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Ian Katz to leave role as Channel 4 programming chief in the autumn

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-16T09:59:37+00:00

Exit of former Newsnight editor after eight years comes after appointment of new chief executive Priya DograChannel 4’s content chief, Ian Katz, who holds responsibility for the broadcaster’s £650m annual programming budget and output, is to leave after almost nine years in the post.Katz, a former senior executive at the Guardian, became the channel’s director of programmes in January 2018, having moved from being the editor of BBC’s Newsnight. Continue reading...

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Has Marles bowed to Trump’s wishes on defence spending? The figures are as clear as mud

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-16T09:59:03+00:00

The defence minister insists that increases in spending did not happen because of thinktanks, retired generals ‘or washed-up bureaucrats’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIf there’s anyone who knows just how much pressure Donald Trump is heaping on allies to lift defence spending, it’s Richard Marles.The message was received loud and clear when he met his US counterpart, Pete Hegseth, in Singapore nearly a year ago. Continue reading...

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Renault targets seven models in India by 2030, CEO says

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-16T09:46:55+00:00

The company also wants India to rank among Renault's top three global markets by 2030, and aims ‌to capture about 5% of market share in the country by the end ‌of the decade

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Ian Katz to leave role as Channel 4 content chief in the autumn

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-16T09:35:39+00:00

Exit of former Newsnight editor after eight years comes after appointment of new chief executive Priya DograChannel 4’s content chief, Ian Katz, who holds responsibility for the broadcaster’s £650m annual programming budget and output, is to leave after almost nine years in the post.Katz, a former senior executive at the Guardian, became the channel’s director of programmes in January 2018, having moved from being the editor of BBC’s Newsnight. Continue reading...

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Putin to attend BRICS summit in India, Kremlin confirms

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-16T09:35:20+00:00

Spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed his “definite” participation, as reported by TASS news agency

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Путін вдарив перед візитом Віткоффа: експерт пояснив, чого добивається РФ масованими атаками

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-04-16T09:34:00+00:00

Світан зазначив, що це були геноцидні, терористичні удари, бо здебільшого ворог намагався дістатися місць проживання нашого населення.

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Путін вдарив по Україні перед візитом Віткоффа: експерт пояснив, чого добивається РФ

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-04-16T09:34:00+00:00

Світан зазначив, що це були геноцидні, терористичні удари, бо здебільшого ворог намагався дістатися місць проживання нашого населення.

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Russian LNG under US sanctions heads for the first time to India

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-16T09:32:06+00:00

If India is buying Russian LNG, that would provide another market as Russian President Vladimir Putin seeks to divert LNG from Europe before the European Union enforces its import ban on Russia’s LNG ‌from 2027

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Что рассказали Набиуллина, Решетников и Силуанов о бюджете, ставке и IPO

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-04-16T09:30:05+00:00

Председатель Банка России Эльвира Набиуллина, министр финансов РФ Антон Силуанов и глава Минэкономразвития РФ Максим Решетников выступили в рамках Биржевого форума Московской биржи.

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Iran et au Liban : Benyamin Nétanyahou va parler avec le président libanais Joseph Aoun, assure une ministre israélienne

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-16T09:27:26+00:00

La ministre des sciences et des technologies israélienne, Gila Gamliel, a affirmé jeudi sur les ondes de la radio de l’armée israélienne que les deux plus hauts dirigeants d’Israël et du Liban allaient se rencontrer. Ce serait alors une première depuis 34 ans.

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Iran et au Liban : Benyamin Nétanyahou va parler avec le président libanais, Joseph Aoun, assure une ministre israélienne

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-16T09:27:24+00:00

La ministre des sciences et des technologies israélienne, Gila Gamliel, a affirmé jeudi sur les ondes de la radio de l’armée israélienne que les deux plus hauts dirigeants d’Israël et du Liban allaient se rencontrer. Ce serait alors une première depuis trente-quatre ans.

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Iran War Live Updates: Pakistan’s Shuttle Diplomacy Unfolds in Tehran

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-04-16T09:22:58+00:00

The status of U.S.-Iran peace talks was not clear early Thursday, a day after a Pakistani delegation arrived in the Iranian capital. President Trump said Israeli and Lebanese leaders would speak later in the day.

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