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Why Venezuela is leaving the ICC

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-07-27T15:22:45+00:00

Venezuela is withdrawing from the International Criminal Court, accusing it of bias against the Global South.

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FCNR (B) scheme — a range of possibilities

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-27T15:19:01+00:00

Money matters. This scheme helps in boosting forex reserves and liquidity but hinges on making provisions for redemptions in future

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Coal India net rises marginally to ₹8,850 crore

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-27T15:15:52+00:00

CIL’s total income in Q1 increased 8.44% at ₹48,295 crore on the back of higher revenue from operations

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Labour overtakes Reform in voter poll for first time since March 2025

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-27T15:15:51+00:00

Labour up four points to 28% while Reform falls to 24% as Andy Burnham apparently wins favour for cost of living focusUK politics live – latest updatesLabour has overtaken Reform UK in a voter intention poll for the first time in more than a year as Andy Burnham benefits from the momentum built in his first week as prime minister.Reform and its leader, Nigel Farage, have had weeks of negative headlines concerning undeclared gifts and donations, an adviser who is a convicted fraudster and a byelection that has descended into farce. Continue reading...

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Lohia Corp IPO subscribed 7.25 times on final day, QIBs lead the charge

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-27T15:08:49+00:00

The strong finish was driven almost entirely by institutional investors who came in force on the final day, reversing the sluggish trend seen in the first two days

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Cycling in rude health thanks to Pogacar and testing

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-07-27T15:06:36+00:00

Tour de France fans were spoilt for choice in Paris when it came to drinking in the drama of cycling's greatest race.

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California man rescued alive after 30 days stranded at sea with broken mast

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-27T15:04:28+00:00

Kai Sato used PVC pipes and kayak paddles to try to repair his boat, and a plastic bag to collect condensation to drinkA California man was rescued alive drifting in his sailboat off Hawaii after spending 30 days stranded at sea.Kai Sato, 39, set sail from California’s Catalina Islands on 7 June hoping to complete his first solo sail across the Pacific Ocean, he told Hawaii News Now. But his journeytook a disastrous turn when his mast snapped, and the phone he was using for navigation died. Continue reading...

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AP records 400% surge in renewable energy capacity addition in FY25-26

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-27T15:02:44+00:00

In reply to a question, the Ministry said the State added 3,865 MW of renewable energy capacity in 2025-26, compared with 1,085 MW in 2024-25. The sharp increase marked turnaround after three years of relatively modest additions.

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Secret tape recordings and ‘sham’ payments: the Liberals’ internal ideological war laid bare

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-27T15:00:13+00:00

The NSW anti-corruption watchdog has begun a public inquiry into allegations of branch stacking, illegal donations, and interference with preselectionsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIf you ever thought branch stacking was a harmless game played by young, ambitious political operatives seeking to advance within the party, think again.On Monday, on the first day of the corruption watchdog’s inquiry into operation Rosny, an investigation into allegations of “possible offences under the Electoral Funding Act”, we heard boasts on secret tape recordings from a developer t

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Pauline Hanson and Malcolm Roberts deride family law system, calling DV a ‘weapon’ and court a ‘slaughterhouse’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-27T15:00:13+00:00

Exclusive: Resurfaced comments by the One Nation leader underline her criticism of paid family violence leave and domestic violence support groupsPauline Hanson told a podcast last year she believed “your employer should not be responsible” for providing paid domestic violence leave, while her colleague Malcolm Roberts recently referred to the family court as the “slaughterhouse of the nation”, in the latest One Nation comments critical of the family law system to emerge.Hanson claimed on a 2021 podcast that domestic violence was being “used as a weapon” in court proceedings, and criticised do

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So how do you get access to the Qantas chairman’s lounge? Alan Joyce has some tips

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-27T15:00:13+00:00

In his memoir, the former Qantas chief executive denies using the lounge as a tool to influence politiciansFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJudges, politicians, newspaper editors and big spenders: Alan Joyce, the former Qantas chief executive, has revealed how the airline admits members to its private chairman’s lounge.In his memoir, released on Tuesday, Joyce denies using the lounge as a tool to influence politicians and claims famous Australians “begged” to be granted access to “arguably the most exclusive club i

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PEN America, association de défense de la liberté d’expression des écrivains, secouée par la démission de son président

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-27T15:00:02+00:00

La prestigieuse organisation est de nouveau aux prises avec des dissensions internes. L’écrivain Dinaw Mengestu a quitté la présidence le 9 juillet pour marquer son opposition à un article publié sur le site de l’association, relatant la mise à l’écart d’auteurs juifs et israéliens par les milieux littéraires.

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"Інтерпайп" розробив нове різьбове з’єднання для сланцевих свердловин у США

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-07-27T14:54:00+00:00

Українська промислова компанія "Інтерпайп" представила нове напівпреміальне різьбове з’єднання INTREPID-SP HT для обсадних труб, розроблене для нафтогазового сектору США та адаптоване для використання...

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"Інтерпайп" презентував нове напівпреміальне різьбове з’єднання INTREPID-SP HT для нафтогазового сектору

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-07-27T14:54:00+00:00

Українська компанія ІНТЕРПАЙП представила нове власне напівпреміальне різьбове з'єднання INTREPID-SP HT. Ця конструкція з підвищеними операційними характеристиками успішно пройшла всі необхідні етапи перевірки...

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Spagna ancora in fiamme: allerta per la nuova ondata di calore. Sánchez: “Ore difficili”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-07-27T14:38:04+00:00

Il rogo di Ávila e Madrid non è ancora stato estinto, complici anche i venti: bruciati fino a ora 75mila ettari e oltre 90mila gli evacuati. Nuovo focolaio a Castellón. Attesi fino a domenica picchi a 40 gradi. Il premier: “E’ l’espressione più dolorosa di un'emergenza climatica”

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‘I knew what he had done to those boys’: murderer to stay in jail after journalist’s fight for justice

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-27T14:34:54+00:00

Gibraltar-based Ros Astengo inspired four men to report sexual assaults carried out by Allan Grimson in 1990sRos Astengo, a journalist based in Gibraltar who usually focuses on politics and social issues, had qualms when she began investigating the case of the suspected serial killer Allan Grimson as he neared release from prison after serving more than 20 years.She worried that she might reopen the scars of survivors of Grimson – but also that she could be putting herself in the “crosshairs” of a dangerous man who had sexually assaulted and battered two young men to death in the late 1990s wh

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‘You say genocide, I say war’: Boy George releases pro-Israel song, We Will Dance Again

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-27T14:31:12+00:00

Culture Club singer sings ‘I stand with the Jews / I don’t feel brave, I just need to behave like a human’, in song defending Israel’s response to Hamas attackBoy George has released a new song entitled We Will Dance Again, which voices support for Israel’s military action in Palestine.Posted on X and Instagram with the Hebrew title עוד נרקוד alongside its English translation, the song features a pop-reggae backing. The opening lyrics are: “You say genocide, I say war / When you’re attacked, that’s what the army’s for / Does it get ugly? You bet it does / When I know you wanna kill every last

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