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US Senate votes to advance Russia sanctions bill that would give Trump new tariff powers – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-29T02:01:58+00:00

Despite resounding 86-to-12 vote, Democratic aide warns bill gives president unchecked discretion to waive sanctions and impose tariffs. This blog is now closed.Sign up for the Breaking News US emailTrump’s meeting with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, set for 9:30am ET on Tuesday, will be closed to the media, the New York Times is reporting.The meeting is expected to be much more cordial than the one last year where Trump openly berated Zelenskyy and said, “you don’t have the cards”. The administration and rightwing influencers have shown a shift on Ukraine as of late, and Trump and Z

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Australia news live: inflation eases to 3.8%, reducing chance of rate hike; Icac hears of ‘shit sheet’ on former NSW Liberal minister

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-29T01:48:21+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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Questa di Cucurella è la storia vera

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-07-29T01:29:23+00:00

Incarna l'antidivo perfetto, il simbolo di chi vive il calcio con una gioia forse perduta. E dietro la maschera del personaggio c’è la persona: impossibile non rimanerne affascinati

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Trump praises back-to-back meetings with Zelenskyy and Netanyahu

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-29T01:09:51+00:00

US president makes positive posts as Ukraine seeks more firepower and Israeli PM seeks to repair relationshipDonald Trump hosted back-to-back White House meetings with Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, as Ukraine seeks more firepower for its air defenses and the Israeli prime minister tries to repair his strained relationship with the US president.Trump described both meetings in positive terms on social media Tuesday evening, remaining vague about what was discussed. Continue reading...

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Sensex today | Stock Market Live: Stock to buy today: LTM

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-29T01:04:27+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Live: The short-term outlook is bullish LTM. The 3 per cent rise on Tuesday has taken the share price well above the key resistance level of ₹4,200. It also confirms an inverted head and shoulder pattern. This is a bullish pattern. Support will now be in the ₹4,200-₹4,150 region which can limit the downside. LTM share price can rise to ₹4,680 in the coming weeks.

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Angus Taylor insists he made no payments to conservative Liberal group amid Icac investigation

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-29T01:03:47+00:00

Opposition leader says he is ‘not a party to proceedings’ being investigated by NSW corruption watchdog as fellow liberals close ranksAngus Taylor says no payments were made in relation to a growing corruption case involving members of the NSW Liberal party, insisting he is not a party to the proceedings.Fellow Liberals also closed ranks around the federal opposition leader, sidestepping questions about the hearing by noting his statements and the fact he is not a party to the corruption inquiry’s work. Continue reading...

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Australia news live: Daniel Andrews issues rare public statement in praise of ‘champion’ Jacinta Allan

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-29T01:03:41+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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Go Digit, Graphite India, RVNL, HUDCO, Tanla Platforms, Euro Panel in focus today

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-29T00:55:00+00:00

Corporate developments kept several stocks in focus as Go Digit received CCI clearance, Graphite India faced a US duty, RVNL secured a major railway order, HUDCO advanced overseas fundraising, and Tanla Platforms and Euro Panel unveiled expansion-related announcements.

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One Nation faces being struck off in Queensland after failing to file audited financial statements

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-29T00:52:34+00:00

Breach exposes Pauline Hanson to possible fines as party given deadline to comply by 18 AugustFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPauline Hanson’s One Nation party faces being struck off in Queensland after failing its legal obligation to lodge audited financial statements with the state’s regulator.The breach exposes Hanson and the New South Wales One Nation senator Sean Bell to financial penalties, with Hanson registered as president and Bell as secretary for the party in Queensland where it is headquartered. Contin

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Japan earthquake death toll rises as rescue teams search for missing amid aftershocks

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-29T00:50:05+00:00

Military mobilises thousands of personnel after quake on southern Kyushu island that registered a maximum 7 on the Japanese shindo intensity scale At least five people have been killed, and nine are missing after a 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck southern Japan on Tuesday, injuring hundreds and knocking out power and water to tens of thousands.The quake – which registered a maximum 7 on the Japanese shindo intensity scale – hit at 4.27pm on Tuesday, centred on Kumamoto prefecture on the southern Kyushu island. Continue reading...

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Kenya investigating unexpected deaths of 15 elephants in national park

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-29T00:48:07+00:00

Potential toxic substance detected in several of 15 elephants found dead in Kenya’s Amboseli national parkOfficials are investigating the deaths of 15 elephants over the past month in Kenya’s Amboseli national park.The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) said 10 of the elephants showed signs of partial paralysis before dying within two days. Continue reading...

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Australia news live: Angus Taylor insists he made no payments to conservative Liberal group amid Icac investigation

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-29T00:45:17+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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« Musango matusadonaensis », un nouveau dinosaure découvert au Zimbabwe qui arpentait la brousse il y a 210 millions d’années

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-29T00:40:36+00:00

La découverte de cette nouvelle espèce dont découle de l’examen squelette déterré en 2018 des rives du lac Kariba, dans le nord du Zimbabwe. Le dinosaure mesurait environ 4,5 mètres de long et pesait seulement 222 kg. Son crâne n’a pas été retrouvé, mais les chercheurs pensent qu’il était probablement herbivore ou omnivore.

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US Senate votes to advance Russia sanctions bill that would give Trump new tariff powers – live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-29T00:40:34+00:00

Despite resounding 86-to-12 vote, Democratic aide warns bill gives president unchecked discretion to waive sanctions and impose tariffsSign up for the Breaking News US emailTrump’s meeting with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, set for 9:30am ET on Tuesday, will be closed to the media, the New York Times is reporting.The meeting is expected to be much more cordial than the one last year where Trump openly berated Zelenskyy and said, “you don’t have the cards”. The administration and rightwing influencers have shown a shift on Ukraine as of late, and Trump and Zelenskyy had a friendly me

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Живцем згоріли у хмарі пилу: вчені назвали нову причину вимирання динозаврів

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-07-29T00:30:00+00:00

Пилу могло знадобитися кілька років або навіть десятиліть, щоб осісти, а самі частинки могли спричинити постійні проблеми зі здоров’ям у тих, хто вижив.

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ICE agents used racial slurs during Los Angeles crackdown, court files show

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-29T00:27:49+00:00

Agents accused in lawsuit of using anti-immigrant slurs and denigrating undocumented MexicansICE agents deployed last summer to the Los Angeles area referred to the subjects of their immigration operations with racial slurs, according to newly released court documents.On 4 July 2025, an unidentified agent wrote in a text chain, “btw tonks everywhere selling food for the 4th festivities in long beach right now,” invoking an anti-immigrant slur, which the US Border Patrol has previously warned against. Continue reading...

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‘Prioritising profit’: Australians regularly prescribed medicinal cannabis with very high THC levels

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-29T00:26:14+00:00

Exclusive: Of more than 1,000 medicinal cannabis products available, only two have been evaluated by the drug regulatorFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDoctors are commonly prescribing high-dose medicinal cannabis containing up to four times the concentration of THC tested in clinical trials, a review has found.Researchers from Monash University evaluated the available evidence for the efficacy and safety of higher THC potency medicinal cannabis products, in line with those being prescribed in Australia. THC, or de

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US says it intercepted ‘surprise’ Iran missile attack on its forces in Middle East after lull in fighting

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-29T00:12:56+00:00

Fighting was paused after nearly two weeks of nightly strikes by the US on Iran, as both sides battled for control of the strait of HormuzIran launched multiple ballistic missiles at US forces in the Middle East late on Tuesday, shattering a brief pause in fighting as mediators tried to get both sides back to negotiations and toward a ceasefire, the US military said.“At 5.45pm ET today, Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp forces launched multiple ballistic missiles from Iran in an attempted surprise attack on US forces based in the Middle East,” US central command (Centcom) wrote on X. Continue

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White House teleprompter operator accused over Trump bets no longer in job, official says

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-28T23:42:32+00:00

Official declines to say whether Gabriel Perez, who allegedly bet on prediction market Kalshi, resigned or was fired A White House teleprompter operator who reportedly used inside knowledge to make bets about Donald Trump’s speeches on the online prediction market Kalshi is no longer in his post, according to a White House official.The official, who was not authorized to comment publicly about the personnel matter and spoke on condition of anonymity, said on Tuesday that Gabriel Perez “no longer works in the federal government”. Continue reading...

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US Senate confirms Jay Clayton as intelligence director, after Wyden calls him Trump’s ‘election conspiracy wingman’ – live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-28T23:37:29+00:00

Oregon Democrat said Clayton is an unqualified conspiracy theorist before 51-to-47 voteSign up for the Breaking News US emailTrump’s meeting with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, set for 9:30am ET on Tuesday, will be closed to the media, the New York Times is reporting.The meeting is expected to be much more cordial than the one last year where Trump openly berated Zelenskyy and said, “you don’t have the cards”. The administration and rightwing influencers have shown a shift on Ukraine as of late, and Trump and Zelenskyy had a friendly meeting at a Nato summit earlier this month. Conti

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Senate confirms Trump ally Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-28T23:34:39+00:00

At confirmation hearing, Clayton sidestepped questions about 2020 election and declined to say Trump lostSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailThe US Senate voted to confirm Jay Clayton as the director of national intelligence on Tuesday, giving Trump another key ally directing the nation’s intelligence apparatus.The tally, 51-47, fell along party lines, with all Republicans supporting his nomination and all Democrats opposing it. Continue reading...

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FCC bans humanoid robots from China, citing ‘unacceptable risks’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-28T23:24:15+00:00

Move comes as the Trump administration has increasingly sought to keep Chinese technology out of the USThe Federal Communications Commission announced a ban on humanoid robots from China on Tuesday, saying that the technology poses “unacceptable risks” to the country’s national security. The move comes as the Trump administration has increasingly sought to keep Chinese technology out of the US.The FCC defines the banned robots as “advanced robotic devices”, which include humanoids and animal-like quadrupeds. Continue reading...

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US bans humanoid robots from China, citing ‘unacceptable risks’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-28T23:24:15+00:00

Move comes as the Trump administration has increasingly sought to keep Chinese technology out of the USThe Federal Communications Commission announced a ban on humanoid robots from China on Tuesday, saying that the technology poses “unacceptable risks” to the country’s national security. The move comes as the Trump administration has increasingly sought to keep Chinese technology out of the US.The FCC defines the banned robots as “advanced robotic devices”, which include humanoids and animal-like quadrupeds. Continue reading...

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