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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : l’Iran assure qu’il ne remettra pas son uranium enrichi aux Etats-Unis, contredisant Donald Trump

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-19T09:40:08+00:00

Vendredi, le président américain avait déclaré que Washington collaborerait avec Téhéran pour récupérer son uranium enrichi et le ramener aux Etats-Unis. Après la nouvelle fermeture du détroit d’Ormuz, samedi, Téhéran a prévenu que la signature d’un accord de paix était « encore loin ».

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Police investigate attempted arson attack at north-west London synagogue

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-19T09:36:18+00:00

Minor smoke damage and no injuries reported at synagogue in Harrow, after spate of similar incidents in recent weeksAn attempted arson attack has been reported at a north-west London synagogue, after a spate of similar incidents.The incident at Kenton United Synagogue in Harrow on Saturday night caused minor smoke damage to an internal room but no injuries or significant structural damage, according to the Community Security Trust, which monitors antisemitism and provides protection for Jewish communities in the UK. Continue reading...

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Developments in US-Iran conflict, oil prices, Q4 earnings to drive markets this week: Analysts

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-19T09:23:08+00:00

The country's largest private-sector lender, HDFC Bank, on Saturday reported an 8.04 per cent jump in March quarter consolidated net profit to ₹20,350.76 crore, but flagged near-term risks from the West Asia conflict for a segment of small-business borrowers

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Adani arm sets up three hotel, real estate airport city units

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-19T09:04:00+00:00

The conglomerate has previously outlined a $15 billion expansion plan of its Indian airport portfolio by 2030, aiming to boost capacity to 200 million annual passengers

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How Gen Z Protests Have Fared Around the World

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-04-19T09:02:09+00:00

Over the past year or so, young people have rallied across continents to oust old-guard governments. What’s happened since?

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Gen Z Looks to Nepal as a Test Case of Its Hopes

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-04-19T09:01:11+00:00

Many youth-led protests around the world have failed to bring meaningful change. But in Nepal, a new government is promising to do things differently.

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Michigan gas station clerk saves teen from alleged kidnapper after she whispers ‘help’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-19T09:00:38+00:00

In Hamtramck, Abdulrahman Abohatem placed himself between 16-year-old girl and man before police arrestA gasoline station clerk who came to a suburban Detroit girl’s defense when she entered his store and mouthed the word “help” ultimately had a hand in saving the teenager after a stranger had kidnapped her at gunpoint on her way to school, according to authorities.“I believe this could have [gone] a lot worse than it did,” said police chief Hussein Farhat of Hamtramck, Michigan, at a news conference addressing a rescue partially attributed to convenience store employee Abdulrahman Abohatem. “

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Reform UK’s Richard Tice allegedly failed to pay £100,000 in corporation tax

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-19T08:56:05+00:00

Deputy leader ran shell companies that reportedly did not pay tax on profits from 2020 to 2022, during which time his firm donated £1.1m to partyRichard Tice allegedly failed to pay almost £100,000 in corporation tax to the benefit of his investment company, which in turn made donations to Reform UK, it has been reported.In response to the report in the Sunday Times, the deputy leader of Reform UK posted a lengthy statement on X, in which he said: “A long career with multiple businesses is bound to feature some errors. Naturally I am always happy to put things right and if numbers need recheck

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Watch: Runners v robots at China half marathon

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-04-19T08:46:34+00:00

Robots competed in a half marathon race in Beijing on Sunday, with the winning machine leaving its human rivals for dust.

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Elezioni Bulgaria, caduto Orbán se ne fa un altro: il filorusso Radev, ex top gun, verso la vittoria

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-04-19T08:44:32+00:00

Il presidente della Repubblica uscente, euroscettico e populista, è nettamente avanti nei sondaggi con il suo partito anti-corruzione. Il rischio di un nuovo alleato di Putin ai vertici Ue. Ma potrebbe trovare grandi difficoltà a trovare una maggioranza, in un Paese in crisi che va al voto per l’ottava volta in cinque anni

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IARI Director conferred Swaminathan Award

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-19T08:20:53+00:00

Award presented by former Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu and Telangana Agriculture Minister on birth centenary of Green Revolution architect

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