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• 美國總統指歐洲國家拒絕支援 Strait of Hormuz 的行動「絕對糟糕」 • Europe live – 最新動態 • Donald Trump 在表示正考慮減少在 Germany 的駐軍人數一天後，威脅要將美國軍隊從 Italy 和 Spain 撤出

US 總統表示，在公眾對 US-Israeli 在 Iran 的戰爭提出批評後，他將對 US 在 Europe 的軍事存在進行審查。Italy 與 Spain 已加入一份日益增加的國家名單中，US 總統 Donald Trump 威脅要從這些國家撤出 US 部隊，作為對 US 在 Europe 軍事存在進行更廣泛審查的一部分。在回應記者提問時，Trump 表示他「可能」會考慮這項舉措，並將其與這兩國對 US 在 Iran 軍事行動的批評聯繫起來。「聽著，我為什麼不該這麼做？Italy 對我們沒有任何幫助，而 Spain 的表現一直很糟糕，絕對是糟透了。」 繼續閱讀...

• Oracle 於 2026 年 4 月 30 日發布了新的客戶安全公告，搶先防範針對 AI 模型的威脅。 • 該公告揭示了網路安全的前兆，敦促更新 AI 部署的安全態勢。 • 這標誌著針對瞄準生成式 AI 系統之新型漏洞所採取的積極主動措施。

Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre 的評估意指恐怖攻擊 ‘highly likely’。在 Golders Green 刺傷事件後，UK 恐怖主義威脅級別已由 Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre 調升至 ‘severe’，這意味著恐怖攻擊被認為 ‘highly likely’。內政大臣 Shabana Mahmood 形容週三的襲擊是卑劣的恐怖主義行為。她表示：「今天，國家威脅級別已調升至 ‘severe’，這意味著恐怖襲擊被認為 highly likely。」繼續閱讀...

• 前 FBI 局長 James Comey 於 2026 年 4 月 29 日向當局投案並出庭，他因涉嫌透過一張貝殼社群媒體貼文威脅總統 Trump 的生命而面臨 DOJ 的指控。 • 檢察官聲稱該貼文象徵一種威脅，在政治緊張局勢加劇之際，導致聯邦政府採取迅速行動。 • 此案突顯了 Trump 盟友與前官員之間不斷升級的言論，並可能影響 2026 年期中選舉的動態。

US 總統的聲明是在 German chancellor 發表 US 在衝突中受「羞辱」的言論後發出的 US 總統 Donald Trump 昨晚威脅要減少部署在 Germany 的部隊人數，此前 chancellor Friedrich Merz 本週表示 US 正遭受 Iran 「羞辱」。 Trump 表示 US 正在「研究並審查可能裁減駐 Germany 的部隊人數，並將在短期內做出決定」。 「Germany 的 Chancellor，Friedrich Merz 認為 Iran 擁有核武器沒關係。他不知道他在說什麼！如果 Iran 擁有核武器，全世界都將淪為人質。我現在正在對 Iran 採取行動，這是其他國家或總統早就該做的事。難怪 Germany 無論在經濟還是其他方面都表現得如此糟糕！總統 DONALD J. TRUMP」 Continue reading...

美國總統發出這項威脅，是在 Germany 的 Friedrich Merz 暗示 Trump 團隊在與 Iran 的談判中落於下風後。Donald Trump 宣布，美國可能會減少部署在 Germany 的駐軍人數，就在幾天前，該國總理才表示美國正受到 Iran 「羞辱」。在一篇 Truth Social 平台的貼文中，美國總統表示，他的政府正在「研究和審查可能減少在 Germany 駐軍的情況，並將在不久後做出決定」。繼續閱讀...

• 88 歲的 DC 國會代表 Eleanor Holmes Norton defiance 地回應了 Trump 近 30 年來對該市政府最嚴重的聯邦威脅。 • Norton 在 Muriel Bowser 盟友的支持下，將 Trump 的行動視為地方控制權的一次政治勝利。 • 這次僵局凸顯了聯邦政府與 DC 治理之間持續存在的權力鬥爭。

• 維吉尼亞州選民以微弱優勢通過了一項由民主黨支持的國會重新劃分選區計劃，這將危及數名共和黨現任議員。 • 該措施重新劃定選區線路以利於民主黨在關鍵選區獲勝，從而改變 2026 年中期選舉的平衡。 • 這場沿海地區的劃分選區之爭突顯了全美在公平地圖與黨派利益之間的緊張局勢。

• Ed Davey 攻擊 Reform UK，稱其為「Maga 特許經營店」，並指稱 Elon Musk 透過 X 將極右翼思想注入英國。 • 自由民主黨（Lib Dems）正推動禁止國會議員接受來自 X 的付款，這是針對 Ed Davey 所稱的 Donald Trump 及其在美國及其他國家對英國民主構成的「嚴重威脅」而提出的更廣泛打擊方案的一部分。 • 自民黨黨魁於週二宣布該計劃，並再次抨擊 Reform UK（其中多名國會議員曾從 X 獲取資金），稱其為「Maga 政治的特許經營店」而非一個英國政治實體。

• 前 FBI 局長 James Comey 於 2026 年 4 月 28 日星期二獲第二次起訴，起因於一則被 DOJ 認定為對 Donald Trump 總統構成脅迫的 Instagram 貼文。 • 在對該篇被描述為涉及總統之加密訊息的貼文進行重新審查後，司法部擴大了調查範圍。 • Comey 堅稱自己清白，表示這些指控源於在持續的政治緊張局勢中，對其社群媒體活動的誤讀。

• GetReal Security appointed cybersecurity veteran Varun Kohli as Chief Marketing Officer to address surging enterprise needs. • The hire responds to rising deepfake and AI-powered identity attacks in the cybersecurity landscape. • Kohli's expertise will drive expansion of real-time protection solutions for businesses facing AI threats.

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...

Rabbis Charley Baginsky and Josh Levy say criticising Israeli government is not disloyalty but a Jewish obligationThe UK’s most senior progressive rabbis have warned that Israel’s current political direction risks becoming “incompatible with Jewish values”, while insisting that criticism of the country’s government is “a Jewish obligation” rather than an act of disloyalty.Rabbi Charley Baginsky and Rabbi Josh Levy, co-leads of Progressive Judaism – the newly formed movement representing around a third of synagogues in the UK – said Israel’s trajectory could pose an “existential threat” not just to the country itself but to Judaism. Continue reading...

• Months after restoring federal family planning funding, Missouri's only Title X grantee program now confronts fresh challenges from U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley. • The program provides essential reproductive health services amid ongoing political debates over federal support for family planning initiatives. • This development underscores persistent tensions in U.S. public health policy regarding access to contraception and reproductive care funding.

• Myanmar's military junta has blocked UN humanitarian corridors to conflict-affected regions, preventing food and medical aid from reaching approximately 2 million people at imminent risk of famine. • UN humanitarian agencies report that supplies have been halted for two weeks; the blockade coincides with intensified fighting between military forces and opposition groups in central Myanmar. • The US has condemned the blockade as a war crime and called for emergency UN Security Council action, though Russia and China have signaled opposition to any intervention.

• American Medical Association warns that $100,000 H-1B visa application fees jeopardize physician recruitment for rural and underserved U.S. areas. • Costs deter international doctors, who fill 25% of rural positions, exacerbating provider shortages affecting 60 million Americans. • AMA urges policy reform to maintain care access amid growing demand.

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...

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...

• OpenAI and Microsoft expanded their cybersecurity partnership to jointly combat emerging cyber threats through deployment of advanced artificial intelligence tools and enhanced security protocols. • Microsoft will leverage its cybersecurity expertise to strengthen protections for OpenAI's systems and customer environments, while OpenAI's powerful AI models will be made accessible to Microsoft's security operations. • The collaboration aims to address rising AI-driven cyber risks and establish industry standards for AI security defense.

• OpenAI and Microsoft announced an expanded cybersecurity partnership aimed at combating emerging cyber threats in the AI era. • The two companies plan to deploy advanced artificial intelligence tools to enhance security capabilities across their platforms. • This collaboration reflects the growing recognition that AI-powered security solutions are essential to address increasingly sophisticated cyber threats.

Media rights groups condemn killing of Amal Khalil, who said in 2024 she had been threatened by ‘an Israeli enemy’Middle East crisis – live updatesThe Lebanese journalist killed in an Israeli attack on Wednesday had previously complained of receiving a threat via an unidentified Israeli phone number that she would be killed if she did not leave southern Lebanon, where she had long been based and worked.Amal Khalil, 43, who worked for al-Akhbar newspaper and had described herself as supporting the resistance against Israel “whether communist or Islamist”, was killed in a sustained attack by Israeli forces in which a colleague was also wounded. Continue reading...

Government aims to move TV and radio funding under state control, which critics say undermines independenceJournalists at the Czech Republic’s public broadcasters have said they are prepared to go on strike unless the government of the billionaire prime minister, Andrej ​Babiš, backs down on its plan to scrap licence fees and move funding under state control.In what the journalists see as a threat to their independence, the government wants to replace the current system, in which households pay fees directly to public service media, with direct funding from the state budget. “Licence fees are cancelled,” the culture minister, Oto Klempíř, declared last week. Continue reading...

Research shows natural hazards linked to climate crisis disrupted 23 elections in 18 countries in 2024Democracy is under mounting threat from the climate crisis, with new analysis documenting how elections are increasingly shaped not only by political forces but also by floods, wildfires and extreme weather.At least 94 elections and referendums across 52 countries have been disrupted by climate-related impacts over the last two decades, researchers found. Continue reading...

• 88-year-old congressional delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton is leading a back-seat response to the most serious federal threat to D.C.’s government in 30 years. • The challenge targets local autonomy, echoing Muriel Bowser's conflicts with Trump policies. • Victory for D.C. allies could preserve home rule amid national partisan divides.

Actor says his opposition to South Island development near his farm has led to personal abuseThe actor Sam Neill says he has received threats of violence from supporters of a controversial goldmine that could be opened several kilometres away from his farm in New Zealand’s Central Otago district, after he publicly objected to the New Zealand government’s plans to fast-track the mine.The Australian mining company Santana Minerals is pushing to expedite a 85-hectare (210-acre) open-cast goldmine, called Bendigo-Ophir in the Dunstan mountains, an area dubbed “outstanding natural landscape” by the Central Otago district council. Continue reading...

Despite surprise fall in unemployment, weak wage growth and inflation pressures put the squeeze on workersUK unemployment shows surprise fall to 4.9%Business live – latest updatesDespite a surprise fall in the unemployment rate, the latest jobs data show the labour market in a fragile state, even before the Iran war threatened to derail the UK’s nascent economic recovery.At 4.9% in the three months to February, the unemployment rate was down from 5.2% in the previous three months, according to the Office for National Statistics. 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.