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Russia launches lethal strikes connected Ukraine while President Donald Trump claims to beryllium assisting some nations successful overcoming nan war. Also, nan Vatican refuses to adjacent nan doors to St. Peter’s Basilica arsenic thousands person gathered to salary their respects to Pope Francis. These stories and much item your Unbiased Updates for Thursday, April 24, 2025.
Russia attacks Ukraine’s superior metropolis arsenic bid talks look to stall
Overnight, Russia executed 1 of its astir devastating bombardments connected Ukraine’s awesome cities since nan warfare began much than 3 years ago. The move came conscionable hours aft bid negotiations betwixt nan 2 countries appeared to stall.
President Donald Trump accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of drafting retired “the sidesplitting field” by refusing to admit that Russia now controls Crimea.
“I deliberation we person a woody pinch Russia. We person to get a woody pinch Zelenskyy. And I dream that Zelenskyy — I thought it mightiness beryllium easier to woody pinch Zelenskyy. So far, it’s been harder, but that’s OK,” Trump said.
Zelenskyy has many times stated that acknowledging nan occupied territory arsenic Russian is unacceptable for his nation.
The Ukrainian leader announced Thursday, April 24, that he trim short his travel to South Africa, wherever he hoped to drum up support for efforts to extremity nan warfare amid deadly Russian strikes against various cities, including nan capital, Kyiv.
Officials confirmed that nan Russian attacks killed astatine slightest 9 group and injured dozens more. Rescue operations proceed arsenic crews sift done nan rubble, searching for imaginable survivors.
The Kyiv metropolis subject management said connected its Telegram transmission that Russia struck pinch astatine slightest 45 drones, arsenic good arsenic ballistic missiles.
Ukrainian officials said Russia besides targeted respective areas extracurricular Kyiv, including Kharkiv, Sumy and Zaporizhzhia.
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12 states writer complete tariffs arsenic Trump hints astatine ending 90-day pause
Twelve U.S. states person sued nan Trump administration, challenging nan legality of nan president’s world tariffs. They based on that his schedule unlawfully undermines Congress’s law authority to modulate overseas commerce.
Arizona and Oregon lead nan ineligible situation to halt Trump’s tariffs nether nan International Emergency Economic Powers Act. That rule gives presidents nan authority to negociate waste and acquisition during a authorities of emergency successful nan U.S. The states listed successful nan suit claimed that Congress ne'er intended for nan rule to beryllium utilized for tariffs, and that Trump does not person nan authority to enforce them.
This comes arsenic nan president discussed making individual waste and acquisition deals pinch countries and nan imaginable consequences of a deadlock.
“In nan end, I deliberation what’s going to hap is we’re going to person awesome deals, and by nan way, if we don’t person a woody pinch a institution aliases a country, we’re gonna group nan tariff,” Trump said. “We conscionable group nan tariffs. It’s thing that we deliberation will happen, I’d say, complete nan adjacent mates of weeks, wouldn’t you say? I deliberation so. Over nan adjacent 2 to 3 weeks.”
On April 9th, nan president paused his alleged “reciprocal” tariffs, which levied a baseline 10% import taxation against much than 180 countries worldwide, though immoderate look tariffs overmuch higher than that. Trump intended nan reprieve to past 90 days, giving different countries clip to discuss pinch his administration.
So far, White House officials said 90 countries person contacted nan Trump management to effort to discuss a deal.
Judge halts bid for specifications connected efforts to return deported man
A national judge has temporarily halted her bid requiring nan Trump management to supply accusation connected its efforts to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to nan U.S. from El Salvador.
An administrative correction led nan authorities to deport Abrego Garcia successful March. However, since then, nan White House has remained adamant that it will not bring backmost nan Maryland man, arsenic it believes he is simply a personnel of nan pack MS-13.
The judge granted a seven-day enactment requested by nan Trump administration, giving nan authorities much clip to supply grounds and documents related to plans for retrieving Abrego Garcia.
However, nan management must still supply regular updates connected its progress.
Meanwhile, a abstracted national judge has ordered nan Trump management to facilitate nan return of a 20-year-old Venezuelan man deported to El Salvador aft nan judge recovered his removal violated a erstwhile tribunal settlement.
U.S. District Judge Stephanie Gallagher, appointed by Trump during his first term, besides ordered nan authorities not to region different individuals covered by nan settlement. The 2019 people action suit was initiated for individuals who came to nan U.S. arsenic unaccompanied minors and subsequently sought asylum.
St. Peter’s Basilica stayed unfastened overnight arsenic thousands mourn Pope Francis
In Vatican City, mourners from astir nan world proceed to get and process past nan woody coffin containing nan assemblage of Pope Francis astatine St. Peter’s Basilica.
Many group traveled to salary their respects to nan precocious Holy Father, prompting nan Vatican to support nan basilica’s doors unfastened each night. The Vatican closed nan installation for only 1 hr for cleaning.
The caput of nan Catholic Church died connected Monday, April 21, astatine nan property of 88 aft suffering a changeable that led to bosom failure.
Over 20,000 individuals honored nan pope wrong nan first 8 and a half hours of viewing connected Wednesday, April 23. Some mourners visited Rome pinch religion aliases circuit groups to observe Easter past play and person remained there.
In immoderate cases, individuals waited up to 4 hours to enter.
A ceremonial wide will beryllium held this Saturday successful St. Peter’s Square. The Pope will beryllium buried wrong nan St. Mary Major Basilica, arsenic he had wanted.
India increases negotiated unit connected Pakistan aft Kashmir attack
Tensions person escalated arsenic New Delhi blames Islamabad for a deadly onslaught that killed 26 people, mostly tourists, successful disputed Kashmir. India launched a caller negotiated violative against Pakistan, asserting that Islamabad supports “cross-border terrorism.”
Pakistan has denied work for nan attack, and a antecedently chartless militant group calling itself “Kashmir resistance” has now claimed responsibility.
On Wednesday night, April 23, India announced that aggregate Pakistani diplomats were requested to depart New Delhi, while Indian diplomats were besides recalled from Pakistan.
India besides closed nan only functional onshore separator crossing betwixt nan countries and suspended a water-sharing treaty, which has survived 2 wars and a awesome separator skirmish since it was put successful spot successful 1960.
On Thursday, April 24, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for an all-party gathering pinch different leaders to little them connected nan government’s consequence to nan attack.
In nan meantime, Islamabad announced it would respond to India’s actions by convening its nationalist information committee, made up of apical civilian and subject officials.
Women’s lucky convention grows arsenic liking successful women’s sports rises
The Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) launched its newest franchise, further indicating nan accelerated description of women’s sports.
The caller franchise will play successful Vancouver, British Columbia. The description speaks to a larger inclination and nan continued maturation of women’s sports.
The convention is wrapping up its 2nd play and has teams successful Montréal, Toronto, Ottawa, New York, Minnesota and Boston. The seventh squad doesn’t person a sanction yet.
Straight Arrow News sports newsman Chris Francis specifications nan caller squad and what this signifies for nan larger discourse of women’s sports here.
[CRAIG NIGRELLI]
GOOD MORNING
I’M CRAIG NIGRELLI
IT’S THURSDAY APRIL 24TH, 2025
AND THESE ARE YOUR UNBIASED UPDATES:
RUSSIAN UNLEASHES DEADLY ATTACKS ON UKRAINE AS PRESIDENT TRUMP TAKES TO HIS TRUTH SOCIAL TO PROCLAIM HE’S TRYING TO HELP BOTH COUNTRIES GET OUT OF THIS TOTAL MESS. THE KEY POINT OF CONTENTION NOW BETWEEN TRUMP AND UKRAINIAN LEADER ZALENSKYY.
AND –SO MANY MOURNERS. THE PROCESSION AT ST. PETER’S BASILICA TO SEE THE POPE, LYING IN STATE, AND WHAT VATICAN OFFICIALS DID TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY WHO IS ATTENDING HAS A CHANCE TO PAY THEIR RESPECTS.
L3: RUSSIA ATTACKS UKRAINE’S CAPITAL CITY AS PEACE TALKS APPEAR TO STALL
NEW THIS MORNING — RUSSIA LAUNCHED ONE OF ITS MOST DEVASTATING BOMBARDMENTS OVERNIGHT, ON UKRAINE’S MAJOR CITIES, SINCE THE WAR BEGAN MORE THAN THREE YEARS AGO.
THE MOVE COMING JUST HOURS AFTER PEACE NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES APPEARED TO STALL — WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP ACCUSING UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY OF DRAWING OUT THE QUOTE “THE KILLING FIELD”, BY REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT RUSSIA NOW CONTROLS CRIMEA.
PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYING — THERE’S NOTHING TO TALK ABOUT HERE… NOBODY IS ASKING ZELENSKYY TO RECOGNIZE CRIMEA AS RUSSIAN TERRITORY.
“I deliberation we person a woody pinch Russia. We person to get a woody Zelenskyy. And I dream that Zelenskyy— I thought it mightiness beryllium easier to woody pinch Zelenskyy. So far, it’s been harder, but that’s okay.”
ZELENSKYY HAS SAID MULTIPLE TIMES THAT RECOGNIZING THE OCCUPIED TERRITORY AS RUSSIAN IS A NON-STARTER FOR HIS COUNTRY.
THIS MORNING — THE UKRAINIAN LEADER ANNOUNCED HE’S CUTTING SHORT HIS TRIP TO SOUTH AFRICA — WHERE HE HOPED TO DRUM UP SUPPORT FOR THE EFFORTS TO END THE WAR, AMID DEADLY RUSSIAN STRIKES AGAINST VARIOUS CITIES, INCLUDING THE CAPITAL, KYIV.
AT LEAST NINE PEOPLE ARE CONFIRMED DEAD THERE AND DOZENS MORE INJURED AS RESCUE OPERATIONS ARE STILL ONGOING TO TRY TO FIND BODIES UNDER THE RUBBLE.
THE KYIV CITY MILITARY ADMINISTRATION SAID ON ITS TELEGRAM CHANNEL THAT RUSSIA STRUCK WITH AT LEAST 45 DRONES, AS WELL AS BALLISTIC MISSILES.
UKRAINIAN OFFICIALS SAY RUSSIA ALSO TARGETED SEVERAL AREAS OUTSIDE KYIV — INCLUDING KHARKIV, SUMY AND ZAPORI-ZHZHIA.
L3: 12 STATES SUE OVER TARIFFS AS TRUMP SIGNALS POSSIBLE END TO 90-DAY PAUSE
TWELVE U-S STATES ARE SUING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION — CHALLENGING THE LEGALITY OF THE PRESIDENT’S GLOBAL TARIFFS.
THEY ARGUE HIS AGENDA UNLAWFULLY UNDERMINES CONGRESS’ CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY TO REGULATE FOREIGN COMMERCE.
THE LEGAL CHALLENGE, LED BY ARIZONA AND OREGON, SEEKS TO HALT THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE TARIFFS — WHICH PRESIDENT TRUMP INVOKED UNDER THE INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY ECONOMIC POWERS ACT.
THAT LAW GRANTS PRESIDENTS THE POWER TO OVERSEE TRADE **IF** THE UNITED STATES IS IN A STATE OF EMERGENCY.
THE STATES LISTED IN THE LAWSUIT SAY CONGRESS NEVER INTENDED THE LAW TO BE USED FOR TARIFFS AND PRESIDENT TRUMP DOES NOT HAVE THE POWER TO IMPOSE THEM.
THIS COMES AS THE PRESIDENT TALKED ABOUT MAKING INDIVIDUAL TRADE DEALS WITH COUNTRIES AND WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF THERE IS A DEADLOCK.
“In nan end, I deliberation what’s going to hap is we’re going to person awesome deals, and by nan way, if we don’t person a woody pinch a institution aliases a country, we’re gonna group nan tariff. We conscionable group nan tariffs. It’s thing that we deliberation that will happen, I’d say, complete nan adjacent mates of weeks, wouldn’t you say? I deliberation so. Over nan adjacent two, 3 weeks.”
ON APRIL 9-TH — THE PRESIDENT PAUSED HIS SO-CALLED “RECIPROCAL” TARIFFS, WHICH LEVIED A BASELINE 10 PERCENT IMPORT TAX AGAINST MORE THAN 180 COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE, THOUGH SOME FACE TARIFFS MUCH HIGHER THAN THAT.
THAT REPRIEVE IS SUPPOSED TO LAST 90 DAYS — GIVING OTHER COUNTRIES TIME TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.
SO FAR, WHITE HOUSE OFFICIALS SAY 90 COUNTRIES HAVE CONTACTED THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO TRY TO NEGOTIATE A DEAL.
L3: JUDGE HALTS ORDER FOR DETAILS ON EFFORTS TO RETURN MISTAKENLY DEPORTED MAN
A FEDERAL JUDGE HAS TEMPORARILY HALTED HER ORDER REQUIRING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON ITS EFFORTS TO RETURN KILMAR ABREGO GARCIA, TO THE U-S FROM EL SALVADOR.
AN ADMINISTRATIVE ERROR LED THE GOVERNMENT TO DEPORT GARCIA IN MARCH. BUT SINCE THEN, THE WHITE HOUSE HAS BEEN ADAMANT THAT HE IS A MEMBER OF THE GANG MS-13, AND HE’S NOT COMING BACK.
THE JUDGE GRANTED A SEVEN-DAY STAY REQUEST FROM THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION — GIVING THE GOVERNMENT MORE TIME TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY AND DOCUMENTS INVOLVING PLANS TO RETRIEVE ABREGO GARCIA.
HOWEVER — THE ADMINISTRATION MUST STILL PROVIDE DAILY UPDATES ON ITS PROGRESS.
MEANWHILE — A **SEPARATE** FEDERAL JUDGE HAS ORDERED THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO FACILITATE THE RETURN OF A 20-YEAR-OLD VENEZUELAN MAN, DEPORTED TO EL SALVADOR, AFTER THE JUDGE FOUND HIS REMOVAL VIOLATED A PREVIOUS COURT SETTLEMENT.
U-S DISTRICT JUDGE STEPHANIE GALLAGHER — WHO WAS APPOINTED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP DURING HIS FIRST TERM — ALSO ORDERED THE GOVERNMENT NOT TO REMOVE OTHER PEOPLE COVERED BY THE SETTLEMENT.
THE CLASS ACTION CASE FROM 20-19, WAS FILED ON BEHALF OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ENTERED THE U-S AS UNACCOMPANIED MINORS AND LATER SOUGHT ASYLUM.
L3: ST. PETER’S BASILICA KEPT OPEN OVERNIGHT AS THOUSANDS MOURN POPE FRANCIS
IN VATICAN CITY — MOURNERS FROM ACROSS THE WORLD CONTINUE TO ARRIVE AND PRO-CESS, PAST THE WOODEN COFFIN, CONTAINING THE BODY OF POPE FRANCIS, AT ST. PETER’S BASILICA.
THERE HAVE BEEN **SO MANY PEOPLE** PAYING THEIR RESPECTS TO THE LATE HOLY FATHER, THAT THE VATICAN KEPT THE DOORS OF THE BASILICA OPEN ALL NIGHT.
IT CLOSED FOR JUST ONE HOUR FOR CLEANING.
THE HEAD OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH DIED MONDAY AFTER SUFFERING A STROKE THAT LED TO HEART FAILURE.
HE WAS 88.
MORE THAN 20,000 PEOPLE HAD PAID TRIBUTE TO THE POPE IN THE FIRST 8-AND-A-HALF HOURS OF VIEWING ON WEDNESDAY.
SOME OF THE MOURNERS WERE IN ROME WITH EITHER CHURCH GROUPS OR TOUR GROUPS, TO CELEBRATE EASTER, LAST WEEKEND AND HAVE STAYED.
IN SOME CASES, PEOPLE WAITED UP TO FOUR HOURS TO GET IN.
A FUNERAL MASS WILL BE HELD THIS SATURDAY IN ST. PETER’S SQUARE.
THE POPE WILL BE BURIED WITHIN THE ST. MARY MAJOR BASILICA, AS HE HAD WANTED.
L3: INDIA MOUNTS DIPLOMATIC OFFENSIVE AGAINST PAKISTAN OVER KASHMIR ATTACK
TENSIONS ARE ESCALATING AS NEW DEHLI BLAMES ISLAMABAD FOR A DEADLY ATTACK THAT KILLED 26 PEOPLE, MOSTLY TOURISTS, IN DISPUTED KASHMIR.
INDIA NOW MOUNTING A NEW DIPLOMATIC OFFENSIVE AGAINST PAKISTAN — SAYING ISLAMABAD IS SUPPORTING “CROSS-BORDER TERRORISM.”
PAKISTAN HAS DENIED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ATTACK — AND A PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN MILITANT GROUP CALLING ITSELF “KASHMIR RESISTANCE” HAS NOW CLAIMED RESPONSIBILITY.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT — INDIA SAID A NUMBER OF PAKISTANI DIPLOMATS WERE ASKED TO LEAVE NEW DELHI AND INDIAN DIPLOMATS WERE RECALLED FROM PAKISTAN.
INDIA IS ALSO CLOSING THE ONLY FUNCTIONAL LAND BORDER CROSSING BETWEEN THE COUNTRIES AND SUSPENDING A WATER-SHARING TREATY — WHICH HAS SURVIVED TWO WARS AND A MAJOR BORDER SKIRMISH BETWEEN THE COUNTRIES SINCE IT WAS PUT IN PLACE IN 19-60.
ON THURSDAY, INDIA PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI CALLED FOR AN ALL-PARTY MEETING, WITH OTHER LEADERS, TO BRIEF THEM ON THE GOVERNMENT’S RESPONSE TO THE ATTACK.
MEANWHILE, ISLAMABAD SAID IT WOULD RESPOND TO INDIA’S ACTIONS AND CONVENE **ITS** NATIONAL SECURITY COMMITTEE — WHICH IS COMPOSED OF SENIOR CIVIL AND MILITARY OFFICIALS.
L3: WOMEN’S HOCKEY LEAGUE EXPANDS AMID RISE IN INTEREST IN WOMEN’S SPORTS
FINALLY THIS MORNING — ANOTHER SIGN OF THE BOOMING GROWTH OF WOMEN’S SPORTS: THE PROFESSIONAL WOMEN’S HOCKEY LEAGUE INTRODUCING ITS NEWEST FRANCHISE.
STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS SPORTS REPORTER CHRIS FRANCIS HAS DETAILS ON THE NEW TEAM, AND WHAT THIS MEANS FOR THE BIGGER PICTURE OF WOMEN’S SPORTS AS A WHOLE.
THESE ARE YOUR UNBIASED UPDATES FOR THIS THURSDAY.
WE’LL SEE YOU BACK HERE TOMORROW.
FOR ALL OF US HERE AT STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS — I’M CRAIG NIGRELLI.
HAVE A GREAT DAY!
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