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‘It’s like a furnace’: French struggle with heat-trap homes as climate inequality grows

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-25T05:00:04+00:00

Many of France’s buildings are not designed for hot weather – and low-income housing estates are suffering the worstLiving in a sweltering, seventh-floor flat on a concrete housing estate south of Paris, Samira said she was feeling desperate as France experienced its highest temperatures on record this week. “Yesterday I sat down and cried, I thought I’m going to die,” said the 35-year-old single parent and former building caretaker.Her flat in Ris-Orangis in Essonne is, like millions of apartments in France, poorly insulated and lacking in outside window shutters. “Blazing sun hits my windows

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World court judges sue Trump administration over sanctions

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-25T04:59:16+00:00

Judges Kimberly Prost of Canada, Solomy Balungi Bossa of Uganda and Reine Adelaide Sophie Alapini-Gansou of Benin said the sanctions were designed to exert extrajudicial pressure with the objective of ‌punishing and coercing the judges

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Australia politics live: Coalition targets Labor on ‘humiliating backdowns’ over CGT changes; Hanson says Australia should have ‘one language’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-25T04:57:56+00:00

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMike Burgess says he’s really concerned about the level some nation-states, like Iran, could go to cause harm against Australians.Speaking to ABC RN Breakfast, the spy boss says the security level is worsening and we could see an Australian killed at the hands of a foreign government.Targeted killing … that could be a prominent Australian that is killed or everyday Australians just about going about their business. So I am really concerned about the actions of some nation-states, Iran in particular, and the leve

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Venezuela earthquake: at least 32 dead and dozens of buildings collapsed, says interim president – live updates

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-25T04:57:47+00:00

Two powerful earthquakes – with magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5 – sent residents running into the streets as buildings shook and collapsedVenezuela earthquakes: back-to-back quakes collapse buildings in capital CaracasVolunteers, 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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Rupee rises 31 paise to 94.24 against US dollar in early

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-25T04:47:08+00:00

In the interbank forex market, the rupee opened at 94.30 against the US dollar and strengthened to 94.24, up 31 paise from its previous close

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Karl Stefanovic won’t appear on Friday radio show with Eddie McGuire amid Tommy Robinson interview fallout

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-25T04:45:57+00:00

Nine Entertainment is expected to sever ties with the Today show host but is yet to make details of the separation publicKarl Stefanovic won’t appear on his scheduled Friday afternoon radio show with Eddie McGuire after widespread criticism of his podcast interview with UK far-right activist Tommy Robinson.Stefanovic only recently signed the deal with ARN Media to co-host The Long Weekend nationally on Gold FM, but the threat of an advertising boycott has led to the contract being reviewed, Guardian Australia understands. Continue reading...

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Australia politics live: Karl Stefanovic won’t appear on radio show with Eddie McGuire tomorrow; three MPs booted from question time

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-25T04:41:27+00:00

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMike Burgess says he’s really concerned about the level some nation-states, like Iran, could go to cause harm against Australians.Speaking to ABC RN Breakfast, the spy boss says the security level is worsening and we could see an Australian killed at the hands of a foreign government.Targeted killing … that could be a prominent Australian that is killed or everyday Australians just about going about their business. So I am really concerned about the actions of some nation-states, Iran in particular, and the leve

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Australia politics live: Karl Stefanovic won’t appear on radio show with Eddie McGuire tomorrow; Mark Dreyfus booted as question time begins

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-25T04:29:48+00:00

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMike Burgess says he’s really concerned about the level some nation-states, like Iran, could go to cause harm against Australians.Speaking to ABC RN Breakfast, the spy boss says the security level is worsening and we could see an Australian killed at the hands of a foreign government.Targeted killing … that could be a prominent Australian that is killed or everyday Australians just about going about their business. So I am really concerned about the actions of some nation-states, Iran in particular, and the leve

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Meity Secretary Krishnan meets senior US official Helberg, discuss technology ties

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-25T04:27:07+00:00

S. Krishnan, Secretary of MeitY, met with Jacob Helberg, US Under Secretary of State and host of the Pax Silica initiative, on Wednesday to discuss strengthening supply chain security in key technology sectors

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I Mondiali senza la Cina

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-06-25T04:21:37+00:00

Il Paese che voleva dominare il calcio è ancora fuori dalla Coppa del Mondo. Tra investimenti falliti, scandali e crisi economica, il progetto di Xi Jinping si è arenato

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L’Iran accuse l’OTAN de « complicité » dans la guerre menée par les Etats-Unis et Israël contre la République islamique

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-25T04:18:34+00:00

Esmaïl Baghaï, porte-parole de la diplomatie iranienne, réagissait à des propos de Mark Rutte, le secrétaire général de l’Alliance atlantique. En visite à Washington, il a affirmé que des avions américains avaient pu utiliser des bases européennes pendant le conflit.

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Crude oil futures edge closer to pre-war levels

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-25T04:15:39+00:00

At 9.31 am on Thursday, September Brent oil futures were at $72.86, down 1.37%, and August crude oil futures on WTI were at $69.33, down 1.44%

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Nifty reclaims 24,000 as crude slide and chip rally lift markets

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-25T04:10:08+00:00

The Sensex opened at 77,391.07 and was trading at 77,335.31, up 344.09 points as of 9:20 AM; The Nifty 50 opened at 24,125.85 and was trading at 24,128.30, up 106.65 points

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To Escape the Heat, Parisians Jump into an Old Industrial Canal

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-06-25T04:01:07+00:00

Crowds are filling the Canal Saint-Martin in Paris, as temperatures soar above 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Forty people drowned while swimming in other waterways.

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Guerre en Ukraine : de Sloviansk à Kramatorsk, un arrière-front sous la pression constante des Russes

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-25T04:01:02+00:00

« Donbass, la guerre d’usure » (1/2). Situées à quelques kilomètres d’une des batailles les plus féroces d’Ukraine, ces deux villes vivent à l’ombre des attaques de drones, qui rendent la vie des habitants extrêmement difficile. Alors que la défense ukrainienne peine à contenir l’armée russe, civils et militaires redoutent une intensification des bombardements.

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En Côte d’Ivoire, les liens secrets du défunt président Henri Konan Bédié avec le groupe français Castel, géant de la bière en Afrique

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-25T04:00:46+00:00

L’ex-chef de l’Etat ivoirien, personnage politique central du pays, a détenu, par l’intermédiaire de sociétés offshore, des parts dans la Solibra, leader ivoirien des boissons alcoolisées, et filiale du groupe Castel, ainsi qu’une enquête du « Monde » le documente pour la première fois.

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