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EnComm Aviation 表示該公司的行動切斷了對包括南蘇丹和剛果民主共和國在內的受危機影響國家的重要支援。 英國最大的武器製造商 BAE Systems 正面臨一項 1.2 億英鎊的訴訟，原因其停止支援用於向全球部分最急需援助國家運送物資的飛機。 總部位於肯亞的援助貨運營運商 EnComm Aviation 聲稱，這項決定迫使人道主義契約取消，並減少了向面臨飢荒威脅的南蘇丹、索馬利亞和剛果民主共和國 (DRC) 等國家的物資供應。繼續閱讀...

• 前首相的機構在政府財政面臨壓力之際表示，國家養老金是「為不同時代而建」的 • 隨著政府財政壓力日益增加，Tony Blair 的智庫敦促工黨廢除養老金 triple lock。 • 由於伊朗戰爭威脅到公共支出計劃，Tony Blair Institute (TBI) 表示，作為國家養老金全面改革的一部分，應該廢止維持 triple lock 這一「負擔不起」的競選宣言承諾。繼續閱讀...

• 水翼衝浪玩家在 Santa Barbara 附近遭到鯊魚（疑為大白鯊）追逐，隨後鯊魚失去興趣並游走 • 訂閱 Breaking News US 電子郵件以在收件匣中接收電子報提醒 • Ron Takeda 和 Tavis Boise 當時在距離 Santa Barbara 海岸幾英里處，注意到身後有一個巨大的物體尾隨。

• President Lula 對該法案的否決已被 Brazil 的 congress 與 senate 推翻，這意味著該法案目前正等待 supreme court 的確認。 • Brazil 主要是保守派組成的 congress 已通過了一項法案，縮減極右翼前總統 Jair Bolsonaro 的刑期，他去年因企案發動政變而被定罪。 • 該法案最初於 12 月由 congress 通過，但總統 Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva 於 1 月行使了否決權，這是一項具有象徵意義的舉動，標誌著自 Bolsonaro 支持者洗劫首都 Brasília 以來已屆滿三週年。

• 這部 1999 年恐怖大片的全新重啟版，將由兩位原版影星及導演團隊擔任執行製片 • 在原版成員表達不滿後，《The Blair Witch Project》重啟版現在將由這些原班人馬擔任製片 • 這部 1999 年的獨立製片傑作製作成本僅 35,000 美元，卻創下 2.48 億美元票房，成為史上利潤最高的電影之一

此舉正值航空業對伊朗戰爭的不確定性以及 Brent crude 價格上漲做出反應。財經直播 – 最新更新 Air France-KLM 已下調其今年的運能增長預測，原因是伊朗戰爭導致其燃油成本增加數十億美元。 這家法荷航空公司預計，受中東衝突開始以來的成本激增影響，其今年的燃油支出將增加 24 億美元（18 億英鎊）。作為回應，該公司已將今年的運能增長預期由先前的 3% 至 5% 下調至 2% 至 4%。繼續閱讀...

• USS Gerald R Ford 在結束包括參與抓捕 Maduro 及 Middle East 戰爭在內的 10 個月役期後將啟程返航 • 兩名 US 官員週三表示，全球最大的航空母艦 USS Gerald R Ford 執行了超過 300 天的創紀錄部署後將啟程回國，此次部署包括參與對 Iran 的戰爭以及抓捕 Venezuelan 領導人 Nicolás Maduro。 • 據官員表示，USS Gerald R Ford 將在未來幾天離開 Middle East，並於 5 月中旬返回其位於 Virginia 的母港，這些官員在要求匿名的情況下詳述了敏感的軍事行動。The Washington Post 此前報導了這一進展。繼續閱讀...

• US 於 4 月 24 日向中東部署了第三個航母打擊群及數千名精銳部隊，標誌著自 2003 年 Iraq 戰爭以來最大規模的軍事集結，儘管已達成停火協議，為期兩個月的 Iran 衝突仍在升級。 • President Trump 警告，若和平努力失敗，美國軍隊已「準備就緒」，並表示 US 利用 4 月 8 日的停火來「補給」軍事能力，而 Washington 與 Tehran 則互相指責對方違反協議。 • US 於 2 月 28 日發動的轟炸行動重創了 Iran 的軍事基礎設施和領導層，但 Tehran 仍掌控著 Strait of Hormuz，這是全球石油和天然氣供應的關鍵航道，促使 US 於 4 月 13 日實施海軍封鎖。

• 聯準會週三投票決定將基準聯邦基金利率維持在 3.5% 至 3.75% 不變，理由是對伊朗戰爭導致通貨膨脹上升的擔憂。 • 這標誌著聯準會在此前 2025 年 9 月、10 月和 12 月連續三次調降 25 個基點後，繼續暫停調整利率。 • 聯準會主席 Jerome Powell 預計將於東部時間下午 2:30 舉行新聞發佈會討論此項決定，這可能是他作為聯準會主席的最後一次利率公告。

• 一個參議院委員會準備推進 Trump 的提名人選，而對於 Fed 的獨立性以及 Powell 的未來仍存在疑慮。 • Donald Trump 選定由 Kevin Warsh 領導 Federal Reserve，他預計將在週三通過一個關鍵的程序性門檻，為其在未來幾週接替 Jerome Powell 鋪路；與此同時，白宮正採取前所未有的舉措，試圖掌控這個全球最強大的中央銀行。 • 參議院銀行委員會定於美國東部時間上午 10 點（GMT 1400）投票，將 Warsh 的提名推進至由共和黨控制的參議院全體會議。在北卡羅來納州參議員 Thom Tillis 撤回反對意見後，委員會內的所有 13 位共和黨人預計都將支持 Warsh。此前，Tillis 將美國司法部在週五決定終止對 Powell 的刑事調查視為對 Fed 政治獨立性的威脅。

• Reform 黨領導人在收到來自常駐泰國的加密貨幣大亨 Christopher Harborne 的贈款後，改變了關於參選國會議員的決定。 • 《衛報》（the Guardian）披露，Nigel Farage 在宣布參加 2024 年英國大選前不久，收到了加密貨幣億萬富翁 Christopher Harborne 提供的 500 萬英鎊。 • Farage 此前已表示他不打算參選國會議員，但在收到這位常駐泰國商人的私人贈款後數週內便反轉決定。

• Anant Ambani 重啟提議，計畫將 80 隻動物（均為哥倫比亞毒梟寵物的後代）運送到印度。 • 這仍然是現代動物學史上最奇怪的難題之一——該如何處理 Pablo Escobar 河馬的後代？ • 這些動物是原產於撒哈拉以南非洲的草食動物，最初由該毒梟為了個人娛樂而引入哥倫比亞。但在他 1993 年去世後，這些野獸及其後代被留在野外自由活動。閱讀更多...

Anant Ambani, the son of tycoon Mukesh Ambani, said he had put in a formal request to the Colombian government to stay a decision to kill the animals.

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...

Japan Airlines will introduce the robots for trial run at a Tokyo airport amid country’s surge in inbound tourism and worsening labour shortagesJapan’s famously conscientious but overburdened baggage handlers will soon be joined by extra staff at Tokyo’s Haneda airport – although their new colleagues will need to take regular recharging breaks.Japan Airlines will introduce humanoid robots on a trial basis from the beginning of May, with a view to deploying them permanently as a solution to the country’s chronic labour shortage. Continue reading...

Sources say staff have been asked to pack up final stock and equipment after waves of closuresJewellery chain Claire’s is closing its final UK stores on Tuesday, cutting about 1,000 jobs months after falling into administration.Sources said staff at Claire’s, which collapsed in January, had been asked to pack up the final stock and equipment with the final outlets to formally close on Tuesday after successive waves of closures in recent weeks. Continue reading...

Proposal for a one-time 5% tax on billionaires in the state is opposed by Silicon Valley tech titans and Gavin NewsomProponents of a proposal to levy a one-time tax on California billionaires say they’ve gathered enough signatures to place the measure on the ballot in November.The campaign says it has collected more than 1.5m signatures, according to a statement. Continue reading...

• Delta Air Lines reported first-quarter net income of $1.8 billion, up 22% year-over-year, benefiting from strong leisure and business travel demand with average fares rising 8% despite lower capacity growth across the industry. • CEO Ed Bastian stated that forward bookings through summer 2026 indicate "resilient demand," with premium cabin bookings up 15%, offsetting concerns about potential economic slowdown and suggesting corporate travel spending remains solid. • The strong results bolstered airline sector sentiment, lifting Southwest Airlines and United Airlines stocks by 2.4% and 1.9% respectively on optimism about sustained pricing power and margin expansion through peak summer travel season.

Trade union criticises airline’s plan to halve passenger numbers to the city as ‘purely profit-oriented’ Ryanair is to shut its Berlin operating base and cut its winter schedule to the German capital in half, blaming its decision on soaring aviation taxes in the country.The Irish budget carrier said its relocation of seven aircraft to other centres would reduce its Berlin passenger numbers from 4.5 million to 2.2 million a year, with flights in and out of the city served from October by planes based at other airports. Continue reading...

Secondhand car buyers urged to carefully inspect vehicles, while owners told to beware tests that are suspiciously quickRise of the ‘ghost owner’: 18,000 UK vehicles in use without proper recordsYou have just bought a secondhand car. It was older than you wanted, but were reassured because it had recently passed its MOT.Within a few days, you notice a problem with the steering and take it into a garage to be checked. As well as that issue, they find the tread depth of the tyres is so low it should not have passed the test. Continue reading...

• The Israeli Defense Forces conducted sustained airstrikes across Gaza Friday night, striking targets in Khan Younis and Rafah; Palestinian health authorities reported 34 deaths and 89 injured, though casualty figures remain disputed. • The UN Security Council's humanitarian affairs office announced plans for an emergency session Monday to address escalating civilian casualties and requested immediate access for international inspection teams to assess damage. • Aid organizations warned that the latest military operations have severed critical supply routes, leaving approximately 1.2 million Palestinians facing acute food shortages and limited access to medical facilities.

Dnipro bore the brunt of the attacks but Odesa and Kharkiv were also targeted in largest onslaught for several daysRussian drone and missile strikes across Ukraine killed at least seven people overnight, including five in the city of Dnipro, Ukrainian local authorities have said.Reports say that at least 34 people have been injured in the strikes, which lasted “practically all night”, according to the Dnipropetrovsk regional head, Oleksandr Hanzha. The bodies of four people were found in the ruins of a house destroyed in the attacks, and workers continued to search for bodies on Saturday morning. Continue reading...

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...

• The Department of Justice dropped its criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Powell regarding the agency's building expenditures, marking a significant development in federal oversight. • The decision came amid broader discussions on Capitol Hill about federal accountability, with both Republican and Democratic representatives weighing in on the implications. • The outcome reflects shifting priorities in federal investigations and debates over Fed governance and spending practices.

• The Department of Justice has dropped its investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, marking a significant policy shift. • The decision comes amid Trump's emergency economic orders, potentially easing tensions over Fed independence. • This move is viewed as stabilizing financial markets but criticized by conservatives seeking accountability on monetary policy.

Ernie Dosio, a 75-year-old vineyard owner, was hunting an antelope species in Africa when the incident occuredSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxAn American millionaire big-game hunter has died after being crushed by a group of elephants during a hunting expedition in Gabon.Ernie Dosio, a 75-year-old vineyard owner, was hunting yellow-backed duiker, an antelope species, in the central African country of Gabon when the incident occurred last Friday. While in the Lope-Okanda rainforest, he and his guide unexpectedly came across five female elephants accompanied by a calf. 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...

Former Scottish Labour leader says she understands that expressing respect for author caused ‘worry, anger and upset’The incoming chair of the LGBTQ+ charity Stonewall, says she is “truly sorry” after she expressed “huge respect” for JK Rowling in an interview with the Guardian.Kezia Dugdale, the former leader of Scottish Labour, said she understood that her words had caused “worry, anger and upset and I am truly sorry about that”. Continue reading...