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Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-07-06T07:25:57+00:00
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Australia news live: One Nation to contest WA byelection triggered by Labor MP’s resignation

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-06T07:23:43+00:00

Pauline Hanson’s party confirms it will run a candidate in the Labor-held state seat of Secret Harbour. Follow today’s news liveMy colleague Josh Butler has a full report into today’s controversy surrounding Anthony Albanese’s podcast appearance. You can read the full debrief here:Meta executives to speak at royal commission on antisemitism today Continue reading...

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One Nation to contest WA byelection triggered by Labor MP’s resignation – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-06T07:23:43+00:00

This blog is now closedChina tests long-range missile in South Pacific in move Australia condemns as ‘destabilising to region’My colleague Josh Butler has a full report into today’s controversy surrounding Anthony Albanese’s podcast appearance. You can read the full debrief here:Meta executives to speak at royal commission on antisemitism today Continue reading...

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Что известно об ответном ударе по Киеву

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-07-06T07:17:31+00:00

В ночь на 6 июля Вооруженные силы РФ нанесли массированный удар высокоточным оружием по военным предприятиям в Киеве и ряде областей Украины. Одновременно средства ПВО уничтожили 519 украинских беспилотников над 23 российскими регионами и акваторией Азовского моря. Были атакованы объекты в нескольких российских регионах. «Ведомости» собрали основные тезисы из сводок Минобороны и сообщений губернаторов.

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Pinarayi Vijayan seeks SEBI probe into Vizhinjam Port stake sale

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-06T07:16:59+00:00

Vijayan alleged that the port operator failed to disclose the proposed transaction to the Kerala government despite the concession agreement

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Утренний звон по рынку акций 6 июля

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-07-06T07:15:26+00:00

Российский рынок акций провел выходные в приподнятом расположении духа. Телефонный разговор президентов Владимира Путина и Дональда Трампа порадовал совсем было приунывших инвесторов, и индекс Мосбиржи по итогам уикэнда вплотную подобрался к отметке 2500 пунктов.

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Что известно о ночных атаках беспилотников на регионы России

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-07-06T07:12:25+00:00

В ночь на 6 июля российские регионы подверглись массированной атаке украинских беспилотников. По данным Минобороны РФ, средства ПВО перехватили и уничтожили 519 устройств самолетного типа в небе над 22 российскими регионами и Азовским морем. БПЛА были сбиты, в частности, над Белгородской, Брянской, Ростовской, Ленинградской, Самарской и Ярославской областями, а также над Московским регионом, Краснодарским краем, Крымом.

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Sensex today | Stock Market Live Updates: Sensex touches 78,350, Nifty tops 24,440 as bank stocks, lower crude lift markets

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-06T07:10:34+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Live Updates: BSE Sensex was up 571.72 points, or 0.74%, at 78,335.63 after touching an intraday high above the 78,350 mark. The Nifty 50 gained 169.95 points, or 0.70%, to 24,440.80 after climbing above the 24,446 mark during the session

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Khamenei’s funeral procession moves through Tehran

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-07-06T07:05:35+00:00

Crowds filled the streets of Tehran as the funeral procession for Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, began.

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Illegal Mining: Coal Ministry to adopt Zero Leakage Plan

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-06T07:03:04+00:00

The ‘Zero Coal Leakage Plan’ will ensure a comprehensive and time-bound response to illegal mining activities and the unauthorised transportation of the dry fuel

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Big brewers ‘misleading drinkers’ over craft beer credentials, says Camra

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-06T07:00:06+00:00

Campaign group calls on watchdog to investigate sector amid claims of anti-competitive practices elbowing out independentsBig brewers are misleading drinkers about their products’ “craft” credentials and geographical origin, the ale enthusiasts’ club Camra has claimed, as it called on the consumer watchdog to investigate the beer market.Camra asked the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) to launch a review of whether small breweries are being unfairly elbowed off the bar by larger rivals’ anti-competitive tactics. Continue reading...

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‘It’s smoke and mirrors’: hope turns to fear in Scottish village chosen for AI datacentre

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-06T07:00:06+00:00

Suspicions grow in Lanarkshire that local people have been misled on supposed benefits of the huge developmentRevealed: landmark Scottish AI project has no prospect of meeting renewables promiseWhat are Britain’s AI growth zones and are the plans feasible or ‘complete bunk’?The promise was that a Scottish community would be transformed by massive investment and empowered to chase “the jobs of the future”. Instead, local people in Lanarkshire fear they may have to sell their properties and lose green belt land because of the errors of a badly planned AI datacentre complex, even as those jobs an

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Revealed: landmark Scottish AI project has no prospect of meeting renewables promise

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-06T07:00:05+00:00

Exclusive: Government and developers privately acknowledged Lanarkshire datacentre site had power provision ‘issue’‘It’s smoke and mirrors’: hope turns to fear in Scottish village chosen for AI datacentreWhat are Britain’s AI growth zones and are the plans feasible or ‘complete bunk’?A landmark AI development billed as delivering jobs and prosperity has misrepresented its plans to channel a nuclear reactor’s worth of power to a site in rural Scotland, a Guardian investigation has found.When it was announced in January, the government promised that an £8.2bn AI datacentre complex in Lanarkshire

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Nainggolan: “Il caso Balogun dimostra che questo non è più calcio”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-07-06T06:56:23+00:00

L’ex centrocampista del Belgio attacca la FIFA dopo la sospensione della squalifica dell’attaccante statunitense, ma assolve Trump: “Fa bene a esultare, da tifoso. Il problema è di chi ha preso la decisione”

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China tests long-range missile in South Pacific in move Australia condemns as ‘destabilising to region’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-06T06:44:03+00:00

Australian government confirms it was informed by China of its intent to conduct the test on MondayChina has conducted a long-range missile test in the South Pacific, in a move the Australian government condemned as “destabilising to the region” and which was also criticised by other regional leaders.A ⁠test missile topped with ‌a ‌dummy warhead landed ‌in “designated waters” of the Pacific, China’s state news agency Xinhua ‌reported on Monday. The missile test was a “routine arrangement” of China’s annual ⁠military training, with prior notification to relevant countries, Xinhua said. Continue

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Anthony Albanese’s ‘shag, marry, date-gate’ underscores the double-edged sword of social media appearances

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-06T06:38:27+00:00

Everything in Canberra is content now, from performative questions to calculated outbursts and comments about Kylie MinogueFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese probably didnt expect an interview with a comedian in her “Bush Barbie” character would have kickstarted the biggest firestorm of the week.But the prime minister, appearing alongside a stuffed copy of his beloved cavoodle Toto – fell victim to an entirely avoidable and regrettable controversy when he played along with a “shag, marry, date” game.

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China Test Fires Long-Range Ballistic Missile in the Pacific

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-07-06T06:33:32+00:00

China’s firing of a submarine-launched missile came as Australia secured more defense deals with Pacific Island nations. Countries expressed concern about the test.

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