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Canada Fires Back in Trade War Against Trump With Up to 50% Tariffs

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-08-25T15:12:32+00:00

Canada said the higher levies, on items from aluminum foil to dishwashers to fish, would help protect workers, producers and manufacturers harmed by new Trump tariffs.

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Canada announces 50% retaliatory tariffs on hundreds of US goods as trade war escalates – live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-25T15:12:28+00:00

Move by Canada comes after US president spent morning railing against the country, calling it the ‘most difficult’ nation he deals withSign up for the US Breaking News emailOn Truth Social, however, the president shot down assertions that the US talks with Canada collapsed in part due a proposed trade deal that would have weakened French language protections.“I would never interfere with Canadians speaking French!” he wrote. “In fact, I have never even thought of doing such a stupid thing. This lie was made up by a weak and ineffective Prime Minister in an attempt to gain political support, wh

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US launches Economic war on Iran

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-08-25T15:12:00+00:00

The US says it has launched ‘Operation Economic Outcast’, expanding sanctions on Iran

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Repowering Tamil Nadu’s wind power sector

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-25T15:10:20+00:00

The new TN govt must move fast in reviving wind energy, where its ‘first mover advantage’ is in danger of running out

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One year since Gaza journalist killed by Israel

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-08-25T15:09:10+00:00

It’s been one year since AP journalist Mariam Dagga was killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza’s Nasser Hospital.

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Badenoch plotted to remove Sunak as PM months before election, book claims

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-25T15:05:00+00:00

Anthony Seldon’s book alleges Badenoch asked fellow Tory ministers ‘if anyone was interested in changing the captain’Kemi Badenoch plotted with fellow Conservative cabinet ministers to remove Rishi Sunak as prime minister months before the general election, it has been claimed.Anthony Seldon, who has written political biographies of every prime minister since John Major, has alleged in a new book that Badenoch, who was business secretary at the time, phoned several other cabinet ministers to ask “if anyone was interested in changing the captain”. Continue reading...

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No, the Democratic Party is not shifting on Israel

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-08-25T15:03:46+00:00

The Democratic establishment is still firmly in the pro-Israeli camp while trying to appeal to its pro-Palestine voters.

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India’s task as a late industrialiser

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-25T15:03:16+00:00

Industry goals. India needs to step up its industrial policy to compete with developed nations and create jobs for its youth

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Australia may face a rush of datacentre construction as AI firms look to dodge upcoming rules, experts say

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-25T15:00:19+00:00

Regulations will require new sites to avoid pushing up power prices by building renewable energy plants and minimising water useGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPlanned datacentres around Australia may avoid strict new rules being proposed by Anthony Albanese if they can secure approvals in the coming months, amid growing calls growing for a moratorium.The prime minister is aiming to come to an agreement with national cabinet on federal regulations for datacentres at a meeting on Wednesday. Continue reading...

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Australia may face a rush of datacentre construction as AI firms look to avoid upcoming rules, experts say

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-25T15:00:19+00:00

Regulations will require new sites to avoid pushing up power prices by building renewable energy plants and minimising water useGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPlanned datacentres around Australia may avoid strict new rules being proposed by Anthony Albanese if they can secure approvals in the coming months, amid growing calls for a moratorium.The prime minister is aiming to come to an agreement with national cabinet on federal regulations for datacentres at a meeting on Wednesday. Continue reading...

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One Nation’s Malcolm Roberts ‘in two minds’ about whether gay people should be equal

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-25T15:00:18+00:00

Footage shows senator on stage at the Church and State conference responding to question about party’s director James AshbyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOne Nation’s Malcolm Roberts told a conference earlier this year that he was in “two minds” about whether gay people should have equal rights.In footage from June’s Church and State conference, released on Sunday, the senator can be seen responding to a question about James Ashby, the party’s director, who is gay. Continue reading...

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India’s July steel output rises 1.9%

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-25T14:49:24+00:00

Global production slips a tad as China reports sharp drop in output

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New York business group sues Mamdani over city-owned grocery stores plan

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-25T14:48:54+00:00

Multicultural Business Coalition sues New York City mayor, alleging plan for city-run stores will harm smaller grocersA New York City business group sued mayor Zohran Mamdani on Monday over his plan to create five municipally owned grocery stores.The Multicultural Business Coalition, which says it represents hundreds of small supermarkets, filed two lawsuits in New York county supreme court on Monday, arguing that the plan violates the civil rights of smaller, immigrant- and minority-owned businesses. The group argues that smaller stores would be unable to match the discounts offered by the ci

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Tamil Nadu Government to rejig key AI agencies

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-25T14:48:31+00:00

TNAIM will be renewed and incorporated as a Section 8 not-for-profit company, while a new government company called the Tamil Nadu AI Vision (TNAIV) will function as the commercial arm of the mission

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Billie Piper stalker jailed for 12 months after breaching prevention order

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-25T14:40:54+00:00

Philip Jerome, 49, repeatedly tried to contact the actor in the hope they would begin a relationship, court hearsA fan obsessed with Billie Piper has been jailed for 12 months after breaching a stalking prevention order.Philip Jerome, 49, had a sexual interest in the singer and actor and repeatedly tried to get in touch with her in the hope they would end up in a relationship, a court in Hampshire was told. Continue reading...

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L’Allemagne expulse vingt-trois Afghans en vertu de nouvelles négociations avec les talibans

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-25T14:38:15+00:00

Le gouvernement allemand conservateur ne reconnaît pas officiellement les talibans, revenus au pouvoir à Kaboul il y a cinq ans, mais il a convenu avec eux de l’organisation de vols d’expulsion de migrants qui n’ont pas tous été condamnés pour une infraction pénale.

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MoD plans fast-track defence licensing in under three weeks

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-25T14:37:27+00:00

Another policy tweaking for faster and smoother output is happening in the export licensing regime, Secretary, Department of Defence Production, Sanjeev Kumar said on Tuesday

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Louisiana supreme court justice wins rare $300,000 defamation trial against newspaper

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-25T14:37:10+00:00

Then Advocate editor-in-chief and writer testified editorial was not part of agenda against Jefferson Davis Hughes IIIA jury on Monday awarded $300,000 to a Louisiana supreme court justice over a 2019 editorial by the state’s largest newspaper in a rare defamation trial involving an elected public official.Jurors in Iberville parish, Louisiana, found that the editorial whose headline included “Jeff Hughes … made a mockery of justice” and was published by the Advocate had defamed state supreme court justice Jefferson Davis Hughes III. The $300,000 in damages that the jury awarded Hughes were no

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Two unvaccinated people die of measles in Pennsylvania

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-25T14:34:54+00:00

Deaths from disease are first in state in 35 years and just one day after Maryland declared outbreak in three countiesTwo unvaccinated individuals have died of measles in Pennsylvania, state health officials announced on Tuesday. The deaths are the first in the state in 35 years and have been announced just one day after Maryland declared a measles outbreak in three counties.Measles is one of the most contagious diseases known to medicine, and is preventable with a highly effective vaccine. Continue reading...

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HEG fixes September 7 as record date for demeger

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-25T14:34:03+00:00

Shareholders of HEG as on the record date will receive one fully paid-up share of face value ₹2 in the resulting company for every one share of face value ₹2 held, under a 1:1 entitlement

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