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ICC decries latest US sanctions as ‘flagrant attack’ on court’s independence

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-19T12:35:03+00:00

Trump administration put sanctions on the international criminal court’s president and a senior trial lawyerThe international criminal court on Wednesday condemned the latest US sanctions targeting senior ICC staff, including its president, as a “flagrant attack” on the global tribunal’s independence and vowed to continue seeking justice for atrocities around the world.The state department announced Tuesday that it had hit ICC president Tomoko Akane, a Japanese national, and ICC senior trial lawyer Abdoulaye Seye, who is from Senegal, with sanctions that freeze any assets they have in US juris

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Madhur Knit Crafts to raise ₹53 crore via IPO on NSE Emerge

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-19T12:11:07+00:00

The company will issue 53.27 lakh equity shares priced between ₹95 and ₹100; The subscription opens Monday, with anchor bidding starting Friday

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Forecast energy price cap rise in Britain could push UK fuel bills up 4% this winter

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-19T12:11:04+00:00

Expected quarterly rise highest in three years and likely to wipe out Burnham’s VAT cut on electricity billsHousehold energy bills across Great Britain are expected to climb to a three-year high this winter as the impact of the Middle East war wipes out Andy Burnham’s tax cut on electricity bills.The government’s cap on energy prices is on track to rise by 4% from this October to the equivalent of £1,729 a year through the last three months of 2026, which could hit struggling households especially hard this winter, according to analysis by the energy consultancy Cornwall Insight. Continue read

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Crop protection companies urge Govt to introduce time-bound regulatory data protection

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-19T12:09:51+00:00

A time-bound data protection window is the missing incentive to bring newer, safer and lower-dose molecules to Indian farms faster, say Crystal Crop Protection, Rallis India, Dhanuka Agritech, PI Industries and Godrej Agrovet

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« Insupportables et inhumains » : la France et l’Allemagne condamnent les propos d’Itamar Ben Gvir, ministre d’extrême droite israélien, appelant au meurtre des habitants de Gaza

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-19T12:04:24+00:00

Le ministre de la sécurité nationale israélien a appelé à tuer « chaque nuit à Gaza (…) 30 ou 40 » personnes. « Pas seulement ceux qui vous mettent actuellement en danger. Ce sont des gens qui ne devraient pas être en vie ».

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Government rough sleeping funding may not ‘be enough’ to tackle problem, says Burnham – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-19T12:03:24+00:00

PM pledges to get rough sleepers off streets for Christmas but issues ‘rallying call’ for community and voluntary organisations to help with plan Andy Burnham has admitted government funding “may not fully be enough” to achieve his aim of offering a place to stay to every rough sleeper by Christmas, as he made a “rallying call” for communities to get behind his plan.Speaking on a visit to the north-east of England, the prime minister said:The government money itself may not fully be enough. So I am saying, putting the call out to community and voluntary organisations – we’re at one here in New

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Український експорт заблокований Росією в Чорному морі та митами ЄС, – Reuters

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-19T11:53:00+00:00

фото ua.depositphotos.comУкраїнська металургія, яка п’ятий рік працює в умовах повномасштабної війни, зіткнулася з новою загрозою - посиленням торговельних обмежень з боку Євросоюзу, пише Reuters, які...

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