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Trump removes US Attorney General Pam Bondi

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-04-02T19:26:56+00:00

Bondi's time as America's top law enforcement officer was overshadowed by the justice department's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation.

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Trump warns Tehran ‘more to follow’ after strike destroys Iran’s largest bridge

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-02T19:23:26+00:00

Two people reported killed in attack on newly completed suspension bridge after strike splits structure in halfMiddle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump claimed responsibility for destroying Iran’s largest bridge, a day after he threatened to bomb the country “back to the stone ages” if a deal to end the five-week-long war he started was not reached.The US president shared footage of part of the newly built 136 metre-high $400m B1 suspension bridge between Tehran and Karaj collapsing dramatically on to the causeway below amid a rising plume of black smoke. Continue reading...

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Trump Says He’ll End the Iran War in Weeks. What If He Can’t?

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-04-02T19:23:13+00:00

President Trump faces the possibility that at the end of his own two-to-three week window for wrapping up the war in Iran, nothing much will have changed.

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Міська влада Львова способом рейдерського захоплення хоче "віджати" приватну територію ЛАЗу, - ЗМІ

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-04-02T19:14:00+00:00

У Львові розгортається резонансний конфлікт довкола території колишнього ЛАЗу – понад 56 гектарів землі. Ключовий факт: ця територія перебуває у приватній власності. Це підтверджують відкриті реєстри....

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Alleged maple syrup scam in Quebec uncovered by Canadian broadcaster

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-02T19:07:20+00:00

A Radio-Canada reporter noticed his maple syrup tasted odd; testing revealed it was adulterated with cane syrupAn investigation by Canada’s national broadcaster has found that a major Quebec producer has been diluting its maple syrup with cane sugar and selling the fraudulent product to grocery chains.In a sting operation that involved false identities and covert recordings, journalists from Radio-Canada’s Enquête programme found that a low-cost syrup sold in major grocery store chains was heavily diluted. Continue reading...

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Why isn't Artemis II landing on the Moon?

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-04-02T19:02:15+00:00

The US is aiming to be the first country to land humans on the lunar surface again by 2028 - so what's this mission for?

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Iran War Live Updates: Macron Faults Trump for Shifting U.S. Goals

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-04-02T18:59:50+00:00

The French leader said President Trump could not be taken seriously because he had repeatedly changed his goals for the war. He also criticized the president for berating NATO.

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« Tu m’a violée virtuellement » : en Allemagne, l’actrice Collien Fernandes accuse son ex-mari de « l’avoir proposée à d’autres hommes » en ligne

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-02T18:56:30+00:00

L’animateur de télévision allemand Christian Ulmen est accusé par son ex-femme d’avoir créé et diffusé des fausses vidéos pornographiques d’elle. Depuis la révélation de l’affaire, mi-mars, des manifestations rassemblement plusieurs dizaines de milliers de personnes ont été organisées dans les grandes villes allemandes pour demander un renforcement de la réglementation.

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« Tu m’as violée virtuellement » : en Allemagne, l’actrice Collien Fernandes accuse son ex-mari de « l’avoir proposée à d’autres hommes » en ligne

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-02T18:56:30+00:00

L’animateur de télévision allemand Christian Ulmen est accusé par son ex-femme d’avoir créé et diffusé des fausses vidéos pornographiques d’elle. Depuis la révélation de l’affaire, mi-mars, des manifestations rassemblant plusieurs dizaines de milliers de personnes ont été organisées dans les grandes villes allemandes pour demander un renforcement de la réglementation.

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« Tu m’as violée virtuellement » : en Allemagne, l’actrice Collien Fernandes accuse son ex-mari de l’avoir proposée à d’autres hommes en ligne

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-02T18:56:30+00:00

L’animateur de télévision allemand Christian Ulmen est accusé par son ex-femme d’avoir créé et diffusé des fausses vidéos pornographiques d’elle. Depuis la révélation de l’affaire, mi-mars, des manifestations rassemblant plusieurs dizaines de milliers de personnes ont été organisées dans les grandes villes allemandes pour demander un renforcement de la réglementation.

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« Tu m’as violée virtuellement » : en Allemagne, l’actrice Collien Fernandes accuse son ex-mari de l’avoir proposée à d’autres hommes en ligne

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-02T18:56:30+00:00

L’animateur de télévision allemand Christian Ulmen est accusé par son ex-femme d’avoir créé et diffusé des fausses vidéos pornographiques d’elle. Depuis la révélation de l’affaire, mi-mars, des manifestations rassemblant plusieurs dizaines de milliers de personnes ont été organisées dans les grandes villes allemandes pour demander un renforcement de la réglementation.

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Children as young as 12 buying and selling knives and weapons via the internet

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-02T18:53:31+00:00

Government must ‘come down very hard’ on online trade in knives and weapons, says policing and crime minister Sarah JonesChildren are setting up online businesses selling knives in the same way they trade clothes, the policing and crime minister Sarah Jones has said.Jones heard how children as young as 12 were buying and selling the weapons on the internet and social media at the opening of the new National Knife Crime Centre in Bloomsbury, central London, on Thursday. Continue reading...

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : une quarantaine de pays appellent à la « réouverture immédiate » du détroit d’Ormuz

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-02T18:47:37+00:00

Les pays sont convenus « d’explorer des mesures économiques et politiques coordonnées, telles que des sanctions, pour faire pression sur l’Iran si le détroit reste fermé », a détaillé la ministre des affaires étrangères britannique, Yvette Cooper, qui présidait la réunion virtuelle.

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : une quarantaine d’Etats appellent à la « réouverture immédiate » du détroit d’Ormuz

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-02T18:47:35+00:00

Les représentants de ces pays réunis en visioconférence sont convenus d’« explorer la possibilité de mesures économiques et politiques coordonnées, telles que des sanctions, pour faire pression sur l’Iran si le détroit restait fermé », a détaillé la ministre des affaires étrangères britannique, Yvette Cooper, qui présidait la réunion.

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Trump’s White House ballroom wins approval of planning authorities

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-02T18:42:22+00:00

Blessing from NCPC comes just days after judge ruled work on project cannot proceed without congressional approvalSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxDonald Trump’s White House ballroom project received the approval of Washington’s planning authorities on Thursday, two days after a judge ruled work cannot proceed without Congress’s approval.The National Capital Planning Commission, which ​is chaired by one of Trump’s former lawyers, gave the green light to the “East Wing Modernization Project” on Thursday, describing the ballroom as just the latest stag

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Can Russia help fill the global energy gap?

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-04-02T18:40:00+00:00

Higher crude prices due to the disruption in the Strait of Hormuz have helped Russia earn more from energy exports.

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Trump fires Pam Bondi as attorney general as top Democrats welcome ouster: ‘good riddance’ – live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-02T18:37:41+00:00

Todd Blanche to serve as acting attorney general; Trump was reportedly frustrated with Bondi over the justice department’s handling of the Epstein filesTrump fires Pam Bondi as attorney generalSign up for Breaking News US email alertsDuring its brief pro forma session today, the US House took no action on the funding bill to end the historic DHS shutdown, after the Senate-passed legislation was sent to the lower chamber earlier today.The House’s next procedural meeting will be on Monday, meaning the lapse in funding for several subagencies will continue until at least next week. However, Repub

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Ros Atkins on…the cost of the Iran war

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-04-02T18:29:14+00:00

The BBC's Analysis Editor Ros Atkins takes a closer look at US costs as it continues its war with with Iran.

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Trump fires Pam Bondi as attorney general as top Democrats welcomes ouster: ‘good riddance’ – live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-02T18:18:41+00:00

Todd Blanche to serve as acting attorney general; Trump was reportedly frustrated with Bondi over the justice department’s handling of the Epstein filesTrump fires Pam Bondi as attorney generalSign up for Breaking News US email alertsDuring its brief pro forma session today, the US House took no action on the funding bill to end the historic DHS shutdown, after the Senate-passed legislation was sent to the lower chamber earlier today.The House’s next procedural meeting will be on Monday, meaning the lapse in funding for several subagencies will continue until at least next week. However, Repub

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Sadiq Khan warns of ‘zero tolerance approach’ towards any repeat of Clapham disorder

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-02T18:01:58+00:00

Six teenage girls have been arrested after shops were stormed by young people earlier this week as part of social media trend Sadiq Khan has warned against any repeat of “utterly unacceptable” scenes of disorder in Clapham earlier this week, saying culprits who assault and intimidate shop workers will face the full force of the law.The mayor of London said more arrests will be made in the coming days, and urged anyone considering more violence over the Easter weekend to think again. Continue reading...

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Sadiq Khan warns of ‘zero-tolerance approach’ to any repeat of Clapham disorder

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-02T18:01:58+00:00

London mayor says more arrests will be made after young people stormed into shops as part of social media trendSadiq Khan has warned against any repeat of “utterly unacceptable” scenes of disorder in Clapham earlier this week, saying culprits who assault and intimidate shop workers will face the full force of the law.The mayor of London said more arrests would be made in the coming days, and urged anyone considering more violence over the Easter weekend to think again. Continue reading...

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Choc pétrolier : la France s’endette aux taux les plus élevés depuis quinze ans

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-02T18:00:10+00:00

Le Trésor a réussi à placer 12,5 milliards d’euros de dettes sur le marché, ce jeudi 2 avril. Mais il a dû accepter de payer des taux d’intérêt jamais vus depuis 2011. La guerre en Iran commence à marquer les finances publiques de son empreinte.

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How Trump Boxed Himself In on Iran

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-04-02T17:55:59+00:00

President Trump faces the possibility that at the end of his own two-to-three week window for wrapping up the war in Iran, nothing much will have changed.

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CDC temporarily halts testing for several infectious diseases amid staffing shortages

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-02T17:52:28+00:00

Federal agency, which normally supports state and local public health labs, has been hobbled by staff departuresSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe US federal agency responsible for monitoring diseases has temporarily halted certain diagnostic testing, including those for rabies, human herpesvirus and several other infectious illnesses.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a list on Monday showing that more than two dozen types of testing are now unavailable. Continue reading...

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Crise humanitaire au Soudan du Sud : le pays « se trouve à un tournant critique », selon des experts de l’ONU

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-02T17:47:42+00:00

Les experts mandatés par l’ONU ont exprimé leur inquiétude face à l’ampleur et à la gravité des violences liées au conflit, notamment celles de nature sexuelle contre les femmes et les filles, et à la détérioration de la situation des droits humains dans ce pays.

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Trump urges Iran to make deal ‘before it is too late’ after strike on key bridge near Tehran – Middle East crisis live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-02T17:47:26+00:00

US president warns there was ‘much more to follow’ after B1 bridge on the Karaj northern bypass in western Tehran, Iran, after it was targeted on ThursdayTrump has claimed that Iran was “right at the doorstep” of gaining a nuclear weapon.Earlier on Wednesday the president said he did not care about Iran’s stock of highly enriched uranium (HEU), arguing it was deep underground and could be monitored by satellite.From the very beginning my campaign for president in 2015, I said I would never allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon. This regime has been chanting death to America, death to Israel. Con

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