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• Le sénateur Jack Reed a déclaré lors d'une audition que le secrétaire à la défense n'avait pas fourni à Trump une image précise de la guerre en Iran • Politique américaine en direct – dernières mises à jour • Inscrivez-vous à l'e-mail de la newsletter Breaking News US

• Les démocrates de la Chambre ont interrogé avec scepticisme le secrétaire à la Défense Pete Hegseth pour la première fois depuis le début de la guerre en Iran, faisant pression sur la stratégie et les coûts lors d'une audition le 29 avril. • Un démocrate a accusé Hegseth de partisanerie, lui opposant ses propres déclarations passées lors d'un échange tendu. • La confrontation souligne les clivages partisans concernant le coût économique de la guerre et la politique étrangère de Trump, dans un contexte de chute des indices de popularité.

• Les prix du pétrole ont bondi sur fond de conflit Iran-U.S. menaçant l'approvisionnement mondial, mais les actions U.S. sont restées résilientes à proximité de records portées par les solides résultats de Visa et Starbucks le 29 avril 2026. • Le S&P 500 a reculé de 0,1 %, le Dow a chuté de 286 points ou 0,6 %, le Nasdaq a progressé de 0,1 % ; l'action Visa a bondi de 8,3 % grâce à la résilience des dépenses de consommation selon le CEO Ryan McInerney, tandis que Starbucks a grimpé de 8,6 % avec des dépenses par visite plus élevées en North America. • Les responsables de la Federal Reserve ont laissé entendre qu'il n'y aurait pas de baisses de taux en 2026, éliminant presque les paris des investisseurs et favorisant quasiment des hausses en raison de l'inflation des prix de l'énergie ; le marché obligataire a tremblé.

La décision de ne pas modifier le taux intervient malgré les signes d'une accélération de l'inflation sous l'effet de la guerre en Iran sur les prix du carburant La Bank of England a laissé les taux d'intérêt au UK inchangés à 3.75%, en dépit des signes indiquant que l'inflation commence à s'accélérer en raison de l'impact de la guerre en Iran. Le monetary policy committee (MPC) de la Bank of England a voté le maintien des coûts d'emprunt à midi jeudi, après sa dernière réunion de fixation des taux. Continue reading...

• Le secrétaire à la Défense sera interrogé par les législateurs de la commission sénatoriale des forces armées après une séance houleuse à la Chambre hier • Inscrivez-vous à l'e-mail Breaking News US Bonjour et bienvenue dans notre couverture de la politique américaine alors que Pete Hegseth entame une deuxième journée d'interrogatoires menés par les démocrates au Capitole, les sénateurs ayant leur première occasion de confronter ou de louer le chef du Pentagone pour sa gestion de la guerre en Iran. • Le secrétaire à la Défense s'est opposé aux démocrates — et à certains républicains — hier lors d'une audition de près de six heures devant la commission des forces armées de la Chambre, où il a été interrogé sur le coût de la guerre en dollars, en vies humaines et sur l'épuisement des stocks d'armes critiques.

Le musicien et son épouse, consultante en création, espèrent que le Hodge Podge pourra élargir les conceptions de créativité et de communauté Une nouvelle exposition dont le commissariat est assuré par Jarvis Cocker et son épouse, la consultante en création Kim Sion, ouvrira au Hepworth Wakefield l'année prochaine, dans le but d'encourager les gens à découvrir leur propre créativité. Prévue pour mai 2027, le Hodge Podge réunira une sélection personnelle d'œuvres remettant en question les idées conventionnelles sur ce que l'art peut être. Continuer la lecture...

• La Réserve fédérale a voté mercredi le maintien du taux directeur des fonds fédéraux inchangé, dans une fourchette de 3,5 % à 3,75 %, citant des inquiétudes concernant la hausse de l'inflation dans le contexte de la guerre en Iran. • Cela marque la poursuite de la pause de la Fed dans l'ajustement des taux, suite à trois baisses successives de 25 points de base en septembre, octobre et décembre 2025. • Le président de la Fed, Jerome Powell, doit tenir une conférence de presse à 14h30 (heure de l'Est) pour discuter de cette décision, marquant ce qui pourrait être sa dernière annonce sur les taux d'intérêt en tant que président de la Réserve fédérale.

Les responsables de la Fed citent l'inflation élevée, la faible croissance de l'emploi et l'incertitude au Middle East comme raisons du maintien des taux Inscrivez-vous à l'e-mail Breaking News US pour recevoir des alertes newsletter dans votre boîte de réception La Réserve fédérale américaine a laissé les taux d'intérêt inchangés après sa dernière réunion de conseil, défiant une fois de plus l'appel de Donald Trump à une baisse alors que la banque centrale se prépare à un remaniement de sa direction le mois prochain. Mercredi, les responsables de la Fed ont continué de citer l'inflation élevée, la faible croissance de l'emploi et l'incertitude au Middle East comme raisons pour lesquelles les taux n'ont pas été modifiés. Lire la suite...

Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe a été condamné à une amende et expulsé après avoir plaidé coupable d'infractions liées à l'immigration et aux armes à feu, sans lien avec la récente fusillade.

• Un nouveau rapport de l'Harris County Public Health révèle que Houston présente les taux de tuberculose les plus élevés du Texas, mettant en évidence les risques de transmission en milieu urbain. • Les données montrent une augmentation des cas liés à la densité de la population et aux facteurs socio-économiques dans la région de Houston. • L'incidence croissante de la tuberculose nécessite l'élargissement du dépistage ciblé et des traitements pour freiner la propagation dans les communautés à haut risque.

The Arab oil producer has long expressed frustration with the quotas it has to follow as part of OPEC, the cartel of major state-owned oil producers.(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.