Curry, Butler help Warriors beat Grizzlies in play-in

A combined 75 points by Jimmy Butler and Stephen Curry against the Grizzlies help Warriors qualify for the playoffs.

Al Jazeera
Top UK barrister: Israel is carrying out ‘destruction of humanity’ in Gaza

Michael Mansfield, a human rights lawyer, talks to Al Jazeera about a war crimes case he and others recently filed.

Al Jazeera
Apple airlifted iPhones worth $2bn from India in March as Trump tariffs loomed

Tech giant stepped up production and chartered cargo flights with at least six jets to ensure sufficient inventory

The Guardian
Nvidia expects to take $5.5bn hit as US tightens AI chip export rules to China

Shares plunge as firm says H20 chip, designed for Chinese market to comply with controls, will now need special licence

The Guardian
India is sharply increasing its number of defense attaches in foreign missions across the Global South and expanding loans to clients with higher political or credit risk in a bid to boost weapon sales. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/16/world/politics/india-loans-arms-russia-customers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #narendramodi #india #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin
India carving niche as budget friendly arms-maker for Russia's past buyers

The effort aims to capitalize on a sourcing scramble since the outbreak of war in Ukraine by nations that had historically relied on Washington and Moscow for weapons.

The Japan Times
Australian politicians were gifted about AU$245,000 ($147,000) in match tickets over nearly two years as part of a lobbying campaign against a proposed ban on advertising of online gambling. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/16/world/politics/australian-politicians-sports-betting-ban/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #australia #gambling
Australian politicians gifted sports tickets while weighing betting ban

Labor Prime Minister Anthony Albanese had promised a crackdown on gambling advertising following a 2023 report by his government.

The Japan Times
China posts 5.4% GDP growth in first quarter, beating forecasts

Statistics agency says economy ‘off to a good start’ despite more ‘complex and severe’ external environment.

Al Jazeera
https://www.wacoca.com/news/2501364/ 香港は、トランプの関税のハイキング後に米国への郵便サービスを一時停止します #BreakingNews #GlobalNews #headlines #NEWS #World #WorldNews
香港は、トランプの関税のハイキング後に米国への郵便サービスを一時停止します - WACOCA NEWS

香港は、トランプの関税のハイキング後に米国への郵便サービスを一時停止します

WACOCA NEWS
https://www.wacoca.com/news/2501358/ ゼレンスキー氏、防空システム強化「どれほど緊急なのかは誰でも分かる」…パトリオット追加供与求める – 読売新聞オンライン #WorldNews
ゼレンスキー氏、防空システム強化「どれほど緊急なのかは誰でも分かる」…パトリオット追加供与求める - 読売新聞オンライン - WACOCA NEWS

【読売新聞】 ウクライナのウォロディミル・ゼレンスキー大統領は15日、ロシア軍による市街地攻撃を防ぐための防空システムの強化について、「どれほど緊急なのかは誰でも分かる」とSNSに投稿した。北東部スムイ中心部が標的となった13日の弾

WACOCA NEWS
China to snub UK energy summit amid row over infrastructure projects

Exclusive: Absence of world’s biggest clean energy producer will be welcomed by US pushing oil and gas exports

The Guardian