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Can governments fix the global housing crisis?

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-06-29T18:03:50+00:00

From city skyscrapers to sprawling slums, a roof over your head has never been harder to afford.

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Resident doctors in England accept government offer on pay and jobs

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-29T17:53:52+00:00

Pay will be 35.2% higher on average compared with four years ago after series of strikes that have cost NHS £1bnResident doctors in England have voted to accept a new government deal on pay and jobs, bringing an end to strike action that has cost the NHS £1bn since last summer.It comes after the British Medical Association called off a strike at the last minute earlier this month to put the offer to members. Continue reading...

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Thai-based crypto investor funding Reform unlikely to avoid cap on overseas donations

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-29T17:47:52+00:00

Christopher Harborne, who also gave Nigel Farage £5m ‘gift’, reported to have registered to vote in HampshireChristopher Harborne, the Thailand-based crypto investor who has given millions of pounds to Reform UK, would be unlikely to get around a planned cap on overseas political donations even if he has registered to vote in the UK, it is understood.Harborne, who also gave Nigel Farage, the Reform leader, £5m as a “gift”, has registered to vote in Hampshire, the Times reported, with a spokesperson for the billionaire quoted in the paper saying that he had decided to become a “registered voter

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Wimbledon Is One Place That Won’t Screen England in the World Cup

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-06-29T17:41:12+00:00

The tennis tournament, a bastion of sometimes stuffy rules, has no plans to broadcast World Cup matches on Henman Hill, but restrictions on cellphone use have been eased.

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Strong aftershock terrifies Venezuelans days after devastating twin quakes

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-29T17:37:01+00:00

Caracas and port city of La Guaira affected by 4.6 magnitude shock as loss of life passes 1,450 peopleA strong aftershock has rattled northern Venezuela, sending terrified residents racing on to the streets five days after the twin earthquakes that killed at least 1,450 people, left tens of thousands missing and triggered a growing humanitarian emergency.The aftershock early on Monday – which the United States Geological Survey measured at a magnitude of 4.6 – shook the capital, Caracas, and the devastated port city of La Guaira, where rescue crews are still hoping to pull as many survivors as

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Mehdi Hasan: Disrupting democracy’s decline

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-06-29T17:30:57+00:00

With democracy on the decline in both the UK and US, Mehdi Hasan makes the case for independent journalism.

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Backlash from centrist Democrats as democratic socialist candidates sweep primaries

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-29T17:25:51+00:00

Party’s old guard abandons ‘blue no matter what’ banner to push for a more formal break with progressive wingAfter a string of Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) primary victories, the loudest response from much of the Democratic establishment’s old guard was not reconciliation, but escalation.Over the last few days, prominent party figures have moved away from unifying under a “blue no matter who” banner to push for a more formal break with their left flank, and said the moment may have arrived for Democrats to confront their more socialist wing. Continue reading...

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Au Sénégal, l’Assemblé adopte un projet de réforme constitutionnelle controversé qui sera soumis à référendum

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-29T17:25:34+00:00

Cette proposition de loi, lancée par la formation de l’ex-premier ministre et actuel président de l’Assemblée, Ousmane Sonko, limogé en mai par le président, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, vise à un « meilleur rééquilibrage des prérogatives » entre les pouvoirs exécutif, législatif et judiciaire du Sénégal, un pays à régime présidentiel.

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Le premier discours programmatique du travailliste Andy Burnham, dirigeant britannique en devenir

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-29T17:20:56+00:00

Décentralisation et réindustrialisation sont les maîtres mots du probable futur chef de gouvernement, à la suite du démissionnaire Keir Starmer. Mais les premiers doutes percent dans les rangs travaillistes sur ses marges de manœuvre, en raison des contraintes budgétaires.

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Вплив CBAM на Україну виявився у 200 разів більшим, ніж прогнозувала Єврокомісія, - експерт

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-06-29T17:15:00+00:00

За його словами, ідея CBAM полягала у тому, щоб виробники з третіх країн не мали конкурентної переваги перед європейськими компаніями, які вже сплачують за викиди CO₂ у межах системи торгівлі квотами ЄС.

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Cisjordanie occupée : le secrétaire général des Nations unies dénonce l’« expansion et l’accélération implacables » des colonies israéliennes

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-29T17:14:53+00:00

Dans un rapport trimestriel sur la situation en Cisjordanie, Antonio Guterres a également condamné « la croissance continue des avant-postes de colonisation, qui ont lieu en parallèle d’une augmentation des violences liées aux colons et aux restrictions d’accès des Palestiniens à leurs terres ».

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Nato chief says he is confident Burnham will stick to defence spending target

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-29T17:14:40+00:00

Mark Rutte stressed need for military investment ahead of long-awaited UK funding announcement on TuesdayNato’s secretary general has said he is confident Andy Burnham will stick to the alliance’s long-term spending commitments, and that the man expected to be the UK’s next prime minister would recognise that rearmament can spur economic growth.During a visit to London, Mark Rutte said he did not expect the UK to meet an alliance target to spend 3.5% of GDP on defence by 2035 “in one big step” when its long-delayed defence investment plan was published on Tuesday. Continue reading...

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Outcry over supreme court decision to grant Trump power to fire agency chiefs

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-29T17:13:56+00:00

Legal and labor experts say Trump v Slaughter decision upends settled constitutional law in favor of ‘loyalty test’As a reality TV show host, Donald Trump rose to fame with the catchphrase: “You’re fired!” On Monday, the US supreme court handed him – and all future presidents – the power to fire leaders of independent agencies or commissions, overturning 90 years of court precedent curbing executive power.While Trump celebrated the decision on Truth Social as a “big win”, labor advocates, unions, and consumer advocacy groups criticized the supreme court decision on the case, Trump v Slaughter,

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Європа імпровізує: ізоляція США змушує лідерів ЄС будувати ядерний щит разом із Україною

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-06-29T17:03:26+00:00

На тлі прогресуючого згортання військово-політичних зобов'язань Сполучених Штатів Америки, європейський континент опинився перед необхідністю радикального переформатування своєї оборонної доктрини.

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Без парасольки США Європа опинилася в залежності від України, - Foreign Policy

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-06-29T17:03:00+00:00

На тлі прогресуючого згортання військово-політичних зобов'язань Сполучених Штатів Америки, європейський континент опинився перед необхідністю радикального переформатування своєї оборонної доктрини.

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« Le rire en politique, lorsqu’il est instrumentalisé au profit du plus fort, se moque pour entretenir une domination »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-29T17:00:15+00:00

Au nom du droit à l’humour, l’ironie propagée par l’extrême droite sur les réseaux sociaux et dans le discours politique repousse progressivement les limites de ce qui est acceptable en politique, analyse le chercheur Denis Saint-Amand dans un entretien au « Monde ».

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Venezuela earthquakes aftershock hits near capital city as man rescued from rubble after being trapped for 106 hours – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-29T16:56:14+00:00

No damage reported in 4.6 magnitude aftershock; At least 1,450 people are known to have died in initial quakes but number is expected to riseIn an update to X, El Salvador’s president has said that after hours of intensive work rescuers have freed Aaron Levi Cantillo Vargas, 21, who was trapped under a building in Caraballeda, La Guaira, calling the operation “a miracle”.“This rescue was made possible thanks to the coordinated effort of the rescue teams from Venezuela, Mexico, and El Salvador, who worked tirelessly to reach Aaron,” Nayib Bukele wrote in a social media post, adding that the 21-

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Man freed after London murder arrest went on to kill again, court told

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-29T16:56:06+00:00

Trial begins of Simon Levy, who denies killing Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo and Sheryl Wilkins and attacking third womanA man who was arrested in connection with the suspected murder of a woman was freed by police and went on to kill another woman four months later, a court has heard.The prosecution said Simon Levy, 40, had previously raped and attacked a third woman, whom he left for dead, and sexually assaulted six others during a series of attacks between January and August 2025. Continue reading...

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Luigi Mangione’s federal trial now scheduled for January 2027 to not clash with state case

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-29T16:42:55+00:00

Mangione, accused of killing health executive Brian Thompson, has pleaded not guilty in state and federal casesLuigi Mangione ’s Manhattan federal court trial related to to the murder of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson is scheduled to start in January 2027.Mangione stands accused of the 4 December 2024 killing of Thompson on a New York City street. He faces murder and weapons charges in his state-level case, and stalking counts in the federal proceedings. Continue reading...

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Sous pression russe, Alexandre Loukachenko cherche du répit auprès de Xi Jinping

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-29T16:35:06+00:00

L’autocrate biélorusse s’est rendu en Chine, lundi 29 juin, trois jours après avoir rencontré Vladimir Poutine dans un contexte tendu, notamment autour de la guerre en Ukraine. Kiev redoute que Moscou entraîne davantage Minsk dans le conflit.

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Telangana mulls export policy for rice

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-29T16:34:03+00:00

Telangana Civil Supplies Minister Uttam Kumar Reddy says state consumes barely one-tenth of total rice produced

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