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Le roi Charles III se recueille au Mémorial du 11-Septembre à New York

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-29T18:33:15+00:00

Cette visite d’Etat du couple royal doit aider à recoller les morceaux d’une « relation spéciale » fissurée par les désaccords politiques entre Donald Trump et le premier ministre travailliste, Keir Starmer, à propos de la guerre en Iran.

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Is the US forcing Zambia to trade minerals for lives?

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-04-29T18:28:10+00:00

Zambia must decide by April 30 if it will provide American businesses with preferential access to its minerals.

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Senior UK ministers deride Rachel Reeves’s reported plan of year-long rent freeze

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-29T18:24:31+00:00

Housing secretary and housing minister latest to criticise idea, which has also been ruled out by No 10Senior ministers have poured scorn on the idea of freezing private sector rents for a year, less than 48 hours after the Guardian revealed Rachel Reeves was considering it.Steve Reed, the housing secretary, and Matthew Pennycook, the housing minister, became the latest government figures to criticise the idea, which has since been ruled out by No 10. Continue reading...

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US Fed holds rates steady, Powell to remain on the Board

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-04-29T18:22:29+00:00

Powell said he will not leave the Board until legal challenges to the Fed posed by Trump are 'well and truly over'.

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US Fed holds rates steady, Powell to remain on its board

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-04-29T18:22:29+00:00

Powell says he will not leave the Federal Reserve Board until legal challenges posed by Trump are 'well and truly over'.

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Fed leaves interest rates unchanged in defiance of Trump’s calls for cuts

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-29T18:03:35+00:00

Fed officials cite elevated inflation, slow job growth and uncertainty in Middle East as reasons for holding ratesSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe US Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged after its latest board meeting, defying once again Donald Trump’s call for a cut as the central bank prepares for a leadership shake-up next month.On Wednesday, Fed officials continued to cite elevated inflation, slow job growth and uncertainty in the Middle East as reasons why rates were left untouched. Continue reading...

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Jerome Powell says he’ll stay on Fed board after central bank keeps interest rates unchanged in defiance of Trump

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-29T18:03:35+00:00

Chair had said he’d leave after inquiry into building renovations but now says there are ‘remaining steps in the process’ he’s watchingSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe US Federal Reserve chair, Jerome Powell, is staying on the central bank’s rate-setting board after his term as chair ends in May, a contentious move that signals continued uncertainty at the Fed.Powell made the announcement after the Fed board left interest rates unchanged for the third time this year on Wednesday, despite Donald Trump’s continued demands for interest rate cuts. Co

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Office for Students’ University of Sussex humiliation is a symptom of deeper failings

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-29T18:01:47+00:00

England’s higher education regulator must rebuild trust with troubled sector after series of blunders under previous leadershipIn its brief and unhappy life, England’s Office for Students has been offered a series of challenges it has largely failed to meet. This week the latest and most embarrassing of those was unveiled when the high court decisively rejected the higher education watchdog’s attempts to fine the University of Sussex more than £500,000 for regulatory failings relating to Kathleen Stock’s time as an academic at Sussex.Stock quit Sussex in 2021, saying she felt ostracised and ta

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Guerra Iran, le news. Putin ha presentato a Trump proposte sul nucleare di Teheran

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-04-29T18:01:21+00:00

Teheran: “Risposta senza precedenti se gli Usa continuano la pirateria a Hormuz”. Il presidente americano posta una foto con la mitragliatrice. Ue: “Conflitto ci costa 500 milioni al giorno di energia, conseguenze per anni”. Trentacinque soggetti vicini al sistema bancario ombra iraniano colpiti con sanzioni

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О чем поговорили Владимир Путин и Дональд Трамп

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-04-29T18:00:57+00:00

Вечером 29 апреля состоялся телефонный разговор между президентом России Владимиром Путиным и президентом США Дональдом Трампом. Об этом на брифинге журналистам сообщил помощник президента Юрий Ушаков. Разговор состоялся по инициативе российской стороны и продолжался более полутора часов. Основной повесткой разговора стали ситуация на Ближнем Востоке и конфликт на Украине.

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Campobasso, gli esami istologici confermano l’avvelenamento da ricina

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-04-29T17:56:31+00:00

Il medico legale: “Danneggiati fegato e pancreas”. Nessun nuovo accertamento sul sangue delle vittime. Si attende l’analisi dei resti di cibo sequestrati nella casa di Pietracatella

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Black lawmakers decry supreme court voting decision: ‘We’re going backwards’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-29T17:56:17+00:00

Terri Sewell and Shomari Figures are at risk of losing their seats in Alabama’s Black congressional districts after rulingThe lawmakers who represent Alabama’s two Black congressional districts, who are now at risk of losing their seats after the supreme court effectively decimated the Voting Rights Act, said the decision sends the US “backwards”.The 6-3 ruling in Louisiana v Callais on Wednesday weakens a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, opening the door for Republicans to eliminate majority-minority congressional districts across the south, and representatives Terri Sewell and Shomari

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : Donald Trump et Vladimir Poutine se sont parlé au téléphone, selon le Kremlin

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-29T17:53:03+00:00

Le président russe et son homologue américain se sont téléphoné, a déclaré à la presse, mercredi, le conseiller diplomatique du Kremlin, selon qui un cessez-le-feu aurait été envisagé le 9 mai, à l’occasion des célébrations du « jour de la victoire » en Russie.

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Ukraine asks Israel to seize vessel it claims is carrying grain stolen by Russia

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-29T17:46:40+00:00

Accusation vessel contains grain looted from Russian-occupied territories triggers diplomatic spat between both nations Ukraine has asked Israel to seize a vessel it claims is carrying grain looted from Russian-occupied territories, triggering a rare diplomatic spat between the two countries.The dispute spilt into public view this week when president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that “another vessel” carrying grain “stolen by Russia” had arrived at a port in Israel and was preparing to unload. Continue reading...

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Процесуальні рішення ВАКС по справі "Роттердам+" викликають дискусію щодо неупередженості суду, - юрист

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-04-29T17:45:00+00:00

Карповець наголошує, що питання законності дій детектива та допустимості зібраних доказів має оцінюватися судом під час ухвалення остаточного рішення, а не на попередніх стадіях процесу.

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A Bruxelles, le Hongrois Péter Magyar veut jouer le jeu européen

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-29T17:39:47+00:00

Le prochain premier ministre hongrois a rencontré Ursula von der Leyen mercredi. Il espère obtenir le déblocage des fonds communautaires qui ont été gelés en raison des atteintes à l’Etat de droit de son prédécesseur Viktor Orban. Soit un montant de 17 milliards d’euros, auxquels il faut ajouter 16 milliards d’euros pour aider le pays à se réarmer.

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Leasehold ban in England and Wales unlikely before next general election, minister says

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-29T17:26:39+00:00

Matthew Pennycook says ending system must be done slowly to avoid hitting housing supply and legal pitfallsA ban on new leasehold properties in England and Wales is unlikely to come into force until after the next election, the housing minister has said, as he defended the government’s piecemeal attempts to dismantle the system.The long-promised end would take years to “switch on”, Matthew Pennycook said, even though the ban of leaseholds on new houses was passed in 2024 and the government intends to pass one on new flats soon. Continue reading...

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Nigel Farage referred to standards watchdog over undisclosed £5m gift

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-29T17:24:11+00:00

Rival parties demand investigation as Tory party chair refers Reform UK leader to commissioner over gift from crypto tycoonExclusive: Farage given undisclosed £5m by crypto tyoonAnalysis: Farage’s attempt to get ahead of story raises more questionsNigel Farage has been referred to parliament’s standards watchdog after the Guardian revealed he received an undeclared £5m gift from a party donor.The referral was made by the Conservative party citing rules that require MPs to declare any “personal benefit” they have received in the 12 months before taking office, and to do so within a month of bei

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Family of ailing Iranian Nobel laureate say keeping her in jail is a death sentence

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-29T17:21:34+00:00

Narges Mohammadi denied medical leave from prison in spite of sharp decline in health and drastic weight loss, say lawyersThe family of the jailed Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi say they fear for her life after a sharp deterioration in her health, suspected heart attack and drop in body weight of almost 20kg (44lb).The 54-year-old human rights activist, who was awarded the 2023 Nobel peace prize while in prison, had been released for health reasons in 2024. She was re-arrested in December 2025 during the memorial service of a fellow human rights activist and is being held in Zanjan ce

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Prosecutors seek detention of alleged White House dinner shooter

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-29T17:21:23+00:00

Attorneys, citing new evidence including selfies, filed a motion to detain Cole Tomas Allen until his trial Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxFederal prosecutors provided in a filing Wednesday the most detailed account to date of Cole Tomas Allen’s alleged weeks-long plan to kill Donald Trump and several members of his cabinet who had joined more than 2,500 members of the Washington press corps for their annual White House correspondents’ dinner.The motion, aimed at keeping Allen detained and filed by the US attorney for DC, Jeanine Pirro, includes t

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Prosecutors unveil new details about White House dinner shooter

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-29T17:21:23+00:00

Attorneys, citing new evidence including selfies, also filed a motion to detain Cole Tomas Allen until his trialSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxFederal prosecutors provided in a filing on Wednesday the most detailed account to date of Cole Tomas Allen’s alleged weeks-long plan to kill Donald Trump, who had joined more than 2,500 members of the Washington press corps for their annual White House correspondents’ dinner.The motion, aimed at keeping Allen detained and filed by the US attorney for DC, Jeanine Pirro, includes two selfies of the alleged sh

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Prosecutors release selfies of alleged White House dinner shooter at hotel

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-29T17:21:23+00:00

Attorneys, citing new evidence including photographs, also filed a motion to detain Cole Tomas Allen until his trialSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxFederal prosecutors provided in a filing on Wednesday the most detailed account to date of Cole Tomas Allen’s alleged weeks-long plan to kill Donald Trump, who had joined more than 2,500 members of the Washington press corps for their annual White House correspondents’ dinner.The motion, aimed at keeping Allen detained and filed by the US attorney for DC, Jeanine Pirro, includes two selfies of the allege

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