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Amit Shah to chair 31st Southern Zonal Council meeting in Tamil Nadu today

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-20T04:34:38+00:00

The Southern Zonal Council comprises the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Keralam, Tamil Nadu and Telangana, and the Union Territories of Puducherry, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep

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Case against Erin Patterson is ‘overwhelming’ and mushroom killer’s appeal should be dismissed, prosecutors say

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-20T04:33:25+00:00

Crown prosecutor tells Victorian court that all seven of Patterson’s grounds for appeal should failGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictoria’s highest court has been urged to dismiss Erin Patterson’s appeal against her triple murder conviction, hearing that the case against her during trial was “overwhelming”.On Thursday, three judges of Victoria’s court of appeal continued hearing arguments regarding Patterson’s bid to have her conviction overturned. Continue reading...

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India bars JPMorgan unit for alleged market manipulation

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-20T04:31:54+00:00

SEBI impounded 37 million rupees ($386,000), which it described as wrongful gains made by JPMorgan unit Copthall Mauritius Investment Ltd. and local firm Mansi Share and Stock Broking Ltd

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‘There was grift, there was thuggery’: Victorian premier says ‘nothing is off limits’ at construction royal commission

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-20T04:31:11+00:00

Ben Carroll releases terms of reference for inquiry that will include examining allegations of CFMEU corruption on state government building sitesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast“Nothing is off limits” to Victoria’s royal commission into the construction sector, Ben Carroll has said, as he released the inquiry’s terms of reference and confirmed former premiers and ministers could be called to face public hearings.The Victorian premier on Thursday unveiled details of the inquiry while acknowledging there had been “

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Australia politics live: Penny Wong says IDF’s Zomi Frankcom decision ‘falls short of accountability we expect’ and Australia’s relationship with Israel ‘difficult’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-20T04:10:02+00:00

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast‘Outrageous’: Greens leader says sending Israeli ambassador home should be on the tableGreens leader Larissa Waters says strong words are not enough, and the government should sanction the state of Israel after its defence force decided not to pursue a criminal investigation into the killing of World Central Kitchen aid workers including Australian Zomi Frankom.It is absolutely outrageous that after two years of investigating, the Israeli authorities have cleared themselves of any wrongdoing … The Australian gov

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Larry David says former friend Alan Dershowitz ‘made a deal with the devil’ as Trump’s lawyer

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-20T04:06:54+00:00

The Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm creator says Dershowitz, who also defended Jeffrey Epstein and Harvey Weinstein, ‘only has himself to blame’ for being ostracisedLarry David has opened up about the collapse of his friendship with Alan Dershowitz, saying that Dershowitz “made a deal with the devil” when he became Donald Trump’s lawyer.Dershowitz, a former Harvard University law professor, has been a member of legal teams for Trump, Jeffrey Epstein, OJ Simpson and Harvey Weinstein at various points in his career, and served on Trump’s defense team during the president’s first impeachment tr

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Pourquoi la Gambie est-elle coincée au milieu du Sénégal ? Comprendre en trois minutes

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-20T04:00:26+00:00

Située le long du fleuve homonyme, la Gambie est un Etat enclavé dans le Sénégal, et dont la frontière est un héritage de la période coloniale. En juillet 2026, Sénégal et Gambie se sont mis d’accord pour clarifier son tracé sur le terrain.

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TN CM calls on Amit Shah, meeting of southern CMs to deliberate key issues

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-20T04:00:22+00:00

Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu, Telangana Dy CM Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, the Chief Ministers of Keralam and Karnataka, DK Shivakumar and VD Satheesan, respectively, are set to take part in the talks

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La agonía cotidiana de vivir a oscuras en Venezuela

Source: El País - Internacional · Published: 2026-08-20T04:00:00+00:00

Los racionamientos de energía apagan los comercios y dejan a familias enteras atrapadas en la desolación causada por una infraestructura en ruinas

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Natalie Harp, l’assistante fervente qui murmure à l’oreille de Donald Trump et agite tout Washington

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-20T03:59:36+00:00

La collaboratrice de 35 ans, entièrement dévouée au président américain, gère ses comptes sociaux et lui sert de filtre d’informations. Cette relation spéciale est devenue un sujet politique depuis qu’un sénateur y a fait allusion, s’attirant une violente réplique de la Maison Blanche.

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Kyiv comes under Russian missile attack, killing at least six

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-20T03:38:25+00:00

Death reported after residential areas and warehouses hit in heavy bombardment in capital and surrounding regionA heavy Russian bombardment killed at least six people and wounded dozens in Ukraine’s capital and its surrounding region overnight, authorities said on Thursday.A missile attack on Kyiv struck residential areas and warehouses, said the Kyiv mayor, Vitali Klitschko. The attack damaged residential buildings, a medical facility and an educational institution and left five people dead and 23 wounded, city military authorities said. Continue reading...

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Kyiv comes under Russian missile attack, killing at least nine

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-20T03:38:25+00:00

Death reported after residential areas and warehouses hit in heavy bombardment in capital and surrounding regionA heavy Russian bombardment killed at least nine people in Ukraine’s capital and its surrounding region overnight, authorities said on Thursday.A missile attack on Kyiv struck residential areas and warehouses, said the Kyiv mayor, Vitali Klitschko. The attack damaged residential buildings, a medical facility and an educational institution and left eight people dead and 33 wounded, city military authorities said. Continue reading...

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Two 17-year-olds from Sydney private school among three charged over alleged rape of teenage girl

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-20T03:29:40+00:00

St Gregory’s College says alleged attack on Saturday ‘antithesis of what we stand for and the values that we embrace’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThree teenage boys, including two from a private school in Sydney’s south west, have been charged over the alleged sexual assault of a teenage girl on Saturday.New South Wales police said three 17-year-old boys were arrested on Wednesday after a 17-year-old girl was allegedly attacked at a home in Sydney’s south-west. Continue reading...

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Missing teen hiker Lily Hooper found dead after disappearing in NSW national park a week ago

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-20T03:19:25+00:00

Premier Chris Minns tells parliament ‘this is obviously devastating’ after earlier announcing 18-year-old had been ‘found alive’ with half a bottle of waterFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe body of missing 18-year-old bushwalker Lily Hooper has been found in a remote New South Wales national park more than a week after she set out on her hike.“I’ve got some terrible news,” the NSW premier, Chris Minns, told a parliamentary hearing on Thursday. Just minutes earlier, Minns had said Lily had been “found alive”. Con

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