French
France24
- by FRANCE24After weeks of White House hype and public anxiety, President Donald Trump is set Wednesday to announce a barrage of self-described “reciprocal” tariffs on friends and foes alike. FRANCE 24's Luke Shrago brings us more on what to expect with this report.
- by FRANCE24American actor Val Kilmer, who was first propelled to fame with "Top Gun" and went on to starring roles as Batman and Jim Morrison, died at age 65 on Tuesday night. "He was one of Hollywood's biggest leading men in the 80s and 90s", FRANCE 24 correspondent Alyssa Caverley reported from Los Angeles.
- by Lara BULLENSIsraeli Defence Minister Israel Katz announced a major expansion of military operations in Gaza on Wednesday, saying the army would seize "large areas" of the Palestinian territory and add them to Israeli security zones. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments.
- by FRANCE 24The California-born and Juilliard-trained Hollywood star Val Kilmer died at age 65 on Tuesday night. Known for his roles in "Top Gun" and "Batman Forever", he gained a reputation as a Hollywood bad boy and versatile actor whose career spanned decades.
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- by FRANCE 24China's military carried out "live-fire" drills targeting crucial ports and energy sites directed at Taiwan. Washington condemned the drills as "intimidation tactics" and Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te labeled Beijing a "foreign hostile force."
Israel
Israel National News (Arutz Sheva)
- NY Attorney General Letitia James orders car wash to stop ripping off Jews with antisemitic ‘Passover special.’
- IDF troops launch a ground operation in Rafah, accompanied by numerous airstrikes that continued for hours. Minister Katz: I call on the residents of Gaza to act now to remove Hamas and return all the hostages.
- House Foreign Affairs Chair Brian Mast and Senate Foreign Relations Chair Jim Risch warn UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres against creating a new investigatory body targeting Israel.
- Princeton University confirms that the Trump administration has halted dozens of federal research grants, citing concerns over antisemitism. President Christopher Eisgruber stresses Princeton’s commitment to combating discrimination.
- US Justice Department indicts two Iranian businessmen for allegedly procuring American-made components to aid Iran’s military drone program. The suspects, who remain at large, are accused of supplying materials to the IRGC in violation of US sanctions.
- Israeli forward Deni Avdija nominated for Western Conference Player of the Month in March after averaging 23.4 points, 9.8 rebounds, and 5.2 assists. Despite the standout performances, he finished behind MVP candidate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander for the award.
United States
Fox News
- A Maryland bill to establish a commission to study reparations is moving forward, as the governor attempts to dodge questions about whether he supports the proposal.
- "Top Gun" actor Val Kilmer died on Tuesday of pneumonia in Los Angeles, according to his daughter, Mercedes Kilmer, who told the New York Times. He was 65.
- Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a plane crash that claimed the life of the sole pilot onboard early Thursday evening in Mill Township.
- Wisconsin's strict photo ID requirements for voters will now be enshrined into the state constitution after voters approved the proposal on Tuesday's ballot.
- The Trump administration reported that there were just 7,180 southwest border crossings during March, compared to the sometimes 7,000 daily crossings under Biden.
- The liberal candidate won in the first major statewide battleground election of 2025, protecting the progressive majority on the Wisconsin's supreme court, in a race that became a referendum on President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, and broke records as the most expense court election in the nation's history.
- Tech billionaire and CEO Elon Musk stopped by CIA headquarters on Monday to meet with John Ratcliffe, the spy agency's director, to discuss DOGE.
- Oliver Stone urged lawmakers in Washington, D.C, Tuesday to reopen the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, who was killed Nov. 22, 1963.
- Sean "Diddy" Combs was accused of human trafficking in a lawsuit filed Tuesday. Beyonce and Jay-Z were mentioned within the lawsuit, but not named as defendants in Joseph Manzaro's filing.
- Milwaukee is facing a ballot shortage due to "historic turnout" as Wisconsin voters decide the ideological direction of the state's Supreme Court.
CBS News
- Man deported to El Salvador in error is "not a gang member," lawyer says; Harvesting spaghetti, nylon TV among April Fools pranks from history
- Lindsey Reiser reports on incoming tariffs set to be unveiled Wednesday, state elections in the spotlight, and how a Maryland man was deported to a notorious El Salvador prison due to an "oversight."
- Democrat-backed Susan Crawford won the closely-watched Wisconsin Supreme Court race, the most expensive judicial election in U.S. history.
- A federal judge has rejected a Trump administration bid to move Mahmoud Khalil's legal case to Louisiana.
- Republican Randy Fine won the House seat formerly held by Mike Waltz, while Republican Jimmy Patronis won the house seat vacated by Matt Gaetz.
- President Trump prepares to unveil reciprocal tariffs on imported goods; North Carolina radio station becomes a voice of recovery after Hurricane Helene.