A empresa enfrentou dificuldades para aumentar a demanda pós-pandemia antes que a guerra no Iran elevasse os custos do jet fuel. Inscreva-se no e-mail Breaking News US para receber alertas de newsletter em sua caixa de entrada. A Spirit Airlines está se preparando para encerrar as operações depois que a empresa em crise ficou sem caixa e uma tentativa de resgate pela Trump administration pareceu estagnar. A empresa teve dificuldades para fechar um acordo com seus credores e garantir financiamento para manter as operações, de acordo com uma reportagem do Wall Street Journal citando pessoas familiarizadas com o assunto. Continue lendo...
• A empresa relatou US$ 111,2 bilhões em receita no primeiro relatório de resultados após o anúncio da saída iminente de Cook
• A Apple superou amplamente as expectativas de Wall Street em seu primeiro relatório de resultados desde que anunciou que o CEO Tim Cook deixaria o cargo
• Cook relatou o “melhor trimestre de março de todos os tempos” da Apple e “crescimento de dois dígitos em todos os segmentos geográficos”
• O governador da Louisiana, Jeff Landry, anunciou planos em 29 de abril de 2026 para suspender as primárias da Câmara após uma decisão judicial sobre mapas congregacionais intensificar as disputas por redistritamento.
• A decisão decorre de batalhas contínuas sobre gerrymandering racial, com dezenas de outros casos iminentes antes das midterms.
• A suspensão pode atrasar as eleições e reformular as estratégias do GOP no estado.
Fadi Saqr é acusado de assassinatos em massa de civis em Tadamon, Damascus, onde as pessoas dizem que ele deve enfrentar a justiça. Uma comissão de direitos síria está preparando um processo acusando Fadi Saqr, um líder de milícia dentro do regime de Assad, de envolvimento em crimes contra a humanidade e crimes de guerra, disse uma alta autoridade síria ao Guardian. Saqr é ex-comandante da milícia National Defence Forces (NDF) e é amplamente acusado de envolvimento no assassinato em massa e desaparecimento forçado de civis no bairro de Tadamon em Damascus, bem como em outras partes da capital síria. Continue lendo...
O PM enfrentará Kemi Badenoch e outros parlamentares no último PMQs da sessão parlamentar de 2024-26
Bom dia. Originalmente, Keir Starmer esperava que não houvesse necessidade de um PMQs hoje, mas teremos um, e será definitivamente o último da sessão parlamentar de 2024-26. Será uma oportunidade para Starmer refletir sobre toda a legislação aprovada. Há certo alívio pelo fato de o governo ter vencido facilmente a votação sobre o pedido de Kemi Badenoch para que Starmer fosse encaminhado ao comitê de privilégios. Aqui está a nossa história da noite por Pippa Crerar, Ben Quinn e Jessica Elgot. Continue lendo...
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...
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...
• OpenAI is finalizing an advanced cybersecurity product designed to defend critical systems, planning to release it first to a limited set of partners as reported by Axios.
• The move represents a strategic shift for frontier AI firms to demonstrate their ability to support defensive security infrastructure amid growing concerns about offensive AI misuse.
• AI companies face mounting pressure to prove their models can protect critical systems rather than enable attackers, reshaping how they frame commercial opportunities in the security sector.
Army deployed in Pakistan’s capital as negotiations set to begin. Plus, Melania Trump issues bafflingly timed denial of ties to Jeffrey EpsteinGood morning.As Pakistan prepared to host negotiations between Iran and the US, the already fragile ceasefire in the conflict showed further strain as Donald Trump accused Tehran of doing “a very poor job” in upholding promises on the strait of Hormuz, and Israel attacked Lebanon – which Iran claimed violated the truce.What about the strait of Hormuz? The agreement also included Iran lifting its near-total blockade of the strait, which has caused the worst-ever disruption to global energy supplies. Trump posted on Truth Social late Thursday that Iran was being “dishonorable” in not allowing oil to go through the strait. “That is not the agreement we have!” Trump wrote.This is a developing story. Follow our liveblog here.Why did she make this speech? The first lady’s surprise address created confusion about why she had chosen to speak out now – or whether her husband knew she was planning to draw attention to a subject he has called for the public to move on from.What did she ask for? In a final twist, Melania urged Congress to give Epstein survivors a public hearing to help uncover the truth, a call immediately endorsed by the Democrat Ro Khanna and the Republicans Majorie Taylor Greene and Nancy Mace. Continue reading...
Former Viktor Orbán loyalist and his Tisza party have enjoyed meteoric rise as opposition movement growsAs a child growing up in Budapest, Péter Magyar had a poster of Viktor Orbán – at the time a leading figure in the country’s pro-democracy movement – hanging above his bed. Orbán was one of several political figures that adorned his bedroom, Magyar told a podcast last year, hinting at his excitement over the changes sweeping the country after the collapse of communism.Now Magyar, 45, is the driving force behind what could be another momentous political change in Hungary: the ousting of Orbán, whose 16 years in power has transformed the country into a “petri dish for illiberalism”. Continue reading...
