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• 環境保護庁（EPA）は、MAHA運動による提唱や公衆衛生上の懸念に応え、マイクロプラスチックと抗うつ薬を飲料水の汚染物質に指定した。 • この指定は、健康の専門家や環境保護論者の間で懸念が高まっている米国の水道水に含まれる新たな汚染物質に対処するための、重要な規制上のステップとなる。 • この指定により、将来的にこれらの物質に対する飲料水基準や処理要件を確立するための規制措置が促される可能性がある。

Gaston Browne は、前倒し選挙の実施後、議会の 17 議席のうち 15 議席を獲得する見通しです。 Antigua and Barbuda の首相である Gaston Browne は、同国の前倒し総選挙で 4 期目の当選を果たす見込みであり、暫定結果では政党が議会の 17 議席のうち 15 議席を獲得する勢いを示しています。 金曜日の早朝、支持者らを前に Browne は次のように述べました。「皆さんは語った、はっきりと語ってくれた。皆さんは、Antigua and Barbuda Labour party (ABLP) がこの国を運営するのに最適な組織であることを示したのです。」 Continue reading...

本日のニュースレター：今週 Golders Green で起きた事件は、ユダヤ人コミュニティに対する一連の攻撃の最新事例であり、多くの人々が UK での将来に疑問を抱く事態となっています。おはようございます。ロンドン北部 Golders Green のユダヤ人居住区で水曜日に発生し、男性2名が刺されたナイフ襲撃事件に驚いた人がほとんどいなかったという事実は、英国のユダヤ人にとって恐ろしい現実です。45歳の男が殺人未遂で起訴されました。この事件は、近年多くの英国ユダヤ人を恐怖に陥れている、人や財産を狙った一連の antisemitic な攻撃の最新のものです。UK 政府の antisemitism 担当独立アドバイザーである John Mann 氏は、コミュニティの多くの人々が「限界点」に達しており、UK はもはや安全に暮らせる場所ではないと感じていると語りました。 • Iran | Iran の最高指導者は、最近の沈黙を破り、Strait of Hormuz の航行に対する Iran の支配力を誇示し、同国の核・ミサイル計画を守り抜くと誓う挑戦的な声明を発表しました。 • Environment | 約60カ国が参加した画期的な気候会議を受け、各国政府は化石燃料の生産と使用をいかに終わらせるかを示す国家的な「roadmaps」を策定するよう求められました。 • UK news | Mumford & Sons の元メンバーで GB News の共同所有者 Paul Marshall 氏の息子である Winston Marshall 氏は、Channel を渡る小型ボートを阻止するために、UK は機雷を搭載した「floating wall」を建設すべきだと述べました。 • Counter-terrorism | 暴力的な過激主義の世界に引き込まれる若者が増えていると警察幹部が警告しました。MI5 の潜入捜査によって逮捕された若いネオナチが、大規模な銃撃事件を計画した罪で有罪判決を受けたことを受けたものです。 • UK economy | Bank of England は金利を3.75%で据え置きましたが、中東での戦争の結果として「higher inflation is unavoidable」であるため、UK は年内の利上げに備える必要があるかもしれないと述べました。 Continue reading...

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Lambeth councilの候補者であるSaiqa AliとSabine Maireyは、ソーシャルメディアの投稿を巡り拘束されたとみられる。 地方選挙にGreen partyの候補者として立候補している女性2名が、反ユダヤ主義的とされるソーシャルメディア投稿の疑いで逮捕された。 London南部Lambeth councilの議席に立候補しているこれらの女性たちは、木曜日の朝、Metropolitan policeによって逮捕された。Continue reading...

• UK royals による New York 訪問後、Zohran Mamdani 市長が Koh-i-noor ダイヤモンドの返還に言及したことを受けての動き。 • New York 当局により、美術品密輸の疑いがある Subhash Kapoor に関連するものを含む $14m 相当の数百点の骨董品が India に返還された。この動きは、他者にも同様の措置を促す圧力を高める可能性がある。 • Manhattan district attorney の Alvin Bragg Jr は火曜日、657 点の骨董品の返還を発表。これは New York City の市長 Zohran Mamdani が、歴史的に係争中である 105.6 カラットの Koh-i-noor ダイヤモンドの所有権問題に踏み込んだ中で行われた。 Continue reading...

政府は、ユダヤ人コミュニティのセキュリティ強化のために2,500万ポンドを拠出することを発表しました。内務大臣の Shabana Mahmood は、政府がシナゴーグ、学校、コミュニティセンター周辺の警察によるパトロールや保護を強化するための追加資金を発表する中、UK のユダヤ人コミュニティが直面している恐怖を理解していると述べました。BBC Breakfast に出演した際、彼女は London 北西部の Golders Green で発生した襲撃事件で2人のユダヤ教徒の男性が刺されたことを受け、UK 国内でユダヤ人と一目見てわかる人々はもはや安全ではないとした最高ラビの Ephraim Mirvis による発言について問い詰められました。 続きを読む...

• フロリダ州の Ron DeSantis 知事は、下院における民主党の議席をさらに削減する可能性のある新たな連邦下院選挙区割案を発表した。 • この区割り改定案は民主党の現職議員がいる地域を標的としており、2026年の中間選挙に向けた争いを激化させている。 • 共和党員はこれを下院の多数派を維持するための鍵と見なしているが、民主党員は有権者の抑圧戦術であると警告している。

• 判事らは全員一致の決定で、州内の反中絶派「危機妊娠センター（crisis pregnancy centers）」が提起した連邦訴訟を再開させた • 最新の米国ニュースをメールで受け取るには、Breaking News USにご登録ください • 米最高裁は水曜日、ニュージャージー州にあるキリスト教信仰に基づく反中絶施設「危機妊娠センター」の運営者の側に立った。この運営者は、施設が欺瞞的な行為を行っているかどうかに関する州の調査を阻止しようとしている

• 北ロンドンのユダヤ人コミュニティで2人が襲われ、男が逮捕されたとユダヤ人近隣監視グループのShomrimが発表した。 • 今回の事件は、北ロンドンのユダヤ人施設を標的にした一連の放火事件に続くものである。 • ユダヤ人慈善団体Community Security Trust (CST) はSNSへの投稿で次のように述べている。「本日、ゴールド者ズ・グリーンでナイフによる攻撃がありました。容疑者は逮捕されました。迅速に対応してくださった@shomrimlondon、@Hatzola、および@metpoliceukに感謝いたします。私たちは警察と密接に連携しており、情報をお持ちの方は直ちに警察、Shomrim、CSTまでご連絡いただくようお願いいたします」。

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...

The NSW premier, who was unequivocal in the wake of the Bondi terror attack, has now linked the fate of his state’s laws with those of the Queensland legal challengeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, has said he will only ban the slogan “globalise the intifada” if a potential constitutional challenge to a similar ban in Queensland is unsuccessful, the strongest indication yet that the state government may not seek to proscribe the contested phrase at all.Minns was unequivocal about his intention to ban what he described as “hateful, violent rhetoric” following the Bondi terror attack in December, but sent the issue to a parliamentary inquiry, which he said would enable legislation to be introduced when parliament returned in February. Continue reading...

Claudia Sheinbaum says Mexico was not aware of US participation until four officials were killed in car crashClaudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s president, said on Monday that her government told the United States, in a diplomatic note, that the unauthorized presence of US officials at an anti-narcotics operation in the northern state of Chihuahua should not be repeated.The incident came to light after two US officials, along with two Mexican officials, were killed in a car crash on 19 April after the operation. Sheinbaum has said the federal government was not aware of the participation of the US officials, who were widely reported to be CIA officers. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Mayor raises concerns about using public money to support firms ‘who act contrary to London’s values’UK politics live – latest updatesSadiq Khan may oppose Scotland Yard using Palantir’s AI systems to process criminal intelligence because of his “concerns about using public money to support firms who act contrary to London’s values”.The mayor of London’s office made the statement after the Guardian revealed last week that Palantir, whose software has been used in Donald Trump’s ICE immigration crackdown and by Israel’s military, has held talks with the Metropolitan police over a wide-ranging contract that could run into tens of millions of pounds. Continue reading...

Booing by right-wing groups of Indigenous leaders giving speeches marred Anzac Day ceremonies for a second year runningGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn anti-immigration group asked followers how loud they would be booing welcome to country ceremonies at Anzac Day dawn services before multiple events were disrupted on Saturday. But the group has denied orchestrating a campaign, despite doubling down on its criticism of what it called “woke rituals”.Booing by right-wing groups of Indigenous elders giving welcome to country speeches marred Anzac Day ceremonies for a second year running, and sparked another public debate about their role at public events. Uncle Ray Minniecon, who served in the armed forces nd was booed while giving a welcome at Sydney’s dawn service, said the mocking was “unexpected and unnecessary, but it happens”. Continue reading...

Alleged manifesto reportedly written by the suspect had Trump administration officials at top of listWhite House press dinner shooting aftermath – latest updatesInvestigators were looking into anti-Trump sentiment as being a motive for the attacker who sought to breach the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington DC where the US president and top members of his administration were present.Officials have said that the shooter likely was targeting Donald Trump and other senior administration officials. “We do believe, based upon just a very preliminary start to understanding what happened, that he was targeting members of the administration,” Blanche said in a TV interview. Continue reading...

Footage posted online shows police telling people they were being removed due to suspicion they would interrupt ceremonyWestern Australian police say they proactively blocked 15 members of “issue motivated groups” from attending Anzac Day commemorations, following disruptions that marred earlier ceremonies in the eastern states.One man was arrested at the Sydney dawn service at Martin Place, where there was a small but noisy interjection of booing during the Indigenous acknowledgment of country. Booing also marred ceremonies in Melbourne and Perth. Continue reading...

Met says AI software unearthed rule-breaking ranging from work-from-home violations to suspected corruptionThe Metropolitan police have launched investigations into hundreds of officers after using an AI tool built by the controversial tech company Palantir to root out rogue cops.The software was deployed by the Met over the course of a week, snooping on staff members using data the force has ready access to, unearthing rule-breaking ranging from work-from-home violations to suspected corruption and even criminal allegations such as rape. Continue reading...

Green party leader accuses Keir Starmer of ‘silly games’ in accusing his party of playing down hate crimesZack Polanski has called on politicians to treat antisemitism with “consideration, care and nuance” as he accused Keir Starmer of trying to play political games with the issue.The Green leader’s comments come after the prime minister accused him of playing down recent antisemitic incidents. Polanski’s party is facing increasing scrutiny for recent comments by some candidates and members. Continue reading...

Auditor found Sarah Wedl-Wilson approved payments of public money to groups that had not been fully vettedBerlin’s top culture official, British-born Sarah Wedl-Wilson, has stood down over a funding scandal involving the the irregular distribution of €2.6m in public money for programmes to fight antisemitism.As culture senator for the Berlin regional government, Wedl-Wilson had already sacked a state secretary in her department, Oliver Friederici, over the affair this week, but the opposition called him a mere scapegoat. Continue reading...

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...

Independent inquiry into Bristol Brunel Academy found visit by Damien Egan was postponed solely on safeguarding groundsAn independent inquiry into a Bristol secondary school, which found itself at the centre of a media storm after postponing a visit by a local Jewish MP, has found no evidence of antisemitism or influence from lobby groups.Damien Egan, the Labour MP for Bristol North East and vice-chair of Labour Friends of Israel, was due to visit Bristol Brunel Academy (BBA) last September to talk to students about democracy and his work in parliament. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Internal concerns over allowing US firm linked to ICE and Israeli military to process highly sensitive data The Metropolitan police has held talks with Palantir that could lead to the London force buying the US spy-tech company’s AI technology to automate intelligence analysis for criminal investigations, the Guardian has learned.Palantir, whose software is used by Donald Trump’s ICE immigration enforcement programme and the Israeli military, demonstrated its systems to senior officers in the intelligence division at the UK’s largest police force last month. Intelligence staff have been tasked with finding intelligence systems that AI could automate to increase productivity. 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.

ECJ says law passed in 2021 discriminatory and ‘contrary to the identity of the union’, in early test for incoming PMThe EU’s highest court has found Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ+ law to be discriminatory, stigmatising and in breach of basic democratic values, setting up an early test for the incoming prime minister Péter Magyar’s government when it takes power next month.In a wide-ranging judgment, the European court of justice said the 2021 law that bans content about LGBTQ+ people from schools and primetime TV was at odds with a society based on pluralism and fundamental rights such as prohibition of discrimination and freedom of expression. Continue reading...

Alarm caused by posts of Alex Carp, tech firm’s CEO, championing US military dominance and of AI weaponsThe US spy tech company Palantir published a manifesto extolling the benefits of American power and implying some cultures are inferior to others – in what MPs have called “a parody of a RoboCop film” and “the ramblings of a supervillain”.“Some cultures have produced vital advances; others remain dysfunctional and regressive,” wrote Palantir in a 22-point post on X over the weekend, which also called for an end to the “postwar neutering” of Germany and Japan. Continue reading...

• Industry reporting from April 20, 2026 highlights how artificial intelligence is simultaneously accelerating cyberattacks while becoming a core defensive tool in enterprise security strategies. • Key players including Microsoft, Stellantis, and Anthropic are addressing emerging threats as AI enables faster, more scalable attack vectors across the technology sector. • The cybersecurity landscape faces competing pressures: organizations must deploy AI defenses while managing risks from AI-powered threats targeting critical infrastructure and supply chains.

Magazine has stood behind the story, which was written by veteran national security reporter Sarah FitzpatrickKash Patel has followed through on a threat to sue the Atlantic and the author of a story the magazine published that included allegations of “excessive drinking” as well as “conspicuous inebriation and unexplained absences” while in charge of the law enforcement agency.The US attorney general filed a defamation lawsuit in US district court for the District of Columbia that seeks $250m in damages. Continue reading...