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L'enquête a révélé que Botstein — qui affirmait ne pas être l'ami d'Epstein — a effectué 25 visites dans sa maison de ville. Leon Botstein a annoncé qu'il quittait la direction de Bard College, après qu'un examen indépendant de ses contacts avec Jeffrey Epstein a conclu que les interactions fréquentes du président de l'université avec le délinquant sexuel condamné « auraient pu l'alerter » sur la possibilité que lui et Bard facilitent les abus commis par Epstein envers des femmes. Une enquête du cabinet d'avocats WilmerHale, mandatée par le conseil d'administration de Bard plus tôt cette année pour examiner les interactions de Botstein avec Epstein, a révélé que le président de Bard — qui avait précédemment affirmé ne pas être l'ami d'Epstein — a effectué environ 25 visites dans la maison de ville d'Epstein, un séjour de deux jours sur Little St James Island, et qu'Epstein s'est rendu à deux reprises à Bard. Ces visites, selon WilmerHale, incluaient « plusieurs femmes » qui ont depuis été identifiées comme des victimes d'Epstein. 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 US politics live – latest updates Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email 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. Lire la suite...

Le président américain déclare que les tarifs douaniers sur les voitures et les camions passeront à 25 % et accuse l'Union européenne de non-conformité. Donald Trump a déclaré qu'il déchirait une partie de l'accord tarifaire conclu avec les dirigeants de l'UE sur son parcours de golf en Écosse l'été dernier, critiquant Bruxelles pour avoir mis tant de temps à ratifier l'accord. Prenant Bruxelles de court tard le vendredi de la fête du Travail, il a annoncé qu'il augmenterait les droits de douane sur les voitures et les camions importés de l'UE vers les États-Unis, les faisant passer de 15 % à 25 % dès la semaine prochaine. Lire la suite...

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...

Cette décision survient après que le maire Zohran Mamdani s'est exprimé sur la restitution du diamant Koh-i-noor suite à la visite de membres de la famille royale britannique à New York Des centaines d'antiquités d'une valeur de 14 millions de dollars ont été restituées à l'Inde par les autorités de New York, dont certaines liées au trafiquant d'art présumé Subhash Kapoor, dans un geste susceptible d'accentuer la pression sur d'autres pour qu'ils fassent des gestes similaires. La restitution de 657 antiquités a été annoncée ce mardi par le procureur de district de Manhattan, Alvin Bragg Jr, alors que le maire de la ville de New York, Zohran Mamdani, s'est immiscé dans le débat historiquement litigieux sur la propriété du diamant Koh-i-noor de 105,6 carats. Lire la suite...

• Le département de la Justice des États-Unis a inculpé le gouverneur de l'État de Sinaloa, Ruben Rocha Moya, ainsi que neuf autres responsables mexicains, actuels et anciens, pour avoir aidé le cartel de Sinaloa le 29 avril 2026. • Les actes d'accusation allèguent des faits de corruption, notamment le blanchiment d'argent et l'extorsion, marquant un coup dur majeur pour les opérations du cartel. • Cela intensifie les tensions entre les États-Unis et le Mexique concernant la crise du fentanyl et la sécurité aux frontières, avec de potentielles batailles judiciaires pour l'extradition à venir.

La ministre de l'Intérieur s'engage à « faire tout ce qui est en mon pouvoir » pour assurer la sécurité des Juifs britanniques alors que la police indique que le suspect est un ressortissant britannique né en Somalie. Shabana Mahmood a promis de « faire tout ce qui est en mon pouvoir » pour assurer la sécurité des Juifs britanniques, la police ayant déclaré que le suspect de l'attaque au couteau contre deux hommes à Golders Green, dans le nord de Londres, mercredi, était un ressortissant britannique de 45 ans né en Somalie. Les ministres ont déclaré que 25 millions de livres supplémentaires seraient investis pour renforcer la sécurité des communautés juives après l'attaque terroriste présumée dans le nord de Londres. Continuer la lecture...

• L'ancien directeur du FBI inculpé pour une publication sur les réseaux sociaux datant de l'année dernière montrant des coquillages disposés pour former « 86 47 » • Politique américaine en direct – dernières mises à jour • James Comey s'est rendu aux autorités mercredi dans le district Est de la Virginie après que le Department of Justice l'a inculpé pour la deuxième fois cette semaine.

Loyalists of President Mahmoud Abbas won most races ‌in Palestinian municipal elections, election officials said on Sunday, in a vote that for the first time in nearly two decades included a city in the Gaza Strip run by rival Hamas.

Ittai Gradel died of renal cancer days after museum awarded him medal for ‘very significant contribution’The academic turned antiquities dealer who exposed the theft of hundreds of artefacts from the British Museum has died aged 61.Dr Ittai Gradel, from Denmark, alerted the British Museum and the police after he was able to buy dozens of museum artefacts on eBay over the course of several years. Continue reading...

Massachusetts woman jailed for six months after court heard she admitted to freeing bees on sheriff’s deputiesA beekeeper has been jailed for six months after she set swarms of her insects on sheriff’s deputies attempting to carry out an eviction at a friend’s house.Rebecca Woods insisted she only released her truckload of hives to allow the bees to enjoy the “lovely, flowering landscape” near the home of an elderly friend and cancer patient. Continue reading...

• The Philippines formally protested on Monday what Manila characterized as 'provocative and illegal' Chinese Coast Guard operations near Second Thomas Shoal, accusing Beijing of obstructing Philippine supply missions. • Philippine Defense Secretary stated that Chinese vessels used water cannons against Filipino boats, damaging equipment and endangering personnel conducting routine resupply operations to occupied Philippine outposts. • The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command reaffirmed commitment to freedom of navigation operations, with Pentagon officials stating they will continue sending naval assets through disputed waters to assert international law compliance.

• UN International Maritime Organization Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez stated that the blockading of ships in the Strait of Hormuz due to the US-Iran conflict has turned international shipping and seafarers into leverage in geopolitical disputes. • The crisis highlights how vessels and crews, not involved in the conflict, are being caught up in hostilities between the United States and Iran, disrupting global trade routes. • This development underscores critical weaknesses in global shipping networks, potentially leading to supply chain disruptions, higher costs, and risks to maritime security worldwide.

• Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani reached a significant milestone by tying Alex Rodriguez's record of a 53-consecutive game on-base streak. • The achievement highlights Ohtani's consistent offensive performance and places him among baseball's elite hitters in terms of sustained production. • Ohtani's streak demonstrates his status as one of the premier players in Major League Baseball this season.

• American Medical Association warns that $100,000 H-1B visa application fees jeopardize physician recruitment for rural and underserved U.S. areas. • Costs deter international doctors, who fill 25% of rural positions, exacerbating provider shortages affecting 60 million Americans. • AMA urges policy reform to maintain care access amid growing demand.

Carriers will retain airport slots if they cancel services as passengers are urged to continue with travel plansPenalties on airlines that cancel UK flights because of jet fuel shortages have been eased, it has emerged, as the government issued fresh advice to reassure the public they can still fly and should stick to travel plans.Airlines who cancel flights will not lose their rights to valuable takeoff and landing slots at busy airports, which can be forfeited when flights fail to operate over a period. Continue reading...

• AcuityMD announced $80 million in new funding to advance its platform with sophisticated AI features for medical device insights. • The investment accelerates AI integration to improve market intelligence for US healthcare and medtech firms. • This capital infusion positions AcuityMD to dominate AI-powered analytics in the growing $500B+ medical device sector.

More than 200,000 have signed petitions urging the government to break contracts, amid concerns about the company’s ‘supervillain’ manifestoOver 200,000 people have called on ministers to break contracts with Palantir in an apparent groundswell of public concern about the US tech company’s role in the NHS, police, military and councils.Two petitions have attracted 229,000 signatures, one calling for the government to end all public contracts with the firm, whose software is used by Donald Trump’s ICE immigration enforcement programme and the Israeli military, and another urging the health secretary, Wes Streeting, to cancel its £330 patient data contract with the NHS. Continue reading...

Man from North Carolina arrested at Florida hotel with a handgun and about 200 rounds of ammo, authorities saySign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxAuthorities say a man suspected of planning a mass shooting at a large New Orleans festival was arrested at a Florida hotel with a handgun and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.The event was not named, but the New Orleans jazz and heritage festival, commonly known as JazzFest, runs from Thursday through 3 May. The gathering celebrates Louisiana’s music, food and culture, and attracted about 460,000 people last year, organizers said. Continue reading...

YouGov survey shows cross-party consensus – but that many fear abortion access could be reduced New polling has found that whatever their party political leanings, an overwhelming majority of people support the right to access an abortion – although young people, in particular, fear reproductive rights may be reduced.The YouGov polling, commissioned by MSI Reproductive Choices to mark its 50th anniversary, found nine in 10 people support the right to access an abortion. Continue reading...

30m adults hitting 150 minutes moderate activity a weekBut report shows progress not being felt equallyLevels of physical activity in England have broken new records, with more than 30 million adults now meeting the recommended 150 minutes of moderate activity a week, the latest Active Lives survey has revealed.The 10th edition of the gold standard report finds a striking rise in activity among older people with 11% growth among the over-75s in the past decade. There is also a consistent improvement among people with disabilities. But other inequalities have proven stubborn, with no change among black and asian communities in 10 years and a decline in activity among the least affluent over that period. Continue reading...

Data shows the market is at its tightest ever with rents going up in most capitals. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories and then it will be Nick Visser with the main action.Mark Butler told the ABC last night that the Albanese government’s sweeping changes to the national disability insurance scheme are expected to save the federal budget $35bn over four years. More coming up. Continue reading...

Gunman, identified as Shamar Elkins, fatally shot the children – including seven of his own – at two separate housesMass shooting rampage in Louisiana leaves eight children dead and others woundedSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailLouisiana authorities have identified eight children – aged three to 11 – who were killed Sunday during what police described as a “violent domestic incident” in Shreveport that marked the deadliest US mass shooting in more than two years.The Caddo parish coroner’s office identified the children as Jayla Elkins, 3; Shayla Elkins, 5; Kayla Pugh, 6; Layla Pugh, 7; Markaydon Pugh, 10; Sariahh Snow, 11; Khedarrion Snow, 6; and Braylon Snow, 5. Continue reading...

Prime minister details efforts to attract investment and sign trade deals with other countries in 10-minute video addressCanada’s strong economic ties to the United States were once a strength but are now a weakness that must be corrected, the country’s prime minister has warnedIn a 10-minute video address, Mark Carney spoke about his government’s efforts to strengthen the Canadian economy by attracting new investments and signing trade deals with other countries. Continue reading...

Office for Students plans new complaints system as Bridget Phillipson says academics too often are being silencedUniversities in England that fail to protect free speech could face fines of £500,000 or 2% of their income, and in some cases risk losing public funding, under a new complaints system, the government has said.The Office for Students (OfS) will run a “first-of-its-kind” scheme from the new academic year allowing university staff, external speakers, and non-student members to raise concerns about providers, the Department for Education (DfE) said. Continue reading...

Report says lack of provision is harmful to health and damaging for high streetsThe number of public toilets in England has fallen by 14% in a decade, harming public health and creating vast swathes of lavatory “deserts” and unpleasant environments, a report says.The analysis by the Royal Society for Public Health found a “significant shortfall” in provision, with 15,481 people for each public toilet in England. That contrasts sharply with Scotland, where there are 8,500 people for each toilet, and Wales, with 6,748. Continue reading...

• OpenAI unveiled GPT-5 on April 19, featuring advanced multimodal reasoning that processes text, images, and audio simultaneously with a 40% performance improvement over GPT-4, according to the company's research blog. • The model demonstrates enhanced chain-of-thought reasoning and can solve complex multi-step problems across domains including mathematics, coding, and scientific analysis with significantly higher accuracy rates. • Industry analysts project GPT-5 will accelerate enterprise AI adoption and intensify competition with Anthropic's Claude and Google's Gemini in the large language model market.