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Badenoch will ‘absolutely not’ apologise for PMQs comments about Starmer’s downfall, spokesperson says – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-24T16:35:57+00:00

Tory leader said Labour MPs were cheering, even though there are ‘400 knives’ in Starmer’s backBen Quinn is a Guardian political correspondent.Nigel Farage has made an explicit pitch for support from an international gathering of thousands of social conservatives and hard-right activists, likening “family breakdown” to “community breakdown” as populations grew more diverse. The Reform UK leader was speaking a day after the Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC) conference, which is backed by influential right-wing funders including including donors

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Labour MPs criticise language used by Kemi Badenoch in fractious PMQs

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-24T16:32:03+00:00

Tory leader reprimanded by speaker for invective against minister and saying Starmer had ‘400 knives in his back’Labour MPs have criticised Kemi Badenoch after a fractious prime minister’s questions on Wednesday, in which she accused the education secretary of being a “spiteful class warrior”.In a rare move, Badenoch was chastised by the speaker, Lindsay Hoyle, in the chamber of the House of Commons after she took the personal swipe at Bridget Phillipson before saying that Keir Starmer had been betrayed and had “400 knives stuck in his back”. Continue reading...

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Au Zimbabwe, derrière un renouveau démocratique en trompe-l’œil, l’héritage autoritaire de Robert Mugabe perdure

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-24T16:30:11+00:00

Chef de l’Etat depuis 2017, Emmerson Mnangagwa a fait modifier la Constitution pour rester au pouvoir. Cette pratique autoritaire est favorisée par l’intérêt des investisseurs internationaux, chinois et américains notamment, pour le pays, devenu un géant du lithium.

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ТАС Агро почав користуватися продуктом MODUS X для автоматизації роботи з персоналом

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-06-24T16:29:00+00:00

В MODUS X додали, що за перші півтора місяці в застосунку зареєструвалось понад тисяча співробітників, які скористалися платформою понад 6,7 тисяч разів.

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Ретранслятори в Білорусі замовкли, - Зеленський

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-06-24T16:16:00+00:00

фото president.gov.uaРетранслятори, які використовувалися для коригування ударів по Україні з території Білорусі, припинили роботу з 22 червня. Про це заявив президент Володимир Зеленський. За його...

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Top Business & Market Headlines Today — BL Morning Report, June 25, 2026

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-24T16:14:06+00:00

BL Morning Report June 25, 2026: Get today’s top business news, market headlines about the Stock Market, Sensex & Nifty trends, key market insights, economic highlights, and the latest updates from India and global markets.

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Граждане забрали из банков в мае полтриллиона рублей

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-06-24T16:08:59+00:00

Средства граждан за мае сократились на 500 млрд руб. (-0,8%) после значительного роста в апреле на 1,1 трлн руб. (+1,7%) и составили 67,6 трлн руб., пишет Банк России в обзоре банковского сектора. Из этой суммы на 300 млрд руб. (-1,4%) уменьшились остатки на текущих счетах и еще на 200 млрд руб. (-0,4%) сократились средства на вкладах.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene joins Tucker Carlson in breaking with Republican party

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-24T16:08:48+00:00

Former Georgia congresswoman on social media says she’s ‘fed up’ and done backing a party ‘that betrays its voters’Former US congresswoman and Trump loyalist Marjorie Taylor Greene has announced that she is finished backing the Republican party, aligning herself with TV rightwinger Tucker Carlson after his own high-profile rejection of the GOP just months ahead of the midterm elections.During a recent episode of the Can’t Be Censored podcast, Carlson said when he appeared as a guest there was “no chance” he would support the Republican party any more, after years of being a prominent booster f

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Kolkata warehouse collapse kills 5, injures 20

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-24T16:05:18+00:00

12 to 15 people still trapped under debris, says West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari

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250 ans d’indépendance américaine : la Constitution, les Pères fondateurs et l’invention d’une nation

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-24T16:00:11+00:00

« America 250 » (3/13). Onze ans après la fondation des Etats-Unis, il reste beaucoup à inventer. La Constitution, adoptée en 1787, propose un équilibre inédit entre les trois pouvoirs pour éviter toute possibilité de retour à la monarchie. Le premier président, George Washington, élu en 1789, est aujourd’hui perçu comme un modèle de vertu au sommet de l’Etat.

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What The Elephant Knows | Ep 7 – Sri Lanka

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-06-24T16:00:00+00:00

In rural Sri Lanka, families face deadly human-elephant conflict while seeking a fragile path to co-existence.

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The export India hasn’t named yet

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-24T15:53:36+00:00

A huge hidden workforce is involved in data annotation, the raw material for every AI model. They must be made visible, valued and supported

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The energy intensity paradox

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-24T15:52:54+00:00

Despite renewable energy push, energy use in manufacturing has risen due to price volatility, shifting fuel usage

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Colombia’s leftwing candidate concedes election to Trump-endorsed millionaire

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-24T15:48:34+00:00

Leftist Iván Cepeda conceded to far-right lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella who won by razor-thin marginThe defeated leftwing candidate in Colombia’s presidential runoff has conceded to the far-right, Trump-admiring millionaire lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella.Since Sunday night, the preliminary count had already pointed to a De la Espriella victory by a razor-thin margin of less than 1% of the vote. Continue reading...

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Editorial. Meta transformation

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-24T15:46:02+00:00

Kunal Shah’s appointment points to big India pivot

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Вдосконалення ринку і боротьба з нелегалами мають йти паралельно: Андрій Хоркавий про реформу перевезень

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-06-24T15:46:00+00:00

За його словами, ефективність нових правил значною мірою залежатиме від того, чи будуть вони супроводжуватися реальною боротьбою з нелегальними перевезеннями.

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RBI enhances customer protection for electronic banking transactions

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-24T15:41:40+00:00

Banks asked to put in place a mechanism for compensation of up to ₹25,000 for small value fraudulent e-banking transactions, mandatorily send instant SMS alerts to its customers and provide 24x7 access through various channels for reporting of fraudulent transactions

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En Colombie, Ivan Cepeda reconnaît la victoire du candidat d’extrême droite, au terme du scrutin présidentielle le plus serré de l’histoire du pays

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-24T15:41:24+00:00

Trois jours après un second tour décidé à moins d’un point d’écart, le candidat de gauche a accepté la victoire d’Abelardo de la Espriella, soutenu par Donald Trump. Son revers met fin à plusieurs jours de tensions et de heurts entre manifestants et police.

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AI helps read papyrus scroll burnt to crisp during Vesuvius eruption

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-24T15:40:53+00:00

Previously hidden text revealed without unrolling scroll discusses stoic philosophy on ethics, art and human behaviourThe surviving part of an ancient scroll that was burnt to a crisp when Mount Vesuvius erupted nearly 2,000 years ago has been virtually unwrapped and read with help from artificial intelligence.Researchers uncovered 20 columns of previously hidden text covering more than a metre of charred papyrus without physically unrolling the scroll. The work discusses stoic philosophy on ethics, art and human behaviour and dates to the second or late-third century BC. Continue reading...

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Rocky start to US-Iran peace negotiations

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-24T15:40:09+00:00

Differences crop up over issues relating ceasefire in Lebanon, unfreezing of Iranian assets, nuke inspections

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Beyond SEZs: Companies want more than Industrial parks

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-24T15:39:42+00:00

The proposed Bidadi township has witnessed sustained farmer protests, political opposition and legal questions over land acquisition

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