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California coffee chain faces backlash after pledge to remove Pride flags

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-10T17:54:27+00:00

Petition with 4,000 signatures decries ‘slap in the face’, saying Philz made fortune off LGBTQ+ communitySign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxPhilz, a popular coffee chain with locations across California, is facing growing criticism after news broke that the San Francisco-based company planned to remove Pride flags from its stores.The move is part of an effort to “[create] a more consistent, inclusive experience across all our stores, including removing a variety of flags and other decor”, Mahesh Sadarangani, the company’s CEO, said in a statement to SF

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Remaining in Nato is in best interests of US, says Keir Starmer

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-10T17:53:10+00:00

PM pushes back after Trump’s threats to leave alliance and says European members must do more in light of Iran warKeir Starmer has said it is in the best interests of the US to stay in Nato and that Europe must do more to support the alliance in light of the war in Iran.The British prime minister, speaking at the end of a multi-stop trip around the Gulf to discuss the tentative ceasefire and options to fully reopen the commercially vital strait of Hormuz, pushed back against Donald Trump’s threats to leave the defence alliance. Continue reading...

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Prince Harry sued for defamation by charity he co-founded

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-10T17:41:15+00:00

Legal action follows war of words with Sentebale chair after Duke of Sussex’s resignation as patronThe Duke of Sussex is being sued by Sentebale in the latest twist in the bitter fallout over the African charity he co-founded.The charity has lodged papers in London’s high court over defamation claims naming Prince Harry and the former Sentebale trustee Mark Dyer as defendants. Continue reading...

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US federal court hears new case against Trump tariffs

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-04-10T17:35:45+00:00

The case is to overturn the temporary tariffs that Trump imposed after the Supreme Court struck down his earlier ones.

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Man arrested after four die trying to cross Channel in small boat

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-10T17:24:44+00:00

Two men and two women were swept away by currents while attempting to board dinghy off French coastA man has been arrested on suspicion of endangering life after four people died in a small boat Channel crossing on Thursday.The man, described by prosecutors as a 27-year-old Sudanese national, was arrested by National Crime Agency investigators on Friday. Continue reading...

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Kamala Harris says she’s ‘thinking about’ running for president again in 2028

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-10T17:21:46+00:00

Former vice-president spoke before a crowd at Al Sharpton’s National Action Network gathering in New YorkUS politics live – latest updatesSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailKamala Harris said she is “thinking about” running in the 2028 presidential election.“I might, I might. I’m thinking about it,” the former vice-president told the crowd at a gathering of the National Action Network (NAN), a civil rights organization founded by Al Sharpton, on Friday in New York City. Continue reading...

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Concerns raised about motorbike tourist trail after death of British teenager in Vietnam

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-10T17:20:20+00:00

Locals say the Ha Giang loop is rugged, unpredictable and congested, with some guides not prioritising safetyThe recent death of a British gap-year student on the Ha Giang loop, a popular motorcycle tour through the mountains in north Vietnam, has heightened concerns about a trail reputed to be one of the most dangerous in the country.Orla Wates, 19, from Surrey, was riding as a pillion passenger when she fell off and was hit by an oncoming truck, according to local media. She was taken to hospital in Hanoi, where she died from her injuries last week. Continue reading...

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Iran Demands Release of ‘Blocked Assets’ Before Peace Talks

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-04-10T17:08:50+00:00

In what appeared to be a new condition, Iran’s parliament speaker said that negotiations set for Saturday in Pakistan would not go ahead unless unspecified Iranian funds were released.

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Doctors’ leader claims new reduced pay offer killed chances of ending strikes in England

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-10T17:07:34+00:00

Exclusive: Deal for resident doctors was in sight when sudden change by ministers forced latest action, says Jack FletcherMinisters killed the chance to end strikes by resident doctors when they suddenly reduced the amount of money they were offering to secure the peace deal, the doctors’ leader claims.Dr Jack Fletcher accused the government of “playing games” and forcing resident doctors to embark on their 15th strike over pay and jobs, which is disrupting the NHS this week. Continue reading...

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Константин Майор: «Космос должен “выйти” из научных центров в повседневную жизнь»

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-04-10T16:56:45+00:00

Как рассказывать о космосе и создавать контент в цифровую эпоху, обсудили на Российском космическом форуме, который стал ключевым событием первой Недели космоса. Коммуникационным партнером Форума и всей Недели космоса стал медиахолдинг МАЕР. Его владелец и генеральный директор Константин Майор на собственном опыте показал, как обеспечить отечественной космонавтике продвижение космического масштаба.

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Trump’s war, Melania and Epstein – with US editor Betsy Reed – The Latest

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-10T16:35:51+00:00

Melania Trump made a surprise appearance at the White House on Thursday to announce that she ‘never had a relationship’ with the late child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell.Her address has seemingly put Epstein back on the political agenda when focus had been firmly on the US and Israel’s war in Iran.The intervention came at a difficult time for her husband, Donald Trump, as the fragile ceasefire agreed between the US and Iran seemed to be at risk of falling apart, and as US lawmakers are raising the alarm over the president’s mental stability.Lucy Hough speaks

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Trump’s war and Melania’s Epstein statement, with US editor Betsy Reed – The Latest

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-10T16:35:51+00:00

Melania Trump made a surprise appearance at the White House on Thursday to announce that she ‘never had a relationship’ with the late child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell.Her address has seemingly put Epstein back on the political agenda when focus had been firmly on the US and Israel’s war in Iran.The intervention came at a difficult time for her husband, Donald Trump, as the fragile ceasefire agreed between the US and Iran seemed to be at risk of falling apart, and as US lawmakers are raising the alarm over the president’s mental stability.Lucy Hough speaks

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Orbán and Magyar trade accusations in last days of Hungary election campaign

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-10T16:33:00+00:00

Polls suggest lead for opposition candidate before vote on Sunday as both allege enlistment of foreign interferenceEurope live – latest updatesHungary elections: what is at stake and who is likely to win?Viktor Orbán and his centre-right rival, Péter Magyar, have traded accusations of enlisting foreign interference in a high-stakes election that polls suggest could mark the end of the nationalist Hungarian prime minister’s 16 years in power.As the two leaders’ campaigns entered their final stages before this weekend’s vote, which is being watched as keenly in Brussels, Moscow and Washington as

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Four men deported by US to Eswatini have right to see lawyer, court rules

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-10T16:32:45+00:00

The men, sent to the southern African country in July, have been denied in-person counsel for nine months Four men deported by the US to Eswatini and denied in-person legal counsel for nine months while detained in a maximum security prison have the right to see a local lawyer, Eswatini’s supreme court ruled.The men, from Cambodia, Cuba, Vietnam and Yemen, were sent to the small southern African country in July despite having no connection to the country, as part of Donald Trump’s administration’s efforts to ramp up deportations. Continue reading...

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