Wednesday, April 1, 2026

EU proposes soft delay of anti-deforestation law & more exemptions for rich nations

The proposal also introduces simplification measures and exemptions that favor EU nation states, the U.S., Canada, Australia and China.

Trump’s Caribbean strikes revive fears of a war for regime change in Venezuela

UN experts denounce “extrajudicial executions” as Colombia recalls its ambassador and the U.S. masses ships and troops near Venezuela.

DHS buys two Gulfstream G700 jets for Noem and top officials amid shutdown

Amid one of the longest government shutdowns, records show a $172 million contract for two “used” G700s as Democrats demand answers on funding and oversight.

Banks pour $2 billion more into Amazon oil and gas as COP30 nears

Stand.earth finds financing surges since 2024 while Brazil’s Petrobras pushes new drilling at the mouth of the Amazon River ahead of COP30 in Belém.

To media, Gaza ceasefire holds despite repeated Israeli strikes

In the ten days following the implementation of the ostensible truce, the Israeli military reportedly killed at least 97 Palestinians in Gaza and wounded 230, violating the ceasefire agreement no fewer than 80 times.

The lab mouse paradox: Why science still depends on animals who don’t represent us

Despite significant advances in human-based research, millions of mice and rats are still used in U.S. laboratories each year—at immense ethical and scientific cost.

Victims without victimizers

But what about the preventable ones? Shouldn’t the United States provide for the basic needs of its people?

Trump-GOP giveaway to Big Pharma will hit taxpayers with $9 billion in higher drug...

The budget office said it now expects the provision of Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act to cost $8.8 billion over the next 10 years.

Trump is pushing allies to buy US gas. It’s bad economics—and a catastrophe for...

As Prime Minister Anthony Albanese meets U.S. President Donald Trump this week, he will face pressure to boost U.S. fortunes—complicated by the fact that Australia is itself a major LNG exporter.