U.S. ambassador to U.N. warns Putin is 'testing our international system' to see 'how far he can push us'

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US applications for unemployment benefits hold steady, remain in recent healthy range
U.S. applications for unemployment benefits held steady last week, a sign that the labor market remains healthy as companies continue to retain their employees. Jobless claims filings ticked down by 1,000 to 224,000 for the week ending March 22, the Labor Department said Thursday. Weekly applications for jobless benefits are considered a proxy for layoffs, and have remained mostly in a range between 200,000 and 250,000 for the past few years.
Reuters
US weekly jobless claims edge lower
The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits slipped last week, while the jobless rate appeared to have held steady in March. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits fell 1,000 to a seasonally adjusted 224,000 for the week ended March 22, the Labor Department said on Thursday. The government revised the claims data from 2020 through 2024, in line with the normal practise.
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U.S. economy grew 2.4% in the 4th quarter after upgrade from earlier estimate
The U.S. economy expanded at a healthy annual 2.4% pace the last three months of 2024, supported by a year-end surge in consumer spending, the government said Thursday in a slight upgrade of its previous estimate of fourth-quarter growth. The Commerce Department said that growth in gross domestic product — the nation’s output of goods and services — decelerated from a 3.1% pace in July-September 2024.
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U.S. mulls expanding military ties with Japan despite Trump's criticism
President Trump has complained the U.S.-Japan defense partnership is one-sided, but with China throwing its weight around, Tokyo is hoping for even more support.
Yahoo Finance
Trump auto tariffs may be 'worse' for Ferrari: JPMorgan
Ferrari may not be immune to Trump tariffs.
Reuters
Six killed as tourist submarine carrying Russians sinks off Egypt's coast
Six foreigners were killed on Thursday when a tourist submarine sank off Egypt's Red Sea resort city of Hurghada, the local governor's office told Reuters, without confirming the nationalities of the victims. The Russian consulate in Hurghada said the submarine, named "SINDBAD", had 45 Russian tourists on board in addition to crew members. "According to initial data, most of those on board were rescued and taken to their hotels and hospitals in Hurghada," the consulate said.
USA TODAY
Wildfires continue to spread in NC, SC leaving behind destruction: See map of Carolinas
Firefighters in North Carolina gain movement on containing two of the state's largest fires, while South Carolina's largest fire doubles in size
AFP
Hundreds of fungi species threatened with extinction: IUCN
Deforestation, farming and climate-fuelled fires are driving increasing threats to fungi, the lifeblood of most plants on Earth, the International Union for Conservation of Nature warned Thursday.Deforestation, for timber or to make way for crops, is the primary existential threat to at least 198 fungi species.
USA TODAY
At least 6 killed as tourist submarine sinks off Egyptian coast
The sub Sinbad had about 35 people aboard when it sank in near Red Sea town, local media reported.
Associated Press
US cities located in states won by Trump would be most hurt by Canadian tariffs, an analysis finds
The U.S. cities most vulnerable to a trade war with Canada turn out to largely be in the states that helped return Donald Trump to the White House — a sign of the possible political risk he's taking with his tariff plans. A new analysis released Thursday by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce detailed the areas most dependent on exports to Canada, with San Antonio and Detroit topping the list of 41 U.S. metro areas. The findings show that the United States' 25% tariffs on Canada and Canada's retaliations could inflict meaningful damage in key states for U.S. politics.
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Europe lashes out over Trump auto tariffs and the economic threat to both continents
European automakers, already struggling with tepid economic growth at home and rising competition from China, on Thursday decried the U.S. import tax on cars as a heavy burden that will punish consumers and companies alike on both sides of the Atlantic. The new 25% import tax announced by President Donald Trump on Wednesday “will hurt global automakers and US manufacturing at the same time," the European Automobile Manufacturers' association said in a statement. The head of Germany’s auto industry association, VDA, said the tariffs would weigh on car makers and every company in the deeply interwoven global supply chain "with negative consequences above all for consumers, including in North America.”
AFP
Lebanese president heading to France on first Europe visit since election
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun visits France on Friday, his first trip to a European country since his January election and as Paris pushes Beirut for long-demanded political and economic reforms."This visit to France is symbolically important" because Paris stood alongside Washington and Riyadh in pushing hardest for Aoun's election, said Karim Bitar, lecturer in Middle East studies at Sciences-Po university in Paris.
AFP
Nigeria, Sahel militants embrace DIY drone warfare
Under the cover of darkness, the jihadists moved into Wulgo, where the shores of Lake Chad meet the arid countryside of northern Nigeria.But deficits remain: Major General Godwin Mutkut, who heads a multi-national coalition fighting jihadists in the Lake Chad region, noted at a coalition gathering in January that there was a general lack of anti-drone equipment among member countries.
CBS News
Tourist sub sinks off Egypt's Red Sea coast, killing 6, state media say
Egyptian state media say a semi-submarine tourist vessel has sunk off the country's popular Red Sea coast, killing at least six people.
AFP
US cutting Gavi vaccine alliance aid may cause 'over a million deaths'
The United States cutting funding to Gavi, an organisation that provides vaccines to the world's poorest countries, could result in more than a million deaths and will endanger lives everywhere, the group's CEO warned on Thursday."A cut in Gavi's funding from the US would have a disastrous impact on global health security, potentially resulting in over a million deaths from preventable diseases and endangering lives everywhere from dangerous disease outbreaks," she said.
Reuters
Explainer-The French embezzlement trial threatening far-right Le Pen's presidential hopes
Marine Le Pen, leader of France's far-right National Rally (RN) party, will on Monday learn her fate in an embezzlement trial that could upend French politics if she is barred from running in the 2027 presidential election. WHAT IS LE PEN ACCUSED OF? Le Pen, the RN and some two dozen party figures are accused by prosecutors of diverting over 3 million euros ($3.27 million) of European Parliament funds to pay staff working for the party in France.
Yahoo News
More Americans say Trump’s second term has been worse than expected, according to a new poll
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Yahoo Finance
What Elon Musk and DOGE should slash next, according to Trump's former top economic adviser
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AFP
Just Stop Oil activist group says to stop climate protest stunts
British environmental activist group Just Stop Oil said on Thursday it would halt its high-profile climate protest stunts after a final demonstration in London in April.It said it would hold a final rally in London's Parliament Square on April 26, and "continue to tell the truth in the courts, speak out for our political prisoners and call out the UK's oppressive anti-protest laws".
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‘No other land:’ Oscar-winning Palestinian director says settler assault won’t push him from his home
In a small village in the Hebron hills of the occupied West Bank, Hamdan Ballal stood outside his house in a track suit with a black eye.

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