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SCAF : « Sans sursaut technologique, les forces aériennes françaises risquent d’être reléguées à un rôle secondaire dans un potentiel conflit européen »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-17T15:38:55+00:00

Dans une tribune au « Monde », un collectif de spécialistes des questions de défense réagit à l’abandon du projet d’avion de combat franco-allemand. La France ne doit, selon eux, céder ni à l’immobilisme ni à la tentation souverainiste mais doit plutôt choisir une coopération qui permettrait de préserver les acquis technologiques du programme.

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En Iran, deux Britanniques en grève de la faim pour protester contre leur détention sont « en grave danger », alertent des experts de l’ONU

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-17T15:35:19+00:00

Lindsay et Craig Foreman avaient été arrêtés en Iran au début de 2025 et condamnés en février à dix ans de prison pour espionnage. Les experts des droits humains des Nations unies dénoncent une « détention arbitraire » et alertent sur leur état, qui relève d’une « urgence médicale ».

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Kash Patel accused of directing $1m to ‘slush fund’ to pay bonuses to loyalist agents

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-17T15:32:11+00:00

Congressman Jamie Raskin alleges FBI director authorized substantial recurring payments to agents in his inner circleFBI director Kash Patel has been accused of directing more than $1m in taxpayer-funded bonus payments to a small circle of loyalist agents as part of a “personal slush fund” that may have violated federal law.Representative Jamie Raskin of Maryland, the ranking member of the House of Representatives judiciary committee, alleged Patel had authorized substantial recurring payments to agents in his inner circle and security detail. Continue reading...

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Key takeaways from Kerala’s White Paper on finances

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-17T15:27:01+00:00

Reforming the KIIB, PSUs and the pension system needs serious consideration to ensure that public money is spent on welfare

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Why Israel could still derail the Iran-US deal

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-06-17T15:23:08+00:00

Trump called it a historic deal. But with nuclear talks and Israel all unresolved, what did either side actually win?

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Stars of Israel’s TV Channel for Bibi Fans Turn on Trump

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-06-17T15:19:37+00:00

Leading figures from Channel 14, a right-wing broadcaster that supports Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, are openly attacking the U.S. president over his Iran deal.

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Indian languages, the foundation of India’s AI

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-17T15:17:04+00:00

A National Knowledge Infrastructure for Indic AI is vital for unlocking the vast material existing in Indian languages

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BRND.ME transitions to a public company ahead of planned IPO

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-17T15:16:59+00:00

The conversion into a public company brings BRND.ME under a structure that is more aligned with public-market requirements, enabling greater governance clarity and regulatory alignment

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Trump calls Modi a ‘killer’ and an ‘angel’

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-06-17T15:15:08+00:00

President Donald Trump praised Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a “killer” and an “angel" at the G7 in France.

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iPad з діагоналлю 11 дюймів: коли планшет Apple зручніший за ноутбук і смартфон

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-06-17T15:15:00+00:00

Є задачі, для яких смартфона вже замало, а ноутбук здається надто громіздким. Перегляд документів, навчальні матеріали, відеодзвінки, нотатки, малювання, читання, презентації, монтаж коротких роликів і...

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One-year-old killed and woman injured after Mississippi police shoot at car

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-17T15:09:20+00:00

Child was fatally shot and his mother’s friend is wounded after Senatobia police responded to shoplifting callA one-year-old boy is dead and another person wounded after a northern Mississippi police officer shot at a vehicle while responding to a shoplifting call, according to authorities and the child’s grandfather.Kohen Wiley, the slain child, was in the car at the center of the shooting on Sunday alongside his mother and her friend, said Marquell Bridges, a local community advocate. Continue reading...

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Recently single Australian men are seven times more likely to report a suicide attempt, study shows

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-17T15:01:34+00:00

Fathers particularly affected, with almost 15% reporting suicidal plans after relationship breakdowns, according to survey of 20,000 menGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMen who have recently gone through a breakup are seven times more likely to report a suicide attempt than those who haven’t, a new study showsThe Ten to Men project has followed more than 20,000 Australian men and identified the mental health risks in relationship breakdowns, which can include changes in their contact with their children, in their finances, and in their support network. Continue readin

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США розглянуть питання про надання Україні ліцензії на виробництво американських ракет, - Трамп

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-06-17T15:01:00+00:00

Трамп заявив, що США розглядають питання про введення нових санкцій проти Росії, однак рішення залежатиме від динаміки світових цін на нафту.

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Apocalypse when? ‘Earth’s Black Box’ to be installed in remote Tasmanian airfield

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-17T15:00:37+00:00

Rouser Lab says the steel structure will record ‘every step’ humanity takes towards climate catastropheGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIt was designed to survive the apocalypse, as humanity’s last testament to its failure. But for a while it seemed the “Earth’s Black Box” hadn’t even survived its own planning process.Now, five years after it was announced to much fanfare, followed by years of ominous silence, the box is back. Its creators say parts assembly is under way and, in December, the full monolith will be installed near Queenstown on the edge of a remote west

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Ancient DNA provides evidence of earliest known plague outbreak

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-17T15:00:36+00:00

Discovery in Siberia suggests bacterium from raw marmots devastated hunter-gatherer tribes about 5,500 years agoThe earliest evidence for an outbreak of plague has been uncovered at late stone age cemeteries in south-eastern Siberia where dozens of hunter-gatherers and their children were buried.Ancient DNA collected from the remains suggests the disease tore through the sparse communities in devastating waves that began about 5,500 years ago, at least two centuries after the bacterium responsible, Yersinia pestis, first emerged. Continue reading...

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UK critical infrastructure hit by 200 cyber incidents in a year, agency says

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-17T15:00:35+00:00

Head of National Cyber Security Centre says UK in ‘ongoing contest with capable adversaries’ and AI could add to threatThe UK’s critical national infrastructure has been hit by more than 200 cyber incidents over the past year and state-linked assailants were behind three-quarters of the attacks, according to the state cybersecurity body.Richard Horne, the chief executive of the National Cyber Security Centre, said hostile states such as Russia, China and Iran were increasingly targeting systems behind the UK’s key services. Examples of critical national infrastructure include the UK’s nuclear

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Pauline Hanson’s speech ‘shameful’ and echoed ‘rubbish’ from rightwing figures in UK and US, critics say

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-17T15:00:34+00:00

Labor minister says Australians would lose their jobs and wages would go down if One Nation’s policies became lawGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPauline Hanson has been roundly condemned for her National Press Club speech, with advocacy groups accusing the One Nation leader of using “hatred for political gain” while the Greens say Hanson is echoing “rubbish” lines from rightwing figures in the UK and US.In Hanson’s first address after 20 years in politics, the leader claimed transgender ideology “has penetrated almost every regulatory authority”. Continue reading...

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Legislation proposed to stop ‘lawfare’ targeting journalists and whistleblowers

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-17T14:55:28+00:00

Private members’ bills to crack down on use of Slapps are likely to attract cross-party supportA coordinated push to protect whistleblowers, journalists and victims of sexual assault from being sued by those who wish to silence them has been launched in both houses of parliament.Two private members’ bills designed to crack down on strategic lawsuits against public participation, known as Slapps, have been introduced by Conservative members within 24 hours of each other, and are likely to attract cross-party support. Continue reading...

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Legislation proposed to stop lawsuits used to silence journalists and whistleblowers

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-17T14:55:28+00:00

Private members’ bills to crack down on use of Slapps are likely to attract cross-party supportA coordinated push to protect whistleblowers, journalists and victims of sexual assault from being sued by those who wish to silence them has been launched in both houses of parliament.Two private members’ bills designed to crack down on strategic lawsuits against public participation, known as Slapps, have been introduced by Conservative members within 24 hours of each other, and are likely to attract cross-party support. Continue reading...

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Luigi Mangione to pursue psychiatric defense in New York state murder trial

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-17T14:55:00+00:00

Judge discloses Mangione’s team plans to argue he suffered ‘extreme emotional disturbance at time of occurrence’Luigi Mangione’s legal team plans on pursuing a psychiatric defense during his upcoming Manhattan state court trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson, court proceedings revealed Wednesday.Judge Gregory Carro revealed the move in discussion of unsealing records related to the defense’s request to pursue this legal strategy. Continue reading...

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World Cup 2026: Day six

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-06-17T14:54:29+00:00

Al Jazeera’s @RahulP_Journo has your #FIFAworldcup26 day 6 recap.

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Tehran War Diary: Shooting war at home

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-06-17T14:53:20+00:00

An internationally acclaimed photojournalist in Iran turns his lens on his own city, as Tehran comes under bombardment.

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