French minister seeks to ban Kanye West concert in Marseille over anti-Semitic remarks

Kanye West postpones France concert after minister's block call

US rapper Kanye West postponed late Tuesday his concert in the French city of Marseille, following reports that the country's interior minister was seeking to block the performance due to his antisemitic remarks.

Palestinian killed in West Bank as violence surges during Iran war - AP News

<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMipgFBVV95cUxNcnVJSUNNeTBzc0k0QmREUHVuUWxYTDZEQVp2bW9sZ281YXVBNHRwWFhVQl9zVFZpNnZRLVN0dUJQVjVWa0RZalVnNm1EZkRXdWU2UGxQenRBc3ZEVl9iUmZsU2J6dXhBc1VBTlk2dm1zUUUxMUMyTmxjUUtYWXFkWUFMVlItUFVPNlpBbWtkS1VQLWh2d2x6N0VUZndoRjRncUtFa3B3?oc=5" target="_blank">Palestinian killed in West Bank as violence surges during Iran war</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#6f6f6f">AP News</font>

UN experts slam attacks on Gaza shelters, forced displacement in West Bank

Panel details incidents of violence by Israeli forces and settlers against displaced Palestinians in Gaza and West Bank.

Chagos Islands treaty is now ‘impossible to agree at political level’, UK minister says

<p>Stephen Doughty says US withdrawal of support means bill cannot complete passage through parliament</p><p>A treaty over ceding sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius has become “impossible to agree at political level” and the corresponding bill will not complete its passage through parliament, a Foreign Office minister has said.</p><p>Stephen Doughty told the Commons that the agreement with Mauritius was initially negotiated in close coordination with the US, but Donald Trump’s position “appears to have changed”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/13/chagos-islands-treaty-mauritius-uk-bill-parliament">Continue reading...</a>

Kratom poisonings soar in US as experts blame synthetic versions and caution against bans

<p>Experts say natural kratom may offer benefits and blame synthetic derivatives for surge in poisonings noted by CDC</p><p>A <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/75/wr/mm7512a1.htm">recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report </a>shows that kratom poisonings have soared in the US, but experts say this is probably due to synthetic derivatives like 7-OH, and that blanket kratom bans could harm people using natural kratom to aid pain management or addiction recovery.</p><p>Walter Prozialeck, a pharmacology professor at Midwestern University, said he was unsurprised by the report, which found that kratom-related poisonings went up by about 1,200% over the last decade, with a marked surge in 2025.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/13/kratom-poisonings-increase">Continue reading...</a>

Israel boxes Paris out of Lebanon talks, halts arms buys as French disconnect grows - The Times of Israel