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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : le Kremlin rejette les « histoires alarmistes » des médias américains après la visite du directeur de la CIA à Moscou

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-27T12:35:56+00:00

Dmitri Peskov faisait référence à des informations, publiées par le « Wall Street Journal » et CBS, affirmant que le déplacement à Moscou de John Ratcliffe avait pour but d’« adresser un avertissement à la Russie contre toute attaque [contre] les pays de l’OTAN ». Si la Maison Blanche ne s’est pas précisément exprimée à propos de ces informations, Donald Trump avait pourtant qualifié cette visite de « semi-routine ».

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : le Kremlin rejette les « histoires alarmistes » des médias américains à la suite de la visite du directeur de la CIA à Moscou

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-27T12:35:54+00:00

Dmitri Peskov faisait référence à des informations, publiées par « The Wall Street Journal » et CBS, affirmant que le déplacement à Moscou de John Ratcliffe avait pour but d’« adresser un avertissement à la Russie contre toute attaque contre les pays de l’OTAN ». Si la Maison Blanche ne s’est pas précisément exprimée à propos de ces informations, Donald Trump avait pourtant qualifié cette visite de « semi-routine ».

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Three UK airports hit by cyber-attack with data of 8.7m customers accessed

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-27T12:21:11+00:00

Company that runs Manchester, Stansted and East Midlands hubs says passenger safety is unaffectedBusiness live – latest updatesManchester, London Stansted and East Midlands airports have been hit by a cyber-attack, with hackers accessing the data of about 8.7 million customers.Hackers obtained their email addresses, phone numbers, vehicle registration numbers and postcodes, as the incident affected data related to “car park, lounge and fast track bookings and in-airport wifi sign-ups”, Manchester Airports Group (MAG), which operates the three air hubs, said. Continue reading...

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Суд на 10 млрд грн: українські вітроенергетики позиваються до австрійського страховика

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-27T12:20:00+00:00

Українські вітроенергетики вимагають у страховика понад 10 млрд грн через окупацію / фото REUTERSВерховний Суд розглядає суперечку між страховою компанією УНІКА, що входить до австрійської групи UNIQA...

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Near total lunar eclipse will be seen from North and South America Thursday night

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-27T12:13:02+00:00

Earth’s shadow will appear to be a reddish ‘blood moon’ due to the way sunlight is scattered by the atmosphereA near total lunar eclipse will be visible across large swathes of North and South America on Thursday night with millions of people expected to be able to see one of nature’s marvels.Lunar eclipses occur when Earth moves between the sun and the moon and its shadow is cast on to the lunar surface. Thursday night’s event will see 96% of the moon darkened by the Earth’s shadow at its peak moment. Continue reading...

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Number of young people who are ‘Neet’ in UK falls below 1 million

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-27T12:12:44+00:00

Figure is 30,000 higher than a year ago but latest data is a boost to efforts to reverse the rise in economic inactivityBusiness live – latest updatesThe number of young people not in education, employment or training (Neet) across the UK fell below 1 million in the latest three-month period.In a boost to the government’s efforts to reverse years of rising economic inactivity among people aged 16 to 24, the Office for National Statistics said its surveys showed there were an estimated 981,000 Neets in April to June, compared with 1,012,000 in January to March. Continue reading...

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Number of young people in UK not in work or education falls below 1 million

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-27T12:12:44+00:00

Figure is 30,000 higher than a year ago but latest data is a boost to efforts to reverse the rise in economic inactivityBusiness live – latest updatesThe number of young people not in education, employment or training (Neet) across the UK fell below 1 million in the latest three-month period.In a boost to the government’s efforts to reverse years of rising economic inactivity among people aged 16 to 24, the Office for National Statistics said its surveys showed there were an estimated 981,000 Neets in April to June, compared with 1,012,000 in January to March. Continue reading...

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Zinc futures: Buy on dips

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-27T12:10:16+00:00

The uptrend remains steady 

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Al Jazeera reports from hospital in flood-hit Nepal

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-08-27T12:05:00+00:00

Al Jazeera reports from hospital in Kathmandu, after flash floods swept through several districts in Nepal.

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RFK Jr lied in Senate confirmation hearings, newly revealed documents indicate

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-27T12:00:14+00:00

Letters obtained by Guardian and AP contradict testimony that 2019 visit to Samoa had ‘nothing to do with vaccines’Newly obtained documents indicate that the US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, lied during two congressional hearings last year, telling lawmakers who held the key to his confirmation that a 2019 visit to Samoa had “nothing to do with vaccines”.Letters obtained by the Guardian and the Associated Press contradict that testimony. In one he wrote to the Samoan prime minister before the trip, Kennedy explicitly said he wanted to study the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine in th

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Les toiles de Frida Kahlo, la riche collectionneuse et un « ami » très intéressé : le Mexique s’inquiète du sort de ses trésors

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-27T12:00:08+00:00

Le 8 septembre sera présentée en Espagne une partie de la plus importante collection d’art moderne mexicain constituée par Jacques et Natasha Gelman. L’avenir de cet ensemble à la valeur inestimable est aujourd’hui entre les mains de la banque espagnole Santander. Au Mexique, un collectif craint que les tableaux, pourtant considérés comme « patrimoine de la nation », ne soient plus jamais exposés chez eux.

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Saudi Response to Houthis’ Attacks on Ships May Be a New War

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-08-27T11:59:43+00:00

Analysts say that weeks of Houthi attacks on Saudi targets have brought the kingdom and the Iranian-backed militia to the brink of full-blown conflict, and could open a new front in the Iran war.

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BBC to bring back Top Gear amid speculation about show’s next presenters

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-27T11:58:56+00:00

Motoring series to return after break since serious injuries to co-host Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff in crash during filmingTop Gear, the long-running motoring show which has been off air since its co-host Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff was seriously injured in a crash during filming almost four years ago, is to return to the BBC, the broadcaster confirmed today.After Flintoff’s accident at Dunsfold Aerodrome in Surrey the BBC said the series would be “rested” for the foreseeable future. Continue reading...

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Plane headed for remote Alaska town crashes and kills all four passengers on board

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-27T11:57:50+00:00

Plane was headed for airport in Seldovia from Anchorage, and was submerged in water after the crashA small plane carrying four people crashed into shallow waters next to a remote coastal town in Alaska on Wednesday, killing everyone on board, according to officials.The Piper PA-24 was headed for the airport in the small town of Seldovia after taking off from Anchorage, according to a statement from the Alaska Department of Public Safety. Seldovia’s airport is about 136 miles (219 km) south-west of Anchorage. Continue reading...

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Voci sotto assedio, il blocco navale degli Usa travolge gli iraniani: “C’è chi porta le scorte di benzina a casa”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-08-27T11:57:13+00:00

Code ai distributori, carburante razionato, prezzi che cambiano ogni giorno e stipendi divorati dall’inflazione: a Teheran la guerra e le sanzioni stanno mettendo in ginocchio tutti, anche la classe media. E mentre i figli dei potenti resistono grazie ai soldi all’estero, per molti anche carne, olio e formaggio si pagano ormai a rate

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Nepal flash flood: more than 350 killed amid warning of fresh danger from rising lake water – latest updates

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-27T11:57:08+00:00

Authorities say water rising at lake at site of disaster and it could burstNearly 1,400 missing, mostly tourists, and hundreds killedVisual guide: how the deadly flooding unfoldedTell us: have you been affected by the flash floods?Eyewitness accounts have been emerging from the Tibetan side of the border, with a woman saying she was travelling from Gyirong town towards Nepal on Wednesday morning when her group encountered the flood about 4km from Gyirong port.“Trees and electricity poles had already been knocked down, and the flood water was bearing down on us. We didn’t dare turn around, so w

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Nearly 1,400 missing, mostly tourists, after Nepal-Tibet flash flood kills at least 356

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-27T11:50:31+00:00

Entire villages swept away after glacial collapse triggers flood in mountainous region popular with trekkers and pilgrimsNepal-Tibet flash flood – latest updatesHave you been affected by the flash floods?Rescuers are searching for nearly 1,400 people, most of them tourists, who are missing after a catastrophic flash flood hit Nepal and Tibet, thundering down valleys, obliterating entire villages and killing at least 356 people.Efforts to locate those missing – including hundreds of people from India, the US, UK, Australia and Canada – have been complicated by the destruction of dozens of bridg

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EN DIRECT, inondations au Népal et au Tibet : les autorités craignent la rupture d’un lac et une nouvelle crue dans la zone sinistrée

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-27T11:48:57+00:00

Les autorités népalaises ont lancé une alerte concernant la rivière Bhote Koshi, après avoir été informées par la Chine de la formation d’un lac sur le lieu où les inondations se sont produites. Le bilan, toujours provisoire, est d’au moins 270 morts et plus de 1 000 disparus. Le Quai d’Orsay a dit être « sans nouvelles de plusieurs Français » sur la zone.

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EN DIRECT, inondations au Népal et au Tibet : après la formation d’un lac, les autorités craignent une nouvelle crue dans la zone sinistrée

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-27T11:48:53+00:00

Les autorités népalaises ont lancé une alerte concernant la rivière Bhote Koshi, près du lieu où les inondations se sont produites. Le bilan, toujours provisoire, est d’au moins 359 morts et plus de 1 000 disparus. Le Quai d’Orsay a dit être « sans nouvelles de plusieurs Français » sur la zone.

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