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• US 总统表示汽车和货车的关税将升至 25%，并指责 European Union 不遵守协议 • Donald Trump 表示，他正在撕毁去年夏天在 Scotland 他的高尔夫球场与 EU 领导人达成的部分关税协议，批评 Brussels 批准协议的时间过长。在周五 May Day 银行假日深夜，他令 Brussels 猝不及防，宣布从下周起，他将把从 EU 进口到 US 的汽车和货车关税从 15% 提高到 25%。继续阅读...

批评者认为女性面临不平等待遇，但其他人则认为更严格的管控反映了合理的医学考量。一位曾在 NHS 申请绝育手术被拒的心理学家在向卫生事务申诉专员提出申诉后，成功挑战了这一决定，引发了人们对该手术获取便利程度的质疑。Leah Spasova 多年来一直寻求通过阻断输卵管的手术来进行避孕。许多人认为，从拒绝资金拨付到更严格的准入标准，女性面临的种种障碍与寻求输精管切除术的男性相比构成了不平等待遇，并限制了身体自主权。继续阅读...

Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre 的评估意味着恐怖袭击 “highly likely” 在 Golders Green 持刀伤人事件后，Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre 已将英国恐怖主义威胁等级上调至 “severe”，这意味着恐怖袭击被认为 “highly likely”。 内政大臣 Shabana Mahmood 将周三的袭击描述为一场卑劣的恐怖主义行为。她表示：“今天，国家威胁等级已上调至 ‘severe’，这意味着恐怖袭击被认为极有可能发生。” Continue reading...

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...

• Reform 领导人在受到 Guardian 接触后公开此事，但他声称该资金用于其安保的说法是否站得住脚？ • Nigel Farage 在 2024 年收到加密货币亿万富翁的一笔未披露的 500 万英镑赠款。 • Nigel Farage 承认，在 2024 年大选前不久，他收到了 Reform UK 大额捐赠者 Christopher Harborne 赠予的 500 万英镑私人礼物。

• 领导人首次提到士兵在为俄罗斯作战时，为避免落入敌手而采取的极端手段 • 金正恩赞扬了在俄罗斯西部库尔斯克地区与乌克兰军队作战期间，为了避免被俘而使用手榴弹自杀的朝鲜士兵，从而证实了这种极端的战场政策的存在。 • 包括情报报告和脱北者证词在内的越来越多证据表明，朝鲜士兵被明确要求在面临落入敌手时采取自爆或其他形式的自杀手段。

• 部分地区的公用事业账单上涨幅度高达 40%，且公司在 2025 年向客户断电 1300 万次。 • 一项针对行业财务文件的最新审查显示，去年美国顶级公用事业公司的 CEO 薪酬增长了 16%，平均涨幅达 1230 万美元。与此同时，由于持续的通货膨胀、伊朗战争以及数据中心的增长，消费者不得不承受高额账单带来的痛苦。 • 联邦数据显示，自 2021 年以来，部分地区的公用事业账单上涨了 40%，且去年全美范围内公用事业公司向客户断电次数达 1300 万次。

• 在纪念美国独立250周年的演讲中，他告知美国立法者：“这个伟大国家的行动至关重要”。 • 查尔斯国王在向美国国会发表的演讲中，高度赞扬了英国与美国之间“特殊关系”的重要性，并明确提及了 Nato 的重要性、对乌克兰的防御以及气候危机。 • 这篇演说将被视为向 Donald Trump 发出的委婉恳请，希望其回归美国传统的欧洲联盟，并恢复其国家作为自由价值捍卫者的角色。查尔斯表示：“美国的话语具有分量和意义，自独立以来一直如此。而这个伟大国家的行动则更为重要。”

国王在强调国防关系的演讲部分中提及了核潜艇。关注今日实时新闻 获取我们的突发新闻邮件、免费应用程序或每日新闻播客 早上好，欢迎来到我们的实时新闻博客。我是 Martin Farrer，将为您带来昨夜的头条新闻，随后由 Nick Visser 报道主要进展。今日公布的消费者价格数据预计将显示美国-伊朗战争给我们的经济（以及我们的钱包）带来的沉重打击。继续阅读...

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• Blocks, an AI startup, secured $20 million in Series A funding led by Entrée Capital to develop autonomous digital workforces. • The funding will support deployment of AI agents capable of handling complex tasks independently. • This investment highlights growing VC interest in agentic AI technologies amid enterprise automation demands.

Sarah Mullally hails Leo for addressing the ‘many injustices in our world’ after private meeting with pope in RomeThe archbishop of Canterbury praised Pope Leo on Monday for speaking “powerfully about the many injustices” in the world, in an apparent reference to the pontiff becoming more outspoken in recent weeks, particularly in his criticism of the US-Israeli war on Iran.Sarah Mullally, who in March became the first woman to lead the Anglican church, arrived in Rome on Saturday for a visit aimed at reinforcing relations with the Vatican. Mullally had a private meeting with Leo, the first US-born leader of the Catholic church, at the Apostolic Palace, the pope’s official residence. Continue reading...

Musician Chris Martin, tennis star Iga Świątek and footballer Robert Lewandowski join Piotr Garkowski in epic fundraiserA Polish social media influencer has raised more than £50m after a nine-day, non-stop online stream during which he was joined by a parade of celebrity guests to help a charity supporting children battling cancer.Streaming from a studio flat in right-bank Warsaw, social media influencer Piotr Garkowski, 23, nicknamed Łatwogang, listened to a charity song dedicated to children battling cancer on loop for nine days straight, filling time with entertaining dares and celebrity appearances. Continue reading...

Secret Service director says security succeeded in stopping shooter before he could do further harm but others disagreeThe shooting in the White House correspondents’ gala has prompted questions over security with some asking how a shooter was able to get close to where Donald Trump and many other senior administration officials were gathered and many others praising the actions of law enforcement that swiftly stopped the attack.As details about the shooting at the Washington Hilton continued to surface, the alleged shooter Cole Tomas Allen, 31, mocked an “insane” lack of security at the Washington dinner in a manifesto reportedly send to his family 10 minutes before his assault started. Continue reading...

• Elon Musk's xAI closed a $6 billion Series C on April 25, 2026, backed by Sequoia and a16z, to build a 100,000-GPU supercluster in Memphis, Tennessee. • Funding supports Grok-3 development, targeting 5x faster inference than GPT-5, with first phase online by December 2026. • Initiative aims to repatriate AI compute to US soil, creating 1,200 high-tech jobs amid national security concerns over overseas data centers.

• AcuityMD announced $80 million in new funding to advance its platform with sophisticated AI features for medical device insights. • The investment accelerates AI integration to improve market intelligence for US healthcare and medtech firms. • This capital infusion positions AcuityMD to dominate AI-powered analytics in the growing $500B+ medical device sector.

Hope Not Hate campaign identifies election hopefuls calling for a ‘white Britain’ and complaining of ‘kowtowing to the black community’A Reform UK candidate who called for a “white Britain” and said Keir Starmer should be shot is among a number of contenders fuelling doubts about the party’s claim to have tightened up its vetting.The past comments of Linda McFarlane and other political hopefuls have been unearthed ahead of the 7 May elections, including one who complained about “constant kowtowing to the black community” and others who endorsed the far-right activist Tommy Robinson. Continue reading...

Ajay Haridasse needed assistance at 26-mile markAaron Beggs and Robson De Oliveira came to aidA pair of Boston Marathon runners who teamed up to help a fellow athlete across the race’s finish line have been praised for their “beautiful moment” of sportsmanship.Ajay Haridasse, a 21-year-old university student from Wakefield, Massachusetts, found himself stumbling after passing the 26-mile mark in Monday’s race. After falling for a fourth time, he was “getting ready to crawl” to the finish line, Haridasse told the Boston Herald. Continue reading...

Sacked Foreign Office chief tells MPs he was briefed that UKSV considered Mandelson ‘a borderline case’UK politics live – latest updatesAn account of Peter Mandelson’s vetting process given by the former top civil servant Sir Olly Robbins has raised new questions about whether Robbins was misled about the findings of the agency responsible for vetting.Robbins, who was sacked from his role of permanent secretary at the Foreign Office last week after revelations in the Guardian, gave testimony about the process to a select committee. Continue reading...

• Silicon Valley-based Resolve AI secured $40M in Series A extension funding, boosting its valuation to $1.5B to establish Resolve AI Labs focused on AI models optimized for production environments. • The funding supports development of reliable AI systems tailored for enterprise-scale deployment in US tech sectors. • This round highlights investor confidence in Resolve AI's infrastructure for bridging research-to-production AI gaps amid booming demand.

Bets placed on Middle East conflict has led to US firm experiencing big increase in volumePolymarket, the online prediction platform that hosts bets on events such as the Iran war, is in talks to raise $400m (£296m) at a valuation of up to $15bn.The company has gained notoriety in recent months over wagers placed on the Middle East conflict, including on the timing of US-Israel strikes against Iran, and on a US-Iran ceasefire, some of which appeared to bear signs of insider trading. Continue reading...

Islamabad has seized chance to act as mediator in Iran war and hopes to reap diplomatic and economic benefitsMiddle East crisis – live updatesAs Pakistan works frantically to narrow differences between Iran and the US in its newfound role as global peacemaker, it is also seeking to recast its diplomatic standing and attract business.Pakistani officials, mediating between an unpredictable US president and hardliners in Tehran, were on Monday trying to coax both sides to put the conditions in place for a second round of talks in Islamabad this week, including easing the standoff in the strait of Hormuz. Pakistan was optimistic that the meeting would happen, viewing objections voiced by the Iranian side and Donald Trump’s threats as posturing for domestic audiences. Continue reading...

• Elon Musk's xAI announced a $6 billion Series C funding round on April 19, 2026, led by Sequoia Capital, valuing the startup at $24 billion post-money. • Funds will expand the Colossus supercomputer in Memphis, Tennessee, to 300,000 Nvidia GPUs for Grok AI training. • Investment accelerates US AI infrastructure race, countering China's advances and supporting domestic chip production.

• Expo, developer of the React Native framework for cross-platform apps, secured $45 million in Series B funding led by Georgian. • The investment supports cloud services and open-source tools used by developers building mobile applications. • This funding bolsters Expo's position in the competitive cross-platform development market amid rising demand for efficient app building.

• Sequoia Capital announced a $7 billion expansion fund under new leadership specifically targeting late-stage AI startups across the U.S. and Europe. • The fund aims to accelerate growth for mature AI companies navigating scaling challenges in competitive markets. • This massive capital injection underscores surging investor confidence in AI's long-term potential amid rapid technological advancements.

• Factory, a three-year-old startup, raised $150 million led by Khosla Ventures, achieving a $1.5 billion valuation on April 17, 2026. • The funding targets AI coding tools that automate software development for enterprises, freeing developers for complex tasks. • This round reflects booming investor interest in AI automation amid US tech sector's push for efficiency.

• InsightFinder secured $15 million in Series B funding led by Yu Galaxy, bringing total funding to $35 million, expanding its AI-powered IT reliability platform. • The company is adding autonomous incident response capabilities to compete with established players like Datadog in the enterprise reliability market. • The funding positions InsightFinder to address growing enterprise demand for AI-driven solutions to detect and resolve infrastructure failures automatically.

• Business banking startup Slash Financial announced $100 million in Series C funding at a $1.4 billion valuation, led by Ribbit Capital, Khosla Ventures, and Goodwater Capital. • The funds will accelerate development of its AI-driven back office for small and midsized online businesses. • Founded in 2020, Slash provides an autonomous finance platform, positioning it as a key player in fintech automation.