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• 截至2026年5月1日，由于白宫和国会的持续支出，美国国债已达到38,967,833,861,543美元。 • 在财政压力和政府持续开支的情况下，该债务预计将在未来三十年内翻倍。 • 这一轨迹反映了严峻的宏观经济挑战，美国纳税人面临着与国家长期财政可持续性相关的日益沉重的义务。

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences 同时也修订了关于国际影片参选资格的规则。 The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 周五宣布了针对 Oscars 的一系列重大变化，包括允许一名演员在同一奖项类别中获得多个提名的新政策，以及禁止将表演及编剧类奖项授予由 AI 完成的作品。 根据该机构理事会颁布的新章程，只有在经本人同意且“确证由人类完成”的情况下的表演才有资格角逐表演类 Oscars，而只有人类创作的剧本才有资格入围任何编剧类奖项。继续阅读...

以色列外交部谴责这一“可耻行为”，此前录像显示一名男子将女性推倒在地并进行踢打。 一段在耶路撒冷袭击法国天主教修女兼考古研究员的视频引起了广泛的反感，被以色列外交部斥为“可耻行为”。在视频中，一名男子在修女沿街行走时从身后冲上来将其猛力推倒，导致受害者的头部险些撞在一块石头上。在走开几步后，这名疑似犹太人的袭击者又折返回来，踢向躺在地上的修女，直到一名路人介入才停手。继续阅读...

跨党派小组表示，人道主义部门的关闭将损害对法律违规行为和 arms exports 的监测 MPs 对 Foreign Office 的 international humanitarian law unit 的关闭表示震惊，警告其“将削弱 UK 在多种背景下预测、评估和应对严重违反国际法行为的能力”。 由 Guardian 披露的关闭消息，已在本周的 prime minister’s questions 中由 Dewsbury and Batley 独立议员 Iqbal Mohamed 向 Keir Starmer 提出。Starmer 表示，作为 restructuring 的一部分，该项工作将由另一个团队承担。 继续阅读...

• Electoral Commission 正在审查这位 Reform UK 领袖在进入议会前是否应该申报这位亿万富翁的赠礼 • 分析：Farage 试图抢占新闻先机的做法只会引发更多疑问 • Farage 因未披露的 500 万英镑赠礼被移交给标准监督机构

独家：一封关于因纽特妇女案例的信函已寄给政府，该妇女在接受了现已被禁用的测试后，其婴儿被带走。 联合国已向丹麦发出警告，称其对一名格陵兰母亲的对待方式“可能构成种族歧视”，此前丹麦当局因一项备受争议的父母能力测试带走了其刚出生的孩子。 2024年11月，在 Keira Alexandra Kronvold 接受了所谓的 FKU（父母能力）心理测量测试后，她的女儿 Zammi 在出生仅两小时后被带离并送入寄养机构。当时，她被告知该测试是为了查看她是否“足够文明”。继续阅读...

• Denise Ann Williams，62岁，最后一次有音讯是在 4月15日 • 目前正在搜寻一名于周二报称在加拿大国家公园徒步时失踪的62岁澳大利亚女性 • Denise Ann Williams 最后一次有音讯是在 4月15日，当时她告诉家人她正前往位于 Nova Scotia 省 Cape Breton island 西海岸的渔村 Chéticamp

• US president 表示，他将转而提名 radiologist 兼 Fox News 撰稿人 Dr Nicole Saphier 担任该职位 • 订阅 Breaking News US 电子邮件，以便在您的收件箱中获取 newsletter 提醒 • Donald Trump 在周四撤回了其 US surgeon general 提名人 Casey Means，并更换了人选

• Electoral Commission 正在调查有关向 MP 提供的资金来自一名目前已被判犯有 wire fraud 的 US 商人的指控 • UK politics live – 最新动态 • 在有指控称相关款项来自一名目前已被判欺诈罪的违规外国捐赠者后，Labour 呼吁 Robert Jenrick 放弃其 2024 年竞选 Conservative 领袖期间获得的近 40,000 英镑捐款

US 参议员与领先的中国科学家举行座谈会，并警告称，除非对新技术进行监管，否则将面临社会风险。US 参议员 Bernie Sanders 周三在 Capitol Hill 举行的一次座谈会上，与两位领先的中国科学家共同阐述了国际合作监管 AI 的重要性。随着初创公司和科技巨头（最显著的是在 Silicon Valley 和 Beijing）竞相推进并扩大其 AI 的规模，Sanders 一直是倡导保障措施的 AI 怀疑论者之一。继续阅读...

• 一名嫌疑人于周一被指控企图暗杀 President Trump。此前，该嫌疑人于 2026 年 4 月携带多种武器闯入 White House Correspondents' Association 晚宴。 • 该事件加剧了关于政治修辞和暴力的党派争议，两党均指责对方的言论导致了事态升级。 • 这起涉嫌暗杀未遂的事件震惊了华盛顿，并引发了与历史上政治暴力事件的对比，促使人们对安保工作和当前的政治气候展开讨论。

Alleged shooter, identified as Cole Tomas Allen, faces potential life sentence. Plus: the Americans renouncing their citizenshipGood morning.The suspect accused of trying to storm the White House correspondents’ dinner was charged on Monday with three federal crimes, including attempting to assassinate the president – a charge that carries a potential sentence of up to life in prison.What was his motive? Investigators have yet to release one. However, to establish the charge of attempted assassination, the affidavit quotes from a part of a manifesto Allen allegedly sent to family members that states: “I am no longer willing to permit a pedophile, rapist, and traitor to coat my hands with his crimes.”Was lax security to blame? While many have praised the actions of law enforcement officers in swiftly stopping the attack, Allen’s alleged manifesto mocked an “insane” lack of security at the Washington dinner.What is the Trump administration saying about the attack? Several officials, including the president, have seized on the incident to advance their case for the completion of Trump’s $40m White House ballroom project, with the justice department pressuring a preservation group to drop a lawsuit seeking to halt the construction.Will there be an Oval Office meeting? Sources told the Guardian that Charles will pose for the cameras at the start of his centerpiece bilateral meeting on Tuesday, but that British officials have pushed for the Oval Office meeting to be held off camera, for fear of a repeat of the scenes when Trump berated the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in front of the world’s press.What challenges does the king face with this visit? Relations between the UK and the US are already tense following Trump’s public criticism of Britain’s refusal to back military action against Iran, but Charles is also meeting Trump under the shadow of Jeffrey Epstein. Charles’s brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office over his connection with Epstein. Continue reading...

Positions ‘terminated, effective immediately’, says email to scientists sent on president’s behalf, in move labelled ‘dangerous attack’ on US innovationThe Trump administration has fired members of an independent board that oversees the National Science Foundation (NSF).Members of the National Science Board received an email on Friday sent from the Presidential Personnel Office “on behalf of President Donald J Trump” stating that their position was “terminated, effective immediately”. Continue reading...

• The Taliban government announced restrictions on international health NGOs operating in Afghanistan on Monday, citing concerns over 'political interference' and threatening revocation of licenses for non-compliant organizations. • Medical organizations warned that the restrictions would devastate maternal and pediatric health services, particularly in rural areas where international agencies provide 70 percent of healthcare capacity. • The U.S. State Department condemned the move as undermining humanitarian efforts and expressed concern for vulnerable populations, with officials exploring alternative delivery mechanisms for critical medical assistance.

• Environmental Working Group study finds 20% of Americans used systems with elevated nitrate levels from 2021-2023 data. • Nitrate poses health risks including cancer and developmental issues in contaminated supplies. • Affects millions nationwide, urging stricter regulations and testing.

Exclusive: Some donations to 2024 Tory leadership campaign allegedly originated from US businessman in breach of electoral rulesPolice are assessing evidence about donations to Robert Jenrick’s campaign to become Conservative leader in 2024 after a referral from the elections watchdog, the Guardian can reveal.The information was passed on by the Electoral Commission, which the Guardian understands has been investigating allegations that almost £40,000 of donations to Jenrick’s leadership campaign before he defected to Reform UK, were from a foreign source in breach of electoral rules. Continue reading...

James Sherwin-Smith will be up for election after securing more than 250 nominations to run alongside existing directorsNationwide building society could have a customer on its board for the first time in nearly a quarter of a century after one of its longtime members secured enough support for a spot on the lender’s annual ballot.James Sherwin-Smith will be up for board elections at Nationwide’s annual general meeting (AGM) in July, having gathered more than the 250 peer nominations necessary to run alongside existing directors. Continue reading...

Woman’s body found in Iwate prefecture last week, soon after a police officer was injured in bear attack nearbyRested but famished bears emerging from hibernation in Japan are already coming into contact with humans, with the pace of sightings outstripping that seen in 2025, a record year for bear attacks.According to media reports, the animals have been spotted with surprising frequency in urban areas in the country’s north-east, with authorities urging caution among people planning to spend the coming Golden Week public holidays in the countryside. Continue reading...

Widely dispersed wind farms and solar panels are harder to target than fossil fuel power stations, Michael Shanks saysRenewable energy will boost the UK’s national security and make the country more resilient against potential aggression or sabotage, the government’s energy minister has said.Michael Shanks said widely dispersed wind farms and solar panels were much harder to target than large-scale fossil fuel power stations. They are also not vulnerable to supply shocks, such as the current oil crisis caused by the US-Israel war on Iran and the soaring gas prices that followed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Continue reading...

Questions raised about political violence, security and gun control after brazen attack at event attended by top officialsWhite House press dinner shooting aftermath – latest updatesA stunned Washington faced searching questions about political violence and gun control on Sunday after shots were fired at a prestigious media gala attended by Donald Trump and senior White House officials.A man targeted a Secret Service agent at a security checkpoint in the Washington Hilton hotel the previous night before being tackled and arrested. Trump and Melania Trump were rushed out of the annual White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner as guests dived for cover under tables. Continue reading...

• The International Criminal Court announced Friday the issuance of an arrest warrant for General Ahmed Hassan al-Madibbo, a prominent Sudan Armed Forces commander, citing evidence of war crimes including extrajudicial killings and enforced displacement in Darfur since April 2023. • ICC prosecutors presented evidence of at least 127 documented extrajudicial executions of civilians and systematic attacks on refugee camps housing over 2 million displaced persons, with al-Madibbo alleged to have direct command responsibility. • Sudan's military government rejected the warrant and accused the ICC of bias toward the Rapid Support Forces militia; the announcement intensified international pressure on Khartoum to cooperate with the court's investigations.

Lori Chavez-DeRemer resigned amid allegations of an affair and steering grants to politically connected figuresThe secretary of the Department of Labor, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, resigned this week after several controversies surrounding her brief tenure at the helm of the agency. But labor officials say even though her troubled reign is over, the US labor authority remains in a state of “constant turbulence”.Chavez-DeRemer was under investigation over claims she had an affair with a subordinate and allegedly misused travel funds, and that her aides allegedly steered grants to politically connected figures. Her husband was banned from the agency’s headquarters over allegations of sexual assault by at least two staffers. Continue reading...

• A multiyear international campaign is underway to repair damage to childhood immunization efforts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. • The initiative focuses on restoring vaccination rates that declined during the pandemic period across multiple countries. • Public health experts view this effort as critical to preventing resurgence of vaccine-preventable diseases in vulnerable pediatric populations.

Abbas Araghchi to visit Pakistan, Oman and Russia to see if talks can be reopened, with both sides still in stalemateMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe Iranian foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, is planning a tour of Pakistan, Russia and Oman in an effort to see if there is a basis to reopen peace talks that can end with a permanent US-Israeli commitment to cease its attacks on Iran, now one of Tehran’s key demands.Araghchi is also likely to discuss a potential permanent new arrangement on governing the strait of Hormuz with Oman, which oversees the south of the strait. Continue reading...

• Power Solutions International reduced its debt-to-equity ratio from 2,140% to 54.6% over five years, signaling substantial improvement in financial health. • The company achieved 64.5% earnings growth last year, outpacing the electrical industry average of 21.4%. • Despite recent share price volatility, the company's financial restructuring and strong earnings demonstrate improved operational performance.

Exclusive: Officials warn department will lose access to database of 26,000 verified cases by cutting fundingThe Foreign Office unit tracking potential breaches of international law by Israel in Gaza and more recently Lebanon has been closed because of cuts within the department, the Guardian can reveal.The decision to shut the international humanitarian law cell follows a review by Olly Robbins, the permanent secretary at the Foreign Office dismissed last week by the prime minister over the Peter Mandelson scandal. Continue reading...