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UK government to pay £1.3bn to help fund Universal Studios theme park in Bedfordshire

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-03T13:30:07+00:00

Chancellor hails deal saying it will create tens of thousands of jobs in the construction, hospitality, creative and technology sectorsBusiness live – latest updateBritish taxpayers will provide £1.3bn in funding to help Hollywood studio giant Universal build its first theme park in Europe.Comcast, the US media company that owns NBC Universal and Sky, had been considering a number of countries in which to build its first European theme park. Continue reading...

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Iranian attack leaves 1 dead, dozens injured in Kuwait

Source: Washington Post - World · Published: 2026-06-03T13:28:43+00:00

With peace talks stalled, the U.S. and Iran traded strikes in one of the most intense bouts since the increasingly tenuous ceasefire between the two countries began in April.

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Fired 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley says CBS ordered ‘falsehoods and bias’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-03T13:24:52+00:00

Veteran journalist says executives pushed unverified claims and gave politicians a say in interviewsThe longtime 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley, who was fired by CBS News on Tuesday after clashing with the network’s new management, issued a public statement accusing the network’s new executives of silencing employees and claiming they instructed him “to inject falsehoods and bias” into his reporting.“‘60’ has been the number-one program in America for decades because our beloved audience finds integrity, quality, and humanity in our stories,” Pelley wrote in the lengthy statement he sha

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Trump stirs 2028 presidential election speculation with claim Vance and Rubio would be ‘unbeatable’ – US politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-03T13:18:39+00:00

President tells podcast that vice-president and secretary of state ‘would be very hard to beat’ if they ran together in 2028The Democrats to watch after Tuesday’s primariesSign up for the Breaking News US emailIowa voters cast their ballots in yesterday’s heated primaries, setting up for months of fervent campaigning ahead of the November midterms in contests that could determine the balance of power in Congress.A red state that the GOP has dominated for the past decade, Democrats believe they can be competitive in three of its four House races, its Senate election, and the contest to replace

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US teen accused of stabbing three horses at Las Vegas rodeo

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-03T13:17:41+00:00

Prosecutors seek to try 17-year-old as adult after animals injured at major barrel racing eventA teenage girl who allegedly stabbed three show horses at a weekend rodeo in Las Vegas, Nevada, is a “crazy, obsessed stalker” who waited in a darkened barn to commit the attacks, the owner of one of the animals has said.The Nevada city’s police department arrested a 17-year-old female on Saturday for the incidents at the National Barrel Horse Association’s supershow, a competition for the sport’s top riders at the South Point equestrian arena on the Las Vegas strip. Continue reading...

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Tata Motors to use Chery-made platform for Avinya EVs; says no technology transfer

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-03T13:15:55+00:00

Tata Motors said its upcoming Avinya premium electric vehicles (EVs) will use the Freelander platform produced by Chery Jaguar Land Rover (CJLR), confirming a major shift in its EV strategy after earlier Jaguar Land Rover EMA-based plans were shelved. The first Avinya model will be launched in India in 2027 and manufactured at the company’s Panapakkam facility in Tamil Nadu.

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JSW Steel bets $20 billion on India’s infrastructure decade

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-03T13:15:52+00:00

The company says India’s infra and manufacturing build-out could drive domestic steel demand up by more than 80 per cent to over 300 million tonnes

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CEO ДТЕК представив міжнародним партнерам український досвід захисту енергосистеми

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-06-03T13:14:00+00:00

Генеральний директор ДТЕК Максим Тімченко заявив, що досвід України у відновленні та захисті енергетичної інфраструктури в умовах постійних атак може бути корисним для посилення енергетичної безпеки європейських...

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One killed and several wounded in Iranian attack on Kuwait’s international airport

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-03T13:04:03+00:00

US and Iran exchange more strikes across Gulf region, jeopardising efforts to secure a new ceasefireMiddle East crisis – live updatesKuwait’s military said Iranian strikes that hit a terminal at its international airport caused significant damage, killed at least one person and wounded several others.The attack came as the US and Iran exchanged fresh missile and drone strikes, further jeopardising efforts to secure a new ceasefire agreement between Washington and Tehran. Continue reading...

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Telangana, Germany’s Thuringia State sign MoU on mutual cooperation

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-03T12:55:54+00:00

The agreement was signed during a high-level delegation meeting led by Mario Voigt, Minister-President of German State of Thuringia with Chief Minister Shri A Revanth Reddy

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New poll shows downtick in support for same-sex marriage and trans people in the US

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-03T12:54:59+00:00

New Gallup poll finds support for same-sex marriage and relationships in the US has stopped rising after two decadesAcceptance of same-sex marriage and relationships in the US has flattened after more than two decades of steadily increasing support, with an ongoing decline among Republicans, according to a new Gallup poll.About 65% of US adults believe same-sex marriage should be legal, down slightly from 71% in 2022 and 2023. Continue reading...

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New US poll shows downtick in support for same-sex marriage and trans people

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-03T12:54:59+00:00

New Gallup poll finds support for same-sex marriage and relationships in the US has stopped rising after two decadesAcceptance of same-sex marriage and relationships in the US has flattened after more than two decades of steadily increasing support, with an ongoing decline among Republicans, according to a new Gallup poll.About 65% of US adults believe same-sex marriage should be legal, down slightly from 71% in 2022 and 2023. Continue reading...

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Почему Дональд Трамп выбрал Билла Пулте директором нацразведки США

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-06-03T12:54:44+00:00

Временно исполняющим обязанности главы национальной разведки (этот чиновник занимается координацией спецслужб) США станет директор Федерального агентства жилищного финансирования Билл Пулте. Об этом в своей соцсети Truth Social заявил президент США Дональд Трамп. На посту Пулте заменит действующего директора разведывательного сообщества Тулси Габбард, сообщившей 22 мая о намерении уйти в отставку 30 июня из-за болезни мужа. Хотя тогда Трамп говорил, что пост временно будет занимать ее заместитель Аарон Лукас.

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Race for California governor deadlocked as primary results across the US trickle in

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-03T12:49:51+00:00

Republican Steve Hilton and Democrat Xavier Becerra lead the field as votes continue to be countedThe Democrats to watch after Tuesday’s primaries: from army doctor to ParalympianThe key race for California governor remained deadlocked as vote counting continued across the US on Wednesday morning following primary elections to decide who would run in several critical districts in the US House and Senate in November, in a midterm year expected to favor Democrats.In California, it was the Republican Steve Hilton, a former UK political operative and Fox News host, who had the most votes, with rou

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