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Police chief warns anti-white bias claims could drive UK policing ‘back to 60s’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-03T21:09:08+00:00

Senior police figures are pushing back against politicians they accuse of stoking tensions over Henry Novak’s murderPolicing could be driven back to the 1960s by false claims officers are biased against white people, the leader of Britain’s black officers has said.Ch Insp Andy George, president of the National Black Police Association, spoke out amid growing concerns that politicians such as Nigel Farage were stoking tensions around the murder of teenager Henry Nowak by making baseless and provocative claims. Continue reading...

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Німеччина, Франція і Британія обговорюють новий сценарій завершення війни, - Bloomberg

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-06-03T21:06:04+00:00

Серед аргументів примусу Путіна до переговорів називають погіршення економічної ситуації в РФ, зростання витрат на війну та високі втрати російської армії.

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Deadly fire rips through New Delhi hotel

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-06-03T21:01:17+00:00

A fire has ripped through a hotel in New Delhi, killing at least 21 people including 18 foreign nationals.

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ОЭСР оценила влияние конфликта на Ближнем Востоке на мировую экономику

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-06-03T21:00:26+00:00

Конфликт на Ближнем Востоке стал доминирующей силой, определяющей глобальные экономические перспективы, а также сильно повлиял на цены на энергоносители и другие ключевые сельскохозяйственные и промышленные ресурсы, говорится в новом отчете Организации экономического сотрудничества и развития (ОЭСР). Учитывая «неопределенность» в развитии ситуации вокруг войны с Ираном, ОЭСР выделяет два основных сценария. В зависимости от скорости разрешения конфликта мировая экономика будет развиваться по-разному.

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Middle East crisis live: Trump claims peace deal with Iran could be reached ‘over the weekend’ as Iran claims it struck US ship

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-03T20:53:38+00:00

President told reporters that given the strength of US military, ‘we could go another two, three weeks and just wipe everybody out’The Kuwaiti defence ministry said it intercepted 13 ballistic missiles and 17 drones launched by Iran today.A drone and missile attack on Kuwait’s international airport killed one person, which Kuwaiti authorities identified as an Indian national. It is the first reported death in a Gulf state since the US and Iran agreed to a ceasefire in April. Continue reading...

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Senate Republicans drop plans for $1bn to fund security at Trump’s ballroom

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-03T20:39:31+00:00

Fears that push for ballroom spending could jeopardize $70bn funding for immigration enforcementSenate Republicans on Wednesday formally dropped their attempt to spend $1bn on security improvements for Donald Trump’s White House ballroom, as it became clear the president’s demand for the money could jeopardize long-term funding for immigration enforcement.The Senate judiciary committee had last month included the spending on security for the new ballroom in a broader measure that would authorize $70bn in spending for agencies involved in Trump’s mass deportation campaign through the duration o

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Trump signs order to make it easier to fire 8,000 highly paid federal workers

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-03T20:35:08+00:00

Order strips job protections from workers earning up to about $200,000 a year and deemed to be ‘influencing’ policyDonald Trump has signed an executive order making it easier to fire thousands of the best-paid workers in the US government aspart of a broader drive by his administration to overhaul the federal workforce.The order, released by the White House and the office of personnel management (OPM) on Wednesday, strips job protections from a mostly senior group of federal workers – about 8,000 employees – earning up to almost $200,000 a year, and who are deemed to be “influencing” governmen

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Australia politics live: bank expects home price reduction from budget to be more than twice government forecast

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-03T20:25:13+00:00

Commonwealth Bank economists expect 5% drag on home prices from tax changes, compared with Treasury forecast of 2%. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning and welcome to our live politics blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories and then it will be Krishani Dhanji with the main action.Australia’s youngest convicted murderer has been sent back to jail after a judge found him to have had complete disregard for his release conditions. The man, known only as SLD, stabbed to death his three-year-old neighbour Courtney Morley-Cla

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Four Immigrant Workers Burned to Death in Italy

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-06-03T20:19:49+00:00

The immigrants had been working as fruit pickers in southern Italy, the authorities said, apparently as part of a system of criminal labor trafficking.

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U.S. and intelligence allies issue rare joint warning about China

Source: Washington Post - World · Published: 2026-06-03T20:10:45+00:00

Nations in the Five Eyes intelligence partnership warned that fake profiles and job offers are targeting military officers, spies, and others with access to classified or sensitive information.

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Wim Wenders withdraws 1975 film featuring 13-year-old Nastassja Kinski topless

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-03T19:56:34+00:00

German director says he recognises actor should have been better protected during filming of Wrong MoveGerman director Wim Wenders has withdrawn from circulation his 1975 film Wrong Move, because of a scene featuring a child actor topless who was 13 years old at the time of filming.“Streaming, TV and distribution partners have been instructed to no longer make the film publicly accessible,” the director said in a statement released on Wednesday. Continue reading...

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Israel’s decades-long history of invading Lebanon

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-06-03T19:55:03+00:00

Israel has invaded Lebanon for the sixth time in 48 years. Al Jazeera’s Hala Al Shami outlines this history.

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In Italia la ricchezza cresce, ma solo per pochi

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-06-03T19:43:54+00:00

Bankitalia mostra come stiano aumentando le disuguaglianze: il 10% delle famiglie controlla il 60% dei patrimoni. Lo scontro politico sulla patrimoniale

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In first, California city overwhelmingly votes to permanently ban datacenters

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-03T19:40:36+00:00

While many US city councils have passed moratoriums, Monterey Park is first where residents have voted on a banSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailResidents in Monterey Park, California, became the first in the US to vote on a permanent ban on datacenters on Tuesday, and early results indicate a resounding victory for the prohibition.While many cities and counties have already passed temporary or indefinite moratoriums via their local governments, Monterey Park would be the first to do so through a ballot initiative. Continue reading...

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Україна та Угорщина досягли угоди щодо питань національних меншин, - Мадяр

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-06-03T19:37:00+00:00

За словами Мадяра, якщо Київ виконає свої зобов’язання, Угорщина підтримає відкриття першого переговорного кластера щодо вступу України до ЄС.

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Colorado governor vetoes block on surveillance pricing as other states push for bans

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-03T19:12:19+00:00

Consumer advocates decry Democrat Jared Polis for ‘choosing to side with dominant corporations’ over workersColorado’s governor vetoed a bill on Tuesday that would have banned companies from using surveillance pricing to set workers’ wages and prices for consumer goods.The measure would have been the strongest in the nation against algorithmic pricing. While Maryland became the first state to approve a law banning surveillance pricing in grocery stores in April, Colorado’s proposed measure was more expansive. Continue reading...

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Pete Hegseth removes all women and some Black service members from navy promotion list

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-03T19:01:17+00:00

Defense secretary’s latest interposition resulted in all-male, overwhelmingly white picks for promotion to admiraltyUS politics live – latest updatesThe US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, stripped nine navy officers including women and Black service members from a promotion list last month, according to a person familiar with the matter, resulting in an all-male, overwhelmingly white slate of 22 advancing as nominees to become one-star admirals.Hegseth’s unusual intervention violated promotion rules designed to be merit-based and apolitical, the New York Times said on Tuesday, and extended th

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : l’Iran menace de reprendre les hostilités si les attaques sur Beyrouth se poursuivent

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-03T18:59:38+00:00

Le ministre des affaires étrangères iranien a déclaré qu’« aucun progrès tangible » n’avait été réalisé dans les négociations, selon des propos rapportés par des médias. Le chef de la diplomatie a également estimé que les États-Unis avaient « bien mesuré » la puissance et les capacités de l’Iran au cours des quarante derniers jours de conflit.

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EN DIRECT, Moyen-Orient : les députés américains approuvent un texte ordonnant la fin de la guerre contre l’Iran

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-03T18:59:36+00:00

La Chambre américaine des représentants a adopté, mercredi, un texte ordonnant le retrait des troupes américaines dans la guerre contre la République islamique. La résolution possède cependant une portée avant tout symbolique, en raison du droit de veto du président américain, Donald Trump.

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EN DIRECT, Moyen-Orient : la Chambre des représentants américaine approuve un texte ordonnant la fin de la guerre contre l’Iran

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-03T18:59:36+00:00

Les élus ont adopté, mercredi, un texte ordonnant le retrait des troupes américaines dans la guerre contre la République islamique. La résolution possède cependant une portée avant tout symbolique, en raison du droit de veto du président américain, Donald Trump.

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