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El senador Jack Reed afirma en una audiencia que el secretario de defensa no proporcionó a Trump una imagen precisa de la guerra en Irán Política de EE. UU. en vivo – últimas actualizaciones Regístrese para recibir el boletín informativo por correo electrónico de Breaking News US Pete Hegseth no ha proporcionado a Donald Trump una imagen precisa de la guerra contra Irán, recurriendo a declaraciones «peligrosamente exageradas» para crear una visión inexacta de un triunfo militar estadounidense, según dijo un alto demócrata en una audiencia en el Capitolio el jueves. Jack Reed, el demócrata de más alto rango en el comité de servicios armados del Senado, le dijo a Hegseth, el secretario de defensa, que lejos de la victoria, los ciudadanos estadounidenses estaban teniendo que soportar el costo de una guerra que no apoyaban en forma de aumento de los precios del combustible. Continuar leyendo...

• Los demócratas de la Cámara de Representantes cuestionaron con escepticismo al Secretario de Defensa, Pete Hegseth, por primera vez desde que comenzó la guerra de Irán, presionando sobre la estrategia y los costos durante una audiencia celebrada el 29 de abril. • Un demócrata acusó a Hegseth de partidismo, citando sus declaraciones previas ante él en un acalorado intercambio. • El enfrentamiento pone de relieve las divisiones partidistas sobre el costo económico de la guerra y la política exterior de Trump en medio de una estrepitosa caída en los índices de aprobación.

• Los precios del petróleo se dispararon en medio del conflicto entre Irán y EE. UU. que amenaza los suministros mundiales, pero las acciones de EE. UU. se mantuvieron resilientes cerca de máximos históricos impulsadas por los sólidos resultados de Visa y Starbucks el 29 de abril de 2026. • El S&P 500 bajó un 0,1%, el Dow cayó 286 puntos o un 0,6%, el Nasdaq subió un 0,1%; las acciones de Visa saltaron un 8,3% por el gasto resiliente de los consumidores según el CEO Ryan McInerney, Starbucks subió un 8,6% con un mayor gasto por visita en América del Norte. • Funcionarios de la Reserva Federal insinuaron que no habrá recortes de tasas en 2026, eliminando prácticamente las apuestas de los inversores y favoreciendo casi los aumentos debido a la inflación por los precios de la energía; el mercado de bonos tembló.

La decisión de no modificar los tipos se produce a pesar de los indicios de que la inflación está aumentando en medio de los efectos de la guerra de Irán en los precios del combustible. El Banco de Inglaterra ha mantenido los tipos de interés del Reino Unido sin cambios en el 3,75%, a pesar de las señales de que la inflación está empezando a acelerarse debido al impacto de la guerra de Irán. El Comité de Política Monetaria (MPC) del Banco votó a favor de mantener los costes de los préstamos sin cambios al mediodía del jueves, tras su última reunión de fijación de tipos. Siga leyendo...

• El secretario de defensa será interrogado por legisladores en el comité de servicios armados del Senado tras una sesión tensa en la Cámara de Representantes ayer. • Regístrese para recibir el correo electrónico de Breaking News US. Hola y bienvenidos a nuestra cobertura de la política de EE. UU. mientras Pete Hegseth se enfrenta a un segundo día de interrogatorios por parte de los demócratas en el Capitolio, con los senadores teniendo su primera oportunidad de confrontar o elogiar al jefe del Pentágono por su manejo de la guerra de Irán. • El secretario de defensa batalló con los demócratas —y algunos republicanos— ayer durante una audiencia del comité de servicios armados de la Cámara de Representantes de casi seis horas, donde enfrentó cuestionamientos sobre los costos de la guerra en dólares, vidas y el agotamiento de los arsenales de armas críticas.

El músico y su esposa, consultora creativa, esperan que Hodge Podge pueda expandir las ideas de creatividad y comunidad. Una nueva exposición comisariada por Jarvis Cocker y su esposa, la consultora creativa Kim Sion, se inaugurará en Hepworth Wakefield el próximo año, con el objetivo de animar a las personas a descubrir su propia creatividad. Con apertura en mayo de 2027, Hodge Podge reunirá una selección personal de obras que desafían las ideas convencionales de lo que puede ser el arte. Continuar leyendo...

• La Federal Reserve votó el miércoles a favor de mantener la federal funds rate de referencia sin cambios en el rango de 3.5% a 3.75%, citando preocupaciones sobre el aumento de la inflación en medio de la guerra en Iran. • Esto marca la continuación de la pausa de la Fed en los ajustes de tasas tras tres cortes sucesivos de 25-basis-point en septiembre, octubre y diciembre de 2025. • El Chairman de la Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, tiene previsto ofrecer una rueda de prensa a las 2:30 p.m. ET para discutir la decisión, lo que marcaría su interest-rate announcement final como chair de la Federal Reserve.

Los funcionarios de la Fed citan la elevada inflación, el lento crecimiento del empleo y la incertidumbre en el Middle East como razones para mantener las tasas Regístrese en el correo electrónico de Breaking News US para recibir alertas de boletines en su bandeja de entrada La US Federal Reserve dejó las tasas de interés sin cambios tras su última reunión de la junta, desafiando una vez más el pedido de recorte de Donald Trump mientras el banco central se prepara para una reestructuración del liderazgo el próximo mes. El miércoles, los funcionarios de la Fed continuaron citando la elevada inflación, el lento crecimiento del empleo y la incertidumbre en el Middle East como razones por las que las tasas se mantuvieron sin cambios. Continuar leyendo...

Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe multado y deportado tras declararse culpable de delitos migratorios y de armas de fuego no relacionados con el tiroteo reciente. Tres meses después de que un empleado recibiera un disparo por la espalda en la residencia de la familia Mugabe en un suburbio adinerado de Johannesburgo, el hijo menor de Robert Mugabe ha sido multado y se le ha ordenado abandonar Sudáfrica tras declararse culpable de dos cargos no relacionados. Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, de 28 años, y su primo Tobias Mugabe Matonhodze, de 33 años, fueron inicialmente acusados de intento de asesinato tras el incidente del 19 de febrero. Continuar leyendo...

• Un nuevo informe de Harris County Public Health revela que Houston tiene las tasas más altas de tuberculosis en Texas, destacando los riesgos de transmisión urbana. • Los datos muestran casos elevados vinculados a la densidad poblacional y a factores socioeconómicos en el área de Houston. • El aumento de la incidencia de tuberculosis exige una expansión en las pruebas de detección y los tratamientos focalizados para frenar la propagación en comunidades de alto riesgo.

El productor de petróleo árabe ha expresado durante mucho tiempo su frustración con las cuotas que debe seguir como parte de OPEC, el cartel de los principales productores de petróleo estatales.(Image credit: Joe Klamar)

Resolution Foundation report says ‘crisis’ stems from rising ill-health and a failing system of benefits and job supportBritain has the third-highest rate of young people not in work or education among Europe’s richest countries because of rising ill-health and a failing system of benefits and job support, a report has warned.The Resolution Foundation thinktank said the UK was facing a “crisis” in youth jobs amid a dramatic rise in the number of 16- to 24-year-olds who are not in education, employment or training (Neets) to almost 1 million – the highest level in more than a decade. Continue reading...

• Florida's KidCare expansion remains stalled in legal limbo since February 2024, preventing coverage for more children. • Uninsured children in the state have risen to 400,000, one of the highest tallies nationwide. • Delay exacerbates access issues as federal funds await resolution, impacting low-income families significantly.

• Environmental Working Group study finds 20% of Americans used systems with elevated nitrate levels from 2021-2023 data. • Nitrate poses health risks including cancer and developmental issues in contaminated supplies. • Affects millions nationwide, urging stricter regulations and testing.

• The Federal Reserve released minutes from its April 16 policy meeting, revealing internal division over the appropriate timeline for interest rate cuts, with several governors questioning whether inflation has declined sufficiently to warrant near-term reductions. • Hawks on the committee expressed concern that premature rate cuts could reignite price pressures, while doves argued that pausing at 5.5% risks unnecessarily constraining growth and employment, setting the stage for a contentious May 2 vote. • Market reactions to the minutes were mixed, with bond futures pricing in only a 28% probability of a rate cut by July 2026, down from 35% before the release, while equity index futures declined 0.6% on expectation of extended higher rates.

• Broadcom provided second-quarter guidance of $9.2 billion in revenues, exceeding analyst estimates by 6%, driven by surging demand for data center semiconductors and artificial intelligence accelerators from cloud computing providers. • CEO Hock Tan stated that AI-related semiconductor orders are tracking 40% above historical averages, with major customers committing to long-term capacity agreements through 2028, signaling sustained strong demand. • The robust guidance helped lift semiconductor index ETFs 2.1% during extended trading and sparked upgrades from multiple analysts who raised price targets on Broadcom by 8–12% based on improved visibility into AI infrastructure spending cycles.

Exclusive: Report shows cost of first appointment rose $20 in one year, with steeper rises in Western Australia, South Australia and TasmaniaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPatients are increasingly going without medically necessary dermatological care, the head of the Consumers Health Forum said, as 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. Continue reading...

Uncle Jack Pearson, an army captain, says heckling ‘not in the Anzac spirit’ after welcome to country booed in Sydney, Melbourne and PerthIndigenous speakers booed while Ben Roberts-Smith attends separate Gold Coast eventMarcia Langton: The AFL bans disruptive racists. Surely police can do the same for morons who boo welcome to countryGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIndigenous leaders have condemned people who booed welcome to country speeches at Anzac Day dawn services across the country, with an army captain stating “racism is a cancer”.Elders who spoke at services in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth on Saturday morning were booed following a campaign by Fight for Australia, the group formerly known as March for Australia, which has previously staged major anti-immigration rallies. Continue reading...

Haris Doukas warns that with 700,000 residents and 8 million tourists, people are being pushed out of their neighbourhoodsIn the heart of ancient Athens, on narrow streets and around archaeological sites, visitor groups appear to be everywhere, snaking their way behind tour guides.Previously, officials would have welcomed such scenes. But for Haris Doukas, the socialist mayor who is determined to reclaim the capital’s congested city centre for its citizens, the start of tourist season leaves the city at risk of “over-saturation.” Entire neighbourhoods, he believes, are in danger of losing their authenticity because of uncontrolled tourist development. Continue reading...

Four men face murder charges in case of 16-year-old Roxanne Sharp, whose body was found in a wooded areaFour people have been arrested in connection to the 1982 killing of a Louisiana teenager, investigators announced on Friday.State police troopers said tips generated by a true-crime podcast they were involved in making – along with improvements in investigative technologies – helped them make arrests in the killing of Roxanne Sharp, 16, about 44 years earlier. Continue reading...

• President Trump issued an Executive Order directing the Department of Health and Human Services to expedite access to treatments for patients with serious mental illness. • The FDA is accelerating its review process for mental health therapies in response to the directive. • This policy shift aims to reduce barriers to treatment approval and expand therapeutic options for affected patients.

Lack of a sustained plan to end the war has convinced US allies that the White House is running out of ideasNearly eight weeks after Donald Trump launched his assault on Iran, the White House has shifted from a strategy of shock-and-awe bombardments and leadership decapitation to a plan of sustained economic pressure as it tests the wills of a regime practiced over decades at wars of attrition.Since the negotiations stalled, the White House has begun to shift its messaging to say it is willing to wait to strike a more durable deal with Iran – despite the growing economic toll inflicted on the world economy by the closure of the strait of Hormuz. The reason, senior officials have said, is because of the joint US-Israeli strikes were so successful that they have fractured Iran’s leadership and prevented a new consolidation of power. Continue reading...

Rival to government plans would scrap net zero policies, as party aims to woo sector after decades of job lossesReform UK has asked steel bosses to draw up an “alternative steel strategy” to rival recent government plans, stoking industry fears over a charm offensive by Nigel Farage’s party as it eyes gains in former Labour heartlands.Richard Tice, Reform’s deputy leader, met a group of bosses shortly before Labour announced new steel tariffs in March and commissioned them to draft a competing plan that will include scrapping net zero policies. Continue reading...

Tensions around US negotiations may reflect mistake of assassinating more pragmatic and experienced figuresMiddle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump has claimed that the infighting between moderates and hardliners in Iran’s leadership is so intense that the country has “no idea who their leader is”, but many Iranian experts questioned his analysis, saying that – given the mass assassinations of senior commanders – the country has shown remarkable institutional cohesion.Trump’s allegations of “CRAZY” splits in the Iranian leadership – the second outing for this argument in three days – is remarkable since he has previously said either he has little knowledge of the new Iranian leadership or that there has already been regime change. Continue reading...

Adam Hall, of Tyne and Wear, will serve at least 23 years in prison, with victims describing lasting traumaA “callous, calculating sexual predator” who raped and deliberately infected young, vulnerable men with HIV has been jailed for life and told he must serve at least 23 years.Adam Hall, 43, of Washington, Tyne and Wear, is the second man in the UK ever to be found guilty of intentionally setting out to spread the virus. Continue reading...

Radio company ARN’s defence alleges the shock jock denigrated executives, censors, critics and the audience of the Kyle and Jackie O ShowFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesSign up for Guardian Australia’s free weekly media newsletter hereKyle Sandilands repeatedly berated Kiis FM executives, the radio station’s censors, critics of the Kyle and Jackie O Show and the Melbourne audience in expletive-laden rants, according to federal court documents.The details of the alleged tirades, which aired months before the shock jock was sacked and accused of “serious misconduct” by ARN, are contained in the company’s defence of an $85m claim filed by Sandilands. Continue reading...

• The average 30-year fixed-rate conforming mortgage rate in the US reached 6.218%, up 3 basis points from the prior day amid fluctuating bond yields. • 15-year fixed-rate averaged 5.450%, down 4 basis points, while jumbo 30-year hit 6.538%; week-over-week, 30-year conventional fell 6 basis points to 6.218% from 6.279%. • Rates reflect Optimal Blue data for loans locked as of April 20, signaling modest stabilization despite economic pressures from high energy prices.