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Hindalco to invest $10 billon in biggest-ever organic growth drive

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-23T15:37:50+00:00

Company earmarks ₹50,000 crore for growth projects and evaluates a similar pipeline as it expands value-added aluminium and copper businesses amid rising demand from EVs, renewables and infrastructure sectors

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House passes war powers resolution again in pushback over Iran war as $1.15tn defense bill faces uphill Senate battle – live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-23T15:37:47+00:00

Four Republicans defect to vote for curbing Trump’s military action in Iran; National Defense Authorization Act sparks controversyUS House passes second war powers resolutionSign up for the Breaking News US emailBy a vote of 214-208 lawmakers in the House passed a war powers resolution to curb the Trump administration’s military action in Iran, ahead of the lower chamber’s August reccess.Four Republicans, Brian Fitzpatrick, Warren Davidson, Tom Barrett and Thomas Massie, voted yes, alongside all Democrats. Continue reading...

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In India, fear has switched sides

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-07-23T15:36:58+00:00

By refusing to be intimidated, India’s students have turned a protest over education into a crisis for Narendra Modi.

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Ma vie d’exilée russe à Paris : à Sciences Po, « je dois intervenir en tant que fondatrice d’un média et non comme victime de la répression »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-23T15:30:14+00:00

« Une Russe à Paris » (3/6). La journaliste Elizaveta Osetinskaya, arrivée en France en 2022, intervient dans cet établissement d’études supérieures. C’est, selon elle, un des plus ouverts en France, grâce à la diversité des enseignants.

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : la poursuite du conflit risque d’entraîner une inflation plus forte que prévu, estime la présidente de la BCE, Christine Lagarde

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-23T15:28:20+00:00

La présidente de la Banque centrale européenne a jugé « alarmante » l’extension du conflit à la mer Rouge, où des rebelles houthistes du Yémen, alliés de l’Iran, ont revendiqué des frappes contre deux pétroliers saoudiens.

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Owner of Viking ship used in The Odyssey says studio has not paid bill for damage

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-23T15:28:10+00:00

Swedish nonprofit alleges cost to repair replica was $6,000 but Universal – which made $264m on film’s opening weekend – has not stumped upThe Swedish owners of a Viking longship replica that features in the Hollywood blockbuster The Odyssey say they feel “forgotten” after film-makers allegedly returned the vessel damaged and failed to foot the bill for repairs.In nearly three decades at sea, the warship Glad av Gillberga – based on a wreck from around 1040 found in Denmark’s Roskilde fjord – has successfully sailed the North Sea, the Baltic and even voyaged to Canada. Continue reading...

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‘I got carried away’: Elon Musk expresses regret about Doge and wading into Trump’s orbit

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-23T15:27:52+00:00

Billionaire in interview with the Economist admits he was too consumed by politics and shares predictions about AIElon Musk has admitted he became too consumed by politics during his volatile alliance with Donald Trump and his brief appointment as the president’s financial axman, running the so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge).The world’s richest person, and briefly its first trillionaire after his SpaceX company floated on the US stock exchange in June, made the confession in a wide-ranging interview with the Economist published on Thursday. He shared his positions on subje

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Risks in financing AI

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-23T15:24:19+00:00

Financial guardrails needed to curb AI exuberance

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Ousted Ukrainian defence minister refuses any other role in Zelenskyy’s government – Europe live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-23T15:23:24+00:00

Mykhailo Fedorov says only in his former post could he ‘combat procurement corruption and complete the army’s transformation’EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has offered a bit more detail on the new package of sanctions, saying they are “the largest round in four years,” and will “hit Putin where it hurts most.”In a statement, she said:“We have agreed on the 21st sanctions package against Russia. It delivers sweeping measures targeting Moscow’s financial system, its military-industrial complex and energy sector, that keep Russia’s war economy running. Continue reading...

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India faces scrutiny over tariffs, MSP, QCOs at WTO review

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-23T15:18:20+00:00

Chair says transparency and predictability emerged as the principal concerns during India’s eighth trade policy review

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Top Business & Market Headlines Today — BL Morning Report, July 24, 2026

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-23T15:14:44+00:00

BL Morning Report, July 24, 2026: Get today’s top business news, market headlines about the Stock Market, Sensex & Nifty trends, key market insights, economic highlights, and the latest updates from India and global markets.

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Producing engineers for a changing world

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-23T15:14:01+00:00

Tech agenda. We need to train engineers to work in the fields of agriculture, medical tech, mobility and energy

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Iran War Live Updates: Attacks in Red Sea Send Oil Prices Over $100 a Barrel

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-07-23T15:12:58+00:00

The price of Brent crude soared after Iran’s Houthi allies in Yemen claimed strikes on two Saudi tankers. The House cast a second vote to rein in President Trump’s war powers, with four Republicans joining Democrats to rebuke the president.

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Pauline Hanson blames ‘fake news’ media for her bad press. But serious leaders have to own their actions

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-23T15:00:47+00:00

In a fortnight of rolling blunders, the One Nation leader digs deep into the Trump playbook of blame-shiftingGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThere’s apparently only one thing to blame for Pauline Hanson’s string of bad headlines in recent weeks, from her decision to pal around with the far-right convicted criminal Tommy Robinson to her description of domestic violence on Wednesday as a “two-way street”.According to the One Nation leader, it’s of course not Hanson herself who is to blame. Continue reading...

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