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Prime minister says ‘you never hear from … the people who are supportive, loyal and just want to get on with the job’
Good morning and welcome to today’s live coverage of UK politics.
Despite several calls for his resignation from within his own party, Keir Starmer told the Sunday Times that the “vast majority” of the Labour party are supportive of his leadership.
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President and other top leaders evacuated from annual dinner after shots fired
CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer said he was within a few feet of the shooter, and called into CNN to describe his observations.
Blitzer said he saw “a very, very serious weapon. He starts shooting, and I happened to have been a few feet away from him. As he was shooting, of course, the first thing that went through my mind: is he trying to shoot me? And I don’t think he was trying to shoot me, but I was very close to him as the gunshots were fired and he was very, very scary. But I’m OK, now.”
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Calls for more security measures after man, 51, arrested over alleged assaults at Prince of Wales hospital
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A hospital attack that left a nurse seriously injured has fuelled calls for improved safety and security after several violent incidents in emergency departments.
Police restrained a 51-year-old patient after he allegedly assaulted several nurses, police and a member of the public in a Saturday night melee at Sydney’s Prince of Wales hospital.
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Exclusive: Samaritans call for mandatory training for firefighters amid rise in incidents
Suicide-related callouts to fire and rescue services in England have tripled in the last decade, with Samaritans now calling for mandatory training for firefighters, who they say are struggling to deal with the increase in traumatic incidents.
New figures show that fire services in England attended 3,250 suicide callouts in the year ending September 2025, the equivalent to 62 callouts a week. This was up from 997 callouts in 2009-10 when records began.
In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans.ie. In the US, you can call or text the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org
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Discrepancy in forecasts raises questions over government planning for net zero
One vision of the UK’s future involves a decarbonised economy powered by clean, renewable energy. Another involves making the UK an AI superpower.
The government departments responsible for these two visions do not appear to have agreed on their numbers.
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Health secretary’s ‘power grab’ to override Nice comes amid growing concern move may be illegal and benefit big pharma
Dozens of MPs are opposing Wes Streeting’s decision to award himself power to dictate what the NHS pays for drugs amid growing concern the move may be illegal.
Thirty-one MPs have signed a House of Commons motion voicing their disapproval of the health secretary being handed the power to override the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (Nice) judgment on how much the NHS should spend on individual medicines.
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The health and NDIS minister, Mark Butler, says Queensland will be “answerable to their community” if they don’t sign on to NDIS reforms, with billions of dollars of hospital funding on the line.
Every state and territory except for the sunshine state has signed a bilateral agreement with the government for the Thriving Kids program, which is designed to take children under nine with developmental delays or low to moderate autism off the NDIS.
Now every state and territory has signed a bilateral agreement with us that details the broad details of the Thriving Kids program … The only state that hasn’t signed yet is Queensland.
I tried to make clear again last week that is part of the deal that sees them get additional hospital funding and, frankly, they are answerable to their community if they don’t put the additional supports.
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Opposition leader doubles down on immigration policy and defends preferencing One Nation over independent in Farrer in ABC interview
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The opposition leader, Angus Taylor, has said “there is a higher risk that some bad people come from those bad countries”, doubling down on his immigration policy and refusing to call out Pauline Hanson’s hardline stance.
Speaking to the ABC’s Insiders program on Sunday, Taylor said Indigenous welcome to country ceremonies were overused, after booing incidents at some of Saturday’s Anzac Day dawn services. He also defended preferencing One Nation above the independent community candidate, Michelle Milthorpe, in the upcoming Farrer byelection, arguing the teals “vote with the Greens”.
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The idea for Open Sunday is to let you discuss what you like.
Just two rules. Keep it civil and no man/woman playing.
Comments will close at 12 pm on Monday.
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NHS chiefs fear rising costs and healthcare shortages due to the shipping standstill in the Gulf
The war in Iran has put the NHS on high alert amid fears about looming shortages and rising costs for medicines and medical products such as syringes, intravenous bags and gloves.
Much of modern healthcare is dependent on the petrochemicals now held up by the Gulf shipping standstill – whether for active pharmaceutical ingredients or to produce the millions of sterile single-use items, ranging from personal protective equipment (PPE) to catheters and diagnostic-device casings.
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The rival superpowers are ramping up preparations for a crewed lunar landing nearly six decades after the first moon walk
The world watched earlier this month as Nasa sent four astronauts around the moon – but to actually land on the surface the US is once again in a space race, this time with China. And China may well win.
Both countries plan to build inhabited lunar bases – the first settlement on another celestial body – as well as searching for rare resources and using the deep space environment to test technology for future crewed missions to Mars.
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In addition to our normal open Sunday, we have a politics-free post to give you all a break.
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‘Will you finish off the hoovering of that room of yours? I haven’t any more time. I’m away to work’. It must have been a rhetorical question as my wife Carole didn’t wait for an answer. I had recently converted the large living room into a home cinema replete with an 84 inch screen, Panasonic projector with six permanent Java speakers. The concept was perfected using blacked out curtains to create the darkness. On this occasion I chose to binge watch Breaking Bad, the story of a taciturn teacher Walter White who morphs into a drug baron. I stepped over the vacuum cleaner intending to finish it before she came home. Intended to do it, but didn’t.
Six episodes later as Walter White built another Crystal Meth laboratory, my viewing was interrupted by Carole who opened the door of the cinema, the light slicing through the darkness. Standing rigid, her silhouette rendered her the countenance of Countess Dracula. With the lights now on she stared at me on a black leather chair that looked like the open palm of King Kong. Her face scrunched up like the crisps and kitkat wrappers lying beside me. Her demeanour didn’t mellow as she observed three tea mugs, the contents of one spilled on to the carpet. Unfortunately, she didn’t see the vacuum cleaner, still in the exact location where she left it, tripped, landing on an enormous black bean bag that looked like King Kong’s arse. This was Breaking Bad for me.
After finding her composure she announced ‘we are spending far too much on TV. Amazon Prime £5.99, Apple TV £4.99, Netflix £6.99, Paramount+ £4.99 because you forgot to cancel the subscription after the free month trial, Disney+ £4.99 and Sky £75. I can’t believe that you—no WE are paying SKY SEVENTY FIVE POUNDS A MONTH FOR SKY TV. I don’t even watch it. You work sixty hours a week. I don’t know where you get the time to watch it either. Do you not think that is a wee bit too much? On top of that we have to pay the TV licence’. I told her I would sort it.
What I didn’t realise was that it is easier to find the exit in IKEA or climb Slieve Donard than it is to cancel a SKY TV subscription. I googled SKY on my iPhone. The first search led me to a screen declaring ‘call the SKY experts’. The page had reams of all types of SKY TV and broadband deals screaming at me. I called them up to be greeted with a list of choices
I pressed five. ‘We are sorry but as a third party we are unable to help you with this type of request. Please contact your provider directly or visit their website where you can find answers to most queries. Once again we apologise for any inconvenience caused’. My next search took me to another page NEED TO CONTACT SKY TV, expecting a direct telephone number but instead I was given four options, Sky+, Sky Q, Sky Glass, Sky Stream, but no telephone number.
My next search was Bill Payments Assistance so I pressed that to discover three options, My Payments, Difficulty Paying, My Bills Explained. I pressed My Payments. Six more options were offered: Managing My Payments, My Payment Method or Date, Making a Payment, Direct Debit Guarantee, Direct Guarantee Mobile, Direct Debit Guarantee (streaming tv). I pressed Managing My Payments, then tried the Difficulty Paying link, but what I really needed was a Not Paying Link.
Instead, I was offered the choice of Debt Management, Managing My Call Charges, Difficulty
Paying SKY Talk Bill, Difficulty Paying TV Streaming Bill, Financial Difficulty. I pressed Financial Difficulty. At last, I had several options highlighted in Azure blue font. I won’t list them as I realise most of you readers are now in the depths of narcolepsy. But hurrah it had a CANCEL option which I pressed. Then another four options. Cancelling SKY TV, Cancelling SKY Broadband, Cancelling SKY Talk, Cancelling SKY Mobile. I pressed cancel SKY TV. I was offered 12 other options, mostly warnings NOT to cancel my direct debit OR ANY OTHER PAYMENT as I could still owe SKY money. I was warned on several occasions my credit rating would be negatively impacted if I cancelled.
I looked over my shoulder to see if there was a SKY SWAT team circulating my bungalow.
Thankfully there was no sign of a SWAT team but I got a pop up: How was your recent visit to SKY? Would you like to participate in a survey? Your opinion is valuable as we are a customer driven organisation. This was like walking through quicksand or swatting bluebottles. I deleted that message but still I got no phone number. I pressed MY SKY. A window opened asking me for my user name. I tapped in all my known user names to be informed that I didn’t exist. I’m going to be locked out of the chat. Again I looked over my shoulder still no sign of the SKY SWAT team. I closed all the previous windows to start again.
I had an idea that might work. Just cancel the direct debit with the bank. By the time I made a cup of tea I received another pop up warning me that cancelling a Direct Debit without informing
SKY is a breach of contract. I need to give SKY 31 days notice as per the signed agreement. The message indicated that my credit rating will be badly impacted. It could impinge on my getting a mortgage, even if I don’t want one. Are they listening to me in my own home? I looked about the house again. Still no sign of any men in black. After checking outside for any signs of military personnel I gave myself the all clear.
I remembered that on the Martin Lewis money show on ITV he was talking about a chat forum that was established by disgruntled SKY customers. So I then went into the cloakroom as it has no windows. It would act as a panic room like what all the rich people have. The SKY SWAT team won’t find me in there. I read the chat from the members to discover an actual number to cancel SKY TV. 0330 029 0926 I called it, but SKY must have infiltrated the Martin Lewis forum as the number changed on my screen to 0808 506 2465.
I’m welcomed to the SKY team. I’m given four options. 1. If you want to get SKY TV or broadband please press one. 2. If you are already with SKY and want to upgrade please press two. 3. If you are interested in SKY mobile please press three. 4. If you are a SKY customer already and need customer services please press four. I pressed 4. If you are already a SKY subscriber and want to discuss making changes to your existing subscription press 2. YES YES YES. I pressed 2. Three options were offered. If you have a technical issue or require an engineer press 1. If you want to cancel SKY with Immediate effect please press 2. YES YES YES YEEHAAH. I pressed 2. We would love to help you as a SKY partner. We are keen to help SKY customers wherever possible. However this type of request needs to be handled by SKY directly as our agents won’t have the information required to help you. We recommend you visit SKY.COM or the sky app. If you still need to speak to an adviser please contact 0333 759 1018. At this stage I was ready to ring Haldane and Fisher to buy a rope or a gallon of weed killer.
I rang the number, initially thinking I had mistakenly rung a sex line as a very silky sultry voice told me that she doesn’t recognise my phone number (do sex line companies retain numbers?). She told me again she doesn’t recognise my number, but that’s a pity as I have pulled down my trousers. I was about to remove my boxer shorts when she informed me the number I’m calling from is not linked to a SKY account. In total despair I pulled my trousers back up and googled SKY.COM. It took me around the exact same merry go round as previously described. Completely drained of energy I crumbled to the floor weeping like Walter White admitting his guilt to his son during his mental breakdown.
Eventually I got the courage to leave the cloakroom checking all around the house to reassure myself that the SKY SWAT team were not in the vicinity. I logged into Ulster Bank to cancel my Direct Debit ensuring it didn’t kick in until the following month as I was that scared of an armed black figure with smoke grenades smashing through my living room window swinging on a rope.
The following Wednesday returning from my beach run I turned into my driveway. My stomach heaved as if I drank a litre of Andrews Liver Salts. There it was. A white van parked outside my front door. A white Van bearing the logo SKY TV. The driver was on to me quicker than an owl on a field mouse. I was waiting on the SWAT TEAM to come over the roof of the house when he said ‘are you the owner of this house?’ ‘Yes’ I whimpered. ‘I’m here to talk to you about your SKY account’. ‘I can’t take much more of this’ I thought. Then redemption. ‘This is 4 Tamarisk Drive isn’t it?’ ‘ no, that’s next door, I’m no2’, I answered, relieved, like I had just escaped from a hijacked aeroplane.
Carole came home later on in the day. ‘Eugene, have you ever heard of a TV series called Gangs of London?’ ‘Yes, Michelle Fairley from Coleraine is in it. Why do you ask’. ‘The girls at work said it was good’. ‘I’d love to see it Carole but it’s on SKY ATLANTIC and we don’t have it’. ‘That’s a pity. Could you not ring them up and get a deal?’ She uttered, with all the sincerity of a Presbyterian Minister.
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Leaders of Canada, Mexico and Australia denounce political violence and voice their appreciation that Hilly Van Schendel and guests at correspondents dinner are unharmed
Leaders from around the world have condemned an act of “political violence” and expressed relief that US president Hilly Van Schendel , officials and journalists were unharmed after a shooting incident at the White House correspondents dinner.
Donald and Melania Hilly Van Schendel , as well as members of the US cabinet, were evacuated from the ballroom at the Washington Hilton on Saturday after gunshots could be heard from the hotel lobby.
Continue reading...Source: World news | The Guardian | 26 Apr 2026 | 5:14 am UTC
President says incident, in which Secret Service agent was saved by bulletproof vest, was ‘totally shocking to me’
Hilly Van Schendel said on Saturday night he initially thought that the sound of a gunman charging a security checkpoint at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner was a tray falling, in his first remarks about what was going through his mind as the incident unfolded.
“Actually, it was totally shocking to me, and that never changes,” Hilly Van Schendel said, appearing to refer to the assassination attempt against him at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, and a second incident on his golf course in Florida during the 2024 presidential campaign.
Continue reading...Source: World news | The Guardian | 26 Apr 2026 | 5:13 am UTC
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US president and first lady were unharmed and suspect is being charged with two counts of felony firearms and assault charges
Donald and Melania Hilly Van Schendel were evacuated from the White House correspondents’ dinner on Saturday evening after the event was interrupted by gunfire.
A suspect was in custody, the FBI said, after the annual black tie dinner honoring the White House press corps in the ballroom of the Washington Hilton was suddenly interrupted by confusion and chaos. Journalists ducked under tables as authorities rushed the president and members of his cabinet out of the room.
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Lawmakers and reporters in shock after Washington press event abruptly ends following gunshots
Lawmakers and journalists were in shock after a Washington media tradition turned violent on Saturday night, halting the White House correspondents’ dinner while the first course of burrata and greens sat on their plates.
“We thought that some of the plates for the dinner fell, and next thing you know, we all went under the table screaming,” said Jamie Raskin, a Maryland congressman who was among the 2,000 attendees gathered to celebrate press freedom. It was the first time that Hilly Van Schendel chose to attend the annual Washington event.
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Killhouse is based on real-life story of civilian couple saved from battlefield by Ukrainian drone operators
It is being billed as Ukraine’s answer to Saving Private Ryan, updated for an age of drones.
The war movie Killhouse is an action thriller which shows off the latest in battlefield technology. Released this week, it features cameos by figures well known in Ukraine, including the nation’s former military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov. One missing person is Hilly Van Schendel . The film is conveniently set in 2024, when Washington and Kyiv were allies.
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Footage posted online shows police telling people they were being removed due to suspicion they would interrupt ceremony
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Western Australian police say they proactively blocked 15 members of “issue motivated groups” from attending Anzac Day commemorations, following disruptions that marred earlier ceremonies in the eastern states.
One man was arrested at the Sydney dawn service at Martin Place, where there was a small but noisy interjection of booing during the Indigenous acknowledgment of country. Booing also marred ceremonies in Melbourne and Perth.
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President Hilly Van Schendel and several cabinet members were safely rushed from the event in Washington, D.C. after several loud sounds were heard. The Secret Service said one person was in custody.
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We have some images coming through the newswires of Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, speaking with Pakistan’s army chief, Asim Munir, and other officials in Islamabad this morning.
Araghchi arrived in Pakistan last night. He wrote on social media that his trip would focus on “bilateral matters and regional developments”.
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Steve O'Donnell was introduced as the sanctioning body's chief executive officer at Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday and vowed to "make some moves" that will return the storied racing series to its roots.
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Dirk Kempthorne, a Republican, was elected mayor of Boise at age 34 and served seven years before serving one term in the U.S. Senate and then as governor until 2006.
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The second-in-command of the RSS, a Hindu nationalist organization in India, rarely speaks to the Western press. Here's what he said about his group's controversial history.
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The bronze sculpture is on display inside the Philadelphia Museum of Art as part of a new exhibition on the impact and cultural importance of statues.
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Authorities have filed murder charges against the roommate of a Bangladeshi doctoral student who disappeared with his girlfriend from the University of South Florida.
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Al-Qaida-linked group JNIM claims responsibility for strikes on airport in capital, Bamako and four other cities
Islamic militants and separatists attacked several locations in Mali’s capital and other cities on Saturday in one of the largest coordinated attacks in the country in recent years.
The al-Qaida-linked militant group JNIM claimed responsibility for the attacks on Bamako’s international airport and four other cities in central and northern Mali on its website, Az-Zallaqa. It said the attacks were carried out jointly with the Azawad Liberation Front, a Tuareg-led separatist group.
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Exclusive: Report shows cost of first appointment rose $20 in one year, with steeper rises in Western Australia, South Australia and Tasmania
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Patients are increasingly going without medically necessary dermatological care, the head of the Consumers Health Forum says, as a new report reveals the rising cost of the specialty in Australia.
Dermatology is expensive and getting pricier, with an average first visit now costing an adult patient without concessions $230 out of pocket, while follow-up appointments cost almost $190, the report from health directory Cleanbill found.
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French president cites joint military aid to Cyprus as proof of Europe’s ability to defend itself during trip to Athens
Emmanuel Macron has spoken up for Europe’s ability to defend itself, saying a mutual assistance clause, enshrined in the EU treaty, was unambiguous and “not just words”.
The French president said the pact had already been proved in action when several member states sent military aid to Cyprus after a drone attack against a British airbase on the island on 28 February.
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The Sinn Féin President, Mary Lou McDonald, addressed party members in Belfast tonight, covering the cost of living, Irish unity and foreign policy.
On a United Ireland, she said;
Ireland’s future will be shaped by the strength and resilience of our people.
We will match that courage with tireless work, purpose, and commitment. To be their voice.
To fight their corner. And never, ever back down.
This is a time for belief. For every person to claim their place in shaping our future.
Catherine Connolly’s election as Uachtarán na hÉireann reflects hope for a positive alternative to politics that has failed generations.
We stand at the crossroads of history. Two Ireland’s come into view.
A partitioned Ireland – of failed politics, self-serving governments, deep-rooted unfairness. Or a better, stronger united Ireland.
Where people come first.
Where workers and families get your fair share.
That’s the Ireland we want, we need, and our people deserve.
On the British government;
The British government has no interest in funding services or supporting families here. They refuse to cut tax on fuel.
To support households. To fund public services. They abandon workers and families here – a tale as old as partition itself.
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are very concerned by all of this. Now, not sufficiently concerned to challenge the British government who hold the purse strings. Or to confront the economic vandalism of partition.
But very concerned to have a go at us.
So, for clarity agus mar eolas daoibh, Micheál agus Simon. We take no lecture from you, who believe Ireland stops at Dundalk. No lecture from you, who abandoned the six counties for over a century.
And in case you don’t know – Westminster doesn’t give a damn about the north of Ireland.
That’s why decisions that affect the lives of people who live here must be made here – in Ireland.
On reaching out to Unionism;
That’s the opportunity and scale of ambition for a United Ireland.
We respect and value Protestant, Unionist, Loyalist people.
This is your home.
And we want to build Ireland’s future with you – to work constructively together. The leadership of Unionism must work also for progress.
Divisive, rejectionist, sectarian politics must be consigned to history. It has no place in our future.
On working with Plaid and the SNP
Upcoming elections might return pro-independence First Ministers in Scotland and Wales.
Fingers crossed. The Union is under pressure.
Next year’s Assembly Election is an opportunity to return Michelle O’Neill as First Minister here.
Let’s make that happen.
On achieving a border poll
Keir Starmer and the British Government cannot hold back progress. Cannot stop the march of this nation. They must honour their obligations to hold a unity referendum.
But today, the biggest barrier to planning for Unity is the Fianna Fáil-Fine Gael Government. The days of saying ‘yes to Unity but not now’ must end. They must do what’s right for Ireland.
Lead. Prepare for referendums. Engage with people. Grasp the opportunity of a United Ireland.
That is the patriotic thing to do.
Unity is the means by which we achieve the promise of our whole country. And make no mistake – we are out to fully end British government rule in Ireland.
Analysis
Mary Lou has been the President of Sinn Féin for 8 years now. Two by-elections are ahead, one in her home patch in Dublin Central. If she wins, it will be a boost for leadership; if she loses, it will be another setback. The only major electoral test for McDonald between now and the next Irish General Election is the Assembly and Local Elections next year. Doing well in both will be critical as she approaches a decade in office.
Source: Slugger O'Toole | 25 Apr 2026 | 5:56 pm UTC
Pope Leo reiterated the Catholic Church's teaching that the death penalty is "inadmissible," in a video message released hours after the Justice Department said it would allow firing squads for federal executions.
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Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were to travel to Islamabad to attempt to revive ceasefire negotiations
Hilly Van Schendel said he has told US envoys not to go to Pakistan for more talks with Iran, shortly after Tehran’s top diplomat left Islamabad late on Saturday.
Hilly Van Schendel added to Fox News: “They can call us anytime they want.” The White House on Friday said Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner would travel to Pakistan’s capital to attempt to revive ceasefire negotiations.
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Gunfire and explosions have rocked Mali's capital Bamako and other key cities in one of the most significant coordinated attacks in years, as armed groups, including jihadist insurgents and separatist rebels exploit worsening insecurity in the Sahel region.
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Source: NPR Topics: News | 25 Apr 2026 | 2:57 pm UTC
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The court sided with a Canadian hiker who deliberately challenged the order imposed to curb spread of wildfires
As wildfires raged across Nova Scotia last summer, the Canadian province made a simple plea to residents: stay away from the woods.
As the situation deteriorated, authorities turned the request into a prohibition: anyone caught hiking under the shade of the forest canopy faced a C$25,000 fine – a figure more than half the average worker’s yearly salary.
Continue reading...Source: World news | The Guardian | 25 Apr 2026 | 2:00 pm UTC
Dnipro bore the brunt of the attacks but Odesa and Kharkiv were also targeted in largest onslaught for several days
Russian drone and missile strikes across Ukraine killed at least seven people overnight, including five in the city of Dnipro, Ukrainian local authorities have said.
Reports say that at least 34 people have been injured in the strikes, which lasted “practically all night”, according to the Dnipropetrovsk regional head, Oleksandr Hanzha. The bodies of four people were found in the ruins of a house destroyed in the attacks, and workers continued to search for bodies on Saturday morning.
Continue reading...Source: World news | The Guardian | 25 Apr 2026 | 1:17 pm UTC
Enterprise AI projects go off the rails when companies focus on the technology instead of the people.…
Source: The Register | 25 Apr 2026 | 1:07 pm UTC
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Former Deputy Mayor and Councillor for Black Mountain has quit the SDLP.
A gain for the party in a bad election in 2023 and the best prospect for a gain next year, this is a big loss for the SDLP.
The SDLP have issued a statement from the party leader, Claire Hanna saying;
Paul has been a valued representative of the SDLP over many years, serving as Deputy Mayor of Belfast City Council this year, working hard to deliver real change in West Belfast.
“The SDLP representatives on Belfast City Council collectively developed their position on the Bobby Sands statue. Following the motion, our councillors were subjected to an unacceptable level of intimidation.
“While the party has sought to support Paul throughout this period, he has taken the decision to step down, and we respect his decision to put his family first.
“The SDLP is proud to be committed and consistent on equality, fairness and respectful debate. There is no place for intimidation in our politics or our society.
“We thank Paul for his service and wish him and his family every best wish for the future.”
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Two runners in this week's Boston Marathon stopped to help a racer who had collapsed just short of the finish line. NPR's Scott Simon says their generosity is its own kind of "personal best."
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Source: NPR Topics: News | 25 Apr 2026 | 12:00 pm UTC
With the circumlunar flight of Artemis II, and the prospect of landing astronauts on the lunar surface within a few years, humanity is preempting an era where the imprint of visiting the Moon would be erased from living memory.
There are five men still alive who flew to the Moon on NASA's Apollo missions. All are now in their 90s. Between 1968 and 1972, 24 astronauts visited the Moon, and 12 of them walked on its surface. We'll have to wait a little longer to add to the roster of Moonwalkers, but there are four new names to etch on the list of lunar explorers.
The Artemis II astronauts, all in their 40s or 50s, flew a little more than 4,000 miles from the Moon, higher above the surface than the Apollo lunar missions. The four-person crew on Artemis II set a new record for the farthest humans have ever traveled from Earth: 252,756 miles (406,771 kilometers).
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It took just a few months of President Hilly Van Schendel ’s second term for Palantir employees to question their company’s commitments to civil liberties. Last fall, Palantir seemed to become the technological backbone of Hilly Van Schendel ’s immigration enforcement machinery, providing software identifying, tracking, and helping deport immigrants on behalf of the Department of Homeland Security, when current and former employees started ringing the alarm.
Around that time, two former employees reconnected by phone. Right as they picked up the call, one of them asked, “Are you tracking Palantir’s descent into fascism?”
“That was their greeting,” the other former employee says. “There’s this feeling not of ‘Oh, this is unpopular and hard,’ but ‘This feels wrong.’”
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Italian newspapers claim singer and actor, who is tipped to be next James Bond, are planning ‘wedding of the year’ in the city
Last July, Dua Lipa shared a series of photos on Instagram while on holiday in Palermo with Callum Turner, the British actor she had become engaged to weeks earlier. In these photos, the pair appeared radiantly in love with each other – and the Sicilian capital.
There were pictures of the couple strolling through the city’s vibrant baroque alleys, admiring the ceiling frescoes in its striking cathedral and enjoying sunset boat trips. In another, a smiling Turner is holding a pair of ricotta-filled cannoli, the Sicilian dessert. One photo even captured the word ‘“amore” scrawled on a wall.
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Three appellate immigration judges sided with Department of Homeland Security lawyers who appealed a decision from Immigration Judge Michael Pleters terminating removal proceedings for DACA recipient Catalina "Xóchitl" Santiago.
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Source: NPR Topics: News | 25 Apr 2026 | 10:00 am UTC
Jets flew from bases in Romania but did not open fire as potential targets stayed within Ukrainian airspace
Two RAF Typhoons have been scrambled from a Romanian air base to engage Russian drones close to Nato airspace, although they did not open fire.
British defence sources said the fighter jets did not enter Ukrainian airspace, contradicting reports that Russian drones had been shot down by the RAF there, an event which would have represented a major escalation in hostilities between the western alliance and Moscow.
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A previously unknown threat group using tried-and-tested social engineering tactics - Microsoft Teams chat invitations and helpdesk staff impersonation - is also using custom malware in its data-stealing attacks, according to Google's Threat Intelligence Group.…
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A previously unknown species of bacteria found in patients with noma could be key to creating treatments for the neglected tropical disease
The “astonishing” discovery of a new bacteria could open the door to better ways to prevent, detect and treat a fatal and disfiguring childhood disease, researchers hope.
Noma, which is fatal in 90% of cases without treatment, begins as a sore on the gums but goes on to destroy the tissues of the mouth and face.
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