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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : plusieurs explosions entendues à Kiev, l’armée de l’air ukrainienne fait état d’« un missile » dirigé sur la capitale

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-25T18:17:02+00:00

Des journalistes de l’Agence France-Presse (AFP) ont fait part d’explosions entendues dans la capitale ukrainienne. Un journaliste de l’AFP a vu dans le ciel de Kiev plusieurs traînées laissées par des projectiles de la défense antiaérienne.

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : fin d’alerte aérienne à Kiev après plusieurs explosions ; des débris tombés dans un quartier de la capitale

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-25T18:17:02+00:00

Des journalistes de l’Agence France-Presse (AFP) avaient fait état d’explosions dans la capitale ukrainienne. Une chute d’épaves a eu lieu « dans le raïon de Darnytsia, en plein air. Il est probable qu’il y aura d’autres lieux d’impact », a rapporté le chef de l’administration militaire de la capitale.

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : fin d’alerte aérienne à Kiev après plusieurs explosions ; des débris tombés dans un quartier de la capitale

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-25T18:17:02+00:00

Des journalistes de l’Agence France-Presse (AFP) avaient fait état d’explosions dans la capitale ukrainienne. Une chute d’épave a eu lieu « dans le raïon Darnytsky, en plein air. Il est probable qu’il y aura d’autres lieux d’impact », a rapporté le chef de l’administration militaire de la capitale.

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Venezuela earthquakes: ‘intensive’ search for survivors as death toll rises to 188 – latest updates

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-25T18:13:19+00:00

Delcy Rodríguez said authorities were shifting rescue teams from other parts of the country to the hardest-hit La Guaira areaVenezuela declares state of emergency after deadly twin earthquakesHave you been affected by the earthquakes in Venezuela?Volunteers, medics and relatives of victims have raced to the Altamira area in Caracas hoping to help save survivors from the rubble of collapsed buildings there.“I live far away [but] ... I came here riding my motorbike as fast as I could,” said José Morillo, as he arrived outside a block of flats called Residencias Obelisco. Continue reading...

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Ex-Foreign Office chief Olly Robbins believed in talks over top security role

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-25T18:08:56+00:00

Civil service high-flyer caught up in Mandelson vetting row thought to be discussing comeback with Burnham’s teamThe Foreign Office chief who lost his job over the Peter Mandelson vetting scandal is in discussions with Andy Burnham’s team about taking on a security-related role under the likely new prime minister, the Guardian understands.Olly Robbins has had “early exploratory talks” with senior advisers to the newly elected Makerfield MP over a post in his putative Downing Street operation, and insiders suggested he could be appointed national security adviser. Continue reading...

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Ex-Foreign Office chief Olly Robbins believed to be in talks over top security role

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-25T18:08:56+00:00

Civil service high-flyer caught up in Mandelson vetting row thought to be discussing comeback with Burnham’s teamThe Foreign Office chief who lost his job over the Peter Mandelson vetting scandal is in discussions with Andy Burnham’s team about taking on a security-related role under the likely new prime minister, the Guardian understands.Olly Robbins has had “early exploratory talks” with senior advisers to the newly elected Makerfield MP over a post in his putative Downing Street operation, and insiders suggested he could be appointed national security adviser. Continue reading...

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Robert Jenrick says questions about £5m donation to Farage are legitimate

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-25T18:01:00+00:00

Reform MP appears to contradict party leader’s claim money from crypto billionaire is ‘none of your business’Robert Jenrick has said it is “legitimate” for the media to ask questions about Nigel Farage’s £5m personal donation from a cryptocurrency billionaire, just days after the Reform UK leader told an interviewer it was “none of your business”.Jenrick, who is Reform’s shadow chancellor, said voters on the doorstep were not asking about the money given to Farage by the Thailand-based British crypto investor Christopher Harborne. Continue reading...

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Senator Ron Wyden accuses US health agency of plan to deport more than 500 migrant children

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-25T17:38:51+00:00

Wyden says in a letter addressed to Robert F Kennedy Jr that HHS is preparing an ‘unprecedented legal framework’Ron Wyden, a US senator of Oregon, accused the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) of preparing to use what he describes as an “unprecedented legal framework” to deport more than 500 unaccompanied migrant children currently in the custody of the agency’s Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR).In a letter addressed to the HHS secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, Wyden said he had obtained “credible information” that the department was using a list of more than 500 children as targe

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СБУ проведе 40-денну операцію для спонукання Росії до завершення війни, - Зеленський

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-06-25T17:35:00+00:00

СБУ вже кілька місяців поспіль демонструє найбільш високі показники захисту позицій України на фронті завдяки застосуванню дронів різних типів.

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Итоги торгов на Мосбирже 25 июня

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-06-25T17:31:40+00:00

Главный бенчмарк российского фондового рынка по итогам основной сессии в четверг, 25 июня, увеличился на 0,39% до 2252,25 пункта. Его долларовый аналог индекс РТС потерял 0,75% и составил 938,07 пункта.

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Whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams sues Meta over attempts to ‘silence’ her

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-25T17:25:32+00:00

Former employee files complaint accusing company of ‘coercive surveillance’ and first amendment violationThe Meta whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams is suing the tech company over its efforts to “silence” her.A 57-page complaint filed to a US district court in California on Thursday argues that an interim arbitration ruling sought by Meta preventing Wynn-Williams from publicising her memoir, Careless People, was “improper and unlawful” and a “blatant violation of the first amendment”. It also accuses the company of “coercive surveillance”. Continue reading...

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New York prosecutors seek to drop Harvey Weinstein rape charge

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-25T17:24:14+00:00

Accuser declines to testify in fourth trial after May mistrial with prosecutors citing her ‘extraordinarily taxing ordeal’Manhattan prosecutors on Thursday moved to drop a third-degree rape ⁠charge against Harvey Weinstein after the woman accusing the disgraced movie mogul of assaulting her said she did not want to testify in ⁠what would have ⁠been ​a fourth trial.Weinstein’s third trial in New York state court over an allegation that he raped ⁠aspiring actress Jessica Mann ended in a mistrial in May after jurors were unable to reach a unanimous verdict. Continue reading...

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How to help victims of the Venezuela earthquakes.

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-06-25T17:12:43+00:00

Here’s how to contribute to organizations that are aiding the rescue and recovery efforts in Venezuela.

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White House seeks extra funds for Iran war as part of $87.6bn request

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-25T17:03:01+00:00

Top Democrat signals party will not back paying for unpopular conflict never authorized by CongressThe White House has requested Congress approve $87.6bn in new funding, much of which would go towards the costs of Donald Trump’s war with Iran, but a top Democrat has signaled the party will not support paying for an unpopular conflict that lawmakers never authorized.The Trump administration’s supplemental funding request released on Wednesday comes amid a logjam in US Congress sparked by the president’s demand that the Senate pass a measure to impose sweeping new restrictions on voting nationwi

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Ucciso dal padre perché gay, il confine tra amore e possesso

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-06-25T17:01:00+00:00

Quell’uomo ha cercato di eliminare tutto ciò che quel figlio rappresentava ai suoi occhi: la fine di un’idea rigida di maschilità, di autorità, di normalità

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Extreme heat grips Europe as UK hits new June record, France shuts down nuclear reactors and deaths rise across continent – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-25T17:00:17+00:00

Heatwave-related deaths climb in Spain, Italy and France as continent battles another day of extreme temperaturesFarryn StockOver in the UK, South East Water has announced a temporary hosepipe ban in Kent amid growing strain from the ongoing heatwave (31C today, 33C tomorrow).“To safeguard that shared supply and prevent any homes from facing a sudden loss of water, we sadly need to ask our communities to not use their hosepipes immediately. We are deeply sorry for the disruption this causes, and we are incredibly grateful to everyone helping us protect Kent’s water.” Continue reading...

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Rescue teams race to Venezuela amid fears thousands killed in earthquakes

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-25T16:48:33+00:00

US among nations sending help to search for survivors on country’s north coast where dozen of buildings flattenedVenezuela earthquake – latest updatesRescue teams are racing to Venezuela’s shattered northern coast after a sucker punch of almost simultaneous earthquakes reduced dozens of buildings to rubble, with thousands feared to have been killed.The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, said the Department of Defense would help search and rescue teams deploy to the affected region after Venezuela’s main gateway, the Simón Bolívar international airport, was badly damaged by 7.2 and 7.5 magnitu

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UN-backed plan to free ships trapped in strait of Hormuz rejected by Iran

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-25T16:44:56+00:00

Blocking of proposal backed by Oman signals new threat to free passage through strait vital to world economyIran has rejected UN-backed plans for the mass evacuation of ships through the strait of Hormuz , creating a new threat to the free passage of commercial ships through the strait.The proposal, backed by Oman, was potentially the first phase of a broader Omani proposal to consult on setting up a new management of the strait based on voluntary fees and modelled on the Malacca and Singapore strait mechanism. Continue reading...

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Iran rejects UN-backed plan to free ships trapped in strait of Hormuz

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-25T16:44:56+00:00

Blocking of proposal backed by Oman signals new threat to free passage through strait vital to world economyIran has rejected UN-backed plans for the mass evacuation of ships through the strait of Hormuz, creating a new threat to the free passage of commercial ships through the strait.The proposal, backed by Oman, was potentially the first phase of a broader Omani proposal to consult on setting up a new management of the strait based on voluntary fees and modelled on the Malacca and Singapore strait mechanism. Continue reading...

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