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Joschka Fischer, ancien chef de la diplomatie allemande : « La dissolution de l’Alliance atlantique a déjà commencé »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-01T03:30:05+00:00

Alors que la construction de l’OTAN est un plus gros succès diplomatique des Etats-Unis, le président Donald Trump et sa base MAGA entendent saborder l’organisation de défense militaire, ce qui affaiblira à terme la puissance américaine, prédit l’ancien ministre des affaires étrangères allemand, dans une tribune au « Monde ».

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Joschka Fischer, ancien chef de la diplomatie allemande : « La dissolution de l’OTAN a déjà commencé »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-01T03:30:03+00:00

Alors que la construction de l’OTAN est un plus gros succès diplomatique des Etats-Unis, le président Donald Trump et sa base MAGA entendent saborder l’organisation de défense militaire, ce qui affaiblira à terme la puissance américaine, prédit l’ancien ministre des affaires étrangères allemand, dans une tribune au « Monde ».

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Police say they will charge people with unrest in Alice Springs after arrest over death of Kumanjayi Little Baby

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-01T03:28:08+00:00

Five-year-old’s grandfather and senior Warlpiri elder appeals for calm, saying: ‘It is time now for sorry business’• Warning: This article contains references to and images of Indigenous Australians who have diedNorthern Territory police say one person is facing charges and more are expected over unrest in Alice Springs after the arrest of a man in connection with the death of five-year-old girl.The grandfather of Kumanjayi Little Baby, whose body was found on Thursday 5km from the Old Timers town camp where she was last seen alive on Saturday night, called for calm in the central Australian t

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‘He’s probably good’: Donald Trump Jr gets muted endorsement from his father for The Apprentice reboot

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-01T03:14:58+00:00

Speculative reports say Amazon is considering relaunching the reality show once hosted by the US president, with his eldest son floated as a possible hostGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailAmid speculative reports that Donald Trump Jr is being considered by Amazon to lead a reboot of The Apprentice, he’s already received a slightly muted endorsement from the reality show’s former host: his father.The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that Amazon was considering rebooting The Apprentice, which was hosted by the now US president Donald Trump between 2004 and 2015, for its streami

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Trump administration says hostilities in Iran ‘terminated’ ahead of war powers deadline

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-01T03:10:49+00:00

US president faced a 60-day deadline on Friday to end the Iran war or make the case to Congress for extending itA US-Iran ceasefire that began in early April has “terminated” hostilities between the two sides for the purposes of an approaching congressional war powers deadline, a senior official of the Trump administration said on Thursday.Donald Trump faced a deadline on Friday to end the Iran war or make the case to Congress for extending it, but the date was most likely to pass without altering the course of the war. Continue reading...

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SEC approves Nasdaq options tied to index-based prediction contracts

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-01T02:10:34+00:00

The cash-settled contracts will pay a fixed amount depending on whether the index finishes above or below a set level, marking a step toward prediction-style financial products

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New video shows accused gunman trying to storm White House press dinner as gunfire erupts – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-01T01:51:45+00:00

This live blog is now closed.Sign up for the Breaking News US emailLouisiana governor Jeff Landry yesterday told GOP candidates that he plans to suspend next month’s primary elections so that state lawmakers can pass a new congressional map first, the Washington Post (paywall) reported last night.It came hours after the US supreme court decided that Louisiana’s creation of a second majority black congressional district to satisfy previously rulings relied too heavily on race and was “an unconstitutional racial gerrymander”, as opposed to a required effort to comply with the Voting Rights Act.

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Scientology ‘speed running’ trend has Hollywood abuzz and church unhappy

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-01T01:40:57+00:00

Religious group ‘reviewing all available remedies’ after clips of young people rushing its buildings in ‘raids’ go viralOn any given day, Los Angeles’s Hollywood Boulevard teems with tourists and street performers clustered near the area’s many landmarks. But in recent months, the strip has been set abuzz for a new reason.Throngs of mostly adolescent boys and young men have been rushing the Church of Scientology’s international headquarters on the famed street. Continue reading...

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Scientology ‘speed running’ trend has LA abuzz and church unhappy

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-01T01:40:57+00:00

Religious group ‘reviewing all available remedies’ after clips of young people rushing its buildings in ‘raids’ go viralOn any given day, Los Angeles’s Hollywood Boulevard teems with tourists and street performers clustered near the area’s many landmarks. But in recent months, the strip has been set abuzz for a new reason.Throngs of mostly adolescent boys and young men have been rushing the Church of Scientology’s international headquarters on the famed street. Continue reading...

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Australian hiker missing in Nova Scotia national park not heard from for two weeks

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-01T01:25:59+00:00

Denise Ann Williams, 62, was last heard from on 15 AprilA search is continuing for a 62-year-old Australian woman who was reported missing on Tuesday while hiking in a Canadian national park.Denise Ann Williams was last heard from on 15 April, when she told family she was travelling to Chéticamp, a fishing village on the west coast of Cape Breton island in Nova Scotia. Continue reading...

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Australia news live: Jefferson Lewis was unconscious when apprehended, police say; Kumanjayi Little Baby’s grandfather calls for calm in Alice Springs

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-01T01:19:52+00:00

Follow updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man has allegedly stolen nearly $3,000 worth of diesel in jerry cans and drums from a South Sydney service station.Police said they were told a driver of a white ute allegedly filled large drums and jerry cans with 915 litres of diesel, valued at over $2,870 (or about $3.14 a litre), without paying at about 7.15pm on 11 April. Continue reading...

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Gaza : les militants, dont 15 Français, de la flottille humanitaire interceptée par l’armée israélienne débarqués en Grèce

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-01T01:06:13+00:00

Selon les organisateurs, 211 personnes ont été interceptées. Israël, de son côté, a annoncé que la marine israélienne avait intercepté « environ 175 militants ». Un accord a été trouvé avec Athènes pour qu’ils soient débarqués sur les côtes grecques.

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Gaza : des bateaux d’une nouvelle flottille pour briser le blocus interceptés par l’armée israélienne au large de la Grèce

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-01T01:06:11+00:00

Selon les organisateurs, 211 personnes ont été interceptées, dont 15 Français. Israël, de son côté, a annoncé que la marine israélienne avait intercepté « environ 175 militants ». Un accord a été trouvé avec Athènes pour qu’ils soient débarqués sur les côtes grecques.

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Australia news live: Jefferson Lewis was unconscious when arrested, police say; Kumanjayi Little Baby’s grandfather calls for calm in Alice Springs

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-01T01:03:06+00:00

Follow updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man has allegedly stolen nearly $3,000 worth of diesel in jerry cans and drums from a South Sydney service station.Police said they were told a driver of a white ute allegedly filled large drums and jerry cans with 915 litres of diesel, valued at over $2,870 (or about $3.14 a litre), without paying at about 7.15pm on 11 April. Continue reading...

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Fema employees who criticized Trump cuts reinstated after months on leave

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-01T01:01:23+00:00

Workers wrote ‘Katrina declaration’, warning that funding cuts made US dangerously unprepared for natural disastersFourteen employees with the US Federal Emergency Management Agency returned to work this week, after spending eight months on administrative leave for signing a public letter criticising the Trump administration.The so-called “Katrina declaration”, sent last August to members of Congress and a federal council formed to help determine Fema’s future, was written as a rebuke from the workers about the dangerous erosion in US capacity to prepare for and respond to natural disasters. C

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Au Mali, les rebelles djihadistes appellent à faire tomber la junte au pouvoir pour instaurer « une transition pacifique et inclusive »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-01T00:13:30+00:00

Cinq jours après des attaques sans précédent sur des positions stratégiques de l’armée, et alors que la capitale Bamako est sous blocus, les rebelles du GSIM exhortent à un « nouveau Mali » dont l’une des priorités sera l’établissement de la charia.

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Mali : les djihadistes veulent renverser la junte militaire et font de « l’établissement de la charia » une « priorité »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-01T00:13:28+00:00

Cinq jours après des attaques sur des positions stratégiques de l’armée avec des rebelles touaregs, et alors que la capitale Bamako est sous blocus, la force unifiée antidjihadiste du Niger, du Burkina Faso et du Mali a mené « d’intenses campagnes aériennes » dans le nord du Mali.

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News live: Australian hiker missing in Nova Scotia not heard from for two weeks; Kumanjayi Little Baby’s grandfather calls for calm

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-01T00:12:02+00:00

Follow updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man has allegedly stolen nearly $3,000 worth of diesel in jerry cans and drums from a South Sydney service station.Police said they were told a driver of a white ute allegedly filled large drums and jerry cans with 915 litres of diesel, valued at over $2,870 (or about $3.14 a litre), without paying at about 7.15pm on 11 April. Continue reading...

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News live: Australian hiker missing in Nova Scotia not heard from for two weeks; Qantas reduces trans-Tasman flights

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-01T00:02:51+00:00

Follow updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man has allegedly stolen nearly $3,000 worth of diesel in jerry cans and drums from a South Sydney service station.Police said they were told a driver of a white ute allegedly filled large drums and jerry cans with 915 litres of diesel, valued at over $2,870 (or about $3.14 a litre), without paying at about 7.15pm on 11 April. Continue reading...

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S&P, Nasdaq rethink rules to speed entry of mega IPOs into key indices

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-30T23:39:37+00:00

The move comes as high-profile firms like SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic prepare for potential IPOs, prompting changes such as shorter eligibility timelines and relaxed profitability criteria

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News live: Australian hiker missing in Canadian national park; Wong says government engaged on latest US plan for strait of Hormuz

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-30T23:30:39+00:00

Follow updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man has allegedly stolen nearly $3,000 worth of diesel in jerry cans and drums from a South Sydney service station.Police said they were told a driver of a white ute allegedly filled large drums and jerry cans with 915 litres of diesel, valued at over $2,870 (or about $3.14 a litre), without paying at about 7.15pm on 11 April. Continue reading...

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