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John Healey to duck meeting UK defence spending target in budget

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-28T10:00:22+00:00

Chancellor pledges ‘fiscal discipline’ as plan to spend 3% of GDP on defence by 2030 deferred until 2027 reviewThe new chancellor, John Healey, will delay setting out when the UK will meet the target of spending 3% of GDP on defence until next year’s spending review, the Treasury has confirmed.Healey resigned as the defence secretary in June under Keir Starmer’s leadership, accusing the then prime minister of being “unable” and the Treasury “unwilling” to “commit the resources that the nation needs to defend the country”. Continue reading...

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Healey’s budget to duck setting a date for 3% defence spending target

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-28T10:00:22+00:00

Roadmap for increasing department’s share of GDP will be deferred until next year’s reviewThe chancellor will delay setting out when the UK will meet the target of allocating 3% of GDP on defence until next year’s spending review, the Treasury has confirmed.John Healey resigned as defence secretary in June under Keir Starmer’s leadership, accusing the prime minister of being “unable” and the Treasury “unwilling” to “commit the resources that the nation needs to defend the country”. Continue reading...

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Bambina di tre anni annega in piscina a Palermo

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-08-28T10:00:11+00:00

La tragedia ieri sera in una villetta per le vacanze in via Villagrazia. Inutile la corsa in ospedale. Indagano i carabinieri

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Bambina di due anni annega in piscina a Palermo

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-08-28T10:00:11+00:00

La tragedia ieri sera in una villetta per le vacanze in via Villagrazia. Inutile la corsa in ospedale. Indagano i carabinieri

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Україна втрачає до $200 млн щомісяця через закриті порти та нові обмеження ЄС у металургії - ЗМІ

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-28T09:53:00+00:00

Лише через скорочення морського експорту продукції ГМК Україна вже недоотримує близько $150–200 млн експортної виручки щомісяця.

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Nepal-Tibet flash flood: rescue operations resume after halting over lake overflow; death toll rises to 474 – latest updates

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-28T09:50:08+00:00

Operations were suspended amid fears of further destruction; 1,500 people still missing amid race to find survivorsFlood risk forces halt to rescues in Tibet, as Nepal death toll rises to 469Visual guide: how the deadly flooding unfoldedTell us: have you been affected by the flash floods?More now on the Nepali army’s rescue operation to save about 100 people trapped in a tunnel at a hydropower project swamped by Wednesday’s flooding.“Two helicopters have been dispatched but it is challenging because it is tough to even locate the entry points of the tunnel,” army spokesperson Raja Ram Basnet t

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Таїланд чи Австралія: дослідження показало, де відпочивають покоління Z та міленіали

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-28T09:46:24+00:00

Фахівці з молодіжного туризму проаналізували понад 4700 бронювань, щоб з’ясувати, куди насправді подорожують представники двох поколінь.

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Elections de mi-mandat : le décret de Donald Trump encadrant le vote par correspondance de nouveau suspendu

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-28T09:42:39+00:00

Le président républicain dénonce régulièrement la possibilité dans de nombreux Etats américains de voter par correspondance. Il a signé le 31 mars un décret encadrant plus sévèrement cette modalité de vote, contestée en justice par un groupe d’Etats gouvernés par les démocrates.

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Overflowing lake halts rescue efforts as Nepal-Tibet flood death toll hits 474

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-28T09:40:22+00:00

Risk of lake bursting forces rescue teams to withdraw as residents rush up hills to escape possible river surgeNepal-Tibet flash flood – latest updatesVisual guide: how the deadly flooding unfoldedTell us: have you been affected by the flash floods?Rescuers searching for survivors of Wednesday’s deadly flash floods on the Nepal-Tibet border have been forced to pull back after a debris dam overflowed, increasing the risk of fresh flooding.Residents in Nepal’s Rasuwa district, on the border with Tibet, were seen rushing up hillsides ⁠on Friday to escape a possible surge in the river, ⁠according

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Monarch PMS expects gold to hit $4,700 an ounce by year end

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-28T09:38:43+00:00

The scenario assumes the Fed holds rates until September, energy prices stabilise, real yields plateau, and central banks buy around 250 tonnes quarterly

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Nepal still under flash flood threat: Expert warns of dam formed by debris

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-28T09:34:32+00:00

Death toll from the flash floods in Nepal and Tibet has exceeded 470, with nearly 1,000 people still reported missing as search and rescue operations continue into their third day

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Who Is Haakon, Norway’s New King?

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-08-28T09:31:22+00:00

Crown Prince Haakon, the only son of King Harald V, will become monarch, a largely ceremonial and symbolic role.

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ADHD and autism costs in England ‘running out of control’, NHS leaders warn

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-28T09:29:37+00:00

Soaring demand for services has led to tenfold increase in spending in a year in some areas, says NHS AllianceNHS leaders have warned that the costs of meeting soaring demand for ADHD and autism services in England are “running out of control” and have become unsustainable, with spending in some areas rising by up to tenfold over the course of a year. The NHS Alliance, which represents health managers, said the rise in demand since the coronavirus pandemic was forcing some to close waiting lists and look at reining in other services they provide.One integrated care board (ICB) cited in a rep

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