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OpenAI pulls out of landmark £31bn UK investment

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-09T12:39:47+00:00

Artificial intelligence company cites high energy costs and regulation as reasons for putting Stargate project on holdOpenAI has put plans for a landmark project to strengthen the UK’s AI capabilities on hold, citing high energy costs and regulation.Stargate UK was a part of the landmark UK-US AI deal announced last September, in which US companies appeared to commit £31bn to the UK’s tech sector, part of a larger series of investments intended to “mainline AI” into the British economy. Continue reading...

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OpenAI pulls out of landmark £31bn UK investment package

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-09T12:39:47+00:00

Artificial intelligence company cites high energy costs and regulation as reasons for putting Stargate project on holdOpenAI has put plans for a landmark project to strengthen the UK’s AI capabilities on hold, citing high energy costs and regulation.Stargate UK was a part of the landmark UK-US AI deal announced last September, in which US companies appeared to commit £31bn to the UK’s tech sector, part of a larger series of investments intended to “mainline AI” into the British economy. Continue reading...

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Полетів у розвідку: польські винищувачі перехопили російський літак над Балтійським морем

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-04-09T12:39:08+00:00

Пара винищувачів F-16 Повітряних сил здійснила успішне перехоплення, візуальну ідентифікацію та супровід із зони відповідальності літака РФ.

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Cost of living and mental health crisis driving mass animal rescues, says RSPCA

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-09T12:38:38+00:00

Charity says it dealt with 75 incidents last year involving 100 or more animals living in one propertyThe cost of living crisis and an increase in people experiencing mental health difficulties have led to a rising number of multi-animal rescue incidents in England and Wales, an RSPCA superintendent has said.The animal charity this week had to confirm that a shocking photograph of more than 250 poodle-cross dogs found at a property in the UK was not faked with artificial intelligence. The RSPCA took in 87 of the dogs and the remainder went to the Dogs Trust, another charity. Continue reading..

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Мирні плани і недосяжні цілі

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-04-09T12:34:50+00:00

Давайте разом із вами спробуємо подивитися на позиції сторін напередодні переговорів в Ісламабаді (за умови, що вони відбудуться) з точки зору стратегічних ігор. Що важливо для участі в таких іграх?...

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BA to reduce Middle East flights when services resume in July

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-09T12:33:43+00:00

After suspending routes owing to Iran war, airline will operate more direct flights to India and KenyaMiddle East crisis – live updatesBritish Airways will offer a reduced flight schedule to the Middle East when it resumes services in July, and use the aircraft to operate more direct flights to India and Kenya.The airline has currently suspended services to the region because of the Iran war, and plans to resume flights to Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh, in mid-May, as well as services to Dubai, Doha and Tel Aviv on 1 July. It is cutting its Dubai flights from three – a day to one daily flight

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London pub thief sold £2.2m Fabergé egg and watch set to buy drugs

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-09T12:30:09+00:00

Enzo Conticello jailed for 27 months for ‘opportunistic’ theft of Givenchy handbag containing precious jewelsA man who stole a handbag containing a Fabergé egg and watch set valued at up to £2.2m has been jailed for more than two years.Enzo Conticello, 29, took the Givenchy bag belonging to Rosie Dawson as she stood in the smoking area of the Dog and Duck pub in Soho, London, on 7 November 2024. Continue reading...

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First Thing: Ceasefire in peril as Israel assaults Lebanon and Iran blocks oil tankers

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-09T12:28:49+00:00

Iran and mediator Pakistan say ceasefire includes Lebanon but Israel and US disagree. Plus, how Korean fried chicken took over the worldGood morning.The fate of the two-week ceasefire in the Iran conflict looked in peril as both sides gave divergent versions of what had been agreed, Israel intensified its bombing campaign in Lebanon and Iran halted the passage of oil tankers because of an alleged Israeli ceasefire breach.What has Iran said? In a sharply worded statement, Iran’s parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said Israel and the US had violated several clauses of the provisional

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Can the US pull out of NATO?

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-09T12:25:01+00:00
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If Putin feels need to send warship to escort tankers in Channel, UK policy ‘having an impact’, says Healey – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-09T12:10:03+00:00

Defence secretary says sanctions and warnings that shadow fleet vessels may be boarded are making it harder for Russia to sell oilIn interviews this morning Yvette Cooper, the foreign secretary, declined to confirm reports that a Russian warship has been escorting two sanctioned Russian ships through the English channel.Sanctioned Russian ships carry oil being sold to fund the war in Ukraine, and the UK government recently announced that the armed forces have been authorised to board these ships in British waters to stop them.What I can tell you is that we have given permission now for action

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Track current petrol and diesel prices, service station outages and shipments – Australia's fuel crisis in charts

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-09T12:06:38+00:00

How much fuel does Australia have left today, and when could we run out? Check how much petrol and diesel prices have risen near you in Sydney, Melbourne and across the country since the US and Israel’s war on Iran began in late FebruaryGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHundreds of service stations across Australia have run empty, fuel prices are elevated and oil shipments have been cancelled.Australia is battling a fuel crisis as Iran’s closure of the strait of Hormuz continues to bite. The federal government has released fuel reserves, cut fuel excise taxes and rolle

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Какие прогнозы делают западные СМИ о перемирии между США и Ираном

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-04-09T12:05:12+00:00

8 апреля США, Израиль и Иран после более чем месяца боевых действий согласовали временное прекращение огня сроком на две недели при посредничестве Пакистана. На этом фоне Тегеран направляет делегацию в Исламабад для переговоров с американскими представителями, сообщил посол Ирана в Пакистане Реза Амири Могаддам.

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Majority of Hungary’s voters back continued EU membership, poll finds

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-09T12:03:12+00:00

Exclusive: Survey published days before election in which anti-EU Viktor Orbán risks being ousted after 16 yearsEurope live – latest updatesHungary elections: what is at stake and who is likely to win?After years of relentless EU-bashing by their nationalist, illiberal prime minister, an overwhelming majority of Hungary’s voters back its membership of the bloc, and most – including many of Viktor Orbán’s voters – now want a new approach to Brussels.Days before elections at which Orbán, who has consistently painted the EU as an enemy of the Hungarian people, risks being ousted after 16 years in

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Middle East crisis live: Israeli strikes on Lebanon are a ‘blatant violation’ of ceasefire, says Iran’s president

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-09T12:02:22+00:00

Masoud Pezeshkian says if strikes continue it would ‘render negotiations meaningless’Middle East ceasefire in serious doubt as Israel assaults Lebanon and Iran blocks oil tankersThe UK foreign minister, Yvette Cooper, has said Lebanon must be included in any ceasefire agreement. In other remarks now being reported by Reuters, Cooper added that shipping through the strait of Hormuz must be toll-free.Amid ceasefire talks, Tehran has proposed fees or tolls on vessels to safely pass through the strait. Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested the US and Iran could collect tolls in a joint venture, whil

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