Lambasting Pope Leo, Trump risks rare feud with the Catholic Church Veteran church observers say an open war of words between a pope and a U.S. president is unprecedented.

Observers of the Catholic Church say a war of words between a pope and U.S. president is unprecedented.

The confrontation, they say, could be more risky for President Trump, who is taking on a core group of Republican voters in a midterm election year.

Trump and Netanyahu's Iran gamble backfires as Israelis now consider it failure: report The 40-day war with Iran is becoming a political millstone around both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump's necks — and Israeli public opinion shows that the nation believes the operation has spectacularly failed to deliver on its promises.According to the New York Times, new...

Trump and Netanyahu's Iran gamble backfires as Israelis now consider it failure: report

JD Vance Is on a Hell of a Losing Streak The vice president just had his worst week in politics: rallying with a losing candidate in Hungary, then overseeing the failed negotiations over the Iran war. What new misery awaits him?

The vice president just had his worst week in politics: rallying with a losing candidate in Hungary, then overseeing the failed negotiations over the Iran war. What new misery awaits him? trib.al/8PKbkb5

Bedfordshire detectorist to sell hundreds of treasure pieces found Nettie Edmondson is auctioning off her collection of hundreds of items she has found over 20 years.

Will be sold to highest bidder - collection broken up, histories lost & disappearing into private collections, some overseas...

Issue of legacy collections - where owners or heirs don't want things, will only get more common...

#Archaeology #Treasure #Detecting 🏺

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My photo shows a profile view of a small horse figurine with head to the left, displayed against a dark background. Sculpted from mammoth ivory, the surface is a mottled greyish-earthy-brown colour with a shiny patina. It was once likely pale white in colour. It measures 2.5 cm height, 4.8 cm width, and 0.7 cm depth. The head is gracefully lowered with a long and elegant curving neck, and a convex curved back. The four legs are incomplete. The top of the tail remains. The eyes, nostrils, and mouth are carved as indents. The ‘Vogelherd Horse’ was excavated in 1931, together with a number of other ivory animal figurines from the Vogelherd Cave, Swabian Jura, Germany. It is the oldest known sculpture of a horse. On display at the Museum of Ancient Cultures, at Hohentübingen Castle, Tübingen, Germany.

Something ancient and wonderful for the weekend!

A tiny horse figurine carved from mammoth ivory about 40,000 years ago!

Imagine the #IceAge artist at work, sitting by the warmth of a fire, creating what is the world’s oldest known figure of a horse!

📷 by me

#Archaeology

Donald Trump shows that nobody can match his ability to influence other countries’ politics. #hungary #trump TikTok video by Emlyn Pearce

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Gulf Allies Turn Away From U.S. for Fresh Ammo Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the U.A.E., some of America’s best customers for weapons systems, now are looking to South Korea, the U.K. and Ukraine to restock defenses against Iranian drones and other munitions.

Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the U.A.E., some of America’s best customers for weapons systems, now are looking to South Korea, the U.K. and Ukraine to restock defenses against Iranian drones.

Donald Trump Is Losing What Little Mind He Has Left A small-d democratic leader would notice the public’s outrage and tap on the brakes. But the president of the United States thinks instead like a dictator.

Trump’s wife appearing to throw him under the bus. Not that she’s any hero. But she’s pretty clearly preparing for the day when the Epstein files are made public and she may have to cut bait, depending on what’s in them. trib.al/IMe9jUh

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Food Influencing Gets a Feel-Good Refresh Audiences and restaurant owners have soured on predictable voice overs and pay-for-play reviews.

In just two years, Ertan Bek, a cabdriver, has built up two million followers on social media with his approachable style of food influencing. “I am just a regular guy going to eat at mom-and-pops that need a boost, and fine dining restaurants I used to be intimidated to visit.”

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Easter Sunday:

“Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell — JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah"
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Ukrainians hit oil facility in third Russian port, also damaged a frigate (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,503)

ICYMI: A Republican sheriff in California seized over 650,000 ballots cast in last year’s voter-approved redistricting referendum.

Election lawyer Marc Elias explains how this fits into Trump’s plan to subvert the 2026 midterm elections.

BREAKING: A US government official has told Al Jazeera that the second crew member from the downed F-15E has been recovered after a “heavy firefight”.

🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/jgys6v

The most beautiful coast in the world? Exploring New Zealand’s overlooked Nelson Tasman by sand and sea For years this region was regarded as little more than a gateway from the North Island to the South. But spend several days there and you’ll ache to tear yourself away

The most beautiful coast in the world? Exploring New Zealand’s overlooked Nelson Tasman by sand and sea

South Carolina beats UConn 62-48 to advance to NCAA title game, snaps Huskies’ 54-game win streak South Carolina played stifling defense to beat UConn 62-48 on Friday night, ending the Huskies' 54-game winning streak and advancing to the women's NCAA Tournament championship game.

South Carolina beats UConn 62-48 to advance to NCAA title game, snaps Huskies’ 54-game win streak #usnews

Two people lifting a wooden mask from the ground.

Archaeologists excavating a beautifully-preserved wooden mask at the pre-contact Nunalleq site, located just south of the Indigenous Yup'ik village of Quinhagak, Alaska. A new digital museum makes this important archaeology accessible.

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Iran War Live Updates: Trump Claims Military Success but Offers No Clear Timeline to End Fighting

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President Donald Trump and his administration increasingly believe that they can’t promise to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as a prerequisite to declaring “mission accomplished” in the war with Iran, sources familiar with the discussions tell CNN. https://cnn.it/41JfFsE

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Ms. Rachel is helping kids get out of ICE detention—one video at a time The wildly popular children's educator is taking on ICE's notorious family detention center.

How Ms. Rachel is helping kids get out of ICE detention—one video at a time

But the president dismissed his detractors: "My favorite thing is to take the oil in Iran, but some stupid people back in the USA say, why are you doing that? But they're stupid people.
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Iran hits Israeli oil refinery as Trump escalates threats in widening regional war The war with Iran has entered its second month, and President Trump says the onus is on Tehran to quickly agree to end it or face the widespread destruction of its energy resources, including power pl...

The war with Iran has entered its second month, and President Trump says the onus is on Tehran to quickly agree to end it or face the widespread destruction of its energy resources. https://to.pbs.org/4bTD5QW

Outrage grows over Israeli restrictions to Jerusalem sites during Holy Week In a rare about-face, the move by Israeli police to block Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa from the holiest site in Christianity was reversed after criticism.

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