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Urban India drives consumption

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-08T16:12:02+00:00

India’s consumption is increasingly being shaped by its large cities. According to The Many Urban Indias report by PRICE and Tata, the country’s top 100 cities are projected to account for ₹74.5 lakh crore in consumption in 2025-26, representing 61 per cent of urban demand. The report also highlights shifting household spending patterns, rising savings and the growing importance of emerging urban centres in driving India’s consumption story

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Hotter Seas in Britain and Europe Threaten Marine Life

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-07-08T16:10:17+00:00

Higher sea temperatures have followed scorching weather across Europe, prompting Britain’s weather service to declare a “severe” marine heat wave.

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Monsoon dependency remains

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-08T16:08:03+00:00

Agri realities. Expanded irrigation infrastructure is not an independent buffer, but is itself hostage to the monsoon

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Екоактивісти закликають припинити скиди у Дніпро

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-07-08T16:08:00+00:00

Серед найбільших забруднювачів головної ріки України – підприємства водоканалів та приватні особи і підприємці, що скидають нечистоти у колектори дощової каналізації шляхом незаконних врізок. Про це...

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Trump on rampage at Nato summit: what does it mean for Ukraine? – The Latest

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-08T16:04:50+00:00

The US president is in combative mood as Nato leaders meet for a two-day summit in Ankara. There are divisions over Russia’s war in Ukraine, defence spending, and the US-Israel war in Iran with signs of the fragile ceasefire collapsing.The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is holding talks with leaders as he rallies the European cause against Russia’s war that has reached the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, as Nato allies present an increasingly united front against an unreliable US.Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s central and eastern Europe correspondent Shaun Walker – watch on YouTube Co

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Reform to ask for Clacton byelection to be held on 6 August after Farage resignation

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-08T16:01:46+00:00

Constituents to vote in contest being boycotted by major parties over financial scandal surrounding Reform leaderReform UK will request that the Clacton byelection be held on 6 August, the party has said, after Nigel Farage’s decision to resign from the seat.The Reform UK leader, who has represented the Essex constituency since the 2024 general election, said on Tuesday he was standing down and would put himself forward again in what he has sought to portray as a “people versus the establishment” contest. Continue reading...

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Reform to ask for 6 August Clacton byelection after Farage resignation

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-08T16:01:46+00:00

Constituents to vote in contest being boycotted by major parties over financial scandal surrounding Reform leaderReform UK will request that the Clacton byelection be held on 6 August, the party has said, after Nigel Farage’s decision to resign from the seat.The Reform UK leader, who has represented the Essex constituency since the 2024 general election, said on Tuesday he was standing down and would put himself forward again in what he has sought to portray as a “people versus the establishment” contest. Continue reading...

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Au Venezuela, la tenue d’élections et le sort des prisonniers politiques incertains après le séisme

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-08T16:00:13+00:00

Six mois après l’enlèvement de Nicolas Maduro par les forces américaines, ni Washington ni le pouvoir en place n’ont convoqué d’élection. La population, sinistrée par le séisme du 24 juin, peine à se faire entendre sur la question des prisonniers politiques et du retour promis à la démocratie.

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Live Updates: Trump Speaks After Lashing Out at NATO Summit

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-07-08T15:59:44+00:00

Though President Trump assailed partners for not joining the war in Iran, he said he would grant Ukraine long-sought authority to make the Patriot defense system.

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Clacton byelection likely to take place on 6 August – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-08T15:59:41+00:00

Count Binface to be one of few challengers to Nigel Farage as major parties boycott contestFor anyone involved in British politics, an invitation to be interviewed on Radio 4’s Today programme is the ultimate badge of seriousness. There are probably hundreds of MPs who have never made it onto the programme because they have not been deemed important enough.But, as if to prove the point that the Clacton byelection really is a “farce” (see 7.59am), this morning Today had an interview with Count Binface, the serial joke byelection candidate who may turn out to be Nigel Farage’s main opposition in

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Trump says ceasefire with Iran is over, calling its leaders ‘scum’

Source: Washington Post - World · Published: 2026-07-08T15:58:30+00:00

The president declared an end to the truce at a NATO summit in Turkey after the U.S. and Iran exchanged dozens of strikes overnight, raising the prospect of major renewed hostilities.

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Pakistan locates wreckage of Boeing 737 cargo plane that went missing off coast

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-08T15:56:38+00:00

Early flight data shows K2 Airways plane crashed into sea with five crew on board south-west of KarachiPakistan has located the wreckage of a Boeing cargo plane, the country’s airports authority said, adding that rescuers were searching for the five crew members on board when the aircraft went missing.The plane was approaching Karachi from Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates when radar showed it “rapidly descending” on Tuesday evening after reporting a “navigational system issue”, according to the Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA). Continue reading...

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : le gouvernement russe interdit les exportations de gazole en raison des pénuries provoquées par les frappes ukrainiennes

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-08T15:56:29+00:00

Cette interdiction « est entrée en vigueur aujourd’hui [mercredi], ce qui permettra d’augmenter les approvisionnements sur le marché intérieur », a déclaré le vice-premier ministre russe, Alexandre Novak, lors d’une réunion avec Vladimir Poutine. De son côté, Donald Trump a annoncé que les Etats-Unis allaient autoriser les Ukrainiens à fabriquer des missiles Patriot.

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Leveraging lean months

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-08T15:49:08+00:00

The period can be useful for independent directors

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Kentucky governor sends letter to McConnell staff for update on hospitalized senator’s condition – live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-08T15:48:09+00:00

In a rare move, Andy Beshear sent a note to the Republican senator’s staff requesting an update on the 84-year-old’s condition since he was hospitalized on 14 JuneSign up for the Breaking News US emailDuring a bilateral meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Nato summit in Ankara, Donald Trump was asked about Iran, and he repeated his earlier criticism.On Wednesday, while speaking to reporters alongside Mark Rutte, the Nato secretary general, Trump said that memorandum of understanding signed last month by the US and Iran is “over”, in the wake of the latest strikes. Continue reading...

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Kentucky governor requests update on McConnell’s health amid questions around his condition in hospital – live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-08T15:48:09+00:00

In a rare move, Andy Beshear sent a note to the Republican senator’s staff requesting an update on the 84-year-old’s condition since he was hospitalized on 14 JuneSign up for the Breaking News US emailDuring a bilateral meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Nato summit in Ankara, Donald Trump was asked about Iran, and he repeated his earlier criticism.On Wednesday, while speaking to reporters alongside Mark Rutte, the Nato secretary general, Trump said that memorandum of understanding signed last month by the US and Iran is “over”, in the wake of the latest strikes. Continue reading...

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : les Etats-Unis pourraient frapper l’Iran « plus en profondeur » dans la nuit, selon Pete Hegseth, le secrétaire d’Etat à la défense

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-08T15:45:37+00:00

Donald Trump avait menacé un peu plus tôt, mercredi, de détruire des infrastructures civiles iraniennes et de « prendre le contrôle de l’île de Kharg ». Les bombardements ont repris durant la nuit de mardi à mercredi dans le Golfe, alors que se tient un sommet de l’OTAN en Turquie.

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : les Etats-Unis pourraient frapper l’Iran « plus en profondeur » dans la nuit, selon Pete Hegseth, le secrétaire d’Etat à la défense

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-08T15:45:36+00:00

Donald Trump avait menacé un peu plus tôt, mercredi, de détruire des infrastructures civiles iraniennes et de « prendre le contrôle de l’île de Kharg ». Les bombardements ont repris durant la nuit de mardi à mercredi dans le Golfe, alors que se tient un sommet de l’OTAN en Turquie.

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"Дух Анкари" проти "Духу Анкориджа"

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-07-08T15:41:00+00:00

Президент США Дональд Трамп під час зустрічі з президентом України Володимиром Зеленським у кулуарах саміту НАТО в Анкарі заявив, що Сполучені Штати готові надати Україні гарантії безпеки, щоб "рятувати...

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PhonePe appoints Srijon Biswas as CTO

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-08T15:34:29+00:00

PhonePe co-founder Rahul Chari to take on role of CPTO

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Zelensky Renews Demands for Defense Systems Ahead of Trump Meeting at NATO Summit

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-07-08T15:33:49+00:00

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said before a NATO summit this week that he wanted Patriot missiles and the related defense systems to counter Russian ballistic missiles. But questions remained about President Trump’s pledge.

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Trump Says He Will Grant Ukraine the License to Make Patriot Missiles, a Key Demand

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-07-08T15:33:49+00:00

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said before a NATO summit this week that he wanted Patriot missiles and the related defense systems to counter Russian ballistic missiles. But questions remained about President Trump’s pledge.

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