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Presidente dos EUA diz que países europeus são ‘absolutamente horríveis’ por se recusarem a apoiar operações no estreito de Hormuz Europa ao vivo – atualizações mais recentes Donald Trump ameaçou retirar as tropas dos EUA da Itália e da Espanha um dia após afirmar que estava considerando reduzir o contingente militar na Alemanha. A ameaça do presidente dos EUA à Alemanha ocorreu depois que o chanceler do país, Friedrich Merz, disse que a América estava sendo “humilhada” pelo Irã. Continue lendo...

O presidente dos EUA disse que realizaria uma revisão da presença militar dos EUA na Europa após críticas públicas à guerra entre EUA e Israel contra o Irã. Itália e Espanha juntaram-se a uma lista crescente de países de onde o presidente dos EUA, Donald Trump, está ameaçando retirar tropas americanas como parte de uma revisão mais ampla da presença militar dos EUA na Europa. Respondendo a uma pergunta de um repórter, Trump disse que “provavelmente” consideraria tal medida, vinculando-a às críticas dos dois países à campanha dos EUA no Irã. “Olha, por que eu não deveria? A Itália não tem sido de nenhuma ajuda para nós e a Espanha tem sido horrível, absolutamente horrível.” Continue lendo...

• Oracle lançou um novo comunicado de segurança para clientes em 30 de abril de 2026, antecipando-se a ameaças a modelos de AI. • O comunicado destaca um prenúncio de cibersegurança, instando a atualização das posturas de segurança para implantações de AI. • Ele sinaliza medidas proativas contra novas vulnerabilidades visando sistemas de AI generativa.

Avaliação do Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre indica que ataque terrorista é ‘altamente provável’ O nível de ameaça terrorista no Reino Unido foi elevado para ‘severo’ pelo Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre após os esfaqueamentos em Golders Green, o que significa que um ataque terrorista é considerado ‘altamente provável’. A secretária do Interior, Shabana Mahmood, descreveu o ataque de quarta-feira como um ato vil de terrorismo. “Hoje, o nível de ameaça nacional aumentou para ‘severo’, o que significa que um ataque terrorista é considerado altamente provável”, disse ela. Continue lendo...

• O ex-diretor do FBI James Comey entregou-se às autoridades e compareceu ao tribunal em 29 de abril de 2026, enfrentando acusações do DOJ por supostamente ameaçar a vida do Presidente Trump por meio de uma postagem de concha em redes sociais. • Promotores alegam que a postagem simbolizava uma ameaça, levando a uma ação federal imediata em meio ao aumento das tensões políticas. • O caso ressalta a escalada da retórica entre aliados de Trump e ex-autoridades, influenciando potencialmente a dinâmica das eleições de meio de mandato de 2026.

A declaração do presidente dos EUA segue os comentários do chanceler alemão de que os EUA estavam sendo ‘humilhados’ no conflito O presidente dos EUA, Donald Trump, ameaçou reduzir o número de tropas mobilizadas na Alemanha ontem à noite, após o chanceler Friedrich Merz ter dito esta semana que os EUA estavam sendo “humilhados” pelo Irã. Trump disse que os EUA estavam “estudando e revisando a possível redução de tropas na Alemanha, com uma determinação a ser feita em um curto período de tempo”. “O Chanceler da Alemanha, Friedrich Merz, acha que está tudo bem o Irã ter uma Arma Nuclear. Ele não sabe do que está falando! Se o Irã tivesse uma Arma Nuclear, o Mundo inteiro seria mantido refém. Estou fazendo algo com o Irã, agora mesmo, que outras Nações, ou Presidentes, deveriam ter feito há muito tempo. Não admira que a Alemanha esteja indo tão mal, tanto Economicamente, quanto de outras formas! Presidente DONALD J. TRUMP” Continue lendo...

A ameaça do presidente dos EUA ocorre após Friedrich Merz, da Alemanha, sugerir que a equipe de Trump está sendo superada em suas negociações com o Irã. Os EUA podem reduzir o seu número de tropas mobilizadas na Alemanha, anunciou Donald Trump, dias após o chanceler do país dizer que a América estava sendo “humilhada” pelo Irã. Em uma postagem em sua plataforma Truth Social, o presidente dos EUA disse que seu governo estava “estudando e revisando a possível redução de tropas na Alemanha, com uma decisão a ser tomada em um curto período de tempo”. Continue lendo...

• A delegada do congresso de DC, Eleanor Holmes Norton, de 88 anos, respondeu desafiadoramente à ameaça federal mais grave ao governo da cidade em 30 anos, vinda de Trump. • Norton, apoiada por aliados de Muriel Bowser, vê as ações de Trump como uma vitória política para o controle local. • O impasse ressalta as lutas de poder contínuas entre a governança federal e a de DC.

• Eleitores da Virgínia aprovaram por margem estreita um plano de redistritamento congressional apoiado pelos Democratas que coloca em risco vários detentores de cargos republicanos. • A medida redesenha as linhas para favorecer os Democratas em distritos-chave, alterando o equilíbrio para as eleições intermediárias de 2026. • Esta batalha de redistritamento costeiro destaca as tensões nacionais sobre mapas justos e vantagem partidária.

Ed Davey ataca o Reform, chamando-o de “franquia Maga”, e afirma que Elon Musk canaliza ideias de extrema-direita para o Reino Unido via X

• O ex-diretor do FBI, James Comey, foi indiciado pela segunda vez na terça-feira, 28 de abril de 2026, devido a uma postagem no Instagram interpretada pelo DOJ como uma ameaça contra o Presidente Donald Trump. • O Departamento de Justiça expandiu sua investigação após um novo escrutínio da postagem, descrita como uma mensagem codificada fazendo referência ao presidente. • Comey mantém sua inocência, afirmando que as acusações decorrem de uma interpretação equivocada de sua atividade nas redes sociais em meio a tensões políticas contínuas.

• GetReal Security appointed cybersecurity veteran Varun Kohli as Chief Marketing Officer to address surging enterprise needs. • The hire responds to rising deepfake and AI-powered identity attacks in the cybersecurity landscape. • Kohli's expertise will drive expansion of real-time protection solutions for businesses facing AI threats.

High fuel prices and passenger delays caused by EU’s EES entry-exit system causing problems, says trade bodyBusiness live – latest updatesEurope’s smaller airports may not survive if jet fuel shortages triggered by the Middle East crisis lead to widespread route cancellations, the industry’s trade body has warned.Although airlines insist that there are currently no supply issues within the normal four- to six-week horizon, the US-Israel war on Iran and the effective closure of the strait of Hormuz have doubled the price of jet fuel, prompting some carriers to cancel flights. Continue reading...

Rabbis Charley Baginsky and Josh Levy say criticising Israeli government is not disloyalty but a Jewish obligationThe UK’s most senior progressive rabbis have warned that Israel’s current political direction risks becoming “incompatible with Jewish values”, while insisting that criticism of the country’s government is “a Jewish obligation” rather than an act of disloyalty.Rabbi Charley Baginsky and Rabbi Josh Levy, co-leads of Progressive Judaism – the newly formed movement representing around a third of synagogues in the UK – said Israel’s trajectory could pose an “existential threat” not just to the country itself but to Judaism. Continue reading...

• Months after restoring federal family planning funding, Missouri's only Title X grantee program now confronts fresh challenges from U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley. • The program provides essential reproductive health services amid ongoing political debates over federal support for family planning initiatives. • This development underscores persistent tensions in U.S. public health policy regarding access to contraception and reproductive care funding.

• Myanmar's military junta has blocked UN humanitarian corridors to conflict-affected regions, preventing food and medical aid from reaching approximately 2 million people at imminent risk of famine. • UN humanitarian agencies report that supplies have been halted for two weeks; the blockade coincides with intensified fighting between military forces and opposition groups in central Myanmar. • The US has condemned the blockade as a war crime and called for emergency UN Security Council action, though Russia and China have signaled opposition to any intervention.

• American Medical Association warns that $100,000 H-1B visa application fees jeopardize physician recruitment for rural and underserved U.S. areas. • Costs deter international doctors, who fill 25% of rural positions, exacerbating provider shortages affecting 60 million Americans. • AMA urges policy reform to maintain care access amid growing demand.

Overnight incident in Romania did not lead to hostilities as potential target stayed within Ukrainian airspaceTwo RAF Typhoons have been scrambled from a Romanian air base to engage Russian drones close to Nato air space although did not fire or shoot any down.British defence sources said the fighter jets did not enter Ukrainian airspace, contradicting reports that Russian drones had been shot down by the RAF there, an event which would have represented a major escalation in hostilities between the western alliance and Moscow. Continue reading...

Carriers will retain airport slots if they cancel services as passengers are urged to continue with travel plansPenalties on airlines that cancel UK flights because of jet fuel shortages have been eased, it has emerged, as the government issued fresh advice to reassure the public they can still fly and should stick to travel plans.Airlines who cancel flights will not lose their rights to valuable takeoff and landing slots at busy airports, which can be forfeited when flights fail to operate over a period. Continue reading...

• OpenAI and Microsoft expanded their cybersecurity partnership to jointly combat emerging cyber threats through deployment of advanced artificial intelligence tools and enhanced security protocols. • Microsoft will leverage its cybersecurity expertise to strengthen protections for OpenAI's systems and customer environments, while OpenAI's powerful AI models will be made accessible to Microsoft's security operations. • The collaboration aims to address rising AI-driven cyber risks and establish industry standards for AI security defense.

• OpenAI and Microsoft announced an expanded cybersecurity partnership aimed at combating emerging cyber threats in the AI era. • The two companies plan to deploy advanced artificial intelligence tools to enhance security capabilities across their platforms. • This collaboration reflects the growing recognition that AI-powered security solutions are essential to address increasingly sophisticated cyber threats.

Media rights groups condemn killing of Amal Khalil, who said in 2024 she had been threatened by ‘an Israeli enemy’Middle East crisis – live updatesThe Lebanese journalist killed in an Israeli attack on Wednesday had previously complained of receiving a threat via an unidentified Israeli phone number that she would be killed if she did not leave southern Lebanon, where she had long been based and worked.Amal Khalil, 43, who worked for al-Akhbar newspaper and had described herself as supporting the resistance against Israel “whether communist or Islamist”, was killed in a sustained attack by Israeli forces in which a colleague was also wounded. Continue reading...

Government aims to move TV and radio funding under state control, which critics say undermines independenceJournalists at the Czech Republic’s public broadcasters have said they are prepared to go on strike unless the government of the billionaire prime minister, Andrej ​Babiš, backs down on its plan to scrap licence fees and move funding under state control.In what the journalists see as a threat to their independence, the government wants to replace the current system, in which households pay fees directly to public service media, with direct funding from the state budget. “Licence fees are cancelled,” the culture minister, Oto Klempíř, declared last week. Continue reading...

Research shows natural hazards linked to climate crisis disrupted 23 elections in 18 countries in 2024Democracy is under mounting threat from the climate crisis, with new analysis documenting how elections are increasingly shaped not only by political forces but also by floods, wildfires and extreme weather.At least 94 elections and referendums across 52 countries have been disrupted by climate-related impacts over the last two decades, researchers found. Continue reading...

• 88-year-old congressional delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton is leading a back-seat response to the most serious federal threat to D.C.’s government in 30 years. • The challenge targets local autonomy, echoing Muriel Bowser's conflicts with Trump policies. • Victory for D.C. allies could preserve home rule amid national partisan divides.

Actor says his opposition to South Island development near his farm has led to personal abuseThe actor Sam Neill says he has received threats of violence from supporters of a controversial goldmine that could be opened several kilometres away from his farm in New Zealand’s Central Otago district, after he publicly objected to the New Zealand government’s plans to fast-track the mine.The Australian mining company Santana Minerals is pushing to expedite a 85-hectare (210-acre) open-cast goldmine, called Bendigo-Ophir in the Dunstan mountains, an area dubbed “outstanding natural landscape” by the Central Otago district council. Continue reading...

Despite surprise fall in unemployment, weak wage growth and inflation pressures put the squeeze on workersUK unemployment shows surprise fall to 4.9%Business live – latest updatesDespite a surprise fall in the unemployment rate, the latest jobs data show the labour market in a fragile state, even before the Iran war threatened to derail the UK’s nascent economic recovery.At 4.9% in the three months to February, the unemployment rate was down from 5.2% in the previous three months, according to the Office for National Statistics. 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.