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Despair and delight in England-Croatia grudge match

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-06-18T04:58:10+00:00

Emotions seesawed across London and Zagreb as England met Croatia in a thrilling World Cup grudge match.

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Racism hindered NSW police investigation into the 1988 death of Indigenous teenager Mark Haines, inquest found

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-18T04:53:18+00:00

Coroner overturned initial police finding of suicide, saying their investigation was ‘deeply flawed, superficial and inadequate from the outset’•Warning: This article contains images of and references to Indigenous Australians who have diedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe police investigation into the death of Indigenous teenager Mark Haines in northern New South Wales nearly four decades ago was hindered by racism and deeply flawed, a coroner has found.The body of the Gomeroi teenager was discovered on train t

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Death of Indigenous teen found on rail tracks with towel under head ‘suspicious’, NSW coroner says

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-18T04:53:18+00:00

Police initially ruled Mark Haines’ 1988 death a suicide but coroner says investigation hindered by racism and deeply flawedWarning: This article contains images of and references to Indigenous Australians who have diedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe police investigation into the death of Indigenous teenager Mark Haines in northern New South Wales nearly four decades ago was hindered by racism and deeply flawed, a coroner has found.The body of the Gomeroi teenager was discovered on train tracks outside Tamwort

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More than 13,000 seal pups die on remote Australian island amid bird flu outbreak

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-18T04:51:04+00:00

Testing confirms spread of deadly H5N1 virus on the subantarctic Heard Island, about 4,000km south-west of PerthFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore than 13,000 seal pups have died on an Australian territory, as testing confirmed the spread of deadly H5N1 bird flu among penguins, seals and petrels on subantarctic islands.The mass mortality of southern elephant seal pups on Heard Island, about 4,000km south-west of Perth and 1,700km north of Antarctica, was observed by government scientists conducting drone and gro

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Middle East crisis live: Tehran says it will charge ships in strait of Hormuz after 60 days; US-Iran presidents sign peace deal

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-18T04:49:06+00:00

Chief Iranian negotiator says key waterway will ‘not return to prewar conditions’ after 60-day window; both sides sign memorandum of understanding extending truceReaction: Donald Trump’s Iran deal met with anger, relief and incredulityAnalysis: Trump’s Iran deal is result of unrealistic ambitions for an untenable warPakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif said earlier in the day that the agreement between the US and Iran agreement was taking “immediate effect” after being signed by both sides.He said on social media that “as a first step, Islamic Republic of Iran will instantly reopen the Stra

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Australia news live: press gallery ‘strongly objects’ to One Nation threats to ban journalist; migration arrivals sink lower than 2019

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-18T04:48:01+00:00

Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCoalition says it’s good Hanson and One Nation getting the scrutiny of a party on the riseKevin Hogan, the shadow assistant treasurer, says he thinks it’s good Hanson was able to speak at the press club yesterday as One Nation “needs to be put under much more scrutiny” amid surging support.The GetUp stunt completely backfired, it makes them look like [bullies] and makes her look like, you know, a victim in the sense that she’s being picked on. And that never works.One Nation have tapped into, I think, to some fear and anxieties in the

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

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-18T04:47:06+00:00

La raffinerie de la société Gazpromneft 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 : une attaque de drones ukrainiens dans la région de Moscou endommage une raffinerie ; « une réponse justifiée aux frappes russes », déclare Volodymyr Zelensky

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-18T04:47:06+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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Sensex today | Stock Market Live: Sensex, Nifty trade flat as oil price relief offsets Fed rate concerns

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-18T04:21:16+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices LIVE: Indian markets opened flat as investors balanced lower crude oil prices and US Federal Reserve signals. While softer oil prices supported sentiment by easing inflation concerns, expectations of future US rate hikes kept risk appetite cautious.

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Cuba lance des réformes qui ouvrent davantage l’économie au secteur privé

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-18T04:15:54+00:00

Ces nouvelles mesures, qui doivent encore être approuvées par l’Assemblée nationale du pouvoir populaire, visent également à attirer plus de capitaux des Cubains de l’étranger et à réduire la taille de l’Etat.

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AI startup Midjourney pivots to health with ultrasound machine

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-18T04:07:42+00:00

The device is one of eight projects that Midjourney is currently focused on, split between four hardware and four software initiatives

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Sensex today | Stock Market Live: Sensex, Nifty open flat as oil price relief offsets Fed rate concerns

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-18T04:04:27+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices LIVE: Indian markets opened flat as investors balanced lower crude oil prices and US Federal Reserve signals. While softer oil prices supported sentiment by easing inflation concerns, expectations of future US rate hikes kept risk appetite cautious.

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A Madagascar, portraits d’une jeunesse au cœur battant qui a précipité la chute du président Andry Rajoelina

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-18T04:00:50+00:00

En 2025, la « gen Z » malgache s’est levée. C’est elle qui a porté la révolte d’octobre, exprimant une colère lucide face aux injustices et aux promesses non tenues. Six mois après les événements, dans une situation toujours fragile, le photographe Bertrand Vandeloise est parti à leur rencontre. Pour « Le Monde », il raconte.

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Pour les Etats-Unis, la fin de la guerre signée avec l’Iran à Versailles se fait au prix de reculades majeures

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-18T04:00:20+00:00

Le protocole d’accord, paraphé le 17 juin dans la soirée par les présidents des deux pays, Donald Trump et Massoud Pezeshkian, doit mettre un terme aux hostilités et permettre une réouverture du détroit d’Ormuz. Les négociations sur le nucléaire débuteront dans la foulée.

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Rejoining customs union would not fix damage caused by Brexit, research finds

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-18T04:00:02+00:00

Exclusive: Economists find Brexit caused 12% depression in UK exports, most of which is due to leaving single marketBrexit has depressed UK exports to the EU by 12%, and rejoining the customs union would undo only a fraction of the damage, research shared with the Guardian shows.With the UK’s future relationship with the bloc likely to feature prominently in a potential Labour leadership contest, the economists John Springford and Anton Spisak, of the Centre for European Reform, provide fresh evidence of the damage caused by exiting. Continue reading...

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Western Europeans believe crime is rising despite fall in overall rates, poll finds

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-18T04:00:02+00:00

YouGov survey of six countries shows respondents think crime is increasing – though most trust their national police Western Europeans believe crime is rising in their country, according to a survey, despite long-term overall crime rates falling across the region since the mid-1990s.The YouGov poll of Britain, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy and Spain found most countries trusted their national police, led by Denmark where 74% of respondents said they had a lot or a fair amount of confidence in police nationally. Continue reading...

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NHS patients face worst drug shortages on record, say pharmacists and GPs

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-18T04:00:01+00:00

Supply problems pose risk to health, with common painkillers, epilepsy medication and HRT affectedBritons are facing some of the “most severe” shortages of NHS medicines on record including common painkillers, epilepsy drugs and HRT, health leaders have warned, even forcing some patients with impaired digestive systems to skip meals.The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has warned that medicine shortages pose a “serious risk to patient safety”. Continue reading...

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Trump se empeña en sacar adelante su controvertida reforma electoral

Source: El País - Internacional · Published: 2026-06-18T04:00:00+00:00

El presidente estadounidense bloquea la confirmación de su propio nominado Jay Clayton como director de Inteligencia para presionar al Senado a que apruebe su proyecto de ley, que requiere una prueba de ciudadanía para votar

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Australia news live: migration lower than 2019 as arrivals fall; press gallery ‘strongly objects’ to One Nation threats to ban journalists

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-18T03:59:27+00:00

Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCoalition says it’s good Hanson and One Nation getting the scrutiny of a party on the riseKevin Hogan, the shadow assistant treasurer, says he thinks it’s good Hanson was able to speak at the press club yesterday as One Nation “needs to be put under much more scrutiny” amid surging support.The GetUp stunt completely backfired, it makes them look like [bullies] and makes her look like, you know, a victim in the sense that she’s being picked on. And that never works.One Nation have tapped into, I think, to some fear and anxieties in the

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Oil prices fall after peace deal signed – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-18T03:55:07+00:00

This blog is now closed – see our full report on the latest in the Middle East crisisTrump also addressed media reports of a leaked US-Iran deal (see post at 11:57), denying claims it includes a $300bn reconstruction fund for Tehran.“We’re not putting up 10 cents,” he said. “We are not investing and we do not have a fund.”It’s not final. It’s a memorandum of understanding, and if I don’t like it, we’ll go back to shooting at them, dropping bombs on their head.If I don’t like it, if they don’t behave, we’ll go right back to dropping bombs right smack in the middle of their head, okay, because t

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Что известно о массированной атаке дронов на Москву и Подмосковье

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-06-18T03:54:02+00:00

Мэр Москвы Сергей Собянин и губернатор Московской области Андрей Воробьев сообщили подробности ночной атаки беспилотников на московский регион. Повреждения получили Московский нефтеперерабатывающий завод, торговые объекты, жилые дома и автомобили. В нескольких подмосковных населенных пунктах зафиксированы падения обломков. Одна женщина легко ранена. «Ведомости» собрали главное о происшествии.

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« Parfois fantasmée, la Corée du Sud est souvent perçue comme cool dans une France qui aime se frotter à l’altérité » : la déferlante des étudiants français à Séoul

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-18T03:45:04+00:00

De plus en plus de jeunes Français, séduits par le succès mondial de la K-pop, entre autres, apprécient un quotidien sûr et fonctionnel. Mais certains aspects de la vie en société sont plus difficiles à accepter.

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