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Trump seeks $1.5tn for defense department in budget request to Congress – US politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-03T13:31:32+00:00

Request includes a 10 per cent decrease in non-defense spending, a reduction of $73bnSign up for the Breaking News US emailDonald Trump has asked for $1.5tn in defense department funding in his latest budget request to Congress for the 2027 fiscal year.This would include a pay increase for most troops, funds for the president’s missile defense system, the Golden Dome, and resupplying “critical munitions”. This comes as the US-Israel war on Iran enters its sixth week. Continue reading...

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Не лише зброя: Буданов назвав важливу умову перемоги

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-04-03T13:24:00+00:00

Керівник ОП Кирило Буданов / фото Офіс президентаПід головуванням керівника Офісу Президента Кирила Буданова відбулося перше засідання Ради з питань підтримки підприємництва. Як повідомляє Укрінформ, у...

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Average time for issuing IT refunds hits three-year high in FY26

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-03T13:21:15+00:00

A Parliamentary panel has now recommended deploying AI-driven risk-scoring systems to streamline processing and ensure faster refunds for genuine taxpayers

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : un avion de combat américain s’est écrasé en Iran, des opérations sont en cours pour retrouver l’équipage, selon des responsables américains au « New York Times »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-03T13:19:51+00:00

Plus tôt vendredi, des médias d’Etat iraniens ont diffusé des photos de ce qu’ils ont présenté comme les débris d’un avion de chasse américain abattu par les gardiens de la révolution. « Il s’agit clairement d’un F-15 », a déclaré à CNN Peter Layton, un chercheur au Griffith Asia Institute et ancien officier de la Royal Australian Air Force.

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EN DIRECT, Iran : l’armée américaine recherche l’équipage d’un avion de combat qui s’est écrasé, selon des responsables cités par le « New York Times »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-03T13:19:51+00:00

Plus tôt vendredi, des médias d’Etat iraniens ont diffusé des photos de ce qu’ils ont présenté comme les débris d’un avion de chasse américain abattu par les gardiens de la révolution. « Il s’agit clairement d’un F-15 », a déclaré à CNN Peter Layton, un chercheur au Griffith Asia Institute et ancien officier de la Royal Australian Air Force.

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EN DIRECT, Iran : l’armée américaine recherche l’équipage d’un avion de combat abattu, selon plusieurs médias dont le « New York Times »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-03T13:19:51+00:00

« Il s’agit clairement d’un F-15 », a déclaré Peter Layton, un chercheur au Griffith Asia Institute et ancien officier de la Royal Australian Air Force. Deux personnes se trouvaient à bord, rapporte le « Washington Post », citant deux membres de l’administration.

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Three teenagers arrested after 14-year-old boy shot dead in south-east London

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-03T13:19:20+00:00

Fourteen-, 16- and 18-year-olds arrested on suspicion of murder after incident near Woolwich Dockyard stationPolice have launched a murder investigation after a 14-year-old boy was fatally shot in Woolwich, south-east London. Three teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of murder.Officers received reports of a shooting on Lord Warwick Street, Woolwich, at about 3.40pm on Thursday, the Metropolitan police said. Continue reading...

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Artemis II astronauts approach 100,000 miles from Earth on voyage to the moon

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-03T13:11:09+00:00

Capsule’s engine fires up for six minutes, putting crew on track to reach farthest distance travelled by humans in spaceThe four astronauts on the Artemis II mission are approaching 100,000 miles from Earth as they head towards the moon, putting them on track to reach the farthest distance humans have ever travelled into space.The crew have left Earth’s orbit and fired their engines on Thursday for a “translunar injection”, sending the Orion capsule on its trajectory towards the moon. Continue reading...

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UK’s leading AI research institute told to make ‘significant’ changes

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-03T13:04:06+00:00

Body that funds Alan Turing Institute says it should offer better strategy and more value for moneyThe UK’s leading AI research institute has been told to make “significant” changes by its main source of taxpayer funding.The warning comes after the Guardian revealed the board of the Alan Turing Institute was reminded of its legal duties last month by the charity watchdog after a whistleblower complaint. Continue reading...

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Почему Трамп массово увольняет высокопоставленных военных и чиновников

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-04-03T13:01:49+00:00

В Пентагоне произошла серия отставок высокопоставленных армейских чинов. Об этом 3 апреля сообщило CNN со ссылкой на представителя американского военного министерства. Был уволен генерал Рэнди Джордж, начальник штаба армии США (аналог сухопутных войск). По данным CBS News, ухода Джорджа со своего поста потребовал лично глава Пентагона Пит Хегсет. Министр хочет видеть на должности Джорджа другого человека, который бы «реализовывал видение армии, сформулированное им и президентом Дональдом Трампом». Как заявил другой чиновник Пентагона, «пришло время смены руководства». Помимо Джорджа руководите

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Is the US committing war crimes by targeting Iran’s civilian infrastructure?

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-03T13:00:53+00:00

International law experts ‘seriously concerned’ about ‘strikes on schools, health centres and homes’ in contravention of Geneva conventionsDonald Trump, other senior US officials and their cheerleaders appear to be embracing attacks – and threats of attacks – on Iranian civilian infrastructure, which legal experts say appears to constitute serious war crimes under international law.In his rambling national address on Wednesday, the US president warned that if Iran did not reach an unspecified deal with him, US forces would “hit each and every one of their electric-generating plants” and “bring

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LA drivers get creative as surging gas prices threatens love affair with the car

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-03T13:00:53+00:00

Shop around, coast downhill, band together – drivers tell of how they’re dealing with the costliest gas in the USJack Nooney has pretty much made peace with the traffic since moving to Los Angeles five years ago, but recent soaring gas prices have certainly added another layer of insult to his daily commute. The musician and full-time grocery deli employee drives from his San Fernando Valley apartment to Santa Monica daily. While it’s just nine miles each way, with LA traffic that often equates to a whole gas-burning hour.Nooney, who makes $20/hour, says it’s become glaringly clear that fuel c

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Young people ‘more likely to leave for health reasons when in low-paid, insecure jobs’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-03T12:57:31+00:00

Research for TUC analyses link between job quality and economic inactivity, as UK youth unemployment risesYoung people in the UK are more likely to leave their job for health reasons and become economically inactive when they work in insecure, low-paid sectors, a study has found.Research carried out for the Trades Union Congress by the consultancy Timewise charts a connection between the jobs young people are most likely to do – in hospitality, retail and care, for example – and the proportion of people leaving work because of ill health. Continue reading...

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Srinagar Airport curbs hours amid upgrade, tourism stakeholders flag concerns

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-03T12:55:23+00:00

At present, around 60 flight movements operate daily between 8 am and 10 pm, and the revised schedule will compress operations into a shorter window during one of the busiest periods for travel to the Valley

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US labor market added 178,000 jobs in March ahead of economists’ expectations

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-03T12:37:05+00:00

Unemployment rate fell slightly to 4.3%, as employers showed signs of resilience amid US-Israel war in IranSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe US labor market picked up in March as employers showed signs of resilience amid the US-Israel war in Iran.After an extraordinary contraction in February, employers added 178,000 jobs last month, ahead of economists’ expectations of about 70,000. Continue reading...

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US jobs market surpassed expectations in March but February losses were worse than first reported

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-03T12:37:05+00:00

Employers added 178,000 new jobs in March and unemployment rate fell to 4.3%, ahead of economists’ predictionsSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe US labor market picked up in March as employers showed signs of resilience amid the US-Israel war in Iran.After an extraordinary contraction in February, employers added 178,000 jobs last month, ahead of economists’ expectations of about 70,000. Continue reading...

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