning by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). The PCG-District Southern Tagalog (PCG-DST) reported that MV Virgen De Peñafrancia II, which was about to leave the port for Polillo island off the Pacific Ocean, while maneuvering accidentally drifted into the shallow waters and consequently...


Palestinian PM Mustafa forms cabinet, calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza

By Ali Sawafta RAMALLAH (Reuters) -Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa formed a new cabinet on Thursday in which he will also serve as foreign minister, making an immediate ceasefire and Israeli withdrawal from Gaza a priority, Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Mustafa, an ally to President Mahmoud Abbas and a leading business figure, was appointed premier this month with a mandate


Just skin and bone: The starving Gaza toddlers kept in incubators as UN human rights chief warns Israel may be guilty of war crime if it has cut off food aid

Leila Jeneid suffers from extreme malnutrition, which the UN today accused Israel of actively using as a weapon of war


Indian police spot glowing UFOs zig-zagging over nuclear power plant - mirroring reports of craft at sensitive bases in US

DailyMail.com has obtained two UFO videos recorded by an Indian police official, depicting an apparent craft near India's Kudankulam nuclear plant.


Islamic State spokesperson praises group's attack on concert hall in Russia

CAIRO (Reuters) - The spokesperson for Islamic State praised the group's attack that killed more than 140 people in a Russian concert hall near Moscow. Abu Huthaifa al-Ansari was speaking in a recorded message posted on Thursday on the militant group's Telegram channel. Al-Ansari also reiterated urging the group's supporters to target "crusaders" everywhere, especially in the United States,


Over 2,800 QC cops, enforcers tapped for Holy Week security

MANILA, Philippines – Over 2, 800 members of the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) Department of Public Order and Safety (DPOS) and Traffic and Transport Management Department (TTMD) have been deployed to help ensure safety, security and order in the city this Holy Week. QCPD said it is fielding 1,000 police officers, the DPOS will deploy 299 of its personnel while TTMD will tap 1,529 traffic enforcers. “We are fully committed in ensuring a...


Nigel Farage suggests Reform UK could merge with the defeated Tories after the general election as ex-UKIP leader drops his strongest hint yet he will return to frontline politics

The former UKIP leader, who has since founded Reform UK, again refused to rule out another bid to become an MP despite admitting his current life is 'pretty good'.


Haiti's children caught in gang violence 'cataclysm'

A UN report says criminals are recruiting and abusing young people as violence soars


Russia links concert shooting to 'Ukrainian nationalists'; US says 'nonsense'

MOSCOW/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Russian investigators said on Thursday they had found proof that gunmen who killed more than 140 people at a concert last week were linked to "Ukrainian nationalists", an assertion immediately dismissed by the United States as baseless propaganda. Russia has said from the outset that it believes Ukraine was linked to the attack, even though Kyiv has denied it and the


Ati families face forced eviction in disputed Boracay land

ILOILO CITY — Ati tribe members in Boracay were shocked early Palm Sunday morning when guards stormed their area and started to place barricades made out of galvanized iron sheets, citing recent decisions by the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR). Maria Tamboon, one of the leaders of the Boracay Ati Tribal Organization (Bato), whose family has been living on the land for more than 48 years, told the Inquirer that at around 6 a.m. on March 24,...


Call to cut speed limit at death crash junction

People living near the scene of a fatal crash in Barnsley fear more deaths if action is not taken.


Paedophile jailed for 20 years for abusing girl

Det Con Annette Renwick says the courage the victims showed by coming forward was “admirable”.


4th person charged in ambush that helped Idaho prison inmate escape from Boise hospital

A fourth person has been charged in connection with an ambush that allowed a white supremacist Idaho prison gang member to escape as he was being discharged from a Boise hospital. Tia J. Garcia, 27, of Twin Falls, owned the car that inmate Skylar Meade and his accomplice, Nicholas Umphenour, fled in after Umphenour shot and wounded two corrections officers who were preparing to bring Meade back to prison early on March 20, Shawn Kelley, of the...


Man jailed for childhood rape of boy

John Smith, of Chester, was aged 10 or 11 when he first sexually assaulted his victim, police say.


Donald Trump calls for return to 'law and order' as he attends murdered NYPD cop's funeral

President Donald Trump arrived to attend the wake of murdered New York Police Department officer Jonathan Diller, who was shot and killed while performing his duties


America is giving Ukraine a key weapon at an important time


Russian propaganda network that 'paid MEPs' busted

Polish and Czech police say network used Russian money and popular website to push anti-Ukraine narratives.


DPD driver killer gang guilty of ambush murder

Aurman Singh suffered repeated axe attacks to the head after five men tracked him on his rounds.


LIST: Some Malabon City roads to be closed from March 29 to 31

MANILA, Philippines — The local government of Malabon City said on Thursday that some roads in the city will be closed to traffic from March 29 to 31. According to the city, this was to give way for church activities in Holy Week. READ: Over 2,800 QC cops, enforcers tapped for Holy Week security “Upang magbigay daan sa gawain ng mga simbahang katoliko ngayong Semana Santa, pansamantalang isasarado ang ilang mga kalsada sa lungsod sa mga...


Tragedy in South Africa: Bus plunges into ravine killing 45 people

Tragedy in South Africa: Bus plunges into ravine killing 45 people with one survivor. The bus was carrying pilgrims travelling from Botswana when it crashed into a barrier and caught fire moments before plunging into a ravine.


Judge rejects officers' bid to erase charges in the case of a man paralyzed after police van ride

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Four former Connecticut police officers accused of mocking and mistreating a man after he was paralyzed in the back of a police van in 2022 were denied bids Thursday to enter a program that could have erased criminal charges against them and let them avoid trial. A judge rejected the former officers' applications for accelerated rehabilitation, citing the seriousness of Richard “Randy” Cox’s injuries. The program,...


'It's losing by a bit, or a massive defeat': Tories urge Rishi Sunak to go for a summer election to avoid meltdown later as rumours sweep Westminster - with PM griping about 'hospital pass' from Boris Johnson and Liz Truss

MPs raised fears that things will only get worse for the party, suggesting the PM could use the Rwanda row as a springboard for a campaign.


Man held over stabbing in front of train passengers

A teenager is arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after the stabbing on a train in London.


Portugal's president accepts new government's cabinet lineup

LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa on Thursday accepted the lineup of a new center-right minority government, the president's office said. The Democratic Alliance (AD) coalition won a general election on March 10 by a slim margin over the outgoing Socialists, landing far short of a working majority in a fragmented parliament. The new government is helmed by Prime


Villanueva might vote against Cha-cha, but no final decision yet

MANILA, Philippines — Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva has admitted leaning towards voting against Charter change proposals for now, after a recent Pulse Asia survey showed a huge percentage of respondents not in favor of amending the 1987 Constitution now. Villanueva in a message to reporters on Thursday said that while he is leaning towards that direction, he has not yet made up his mind on the matter. READ: Pulse Asia: Most Filipinos...


Man who threatened to detonate bomb during California bank robbery killed by police

The man, believed to be in his 70s, walked into a Wells Fargo in Fullerton in Orange County wearing a mask on Tuesday afternoon and demanded money.


Discover history's multilingual US presidents

The President of the United States is used to talking tough. But how many presidents in US history were able to do so in another language besides English? Not many people realize that there are 21 former White House incumbents who could converse in at least one foreign language. Some, in fact, were multilinguists. And did you know that there was one American president who didn't speak English as his first language. Intrigued? Click through and discover the presidents who could communicate in foreign tongues.