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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued an emergency order to ground New York Helicopter Tours following a deadly crash that resulted in the loss of five lives, including a family of Spanish tourists and the pilot.

The US federal government has frozen over $2.2 billion in grants and $60 million in contracts to Harvard University due to its refusal to restrict campus activism, a demand from the Trump administration.

President Bola Tinubu has launched an investigation following a violent attack in Plateau State, resulting in at least 52 deaths, according to Red Cross reports.

Barcelona face Borussia Dortmund tonight in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals – they go into the match with a 4-goal lead.

Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe is currently recovering in hospital after being diagnosed with pneumonia, missing the team’s recent match against Manchester United.

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and his family evacuated during Passover after an alleged arson attack on their Harrisburg residence, with police alerting them at 2am.

Merz’s CDU and its Bavarian sister party the Christian Social Union (CSU) have struck a coalition deal with the SPD to form a new government. The coalition agreement came after the CDU came in first place in snap German elections in February.   

Friedrich Merz, likely Germany’s next chancellor, condemned the recent Russian missile strike in Sumy that killed at least 34, labelling it a “deliberate and calculated war crime.”

Xi Jinping’s Diplomatic Mission: Chinese President Xi Jinping has commenced a pivotal week of diplomacy in Southeast Asia, beginning his visit in Vietnam. This trip serves to reinforce China’s image as a responsible global player in contrast to the United States’ recent trade policies under President Donald Trump, particularly as the US maintains high tariffs on Chinese goods.

The UK government has mobilised military planners to assist Birmingham City Council in addressing the sanitation crisis due to an ongoing strike by bin workers, posing a public health risk.