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City veteran Ian Cheshire named as new chair of Ofcom

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-08T13:09:16+00:00

Former Channel 4 chair and boss of Kingfisher to be appointed at crucial time for UK’s media regulatorBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK media regulator Ofcom has named the City veteran Ian Cheshire as its next chair.Ofcom, which oversees the UK’s media and internet sectors, named Cheshire as its preferred candidate for chair on Wednesday. He will be formally appointed to the role for a four-year term once he has been approved in a parliamentary hearing. Continue reading...

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Natural Diamond Council celebrates ‘World Diamond Day’

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-08T13:08:11+00:00

The special day was introduced as a global movement to recognise and celebrate the joy, passion, and community that natural diamonds inspire

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Close Brothers shares surge after UK bank says it can ‘comfortably absorb’ cost of car finance compensation

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-08T13:08:09+00:00

Specialist lender says it expects its slice of £9.1bn compensation set by FCA to be about £320mClose Brothers shares surged on Wednesday after the UK bank declared it could “comfortably absorb” its slice of a £9.1bn compensation bill over the motor finance scandal, hours after one of its rivals announced it was selling its UK operations over looming costs.The specialist lender said it expected the final terms of the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) compensation scheme to cost roughly £320m, a sum that is “broadly similar” to previous estimates and the £294m put aside to date. Continue readi

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Fertiliser sector hopeful of normalisation of supplies, easing of global prices

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-08T13:03:15+00:00

The timing of the ceasefire is very crucial as April and May are two crucial months to produce and stock Urea as much as possible as Kharif sowing season will start from June with arrival of monsoon

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‘I will use my education and experience to bring about development’

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-08T13:01:38+00:00

Thirty-eight-year-old engineer PN Vaisakh, who was a two-time municipal councillor, outlines his healthcare reforms, and shares his vision for a wellness ecosystem in Wadakkanchery

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Yo, Donald Trump, soy el imperio al final de la decadencia

Source: El País - Internacional · Published: 2026-04-08T13:01:12+00:00

El manejo de la guerra de Irán evidencia los límites internacionales y la podredumbre interna del poderío de Estados Unidos

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Chile’s far-right government rips up plan for memorial at Pinochet torture site

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-08T13:00:32+00:00

New administration reverses expropriation of property founded by ex-Nazi Paul Schäfer, leaving victims in limboWith its Germanic crosses and colourful toy-town facades, the village square of the tiny Chilean settlement of Villa Baviera gives little indication of the horrors of its past.Until 1991, this cattle town of a few hundred people was a compound known as Colonia Dignidad. Its leader, Paul Schäfer, a former Nazi and weapons smuggler, bought a swathe of land in the valley in 1961, eventually holding as many as 300 people in a fenced enclave with minimal contact with the outside world. He

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Londoners may regret protest votes for Reform or Greens in local elections, says Sadiq Khan

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-08T13:00:32+00:00

Exclusive: Capital’s mayor warns people not to use next month’s elections as a referendum on Labour’s progressUK politics live – latest updatesSadiq Khan has said he can understand why some former Labour voters are “flirting” with other parties in the run-up to May’s elections, but said that they may regret seeing a Green or Reform-led council in their areas.Speaking to the Guardian at a youth centre, where he was announcing new funding for facilities for young people, the London mayor also cautioned Labour MPs against considering a challenge to Keir Starmer, saying such “navel gazing” would b

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Arthur Kenigsberg, spécialiste de l’Europe centrale : « Viktor Orban est le seul dirigeant européen à être simultanément soutenu par Poutine et Trump »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-08T13:00:12+00:00

Dans une tribune au « Monde », Arthur Kenigsberg, président du think tank Euro Créative, rappelle les vassalités du premier ministre hongrois, en mauvaise posture pour les imminentes élections législatives du 12 avril, qui pèseront sur la future gouvernance de l’Union européenne.

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Travel demand for Dubai should normalise in six months, IHCL Puneet Chhatwal

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-08T12:57:10+00:00

Summer months are generally a slow season for Dubai and rates tend to be lower than other periods of the year. With demand impacted now, rate recovery would take longer, says Chhatwal

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How Pakistan Became Key Mediator Between U.S. and Iran

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-04-08T12:56:53+00:00

Pakistani officials have aggressively courted the Trump administration and made use of their longstanding ties to Iran.

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : pour les Etats-Unis, il s’agit de « la guerre la plus difficile à résoudre », malgré des « progrès significatifs »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-08T12:56:18+00:00

Après l’annonce de la trêve de deux semaines en Iran, J. D. Vance, le vice-président américain, a souligné que Moscou et Kiev ont « réellement réussi à exprimer leurs positions et, avec le temps, [elles] se sont de plus en plus rapprochées ».

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Israel conducts massive wave of airstrikes on Lebanon amid ceasefire uncertainty

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-08T12:55:32+00:00

Israeli military announces ‘largest coordinated strike’ against Hezbollah since war began on 2 MarchMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsrael carried out its largest attack on Lebanon since its war with Hezbollah began, carrying out a wave of airstrikes without warning on Beirut and across the country on more than 100 targets.Warplanes levelled several buildings in the centre of the capital city without warning, filling the skies with smoke and the sounds of sirens as ambulances headed to impact sites. Continue reading...

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Israel hits Lebanon with massive wave of airstrikes amid ceasefire uncertainty

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-08T12:55:32+00:00

Israeli military announces ‘largest coordinated strike’ against Hezbollah since war began on 2 MarchMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsrael carried out its largest attack on Lebanon since its war with Hezbollah began, carrying out a wave of airstrikes without warning on Beirut and across the country on more than 100 targets.Warplanes levelled several buildings in the centre of the capital city without warning, filling the skies with smoke and the sounds of sirens as ambulances headed to impact sites. Continue reading...

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Israel hits Lebanon with massive wave of airstrikes

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-08T12:55:32+00:00

Israeli military announces ‘largest coordinated strike’ against Hezbollah since war began on 2 MarchMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsrael carried out its largest attack on Lebanon since its war with Hezbollah began, carrying out a wave of airstrikes without warning on Beirut and across the country on more than 100 targets.Warplanes levelled several buildings in the centre of the capital city without warning, filling the skies with smoke and the sounds of sirens as ambulances headed to impact sites. Continue reading...

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : l’armée israélienne pilonne Beyrouth ; les Etats-Unis se disent « prêts » à reprendre les combats en Iran en cas de fin de la trêve

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-08T12:53:49+00:00

Les forces armées de l’Etat hébreu disent avoir mené « la plus grande vague de frappes coordonnées visant plus de 100 centres de commandement et sites militaires du Hezbollah ». De son côté, le parti-milice chiite revendique être « proche d’une victoire historique » au Liban.

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : l’armée israélienne a tué des dizaines de personnes et blessé des centaines, selon les autorités libanaises

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-08T12:53:47+00:00

Après que les forces armées de l’Etat hébreu ont annoncé, mercredi, avoir mené « la plus grande vague de frappes coordonnées visant plus de 100 centres de commandement et sites militaires du Hezbollah », mercredi à la mi-journée, le ministère de la santé libanais a dénoncé « une dangereuse escalade ».

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : l’armée israélienne a tué des dizaines de personnes et en a blessé des centaines, selon les autorités libanaises

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-08T12:53:47+00:00

Après que les forces armées de l’Etat hébreu ont annoncé, mercredi, avoir mené « la plus grande vague de frappes coordonnées visant plus de 100 centres de commandement et sites militaires du Hezbollah », mercredi à la mi-journée, le ministère de la santé libanais a dénoncé « une dangereuse escalade ».

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : le président du Liban, Joseph Aoun, qualifie les attaques israéliennes de « barbares » et dénonce un « nouveau massacre »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-08T12:53:47+00:00

Le ministère de la santé libanais dénombre des dizaines de personnes tuées après que l’armée israélienne a annoncé, mercredi à la mi-journée, avoir lancé la « plus grande vague de frappes coordonnées » depuis le début de la guerre.

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : au Liban, les frappes israéliennes ont tué au moins 89 personnes, selon Beyrouth

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-08T12:53:47+00:00

L’armée israélienne a annoncé, mercredi à la mi-journée, avoir lancé la « plus grande vague de frappes coordonnées » depuis le début de la guerre. Le président libanais, Joseph Aoun, a dénoncé des attaques « barbares » et un « nouveau massacre ».

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Middle East crisis live: Iran to hand over enriched uranium or US will ‘take it out’, Hegseth claims

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-08T12:51:09+00:00

US defence secretary gives press briefing after provisional ceasefire agreedUS and Iran agree to provisional ceasefire with Tehran saying it will reopen strait of HormuzWhat is in Iran’s 10-point ceasefire plan and will the US agree to it?A genocidal threat, and then the US president, Donald Trump, blinked – without any apparently meaningful concessions from Iran. As in so much concerning the second Trump administration, the two week ceasefire “deal” that will see the strait of Hormuz reopened – if it can be described as such – is maddeningly vague and short on detail, apparently kicking the c

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Guerra in Iran, news. Ue: “Cessate il fuoco anche in Libano”. Duri raid su Beirut: “Morti in strada”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-04-08T12:49:22+00:00

Ok alla proposta del Pakistan: accordo per una tregua di due settimane in cambio della riapertura dello Stretto: passano le prime due navi. Israele: “Avanti con le operazioni in Libano”. Venerdì al via ai negoziati di pace, ci sarà Vance. Hegseth: “Raggiunta una vittoria storica”. Pasdaran: “Abbiamo ancora il dito sul grilletto”

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Shipping far from normalcy after Hormuz truce

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-08T12:46:29+00:00

Nearly 800 ships with over 20,000 seafarers are stranded in the Persian Gulf

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Cease-Fire Leaves Questions Over Fate of Iran’s Uranium

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-04-08T12:41:11+00:00

President Trump has vowed to stop Tehran from obtaining nuclear weapons, but he has also hinted that the enriched material could stay in Iranian territory.

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Трамп пригрозив митами у розмірі 50% усім країнам, які продають зброю Ірану

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-04-08T12:40:00+00:00

/ фото - ua.depositphotos.comПрезидент США Дональд Трамп пригрозив митами всім країнам, які постачають зброю до Ірану. Таку заяву він зробив у своїй соціальній мережі Truth Social. "Країна, яка постачає...

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