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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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La conjura de los halcones

Source: El País - Internacional · Published: 2026-06-18T03:45:01+00:00

La tregua debía llegar, porque la guerra había llevado la inflación en Estados Unidos al 4% y en noviembre llegan las elecciones de medio mandato

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‘I wish it hit me’: Sydney mother shares anguish after siblings in pram hit and killed by car

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-18T03:43:57+00:00

Katherine, 5, and Harry, aged 14 months – the only two children of mother Sok Ram – died on Wednesday after their pram was hit by an SUV in CabramattaA tight-knit community is reeling after a kindergarten student and her baby brother were killed when a SUV collided with a pram shortly after school pick-up.The girl and her brother have been identified as Katherine, five, and Harry, aged 14 months - the only two children of 33-year-old mother Sok Ram. Continue reading...

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‘I wish it hit me’: Sydney mother shares anguish after children in pram hit and killed by car

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-18T03:43:57+00:00

Katherine, five, and brother Harry, 14 months, died on Wednesday after their pram was hit by an SUV in CabramattaA tight-knit community is reeling after a kindergarten student and her baby brother were killed when an SUV collided with a pram shortly after school pick-up.The girl and her brother have been identified as Katherine, five, and Harry, aged 14 months – the only two children of 33-year-old mother Sok Ram. Continue reading...

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RBI not in favour of offshore settlement for government bonds, sources say

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-18T03:27:46+00:00

RBI ⁠wants overseas investors to participate directly on the domestic Negotiated Dealing System-Order Matching (NDS-OM) platform, an electronic system for secondary market trading in government bonds, say sources

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Gold climbs over 1% as oil drops on US-Iran interim deal

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-18T03:27:43+00:00

Oil prices fell, reversing gains made ⁠on Wednesday after Trump said he could resume his bombing campaign if Iran's leaders "don't behave"

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US and Iranian presidents sign deal aiming to end war

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-06-18T03:03:29+00:00

The fate of Iran's nuclear programme, a key reason cited by the US for starting the conflict, is still to be negotiated.

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Guerre au Moyen-Orient : l’accord Etats-Unis-Iran signe-t-il la fin du conflit ?

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-18T03:00:16+00:00

Les Etats-Unis et l’Iran semblent avoir fixé les principes de la fin des combats au Moyen-Orient et d’une réouverture du détroit d’Ormuz. Mais le devenir de cet accord-cadre soulève autant d’espoirs que d’incertitudes. Dans ce podcast, Piotr Smolar, correspondant du « Monde » à Washington, décrypte les enjeux de ce tournant diplomatique et la déroute stratégique qu’il révèle.

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Guerre au Moyen-Orient : l’accord Etats-Unis - Iran signe-t-il la fin du conflit ?

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-18T03:00:09+00:00

Les présidents iranien et américain, Massoud Pezeshkian et Donald Trump, ont paraphé, mercredi soir, l’accord de paix fixant la fin des combats au Moyen-Orient et la réouverture du détroit d’Ormuz. Mais le devenir de cet accord-cadre soulève autant d’espoirs que d’incertitudes. Dans ce podcast, Piotr Smolar, correspondant du « Monde » à Washington, décrypte les enjeux de ce tournant diplomatique et la déroute stratégique qu’il révèle.

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Australia news live: press gallery ‘strongly objects’ to One Nation threats to ban journalists

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-18T02:49:50+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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Sensex today | Stock Market Live: Sensex, Nifty set for flat opening as oil price relief offsets Fed rate concerns

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-18T02:44:47+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices LIVE: Indian equities are likely to open on a flat note as investors balance falling crude oil prices after the US-Iran agreement with concerns over higher US interest rates and the possibility of further monetary tightening later this year.

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Albanese announces ‘generous’ capital gains tax exemptions for small businesses after budget backlash

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-18T02:28:12+00:00

Start-ups and testamentary trusts to receive carve-outs after criticism of Labor’s CGT changesAll of Australia’s 2.7m small businesses will receive “generous” exemptions from capital gains tax, as Anthony Albanese flagged startups and testamentary trusts would receive carve outs from the government’s contentious tax reforms.The prime minister’s announcement on Thursday follows weeks of sustained criticism from industry groups, who have labelled the move from a flat 50% CGT discount model to an inflation-linked approach as a “tax on growth”. Continue reading...

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Who benefits from Zimbabwe’s lithium boom?

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-06-18T02:26:51+00:00

New projects and foreign-backed mines are reshaping Zimbabwe’s lithium sector, with uneven local gains.

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U.S. Details Agreement With Iran as Trump Departs G7 Summit

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-06-18T02:23:19+00:00

A U.S. official provided what was described as the text of the preliminary agreement, which outlined a $300 billion plan for Iran’s reconstruction and 60 days of talks on its nuclear program.

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Ebike thefts soar in NSW as Victoria’s crime rate drops for first time in four years

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-18T02:09:38+00:00

Theft rises in both states, even as Victoria’s crime rate decreases 1.9% on the year beforeVictoria has recorded its first drop in crime in four years and fewer young people are offending, but a surge in theft is bucking the trend – mirroring concerns in New South Wales, where a sharp rise in ebike theft has helped drive stealing rates higher.The Victorian Crime Statistics Agency (CSA) on Thursday released data for the 12 months to March 2026, which showed there were 625,426 criminal offences recorded in Victoria – a decrease of 1,524 or 0.2% on the previous 12 months. Continue reading...

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Trump says he has signed peace deal – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-18T02:01:19+00:00

This liveblog is closed. For the latest on the Middle East crisis, follow our new liveblog here.Sign up for the Breaking News US emailDonald Trump also denied (again) that the memorandum of understanding includes a $300bn fund for Iran, and denied that he had asked the Gulf states to commit funding.“It’s false,” Trump told reporters as he sat alongside Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. “You can invest if you want. What am I going to do, say no one is ever allowed to invest? We’re not investing, we’re not putting up 10 cents and people can decide to do it. That’s up to them.”In short, wh

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Shelter-in-place ordered in LA as blaze engulfs roof of 500,000 sq-ft warehouse

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-18T01:51:22+00:00

Clouds of dark smoke and ammonia rose from cold storage and freezing facility in Boyle Heights near downtownThe solar panel-covered roof of a 500,000 sq-ft cold storage facility in Los Angeles caught fire Wednesday, sending up thick clouds of dark smoke and ammonia, leading city officials to order nearby residents to shelter in place.About 110 firefighters responded in the afternoon to a blaze at the cold storage and freezing warehouse owned by Lineage in the Boyle Heights neighborhood near downtown, according to spokesperson Jennifer Middleton of the Los Angeles fire department. Both the city

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