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The Guardian - World News

2026-04-30 00:00:07 (1 day ago)

Return of Aparicio painting to Prado exemplifies trajectory of human taste

Once the Madrid museum’s biggest draw, The Year of the Famine in Madrid fell out of favour for political and aesthetic reasons

No trip to the Prado these days is complete without a visit to room 12 of the Madrid museum, where Diego Velázquez, a five-year-old princess and a sleepy mastiff stare down from the enormous canvas of Las Meninas.

Two hundred years ago, however, the must-see exhibit at the newly established museum was not Las Meninas, but a gigantic allegorical work that sought to remind Spaniards of their heroic resistance to the Napoleonic occupation and their loyalty to King Ferdinand VII.

The Guardian - World News

2026-04-30 00:00:07 (1 day ago)

As a Ukrainian journalist, I’ve covered the US for 20 years. I find it increasingly shocking

My country has been under occupation, dogged by corruption and war. Yet even I’ve been bewildered by the way the US seems to be fracturing

• A version of this piece appeared in the Dial under the headline No Common Ground

In 2008, when I was a reporter for a leading Ukrainian TV station, I insisted on following Barack Obama’s campaign for US president. Few Ukrainian media outlets could afford to send a journalist to travel around the US to report on the election; even the newsrooms of those that could took some convincing.

As a media student in 2004, I had spent two months on the streets of Kyiv during the Orange Revolution, where people protested a stolen election and succeeded in defending their vote. The excitement of the fight for freedom and justice, combined with the energy of mass gatherings, was seductive. I recognised a similar momentum in the US during Obama’s campaign and wanted to see how things felt on the ground. As a Ukrainian, I could relate to Obama’s promises to restore respect for human rights and the rule of law, and his desire to mobilise people around the idea of “hope”. It also stood in contrast with what I knew of the US: I had studied foreign news reporting at the time of the US invasion of Iraq and the military’s crimes in Abu Ghraib and Guantánamo.

The Guardian - World News

2026-04-30 00:00:07 (1 day ago)

I took an algorithm to court in Sweden. The algorithm won | Charlotta Kronblad

Gothenburg promised to optimise school admissions with a piece of code. The resulting chaos showed how unaccountable systems are ruining lives

We like to imagine that injustice announces itself loudly. That when something goes wrong in the public system, alarms go off and someone takes responsibility or is held accountable if they do not. But in 2020 in Gothenburg, injustice arrived quietly, disguised as efficiency.

For the first time, the city used an algorithm to allocate places in its schools. After all, working out geographical catchment areas and admissions is an administrative headache for any municipality. What better than a machine to optimise distances, preferences and capacity? The system was designed to serve public efficiency: framed as neutral, streamlined and objective.

Charlotta Kronblad researches digital transformation at the University of Gothenburg.

France 24 - World News

2026-04-29 23:59:09 (1 day ago)

Mamdani calls on King Charles to return Koh-i-Noor diamond

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani called for King Charles to "return" the prized Koh-i-Noor diamond, which the British Empire took from the Indian subcontinent in the 1800s, on the third day of the monarch's state visit on Wednesday.

France 24 - World News

2026-04-29 23:59:09 (1 day ago)

New York's Mamdani calls on King Charles to 'return' Koh-i-Noor diamond taken from India

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Wednesday called on King Charles III to "return" the Koh-i-Noor diamond, a 105.6 carat gem that was mined in India and is now the star of Britain's crown jewels. The diamond has been in British hands since 1849 but its ownership is contested with several countries laying claim.

ABC News - International News

2026-04-29 23:57:01 (1 day ago)

New Zealand appeals court rejects bid by Brenton Tarrant to withdraw his guilty pleas for Christchurch mosque shootings

New Zealand appeals court rejects bid by Brenton Tarrant to withdraw his guilty pleas for Christchurch mosque shootings

Fox News - Video

2026-04-29 23:45:31 (1 day ago)

Erika Kirk speaks out after WHCA Dinner shooting

‘Fox News @ Night’ panelists discuss Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk’s comments on the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner shooting and Democrat rhetoric on the war in Iran.

Times of Israel - World News

2026-04-29 23:44:40 (1 day ago)

Inquiry finds that days before Bondi massacre, Jewish group warned Aussie cops attack was ‘likely’

Despite warning, royal commission investigating the terror shooting says Australian police didn't send officers to protect Hanukkah celebration, instead having mobile patrols 'check in'

The post Inquiry finds that days before Bondi massacre, Jewish group warned Aussie cops attack was ‘likely’ appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Le Monde - World News

2026-04-29 23:38:21 (1 day ago)

Trump and Putin discuss Ukraine and Iran over the phone

Donald Trump said his call with Russian President Vladimir Putin had focused more on Ukraine than on Iran. According to Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov, Putin said he was ready 'to declare a ceasefire for the duration of Victory Day celebrations.'

Fox News - Video

2026-04-29 23:37:29 (1 day ago)

Hegseth, Khanna clash over Iran war

A ‘Fox News @ Night’ panel discusses the Iran war’s costs and a combative hearing on Capitol Hill.

The Guardian - World News

2026-04-29 23:35:03 (1 day ago)

US father and daughter admit selling fake Picasso and Banksy works, duping art world

Pair apologise in court after being accused of defrauding buyers including some of New York’s most prominent fine art auction houses

A father and daughter in New Jersey have pleaded guilty to running a years-long counterfeiting scheme to trick art galleries and auction houses into buying forged paintings of works by prominent artists such as Andy Warhol, Banksy and Pablo Picasso.

Federal prosecutors said Erwin Bankowski, 50, and Karolina Bankowska, 26, commissioned an artist in Poland to create at least 200 of the fakes and ultimately defrauded buyers of at least $2m.

Fox News - Video

2026-04-29 23:34:55 (1 day ago)

Joel Pollak: This could be a ‘profound political change’ in California

‘California Post’ opinion editor Joel Pollak analyzes the playing field of California’s gubernatorial candidates on ‘Fox News @ Night.’