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Trump mimics sound of Patriot missile interceptions

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-08-01T11:21:32+00:00

US President Donald Trump mimicked missile interceptions as he described the US military shooting down Iranian missiles.

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France says Gironde ‘megafire’ is contained, as wildfires continue to burn in Greece and Spain – Europe live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-01T11:12:52+00:00

Blaze in south-western Gironde region ‘is no longer spreading’, but others have reignited or have been fuelled by strong windsBack to Ukraine, where nine people were killed in Kyiv this morning from a Russian missile and drone attack.Damage was reported in seven districts of the capital, according to Ukrainian officials, with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy saying fires broke out across the city and residential buildings, a school and infrastructure sites were hit. Continue reading...

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Karnataka Bank’s total business crosses ₹2 lakh cr

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-01T11:05:35+00:00

The gross aggregate business of the bank stood at ₹1,97,006.62 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2026

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Search Continues for Missing Climbers After Pakistan Avalanche

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-08-01T11:02:00+00:00

Three climbers, including an American, from a group of 10 died after the avalanche struck on Thursday, officials said. The fate of renowned mountaineer Nirmal Purja was still unclear.

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Air India adds Canada flights

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-01T11:01:17+00:00

With this launch, Air India will be only carrier operating non stop flights from Mumbai to Canada adding nearly 2,000 seats on the route

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On the ground in the English seaside town rightwing influencers say is being ‘invaded’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-01T11:00:51+00:00

Some in Dover say their town is being exploited by content creators and politicians, but others claim there is a genuine problemIf you believe rightwing influencers and politicians, Dover and the wider Kent coast has been the site of an “invasion” for years now. And, for an online audience of millions, they and their camera crews have been the vanguard in the nation’s defence.Indeed, if you believe all you see on the algorithms of amateur Channel watchers, the shadow home secretary, Chris Philp, braved a hail of French gunfire as he took to the water in a fishing boat this week; an attempt by

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Colorado declares town abandoned amid water and leadership crisis

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-01T11:00:50+00:00

Hartman residents asked for declaration after infighting exacerbated water crisis and all town leaders resignedA small town in south-eastern Colorado was recently declared abandoned after all of its local public leaders resigned amid a drinking water supply crisis.The office of Colorado’s secretary of state, Jena Griswold, announced the fate of Hartman on 29 July, a little more than a month after being advised in writing that the town “had lacked chlorine in its water for [more than] one month and the water was not potable and ‘smells horrible’”, according to public documents. Continue reading

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Au Mexique, des candidats forcés de repasser un examen d’entrée à l’université après des soupçons de fraude à l’IA

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-01T11:00:05+00:00

Les concours d’entrée dans les différentes filières de l’université nationale autonome, que les étudiants passaient pour la première fois à distance, ont reçu des notes beaucoup plus élevées que les années précédentes, laissant planer le doute sur une aide de l’IA.

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U.S. general warns Pentagon he lacks sufficient forces to protect Israel

Source: Washington Post - World · Published: 2026-08-01T11:00:00+00:00

A shortage of Navy destroyers, used to defend against Iranian ballistic missile attacks, will force the head of U.S. European Command to prioritize the U.S. homeland instead, officials said.

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Commonwealth baton passes to Ahmedabad 2030 from Glasgow on Sunday

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-01T10:48:46+00:00

The Glasgow handover ceremony will showcase Ahmedabad’s 2030 Commonwealth Games with a cultural presentation highlighting India and Gujarat for the event’s 100th anniversary

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Sánchez condemns ‘polarising’ reaction of some EU countries to Ceuta border crisis as death toll rises – Europe live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-01T10:48:13+00:00

In letter to Brussels, Spanish PM hits out at ‘selfish and illegal’ responses after tens of thousands of people crossed from Morocco to Spanish enclaveBack to Ukraine, where nine people were killed in Kyiv this morning from a Russian missile and drone attack.Damage was reported in seven districts of the capital, according to Ukrainian officials, with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy saying fires broke out across the city and residential buildings, a school and infrastructure sites were hit. Continue reading...

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WhatsApp tests ‘Offers & Updates’ folder for business chats

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-01T10:36:53+00:00

The experimental feature aims to separate promotional and service-related conversations from personal chats, creating a cleaner messaging experience for users.

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Spanish PM calls for urgent EU meeting after ‘selfish’ responses to Ceuta crisis

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-01T10:32:55+00:00

Pedro Sánchez hits out at ‘polarising and unlawful reaction’ over mass crossing into Spanish enclave in north AfricaEurope live – latest updatesSpain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has called for an urgent meeting of EU interior ministers after what he called some member states’ “selfish, polarising and unlawful reaction” to this week’s mass border crossing into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in north Africa.More than 50,000 people crossed into the enclave from Morocco on Thursday and Friday, with at least 67 people dying in the attempt. Some drowned, while others were crushed as they attempte

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Iran: The Making of a War

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-08-01T10:30:00+00:00

From coup to conflict - how decades of rivalries and miscalculations have shaped one of today’s most dangerous wars.

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Scores injured as earthquake hits near Naples in seismic swarm

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-01T10:26:22+00:00

At least 21 injured and more than 250 evacuated in strongest quake to hit southern Italian region in 40 yearsAt least 21 people have been injured after a 4.7-magnitude earthquake rocked a region near Naples, in southern Italy.The quake, which occurred at 7.46pm on Friday night, caused power outages, disrupted public transport and damaged buildings and a pier in Campi Flegrei, the site of Europe’s largest volcanic crater. Continue reading...

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At least 21 injured as earthquake hits near Naples in seismic swarm

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-01T10:26:22+00:00

More than 250 people evacuated in strongest quake to hit southern Italian region in 40 yearsAt least 21 people have been injured after a 4.7-magnitude earthquake rocked a region near Naples, in southern Italy.The quake, which occurred at 7.46pm on Friday night, caused power outages, disrupted public transport and damaged buildings and a pier in Campi Flegrei, the site of Europe’s largest volcanic crater. Continue reading...

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Міжнародне дослідження вказало на ризики, пов’язані з приватизацією порту "Усть-Дунайськ"

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-01T10:24:00+00:00

Один із розділів звіту присвячений Андрію Іванову та мережі компаній Transship/Craneship, яку автори пов’язують із діяльністю в Україні, Росії та інших країнах.

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Making Rounds

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-08-01T10:18:44+00:00

Errands get us out of our homes and into the world, on missions providing both serendipity and satisfaction.

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Euro 2032: Roma candida tre stadi, Napoli due

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-08-01T10:18:16+00:00

Scaduto il termine per presentare la documentazione necessaria alla Federcalcio. Lo hanno fatto tredici città, per un totale di sedici impianti. A ottobre la scelta dell’Uefa

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : en juillet, la Russie a tiré un nombre record de missiles ; Volodymyr Zelensky accuse Moscou d’avoir attaqué « des immeubles d’habitation ordinaires »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-01T10:17:57+00:00

Au total, Moscou a utilisé 376 missiles pour frapper l’Ukraine au cours du mois écoulé, soit plus du double du nombre de missiles utilisés par Moscou en juin, selon un décompte de l’Agence France-Presse.

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : Kiev revendique des bombardements contre trois raffineries russes

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-01T10:17:57+00:00

Volodymyr Zelensky a précisé que les raffineries se situaient à près de 1 600 kilomètres des positions ukrainiennes. Plus tôt dans la journée, le chef de la République de Bashkortostan, Radiy Khabirov, avait dit avoir « repoussé une nouvelle attaque de drone » contre la ville d’Oufa.

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Près de Naples, un séisme fait 21 blessés et cause des dégâts matériels

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-01T10:07:18+00:00

Le séisme de magnitude 4,7, qui a secoué, vendredi soir, la région de Naples, dans le sud de l’Italie, a fait 21 blessés, dont deux blessés graves. Il a été suivi toute la nuit de dizaines de secousses de moindre intensité.

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Boxer secures Tuvalu’s first Commonwealth Games medal without winning a bout

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-01T10:07:05+00:00

Tarona Taafaki makes history in women’s 75kg categoryAll boxers eliminated in semis receive bronze medalsA boxer has made history for ⁠Tuvalu by winning the tiny Pacific island nation’s first Commonwealth ⁠Games medal without winning a single fight.Twenty-year-old Tarona Taafaki, ⁠one of five entrants in the women’s 75kg category, received a bye to the semi-finals where she lost on an unanimous points decision to India’s Lovlina Borgohain on Friday. At Commonwealth Games, all boxers eliminated in the semis receive bronze medals. Continue reading...

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