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Mexico warns US involvement in anti-drug operation should not to be repeated

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-27T17:45:04+00:00

Claudia Sheinbaum says Mexico was not aware of US participation until four officials were killed in car crashClaudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s president, said on Monday that her government told the United States, in a diplomatic note, that the unauthorized presence of US officials at an anti-narcotics operation in the northern state of Chihuahua should not be repeated.The incident came to light after two US officials, along with two Mexican officials, were killed in a car crash on 19 April after the operation. Sheinbaum has said the federal government was not aware of the participation of the US off

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Mexico warns US involvement in anti-drug operation should not be repeated

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-27T17:45:04+00:00

Claudia Sheinbaum says Mexico was not aware of US participation until four officials were killed in car crashClaudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s president, said on Monday that her government told the United States, in a diplomatic note, that the unauthorized presence of US officials at an anti-narcotics operation in the northern state of Chihuahua should not be repeated.The incident came to light after two US officials, along with two Mexican officials, were killed in a car crash on 19 April after the operation. Sheinbaum has said the federal government was not aware of the participation of the US off

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White House blames Democrats and journalists for attack at Correspondents’ Dinner as suspect to be charged – US politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-27T17:38:57+00:00

Karoline Leavitt says ‘political violence stems from demonization of president’ as Cole Tomas Allen, suspect in Saturday’s shooting, expected to be formally charged in court todayTrump said he ‘wasn’t worried’ during shootingSign up for the Breaking News US emailHere’s more about the timing of King Charles’s visit today with Donald Trump at the White House.According to Trump’s official schedule, the president will greet King Charles and Queen Camilla at the White House at 4.15pm ET. Shortly after, they’ll have tea and then tour a beehive at the White House. Continue reading...

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UK information commissioner steps back amid workplace investigation

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-27T17:37:32+00:00

John Edwards, the data privacy watchdog, says he is fully cooperating with ICO’s independent report into ‘HR matters’The UK’s information commissioner has stepped back from his job after the data protection regulator launched an independent workplace investigation into unspecified “HR matters”.John Edwards, the national watchdog for information rights, data privacy and transparency among public bodies, said he was cooperating with the investigation in a post on his LinkedIn account. Continue reading...

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Industrial chicken producer hits out over Wye and Usk river pollution claim

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-27T17:36:57+00:00

Lawyers for Avara Foods and Freemans of Newent say legal claim backed by 1,300 people is ‘entirely inferential’Lawyers for one of the country’s biggest producers of industrially farmed chicken have attacked a claim that they are responsible for pollution in the River Wye and River Usk.More than 1,300 people have signed up to sue Avara Foods, its subsidiary Freemans of Newent and the local sewage company Welsh Water for extensive and widespread pollution in the rivers and their catchment areas. Continue reading...

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En Chine, dans les montagnes du Sichuan, le passé et le présent de l’arme nucléaire chinoise

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-27T17:30:07+00:00

A Zitong, dans le Sichuan, une ancienne base nucléaire, devenue musée, témoigne de la genèse du programme atomique chinois. Aujourd’hui, la province de l’ouest de la Chine accueille encore des sites-clés du programme nucléaire chinois, qui connaissent un regain d’activité. Pékin veut renforcer sa dissuasion en rattrapant Washington et Moscou en nombre de têtes nucléaire.

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Принц Гаррі отримав пам’ятний подарунок від UPG під час заходів Ігор Нескорених

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-04-27T17:30:00+00:00

Принцу Гаррі передали пам’ятний подарунок від групи компаній UPG / фото UPGПринцу Гаррі, герцогу Сассекському та засновнику Invictus Games, передали пам’ятний подарунок від групи компаній UPG. Його вручив...

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A Tennessee woman needed an abortion to save her life. She then joined a lawsuit against the state’s ban

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-27T17:28:28+00:00

After she had to travel out of state to access care, Rachel Fulton joined the Center for Reproductive Rights’ suit, which an appeal has now halted indefinitelyIt was the worst day of Rachel Fulton’s life. She stood outside her doctor’s office, reeling with the news that her dearly wanted pregnancy needed to end. But her day would, somehow, become even worse: Fulton lives in Tennessee, where abortion is banned except for very narrow threats to the patient’s life. She had to travel hours to another state to receive care from an unfamiliar doctor far from home.Fulton joined a lawsuit, along with

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German tourist dies after being bitten at snake show on family holiday in Egypt

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-27T17:26:07+00:00

Man, 57, was watching snake-charming show when reptile crawled into his trousers, say German policeA German tourist has died after a snake crawled into his trousers and bit him as he watched a show in Egypt on a family holiday, police in Germany have said.The 57-year-old man was watching the snake-charming show at a hotel in Hurghada, a popular beach holiday destination on the Red Sea, in early April. Continue reading...

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Bomb blast on Colombia highway leaves 21 dead amid pre-election violence

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-27T17:23:09+00:00

Cocaine-trafficking rebels blamed for worst attack on civilians in decades that also left 56 people injuredThe death toll in a Colombian highway bombing blamed on cocaine-trafficking rebels has risen to 21, the government said on Monday, in the country’s worst attack on civilians in decades and just ahead of elections.The attack on Saturday left 56 injured and buses and vans mangled on the Pan-American Highway, in the restive south-western Cauca department. Continue reading...

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Gunmen kidnap 23 children from Nigerian orphanage

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-04-27T17:20:09+00:00

Mass kidnappings are a common way for gangs and armed groups to make quick money in Nigeria.

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Итоги торгов на Мосбирже 27 апреля

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-04-27T17:19:14+00:00

Главный бенчмарк российского фондового рынка по итогам основной сессии в понедельник, 27 апреля, снизился на 0,02% до 2732,41 пункта. Его долларовый аналог индекс РТС прибавил 0,94% и составил 1150,64 пункта.

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Florida’s Republican governor unveils plan for redrawn congressional maps

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-27T17:14:06+00:00

Proposal from Ron DeSantis would net Republicans up to four additional US House seats ahead of midterm electionsRon DeSantis, Florida’s Republican governor, on Monday unveiled his proposal for redistricting his state’s congressional maps, a move he hopes will net his party up to four additional House seats in November’s midterm elections.The long-awaited reveal, which will be debated during a special session of Florida’s legislature called by DeSantis beginning Tuesday, is the latest, and possibly final, act of a nationwide “gerrymandering” battle for control of Congress sparked by Donald Trum

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : l’Iran doit faire des « concessions majeures » pour mettre fin à la guerre, affirme Jean-Noël Barrot

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-27T17:13:10+00:00

« Il n’y aura pas de solution durable à cette crise sans que le régime iranien consente à un changement radical de posture », a déclaré, lundi, le ministre des affaires étrangères français, lors d’une réunion du Conseil de sécurité de l’ONU.

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No 10 publishes previously confidential memo to refute claim that Starmer misled MPs over Mandelson appointment – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-27T17:13:10+00:00

Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle earlier confirmed that MPs will decide whether to let inquiry into Keir Starmer’s statements over Peter Mandelson proceedDowning Street has said that the UK is “in a good position” to handle the global supply problems caused by the Iran war not being resolved.Speaking at the morning lobby briefing, the PM’s spokesperson said:We remain focused on a long-term, permanent solution to the crisis. As a result of the forward-planning, the government undertook over the past few months, the UK is in a good position.We’re ramping up planning for all different potential impacts

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Heavy rain not ‘nearly enough’ to tame two wildfires in drought-stricken Georgia

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-27T17:05:12+00:00

Pineland Road fire and Highway 82 fire have destroyed over 100 homes, and are part of large number of wildfires this spring in the US southSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxHeavy rain slowed the progress of two sprawling southern Georgia wildfires over the weekend, allowing crews to make some progress in containing the blazes that have destroyed more than 100 homes.Although the rain helped the firefighting efforts, it wasn’t “nearly enough to put the fires out” and crews responded to 10 new blazes throughout the drought-stricken state Sunday, the Geor

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Pro-Palestine activists appear in court over attack on Israeli arms factory in Germany

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-27T16:59:37+00:00

Families say ‘Ulm 5’ have been detained under extreme prison conditions since arrest last SeptemberFive pro-Palestinian activists have appeared in court over an attack on an Israeli arms company in Germany, charged with causing around €1m of damage.Prosecutors say the defendants, aged 25 to 40, trespassed and yelled pro-Palestinian statements as they destroyed office equipment, sensitive measuring devices and smashed windows at a site linked to Elbit Systems in the southern city of Ulm. Continue reading...

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Suspected pirates steer cargo vessel towards Somalia

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-04-27T16:44:46+00:00

Hijacking reported as maritime traffic is diverted towards Africa while Strait of Hormuz is essentially closed.

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King Charles to meet Donald Trump off camera to avoid awkwardness

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-27T16:40:00+00:00

British officials pushed for White House meeting to be held privately fearing repeat of scenes when Trump berated Volodymyr Zelenskyy in front of world’s pressUS politics live – latest updatesKing Charles will be spared the potential humiliation of being upbraided in public by Donald Trump this week after the White House agreed that any meeting between the two men should be held off camera.British officials have pushed for the Oval Office meeting between the monarch and the US president to be held off-camera for fear of a repeat of the scenes when Trump berated the Ukrainian president, Volodym

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King Charles to meet Trump off camera over fears of Zelenskyy-style clash

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-27T16:40:00+00:00

British officials push for White House meeting to be held privately, wary of repeat of scenes involving Ukraine leaderUS politics live – latest updatesKing Charles will be spared the potential humiliation of being upbraided in public by Donald Trump this week after the White House agreed that any meeting between the two men should be held off camera.British officials have pushed for the Oval Office meeting between the monarch and the US president to be held off camera for fear of a repeat of the scenes when Trump berated the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in front of the world’s pre

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Canada Setting Up Sovereign Wealth Fund

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-04-27T16:35:16+00:00

Canada’s sovereign wealth fund will be far smaller than ones in other oil-producing nations like Norway and the Middle East.

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Tornadoes, hail and high winds forecast to hit midwest and Mississippi valley

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-27T16:35:11+00:00

Severe storms put nearly 50 million at risk and follow a deadly weekend after tornado killed two people in TexasSevere storms are expected to sweep across the mid-Mississippi valley and midwest regions of the US on Monday, putting nearly 50 million people at risk.The storm prediction center has issued a level 4 out of 5 risk for severe thunderstorms across south-west Illinois and south-east Missouri, including major cities such as St Louis. Forecasters warned of “multiple strong to intense tornadoes, widespread severe/damaging wind gusts and scattered large to very large hail”, with some hail

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Психологічний стан Голосіївського стрільця визначить посмертна експертиза, - Клименко

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-04-27T16:30:00+00:00

Якщо подивитися на вчинки і дії стрільця неозброєним оком, можна дійти висновку, що він був в особливому психологічному стані, зазначив міністр.

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Will the Iran war push millions back into poverty?

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-04-27T16:23:27+00:00

US-Israel war on Iran drives up fuel and food costs, putting 32.5 million people at risk of poverty worldwide.

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