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Teenager charged with murder after mass shooting at Kentucky park

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-17T12:55:39+00:00

Sixteen-year-old dead and four others wounded including two children at community celebration in LexingtonAuthorities in Kentucky charged an 18-year-old man with murder and several counts of assault after a shooting in Lexington park left a teenager dead and four others injured – one of multiple similar cases around the US over the weekend.Jametrius Griffin was arrested less than 24 hours after Saturday night’s mass shooting at Charles Young Park in the city’s downtown. According to the Lexington police department, officers responded to reports of gunfire in the park at about 7pm and found fiv

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Bring back lower-ethanol petrol option, says chief economic adviser

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-17T12:54:59+00:00

The chief economic advisor backs a dual-fuel system to safeguard older vehicles while meeting India’s ethanol targets amid concerns over higher ethanol blends

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QualityKiosk sets up engineering hub

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-17T12:41:19+00:00

The facility will support QualityKiosk’s team of over 40 delivery leaders, banking and capital markets experts, and AI quality engineers

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Donald Trump threatens to bomb Oman if it ‘gets in the way’ of ending Iran war

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-17T12:40:55+00:00

President issues threat to ‘bomb the shit out of them’ after previously threatening Gulf ally in MayDonald Trump has again threatened to bomb Oman if it “gets in the way” of his effort to end the US-Israel war on Iran.The US president delivered the threat of Monday as he struggles to draw the conflict to a conclusion, almost six months after it was launched. Continue reading...

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J&K looks to expand irrigation as Ravi basin projects gain momentum

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-17T12:34:29+00:00

The department has proposed a ₹571.83-crore project to modernise the Main Ravi Canal and its distribution network and restore its designed discharge of 1,150 cusecs. 

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Trump threatens to bomb Oman if it ‘gets in the way’ of Iran deal as Kushner meets Netanyahu – Middle East crisis live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-17T12:31:27+00:00

US president makes threat in comments to Fox News, as his son-in-law meets the Israeli leader in Jerusalem in effort to push Gaza peace planJared Kushner meets with Hamas ahead of talks with Netanyahu on GazaThe UN rights chief voiced alarm Monday at the rising civilian toll of escalating hostilities in Yemen, urging restraint and an immediate de-escalation to avoid plunging the country back into a full-scale war.“I urge all parties to halt immediately any actions that risk returning Yemen to full-scale conflict,” Volker Türk said in a statement, as renewed fighting between the Houthi rebels a

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На пікапі - під ворожі дрони: як командир роти самотужки врятував поранених бійців

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-17T12:23:00+00:00

Бійці виявилися беззахисними на відкритій місцевості після того, як російський дрон знищив роботизовану платформу, що мала їх евакуювати.

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : les dernières informations

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-17T12:17:30+00:00

Une personne a été tuée et une autre blessée dans une frappe russe sur la commune de Bohdanivka, dans l’oblast de Dnipropetrovsk, a annoncé Vladyslav Haïvanenko, chef de l’administration militaire régionale.

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : la pénurie de carburant s’étend à toute la Russie après de nouvelles frappes de drones ukrainiens sur des raffineries

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-17T12:17:30+00:00

Cette nouvelle vague de pénuries de carburant a démarré début août, selon l’agence Reuters, qui a compilé des données auprès de médias et d’autorités locales. Lundi matin, par exemple, l’essence était à nouveau indisponible dans plusieurs stations-service de la région de Moscou, contrairement au gazole.

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : Lev Chlosberg, vice-président du seul parti antiguerre en Russie, a été condamné à 11 ans de prison pour « discrédit de l’armée »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-17T12:17:30+00:00

La justice reproche à cet homme de 63 ans le partage d’un message du média « Écho de Moscou » montrant la une du tabloïd britannique « Daily Mirror » avec le portrait de Vladimir Poutine, ainsi que d’avoir plaidé pour un cessez-le-feu.

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : Lev Shlossberg, vice-président du seul parti antiguerre en Russie, a été condamné à onze ans de prison pour « discrédit de l’armée »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-17T12:17:30+00:00

La justice reproche à cet homme de 63 ans le partage d’un message du média Echo de Moscou montrant la une du tabloïd britannique « Daily Mirror » avec le portrait de Vladimir Poutine, ainsi que d’avoir plaidé pour un cessez-le-feu.

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Horizon Industrial Parks IPO subscribed 0.14 times on Day 1

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-17T12:09:30+00:00

The industrial and logistics park developer is seeking funds mainly for debt repayment, while investors weigh its growth prospects and valuation.

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