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Un tiburón de gran tamaño fue avistado este viernes en aguas cercanas a la costa de Palma de Mallorca , navegando entre los participantes de una regata que se celebró en la capital balear. Tal y como recoge el medio Majorca Daily Bulletin , fue uno de los participantes en la regata, Jacopo Renna, el que fue capaz de grabar con su teléfono al escualo cuando merodeaba su embarcación. Aniol Esteban , director de la Fundación Marilles, dice al Daily Bulletin que podría tratarse de un tiburón marrajo, también conocido como mako: "Es muy difícil identificarlo con certeza, pero todo apunta a que pertenece a la familia Lamnidae". Esteban cree que "todas estas especies han sufrido un fuerte declive en el Mediterráneo y algunas están al borde de la extinción, por lo que su presencia siempre es una buena noticia, aunque no todos lo vean así". Según el experto, " un mar con tiburones es un mar sano . Y ahora mismo, el Mediterráneo y el Mar Balear han perdido la gran mayoría de ellos". El mes pasado, investigadores del Instituto Oceanográfico Español (IEO-CSIC), en colaboración con la Universidad de Cádiz (UCA), documentaron un nuevo registro confirmado de un tiburón blanco ( Carcharodon carcharias ) en aguas del Mediterráneo español.

La teoría conspirativa de las estelas químicas, más conocidas por su nombre en inglés, chemtrails , plantea la creencia errónea de que las estelas de condensación de larga duración dejadas por los aviones a gran altura son en realidad 'estelas químicas' que consisten en agentes químicos o biológicos rociados por los aviones con fines siniestros no revelados al público en general. Aunque esta teoría está ampliamente desmentida, todavía los pilotos y los profesionales de la aviación se esfuerzan en desmentirla. Es el caso de Savina Paül , piloto profesional, que ha participado en el pódcast B3TTER. Paül, que pilota un Airbus A330 en rutas transoceánicas, responde con ironía a la pregunta: "Ya suficiente trabajo tengo con volar el avión como para encima estar fumigando a gente ahí". La piloto explica que aunque fuera cierto, sería muy difícil ocultarlo, ya que la aviación civil y comercial está sometida a unos controles de seguridad muy estrictos. "Lo tenemos todo tan medido y tan analizado que, si realmente hiciéramos algo así, se sabría ", explica la piloto catalana, que tiene cerca de un millón de seguidores en Instagram . Además, esas estelas tienen una explicación: "El avión crea un remolino de aire que, al enfriarse, produce esa nube momentánea que luego desaparece", explica Paül. Preguntada por si ha visto desde su posición como piloto algún fenómeno ovni, Savina Paül también es clara: "El cielo está lleno de satélites, de la Estación Espacial Internacional o de los trenes de satélites como Starlink, pero nunca he visto un ovni".

El 24 de marzo de 2015, un avión de la compañía de bajo coste alemana Germanwings que cubría el trayecto entre Barcelona y Düsseldorf se estrellaba en los Alpes. Los 150 ocupantes de la nave fallecieron. El suceso conmocionó al mundo, pero mucho más cuando se conocieron las causas: Andreas Lubitz , el copiloto, logró encerrarse solo en la cabina de mando del avión y lo estrelló de manera voluntaria, en un terrible caso de suicidio ampliado. Esta semana se han cumplido 11 años de tan sobrecogedor suceso, y ahora la pregunta es si puede volver a producirse algo así . El diario The Sun publica un reportaje donde habla con un experto que intenta responder. El experto en aviación Julian Bray ha revelado que la industria ha reforzado las medidas de seguridad, y que el desastre desencadenó una serie de cambios trascendentales, p ero afirmó que la amenaza nunca podrá eliminarse por completo. "Han pasado muchas cosas desde los sucesos de Germanwings. Lo que sucede ahora es que los pilotos se someten a exámenes médicos muy rigurosos , y la divulgación de su historial médico es mucho más sencilla. Hubo una reacción internacional en contra", explica. "Además, ya no es posible forzar la cerradura reforzada de la puerta desde el interior, y se supone que debe haber dos personas dentro en todo momento", prosigue Bray. "Además, l os pilotos y la tripulación de cabina deben informar de cualquier cosa con la que no estén satisfechos , y se les ha asegurado que no serán sancionados ni perderán sus empleos por ello. Ahora, cada piloto es, por así decirlo, una especie de 'policía' para el otro piloto", explica. A pesar de las reformas, nunca se puede descartar por completo el peor escenario posible. Bray admite que "de vez en cuando, estos incidentes ocurren, pero siguen siendo bastante raros". Respecto a la salud, Bray insiste: "La evaluación y las nuevas pruebas semestrales ahora están mucho más centradas en la salud mental. Cuando renuevan el certificado para los próximos seis meses, ese aspecto psicológico se examina minuciosamente". "Sí, estamos más seguros porque toda la tecnología mejora. Pero siempre hay margen de mejora, así que no podemos confiarnos. Creo que lo más importante es no bajar la guardia a la hora de informar sobre incidentes o situaciones que puedan afectar al funcionamiento de la empresa", concluye.

Since the US and Israel launched a war on Iran, Israel has closed holy sites in Jerusalem, citing safety concerns.

Hundreds gathered in Beirut’s southern suburbs for the funeral of three Lebanese journalists killed by Israel.

Blockade of strait, one of the world's busiest maritime routes, would prove disastrous for global economy.

Travelers wait in long security checkpoint lines at George Bush Intercontinental Airport Friday, March 27, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) 2026-03-28T15:41:07Z With spring break in full swing, airline passengers continued to wait it out at major U.S. airports after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to pay Transportation Security Administration officers aimed at alleviating long security lines. Trump’s executive order on Friday instructed the Department of Homeland Security to pay TSA officers immediately, although it’s unclear when the impact of that move will start to be felt at airports. The signing came at a busy travel time of the year, with spring breaks at school districts and colleges and the upcoming Passover and Easter holidays. What’s the current situation on the ground? Some of the busiest airports in the United States continued to ask travelers to arrive hours before their departure time in order to get through security lines. Baltimore-Washington International Airport officials posted Sunday morning that checkpoint wait times have improved from Saturday but “remain longer than normal.” They continue to recommend that passengers hours ahead of their flight, along with airports such as Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Georgia and LaGuardia Airport in New York City. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said in a post on X Saturday evening that more Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were also being deployed to BWI to assist at TSA security checkpoints to “speed up the clearance process for passengers — not immigration enforcement.” freestar.queue.push(function () { window.fsAdCount = window.fsAdCount + 1 || 0; let customChannel = '/dynamic_' + fsAdCount; let adList = document.querySelectorAll(".fs-feed-ad") let thisAd = adList[fsAdCount]; let randId = Math.random().toString(36).slice(2); thisAd.id = randId; let thisPlacement = fsAdCount == 0 ? "apnews_story_feed" : "apnews_story_feed_dynamic"; freestar.newAdSlots({ placementName: thisPlacement, slotId: randId }, customChannel); }); When will TSA employees be paid? White House border czar Tom Homan told CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday that he hopes Transportation Security Administration agents will be paid by Monday or Tuesday , as a partial government shutdown continues to wreak havoc on the nation’s airports. “It’s good news because these TSA officers are struggling,” Homan said. “They can’t feed their families or pay their rent. Your heart goes out to them because they’re sitting there right now, working very hard and not being paid by members of the Congress who are on vacation and getting paid. It’s ridiculous.” Asked if the deployment of ICE agents at airports will end once TSA officers get paid, Homan said that depends upon how many TSA employees would be returning to work. “God bless men and women of ICE,” Homan said. “They’re doing a job. They’re plugging those holes. They’re keeping the security of the airport at a high level.” freestar.queue.push(function () { window.fsAdCount = window.fsAdCount + 1 || 0; let customChannel = '/dynamic_' + fsAdCount; let adList = document.querySelectorAll(".fs-feed-ad") let thisAd = adList[fsAdCount]; let randId = Math.random().toString(36).slice(2); thisAd.id = randId; let thisPlacement = fsAdCount == 0 ? "apnews_story_feed" : "apnews_story_feed_dynamic"; freestar.newAdSlots({ placementName: thisPlacement, slotId: randId }, customChannel); }); “Every place we send ICE officers, the lines have decreased,” Homan said. Caleb Harmon-Marshall, a former TSA officer who runs a travel newsletter called Gate Access, said the staffing crisis won’t improve significantly until officers are confident that they won’t be subjected to more skipped paychecks. “If it’s only for a pay period, that’s not enough to bring them back,” Harmon-Marshall said. “It has to be an extended pay for them to come back or want to stay there.” He estimates longer lines could linger for another week or two. freestar.queue.push(function () { window.fsAdCount = window.fsAdCount + 1 || 0; let customChannel = '/dynamic_' + fsAdCount; let adList = document.querySelectorAll(".fs-feed-ad") let thisAd = adList[fsAdCount]; let randId = Math.random().toString(36).slice(2); thisAd.id = randId; let thisPlacement = fsAdCount == 0 ? "apnews_story_feed" : "apnews_story_feed_dynamic"; freestar.newAdSlots({ placementName: thisPlacement, slotId: randId }, customChannel); }); How soon will this help with airport delays? It’s hard to tell. Airports that had passengers standing in screening lines that clogged check-in areas or showing up far too early for their flights will need to decide whether to reopen checkpoints or expedite service lanes they closed or consolidated due to inadequate staffing. A handful of airports experienced daily TSA officer call-out rates of 40%. Nationwide on Thursday, more than 11.8% of the TSA employees on the schedule missed work, the most so far, DHS said Friday. Nearly 500 of the agency’s nearly 50,000 officers have quit since the shutdown started, according to DHS. How do I monitor wait times before my flight? Check airport conditions early and often , including official websites and social media accounts where airports share timely updates and guidance, according to experts. Many airports on Saturday urged passengers to allow at least four hours for both domestic and international screenings. “Wait times can change quickly based on passenger volume and TSA staffing,” according to an advisory posted Saturday morning on the website of John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. Wait times listed on the MyTSA mobile app may not be accurate because TSA isn’t actively managing its sites during the shutdown. On third-party websites that track TSA lines, estimated wait times could be outdated during the shutdown if they rely on publicly available data, experts say. ___ Sedensky reported from New York and Raby reported from Charleston, West Virginia. MATT SEDENSKY Sedensky is a national writer for The Associated Press. twitter mailto

Faithful attend a prayer service in the Church of All Nations, held by Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, to mark Palm Sunday in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (Ammar Awad/Pool Photo via AP) 2026-03-29T14:55:01Z TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The Israeli police prevented Catholic leaders from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to celebrate Mass on the Christian holiday of Palm Sunday for the first time in centuries, the Latin Patriarchate said Sunday. Jerusalem’s major holy sites are closed because of the ongoing Iran war , including the church, as the city has come under frequent fire from Iranian missiles. The Catholic Church called the police decision “a manifestly unreasonable and grossly disproportionate measure.” It prevented two of the church’s top religious leaders, including Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa and the head of the Custos in the Holy Land, from celebrating Palm Sunday at the place where Christians believe Jesus was crucified. Palm Sunday commemorates Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem and launches the Holy Week commemorations for Christians who follow the Latin calendar, which culminates in Easter next Sunday. freestar.queue.push(function () { window.fsAdCount = window.fsAdCount + 1 || 0; let customChannel = '/dynamic_' + fsAdCount; let adList = document.querySelectorAll(".fs-feed-ad") let thisAd = adList[fsAdCount]; let randId = Math.random().toString(36).slice(2); thisAd.id = randId; let thisPlacement = fsAdCount == 0 ? "apnews_story_feed" : "apnews_story_feed_dynamic"; freestar.newAdSlots({ placementName: thisPlacement, slotId: randId }, customChannel); }); The Israeli police said it had notified the Catholic Church on Saturday that no Mass could take place on Palm Sunday because of safety considerations, the lack of access for emergency vehicles in narrow alleys of the Old City and lack of adequate shelter. However, the Latin Patriarchate said the Church of the Holy Sepulchre has been hosting Masses that aren’t open to the public since the Iran war began on Feb. 28, and it was unclear why Sunday’s Mass and access by the two priests was any different. “It’s a very, very sacred day for Christians and in our opinion there was no justification for such a decision or such an action,” said Farid Jubran, the spokesperson for the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. Jubran said that the church had requested permission from the police for a few religious leaders to enter the church for a private Mass on Sunday — not one that was open to the public. The Patriarchate said that the decision impeded freedom of worship and the status quo in Jerusalem. freestar.queue.push(function () { window.fsAdCount = window.fsAdCount + 1 || 0; let customChannel = '/dynamic_' + fsAdCount; let adList = document.querySelectorAll(".fs-feed-ad") let thisAd = adList[fsAdCount]; let randId = Math.random().toString(36).slice(2); thisAd.id = randId; let thisPlacement = fsAdCount == 0 ? "apnews_story_feed" : "apnews_story_feed_dynamic"; freestar.newAdSlots({ placementName: thisPlacement, slotId: randId }, customChannel); }); The traditional Palm Sunday procession normally sees tens of thousands of Christians from around the world walk from the Mount of Olives down the narrow, hilly streets toward the Old City, waving palm fronds and singing. The Patriarchate canceled the traditional processional last week because of safety concerns, and has held Masses limited to fewer than 50 worshippers in compliance with the Israeli military’s guidelines for civilians. Pizzaballa celebrated Mass in the nearby St. Savior’s Monastery, a soaring marble church which is located next to an underground music school that the Israeli military has deemed a safe shelter space. Later on Sunday, Pizzaballa held a prayer for peace at the Dominus Flevit Shrine on the Mount of Olives, but kept his homily concentrated on Jesus and didn’t mention the morning’s incident. Pope Leo XIV, at the end of Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square, prayed for all Christians in the Middle East who he said were living through an “atrocious” conflict. He said that “in many cases, they cannot live fully the rites of these holy days,” though he didn’t elaborate. The Vatican spokesman didn’t immediately respond when asked to comment on the Jerusalem incident. freestar.queue.push(function () { window.fsAdCount = window.fsAdCount + 1 || 0; let customChannel = '/dynamic_' + fsAdCount; let adList = document.querySelectorAll(".fs-feed-ad") let thisAd = adList[fsAdCount]; let randId = Math.random().toString(36).slice(2); thisAd.id = randId; let thisPlacement = fsAdCount == 0 ? "apnews_story_feed" : "apnews_story_feed_dynamic"; freestar.newAdSlots({ placementName: thisPlacement, slotId: randId }, customChannel); }); Italy condemns decision Italy formally protested the incident to Israeli authorities. Premier Giorgia Meloni said that the police action “constitutes an offense not only against believers but against every community that recognizes religious freedom.” “The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem is a sacred site of Christianity, and as such must be preserved and protected for the celebration of sacred rites,” Meloni said. “Preventing the Patriarch of Jerusalem and the Custos of the Holy Land from entering, especially on a solemnity central to the faith such as Palm Sunday, constitutes an offense not only against believers but against every community that recognizes religious freedom.” Meloni’s conservative government tried to keep a balanced position with Israel during the war in Gaza, supporting Israel’s right to defense but condemning the toll on Palestinians. The Italian leader has also said that Italy won’t participate in the Iran war, while affirming that the Islamic Republic can’t be allowed to possess nuclear weapons. freestar.queue.push(function () { window.fsAdCount = window.fsAdCount + 1 || 0; let customChannel = '/dynamic_' + fsAdCount; let adList = document.querySelectorAll(".fs-feed-ad") let thisAd = adList[fsAdCount]; let randId = Math.random().toString(36).slice(2); thisAd.id = randId; let thisPlacement = fsAdCount == 0 ? "apnews_story_feed" : "apnews_story_feed_dynamic"; freestar.newAdSlots({ placementName: thisPlacement, slotId: randId }, customChannel); }); Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani instructed Italy’s ambassador to Israel to convey the protest “and to reaffirm Italy’s commitment to protecting religious freedom at all times and under all circumstances.” In addition, Tajani summoned the Israeli ambassador to Italy for talks on Monday at the Italian Foreign Ministry to seek clarification about the decision. freestar.queue.push(function () { window.fsAdCount = window.fsAdCount + 1 || 0; let customChannel = '/dynamic_' + fsAdCount; let adList = document.querySelectorAll(".fs-feed-ad") let thisAd = adList[fsAdCount]; let randId = Math.random().toString(36).slice(2); thisAd.id = randId; let thisPlacement = fsAdCount == 0 ? "apnews_story_feed" : "apnews_story_feed_dynamic"; freestar.newAdSlots({ placementName: thisPlacement, slotId: randId }, customChannel); }); Israeli leader explains closure Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday evening that there was no “malicious intent” and that the cardinal was prevented from accessing the church because of safety concerns, but that Israel would try to partially open the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the coming days. “Given the holiness of the week leading up to Easter for the world’s Christians, Israel’s security arms are putting together a plan to enable church leaders to worship at the holy site in the coming days,” Netanyahu wrote on X. The Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray, is also mostly closed because of safety issues, but authorities are letting up to 50 people at a time pray in an enclosed area adjacent to the plaza. Smaller churches, synagogues, and mosques are open in Jerusalem’s Old City if they are located within a certain distance of a bomb shelter deemed acceptable by Israel’s military and, if gatherings are kept under 50 people. ___ Nicole Winfield reported from Rome. MELANIE LIDMAN Lidman is an Associated Press reporter based in Tel Aviv, Israel. NICOLE WINFIELD Winfield has been on the Vatican beat since 2001, covering the papacies of St. John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI and the Francis pontificate and traveling the world with them.

Houthi supporters shout slogans during a rally against Israel and the United States' war in Iran, in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman) 2026-03-28T16:30:47Z CAIRO (AP) — A missile attack on Israel by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen on Saturday raises concern that Tehran’s proxies may again try to block Red Sea shipping routes, as Iran’s chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz keeps another key global trade passage virtually closed. The Houthis said they fired a barrage of missiles at “sensitive Israeli military sites” in southern Israel, their first since the start of the war in the Middle East a month ago. The Israeli military said it intercepted a missile fired from Yemen. When asked about the Houthis, Israeli military spokesperson Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin replied: “We are preparing for a multifront war.” The Houthis are a key Iranian ally The Houthis are a crucial part of Iran’s so-called “Axis of Resistance,” which includes militant groups in Lebanon, Iraq and the Palestinian territories. They control the Yemeni capital of Sanaa and much of the country’s north, and since 2014 have fought a civil war against the internationally recognized government that is backed by a Saudi-led coalition. Unlike Lebanon’s Hezbollah and militant groups in Iraq, the Houthis in Yemen had held back for a month since the U.S. and Israel launched attacks on Iran on Feb. 28. freestar.queue.push(function () { window.fsAdCount = window.fsAdCount + 1 || 0; let customChannel = '/dynamic_' + fsAdCount; let adList = document.querySelectorAll(".fs-feed-ad") let thisAd = adList[fsAdCount]; let randId = Math.random().toString(36).slice(2); thisAd.id = randId; let thisPlacement = fsAdCount == 0 ? "apnews_story_feed" : "apnews_story_feed_dynamic"; freestar.newAdSlots({ placementName: thisPlacement, slotId: randId }, customChannel); }); Red Sea shipping attacks would further disrupt the global economy Now that they have entered the war with a missile attack on Israel, there are growing concerns that they could start attacking shipping in the Red Sea. Such a move would further disrupt the maritime industry and the global economy since the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has shaken markets and energy prices. The rebels also have the capability of striking oil facilities in the Persian Gulf as they did previously during the Yemen civil war. The Houthis said they won’t allow the U.S. and Israel to use the Red Sea for attacks on Iran. “Our fingers are on the trigger,” Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree, a military spokesman for the Houthis, said in a statement Friday. The Houthi attacks on vessels would not only further push up oil prices but destabilize “all of maritime security,” said Ahmed Nagi, a senior Yemen analyst at the International Crisis Group. “The impact would not be limited to the energy market.” Since the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Saudi Arabia has been sending millions of barrels of crude oil a day through Bab el-Mandeb, at the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula. The 32-kilometer (20-mile)-wide strait is one of the busiest for global oil trade. A fourth of global container trade also transits through the strait on its way to and from the Suez Canal . Disrupting transit through Bab al-Madab forces shipping firms to route their vessels around the Cape of Good Hope, as they did in 2024 and 2025, significantly increasing costs. freestar.queue.push(function () { window.fsAdCount = window.fsAdCount + 1 || 0; let customChannel = '/dynamic_' + fsAdCount; let adList = document.querySelectorAll(".fs-feed-ad") let thisAd = adList[fsAdCount]; let randId = Math.random().toString(36).slice(2); thisAd.id = randId; let thisPlacement = fsAdCount == 0 ? "apnews_story_feed" : "apnews_story_feed_dynamic"; freestar.newAdSlots({ placementName: thisPlacement, slotId: randId }, customChannel); }); About 12% of the world’s trade typically passes through Suez, including oil, natural gas, grain and everything from toys to electronics. “It would be devastating for so many countries,” Nagi said. “If we see more pressure on the Iranians, or there’s any escalation, the Houthis will jump in harshly.” freestar.queue.push(function () { window.fsAdCount = window.fsAdCount + 1 || 0; let customChannel = '/dynamic_' + fsAdCount; let adList = document.querySelectorAll(".fs-feed-ad") let thisAd = adList[fsAdCount]; let randId = Math.random().toString(36).slice(2); thisAd.id = randId; let thisPlacement = fsAdCount == 0 ? "apnews_story_feed" : "apnews_story_feed_dynamic"; freestar.newAdSlots({ placementName: thisPlacement, slotId: randId }, customChannel); }); Red Sea is a critical corridor for Europe’s natural gas Such attacks will add more pressure on energy supplies for the 27-nation European Union, which relies on imported natural gas to power factories, generate electricity and heat homes. Tankers carrying liquefied natural gas — which is supercooled to travel by ship instead of pipeline — routinely pass through the Red Sea. The Houthis attacked over 100 merchant vessels with missiles and drones, sinking two vessels and killing four sailors, from November 2023 until January 2025, and also launched projectiles at Israel. They said their attacks were in support of Hamas during the war in Gaza. The U.S. and Israel responded with a punishing air campaign across the Houthi-held areas in Yemen, which killed many people, including most of the Houthi-allied Cabinet in Sanaa. President Donald Trump halted U.S. strikes on the Houthis after a deal that saw the rebels stopping their attacks on ships in the Red Sea. ___ Associated Press writer Isabel DeBre in Beirut contributed to this report. SAMY MAGDY Magdy is a Middle East reporter for The Associated Press, based in Cairo. He focuses on conflict, migration and human rights abuses. twitter facebook mailto

Un libro del siglo XVIII sigue influyendo en lo que ganas, lo que consumes y cómo funciona el mundo. ¿Qué tiene para seguir tan vigente?

Esta silla de plástico realizada de una sola pieza es el mueble más utilizado del mundo, que desata amor y odio por igual, pero que se ha impuesto por su versatilidad y al que muchos tenemos asociados tantos recuerdos.

Esta es la historia de cómo un encuentro fortuito entre dos mujeres en el metro de Londres dio lugar al nacimiento de un bebé por fecundación in vitro.

France's anti-terrorism prosecutor's office said it had immediately taken over the investigation.

Victoria and Tasmania incentivise commuters not to drive as the Iran war causes the price of petrol to shoot up.

BBC reports from the funerals of three journalists killed by a targeted attack in southern Lebanon.

L'usine de production de Gaz naturel liquéfié (GNL) de Karratha est à l'arrêt depuis le passage du cyclone tropical Narelle vendredi. Deux autres sites, appartenant à Chevron, ont aussi été touchés. L'Australie est le deuxième pays exportateur de GNL dans le monde. Une énergie dont ont plus que jamais besoin les pays d'Asie, après l'arrêt des approvisionnements en provenance du Qatar, en raison de la guerre au Moyen-Orient.

Née d'une vidéo virale sur Tiktok, la tendance du "chocolat Dubaï" à la pistache s'est dispersée dans les rayons des supermarchés français, au-delà des seules tablettes.

Avec près 2.200 heures par an et par personne, le Mexique est le pays de l'OCDE dont les habitants travaillent le plus. Une loi vient d'être adoptée pour progressivement réduire le temps de travail hebdomadaire de 48 heures à 40 heures en 2030.

Der ehemalige DFB-Schatzmeister Stephan Osnabrügge wurde nach einem jahrelangen Verfahren vom Vorwurf der Steuerhinterziehung freigesprochen. Nun erhebt er schwere Vorwürfe gegen die Staatsanwaltschaft.

Ist Ihr Wochenende schon wieder vorbei, bevor es richtig angefangen hat? Es ist auch am Sonntagabend nicht zu spät, das Ruder herum zu reißen. Hier kommen zehn Ideen, die sich sofort umsetzen lassen.

In einem Biopic soll Sydney Sweeney die große Hollywoodschauspielerin Kim Novak verkörpern. Die 93-Jährige spricht sich allerdings vehement gegen die jüngere Kollegin aus – weil sie zu »sexy« ist.

Leo XIV. beklagt auffallend häufig den Krieg gegen den Iran und dessen Folgen. Mit konkreter Kritik an US-Präsident Donald Trump hält sich der aus den USA stammende Papst jedoch zurück.

Während Bergbauunternehmen den Kupfergürtel in Sambia nach Metallen für die weltweite Transformation durchkämmen, leiden viele Einheimische unter ungebremster Umweltverschmutzung und der Enteignung von Feldern.

Im Stadtzentrum der englischen Stadt Derby steuert ein Autofahrer sein Fahrzeug in eine Gruppe von Fußgängern. Mehrere Menschen werden verletzt.

Die Regierung erwägt laut Medienberichten das Aus für die kostenlose Mitversicherung von Ehepartnern bei der Krankenversicherung. Sozialverbände und Opposition schlagen Alarm.

US-Bodeneinsätze im Iran werden diskutiert, doch das Risiko für amerikanische Verluste ist hoch. „Das ist eine Hochrisikostrategie, die gut überlegt sein will“, sagt Hans-Jakob Schindler, Nahostexperte, bei WELT TV.

Mit Ahmed al-Scharaa empfängt Berlin am Montag einen hochumstrittenen Gast. Die Regierung verfolgt klare Ziele in der Migrationspolitik. Doch moralische und sicherheitspolitische Bedenken reißen nicht ab.

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Desde la llegada de Donald Trump a la Casa Blanca, la relación estratégica entre Arabia Saudí y Estados Unidos parecía estar en uno de sus momentos más idílicos. El príncipe heredero Mohamed bin Salman pudo apuntarse un tanto personal cuando, en su primer encuentro en Washington, logró sellar varios acuerdos multimillonarios con el republicano que iban desde inversiones cercanas al billón de dólares hasta la firma del "mayor contrato de defensa de la historia de Estados Unidos", según Trump —valorado en unos 142.000 millones—, además de la posible venta de sistemas avanzados como el F-35. La sombra del asesinato del periodista Jamal Khashoggi, que persiguió durante años a Mohammed bin Salman, parecía haber quedado atrás. El propio Donald Trump llegó a restarle importancia en su momento, calificándolo como "cosas" que simplemente "pasan". Sin embargo, el pasado viernes, coincidiendo con el primer mes de la guerra en Irán, Trump tensó el tono al presumir públicamente de la supuesta dependencia saudí de Estados Unidos, en un momento en el que Riad se ha ido alineando progresivamente con la posición de Washington a medida que avanzaba el conflicto. "Él [Mohamed bin Salman] no creía que iba a estar lamiéndome el culo, de verdad que no… y ahora tiene que ser amable conmigo… más le vale ser amable conmigo, tiene que serlo…" aseguró a los periodistas. "Él pensó que yo sería simplemente otro presidente estadounidense perdedor con un país yendo cuesta abajo... pero ahora tiene que ser amable conmigo", insistió. Antes de que Estados Unidos e Israel lanzaran su Operación Furia Épica sobre Irán , la monarquía saudí insistía en que no deseaba una guerra en el país persa y advertía que no permitiría a Washington utilizar sus bases militares para atacar territorio iraní, según informó Reuters, citando a fuentes próximas al Gobierno. De puertas afuera, el reino wahabí mantenía una posición clara respecto a la guerra, con un claro rechazo a la vía militar y la apuesta por la diplomacia. La otra pieza que se resiste a Trump en su magnífico plan para Oriente Medio es Arabia Saudí (pese a los F-35) Alba Sanz Israel no se opone a la venta de los F-35 a Riad siempre que se sume a los Acuerdos de Abraham. Un objetivo que Trump persigue desde su primera Administración y que continúa escapándosele Pero eso era antes de que Estados Unidos iniciara su guerra e Irán , en represalia , decidiera escalarla atacando las bases militares de Washington en Arabia Saudí, Qatar , Emiratos Árabes Unidos, Kuwait y Omán. "Todos nos quedamos impactados, incluidos nosotros", aseguró el propio Trump en una rueda de prensa ante la respuesta iraní. Después vendrían los ataques a las instalaciones energéticas , incluyendo la refinería SAMREF del gigante petrolero Saudi Aramco en el puerto de Yanbu, en el mar Rojo. Según fuentes citadas por Reuters, el ministro de Exteriores saudí , el príncipe Faisal bin Farhan , advirtió de que, si continuaban las represalias iraníes, el reino podría verse obligado a permitir el uso de sus bases por parte de Estados Unidos. Además, de acuerdo con las mismas fuentes, Riad respondería directamente si persistían los ataques contra sus instalaciones energéticas. Desde entonces, la retórica saudí ha ido endureciéndose , al menos en los círculos más internos del reino. En público, Riad mantiene su defensa de una " resolución pacífica ", aunque con matices cada vez más duros, ya que ahora acusa a Teherán de optar por un " peligroso juego al borde del abismo en lugar de soluciones diplomáticas serias". Todo lo que dificulta el esperado ataque de EEUU a Irán (y qué podría pasar) Mónica Redondo Parecía que el ataque de EEUU a Irán era inminente y, sin embargo, no pasó. Una de las razones fue la presión de los aliados de EEUU en el Golfo y las limitaciones militares Coincidiendo con el ataque a la refinería, Faisal bin Farhan reconoció que "la poca confianza que había antes" con Teherán "se ha destruido por completo". En paralelo, y según fuentes citadas por The New York Times, el príncipe heredero Mohammed bin Salman habría pedido explícitamente a Estados Unidos que " acabara el trabajo " en Irán durante conversaciones directas con Trump. El heredero saudí fue incluso más allá y, de acuerdo con esas mismas fuentes, consideró que el conflicto supone una " oportunidad histórica " para reconfigurar Oriente Medio . Con reconfigurar se refiere, más bien, a terminar con la rivalidad histórica entre Teherán y Riad en la lucha por ser la potencia dominante en la región y quitarse, de una vez, la piedra chií de su zapato. La paradoja del poder de Trump: así se tomó la decisión de entrar en la guerra de Irán Argemino Barro. Nueva York La ofensiva contra Irán expone improvisación en Washington: decisiones centradas en Trump, recorte del aparato diplomático, “diplomacia sin expertos” y retirada de ayuda exterior que agrava crisis humanitarias globales La relación entre Arabia Saudí e Irán , marcada por décadas de rivalidad, ayuda a entender este giro. El ataque del año 2019 contra instalaciones petroleras saudíes , atribuido a Irán, que paralizó temporalmente la mitad de la producción del reino, llevó a Riad a reconsiderar su estrategia. En ese momento, durante el primer mandato de Trump, Estados Unidos ofreció a Riad únicamente un apoyo verbal, ignorando las represalias que MBS le solicitó a Washington. A partir de entonces, el heredero saudí impulsó un acercamiento diplomático que culminó en la reanudación de relaciones en 2023 , en parte al constatar que el paraguas de seguridad estadounidense ofrecía solo una protección muy limitada en caso de un nuevo ataque. Emiratos Árabes Unidos, por su parte, siguió un camino similar. Desde Tel Aviv, Michael Milshtein , analista del Centro Moshe Dayan de Estudios de Oriente Medio y África, asegura que existe una brecha significativa entre el discurso público y la realidad sobre el terreno. "Hay una gran diferencia entre los informes, los anuncios y las declaraciones públicas y lo que está ocurriendo realmente", explica, subrayando que esa divergencia refleja "una especie de turbulencia" entre los Estados árabes. Trump se prepara para asestar un "golpe definitivo" en Irán: las cuatro operaciones del Pentágono K.A.P. Trump estaría preparando una "golpe definitivo" con el que acabar, de una vez por todas, con la guerra de Irán. El Pentágono habría ofrecido al mandatario cuatro opciones para escalar el conflicto, según Axios. Todas son arriesgadas "Durante el último mes han sufrido daños; ha habido víctimas en los Estados del Golfo y en Arabia Saudí, pero, más allá de amenazas y declaraciones , de cara al público, no han hecho nada", afirma. Según su análisis, tanto Arabia Saudí como los Emiratos , así como Qatar, Kuwait y Bahréin , comparten el mismo objetivo: que la guerra termine cuanto antes . "Prefieren que el conflicto acabe rápido , incluso si eso significa que el régimen islámico sobreviva", señala. En su opinión, estos países apostarían por un Irán debilitado y contenido mediante algún tipo de acuerdo que limite sus capacidades militares. Con la guerra en Irán , Riad puede pensar que es una forma forzada de debilitar al país en todos los ámbitos . Pero, a pesar de los constantes ataques aéreos y la muerte del ya exlíder supremo , el ayatolá Ali Jameneí , el régimen no está saliendo tan perjudicado como a lo mejor Trump podía pensar (si lo hizo) al inicio de la Operación Furia Épica. Donald Trump ha roto el Golfo Pérsico. Puede que para siempre Enrique Andrés Pretel Las petromonarquías del Golfo presionaron para evitar la guerra, pero no les escucharon. Ahora, su población, su economía y su futuro están en serio peligro. Gane quien gane, ellos ya han perdido. Y están enfadados. Sin embargo, los resultados sobre el terreno no han sido los esperados. A pesar de los intensos bombardeos y de la muerte del líder supremo iraní, el ayatolá Ali Jameneí, el régimen ha demostrado una notable capacidad de resistencia . El relevo en el liderazgo ha sido inmediato y, incluso sin haber hecho ninguna aparición (algunas fuentes dudan e incluso de si puede estar muerto), el gobierno de los ayatolás ha proyectado una imagen de continuidad . Lograr un cambio real sin una intervención terrestre se antoja complicado. Pero dar ese paso implicaría el riesgo de una guerra mucho más amplia y desestabilizadora para toda la región. Algunos analistas sopesan incluso la posibilidad de que Riad quiera dar un paso más allá de la guerra interviniendo directamente, a pesar de que no haya confirmaciones oficiales. Mohammed Alhamed, analista político saudí, declaró a The Guardian que el reino podría intervenir si fracasaran los esfuerzos de paz liderados por Pakistán. "Lo que importa ahora es la decisión de Irán", señaló. "Si Irán se compromete de manera seria, todavía hay margen para contener la escalada . Pero si rechaza las condiciones y continúa sus ataques, se habrá superado el umbral para la acción saudí", sostuvo. El elefante dormido en la habitación: ¿qué pasaría si las monarquías del Golfo entran en la guerra? Celia Maza. Londres Durante semanas, pese a haber sido alcanzados repetidamente por misiles y drones iraníes, los Estados árabes han optado por la contención. La cuestión es qué ocurrirá si esa doctrina deja de ser suficiente Añadió, además, que Arabia Saudí no está reaccionando de forma compulsiva , sino que más bien está "calibrando su respuesta y preparándose para un escenario donde, si se produce una escalada, será deliberada y decisiva". Sin embargo, subraya que Riad "no ha empujado a esta guerra", optando por intentar "no verse envuelta en ello, sin descartar ninguna opción". Con el avance de la guerra, las petromonarquías del Golfo , presionadas por la escalada iraní, han ido acercando posiciones a Washington, facilitando en mayor medida sus operaciones. Aunque Estados Unidos evita confirmar públicamente esta colaboración, fuentes citadas por The New York Times señalan que altos funcionarios saudíes y estadounidenses temen que una guerra prolongada derive en ataques más intensos contra infraestructuras clave y en un conflicto sin salida clara para Washington. En paralelo, The Washington Post ya apuntó en los primeros compases de la ofensiva que Arabia Saudí, junto a Israel , figuraba entre los principales impulsores de una acción militar contra Irán . Incluso antes del inicio del conflicto, el ministro de Defensa saudí, Jalid bin Salman, defendió en Washington la necesidad de adoptar una postura más dura frente al régimen iraní. Para bailar un TACO hacen falta dos: ¿funcionará esta vez con Irán la táctica favorita de Trump? Lucas Proto Teherán niega contactos tras la pausa anunciada, el crudo se dispara y las bolsas caen; el conflicto se estanca sin lograr objetivos iniciales, mientras Irán sostiene presión cerrando de facto Ormuz En este sentido, Milhstein sostiene que Riad está centrado en su propia defensa y que, en el fondo, "quiere que esta guerra termine lo antes posible ". Señala que, según sus conversaciones con diversas fuentes en el Golfo —incluidos interlocutores saudíes—, una eventual decisión de líderes como Mohammed bin Salman o el presidente de Emiratos Árabes Unidos, Mohammed bin Zayed , de sumarse a ataques contra Irán no supondría un giro determinante en el conflicto. A su juicio, Estados Unidos e Israel seguirían liderando la ofensiva, y una participación limitada de países del Golfo, por ejemplo, mediante el envío de algunos aviones, tendría un impacto más simbólico que estratégico. El analista apunta que solo en el caso de una operación de mayor envergadura —como un intento estadounidense de ocupar alguna isla en el Golfo — podría producirse algún tipo de apoyo saudí, aunque insiste en que tampoco alteraría sustancialmente el equilibrio sobre el terreno. Mientras tanto, Trump continúa dando mensajes contradictorios entre la desescalada y la intensificación de la guerra. El republicano llegó a afirmar que existían " conversaciones productivas " con Irán para lograr "una resolución completa y total" del conflicto, algo que Teherán negó tajantemente. "No llames acuerdo a tu derrota", respondieron las autoridades iraníes. Trump prometió no hacer guerras, pero Irán es el séptimo país que bombardea desde 2025 E. Torrico En solo 14 meses, EEUU ha atacado en África, Oriente Medio y América Latina. De la lucha contra el terrorismo al pulso con Irán, la huella militar de Washington vuelve a expandirse pese al discurso aislacionista de Trump Analistas citados por The New York Times cercanos a la posición saudí subrayan que, aunque Mohammed bin Salman preferiría evitar una guerra abierta, teme que una retirada prematura de Estados Unidos deje a la región frente a un Irán cada vez más envalentonado . Desde esta perspectiva, que Estados Unidos termine realizando una ofensiva incompleta expondría al reino a la posibilidad de ser un blanco de ataques y permitiría a Teherán interrumpir periódicamente el tránsito por el estrecho de Ormuz.

El ministro de Asuntos Exteriores de Italia , Antonio Tajani , ha anunciado que citará este lunes al embajador de Israel tras el veto de las autoridades israelíes al acceso a la Iglesia del Santo Sepulcro, en Jerusalén, del cardenal Pierbattista Pizzaballa y del padre Francesco Ielpo, quienes tenían previsto oficiar la misa del Domingo de Ramos. El titular de Exteriores señaló que exigirá explicaciones por la restricción de acceso y trasladó su respaldo al cardenal italiano, Patriarca de la Iglesia católica en Jerusalén , y a Ielpo, custodio de Tierra Santa. “Es inaceptable haberles impedido entrar en la Iglesia del Santo Sepulcro. Por primera vez, la policía israelí ha negado a los líderes de la Iglesia católica la posibilidad de celebrar la misa del Domingo de Ramos en uno de los lugares más sagrados para millones de fieles”, escribió Tajani en X. El jefe de la diplomacia italiana avanzó además que ordenó al embajador de Italia en Tel Aviv trasladar “la protesta del Gobierno y la posición italiana de defensa, en cualquier circunstancia, de la libertad de religión ”. Ho dato indicazione di convocare domani al ministero degli Esteri l’ambasciatore di Israele per avere chiarimenti sulla decisione di impedire al cardinale Pizzaballa la celebrazione della domenica delle Palme. — Antonio Tajani (@Antonio_Tajani) March 29, 2026 El Ejecutivo italiano , en una nota oficial , calificó lo ocurrido como “una ofensa” no solo para los creyentes, sino para cualquier comunidad que ampare la libertad religiosa. “El Santo Sepulcro de Jerusalén es un lugar sagrado para la cristiandad y, como tal, debe preservarse y protegerse para la celebración de los ritos”, subrayó el Gobierno en su comunicado. Voglio esprimere la mia più sentita solidarietà al Patriarca di Gerusalemme, cardinale Pierbattista Pizzaballa, capo della Chiesa Cattolica in Terra Santa, e al Custode di Terra Santa, padre Francesco Ielpo,È inaccettabile aver loro impedito di entrare nella Chiesa del Santo… — Antonio Tajani (@Antonio_Tajani) March 29, 2026 También remarcó que “impedir la entrada al Patriarca de Jerusalén y al Custodio de Tierra Santa , además en una solemnidad clave para la fe como el Domingo de Ramos, constituye una afrenta no solo a los fieles, sino a toda comunidad que reconoce la libertad religiosa”. “Por primera vez en siglos, se impidió a los jefes de la Iglesia celebrar la misa del Domingo de Ramos en la Iglesia del Santo Sepulcro”, denunció el Patriarcado Latino de Jerusalén en una nota. El incidente se enmarca en el contexto del conflicto entre Israel y Estados Unidos con Irán , por el que las autoridades israelíes mantienen cerrados los principales lugares santos de la Ciudad Vieja de Jerusalén: el complejo de la Mezquita de Al Aqsa , el Muro de las Lamentaciones y el Santo Sepulcro. Quanto successo al Cardinale Pizzaballa e a Padre Ielpo è inaccettabile e offensivo. Bene la posizione, chiara e inequivocabile, del governo italiano. — Matteo Salvini (@matteosalvinimi) March 29, 2026 En este mismo contexto, quedó suspendida la tradicional procesión del Domingo de Ramos desde el Monte de los Olivos , debido a la limitación impuesta por Israel de reuniones a menos de 50 personas. “Este incidente constituye un grave precedente y muestra un desprecio hacia la sensibilidad de miles de millones de personas que, en esta semana, dirigen su mirada a Jerusalén”, concluyó el comunicado del Patriarcado Latino.

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Iran is responding boldly Sunday to reports the U.S. might be prepping ground forces for the next stage of its designs to root out its nuclear weapons aspirations and chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz . "As long as the Americans seek Iran's surrender, our response is that we will never accept humiliation," Iran's parliament speaker, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, said Sunday. Iranian forces "are waiting for the arrival of American troops on the ground to set them on fire and punish their regional partners forever," he added. "Our firing continues. Our missiles are in place. Our determination and faith have increased." TRUMP SEEKS WARSHIPS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES TO HELP SECURE STRAIT OF HORMUZ The speaker's statements came after a report from The Washington Post claiming the Trump administration and War Department are preparing alternatives for Trump to deploy ground forces, perhaps to secure remnants of the targeted Iranian nuclear program or root out further Iranian aggression to free up oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz choke point. The Post reported Saturday, citing anonymous sources, that the Pentagon is preparing options for potential U.S. ground operations in Iran that could last weeks if Trump approves an escalation. The plans reportedly envision limited raids by Special Operations and conventional forces rather than a full-scale invasion, with possible targets including Kharg Island and coastal weapons sites near the Strait of Hormuz. "It’s the job of the Pentagon to make preparations in order to give the commander in chief maximum optionality," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told the Post in a statement, echoing remarks made during a press briefing this week. "It does not mean the president has made a decision." Fox News reached out to the Pentagon for comment Sunday morning. Reuters separately reported that the administration has considered sending thousands of additional troops to the region and that Trump has weighed the use of ground forces to seize Kharg Island. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said the United States is not currently postured for ground operations, which would give Trump "maximum" flexibility, but said objectives can be achieved without them. RETIRED GENERAL CALLS FOR US GROUND OPERATION TO SEIZE IRANIAN ISLAND, CUT OFF REGIME'S 'ECONOMIC LIFELINE' The prospect of U.S. troops entering Iran remains politically divisive and militarily hazardous, with analysts warning that even a limited seizure of territory could expose American forces to sustained counterattacks and complicate efforts to end the war quickly. Washington has dispatched thousands of Marines to the Middle East, with the first of two contingents arriving on Friday aboard an amphibious assault ship, the U.S. military has said. LEAVITT SAYS GROUND TROOPS IN IRAN NOT CURRENTLY BEING CONSIDERED, DOESN'T RULE IT OUT The United States said last week it had offered a 15-point ceasefire plan to Iran, with a proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restrict Iran's nuclear program, but Tehran has rejected the list and put forward proposals of its own. With the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed, there is also concern about shipping lanes around the Arabian Peninsula and the Red Sea after Yemen's Houthis entered the fray. US TROOPS BRACE FOR ‘HIT-AND-RUN’ GUERILLA ATTACKS AS 82ND AIRBORNE DEPLOYS TO IRAN, MILITARY ANALYST WARNS Trump has threatened to hit Iranian power stations and other energy infrastructure if Iran does not open the Strait of Hormuz, though he has extended a deadline by 10 days. Iranian threats against ships have kept most oil tankers from attempting the waterway. Iran has agreed to let an additional 20 Pakistani-flagged vessels pass through the strait, with two ships permitted to transit daily. Reuters and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un oversaw a test of a new high-thrust solid-fuel rocket engine, according to state media, working on weapons capable of striking the U.S. mainland. The test, reported Sunday by KCNA , involved an engine made with carbon-fiber materials and was described as part of a new five-year defense plan to upgrade the country’s "strategic strike" capabilities. Kim said the test had "great significance in putting the country’s strategic military muscle on the highest level," according to KCNA. The engine reportedly produced 2,500 kilonewtons of thrust, higher than a similar engine it tested last year. Analysts say such engines could support more mobile or compact long-range missiles. NORTH KOREAN DICTATOR SAYS GOVERNMENT WILL KEEP CEMENTING NATION'S 'IRREVERSIBLE STATUS AS A NUCLEAR POWER' North Korea’s report on the latest test could be "bluffing" as it did not disclose some key information like the engine’s total combustion time, said Lee Choon Geun, an honorary research fellow at South Korea ’s Science and Technology Policy Institute. Solid-fuel systems are significant because they can be launched more quickly and with less warning than older liquid-fuel missiles, making them harder to detect and potentially more survivable in combat. Pyongyang still faces major technical barriers before fielding a fully reliable intercontinental ballistic missile, especially ensuring a warhead can survive atmospheric reentry. KIM JONG UN CALLS SOUTH KOREA ‘MOST HOSTILE ENEMY,’ SAYS NORTH COULD ‘COMPLETELY DESTROY’ IT Kim’s latest military activities also included inspections of special operations training and tests of a new main battle tank, underscoring a broader push to modernize both North Korea’s missile program and conventional forces, according to KCNA. Kim claimed the tank’s protection system could defeat nearly all existing anti-tank weapons, though such assertions could not be independently verified, Reuters reported. The developments fit a wider pattern of stepped-up military activity by Pyongyang. Since the collapse of Kim’s diplomacy with President Donald Trump in 2019, North Korea has accelerated work on nuclear and missile systems despite sanctions, while keeping open the possibility of talks if Washington drops demands for denuclearization first. KIM JONG UN APPEARS WITH TEENAGE DAUGHTER AT LIVE-FIRE ROCKET TEST IN NORTH KOREA At a rare ruling party congress held in February, Kim unveiled a new five-year plan that reaffirmed continued development of nuclear weapons, while calling for a broad upgrade of the country’s military capabilities. Analysts and regional governments also pointed to new tank and combined-arms drills as part of Pyongyang’s effort to adapt its military doctrine to modern warfare, drawing lessons from recent conflicts and emphasizing integration across ground and missile forces. South Korea and the United States say they are closely monitoring North Korea’s weapons developments. The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.

"Wake up before 6 a.m. to the Russian winter. Walk to the construction site as a group. Work from 7 a.m. until 10, 11 p.m., sometimes even midnight. Without breaks. There is no set end time. You finish when the target is met. Rain, snow, it does not matter. We worked with no gloves, no heating, no protective equipment. My hands cracked so badly I could not grip the tools. But you do not stop." This was the reality for "RT," identified by his initials to protect his identity, a former reported victim of North Korea's overseas forced labor , who described his experience to Fox News Digital. The man was one of the 100,000 workers sent overseas under North Korea’s state-sponsored labor program. AS WAR LOSSES NEAR 2 MILLION, RUSSIA ACCUSED OF TRAFFICKING FOREIGN RECRUITS FROM AFRICA, ASIA "I was told I could earn money," he claimed to Fox News Digital. "That was all. Nobody mentioned a quota. Nobody told me that most of what I earn would be taken. I thought if I went to Russia and worked hard, I could save enough to build a better life for my family. When I arrived, I realized none of that was true. The money was not mine. It was never going to be mine." A new report published by the international human rights organization Global Rights Compliance shares firsthand testimonies from North Koreans working in Russia. The report found that Russian companies are employing North Korean workers in violation of United Nations sanctions, often obscuring their identities so laborers do not even know who they are working for. U.N. Security Council resolutions require member states to repatriate North Korean workers, making their continued presence in Russia a potential breach of international sanctions. The findings offer one of the clearest pictures yet of how North Korea is allegedly sustaining its regime under sanctions: exporting its citizens as labor, extracting their wages, and maintaining total control even beyond its borders. Global Rights Compliance North Korea advisor Yeji Kim told Fox News Digital, "Every North Korean worker deployed abroad must pay a mandatory monthly sum to the state, known as the gukga gyehoekbun. As one worker told us, it must be paid ‘no matter what, dead or alive.’" A typical worker earns roughly $800 a month for up to 420 hours of labor. From that, between $600 and $850 is deducted for the quota, along with additional payments for travel debt and communal living expenses, Kim said. What remains is approximately $10. If workers fall short, the deficit carries forward, leaving some in debt for an entire year, according to Kim. One worker described the quota as a "lump on his back" that dictated every aspect of his life abroad. SHE HELPED NORTH KOREA INFILTRATE AMERICAN TECH COMPANIES "Every month you must pay," RT claimed. "There is no negotiation. If you fall short, the debt carries forward to the next month. We were told, ‘The quota must be met by any means necessary, even if it meant paying out of their own pocket.’ You came to earn and you leave with nothing. And if you fail too many times, they send you home. Home does not mean relief. It means blacklisting, interrogation, and sometimes your family paying the price." Fox News Digital reached out to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and North Korea’s mission to the United Nations for comment and did not receive a response in time for publication. The report identified what it said are all 11 International Labour Organization indicators of forced labor across 21 testimonies from workers in three Russian cities who did not know each other. These include debt bondage, restriction of movement, withholding of wages, excessive overtime, physical violence, surveillance, deception, isolation, abuse of vulnerability and abusive conditions. Upon arrival in Russia, passports are immediately confiscated and retained by North Korean security officials, according to the report. NORTH KOREA EXECUTED TEENS FOR LISTENING TO K-POP, WATCHING ‘SQUID GAME’: REPORT "My passport was taken the day I arrived," RT said. "I never held it again. I could not leave the worksite freely. The city was right there, beyond the fence, but we were sealed off from it. A few times a year, we were allowed out, but only in groups, heads counted, with a fixed time to return." Physical violence was reported in several cases, including one instance in which a worker was beaten so severely he could not work for two weeks. Surveillance onsite was described as constant, with collective punishment used to force workers to monitor one another. Workers described living in overcrowded containers infested with cockroaches and bedbugs, with access to only one or two showers per year and in some cases just a single day off annually. One worker told investigators they were forced to "lead lives worse than cattle." When asked how central the program is to North Korea’s economy, Kim said: "The U.N. Panel of Experts estimates approximately $500 million annually from the labor program alone. For a country under the most comprehensive sanctions regime in U.N. history, that is a critical revenue stream. It sustains the political elite, funds internal patronage networks and underwrites military ambitions, including nuclear development." The findings come as North Korea also is reported to have supplied weapons and troops worth as much as $14 billion to support Russia’s war in Ukraine. The report’s authors warn that host countries play a critical role in enabling the system by allowing it to operate within their borders. The people who made it into the report are among the few who managed to escape the system. RT said he now feels an obligation to speak out. "We are people just like you but working like a cow," he said. We have families. We left home because we wanted to give our children something better, and what we found was a system that took everything from us." He said thousands remain trapped. "I want people to know that right now, today, there are men on construction sites in Russia working 16 hours a day, sleeping in containers, earning nothing, with no way to call home and no way to leave. Their names are not in any report. Nobody knows they are there. But they are there. And if I could say one thing to them, it would be — the world is starting to listen. Please hold on."

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This story works best on ProPublica’s website . Before vaccines, death and disability stalked children. Then shots turned once-common infections into something doctors only read about in textbooks. When immunization rates drop, however, plagues from the past can come roaring back, as measles has in American communities where parents decided not to vaccinate their children. Imagine what would happen if even the people who wanted shots couldn’t get them. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who founded an antivaccination group, is considering changes that could prompt the handful of companies that make most shots for American children to stop selling them here. Over the last year, he has been transforming a government that long championed the lifesaving benefits of vaccines into one that questions their safety here and around the world. Shortly after Kennedy was nominated, questions swirled over how he might overhaul America’s immunization system. Two Stanford University researchers wondered how many people would suffer if vaccination rates dropped or shots became entirely unavailable for four of the most infamous diseases: polio, measles, rubella and diphtheria.  Outbreaks often start when an American catches one of these illnesses abroad and returns home. So epidemiologists Mathew Kiang and Nathan Lo, who is also an infectious diseases doctor, built a model to simulate how the four contagions could spread from sick travelers based on each state’s vaccination rates. Since a sizable chunk of the population is currently vaccinated, some of the infections wouldn’t get a foothold right away. But over time, as more babies are born and not vaccinated, a larger share of the population would become susceptible.  The professors ran thousands of simulations for each disease, producing a range of possible outcomes. From there, they figured out the average number of deaths and disabilities over a 25-year period. Their model shows that at current vaccination rates, the nation is already teetering on the brink of an explosion in measles cases — one that would be virtually wiped out with just a 5% increase in vaccination. But if current rates drop by half, all four diseases could return.  The researchers’ modeling of the worst-case scenario assumes a quarter century where no one could get the shots. It doesn’t account for the likelihood of parents going abroad to find vaccines or politicians intervening to ensure drugmakers offer them again.  But the results demonstrate in stark terms how vital shots are and what’s at stake if policy changes interfere with Americans’ ability to vaccinate their kids.  ProPublica shared the key findings of that scenario with the Department of Health and Human Services. An agency spokesperson didn’t address the modeling but said “HHS has not limited access or insurance coverage to any FDA-approved vaccines” and continues to routinely recommend the shots for children. When they published their paper in early 2025, Kiang and Lo emphasized the outcomes from less extreme drops in vaccination rates, in part because the peer reviewers suggested those were more realistic. Back then, Kennedy was in his earliest days at HHS.  A year later, though, a scenario where no one can get these vaccines doesn’t feel as far-fetched, Kiang said. “Every week that goes by,” he said, “that seems more plausible.”  Lo said that their goal was to show policy makers, “if we make certain decisions, this is what could happen.”  So ProPublica decided to illustrate what a future without vaccines could look like. If We Lost the Vaccine for Polio Polio, which mainly affects young children, can invade the nervous system and cause paralysis in the limbs or in the muscles needed to breathe. In the 1950s, many people were kept alive in iron lungs, huge metal contraptions that encased the body up to the neck and used pressure to force air in and out of the lungs. Ventilators have since replaced the antiquated equipment, but modern medicine can’t reverse the paralysis. The model assumes 1 out of every 200 unvaccinated people who catch polio would become paralyzed. Imagine if this group of kindergartners became paralyzed by polio. They would be a tiny sliver of the 23,000 people the model predicts could be paralyzed by polio over 25 years if no one is getting the vaccine. That 23,000 is the model’s average. It’s the equivalent of more than a thousand kindergarten classes. (The model results range from 0 to more than 70,000 cases of paralytic polio.) If We Lost the Vaccine for Measles Measles is among the most contagious diseases in history. A child can spread it before they even get a rash, and the virus can linger in the air for up to two hours after they leave a room.  Famous for its blotchy spots covering the body, measles is a respiratory disease that can lead to pneumonia and swelling of the brain. Before the vaccine, just about everyone got measles, and every year 400 to 500 Americans died. The model assumes that 3 out of every 1,000 people infected with measles would die. Over the last 25 years, six people who contracted measles in the U.S. died from the disease. If Americans could no longer get the vaccine, the model predicts measles would spread quickly. The model shows that measles could kill about 290,000 people over 25 years. If We Lost the Vaccine for Rubella Rubella, also known as German measles, is usually mild in kids and adults. But it’s devastating to a developing fetus. If an infection occurs very early in pregnancy, there’s up to a 90% chance that the baby will be born with congenital rubella syndrome. These children frequently have heart defects, deafness or blindness — and sometimes all three. Many have intellectual disabilities, too. About a third of babies with the syndrome die before their first birthday. A U.S. rubella epidemic in the mid-1960s left 20,000 newborns with congenital rubella syndrome. If the vaccine went away, we wouldn’t see babies born with congenital rubella syndrome right away. The unvaccinated children would first need to grow into their childbearing years. The model shows that cases would begin to climb after about 15 years. And within 25 years, 41,000 babies could be born with congenital rubella syndrome. If We Lost the Vaccine for Diphtheria Diphtheria, a major killer of children in the 1900s, was known as the “strangling angel.”  The disease’s name comes from the Greek word for leather because diphtheria’s toxin attacks the respiratory tract. Dead tissue builds up in the throat like a thick piece of hide, sealing off a swollen airway.  For those who escape suffocation, the toxin can damage the nerves and heart. Patients who seem better can drop dead weeks later. An antitoxin made from the blood of horses needs to be given promptly, but it is in short supply. Children elsewhere in the world have died waiting for it. The disease is rare and much less contagious than measles or rubella. But it’s also far more deadly. The model assumes only one infected traveler would arrive every five years and that 1 out of every 10 unvaccinated people who catch diphtheria would die. The researchers found it’s very possible nobody would die of diphtheria in the 25-year period their model covers. But we would be playing a game of high-stakes roulette if we lost the vaccine. There is a chance that the strangling angel could become devastating again. Remember the 23,000 people who could be paralyzed without a polio vaccine? A world without a diphtheria vaccine could be even worse. On average, the model predicts 138,000 deaths from diphtheria. In the worst-case scenario, though, the model shows that more than a million people could die from diphtheria in 25 years without a vaccine. The chance of that is remote, but it’s the gamble we’d all be taking. Methodology The number of paralytic polio cases, measles deaths, cases of congenital rubella syndrome and diphtheria deaths in this story are the average values generated by a model created by Stanford University researchers Mathew Kiang and Nathan Lo, which ran 2,000 simulations for each disease. When we refer to a “range” of possibilities, we mean the values within the upper and lower bounds of a 95% uncertainty interval — meaning across all simulations, 95% of the results fall within those bounds. For the worst-case scenario of deaths from diphtheria, the number used is the high end of this range. For polio, the model generated an average of 23,066 cases of paralytic polio and a range of 0 to 74,934 cases. For measles, the model generated an average of 290,129 deaths and a range of 285,271 to 294,286 deaths. For rubella, the model generated an average of 41,441 cases of congenital rubella syndrome and a range of 34,876 to 48,373 cases. For diphtheria, the model generated an average of 138,284 deaths and a range of 0 to 1,460,394 deaths.   For current vaccination rates, the researchers used the average of the rates from 2004 to 2023 in each state.  The six deaths from measles over the last 25 years figure is from a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report .  Last year, the Stanford epidemiologists and other researchers published a peer-reviewed article about this model in the Journal of the American Medical Association that showed what could happen with less severe declines in vaccination. The post The Horrors That Could Lie Ahead if Vaccines Vanish appeared first on ProPublica .

The woman, 52, lay on the exam table at a clinic in Richland, Washington. Her legs were parted and propped up. The OB-GYN, Dr. Mark Mulholland, stood between her legs, inquiring about the woman’s sex life as he had in prior visits, she wrote in a complaint filed with Washington state health care regulators. She said Mulholland had previously asked about her enjoyment of sex and if she had a boyfriend, a strange way to learn about a patient’s sexual activity, she thought. But this was her last checkup after her hysterectomy and the last time she expected to see Mulholland. “Do you masturbate?” Mulholland asked the woman during their final appointment, according to her complaint. The question shocked her. She wrote that Mulholland explained he wanted to “make sure the nerves were intact.” Then, the woman wrote, he inserted his fingers into her vagina and pumped his hand back and forth in a way she said felt “sexual and not medical.” “Does that hurt?” the woman said Mulholland asked her, before ending their visit by saying “the playroom is open” — a comment she interpreted as Mulholland clearing her for sexual activity. The woman said she left the room in shock. She made her way to the parking lot of the Kadlec Clinic-Associated Physicians for Women, climbed inside her car and sat, incredulous, she said in an interview with KUOW and ProPublica. What happened felt terribly wrong, she said. Mulholland did not respond to requests for comment for this article after being sent a detailed list of findings by email and by letter. His attorney declined to comment. What the woman didn’t know was that by the time of her exam in February 2025, the Washington Medical Commission had already received complaints from four other women since 2022 accusing Mulholland of sexual misconduct. And yet he was allowed to keep seeing patients throughout. The accounts related by the women, whom KUOW and ProPublica are not naming to protect their privacy, included descriptions of Mulholland touching them unnecessarily, using sexually charged language, or performing painful or seemingly sexual pelvic exams that involved moving his fingers in and out. The commission also gathered testimony a year before the woman’s February 2025 appointment from three of Mulholland’s colleagues with their own troubling accounts. These included hearing firsthand about or observing him telling patients they had “tight” and “pretty” vaginas, touching and slapping his patients’ legs, and aggressively pulling a patient’s pants down without permission.  Washington law allows the commission to take emergency action and suspend a doctor’s license while disciplinary proceedings are pending. The law says a suspension is defensible if it’s more probable than not that the physician poses an “immediate threat to the public health and safety.” In Mulholland’s case, the commission did not choose suspension. Instead, it issued a formal statement of charges accusing Mulholland of abuse and unprofessional conduct in April 2025 — more than a year after the commission’s investigator submitted her reports on two of the complaints for review and 11 months after Mulholland was offered an informal settlement that he apparently did not sign. Even after the commission declared its charges against Mulholland, he was allowed to keep practicing while the case proceeded. He saw patients as late as May, before he went on leave. At least 84 patients have filed lawsuits against Mulholland or his employer since the state’s investigation became public. Court filings by Mulholland’s attorney, made in response to the lawsuits, have denied wrongdoing or improper conduct toward women. He also has denied the allegations made by the medical commission and is entitled to a hearing to contest them. Emily Volland, a spokesperson for Kadlec and its affiliate, the Providence health system, said Mulholland is no longer employed by Kadlec. Volland declined to comment on the allegations against him but said via email: “We take our patient’s safety very seriously and are fully cooperating with the state in this matter.” The lawsuits against Mulholland, Kadlec and Providence are ongoing. Lawyers for Providence and Kadlec in court filings denied allegations of negligence and wrongdoing. While other news coverage has described the lawsuits and the commission’s actions in 2025, none has focused on how the state dealt with complaints against Mulholland during the three years before he agreed to restrictions on his license. The Washington Medical Commission has faced criticism in the past for its handling of sexual misconduct complaints. A 2021 Seattle Times investigation found that in 282 cases of alleged sexual misconduct since 2009, state regulators took more than a year to impose discipline. Several other states in recent years have dealt with their own high-profile cases of sexual misconduct involving OB-GYNs. On March 10, for instance, Columbia University in New York released a report detailing how a culture of silence at the institution had allowed OB-GYN Robert Hadden to abuse more than 1,000 patients over decades.  States like Ohio and Delaware have moved aggressively to make it easier to keep doctors accused of sexual misconduct away from patients. In Washington, the medical commission wasn’t the only organization that allowed Mulholland to keep practicing. A Kadlec risk management employee, through an attorney, acknowledged to the commission that the clinic had received patient complaints against the doctor and said they were investigated. (The letter did not describe the complaints but said they included “communication with patients regarding obesity.”) Mulholland’s privileges were never restricted or terminated, the statement said. When local news stories covered the commission’s charges against Mulholland in June, it unleashed a deluge of 18 new complaints in the following three months. In September, the commission placed restrictions on his license that prevented him from seeing female patients. Mulholland agreed pending a hearing on his case. “They just let him keep practicing.” A former patient of Dr. Mark Mulholland’s Yanling Yu, a former Washington medical commissioner and a patient advocate with Washington Advocates for Patient Safety, wouldn’t comment on the Mulholland case directly. But she said it’s ethically wrong to allow a doctor facing serious allegations of sexual misconduct to continue seeing any patients while an investigation is ongoing. “In an ideal regulatory system, if there has been enough or strong evidence to support the allegation, the doctor’s practice should be temporarily suspended or at least summarily restricted to protect patients’ safety,” she wrote in an email. Kyle Karinen, executive director of the Washington Medical Commission, said the agency wasn’t slow to act and that it must operate under the system lawmakers created. “I acknowledge that sometimes it takes longer than people would like, but we take that process really seriously,” Karinen said. “When we file a case and go to a hearing, we want to make sure that everybody has the opportunity to be heard on a particular topic.” The woman who saw Mulholland in February 2025 filed a lawsuit against the clinic and a board complaint against the doctor, both in August. She said she was indignant after learning about the earlier complaints. She said the commission should have taken those women more seriously. “They just let him keep practicing,” she said. 2022: The First Complaint  The first sexual misconduct allegation against Mulholland landed in the commission’s email inbox in January 2022. The author was a first-time mother who, at 41 weeks pregnant, went to have labor induced at the Kadlec Regional Medical Center. The woman said she had hoped a female doctor would deliver the baby. But Mulholland was the on-call doctor assigned the day she arrived. When she saw that the doctor was a man, she asked if the female nurse who was there could perform her predelivery cervical check instead, according to her complaint. Mulholland insisted, she said. (He later told a commission investigator that because the woman was having labor induced, he had to personally know her cervical dilation and consistency, whether the fetus was in breech position or if her amniotic sac was intact. He also said because she was experiencing high blood pressure, her delivery couldn’t wait to be rescheduled with a female doctor.) “I didn’t have a choice but to trust who was supposed to be trustworthy,” the woman said in an interview with KUOW and ProPublica. In her complaint, she said Mulholland was inappropriate. When the nurse asked her if she still had her underwear on, Mulholland joked that he still had his on too, she wrote. During the cervical check, with his fingers inside the expectant mother, he pressed in different directions, according to her complaint. The woman said Mulholland told her he doesn’t perform exams this way because it hurts. Then he showed her what he described as the correct way, she said in the complaint. “The cervical check was the longest and most painful one I have ever had,” she said in the complaint. “I didn’t have a choice but to trust who was supposed to be trustworthy.” A former patient of Mulholland’s Three OB-GYNs, when presented by KUOW and ProPublica with the woman’s description of the pelvic exam, said the maneuver sounded unnecessarily painful. “That sounds strange,” said Alson Burke, an associate professor at the University of Washington who teaches medical students how to perform pelvic exams. “Saying ‘I don’t do something because it hurts’ and then doing it doesn’t make sense to me.” Commission records show that Mulholland said the allegation that his cervical exam was longer than what’s typical was absurd. “I do try to be as careful, quick, gentle, and efficient as I can be when doing a pelvic exam whether it is for gynecology or obstetrics,” he wrote in an email to a commission clinical health care investigator. “With regards to being the most painful one she ever had, for that I am surprised as well as sorry. I pride myself on trying to be as gentle as absolutely possible. I get frequent compliments on how much less uncomfortable my exams are than most other providers, male or female.” The nurse present during the woman’s exam told the commission it seemed “no longer or any more painful than these types of exams are typically.” Up until that day, the patient’s pregnancy had been a joyous experience, she said in an interview with KUOW and ProPublica. She was excited to meet her daughter and picked out the outfit she’d arrive home in. The nurse was ultimately able to line up a midwife to assist with the woman’s delivery in place of Mulholland. But her cervical exam with Mulholland made the birth experience “worse than we could have ever imagined,” the woman, now 27, said in an interview with KUOW and ProPublica. It brought about depression and anxiety, she said. “My daughter’s an only child, and I’m not sure if she ever will get a sibling because of how traumatic that was,” she told the news organizations. By the end of July 2022, the new mother’s case was closed without any disciplinary action. At the time, it was an isolated complaint in the record of a doctor who, records show, had not faced accusations of sexual misconduct with the medical commission before. Then, a little over a year later, came another complaint, this time filed by a woman who had worked with Mulholland for nearly a decade. October 2023: A Co-worker and Patient Speaks Out Illustration by Shoshana Gordon/ProPublica According to an investigator’s report, the woman said she had worked at Kadlec Regional Medical Center for nine years and her interactions as Mulholland’s colleague had always been professional. The complaint she filed in October 2023 concerned events she said took place when she was Mulholland’s patient. She’d had her fallopian tubes and the tissue lining her uterus removed and developed pain that was only present when she was menstruating. On the day of her appointment, her complaint said, she’d explained all this to Mulholland when he began a line of questioning. “Does it hurt you to have intercourse?” “No,” she replied. Then, the woman wrote in her complaint to the medical commission, Mulholland stood close to her and in a lower tone asked. “Not even when he’s deep inside you?” “No,” she said she asserted. Mulholland told the woman he needed to do a pelvic exam, according to the complaint. While examining her, the woman wrote, Mulholland used one hand to push down on the top of her abdomen and with the other hand began repeatedly and “powerfully” thrusting his fingers into her vagina. Burke, the associate professor of medicine at the University of Washington, said repeated “thrusting” is neither a technique she uses nor something she has ever observed. “The reason I wouldn’t recommend it is because it could be triggering and really uncomfortable for someone,” Burke said. “Is that actually helping you gather the information? And is the patient feeling safe in the way that you are examining them?” She said that no part of the pelvic exam should be performed in such a way that its intent could be perceived as sexual. According to the former colleague’s complaint, each time Mulholland shoved his fingers inside, he leaned in close and asked, “Is this the same as the pain you felt?” The woman wrote that Mulholland was “effectively holding her in place” on the exam table and she was unable to move to escape the pain. A medical assistant was nearby, she said. After the pelvic exam, she said, the assistant left. Mulholland told the woman that she had a “great looking vagina,” she wrote, and that he usually had to use three fingers, but with her, he could only use two. Before leaving, the woman said in her complaint, the doctor asked her if she worked out and said he could tell she did. Through an attorney, Mulholland later told the commission that he conducts all of his exams “as respectfully as possible” and that he is “very cognizant of his patient’s reactions.” The doctor was responding to a commission investigator’s December 2023 request for his version of what happened during the woman’s visit. That same month, a complaint from a third woman arrived. December 2023: Another Exam Complaint It was three weeks before the new year when the woman went to the medical commission for help. The patient, whose primary language is Spanish, had an interpreter join her in-person appointment virtually. A physician’s assistant had referred the woman to Mulholland to discuss a possible hysterectomy to relieve pain. The woman later told a commission investigator that during her appointment, Mulholland entered the exam room and introduced himself. Then he lifted the paper sheet that covered her naked lower half, looked at her genital area, then looked back at her, which made her uncomfortable. Without asking her to reposition herself, he grabbed her by the butt to move her down the exam table, she said. Mulholland’s pelvic exam was aggressive, she said in her written complaint to the commission. The investigator who interviewed her wrote that the woman said he’d moved his fingers in and out and that she felt a lot of pressure. “I yelled at some point,” she wrote in her complaint. A nurse was present but seemed fixated on the computer screen, the woman said. Before the appointment ended, Mulholland said he was “eager to see” the woman’s vagina again, laughed and then said he was looking forward to reuniting with her womb, the investigator quoted the woman as saying. When the Spanish-language interpreter on the computer screen went quiet and asked Mulholland to repeat what he said, the woman wrote in her complaint, the doctor told the interpreter there was no need to relay that last message. The woman was left in pain for 12 days after her appointment with Mulholland, she told the investigator, adding that she didn’t want others to go through what she had. In response to this complaint, Mulholland’s attorney wrote to the commission, “at no time has he ever simply moved his fingers in and out several times with this patient or any other.” (A separate report the woman filed with the Richland Police Department, which the department classified as a potential sex offense with “forcible fondling,” was closed in 14 days. The responding officer wrote that he hadn’t found facts to indicate a crime was committed “on the basis that the alleged incident occurred during a medical examination.”) The state medical commission pressed ahead with its investigations into the two 2023 complaints, both of which asserted Mulholland had moved his fingers in and out during a pelvic exam. The investigator assigned to both cases turned to Mulholland’s current and former colleagues. Two said that while some patients complained about the way Mulholland communicated with them about weight issues, they personally did not have concerns. Three other current or former colleagues, meanwhile, described problems. “The cervical check was the longest and most painful one I have ever had.” A former patient of Mulholland’s Alexis Tuck, an OB-GYN who worked at Kadlec from 2017 to 2022, said in a statement to the commission that she noticed a pattern of Mulholland’s patients switching providers because they wanted anyone “except Dr. Mulholland,” and sometimes requested her. She said that when she asked these patients about the reason behind their switch they replied: “He grabbed my belly fat and shook it in front of my husband.” “He called me fat and made fun of me.” “He told me my vagina is tight during a pelvic exam.” “He told me I have a pretty vagina during a pap smear.” “He made a comment about my vagina being tight and I talked to my mom about him. Apparently she had a similar weird experience with him.” Tuck told the commission that more than once, patients cried in her office while sharing their stories. “These accounts were consistent in their tone and content, painting a troubling picture of a physician whose behavior repeatedly crossed the line of professional and ethical conduct,” she wrote to the commission. Tuck told the commission that the woman who filed the October 2023 complaint was among those who described their experiences to her. Tuck said the woman was “visibly shaken and emotional” when she detailed what happened, which, based on Tuck’s retelling, was generally consistent with the woman’s complaint to the medical commission. Another colleague told the commission that Mulholland once told her as a patient was leaving the office, “I bet you were skinny like her when you were pregnant,” and that another time he said he thought he’d seen her driving a BMW and that she looked “hot.” Another said she found Mulholland’s comments about overweight women disrespectful. The claims against Mulholland were piling up. In February and March 2024, Britta Fischer, commission investigator, submitted the 2023 cases for review. What to do next was soon in the hands of commissioners. March-September 2024: A Decision Awaits  The medical commission takes its guidance on how to handle allegations against a doctor from Washington statutes, which prohibit physicians from engaging in a range of behavior defined as sexual misconduct. The law bans statements about a patient’s “body, appearance, sexual history, or sexual orientation” except for legitimate purposes of care. The law also bars behavior, gestures or expressions that could “reasonably be interpreted as seductive or sexual.” A doctor can’t remove a patient’s gown or draping unless it’s with a patient’s consent, during emergency care or in a custodial setting. A doctor can’t touch a person’s breasts, genitals, anus or other “sexualized body part” unless it’s “consistent with accepted community standards of practice for examination, diagnosis and treatment and within the health care practitioner’s scope of practice.” Determining whether or not behavior is appropriate can be particularly difficult when it comes to OB-GYNs, said Emily Anderson, professor at Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics and Healthcare Leadership and Loyola University Chicago’s Stritch School of Medicine. “They have access to our naked bodies as women, to our vaginas, to our breasts,” Anderson said. “They are allowed to do things that we don’t give other people permission to do, and that’s part of their job.” There are standards for physical exams. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ Committee on Ethics wrote that exams should be explained appropriately, done only with patient consent and “performed with the minimum amount of physical contact required to obtain data for diagnosis and treatment.” State medical boards can also look to patterns of behavior. Two of the three complaints against Mulholland from 2022 through 2023 mentioned movement in and out during pelvic exams, while all three described painful pelvic exams and comments the women considered inappropriate. Three colleagues also had described hearing about or witnessing him making disrespectful or inappropriate remarks, including one who said they were directed at her. OB-GYNs “have access to our naked bodies as women.” Emily Anderson, professor at Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics and Healthcare Leadership and Loyola University Chicago’s Stritch School of Medicine Anderson, in a journal article, wrote that it’s common to find repeated, lesser forms of misconduct in the backgrounds of doctors who act egregiously. “For example, sexual violations are nearly always preceded by boundary violations such as inappropriate comments or touching,” the article said. Anderson and her colleagues recommended state regulators consider restricting a doctor’s license for multiple smaller offenses. Stephanie Loucka, executive director of Ohio’s medical board, said that if patterns of misconduct exist, the process will find them — even when an OB-GYN’s actions occur under the guise of legitimate care. Ohio began its overhaul of sexual misconduct investigations seven years ago. “If a complaint gets made, we’re going to work the fact pattern from the assumption that there might be something there, and we’re going to gather the evidence and see where the evidence takes us,” she said. “And it typically takes us clearly one way or the other.” If there’s a threat of immediate harm in cases of sexual misconduct, Loucka said, Ohio moves “with a sense of urgency” to file an emergency suspension. She estimated it has taken the Ohio board from six weeks to nine months to do so. In Washington, the medical commission reviewed the investigator’s reports on  the 2023 cases and decided on what it considered an appropriate resolution. It proposed an “informal way of settling” allegations against Mulholland. A heavily redacted May 31, 2024, letter sent to Mulholland’s attorney by the commission does not reveal the terms of the settlement. But the letter said the settlement would not require an admission of “any unprofessional conduct or wrongdoing.” Although settlements appear in the commission’s newsletter with brief summaries, the letter told Mulholland that a settlement would avoid a hearing, typically a public process. All Mulholland had to do was sign. Months passed. Mulholland’s attorney asked for the information gathered about his client, and the commission sent it. A June 2024 deadline for him to accept the agreement passed, as did a subsequent one in August. Nothing in documents released by the commission indicates he signed — or that the commission took any disciplinary action. Mulholland kept seeing patients. 2018-2023: What the Hospital Knew Illustration by Shoshana Gordon/ProPublica Long before the commission’s investigator filed her report with her superiors, Mulholland’s employer had also heard repeated concerns, according to Kadlec Clinic records acquired by attorneys in a lawsuit against Providence and the clinic. The attorneys submitted the documents as an exhibit in court. (In court filings, Providence and Kadlec denied that they were negligent or that they knew or should have known about the abuse the plaintiffs alleged.) Kadlec’s records in the lawsuit show that the clinic conducted a 2018 human resources investigation into allegations that Mulholland had mocked a co-worker’s sexuality and religion, concluding that it was “more likely than not” the allegations were true. Afterward, the records say, Mulholland’s employer provided him “coaching.” Kadlec’s records also say that the clinic conducted a 2019 workplace investigation into allegations that Mulholland made sex jokes and condescending remarks, displayed discrimination toward women, and challenged a co-worker who complained about him. A labor nurse told a Providence investigator that year that Mulholland had pinched a patient’s labia while she was in labor and asked if she was hurting. A colleague told the nurse that Mulholland had done the same to another patient who was giving birth, according to the labor nurse’s account as written down by the investigator. A different colleague reported to a Kadlec workplace investigator that a patient had disclosed that Mulholland told her to “masturbate more often,” Kadlec records say. Separately, Tuck, the OB-GYN who worked alongside Mulholland, told a Kadlec investigator that a patient disclosed she felt Mulholland had assaulted her but that the woman didn’t report it because she felt no one would believe her. Following the 2019 workplace investigation, Kadlec’s records say, Mulholland’s employer concluded in 2020 that he “engaged in multiple instances of inappropriate behavior” that violated the medical center’s expectations. He was placed on a “behavior agreement” and required to take harassment prevention training. In 2022, Kadlec records show, more emails were sent to clinic leadership alleging that Mulholland was demeaning to patients and co-workers. They described a “toxic work environment” and said management failed to address employees’ concerns about the doctor. Read More Concerned About Your OB-GYN Visit? A Guide to What Should Happen — and What Shouldn’t. Tuck departed the clinic sometime that same year. She later told the medical commission she left because management failed to take action against him. Tuck raised concerns about Mulholland within an email to Chief Medical Officer Rich Meadows in July 2022, writing that patients “felt they had been insulted/assaulted” by Mulholland. Kadlec’s records in the lawsuit show that Tuck had also told a Kadlec workplace investigator in 2019 that the clinic manager, Lisa Mallory, protected Mulholland. In the statement she later gave the state medical commission, Tuck said when she brought concerns about Mulholland to Mallory, she responded, “He’s always been like that.” Mallory, in response to a request for comment from KUOW and ProPublica, said this statement was taken out of context. She declined to say more. Meadows, through a Providence spokesperson, declined to comment. In June 2023, clinic records in the lawsuit say, Kadlec took a phone call from a patient who said Mulholland shoved his two fingers inside of her so hard during a pelvic exam that she felt his knuckles slam up against her vagina and anus. “Rough, jabbing and pushing up, like he was trying to arouse me or something,” according to Kadlec’s narrative describing the woman’s complaint. She told Kadlec that she had alerted Mulholland before the exam that her vagina was prone to tearing and that she experienced vaginal pain with as little as a sneeze or a cough. Kadlec’s summary of the woman’s account said that after a rectal exam, Mulholland told the patient: “Well, you took that surprisingly well. It’s a good thing my fingers are small.” The woman said her body where Mulholland touched her was inflamed for two and a half days. When the commission eventually contacted Mallory as part of the state’s own investigation, the clinic manager acknowledged there had been complaints within Kadlec. She did not seem to give them much credence. “Dr. Mulholland has received his fair share of complaints over the years as have all the other providers here” at the Kadlec clinic, she wrote in a statement to the state board. “From what I have observed, he cares deeply for his patients and has spent his career trying to educate women on their health. They have not always appreciated how he has done that.” September 2024: State’s Investigation Resumes By September 2024, more than two years had elapsed since the state received its first complaint about a pelvic exam performed by Mulholland. Six months had passed since an investigator forwarded her report on two other pelvic exam complaints. That month, the commission learned of a new one. “During examination, he said my vagina was very dry and that my husband wasn’t doing his job,” the woman wrote in her complaint. The woman also described her interaction with Mulholland to a commission investigator. At the appointment, the woman had told a medical assistant that she was concerned about a fishy smell, she said. Upon entering the exam room, she told the investigator, Mulholland said loudly, “Hey, I heard you had a vagina that smells like fish.” When he conducted his physical examination, the woman told the investigator, Mulholland penetrated her with his fingers and was “going in and out” and touching her clitoris. The patient said she asked Mulholland to stop more than once. She was uncomfortable and what Mulholland was doing reminded her of her past sexual abuse, she wrote in her complaint. She said he eventually stopped. Next, according to an investigator’s memo outlining the patient’s interview, Mulholland asked her if she masturbated and if she used sex toys or her fingers to do so. When the patient said she did not, Mulholland encouraged her to purchase some toys and to use them alone, she said. Then, according to the memo describing the woman’s account, Mulholland rubbed her shoulder and said, “You’re too young not to have good sex.” A mandatory reporter filed a complaint supplementing the woman’s filing at around the same time. By that time, the woman’s account brought to four the number of women asserting sexual misconduct by Mulholland since 2022. Counting a woman who reported rude behavior in a submission that was not marked as alleging sexual misconduct and that the commission closed, Mulholland had been named in six complaints. Only 11 licensed physicians and physician assistants were the subject of six or more complaints in that time frame, the commission’s spokesperson said. As of last year, 41,256 people held this type of license in Washington. A week after the mandatory reporter contacted the commission, Kelly Elder, a Washington Medical Commission staff attorney, sent the two pending 2023 cases back to Freda Pace, the commission’s director of investigations. Elder asked Pace to have investigators try and reach people whose statements hadn’t been collected before. Medical commission records show that investigator Britta Fischer also began looking into the new allegation. Fischer’s inquiries produced statements from co-workers attesting to Mulholland’s good character and stating that they were unaware of any concerns raised by patients. Mulholland himself, in a statement his attorney gave to the commission, said he didn’t have a “firm recollection” of the appointment the patient described in her complaint. He said he would never tell a patient anything to the effect that her husband was not doing his job. He said he addresses masturbation with patients who complain of sexual dryness or pain during sex, and he denied stroking the patient’s shoulder in a “suggestive way.” Due to “unjustified allegations,” the statement said, Mulholland had changed the way he worked with patients. The statement said these changes included always trying to have a chaperone present instead of just during physical exams. He also started creating more physical distance from the patient during counseling and exploring “tangential issues, such as sexual health and wellbeing” only when a patient brought them up. “Dr. Mulholland is truly sorry if his previous long-standing practice patterns have caused any patient any type of duress or anguish because of misinterpretation of what Dr. Mulholland was attempting to accomplish — excellent patient care,” the statement sent to the commission said. Still, the commission also had the prior, adverse statements from colleagues and patients. In April 2025, the agency formally accused Mulholland of abuse and unprofessional conduct. (The allegations would later be amended to include sexual misconduct.) Neither the medical commission nor the Washington State Department of Health, which oversees it, posted a news release on their websites. Members of the general public could have learned of the charges — if they knew to search for Mulholland’s name on the Health Department’s “provider credential search” page. Stephanie Mason, spokesperson for the commission, said the statement of charges would also go out to anyone who subscribed to quarterly email updates from the commission. It wasn’t until a June Tri-City Herald story that the commission’s claims seemed to become widely known. The outpouring of new patient complaints that followed echoed what the commission had already heard. “Nobody was listening to me, and I did everything that I should have done.” Torryn Kerley, a former patient who sued Mulholland. Kerley asked to be identified by name for this article. Their accounts included allegations that Mulholland had peeked at their pubic hair under the sheet, physically pulled them down the exam table, used sexual language and performed extremely painful vaginal exams. Two of the women who have filed lawsuits against Mulholland or his employers told KUOW and ProPublica they attended appointments with him after the commission had received multiple complaints and before he agreed to restrictions on his license. One said she was angry she hadn’t heard about allegations against Mulholland sooner. After a hysterectomy, she was directed to see him every four months for a year for pap smears. She saw Mulholland for the last time on May 1, 2025 — two days after the commission filed its allegations against him. She learned about the commission’s case after the media coverage began. “I don’t know if I expected the lady at the counter when you’re checking in to warn you and say, ‘Hey, you’re gonna see Mulholland, and he’s had complaints,’” she said in an interview with KUOW and ProPublica. “I don’t see a company or whatever ever doing that, but it would have been nice to know. I would have picked a different doctor.” Another woman who sued, Torryn Kerley, said she was angry at Kadlec to learn of all the women coming forward in lawsuits after she had already complained to the clinic about Mulholland. “Nobody was listening to me, and I did everything that I should have done,” said Kerley, who asked to be identified by name for this article. “I reported it. I told people about it. I told doctors in the office about it.” Karinen, the medical commission director, said it’s very unusual for the commission to file a statement of charges and then get dozens of complaints in the same vein against that same doctor, as happened with Mulholland. “That’s unheard of,” he said. Mason, the commission spokesperson, cast the arrival of the new complaints as a positive outcome of the action that commissioners took against Mulholland. “That’s what opened the door to these women coming forward, because at that point, really not very many people had said anything at all, by comparison,” Mason said. No date has been set yet for a hearing in which Mulholland can challenge the commission’s allegations against him. The post An OB-GYN Was Repeatedly Accused of Sexual Misconduct. The State Medical Board Let Him Keep Practicing. appeared first on ProPublica .

On the day that federal immigration agents shot and killed Alex Pretti, I ran out of my house with my camera in hand to document the aftermath. As a visuals editor at ProPublica, I spend most of my time at my desk. But I couldn’t ignore this massive story rapidly unfolding in Minneapolis, the city I’ve called home for the past few years. The first thing I photographed that day was a woman trying to calm a man with a hug. “There was a young man right at the police tape, honestly inches away from some of the agents, and he was so angry,” she told me later. “I was getting really scared for him.” Not long after, the scene grew volatile, as federal, state and city police forces tear-gassed and detained protesters in a standoff that lasted for hours. Kristin Heiberg, I learned, is a 64-year-old technical writer, a volunteer at an animal shelter and a cancer survivor. And, like many other people here, she patrols her neighborhood with a whistle, on the lookout for Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. As I’ve watched the Twin Cities rally to respond to Operation Metro Surge, I’ve wanted to see the one thing I had not: What do these people look like in their day-to-day lives? I wanted to know who they are and what motivated them to patrol their streets, drive strangers to work and provide food and rent money for the families who have been in hiding since the surge began. While media coverage has moved on, and there are fewer ICE agents on the streets, they’re still here, and my neighbors are still providing mutual aid. When I asked Heiberg who she felt was involved, she said: “Everyone in the community. Anyone with a heart.” This is how it has felt to me as well. Whether gathering with friends or ordering coffee or running into a neighbor while walking my dog, every recent conversation has led to the same place: What are you doing to meet this moment?  Each of the people I photographed scoffed at the idea that they were paid agitators, or that they were led in their efforts by state or city officials. They said they just wanted to help their neighbors. These are my neighbors, in their city, in their own words. We’re just watching out for our neighbors. If that’s a form of protest, so be it. Kristin Heiberg, who writes software user guides, patrols her neighborhood every day and attends protests and vigils. I don’t want to be one of those people that sat. I don’t want to be somebody’s history lesson. Libby Blyth is an accountant for an environmental consulting company. She drives people to work who are afraid of being spotted by ICE and delivers food to families in hiding. We’re retired. We have white privilege. We have to be the ones to stand up. Kris Allen is a retired palliative nurse practitioner. She and her husband, Ben, attend weekly prayer vigils for detained people with their church. They have protested at the federal building where ICE holds detainees and participated in sit-ins at Target stores. My parents are immigrants, and they moved here for a better life, but also to give us a better life. And we’re going to continue to support as many families as we can, especially kids. Adan Tepozteco Gavilan owns a barbershop where he and his sister, Anai, started a food drive. They have provided food to hundreds of families. It just seems so simple. My neighbors need help. And I would hope that if I was in a situation where I needed help, or if I was as scared as these people are, that somebody would help me. Elizabeth Anderson works in performing arts. She arranges for drivers to take kids to school and coordinates food delivery for more than 100 families. People are still putting themselves out there. And it’s for the sake of humanity, and our community, and showing the rest of the U.S. and the world that this is what it means to be Minnesotan. Nasrieen Habib founded Amanah Recreational Project, an organization that promotes outdoor activities for Muslim women. She redirected her organization to provide food and rent assistance. It was never a question. Once we knew what was happening, that people were being let out in the freezing cold, it wasn’t an option to leave that gate. Natalie Ehret is an attorney. She and her husband, Noah, founded Haven Watch. The organization provides coats, food, phones and rides to detainees when they are released from federal custody, often with few belongings. When they give us their worst, we are giving us our best. Shane Stodolka is a software developer. He and his roommate, Olivia Tracy, say they deliver food to more than 100 families every week. Legal immigration, illegal immigration? That’s not my call. That’s not my fight. By the time you’re my neighbor, you’re my neighbor. Norman Alston is a high school wrestling coach. When he’s not coaching, he sits outside school, watching for ICE. I need my staff to know that they’re safe. It was crazy networking … but it’s all about feeling safe and vetted. Melissa Borgmann, a cafe owner, organized rides and grocery deliveries for her staff. We’re all sort of getting through this together. We don’t have formal leaders in these groups. Jen Suek is a project manager in the health care field. She patrols her neighborhood and local schools, and she vets her neighborhood Signal chat. I think that’s the true identity of Minnesota: peaceful protesting, caring about their neighbors and stepping up to the plate. Not waiting for the government to help. Sergio Amezcua is pastor at Dios Habla Hoy church in south Minneapolis. Since early December, the church has provided food to thousands of people. I call [my friends] and I say: ‘Please think positive. This is going away very soon.’ And they say, ‘OK, thank you for staying positive.’ And then I turn off the phone, and I start crying. Jianeth Riera Lazo is the chef at a Minneapolis cafe. She helped connect friends and family members in need of food and rental assistance to people who could provide it. It’s an unspoken bond, to stick up for what’s right, knowing that something might happen to us in the meantime. … And I truly think that this will continue, this bond. Missy Dietrich is a personal trainer. She patrols her neighborhood, regularly protests at the federal building where ICE holds detainees and volunteers at a food pantry. The post “This Is What It Means to Be Minnesotan”: Why My Neighbors Continue to Stand Up Against ICE appeared first on ProPublica .

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