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Driver hailed for saving tourists from rip current at Louisiana beach: ‘I just locked in’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-18T10:00:03+00:00

Jordan Matthew, who has no lifeguard training, rescued a young boy and two women from the dangerous currentA shuttle driver recently used his bare hands to rescue three tourists ensnared by a potentially deadly rip current off the southern Louisiana coast, actions which state officials hailed as “heroic”.In an interview published on 15 June, Reliant Shuttle driver Jordan Matthew told Guardian reporting partner WWL Louisiana that he had just dropped off a group of tourists from Oklahoma at a beach on Grand Isle days earlier when one of them frantically flagged him down. Continue reading...

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Church of England apologises for role in forced adoptions

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-18T10:00:02+00:00

Church ‘profoundly sorry’ for pain caused to mothers and children separated at birth between 1940s and 1980sThe Church of England has made a long-awaited apology for its role in forced adoptions after the second world war.Hundreds of thousands of children were forcibly separated from their mothers in the UK between the 1940s and the 1980s. Survivors testify to suffering abuse, neglect and lifelong trauma. Continue reading...

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Україна перехопила документ, що заперечує причетність до удару по автобусу з білорусами

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-06-18T10:00:00+00:00

У перехопленому російському документі вказано, що наявність українських дронів у повітряному просторі над Брянською областю ніяк не підтверджена.

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UAE sets minimum social media use age at 15

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-18T09:57:49+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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Middle East crisis live: Trump calls critics of Iran deal ‘jealous, bad people, or stupid’; Tehran says it will charge toll in strait of Hormuz after 60 days

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-18T09:55:51+00:00

The US president responded to critics of his deal with Tehran; chief Iranian negotiator says key waterway will ‘not return to prewar conditions’ after 60-day windowReaction: Donald Trump’s Iran deal met with anger, relief and incredulityAnalysis: Trump’s Iran deal is result of unrealistic ambitions for an untenable warDonald Trump had urged Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to “stop blowing up buildings” during a phone call about Israel’s military campaign in Lebanon, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.The newspaper cited sources who overheard the phone conversation betwe

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Закон про мито на декоративний камінь збільшує надходження до бюджету від використання надр, - експерти

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-06-18T09:51:00+00:00

Ухвалений Верховною Радою закон про запровадження експортного мита на необроблений декоративний камінь (зокрема граніт і лабрадорит) стимулює розвиток переробки в Україні та збільшує доходи держави від...

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Why Is Telegram Getting Into Trouble Around the World?

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-06-18T09:50:08+00:00

Several countries have restricted the messaging app, a valuable platform for dissidents, criminals and extremists. Here’s an overview.

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Kerala Budget in focus as UDF faces tough fiscal choices

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-18T09:47:48+00:00

The revised Budget comes nearly two weeks after the government tabled a white paper on Kerala’s finances, painting a grim picture of mounting debt, unpaid liabilities and shrinking fiscal space

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Sensex today | Stock Market Live: Sensex tops 77,280; Nifty climbs above 24,130 in evening trade as softer crude oil boosts sentiment

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-18T09:47:15+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices LIVE: Indian equities traded steady at noon with Sensex and Nifty posting marginal gains as investors weighed mixed global cues, including a dovish Fed stance and softer crude prices after a US-Iran deal, while foreign and domestic buying supported sentiment.

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient | après la signature de l’accord Iran-Etats-Unis à Versailles, de « premières négociations » toujours prévues vendredi en Suisse, annonce Berne

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-18T09:46:58+00:00

Le ministère suisse des affaires étrangères a confirmé jeudi la tenue de « premières négociations » vendredi près de Lucerne (centre) sur la mise en oeuvre du protocole d’accord noué entre les Etats-Unis et l’Iran.

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Буданов: Ми маємо здійснити наймасштабнішу економічну трансформацію

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-06-18T09:43:00+00:00

Керівник Офісу Президента Кирило Буданов переконаний, що економіка повоєнної України має стати найбільш відкритою та конкурентною в Європейському Союзі, а держава повинна здійснити наймасштабнішу економічну...

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Global energy transition readiness dips, India among top gainers: WEF

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-18T09:37:51+00:00

The proportion of low-carbon jobs increased by 24 per cent in India in 2024, as renewable energy jobs reached 1.3 million (up 25 per cent over 2023), with hydropower being the largest employment source

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Polls open in historic byelection in Makerfield that could determine Keir Starmer’s future – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-18T09:32:56+00:00

Andy Burnham hopes a successful byelection will mean he can encourage Keir Starmer to step aside as prime ministerReform UK’s candidate Robert Kenyon has visited St Aidan’s Parish Centre in Wigan, accompanied by party leader Nigel Farage, to cast his vote in today’s byelection.Kenyon was pictured wearing a replica England shirt (looks like Italia 90 to me, most closely associated with Gazza blubbing at the end of a hard-fought contest…), following last night’s World Cup win for Thomas Tuchel’s men. Continue reading...

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Іранська історія: США починають і... програють

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-06-18T09:29:00+00:00

Те, що ми зараз спостерігаємо на Близькому Сході, – це Версальський мир 2.0, де роль Німеччини виконують США. Нехай і не так категорично, як свого часу Німеччина відповідала "за руйнування вугільних шахт...

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Gunfire and explosions heard at Niger capital's airport

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-06-18T09:24:23+00:00

Niger has been fighting a militant Islamist insurgency for a decade and in January suspected jihadists attacked the same airport.

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Ecco perché i 300 miliardi promessi all’Iran sono una mina per Trump e possono far saltare tutto

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-06-18T09:18:14+00:00

Nel testo dell’accordo sono destinati alla ricostruzione all’economia del Paese, ma non è chiaro chi ce li metterà: negli usa i Maga criticano Donald in nome dell’America First, mentre gli alleati temono che servano a rafforzare militarmente i pasdaran e le milizie in Libano e a Gaza

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : des drones ukrainiens endommagent une raffinerie dans la région de Moscou ; « une réponse justifiée aux frappes russes », déclare Volodymyr Zelensky

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-18T09:14:08+00:00

La raffinerie de la société Gazprom Neft assure plus d’un tiers des besoins en carburant de la capitale russe, notamment pour ses aéroports, selon des informations disponibles sur son site officiel.

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine | Explosion d’une raffinerie de la région de Moscou après une attaque de drones ukrainiens : « une réponse justifiée aux frappes russes », déclare Volodymyr Zelensky

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-18T09:14:08+00:00

La raffinerie de la société Gazprom Neft assure plus d’un tiers des besoins en carburant de la capitale russe, notamment pour ses aéroports, selon des informations disponibles sur son site officiel.

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