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‘Impossible’ to reopen strait of Hormuz amid ‘flagrant’ ceasefire breaches, Iran says

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-22T17:31:26+00:00

Iranian forces seize two ships in critical waterway as Washington and Tehran maintain separate blockadesMiddle East crisis – live updatesIranian forces have seized two ships in the strait of Hormuz as the US and Iran doubled down on imposing separate blockades of the critical shipping waterway that have choked global energy markets.The standoff over the strait – through which about 20% of the world’s oil and liquefied fossil gas passed through during peacetime – has raised doubts about whether stalled peace negotiations will resume. Continue reading...

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Hongrie : « Après seize ans d’un régime illibéral, peut-on restaurer l’Etat de droit en acceptant de le mettre entre parenthèses ? »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-22T17:30:10+00:00

Dans une tribune au « Monde », la politiste Ambre Bruneteau s’interroge sur la manière dont le futur premier ministre hongrois, Péter Magyar, pourra solder les années Orban. Selon elle, la question qui s’ouvre n’est pas seulement celle de l’alternance politique, mais d’une sortie de régime.

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Pentagon asks for $54bn in pivot towards AI-powered war

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-22T17:24:02+00:00

Budget outlines funding for autonomous drone warfare program as experts say military unprepared for risksThe Pentagon is aiming to increase funding more than a hundredfold for an autonomous drone warfare program, according to budget documents released this week, signalling a major pivot towards AI-powered war.In its 2027 budget, the Pentagon has asked for over $54bn to fund the Defense Autonomous Warfare Group, a 24,000% increase on last year. Continue reading...

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Alisson, la Juventus vuole blindare la porta

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-04-22T17:22:20+00:00

Spalletti punta sul portiere brasiliano del Liverpool. I nodi sono il costo del cartellino (il contratto con i Reds scade nel 2027) e l’ingaggio molto alto di 7,8 milioni di sterline a stagione

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Georgia congressman, David Scott, dies aged 80

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-22T17:20:49+00:00

Scott, who represented Atlanta suburbs since 2003, had qualified to run for a 12th term before his deathDavid Scott, a Georgia congressman and moderate Democrat representing Atlanta’s southern suburbs since 2003, has died at the age of 80.Scott’s health has been an open question for several years. He was ranking member of the House agriculture committee, and was the first Black chairman of that committee when Democrats controlled the house. Continue reading...

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Georgia congressman David Scott dies aged 80

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-22T17:20:49+00:00

Scott, who represented Atlanta suburbs since 2003, had qualified to run for a 12th term before his deathDavid Scott, a Georgia congressman and moderate Democrat representing Atlanta’s southern suburbs since 2003, has died at the age of 80.Scott’s health has been an open question for several years. He was ranking member of the House agriculture committee, and was the first Black chairman of that committee when Democrats controlled the house. Continue reading...

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Trump’s FCC launches inquiry into gender identity in kids’ TV shows

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-22T17:15:58+00:00

Federal Communications Commission will look into the TV ratings system and whether shows with transgender or non-binary characters demand a warning for parentsThe Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is launching a new inquiry into the TV ratings system, including whether content related to gender identity is not adequately flagged for parents, in the latest warning shot to broadcasters from the agency headed by the Trump loyalist Brendan Carr.The new proceeding, announced on Wednesday, asks for public comment on the transparency of the TV Oversight Management Board, which oversees the rati

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Pakistani Officials Remain Hopeful About U.S.-Iran Talks

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-04-22T17:09:35+00:00

The seizure of two cargo vessels by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday cast doubt on plans for a second round of talks in Pakistan’s capital.

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Вчені стверджують, що наш Всесвіт має 7 вимірів замість чотирьох

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-04-22T17:09:00+00:00

Це відкриття не тільки вирішує відомий інформаційний парадокс Стівена Гокінга, але й може пролити світло на природу темної матерії та походження маси у Всесвіті.

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Trump’s FCC launches inquiry into gender identity in kids TV shows

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-22T17:08:56+00:00

Federal Communications Commission will look into the TV ratings system and whether shows with transgender or non-binary characters demand a warning for parentsThe Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is launching a new inquiry into the TV ratings system, including whether content related to gender identity is not adequately flagged for parents, in the latest warning shot to broadcasters from the agency headed by the Trump loyalist Brendan Carr.The new proceeding, announced on Wednesday, asks for public comment on the transparency of the TV Oversight Management Board, which oversees the rati

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US supreme court sides with Michigan in its fight to shut down ageing pipeline

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-22T17:00:45+00:00

The case is part of a messy legal dispute about a section of the Line 5 energy pipeline beneath a Great Lakes channelThe supreme court on Wednesday sided with Michigan in ruling that the state’s lawsuit seeking to shut down a section of an ageing pipeline beneath a Great Lakes channel will stay in state court.Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote for a unanimous court that the Enbridge energy company waited too long to try to move the case to federal court. Continue reading...

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Як ситуація в Одесі вплине на зміну в роботі ТЦК: відповідь Веніславського

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-04-22T17:00:00+00:00

Народний депутат переконаний, що усіх співробітників ТЦК не можна порівнювати "під одну гребінку", а сигнали про правопорушення мають розслідуватися правоохоронними органами.

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Roman Abramovich takes Jersey to European human rights court over criminal investigation

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-22T16:52:57+00:00

Lawyers for oligarch claim freezing of £5.3bn of assets ‘unfair and abusive’ amid row over use of funds for Ukraine Roman Abramovich has gone to the European court of human rights (ECHR), claiming that a criminal investigation into his financial affairs by the Jersey authorities has breached his human rights, according to reports.The former owner of Chelsea FC, who is under UK sanctions over his links to Vladimir Putin, is being investigated in Jersey over allegations of corruption and money laundering. Continue reading...

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Tourist charged with damaging historic Florentine fountain in pre-wedding prank

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-22T16:40:18+00:00

Police catch woman, 28, climbing colossal 16th-century statue of Neptune to touch its genitals as a dareA tourist has been charged after allegedly climbing a colossal marble statue in Florence to touch its genitals for a pre-wedding prank.Experts said the woman caused thousands of euros of damage to the Neptune fountain in Piazza della Signoria. Continue reading...

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Iranian forces seize two ships in strait of Hormuz amid doubts over further peace talks with US

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-22T16:37:59+00:00

Standoff between Iran and US continues as both impose blockades of critical shipping waterway Iranian forces have seized two ships in the strait of Hormuz, as the US and Iran doubled down on imposing separate blockades of the critical shipping waterway that have choked global energy markets.The standoff over the narrow waterway – through which about 20% of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas passed through during peacetime – raised doubts about whether stalled peace negotiations would resume. Continue reading...

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Appel à témoignages : vous avez décidé d’investir dans l’industrie de la défense en raison du contexte géopolitique ? Racontez-nous

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-22T16:33:07+00:00

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UK politics: Labour MP calls for Starmer’s resignation to end ‘psychodrama’ – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-22T16:30:25+00:00

Jonathan Brash says ‘own goals’ are distracting from Labour’s achievementsUK inflation accelerated to 3.3% in March after the Iran war triggered the biggest jump in fuel prices for more than three years, Richard Partington reports.Today the Liberal Democrats staged a photocall to publicise their line about this being “Trumpflation”. Daisy Cooper, the Lib Dem deputy leader and Treasury spokesperson, said:People across our country have been struggling for years with a devastating cost-of-living crisis and Donald Trump’s idiotic war in Iran has added to it. The cost of fuel is soaring, mortgage r

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White House close to deal of up to $500m to rescue ailing Spirit Airlines

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-22T16:26:08+00:00

Rising costs have continued to plague the company, now facing soaring fuel costs due to the war with IranSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe White House is finalizing a financing package to help ailing US budget carrier Spirit Airlines, which could receive as much as $500m in loans as rising costs continue to plague the company.News of the potential deal comes as Spirit and others struggle with soaring fuel costs due to the war with Iran. Continue reading...

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Federal judge blocks Trump administration restrictions on wind and solar projects

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-22T16:15:27+00:00

The injunction pauses policy giving senior Trump official direct sign-off on federal clean energy projectsA federal judge in Massachusetts on Tuesday struck down several Trump administration actions slowing down development of clean energy, including a requirement that all solar and wind energy projects on federal lands and waters be personally approved by the interior secretary, Doug Burgum.Denise J Casper, chief judge of the US district court for Massachusetts, ruled that a coalition of plaintiffs representing wind and solar developers were likely to succeed on the merits of their claims tha

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British woman died in Ghana trying to recoup money from scammers, inquest told

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-22T16:13:00+00:00

Janet Fordham died in crash after travelling to see man who claimed he would help to recover money from earlier scamsA British woman who was scammed of up to £1m in a string of so-called romance frauds died in a road crash after travelling to west Africa to try to recoup some of her lost fortune, an inquest in Devon has heard.Janet Fordham was cheated of her life savings and her home over a period of five years by fraudsters apparently based in the UK, Germany, the US and Ghana, the inquest in Exeter was told. Continue reading...

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MPC members flag supply-driven external shock for holding the repo rate

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-22T16:10:14+00:00

Despite challenges, the outlook for 2026-27 remains cautiously positive with services, agriculture and healthy balance sheets continuing to support growth, RBI Governor said

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