• O governador da Flórida, Ron DeSantis, propôs novos mapas de distritos congressionalmente desenhados para retirar assentos adicionais da Câmara dos Democratas no estado.
• O esforço de redistritamento faz parte de uma batalha mais ampla, de costa a costa, sobre limites legislativos antes das eleições intermediárias de 2026, com propostas concorrentes de ambos os partidos.
• Na Virgínia, os eleitores apoiaram por pouco um novo mapeamento democrata que ameaça vários detentores de cargos republicanos, demonstrando os altos riscos do redistritamento.
• Deserções recentes de vários parlamentares do Rajya Sabha renovaram o escrutínio sobre o 10º Anexo da Constituição, introduzido em 1985 para conter deserções políticas.
• Críticos argumentam que a lei provou ser ineficaz contra desafios contemporâneos, como a troca de partidos em eleições para a câmara alta.
• Crescem os apelos por emendas abrangentes para fortalecer as disposições de desqualificação e resolver questões de interpretação.
• A EPA classificou microplásticos e antidepressivos como contaminantes da água potável, respondendo à mobilização do movimento MAHA e às preocupações de saúde pública.
• A classificação marca um passo regulatório significativo na abordagem de contaminantes emergentes nos suprimentos de água dos EUA que têm gerado preocupação entre especialistas em saúde e defensores ambientais.
• A designação pode impulsionar futuras ações regulatórias para estabelecer padrões de água potável e requisitos de tratamento para essas substâncias.
Gaston Browne está a caminho de conquistar 15 das 17 cadeiras no parlamento após convocar eleições antecipadas
Gaston Browne, o primeiro-ministro de Antigua and Barbuda, deve conquistar um quarto mandato na eleição geral antecipada do país, com resultados preliminares mostrando seu partido a caminho de conquistar 15 das 17 cadeiras no parlamento.
Dirigindo-se aos apoiadores no início da manhã de sexta-feira, Browne disse: “Vocês falaram, falaram claramente. Vocês indicaram que o Antigua and Barbuda Labour party (ABLP) é a melhor instituição para governar este país.” Continue lendo...
No boletim de hoje: Os eventos em Golders Green esta semana são os mais recentes de uma série de ataques à comunidade judaica que levaram muitos a questionar seu futuro no Reino Unido. Bom dia. É um fato terrível da vida para os judeus britânicos que poucos tenham se surpreendido com o ataque de faca de quarta-feira em Golders Green, no norte de Londres, no qual dois homens foram esfaqueados em uma área que abriga uma grande comunidade judaica. Um homem de 45 anos foi acusado de tentativa de homicídio. O incidente é o mais recente de uma série de ataques antissemitas, contra pessoas e propriedades, que geraram medo em muitos judeus britânicos nos últimos anos. John Mann, o conselheiro independente do governo sobre antissemitismo, disse que muitos na comunidade estão no “ponto de ruptura” e sentem que o Reino Unido não é mais um lugar seguro para viverem.
Iran | O líder supremo do Iran quebrou seu silêncio recente com uma declaração desafiadora saudando o controle do Iran sobre a navegação no strait of Hormuz e prometendo proteger os programas nuclear e de mísseis do país.
Environment | Governos foram solicitados a desenvolver “roadmaps” nacionais estabelecendo como acabarão com a produção e o uso de combustíveis fósseis, após uma reunião climática histórica envolvendo quase 60 países.
UK news | Winston Marshall, ex-membro da banda Mumford & Sons e filho do coproprietário da GB News, Paul Marshall, disse que a Grã-Bretanha deveria construir uma “floating wall” repleta de minas para impedir as travessias de pequenos barcos no Channel.
Counter-terrorism | Mais e mais jovens estão sendo atraídos para o mundo do extremismo violento, alertou um oficial de polícia sênior, enquanto um jovem neo-Nazi foi condenado por planejar um ataque armado em massa após ser pego em uma operação secreta do MI5.
UK economy | O Bank of England manteve as taxas de juros inalteradas em 3,75%, mas disse que o Reino Unido pode precisar se preparar para aumentos ainda este ano, já que uma “inflação mais alta é inevitável” como resultado da guerra no Oriente Médio. Continue lendo...
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As candidatas ao Lambeth council Saiqa Ali e Sabine Mairey teriam sido detidas por postagens em redes sociais. Duas mulheres que concorrem como candidatas do Green party nas eleições locais foram presas por supostas publicações antissemitas em redes sociais. As mulheres, que disputam vagas no Lambeth council, no sul de London, foram presas pela Metropolitan police na manhã de quinta-feira. Continue reading...
A medida ocorre após o prefeito Zohran Mamdani falar sobre a devolução do diamante Koh-i-noor após a visita da realeza do Reino Unido a Nova York
Centenas de antiguidades avaliadas em US$ 14 milhões foram devolvidas à Índia pelas autoridades de Nova York, incluindo algumas ligadas ao suposto contrabandista de arte Subhash Kapoor, em uma ação que provavelmente aumentará a pressão sobre outros para que façam gestos semelhantes.
A devolução de 657 antiguidades foi anunciada pelo promotor distrital de Manhattan, Alvin Bragg Jr, na terça-feira, e ocorreu no momento em que o prefeito de Nova York, Zohran Mamdani, envolveu-se na disputa pela posse historicamente controversa do diamante Koh-i-noor de 105,6 quilates. Continue lendo...
O governo anunciou £25m para aumentar a segurança das comunidades judaicasManhã. A home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, disse que entende os temores enfrentados pela comunidade judaica no UK à medida que o governo anunciava financiamento extra para reforçar patrulhas policiais e proteções em torno de sinagogas, escolas e centros comunitários. Falando no BBC Breakfast, ela foi pressionada sobre comentários feitos pelo chief rabbi, Ephraim Mirvis, de que pessoas no UK que são visivelmente judias não estão mais seguras, após dois homens judeus serem esfaqueados em um ataque em Golders Green no noroeste de London. Continue lendo...
• O governador da Flórida, Ron DeSantis, revelou novos mapas de distritos congressionais que podem eliminar cadeiras adicionais dos Democratas na Câmara.
• A proposta de redistritamento visa áreas com detentores de cargos democratas, intensificando as batalhas antes das eleições intermediárias de 2026.
• Os Republicanos veem isso como fundamental para manter a maioria na Câmara, enquanto os Democratas alertam para táticas de supressão de eleitores.
• Juízes, em decisão unânime, retomam processo federal movido por 'centros de crise de gravidez' antiaborto no estado
• A Suprema Corte dos EUA decidiu na quarta-feira a favor do operador de centros de crise de gravidez antiaborto de base cristã em New Jersey, que tenta impedir uma investigação estadual sobre se as instalações se envolvem em práticas enganosas.
• Os juízes, em decisão unânime, reviveram uma ação federal movida pela First Choice Women’s Resource Centers contestando uma intimação de 2023 do procurador-geral do estado que buscava informações sobre os doadores e médicos da organização. Um tribunal inferior havia descartado a ação.
• Um homem foi preso após duas pessoas serem atacadas no norte de Londres, informou o grupo de vigilância comunitária judaica Shomrim
• O incidente mais recente ocorre após uma série de ataques incendiários visando locais judaicos no norte de Londres
• Em uma postagem nas redes sociais, a instituição de caridade judaica Community Security Trust disse: Houve um ataque com faca hoje em Golders Green. O suspeito foi preso. Gostaríamos de agradecer ao @shomrimlondon, @Hatzola e @metpoliceuk por sua resposta rápida
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...
