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Without the U.S., What Would Happen to NATO?

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-04-01T13:28:05+00:00

Losing its most powerful member would change the alliance fundamentally. But President Trump can’t pull the United States out of it unless Congress approves.

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Israel’s Message to a Broad Swath of Lebanon: Shiites Must Go

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-04-01T13:26:18+00:00

Israel has issued sweeping evacuation warnings, and pressed some Christian and Druse leaders to expel Shiite Muslims from southern towns, the leaders said.

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Gmail більше не прив'язаний назавжди: Google тестує функцію перейменування пошти

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-04-01T13:23:00+00:00

Частина користувачів отримала можливість редагувати адресу, не втрачаючи доступу до старого поштового ящика та даних, що зберігаються в ньому.

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Guerra in Iran, le news. Trump: “Nuovo regime iraniano ci ha chiesto tregua”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-04-01T13:20:42+00:00

Ue: “Impegnati nella sicurezza transatlantica, Nato è fondamentale” . Emirati pronti a scendere in campo per forzare l’apertura di Hormuz con gli Usa. Khamenei a Hezbollah: “Vi sosteniamo incondizionatamente”. Rubio: “Dopo la fine della guerra rivedremo i rapporti con la Nato”. Trump: “La guerra finirà tra due o tre settimane. Lasceremo presto l’Iran e il prezzo della benzina scenderà”

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Doctor’s son says father confessed he ‘tried to kill’ wife after cheating claim

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-01T13:16:16+00:00

Jurors hear 19-year-old recount FaceTime call after alleged cliffside attack on Oahu during wife’s birthday tripSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe son of a Hawaii doctor accused of trying to kill his wife testified on Tuesday that his father told him that his wife had been cheating on him and that he had “tried to kill her”.Emile Konig, 19, told jurors that he had received two FaceTime calls from his father, Gerhardt Konig, 47, on the morning of 24 March 2025 – the same day prosecutors allege that Gerhardt attempted to murder his wife, Arielle

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NHAI exceeds FY26 highway construction target by 15%

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-01T13:09:56+00:00

Capital expenditure surpasses budgetary support with additional funding from internal resources

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : Donald Trump affirme que le président iranien a demandé un cessez-le-feu aux Etats-Unis

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-01T13:06:01+00:00

« Nous y réfléchirons lorsque le détroit d’Ormuz sera ouvert, libre et dégagé », a poursuivi le président américain sur son réseau Truth social, promettant d’ici là de « réduire l’Iran en cendres ou, comme on dit, le renvoyer à l’âge de pierre ».

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : Donald Trump affirme que le président iranien a demandé un cessez-le-feu aux Etats-Unis ; des déclarations « fausses et sans fondement », selon un porte-parole iranien

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-01T13:05:59+00:00

De puissantes détonations ont secoué, mercredi après-midi, l’ouest de Téhéran, déjà touchée en début de matinée par des bombardements, selon un journaliste de l’Agence France-Presse.

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : Donald Trump affirme que le président de l’Iran a demandé un cessez-le-feu aux Etats-Unis ; des affirmations « fausses et sans fondement », selon un porte-parole iranien

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-01T13:05:59+00:00

De puissantes détonations ont secoué, mercredi après-midi, l’ouest de Téhéran, déjà touchée en début de matinée par des bombardements, selon un journaliste de l’Agence France-Presse.

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Vijay’s crowds don’t automatically translate into votes, says CPI(M) leader

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

People are naturally curious to see an actor — whom they have only watched on the silver screen — step out into public life for the first time. We do not interpret these crowds as political endorsement,” he told The Hindu group of journalists

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Starmer calls for ‘ambitious’ new UK-EU ties as Trump threatens to quit Nato

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-01T13:02:54+00:00

PM to focus on European defence and economic partnership for ‘dangerous world’ in pivot away from USUK politics live – latest updatesBritain’s long-term national interest requires closer partnership with the EU, Keir Starmer has said, citing war in the Middle East and the increasingly volatile international situation.The prime minister indicated that the conflict had refocused the government on “ambitious” new ties with Europe, economically and in defence, and said how Britain emerged from the crisis “would define us for a generation”. Continue reading...

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Lebanon faces growing displacement crisis

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-04-01T13:00:17+00:00

The UN warns Lebanon is facing a cycle of ‘coercive displacement’ as more than one million people flee Israeli attacks.

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‘On a whole other level’: rapid snow melt-off in American west stuns scientists

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-01T13:00:01+00:00

Experts say brutal March heat has left critical snowpack at record-low levels – and key basins in uncharted territorySnow surveys taking place across the American west this week are offering a grim prognosis, after a historically warm winter and searing March temperatures left the critical snowpack at record-low levels across the region.Experts warned that even as the heat begins to subside, the stunning pace of melt-off over the past month has left key basins in uncharted territory for the dry seasons ahead. Though there’s still potential for more snow in the forecast, experts said it will li

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US jibes at Royal Navy are uncomfortable because they have substance | Jamie Grierson

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-01T12:57:10+00:00

While Pete Hegseth has mocked the ‘big, bad Royal Navy’, the First Sea Lord has sounded the alarm about its readinessMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe US defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, had his tongue firmly in his cheek when he singled out the “big bad Royal Navy” in a recent press update on the US-Israeli attacks on Iran.Hegseth’s sarcastic comment was only the latest in a long line of jibes against the capabilities and readiness of the British Royal Navy. Continue reading...

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Орешкин ждет смерти традиционного банкинга

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-04-01T12:55:25+00:00

Банки в традиционном виде должны умереть, заявил заместитель главы администрации президента (АП) России Максим Орешкин на форуме Т-банка ТОЛК. Привычная модель себя исчерпала, считает он и поэтому уверен – сектор ждет кардинальная трансформация.

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MP rejects Palantir’s claims that criticism of NHS England deal is ‘ideologically motivated’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-01T12:55:06+00:00

Head of committee says it was appropriate for government to seek guidance on way out of £330m deal with US data companyClaims by Palantir that concerns over the US data analytics company’s multimillion-pound NHS contract are “ideologically motivated” have been rejected by the chair of a parliamentary committee.It was also appropriate for the government to seek guidance on activating a break contract in the deal, said Chi Onwurah, a Labour MP who heads the science, innovation and technology select committee. Continue reading...

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Middle East crisis live: Trump claims Iran’s president has asked US for a ceasefire

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-01T12:54:47+00:00

US president makes claim on social media ahead of his address to the nation later today‘Get your own oil’: Trump launches tirade against Europe for not joining Iran warHouthi forces in Yemen have claimed responsibility for a missile attack on southern Israel this morning, saying it was a joint operation with Iran and Hezbollah.In a statement, the Houthi movement said it carried out its third missile attack in the conflict “in conjunction with Iran and Hezbollah in Lebanon”. Continue reading...

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