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Details of MCG assault against Lidia Thorpe revealed after court lifts suppression order

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-03T06:16:39+00:00

Ebony Bell convicted and handed community work order following assault on senator and second ‘gratuitous act of violence’ while on bailFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA woman has been handed a community work order for punching Lidia Thorpe outside the MCG over claims the independent senator disrespected her mother.Ebony Bell was initially told to undertake an anger management course after her 2024 attack on Thorpe, but committed a second “gratuitous act of violence” while on bail, the Melbourne magistrates court w

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Vedanta, Hindustan Zinc shares rise as fresh encumbrance surfaces

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-03T06:10:49+00:00

Vedanta and HZL stocks gained in early trade following a regulatory filing on promoter share encumbrance linked to a ₹1,624 crore facility for a subsidiary

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Burnham’s funding gap: what state are UK finances in for the PM-in-waiting?

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-03T06:00:20+00:00

Given pressures on the public purse, the Makerfield MP may have to look at autumn tax rises to fund his ‘new direction’An economy rattled by a global energy shock, jittery bond markets and rising spending demands. As Andy Burnham prepares for government, the pressures on the public finances are in focus.The prospective prime minister pledged a new direction for Britain this week within two constraints: sticking to Labour’s current fiscal rules, and consistency with its 2024 manifesto. Continue reading...

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Friday briefing: The US at 250: who gets to tell the story?

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-03T05:47:24+00:00

In today’s newsletter: As official celebrations spotlight a narrow cast of ​white heroes, communities across the US are reclaiming the histories that Freedom 250 leaves outGood morning, and a very happy 250th birthday to the United States of America. If you prefer to celebrate with cage fighting on the White House lawn, an IndyCar rally through the streets of Washington DC, or simply by watching the president do his lonely bop to YMCA at a sparsely attended state fair, so much the better.It takes a special kind of someone to make the semiquincentennial birthday of a nation of 349 million peopl

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Ali Khamenei’s six-day funeral expected to draw millions in Iran

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-03T05:43:55+00:00

Huge scale of funeral for supreme leader across five cities is intended to relay message of resistance to rest of the worldIn the small hours of Friday the police roadblocks, stalls, posters and army vans were starting to appear across Tehran as millions of Iranians prepared to attend the long-delayed six-day funeral ceremony for Ali Khamenei’s, Iran’s supreme leader for 36 turbulent years.Killed in the opening salvo of the US-Israeli attack on the country in February, the funeral is intended to be an epic display of personal mourning, national power, resilience and social cohesion. Small grou

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Jacinta Allan admits criminals infiltrated Big Build but rejects calls for royal commission

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-03T05:33:24+00:00

Premier apologised over organised crime in some of Victoria’s largest construction projects, in op-ed that claimed a royal commission would not solve the issueFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJacinta Allan has admitted that criminals have infiltrated some of Victoria’s largest construction projects – but has again rejected growing calls for a royal commission into alleged corruption involving unions and labour hire companies.In an opinion piece published in the Age on Thursday night, the premier wrote that “we now

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У 1997 році мільйони корейців понесли до банків обручки й медалі, щоб врятувати країну

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-07-03T05:27:00+00:00

Під час азійської фінансової кризи мільйони жителів Південної Кореї добровільно віддали державі сімейні коштовності, обручки та навіть олімпійські медалі.

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Moira Deeming wins temporary reprieve as Victorian Liberal party postpones decision on her future

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-03T05:26:14+00:00

State opposition tells court it will not take any steps to disendorse MP while legal proceedings under wayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Victorian Liberal MP who sued her party to stave off a meeting that will determine her political future has been handed a temporary lifeline.Moira Deeming launched an eleventh-hour supreme court challenge against Victorian Liberal party president, Brian Loughnane, and the party on Friday morning, seeking a temporary injunction to stop the meeting. Continue reading...

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‘Ridiculous’ for US to maintain current Nato support, Trump warns ahead of alliance summit

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-03T05:19:33+00:00

President says Washington’s relationship with Nato is ‘not reciprocal’ and ‘they were not there for us’ in Iran warDonald Trump has said it is “ridiculous” for the US to continue its “one sided” relationship with Nato, less than a week before a summit of the military alliance in Ankara.Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform that “They were not there for us!!!” and Washington’s relationship with Nato “is not reciprocal”. Continue reading...

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Які будинки найдужче перегріваються в спеку: пояснення вченого

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-07-03T05:15:00+00:00

У класичних радянських панельних будинках складна ситуація у спеку / колаж УНІАН, фото pxhere.comСпека в Україні не спадає. Тому люди дедалі частіше цікавляться тим, в яких будинках найвища температура...

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GSP Crop Science discloses ransomware attack on non-core IT systems

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-03T05:02:51+00:00

GSP Crop Science says its core business applications, ERP systems, manufacturing operations, sales, customer service, and finance functions remain unaffected and are operating normally

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