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Labour MP calls for Starmer’s resignation to end ‘psychodrama’ – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-22T14:49:46+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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How Ireland’s war-driven fuel blockades revealed the true cost of Europe’s oil addiction

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-22T14:47:42+00:00

Donald Trump’s conflict with Iran could speed the EU’s green revolution – if panicking governments can hold their nerve on clean energy• Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereA surge in demand for electric vehicles across Europe may be evidence of what George Monbiot greeted as the silver lining of the Iran war. Sales of electric cars in continental Europe rose by 51% in March.The International Energy Agency has called the disruption in the strait of Hormuz the “biggest energy crisis in history”, but it appears, on one level, to be accelerating Europe’s green revolution

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Dvara KGFS bets on climate finance, sees rural economy stabilising

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-22T14:46:40+00:00

Given the IMD’s outlook for a below normal monsoon, and the farm economy’s linkage to petrochemicals, the NBFC is ‘cautiously bullish’ about growth in the coming fiscal year

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Exporters keep fingers crossed on US duty refunds

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-22T14:36:34+00:00

The US Customs has opened an online portal on April 20 where US importers and authorised brokers must file claims with shipment data, tariff lines and proof of payment

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Anthropic’s New Mythos A.I. Model Sets Off Global Alarms

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-04-22T14:33:35+00:00

Mythos has triggered emergency responses from central banks and intelligence agencies globally, as Anthropic decides who has access to the powerful model.

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Guerra Ucraina - Russia. Solovyev non si scusa: “Meloni sostiene i nazisti di Kiev”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-04-22T14:31:26+00:00

Via libera al prestito Ue da 90 miliardi di euro a Kiev. Zelensky: “Pieno rispetto per Meloni, i propagandisti russi sono miserabili”. La Farnesina ha convocato l’ambasciatore di Mosca: “Indignazione per insulti alla premier”. Alle 12 riparte il petrolio nell’oleodotto russo

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Ministers speak out in cabinet meeting over Keir Starmer’s sacking of Olly Robbins

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-22T14:30:24+00:00

Sources say cabinet ministers warned PM against alienating civil service after firing of official over Mandelson scandalUK politics live – latest updatesCabinet ministers have expressed concern about Keir’s Starmer’s decision to sack Olly Robbins as the Foreign Office’s top official over the Peter Mandelson vetting scandal as they warned him not to alienate the civil service, sources have told the Guardian.Several ministers spoke out about the decision to sack Robbins during a gloomy cabinet meeting on Tuesday, according to multiple government sources. Continue reading...

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Rémy Rioux, directeur général de l’Agence française de développement : « L’AFD contribue à redéfinir la relation entre la France et le continent africain »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-22T14:30:14+00:00

Le directeur général sortant de l’AFD revient, dans un entretien au « Monde », sur les réalisations, les transformations et les objectifs de cette institution qui a investi 130 milliards d’euros dans le monde ces dix dernières années.

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Le Japon met fin à l’interdiction d’exporter des armes létales

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-22T14:30:11+00:00

Outre la volonté d’aider ses alliés à se renforcer dans un contexte sécuritaire dégradé, l’Archipel veut relancer une industrie nationale de défense maîtrisant des technologies de pointe, mais confrontée à une pénurie de personnel et de moyens de production.

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Sigma Advanced Systems completes $15 million Extrovis divestment

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-22T14:28:08+00:00

The company said this divestment would provide it with additional financial flexibility as it would accelerate the expansion of its aerospace and defence business

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Centre notifies Online Gaming rules, to be effective from May 1

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-22T14:26:35+00:00

The Centre introduces “light-touch” Online Gaming rules effective May 1, regulating e-sports while easing registration for social games.

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How Olly Robbins’ knightly charm glossed over burning questions on Mandelson vetting

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-22T14:18:36+00:00

Mandelson received two ‘clearance denied’ red ticks yet top Foreign Office civil servant says he did not have access to file – which he later readUK politics live – latest updatesThe verdict on Olly Robbins’ parliamentary testimony, among fellow knights of the civil service realm at least, was unanimous. Lord Sedwill, a former Cabinet secretary, called on the prime minister to “retract his accusations against Olly Robbins and reinstate him”.Simon McDonald, who once held Robbins’ job as top civil servant in the Foreign Office, said if Keir Starmer had only waited to hear his evidence to the for

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : Volodymyr Zelensky salue un « bon signal », après le déblocage du prêt de l’UE de 90 milliards d’euros à Kiev

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-22T14:18:02+00:00

Les ambassadeurs des pays membres de ​l’UE ont approuvé le déblocage du prêt, ‌ainsi qu’un 20ᵉ paquet ​de sanctions contre Moscou, après la levée du veto hongrois. « Nous comptons sur l’Europe pour apporter ce qui est nécessaire à la protection effective des vies et à l’avancement d’une intégration européenne à part entière de l’Ukraine », a ajouté le président ukrainien.

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India railways send first Amul milk freight train to Jammu and Kashmir

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-22T14:16:36+00:00

The train departed on April 20 and completed its journey to the two destinations, marking the first time Amul products have been shipped to the region in bulk by rail

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Trump approval slips as polls show warning signs for Republicans ahead of midterms

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-22T14:14:53+00:00

Reuters-Ipsos, AP-NORC and NBC polls show approval in mid-30s, with economy, Iran and immigration concernsUS politics live – latest updatesA trio of political polls indicate public approval of Donald Trump’s management of the US economy, immigration and the Iran conflict is slipping, flashing warning lights for Trump-aligned Republican candidates with six months to go until the US midterm elections.Polls by Reuters-Ipsos poll, Strength in Numbers-Verasight and AP-NORC had the president’s approval rating hovering in the mid-30s, at 36%, 35% and 33% respectively, which are near his lowest number

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VA Tech Wabag incorporates new subsidiary

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-22T14:13:28+00:00

The said subsidiary was incorporated w.e.f. April 01, 2026, registered with Registrar of Companies, Chennai

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Indo-Swedish workshop on cleantech solutions

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-22T14:06:34+00:00

About 40 companies, along with 7 seven leading Swedish cleantech companies, showcased their solutions across sectors such as energy efficiency, smart grids, IoT-enabled systems, and clean mobility

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"Правильний прапор" чи досвід: Горбуненко поставив питання про роль українських компаній у приватизації Одеського припортового заводу

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-04-22T14:05:00+00:00

Олександр Горбуненко, партнер компанії "Агро Газ Трейдінг", яка раніше працювала з Одеським припортовим заводом (ОПЗ) за давальницьким контрактом і планує брати участь у його приватизації, заявив, що ключовими...

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No evidence of antisemitism at Bristol school that postponed visit by Jewish MP, review finds

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-22T14:04:55+00:00

Independent inquiry into Bristol Brunel Academy found visit by Damien Egan was postponed solely on safeguarding groundsAn independent inquiry into a Bristol secondary school, which found itself at the centre of a media storm after postponing a visit by a local Jewish MP, has found no evidence of antisemitism or influence from lobby groups.Damien Egan, the Labour MP for Bristol North East and vice-chair of Labour Friends of Israel, was due to visit Bristol Brunel Academy (BBA) last September to talk to students about democracy and his work in parliament. Continue reading...

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No evidence of antisemitism at Bristol school that postponed Jewish MP’s visit, inquiry finds

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-22T14:04:55+00:00

Independent review into Bristol Brunel academy found visit by Damien Egan was postponed solely on safeguarding groundsAn independent inquiry into a Bristol secondary school that found itself at the centre of a media storm after postponing a visit by a local Jewish MP, has found no evidence of antisemitism or influence from lobby groups.Damien Egan, the Labour MP for Bristol North East and vice-chair of Labour Friends of Israel, was due to visit Bristol Brunel academy (BBA) last September to talk to students about democracy and his work in parliament. Continue reading...

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Inquiry clears Bristol school of antisemitism for postponing Jewish MP’s visit

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-22T14:04:55+00:00

Independent review into Bristol Brunel academy finds Damien Egan visit was postponed over safeguarding concernsAn independent inquiry into a Bristol secondary school that found itself at the centre of a media storm after postponing a visit by a local Jewish MP, has found no evidence of antisemitism or influence from lobby groups.Damien Egan, the Labour MP for Bristol North East and vice-chair of Labour Friends of Israel, was due to visit Bristol Brunel academy (BBA) last September to talk to students about democracy and his work in parliament. Continue reading...

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