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‘We should be worried’: report sheds light on ICE’s booming arsenal of hi-tech surveillance tools

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-24T20:07:46+00:00

Spending on government contracts with tech firms that use AI-powered tools to track immigrants has soared to record levels under Trump 2.0, report saysA new report sheds light on the unprecedented growth of the US government’s immigration surveillance arsenal, revealing fresh details about how spending on technology and AI tools to find and track migrants has soared to record levels during Donald Trump’s second term.The report, released this week, analyzed US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) contracts with 11 companies the authors said provide surve

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Trump gets in shouting match with Republican senator amid standoff over housing bill and president’s anger at war powers vote - live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-24T20:02:49+00:00

Senator Bill Cassidy said he confronted president over Iran war and Trump ‘did not particularly care for my comments’Trump abruptly cancels signing of bill aimed at lowering housing costSign up for the Breaking News US emailA man or a movement? That was the question being asked when Zohran Mamdani gambled his political capital on Tuesday’s elections in New York.The answer from voters was emphatic: they prefer Mamdani and his brand of democratic socialism to the Democratic party establishment and its lukewarm version of capitalism. America’s biggest city has swung even further to the left.This

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Man who died in suspected murder at Peak District stone circle named by police

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-24T19:56:43+00:00

A 41-year-old man has been arrested after Isaac Clare-Watts, 26, found at Nine Ladies monument on Monday A 26-year-old man who died in a suspected murder during a summer solstice event at a Bronze Age stone circle has been named by police.Isaac Clare-Watts, from Nottingham, was found at the Nine Ladies stone circle in Stanton Lees in the Peak District in Derbyshire at about 1.38pm on Monday. Continue reading...

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Итоги торгов на Мосбирже 24 июня

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-06-24T19:42:06+00:00

Главный бенчмарк российского фондового рынка по итогам основной сессии в среду, 24 июня, упал на 3,96% до 2243,47 пункта. Его долларовый аналог индекс РТС снизился на 4,16% и составил 945,17 пункта.

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‘Horrific’ maternity care failings at Nottingham NHS trust prompt calls for public inquiry

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-24T19:18:14+00:00

Report uncovers biggest childbirth scandal in NHS history in which 520 mothers and babies suffered ‘potentially avoidable’ harm or diedHorrific failings led to 520 mothers and babies in Nottingham suffering harm or dying, sparking calls for a public inquiry into maternity care across England.In all, 444 women and 76 newborn babies suffered “potentially avoidable” outcomes, a damning three-year long review of the biggest childbirth scandal in NHS history concluded.A “bullying and toxic culture” persisted at NUH over many years and impeded moves to improve care.Maternity service managers and the

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Результат занадто ідеальний: дружині Ткача закидають уколи "Оземпік", але секрет у іншому

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-06-24T19:05:10+00:00

Жінці вдалося позбутися 30 кілограмів, через що у соціальних мережах їй почали закидати проведення операцій із видалення жиру та використання ін'єкцій.

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Shabana Mahmood’s immigration and asylum bill to go before MPs next week

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-24T18:50:52+00:00

Refugee charities fear controversial changes, including on forced removals and age checks, are being rushed throughShabana Mahmood’s controversial plans to increase the forced removal of people refused asylum, introduce stringent age checks for people claiming to be children and limit applications under human rights laws are scheduled to be placed before MPs within days.The immigration and asylum bill is expected to be put before parliament next Tuesday and will face opposition from some Labour, Lib Dem and independent MPs. Andy Burnham’s team, widely expected to be in No 10 within weeks, is u

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ICC Judges Sue Trump Administration Over Sanctions

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-06-24T18:46:19+00:00

Kimberly Prost, a Canadian judge at the International Criminal Court, and two colleagues are suing the administration, saying the sanctions were a form of retaliation.

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Senior No 10 aides to lobby Andy Burnham to invest more than £13.5bn defence spend

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-24T18:44:12+00:00

Downing Street figures plan to convince Burnham to revive ‘war bonds’ when he becomes prime ministerDowning Street aides are planning to lobby Andy Burnham during access talks to revive the idea of “war bonds” to pay for higher defence spending when he becomes prime minister, the Guardian understands.Senior No 10 figures want the Treasury to be allowed to borrow more for military spending and will try to convince Burnham to invest beyond the £13.5bn earmarked for the long-awaited Defence Investment Plan (Dip). Continue reading...

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Government officials to lobby Andy Burnham to invest more than £13.5bn defence spend

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-24T18:44:12+00:00

Senior figures plan to convince Burnham to revive ‘war bonds’ when he becomes prime ministerSenior government officials are planning to lobby Andy Burnham during access talks to revive the idea of “war bonds” to pay for higher defence spending when he becomes prime minister, the Guardian understands.Senior figures want the Treasury to be allowed to borrow more for military spending and will try to convince Burnham to invest beyond the £13.5bn earmarked for the long-awaited Defence Investment Plan (Dip). Continue reading...

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Officials will lobby Burnham to revive ‘war bonds’ idea to pay for higher defence spending

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-24T18:44:12+00:00

Senior figures, including some in No 10, want the Treasury to be allowed to borrow more for military spendingSenior government officials are planning to lobby Andy Burnham during access talks to revive the idea of “war bonds” to pay for higher defence spending when he becomes prime minister, the Guardian understands.Senior figures, including some in No 10, want the Treasury to be allowed to borrow more for military spending and will try to convince Burnham to invest beyond the £13.5bn earmarked for the long-awaited Defence Investment Plan (Dip). Continue reading...

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Federal judge blocks Trump effort to make voters show proof of citizenship

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-24T18:40:01+00:00

Ruling is win for democracy advocates who have fought back against Trump’s push to take power over votingA US federal court blocked Donald Trump’s attempt to regulate elections via executive order, a win for democracy advocates who have fought back against the US president’s push to take power over voting.Trump issued an executive order on elections, including a documentary proof of citizenship requirement that would have necessitated that people show passports, birth certificates or other documentation when they registered to vote, or changed their registration. Continue reading...

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Trump under pressure to back up claim of sabotage at reflecting pool

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-24T18:39:22+00:00

President’s promise of photo and video evidence of vandalism at Washington landmark yet to be fulfilledDonald Trump and the Department of the Interior are facing growing pressure to release photo and video evidence substantiating their claims of sabotage at the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool in Washington.The $14.7m renovation of the landmark has descended into a farce of algae blooms, peeling paint and dead ducks just days before the US’s 250th anniversary celebrations. Crews have been seen erecting fencing near the area. Continue reading...

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"Ціни на бензин і дизель, що були до конфлікту в Ірані, не повернуться", - паливний експерт Дмитро Льоушкін

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-06-24T18:39:00+00:00

Засновник групи Prime Дмитро Льоушкін розповів УНІАН, як змінюватимуться ціни на пальне в Україні, як довго Росія страждатиме від наших ударів по НПЗ та чому Україна ризикує залишитись без АЗС у прифронтових регіонах.

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Back on the pitch: How Burnham’s chief of staff pick reunites late-1990s Labour football team

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-24T18:35:39+00:00

Some worry choosing James Purnell, former Demon Eyes teammate, would show Labour struggling for new talentThe most powerful football team in the country is getting back together.Andy Burnham’s decision to appoint James Purnell as his chief of staff should he become prime minister will reunite not only two old friends and former Labour ministers but two of the linchpins of the famous Demon Eyes team set up in the late 1990s. Continue reading...

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Back on the pitch: how Burnham’s chief of staff pick reunites late-90s Labour football team

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-24T18:35:39+00:00

Some worry choosing James Purnell, former Demon Eyes teammate, would show Labour struggling for new talentThe most powerful football team in the country is getting back together.Andy Burnham’s decision to appoint James Purnell as his chief of staff should he become prime minister will reunite not only two old friends and former Labour ministers but two of the linchpins of the famous Demon Eyes team set up in the late 1990s. Continue reading...

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Pakistan police rescue French woman and children allegedly held captive by husband for 12 years

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-24T18:30:02+00:00

Husband arrested after Sylvie Yasmina, 54, and five children found at home in north-western provincePakistan police say they have rescued a French woman and her five children after she told authorities she had been held captive by her husband for more than a decade and subjected to years of domestic abuse in the country’s north-west.The woman, identified as 54-year-old Sylvie Yasmina, was rescued earlier this week from a mud-brick home in Bara, a town in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province near the Afghan border, the district police chief, Waqar Ahmad, said. Continue reading...

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Мінекономіки удосконалило підходи до закупівель в сфері експлуатації доріг

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-06-24T18:28:00+00:00

фото - УНІАН, Андрій СкакодубМіністерство економіки, довкілля та сільського господарства України удосконалило підходи до закупівель послуг з експлуатаційного утримання автомобільних доріг. Зміни мають...

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ICC Judges Hit Back Against Trump Sanctions

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-06-24T18:25:26+00:00

Kimberly Prost, a Canadian judge at the International Criminal Court, and two colleagues are suing the administration, saying the sanctions were a form of retaliation.

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Rubio Seeks to Reassure Gulf Arab Partners on Iran Deal

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-06-24T18:07:15+00:00

Secretary of State Marco Rubio was traveling among the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain, which were attacked by Iran during the war.

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UK records its hottest June day and France its hottest ever as heatwave sweeps Europe

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-24T18:03:41+00:00

Temperature of 36.1C recorded in Hampshire, while two-thirds of Europe’s population experience temperatures above 30CThe UK has broken its all-time temperature record for June and France has recorded its hottest day ever for the second day running, as a heatwave affecting more than 90 million people sweeps across swathes of Europe.As the UK and France registered record-breaking temperatures, the World Health Organization warned that the extreme temperatures are “putting lives at risk”. Continue reading...

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UK records its hottest June day and France its hottest day ever as heatwave sweeps Europe

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-24T18:03:41+00:00

Temperature of 36.1C recorded in Hampshire, while two-thirds of Europe’s population experience temperatures above 30CThe UK has broken its all-time temperature record for June and France has recorded its hottest day ever for the second day running, as a heatwave affecting more than 90 million people sweeps across swathes of Europe.As the UK and France registered record-breaking temperatures, the World Health Organization warned that the extreme temperatures are “putting lives at risk”. Continue reading...

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