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At least 16 wounded in Turkey high school shooting; gunman dead

April 14, 2026 / 9:41 AM EDT / AP

A former student opened fire at a high school in southeastern Turkey on Tuesday, wounding at least 16 people, before killing himself, an official said.

The 18-year-old attacker, armed with a shotgun, fired randomly inside a vocational high school in Siverek, Sanliurfa province. He later killed himself with the same shotgun after being “cornered by police,” Gov. Hasan Sildak said.

The attack hurt 10 students, four teachers, a canteen employee and a police officer, Sildak said. While most of them were being treated in Siverek, five of the teachers and students were transferred to a hospital in the provincial capital because their conditions were more serious, the governor said.

The motive for the attack remains unclear. School shootings are rare in Turkey.

The attacker did not have a criminal record, Sildak said. The school had been declared safe and no permanent police officer was assigned to protect it, he added, calling the shooting an “isolated incident.”

NTV television and other media reports said the assailant had threatened an attack on the school on social media prior to the shooting.

One student told the state-run Anadolu Agency that he and a friend jumped out of their classroom window to flee the attacker.

“He suddenly entered the classroom and fired. He fired four or five times. Two people were hit. He then went into the next classroom,” Anadolu quoted Omer Furkan Sayar as saying. “We first threw ourselves to the ground and then two of us jumped out of the window.”

Sayar continued: “He didn’t say anything, he entered and started to shoot directly.”

Earlier, media reports said all students were evacuated and police special operations units were deployed after the assailant refused to surrender.

“The individual was cornered inside the building through police intervention and died after shooting himself,” Sildak told reporters, adding that a “comprehensive” investigation into the shooting would be carried out.

Video footage showed dozens of students running out of the school toward the gate and onto the street.

国际货币基金组织首席经济学家古兰沙认为，中东战事已显著影响当前世界经济增长势头，若战事与高油价持续更长时间，今年世界经济增速将降至2.5%，甚至更低。 （彭博社）

（华盛顿综合电）国际货币基金组织（IMF）星期二下调了2026年世界经济增长预测，并警告中东战争可能使世界经济“偏离轨道”，因冲突扰乱大宗商品市场并推高物价。

IMF星期二（4月14日）发布最新一期《世界经济展望报告》，将2026年世界经济增长预期下调0.2个百分点，至3.1%。

IMF首席经济师古兰沙告诉法新社：“如果不是因为这场战争，我们原本计划将2026年的增长预期上调至3.4%。”

报告指出，自美伊冲突爆发以来，伊朗几乎阻断霍尔木兹海峡这一关键航道，全球石油、天然气和化肥价格飙升，美国总统特朗普还下令对伊朗港口实施海上封锁。

IMF预计，今年通胀率将升至4.4%，比1月的预测高出0.6个百分点。

古兰沙说，之后通胀有望重回过去几年的“缓和轨道”，但这一预测建立在冲突持续时间相对短暂，以及能源市场仅暂时受影响的前提上。

他警告，在更不利的情境下，如果今年能源价格持续居高不下，全球经济增长可能放缓至2.5%，甚至降至2%左右。这将接近2008年金融危机和冠病疫情等严重冲击时期的水平。

IMF强调，这场战争对中东地区及其他“脆弱经济体”的打击更大，新兴和发展中经济体所受影响几乎是发达经济体的两倍。

中东和中亚地区的增长预测被下调约一半，至1.9%；沙特阿拉伯今年增长预期下调至3.1%，比1月份的增长预测低了1.4个百分点。

在主要经济体中，美国今年预计增长2.3%，略低于此前预测，但仍受益于高油价；中国今年增长预期为4.4%，略低于1月预测。

日本首相及自民党总裁高市早苗（中）星期天在东京举行的自民党年度大会上与其他党要一起高唱党歌。 （彭博社）

日本首相高市早苗星期天（4月12日）在执政自民党大会上宣布一年后发起修宪提案，被视为效仿已故前首相安倍晋三，试图加快国会对修宪的讨论。但高市的倡议被指操之过急，引来反弹。

日本战后宪法于1946年颁布，由当时接管日本的美国总司令部草拟。自民党建党之初便将“独立修宪”作为“党的使命”。

高市在党大会上说：“修宪的时机到了，让我们将理想的日本国宪法写成文字，将理想铭刻在新的篇章中。我希望在明年的党大会上，我们能够提出清晰的修宪方案，要堂堂正正地向（日本）国民提出。为了不辜负人民的信任，政治领袖应该积极参与决策辩论。”

自民党代理干事长萩生田光一对此表示欢迎，他说：“这是明确表示要在一年内为提议修宪创造条件。”联合执政的日本维新会党首吉村洋文也支持称：“应当设定好时间表，并稳步推进。”

日本时事通讯社报道，在未讨论修宪具体内容就设定时间表，自民党内部对高市的倡议有怨言。一名曾参与修宪讨论的资深议员认为，高市事先并未就此在党内进行沟通，她操之过急极可能引来失败。”他指，修宪需要获得参众两院三分之二的赞成票，目前执政党在参院仍是少数派。

2017年5月3日，时任首相安倍晋三在宪法纪念日上提出“希望在2020年成为新宪法施行之年”，招致在野党强硬抵制，原定要召开的众院宪法审查会不得不取消，留下了一段苦涩的修宪失败经验。

高市此次大胆抛出修宪时间表也被指是她要向支持自民党的保守派做出回应。这些组织主张修宪，是因为对战后由盟军总司令部强加给日本的现行宪法感到不满。

高市在会上还特地指出：“由日本人亲手自主修宪、恢复自主独立的权威，是自建党以来的一贯党纲。”

这次党大会也被批充斥着军事氛围，在场请来了身穿军服的自卫队中央乐团女高音鸫麻衣献唱国歌《君之代》，被指触犯禁止自卫队挺个别政治团体的《自卫队法》。但防长小泉纯一郎星期二辩称，军人歌手是以“私人身份”参加党大会。

日本首相及自民党总裁高市早苗（中）星期天在东京举行的自民党年度大会上与其他党要一起高唱党歌。 （彭博社）

日本首相高市早苗星期天（4月12日）在执政自民党大会上宣布一年后发起修宪提案，被视为效仿已故前首相安倍晋三，试图加快国会对修宪的讨论。但高市的倡议被指操之过急，引来反弹。

日本战后宪法于1946年颁布，由当时接管日本的美国总司令部草拟。自民党建党之初便将“独立修宪”作为“党的使命”。

高市在党大会上说：“修宪的时机到了，让我们将理想的日本国宪法写成文字，将理想铭刻在新的篇章中。我希望在明年的党大会上，我们能够提出清晰的修宪方案，要堂堂正正地向（日本）国民提出。为了不辜负人民的信任，政治领袖应该积极参与决策辩论。”

自民党代理干事长萩生田光一对此表示欢迎，他说：“这是明确表示要在一年内为提议修宪创造条件。”联合执政的日本维新会党首吉村洋文也支持称：“应当设定好时间表，并稳步推进。”

日本时事通讯社报道，在未讨论修宪具体内容就设定时间表，自民党内部对高市的倡议有怨言。一名曾参与修宪讨论的资深议员认为，高市事先并未就此在党内进行沟通，她操之过急极可能引来失败。”他指，修宪需要获得参众两院三分之二的赞成票，目前执政党在参院仍是少数派。

2017年5月3日，时任首相安倍晋三在宪法纪念日上提出“希望在2020年成为新宪法施行之年”，招致在野党强硬抵制，原定要召开的众院宪法审查会不得不取消，留下了一段苦涩的修宪失败经验。

高市此次大胆抛出修宪时间表也被指是她要向支持自民党的保守派做出回应。这些组织主张修宪，是因为对战后由盟军总司令部强加给日本的现行宪法感到不满。

高市在会上还特地指出：“由日本人亲手自主修宪、恢复自主独立的权威，是自建党以来的一贯党纲。”

这次党大会也被批充斥着军事氛围，在场请来了身穿军服的自卫队中央乐团女高音鸫麻衣献唱国歌《君之代》，被指触犯禁止自卫队挺个别政治团体的《自卫队法》。但防长小泉纯一郎星期二辩称，军人歌手是以“私人身份”参加党大会。

泽连斯基：遭俄军袭击受损输油管 本月底前可恢复运作

2026年4月14日 22:23 / 联合早报

乌克兰总统泽连斯基星期二在记者会上说，一条经乌克兰向匈牙利和斯洛伐克输送俄罗斯原油、并在俄军袭击中受损的输油管道，将在4月底前恢复运作。 （法新社）

乌克兰总统泽连斯基说，一条经乌克兰向匈牙利和斯洛伐克输送俄罗斯原油、并在俄军袭击中受损的输油管道，将在4月底前恢复运作。

法新社报道，泽连斯基星期二（4月14日）在柏林告诉记者说：“关于这条输油管，正如我们所承诺的，它将在4月底前修复——虽然不是完全修复，但足以恢复运行。”

这条输油管的状况一直是泽连斯基与匈牙利看守总理欧尔班之间紧张关系的主要根源。泽连斯基希望所有欧盟国家停止购买俄国能源，而欧尔班则坚持继续进口。

尽管俄罗斯入侵乌克兰，欧尔班仍维持与俄罗斯总统普京的良好关系。但欧尔班在星期天（12日）的选举中惨败，结束了他长达16年的执政生涯。他在竞选期间把乌克兰作为核心议题之一，将基辅描绘成对匈牙利“怀有敌意”。

另据新华社报道，匈牙利蒂萨党主席马扎尔（Peter Magyar）赢得选举后表明，反对乌克兰加速入盟，认为接纳一个处于战争状态的国家并不可行。尽管马扎尔承诺将开启匈牙利政坛的新时代，但他表明反对欧盟向乌克兰提供军事援助。

泽连斯基说，他已在星期天投票结束数小时后祝贺马扎尔，并呼吁双方展开会谈。

他在与德国总理默茨的联合记者会上说：“我们已做好会晤准备。只要新总理准备好了，随时都可以。”

Dems unload on Trump’s latest DC update with ‘Christian Nationalist’ broadside, legal push

Sen Jack Reed and Gov Gavin Newsom’s office question the $15M cost as legal challenges mount

April 14, 2026 9:22am EDT / Fox News

By Ashley J. DiMella Fox News

Democrats are ramping up their battle against President Donald Trump’s planned installation of the Memorial Circle arch, pairing heated attacks with a legal push to stop the project in court.

“Democrats are opposed to anything that celebrates the greatness of our Country because they are America last losers,” said White House spokesperson Davis Ingle in a statement to Fox News Digital on Monday. “The Triumphal Arch in Memorial Circle is going to be one of the most iconic landmarks not only in Washington, D.C., but throughout the world.”

Democratic lawmakers are ramping up opposition to President Donald Trump’s proposed 250-foot arch, questioning its cost and symbolism after the design’s unveiling Friday, as legal challenges to presidential authority continue to play out.

“While you worry about healthcare and the price of gas [because] of Trump’s war, he’s busy designing a 250-foot arch he’s calling the ‘Arc d’Trump’ #allabouthim,” Rhode Island Sen. Jack Reed posted on X.

WHITE HOUSE FIRES BACK AT CRITICS CALLING TRUMP’S MASSIVE ARCH ‘TOO BIG’

Rep. Huffman slams Trump’s triumphal arch, calling it a “Christian Nationalist monument.”(Harrison Design via the White House Commission of Fine Arts)

“Your taxes might be going up. But don’t worry — at least $15 million of it is going toward Trump’s arch project,” posted California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s press office on X.

Meanwhile, California’s long-troubled high-speed rail project was approved in 2008 at an initial $33 billion price tag before ballooning to $126 billion in expected costs this year. The Department of Transportation canceled billions of dollars in federal grants for the project in the summer of 2025, citing it did not have a viable path forward for completion.

“A gold inscription reading ‘One Nation Under God’? That phrase came from Cold War propaganda, not our Founders,” California Rep. Jared Huffman wrote on X. “They built this country on freedom FROM religious tyranny. They wrote the First Amendment to keep religion out of the government.”

He added, “Trump stamping it in gold on his vanity arch tells you everything about what this project is: a Christian Nationalist monument, paid for with your tax dollars.”

FEDERAL JUDGE QUESTIONS TRUMP AUTHORITY ON WHITE HOUSE BALLROOM PROJECT

Huffman, along with other Democrat lawmakers, filed a court brief challenging the project last month, arguing that the president cannot erect the monument on federal land without congressional approval.

Fox News Digital reached out to Huffman’s office for comment.

“Permitting that Arch to be built without appropriate congressional authorization and review could lead to the unchecked proliferation of monuments, the erosion of public space, and serious constraints on future generations’ ability to memorialize their own losses and achievements,” the amicus brief reads.

President Trump has promised Americans he will make the nation’s capital “safe and beautiful.”(Alex Brandon/AP Photo)

TRUMP SAYS IT ‘IS TOO LATE’ TO STOP THE WHITE HOUSE BALLROOM CONSTRUCTION AMID LAWSUIT

President Trump has been on a mission to fulfill last year’s executive order titled, “Making the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful.”

“I will take care of our cherished Capital, and we will make it, truly, GREAT AGAIN! Before the tents, squalor, filth, and crime, it was the most beautiful Capital in the world. It will soon be that again,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post in August.

The released designs show a golden, winged Lady Liberty-style figure atop the arch flanked by two bald eagles crowning the monument. Underneath the sculptures across the top of the arch, “One Nation Under God” is written in gold. The back of the arch has a matching emblem, saying “Liberty and Justice for All.”

The arch is proposed to sit near the Lincoln Memorial at a roundabout between Memorial Bridge and Memorial Avenue near the Arlington Cemetery Metro Stop.

“It will enhance the visitor experience at Arlington National Cemetery for veterans, the families of the fallen, and all Americans alike, serving as a visual reminder of the noble sacrifices borne by so many American heroes throughout our 250 year history so we can enjoy our freedoms today,” Ingle continued in his comment to Fox News Digital.

Workers affix signage adding President Donald Trump’s name on the facade of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.(Al Drago/Getty Images)

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The legal threats and fiery rhetoric aimed at the proposed arch echo a broader wave of Democratic backlash to recent Trump-linked cultural and construction moves.

In December, Democrats erupted in outrage over the renaming of the Donald J. Trump and John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts.

Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, along with other plaintiffs, filed a lawsuit to reverse the rebranding of “The Trump-Kennedy Center” and prevent the planned two-year closure.

The $400 million White House ballroom is navigating a legal battle after the National Trust for Historic Preservation sued in December claiming Trump exceeded his authority when he demolished the dated East Wing.

An appeals court ruled on Saturday that the renovation can continue until Friday, giving the president time to seek a Supreme Court review.

Ashley J. DiMella is a lifestyle reporter with Fox News Digital.

Exclusive: Trump’s son Eric to join father’s state visit to China

2026-04-14T14:33:12.693Z / Reuters

By Trevor Hunnicutt, Michael Martina and Antoni Slodkowski

April 14, 2026 2:33 PM UTC Updated 5 mins ago

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• Trump’s businessman son to join key China trip
• Spokesperson says Eric Trump going in personal capacity
• U.S. president criticized Biden’s son’s financial dealings

WASHINGTON, April 14 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald ​Trump’s son Eric Trump and his wife, Lara, will accompany the president on his trip next ‌month to China, a spokeswoman for the family organization told Reuters on Tuesday.

Two sources had told Reuters that members of Trump’s family, including Eric, were considering joining Trump on his highly anticipated May 14-15 visit, potentially to contribute to U.S.-China business relations.

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The spokeswoman ​said Eric, who manages his father’s business empire, would go in a personal capacity.

“Eric and Lara Trump are ​proud to accompany the president on his state visit,” said the Trump Organization spokeswoman, ⁠Kimberly Benza. “Eric is deeply proud of his father and the accomplishments of this term, and is attending in ​a personal capacity as a supportive son. He does not have business ventures in China nor plans on ​doing business in China. He will not be participating in private meetings, but will instead stand alongside the President to mark this historic occasion.”

The move could nonetheless raise concerns in Washington, given that the billionaire ex-developer’s personal wealth and business dealings are managed ​by his family.

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Trump had criticized his Democratic predecessor, President Joe Biden, for his son Hunter accompanying him to ​China when Biden was vice president. He accused the younger Biden of using his influence to secure China’s financial backing for his investments. In 2019, ‌Trump publicly invited ⁠China to open an investigation into his political rivals. The Biden family has denied wrongdoing.

The White House and the Chinese embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The White House has said Trump fully complies with financial ethics and reporting requirements.

Eric Trump is executive vice president of the Trump Organization, overseeing investments spanning ​real estate, golf and blockchain. ​Lara Trump, a former ⁠co-chair of the Republican National Committee, hosts Fox News Channel’s “My View with Lara Trump.”

A spokesman for Donald Trump Jr. said the president’s eldest son, who is also an ​executive vice president at the Trump Organization, would not join the trip.

The highly ​anticipated trip is ⁠the first by a U.S. president in eight years and is aimed at maintaining stable relations between Beijing and Washington. The world’s two largest economies agreed to a truce last year after a bruising period marked by Trump’s tariffs ⁠and ​China’s chokehold on rare-earth exports.

But some U.S. companies had also hoped Trump’s visit ​could go further than giving a green light for deals on Chinese purchases of soybeans and Boeing aircraft, which are already under consideration.

Reporting by ​Trevor Hunnicutt, Michael Martina and and Antoni Slodkowski; Editing by Andy Sullivan, Doina Chiacu, Chizu Nomiyama and Deepa Babington

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Utility companies to spend $1.4 trillion over the next 5 years amid data center boom

April 14, 2026 / 11:43 AM EDT / CBS News

U.S. utility companies are planning to invest $1.4 trillion over the next five years to update the nation’s ailing power grid as the data center boom intensifies the need for electricity.

That’s according to a new report released Tuesday by the nonpartisan nonprofit consumer education organization PowerLines, which analyzed capital spending plans from 51 investor-owned utilities. A majority of those companies, which serve 250 million U.S. customers, cited data centers as a top driver of capital expenditures in their earnings reports.

Developers are rushing to build power-hungry data centers across the country as tech companies look to expand capacity for artificial intelligence computing. The boom has sparked local opposition from communities that fear rising electricity demand will result in higher utility bills.

U.S. data centers consumed more than 4% of the country’s total electricity in 2023, according to the MIT Energy Initiative. That could rise to 9% by 2030, the research group projects.

Impact on consumers

Strengthening the grid against severe weather and replacing aging infrastructure were among the reasons utilities cited for future investments, according to the PowerLines report. The $1.4 trillion that the utilities plan to spend over the next five years is an increase of more than 20% from their 2025 projections.

Capital expenditure plans require approval from state utility regulators. The projected rise in spending could also translate into bigger bills for consumers, as utilities often pass costs onto households in the form of rate hikes, according to PowerLines. That means Americans could see their electricity bills go up at a time when they are already feeling squeezed by rising energy costs.

A separate report from PowerLines earlier this year found that 56 million Americans will face higher utility bills due to a series of rate hikes regulators approved in 2025. Average residential electricity prices are projected to increase 5.1% this year, according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

If that trend continues, the nonprofit predicts residential customers could end up footing the bill for nearly half of planned utility capital spending from the 51 investor-owned utilities, or around $0.7 trillion.

While the threat looms large, rate increases are not inevitable, according to PowerLines. The nonprofit said it will be up to state regulators to conduct effective oversight of utilities’ spending plans to ensure the cost burden doesn’t fall too heavily on customers. Data centers can also play a role.

“New electricity consumers such as data centers can actually apply downward pressure on rates by providing utilities more sources of revenue while spreading fixed costs over a larger customer base,” the report says.

Edited by Aimee Picchi

https://www.cbsnews.com/video/nationwide-boom-in-ai-data-centers-stirs-resistance/

泽连斯基：遭俄军袭击受损输油管 本月底前可恢复运作

2026年4月14日 22:23 / 联合早报

乌克兰总统泽连斯基星期二在记者会上说，一条经乌克兰向匈牙利和斯洛伐克输送俄罗斯原油、并在俄军袭击中受损的输油管道，将在4月底前恢复运作。 （法新社）

乌克兰总统泽连斯基说，一条经乌克兰向匈牙利和斯洛伐克输送俄罗斯原油、并在俄军袭击中受损的输油管道，将在4月底前恢复运作。

法新社报道，泽连斯基星期二（4月14日）在柏林告诉记者说：“关于这条输油管，正如我们所承诺的，它将在4月底前修复——虽然不是完全修复，但足以恢复运行。”

这条输油管的状况一直是泽连斯基与匈牙利看守总理欧尔班之间紧张关系的主要根源。泽连斯基希望所有欧盟国家停止购买俄国能源，而欧尔班则坚持继续进口。

尽管俄罗斯入侵乌克兰，欧尔班仍维持与俄罗斯总统普京的良好关系。但欧尔班在星期天（12日）的选举中惨败，结束了他长达16年的执政生涯。他在竞选期间把乌克兰作为核心议题之一，将基辅描绘成对匈牙利“怀有敌意”。

另据新华社报道，匈牙利蒂萨党主席马扎尔（Peter Magyar）赢得选举后表明，反对乌克兰加速入盟，认为接纳一个处于战争状态的国家并不可行。尽管马扎尔承诺将开启匈牙利政坛的新时代，但他表明反对欧盟向乌克兰提供军事援助。

泽连斯基说，他已在星期天投票结束数小时后祝贺马扎尔，并呼吁双方展开会谈。

他在与德国总理默茨的联合记者会上说：“我们已做好会晤准备。只要新总理准备好了，随时都可以。”

意大利总理：暂停续签与以色列的防务协议

2026年4月14日 22:46 / 联合早报

意大利总理梅洛尼呼吁国际社会继续努力推进美国和伊朗之间的和平谈判。 （路透社）

意大利总理梅洛尼星期二说，意大利已暂停自动续签与以色列的防务协议。

综合法新社和新华社的报道，梅洛尼星期二（4月14日）在意北部城市维罗纳出席活动时说，“鉴于当前局势，政府已决定暂停自动续签与以色列的防务协议”。

梅洛尼同时呼吁国际社会继续努力推进美国和伊朗之间的和平谈判，稳定局势并重新开放对能源等供应至关重要的霍尔木兹海峡。

报道说，意大利国防部长克罗塞托已告知以色列国防部长卡茨，暂停意大利与以色列之间的防务协议。

这项协议于2016年4月13日生效，每五年续签一次，内容包括军事装备、技术研究交流等国防合作。

以色列外交部发言人马莫尔斯坦周二则说：“我们与意大利之间没有防务协议，我们有一份多年前签署的谅解备忘录，其中未包含任何实质性内容。这不会影响以色列的安全。”

过去一周，意以两国紧张关系加剧，此前意大利政府指责以色列军队在黎巴嫩向一支意大利联合国维和部队车队开枪示警。