Independent News & People Network Desk of News

A Russian Spy, Suddenly Cast Into the Spotlight, Flees Japan

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-07-23T09:15:41+00:00

The military intelligence officer left the country after The Times reported that he was using the Aeroflot airline office in Tokyo to conduct espionage.

Discussion
•••

Editorial. Broken system

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-23T09:15:03+00:00

Students deserve reforms, accountability; not police action

Discussion
•••

‘Cockroach’ protests: India’s Modi promises to punish corrupt officials

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-23T09:10:32+00:00

PM says ‘those who try to harm the future of our youth will not be spared’ as exam leaks scandal spirals into widespread angerNarendra Modi has said he will set up “fast-track courts” to expedite the punishment of corrupt officials who leaked examination papers, as India’s prime minister seeks to quell the youth-led “cockroach” protest movement that has rocked Delhi and challenged his government.In his first public remarks on the movement, Modi said on X “Nothing is more important than the welfare and future of our youth … Those who try to harm the future of our youth will not be spared.” Cont

Discussion
•••

Air India to soon start hub and spoke flights from Amritsar

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-23T09:09:42+00:00

The scheme was inaugurated at Varanasi on June 25 and is part of civil aviation ministry’s ambition to develop hubs in India

Discussion
•••

En Turquie, le durcissement de la justice des mineurs divise

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-23T09:08:04+00:00

L’onde de choc provoquée par la mort d’un adolescent de 14 ans poignardé par d’autres jeunes en 2025 à Istanbul n’en finit pas de secouer la société turque. Le Parlement, qui avait renoncé à durcir les peines encourues par les mineurs en cas de crime, devrait reprendre les discussions, pour faire face au fléau du recrutement d’enfants par les gangs mafieux.

Discussion
•••

Why I Sought Out a Taliban Commander I Had Fought

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-07-23T09:00:18+00:00

First as a Marine and then as a journalist, I spent years tied to Afghanistan. I returned one last time to speak to a former enemy in search of answers, and perhaps closure.

Discussion
•••

Libri per l’estate, consigli dal Venerdì

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-07-23T08:59:01+00:00

Lunghi o brevi, bestseller e successi di nicchia, graphic novel e saggi. Ecco altre letture per le vacanze

Discussion
•••

Around 12,000 people evacuated in France fires

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-07-23T08:56:36+00:00

A third firefighter has died in Europe while tackling ongoing wildfires across the continent.

Discussion
•••

Thousands evacuated in France fires

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-07-23T08:56:36+00:00

A third firefighter has died in Europe while tackling ongoing wildfires across the continent.

Discussion
•••

Palestine Action barrister’s prosecution criticised as ‘chilling’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-23T08:52:21+00:00

CBA chair says contempt charge over closing speech by Rajiv Menon KC has left lawyers fearful of doing their jobThe prosecution of a leading human rights barrister for contempt of court over his closing speech during a trial of Palestine Action activists has left lawyers fearful of doing their job, the chair of the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) has said.Rajiv Menon KC is due to stand trial next week, accused of breaching the judge’s directions in the trial of six people for a direct action protest at an arms factory of the Israeli subsidiary Elbit Systems UK in Filton, near Bristol, in 2024.

Discussion
•••

Pride organisers vow to march in Romanian city that has blocked event four years in a row

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-23T08:36:27+00:00

Oradea is only major city in EU where local authorities have repeatedly blocked Pride plansCampaigners in a Romanian city have vowed to go ahead with plans for a Pride march after local authorities denied them permission for the fourth consecutive year.Since 2023, campaigners in the western city of Oradea – population 180,000 – have sought authorisation for Pride events. Each year, however, they have come up against opposition, turning Oradea into the only major city in the EU where local authorities have repeatedly blocked Pride plans. Continue reading...

Discussion
•••

Oil prices near $100 a barrel after US attacks Iran and Houthis hit tankers in Red Sea – business live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-23T08:33:58+00:00

Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as traders fear attacks from Yemen and Iran creating ‘two-chokepoint problem’Oil prices have jumped by 3.7% this morning as the backlash from the US war in Iran appeared to spread to the Red Sea.The price of futures for Brent crude oil, the global benchmark, rose by 3% on Thursday to reach as high as $97.45 per barrel, approaching the $100 mark for the first time since May. Continue reading...

Discussion
•••

Главные заявления Рубио о необходимости новых идей по миру на Украине

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-07-23T08:27:55+00:00

Министр иностранных дел РФ Сергей Лавров и госсекретарь США Марко Рубио провели 35-минутную встречу на полях мероприятий АСЕАН в столице Филиппин. Стороны обсудили урегулирование конфликта на Украине. После встречи Рубио заявил о необходимости новых идей и готовности Вашингтона сыграть конструктивную роль в мирном урегулировании. «Ведомости» собрали основные заявления госсекретаря США.

Discussion
•••
news

Editorial wall of the news flow

A query on the internal database produces an ordered selection of articles, ready for reading and discussion.