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Spyware used against MEP investigating Pegasus abuses, report finds

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-03T05:00:20+00:00

Researchers say Stelios Kouloglou’s device was compromised after he joined European parliamentary committeeNSO Group’s hacking software was repeatedly used against a member of the European parliament while he was conducting an investigation of spyware abuses in Europe, according to a new report.Researchers at the Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto said they could not attribute the attacks against Stelios Kouloglou to any particular government operator of Pegasus spyware. But their investigation found the attack against the Greek now-former MEP bore the hallmarks of a previous hacking cam

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‘Bigger than football’: Norway fans’ Viking row makes waves at World Cup

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

From Times Square to the Norwegian parliament and even in fighter jet cockpits, the choreographed row is everywhereThe fans have done it, in their thousands, in the stadiums. The players have done it on the pitch. Pretty much anyone who was there did it in New York’s Times Square. Norwegian MPs did it in parliament.Prince Sverre Magnus, third in line to the Norwegian throne, rowed in an Oslo subway carriage. Care home residents in their 90s rowed in rural Norway and Norwegian Royal Air Force pilots rowed in their F-35 fighter jets. Continue reading...

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Soupçon d’espionnage d’une usine de drones : au cœur de l’affaire, un Biélorusse au profil amateur, qui nie les faits

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-03T05:00:06+00:00

L’homme affirme être arrivé par hasard à proximité de l’usine Delair, près de Toulouse, et avoir filmé parce qu’il était impressionné par des essais de drones. Cela ne convainc pas la DGSI, qui le suspecte d’être une « petite main » du renseignement russe.

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HCLTech shares surge over 4% on $1.14-billion deal win

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-03T04:53:07+00:00

Despite today’s rally, the stock is down 31.25% year-to-date and 34.36% over the past year, significantly underperforming the Nifty 50

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Angel One shares up as gross client base grows

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-03T04:44:05+00:00

Angel One’s average client funding book touches ₹6,783 crore in June, rising 7.5% m-o-m from May 2026 and 44.1% y-o-y from June 2025

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Rupee rises 19 paise to 95.16 against US dollar in early trade

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-03T04:43:03+00:00

Forex traders said despite a weaker dollar index and lower crude oil prices rupee is still facing pressure from robust dollar demand from importers and corporate hedgers.

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : Kiev demande d’urgence des missiles Patriot à ses alliés à la suite de l’attaque massive russe qui a fait au moins 27 morts à Kiev

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-03T04:39:59+00:00

Volodymyr Zelensky a promis une réplique après la pire attaque russe sur Kiev depuis le début du conflit. Au moins 27 personnes ont été tuées, et plus de 90 blessées, par des missiles et des drones dans la nuit de mercredi à jeudi, selon les autorités ukrainiennes.

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : Kiev demande d’urgence des missiles Patriot à ses alliés après l’attaque massive russe qui a fait au moins 30 morts à Kiev

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-03T04:39:57+00:00

Volodymyr Zelensky a promis une réplique après la pire attaque russe de Kiev depuis le début du conflit. Au moins 30 personnes ont été tuées, et près d’une centaine blessées, par des missiles et des drones dans la nuit de mercredi à jeudi, selon les autorités ukrainiennes.

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : les dernières informations

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-03T04:39:57+00:00

Volodymyr Zelensky a promis une réplique après la pire attaque russe de Kiev depuis le début du conflit. Au moins 30 personnes ont été tuées, et près d’une centaine blessées, par des missiles et des drones dans la nuit de mercredi à jeudi, selon les autorités ukrainiennes.

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Coal India shares flat after June coal supplies rise

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-03T04:35:14+00:00

Coal India’s overall supplies rose 7.5% y-o-y to 65.8 mt in June FY27, compared with 61.2 mt in the corresponding month last year

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Crude oil futures rise on cautious optimism over US-Iran peace talks

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-03T04:27:32+00:00

The oil market is on course for its fourth consecutive week of decline as flows through the Strait of Hormuz continue to normalise, a commodities report said

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Українські атаки боляче бʼють по Кремлю, але Путін не планує завершувати війну, - NYT

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-07-03T04:24:00+00:00

Аналітики вважають, що Кремль поки не бачить причин змінювати свою стратегію, хоча тиск на російську економіку та суспільство посилюється.

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HCLTech signs AI-led digital transformation deal worth $1.14 billion

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-03T04:08:25+00:00

The partnership with the Europe-headquartered firm would help both the companies to transform and manage their global digital workplace and enterprise networks

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Vladimir Poutine, la tentation de la fuite en avant

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-03T04:00:28+00:00

Malgré une économie exsangue et la lassitude de la population, le président russe maintient ses exigences maximalistes à l’égard de l’Ukraine, refusant toute option diplomatique pour mettre fin à la guerre.

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Trump hijacks America at 250 celebrations – podcast

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-03T04:00:19+00:00

This weekend marks 250 years since the signing of the declaration of independence, but Donald Trump is making the celebration all about himself. As the anniversary approaches, Jonathan Freedland talks to the Atlantic’s Yoni Appelbaum about why so many Americans are feeling less patriotic these daysArchive: AP, Reuters Continue reading...

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Dolphins increasingly rely on trawlers for food in overfished Adriatic, say scientists

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-03T04:00:18+00:00

In one area 76% of fishing boats were followed, with baby dolphins learning the technique from their parentsBottlenose dolphins in the Adriatic are increasingly following trawlers to scavenge for food, with baby dolphins learning the technique from their parents, a study has found.“These days the easiest way to find [bottlenose dolphins] is to look for trawlers,” said Giovanni Bearzi, a co-author of the study and the president of Dolphin Biology and Conservation in Italy. “Many of them are followed by the dolphins that go to forage and scavenge in their wake. Continue reading...

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Portrait of Angela Merkel unveiled at museum in Berlin

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-03T04:00:18+00:00

Painting by Jérémie Queyras shows former German chancellor in trademark jacket – at a time of nostalgia for her ruleOver months they met secretly in a studio in the government quarter of central Berlin – a young artist and his subject, the former German chancellor Angela Merkel. For hours at a time, while Jérémie Queyras painted her portrait, they bonded, Merkel has said, chatting “about all and sundry”. Sometimes they were silent, or they listened to classical music, taking it in turns to let each other choose the pieces.The result of what Merkel, 71, called their “little adventure” was unvei

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‘Scavenger’ dolphins increasingly rely on trawlers for food in overfished Adriatic, say scientists

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-03T04:00:18+00:00

In one area 76% of fishing boats were followed, with baby dolphins learning the technique from their parentsBottlenose dolphins in the Adriatic are increasingly following trawlers to scavenge for food, with baby dolphins learning the technique from their parents, a study has found.“These days the easiest way to find [bottlenose dolphins] is to look for trawlers,” said Giovanni Bearzi, a co-author of the study and the president of Dolphin Biology and Conservation in Italy. “Many of them are followed by the dolphins that go to forage and scavenge in their wake. Continue reading...

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‘Our little adventure’: Angela Merkel unveils portrait of herself in Berlin

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-03T04:00:18+00:00

Jérémie Queyras, 28, created painting over months of sessions at his studio where pair struck up unlikely bondOver months they met secretly in a studio in the government quarter of central Berlin – a young artist and his subject, the former German chancellor Angela Merkel. For hours at a time, while Jérémie Queyras painted her portrait, they bonded, Merkel has said, chatting “about all and sundry”. Sometimes they were silent, or they listened to classical music, taking it in turns to let each other choose the pieces.The result of what Merkel, 71, called their “little adventure” was unveiled to

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