Exclusif : Deux « conversations intimes » ont eu lieu avec des scénaristes, des réalisateurs et des producteurs, une troisième étant prévue en juin
L'Otan organise des réunions à huis clos avec des scénaristes, des réalisateurs et des producteurs de films et de télévision à travers l'Europe et les États-Unis, révèle le Guardian, suscitant des accusations selon lesquelles l'alliance chercherait à utiliser les arts pour générer de la « propagande » en faveur du bloc.
L'alliance a tenu trois réunions avec des professionnels du cinéma et de la télévision à Los Angeles, Bruxelles et Paris, et doit poursuivre sa « série de conversations intimes » le mois prochain à Londres, en rencontrant des scénaristes membres de la Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (WGGB), qui représente les écrivains professionnels au Royaume-Uni. Lire la suite...
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Anthony Marsh semble être en position de force, offrant un élan significatif à la cheffe de l'opposition Jess Wilson. Les Libéraux ont revendiqué la victoire lors d'une élection partielle clé dans le Victoria, perçue comme un avant-goût de ce qui est attendu lorsque le reste de l'État se rendra aux urnes en novembre. Alors que le dépouillement se poursuivait pour le siège de Nepean sur la péninsule de Mornington, le candidat libéral, Anthony Marsh, semblait être en position de force, apportant un soutien de taille à la cheffe de l'opposition Jess Wilson. Lire la suite...
Le président a semblé suggérer que le délai législatif pour approuver la guerre ne s'applique plus alors que les démocrates s'y opposent
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Donald Trump a déclaré dans une lettre envoyée aux chefs du Congrès vendredi que les hostilités avec l'Iran ont « pris fin », suggérant que le délai de 60 jours pour obtenir l'approbation du pouvoir législatif ne s'appliquait plus.
Vendredi marque les 60 jours depuis que le président des États-Unis a informé les membres du Congrès que les États-Unis et Israël ont lancé des frappes contre l'Iran le 28 février. En vertu du War Powers Act de 1973, le président peut déployer des troupes pour répondre à une « menace imminente » mais doit recevoir l'approbation du Congrès dans les 60 jours pour poursuivre les opérations militaires.
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Le Parti travailliste a qualifié le premier ministre du SNP, John Swinney, d'« éhonté » pour s'être attribué le mérite alors que c'était le résultat de la visite du roi aux États-Unis.
L'annonce de Donald Trump selon laquelle il lèvera les tarifs douaniers américains punitifs sur le scotch whisky a été éclipsée par une querelle entre les chefs de partis écossais rivaux pour s'attribuer le mérite de la décision.
L'industrie du whisky et les chefs d'entreprise ont été ravis de l'annonce soudaine du président américain sur son réseau Truth Social jeudi, indiquant qu'il mettrait fin aux tarifs pour marquer la visite du roi Charles et de la reine Camilla. Lire la suite...
• Un tribunal de l’État de Pennsylvania a ordonné aux responsables électoraux de dessiner une nouvelle carte électorale pour le Congrès d’ici juin 2026, jugeant que la carte actuelle, soutenue par les Republican, diluait illégalement le poids électoral des communautés Black et Latino à Philadelphia et Pittsburgh.
• Le juge a conclu que les districts existants concentraient les électeurs issus des minorités dans une poignée de sièges Democratic « sûrs », limitant leur influence dans les districts compétitifs voisins et violant les protections constitutionnelles de l’État en matière de représentation égale.
• La décision menace les espoirs des Republican de conserver une étroite House majority en 2026 et pourrait contraindre la législature à un processus de redistricting supervisé par le tribunal si les législateurs ne parviennent pas à s'accorder sur une carte de remplacement.
• Le gouverneur et la procureure générale de l'État demandent le report des primaires de mi-mandat de 2026, un jour seulement après qu'une décision de la Cour suprême a vidé de sa substance le Voting Rights Act
• La Louisiane reporte ses primaires alors que les États s'empressent de redécouper les circonscriptions après la décision de la Cour suprême
• Voici un extrait supplémentaire de la déclaration de la procureure générale de la Louisiane, Liz Murrill, et du gouverneur républicain Jeff Landry :
• Le HAYI a revendiqué la responsabilité d'une série d'incidents ciblant des sites juifs, mais les enquêteurs affirment que la dernière revendication pourrait être opportuniste plutôt que soutenue par l'État
• La police traite l'agression au couteau de deux hommes à Golders Green comme un acte de terrorisme
• Il a fallu à peine plus d'une heure après l'horrible attaque à l'arme blanche contre deux Britanniques de confession juive à Golders Green, au nord de Londres, pour qu'un groupe terroriste lié à l'Iran, Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia (HAYI), revendique la responsabilité sur une chaîne Telegram
L'accusation selon laquelle un navire contient des céréales pillées dans les territoires occupés par la Russie déclenche un différend diplomatique entre les deux nations. L'Ukraine a demandé à Israël de saisir un navire qui, selon elle, transporte des céréales pillées dans les territoires occupés par la Russie, déclenchant un rare différend diplomatique entre les deux pays. Le différend a éclaté au grand jour cette semaine lorsque le président Volodymyr Zelenskyy a déclaré qu'un « autre navire » transportant des céréales « volées par la Russie » était arrivé dans un port en Israël et s'apprêtait à décharger. Lire la suite...
• Cette décision porte un coup dur à l'Office for Students après que celui-ci a infligé une amende concernant la gestion des manifestations liées aux opinions d'une professeure sur les droits trans.
• L'Université du Sussex a annulé une amende de 585 000 £ imposée par l'organisme de surveillance de l'enseignement supérieur en Angleterre, la Haute Cour ayant rejeté les allégations selon lesquelles l'université aurait enfreint les réglementations sur la liberté d'expression concernant son ancienne professeure Kathleen Stock.
• Ce jugement porte gravement atteinte à la crédibilité et à la gestion de l'Office for Students, alors que la cour a rejeté l'enquête prolongée du régulateur sur la manière dont Sussex a géré les manifestations visant Stock pour ses opinions sur les droits des personnes transgenres et sa démission consécutive en 2021.
• Les paramilitaires contrôlés par le Kremlin ont également allégué avoir infligé des « pertes irréparables » aux insurgés tout en évitant des victimes civiles.
• Le ministère russe de la Défense a affirmé que son Africa Corps – le successeur de l'ancien groupe de mercenaires Wagner – avait empêché un coup d'État au Mali le week-end dernier, évitant ainsi des pertes civiles massives et infligeant des « pertes irréparables » aux insurgés rebelles.
• Il a précisé dans un communiqué que ses troupes dans la ville désertique de Kidal, près de la frontière algérienne, ont combattu pendant plus de 24 heures alors qu'elles étaient complètement encerclées et largement en infériorité numérique.
• Le manifestant déclare avoir migré de Malaisie durant son enfance et qualifie de cruelles les politiques d'immigration du ministre de l'Intérieur.
• Un homme ayant interpellé Shabana Mahmood a déclaré être arrivé au Royaume-Uni enfant depuis la Malaisie, qualifiant de « risible » l'affirmation du ministre de l'Intérieur selon laquelle il serait un libéral blanc.
• Joe, 32 ans, qui a souhaité garder son nom de famille secret, a migré de Malaisie à l'âge de quatre ans avec sa famille. Il a affirmé que les réformes migratoires proposées par le ministre de l'Intérieur l'auraient laissé, ainsi que des milliers d'enfants comme lui, dans l'incertitude.
Lawyers for Avara Foods and Freemans of Newent say legal claim backed by 1,300 people is ‘entirely inferential’Lawyers for one of the country’s biggest producers of industrially farmed chicken have attacked a claim that they are responsible for pollution in the River Wye and River Usk.More than 1,300 people have signed up to sue Avara Foods, its subsidiary Freemans of Newent and the local sewage company Welsh Water for extensive and widespread pollution in the rivers and their catchment areas. Continue reading...
Teatro La Fenice called comments by its controversial appointee Beatrice Venezi ‘offensive and detrimental’Teatro La Fenice, the prestigious Venice opera house, has fired its incoming music director after she insinuated its hiring practices were nepotistic, with jobs “practically passed down from father to son”.After months of controversy over the appointment of Beatrice Venezi, La Fenice Foundation said on Sunday it had decided to “cancel all future collaborations” with the 36-year-old conductor and pianist. Continue reading...
Alan Johnson and David Blunkett say Tory proposal for a privileges committee inquiry is a ‘nakedly political stunt’Good morning. Kemi Badenoch is trying to get Lindsay Hoyle, the speaker, to give MPs a vote on a proposal to get the Commons privileges committee to investigate allegations that Keir Starmer lied to MPs in statements he made to them about the vetting of Peter Mandelson. Other opposition parties may be backing her, but we don’t know for sure because the process is relatively secret; MPs have to write a private letter to the speaker, who then decides whether this is a serious request that should be decided by the Commons as a whole, or a frivolous complaint that should be ignored. (We do know that Karl Turner has written to the speaker about this too, but only because he was daft enough to post his letter on social media last week.) Today we are likely to find out whether or not Hoyle is agreeing to a Commons vote.Boris Johnson was referred to the privileges committee over allegations that he lied to MPs about Partygate (allegations the committee concluded were justified). Badenoch wants to make the case that Starmer is just as dishonest as Johnson. He isn’t, by any stretch, and the claims that Starmer lied to MPs about Mandelson are spurious; they relate to contest intepretations of political language of the kind that are commonplace in parliamentary debate. But the fact that this has even become a live consideration for the speaker is a big win for the Tories.The fact that Kemi Badenoch has changed the accusations she is levelling against the PM on an almost daily basis as her claims have failed to stand up to scrutiny shows what this is really about. This is a nakedly political stunt with no substance ahead of the May elections.Any comparison with Boris Johnson is absurd. When parliament referred that matter to the privileges committee, a police investigation had directly disproved his categoric statements that he knew nothing about the breach of lockdown rules.I suppose our constituents might ask [if a privileges committee goes ahead], have we got the balance right between holding the government to account and seemingly squabbling amongst ourselves when there is so much else going on that perhaps parliament ought to be focusing on as well.I have to say, a really truthful position is, why the rush at the moment? Has it got anything to do with local elections? Continue reading...
Message on private Facebook group for staff said: ‘I dumped them all in a bin. They can sack me!’Royal Mail is investigating allegations that a postal worker claimed to have “dumped” Reform UK campaign leaflets in a bin ahead of Thursday’s local elections.A post on a Facebook group for Royal Mail staff said: “My DO had reform party’s D2D today. I dumped them all in a bin. They can sack me! Idgaf!” Continue reading...
Pesident presses case for controversial $400m project following White House correspondents’ dinner shootingThe shooting at the Washington Hilton hotel gives new urgency to the project to construct a 1,000-seat ballroom at the White House, Donald Trump claimed after the incident on Saturday night.The US president pressed the case for his controversial ballroom initiative at the press conference he held at the White House on Saturday and a social media post on Sunday, after an armed attacker was arrested as he rushed towards the Hilton’s ballroom, where Trump was attending the White House Correspondents Association’s annual dinner. Continue reading...
• Arsenal defeated Newcastle United in a nervy victory to move three points clear of Manchester City at the top of the Premier League table.
• The win marks a significant moment in the title race as Arsenal temporarily reclaimed first place following the match.
• Analysts including Paul Burmeister, Robbie Earle, and Robbie Mustoe highlighted the intensity of the contest and Arsenal's ability to secure points despite pressure from Newcastle's challenge.
Claudia–Liza Vanderpuije has fully withdrawn allegations relating to her former co-host, her lawyers sayThe TV presenter Claudia–Liza Vanderpuije has withdrawn claims against her former Channel 5 News co-host Dan Walker after reaching a “mutual agreement” with the broadcaster and ITN.Vanderpuije, who co-hosted a show with Walker for a year between 2022 and 2023, had filed claims of unfair dismissal, discrimination and harassment on grounds of race and sex, and breach of contract. Continue reading...
Forecasting service raises alarm over data from Paris airport used to settle Polymarket wagers on temperatureFrench police are investigating alleging tampering with national weather forecasting service equipment after a series of unusual temperature readings coincided with suspicious winning bets made on Polymarket.Data from a Météo-France weather station at Paris’s Charles de Gaulle airport was used to settle bets between online gamblers on what the temperature would be in Paris for March and the first weeks of April. Continue reading...
US president says Tehran hobbled by infighting as Pentagon reportedly briefs mine clearance may take six monthsMiddle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump has again said that the US has “total control over the strait of Hormuz,” adding that Iran’s leadership was so hobbled by infighting that it was unclear who was in charge.But the US president’s claim seemed questionable in the face of the seizure of two container ships by Iranian commandos and a US report warning it could take six months to clear the strait of mines. Continue reading...
Lawsuit follows exchange on X in which airline suggested customer should clear their cache or book with incognito windowSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxJetBlue has been sued in a proposed class action claiming it uses customers’ personal data to set ticket prices, after its response to a social media post raised concern that the carrier employed “surveillance pricing” to make flying more expensive.According to a complaint filed late Wednesday in Brooklyn federal court, JetBlue conceals its use of “trackers” to set prices dynamically, and shares data with third parties whose programs help it decide when to raise fares. 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...
Analysis finds 53 allegations against 30 lawmakers; nine still in office amid wave of resignations in CongressFifty-three allegations of workplace sexual harassment have been made against at least 30 House and Senate lawmakers over the past two decades, an advocacy group said in a study that was released Tuesday amid a spate of ethics-fueled resignations in Congress.Most of the lawmakers from 13 states and Guam who have faced allegations have since left office, but nine continue to hold seats, the nonpartisan National Women’s Defense League (NWDL) said. Continue reading...
About 500 farmers challenge Green Gen Cymru in high court over alleged disregard for landowners and biosecurityA group of 500 Welsh farmers have brought a landmark legal claim to the high court over the alleged conduct of a green energy developer planning to build electricity pylon routes across their land.The court will hear allegations that Green Gen Cymru “unlawfully sought entry to private land, intimidated landowners, and showed disregard for biosecurity and basic rights”, as well as examine laws that force landowners to sell property to utility companies, in a hearing on Tuesday and Wednesday. Continue reading...
Campaigners say banks and web platforms are being told to collect data on customers visiting blocked sitesMajor Russian companies have been conscripted into a “witch-hunt” against users trying to circumvent online controls, researchers have said, as the Kremlin continues trying to cut its citizens off from the global internet.Banks and web platforms are collecting data on users of virtual private networks (VPN) tools, which obscure an individual’s real location and allow them to access sites blocked in Russia, according to an investigation by RKS global, an advocacy group for internet freedoms. Continue reading...
Iranian official stresses no decision made on taking part, as US vice-president JD Vance is set to travel to Islamabad for negotiations JD Vance to lead US delegation in Pakistan if Iran agrees to talksOn Tuesday morning, Islamabad sat poised and ready to host a second round of talks – even as uncertainty reigned over whether both sides would even turn up.Pakistani officials remained optimistic that the second round of negotiations would happen, even as Iranian ministers said they would refuse to come to the table under the threat of “force” and it remained unclear exactly when US vice-president JD Vance planned to depart Washington for Islamabad. Continue reading...
Housing secretary also targets Reform as May elections loom, saying Farage more interested in Trump than own constituencyThe Greens have welcomed activists kicked out of Labour for antisemitic views and people should be “very careful” who they vote for next month, one of Keir Starmer’s most senior ministers has said in a notable stepping-up of attacks on Zack Polanski’s party.In a double-pronged attack on the two parties expected to make big gains in the elections on 7 May, Steve Reed also accused Nigel Farage of being more interested in talking to Donald Trump then representing his Clacton constituency. Continue reading...
Judge in case of two families housed for years in single hotel rooms says they should have been moved within three monthsThe Home Office could face legal action from hundreds of asylum-seeking families stuck in single rooms in hotels after a judge criticised the “extraordinarily stressful” conditions in which they are expected to live.In a ruling, the deputy high court judge Alan Bates questioned why two families had been forced to live in single rooms for more than three years. He said they should have been moved to alternative accommodation within three months. Continue reading...
Activists say clamp down on period products to target insurgents is gender-based violence and violates rightsMyanmar’s military regime is expanding its ban on the distribution of period products, claiming they are being used to treat wounded resistance fighters, according to local activists.The south-east Asian country has been locked in civil war since 2021, when the military usurped the democratic government and launched a violent crackdown on dissidents. Artillery fire, the burning of townships and arbitrary arrests have become common in the years since then. Continue reading...
