Protesters March in London to Oppose the Rise of Political Right

LONDON, March 28 (Reuters) – Tens ⁠of ⁠thousands of protesters ⁠took to the streets of ​central London on Saturday for a “March to ‌Stop the Far Right” ‌with many demonstrators decrying the ⁠right-wing ⁠Reform UK party of Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage, ​which is topping opinion polls. Backed by trade unions and civil society groups, the …

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French Police Thwart a Suspected Bombing Outside a Bank of America Building in Paris

PARIS (AP) — French police have thwarted a suspected bomb attack outside a Bank of America building in Paris, authorities said Saturday. One suspect was detained and another escaped. The national anti-terrorism prosecutor’s office, or PNAT, told The Associated Press that it has opened an investigation into alleged terrorism-related offenses. The suspected offenses include attempted …

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What to Know About Trump’s Order to Pay TSA Officers and Its Impact on Airport Security Lines

With spring break in full swing, airline passengers continued to wait it out at major U.S. airports after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to pay Transportation Security Administration officers aimed at alleviating long security lines. Trump’s executive order on Friday instructed the Department of Homeland Security to pay TSA officers immediately, although it’s …

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Israeli Military Kills 15-Year-Old Palestinian in West Bank, Health Ministry Says

RAMALLAH, March 28 (Reuters) – The Israeli ⁠military ⁠killed a 15-year-old Palestinian ⁠boy near Bethlehem late on Friday, according ​to the Palestinian health ministry, as violence in the Israeli-occupied West ‌Bank surges. The Palestinian health ‌ministry said in a statement that the 15-year-old ⁠boy ⁠had died after arriving at the hospital in a critical ​condition …

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WHO Says Attacks in Southern Lebanon Kill Nine Paramedics

March 28 (Reuters) – ⁠The ⁠World Health ⁠Organization said on ​Saturday that nine paramedics ‌were killed and ‌seven ⁠others ⁠wounded in five separate attacks on ​health care in southern Lebanon. The latest ​incidents struck medical teams ⁠in five ⁠separate villages, ⁠WHO ​Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said ​in ⁠a social media post. He added that the …

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Death Toll From Kenyan Floods Rises to 108, Police Say

March 28 (Reuters) – Weeks ⁠of ⁠heavy rains ⁠and flooding have ​now killed 108 people in ‌Kenya, the National ‌Police Service ⁠said ⁠on Saturday in an updated death ​toll. Flash floods, which began on the evening ​of March 6, have caused ⁠widespread destruction ⁠in the ⁠East African ​nation, sweeping away dozens of ​vehicles, ⁠disrupting air …

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3/28: Saturday Morning

The Trump Administration is promising paychecks to TSA workers as soon as Monday as airports continue to struggle with staffing shortages. Meanwhile, strikes in the Middle East are intensifying as the Strait of Hormuz remains shuttered to most global oil transports.