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Exclusif : Sev.en Global Investments pourrait transformer des entreprises d'État en le plus grand sidérurgiste de Grande-Bretagne Actualités économiques en direct – dernières mises à jour Le propriétaire de la plus grande aciérie électrique du Royaume-Uni a déclaré que le gouvernement devrait trouver un acheteur unique pour British Steel et Speciality Steel UK (SSUK), une initiative qui créerait le plus grand producteur d'acier du pays. Sev.en Global Investments, propriété du milliardaire tchèque Pavel Tykač, a déclaré qu'il prévoyait non seulement d'investir 100 millions de livres sterling au Royaume-Uni – principalement dans l'aciérie à arc électrique de Cardiff rachetée l'année dernière – mais qu'il avait également la capacité d'investir des « centaines de millions de livres » supplémentaires en Grande-Bretagne sous sa marque 7 Steel. Continuer la lecture...

• Un panel consultatif bipartisan réuni dans le cadre du programme de régulation technologique du président Biden a remis un projet de rapport recommandant que le Congrès interdise les publicités numériques à ciblage politique diffusant des « informations manifestement fausses ou trompeuses » sur les procédures de vote, les candidats ou l'accès au scrutin. • Le panel, dont les membres comprennent d'anciens commissaires de la FEC et des leaders des droits civiques, soutient que ces publicités sapent la confiance dans les élections et affectent de manière disproportionnée les électeurs de couleur, exhortant les plateformes à adopter des règles d'étiquetage et de bibliothèques publicitaires plus strictes. • La proposition suscite une vive opposition de la part des défenseurs de la liberté d'expression, qui avertissent que toute norme définie par le gouvernement concernant la désinformation politique pourrait entraver le débat légitime et favoriser les partis au pouvoir.

Mills invoque un manque de fonds alors que la rivalité pour évincer Susan Collins alimente les divisions démocrates sous Donald Trump Inscrivez-vous à l'e-mail Breaking News US pour recevoir des alertes de newsletter dans votre boîte de réception Janet Mills, la gouverneure du Maine, a abandonné jeudi sa candidature au Sénat des États-Unis à quelques semaines seulement de la primaire démocrate, dans une course qui reflétait un débat interne au parti sur la manière de remporter l'un des sièges de sénateur les plus disputés de cette année. « Bien que j'aie la détermination et la passion, l'engagement et l'expérience, et par-dessus tout — la combativité — pour continuer, je n'ai tout simplement pas la seule chose que les campagnes politiques exigent malheureusement aujourd'hui : les ressources financières », a déclaré Mills dans un communiqué. « C'est pourquoi j'ai pris aujourd'hui la décision incroyablement difficile de suspendre ma campagne pour le Sénat des États-Unis. » Continue reading...

Le suprémaciste blanc australien qui a assassiné 51 musulmans a déclaré que sa mauvaise santé mentale l'avait poussé à avouer ses crimes. Le suprémaciste blanc australien qui a assassiné 51 fidèles musulmans dans deux mosquées de Christchurch en 2019 a été empêché de faire appel de sa reconnaissance de culpabilité, après que l'une des plus hautes juridictions de Nouvelle-Zélande a déclaré que sa requête était « totalement dénuée de fondement ». Brenton Tarrant, responsable de la pire fusillade de masse de l'histoire de la Nouvelle-Zélande, a demandé en février à la cour d'appel de l'autoriser à contester ses aveux de culpabilité, affirmant que des conditions de détention rudes avaient affecté sa santé mentale et l'avaient contraint à admettre les crimes. Lire la suite...

• A $140 million super PAC war chest is poised to challenge Ohio Democrat Sherrod Brown's 2026 Senate return. • Funded by Republican donors, the group aims to exploit Brown's vulnerabilities in a key battleground. • This escalation underscores high stakes for Senate control amid Trump's midterm focus.

Measure passed 50-49 to overturn a 20-year ban on mining near renowned Boundary Waters Canoe Area WildernessThe US Senate narrowly voted on Thursday to overturn a ban on mining near Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, an enormous complex of interconnected lakes, rivers and forests that is among the most visited wild areas in the US.The resolution passed 50-49 to repeal a 20-year moratorium imposed by former president Joe Biden’s administration in 2023 on mining across the 225,000 acres in the Superior national forest. Continue reading...

Democratic lawmakers urged Republican leaders to postpone the confirmation hearing of Kevin WarshSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxDemocrats have moved to stall Donald Trump’s effort to exert greater control over the US Federal Reserve, condemning the president’s “absurd” bid to install a new leader of the central bank while it is targeted with criminal investigations.Democratic lawmakers on the Senate banking committee urged its Republican leadership on Thursday to postpone the planned confirmation hearing for Kevin Warsh, the financial executive and former Fed governor Trump has nominated to replace Jerome Powell as Fed chair. Continue reading...

Three human rights groups are seeking to subpoena permit documents from Richard MarlesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA trio of Palestinian human rights groups have launched a legal bid to force Australia’s defence minister, Richard Marles, to shed light on whether the government has approved Israel-bound export permits, which could violate international law.The groups – the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, Al-Haq and Al Mezan Center for Human Rights – will attempt to subpoena arms export documents after filing an affidavit in the federal court last week. Continue reading...

Late-night gallery tours and new venues signal a city staking its claim as a regional arts capitalOn a recent weekday evening, the doors of more than a dozen galleries and museums across Abidjan stayed open till midnight, several hours later than usual, as art enthusiasts went around town on a bus tour. It was the Night of the Galleries, designed for people to drop in after work and enjoy Abidjan art week to the fullest.The after-hours special showcase was first tested in January 2024 on the sidelines of the Africa Cup of Nations football tournament hosted and won by Côte d’Ivoire. The tradition continued this year during the art week’s third edition, which ran from last Tuesday to Sunday. Continue reading...

The firm says it withheld an AI model on cybersecurity grounds but sceptics say this was hype to lure investmentThis week, the AI company Anthropic said it had created an AI model so powerful that, out of a sense of overwhelming responsibility, it was not going to release it to the public.The US treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, summoned the heads of major banks for a chat about the model, Mythos. The Reform UK MP Danny Kruger wrote a letter to the government urging it to “engage with AI firm Anthropic whose new frontier model Claude Mythos could present catastrophic cybersecurity risks to the UK”. X went wild. Continue reading...

• Diddy's legal team claims his alleged 'freak-off' parties involved amateur pornography, protected under the First Amendment, boosting chances of pretrial freedom today. • The defense argues the videos are not commercial and thus safeguarded, amid ongoing federal sex trafficking charges. • This constitutional defense could impact high-profile celebrity cases involving private recordings; release decision pending in New York court.

Guardian journalist among those to get surprise request, though Farage denies party are ‘begging’ people to standUK politics live – latest updatesReform UK has been cold calling people asking them to become “paper” candidates for the party at the local elections, as parties dash to sign up enough names before Thursday’s deadline.Nigel Farage’s party has been ringing members of the public asking them to stand despite apparently knowing very little about them except that they have signed up for Reform’s email updates. Continue reading...

Petrol prices have stopped falling, despite the federal government’s cut to the fuel excise last weekTrack Australia’s fuel prices, service station outages and shipments in chartsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese will fly to Singapore this week – Australia’s biggest source of petrol – as the government mounts an international bid to keep fuel prices from rising.Diesel is getting more expensive again and petrol prices have stopped falling, despite the federal government’s cut to fuel excise last week. Continue reading...

Trump targets media to find ‘leaker’ who revealed that a US airman was missing after being shot down by Iranian forcesDonald Trump threatened to jail a journalist – or journalists – who reported that a second US airman was missing after being shot down by Iran on Friday in a bid to identify their source.The badly injured airman hid in a mountain crevice to avoid capture before being rescued by a US recovery team that took on heavy fire. The US president announced on Sunday that the service member had been recovered. Continue reading...

Allan government says measure is temporary as energy shock from Middle East conflict sees petrol prices soarGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPublic transport will be free in Victoria for a month, in an effort to encourage people to switch from driving and alleviate the surge in demand for fuel.The Allan government announced on Sunday that it would make all metro and regional V/Line trams, trains and buses free from 31 March until the end of April. Continue reading...

Ex-first lady wasn’t near ‘negligent discharge’ and agent is now in hospital while Secret Service investigates incidentSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxA US Secret Service agent, working on security detail for the former first lady Jill Biden, shot themself in the leg at the Philadelphia international airport on Friday morning, an agency spokesperson said.The Secret Service special agent suffered a “non-life-threatening injury” after they discharged their weapon at around 8.30am. Biden was not near the agent at the time and no one else was injured. Continue reading...

Higher blend has been prohibited in warm weather because of concerns it could worsen smogThe US Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that it would temporarily allow widespread sales of a higher ethanol gas blend in a move that they hope will tamp down consumer prices that have soared since the Iran war began.The higher blend has been prohibited in warm weather because of concerns it could worsen smog. Continue reading...

Chris Bowen says move aimed at accessing fuel imports from markets with lower burning temperatures, including the US, Canada and EuropeGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s diesel standards have been temporarily lowered as the federal government rushes to shore up fuel supply, with hundreds of service stations running empty and warnings deliveries from key Asian suppliers could slow as soon as early April.The energy minister, Chris Bowen, said on Tuesday the government had lowered the technical threshold for diesel, known as the flashpoint, in order to access supply from imports from markets with marginally lower burning temperatures, including the US, Canada and Europe. Continue reading...

Treasury secretary Scott Bessent says move will bring 140m barrels to market but insists Tehran will not benefitThe Trump administration has issued a 30-day sanctions waiver for the purchase of Iranian oil at sea to ease energy supply pressures since the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran, US treasury secretary Scott Bessent said.It is the third time the US has temporarily waived sanctions in about two weeks. Continue reading...

Greater Manchester mayor hopes yet-to-be-built £250m course could provide ‘lasting legacy’ for north of EnglandFrom the fairways of Rome to the greens of Versailles, could the world’s most prestigious golf tournament be heading to Bolton?Andy Burnham, the Greater Manchester mayor, has announced a bid to bring the Ryder Cup to the north of England for the first time in nearly 60 years. Continue reading...

• On March 13, 2026, the EPA proposed repealing a 2024 Biden administration rule limiting ethylene oxide emissions from commercial sterilizer facilities, which sterilize about half of U.S. medical devices like heart valves and pacemakers. • The rule aimed to reduce cancer risks to nearby communities but is criticized for threatening domestic supply chains and relying on flawed risk models, per the Trump administration. • Ethylene oxide debate pits public health protections against medical supply reliability, with evidence suggesting alternative risk assessments like Texas models better match human data.