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Farage admits he discussed returning as Reform leader months earlier than previously stated

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-03T13:19:20+00:00

Admission may undermine Farage’s account of circumstances surrounding £5m gift from crypto billionaireUK politics live – latest updatesNigel Farage has admitted he held talks about the possibility of returning as Reform UK’s leader months before the 2024 general election, potentially undermining his own account of the circumstances in which he received a £5m gift from a crypto billionaire.It was reported at the weekend Farage had struck a deal with the party’s then leader, Richard Tice, and the convicted fraudster George Cottrell to return to frontline politics. Continue reading...

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Что известно об ударе по пляжу под Геленджиком

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-08-03T13:06:52+00:00

3 августа вооруженные силу Украины атаковали пляж в селе Архипо-Осиповка под Геленджиком. Жертвами атаки украинского беспилотника стали шесть человек, в том числе трое детей. Ранения получили десятки человек. «Ведомости» собрали главное, что известно об ударе по селу на Черноморском побережье.

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Why genocide keeps repeating in Sudan

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-08-03T13:00:40+00:00

The lack of international action after the atrocities in el-Geneina and el-Fasher has doomed el-Obeid.

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Lower protein intake could benefit sedentary people: Study

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-03T12:59:24+00:00

Previous studies have found that eating less protein can extend the lifespan of flies and rodents without reducing calorie consumption

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Hero MotoCorp to accelerate premium mobility strategy

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-03T12:51:42+00:00

The company has appointed Anuj Dua as Chief Business Officer -- Premium Segment to accelerate future growth, Hero MotoCorp Ltd said in a regulatory filing

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Vishwesh Negi appointed India's next envoy to Iran

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-03T12:47:55+00:00

An IFS officer of the 2002 batch, he is presently a joint secretary in the ministry and is expected to take up the assignment shortly

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ICICI Lombard unveils 25 product innovations on 25th anniversary

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-03T12:40:05+00:00

The announcements come as India’s largest private general insurer crosses 25 years of operations, having served over 500 million customers and settled more than 60 million claims

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Man jailed for keeping dead mother’s body in freezer and pocketing her benefits

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-03T12:38:07+00:00

Christopher Phillips, who had been his mother Sylvia’s primary carer since 2008, given two years and four months in prison A man has been jailed for keeping his dead mother’s body in a freezer at their shared home for almost three years, during which time he received more than £70,000 of her benefits and other funds.Christopher Phillips, 60, stored the body of Sylvia Phillips, a retired company secretary, in the chest freezer in the living room of their house in the south Wales seaside town of Porthcawl. Continue reading...

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : l’Iran accuse à nouveau les Etats-Unis d’avoir violé de juin visant à mettre fin au conflit

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-03T12:29:19+00:00

Le porte-parole du ministère des affaires étrangères iranien a par ailleurs affirmé qu’il n’y avait pas de négociations en cours avec les Américains, contredisant des propos tenus par Donald Trump dimanche. Esmaeil Baghaei a en revanche annoncé des négociations avec Oman pour sécuriser un passage dans le détroit d’Ormuz.

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : l’Iran accuse à nouveau les Etats-Unis d’avoir violé l’accord de juin visant à mettre fin au conflit

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-03T12:29:19+00:00

Le porte-parole du ministère des affaires étrangères iranien a par ailleurs affirmé qu’il n’y avait pas de négociations en cours avec les Américains, contredisant des propos tenus par Donald Trump dimanche. Esmaeil Baghaei a en revanche annoncé des négociations avec Oman pour sécuriser un passage dans le détroit d’Ormuz.

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : l’Iran a le choix entre un « accord » ou une « capitulation totale », affirme Donald Trump

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-03T12:29:19+00:00

Sur Truth Social, le président américain s’en est pris aux dirigeants iraniens, qualifiés d’une « duplicité totale ». L’Iran avait déclaré, plus tôt dans la journée, ne pas négocier « avec les Etats-Unis en ce moment », alors que les négociations entre les deux pays restent au point mort.

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