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As US turns 250, Trump adds fuel to battles over monuments and memory

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-07T13:00:34+00:00

Proposed memorials have become flashpoints in a wider struggle over history and political powerDisputes provoked by public monuments, flags and symbols are intensifying as the US’s 250th birthday approaches next month, and none are so contentious as those proposed by Donald Trump.Among the recent projects planned by the US president are a Garden of Heroes, a monumental “Freedom” arch, a massive ballroom and turning the reflecting pool at the Washington monument the color of a Bahamian luxury hotel pool. Continue reading...

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UE : la candidature de la Moldavie face au devenir de la région séparatiste de Transnistrie

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-07T13:00:02+00:00

Candidate depuis 2022, la Moldavie, située entre la Roumanie et l’Ukraine, souhaite une réintégration progressive de la région séparatiste, où stationnent des troupes russes. Ces dernières années, la Transnistrie est devenue de plus en plus dépendante de Chisinau.

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Lammy told JD Vance his remarks about Henry Nowak were ‘wrong’ – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-07T12:55:25+00:00

The justice secretary said he spoke to the US vice president after he blamed mass immigration for Nowak’s murderReform UK’s home affairs spokesperson Zia Yusuf said that UK police are “institutionally racist”, claiming that there is “structural anti-white prejudice”.When asked by Laura Kuenssberg if he thinks the police are institutionally racist, he said: “I think the correct answer to that has to be yes given literally on their website it tells people not to treat people the same – to not be colour-blind.” Continue reading...

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Pete Hegseth’s D-day speech on immigration condemned as ‘grotesque stupidity’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-07T12:22:32+00:00

Historians and campaigners accuse US defence secretary of desecrating memory of soldiers who fell in NormandyThe US defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, has been accused by historians and rights campaigners of “grotesque stupidity” and desecrating the memory of the soldiers who stormed the beaches of Normandy after he sought to link immigration to the D-day anniversary, saying Europe was facing a different “invasion” of its shores.Speaking in north-west France on Saturday to mark the 82nd anniversary of the D-day landings, Hegseth seized on the moment marking the wartime liberation of Europe to re

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Banco Bpm propone a Mps la fusione per creare il terzo polo

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-06-07T12:20:01+00:00

Il cda della banca milanese propone un’integrazione alla pari con l’istituto senese da cui scaturirebbero 1,1 miliardi di sinergie e sarebbe secondo per attività in Italia

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Banco Bpm propone a Mps la fusione per il terzo polo. Si muove anche Intesa Sanpaolo, atteso cda

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-06-07T12:20:01+00:00

La banca milanese con Crédit Agricole primo azionista propone un’integrazione alla pari con l’istituto senese da cui scaturirebbero 1,1 miliardi di sinergie e 6 miliardi utile all’anno. Il cda di Mps lunedì. Messina e Cimbri possibili alleati per una controfferta, Nagel advisor

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Banco Bpm propone a Mps la fusione per il terzo polo

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-06-07T12:20:01+00:00

La banca milanese con Crédit Agricole primo azionista propone un’integrazione alla pari con l’istituto senese da cui scaturirebbero 1,1 miliardi di sinergie e 6 miliardi utile all’anno. Il cda di Mps lunedì

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In Armenia, dove oggi alle urne si gioca la partita tra Russia ed Europa

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-06-07T12:17:46+00:00

Mosca guarda con ostilità ai tentativi del premier Pashinyan di diversificare le alleanze del Paese provato dal conflitto con l’Azerbaijan. I suoi sfidanti sono più vicini al Cremlino

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Eating through the noise

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-07T12:12:20+00:00

A book that defends sensible eating

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A biography that stops at the surface

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-07T12:11:32+00:00

Zubeen Garg forged a soul connection with millions; This book that traces his life feels assembled with the soul remaining elusive

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A pragmatic monetary policy

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-07T12:11:28+00:00

The policy keeps in mind the West Asian crisis and its impact on the Indian economy

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VIDÉO. 1,2 million de fidèles pour la messe du pape à Madrid

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-07T12:06:05+00:00

Plus de 1,2 million de fidèles ont envahi les rues du centre de Madrid dimanche pour une messe célébrée par Léon XIV, au cours de laquelle le pape a appelé à un renouveau de la foi catholique en Espagne.

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The London school that has screen-free days for pupils, teachers – and parents

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-07T12:00:33+00:00

Holy Family Catholic primary school says enthusiastic response from parents has been biggest surpriseSchools banning pupils from having smartphones are commonplace. But what about a school where pupils ban teachers from using their smartphones, and then get their parents to join in?And not just phones: at Holy Family Catholic primary school in west London teachers are also barred from using laptops, monitors or tablets during the school’s screen-free Mondays, after an idea that came from the pupils themselves. Continue reading...

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Manhole mystery grips New York – just what are city’s ‘mole people’ up to?

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-07T12:00:33+00:00

Video of figures clambering in and out of manholes sparks intrigue – and comparisons with crime-fighting turtlesIt started in early May. Under cover of darkness, three people pried open a manhole cover in Queens, New York, and clambered down into the sewer.The incident might have gone unnoticed, but the subterranean quest, which was caught on film, captured New Yorkers’ interest when it happened again, and again, in the same month, with two other groups filmed making their way in and out of the sewer system in Brooklyn. The string of events have seen those involved dubbed “mole people” by the

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Farida Rustamova, politiste russe en exil : « Poutine est dans l’impasse, incapable de gagner ou d’abandonner cette guerre »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-07T12:00:11+00:00

Malgré le refus du président russe de recevoir son homologue ukrainien, la rédactrice en chef du site « Vlast » entrevoit des signaux d’une dynamique de négociation de la part du chef du Kremlin. Elle détaille son analyse dans un entretien au « Monde ».

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Farida Roustamova, politiste russe en exil : « Poutine est dans l’impasse, incapable de gagner ou d’abandonner cette guerre »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-07T12:00:04+00:00

Malgré le refus du président russe de recevoir son homologue ukrainien, la rédactrice en chef du site « Vlast » entrevoit des signaux d’une dynamique de négociation de la part du chef du Kremlin. Elle détaille son analyse dans un entretien au « Monde ».

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Cobolli-Zverev, la finale del Roland Garros in diretta

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-06-07T11:53:49+00:00

Ultimo atto dello Slam sulla terra rossa di Parigi. L’italiano e il tedesco inseguono il primo major della carriera

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EN DIRECT, Moyen-Orient : l’armée israélienne appelle les habitants de Tyr, dans le sud du Liban, à évacuer vers le nord, malgré le cessez-le-feu conditionnel

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-07T11:51:50+00:00

Le porte-parole arabophone de l’armée israélienne a invoqué des « violations du cessez-le-feu » par le Hezbollah pour justifier l’avertissement, indiquant que l’armée israélienne « se voyait contrainte d’agir avec force » contre le mouvement libanais.

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EN DIRECT, Moyen-Orient : Israël annonce bombarder la banlieue sud de Beyrouth ; des habitants du sud du Liban appelés à évacuer

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-07T11:51:50+00:00

« L’armée mène actuellement une frappe contre des centres de commandement de terroristes dans le quartier de Dahiyé, à Beyrouth, en réponse aux tirs du Hezbollah en direction du territoire israélien », a affirmé le gouvernement israélien. Il avait déjà invoqué des « violations du cessez-le-feu » pour justifier l’ordre d’évacuation à Tyr.

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