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« Pourquoi le premier ministre britannique, Andy Burnham, doit aussi intéresser l’Europe »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-21T06:50:27+00:00

Dans une offensive de reconquête de sa base populaire, le nouveau chef de gouvernement travailliste se concentre sur la politique intérieure. Mais ses ambitions de relance industrielle pourraient favoriser un rapprochement avec l’Union européenne, observe le politiste Sébastien Maillard dans une tribune au « Monde »

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Foreign students applying to US colleges fell 10% this year

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-21T06:36:22+00:00

Nearly 16,000 fewer foreign students applied to US colleges this year compared to 2025, due to the Trump administration’s restrictions on overseas student visas

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UK reports unexpected deficit of £1.8bn as John Healey prepares for first budget

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-21T06:34:11+00:00

July data shows total public debt was £2.98tn, or 94% of GDP – up £96bn on a year earlierThe UK government ran a larger than expected £1.8bn deficit in July, underlining the challenges facing the chancellor, John Healey, as he draws up his first budget.City economists had expected a shortfall of zero for July, a month when Treasury receipts tend to be swollen by self-assessment income tax payments. Continue reading...

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Атаки РФ на НАТО: Румунія більше не мовчить

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-21T06:25:45+00:00

Зранку 20 серпня, коли Росія продовжувала масовану атаку проти України, румунська берегова охорона отримала повідомлення від торговельного судна: біля працюючої газової платформи Neptun Deep, за вісімдесят...

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Australia news live: Hiker Lily Hooper remembered as someone ‘everyone liked’; testing under way after dozens of little penguins found dead

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-21T06:10:42+00:00

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWoman behind allegation of sexual assault linked to Sydney Swans reportedly says she wants ‘justice’The woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted in a Melbourne hotel told the Herald Sun “all I care about is justice”.I don’t want money. All I care about is justice. I’m going to stand up for what is right. And I’m never going to let this happen to anyone else. Justice will be served. Continue reading...

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Former NSW Liberal minister tells Icac ‘cult took over the party’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-21T06:06:54+00:00

David Elliott tells inquiry of branch stacking and death threats as Catholic Schools NSW sack boss after appearanceFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA former New South Wales Liberal minister has told an inquiry he came to believe “a cult had taken over the party” after branch stacking by the religious right faction, while the chief executive of Catholic Schools NSW has been sacked following his appearance before the corruption watchdog.Former Liberal minister and MP for the now-abolished seat of Baulkham Hills, Davi

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Israeli settler attacks shift to heart of territory earmarked for Palestinian state

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-21T06:00:26+00:00

Report says West Bank violence moving from Israeli-controlled areas to those under direct Palestinian ruleViolent Israeli settler attacks in the two areas of the occupied West Bank under direct Palestinian rule have almost doubled since 2025, as settlers pursue a self-proclaimed “great settlement revolution” in the very heart of the territory earmarked for a Palestinian state.According to a report by the Israeli human rights organisation Yesh Din, shared with the Guardian, data shows that almost two-thirds of incidents of settler violence so far in 2026 have taken place in the so-called Areas

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Israeli settler attacks shift focus to West Bank areas under direct Palestinian rule

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-21T06:00:26+00:00

Report says violence is moving from Israeli-controlled areas to those earmarked for a future Palestinian stateViolent Israeli settler attacks in the two areas of the occupied West Bank under direct Palestinian rule have almost doubled since 2025, as settlers pursue a self-proclaimed “great settlement revolution” in the very heart of the territory earmarked for a Palestinian state.According to a report by the Israeli human rights organisation Yesh Din, shared with the Guardian, data shows that almost two-thirds of incidents of settler violence so far in 2026 have taken place in the so-called Ar

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Космічний удар. Нова китайська ракета б’є Росію однією лівою, але "війна" зі США лише починається

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-21T06:00:00+00:00

Китай вперше в історії повернув назад багаторазову ракету, повторивши успішний досвід Маска. УНІАН з’ясував, чи зможе Пекін екстраполювати досвід "захоплення" світового авторинку на ракетно-космічну галузь.

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Lovaglio presenta il piano per Mps: “Noi partner ideale per Banca Generali e Bpm”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-08-21T05:51:38+00:00

L’ad di Montepaschi in call con gli analisti: “Le nostre offerte creano valore”. Pubblicata la nota con i dettagli della strategia approvata ieri a maggioranza dal cda di Montepaschi. Il prossimo 29 ottobre sarà l’assemblea a esprimersi

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Прифронтова реальність Сум

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-21T05:41:00+00:00

Влітку РФ значно посилила атаки на Суми - ворог використовує смертоносні КАБи, безпілотники та влаштовує FPV-дронами сафарі на людей. Як живе місто, яке щодня потерпає від авіаударів, дізнавався УНІАН.

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Monsoon loses punch under El Niño shadow, parts of South in for surprise

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-21T05:40:51+00:00

Counter-intuitively, parts of South Peninsula including Kerala and Mahe, along with Lakshadweep, may experience fairly widespread to widespread rainfall for four days from Sunday

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