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Border Force officer and Hong Kong trade official jailed for spying for China

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-18T14:36:37+00:00

Peter Wai and Bill Yuen sentenced to 10 and eight years at Old Bailey in first convictions under National Security ActA UK Border Force officer and a Hong Kong trade official based in London have been jailed for spying for China in what is the first such conviction in British criminal history.Peter Wai, who conducted “shadow policing” operations on Chinese dissidents in the UK, was sentenced to 10 years while his handler, Bill Yuen, received an eight-year term. Continue reading...

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Центральна влада самоусунулася від робіт із підготовки Києва до зими, - Кличко

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-06-18T14:36:02+00:00

Центральна влада самоусунулася від робіт із підготовки столиці до зими, уряд займатиметься лише створенням резервного теплопостачання в зоні ТЕЦ-4.  Про це заявив мер Віталій Кличко під час сесії Київради. "Держава...

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Роберт Эйджи: «Американский бизнес ждет мирного соглашения и отмены санкций»

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-06-18T14:29:11+00:00

С февраля 2025 г. вместе с темой возможного посредничества США в урегулировании украинского кризиса в воздухе витают предположения о возможности и сроках возвращения в Россию американского бизнеса и в целом восстановления экономических связей между странами, которые были актуальны до февраля 2022 г. И многие эксперты допускали параллельную реализацию этих двух процессов: переговоров по украинскому урегулированию и по восстановлению двусторонних отношений, включая экономические связи. Но спустя полтора года ни на одном ни на другом направлении нет принципиальных изменений – в силу разных причин

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The ICG inducts its first indigenous hovercraft

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-18T14:18:00+00:00

The induction ceremony was held in the presence of senior ICG officials and representatives from the shipbuilding industry

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Supreme court sides with Texas marijuana user who wants to own a firearm in latest case expanding gun rights – live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-18T14:17:40+00:00

In a rare unanimous ruling, the court backed a challenge to Texas gun laws by siding with Ali Danial HemaniSign up for the Breaking News US emailThe supreme court has sided with a marijuana user who wants to legally own a gun, the latest in a line of firearm cases from a court that has expanded gun rights.In a 9-0 ruling, the justices sided with Ali Danial Hemani, a resident of Texas who was charged with felony gun possession after he acknowledged being a regular marijuana user. Hemani wasn’t charged with any other crimes or accused of using the weapon under the influence. Continue reading...

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Телевізор працює повільніше, ніж зазвичай? Експерти назвали перше, що потрібно зробити

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-06-18T14:10:00+00:00

Навіть найсучасніші телевізори з функцією Smart TV з часом починають працювати повільніше через перевантаження оперативної пам’яті та фонові процеси.

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Перше, що потрібно зробити, якщо телевізор працює повільно або реагує із затримкою

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-06-18T14:10:00+00:00

Навіть найсучасніші телевізори з функцією Smart TV з часом починають працювати повільніше через перевантаження оперативної пам’яті та фонові процеси.

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HCL Tech, Intel open AI innovation centre in Chennai

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-18T14:08:00+00:00

The centre will have HCL Tech’s enterprise AI solutions powered by Intel Xeon 6 processors

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Zack Polanski cleared by ethics inquiry over council tax payment complaint

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-18T14:07:21+00:00

Labour and Tories claimed Green party leader breached London assembly ethics code over non-payment of taxZack Polanski has been cleared by an ethics inquiry looking into complaints that he did not pay council tax while living on a houseboat.A report by the Greater London authority’s monitoring officer found that the circumstances of the Green party leader’s living arrangements were beyond its scope and he had therefore not breached the code of conduct for London assembly members. Continue reading...

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Supreme court releases opinions with several high-stakes rulings to come including birthright citizenship – US politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-18T14:04:37+00:00

Trump’s immigration agenda is on the supreme court docket with rulings still to come on birthright citizenship and TPS for Haitian and Syrian immigrantsSign up for the Breaking News US emailIndeed, this morning’s Washington Post Early Brief (paywall) asks the question: “Are we back to where we started on Iran?”The memorandum ends the fighting, reopens the strait of Hormuz and gives Trump a chance to claim he prevented a broader economic crisis. But many of its core terms appear to return the US and Iran to roughly where they were before the conflict: with Iran’s government still in power and i

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UAE sets minimum social media use age at 15

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-18T14:00:14+00:00

The ⁠resolution prohibits children under ‌15 from creating or using personal social media ‌accounts and ​restricts their access to ⁠the platforms' full ⁠features

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Aardman exhibition marks animation studio’s half a century in Bristol

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-18T14:00:05+00:00

Show features characters and sets from likes of Wallace and Gromit and Shaun the Sheep and celebrates roots in cityAardman’s most famous characters, Wallace and Gromit, may be denizens of northern England but the studio’s deep-rooted connection to the south-west of the UK is being celebrated in a new show on Bristol’s harbourside.The exhibition at the M Shed, just around the corner from the Aardman base on Gas Ferry Road (a name that would not be out of place in a Wallace and Gromit adventure), shines a light on the studio’s 50 years in Bristol. Continue reading...

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Au Kenya, le président de la République, William Ruto, indemnise les victimes de violences policières, à un an de la présidentielle

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-18T14:00:00+00:00

En juin 2024, plus de 60 personnes avaient été tuées en marge de manifestations contre la vie chère. Lors d’un hommage pour les victimes, un an plus tard, le chef de l’Etat kényan avait ordonné à la police de « tirer dans les jambes » des protestataires.

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AP SIPB clears new investment proposals worth ₹30,515 cr

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-18T13:57:58+00:00

CM Naidu called stronger support for start-ups and effective utilisation of the State’s innovation ecosystem through the Ratan Tata Innovation Hub

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Guerra Ucraina – Russia, le news di oggi. Rutte: “Svolta sul campo a favore di Kiev”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-06-18T13:57:15+00:00

Il segretario generale della Nato: “Gli alleati hanno il compito di alimentare questo slancio”. Massiccio attacco di droni, a Mosca aeroporti chiusi. Nella notte nuova offensiva russa su Kiev. Il Cremlino avverte: i raid ucraini non favoriscono un incontro Putin-Zelensky

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