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Australian woman linked to Islamic State lived with teenage slave who was repeatedly raped, court told

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-04T08:34:17+00:00

Allegations made in Melbourne magistrates court on Thursday as Zeinab Ahmad, 31, applied for bail, a month after she was charged with slavery offencesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA woman accused of marrying Islamic State fighters allegedly lived with a teenage slave who was repeatedly assaulted and raped by the woman’s father.The allegations were detailed in Melbourne magistrates court on Thursday as Zeinab Ahmad, 31, applied for bail, a month after she was charged with slavery offences. Continue reading...

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UK to challenge EU over ‘devastating’ plans to almost halve tariff-free steel import quotas

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-04T08:27:42+00:00

Business secretary to meet European counterpart on Friday as EU industry leaders worry about retaliatory measures by UKBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK business secretary, Peter Kyle, is to raise concerns about EU plans to dramatically reduce tariff-free imports of British steel with its trade commissioner, Maroš Šefčovič, in Brussels on Friday.The UK steel industry has previously warned of “devastating” consequences from the new quota system being planned by the EU, which will cut overall tariff-free imports from non-EU countries by 47% on 2024 levels from 1 July. Continue reading...

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«Первый канал» сократит расходы на производство сериалов

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-06-04T08:23:33+00:00

«Первый канал» в текущих реалиях российского рекламного рынка пытается оптимизировать все расходы, но не потерять при этом в качестве, рассказал «Ведомостям» в кулуарах ПМЭФ гендиректор этого вещателя Константин Эрнст.

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Marjane Satrapi è morta: addio all’autrice di “Persepolis”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-06-04T08:18:03+00:00

L’artista franco-iraniana aveva 56 anni. Il comunicato della famiglia: “È morta di crepacuore a poco più di un anno dalla scomparsa del marito Mattias Ripa”. Era ricoverata da due mesi in una clinica di Monaco di Baviera

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Guerra in Medio Oriente, news. Libano, ucciso un casco blu nel sud

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-06-04T08:14:16+00:00

Khamenei: “Nemici cercano di dividerci dopo sconfitta sul campo”. Israele bombarda Gaza: nove morti, quattro sono bambini. In Libano concordato un cessate il fuoco. Il 22 giugno prossimi colloqui. Il presidente Usa dice che l’intesa con l’Iran potrebbe essere firmata nel fine settimana

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Four New Zealand Lawmakers Banned From China After Taiwan Trip

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-06-04T08:10:56+00:00

New Zealand’s foreign minister was “surprised” to hear about the one-year travel ban, a spokesperson said, given lawmakers have visited Taiwan for years without issues.

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Minister dismisses ‘two-tier justice’ claim in light of Henry Nowak tragedy as ‘slur’ on police – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-04T08:08:14+00:00

Politicians on the right have politicised Novak’s death and suggested there is a ‘two-tier’ policing system that victimises white peopleGood morning. The most interesting event of the day may well turn out to be one taking place late tonight, when Andy Burnham, the Labour candidate for Makerfield and potential next PM, takes part in a BBC byelection Question Time special. Yesterday, Burnham said that at some point today he would give a more considered response to the Henry Nowak murder, and the issues it has raised about policing and race equality. It is not clear yet whether we will get that

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Labor’s NDIS overhaul faces delay as Coalition and Greens consider teaming up to slow bill’s passage

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-04T08:01:08+00:00

Government hopes to rush NDIS and tax changes through parliament but opposition and minor party push for more scrutinyThe Greens want Labor to halt its plans to rush NDIS cuts through the Senate later this month, urging a longer inquiry process as the government seeks the minor party’s support for its contentious tax and housing changes.It opens the possibility of the Greens and Coalition teaming up in parliament to support extending separate Senate inquiries into both the disability insurance scheme and tax proposals, and thus delaying Labor’s hopes of passing those bills before the end of Ju

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UK to challenge EU over ‘devastating’ plans for new tariff-free steel import quotas

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-04T08:00:29+00:00

Business secretary Peter Kyle to meet European counterpart over proposals to almost halve amount of tariff-free importsThe UK business secretary, Peter Kyle, is to raise concerns about EU plans to dramatically reduce tariff-free imports of British steel with its trade commissioner Maroš Šefčovič in Brussels on Friday.The UK steel industry has previously warned of “devastating” consequences from the new quota system being planned by the EU, which will cut overall tariff-free imports from non-EU countries by 47% on 2024 levels from 1 July. Continue reading...

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Husic says Labor pile-on after Aukus criticism ‘not healthy’ – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-04T07:51:33+00:00

This blog is now closedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJim Chalmers’ budget bill will face debate and a vote in the House today, and he poses the legislation as a “really simple choice” for the Coalition.As we know, the government has set up the bill as a wedge for the opposition, by including both tax changes to CGT and negative gearing and tax cuts for workers.Really simple choice in the parliament today: Labor lower taxes on workers, a fair go for first home buyers. The Coalition opposing both of those things.Yet another beat-up about the sensible, commonsense tax

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