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Middle East crisis live: US-Iran talks in doubt as JD Vance’s Pakistan trip reportedly on hold

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-21T17:45:38+00:00

Officials say US vice-president has not yet left Washington for Islamabad after Donald Trump said he did not want to extend ceasefireTrump says US likely to resume bombing Iran as ceasefire nears endJD Vance to lead US delegation in Pakistan if Iran agrees to talksIran’s armed forces are ready to deliver an “immediate and decisive response” to any renewed hostile action by its adversaries, Ali Abdollahi, commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, was quoted by the Tasnim news agency as having said.He said Tehran had the upper hand militarily, including in the management of the str

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California man arrested for allegedly swapping in pasta for Lego pieces then returning them

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-21T17:45:07+00:00

Irving police department announced bust in pun-filled social media post about alleged $34,000 Lego lootingSo much for using his noodle.A California man pilfered thousands of dollars in Lego toy sets from the retailer Target in a return-based scam, sometimes swapping valuable figurines with dried pasta pieces and before returning the construction-centric toys, authorities recently alleged. Continue reading...

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Итоги торгов на Мосбирже 21 апреля

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-04-21T17:37:42+00:00

Главный бенчмарк российского фондового рынка по итогам основной сессии во вторник, 21 апреля, прибавил 0,15% и закрылся на 2757,7 пункта. Его долларовый аналог индекс РТС прибавил 1,02% и составил 1164,68 пункта.

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Four Labour activists charged with trying to fix candidate selection process

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-21T17:37:10+00:00

Police bring criminal case over alleged manipulation of party database in Croydon East constituencyFour Labour activists have been charged over allegations that a party database was manipulated to increase a candidate’s chance of selection.The four include Joel Bodmer, 40, who ran as a potential candidate for the Croydon East constituency in south London but later withdrew. He is charged with perverting the course of justice for allegedly altering phone records. Continue reading...

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : J. D. Vance se trouve à Washington pour participer à des « réunions supplémentaires », retardant son départ pour le Pakistan, affirme la Maison Blanche

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-21T17:35:10+00:00

A quelques heures de la fin du cessez-le-feu, les négociateurs américains et iraniens n’ont toujours pas fait le déplacement au Pakistan, qui devait accueillir une nouvelle session de pourparlers.

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : Donald Trump annonce la prolongation du cessez-le-feu avec l’Iran jusqu’à nouvel ordre et le maintien du blocus des ports iraniens

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-21T17:35:10+00:00

S’exprimant sur sa plateforme Truth Social, le président américain a annoncé mardi soir avoir décidé de prolonger la trêve jusqu’à « ce que l’Iran présente une proposition visant à mettre fin au conflit ». Il a toutefois « ordonné à [aux] forces armées [américaines] de maintenir le blocus et de rester, à tous égards, prêtes et opérationnelles ».

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Airlines demand UK relax noise rules and cut flight tax as fuel shortage looms

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-21T17:34:11+00:00

Ministers also asked to alter compensation rights and suspend emissions trading scheme amid Middle East warAirlines are lobbying the UK government to relax environmental and noise rules, modify passenger rights and cut taxes on flying, as they prepare for higher costs and a possible shortage of jet fuel because of the war in the Middle East.A list of policy requests submitted to ministers and the aviation regulator includes suspending the emissions trading scheme and relaxing limits on night flights, it has emerged. Continue reading...

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Mattarella incontra Kyriakou, presidente di Antenna Group

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-04-21T17:26:17+00:00

Il proprietario di Gedi ha esposto al capo dello Stato i piani di sviluppo del gruppo editoriale di cui fa parte Repubblica

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Two Israeli soldiers jailed over smashing of Jesus statue in Lebanon village

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-21T17:22:43+00:00

Israel Defense Forces say the ‘soldiers’ conduct completely deviated from IDF orders and value’Two Israeli soldiers have been removed from combat duty and sentenced to 30 days in jail after one used a sledgehammer to smash a statue of Jesus in southern Lebanon, while the other filmed him, the Israel Defense Forces have said.An image circulating on social media on Monday showed an Israeli soldier using a sledgehammer to strike the head of a statue of a crucified Jesus that had fallen from its cross in a Christian village in southern Lebanon, near the border with Israel, prompting outrage across

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Crossing the Divide

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-04-21T17:21:58+00:00

What one image tells us about the road back to southern Lebanon.

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Iran War Live Updates: Vance’s Trip to Peace Talks on Hold

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-04-21T17:19:35+00:00

The vice president’s trip to Pakistan is on hold because Tehran failed to respond to American negotiating positions, a U.S. official with direct knowledge of the situation said. But it could be back on at a moment’s notice.

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Man admits rape and religiously aggravated assault after court confrontation

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-21T17:15:56+00:00

John Ashby, 32, admits using Islamophobic slurs during attack on Sikh woman he thought was Muslim A man who racially abused a Sikh woman as he raped her has pleaded guilty to the assault after being confronted in court by a member of the public.John Ashby pleaded guilty to rape, religiously aggravated assault, intentional strangulation, robbery and religiously aggravated assault of the woman at her home in Walsall. Continue reading...

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Shake-up will help UK motorists without driveways to charge EVs

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-21T17:10:01+00:00

Green light likely for law allowing automatic approval for pavement ‘charging gullies’ to help boost EV take-upUK to appeal against tax ruling cutting VAT on public EV chargers to 5%Households without off-street parking could soon be able to charge their electric vehicles from home under new government plans to help households cut their need for expensive fossil fuels.The government has promised to pass legislation this summer that will allow motorists to run power cables through a charging “gully” built into the pavement outside their home without the need for planning permission. Continue re

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : Kiev annonce avoir fini la réparation d’un oléoduc fournissant du pétrole russe à la Hongrie, espérant le déblocage du prêt européen de 90 milliards d’euros

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-21T17:04:51+00:00

L’UE va, par ailleurs, lancer la procédure finale mercredi pour mettre en œuvre ce prêt jusqu’ici bloqué par un veto de la Hongrie. L’Union espère en verser les premières tranches à l’Ukraine « dès fin mai, ou début juin ».

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North Carolina officials to charge adults who allegedly ‘stood by’ teen fight that became mass shooting

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-21T17:04:42+00:00

Two teenagers were killed and five others wounded in Winston-Salem after pre-planned fight in parkSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxNorth Carolina authorities say they are pursuing criminal charges against adults who allegedly “stood by” a scheduled fight among teenagers that led to a mass shooting that killed two people and wounded five others on Monday.“We’re sending the message that if you stand by, encourage, aid or abet our juveniles in delinquent behavior, we will not tolerate it,” William H Penn, the Winston-Salem police chief, said in a joint

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L’Evangile selon Pete Hegseth, le « ministre de la guerre » américain

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-21T17:00:23+00:00

Habitué à invoquer la Bible à tout propos pour justifier la politique américaine, le secrétaire d’Etat à la défense des Etats-unis a été raillé pour avoir, lors d’un office religieux au Pentagone, cité comme un verset d’Ezéchiel ce qui était une tirade culte du film « Pulp Fiction », de Quentin Tarantino.

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Shabana Mahmood swears at ‘white liberal’ hecklers over Reform remarks

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-21T16:56:15+00:00

Home secretary accuses protesters of trying to ‘delegitimise’ concerns people have over immigrationUK politics live – latest updatesShabana Mahmood told “white liberal” hecklers to “fuck right off” after being accused at an on-stage event of copying the policies of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.The home secretary was barracked by a man who said he wanted to “personally thank you for out-Reforming Reform” during a live interview in central London on Monday. Two other audience members shouted “refugees welcome” as the man was removed by security. Continue reading...

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Регулярне вживання кави значно покращує настрій та знижує тривожність, - дослідження

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-04-21T16:56:00+00:00

У тих, хто вживав каву без кофеїну, спостерігалося поліпшення в навчанні та пам’яті, водночас споживачі кави з кофеїном демонстрували зниження тривоги.

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Victims of sexual violence distressed by MPs’ ‘pugnacious’ questioning

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-21T16:53:45+00:00

Exclusive: Victims’ commissioner makes formal complaint after committee session left one attender ‘shocked, upset and extremely distressed’Victims of rape and sexual violence have told parliamentarians they felt anxious and distressed during a Westminster evidence session, with one stating that witnessing “pugnacious” questioning had resulted in her “breaking down, sobbing and struggling to breathe”.The victims’ commissioner has made a formal complaint to the chair of an influential group of MPs after a highly charged evidence session carried out by the public bill committee for the courts and

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Trump’s ‘one-man WhatsApp group’ diplomacy derailing Iran peace talks

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-21T16:49:35+00:00

US president’s hubristic and contradictory social media statements are key stumbling block to ending the warDonald Trump’s blend of threats and hubristic commentary, often casually dismissive of Iran, has, as much as the continuation of the US naval blockade of Iranian ports, been the key stumbling block to restarting peace talks between the two countries under Pakistan’s mediation in Islamabad.However much the Iranian foreign ministry insists it would not respond to every social media utterance issued by the US president on Iran, and sometimes there are as many as seven a day, Tehran cannot i

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‘He talks too much’: how Trump’s erratic commentary is the real block to an Iran deal

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-21T16:49:35+00:00

US president’s contradictory statements only make Tehran more wary of anything but the most watertight dealDonald Trump’s blend of threats and hubristic commentary, often casually dismissive of Iran, has, as much as the continuation of the US naval blockade of Iranian ports, been a key stumbling block to restarting peace talks between the two countries under Pakistan’s mediation in Islamabad.However much the Iranian foreign ministry insists it will not respond to every social media utterance issued by the US president on Iran, and sometimes there are as many as seven a day, Tehran cannot ignor

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У Європейському департаменті МВФ високо оцінили зусилля НБУ у боротьбі з інфляцією, - ЗМІ

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-04-21T16:47:00+00:00

На думку директора Європейського департаменту МВФ Альфреда Каммера, Національний банк України провів хорошу роботу з боротьби з інфляцією і став дуже досвідченим у роботі в складних умовах.

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Folks Motor registers Folks Funds with SEBI as Cat-2 AIF

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-21T16:40:49+00:00

Folks Funds to adopt sector-agnostic investment strategy, with a focus on high-growth opportunities across warehousing infrastructure, the electric vehicle ecosystem, data centres and real estate

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EU court rules Hungary’s LGBTQ law violates human rights

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-04-21T16:36:44+00:00

European Court of Justice says measure by PM Viktor Orban's government breaches EU law 'on a number of separate levels'.

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