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Remove home secretary Mahmood and rip up her asylum plans, says Alf Dubs

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-26T11:55:51+00:00

Veteran Labour peer who fled Nazis as a child attacks ‘performative cruelty’ of Shabana Mahmood’s policiesUK politics live – latest updatesShabana Mahmood should be moved out of the Home Office and her asylum policies of “performative cruelty” ripped up by Andy Burnham’s administration, Alf Dubs has said.The veteran Labour peer who came to the UK aged six in 1939 fleeing the persecution of Jews in Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia said the home secretary’s talents “would be better used elsewhere in the cabinet”. Continue reading...

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Умер Сергей Иванов

Source: Vedomosti – All News · Published: 2026-06-26T11:52:28+00:00

Соратник президента, работавший в том числе главой администрации, скончался на 73-м году жизни

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BusinessLine MSME Growth Conclave 2026: Gallery

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-26T11:44:50+00:00

The fifth edition of the BusinessLine MSME Growth Conclave concluded in Bengaluru on Thursday, bringing together policymakers, industry leaders and entrepreneurs to discuss opportunities and challenges for India's micro, small and medium enterprises. Karnataka Minister for Medical Education and Skill Development Sharanaprakash Rudrappa Patil attended the event as the Chief Guest, while BV Naidu, Chairman of the Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM), was the Guest of Honour.

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Centre eases drug import rules for examination, testing and analysis

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-26T11:43:17+00:00

The proposed acknowledgement-based system is aimed at reducing compliance burden for drug imports meant for testing and research, boosting pharmaceutical R&D and improving ease of doing business.

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Revolut pushes new recruits into office in shift from ‘remote-first’ policy

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-26T11:41:10+00:00

Hundreds of graduates and interns at finance firm will now have to work in office at least three days a weekBusiness live – latest updatesRevolut will haul hundreds of graduates and interns into the office next year, as the digital bank moves away from its “remote-first” policy that has long been used to lure new recruits.The London-headquartered fintech company had previously allowed its young trainees to choose whether to work from home or Revolut’s offices, reflecting flexible working arrangements offered to all other staff. That included the option of working abroad for 120 days of the yea

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Indian Army dispatches medical contingent to Venezuela

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-26T11:38:27+00:00

The team is carrying approximately six tonnes of medical stores and humanitarian relief supplies provided by the Ministry of External Affairs

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Київстар та НКЦПФР підписали меморандум про розвиток ринку капіталу України

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-06-26T11:34:00+00:00

На фото: (зліва направо) Голова Національної комісії з цінних паперів та фондового ринку України Олексій Семенюк, Міністр економіки, довкілля та сільського господарства України Олексій Соболєв, президент...

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Andrew Tate’s legal claim against prosecutors’ refusal to name alleged victims thrown out

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-26T11:29:04+00:00

Tate and his brother argued CPS acted unlawfully by not telling them the names before they return to UKA high court judge has thrown out Andrew and Tristan Tate’s attempt to bring a legal challenge against the Crown Prosecution Service after it did not disclose the names of their alleged victims in UK criminal proceedings.The pair are facing legal proceedings in Romania, where they live, but will be extradited to the UK upon their conclusion to face a combined 21 charges, including rape, actual bodily harm and human trafficking. Continue reading...

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Judge throws out Andrew Tate’s claim against prosecutors’ refusal to name alleged victims

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-26T11:29:04+00:00

CPS says decision to withhold names is due to fears Tate and his brother could identify alleged victims onlineA high court judge has thrown out Andrew and Tristan Tate’s attempt to bring a legal challenge against the Crown Prosecution Service after it did not disclose the names of their alleged victims in UK criminal proceedings.The pair are facing legal proceedings in Romania, where they live, but will be extradited to the UK upon their conclusion to face a combined 21 charges, including rape, actual bodily harm and human trafficking. Continue reading...

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Europe’s Scorching Heat Is Gradually Moving East

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-06-26T11:28:07+00:00

Parts of Spain, France and other countries are seeing slight relief, but the record-breaking heat wave is far from over.

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Business cycle funds outperform benchmarks amid market volatility

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-26T11:26:03+00:00

The assets under management of business cycle funds have also grown 26% to ₹32,459 crore, supported by India’s economic expansion, infrastructure growth and domestic consumption

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Millions in England face red heat warning while Paris postpones Pride as heatwave grips Europe – live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-26T11:23:29+00:00

Estimated 150 million people in Europe could experience temperatures above 35C todayEuropean heatwave is worst ever and impossible without climate crisis, scientists sayOver in the UK, firefighters are still trying to bring a large wildfire in Derbyshire under control.The blaze, which has burned over 500 square metres of moorland and woodland on Tintwistle Moor, near Glossop, broke out on Wednesday evening, with fire crews from Manchester and Derbyshire deploying a water-dropping helicopter and six fire engines on Thursday. Continue reading...

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Europe heatwave live: red warning issued for millions in England; France and Belgium cancel events

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-26T11:23:29+00:00

Estimated 150 million people in Europe could experience temperatures above 35C todayEuropean heatwave is worst ever and impossible without climate crisis, scientists sayOver in the UK, firefighters are still trying to bring a large wildfire in Derbyshire under control.The blaze, which has burned over 500 square metres of moorland and woodland on Tintwistle Moor, near Glossop, broke out on Wednesday evening, with fire crews from Manchester and Derbyshire deploying a water-dropping helicopter and six fire engines on Thursday. Continue reading...

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Kerala paint dealers to hold rights protection convention on June 27

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-26T11:13:40+00:00

The association claims pricing practices, direct supplies to projects, expanding dealership networks and online sales of low-quality products are putting pressure on small dealers and affecting their livelihoods

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Vandalism, taunts and hijabs torn off: Muslim leaders in UK say hate crime hitting new levels

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-26T11:10:20+00:00

Ministers accused of being more hesitant to respond as Reform has risen in polls, due to fear of ‘saying wrong thing’During the May local elections in England, a canvasser was out in the London borough of Barking and Dagenham campaigning for her party. At one doorstep, the occupant asked if she was Muslim. When she said yes, he told her she should be hanged.It is one of dozens of stories that Akeela Ahmed, head of the British Muslim Trust (BMT), the government’s official partner for monitoring anti-Muslim hatred, has heard in recent weeks. Continue reading...

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : les dernières informations

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-26T11:08:48+00:00

Les forces russes ont mené plusieurs attaques ciblées à l’aide de drones au cours des dernières heures dans l’est et le nord de l’Ukraine, faisant un mort et plusieurs blessés

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : la Crimée déclarée en « situation d’urgence » par les autorités russes

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-26T11:08:47+00:00

La Crimée, annexée par la Russie en 2014, est en proie à une crise du carburant, qui s’est aggravée ces derniers jours en raison de coupures d’électricité généralisées dans toutes les parties de la péninsule, y compris à Sébastopol, à la suite d’attaques de drones ukrainiens.

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Court lifts anonymity order on 13 men charged alongside man accused of drugging and raping wife

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-26T11:08:01+00:00

Co-defendants in case against Stockport man include a paramedic, a football coach and a taxi driverThe identities of 13 men charged alongside a man accused of drugging and raping his wife can be revealed after reporting restrictions were lifted.The main defendant in the case is due to go on trial in September. He stands accused of drugging and sexually assaulting his wife over a period of 20 years and conspiring with other men to engage in abuse. Continue reading...

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