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Crude oil futures decline on expectations of higher global supplies

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-17T04:16:56+00:00

At 9.28 am on Wednesday, August Brent oil futures were at $78.44, down by 0.66 per cent, and July crude oil futures on WTI (West Texas Intermediate) were at $75.38, down by 0.88 per cent

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Pauline Hanson says Australia ‘must be monocultural’ in National Press Club speech

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-17T04:09:15+00:00

One Nation leader denounces high immigration levels, Islam, transgender rights, the ABC and the Guardian in inflammatory addressPauline Hanson has declared Australia cannot be multicultural and must exist as a “monocultural society”, warning high migration had caused the country lose its identity and national values.In an inflammatory address to the National Press Club in Canberra, the One Nation leader pledged to axe SBS and overhaul the ABC if she wins the next federal election, including imposing a license fee for metropolitan households to watch the public broadcaster. Regional services wo

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : pour la première fois depuis deux mois, des pétroliers iraniens ont franchi la zone du blocus américain

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-17T04:08:19+00:00

Le gouvernement iranien a dit, mardi, que le blocus américain des ports iraniens avait été levé, alors que les Etats-Unis et l’Iran signeront, vendredi en Suisse, leur protocole d’accord pour mettre fin au conflit. Ce point de départ à deux mois de négociations devrait connaître comme première étape la réouverture très attendue du détroit d’Ormuz.

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : plusieurs frappes israéliennes dans le sud du Liban

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-17T04:08:16+00:00

Les Etats-Unis et l’Iran doivent signer, vendredi en Suisse, leur protocole d’accord pour mettre fin au conflit, avec la réouverture du détroit d’Ormuz en ligne de mire. L’armée iranienne a menacé d’une « réponse sévère » si les attaques israéliennes se poursuivaient.

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : après les frappes israéliennes dans le sud du Liban, les dirigeants du G7 plaident pour un cessez-le-feu « immédiat et ferme »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-17T04:08:16+00:00

Les Etats-Unis et l’Iran doivent signer, vendredi en Suisse, leur protocole d’accord pour mettre fin au conflit, avec la réouverture du détroit d’Ormuz en ligne de mire. L’armée iranienne a menacé d’une « réponse sévère » si les attaques israéliennes se poursuivaient.

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Australia news live: ‘Honestly you never give up’ – Pauline Hanson again threatens to ban Guardian after question about daughter at National Press Club

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-17T04:05:05+00:00

One Nation leader to speak at press club for first time in her political career. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastKyle Sandilands has settled his legal dispute with ARN Media with a $12m cash payment over three years, but Jackie O Henderson’s $82m claim against the broadcaster will continue.The shock jock agreed to drop his $85m lawsuit against KIIS FM, in return for a cash payment and $1.5m in advertising contra on ARN’s stations for a new broadcasting venture yet to be announced.The inquiry heard evidence of residents being pressured to reloc

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Dans l’Amérique polarisée de Donald Trump, l’empathie fait l’unanimité contre elle

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-17T04:00:29+00:00

Cette notion, autrefois valorisée dans l’espace public américain, est aujourd’hui contestée par l’extrême droite, qui n’y voit qu’un aveu de faiblesse. La gauche aussi s’interroge sur son usage : dans un monde où prévaut la brutalité, peut-on continuer à faire preuve de compréhension ?

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British Council faces more job cuts to help pay off £197m loan

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-17T04:00:23+00:00

National Audit Office says agency proposes closing operations in 11 countries as part of turnaround planThe British Council faces cutting its workforce further and closing operations in 11 countries as it struggles to repay a crippling £197m Covid-era government loan that threatens its survival, the public spending watchdog has said.The UK’s soft-power agency remains loss-making six years on from the pandemic and is not expected to make a profit until 2029-30, a report from the National Audit Office says. Continue reading...

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Lives and incomes lost as Ebola takes toll on Bunia’s public-facing workers

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-17T04:00:21+00:00

A headteacher, a motorcycle taxi driver and a travel agent are among those who are counting the human and economic cost of the virusJustin Keno watches more than 400 pupils stream through the Nelson Mandela school’s gate each morning, and wonders which of them might be carrying Ebola.The institution’s principal has done everything he can to prevent the spread of the virus: installing hand-washing basins at the entrance, providing alcohol-based hand rub for parents, making pupils bring packed lunches instead of eating in the canteen, and banning food sellers from outside the gates. Continue rea

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Australia news live: Pauline Hanson attacks renewables, multiculturalism and ABC in National Press Club speech briefly interrupted by banner stunt

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-17T03:53:15+00:00

One Nation leader to speak at press club for first time in her political career. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastKyle Sandilands has settled his legal dispute with ARN Media with a $12m cash payment over three years, but Jackie O Henderson’s $82m claim against the broadcaster will continue.The shock jock agreed to drop his $85m lawsuit against KIIS FM, in return for a cash payment and $1.5m in advertising contra on ARN’s stations for a new broadcasting venture yet to be announced.The inquiry heard evidence of residents being pressured to reloc

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Australia news live: Hanson attacks renewables, multiculturalism and ABC in Press Club speech interrupted by banner stunt

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-17T03:39:03+00:00

One Nation leader to speak at press club for first time in her political career. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastKyle Sandilands has settled his legal dispute with ARN Media with a $12m cash payment over three years, but Jackie O Henderson’s $82m claim against the broadcaster will continue.The shock jock agreed to drop his $85m lawsuit against KIIS FM, in return for a cash payment and $1.5m in advertising contra on ARN’s stations for a new broadcasting venture yet to be announced.The inquiry heard evidence of residents being pressured to reloc

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Gold extends gains as rate-hike bets ease ahead of Fed verdict

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-17T03:36:49+00:00

Other precious metals also extended gains, with spot silver rising 0.3% to $70.38 per ounce, platinum rose 0.5% to $1,812.80, and ​palladium was up 0.3% at $1,355.65.

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La otra parte del acuerdo de paz

Source: El País - Internacional · Published: 2026-06-17T03:30:01+00:00

Conviene resistir la tentación de pensar que el pacto entre Estados Unidos e Irán es el fin del conflicto. Su parte más intrincada son las sanciones y cómo levantarlas

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Macron VS Trump: penúltimo asalto

Source: El País - Internacional · Published: 2026-06-17T03:30:01+00:00

El jefe del Estado francés, que recibe el miércoles en Versalles a su homólogo estadounidense, ha aguantado y esquivado sus ataques para no romper las relaciones con un aliado clave: “Soy pragmático, no rencoroso”

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Macron frente a Trump: penúltimo asalto

Source: El País - Internacional · Published: 2026-06-17T03:30:01+00:00

El jefe del Estado francés, que recibe el miércoles en Versalles a su homólogo estadounidense, ha aguantado y esquivado sus ataques para no romper las relaciones con un aliado clave: “Soy pragmático, no rencoroso”

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‘Enraged’ union boss defends naming and shaming Victorian Labor MPs who had ‘zero conversations’ with voters

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-17T03:09:10+00:00

Candidates must ‘work their ass off’ to stop One Nation or expect withdrawal of union support, Trades Hall Council secretary saysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe head of Victoria’s powerful Trades Hall Council has defended naming and shaming 23 state Labor MPs and candidates for having “zero conversations” with their constituents in the past two weeks, saying they all need to “work their ass off” to stop One Nation’s rise.Luke Hilakari wrote to MPs and candidates on Tuesday morning warning if they “don’t give a

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India launches UPI at department store in France

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-17T03:08:54+00:00

UPI is now accepted in nine countries - Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, France, Mauritius, Nepal, Bhutan, Qatar, Sri Lanka and Cambodia

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Australia news live: Pauline Hanson calls for ‘monocultural’ society as first Press Club speech briefly interrupted by banner stunt

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-17T03:08:45+00:00

One Nation leader to speak at press club for first time in her political career. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastKyle Sandilands has settled his legal dispute with ARN Media with a $12m cash payment over three years, but Jackie O Henderson’s $82m claim against the broadcaster will continue.The shock jock agreed to drop his $85m lawsuit against KIIS FM, in return for a cash payment and $1.5m in advertising contra on ARN’s stations for a new broadcasting venture yet to be announced.The inquiry heard evidence of residents being pressured to reloc

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En Inde, le très sélect Gymkhana Club dans la ligne de mire de Narendra Modi

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-17T03:00:24+00:00

Le gouvernement nationaliste s’est lancé dans une bataille pour récupérer le vaste terrain occupé, au cœur de la capitale, par l’institution centenaire. Créée par les colons britanniques, elle est aujourd’hui prisée des élites honnies par le BJP au pouvoir.

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