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Iran-backed Houthis claim missile attack on Saudi Arabia as regional tensions escalate

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-25T12:28:31+00:00

Saudi air defences intercept ballistic missiles as Iran reports first night without US strikes in two weeksYemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed a missile attack on the southern Saudi city of Jizan on Saturday, after vowing retaliation against the kingdom for attacks this week.Iran, meanwhile, reported no strikes overnight on Saturday for the first time after two weeks of US attacks. The Iranian health ministry spokesperson, Hossein Kermanpour, said: “Iran had a peaceful night” in a post on X. Tensions, however, remain high. Continue reading...

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Hindustan Zinc plans capex of ₹5,000 cr in FY27

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-25T12:28:11+00:00

Zinc demand and prices are expected to remain firm despite the ongoing war in West Asia

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Iran Journey Reveals Society’s Wartime Defiance and Hope

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-07-25T12:11:26+00:00

From the capital, Tehran, to the holy city of Mashhad, the Iran I saw was a nation of many layers: defiant but also weary, despairing but hopeful.

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Troy Jackson: the Maine lumberjack Democrats believe can beat Susan Collins

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-25T12:00:43+00:00

Jackson, set to replace Graham Platner, is prominent workers’ rights advocate and a leading progressive voiceAs cinemagoers flock to The Odyssey, Democrats in Maine are hoping that their long and perilous quest for a political hero ends in Troy.They are set to nominate lumberjack Troy Jackson this weekend as their candidate to challenge Susan Collins, a veteran Republican in the US Senate, after the implosion of the party’s original candidate left them scrambling for a replacement less than four months before the midterm elections. Continue reading...

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‘Really inappropriate’: teachers decry plan for humanoid robot in New York high school

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-25T12:00:42+00:00

Robot from company that acquired sex doll maker to be introduced in school with large Native American populationA humanoid robot is being introduced as part of a pilot program, along with an AI teaching assistant, at Salamanca high school in Salamanca, New York, located on the Allegany territory of the Seneca nation.Teachers have criticized the program, deeming it “inappropriate” and claiming it dehumanizes the profession with the introduction of human-like robots. Some local Native American residents have also criticized the pilot program, citing its implementation as “culturally tone deaf”.

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Tunisie : autopsie d’un basculement autoritaire

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-25T12:00:11+00:00

Depuis que le processus de concentration des pouvoirs s’est enclenché, le 25 juillet 2021, le chef de l’Etat tunisien a peu à peu verrouillé l’espace public. Arrestations et condamnations se sont multipliées. « Le Monde » s’est plongé dans cinq ans de machine répressive.

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La Tunisie, autopsie d’un basculement autoritaire

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-25T12:00:05+00:00

Depuis que le processus de concentration des pouvoirs s’est enclenché, le 25 juillet 2021, le chef de l’Etat tunisien a peu à peu verrouillé l’espace public. Arrestations et condamnations se sont multipliées. « Le Monde » s’est plongé dans cinq ans de machine répressive.

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : l’Iran considère qu’il n’y a « pas de solution militaire » au conflit entre les houthistes du Yémen et l’Arabie saoudite

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-25T11:53:17+00:00

Dans une interview publiée samedi par le quotidien d’Etat Iran Daily, le ministre des affaires étrangères iranien, Abbas Araghtchi, a appelé au « dialogue » entre les Saoudiens et les houthistes, soutenus par Téhéran.

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : l’Iran considère qu’il n’y a « pas de solution militaire » au conflit entre les houthistes, du Yémen, et l’Arabie saoudite

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-25T11:53:14+00:00

Dans une interview publiée samedi par le quotidien d’Etat « Iran Daily », le ministre des affaires étrangères iranien, Abbas Araghtchi, a appelé au « dialogue » entre les Saoudiens et les houthistes, soutenus par Téhéran.

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Названо найвигідніші смартфони – вони майже не втрачають у ціні після купівлі

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-07-25T11:50:00+00:00

Якщо ви звикли часто міняти смартфони, придбання пристроїв із цього списку допоможе повернути максимум вкладених коштів під час перепродажу.

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Епідемія чуми змінила гени людини: вчені виявили несподіваний наслідок через 700 років

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-07-25T11:47:00+00:00

Генетичні зміни, які виникли сотні років тому, досі працюють і допомагають людині протистояти небезпечним інфекціям. Але є великий нюанс.

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Аутоімунні хвороби могли з'явитися через чуму: учені виявили несподіваний зв'язок

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-07-25T11:47:00+00:00

Генетичні зміни, які виникли сотні років тому, досі працюють і допомагають людині протистояти небезпечним інфекціям. Але є великий нюанс.

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Чума залишила несподівану спадщину: вчені виявили зв'язок із небезпечними хворобами

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-07-25T11:47:00+00:00

Генетичні зміни, які виникли сотні років тому, досі працюють і допомагають людині протистояти небезпечним інфекціям. Але є великий нюанс.

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Чума досі впливає на здоров'я людей: вчені знайшли зв'язок з небезпечними хворобами

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-07-25T11:47:00+00:00

Генетичні зміни, які виникли сотні років тому, досі працюють і допомагають людині протистояти небезпечним інфекціям. Але є великий нюанс.

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Владимир Путин прибыл в Омск

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-07-25T11:42:58+00:00

Президент РФ Владимир Путин 25 июля прибыл в Омск. Здесь президент проведет переговоры с президентом Казахстана Касым-Жомартом Токаевым. Также два лидера примут участие в пленарном заседании XXII Форума межрегионального сотрудничества России и Казахстана. 

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Latest updates.

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-07-25T11:40:12+00:00

Firefighters were scrambling to contain blazes that were moving toward major cities. Some 200,000 people have evacuated or sheltered at home.

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France and Spain race to control wildfires as more than 250,000 evacuated – live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-25T11:36:30+00:00

Meanwhile, in the UK, a blaze in the Cairngorms national park has been described as ‘very serious’ by Scotland’s first ministerTell us: have you been affected by wildfires in Europe?The French prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu, has requested the armed forces to deploy an Airbus A400M military transport aircraft earlier than originally planned to help tackle the major wildfires in Gironde, according to Le Monde.The French newspaper reported the aircraft’s use was not originally expected until the end of the month due to the technical preparations and tests required beforehand.While the fires ra

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Think. Over the week

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-25T11:09:47+00:00

Explore last week’s Editorial insights on NEET protests, NIP 2026, FIFA World Cup controversies, and global economic impacts

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‘I’m over the moon’: New York’s small business owners rejoice as Mamdani cuts red tape

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-25T11:00:41+00:00

Initiatives including cutting permits just to serve ice-cream amount to a sweeping program of deregulationRed Scare? The democratic socialist mayor of New York City spent this week talking about red tape.On Tuesday, Zohran Mamdani – the politician at the center of a revived rightwing panic about socialists and purported communists winning elections across America - posted a video on X of himself putting a sheet of paper with the phrase “RED TAPE” into a paper shredder. Other pieces of paper, with phrases like “cumbersome fees and fines” and “a permit you need just to serve ice-cream”, were shr

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