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Pope praises US history of welcoming immigrants in implicit rebuke to Trump

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-03T16:26:47+00:00

Pope Leo urged Americans to live up to the ideals of the Declaration of Independence in his first major address to the USPope Leo has used his first major address to his home country to praise the US history of ⁠welcoming immigrants, urging Americans to live up to the ideals put forward in the ⁠Declaration of Independence.In his latest implicit rebuke to Donald Trump, the first US leader of the Roman Catholic church said the word “America” had become ‌a “byword for freedom” across the world because of the way the country welcomed immigrants. Continue reading...

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Pope praises US history of welcoming migrants in implicit rebuke to Trump

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-03T16:26:47+00:00

Pope Leo urges Americans to live up to the ideals of the Declaration of Independence in his first major address to the USPope Leo has used his first key address to his home country to praise the US history of ⁠welcoming migrants, urging Americans to live up to the ideals put forward in the ⁠Declaration of Independence.In his latest implicit rebuke to Donald Trump, the first US leader of the Roman Catholic church said the word “America” had become ‌a “byword for freedom” across the world because of the way the country welcomed migrants. Continue reading...

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Hundreds join support group for survivors of drug-facilitated rape

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-03T16:22:23+00:00

Zoe Watts and Amanda Stanhope launched network after being repeatedly assaulted by partners while unconsciousTwo women who were drugged and raped by their partners while they were unconscious have said hundreds of people – including about 80 in the UK alone – have come forward to a support group for victims of the crime.Zoe Watts and Amanda Stanhope, who were both repeatedly assaulted by their partners while unconscious, are calling for tighter laws to stop men sharing images and videos of sexual assaults and rape online. Continue reading...

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Hundreds join global support group for survivors of drug-facilitated rape

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-03T16:22:23+00:00

Zoe Watts and Amanda Stanhope launched network after being repeatedly assaulted by partners while unconsciousTwo women who were drugged and raped by their partners while they were unconscious have said hundreds of people – including about 80 in the UK – have come forward to an international support group for victims of the crime.Zoe Watts and Amanda Stanhope, who were both repeatedly assaulted by their partners while unconscious, are calling for tighter laws to stop men sharing images and videos of sexual assaults and rape online. Continue reading...

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Man charged with manslaughter over Tesla crash originally blamed on car’s self-driving mode

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-03T16:15:41+00:00

Tesla said Michael Butler disabled his car’s self-driving mode before it plowed into Martha Avila’s home in JuneA man whose Tesla Model 3 was allegedly in self-driving mode when it crashed into a home near Houston and killed a 76-year-old woman inside recently has been jailed on a count of manslaughter.Michael Butler’s arrest in the 19 June death of Martha Avila was announced late on Wednesday in a Facebook post by the sheriff of Harris county, Texas, Ed Gonzalez. Continue reading...

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En cartes | Conquérir et dominer : la grande fabrique du territoire américain

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-03T16:14:10+00:00

De la « doctrine Monroe » de 1823 à la « doctrine Donroe » de 2025, la politique de Donald Trump puise dans une longue histoire de conquêtes qui ont façonné les frontières des Etats-Unis depuis les premières colonies.

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Zohran Mamdani rebukes Trumpism with pro-immigrant speech for US’s 250th birthday

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-03T16:12:46+00:00

New York mayor’s speech cut ideological counterpoint to policies of president, who will deliver his own remarks later todayNew York’s mayor, Zohran Mamdani, exalted the city’s legacy of immigrants on Friday in a historically laden, ideological counterpoint to a US semiquincentennial address that was expected later in the day from Donald Trump – who has sought to deport immigrants en masse throughout his second presidency.Speaking from behind a desk at New York’s city hall that belonged to the US’s first president, George Washington, and which itself is a century older than the Resolute desk in

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Stars assemble in New York City amid preparations for giant Taylor Swift wedding

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-03T16:07:34+00:00

Singer and fiance Travis Kelce have been coy but festivities are getting under way at Madison Square GardenOn Friday, the streets of New York City and the first class lounges of Heathrow and JFK airports were crawling with celebrities on their way to attend the wedding of the year.Taylor Swift had kept fans guessing about whether it was her nuptials that had caused the closure of 11 streets in Midtown and the endless deliveries of flowers, food and decorations to the huge Madison Square Garden arena. Continue reading...

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Dans l’est de la RDC, la paix impossible

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-03T16:00:34+00:00

Malgré une baisse des combats dans les provinces du Nord-Kivu et du Sud-Kivu, les forces belligérantes demeurent sur le pied de guerre. Les efforts diplomatiques engagés depuis juin 2025, sous la houlette des Etats-Unis, n’ont produit que des « effets limités », selon des experts onusiens.

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London has lost ‘catastrophic’ 89% of car club vehicles since Zipcar exit

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-03T16:00:32+00:00

Only 330 car club vehicles available for rent after big provider left British market, data revealsThe number of car club vehicles in London has fallen by a “catastrophic” 89% since Zipcar ended its service in late 2025, with former users being pushed to consider buying or leasing.Car clubs allow drivers to use vehicles parked around a city, using apps to book and unlock them. Zipcar dominated London’s car club market before the US company’s shock decision to pull out in December 2025. That left a gap that has yet to be filled for Londoners without a car. Continue reading...

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Australie-Egypte : les Pharaons éliminent les Socceroos aux tirs au but et rejoignent les huitièmes de finale pour la première fois de leur histoire

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-03T16:00:16+00:00

Après avoir ouvert la marque en première période, puis concédé le but de l’égalisation au retour des vestiaires, Mohamed Salah et ses coéquipiers ont réussi toutes leurs tentatives lors de la séance de tirs au but. Les Australiens ont, eux, manqué la cible à deux reprises.

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250 ans d’indépendance américaine : la droite chrétienne aux avant-postes de la réécriture de l’histoire

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-03T16:00:06+00:00

« America 250 » (12/13). L’élection de Barack Obama, en 2008, a permis une meilleure prise en compte du rôle des minorités dans la construction nationale. Mais le contrecoup conservateur n’a pas tardé. A la tête de la contre-attaque « patriotique », Donald Trump est soutenu par l’influent Hillsdale College.

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Через блокування частини активів Smart Energy Україна втратила майже 300 млн кубометрів газу і продовжує втрачати, – CEO компанії

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-07-03T15:50:24+00:00

фото УНІАН, Андрій МарієнкоЧерез санкційні обмеження та зупинку частини газовидобувних активів Smart Energy Україна сумарно втратила майже 300 млн кубометрів газу. Про це заявив генеральний директор групи...

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