Trump unbound: the making of an imperial presidency – podcast

Donald Trump’s second term is unlike his first. The politicians who challenged him are gone. The lawyers who once pushed back now choose their battles. What remains is an imperial president with almost no internal checks, using executive power to reshape everything from the economy, immigration and even the presidency itself.Few journalists have covered Trump as closely as the New York Times journalist Jonathan Swan. Jonathan Freedland speaks to him about how the president has consolidated such power – and what it could mean for the US and the worldWatch Jonathan Freedland on our new Politics

Flaco Biondini: “Con Guccini 40 anni a far l’alba tra grigliate, tango e tarocco demenziale”

Dal 1976 il musicista è stato il suo chitarrista: “Venne in Argentina dai miei, era contento perché lì non lo riconoscevano”

Colombia recibe a Abelardo de la Espriella en estado de crispación política

El país sudamericano pasa de un Gobierno de izquierda, liderado por Gustavo Petro, a uno de derecha, como ha ocurrido en buena parte del continente americano

México estrecha los lazos con Brasil en plena escalada de la tensión entre Lula y Trump

El presidente brasileño conversa con el canciller mexicano sobre la situación de la democracia en América Latina y el acuerdo de colaboración entre Petrobras y Pemex, y reitera su invitación para que Sheinbaum visite el país

Sensex today | Stock Market Live: Sensex down 200 pts, Nifty touches 24,600 on rising oil prices; Q1 earnings to stay in focus

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Live: Sensex traded 344.86 pts or 0.44% lower at 78,609.90 at 9.17 am after opening at 78,516.08 from the previous close of 78,954.76. Nifty 50 declined 50.60 pts or 0.21% to 24,585.40.

Q1 Results Today Live: SBI, Titan, Hindalco, Hitachi Energy, PFC, Godrej Consumer, Oil India, NLC, Kaynes Tech, Ramco Cements, Afcons Infra, Lemon Tree, Cello to announce Q1 results, LIC, Hero Motocorp, Britannia, Siemens Energy, Muthoot Microfin shares gain, Trent, Premier Energies decline after Q1

Q1 Results Today, 07th August 2026 Live Updates: Follow Q1FY27 live updates from businessline

Heavy rain batters Kerala; IMD issues red alert for seven districts

India Meteorological Department (IMD) issues a red alert for Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Kannur and Kasaragod districts

Hero MotoCorp Q1 PAT down 16.9% at ₹1,418 crore

Consolidated revenue from operations in the first quarter stood at ₹13,126.35 crore as against ₹9,727.75 crore in the year-ago period

Минтранс предложил устанавливать защиту от беспилотных атак при ремонте дорог

Trump announces 15% tariffs on imported polysilicon, solar panels

Under Trump’s directive, imported polysilicon derivatives, including silicon wafers, photovoltaic cells and solar modules, will be subject to 15% tariffs, beginning Dec. 4. The president signed the proclamation on Thursday.

Man dies after suspected dog attack at rural property in outer Sydney

Police say body of 23-year-old found at Eschol Park property with significant injuries, indicating he may have been attacked before deathFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA young man has died after a suspected dog attack at a rural property, as police begin an investigation.Authorities were alerted to the discovery of the 23-year-old’s body at a rural property in Sydney’s south-west on Wednesday. Police found the body with what they described as significant injuries and established a crime scene. Continue reading...

Dogs to be euthanised after man dies following suspected attack at rural Sydney property

Police say body of 23-year-old found at Eschol Park property with significant injuries, indicating he may have been attacked before deathFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA group of dogs have been taken to a shelter to be euthanised after a young man died following a suspected dog attack at a rural Sydney property.Authorities were alerted to the discovery of the 23-year-old’s body at a rural property in Sydney’s south-west on Wednesday. Police found the body with what they described as significant injuries and estab

India to chair BRICS Education Ministers' meeting in Bhubaneswar today

Ministers will discuss key priorities such as Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE), skill development, research and innovation, mutual recognition of qualifications, and academic leadership

CBI claims NEET-UG 2026 leak network used WhatsApp, Telegram and digital files to circulate question papers before exam

According to the CBI, forensic analysis of accused Yash Yadav's mobile phone revealed PDF files containing the leaked NEET-UG 2026 question paper along with Telegram conversations with a contact saved as "AP Broker," later identified during the investigation as co-accused Shubham Madhukar Khairnar

Sensex today | Stock Market Live: Sensex drops 300 pts at open, Nifty near 24,600 on rising oil prices; Q1 earnings to stay in focus

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Live: Earnings will ⁠remain in focus, with State Bank of India, Titan Company, and Hindalco due to report quarterly results later in the day.

Q1 Results Today Live: SBI, Titan, Hindalco, Hitachi Energy, PFC, Godrej Consumer, Oil India, NLC, Kaynes Tech, Ramco Cements, Afcons Infra, Lemon Tree, Cello to announce Q1 results, Trent, Hero Motocorp, Lupin, LIC, Bosch, Premier Energies, Emcure, Blue Star, Siemens Energy in focus

Q1 Results Today, 07th August 2026 Live Updates: Follow Q1FY27 live updates from businessline

AI used to create viruses not found in nature for first time

US researchers say they created 16 viruses using AI, prompting hopes for medical advances and concerns about misuse.

EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : le point sur la situation

Le secrétaire général de l’ONU a demandé l’arrêt « immédiat » des frappes russes et ukrainiennes sur les zones civiles. Les deux pays ont intensifié leurs bombardements au cours des jours écoulés, qui « suivent un schéma alarmant d’escalade des frappes contre des zones peuplées », selon le porte-parole d’Antonio Guterres.

Hackers targeted US private equity, other firms including Blackstone, CME, data shows

Data shows the hackers devised websites ​aimed at stealing passwords from employees of private equity firms and financial companies i

EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : le géant russe de l’e-commerce Wildberries de nouveau pris pour cible par Kiev ; incendie dans un de ses centres logistiques dans l’Oural

Depuis la mi-juillet, l’Ukraine a attaqué une vingtaine de sites appartenant à Wildberries, plate-forme de commerce en ligne très populaire, souvent qualifiée d’« Amazon russe », presque aux quatre coins de la Russie et en Crimée.

Путін може напасти на НАТО вже восени: розвідка США опублікувала новий прогноз, – WSJ

Тепер США вважають, що Путін не чекатиме на закінчення війни в Україні.

Coal India makes move into iron ore in diversification push

Coal India is expanding into mining of other minerals and generate green power as India inches closer to achieving net zero emissions by 2070

«Яблоко» подверглось серьезной критике после того, как стало вторым в бюллетене

Эксперты оценили последствия таких действия оппонентов

NHPC should accord top priority to 20,000 MW pumped storage pipeline: Parliamentary panel

With a round-trip efficiency of 79-80 per cent and a 100-year operational life, are the most cost-effective and environmentally sustainable form of grid-scale energy storage: Report

Чи впливає глобальне потепління на погоду в пустелі: що кажуть вчені

Пустеля може стати гарячішою, але це далеко не єдиний сценарій під час глобального потепління.

Australia news live: airlines blame lack of traffic controllers for morning of cancellations and long delays at Sydney Airport

Follow today’s news liveFederal parliament is returning from winter break next week.Do you have a question you’d like to ask Guardian Australia’s team of political reporters in Canberra? Our political editor, Tom McIlroy, and the team will be answering readers’ questions on the Australian Politics podcast. Continue reading...

Rice prices near 10-month high on supply concerns

India’s 5% broken parboiled rice was quoted at $358 to $364 per metric ton, unchanged from last week, while 5% broken white rice was priced at $357 to $363 per ton

Après les revers en Syrie et au Liban, le réseau des alliés de l’Iran se réorganise autour de l’Irak et du Yémen

Affaibli par la chute de Bachar Al-Assad et le recul du Hezbollah, l’« axe de la résistance » se recompose autour des milices irakiennes et des houthistes, qui offrent à la République islamique des relais de projection face à Israël et aux Etats-Unis en mer Rouge et dans le golfe Persique.

Sadhguru, le gourou numérique qui assume d’« élever la conscience humaine » à travers d’autres voies

« Gourous et ashrams, la ruée vers l’Ouest » (4/6). A la pointe sur les communications modernes, le maître indien Sadhguru a bâti un empire autour de la fondation qu’il a créée en 1992, Isha, engagée en particulier dans la défense de l’environnement. Un empire cependant controversé.

Özgür Özel, opposant turc : « L’avenir de l’Europe dépend aussi de l’avenir de la démocratie turque »

Ankara est plus que jamais un acteur-clé de l’OTAN. L’Europe doit se soucier du risque que représente un retour de l’autoritarisme en Turquie, affirme le fondateur d’un nouveau parti d’opposition, dans une tribune au « Monde ».

La guerra económica de Israel ahoga la sanidad en Cisjordania

La población sufre cada vez más las carencias por la retención de fondos a la Autoridad Palestina, que acumula una deuda millonaria con hospitales y proveedores

China deja en un limbo la película sobre su gran epopeya naval de la conquista de Taiwán

‘La batalla naval de Penghu’ desaparece de las carteleras chinas sin estrenarse en un contexto marcado por la tensión en el estrecho y el debate nacionalista en redes sociales

Magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes off western Philippines; tremors felt in capital

The quake, recorded at ​10:38 a.m. ‌local time, was located about 21 km (13 miles) southwest of ‌Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro, at ​a depth of 10 km, says PHIVOLCS’ initial advisory

Трамп запретил «родильный туризм» в США

Alibaba plans to charge big users of its next open-source AI model, sources say

The plans show Chinese AI firms, ​which have shocked markets by releasing open-source models ‌nearly as capable as those from OpenAI and Anthropic, are converging on a business model as they push to take market share from their US rivals

Tewolde Gebremariam: A proven navigator

Air India looks up to crisis-tested new CEO Tewolde Gebremariam to take it out of turbulence

Truck rentals hold steady in July as logistics sector eyes festive demand: Shriram Mobility Bulletin

Steady freight rates across key routes signal resilience, with the logistics sector pinning hopes on festive season cargo demand.

Asian shares pause for US jobs, oil extends gains on Mideast risk

After ‌bouts ⁠of volatility sparked by concerns over the durability of the AI-driven rally, investors ⁠are now squarely focused on the U.S. payrolls report due later in the day, which could prove crucial for the interest-rate outlook.

Francesco Guccini, il gigante che ha trasformato le parole in memoria

Con la sua lingua colta, l’antidivismo e le canzoni senza tempo, il cantautore modenese lascia un’eredità capace di unire generazioni

Francesco Guccini, il nostro Bob Dylan. Con lui la rivoluzione sembrò a portata di mano

Il primo album Folk beat n.1 sconvolse i ragazzi degli anni 60. La forza di Auschwitz e La locomotiva, glorioso pezzo da cantastorie

Francesco Guccini e la magia dell’Appennino. L’inedito dal suo ultimo romanzo

Fino al suo ultimo giorno il cantautore ha lavorato a “Calde le pere!” il libro edito da Giunti che sarà pubblicato il 27 agosto

Fabri Fibra: “Ho amato Guccini ascoltando “L’avvelenata”, cantava cose che gli altri non dicevano”

Il rapper, protagonista lo scorso anno di un incontro molto speciale con il cantautore per la copertina de “Il Venerdì”, ricorda il “Maestrone”: “Con lui se ne va un’idea di artista che metteva al centro le canzoni, non sé stesso”

Francesco Guccini: i suoi romanzi suonano una lingua scavata nel dialetto

Scriveva per recuperare, per salvare e per resistere ai barbari, giocava tra equilibrismi, ibridazioni e scavo nel dialetto

More than one million affected by floods in India’s Assam state

Thousands of people in India have been displaced since July after monsoon rains triggered severe flooding.

Gold heads for biggest weekly gain since January ahead of US jobs data

Spot gold was up 0.4% at $4,254.11 per ounce, after ‌hitting a seven-week high in the previous session. Prices were ‌up ⁠over 5% for the week.

Sensex today | Stock Market Live: Gift Nifty signals muted start amid rising oil prices; Q1 earnings to stay in focus

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Live: GIFT Nifty futures were ​at 24,653 points, as of 7:50 am ⁠IST, indicating a muted start for the Nifty 50, which closed at 24,636 on Thursday.

Justin Pearson and Brent Taylor win primaries for key Tennessee House seat

Nominees to face off in November in redistricted seat central to Trump’s bid to retain slim Republican majorityTennessee primary voters picked a pair of Memphis-area lawmakers to square off in a dramatically reconfigured US House seat central to Donald Trump’s plan to try to hold on to a slim Republican majority in the midterm congressional elections.Republicans chose state senator Brent Taylor, who was endorsed by Trump, to be their nominee in the revamped 9th congressional district. Democrats picked state representative Justin Pearson, who gained national prominence three years ago when he w

Sensex, Nifty on track for muted start amid rising oil prices; Q1 earnings, US-Iran war in focus

GIFT Nifty futures were ​at 24,653 points, as of 7:50 am, indicating a muted start for the Nifty 50, which closed at 24,636 on Thursday.

Danni dai social ai minori: Meta condannata a pagare 567 milioni di dollari

Tra le misure imposte dal giudice anche l’introduzione di specifiche funzionalità, come l'impostazione predefinita che nasconde il numero di "mi piace" sulle foto degli utenti minorenni.

Exclusive report with the 308 people rescued by Nigerian forces

Nigerian security forces have rescued 308 people abducted in separate attacks in northern Niger and Kwara states.

Експерт вимкнув одне налаштування Android – і смартфон перестав розряджатися вночі

Якщо смартфон почав розряджатися вночі без видимих причин, це налаштування, безперечно, варто перевірити.

Червневий оптимізм українців вивітрився, перелому у війні нема, - німецький оглядач

Попри сповільнення просування РФ на передовій, повітряні удари по Україні значно посилилися.

Sensex today | Stock Market Live: HUDCO, REC, PFC, IRFC, RailTel, Bondada, Aegis Logistics, Alkem Lab, J Kumar Infra, TVS Motor Co stocks will be in focus today

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Live: Markets ended Thursday’s session on a flat note, with the headline indices masking a sharper story beneath the surface, a nearly 3 per cent surge in defence stocks and a four-session-old structural quirk that is cleaving the Sensex and Nifty apart at close.

OpenAI’s new device will be hockey puck-sized and cost over $300

The product — essentially a smart speaker without a display — will be shaped like a doughnut that’s roughly the size of a hockey puck. The idea is to make the device easy to carry around the home with one hand.

Australia news live: Alan Jones complainant denies fabricating pigsty kiss; Royal Adelaide Show cancels poultry exhibits over bird flu fears

The cross-examination of the first alleged victim to give evidence in Jones’s indecent assault trial continues. Follow today’s news liveFederal parliament is returning from winter break next week.Do you have a question you’d like to ask Guardian Australia’s team of political reporters in Canberra? Our political editor, Tom McIlroy, and the team will be answering readers’ questions on the Australian Politics podcast. Continue reading...