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Pinochet-era soldier jailed for killing folk singer Víctor Jara 53 years ago

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-27T16:27:44+00:00

Nelson Haase Mazzei was sentenced for murdering Jara in 2023, but fled from authorities in ChileMore than 50 years after the murder of the Chilean folk singer Víctor Jara, the last man wanted in connection with his death has been tracked down and brought to justice.Nelson Haase Mazzei, a retired colonel, fled from authorities in 2023 after he and six other retired soldiers were sentenced in absentia for murdering Jara and another man. Continue reading...

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Families in London temporary housing told they cannot use in-built air conditioning

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-27T16:21:53+00:00

Exclusive: Two children taken to hospital during heatwaves after residents told units in glass-fronted block ‘not offered as amenity’Homeless families placed in temporary accommodation in London were told they could not use the in-built air conditioning as it had “not been offered as an amenity” for them, leading to two children being hospitalised during recent heatwaves.Other families placed in Britannia Point in Colliers Wood, south-west London, also experienced such stifling conditions that young children became ill. The company managing some of the tenancies involved told the Guardian hous

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Shots fired near US consulate in Canada for second time in four months

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-27T16:20:56+00:00

No one was injured and no suspects have been identified in connection to shooting near Toronto compound, police sayShots were fired near the US consulate in Toronto early on Monday but no one was injured in the second shooting near the diplomatic compound in four months.“Officers heard a firearm being discharged in the area,” and “a white sedan was seen fleeing the scene”, Toronto police said on X. Continue reading...

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Над Польщею запустять величезні повітряні кулі: військові звернулися до місцевих мешканців

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-07-27T16:16:00+00:00

Повітряні кулі будуть оснащені спеціальним обладнанням, яке дасть змогу випробувати нові рішення у сфері розвідки та військового зв’язку.

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‘It felt like being in a disaster movie’: uncertainty after evacuation from France’s Gironde wildfire

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-27T16:13:56+00:00

Residents describe their fear as they were forced to leave their homes because of the ‘extremely intense’ blazeSitting in their suburban apartment in Mérignac on the outskirts of Bordeaux, Krishma, an interpreter, and her husband, Nassir, first felt a sense of dread when a strange black cloud turned the sky dark in the middle of the day. Then a bitter burning smell filled the air outside.“The sky changed colour. It seemed like a cloud but it was smoke covering the sun – it wasn’t a natural phenomenon. It didn’t seem real,” said Nassir, an English literature graduate from Kabul who has been liv

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Iran: Currently no negotiations with the US

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-07-27T16:08:27+00:00

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei, said on Monday that Iran is not seeking negotiations with US.

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Data centres, semiconductor projects to power Finolex Cables’ Karnataka growth

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-27T16:06:25+00:00

“With the kind of investment happening in Karnataka—whether in semiconductors, data centres, artificial intelligence parks or GCCs—we expect strong demand for communication cables, power cables, solar cables and electrical wires,” Mathur said.

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Swathes of Cairngorms unrecognisable after 12 days of ‘cataclysmic’ wildfires

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-27T16:00:14+00:00

With large areas still burning, damage from national park’s worst blaze could take decades, if not longer, to put rightIt is the jewel in the crown of the Highlands, one of Scotland’s most impressive natural landscapes, but 12 days on from the start of an enormous wildfire that is tearing through moorland and forest, the Cairngorms national park is unrecognisable.Hectares of blackened land were visible as low cloud cleared on Sunday, with smoke billowing into the air from large areas still ablaze. In the evening, the sky glowed an eerie orange. Continue reading...

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European wildfires in maps - and how they're being tackled

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-07-27T15:59:27+00:00

A blaze near Bordeaux has torn through more than 162 sq miles (420 sq km) in less than four days, while the Madrid region is seeing its worst fires ever.

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GB News pundit Matthew Torbitt pleads guilty to fraud while Labour aide

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-27T15:54:19+00:00

Torbitt admits to two counts of fraud by false representation in relation to his parliamentary expensesA GB News pundit has admitted fraud in relation to his parliamentary expenses when he was a Labour aide.Matthew Torbitt, a prominent political commentator who once described himself as “Britain’s favourite lefty”, pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud by false representation at a hearing at Thames magistrates court on Monday. Continue reading...

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Fauci expressed disillusionment with ‘rambling, crazy’ Trump in journal

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-27T15:54:15+00:00

Former top US health official wrote about challenging interactions with publicity-fixated Trump during CovidDiary entries released by a Republican senator in an attempt to damage Anthony Fauci also show the former top US government science adviser’s growing disillusionment with Donald Trump in the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, branding the president “rambling”, “crazy”, “desperate”, “bumbling”, “incompetent”, “an idiot”, “a true embarrassment”, “totally nuts” and “truly an obnoxious adolescent”.From the earliest days of the crisis six years ago, Fauci noted in his journal challenging in

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Homeless families in London temporary housing told not to use air conditioning

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-27T15:52:44+00:00

Exclusive: Two children reportedly taken to hospital after residents told in-built units ‘not offered as amenity’Homeless families placed in temporary accommodation in London were told they could not use the in-built air conditioning as it had “not been offered as an amenity” for them, leading to two children being hospitalised during recent heatwaves.Some residents at Britannia Point in Colliers Wood, south-west London, experienced such stifling conditions that young children became ill. The company managing some of the tenancies involved told the Guardian households in temporary accommodatio

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A nuke deal with a rider

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-27T15:49:40+00:00

The US thrusts Abraham Accords on Saudi Arabia

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Britain braces for fourth heatwave of year as fire chiefs issue public appeal

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-27T15:47:22+00:00

Temperatures up to 35C forecast, triggering heat health alerts and pleas to take care in parched parks and rural areasParamedics and firefighters are braced for emergencies across the country this week after UK forecasters predicted a fourth heatwave of the year.Temperatures are forecast to reach as high as 35C by Wednesday, triggering heat health alerts and an appeal from fire chiefs to take care in parched parks and rural areas. Continue reading...

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US’ new tariff needn’t rattle exporters

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-27T15:39:26+00:00

Section 301 tariff on many of India’s principal competitors is either higher or similar. Our competitiveness hence may not get affected

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Editorial. NEET revamp

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-27T15:30:36+00:00

Stringent laws, NTA reforms not enough

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Falling crude, RBI assurance lift stocks, rupee and bonds

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-27T15:29:29+00:00

RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra reassured everyone about currency stability, even as foreign investors pulled back a bit.

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Mapping Israeli settler violence in the West Bank

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-07-27T15:27:22+00:00

Israeli settlers have set fire to a mosque in the West Bank village of Qusra, and continued violent attacks.

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