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Middle East crisis live: Trump claims Iran war is ‘close to over’ after hinting at return to talks in Pakistan

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-15T08:54:08+00:00

US president has also doubled down on his criticism of Pope and Nato over war in IranUS-Iran peace talks could resume in next two days, Trump saysDonald Trump said the “special relationship” between the US and UK was in a poor state but that it will not have impact on King Charle’s upcoming state visit to America.In an interview with Sky News, the US president once again criticised Keir Starmer over his policies, particularly on energy and immigration, and reiterated his disappointment that the UK and other Nato allies had not joined his war against Iran when the US “needed them”. Continue rea

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Guerra in Iran, le news. Trump: “Possibile accordo entro fine aprile”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-04-15T08:53:51+00:00

Il presidente Usa sui colloqui: "Potrebbero riprendere nei prossimi due giorni ma stiamo pensando a un altro luogo che non sia il Pakistan". La petroliera cinese Rich Starry torna nello Stretto di Hormuz

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Scottish ultrarunning champion dies during Highlands record attempt

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-15T08:45:46+00:00

David Parrish, who won Cape Wrath Ultra in 2023, had been attempting gruelling route again as fundraising challengeA 35-year-old ultramarathon champion from Dumfries has died while attempting to beat the record for a race to the most north-westerly point on mainland Britain.David Parrish, a former Royal Marine, was trying to become the fastest man to complete the Cape Wrath trail, one of Britain’s most gruelling race routes. Continue reading...

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Copper futures: Uptrend steady

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-15T08:41:03+00:00

But traders can wait for a dip before buying

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The human cost of the war in Sudan, three years on

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-04-15T08:38:36+00:00

The conflict, which erupted in 2023, has left behind a human toll which is "simply staggering", reports the BBC's Barbara Plett Usher.

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Kanye West postpones France gig following UK ban

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-04-15T08:29:43+00:00

It comes a week after the UK government announced it would block the rapper from entering the country.

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Europe accelerates ‘European NATO’ fallback plan amid fears of US pullback

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-15T08:25:22+00:00

This shift has opened a Pandora’s box within Europe, with the UK, France, Poland, the Nordic countries and even Canada supporting the contingency plan as a coalition-of-the-willing within NATO, as per The Wall Street Journal

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Labor lashes Coalition immigration plan as Usman Khawaja calls policy ‘appalling’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-15T08:21:12+00:00

Burke says Taylor chasing votes lost to One Nation while cricket great urges opposition to admit policy would discriminate against MuslimsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAngus Taylor’s plans to favour immigration from liberal democracies would fundamentally change the character of the nation, Labor has warned, challenging the Coalition to explain where existing deportation powers are insufficient.Home affairs minister Tony Burke lashed Taylor’s new hardline policy, which was unveiled on Tuesday, accusing the Coalition of chasing voters who are moving to Pauline Hanso

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Labour claims Reform UK won’t protect women, as poll suggests Farage’s party heading for ‘seismic’ wins in May – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-15T08:19:17+00:00

Poll projects major political earthquake across Britain with Labour losing Wales and England’s Red WallGood morning. Wes Streeting, the health secretary, is publishing a revised women’s health strategy for England today. As Andrew Gregory reports, the strategy implicitly accepts that women have been let down by a (largely male) medical establishment which has not always taken their health concerns seriously.But, for Labour, this is not just a health announcement. The English local elections are just over three weeks away, and Labour is using this announcement as a platform to attack Reform UK,

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Простий тест вдома: "біохакер" розкрив, як за кілька секунд визначати біологічний вік

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-04-15T08:18:00+00:00

За часом утримання на одній нозі він пропонує приблизно оцінювати біологічний вік, хоча науковці наголошують, що метод не є точним діагностичним показником.

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Delimitation: Why is South against it?

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-15T08:15:48+00:00

Trade-off needed between maintaining the value of one vote, and having to balance the conflicting interests

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Trump warns US-UK trade deal ‘can always be changed’ with relations in ‘sad state’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-15T08:11:14+00:00

President says he gave Britain ‘better deal than I had to’ but ally was ‘not there when we needed them’ on IranMiddle East crisis – live updatesBusiness live – latest updatesDonald Trump has threatened to row back on the trade deal the US signed with the UK last year, in his latest salvo against the British government over sharp differences about the US’s approach to the Middle East.The US president said the economic deal struck with the UK, which cut some of his tariffs on cars, aluminium and steel, was “better than I had to” and that it could “always be changed”. Continue reading...

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