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Guerre en Ukraine : pour la Roumanie et la Moldavie, l’enjeu crucial de la lutte contre les drones russes

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-20T03:15:06+00:00

De plus en plus d’appareils et de débris s’écrasent dans les deux pays, perturbant leur économie. Si le caractère intentionnel de ces incursions est souvent difficile à établir, la répétition des incidents fait craindre des attaques hybrides russes visant à tester les marges de l’Europe.

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Impassioned Jacqui Lambie reveals health struggle as she condemns Labor’s ‘callous disregard for veterans’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-20T03:14:02+00:00

Independent senator urges prime minister to reconsider, arguing $5,000 cap for allied health services did not go far enoughFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJacqui Lambie has slammed Labor over its controversial $5,000 cap for allied health services for veterans, and accused it of a “callous disregard for veterans’ health and wellbeing”.The independent Tasmanian senator told the Senate in a fiery speech on Wednesday of her own medical battles, and said the department of veterans affairs had shown “no duty of care”.

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Canada and US say they are finalising a trade deal

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-08-20T03:10:48+00:00

Prime Minister Carney hailed "significant progress" in trade talks as the two countries seek to hammer out final details ahead of a new weekend tariff deadline.

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Les sites de détention italiens en Albanie favorisent des « atteintes à l’Etat de droit », accuse Amnesty International

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-20T03:00:13+00:00

Le fonctionnement de ces centres financés par l’Italie, fruit d’un accord entre Rome et Tirana en 2023, est décrit comme particulièrement opaque. L’organisation de défense des droits humains dénonce une situation « préoccupante », alors que Giorgia Meloni souhaite étendre le système.

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Les sites de rétention italiens en Albanie favorisent des « atteintes à l’Etat de droit », accuse Amnesty International

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

Le fonctionnement de ces centres financés par l’Italie, fruit d’un accord entre Rome et Tirana en 2023, est décrit comme particulièrement opaque. L’organisation de défense des droits humains dénonce une situation « préoccupante », alors que Giorgia Meloni souhaite étendre le système.

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Sensex, Nifty set to open higher as global bond markets steady

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-20T02:45:40+00:00

GIFT Nifty futures were at 24,241 points, as of 7:56 am, indicating a ‌positive start for the benchmark Nifty 50 index, which closed at 24,078.3 on ‌Wednesday.

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Australia politics live: Israel ambassador says to ‘respect the process’ after IDF rules out criminal investigation of Zomi Frankcom killing

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-20T02:34:57+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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Sensex today | Stock Market Live: 18 stocks including BSE, LIC, HDFC Bank, Aditya Infotech, Ramco Systems, Titagarh Rail will be in focus today

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-20T02:09:55+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Live: Asian stocks rose as pressure from the bond market eased after the US Treasury unveiled plans to buy back longer-dated debt to curb borrowing costs. Treasuries held their gains, while the dollar steadied after falling to a three-month low.

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Republicans reportedly fear datacenter backlash could cost them Ohio Senate seat – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-20T01:55:29+00:00

This blog is now closed.Sign up for the US Breaking News emailThose unfamiliar with Alaska politics are likely raising an eyebrow at some repeated names.No, we’re not talking about Dan S Sullivan and Dan J Sullivan, two Republicans with the same name running for US Senate – an issue that went to the state supreme court earlier this summer. We’re talking about the Begiches. Nick Begich III, a Republican, is currently leading the race to represent Alaska in the US House of Representatives for a second term while Tom Begich, a Democrat, is advancing to the general election for governor in Novembe

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Trump shows off White House renovations and ornate new helipad

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-20T01:51:37+00:00

Former real estate developer leads press corps on tour of grounds and says ‘one thing I know how to do is build’As the US national debt climbed past $40tn for the first time on Wednesday, and the war with Iran he started nearly six months ago dragged on, forcing Americans already struggling to pay the bills to spend more on fuel, Donald Trump led the press corps on a tour of the extensive remodeling of the White House grounds he is personally overseeing in his role as the self-styled “builder-in-chief”.The tour, during which Trump showed off upgrades such as a new granite driveway and refurbis

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Australia politics live: Chalmers says Coalition ‘hyperventilating’ over national debt as gross figure hits $1tn; jobless rate climbs to 4.5% as 15,800 lose work

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-20T01:49:13+00:00

Greens senator David Shoebridge argues blame for debt rests with major parties for selling off Australian assets. 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

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Sensex today | Stock Market Live Updates: 18 stocks including BSE, LIC, HDFC Bank, Aditya Infotech, Ramco Systems, Titagarh Rail will be in focus today

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-20T01:38:24+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Live: Asian stocks rose as pressure from the bond market eased after the US Treasury unveiled plans to buy back longer-dated debt to curb borrowing costs. Treasuries held their gains, while the dollar steadied after falling to a three-month low.

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Australia politics live: Chalmers says Coalition ‘hyperventilating’ over national debt as gross figure hits $1tn; Greens push for compulsory super for under-18s

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-20T01:21:32+00:00

Greens senator David Shoebridge argues blame for debt rests with major parties for selling off Australian assets. 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

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Australia politics live: Tim Wilson highlights national debt as gross figure tips over $1tn; Greens push for compulsory super for under-18s

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-20T01:04:33+00:00

Greens senator David Shoebridge argues blame for debt rests with major parties for selling off Australian assets. 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

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‘Like a miracle’: 84-year-old woman pulled alive from rubble three days after Indonesian quake

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-20T00:57:42+00:00

A landslide triggered by the quake had blocked access to the village where Paulina Pobi had lived, leaving her buried under the collapsed remainsAn 84-year-old woman has been discovered alive in the flattened remains of her home three days after a powerful earthquake hit eastern Indonesia, authorities have confirmed.The 7.7-magnitude quake struck off Indonesia’s Flores island on Saturday morning, killing at least 73 people, injuring more than 900 people and displacing nearly 60,000 others. Continue reading...

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Reporters and military duo held at gunpoint by security at US space force base

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-20T00:41:12+00:00

Officers reportedly believed invitees were trying to make unauthorized entry on to Vandenberg base in CaliforniaFive news reporters and two members of the military who were invited to an event at Vandenberg space force base in California were briefly detained at gunpoint by security officers who thought they were gatecrashers, according to local news reports.The incident happened Monday ahead of an invitation-only groundbreaking for a new training facility for missile operators at the federal airfield near Santa Barbara, California. Reporters from Noozhawk and KEYT were among those detained, a

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UC Berkeley professor admits to using AI to edit op-ed about students’ math skills

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-20T00:35:11+00:00

Zvezdelina Stankova says she used AI to ‘help edit’ an article about some of her students being ‘five to eight years’ behindA math professor at the University of California, Berkeley, criticizing a “severe” math deficiency among students in an op-ed for the San Francisco Standard, admitted to using artificial intelligence to help edit the piece.The Standard published a 2,000-word piece by Zvezdelina Stankova last week, in which the professor said some of her math students were “five to eight years” behind and lacked a “middle school” education on fractions and basic algebra. Stankova said the

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UC Berkeley professor admits to using AI to edit op-ed on students’ math skills

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-20T00:35:11+00:00

Zvezdelina Stankova says she used AI to ‘help edit’ an article about some of her students being ‘five to eight years’ behindA math professor at the University of California, Berkeley, criticizing a “severe” math deficiency among students in an op-ed for the San Francisco Standard, admitted to using artificial intelligence to help edit the piece.The Standard published a 2,000-word piece by Zvezdelina Stankova last week, in which the professor said some of her math students were “five to eight years” behind and lacked a “middle school” education on fractions and basic algebra. Stankova said the

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