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Україна побачила шанс зміцнити зв’язки з НАТО після погроз Трампа, - Politico

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-04-03T22:58:00+00:00

Гетманчук заявила, що сьогодні Київ перебуває у вигідному становищі, щоб бути партнером, який може запропонувати альянсу щось натомість за допомогу.

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Trump issues order declaring all DHS staff get paid amid partial shutdown

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-03T22:57:10+00:00

US president issues executive order as longest partial government shutdown in US history enters 49th dayDonald Trump issued an executive order Friday that declares all Department of Homeland Security employees will receive pay and benefits during the agency’s partial shutdown.The “Liberating the Department of Homeland Security From the Democrat-Caused Shutdown” memo is similar to Trump’s executive order from last week which called for issuing pay to Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents during the shutdown.In the order, Trump directed the homeland security secretary, Markwayne Mu

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US military archbishop says Iran conflict does not meet ‘just war’ standard

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-03T22:39:31+00:00

Catholic Timothy Broglio says ‘hard to cast this war as something that would be sponsored by the Lord’The leader of all Catholic chaplains in the United States’ armed forces has questioned how righteous the US military’s campaign in Iran is, saying that “under the just war theory – it is not”.Archbishop Timothy Broglio, head of the Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services USA, told CBS News in an interview set for broadcast Sunday that while Iran “was a threat with nuclear arms”, waging war on the theocratic state constituted “compensating for a threat before the threat is actually reali

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Sui conti pubblici il governo è nudo

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-04-03T22:01:00+00:00

La disfatta referendaria ha stravolto il racconto del Belpaese gaudioso che Meloni ci ha propinato. Al suo posto c’è il mesto storytelling di un esecutivo debole e impresentabile. E di un’Italietta fragile e vulnerabile

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Sadiq Khan protection officers ‘leave bag with guns and Taser on south London street’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-03T21:44:51+00:00

Met police investigate incident, removing five officers from frontline duties after member of the public discovers items Armed police officers protecting the London mayor, Sadiq Khan, allegedly left a bag containing guns and a Taser on the street which was discovered by a member of the public.The Metropolitan police said on Friday it was investigating the incident and five officers had been removed from frontline duties while inquiries were being carried out. Continue reading...

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У МЗС розповіли, як країни Балтії реагують на удари України по Усть-Лузі та Приморську

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-04-03T21:43:00+00:00

Країни Балтії не звинувачують Україну у тих моментах, коли українські дрони під час атак на російські порти потрапляють у повітряний простір цих країн.

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Democratic attorneys general sue Trump over order to restrict mail voting

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-03T21:40:18+00:00

Over 20 attorneys general challenge the executive order and say it’s an unconstitutional move to disenfranchise votersMore than 20 Democratic attorneys general filed a lawsuit Friday challenging Donald Trump’s Tuesday executive order to restrict who can vote by mail.In his order, Trump directed the US Postal Service to abstain from sending mail-in or absentee ballots to people who are not on a pre-ordained list of eligible citizens. Continue reading...

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : les négociations de paix avec les Etats-Unis et la Russie ont des « perspectives », selon Kiev

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-03T21:13:18+00:00

Les discussions entre Kiev, Moscou et Washington se poursuivent mais restent extrêmement complexes, a estimé Kyrylo Boudanov, chef du cabinet de Volodymyr Zelensky, auprès du média Suspilne. Il s’agit « de l’une des questions géopolitiques les plus complexes, où se croisent les intérêts des Etats-Unis, de l’UE, de la Russie et de la Chine ».

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What We Know About the F-15E Strike Eagle Shot Down by Iran

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-04-03T21:12:29+00:00

A rescue helicopter was also fired upon and another Air Force combat plane, an A-10 Warthog, crashed in the Persian Gulf region on Friday.

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Iran Shoots Down U.S. Fighter Jet, Setting Off American Search and Rescue

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-04-03T20:50:51+00:00

One crew member was rescued. The risky operation to find the second airman came as the United States and Israel struck infrastructure targets in Iran, prompting Iranian retaliation in the Gulf.

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Meet the elite US teams tasked with combat rescues

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-04-03T20:42:56+00:00

Air Force Pararescue units who specialise in CSAR missions are among the most highly trained in the US military.

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How elite US teams tackle combat rescue missions

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-04-03T20:42:56+00:00

Air force pararescue units who specialise in CSAR missions are among the most highly trained in the US military.

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What We Know About the US Fighter Jet Shot Down by Iran

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-04-03T20:33:35+00:00

It was the first enemy downing of an American warplane during the war with Iran. The F-15E Strike Eagle was carrying two crew members, who ejected, officials said.

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Middle East crisis live: one crew member rescued from US fighter jet shot down by Iran as its army claims it downed second US plane

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-03T20:25:17+00:00

US forces searching for second crew member after jet shot down by armed forces this morning; another US plane reportedly crashed in a separate incident and its pilot was rescuedUS F-15E jet confirmed shot down over Iran as Tehran releases wreckage imagesAuthorities in Abu Dhabi have reported two incidents of debris falling from intercepted aerial threats in the UAE capital, with one sparking a fire at a gas facility,The official Abu Dhabi Media Office said authorities responded to an incident of falling debris at the Habshan gas facilities. “Operations have been suspended while authorities res

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Senator decries new shoes-on security policy at US airports as ‘reckless’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-03T20:22:12+00:00

Democrat Tammy Duckworth writes letter to TSA calling on agency to reinstate the shoes-off airport security policyNine months after US airports allowed passengers to pass through scanners without taking off their shoes, rescinding the stringent policy after almost two decades, a top senator claimed the “reckless” move could put passengers in danger.The policy amounts to a “potentially catastrophic security deficiency”, according to Tammy Duckworth, Democrat for Illinois, and ranking member of the Senate commerce, science and transportation (CST) aviation subcommittee. Continue reading...

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