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USS Abraham Lincoln to visit port in Thailand after more than 250 days at sea

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-27T15:05:55+00:00

Thai navy says ‘routine’ visit’ will allow personnel to rest and recuperate amid reports of poor conditions onboardThe USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier is set to make a temporary stop in Thailand next week as it heads back to the United States, Thai navy officials said, after spending more than 250 consecutive days at sea supporting US operations against Iran amid recent reports of poor living conditions and low morale onboard the vessel.The Lincoln left the Middle East several days ago after being relieved by the USS George Washington, and is now heading home to San Diego. A Thai navy off

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En Syrie, la dissolution des FDS scelle la fin de l’autonomie des Kurdes

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-27T15:01:31+00:00

Après l’annonce, mardi 25 août, de la dissolution des Forces démocratiques syriennes, les responsables kurdes négocient leur intégration à l’Etat syrien, sans avoir aplani tous les contentieux.

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One Nation’s immigration policy is clear as mud – but that ambiguity could be a secret weapon for Pauline Hanson

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-27T15:00:33+00:00

The party’s key figures are either unable or unwilling to neatly articulate their migration targets, contradicting one another – and themselvesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOne Nation has experienced a swell in popular support in the past year, and has primarily done so off the back of tough talk on immigration – a policy area almost synonymous with its leader, Pauline Hanson.But a series of blunders this week show a party unable, or unwilling, to clearly articulate what it would actually do about immigration levels. Continue reading...

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One of east coast’s largest datacenters accused of ‘violating federal law’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-27T15:00:33+00:00

Thermal drone footage shows a Microsoft-backed AI datacenter powering its operations with dozens of unpermitted generatorsThe largest planned AI datacenter in New Jersey is being accused of violating federal law after a visual investigation found the site running dozens of unpermitted gas-powered generators.Thermal drone footage captured by the non-profit newsroom Floodlight last week showed the partly completed DataOne facility in Vineland was operating at least 45 of the site’s 62 generators at the time. Continue reading...

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TotalEnergies réduit son exposition au gaz russe mais ne se désengage pas

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-27T15:00:04+00:00

La major française a cédé sa participation dans le projet Arctic 2 LNG. Mais elle reste actionnaire du groupe russe Novatek et de l’usine de liquéfaction Yamal LNG, située en Sibérie.

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La Uefa vuole denunciare Infantino: “Pronti a un’azione penale”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-08-27T14:50:00+00:00

Presentata alla Corte distrettuale Usa la richiesta di emettere un'ordinanza per l'accesso a documenti Fifa ritenuti "probatori". Dal caso Balogun alla privatizzazione dei Mondiali

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Jellyfish force partial shutdown of French nuclear plant

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-08-27T14:49:23+00:00

It is the second consecutive year that jellyfish has forced the closure of the Gravelines power station in northern France.

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В Іспанії злодії за 4 хвилини викрали з музею артефакти бронзової доби, - The Guardian

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-27T14:49:00+00:00

За словами заступника представника іспанського уряду в Аліканте Мануеля Пінеди, злодії приїхали на кількох автомобілях і, судячи з усього, проникли до музею через вікно.

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War on Iran: Diplomacy intensifies

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-08-27T14:44:46+00:00

Trump talks to Al Jazeera, Qatar’s Prime Minister visits Tehran and a temporary route is agreed in the Strait of Hormuz.

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Power tariff hike to raise costs for J&K industries

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-27T14:41:30+00:00

The increase is significantly higher than the 5 per cent hike proposed by KPDCL and JPDCL

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Jabalpur to get ₹472-crore facility to overhaul T-72, T-90 tanks

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-27T14:41:18+00:00

The new facility will help bridge the Army’s annual tank overhaul requirement, supplementing capacity currently available at Heavy Vehicles Factory, Avadi

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AP Capital region villages to get ₹1,437 crore infrastructure push

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-27T14:38:17+00:00

A total of ₹1,437 crore was sanctioned for critical infrastructure across the 29 capital villages, including roads, underground drainage, drinking-water pipelines and street lighting.

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Гірше, ніж у ХХ сторіччі: експерт розповів про рекордне маловоддя на Заході України

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-27T14:37:57+00:00

Для покращення водності на річках Львівської, Івано-Франківської, Тернопільської, Хмельницької та Волинської області потрібні рясні дощі щонайменше місяць.

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Andy Burnham’s autumn of pain– podcast

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-27T14:31:09+00:00

It’s been a month since Andy Burnham became prime minister. And while polls have shown a ‘Burnham bounce’, the coming months will force the new PM into making some tough – and potentially unpopular – decisions that will reveal how serious he is about delivering the changes he believes the country needs. Kiran Stacey and Peter Walker look at the choices facing BurnhamPlease keep sending your comments and questions to Pippa and Kiran at politicsweeklyuk@theguardian.com.Listen back to Kiran’s interview with Bridget Phillipson hereAnd, read Kiran’s article about possible changes to Insolvency Law

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Twelve years of Jan Dhan: From financial access to economic empowerment

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-27T14:29:56+00:00

The journey of PMJDY over the past 12 years has shown that financial inclusion can become a powerful instrument of economic transformation when policy, banking and technology move together.

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Homes damaged as storms follow heatwaves in England and Wales

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-27T14:28:48+00:00

Forty flood alerts issued by Environment Agency across Midlands, Yorkshire and south-east of EnglandDozens of homes have been damaged by flood water as the Met Office issued warnings for thunderstorms and heavy rain after most of England and the whole of Wales was declared in drought.The Met Office said thundery showers across England and Wales could cause 75mm of rain in just 12 hours in some areas after a summer that saw five heatwaves hit the UK. Continue reading...

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Ratko Mladić, the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’, dies aged 84

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-27T14:21:24+00:00

Bosnian Serb commander responsible for Srebrenica massacre dies in prison while serving life sentence for genocideRatko Mladić, the infamous Serbian general who was serving a life sentence for genocide committed during the Bosnian war, has died in prison in the Hague, a UN official and his lawyer confirmed.Mladić, 84, had been one of the main architects of the policy of ethnic cleansing during the Bosnian war. He was convicted of genocide for orchestrating the 1995 killing of at least 8,000 Muslims in the UN-designated “safe area” Srebrenica, the worst massacre in Europe since the second world

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ICE agent charged with Minnesota shooting released from jail in Texas

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-27T14:20:49+00:00

Judge rules Christian Castro, accused of shooting man and lying about it, cannot be held pending extradition requestAn Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer charged with shooting a man and lying about it during the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis was released from a Texas jail on Thursday, after a judge refused to order his return to Minnesota.Christian Castro was released at the break of dawn from a detention center in Brownsville. He motioned his hand toward a few camera operators and a reporter crowding around him and quickly got into an SUV that drove off. Continue reading...

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Чоловік бреше вже на першому побаченні: 10 фраз, які можуть його видати

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-27T14:17:00+00:00

Психологи радять звертати увагу не лише на те, що чоловік говорить на першій зустрічі, а й на суперечності з поведінкою – деякі фрази тривожний сигнал.

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