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Italy celebrates 80 years of democracy

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-06-02T23:19:09+00:00

A colossal 400-kilogram flag was draped over Rome’s Colosseum as Italy marked the 80th anniversary of its republic.

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Midterm primaries 2026 live: results and reaction as six states including California and Iowa cast ballots

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-02T23:11:36+00:00

All the latest results and updates as New Jersey, South Dakota, New Mexico and Montana also vote in primariesCalifornia elections: governor, LA mayor and Congress at stakeSign up for the Breaking News US emailOn the day Donald Trump endorsed him as a tireless advocate for New Jersey’s seventh district, the representative Tom Kean Jr was, as he has been since early March, nowhere to be found.Kean, a New Jersey Republican, was last seen when he cast a House floor vote on 5 March, and he is running unopposed in Tuesday’s Republican primary. The Democratic race in his district, meanwhile, has attr

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Puffins, dolphins and bumblebees in running to feature on new UK banknotes

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-02T23:01:35+00:00

Bank of England says updated imagery will celebrate native wildlife while bolstering anti-counterfeit featuresPuffins, dolphins and bumblebees are among the wildlife that could feature on new banknotes in the UK as the Bank of England announces its shortlist.There has been controversy over the decision, with figures including Nigel Farage criticising the Bank for, he claimed, wanting to replace Winston Churchill with a beaver. The Conservative leader, Kemi Badenoch, said it was “a silly thing to do”, and Reform UK’s Farage called it “absolutely crackers”. In the end, no beaver appeared on the

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GPs in England too ‘overloaded’ to help older people at risk of falling, say MPs

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-02T23:01:35+00:00

NHS bosses giving evidence to public accounts committee admit current position is unacceptableGPs in England are so “overloaded” that they cannot help older people who are at risk of falling in what NHS bosses accept is an unacceptable failure of care, the House of Commons’ public accounts committee has said.Pressure on GPs’ time has intensified as a result of the government’s decision to give patients online access to their services, according to a report by the influential cross-party group of MPs. Continue reading...

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Milan e Glasner a colloquio. Dumfries, accordo con il Real Madrid

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-06-02T23:00:00+00:00

Vertice tra i rossoneri e il tecnico austriaco, Ibra insiste su Slot. L’Inter perderà l'esterno olandese e prenota Palestra: offerti 40 milioni all’Atalanta

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Bombe russe su Kiev, 22 morti: “Nuova dimensione della guerra”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-06-02T23:00:00+00:00

Uno sciame di 653 droni Shahed e 73 missili su tutto il territorio. Nella capitale in 40 mila dormono in metro. Evacuate zone di Kharkiv. E Zelensky: “Dateci i patriot”

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Graham Platner’s Maine Senate bid wobbly with news of sexting infidelity

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-02T22:49:05+00:00

Democratic candidate already cites PTSD for racist, sexist, homophobic online posts and has covered up Nazi tattooMidterm primaries – live results and updatesGraham Platner met on Tuesday with Democratic leaders in Washington DC as the embattled Maine Senate candidate contends with yet another revelation threatening his campaign, which is at the center of his party’s hopes of regaining control of Congress.Platner did not respond to questions from reporters and quickly entered a waiting car as he exited the meeting, which stretched for more than an hour and a half at the headquarters of the Dem

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Australia politics live: minister says ‘no evidence’ of sex selection in NSW ahead of contentious abortion vote; national accounts due today

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-02T22:44:05+00:00

Ryan Park says he does not want to see abortion put ‘back into the criminal code’. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastChaney said: AI companies should be able to unlock the majority of global content with a handful of individual deals – in the same way that every other industry licenses copyrighted content.Government could further work to facilitate this process for the remainder of the copyrighted content, either directly or through a centralised mechanism. Continue reading...

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Pentagon appoints convicted January 6 rioter to sensitive counterterrorism role

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-02T22:43:52+00:00

Alarm after Elias Irizarry is hired to position in office that manages highly classified military operationsThe Pentagon has appointed a rioter convicted for his role in 6 January, 2021 insurrection to a sensitive national security role dealing with counterterrorism, overriding insiders’ concerns about his past record.Elias Irizarry, who pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge in connection with the storming of the US Capitol, has been appointed to a position in the US Department of Defense’s special operations and low intensity conflict office which manages highly classified military operation

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Pentagon appoints convicted January 6 rioter to sensitive counter-terrorism role

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-02T22:43:52+00:00

Alarm after Elias Irizarry is hired to position in office that manages highly classified military operationsThe Pentagon has appointed a rioter convicted for his role in 6 January, 2021 insurrection to a sensitive national security role dealing with counterterrorism, overriding insiders’ concerns about his past record.Elias Irizarry, who pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge in connection with the storming of the US Capitol, has been appointed to a position in the US Department of Defense’s special operations and low intensity conflict office which manages highly classified military operation

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : Volodymyr Zelensky craint une nouvelle frappe massive russe sur l’Ukraine, après les attaques qui ont fait 23 morts la nuit précédente

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-02T22:37:25+00:00

« Je vous en prie, soyez attentifs aux sirènes d’alerte aérienne », a insisté le président ukrainien dans une allocution vidéo diffusée mardi soir, se reposant sur des informations des services de renseignement.

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Dismay as Trump officials to dismantle key ocean monitoring system

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-02T22:35:44+00:00

Ocean Observatories Initiative, $368m network that has provided crucial climate data, latest victim of Trump cutsThe Trump administration plans to dismantle a $368m deep-sea observation system that has for more than a decade provided crucial data on ocean systems and climate change.In a notice, the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced that it had “initiated descoping of the Ocean Observatories Initiative” (OOI), a vast ocean observation network comprising more than 900 instruments that collect data on ocean health, including current patterns, climate variability and marine biodiversity.

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Meurtre d’un étudiant au Royaume-Uni : des manifestants s’en prennent à la police après la diffusion d’une vidéo suscitant l’indignation

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-02T22:34:28+00:00

La diffusion d’images montrant la police menotter un étudiant alors qu’il venait d’être poignardé suscite une vive émotion au Royaume-Uni. Mardi soir, des policiers ont été pris pour cible en marge d’une manifestation, à Southampton, au sud de l’Angleterre.

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Meurtre d’un étudiant au Royaume-Uni : des manifestants s’en prennent à la police après la diffusion d’une vidéo suscitant l’indignation

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-02T22:34:28+00:00

La diffusion d’images montrant la police menotter un étudiant alors qu’il venait d’être poignardé mortellement suscite une vive émotion au Royaume-Uni. Mardi soir, des policiers ont été pris pour cibles en marge d’une manifestation, à Southampton, dans le sud de l’Angleterre.

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Weight-loss drugs may prevent thousands of knee replacements, study suggests

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-02T22:30:34+00:00

Patients with knee arthritis who took medications for at least three years at reduced risk of needing surgeryTaking weight-loss drugs for at least three years could prevent thousands of knee replacements a year, research suggests.Globally, more than 500 million people have osteoarthritis. Knee arthritis is the most common form, affecting about 14 million people in the US and more than 5 million in the UK. Many will require knee surgery. In the UK more than 120,000 knee replacements are carried out every year. Continue reading...

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Автопроизводитель Volga вложит в локализацию китайских машин 60 млрд рублей

Source: Vedomosti – Latest Issue · Published: 2026-06-02T22:11:39+00:00

Нижегородская компания «Производство легковых автомобилей» (ПЛА) в феврале заключила специальный инвестиционный контракт (СПИК) с Минпромторгом, рассказали «Ведомостям» два источника, знакомых с бизнесом предприятия. По данным одного из них, в рамках 10-летнего контракта ПЛА вложит около 60 млрд руб. в локализацию модельного ряда в России. Другой говорит, что реальная сумма может быть намного больше, но не называет ее. Предполагается, среди прочего, освоение производства бензиновых двигателей и автоматических коробок передач, уточнил один из собеседников.

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«Опора России» предложила ежегодно индексировать лимиты выплат по ОСАГО

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-06-02T22:08:43+00:00

Объединение малого и среднего предпринимательства «Опора России» предложило провести комплексную реформу ОСАГО, которая затронет как изменения в основной закон, так и порядок расчета стоимости восстановительного ремонта автомобилей. Соответствующие документы объединение направило в Госдуму и Банк России на имя его председателя Эльвиры Набиуллиной (есть в распоряжении «Ведомостей»).

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Trump’s $1.8bn ‘anti-weaponization’ fund scrapped, acting attorney general Todd Blanche confirms – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-02T22:08:11+00:00

Blanche confirms fund set up to compensate president’s allies will not go ahead after fierce backlash and court setbacksMidterm primaries 2026 live: results and reaction after six states including California and Iowa cast ballotsActing attorney general says Trump’s $1.8bn anti-weaponization fund axedSign up for the Breaking News US emailIn six months, Adam Hamawy has gone from a political nobody to, deemed by most measures, the frontrunner in a crowded race, endorsed by prominent progressive and Democratic figures including Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar and Tammy Duckwor

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Midterm primaries 2026 live: results and reaction after six states including California and Iowa cast ballots

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-02T22:08:10+00:00

All the latest results and updates as New Jersey, South Dakota, New Mexico and Montana also vote in primariesCalifornia elections: governor, LA mayor and Congress at stakeSign up for the Breaking News US emailVoters in six states have been casting their ballots in the US midterm election primaries. Here are some of the images from polling stations that have dropped on the news wires today:A wave of Democratic doctors, scientists and public health professionals across the country are seeking office in the midterm elections in a rebuke to Donald Trump and Robert F Kennedy Jr’s health policies. C

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Come Carlo Levi raccontò il tradimento della Resistenza

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-06-02T22:01:00+00:00

In “L’Orologio” l’autore di “Cristo si è fermato a Eboli” denuncia le promesse non mantenute del dopoguerra. Un testo da rileggere

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Strage dei braccianti, non chiamateli invisibili

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-06-02T22:01:00+00:00

Il punto non è soltanto individuare i colpevoli materiali. Ma è capire perché migliaia di lavoratori continuano a vivere in una condizione di fragilità così estrema da rendere possibile perfino un massacro

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В Центризбиркоме ответили на иск с претензиями к ДЭГу

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-06-02T22:00:36+00:00

Центризбирком (ЦИК) просит Верховный суд (ВС) оставить без удовлетворения иск, оспаривающий ряд норм о порядке проведения дистанционного электронного голосования (ДЭГ). «Ведомости» ознакомились с аргументацией комиссии, изложенной на 18 страницах. Истец подтвердил, что именно этот документ ЦИК направил ему в установленные сроки с официальной почты. Заседание ВС назначено на 4 июня. «Ведомости» направили запрос в ЦИК.

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