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‘You have got to go’: former NSW minister tells Icac ‘something strange at play’ when she was sacked by Perrottet

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-20T12:21:52+00:00

Eleni Petinos tells inquiry her sacking as a minister in Dominic Perrottet’s government was potentially motivated by her reluctance to get rid of the building commissionerGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe former New South Wales fair trading minister Eleni Petinos has given evidence at a corruption inquiry that she may have been used by fellow Liberals to try to get rid of the building commissioner David Chandler, recounting numerous attempts in 2022 to persuade her he was “dodgy” and should be sacked.She has also told the Independent Commission Against Corruption (

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EU’s von der Leyen warns of ‘escalating campaign of threats’ as Romania destroys naval drone – Europe live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-20T11:50:21+00:00

Device was near country’s Neptun Deep gas platform in the Black SeaRomania’s military has destroyed a marine drone spotted just “a few hundred meters” from the Neptun Deep platform, a major offshore gas project in the Black Sea.The drone, spotted just “a few hundreds of meters” from the gas extraction works at the Neptun Deep platform located some 80 miles east of the city of Constanța, was destroyed by a Romanian F-16 fighter jet. Continue reading...

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En Hongrie, la télévision publique reprend ses journaux d’information après 44 jours d’une interruption décidée par Péter Magyar, successeur de Viktor Orban

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-20T11:48:34+00:00

Le premier ministre, qui s’est engagé à restaurer l’indépendance des médias publics mise à mal par son prédecesseur, Viktor Orban, avait décidé la suspension des bulletins d’information de la chaine publique M1.

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Como mayor bans bikes in city centre after being hit ‘by one of these beasts’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-20T11:45:21+00:00

Alessandro Rapinese denies accusation he is waging personal vendetta against cyclists amid a public backlashThe mayor of Como set the wheels of controversy in motion for banning bikes in the walled historic centre of the lakeside city after being hit by one.Alessandro Rapinese’s ban, which comes into force in September, targets about 30 streets and means cyclists, whether it be those on e-bikes or push bikes, will have to dismount or walk their vehicles through those areas. Continue reading...

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Founder of China’s Evergrande jailed for life after pleading guilty to fraud

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-20T11:38:54+00:00

Hui Ka Yan also forfeits all his personal property and the company he set up is given hefty finesBusiness live – latest updatesThe founder of Evergrande, one of China’s largest property developers, has been sentenced to life in prison and had all of his personal property confiscated.Hui Ka Yan, 67 and once named by Forbes as China’s richest man, with a net worth of $42.5bn (£31.2bn) in 2017, pleaded guilty in April to eight charges. Continue reading...

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Gold rises ₹264 to ₹1.58 lakh/10g on weak US dollar

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-20T11:28:15+00:00

On the MCX, October gold futures rose by ₹264, or 0.17%, to ₹1,58,260 per 10 grams in a business turnover of 10,450 lots

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Prudential HCL Health Insurance starts operations in India

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-20T11:27:21+00:00

The new insurer aims to combine technology, healthcare expertise and personalised advice as demand for health coverage continues to expand nationwide.

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More than a dozen killed as Kyiv comes under intense Russian bombardment

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-20T11:23:27+00:00

Missile and drone attack one of heaviest since war began, with children’s hospital and residential areas hitEurope live – latest updatesA heavy Russian missile and drone bombardment has killed at least 15 people in and around Kyiv in one of the most intense aerial attacks on Ukraine’s capital since the start of the war.Vitali Klitschko, the city’s mayor, said homes, a school and a children’s medical centre were among the buildings damaged overnight in an attack that began at about midnight and was continuing into the early afternoon. Continue reading...

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НАБУ розкрила нові подробиці щодо злочинної групи за участі керівників ОП і нардепів

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-20T11:23:00+00:00

Учасники злочинної організації незаконно заволоділи активами підприємств на суму понад 248 мільйонів гривень і намагалися заволодіти об’єктами нерухомості в Києві вартістю на понад 207 млн гривень.

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НАБУ розкрило нові подробиці щодо злочинної групи за участі керівників ОП і нардепів

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-20T11:23:00+00:00

Учасники злочинної організації незаконно заволоділи активами підприємств на суму понад 248 мільйонів гривень і намагалися заволодіти об’єктами нерухомості в Києві вартістю на понад 207 млн гривень.

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IRDAI bars Niva Bupa from adding new branches for six months

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-20T11:21:21+00:00

The regulatory action follows scrutiny of the insurer’s expenses, while Niva Bupa maintains that recent-period compliance remains on track.

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Президентские амбиции, брак с Кардашьян и связи с РФ: чем известен Канье Уэст

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-08-20T11:18:05+00:00

Концерты Канье Уэста в Санкт-Петербурге побили рекорды продаж – за два дня на мероприятия 10–11 октября было реализовано более 100 000 билетов. Что известно об американском рэпере – в справке «Ведомостей».

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