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Colosseo, stretta sulla sicurezza: per quattro mesi scatta la zona rossa

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-08-27T17:41:37+00:00

Dopo risse, reati predatori e gli scontri del primo luglio, la prefettura amplia i controlli nell’area dei Fori, del Colosseo e del Colle Oppio. Previsti allontanamenti per chi ha precedenti e mette a rischio sicurezza e decoro

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Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America amid Canada trade war – US politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-27T17:38:27+00:00

President hits out at Canada as he makes latest attempt to rename a landmarkExclusive: Trump’s war on Iran is rapidly draining US navy budgetExclusive: RFK Jr lied in Senate confirmation hearings, newly revealed documents indicateSign up for the Breaking News US emailOn Wednesday, Trump officially signed a proclamation on Wednesday that suspends higher tariffs on 300,000 metric tons of foreign beef imports for 90 days. This comes after backlash to the proposal – designed to lower grocery costs for Americans in the run-up to the November midterms. Several Republicans – in states with sizable c

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Israël cherche à isoler l’Iran et faire s’écrouler le régime

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-27T17:30:03+00:00

Alors que Donald Trump a durci les sanctions contre Téhéran, le 24 août, l’Etat hébreu espère qu’une révolte populaire provoquera la chute de la République islamique. Nombre de voix au sein de l’armée souhaitent de nouvelles frappes contre les infrastructures civiles iraniennes, afin d’accélérer le déclin du pays.

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Woman found guilty of indecent assault against two pupils at London boys’ school in 1980s

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-27T17:23:48+00:00

Sally-Anne Bowen, now 65, convicted of assaulting boys at Christ’s College, Finchley, where she was chemistry teacherA chemistry teacher has been found guilty of indecently assaulting two teenage pupils at an all-boys school in the late 1980s.Sally-Anne Bowen, who taught at Christ’s College in Finchley, north London, assaulted the teenage boys when they were aged around 14 to 15 and she was in her mid-20s. Continue reading...

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Ex-Barclays boss denies having sex with a woman dressed as Snow White

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-27T17:21:00+00:00

Jes Staley made the comments to US lawmakers investigating his links to Jeffrey EpsteinThe former Barclays boss Jes Staley has denied having sex with a woman dressed as Snow White, after being questioned about an infamous email exchange about Disney princesses with Jeffrey Epstein.The comments were detailed in newly released transcripts from a closed-door interview last month with US lawmakers as part of their investigation into Epstein, who died in prison in August 2019 while awaiting trial on child sex-trafficking charges. Continue reading...

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Ex-Barclays boss denies having sex with woman dressed as Snow White after Epstein emails

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-27T17:21:00+00:00

Jes Staley made comments to US lawmakers investigating his links to the convicted sex offenderThe former Barclays boss Jes Staley has denied having sex with a woman dressed as Snow White, after being questioned about an infamous email exchange about Disney princesses with Jeffrey Epstein.The comments were detailed in newly released transcripts from a closed-door interview last month with US lawmakers as part of their investigation into Epstein, who died in prison in August 2019 while awaiting trial on child sex-trafficking charges. Continue reading...

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Climate Change Raises Risk of Disasters Like Nepal Floods

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-08-27T17:18:32+00:00

Glaciers and permafrost in the Himalayas are melting faster as temperatures rise, though scientists are still studying the exact causes of this week’s landslide.

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EN DIRECT, inondations au Népal et au Tibet : le bilan s’alourdit à 389 morts, selon la police népalaise; le département d’Etat américain affirme que 90 de ses ressortissants sont portés disparus

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-27T17:12:26+00:00

Les autorités népalaises ont lancé une alerte concernant la rivière Bhote Koshi, près du lieu où les inondations se sont produites. Elles craignent une nouvelle crue dans la zone sinistrée.

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EN DIRECT, inondations au Népal et au Tibet : le bilan s’alourdit à 389 morts, selon la police népalaise ; le département d’Etat américain affirme que 90 de ses ressortissants sont portés disparus

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-27T17:12:22+00:00

Les autorités népalaises ont lancé une alerte concernant la rivière Bhote Koshi, près du lieu où les inondations se sont produites. Elles craignent une nouvelle crue dans la zone sinistrée.

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : au moins 18 blessés en Ukraine dans des attaques de drones russes en plein jour

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-27T17:05:11+00:00

Huit personnes ont été blessées à la suite d’attaques russes jeudi dans l’oblast de Dnipropetrovsk, dans le centre du pays. Les autorités locales ukrainiennes ont également fait état de trois blessés à Kherson dans une frappe sur un bus municipal, et trois à Odessa, deux villes du sud du pays.

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : au moins 18 blessés en Ukraine dans des attaques de drones russes en plein jour

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-27T17:05:10+00:00

Huit personnes ont été blessées à la suite d’attaques russes, jeudi, dans l’oblast de Dnipropetrovsk, dans le centre du pays. Les autorités locales ukrainiennes ont également fait état de trois blessés à Kherson dans une frappe sur un bus municipal, et de trois autres à Odessa, deux villes du sud du pays.

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : Donald Trump assure que Vladimir Poutine « ne va pas attaquer un territoire de l’OTAN »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-27T17:05:10+00:00

Le président des Etats-Unis a pris la parole après des informations parues dans la presse américaine, selon lesquelles le directeur de la CIA s’est rendu à Moscou cette semaine pour dissuader la Russie d’attaquer l’OTAN. Moscou a jugé ces informations dénuées de tout lien « avec la réalité ».

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What we should make of CIA boss's secret trip to Moscow

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-08-27T17:02:33+00:00

There is nothing routine about John Ratcliffe making a secret, 10,000-mile return dash to Moscow, writes Frank Gardner.

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Trump’s war on Iran is rapidly draining US navy budget, documents and interviews reveal

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-27T17:00:34+00:00

Exclusive: Experts and former officials say accounts are running dry, and funding a war with no clear endgame is the main challengeDonald Trump’s war on Iran has driven the US military into a severe financial crisis, with the US navy forced to transfer money from its payroll and other sources to cover the costs of combat, according to documents obtained by the Guardian, and interviews with navy officials, contractors and defense analysts.The US-Israeli operation, which has depleted US munitions stockpiles and prompted retaliatory Iranian strikes that have wrecked strategic bases across the Mid

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Lindsay Clancy’s attorney blames the medical system in his closing argument

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-27T17:00:15+00:00

The state concludes: ‘This wasn’t a woman suffering from a lack of care’ or ‘a lack of resources’Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailThe jury in the Lindsay Clancy trial has moved into deliberations as jurors decide whether the 36-year-old former labor and delivery nurse is criminally responsible for fatally strangling her three children in January 2023.Over the past five weeks, the trial, which has been called “America’s saddest murder trial” , has renewed nationwide attention on postpartum mental healthcare. Clancy’s defense maintains that she was suffering from postpartum psych

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Jury deliberations begin in Lindsay Clancy murder trial after her attorney blames medical system

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-27T17:00:15+00:00

The state concludes: ‘This wasn’t a woman suffering from a lack of care’ or ‘a lack of resources’Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailThe jury in the Lindsay Clancy trial has moved into deliberations as jurors decide whether the 36-year-old former labor and delivery nurse is criminally responsible for fatally strangling her three children in January 2023.Over the past five weeks, the trial, which has been called “America’s saddest murder trial” , has renewed nationwide attention on postpartum mental healthcare. Clancy’s defense maintains that she was suffering from postpartum psych

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Greek Orthodox priest and cult musician clarifies views on homosexuality

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-27T16:50:56+00:00

Father Dionysios Tabakis says his views are those of the Orthodox church ‘nothing more, nothing less’A Greek Orthodox priest whose home-recorded album of drone metal and religious dubstep has made him a cult figure in experimental music circles has issued a statement in which he has clarified his stance on homosexuality and the Greek radical right.“As can be seen from my musical expression, I am in favour of unity, love, empathy and help for every needy, wronged and suffering person in life,” Father Dionysios Tabakis said in a public statement shared with the Guardian. “Whoever they are, whate

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Teesside MPs call for more police and fire service resources after Middlesbrough and A66 deaths

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-27T16:46:17+00:00

Statement asks government for more backing after week in which nine people have died in series of incidentsFive MPs on Teesside have called on the government to provide more help to local police and fire services after a week in which nine people have died.The MPs said the communities they represented should get the “strongest possible backing from the government”. Continue reading...

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Teesside MPs call for more police help after Middlesbrough and A66 deaths

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-27T16:46:17+00:00

Labour’s Andy McDonald says gangs ‘clearly featuring’ in a series of incidents and police are underfundedFive MPs on Teesside have called on the government to provide more help to local police and fire services after a week in which nine people have died in two incidents.The MPs said the communities they represented should get the “strongest possible backing from the government”. Continue reading...

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