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Existing property investors likely to avoid more tax under possible CGT changes in Chalmers’ May budget

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-04-30T01:25:29+00:00

Treasurer tells Commonwealth Bank podcast that he aims to ‘recognise the decisions that people have taken in the past’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastExisting property investors look set to avoid paying more tax under Labor’s mooted changes to CGT in next month’s budget, after Jim Chalmers said he wanted to “make sure that we recognise the decisions that people have taken in the past” and flagged any reforms would not generate “a huge amount of revenue”.The treasurer is widely expected to modify the flat 50% tax d

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Massive profits already earned by property investors to be shielded from Chalmers’ CGT changes

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-04-30T01:25:29+00:00

Treasurer tells Commonwealth Bank podcast that he aims to ‘recognise the decisions that people have taken in the past’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMassive paper profits earned over recent years by property investors will be shielded from Labor’s changes to the CGT discount, after Jim Chalmers said any new tax rules would “recognise the decisions that people have taken in the past”.The treasurer is widely expected to modify the 50% tax discount on profits from the sale of assets held for more than one year, pote

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Australia news live: royal commission recommends higher security at Jewish festivals in wake of Bondi terror attack

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-04-30T01:24:00+00:00

Interim report urges action on gun buyback. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastChalmers understands calls for gas export tax, but says government focused on getting fuel for AustraliansChalmers said he understands calls to tax gas exports, but maintained the government was set on securing international supply arrangements during the ongoing fuel crisis. He told ABC News:I understand that there is a constituency in the Australian community to go further … But there are also, as the prime minister said, really good reasons to prioritise these inter

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Archibald prize 2026: Jacob Collins portrait wins the Packing Room prize as finalists revealed

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-04-30T01:21:14+00:00

The winner was chosen by the Art Gallery of NSW staff who hang the finalists for exhibition, ahead of the main prize announcement on 8 MayArchibald prize 2026 finalists: Virginia Trioli, Jan Fran, Ahmed al-Ahmed and more – in picturesA portrait of Jacob Collins by Sean Layh has won the favour of Art Gallery of NSW staff, who awarded it the Packing Room prize on Thursday, ahead of the Archibald prize’s main announcement on 8 May.Laye said winning the prize for his work – an oil painting titled The tragicall historie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke – was “one of the great honours of my professiona

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Bernie Sanders urges international cooperation to curb AI’s ‘runaway train’

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-04-30T01:01:09+00:00

US senator holds panel with leading Chinese scientists and warns of risks to society unless new technology is regulated The US senator Bernie Sanders espoused the importance of international cooperation in regulating AI at a Wednesday panel on Capitol Hill alongside two leading Chinese scientists.As startups and tech giants, most prominently in Silicon Valley and Beijing, race to advance and scale their artificial intelligence, Sanders has been among the AI skeptics advocating for safeguards. Continue reading...

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Bernie Sanders urges international cooperation to halt AI’s ‘runaway train’

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-04-30T01:01:09+00:00

US senator holds panel with leading Chinese scientists and warns of risks to society unless new technology is regulated The US senator Bernie Sanders espoused the importance of international cooperation in regulating AI at a Wednesday panel on Capitol Hill alongside two leading Chinese scientists.As startups and tech giants, most prominently in Silicon Valley and Beijing, race to advance and scale their artificial intelligence, Sanders has been among the AI skeptics advocating for safeguards. Continue reading...

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A Londres, la colère de la communauté juive face à la multiplication des attaques antisémites

Fonte: Le Monde - International · Pubblicato: 2026-04-30T00:58:22+00:00

Deux hommes, de 76 et 34 ans, ont été blessés à coups de couteau, mercredi, dans le quartier de Golders Green, où vit une partie de la communauté juive. La police a qualifié cette agression, qui fait suite à plusieurs autres actes qui ont ciblé des institutions communautaires ces dernières semaines, d’« incident terroriste ».

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Australia news live: PM adopts all recommendations of Bondi royal commission after report says counter-terror capability ‘could be improved’

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-04-30T00:52:40+00:00

Interim report urges action on gun buyback. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastChalmers understands calls for gas export tax, but says government focused on getting fuel for AustraliansChalmers said he understands calls to tax gas exports, but maintained the government was set on securing international supply arrangements during the ongoing fuel crisis. He told ABC News:I understand that there is a constituency in the Australian community to go further … But there are also, as the prime minister said, really good reasons to prioritise these inter

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En Colombie, la guérilla EMC reconnaît avoir fait une « erreur » après l’attentat qui a coûté la vie à 21 civils

Fonte: Le Monde - International · Pubblicato: 2026-04-30T00:50:23+00:00

« Nous devons assumer la responsabilité politique de cette erreur tactique, qui n’a aucune justification », a déclaré cette organisation qui revendique l’attentat organisé samedi. Dans le même temps, Bogota accuse l’Equateur de vouloir « saboter » la prochaine présidentielle colombienne en soutenant la violence.

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En Colombie, la guérilla EMC reconnaît avoir fait une « erreur » après l’attentat qui a coûté la vie à 21 civils

Fonte: Le Monde - International · Pubblicato: 2026-04-30T00:50:20+00:00

« Nous devons assumer la responsabilité politique de cette erreur tactique, qui n’a aucune justification », a déclaré l’organisation qui a revendiqué l’attentat organisé samedi. Dans le même temps, Bogota accuse l’Equateur de vouloir « saboter » la prochaine présidentielle colombienne en soutenant la violence.

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Australia news live: Bondi royal commission says counter-terror capability ‘could be improved’ and urges action on gun buyback

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-04-30T00:32:16+00:00

Meanwhile Penny Wong says China has agreed to facilitate exports of jet fuel to ease supply disruptions. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastChalmers understands calls for gas export tax, but says government focused on getting fuel for AustraliansChalmers said he understands calls to tax gas exports, but maintained the government was set on securing international supply arrangements during the ongoing fuel crisis. He told ABC News:I understand that there is a constituency in the Australian community to go further … But there are also, as the prime

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Anthropic eyes $900 billion valuation in fresh funding round

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-04-30T00:29:46+00:00

The move comes as competition intensifies in the AI sector, with both Anthropic and OpenAI eyeing potential public listings.

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Pentagon pegs Iran war cost at $25 billion, analysts say it’s understated

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-04-30T00:28:02+00:00

Experts argue the full cost could be far higher, with daily spending estimates reaching up to $2 billion and major losses in aircraft, missile systems and naval operations adding to the financial burden

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : au Liban, 1,2 million de personnes sont menacés d’insécurité alimentaire aiguë en raison du conflit entre Israël et le Hezbollah

Fonte: Le Monde - International · Pubblicato: 2026-04-30T00:23:19+00:00

Ces chiffres sont tirés d’une étude publiée, mercredi, par des agences onusiennes et le ministère libanais de l’agriculture. Il s’agit d’une « détérioration significative » par rapport à la précédente période étudiée, relève le Cadre intégré de classification de la sécurité alimentaire (IPC), qui mesure la faim et la malnutrition dans le monde.

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : au Liban, 1,2 million de personnes sont menacées d’insécurité alimentaire aiguë en raison du conflit entre Israël et le Hezbollah

Fonte: Le Monde - International · Pubblicato: 2026-04-30T00:23:15+00:00

Ces chiffres sont tirés d’une étude publiée, mercredi, par des agences onusiennes et le ministère libanais de l’agriculture. Il s’agit d’une « détérioration significative » par rapport à la précédente période étudiée, relève le Cadre intégré de classification de la sécurité alimentaire (IPC), qui mesure la faim et la malnutrition dans le monde.

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US charges Sinaloa governor and other Mexican officials with drug trafficking offences

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-04-30T00:09:13+00:00

Indictment accuses high-level officials in Sinaloa of offences such as drug trafficking, weapons offences and kidnapping The US justice department has charged the governor of Sinaloa and nine other current and former officials for alleged ties to the Sinaloa cartel, accusing them of aiding in the massive importation of illicit narcotics into the United States .Some officials were members of Mexico’s progressive ruling party, Morena, posing a political conundrum for Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum as she seeks to offset mounting pressures from the Trump administration. Continue reading...

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Student’s alleged jailing in China over Australian pro-democracy protests sparks calls for inquiry

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-04-29T23:58:43+00:00

Human rights commissioner says alleged jailing highlights the ‘growing risks of transnational repression’ in AustraliaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s human rights commissioner has said the Chinese student who was allegedly jailed for six years by Chinese authorities for joining protests in Sydney underscores the “very real and growing risks of transnational repression affecting people in Australia – including international students”.Commissioner Lorraine Finlay told Guardian Australia that while she couldn’t comment on the circumstances of individual case

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Chile police blast water cannons at student protesters

Fonte: Al Jazeera - World · Pubblicato: 2026-04-29T23:57:43+00:00

Chile’s police has cracked down on student protests against the govt's proposals to limit free higher education.

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World’s largest aircraft carrier to return to US after record deployment

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-04-29T23:51:18+00:00

USS Gerald R Ford to sail home after 10-month spell including role in Maduro capture and Middle East warThe world’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R Ford, will be heading home following a record-setting deployment of more than 300 days that included participating in the war against Iran and capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, two US officials said Wednesday.The Ford will be leaving the Middle East in the coming days and returning to its home port in Virginia in mid-May, according to the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to detail sensitive military movements. Th

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Australia news live: Bondi royal commission interim report handed to governor general; Woolworths reports rise in grocery bills

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-04-29T23:50:34+00:00

Meanwhile Penny Wong says China has agreed to facilitate exports of jet fuel to ease supply disruptions. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastChalmers understands calls for gas export tax, but says government focused on getting fuel for AustraliansChalmers said he understands calls to tax gas exports, but maintained the government was set on securing international supply arrangements during the ongoing fuel crisis. He told ABC News:I understand that there is a constituency in the Australian community to go further … But there are also, as the prime

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Donald Trump envisage de réduire le nombre de soldats américains stationnés en Allemagne

Fonte: Le Monde - International · Pubblicato: 2026-04-29T23:45:13+00:00

Cette annonce survient quelques jours après des critiques du chancelier allemand sur l’absence de stratégie américaine dans la guerre en Iran. Selon les médias allemands, 50 000 militaires américains se trouvent actuellement en poste outre-Rhin.

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Florida approves US House map meant to boost Republicans in midterms

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-04-29T23:38:45+00:00

Vote comes on same day the US supreme court rolls back a key provision of the Voting Rights ActThe Florida legislature approved a new congressional map intended to maximize Republicans’ advantage in the state as part of the national redistricting battle that Donald Trump launched before this year’s midterms.The vote came just two days after the governor, Ron DeSantis, unveiled his proposal and the same day the US supreme court rolled back a key provision of the Voting Rights Act. The decision could make it harder for Democrats to challenge Republican efforts to redraw congressional districts i

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Fed keeps rates unchanged; Powell to stay on after chair term

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-04-29T23:38:00+00:00

Jerome Powell said he will remain on the Federal Reserve board after his term as chair ends, citing ongoing legal pressures and institutional concerns

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Trump threatens to reduce troop numbers in Germany amid growing row with Nato allies

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-04-29T23:36:22+00:00

US president’s threat comes after Germany’s Friedrich Merz suggests Trump team is being outplayed in its negotiations with IranThe US may reduce its number of troops deployed in Germany, Donald Trump has announced, days after the country’s chancellor said America was being “humiliated” by Iran.In a post on his Truth Social platform, the US president said his administration was “studying and reviewing the possible reduction of troops in Germany, with a determination to be made over the next short period of time”. Continue reading...

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The 'Polar Bear Capital' with Arctic gateway ambitions

Fonte: BBC News - World · Pubblicato: 2026-04-29T23:35:30+00:00

Canada is weighing whether a year-round northern trade route to Europe from Churchill, Manitoba, is viable, as climate change speeds Arctic warming.

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