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• Environmental Protection Agency 已将微塑料和抗抑郁药归类为饮用水污染物，以响应来自 MAHA movement 的倡议以及公众对健康问题的关注。 • 这一分类标志着在应对 U.S. 供水系统中引起健康专家和环保倡议者关注的新兴污染物方面，迈出了重大的监管步伐。 • 这一认定可能会促使未来的监管行动，从而为这些物质制定饮用水标准和处理要求。

Gaston Browne 在宣布提前大选后有望获得议会 17 个席位中的 15 个。Antigua and Barbuda 总理 Gaston Browne 有望在该国的提前大选中赢得第四个任期，初步结果显示其政党有望赢得议会 17 个席位中的 15 个。Browne 在周五凌晨向支持者发表讲话时表示：“你们已经发声了，你们的声音非常清晰。你们已经表明 Antigua and Barbuda Labour party (ABLP) 是管理这个国家的最佳机构。” 继续阅读...

在今天的时事通讯中：本周在 Golders Green 发生的事件是一系列针对犹太社区攻击中的最新一起，这些攻击导致许多人开始质疑他们在英国的未来。 早上好。对于英国犹太人来说，一个可怕的事实是，很少有人对周三在伦敦北部 Golders Green 发生的持刀袭击事件感到惊讶。在该地区（拥有规模庞大的犹太社区），两名男子被刺伤。一名 45 岁的男子已被指控谋杀未遂。这一事件是近年来一系列针对人员和财产的反犹主义攻击中的最新一起，这让许多英国犹太人感到恐惧。政府反犹主义独立顾问 John Mann 表示，社区中许多人正处于“崩溃边缘”，并觉得英国不再是他们的安全居住地。 • 伊朗 | 伊朗最高领袖打破了近期的沉默，发表了一份强硬声明，赞扬伊朗对 Strait of Hormuz 航运的控制，并誓言捍卫国家的核计划和导弹计划。 • 环境 | 在一场涉及近 60 个国家的里程碑式气候会议后，各国政府被要求制定国家“路线图”，阐明他们将如何结束化石燃料的生产和使用。 • 英国新闻 | Mumford & Sons 乐队前成员、GB News 共同所有者 Paul Marshall 之子 Winston Marshall 表示，英国应建造一座布满水雷的“浮动围墙”，以阻止小船穿越 Channel。 • 反恐 | 一名高级警官警告称，越来越多的年轻人正被卷入暴力极端主义的世界。此前，一名年轻的新纳粹分子在 MI5 的卧底行动中被抓获，因策划大规模枪击袭击而被定罪。 • 英国经济 | Bank of England 将利率维持在 3.75% 不变，但表示英国可能需要为今年晚些时候的加息做好准备，因为中东战争导致“通胀上升不可避免”。 继续阅读...

间谍技术公司在面临禁止与政府机构签订新合同的压力中表示，它仅是“一家软件公司” 关注我们的 Australia 新闻实时博客以获取最新动态 订阅我们的突发新闻邮件、免费 app 或每日新闻 podcast 就在一份被一名 UK MP 形容为“超级反派的胡言乱语”的宣言中暗示某些文化不如其他文化几周后，美国间谍技术公司 Palantir 在 Australia 政府机构面临禁止与这家备受争议的公司签订新合同的呼声中，坚称自己只是“一家软件公司”。 在 Australia，各州和联邦与 Palantir 签订的合同金额已达到近 8000 万美元，据报道联邦对该公司的投资已超过 1.6 亿美元。 继续阅读...

Lambeth council 候选人 Saiqa Ali 和 Sabine Mairey 据悉已因社交媒体帖子被拘留 两名作为 Green party 候选人参加地方选举的女性因涉嫌发布反犹主义社交媒体帖子而被捕。 这两名在 south London 的 Lambeth council 竞选席位的女性于周四上午被 Metropolitan police 逮捕。 继续阅读...

此举是在 Mayor Zohran Mamdani 在 UK royals 访问 New York 后，就归还 Koh-i-noor 钻石一事发表讲话后做出的。New York 当局已向 India 归还了数百件价值 1400 万美元的古物，其中包括一些与涉嫌艺术品走私者 Subhash Kapoor 有关的物品，此举可能会增加其他方面做出类似姿态的压力。Manhattan 地区检察官 Alvin Bragg Jr 周二宣布归还 657 件古物，与此同时 New York City 市长 Zohran Mamdani 介入了 105.6 克拉 Koh-i-noor 钻石历史上极具争议的所有权问题。Continue reading...

政府已宣布拨出 2500 万英镑用于加强犹太社区的安全。早间消息，内政大臣 Shabana Mahmood 表示，随着政府宣布额外资金以加强对犹太教堂、学校和社区中心周边的警察巡逻和保护，她理解 UK 犹太社区所面临的恐惧。在参加 BBC Breakfast 节目时，针对首席拉比 Ephraim Mirvis 发表的关于在伦敦西北部 Golders Green 发生两名犹太男子被刺伤袭击后，UK 境内带有明显犹太特征的人士已不再安全的言论，她受到了追问。 继续阅读...

• 佛罗里达州州长 Ron DeSantis 公布了新的国会选区地图，这可能会进一步削减民主党在众议院的席位。 • 该重新划分选区的方案针对民主党现任议员所在的区域，加剧了 2026 年中期选举前的竞争。 • 共和党认为这是维持众议院多数地位的关键，而民主党则警告称这是在采取压制选民的策略。

• 法官在一致裁决中恢复了该州反堕胎“危机孕妇中心”发起的联邦诉讼。 • 美国最高法院周三支持了新泽西州一个基于基督教信仰的反堕胎“危机孕妇中心”运营商，该运营商试图阻止州政府对其设施是否从事欺骗性行为的调查。 • 法官们在一项一致裁决中，恢复了由 First Choice Women’s Resource Centers 提起的联邦诉讼。该机构挑战了州总检察长在 2023 年发出的一份传票，该传票要求提供有关该组织捐赠者和医生的信息。此前，一家下级法院曾驳回了该诉讼。

• 犹太社区治安组织 Shomrim 表示，在北伦敦发生两名人士遇袭事件后，一名男子已被逮捕。 • 此起事件发生在一系列针对北伦敦犹太场所的纵火袭击之后。 • 犹太慈善机构 Community Security Trust 在社交媒体上发布消息称：今天在 Golders Green 发生了一起持刀袭击事件。嫌疑人已被逮捕。我们感谢 @shomrimlondon、@Hatzola 和 @metpoliceuk 的迅速响应。

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...