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US commerce secretary erroneously said no Americans have died in Iran war, Trump claims

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-03T14:38:40+00:00

President said Howard Lutnick had Venezuela operation on his mind when he was discussing Iran war on CNBCDonald Trump has claimed his commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, erroneously stated that no Americans had been killed in the war with Iran because he was thinking about a previous US operation, in Venezuela.The claim, at odds with the Pentagon’s count of 18 US service members dead in the US-Israel war on Iran, sparked a swift backlash as Trump struggles to end the conflict after six month. Continue reading...

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GDP revision being misread, says MoSPI Secy

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-03T14:30:09+00:00

Neelkanth Mishra “shocked” by controversy on growth numbers

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Two in the bag, RPGLS looks for more buys in the API segment

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-03T14:27:32+00:00

RPGAP on Thursday, entered into a deal to acquire the API and intermediates business of Raghava Life Sciences Private Limited for a consideration of upto ₹135 crore

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Rise of far-right Vannacci poses dilemma for Meloni as she celebrates Italian milestone

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-03T14:25:25+00:00

Futuro Nazionale’s speedy rise in polls prompts questions over whether PM will return to her roots before electionEurope live – latest updatesGiorgia Meloni’s government has become the longest-running in Italy since the second world war – a milestone the prime minister is determined not to let pass unnoticed.In the port area of Bari, capital of the southern Italian region of Puglia, where Meloni hosted the G7 in 2024 and where she spends her summer holiday, preparations are well underway for a festival-style showcase of her rightwing administration. Continue reading...

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Rise of far-right leader Roberto Vannacci challenges Meloni as she celebrates Italian milestone

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-03T14:25:25+00:00

Futuro Nazionale’s speedy rise in polls prompts questions over whether PM will return to her roots before electionEurope live – latest updatesGiorgia Meloni’s government has become the longest-running in Italy since the second world war – a milestone the prime minister is determined not to let pass unnoticed.In the port area of Bari, capital of the southern Italian region of Puglia, where Meloni hosted the G7 in 2024 and where she spends her summer holiday, preparations are well underway for a festival-style showcase of her rightwing administration. Continue reading...

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Martin McDonagh says CIA has ‘done awful things all around the world’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-03T14:21:51+00:00

McDonagh’s new film, Wild Horse Nine, stars John Malkovich as an agent in 1970s Chile who feels ‘guilt and regret’ over his role in global interventionsThe US’s history of intervening in democratic processes around the world deserves more attention in the light of current political developments, playwright and film-maker Martin McDonagh has said, as his Oscar-tipped film about a rueful CIA agent premieres at the Venice film festival.“I’ve been very interested in the truth of what the CIA has been doing over the last 60 years, and the awful things they’ve done all around the world,” McDonagh sa

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Iran targets US bases as Israel warns sanctions could drive Tehran to ‘desperate steps’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-03T14:16:54+00:00

Air bases used by US in the UAE and Kuwait hit as the Israeli defence chief says Iran’s regime fears collapse due to economic pressuresIran has continued to demonstrate an ability to target bases in the Gulf used by the US despite six months of war and a new sanctions regime described by the Trump administration as an “economic D-day”.As Iran’s military targeted US bases in the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait, despite threats of further strikes by the US president, Israel’s defence chief warned that economic pressures from the sanctions could lead Tehran to escalate to more “extreme measures”.

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"Українська команда" передала мікроавтобус 428 полку безпілотних систем "Тінь"

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-09-03T14:16:00+00:00

Бійці полку безпілотних систем "Тінь" отримали мікроавтобус від "Української команди". Про це повідомляється на Facebook-сторінці волонтерського штабу. "Українська команда" продовжує забезпечувати транспортом...

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Leon Black fails to appear for US House deposition about Epstein ties

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-03T14:08:26+00:00

Billionaire financier, who previously walked out of a deposition, instead launches lawsuit against the committeeBillionaire financier Leon Black did not appear Thursday in front of the House oversight committee for a scheduled deposition about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, and has instead launched a lawsuit against the committee arguing that it does not have the authority to compel him to turn over non-disclosure agreements.Black was a top Epstein client over several years, and the committee is investigating the men’s relationship as well as the existence of any NDAs that Epstein may have helpe

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Israeli Military Kills Two Palestinians in Nighttime Village Raid

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-09-03T14:05:11+00:00

Al Mughayir, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, has become a focal point for rising settler violence, with the latest deadly episode starting in a dispute over livestock.

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Shootout in Kyiv between Ukrainian spy services ‘disgraceful’, says Zelenskyy

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-03T14:04:46+00:00

Domestic security service says clash with military intelligence directorate ‘definitely shouldn’t have happened’Several people have been injured in a shootout in central Kyiv between two branches of Ukraine’s security services, in an incident Volodymyr Zelenskyy described as “disgraceful”.The shootout, which took place on Wednesday morning in a downtown area of the capital, was between officers from the domestic security service, the SBU, and the military intelligence directorate, the HUR. Continue reading...

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Kafka in paradise: Hawaii fire survivors in bureaucratic trap as US says no more mail delivery

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-03T14:00:40+00:00

Wildfire victims rebuilt their homes in Lahaina only to find USPS had ‘eliminated’ their addresses – while houses that didn’t burn receive mail as normalTwo months after a devastating wildfire whipped through Lahaina in August 2023, Pam Reader was allowed back to see what was left of her home. With a heavy heart, she returned to the Hawaiian oceanside town now filled with endless blocks of burned houses. As she rounded her corner, she saw the only thing remaining was her bright turquoise mailbox.“It was an old crappy mailbox,” Reader said. “It was metal, though, which is why I think it survive

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Kafka in paradise: Hawaii fire survivors in bureaucratic trap as US ends mail delivery

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-03T14:00:40+00:00

Wildfire victims rebuilt their homes in Lahaina only to find USPS had ‘eliminated’ their addresses – while houses that didn’t burn receive mail as normalTwo months after a devastating wildfire whipped through Lahaina in August 2023, Pam Reader was allowed back to see what was left of her home. With a heavy heart, she returned to the Hawaiian oceanside town now filled with endless blocks of burned houses. As she rounded her corner, she saw the only thing remaining was her bright turquoise mailbox.“It was an old crappy mailbox,” Reader said. “It was metal, though, which is why I think it survive

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« C’est aux citoyens de décider du changement, de comprendre que nous avons ce pouvoir » : aux Etats-Unis, la soif d’espoir de la progressiste Rebecca Solnit

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-03T14:00:06+00:00

A quelques semaines des élections de mi-mandat, l’essayiste de gauche, à l’origine du concept de « mansplaining », appelle, dans son dernier ouvrage, le camp progressiste à se mobiliser face à Donald Trump. Il faut, dit-elle, regarder le chemin parcouru et les progrès accomplis depuis soixante-dix ans pour mesurer l’importance des luttes féministes, sociales et environnementales.

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US trade deficit widens 24.4% to $88.6 billion in July

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-03T13:57:51+00:00

Imports of capital goods reached a record high, reflecting strong increases in computers, accessories and semiconductors linked to AI investment

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