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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : plusieurs explosions secouent Kiev, attaque à Kharkiv

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-08T04:38:10+00:00

Les déflagrations entendues à Kiev surviennent quelques jours après les pires frappes russes sur la capitale ukrainienne et au dernier jour du sommet de l’OTAN en Turquie. Le maire a fait état de deux blessés, tout comme celui de Kharkiv.

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Rupee declines 20 paise to 95.16 against US dollar in early trade

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-08T04:36:23+00:00

At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 95.15 against the US dollar before slipping further to 95.16, down 20 paise from its previous close

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Australia news live: Anika Wells says welfare checks under way after some callers could not connect to triple zero during Telstra outage

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-08T04:32:29+00:00

The communications minister says it is ‘very important that people do not make test calls to triple zero’. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTelstra outage reported to be cause of Victoria train stoppageThere is a long list of cancelled trains on the official V/line site, but the TL/DR is that Victoria’s regional train network has ground to a halt.Due to a radio network fault affecting the network, services are currently unable to operate …Passengers are advised to defer travel where possible. Continue reading...

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Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-07-08T04:23:25+00:00
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Sensex today | Stock Market Live: Sensex opens lower, down 600 pts; Nifty slips 186 pts to 24,212.55

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-08T04:12:49+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices LIVE: Benchmarks opened sharply lower on Wednesday morning, weighed down by a surge in crude oil prices after fresh US military strikes on Iran and the revocation of a waiver that had allowed Iran to sell crude in global markets, triggering a risk-off mood among investors

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Germans Don’t Love Budweiser. It Won’t Take No for an Answer.

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-07-08T04:01:06+00:00

Not for the first time, Budweiser is trying to make it in Germany. But this is a tough time to sell German drinkers on the image and taste of American beer.

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En Europe, la crainte du retour de l’Allemagne comme puissance militaire

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-08T04:00:56+00:00

En prévoyant de consacrer 3,5 % de son produit intérieur brut à sa défense d’ici à 2029, Berlin répond aux attentes de ses alliés, qui somment le pays depuis des années de prendre davantage ses responsabilités sur la scène internationale. Mais ce réarmement ravive de vieilles peurs, notamment en France, en Italie et en Pologne.

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Two in five Britons think Muslims cannot integrate in UK, poll finds

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-08T04:00:20+00:00

Government’s former extremism adviser sounds alarm as idea that diversity is harmful becomes ‘mainstream view’Two in five Britons believe Muslims cannot integrate into British society and more than half believe the country’s national identity is disappearing due to “diversity”, a report authored by a former government adviser on extremism has found.Sara Khan, who stood down in 2024 as the UK’s first counter-extremism commissioner, said such views contrasted sharply with accompanying findings that showed 85% of Muslims “favour integration”. Continue reading...

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« Une Coupe du monde n’est pas un miroir des relations internationales, ou alors un miroir déformant »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-08T03:30:11+00:00

Excepté la mise au ban de la Russie par les instances européennes et internationales depuis son agression de l’Ukraine en 2022, la géopolitique du football n’a pas grand-chose à voir avec la géopolitique tout court, même si la compétition est riche d’enseignements, relève Gilles Paris, éditorialiste au « Monde », dans sa chronique.

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State-owned RCF plans to raise ₹1,500 crore via FPO

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-08T03:20:00+00:00

The company said the Board has approved the raising of funds by way of a "Further Public Offering through a fresh issue of equity shares by the company aggregating up to ₹1,500 crore"

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US charges Indian criminal gang leader with organising murder of Canadian Sikh activist

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-08T03:13:11+00:00

Lawrence Bishnoi, who is in prison in India, is accused of orchestrating the assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in 2023US authorities have announced charges against the leader of an Indian criminal group in connection with the political assassination of a prominent Sikh activist in Canada – a high-profile killing that strained diplomatic relations between Canada and India at the time.Lawrence Bishnoi – the imprisoned head of an Indian criminal gang - and his childhood friend Satinderjeet Singh, are accused of orchestrating the assassination of a well-known Sikh independence activist Hardeep

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Nato allies announce £37bn for new missile project

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-07-08T03:12:00+00:00

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will convene around a dozen leaders to discuss the programme in Ankara.

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