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Il segretario per l'edilizia Steve Reed afferma che nessuno ha i numeri per una sfida e che il Labour dovrebbe schierarsi a sostegno del primo ministro.

• Le azioni di Pop Mart [HKG: 9992] sono balzate del 7% nelle contrattazioni a Hong Kong dopo che il miliardario investitore Duan Yongping ha annunciato sui social media di aver sostituito tutte le sue partecipazioni nel carbone, inclusa China Shenhua Energy, con i titoli del produttore di giocattoli. • La mossa segnala fiducia nel modello di business di Pop Mart e riflette un cambiamento più ampio tra i principali investitori, che si stanno allontanando dai settori energetici tradizionali verso i titoli a discrezione del consumatore. • Lo scambio dimostra l'appetito continuo degli investitori per le società cinesi orientate al consumo, nonostante le difficoltà macroeconomiche e l'attenzione normativa nei settori della tecnologia e della finanza.

Tra apatia e frustrazione pubblica, Labour e Reform si contendono il secondo posto dietro l'SNP, mentre i Greens rivendicano un quarto posto 'sismico'. Molto prima che venissero scrutinati gli ultimi voti in Scozia, i politici veterani del Labour hanno affermato che si trattava di una sconfitta determinata a Downing Street. Quando il leader del Labour scozzese, Anas Sarwar, è entrato nell'arena del conteggio di Glasgow venerdì pomeriggio fiancheggiato da attivisti dall'espressione cupa, la scena era l'immagine speculare della stessa sede nel 2024, quando il suo partito in risalita aveva sottratto 36 seggi al Scottish National Party, giocando un ruolo significativo nella vittoria schiacciante di Keir Starmer. Continua a leggere...

• Si ritiene che Samuel Whitsed, 27 anni, abbia viaggiato dal Victoria per percorrere il Bibbulmun Track nei pressi della periferia di Perth • A tre mesi dalla scomparsa di un escursionista visto per l'ultima volta su un popolare sentiero, la polizia è sempre più preoccupata per le condizioni dell'uomo • La polizia ha setacciato la fitta boscaglia alla ricerca di un uomo del Victoria, dopo che questi è scomparso da un popolare sentiero escursionistico dall'altra parte del paese. Continua a leggere...

• Il Segretario di Stato statunitense Marco Rubio ha incontrato Papa Leo XIV e il Cardinale Pietro Parolin in Vaticano giovedì per 2 ore e mezza per discutere degli sforzi di pace in Medio Oriente. • La visita mira a ricucire i rapporti in seguito alle recenti critiche pubbliche del Presidente Donald Trump nei confronti del Papa sulla politica relativa all'Iran. • Rubio si è concentrato sul raggiungimento di una pace duratura, in un contesto di costanti pressioni statunitensi su Tehran, tra cui un blocco navale e una proposta di pace.

Il Segretario di Stato statunitense terrà colloqui con il governo italiano, anch'esso rimproverato da Trump per non aver sostenuto la guerra all'Iran

Il Pontefice risponde dopo che il presidente degli Stati Uniti lo ha accusato di «mettere in pericolo molti cattolici» per la sua posizione sulla guerra in Iran Crisi in Medio Oriente – aggiornamenti in diretta Papa Leo ha dichiarato di non aver mai sostenuto le armi nucleari e che coloro che lo criticano devono dire la verità, in risposta all'ultimo sfogo di Donald Trump che lo ha accusato di «mettere in pericolo molti cattolici» per la sua posizione sulla guerra in Iran. Parlando con i giornalisti martedì sera dopo aver lasciato il ritiro papale a Castel Gandolfo, vicino a Roma, il primo pontefice nato negli Stati Uniti ha affermato: «La missione della chiesa è predicare il vangelo, predicare la pace». Continua a leggere...

Il proprietario del nightclub Japan afferma: «Questa è una risposta a un anno di insulti diretti verso di noi – come Paese – da parte degli Stati Uniti». • Un nightclub di Città del Messico è diventato virale per aver imposto agli americani un costo d'ingresso di quasi 300 dollari, mentre i cittadini di qualsiasi altro Paese pagano solo 20 dollari e i messicani e altri latinoamericani pagano soltanto 14 dollari. • L'annuncio su Instagram del locale Japan, situato nel quartiere Roma Norte, ha ricevuto oltre 26.000 like e più di 200 commenti, in gran parte a sostegno della politica, vista come parte di una più ampia rivolta nella capitale contro quella che molti considerano un'invasione statunitense. Continua a leggere...

Il presidente degli Stati Uniti rivolge nuove critiche al pontefice a pochi giorni dalla visita del segretario di Stato Marco Rubio in Vaticano Crisi in Medio Oriente – aggiornamenti in tempo reale Donald Trump ha lanciato un nuovo attacco verbale contro Papa Leo XIV, accusando il pontefice di «mettere in pericolo molti cattolici» poiché «ritiene che sia accettabile che l'Iran possieda un'arma nucleare». Le dichiarazioni arrivano due giorni prima che Marco Rubio, segretario di Stato degli Stati Uniti, incontri Leo in Vaticano nel tentativo di attenuare le tensioni scatenate dalla precedente dura critica di Trump contro il pontefice nato a Chicago per la sua condanna della guerra USA-israeliana contro l'Iran. Continua a leggere...

• Ricevute oltre un milione di iscrizioni da runner del Regno Unito • Londra stabilisce inoltre un record con 1,3 milioni di domande totali

• Il Segretario di Stato degli Stati Uniti Marco Rubio si recherà a Roma questa settimana per incontri di alto livello con i funzionari del Vaticano, a seguito delle tensioni pubbliche tra il Presidente Donald Trump e Papa Leone. • L'attrito è nato dagli attacchi di Trump alle critiche del Papa riguardo ai raid statunitensi in Iran e Libano, oltre che per le rigide politiche migratorie, rischiando una frattura più ampia tra USA e Santa Sede. • L'agenda copre i conflitti in Iran e Libano, dove Papa Leone ha chiesto la protezione dei civili, le restrizioni migratorie degli Stati Uniti e le preoccupazioni sulle politiche relative a Cuba e all'America Latina.

US secretary of state’s two-day visit reportedly intended to thaw Washington’s frosty relations with Vatican and ItalyThe US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, will meet Pope Leo on Thursday, weeks after Donald Trump’s unprecedented broadside against the pontiff.Rubio will meet the first US-born pope privately in the Vatican’s apostolic palace at 11.30am (10.30 GMT), the Holy See’s press office confirmed on Monday after media reports on Sunday. Continue reading...

• Pope Francis appointed a former undocumented immigrant as a bishop in the United States, marking a symbolic statement on immigration policy. • The appointment reflects the Vatican's stance on immigrant rights and social justice within the American Catholic Church. • The move comes amid ongoing debate over immigration policy in the Trump administration.

Leo, who has criticized Trump’s hardline immigration policy, selected Evelio Menjivar-Ayala as state’s new bishopSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxPope Leo XIV has appointed a man who had once entered the United States as an undocumented immigrant, hidden in the trunk of a car, as the new bishop of West Virginia.The pope approved the resignation of Bishop Mark E Brennan of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, and selected Bishop Evelio Menjivar-Ayala, 55, of Washington to take his place, reported OSV News. Continue reading...

Elusive nightingale ‘doing well’ at Northward Hill, Kent, but experts cite concerns around loss of habitatThe dawn chorus at RSPB Northward Hill in Kent is a riot of sound: the melodic robin, the two-tone cuckoo, the whitethroat’s scratchy warble. Even the garbling geese and mooing cows from the neighbouring Thames marshes add to the symphony.But in late April one energetic singer hogs the limelight. For a few weeks after arriving from West Africa, the nightingale spends the night – and early morning – in complex song. As it searches for a mate and marks its territory, its song is at times as sweet and tuneful as a soul singer, at others as frantic as a car alarm. Continue reading...

Prime minister says the middle of a global fuel crisis is ‘the worst possible time to jeopardise’ Australia’s partnerships with Asian trading partnersThe prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has confirmed next month’s federal budget will not include a new tax on existing gas export contracts as he criticised the “populist” campaign calling for a levy on producers.As reported last week, Albanese was poised to reject pressure to introduce a 25% tax on gas exports amid concerns the intervention could alienate the same Asian trading partners Australia is relying on for supplies of diesel and petrol. Continue reading...

Sarah Mullally hails Leo for addressing the ‘many injustices in our world’ after private meeting with pope in RomeThe archbishop of Canterbury praised Pope Leo on Monday for speaking “powerfully about the many injustices” in the world, in an apparent reference to the pontiff becoming more outspoken in recent weeks, particularly in his criticism of the US-Israeli war on Iran.Sarah Mullally, who in March became the first woman to lead the Anglican church, arrived in Rome on Saturday for a visit aimed at reinforcing relations with the Vatican. Mullally had a private meeting with Leo, the first US-born leader of the Catholic church, at the Apostolic Palace, the pope’s official residence. Continue reading...

• Researchers from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution reported that Atlantic cod and other commercial fish populations have rebounded 34% over the past four years following strict catch quotas and marine protected areas implemented in 2022. • Population surveys conducted across 850,000 square kilometers of Atlantic waters show biomass increases in previously depleted stocks, with detailed findings presented at the American Fisheries Society conference on April 19. • The recovery demonstrates that science-based fisheries management can restore ecosystems within a decade, providing a model for international ocean conservation efforts.

Aldeas, The Final Dream of Pope Francis is being screened to commemorate the first anniversary of Francis’s deathMartin Scorsese’s documentary about Pope Francis is to have its world premiere in the Vatican today as one of a set of events commemorating the first anniversary of Francis’s death.The screening of the film, titled Aldeas, The Final Dream of Pope Francis, is being staged by Scholas Occurrentes, an international organisation aiming to “to encourage social integration ‎and the culture of encounter through sports, arts and technology”, which was set up in Argentina by Francis in 2001 while he was Archbishop of Buenos Aires, and made into a foundation when he became pope in 2013. Continue reading...

Police seek warrant for Bang Si-Hyuk over allegations he illegally gained millions in investor fraud schemeSouth Korean police said on Tuesday they were seeking to arrest Bang Si-Hyuk, the chair of the agency behind the K-pop band BTS, as they expand an investigation into allegations that he illegally gained more than $100m (£74m) in an investor fraud scheme.The Seoul metropolitan police agency confirmed it had asked prosecutors to request a court warrant for arresting Bang, founder and chair of HYBE. Continue reading...

Catholics around Atlanta share mixed feelings on faith and politics as Trump engages in rhetorical war with popeAlex Sullivan tended to his five children on the lawn after a traditional Latin mass at the Catholic Church of Saint Monica in Duluth, Georgia, and contemplated his faith in the light of God and the shadow of Donald Trump.Sullivan, a self-described conservative who once staffed a libertarian state representative at the Georgia capitol, described his faith as almost medieval. Continue reading...

Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana, a long supporter of Trump, says president’s feud with the pope is a ‘distraction’A Republican lawmaker has condemned what he refers to as Donald Trump’s “holy war” against Pope Leo XIV.Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana, a long supporter of Trump and the ultraconservative Maga movement, condemned the president’s attacks on the pope during a Fox News interview on Saturday. Continue reading...

Trump appears to have crossed a line with his Christian supporters. Will it come back to bite him in the midterms?Donald Trump’s depiction of himself as Jesus Christ and recent spat with Pope Leo XIV could come back to bite him and the Republican party in the midterm elections, according to experts, with some newly aggrieved Christian groups set to play an outsized role in key races across the US.The president’s Trump-as-the-Messiah Truth Social post sparked immediate criticism among some Christians, including some on the right. Trump, 79, said he thought the AI image of him administering an ethereal light to a stricken man’s head as translucent figures descended from the heavens represented him as a doctor. Continue reading...

Americans having less kids plus an ageing population could be a recipe for disaster that further erodes social stabilityRemember environmentalist Paul Ehrlich’s 1960s-vintage prediction about how overpopulation would deplete the Earth’s resources and condemn millions to starvation? His Malthusian condemnation of humanity’s voracious appetite has kept a grip on the debate over the future of the planet, even scaring the young out of having children.Ehrlich was wrong. Yet as we have come around to the thought that overpopulation won’t kill us all, we are being walloped by another demographic emergency: we are not having too many kids, we are having too few. This problem is real. Continue reading...

Manhattan church led by Norman Vincent Peale was known for opposing presidency of JFK – and Catholics in generalDonald Trump’s attacks this week on Pope Leo, for his criticism of the US attack on Iran and the US president’s decision to post an image of himself as Jesus Christ on social media, make a good deal more sense considering Trump attended services as a young man at the Protestant Marble Collegiate church in Manhattan, which was led at the time by an anti-Catholic pastor.That church’s pastor in Trump’s youth, Norman Vincent Peale, who would later officiate at Trump’s first wedding, is best-known today as the author of the Christian self-help book The Power of Positive Thinking, but when Trump was 14, Peale made national headlines as the leader of a group of Protestant churchmen who loudly objected to the presidential candidacy of John F Kennedy, on the grounds that he was a Catholic. Continue reading...

Trump’s attacks on Pope Leo XIV polarizing the diverse community as faith and politics come to a headMaryellen Lewicki meets once a week for Bible study with a group of Catholic women in Decatur, Georgia, in a space they try to keep clear of politics. But Donald Trump’s name arises nonetheless.“We have one person that we pray for during the course of the week,” she said. “What my friend said is that she prays for the president every day, that God will remove that hard heart of his and replace it with a softer one that has love.” Continue reading...

Trump administration has riled head of Catholic church over use of theology to justify conflict in IranThe contrast in experience between the two men disagreeing over war and theology was striking.On the one side was Pope Leo XIV, the first North American to head the Catholic church and the first cleric from the Augustinian order, who this week visited the modern Algerian city where Saint Augustine once lived. For Leo, who wrote his doctoral thesis on Augustine’s ideas, it was the culmination of a lifelong intellectual interest. Continue reading...

Individuals such as Matt Goodwin and Lord Frost benefited from largesse of self-styled ‘illiberal democracy’UK politics live – latest updatesThe last 16 years of Viktor Orbán’s rule have been kind to a number of British political figures – from the Tory peer David Frost to Reform UK’s Matt Goodwin and James Orr.All benefited from largesse extended by the self-styled “illiberal democracy” established by the Hungarian leader’s ruling Fidesz party, which took a particular liking for those on the harder right of British conservatism. Continue reading...