Joby will launch UK air taxi service with Virgin Atlantic

Virgin Atlantic announced a partnership with California-based Joby Aviation to launch an air taxi service in the UK, becoming the latest airline to bet on a new class of electric …

Source: The Verge

Media advocates warn Trump’s cuts to Voice of America embolden autocrats

Order to slash funding to pro-democracy broadcasters part of efforts to radically reduce government services

Source: Financial Times

US deports 250 alleged gang members to El Salvador despite court ruling to halt flights

Trump invoked 1798 law previously used to detain Japanese Americans in second world war to justify deportations

The US deported more than 250 mainly Venezuelan alleged gang members to El …

Source: The Guardian

Iran denies aiding Yemen's Houthi rebels after US strikes and a threat from Trump

Iran on March 16 again denied aiding Yemen's Houthi rebels after the United States launched a wave of airstrikes against them and President Donald Trump warned that Tehran would be …

Source: France 24

France’s jobs market faces ‘tipping point’ as growth falters

Recent gains could unravel as households’ fear of unemployment soars and economists press for more reforms

Source: Financial Times

McLaren's Norris wins rain-hit Australian Grand Prix as Hamilton finishes 10th

McLaren's Lando Norris held off defending champion Max Verstappen in Melbourne on Sunday to win a Formula One season opener littered with crashes, while seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton had to …

Source: France 24

Serbia: Protesters flood Belgrade with Vucic under pressure

Students, farmers and military veterans joined possibly the largest anti-government rally in Belgrade's history to demand accountability for a deadly canopy collapse in Novi Sad.

Source: Deutsche Welle

Houthis Vow Retaliation After U.S. Strikes in Yemen

The Iran-backed rebels, who have targeted Israel and shipping in the Red Sea, said children were among those killed in the strikes ordered by President Trump.

Source: New York Times

The Arab plan for Gaza has two problems: Israel and the PA

The plan could fail in the face of Israel’s intransigence and the PA’s incompetence.

Source: Al Jazeera

Flawed UK visa scheme led to ‘horrific’ care worker abuse, says watchdog

Anti-slavery commissioner says scheme to plug staffing gaps post-Brexit was a ‘blunt instrument’ that enabled exploitation of the vulnerable

A post-Brexit visa scheme to fill vacancies in social care was …

Source: The Guardian

Ethiopia factional fighting threatens return to civil and regional war

Security concerns for Africa’s most populous country and neighbouring Eritrea increase as fragile peace looks set to unravel

Source: Financial Times

US shoppers cut spending as economic outlook concerns mount

Tariffs, market volatility and political uncertainty threaten to undermine key driver of growth in world’s largest economy

Source: Financial Times