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MPs debate if Keir Starmer should face inquiry into whether he misled them over Mandelson vetting – UK politics live

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-04-28T12:25:52+00:00

Commons debate begins after Morgan McSweeney tells committee that advising PM to appoint Mandelson was ‘serious error of judgment’ Q: Was there pressure on you to approve Mandelson’s vetting?This is a reference to the claim that Keir Starmer misled MPs last week when he talked about no pressure being placed on the Foreign Office.One is during my tenure. I was not aware of any pressure on the substance of the Mandelson DV case.Question two was there pressure? Absolutely. And I’ve described it. And I also have seen what the Foreign Office said to you last night. [See 8.50am.]I didn’t receive any

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It’s time to eradicate the ‘Cash-for-votes’ scourge

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-04-28T12:24:26+00:00

Stringent measures are needed to curb this pernicious practice that is sapping the soul of our democracy

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Sri Lanka police arrest 22 Buddhist monks after 110kg of cannabis found in luggage

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-04-28T12:22:09+00:00

Customs officials say group allegedly hid 5kg of ‘kush’ in false walls of bags on return from Bangkok holidayTwenty-two Buddhist monks are in Sri Lankan police custody after customs officials found 110kg of high-grade cannabis concealed in their luggage, the largest ever drug bust at Colombo’s main international airport.The group, mostly junior monks in training from temples across Sri Lanka, were alleged to have “carried about five kilos of the narcotic concealed within false walls in their luggage”, according to a Sri Lanka customs spokesperson. Continue reading...

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First Thing: White House dinner suspect charged with attempted assassination

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-04-28T12:12:47+00:00

Alleged shooter, identified as Cole Tomas Allen, faces potential life sentence. Plus: the Americans renouncing their citizenshipGood morning.The suspect accused of trying to storm the White House correspondents’ dinner was charged on Monday with three federal crimes, including attempting to assassinate the president – a charge that carries a potential sentence of up to life in prison.What was his motive? Investigators have yet to release one. However, to establish the charge of attempted assassination, the affidavit quotes from a part of a manifesto Allen allegedly sent to family members that

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Antiquities dealer who exposed thefts at British Museum dies aged 61

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-04-28T12:12:27+00:00

Ittai Gradel died of renal cancer days after museum awarded him medal for ‘very significant contribution’The academic turned antiquities dealer who exposed the theft of hundreds of artefacts from the British Museum has died aged 61.Dr Ittai Gradel, from Denmark, alerted the British Museum and the police after he was able to buy dozens of museum artefacts on eBay over the course of several years. Continue reading...

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Michael smashes UK records for biggest biopic opening

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-04-28T12:09:59+00:00

Michael Jackson biopic debuted with £11.6m at the UK box office – almost double achieved by next-best Bohemian RhapsodyMichael, Antoine Fuqua’s authorised biopic of Michael Jackson’s life until 1988, before allegations of child sexual assault began to emerge against the singer, has performed marginally less impressively in the UK than the US.In the US, Michael outperformed the opening for Bohemian Rhapsody – the highest grossing music biopic of all time, with which Michael shares a producer in Graham King – by 90%, taking $97m (£72m) to its $51m (£38m). Continue reading...

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Press dinner shooting conspiracy theories spread in era of fractured politics

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-04-28T12:04:58+00:00

Neither political party is immune to conspiracies in a time of intense distrust in government and media, experts say After an armed man attempted to breach the ballroom where Donald Trump was set to speak to White House journalists on Saturday, conspiracies immediately spread about whether the event was staged.The rhetoric has become a common refrain from both sides of the aisle in an era of deeply fractured politics and intense distrust in political institutions and media, and in the president himself. Continue reading...

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Govt rules out petrol, diesel price increase after assembly polls

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-04-28T12:04:27+00:00

Retail prices have remained unchanged since April 2022, even as oil marketing companies face mounting losses from selling fuel below market rates.

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« Visit Rwanda », le douzième homme des demi-finales de la Ligue des champions

Fonte: Le Monde - International · Pubblicato: 2026-04-28T12:00:20+00:00

La marque, qui décore stades et maillots de plusieurs équipes européennes, incarne la stratégie de soft power à l’international du président Paul Kagame. Un sponsoring critiqué, tandis que Kigali participe activement à la guerre dans l’est de la RDC aux côtés des rebelles du M23.

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Visit Rwanda, le douzième homme des demi-finales de la Ligue des champions

Fonte: Le Monde - International · Pubblicato: 2026-04-28T12:00:16+00:00

La marque, qui décore stades et maillots de plusieurs équipes européennes, incarne la stratégie de soft power à l’international du président Paul Kagame. Un sponsoring critiqué, tandis que Kigali participe activement à la guerre dans l’est de la RDC aux côtés des rebelles du M23.

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Visit Rwanda, en demi-finales de ligue des Champions, la marque comme douzième homme des demi-finales

Fonte: Le Monde - International · Pubblicato: 2026-04-28T12:00:16+00:00

La marque, qui décore stades et maillots de plusieurs équipes européennes, incarne la stratégie de soft power à l’international du président Paul Kagame. Un sponsoring critiqué, tandis que Kigali participe activement à la guerre dans l’est de la RDC aux côtés des rebelles du M23.

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Au Liban sud, l’ONU dénonce les démolitions systématiques de villages par Israël : « des destructions sans aucune justification »

Fonte: Le Monde - International · Pubblicato: 2026-04-28T12:00:13+00:00

Mazen Shaqoura, représentant pour le Moyen-Orient et l’Afrique du Nord du Haut-Commissariat des Nations unies aux droits de l’homme, passe en revue les violations du droit international humanitaire perpétrées par Israël durant la dernière guerre contre le Hezbollah.

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Journalist Andrzej Poczobut freed as part of US-brokered Polish-Belarusian prisoner swap – Europe live

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-04-28T11:57:38+00:00

Sakharov prize winner was sentenced to eight years in a penal colony in Belarus in 2021 Polish-Belarusian journalist Andrzej Poczobut, the 2025 Sakharov prize winner, has been freed from Belarusian prison.His release has been confirmed by Poland’s prime minister Donald Tusk, who posted a picture of him on social media saying: “Andrzej Poczobut is free! Welcome to your Polish home, my friend.”“Both have paid a heavy price for speaking truth to power, becoming symbols of the struggle for freedom and democracy.” Continue reading...

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Crude surge, RBI norms drag Nifty; Midcaps buck the trend

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-04-28T11:55:09+00:00

The Nifty 50 fell 97 points, or 0.40%, to settle at 23,995.70, while the BSE Sensex dropped 416.72 points, or 0.54%, to close at 76,886.91

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Met investigating suspected arson attack on north London memorial wall

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-04-28T11:54:34+00:00

Scotland Yard says incident in area that is home to large Jewish community is not being treated as terrorism Police said on Tuesday they were investigating a suspected arson attack at a memorial wall in a north London area that is home to a large Jewish community.London’s Metropolitan police said the investigation was being led by counter-terrorism policing, though it was not being treated as a terrorist incident. No arrests have yet been made and the memorial wall was not damaged. Continue reading...

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Beekeeper jailed after releasing insects on authorities trying to evict her friend

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-04-28T11:44:09+00:00

Massachusetts woman jailed for six months after court heard she admitted to freeing bees on sheriff’s deputiesA beekeeper has been jailed for six months after she set swarms of her insects on sheriff’s deputies attempting to carry out an eviction at a friend’s house.Rebecca Woods insisted she only released her truckload of hives to allow the bees to enjoy the “lovely, flowering landscape” near the home of an elderly friend and cancer patient. Continue reading...

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L’Iran teste un nouveau plan de règlement de la guerre avec les Etats-Unis

Fonte: Le Monde - International · Pubblicato: 2026-04-28T11:40:32+00:00

Le chef de la diplomatie iranienne, Abbas Araghtchi, multiplie les consultations pour promouvoir un plan en trois phases, fondé sur une désescalade progressive et une implication accrue des acteurs régionaux.

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En Syrie, l’heure des comptes pour Atef Najib, premier haut responsable du régime Assad à passer en procès

Fonte: Le Monde - International · Pubblicato: 2026-04-28T11:35:05+00:00

L’ancien responsable de la sécurité de Deraa, dans le sud de la Syrie, connu pour sa brutalité envers les manifestants anti-régime, a joué un rôle-clé dans le déclenchement du soulèvement contre Bachar Al-Assad. Son procès, qui s’est ouvert dimanche, est présenté par les autorités comme le début d’un processus de justice transitionnelle.

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Journalist Andrzej Poczobut freed as part of reported Polish-Belarusian prisoner swap – Europe live

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-04-28T11:34:08+00:00

Sakharov prize winner was sentenced to eight years in a penal colony in Belarus in 2021 Polish-Belarusian journalist Andrzej Poczobut, the 2025 Sakharov prize winner, has been freed from Belarusian prison.His release has been confirmed by Poland’s prime minister Donald Tusk, who posted a picture of him on social media saying: “Andrzej Poczobut is free! Welcome to your Polish home, my friend.”“Both have paid a heavy price for speaking truth to power, becoming symbols of the struggle for freedom and democracy.” Continue reading...

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