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How the Ukraine War Became a Fight for the Skies

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-08-05T08:52:42+00:00

Russia and Ukraine are producing ever larger numbers of innovative aerial weapons, hoping for a breakthrough as ground combat is largely frozen.

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Burnham considering public inquiry into UK activities of Jeffrey Epstein

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-05T08:42:21+00:00

Minister says PM has agreed to meet victims of sex offender – and is mulling separate inquiry into Mohamed Al FayedAndy Burnham is considering launching a public inquiry into the UK activities of the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a minister has said.The victims’ minister, Alex Davies-Jones, said the prime minister had agreed to meet Epstein’s victims, was “looking into” an inquiry and was “taking this very seriously”. A separate inquiry into the alleged actions of the former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed is also being considered. Continue reading...

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OpenAI and Anthropic models ‘went rogue’ during UK cybersecurity test

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-05T08:40:45+00:00

AI Security Institute says tools engaged in potentially harmful activity and incident reveals new type of riskAdvanced AI models developed by OpenAI and Anthropic went rogue during a cybersecurity test and showed a new type of risk posed by the technology, according to the UK’s AI Security Institute.AISI described the actions carried out by the agents, the term for AI systems that can perform tasks without human help, as a “serious incident”. In one example, an agent powered by Anthropic’s Mythos model sent targeted emails to people. Continue reading...

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Badenoch defends decision to allow man jailed for antisemitism to stand as councillor

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-05T08:37:19+00:00

Tory leader praises Joshua Bonehill-Paine’s ‘contrition’ but says she has higher thresholds for MP candidatesKemi Badenoch has defended her party’s decision to allow a former neo-Nazi who was jailed for subjecting a prominent Labour politician to antisemitic abuse to stand as a councillor.Badenoch said her party was not giving Joshua Bonehill-Paine, who is standing for election in Somerset, a “national platform”. Continue reading...

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В CNN заявили, що США критично вичерпали арсенали ППО: Гегсет різко відреагував

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-05T08:35:00+00:00

Гегсет заявив, що інформація про нібито критичне скорочення запасів американських ракет не відповідає дійсності та звинуватив ЗМІ у поширенні фейків.

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King Khan scripts a comeback as the most valued Indian celebrity

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-05T08:33:31+00:00

Ranveer Singh retains second spot at brand valuation of $162.9 million, Virat Kohli dropped to third spot at $158.4 million. Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni climb up to fourth and fifth spots

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Next upgrades profit outlook again as it benefits from summer spending

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-05T08:30:34+00:00

Retailer expects to end year with pre-tax profit of £1.2bn, about £25m higher than forecast previouslyNext has raised hopes that UK shoppers are still willing to spend despite pressures on household budgets, as it upgraded its profit guidance for the third time this year.The clothing and homeware retailer said it benefited from sunny weather and the release of some “pent-up demand” in the Middle East and northern Europe in the 13 weeks ended on 1 August. Continue reading...

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Україна має прискорити антидемпінгові розслідування щодо турецької сталі з російської сировини, – ФМУ

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-05T08:28:03+00:00

Ілюстрація REUTERSУкраїна має оперативно розпочати антидемпінгові розслідування щодо металопродукції з Туреччини, оскільки значна частина її цінової переваги формується завдяки дешевій російській сировині....

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Блокада портів ставить під загрозу половину експорту залізної руди з України, – NV

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-05T08:24:26+00:00

фото ua.depositphotos.comЗупинка роботи портів Великої Одеси через російські атаки вже призводить до зупинки підприємств, падіння експорту та втрати валютної виручки. Під ризиком опинилася половина українського...

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Блокада портів ставить під загрозу половину експорту залізної руди з України, – ЗМІ

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-05T08:24:00+00:00

фото ua.depositphotos.comЗупинка роботи портів Великої Одеси через російські атаки вже призводить до зупинки підприємств, падіння експорту та втрати валютної виручки. Під ризиком опинилася половина українського...

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Justice minister defends early release of PC Andrew Harper’s killers amid possible legal challenge – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-05T08:13:28+00:00

Jake Richard acknowledges ‘unimaginable pain’ of Harper’s family but says government faces an ‘unenviable position’Good morning and welcome to the UK politics blog.Ministers continue to defend the release of PC Andrew Harper’s killers as part of the government’s early prisoner release scheme, despite a potential legal challenge from the Police Federation.Well, look, we understand that people are angry. The Harper family are, of course, angry. The police are angry too.We’re angry that we’re in this situation where we face the unenviable position of having to make sure that we have a sustainable

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Chris Bowen vows to override Queensland and NT to force renewables-powered AI datacentres

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-05T08:09:25+00:00

Energy minister says Australian households and energy reliability will be protected by new federal legislation Energy minister Chris Bowen says the federal government will override state governments that oppose new national rules on datacentres, with commonwealth legislation forcing new AI datacentres to be powered by renewable energy and banning those fuelled by gas.Bowen said he expected his counterparts in Queensland and the Northern Territory – who had protested the new federal rules at a meeting last week – to be unhappy with the move, but said the Albanese government was committed to pow

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L’elicottero di Trump e un jet troppo vicini: sotto esame i controllori di Washington

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-08-05T08:08:06+00:00

Marine One, con a bordo il presidente, è partito dalla Casa Bianca senza che il traffico civile venisse sospeso. La Faa, garante della sicurezza nei cieli, indaga sul possibile mancato rispetto delle distanze di sicurezza. La procedura introdotta dopo la collisione del 2025 potrebbe non essere stata applicata

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L’elicottero di Trump e un aereo troppo vicini: sotto esame i controllori di Washington

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-08-05T08:08:06+00:00

Marine One, con a bordo il presidente, è partito dalla Casa Bianca senza che il traffico civile venisse sospeso. La Faa, garante della sicurezza nei cieli, indaga sul possibile mancato rispetto delle distanze di sicurezza. La procedura introdotta dopo la collisione del 2025 forse non è stata applicata

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