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Tuesday briefing: Inside Shabana Mahmood’s new UK asylum reforms

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-30T05:45:41+00:00

In today’s newsletter: As the home secretary details reforms to the asylum system, a look at the challenges Labour faces – and what better story could be told about immigrationGood morning. Last night home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, set out further planned reforms to the asylum system. A new means-tested scheme, which will see asylum seekers ordered to pay about £10,000 each for their state-funded living costs or be denied settled status in the UK, has been condemned by refugee charities for placing a tax on refugees fleeing war, torture and famine.Over the weekend, briefings suggested Mahmoo

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SIS announces share buyback worth up to ₹120 crore

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-30T05:40:09+00:00

This will be “at a maximum price of ₹478.50 per equity share, representing a 10 per cent premium to the closing price on June 25, 2026"

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Australia politics live: Garth Hamilton storms out of question time after outburst; Chalmers says opposition having ‘meltdown’ not marketing problem

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-30T05:27:43+00:00

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastChalmers defends house price forecastsThe government has been facing some heat over the cooling house market around Australia with falling auction clearance rates, and forecasts that house prices in Sydney and Melbourne could fall more than $100,000.Auction clearance rates in Brisbane came up on the weekend, if you compare the preliminary numbers from the week before. They also came up in Adelaide. They came up nationally in aggregate, as I understand it. But in Sydney and Melbourne, we saw some softness there,

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With little official help, Venezuelans in earthquake rescue themselves

Source: Washington Post - World · Published: 2026-06-30T05:27:26+00:00

Residents say that years of mismanagement by the authoritarian socialist government — exacerbated by U.S. sanctions — have left the government ill-equipped to respond to the earthquakes.

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Sensex today | Stock Market Live Updates: Sensex slips below 77,000, Nifty holds near 23,920 in volatile monthly expiry session

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-30T05:23:52+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices LIVE: Benchmarks opened higher on Tuesday morning but pared early gains amid monthly derivatives expiry and continuing uncertainty over US-Iran negotiations. At 10:01 am, Nifty shed 65.50 pts (-0.27%) to 23,880.75, while Sensex dropped 171.21 pts (-0.22%) to 76,557.16

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Biocon slips despite BBL turning wholly-owned subsidiary

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-30T05:21:07+00:00

On Monday, Biocon completed the acquisition of 1,15,36,956 equity shares of Biocon Biologics from 127 selling shareholders, making BBL a wholly-owned subsidiary with effect from that date

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Attempts to question FATF's credibility often reflect fear of scrutiny: India at UN

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-30T05:20:04+00:00

He said that countries facing adverse assessments should address the identified deficiencies, strengthen domestic enforcement, improve financial transparency, and demonstrate irreversible action against terror-financing networks

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Three people injured after explosion in Monaco

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-06-30T05:12:26+00:00

The blast at a residential building was "very likely an attack", Monaco's head of government tells AFP.

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Suzlon bags 105 MW wind energy project from Sunsure Energy

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-30T05:11:56+00:00

The current project scope includes the supply, erection, commissioning, and maintenance of 21 next-generation S175 wind turbine generators (WTGs) to be installed in Bijapur, Karnataka.

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Over 10 injured in fire at naphtha pipeline in West Bengal's Haldia

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-30T05:02:26+00:00

The fire was first spotted around 2.45 am, they said, adding that it quickly spread to Chiranjibpur in ward 13 of Haldia Municipality, engulfing several houses

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Brompton sells stakes to Decathlon and Chinese Labubu backer

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-30T05:00:40+00:00

British bike maker says cycling market is recovering from sales slump and investments will add new expertiseThe French sports gear retailer Decathlon and a Chinese investment group that was an early backer of Labubu soft toys have bought stakes in the British folding bike maker Brompton, as its boss said the cycling market was recovering from a slump in sales.Decathlon has acquired a 10% stake in the manufacturer while BA Capital has bought 5% in a deal understood to collectively be worth about £18m. Continue reading...

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School smartphone bans seen as ‘punitive’ by young people, study says

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-30T05:00:39+00:00

Outright bans may have unintended negative consequences for young people, University College London report warnsSchool smartphone bans are “overly simplistic” and are not supported by young people who regard them as “punitive” rather than helpful, according to research by University College London.The UCL report was published on Tuesday, the day after a statutory ban on smartphones in schools in England came into force, making individual schools and trusts legally responsible for being phone-free throughout the day. Continue reading...

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Australia politics live: Chalmers says opposition having ‘meltdown’ not marketing problem as Garth Hamilton storms out of question time after outburst

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-30T04:57:47+00:00

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastChalmers defends house price forecastsThe government has been facing some heat over the cooling house market around Australia with falling auction clearance rates, and forecasts that house prices in Sydney and Melbourne could fall more than $100,000.Auction clearance rates in Brisbane came up on the weekend, if you compare the preliminary numbers from the week before. They also came up in Adelaide. They came up nationally in aggregate, as I understand it. But in Sydney and Melbourne, we saw some softness there,

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Kalpataru Projects International bags orders worth ₹2,957 cr

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-30T04:56:24+00:00

The orders span the power Transmission & Distribution (T&D) business in India and overseas market, the buildings and factories business in India as well as in the water business in West Asia

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