Man charged over 2002 Jam Master Jay killing to plead guilty, documents show

Jay Bryant negotiating plea deal in New York death of Run-DMC star, over which one conviction has been overturnedOne of the three men charged in the killing of Jam Master Jay plans to plead guilty, court records show, in what would be the first admission anyone has made in court to any role in the Run-DMC star’s death in 2002.Jay Bryant pleaded not guilty to murder after his 2023 indictment, but his lawyer and federal prosecutors told the court in recent letters that they were negotiating a plea agreement. Continue reading...

Hegseth channels his inner Tarantino with fake Bible verse from Pulp Fiction

The defense secretary said his prayer drew on Ezekiel, but wording closely matches Quentin Tarantino dialogueIt was perhaps inevitable that a braggadocious Christian nationalist defense secretary elevated from his role as a weekend Fox News television host would pluck a fake Bible verse from a violent Hollywood blockbuster and present it at a Pentagon prayer session to rally the troops for the “holy war” in Iran.Certainly among a glut of stories swirling around Pete Hegseth this week, including articles of impeachment brought against him by a group of ambitious Democratic lawmakers, the bizarr

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У списку є представники знака Водолія.

Counter-terror police investigate arson attacks on Iranian and Jewish targets

Met police look into incident near office of Iran International after attempted firebombing of a synagogueCounter terror investigators are examining three separate arson attacks in London against an Iranian dissident and Jewish targets amid fears the Iranian state may be behind them.The latest attack came on Wednesday evening at about 8.30pm against the offices of the parent group of a company that runs Iran International, a Persian news channel which opposes the regime in Tehran. Continue reading...

Counter-terror police investigate London arson attacks on Iranian and Jewish targets

Officers looking into attacks on Iran International media offices, synagogue and Jewish charity ambulancesCounter-terrorism investigators are examining three separate arson attacks in London against an Iranian dissident and Jewish targets amid fears the Iranian state may be behind them.The latest attack happened at about 8.30pm on Wednesday, outside the offices of Iran International, a Persian-language news channel that opposes the regime in Tehran. Continue reading...

Ex-Arsenal and Liverpool keeper Manninger killed in car crash with train

Alex Manninger played for Arsenal, Liverpool and Juventus at peak of his career while winning 33 Austria caps.

Badenoch calls Farage an ‘opportunist’ after he urges Scottish nationalists to back Reform

Leader of Tories criticises Farage after he says holding another independence vote ‘probably quite reasonable’Kemi Badenoch, the leader of the Conservative party, has accused Nigel Farage of being an opportunist who does not believe in unionism after he urged Scottish nationalists to back Reform.Farage said earlier this week he believed in “genuine nationalists” who do not support the Scottish National party’s bid to rejoin the EU, and urged them to vote Reform in the Holyrood election on 7 May. Continue reading...

Top Gun 3 officially confirmed with Tom Cruise returning

Paramount confirmed the actor will play flying ace Maverick again in one of first major films in new eraTom Cruise is heading to the skies once again with the confirmation of Top Gun 3.While a sequel had been reportedly in the works since 2024, this week saw an official announcement from Paramount during the annual CinemaCon presentation. The 63-year-old will headline the third film in the action drama series with no other returning cast members confirmed. Continue reading...

Iran War Live Updates: Israel Agrees to 10-Day Cease-Fire in Lebanon

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to pause attacks targeting Hezbollah but said Israeli troops would not withdraw. The truce, set to start at 5 p.m. Eastern time, could ease efforts to end the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.

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Gaza : quatre personnes, dont un enfant, ont été tuées par des tirs et des bombardements israéliens, selon la défense civile

Israël et le Hamas s’accusent mutuellement de violer le cessez-le-feu entré en vigueur le 10 octobre 2025 après deux ans de guerre.

Бекхем відреагувала на скандальні звинувачення сина Брукліна

Реакція дизайнерки на гучний сімейний конфлікт виявилася досить стриманою.

Barcelona appeal to UEFA over Laws of Game failure in Champions League exit

European football's governing body has already rejected one appeal by Barca about their quarterfinals against Atletico.

Armed robbers hold 25 people hostage at Naples bank before fleeing through hole in floor

Thieves believed to have escaped into sewers after holding staff and customers in Crédit Agricole branch for two hoursArmed robbers held 25 people hostage at a bank in Naples for two hours on Thursday, before fleeing through a tunnel.The three thieves entered a branch of Crédit Agricole in the southern Italian city at about 11.30am, taking hostage staff and customers, who were freed by police a couple of hours later. Continue reading...

ICE agent charged with assault for allegedly pointing gun at people in car

Minnesota prosecutors say this is first criminal case against a federal agent involved in Trump’s immigration crackdownSign up for the Breaking News US email An ICE agent has been charged with assault for allegedly pointing his gun at people in car while driving on a Minneapolis highway, prosecutors in Minnesota said on Thursday.Hennepin county attorney Mary Moriarty said she believed it was the first criminal case brought against a federal immigration officer involved in the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration enforcement that surged federal authorities into cities including Los A

ICE agent charged with assault in Minnesota for allegedly pointing gun at people in car

Prosecutors say this is first criminal case against a federal agent involved in Trump’s immigration crackdownSign up for the Breaking News US emailAn ICE agent has been charged with assault for allegedly pointing his gun at people in a car while driving on a Minneapolis highway, prosecutors in Minnesota said on Thursday.Hennepin county attorney Mary Moriarty said she believed it was the first criminal case brought against a federal immigration officer involved in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown that surged federal authorities into cities including Los Angeles, Chicago, Portlan

ICE agent charged with assault in Minnesota for allegedly pointing gun at motorists

Prosecutors say this is first criminal case against a federal agent involved in Trump’s immigration crackdownSign up for the Breaking News US emailAn ICE agent has been charged with assault for allegedly pointing his gun at people in a car while driving on a Minneapolis highway, prosecutors in Minnesota said on Thursday.Hennepin county attorney Mary Moriarty said she believed it was the first criminal case brought against a federal immigration officer involved in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown that surged federal authorities into cities including Los Angeles, Chicago, Portlan

Condenan a un año de cárcel al mayordomo del Elíseo que robó parte de la vajilla del palacio

El acusado sustrajo piezas de la colección de porcelanas, parte del patrimonio nacional, que se usa para las recepciones oficiales, para luego venderlas en Vinted con la ayuda de un anticuario

Condenan a dos años de cárcel al mayordomo del Elíseo que robó parte de la vajilla del palacio

El acusado sustrajo piezas de la colección de porcelanas, parte del patrimonio nacional, que se usa para las recepciones oficiales, para luego venderlas en Vinted con la ayuda de un anticuario

Gaza’s new generation of journalists face challenges, but stay resilient

Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud finds a new generation of journalists who are stepping in, young and untrained but determined.

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Former lieutenant governor of Virginia kills wife and himself, police say

US officials believe the shooting related to the Democratic politician's ongoing divorce with Cerina Fairfax, a dentist.

Virginia ex-lieutenant governor Justin Fairfax kills wife, himself: Police

US officials believe the shooting related to the Democratic politician's ongoing divorce with Cerina Fairfax, a dentist.

Au Cameroun anglophone, Léon XIV dénonce les « quelques tyrans » qui détruisent le monde

Le pape a poursuivi sa tournée dans le pays d’Afrique centrale en se rendant à Bamenda, la capitale de la région du Nord-Ouest du Cameroun en proie à la guerre depuis 2016. Il y a délivré un message de paix, et a condamné les entreprises guerrières dans le monde.

Au Cameroun anglophone, Léon XIV dénonce les « quelques tyrans » qui détruisent le monde

Le pape a poursuivi sa tournée dans le pays d’Afrique centrale en se rendant à Bamenda, la capitale de la région du Nord-Ouest au Cameroun, en proie à la guerre depuis 2016. Il y a délivré un message de paix, et a condamné les entreprises guerrières dans le monde.

Next chief Simon Wolfson paid record £7.4m – and could get far more this year

‘Sustained outperformance’ merits pay rise, says company after it ups profit guidance to £1.2bn for year to January 2027Business live – latest updatesThe Next chief executive, Simon Wolfson, took home more than £7m last year, his highest ever pay package, and could be handed up to £9.27m this year after the retailer announced plans to increase his basic salary and bonuses.The listed company said it was increasing its pay deal for the long-term leader of the fashion and homewares retailer, which now controls a string of brands in the UK including Gap, Victoria’s Secret, Cath Kidston, Reiss and

Middle East crisis live: Netanyahu confirms Israel has agreed to 10-day ceasefire with Lebanon

Israeli prime minister says key demand is that Hezbollah must be dismantled; Lebanon’s PM Nawaf Salam welcomes ceasefire announced by Donald TrumpTrump announces 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon after ‘excellent conversations’Iran has stopped all petrochemical exports to prioritise domestic supply and prevent shortages of raw materials, Reuters reported.The state-owned National Petrochemical Company ordered firms to suspend exports until further notice. Continue reading...

Au Mexique, 199 défenseurs de l’environnement ont été assassinés en dix ans

Un rapport du Centre mexicain du droit de l’environnement (Cemda) documente les attaques, parfois mortelles, commises contre les défenseurs des ressources naturelles du pays, dont l’engagement va souvent à l’encontre d’intérêts politiques, économiques ou criminels.

Labour and Lib Dem MPs demand ‘shameful’ Palantir NHS contract be scrapped

The spytech company and founder Peter Thiel should ‘have their hands ripped off our NHS’, say MPs during impassioned Westminster debateMPs have queued up to demand the government scraps its £330m NHS contract with the spytech company Palantir, calling it “dreadful” and “shameful” in a debate on Thursday, after which the government said it was “no fan” of the US company’s politics.Labour and Liberal Democrat MPs led the calls for Palantir, which also works for Donald Trump’s ICE immigration crackdown and the Israeli military, to be removed as a supplier to the NHS federated data platform (FDP),

‘Endless grief’: Turkiye mourns victims of second school shooting in a week

Death toll rises to 10 after shooting by 14-year-old student at the Ayser Calik School in Kahramanmaras.

Lawmakers clash with RFK Jr as he shifts focus away from vaccines

During a three-hour hearing, the US health secretary tried to focus on chronic disease while being pressed on vaccines.

No 10 claims Starmer did not know Mandelson failed security vetting until this week – as it happened

The prime minister was not aware that the former US ambassador had failed the vetting process, according to Downing StreetSwinney says this is a manifesto for the whole of Scotland.He confirms that the SNP would argue for the Scottish power to have more control over energy policy (still largely reserved to Westminter). He says:The problem is not that we do not have the energy. The problem is that Westminster has the power. This election is our opportunity to take those powers and put them into Scotland’s hands. Continue reading...

Orbán’s defeat threatens to halt Hungarian support of populist right

Individuals such as Matt Goodwin and Lord Frost benefited from largesse of self-styled ‘illiberal democracy’UK politics live – latest updatesThe last 16 years of Viktor Orbán’s rule have been kind to a number of British political figures – from the Tory peer David Frost to Reform UK’s Matt Goodwin and James Orr.All benefited from largesse extended by the self-styled “illiberal democracy” established by the Hungarian leader’s ruling Fidesz party, which took a particular liking for those on the harder right of British conservatism. Continue reading...

Condé Nast will close its women’s health magazine, Self, after 47 years

The magazine company is also shuttering some editions of Allure, Glamour and Wired deemed to be unprofitableCondé Nast is planning to shutter Self, its women’s health magazine, after 47 years.In a memo published on the magazine giant’s website on Thursday, the CEO Roger Lynch explained the decision by saying: “As audience behaviors shift, we have not seen a path for Self to continue in its current form as a digital publication.” Continue reading...

‘Whose is he?’: A Gaza father’s fight for a child who might not be his

Mohammed Lubbad's wife Amal was pregnant when she died in Israeli air strikes. Then he was told she had given birth.

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Гроші будуть виділені з фонду ЄС для України, який є окремим від кредиту у розмірі 90 млрд євро.

London primary schools see 3.5% drop in children entering reception

Capital’s schools hardest hit in England and Wales by rising housing costs and falling birthrate, with further falls predicted in coming yearsSchools in London continue to be hardest hit by housing costs and the falling birthrate. Further closures and mergers of primary schools are expected after a sharp fall in the number of children entering reception classes in the capital.London’s boroughs will have nearly 3,000 fewer infants aged four enrolling at the start of the next school year in September, according to school place offers announced by local authorities across England. Continue readin

London primary schools record 3.5% drop in children entering reception

Capital’s schools hardest hit in England and Wales by rising housing costs and falling birthrate, with further falls predicted in coming yearsSchools in London continue to be hardest hit by housing costs and the falling birthrate. Further closures and mergers of primary schools are expected after a sharp fall in the number of children entering reception classes in the capital.London’s boroughs will have nearly 3,000 fewer infants aged four enrolling at the start of the next school year in September, according to school place offers announced by local authorities across England. Continue readin

Sharp fall in number of children entering reception classes in London

Capital’s schools hardest hit in England and Wales by rising housing costs and falling birthrate, with further falls predicted in coming yearsSchools in London continue to be hardest hit by housing costs and the falling birthrate. Further closures and mergers of primary schools are expected after a sharp fall in the number of children entering reception classes in the capital.London’s boroughs will have nearly 3,000 fewer infants aged four enrolling at the start of the next school year in September, according to school place offers announced by local authorities across England. Continue readin

США и Иран согласовывают время и место второго раунда переговоров

Дипломатические усилия Пакистана для запуска второго раунда американо-иранских переговоров, по всей видимости, могут принести плоды. Сразу после завершения рабочего визита начальника штаба пакистанской армии Асима Мунира в Тегеран пакистанский министр иностранных дел Тахир Андраби 16 апреля объявил о согласии противоборствующих сторон возобновить диалог с целью заключения сделки. При этом дату, место встречи и состав переговорных делегаций сторонам в ближайшее время еще предстоит согласовать, подчеркнул дипломат. Андраби добавил, что успех будущего диалога будет также зависеть от ситуации в Ли

Trump officials urge other countries to join new ‘trade over aid’ push

US calls free-market capitalism ‘surest path to prosperity’ and seeks to forgo direct aid to developing countriesMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe Trump administration has moved to formally enlist foreign governments in a sweeping reorientation of global development policy, directing American diplomats worldwide to seek official support for a “trade over aid” declaration before its introduction at the United Nations later this month. This would mean a move away from direct aid to poor nations in favor of increased trade, led by private companies.Principal deputy spokesperson at the state de

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РСПП раскритиковал поправки к закону о банкротстве

Российский союз промышленников и предпринимателей (РСПП) подготовил замечания к внесенным в конце марта масштабным поправкам в закон «О несостоятельности (банкротстве)». Свои предложения Союз 13 апреля отправил в Минэкономразвития, а также председателю комитета по вопросам собственности, земельным и имущественным отношениям Сергею Гаврилову (оба письма есть в распоряжении «Ведомостей»). Вице-президент союза Александр Варварин подтвердил «Ведомостям» отправку писем. РСПП считает, что в текущей версии законопроект не может быть поддержан и требует существенной доработки. Авторы писем предложили

El independentismo escocés promete un nuevo referéndum en 2028

El líder del SNP asegura que impondrá límites al precio de los alimentos básicos si logra la mayoría en las elecciones autonómicas del próximo 7 de mayo

Utah reports more than 600 measles cases as outbreak spreads across US

Data shows 85% of those infected in the state have been not vaccinated against measles as dozens are hospitalizedMeasles: how does it spread and how can I protect my child?Utah has emerged as a major center of measles infections in the US, as an outbreak that has been building for some time continues to expand.State officials reported a total of 602 measles cases on Wednesday tied to an outbreak that started last year and is still ongoing, including 19 newly identified infections, according to the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP). Recent exposures have been reported a

10-day Lebanon-Israel ceasefire announced by Trump

Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire starting at 21:00 GMT on Thursday, said US President Donald Trump.

US House rejects war powers resolution that would prevent further action against Iran

Resolution needed two more votes to pass, but Democrats now appear solidified in oppositionSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe US House of Representatives on Thursday narrowly rejected a war powers resolution that would have prevented further military action against Iran, as Democrats united against continued US involvement in the conflict amid peace talks that have yet to make a breakthrough.The resolution introduced by Greg Meeks, the top Democrat on the House foreign affairs committee, failed by a vote of 213-214, with one Republican member votin

US House narrowly rejects war powers resolution as dissent grows

Resolution needed two more votes to pass, but Democrats now appear solidified in oppositionSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe US House of Representatives on Thursday narrowly rejected a war powers resolution that would have prevented further military action against Iran, as Democrats united against continued US involvement in the conflict amid peace talks that have yet to make a breakthrough.The resolution introduced by Greg Meeks, the top Democrat on the House foreign affairs committee, failed by a vote of 213-214, with one Republican member votin

Pooh in pencil: sketches for original Winnie-the-Pooh book shared for first time

E H Shepard drawings go on display for book’s centenary, showing how he brought AA Milne’s character to lifePreviously unseen drawings of Winnie-the-Pooh that show the honey-loving bear before he was introduced to generations of readers in the 1926 book have come to light.Two preliminary pencil sketches by E H Shepard have been shared for the first time by his family to mark the centenary of one of the most loved books in children’s literature. Continue reading...

Выручка АФК «Система» по МСФО выросла на 8,3%

En Indonésie, polémique autour d’un projet d’accord qui autoriserait l’armée américaine à accéder à son espace aérien

Alors que Djakarta et Washington ont signé, lundi, un partenariat de coopération en matière de défense, la perspective d’un éventuel droit de survol accordé à l’armée américaine suscite des inquiétudes.

Зеленський відреагував на заву Венса щодо скорочення допомоги Україні

Президент України Володимир Зеленський висловив сподівання, що США не припинять постачання дефіцитних систем Україні.

Зеленський відреагував на заяву Венса щодо скорочення допомоги Україні

Президент України Володимир Зеленський висловив сподівання, що США не припинять постачання дефіцитних систем Україні.

4 з 10 "Іскандерів" можуть долетіти: експерт розповів, як ЗСУ економлять ракети ППО

Причина в нестачі в України ракет до ППО, зазначив Гетьман.

Trump anuncia un alto el fuego de 10 días entre Israel y Líbano a partir de esta noche

Ninguno de los dos países confirma la tregua, mientras el ejército israelí avanza hacia el este y bombardea el último puente sobre el río Litani