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Australia news live: petrol back above $2 a litre in some areas; warning of more bird flu spread as local transmission confirmed

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-29T06:41:06+00:00

Follow updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSpecially designed Airbus completes marathon 24-hour flight before joining Qantas fleetA specially modified Airbus A350 plane touched down in France Tuesday after a record 24-hour test flight from Australia, ahead of it joining Qantas’s fleet next year, Agency France-Presse reports. Continue reading...

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Zack Polanski will not say sorry to Farage for sharing ‘dangerous’ image

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-29T06:31:08+00:00

Green party leader says it was ‘a mistake’ and if Farage wants to apologise for times he’s put people in danger he’ll be happy to say sorryThe Green party leader, Zack Polanski, has said he made an “inadvertent mistake” over a social media image but will not apologise to Nigel Farage.The image, which Polanski said he “shared inadvertently” on Instagram and then removed, featured a man wearing a black T-shirt with the message “We’re only making plans for Nigel” and an image of a guillotine. Continue reading...

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Young Liberal power brokers created ‘shit sheet’ on NSW minister accusing him of extramarital affair

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-29T06:30:45+00:00

David Elliott denies having affair after document revealed during Icac hearing into corruption allegationsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA group of young conservative power brokers in the New South Wales Liberal party under investigation by the corruption watchdog created a “shit sheet” on a minister from a rival faction, claiming he had an extramarital affair, an inquiry has heard.The Independent Commission Against Corruption (Icac) held its third day of hearings as part of Operation Rosny into allegations of co

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India bonds tiptoe along ahead of Fed meet; oil prices weigh

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-29T06:29:50+00:00

The benchmark 6.94% 2036 ​bond yield was at 6.7872% after ending Tuesday at 6.7774%; bond yields move inversely to prices

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Mooted WA oil refinery ‘dinosaur technology’ amid clean energy transition, experts say

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-29T06:15:55+00:00

A feasibility study for the Western Australian project will show the project is uneconomic and requires government subsidies, experts sayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLeading Australian climate policy experts say a new oil refinery in Western Australia would be an investment in “dinosaur technology” that would require public subsidy and do little to solve the country’s fuel security.The Albanese government announced a $4m earl

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Aqua Trace app launched to boost shrimp traceability, curb export rejections

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-29T06:00:51+00:00

A small proportion of consignments were rejected recently due to antibiotic residues, bacteriological contamination, unhygienic handling and poor time-temperature control, says Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jitin Prasada

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : Donald Trump déclare que sa rencontre avec Volodymyr Zelensky à la Maison Blanche s’est « très bien passée »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-29T05:55:09+00:00

La réunion, tenue à huis clos, a duré plus d’une heure. Selon le président ukrainien, les deux dirigeants ont notamment discuté de licences pour la production d’intercepteurs destinés aux systèmes de défense antiaérienne Patriot, ainsi que de « plusieurs autres idées » susceptibles de renforcer les capacités de défense de l’Ukraine.

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : un entrepôt de Wildberries, le « Amazon russe », attaqué par l’Ukraine dans l’ouest de la Russie

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-29T05:55:07+00:00

Selon plusieurs médias russes, un incendie s’est déclaré dans un centre logistique de Wildberries, dans le district de Riazan, ainsi que sur le site de la raffinerie de Riazan. La raffinerie de pétrole locale a également été touchée, selon les autorités locales.

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Assam flood: Toll at 75 with 7 more deaths, 3.32 lakh remain affected

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-29T05:52:44+00:00

The seven districts of Sivasagar, Charaideo, Golaghat, Jorhat, Nagaon, Sonitpur and Kamrup Metropolitan are still reeling under the deluge, affecting 21 revenue circles and 622 villages

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Australia news live: Icac witness accepts former NSW Liberal minister did not have extramarital affair despite ‘shit sheet’ claim

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-29T05:49:18+00:00

Follow updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSpecially designed Airbus completes marathon 24-hour flight before joining Qantas fleetA specially modified Airbus A350 plane touched down in France Tuesday after a record 24-hour test flight from Australia, ahead of it joining Qantas’s fleet next year, Agency France-Presse reports. Continue reading...

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Wednesday briefing: Will Zelenskyy’s domestic struggles harm his reputation on the global stage?

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-29T05:46:19+00:00

In today’s newsletter: A recent government reshuffle has exposed deep fractures within Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s wartime cabinetGood morning. Another week, another diplomatic success for Volodymyr Zelenskyy. On Monday, his first meeting with Andy Burnham as PM confirmed continuity in the UK’s steadfast support for Ukraine. “We’ve got your back,” Burnham said as the pair spoke in Portsmouth. Yesterday, in Washington DC, after attending the funeral of Lindsey Graham – a once supportive Republican senator – Zelenskyy and Trump held a “positive and productive” meeting, as per the White House. Overnigh

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