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• 2022年，Aneil Karia 凭借由 Riz Ahmed 主演的短片获得奥斯卡奖。现在，他在 Jack Lowden 的帮助下，通过一个出人意料的在线平台，对 Reform 风格的议会候选人进行了辛辣讽刺。 • 一些电影制作人对自己的作品抱有不切实际的期望；Aneil Karia 并不属于那一类。他在谈到他的新片《Vote Gavin Lyle》时表示：“我还没到痴心妄想的地步，认为它能推翻政府”——但谁知道呢，也许真的可以。 • 《Vote Gavin Lyle》是一部风趣、聪明、演技精湛、短小精悍的讽刺剧，由 Jack Lowden 饰演一名在虚构的英格兰中部选区 Fletcham and Wold 参选的 Reform 风格准议会候选人。

• 周四发布的这份长达 155 页的中期报告显示，关于 12 月 14 日的枪击事件，公众所知甚少，且能分享的信息也极其有限 • 获取我们的 breaking news email、免费应用或每日新闻播客 • 如果从 royal commission on antisemitism and social cohesion 的 155 页中期报告中能明确一件事，那就是关于 Bondi 大屠杀仍有很多未知之处，而已知的情况中能向公众公开的也微乎其微

科学家表示，数据工具可帮助 NHS 优先确定分配有限减肥药物的对象 研究人员表示，一种能够揭示谁患肥胖相关疾病风险最高的新工具，可以帮助确定哪些人能从减肥药物中获益最大。 近期数据显示，英格兰约有三分之二的成年人超重或肥胖，这一现状已引起健康专家的担忧。继续阅读...

• 行踪诡秘的夜莺在 Kent 的 Northward Hill “表现良好”，但专家对栖息地丧失表示担忧。 • 位于 Kent 的 RSPB Northward Hill 的黎明合唱是一场听觉盛宴：婉转的知更鸟、双音调的杜鹃、白喉林莺沙哑的鸣啭。甚至来自邻近 Thames 沼泽的大雁嘈杂声和奶牛哞哞声也融入了这场交响乐。 • 但在 4 月下旬，一位活力四射的歌手占据了焦点。在从 West Africa 飞抵后的几周里，夜莺在深夜至清晨吟唱着复杂的曲调。在寻觅配偶和标记领地时，它的歌声时而像灵魂歌手般婉转动听，时而又像汽车警报器般紧迫。继续阅读...

• US 于4月24日向 Middle East 部署了第三个 aircraft carrier strike group 及数千名精锐部队，标志着自 2003 Iraq invasion 以来最大规模的军事集结；尽管签署了停火协议，为期两个月的 Iran 冲突仍在升级。 • President Trump 警告称，如果和平努力失败，美军已“ready to go”，并指出 US 利用4月8日的停火来“restock”军事能力，而 Washington 和 Tehran 则互相指责对方违反协议。 • US 于2月28日发起的轰炸行动重创了 Iran 的军事基础设施和领导层，但 Tehran 依然控制着全球关键的油气供应路线 Strait of Hormuz，这促使 US 于4月13日实施了 naval blockade。

• 在这名歌手被控谋杀及性虐待 Celeste Rivas Hernandez 的案件中，新的法庭文件已公开。 • 检察官在新的法庭文件中描述了 D4vd（已被控谋杀及性虐待 14 岁的 Celeste Rivas Hernandez）涉嫌如何将其刺死，以阻止该少女透露受虐情况。 • 检察官在一份简报中表示，这位原名为 David Anthony Burke 的歌手为了保护自己的音乐事业杀害了 Celeste。

报告呼吁采取强硬行动，应对欧洲“不断升级且不可持续的”肝脏相关疾病负担。专家表示，欧洲各国政府应大幅提高对酒精和不健康食品的征税，以应对该地区每年 284,000 人死于肝病的现状。这些产品的税率应大幅上调，使其筹集的资金足以支付其对医疗卫生服务、刑事司法系统和社会服务造成的巨额成本。继续阅读...

Russian 总统对延长 Iran 停火的决定表示欢迎，US 总统表示这是一次“非常好的通话”。 Vladimir Putin 与 Donald Trump 在周三的通话中讨论了 Iran 战争，并在 Ukraine 提议实施临时停火。据 Putin 的外交政策顾问 Yuri Ushakov 透露，在此次长达 90 多分钟的通话中，Russian 总统表示 Moscow 认为 US 在 Iran 发动地面行动的前景十分危险，同时对 Trump 延长该地区停火的决定表示欢迎。继续阅读...

• Matthew Pennycook 表示，必须缓慢地结束该制度，以避免影响住房供应并造成法律陷阱。 • 住房大臣表示，英格兰和威尔士禁止新租赁产权房产的禁令在该国下次大选之前不太可能生效，同时他为政府逐步拆除该制度的尝试进行了辩护。 • Matthew Pennycook 表示，尽管 2024 年通过了禁止新房屋采用租赁产权的法令，且政府打算很快针对新公寓通过相关禁令，但要完全结束这一长期承诺的制度仍需数年时间才能“启动”。

• Gavin Adcock 周二在社交媒体上发布了一张照片，再次引发他与 Zach Bryan 之间的纠葛，提到了两人去年在 Oklahoma 的 Born & Raised Festival 上险些发生肢体冲突的事件。 • 照片显示 Bryan 试图爬过围栏与 Adcock 打架，配文为“这首歌在周五发行前的迫切程度”，以此推广 Adcock 的新单曲 'Wannabe'。 • 今年 9 月，Bryan 在翻过围栏后大喊“你想像个男人一样战斗吗？把门打开”，随后安保人员介入。

• 根据 2026 年 3 月 17 日发布的 Axios/Ipsos 美国健康指数（American Health Index），大多数美国人对医疗成本上涨表示担忧，并支持增加联邦税收支出以应对这些挑战。 • 此次民调显示，在医疗可负担性方面的政府行动得到了跨党派的支持，反映出美国公众对医疗费用攀升的普遍担忧。 • 美国人对政府处理儿童疫苗接种决定的信任度也有所提高，表明公众对健康政策干预的信心在增强。

The Israeli military began carrying out strikes in eastern Lebanon on Monday, expanding the scope of its bombing campaign during a ceasefire that has failed to fully halt hostilities with Lebanese armed group Hezbollah.

• Anthropic's Mythos AI model, which the company deemed too dangerous for public release, has reportedly been accessed by an unauthorized third party in a significant security breach. • The incident has raised global concerns about AI safety and the security protocols surrounding advanced AI systems, particularly models flagged as high-risk by their developers. • The breach underscores ongoing tensions between AI safety considerations and cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the management of cutting-edge language models.

• Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi returned to Islamabad on April 27, 2026, to push a new proposal through Pakistani mediators aimed at ending the US-Iran war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz. • The proposal reached the White House, but President Trump canceled planned envoy visits by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, citing lack of progress, while indirect talks continue. • Araghchi headed to Moscow for talks with President Putin after blaming the US for failed peace efforts; Russia urged Washington to abandon ultimatums in Vienna negotiations.

• Berkshire Hathaway's cash and equivalents surged to $168 billion at the end of Q1 2026, its highest level in over a decade, as Warren Buffett continued to reduce equity holdings amid concerns over elevated asset valuations. • The conglomerate reduced its Apple stake by 8% during the quarter and trimmed Bank of America holdings further, citing a lack of compelling investment opportunities in current market conditions. • Investment income from fixed-income holdings generated $3.2 billion in the first quarter alone, demonstrating how Berkshire's massive cash reserve is now earning meaningful returns in a higher-rate environment.

The Israeli government and Hezbollah have traded blame over breaches to the truce, which is set to run for several more weeksLebanon’s health ministry said Israeli strikes on the country’s south killed 14 people on Sunday, the deadliest day since a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah came into force over a week ago.The health ministry said the dead on Sunday included two women and two children, adding that 37 other people were wounded. Israel said one of its soldiers was also killed. Continue reading...

Hayam El Gamal and five children were held for 10 months after husband allegedly threw molotov cocktails at crowdAn Egyptian family of six has been taken back into Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, days after they were released from a detention facility in Texas on Thursday, according to their attorney Eric Lee.Lee said Saturday morning that Hayam El Gamal and her five children were on a private jet in Denver bound for Egypt because of a court order violation. Continue reading...

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were to travel to Islamabad to attempt to revive ceasefire negotiationsDonald Trump said he has told US envoys not to go to Pakistan for more talks with Iran, shortly after Tehran’s top diplomat left Islamabad late on Saturday.Trump added to Fox News: “They can call us anytime they want.” The White House on Friday said Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner would travel to Pakistan’s capital to attempt to revive ceasefire negotiations. Continue reading...

• China's military conducted unannounced exercises Friday involving naval destroyers and fighter jets near Taiwan's east coast, hours after the US approved a $619 million weapons package for the self-governing island, defense officials on both sides confirmed. • The Chinese Foreign Ministry issued formal diplomatic protests, characterizing the US arms sale as a violation of the one-China principle and warning of "serious consequences" for continued military support to Taiwan. • Taiwan's defense ministry said it is prepared to defend against any military aggression and praised the US commitment; regional analysts warned the escalating military posturing raises risks of unintended conflict.

• OpenAI launched GPT-5.5, a powerful new model optimized for coding, research, data analysis, computer use, and complex workloads requiring minimal guidance. • The upgrade handles messier, real-world tasks with greater autonomy across multiple tools, reducing the need for extensive prompting. • This release intensifies competition in AI capabilities, targeting professional users in software development and scientific research.

US judge orders release of a woman and her five children who were family of the 2025 Colorado fire attack suspectA woman and her five children, whose immigration detention of more than 10 months marked the longest family detention under Donald Trump’s second administration, were released on Thursday hours after a judge’s order, their lawyer said.US district judge Fred Biery of the western district of Texas ordered the family’s release. 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...

• The White House is ramping up pressure on Cuba for political change following Operation Absolute Resolve, which successfully extracted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. • US military presence is expanding across Latin America and the Caribbean, with a focus on combating drug-trafficking by transnational criminal organizations like Mexican Cartels, MS-13, Tren de Aragua, and Haitian gangs, topping the 2026 Annual Threat Assessment. • Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa seeks stronger US military ties after a failed 2025 referendum on foreign bases, while Paraguay ratified a State of Forces Agreement allowing temporary US troop deployments for training.

An internal watchdog will review the agency’s handling of records related to Jeffrey Epstein, including whether relevant documents were properly redactedSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxA majority of Americans blame Donald Trump for surging gasoline prices, which is weighing on his Republican party ahead of November’s congressional midterm elections, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.Some 77% of registered voters in the poll, which concluded early this week, said Trump bears at least a fair amount of responsibility for the recent rise in gas prices, which was sparked by his decision to launch a war on Iran along with US ally Israel.Our preliminary objective is to evaluate the DOJ’s processes for identifying, redacting, and releasing records in its possession as required by the Act.Alleged victims of sexual abuse by Epstein have complained that DOJ repeatedly failed to redact photos and other details that could reveal their identities and did not make public all the information prosecutors have about Epstein associates who were allegedly aware of his crimes or conspired with him but were never charged.Lawmakers have made similar complaints and have said they suspect DOJ has not released some relevant documents.The Trump administration has moved to reclassify marijuana, more than four months after Trump signed an executive order directing the attorney general to move it from schedule I to schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act.Trump, apparently abandoning his attempt to frighten Iran’s leaders into negotiating by channeling Richard Nixon’s “madman” theory, ruled out the use of nuclear weapons in his conflict with Iran.Trump has decided to invite wanted war criminal Vladimir Putin to the G20 summit in December at Trump’s Doral golf resort, the Washington Post reports.Trump confirmed that the government is considering a plan to bail out or ‘“just buy” Spirit Airlines, but confused Barack Obama with Joe Biden, and Jet Blue with People Express, which has been defunct since 1987.India’s foreign ministry denounced comments from the rightwing US commentator Michael Savage, posted on social media by Trump, which argued against awarding birthright citizenship to the US-born children of immigrants “from China or India or some other hellhole on the planet”. Continue reading...

Report examines how the effects of slavery and Jim Crow at the county level continue to harm Black Georgia residentsA Georgia taskforce has released a landmark report that details the lasting impact of slavery and its afterlives in Fulton county.The report, spanning more than 600 pages, is based on original research by the Fulton county reparations taskforce and a review of primary source documents. It is the first-of-its-kind in the nation, according to county leaders and researchers. Rather than examining the impact of slavery and racism at the federal or state level, the harm report investigated the role of the county government. Continue reading...

Order to speed hallucinogen research hailed as ‘threshold moment’ but concerns remain over access and protectionsThe scene seemed so far-fetched you could be forgiven for thinking you might be hallucinating.On the weekend in which psychonauts celebrate “Bicycle Day” – the anniversary of the first LSD trip – Donald Trump was in the Oval Office double-checking that he was correctly pronouncing the name of a lesser-known psychedelic, ibogaine, as he signed a landmark executive order to accelerate research into hallucinogens, and to increase access. Continue reading...