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Child pedestrian deaths are almost five times higher in England’s worst-off areas

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-30T15:01:10+00:00

Official figures expose widening gap in road casualty rates between poor and wealthy postcodesThe number of children killed or seriously injured crossing roads is almost five times higher in the most deprived postcodes than the wealthiest areas, official analysis suggests.The figures from the Department for Transport show a widening gap over the past 10 years in road casualties between those living in the poorest 10% of postcodes of England and the most affluent 10%. Continue reading...

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Governor general warns of ‘growing catastrophe’ that threatens to undermine democracy in Australia

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-30T15:00:19+00:00

Sam Mostyn says there is a widespread ‘failure to understand and engage with and feel proud of the very civic underpinnings of our democracy’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia faces a “growing catastrophe” from poor understanding of the country’s constitutional foundation, the governor general, Sam Mostyn, has warned as attacks on institutions and threats against elected officials undermine democratic participation.Two years after her appointment as King Charles’s representative in Canberra, and as she brings a modern touch to the role of vice regal, Mostyn sa

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Icac revelations have left Angus Taylor’s colleagues anxious – and his factional enemies angry

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-30T15:00:17+00:00

The opposition leader is the highest-profile person mentioned so far at the NSW anti-corruption commission – and the political figure with the most to loseGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAfter the opening days of an inquiry exposing a dark underbelly of the New South Wales Liberals, the prevailing mood among Angus Taylor’s colleagues is one of apprehension.The federal opposition leader is not a specific target of Operation Rosny, which is investigating allegations of corruption against people associated with the NSW branch. He is not accused of wrongdoing. Continue r

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Comment l’unique récif corallien du Bénin a été redécouvert

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-30T15:00:14+00:00

Parti sur la trace d’une étude menée en 1963 et 1964, le chercheur Gérard Zinzindohoué est parvenu à localiser des coraux au large des côtes béninoises. Une découverte majeure, alors que le Cap-Vert était jusqu’à présent le seul pays d’Afrique de l’Ouest à contenir cet écosystème.

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Democrats demand answers over treatment of wounded US troops after Iran strike

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-30T14:58:38+00:00

Lawmakers question delays in medical care, casualty figures and Pentagon’s handling of drone attack in KuwaitUS politics live – latest updatesThe Trump administration is facing growing demands to explain why wounded US soldiers went more than a week without adequate hospital care after a March drone strike in Kuwait, just days into the US-Israel war on Iran.In a letter to the US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, congressional Democrats urged the Pentagon to answer their questions – which include why the Pentagon’s public casualty count for the war with Iran briefly changed – by 12 August. Conti

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En Argentine, un décret cible les étrangers diffusant des « messages de haine » contre le pays

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-30T14:57:24+00:00

Le décret, qui entre en vigueur dans l’attente de son examen parlementaire, souligne qu’en « aucun cas » ne sont concernées par ces nouvelles dispositions « les expressions de désaccord idéologique ou de critique politique, académique ou citoyenne, qui constituent l’exercice légitime » des droits constitutionnels.

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War on Iran: Phase II: Day 19

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-07-30T14:56:59+00:00

The US resumes bombing Iran, with a family of three killed in Qeshm Island.

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Pope Leo invokes immigrant and enslaved roots in call for US to honour founding ideals

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-30T14:51:33+00:00

First US pope praises principles of freedom and opportunity in implicit critique of Donald Trump’s policiesPope Leo, the first US pontiff, has expressed “great love” for his home country and its core principles of freedom, opportunity and welcoming immigrants, but qualified that he “just happens to be American”.In an interview with the US broadcaster NBC on the sidelines of a prayer event in Castel Gandolfo, the papal retreat close to Rome, Leo, who has condemned the immigration policies of Donald Trump’s administration, spoke about his own family history in describing his relationship with th

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Pope Leo invokes immigrant and slavery roots in call for US to honour founding ideals

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-30T14:51:33+00:00

First US pope praises principles of freedom and opportunity in implicit critique of Donald Trump’s policiesPope Leo, the first US pontiff, has expressed “great love” for his home country and its core principles of freedom, opportunity and welcoming immigrants, but qualified that he “just happens to be American”.In an interview with the US broadcaster NBC on the sidelines of a prayer event in Castel Gandolfo, the papal retreat near Rome, Leo, who has condemned the immigration policies of Donald Trump’s administration, spoke about his own family history in describing his relationship with the US

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Pope Leo calls himself pontiff who ‘happens to be American’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-30T14:51:33+00:00

First US pope says mission is to be pastor of a universal church but expresses ‘great love’ for his home country and its core principlesPope Leo, the first US pontiff, has expressed “great love” for his home country and its core principles of freedom, opportunity and welcoming immigrants, but qualified that he just “happens to be American”.In an interview with the US broadcaster NBC on the sidelines of a prayer event in Castel Gandolfo, the papal retreat near Rome, Leo, who has condemned the immigration policies of Donald Trump’s administration, spoke about his own family history in describing

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Three-quarters of Americans think Trump isn’t focusing on top US issues – poll

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-30T14:46:03+00:00

Trump’s overall approval rating slumps to 34%, according to new CNN poll, as midterms testing Republican power loomThree-quarters of Americans believe Donald Trump is not paying enough attention to the country’s most important problems, and two-thirds think he places himself above the needs of the US, according to a new poll.The CNN survey, conducted by market research company SSRS, comes less than 100 days before November’s midterm elections in which the president’s Republican party is widely expected to lose control of one or both chambers of Congress. Continue reading...

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Go Fashion net profit down 26% YoY at ₹16.4 crore

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-30T14:43:49+00:00

The numbers for the quarter were impacted by a one-time write-off of property, plant and equipment of around ₹6.5 crore related to store closures

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Sarvam AI to build trillion-parameter foundation model

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-30T14:39:54+00:00

The company is scaling its model-building capabilities to compete with leading global AI companies

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Attack on Egyptian Port Shows Suez Canal’s Vulnerability

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-07-30T14:39:14+00:00

The port where the Wednesday strike occurred is near the Suez Canal, through which a significant amount of the world’s shipping moves.

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Father of boy rescued from California surf ‘forever grateful’ to teen lifeguard

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-30T14:37:08+00:00

Father of 10-year-old rescued in a dramatic scene captured on video says lifeguard saved his son‘Super proud’: father of teen lifeguard recounts dramatic ocean rescueThe father of a 10-year-old rescued from pounding surf off the California coast in a dramatic scene captured on video says he is beyond grateful to the teenage lifeguard who saved his son.“He ran into that water despite those conditions that are deadly,” Sumit Rai told the Associated Press on Wednesday. “You have 10ft waves; you have riptides and currents coming in. Continue reading...

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A Zaoutar El-Gharbiyé, village du sud du Liban désigné « zone pilote » : « Les Israéliens ont tout détruit pour rendre la vie impossible »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-30T14:33:47+00:00

L’armée libanaise s’est déployée dans ce village situé au nord du fleuve Litani, adjacent à un secteur occupé par Israël. Il constitue l’une des premières « zones pilotes » définies par un accord parrainé par Washington. Selon ses termes, le Hezbollah doit y être désarmé et ne plus jouer aucun rôle sécuritaire.

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