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Cuba says Trump’s fresh sanctions on its economy amount to ‘collective punishment’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-02T01:34:21+00:00

The US sanctions target people operating in broad sections of Cuban economy, including energy, defence and miningCuba’s government has said new sanctions imposed on the island by Donald Trump amounted to “collective punishment”, as an enormous 1 May procession outside the American embassy in Havana vowed to “defend the homeland”.In an executive order on Friday, the US president said he would impose sanctions on people involved in broad sections of the Cuban economy, as he seeks to put more pressure on Havana after ousting Venezuela’s leader, Nicolás Maduro, earlier this year. Continue reading.

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Gerry Conway, creator of the Punisher in Spider-Man comics, dies at 73

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-02T01:03:23+00:00

Marvel praises Conway’s ‘undeniable and indelible impact’ of celebrated comic book writer who also worked for DCGerry Conway, a renowned comic book writer who helped create characters and stories for Marvel and DC, including the Punisher character in the Spider-Man comics, has died. He was 73.In a Monday statement announcing his death, Marvel described Conway as a legendary comic book writer with a prolific career. He died of pancreatic cancer on Sunday in Thousand Oaks, California, his wife, Laura Conway, told the Associated Press. Continue reading...

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Narges Mohammadi, Iranian Nobel Laureate, Is Hospitalized

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-05-02T00:56:49+00:00

Narges Mohammadi, a prominent human rights activists, was taken to a hospital after collapsing following a heart problem in prison.

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Federal government accused of watering down proposal to protect Australia’s threatened species and ecosystems

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-02T00:00:10+00:00

Wilderness Society says changes undermined intent of national standards intended to reverse decline of plants, animals and ecosystemsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGreen groups have accused the Albanese government of watering down a proposal to protect threatened species and ecosystems.National environmental standards were the key plank of reforms to Australia’s nature laws, passed by the parliament in November. Continue reading...

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Why U.S. Officials Are in Venezuela Right Now

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-05-01T23:14:48+00:00

U.S. officials visited Venezuela after the first direct flight between the two countries since 2019. Our White House correspondent Tyler Pager describes how the main message of the trip was, in the words of a White House adviser “drill, baby, drill.”

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Il diamante maledetto che il sindaco Mamdani chiede indietro a Carlo III re del Regno Unito

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-05-01T23:00:00+00:00

Il Koh-i-Noor, incastonato nella corona che fu della regina Elisabetta moglie di Giorgio VI, da sempre è reclamato da India e Medio Oriente che sostengono sia il simbolo del saccheggio coloniale. Adesso al coro si unisce il sindaco di New York, nato in Uganda da padre di Mumbai e madre di Raurkela

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Ci vuole Pazienza sul nuovo Robinson

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-05-01T23:00:00+00:00

Il 23 maggio il fumettista, artista, disegnatore, pittore avrebbe compiuto settant’anni. Mentre una mostra lo celebra al MAXXI di Roma, Repubblica porta in edicola le sue opere. Sul supplemento in edicola dal 3 maggio lo ricordano le persone che a lui sono state più vicine

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La pittrice Michaelina Wautier regina di Fiandra

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-05-01T23:00:00+00:00

In mostra alla londinese Royal Academy le opere della secentesca fiamminga che si misurò con i generi solitamente preclusi alle artiste

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Libri da leggere: Luciana Littizzetto, un’amicizia da romanzo

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-05-01T23:00:00+00:00

Star veterana della tv, al Salone di Torino dove cura la sezione “Leggerezza” porta in dote il suo primo romanzo, con cui debutta in top ten. La classifica e i consigli di Robinson

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : Donald Trump déclare dans une lettre au Congrès que les hostilités contre l’Iran sont « terminées »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-01T22:51:02+00:00

Le président américain a annoncé vendredi qu’il se passait du feu vert du Congrès pour la guerre en Iran, alors qu’expirait la limite de soixante jours fixée par la loi pour obtenir une autorisation parlementaire au déclenchement des hostilités.

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : Donald Trump contourne le Congrès sur l’Iran, affirmant que les hostilités sont « terminées »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-01T22:50:59+00:00

Le président américain a annoncé vendredi qu’il se passait du feu vert du Congrès pour la guerre en Iran, alors qu’expirait la limite de soixante jours fixée par la loi pour obtenir une autorisation parlementaire au déclenchement des hostilités.

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Trump to downsize U.S. military presence in Germany

Source: Washington Post - World · Published: 2026-05-01T22:35:49+00:00

The decision coincides with a deepening feud between the president and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who has criticized the U.S. war in Iran.

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US withdrawing 5,000 troops from Germany after Merz says US ‘humiliated’ by Iran

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-01T22:11:17+00:00

US president says European countries are ‘absolutely horrible’ to refuse to support operations in strait of HormuzThe US is withdrawing 5,000 troops from Germany, the Pentagon announced on Friday, as Donald Trump also threatened Italy and Spain for not helping to reopen the strait of Hormuz.The president’s move to reduce the number deployed in Germany came after Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, said the US was being “humiliated” by Iran. Continue reading...

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Guerra in Iran, news del 1 maggio: Teheran ammorbidisce la sua posizione e apre su nucleare e Hormuz. Cbs: “Via 5mila soldati dalla Germania”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-05-01T22:09:39+00:00

Presentato il documento ai mediatori pachistani: confronto in cambio dell’allentamento delle sanzioni. La Casa Bianca: “La nuova proposta non ci soddisfa”. Trump informato dei nuovi piani di attacco. Il presidente Usa insiste: “Non sono contento di Italia e Spagna”

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Чоловік відмовився від цієї звички зарядки – і врятував акумулятор свого iPhone

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-05-01T22:05:00+00:00

Проста зміна звичок щодо заряджання може значно подовжити "термін служби" акумулятора та позбавити від необхідності його передчасної заміни.

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Le Pentagone accélère son utilisation de l’intelligence artificielle en signant des contrats avec sept concurrents d’Anthropic

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-01T22:01:42+00:00

L’accord doit permettre l’émergence de nouvelles capacités, deux mois après le conflit entre le gouvernement américain et le créateur du modèle Claude, après que l’entreprise a souhaité empêcher le Pentagone de l’utiliser pour la surveillance de masse et l’usage sur les champs de bataille sans intervention humaine.

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Le Pentagone accélère son utilisation de l’IA en signant des contrats avec sept concurrents d’Anthropic

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-01T22:01:38+00:00

L’accord doit permettre l’émergence de nouvelles capacités, deux mois après le conflit entre le gouvernement américain et le créateur du modèle Claude, après que l’entreprise a souhaité empêcher le Pentagone de l’utiliser pour la surveillance de masse et l’usage sur les champs de bataille sans intervention humaine.

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Peter Kay show stopped and 19-year-old in custody after ‘suspicious bag’ found

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-01T21:54:38+00:00

Comedian pulled from stage in Birmingham about 45 minutes into performance and audience told to leaveA live show by comedian Peter Kay in Birmingham has been stopped after a “potential suspicious bag” was found around the venue.The Utilita Arena Birmingham was evacuated and a 19-year-old man was taken into custody, West Midlands police said on Friday evening. Continue reading...

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Bard president Leon Botstein stepping down after inquiry into his Epstein ties

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-01T21:52:48+00:00

Investigation found Botstein – who had claimed he wasn’t friends with Epstein – made 25 visits to his townhouseLeon Botstein has announced he is stepping down from the helm of Bard College, after an independent review of his contacts with Jeffrey Epstein found the college president’s frequent interactions with the convicted sex offender “could have alerted” him to the possibility that he and Bard would be facilitating Epstein’s abuse of women.An investigation by the WilmerHale law firm, which had been commissioned by Bard’s board of trustees earlier this year to review Botstein’s interactions

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Як Північна Корея підтримує війну Путіна в Україні: у Bloomberg розкрили подробиці

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-05-01T21:42:00+00:00

Москва, у свою чергу, надає допомогу у суднобудуванні та радіоелектронній боротьбі, а участь у бойових діях дає Пхеньяну досвід і можливість перевірити свою тактику.

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