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En Syrie, le principal suspect du massacre de Tadamone a été arrêté

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-24T10:38:07+00:00

Des centaines de civils, habitants du sud de la capitale syrienne, dans le quartier de Tademone, ont été exécutés, dans les années 2010, par les services de sécurité et les miliciens du régime de Bachar Al-Assad.

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En Thaïlande, l’opposition menacée de nouveau d’être décapitée

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-24T10:35:00+00:00

Dix députés du Parti du peuple, la principale formation d’opposition, dont ses deux dirigeants, risquent l’inéligibilité à vie pour avoir soutenu au Parlement, en 2021, une proposition d’amendement de la loi sur le crime de lèse-majesté.

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Банк России снизил ключевую ставку до 14,5%

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-04-24T10:31:12+00:00

По итогам заседания совета директоров 24 апреля Банк России снизил ключевую ставку на 50 б.п. до 14,5%. Это восьмое подряд снижение ставки. Такой шаг регулятора совпал с ожиданиями экономистов, опрошенных «Ведомостями»: подавляющее большинство аналитиков, 16 из 19, прогнозировали снижение до 14,5%.

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Soundtrack of the sea: divers use underwater speakers to help dying coral reefs

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-24T10:30:37+00:00

Divers are installing waterproof speakers in the ocean to help pull a coral reef near Jamaica back from the brinkThe northern coast of Jamaica once served as the backdrop for scenes in the James Bond thriller No Time to Die. But today, beneath those same turquoise waves, a real-life mission is unfolding: the race to pull a dying coral reef back from the brink.However, the tools a team of divers are carrying to the seafloor are not what you would expect to find in a marine biologist’s kit. They are installing waterproof speakers at the bottom of the ocean, and the man leading the team is not a

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Musk says Tesla has begun producing its Cybercab Robotaxi

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-24T10:23:26+00:00

The two-door, two-seat sedan was unveiled two years ago without a steering wheel or pedals — something which would require certain exemptions from US regulators for mass production

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Dix pays concentrent les deux tiers des personnes les plus touchées par la faim, selon un rapport soutenu par l’ONU

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-24T10:21:31+00:00

Ce rapport met en garde contre la forte baisse des financements de l’aide humanitaire et souligne que la guerre au Moyen-Orient risque d’aggraver les crises existantes en augmentant le nombre de déplacés dans une région qui accueille déjà des millions de réfugiés, et en faisant grimper le coût des engrais.

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Les deux tiers des personnes confrontées à des crises alimentaires dans le monde vivent dans seulement 10 pays, selon l’ONU

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-24T10:21:30+00:00

Ce rapport met en garde contre la forte baisse des financements de l’aide humanitaire et souligne que la guerre au Moyen-Orient risque d’aggraver les crises existantes en augmentant le nombre de déplacés dans une région qui accueille déjà des millions de réfugiés, et en faisant grimper le coût des engrais.

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Epstein housed alleged victims in London after Met declined to investigate him, reports say

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-24T10:18:01+00:00

Six women who stayed in flats in capital have since accused disgraced financier of sexually abusing them, says BBCJeffrey Epstein housed some of his alleged abuse victims in flats in London after police in the UK decided against investigating him, according to reports.The BBC said it had uncovered evidence of four flats in Kensington and Chelsea in receipts, emails and bank records contained within the Epstein files. Six women who stayed in the properties have since accused the late financier of sexually abusing them, the broadcaster said. Continue reading...

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Волонтери "Української команди" передали партію генераторів 110 бригаді ЗСУ, - Палатний

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-04-24T10:13:00+00:00

"Українська команда" передала бійцям 110 ОМБр партію генераторів. Про це повідомив керівник волонтерського штабу Артур Палатний. "Передали партію великих генераторів бійцям 110 окремої механізованої...

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« Si on parle plus des Lego que des morts en Iran, on a un problème » : le piège tendu par la propagande du régime de Téhéran

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-24T10:01:30+00:00

Les comptes favorables aux autorités iraniennes inondent Internet de vidéos satiriques générées par le biais de l’intelligence artificielle. Elles surfent sur le capital sympathie des jouets danois, mais aussi sur l’impopularité de Donald Trump, pour détourner le regard de l’Occident des souffrances endurées par la population iranienne.

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After Meloni’s law change, Americans hope Italian supreme court ruling will open door to citizenship

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-24T10:00:37+00:00

Sabrina Crawford among those refused because of rule change, which now also affects children of immigrants born in ItalyIn 2025, after a long and arduous journey in her attempts to gain Italian citizenship, including a pivotal genealogical research trip to a village in Calabria, US-born Sabrina Crawford was hoping to fulfil her lifelong dream of building a life in Italy as she edged towards the final hurdle of the bureaucratic process.But her plans were scuppered when Giorgia Meloni’s far-right government enacted a law stopping access to Italian citizenship via distant ancestry. Since May last

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US gambling addiction is ‘out of control’ as betting markets boom, policy expert warns

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-24T10:00:37+00:00

The gambling crisis ‘demands a public health response’ and should be regulated like alcohol or tobacco, expert says Gambling addiction is spiraling “out of control” in the US, a leading campaigner for stricter guardrails has warned, as experts from around the world are set to gather in Boston to push for more regulation of the industry.The rapid expansion of online gambling, prediction markets and sports betting platforms, “demands a public health response”, according to Harry Levant, director of gambling policy at the Public Health Advocacy Institute (PHAI), urging policymakers to intervene.

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After Italian law change, Americans hope supreme court ruling will reopen door to citizenship

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-24T10:00:37+00:00

Sabrina Crawford among those refused citizenship because of new law stopping access via distant ancestryIn 2025, after a long and arduous journey in her attempts to gain Italian citizenship, including a pivotal genealogical research trip to a village in Calabria, US-born Sabrina Crawford was hoping to fulfil her lifelong dream of building a life in Italy as she edged towards the final hurdle of the bureaucratic process.But her plans were scuppered when Giorgia Meloni’s far-right government enacted a law stopping access to Italian citizenship via distant ancestry. Since May last year, only thos

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DoJ watchdog will investigate release of Epstein files – US politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-24T10:00:35+00:00

An internal watchdog will review the agency’s handling of records related to Jeffrey Epstein, including whether relevant documents were properly redactedSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxHello and welcome to the US politics live blog.The Justice Department’s internal watchdog will review the agency’s handling of records related to financier Jeffrey Epstein, including whether all relevant documents were disclosed and properly redacted.Our preliminary objective is to evaluate the DOJ’s processes for identifying, redacting, and releasing records in its p

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Shapoorji gets nod to delay bond days before maturity

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-24T09:59:58+00:00

As of March 31, about ₹13,583 crore was outstanding on the bond, including interest, says company statement from April 14

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Digested week:Iranian embassy trolls the most ‘powerfool’ man on the planet | Emma Brockes

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-24T09:55:32+00:00

Diplomats poke fun at Donald Trump, while elsewhere Madonna loses her corset off the back of a golf buggyThe one upside to a rolling international crisis is that it can give backroom people a rare chance to shine. Witness, this week, the breakout stars of the Iranian diplomatic corps, who from two different diplomatic missoverions managed to poke fun at Donald Trump while maintaining the base-level decorum that so eludes the American president. Continue reading...

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Syria arrests suspected leader of Tadamon massacre

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-24T09:53:25+00:00

Amjad Youssef one of most-wanted fugitives in relation to slaughter of almost 290 civilians under AssadA Syrian former regime official suspected of leading a notorious civilian massacre revealed by the Guardian – and who became one of the country’s most-wanted fugitives after the fall of Bashar al-Assad – has been arrested by security forces, Syria’s interior ministry announced.Amjad Youssef was captured in the countryside about 30 miles (50km) outside the city of Hama and had “been taken into custody following a carefully executed security operation”, the interior minister, Anas Khattab, said

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CPCL Q4 net profit triples on refining margin boost

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-24T09:52:58+00:00

CPCL, a subsidiary of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), which operates a 10.5 million tonnes a year oil refinery at Manali near Chennai, earned $9.28 on turning every barrel of crude oil into fuels

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