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Gordon Brown says he queried Andrew’s ‘unacceptable costs’ as trade envoy

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-04-29T15:30:52+00:00

Brown calls for police to look into former prince’s use of public funds as he says he had colleague raise issue in 2008Gordon Brown has revealed he ordered that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor be questioned about incurring “unacceptable costs” as a trade envoy in 2008, as he called for the police to widen their inquiry to include the use of public funds.The former prime minister said he asked a colleague from the business department to question Mountbatten-Windsor about his travel expenses. Continue reading...

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A flap of wings in Beijing

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-04-29T15:27:16+00:00

AI anxiety. China’s move to stop the Manus-Meta deal mirrors the US’ recent moves on curbing American investments in Chinese AI

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Coast Guard Calls Off Search for Crew of Capsized Cargo Ship

Fonte: New York Times - World · Pubblicato: 2026-04-29T15:14:13+00:00

The Mariana, a 145-foot vessel with six crew members, was found overturned after a typhoon, prompting an 11-day search which found no survivors.

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Pete Hegseth defends war on Iran as he appears before House armed services committee – US politics live

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-04-29T15:12:57+00:00

Defense secretary faces questions from lawmakers over Pentagon budget request for first time in public since US-Israeli war on Iran beganSign up for the Breaking News US emailThe US Federal Reserve is widely expected to hold interest rates steady on Wednesday after a key policy meeting, likely the last chaired by central bank chief Jerome Powell, a frequent target of president Donald Trump’s ire.Policymakers will weigh the risks of surging energy prices and snarled supply chains due to the US-Israel war on Iran, with analysts widely expecting a third pause in a row as the effects of the confli

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Maryland becomes first state to ban surveillance pricing in grocery stores

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-04-29T15:05:33+00:00

Critics say Maryland’s new law banning rapidly change product costs based on consumer data is full of carveoutsMaryland has become the first state in the US to ban surveillance pricing in grocery stores.Maryland’s law bans grocers and third-party delivery services from using a person’s personal data to set higher prices. Wes Moore, the governor, signed the measure into law on Tuesday. “At a time when technology can predict what we need, when we need it, when we’ll pay for it and also – when we’ll pay more for it, and at a time when we’re watching how big companies are then using these analytic

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Guardian Essential poll: Australians want higher tax on gas exports and extension of petrol excise cut

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-04-29T15:00:53+00:00

The fuel crisis is seeing more voters keen to shift to renewable energy rather than stick with fossil fuelsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA majority of Australians support taxing profits from gas exports and extending the cut to the fuel excise, according to the latest Guardian Essential poll, despite Anthony Albanese on Wednesday ruling out a new tax on existing gas export contracts.The poll also found the fuel crisis is seeing more voters keen to shift to renewable energy rather than stick with fossil fuels. Australians also say they’re already cutting back on tra

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Corporate boardrooms now have more than 10 lakh women, less than half of men

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-04-29T14:57:31+00:00

The 27th edition of annual publication ‘Women and Men in India,’ by Statistics Ministry termed the decision-making as fundamental to the exercise of agency and the ability of individuals to shape social, economic, and political outcomes.

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India to gain from UAE’s OPEC exit in long term

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-04-29T14:57:03+00:00

New Delhi may gain through increased crude and LPG flows and expanded energy cooperation

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Navigating the India-EU trade deal

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-04-29T14:57:01+00:00

Indian exporters must improve on regulatory compliance

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US supreme court weighs whether protected status of Haitians and Syrians can be revoked

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-04-29T14:52:51+00:00

Case looks at whether Trump administration has authority to strip hundreds of thousands of immigrants of TPSThe US supreme court was hearing oral arguments on Wednesday over whether the Trump administration can strip the temporary protected status (TPS) of hundreds of thousands of Syrians and Haitians, under a program that has shielded them from deportation owing to safety concerns in their countries of origin.People with TPS are given the permission to live and work in the US because the government has deemed their home countries to be unsafe because of war, political instability or natural d

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India buckles up for Mythos AI’s double-edged weapon

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-04-29T14:48:29+00:00

Cybersecurity experts caution Mythos AI isn’t a magic wand against all vulnerabilities

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US Supreme Court limits use of race in drawing electoral maps

Fonte: BBC News - World · Pubblicato: 2026-04-29T14:48:27+00:00

The decision will make it more difficult to successfully challenge legislative maps for diluting the voting power of racial minorities.

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Pam Bondi to appear before House oversight panel over Epstein files

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-04-29T14:46:55+00:00

Democrats had filed civil contempt resolution against former attorney general for not appearing for depositionUS politics live – latest updatesThe House oversight and government reform committee has said that former attorney general Pam Bondi will now appear before the panel on 29 May to answer questions about the Department of Justice’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation and its release of the Epstein files.The announcement of the date came shortly after the Democrats on the committee announced that they had filed a civil contempt resolution against Bondi after she did not appear f

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Consequences of Iran war ‘may echo for months or years to come,’ EU chief warns – as it happened

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-04-29T14:42:26+00:00

Ursula von der Leyen later due to meet new Hungarian leader who is seeking to unlock EU funds in return for reformsAFP is reporting that so far, officials in Brussels are hopeful that Péter Magyar – who once served under Viktor Orbán, before turning on his former boss – will genuinely launch a new chapter in ties.But wary of celebrating too soon, they insist they need to see concrete moves and not just kind words.“A huge mandate, a strong mandate, a great responsibility!We know our task: we will bring home the EU funds that Hungarians are entitled to. More soon.” Continue reading...

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Mystery ‘El Money’ figure paid men to set fire to property linked to Starmer, court hears

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-04-29T14:38:42+00:00

Three defendants deny plotting arson attack on two homes and a car connected to prime minister in London last yearA series of arson attacks on property linked to Keir Starmer was masterminded by a Russian-speaking contact using the pseudonym “El Money”, a court has heard.Roman Lavrynovych, 22, and Petro Pochynok, 35, both from Ukraine, and Stanislav Carpiuc, 27, a Romanian national, sat with their heads bent towards interpreters as Duncan Atkinson KC, prosecuting, opened the trial over the arson attacks in May last year. Continue reading...

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Mystery ‘El Money’ figure offered to pay men to set fire to property linked to Starmer, court hears

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-04-29T14:38:42+00:00

Three defendants deny plotting arson attack on two homes and a car connected to prime minister in London last yearA series of arson attacks on property linked to Keir Starmer was masterminded by a Russian-speaking contact using the pseudonym “El Money”, a court has heard.Roman Lavrynovych, 22, and Petro Pochynok, 35, both from Ukraine, and Stanislav Carpiuc, 27, a Romanian national, sat with their heads bent towards interpreters as Duncan Atkinson KC, prosecuting, opened the trial over the arson attacks in May last year. Continue reading...

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