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同社は、Iran での戦争が jet fuel コストを押し上げる前から、パンデミック後の需要拡大に苦戦していた。 Breaking News US のメールに登録して、ニュースレターのアラートを受信トレイでお受け取りください。 Spirit Airlines は、窮地に陥った同社の資金が底をつき、Trump administration による救済の試みが停滞していると見られることから、運航停止の準備を進めている。 関係者の話として引用された Wall Street Journal の報道によると、同社は債権者との交渉や、運航を維持するための資金確保に難航していた。 Continue reading...

• Tim Cookの退任発表後、初の決算報告で1,112億ドルの売上高を記録 • Appleは、Tim Cook CEOの退任発表以来初となる決算報告にて、Wall Streetの予想を大幅に上回った • Tim Cookは、Appleの「過去最高の3月期決算」と「すべての地域セグメントにおける2桁成長」を報告した

• Lee ZeldinはSenateに対し、Trump政権の計画がEnvironmental Protection Agencyを「より効率的」にすると主張した • SenateのDemocratsは、水曜日の議会公聴会において、予算を半減させる提案をめぐり機関の指導部を非難し、Trump政権が人の健康と環境を保護するというEnvironmental Protection Agencyの任務を放棄していると告発した • Lee ZeldinのSenate環境委員会への出席は、彼が同機関の資金を大幅に削減することを主張した今週3回の予算公聴会の最後であり、同機関の職員数はすでに彼の指導の下でここ数十年で最低のレベルにまで減少している

• Louisiana 知事 Jeff Landry は、2026年4月29日、congressional maps に関する裁判所の判決が redistricting の争いを激化させたことを受け、House 予備選挙を中断する計画を発表した。 • この決定は人種的な gerrymandering を巡る継続的な争いに起因しており、midterms を前にさらに数十件の訴訟が控えている。 • 中断により選挙が遅延し、州内における GOP の戦略が再構築される可能性がある。

• Fadi Saqr は Damascus の Tadamon における民間人の大量殺害で告発されており、人々は彼が司法の裁きを受けるべきだと訴えている。 • シリアの高官が the Guardian に語ったところによると、シリアの人権委員会は Assad 政権内の民兵組織リーダーである Fadi Saqr を、人道に対する罪および戦争犯罪への関与で告発する準備を進めている。 • Saqr は National Defence Forces (NDF) の元司令官であり、Damascus の Tadamon 地区やシリアの首都の他の地域における民間人の大量殺害や強制失踪に関与したとして、広く告発されている。続きを読む...

• Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabeは、最近の銃撃事件とは無関係の移民法および銃器関連の罪を認めたため、罰金刑と国外追放処分を受けた。 • ヨハネスブルグの富裕層居住区にあるムガベ一家の自宅で、従業員の背中に銃撃が行われた事件から3ヶ月後、ロバート・ムガベ元大統領の末息子が、これとは別の2つの罪を認めたため、罰金刑と南アフリカからの出国を命じられた。 • Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe（28歳）と従兄弟のTobias Mugabe Matonhodze（33歳）は、2月19日の事件後、当初は共に殺人未遂容疑で起訴されていた。続きを読む...

首相は、2024-26年議会会期の最後となるPMQs（首相質疑）で、Kemi Badenoch氏をはじめとする国会議員らと対峙します。

• ボストン・レッドソックスのルーキーが、アレックス・コーラ監督不在となって初の試合で好投し、この日を「目まぐるしい一日」だったと振り返った。 • このルーキーは突然の変化に前向きに反応し、移行期のチームを安定させる一助となった。 • コーラ監督の退任はレッドソックスに不確実性をもたらし、シーズン早々に若手選手の層の回復力が試されることとなる。

• 最近の研究により、更新されたワクチン製剤が、昨シーズンの健康な成人における救急外来の受診および入院を約50パーセント減少させたことが示されました。 • この大幅な有効性の向上は、ワクチン開発および公衆衛生保護戦略における大きな前進を意味します。 • これらの知見は、2026年4月28日付のCIDRAP最新のワクチン政策状況レポートに記録されている通り、米国におけるワクチン政策の進展に寄与しています。

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Suspect in Saturday evening’s shooting – Cole Tomas Allen – expected to be formally charged in court todayGood morning, and welcome to our live coverage of US politics.The suspected gunman in the shooting at the White House correspondents’ dinner on Saturday evening, identified as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, from Torrance, California, is due to appear in court later today.He is expected to be formally charged with using a firearm during a violent crime and assault on a federal officer using a dangerous weapon. Continue reading...

Discrepancy in forecasts raises questions over government planning for net zeroOne vision of the UK’s future involves a decarbonised economy powered by clean, renewable energy. Another involves making the UK an AI superpower.The government departments responsible for these two visions do not appear to have agreed on their numbers. Continue reading...

Secondhand car buyers urged to carefully inspect vehicles, while owners told to beware tests that are suspiciously quickRise of the ‘ghost owner’: 18,000 UK vehicles in use without proper recordsYou have just bought a secondhand car. It was older than you wanted, but were reassured because it had recently passed its MOT.Within a few days, you notice a problem with the steering and take it into a garage to be checked. As well as that issue, they find the tread depth of the tyres is so low it should not have passed the test. Continue reading...

Al-Qaida-linked group JNIM claims responsibility for strikes on airport in capital, Bamako, and four other citiesIslamic militants and separatists attacked several locations in Mali’s capital and other cities on Saturday in one of the largest coordinated attacks in the country in recent years.The al-Qaida-linked militant group JNIM claimed responsibility for the attacks on Bamako’s international airport and four other cities in central and northern Mali on its website Azallaq. It said the attacks were carried out jointly with the Azawad Liberation Front, a Tuareg-led separatist group. Continue reading...

Former Liberal party senator, who was elected to state upper house in March, says flights ‘worth every cent’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOne Nation’s South Australian leader has paid back Australia’s richest person for private flights he took while campaigning in the state’s recent election.Cory Bernardi confirmed on Saturday that he had reimbursed a “substantial” sum of money to Gina Rinehart’s company S Kidman & Co, to comply with new state laws that prohibit political parties and candidates from receiving electoral donations or gifts from individuals, businesses or unions. Continue reading...

Move creates conflict between state and administration as Trump seeks federal framework over states handling issueSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe US justice department said on Friday it had intervened in a lawsuit by Elon Musk’s xAI challenging a Colorado law aimed at regulating artificial intelligence systems.In its intervention, the justice department said the law violates the 14th amendment’s equal protection guarantee by requiring companies to guard against unintended discriminatory effects while allowing some discrimination aimed at promoting diversity. Continue reading...

Philip Rycroft says promises on issues from economics to immigration have not lived up to expectationsBritain should start talking about rejoining the EU, according to a former senior civil servant who ran the Brexit department.Philip Rycroft, who was permanent secretary of the Department for Exiting the EU, said the “argument was there to be won” about going back into Europe, adding that a “clear-headed appraisal of what is in the country’s best interests” was needed. However, he said rejoining the bloc could be a “long and windy” road. Continue reading...

The department of justice has refused to hand over key evidence from the Jeffrey Epstein files and could delay Scotland Yard’s criminal inquiry.Good morning. The UK criminal investigation into Peter Mandelson has reportedly ground to a halt after the US justice department refused to hand over evidence contained in the Epstein files.The documents relate to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, which Scotland Yard believes could hold key evidence related to Mandelson, who served as business secretary and US ambassador. While the Met has asked for voluntary disclosure, the US department of justice is insisting on a Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) request, a legal back and forth between countries to obtain evidence, the Telegraph has reported. Continue reading...

• The acting Attorney General announced charges against the Southern Poverty Law Center alleging fraud in its informant program. • Authorities assert that the SPLC's informant program paid sources to "stoke racial hatred," suggesting deliberate misuse of funds and inflammatory activities. • The investigation remains ongoing with the possibility of future indictments naming SPLC executives as defendants.

Mandated release of files was marred by missed deadlines, leaked victims’ information and excessive redactionsUS politics live – latest updatesThe US Department of Justice’s office of the inspector general (OIG) announced on Thursday that it is launching an audit of the justice department’s compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act.In a news release, the deputy inspector general William M Blier, who the statement said is performing the duties of the inspector general, said that the “preliminary objective” of the internal probe “is to evaluate the [justice department’s] processes for identifying, redacting, and releasing records in its possession as required by the Act”. Continue reading...

Proposal at heart of offer made during a 30-country two-day meeting jointly organised by FranceMiddle East crisis – live updatesBritain is prepared to deploy a squadron of RAF Typhoons based in Qatar to patrol over the strait of Hormuz as part of a multinational mission to keep open the strategic waterway once the Iran war comes to an end.The UK military also offered to deploy mine-hunting drones and specialist divers to help clear the strait mined by Iran – but no decision has been made on whether HMS Dragon or another warship would also be deployed. Continue reading...

Exit of John Phelan, navy’s top civilian official, comes a week after Pete Hegseth fired army’s top officerThe Pentagon announced on Wednesday that the navy’s top civilian official, John Phelan, the secretary of the navy, is leaving his job.In a statement posted to social media, Sean Parnell, a Pentagon spokesperson, said Phelan was “departing the administration, effective immediately” Continue reading...

Newspaper broke embargo on confidential briefing note about the royal couple’s movements five days before they arrived in Melbourne for their Australia visitThe Daily Mail’s “aggressive” approach to reporting on Prince Harry and Meghan’s Australian visit has “irreparably damaged” the Sussexes’ ability to brief press ahead of trips, Guardian Australia has been told.The Daily Mail broke the embargo by publishing the royal couple’s movements five days before they landed in Melbourne, despite that information being strictly non-publishable until they arrived. Continue reading...

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Release of new Claude model, so far limited to US firms, will expand to British institutions in coming daysBritish banks will be given access in the next week to a powerful AI tool that was deemed too dangerous to be released to the public, as a series of senior finance figures warned over its impact.Anthropic, which has so far limited the release of the new model to a small clutch of primarily US businesses, including Amazon, Apple and Microsoft, said it would expand that to UK financial institutions in the coming days. Continue reading...

Democratic representative from California has suspended gubernatorial campaign and resigned from CongressThe US Department of Justice (DoJ) has opened an investigation into Eric Swalwell following his resignation from Congress, according to a source familiar with the matter.The news of a federal investigation comes days after the Democratic representative from California stepped down due to multiple allegations of sexual misconduct. Continue reading...

• The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced sanctions against cartel-linked casinos and key associates operating on the U.S.-Mexico border on April 14, 2026. • The action represents a continued enforcement effort targeting financial networks connected to organized crime along the southwestern border. • The sanctions highlight the Treasury's commitment to disrupting illicit financial flows and money laundering operations tied to criminal organizations.

As treasurer Jim Chalmers weighs ‘extreme uncertainty’, one economic scenario sees global growth plunging to just 2% in 2026Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe International Monetary Fund has warned the US-Israel war on Iran risks creating an “energy crisis of an unprecedented scale” that could tip the global economy towards recession.The grim warning contained in the IMF’s latest World Economic Outlook comes as Jim Chalmers prepares to attend the organisation’s spring meetings in Washington DC this week, where he said he would be “joining with other countries continuing to call for an enduring end to the war”. Continue reading...