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Republican congressman absent over ‘personal health matter’, Johnson says

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-24T20:09:32+00:00

Tom Kean, who has not voted since 5 March and whose seat is top Democratic target, due back ‘very soon’, speaker saysA vulnerable Republican congressman who has not voted in weeks “is attending to a personal health matter”, the speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, said on Friday as he struggles to maintain his historically small majority in Congress’s lower chamber.Tom Kean Jr’s New Jersey district is a top pickup target for Democrats in the November midterms, but the congressman has not cast a vote in the House since 5 March. Continue reading...

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US veteran lost in Arizona’s wilderness for four days rescued by his own son

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-24T19:32:33+00:00

Mark Young battled dehydration and killed a rattlesnake while his children and others looked for him for daysA Vietnam war veteran says he is a living “miracle” after getting lost in Arizona’s wilderness for four days with precious few supplies – and ultimately being rescued by his own son.“I’ve never felt so loved,” Mark Young said in an interview aired on Phoenix’s KNXV news station about the moment he realized it was his son who had delivered him from his plight. “My gratitude is inexpressible.” Continue reading...

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Volodymyr Zelensky, promoteur de l’industrie militaire ukrainienne dans les pays du Golfe

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-24T19:28:29+00:00

Pour la deuxième fois en un mois, le président ukrainien s’est rendu, vendredi, en Arabie saoudite. Avec ses solutions bon marché et efficaces contre les essaims de drones d’attaque iraniens volant à très basse altitude, Kiev s’enorgueillit de pouvoir combler les failles de la défense antiaérienne des pays de la région.

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Family under longest immigration detention of Trump’s term released

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-24T19:19:01+00:00

US judge orders release of a woman and her five children who were family of the 2025 Colorado fire attack suspectA woman and her five children, whose immigration detention of more than 10 months marked the longest family detention under Donald Trump’s second administration, were released on Thursday hours after a judge’s order, their lawyer said.US district judge Fred Biery of the western district of Texas ordered the family’s release. Continue reading...

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Lawrence Vale, urbaniste : « Aux Etats-Unis, beaucoup voient le remodelage de Washington par Trump comme une métaphore de sa politique »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-24T19:04:24+00:00

Arc de triomphe, salle de bal de la Maison Blanche, statues… Le professeur d’urbanisme au Massachusetts Institute of Technology analyse pour « Le Monde » les initiatives du président américain, qui s’efforce d’imprimer sa marque sur la capitale fédérale en multipliant les projets fastueux.

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New US exhibition explores power of monuments – with help from Rocky

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-24T18:59:07+00:00

Statue – one of city’s most popular tourist attractions – on steps of Philadelphia Museum of Art key plank of new showA statue of Sylvester Stallone’s fictional boxer Rocky Balboa is the focal point of an examination of the power of monuments opening at the Philadelphia Museum of Art this weekend that marks two millennia of boxing and celebrity.The statue, placed on the “Rocky Steps” of the museum in 1982, six years after the the 1976 film Rocky made Stallone a star, is one of Philadelphia’s most popular tourist attractions, visited by an estimated 4 million people annually. Continue reading..

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L’Union européenne veut s’impliquer davantage au Moyen-Orient

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-24T18:47:44+00:00

Réunis à Chypre, vendredi, lors d’un sommet historique à plus d’un titre, les dirigeants de l’UE ont reçu les présidents libanais, syrien et égyptien, ainsi que le prince héritier de Jordanie. Désireux de contribuer à la « stabilisation » de la région, ils se sont montrés particulièrement attentifs au sort du Liban et de la Syrie.

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Trump sending Witkoff and Kushner to Pakistan to resume talks on Iran war

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-24T18:43:00+00:00

White House says its Middle East envoys will meet Tehran’s foreign minister in IslamabadMiddle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump is sending his Middle East envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Pakistan to resume negotiations to end the war with Iran, which has lasted nearly eight weeks.The White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt confirmed the travel on Friday, saying that Witkoff and Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, would meet Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, in Islamabad. She said: “We’re hopeful that it will be a productive conversation and hopefully move the ball forward to

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Guerra in Iran, le news. Witkoff e Kushner senza Vance partiranno per Islamabad domani

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-04-24T18:38:08+00:00

Il ministro degli Esteri iraniano Araghchi guida la delegazione iraniana. Nyt: “Il conflitto ha prosciugato le scorte Usa di missili”. Usa pronti all'attacco su Hormuz se salta la tregua. Trump: “Non userò l’arma nucleare”. E annuncia estensione di tre settimane per il cessare il fuoco Israele-Libano. Hegseth attacca di nuovo gli europei

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Turkey Passes Legislation to Bar Children Under 15 From Social Media

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-04-24T18:34:10+00:00

The government says the measure, which must be signed into law by the president, will protect minors. Critics worry it will threaten free speech and privacy online.

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“Coprici le spalle”: l’audio esclusivo di Report rivela il patto tra Zampolli e Melania Trump

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-04-24T18:32:31+00:00

Nel servizio di Sacha Biazzo, in onda domenica su Rai 3, una telefonata del 2017 tra l’inviato speciale dell’amministrazione Trump e un interlocutore legato alle Nazioni Unite svela che, alla vigilia delle elezioni, la futura first lady avrebbe promesso protezione in cambio del suo sostegno

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US millionaire big-game hunter dies after being crushed by elephants

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-24T18:09:03+00:00

Ernie Dosio, a 75-year-old vineyard owner, was hunting an antelope species in Africa when the incident occuredSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxAn American millionaire big-game hunter has died after being crushed by a group of elephants during a hunting expedition in Gabon.Ernie Dosio, a 75-year-old vineyard owner, was hunting yellow-backed duiker, an antelope species, in the central African country of Gabon when the incident occurred last Friday. While in the Lope-Okanda rainforest, he and his guide unexpectedly came across five female elephants acco

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US won’t give unredacted Epstein documents to UK police without formal request

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-24T18:07:17+00:00

Police investigating allegations Mandelson and former prince Andrew passed sensitive info to Epstein will struggle to make charges stick without filesBritish police investigating the former prince Andrew and Peter Mandelson are preparing to start interviewing witnesses in royal and government circles.It comes as police fear that prosecutors will be “reluctant” to bring charges unless the Trump administration agrees to hand over the original documents from the Epstein files. Continue reading...

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Why is this game only legal across Australia one day a year?

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-04-24T18:05:14+00:00

Two-up is a coin toss betting game that was played by Australian soldiers during World War One - it’s now only legal across Australia on 25 April.

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : deux avions russes interceptés par l’armée polonaise au-dessus de la mer Baltique ; Volodymyr Zelensky salue « un accord de sécurité stratégique » avec l’Arabie saoudite

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-24T18:03:59+00:00

Le président ukrainien s’était déjà rendu à la fin de mars en Arabie saoudite, l’un des pays du Golfe où l’Ukraine a envoyé des experts dans la lutte contre les attaques de drones de conception iranienne. Il avait alors signé avec Riyad un accord de coopération en matière de défense, sans fournir de précisions.

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TV presenter withdraws claims against Dan Walker after ‘mutual agreement’ with Channel 5

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-24T18:00:56+00:00

Claudia–Liza Vanderpuije has fully withdrawn allegations relating to her former co-host, her lawyers sayThe TV presenter Claudia–Liza Vanderpuije has withdrawn claims against her former Channel 5 News co-host Dan Walker after reaching a “mutual agreement” with the broadcaster and ITN.Vanderpuije, who co-hosted a show with Walker for a year between 2022 and 2023, had filed claims of unfair dismissal, discrimination and harassment on grounds of race and sex, and breach of contract. Continue reading...

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A New Idea to Save the AMOC? Dam the Bering Strait.

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-04-24T18:00:08+00:00

Blocking the narrow waterway between Russia and Alaska could help stabilize a vulnerable system of ocean currents, scientists found in a study.

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"Тиха дипломатія" Буданова: що продемонстрував черговий обмін полоненими

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-04-24T18:00:00+00:00

Керівник ОП Кирило Буданов / фото Офіс президентаПовернення наших захисників додому - це результат постійного й складного переговорного процесу, який під фактичним керівництвом голови ОП Кирила Буданова...

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : les émissaires de Donald Trump, Steve Witkoff et Jared Kushner, se rendront à Islamabad samedi ; l’Iran ne confirme pas sa participation à des pourparlers avec la délégation américaine

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-24T17:55:53+00:00

Alors que le Pakistan, qui s’est imposé comme un médiateur incontournable dans ce conflit, tente de relancer les pourparlers entre Téhéran et Washington, le ministère de la santé libanais a annoncé que 2 491 personnes, dont un grand nombre de civils, avaient été tuées par l’armée israélienne depuis le 2 mars.

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Michael B Jordan to take on big-screen adaptation of hit video game Battlefield

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-24T17:54:01+00:00

Oscar winner set to produce, and possibly star in, film of war game series with Christopher McQuarrie at the helmMichael B Jordan is following up his Oscar win with the announcement of another new project: a big-screen adaptation of the hit video game series Battlefield.According to the Hollywood Reporter, the Sinners star will produce, and possibly star in, a film based on the long-running war series which is being hyped as the year’s most in-demand project to date in Hollywood Continue reading...

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