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Turkey Hosts NATO Summit While Cracking Down on Critics

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-07-06T15:25:39+00:00

In the weeks leading up to the two-day event, the Turkish authorities blocked websites, jailed scores of people over allegations of terrorism and arrested a prominent comedian.

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Is NATO at breaking point as it meets in Turkiye?

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-07-06T15:18:33+00:00

NATO leaders gather in Ankara to tackle US-Europe tensions, defence gaps and support for Ukraine’s military resilience.

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The IIP and India’s industrial growth story

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-06T15:17:57+00:00

The new series of the Index of Industrial Production with 2022-23 as base too points to a growth deceleration

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SEBI clears IPOs of Manipal Health, RentoMojo

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-06T15:17:41+00:00

Temasek and the Dr Ranjan Pai-backed multispecialty hospitals chain Manipal Health Enterprises plans to raise ₹8,000 crore via fresh share, while existing shareholders proposed to sell 4.32 crore shares through OFS

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Wave of Russian strikes in Ukraine kills at least 21 people on eve of Nato summit

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-06T15:15:05+00:00

Zelenskyy calls for ‘strong decisions’ at talks after attack on Kyiv and surrounding region exposes widening air defence gapsEurope live – latest updatesA wave of Russian missiles and drones has struck across Ukraine, killing 21 people, and heavily damaging apartment blocks and other buildings, in an attack on the eve of a Nato summit in Turkey that has exposed widening gaps in Ukraine’s air defences.Fifteen people were killed in Kyiv, Russia’s main target, and 56 others were injured, according to the city’s administrative head, Tymur Tkachenko. Another six people were killed in the wider Kyiv

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NRI banking issues

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-06T15:13:49+00:00

Database, dissemination need a revamp

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Comment Starlink a réussi à s’imposer en Afrique

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-06T15:00:29+00:00

La firme du milliardaire américain Elon Musk propose désormais ses services dans 26 des 54 Etats africains. De nombreux pays, initialement réfractaires au fournisseur d’Internet par satellite, espèrent ainsi réduire leur fracture numérique dans les zones rurales enclavées.

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Higher-earning Australians flocking to 5% first home deposit scheme with some borrowers earning over $200,000

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-06T15:00:15+00:00

Exclusive: Economists warn Labor’s removal of caps could be pushing up prices as support flows to people in better financial positionsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMost Australian first home buyers are using the government’s 5% deposit scheme, with one in three new participants earning more than the scheme’s previous cap for high income earners.The influx of high income earners into the first home guarantee program, economists warn, has pushed up property prices by increasing buying capacity for people who would have bought anyway. Continue reading...

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Extreme high temperatures double young people’s risk of mental health admissions, Australian research shows

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-06T15:00:15+00:00

Exclusive University of Sydney study finds heat-related hospital admissions to increase by 6% to 7.7% by the end of the centuryGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastExtreme high temperatures in warmer months double the risk of young people being admitted to hospital for a mental health condition, according to research.The analysis, which looked at 720,000 New South Wales hospital admissions of young people aged up to 24, suggested the climate crisis would aggravate the already declining mental health of young people. Continue reading...

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Higher-earning Australians flocking to 5% first home deposit scheme, with some borrowers earning over $200,000

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-06T15:00:15+00:00

Exclusive: Economists warn Labor’s removal of caps could be pushing up prices as support flows to people in better financial positionsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMost Australian first home buyers are using the government’s 5% deposit scheme, with one in three new participants earning more than the scheme’s previous cap for high-income earners.The influx of high-income earners into the first home guarantee program, economists warn, has pushed up property prices by increasing buying capacity for people who would

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Labor’s draft policy platform waters down rather than scraps its longheld opposition to mandatory jail sentences

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-06T15:00:14+00:00

Updated document also commits party to cracking down on inducements for online gambling, putting pressure on Albanese government to toughen reformsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLabor will water down its opposition to mandatory jail sentences but has abandoned an earlier draft of its policy platform that would have seen the party scrap its longheld stance entirely.The draft platform obtained by Guardian Australia also commits Labor to cracking down on inducements for online wagering, putting pressure on the Alban

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Celtic leaders doubt Burnham’s devolution drive will go beyond England’s borders

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-06T15:00:13+00:00

Would-be prime minister has made basic missteps in pitches to Wales, Scotland and Northern IrelandAndy Burnham’s devolution promises are yet to impress sceptical Celtic administrations hoping for a reset with Westminster, sources in Cardiff and Edinburgh have said.Burnham, who is expected to take over from Keir Starmer as prime minister on 20 July, has made much of his support for the devolution of power and resources in England, pledging in an agenda-setting speech last week to make a new “No 10 North” the “nerve centre of a rewired Britain”. Continue reading...

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Au sein de LR, le cas du général Gomart, révélateur des ambiguïtés de Bruno Retailleau

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-06T15:00:07+00:00

L’eurodéputé français, dont les propos critiques envers la junte burkinabée ont servi de prétexte à une rupture avec Paris, est accusé par ses détracteurs de défendre une position prorusse auprès du patron du parti Les Républicains, alors qu’il est considéré comme un possible ministre de la défense « RN-compatible ».

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Fresh supplier dispute puts Ola Electric back before NCLT

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-06T14:58:55+00:00

The legal action comes as Ola Electric reports improving vehicle registrations and reduced quarterly losses

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Iran to Bury Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Holy City of Mashhad

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-07-06T14:47:37+00:00

The city of three million people is home to a gold-domed shrine that Shiite Muslims revere as Iran’s most sacred site. The final ceremony will take place there on Thursday.

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Republican senator Ted Cruz thanks Trump for ‘getting rid of that ridiculous red card’ in apparent reference to Folarin Balogun – live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-06T14:44:07+00:00

President confirms he called Fifa president to lobby against US striker’s suspension; senator weighs into furorSign up for the Breaking News US emailCruz just thanked Donald Trump for “getting rid of that ridiculous red card” – apparently in reference to Folarin Balogun. The US striker received a straight red card from referee Raphael Claus after a video review. Despite the move being considered excessively harsh, as my colleagues note, Fifa’s disciplinary code does not permit appeals against straight red cards, with officials from the world governing body and US Soccer confirming af

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Zelenskyy calls for ‘strong decisions’ at Nato summit as Russia kills 21 in overnight strikes on Kyiv – Europe live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-06T14:42:19+00:00

Ukraine’s president makes plea ahead of summit this week in Ankara where he is due to meet Trump on the sidelines Meanwhile, the UK has just sanctioned Russian actors involved in researching, developing and producing the novichok nerve agent and the lethal toxic Epibatidine, used in the Salisbury attack and the poisoning of Alexei Navalny.Among those sanctions are SC Signal, a Russian state scientific research institute, as well as three individuals researching novichok and Epibatidine.“Russia’s repeated use of chemical weapons is a sickening violation of international law and a direct threat

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Trump confirms he asked Fifa to review Balogun ban

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-07-06T14:39:48+00:00

United States President Donald Trump says Fifa "made the right decision" to suspend Folarin Balogun's one-match ban, adding that otherwise, it would have left a "big stain" on the World Cup.

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