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Ladakh exports apricots to UAE for first time

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-15T08:25:14+00:00

Inaugural consignment of five metric tonnes comes under an agreement signed by the Ladakh administration with the UAE-based Lulu Group earlier this year

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Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-07-15T08:22:20+00:00
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Shoebridge criticises Labor for delayed AI policy – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-15T08:06:13+00:00

This blog is now closedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastShorten shocked by testimony given to royal commission on antisemitismFormer Labor leader Bill Shorten, now the vice-chancellor of the University of Canberra, said he was shocked by the evidence given from the university sector during the latest round of hearings before the royal commission on antisemitism.It describes an Australia … and Australian universities that I don’t recognise. But the fact is that these voices who are speaking up through the vehicle of the royal commission are revealing things, which mean

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Lithuania warns Russia could be planning ‘targeted’ attacks on critical infrastructure – Europe live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-15T08:06:06+00:00

Lithuania’s president says Russia could be looking to escalate against one of the Baltic countries or PolandMeanwhile, Lithuania’s president Gitanas Nausėda warned that Russia could be planning attacks on infrastructure, with security around energy and transport sites to be tightened as a precaution.Speaking with BNS news agency, Nausėda appeared to confirm growing concerns, reported in the Guardian too, that Russia could be looking to escalate against one of the Baltic countries or Poland.“I cannot deny that we have such information and that it concerns kinetic operations – not on a large sca

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Thames Water says it has enough funding to survive until end of year

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-15T08:05:52+00:00

Annual results show struggling firm’s net debt has risen to £18.5bn, up from £16.8bn a year earlierBusiness live – latest updatesThames Water has said it has sufficient funding to survive until the end of the year, as it scrambles to recapitalise to avoid nationalisation.The UK’s largest water company, which serves 16 million customers in London and the south of England, said it continued to work with creditors, regulators and the government on a recapitalisation plan. Continue reading...

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Sensex today | Stock Market Live: Sensex, Nifty retreat from day's highs; Bank Nifty leads gains

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-15T08:03:40+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices LIVE: Indian benchmark indices trade higher on Wednesday, tracking positive global cues as investors shifted focus to the earnings season. Easing oil prices, optimism over the India-UK trade pact and encouraging early corporate results further supported market sentiment.

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Shipwrecks of Shackleton and Scott recreated in 3D digital form after deep sea expedition

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-15T08:00:49+00:00

Canadian scientists visit remains of polar exploration vessels in ‘golden era for shipwreck investigating’Moments after devouring the final glimmers of light, the seafloor offered nothing but darkness and silt. Then the bow appeared.More than 1,000ft (305 metres) below the surface of the Labrador Sea, off the coast of Canada, the skeleton of the final ship used by the famed polar explorer Ernest Shackleton appeared in its silty grave. Continue reading...

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Maryland police arrest alleged bank robber wielding stolen cat: ‘Tried to use her as an accessory’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-15T08:00:49+00:00

Police say suspect stole three-and-a-half-month-old tuxedo kitten Magnolia before attempting to rob a PNC bankIn this day and age, law enforcement agencies worldwide are accustomed to dealing with cat burglars – but now a Maryland police department is saying it grappled with a cat-wielding bank robber.The Prince George’s county police department said its officers arrested a man suspected of stealing a cat and then taking the animal with him to a PNC bank branch in the local community of Beltsville to rob the establishment on Monday morning. Continue reading...

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ЄС дозволив Україні купувати китайські компоненти для дронів з кредитних коштів, – FT

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-07-15T07:58:49+00:00

Брюссель зробив виняток із правил оборонного фінансування, оскільки необхідних комплектуючих для українських безпілотників не вистачає на європейському ринку.

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Starmer faces final Cabinet and PMQs as Burnham nears Labour leadership finish line – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-15T07:47:55+00:00

The outgoing Labour leader will have final talks with his senior ministers in No 10 before taking his last PMQsGood morning. Everyone likes a leaving do and today it’s Keir Starmer’s, or at least his parliamentary one. If the colleague who is going is someone you like and admire, then the chance to see them thanked and celebrated is welcome. And if the colleague who is going is someone that you don’t like, or who has stayed too long, then that’s even better. At a good leaving do, there are also decent jokes. And, in politics, a final PMQs is one of the rare moments when even opponents tend to

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Delhi approves law making time-bound govt service delivery a legal right

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-15T07:44:27+00:00

The Delhi (Right of Citizen to Time Bound and Ease of Delivery of Services) Bill, 2026 replaces the 2011 Act with a technology-driven framework for faster service delivery.

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Ursula von der Leyen in Kyiv to announce new defence initiatives as Ukraine and Russia exchange strikes – Europe live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-15T07:42:02+00:00

In Brussels EU ambassadors will be trying to work out the details of the 21st sanctions package for RussiaEuropean Commission president Ursula von der Leyen is in Kyiv today with plans to announce “new initiatives to integrate our defence industries,” a day after both European and Ukrainian armies were involved in the Bastille Day parade in Paris.“It’s a special moment. Ukraine has built a strong military momentum. The tide is turning,” she said. Continue reading...

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