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Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin resigns

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-07-24T12:35:38+00:00

Shahabuddin, 76, cited health reasons for leaving two years before his five-year term was meant to expire.

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Maga influencer Laura Loomer reverses course on Ukraine after Kyiv visit

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-24T12:30:46+00:00

Rightwing provocateur meets Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who says he expects talks with Donald Trump in Washington next weekVolodymyr Zelenskyy will meet Donald Trump in Washington next week, according to the rightwing US influencer Laura Loomer, amid signs the White House’s traditional hostility towards Ukraine is beginning to crumble.In an interview with Loomer, Ukraine’s president said he is likely to attend Senator Lindsey Graham’s funeral and also hold talks with Trump, which will take place as the latest version of the Russian sanctions bill makes its way through Congress. Continue reading...

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Ukraine’s pivot to warehouse strikes brings war closer to ordinary Russians

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-24T12:30:21+00:00

Kyiv’s attacks on Wildberries, country’s answer to Amazon, destroy goods made, sold, and bought by everyday RussiansStanding in front of a vast warehouse engulfed in flames outside Moscow, Tatyana Mikhailova watched as her entire stock of 4,000 fur coats, bought months in advance for the winter season, burned.“It’s not just a warehouse that’s burning,” Mikhailova said in a video she shared on Instagram. “It’s the time you’ve invested, the immense stress you’ve endured, your money, and your last bit of hope. All I feel is emptiness.” Continue reading...

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Ukraine strikes on Russia’s ‘Amazon’ warehouses bring war closer to ordinary people

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-24T12:30:21+00:00

Kyiv’s attacks on Wildberries destroy billions of dollars worth of goods made, sold and bought by everyday RussiansStanding in front of a vast warehouse engulfed in flames outside Moscow, Tatyana Mikhailova watched as her entire stock of 4,000 fur coats, bought months in advance for the winter season, burned.“It’s not just a warehouse that’s burning,” Mikhailova said in a video she shared on Instagram. “It’s the time you’ve invested, the immense stress you’ve endured, your money, and your last bit of hope. All I feel is emptiness.” Continue reading...

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Удари по Wildberries розбудять Росію, - The Telegraph

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-07-24T12:30:00+00:00

Досі більшість росіян старанно ігнорували війну, яка прямо їх не зачіпала. Тепер ЗСУ почали будити російське населення.

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Democrats accuse Trump of using forced labor as ‘convenient’ justification for tariffs

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-24T12:27:34+00:00

US president faced criticism after officials announced tariffs of between 10% and 12.5% on more than 80 countriesUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump has been accused of using forced labor as “a pretext” to impose a fresh wave of tariffs on dozens of countries, as critics warned of higher prices for Americans.The US president faced swift criticism from Democrats after his officials presented their latest effort to make his signature economic policy permanent following a string of high-profile legal setbacks. Some Republicans also expressed concern. Continue reading...

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Trump accused of using forced labor as ‘convenient’ justification for tariffs

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-24T12:27:34+00:00

US president faced criticism from Democrats after officials announced tariffs of between 10% and 12.5% on more than 80 countriesUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump has been accused of using forced labor as “a pretext” to impose a fresh wave of tariffs on dozens of countries, as critics warned of higher prices for Americans.The US president faced swift criticism from Democrats after his officials presented their latest effort to make his signature economic policy permanent following a string of high-profile legal setbacks. Some Republicans also expressed concern. Continue reading...

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British-born man living in US since age of nine held by ICE under threat of deportation

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-24T12:16:55+00:00

Connor Read, who is married and has two children, was apprehended in June during residency permit interviewA British-born man who has lived in the US since he was nine years old has been held in an ICE detention facility for more than a month and a half under threat of deportation, it has been reported.Connor Read, 29, was taken by ICE agents after he was invited to a green card (residency permit) interview in Tampa, Florida on 3 June, and separated from his wife, Jaelin, 25, and his twin sons Ryder and Ozzie, three. Continue reading...

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Spain declares national emergency over wildfires

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-07-24T12:15:34+00:00

At least 10,000 people have been evacuated following wildfires in the central region of Madrid.

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Singer Chris Brown pleads guilty to affray over London club confrontation

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-24T12:13:41+00:00

Other charges, including assault against Abraham Diaw, dropped as guilty plea averts trialThe R&B singer Chris Brown has pleaded guilty to affray after a confrontation at a central London club.The 37-year-old had been facing trial later this year over an allegation he attacked a former friend with a bottle at the Tape private members’ club in Mayfair in 2023. Continue reading...

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Global steel output rises 1.7% in June

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-24T12:11:07+00:00

India’s crude steel production climbs 4.5% in June and 7.1% in H1

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Monsoon deficiency above 10% affects kharif output: Govt

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-24T12:11:03+00:00

Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Ramnath Thakur says that, however, the adverse impact on production has moderated during the recent years

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France evacuates Cap Ferret peninsula as Spanish wildfires merge near Madrid – Europe live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-24T12:03:06+00:00

French evacuees using hundreds of mobilised boats or the only road linking the area with the mainland as evacuation also ordered in areas near Spanish capitalOver in France, it’s not just the south-west that gets affected, but the country’s south-east regions are also being hard hit, AFP noted.Dozens of fires flared up and are being fanned by the mistral wind around the historic village of Cotignac – officials saying around 25 houses had been destroyed since Tuesday. Continue reading...

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New York Chinatown fears impact of $8bn casino development, calling it ‘predatory project’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-24T12:00:14+00:00

Residents warn project could worsen gambling addiction and raise rents, while developers promise jobsOn Main Street in Flushing’s Chinatown, shoppers weave between fruit stands, restaurants and family-run businesses that have served the New York City neighborhood for decades. But behind the bustle, many residents fear the working-class immigrant community is under threat from an $8bn casino development that could displace thousands of renters and force small businesses to close.“A predatory project is being dumped in our community that disproportionately harms our people,” said Jack Hu, 37, a

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Most people arrested during Henry Nowak protests had been reported for domestic abuse

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-24T12:00:13+00:00

Exclusive: Hampshire police data reveals 22 of 37 detained had been accused or convicted of intimate partner violenceMost people arrested during violent protests after the sentencing of Henry Nowak’s murderer had previously been reported to the police for domestic abuse, the Guardian can disclose.Data released by Hampshire police under freedom of information laws shows that 22 of 37 people (59%) detained in Southampton after Vickrum Digwa was jailed for life have also been reported for crimes associated with intimate partner violence. Continue reading...

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Burnham urged to lobby EU leaders directly to waive EES border controls

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-24T11:56:59+00:00

As overseas holiday travel peaks, Lib Dems call on PM to push for suspension of ‘bungled, malfunctioning’ systemAndy Burnham has been urged to lobby EU leaders directly to suspend the new entry-exit system, EES, as the peak weekend for overseas holidays begins.About 2.2 million British holidaymakers are expected to head abroad between Friday and Monday, the majority to Europe, with all schools in the UK now on their summer break. Continue reading...

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Burnham urged to lobby EU leaders directly to waive new border controls

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-24T11:55:12+00:00

As overseas holiday travel peaks, Lib Dems call on PM to push for suspension of ‘bungled, malfunctioning’ systemAndy Burnham has been urged to lobby EU leaders directly to suspend the new entry-exit system, EES, as the peak weekend for overseas holidays begins.About 2.2 million British holidaymakers are expected to head abroad between Friday and Monday, the majority to Europe, with all schools in the UK now on their summer break. Continue reading...

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"Битва блокад": хто кого першим заблокує на морі – Україна Росію чи навпаки

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-07-24T11:51:00+00:00

Операція "МоЛоЧКа" та інші ініціативи зі створення "логістичного локдауну" для окупантів набирають обертів. А Кремль знов намагається відтворити блокаду портів України. Хто більш успішний та чому для нас це не "другий 2022-й" - з’ясував УНІАН.

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Gangs taking villages on Brazil-Peru border ‘hostage’, say Indigenous leaders

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-24T11:49:19+00:00

Delegation sent to Brasília after gunmen from organised crime group enter homes in western Amazon ForestIndigenous leaders on the Brazil-Peru border say their communities are being “taken hostage” by organised crime groups who are running rampant across the region, destroying Amazon Forest, building roads and trafficking drugs.Earlier this month, masked men armed with semi-automatic weapons entered homes in Apiwtxa, a village in the Kampa do Rio Amônia Indigenous Territory, intimidating people and searching for targets. Continue reading...

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Masked men invading and taking Amazon communities ‘hostage’ in organised crime surge, say local leaders

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-24T11:49:19+00:00

Delegation sent to Brasília after gunmen from organised crime group enter homes in western AmazonIndigenous leaders on the Brazilian-Peruvian border have said their communities are being “taken hostage” by organised crime groups who are running rampant across the region, destroying rainforest, building roads and trafficking drugs.Earlier this month, masked men armed with semi-automatic weapons entered homes in Apiwtxa, a village in the Kampa do Rio Amônia Indigenous territory, intimidating people and searching for targets. Continue reading...

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India has laid the foundation for a prudent tax administration

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-24T11:45:46+00:00

The next phase of tax reform must move beyond legislative change to building institutions that inspire trust, encourage voluntary compliance and harness technology responsibly

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