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Is AIPAC’s political standing declining in the US?

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-08-25T10:55:43+00:00

The powerful pro-Israeli lobby group is increasingly becoming liability for both the progressive as well as right-wing.

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Vodafone Idea shares rally 8% on SBI loan progress, tariff hopes

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-25T10:55:41+00:00

The rally was fuelled by reports that SBI has agreed to sanction its portion of a proposed loan after promoter companies agreed to provide guarantees

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Глава РСПП призвал доработать указ о защите критической инфраструктуры

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-08-25T10:50:20+00:00

Отдельные формулировки указа президента № 604, который устанавливает меры защиты критической инфраструктуры, требуют уточнений и дополнительной проработки, заявил президент РСПП Александр Шохин (его цитата размещена на сайте объединения). Документ создает правовую и процедурную основу для их передачи во временное управление, при этом важно обеспечить единообразное и прозрачное применение этих норм, отметил Шохин.

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L&T secures BESS projects worth up to ₹10,000 crore in West Asia

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-25T10:48:42+00:00

Each of the three projects will feature a four-hour BESS system to store surplus renewable energy and dispatch it during peak demand to support grid stability

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Iran May Have Little to Lose as U.S. Tries to Squeeze Its Economy

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-08-25T10:47:25+00:00

Experts warn that a campaign aimed at avoiding military escalation could instead provoke it, as Iranian leaders vow retaliation across the oil-rich Gulf.

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Man dies after car crash during police pursuit in Warwickshire

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-25T10:45:19+00:00

Another driver in critical condition as result of collision after man failed to stop for officers in Stratford-upon-AvonA man has died and a woman is critically injured after a police pursuit in Warwickshire.Police said officers tried to stop a black Audi on Birmingham Road in Stratford-upon-Avon at 5.23pm on Monday but the vehicle failed to stop and drove towards the A46. Continue reading...

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Services exports help current account balance in Q1 FY27

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-25T10:39:53+00:00

The current account deficit remained contained at $3.1 billion in the first quarter of FY27, only marginally wider than the $2.9 billion recorded a year earlier, despite a sharp expansion in the merchandise trade gap

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USS Abraham Lincoln to dock in Thailand next week after record Middle East deployment – US politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-25T10:38:36+00:00

Ship has not made a port call for more than 200 days and there have been reports of low morale and poor mental health amid food and water shortagesSign up for the US Breaking News emailThe US Navy aircraft ⁠carrier the USS Abraham Lincoln will dock in ⁠Thailand next ⁠week, ​following a prolonged deployment in the Middle East ⁠during the Iran war, a Thai official said on ⁠Tuesday.The Lincoln, which left the ​Middle East ‌on Saturday, ‌has not make a port call ‌in more than 200 days, setting a modern-day record for consecutive days at sea, according to Democrats, amid reports ‌of concerns about

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Male driver dies after crash during police pursuit in Warwickshire

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-25T10:23:32+00:00

Man failed to stop for officers in Stratford-upon-Avon and collided with another car, leaving female driver in critical conditionA man has died and a woman is critically injured after a crash following a police pursuit in Warwickshire.Officers tried to stop a black Audi on Birmingham Road, in Stratford-upon-Avon, at 5.23pm on Monday, but the male driver made off towards the A46, Warwickshire police said. Continue reading...

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La riscossa dei caccia russi: così Mosca torna a dominare la guerra dei cieli in Ucraina

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-08-25T10:21:46+00:00

Per la prima volta il Cremlino ha impiegato i Sukhoi-57 nei raid su Odessa. Dopo anni di fallimenti, l’aviazione russa torna protagonista del conflitto grazie anche alla crisi degli intercettori. Kiev risponde con F-16 e Mirage, ma dipende sempre più dalle forniture occidentali

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L’appel de deux juristes à l’Europe méditerranéenne : « Nous proposons de créer un conseil permanent chargé de lutter contre les incendies et les inondations »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-25T10:20:33+00:00

Kamel El Hilali, docteur en droit public, et Jean-Pierre Mignard, avocat, défendent, dans une tribune au « Monde », la création d’une instance indépendante composée de climatologues, de météorologues, de médecins, de sapeurs-pompiers, chargée d’anticiper et de coordonner la lutte contre le feu et l’eau.

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Canada to respond to Trump’s new tariffs – US politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-25T10:15:05+00:00

Tariffs on an array of Canadian products took effect over the weekend with Trump threatening further measures on cars and trucksSign up for the US Breaking News emailTrump announces new 50% tariff on Canadian cars, trucks and steelRepublican and Democratic politicians have called on the Trump administration to ⁠bar American citizens and businesses from supporting Chinese and Russian civilian intelligence and security agencies, Reuters reports.Congress approved a law in 2018 ⁠banning Americans from ⁠providing support to ​foreign military intelligence agencies but leaving the door open to such a

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Sensex today | Stock Market Live: Sensex up 286 points, Nifty touches 24,334

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-25T10:13:52+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Live: Indian shares remained subdued on Tuesday, recovering from the day’s lows but staying in negative territory as investors tracked West Asia tensions, elevated crude prices, weak monsoon concerns and the impact of the monthly Nifty 50 derivatives expiry.

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Osman Kavala : la justice européenne ordonne à la Turquie de libérer « dans les plus brefs délais » le mécène, devenu un symbole de la répression du régime d’Erdogan

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-25T10:12:27+00:00

Le tribunal de Strasbourg a jugé, mardi, « nulle et non avenue » la condamnation à la perpétuité du mécène turc en 2022 pour « tentative de renversement du gouvernement » et ordonne à Ankara de lui verser plus de 110 000 euros.

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SBI eyes $10 billion from NRIs, foreign investors ahead of RBI swap window closure

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-25T10:03:59+00:00

Earlier this month, the Reserve Bank of India advanced the closure of the Foreign Currency Non-Resident Bank (FCNR-B) deposits swap window by a month to August 31 as against the earlier cut-off date of September 30

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US building twice as much gas-fired capacity as China in AI boom, analysis finds

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-25T10:00:34+00:00

There has been a 76% increase in under-construction gas-fired projects amid ‘frenzy’ to build more datacentersThe US has surged ahead of China in the building of new gas-fired power generation, largely to feed a boom in artificial intelligence (AI) that is adding vast amounts of planet-heating emissions, a new analysis has found.For decades, China’s rapid economic growth has seen it outpace the US in the addition of new gas power generation but a recent “frenzy” in datacenter construction for AI has reversed this, said Global Energy Monitor (Gem) in its new report. Continue reading...

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Wisconsin kitten with 29 toes breaks world record for most toes on a cat

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-25T10:00:34+00:00

Maine Coon named Erebus Anomaly breaks previous record of 28 toes held for over two decades after overcoming illnessA Maine Coon kitten from Wisconsin overcame a bout with pneumonia to break a 24-year-old world record for most toes on a cat, setting the new mark at 29.Erebus Anomaly’s unique story received US national media attention on Monday, when ABC’s World News Now program recounted what one of his owners called a “miraculous” recovery from illness in his infancy – and the subsequent Guinness World Record that he clinched. Continue reading...

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Darline Graham and Ralph Norman head to South Carolina’s Senate runoff

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-25T10:00:33+00:00

Republican nominee to face Democrat Annie Andrews in midterm after rushed campaigns for Lindsey Graham’s seatReese Boyd, the chair of the Horry county Republican party marveled on Monday afternoon at how little time Senator Darline Graham and Representative Ralph Norman have had to campaign for the Senate primary: “This is not the normal way of things.”“This is something that usually lasts at least, you know, the better part of a year,” he said. “People normally spend the better part of 18 months getting ready for it. Who knows? This may be the right way to do it? Who knows.” Continue reading.

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