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Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-06-02T06:59:56+00:00
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Victorian minister regrets character references for taxi driver who assaulted women, DV accused men and Iran regime supporter

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-02T06:54:41+00:00

Labor’s Luba Grigorovitch wrote 33 character references but says she regrets providing them for six individuals and will never write anotherFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNewly promoted Victorian government minister Luba Grigorovitch has apologised for writing 33 character references – including for a taxi driver convicted of assaulting female passengers, two men accused of family violence and a supporter of former Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei – without so much as a Google search.Grigorovitch iss

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Australia news live: Ben Roberts-Smith won’t see full brief of war crime allegations for months; economy may have stalled, CBA analysts say

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-02T06:50:22+00:00

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe foreign minister, Penny Wong, has announced new sanctions by the commonwealth over three Israeli individuals and four entities in response to “escalating settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank”.The entities will receive targeted financial sanctions while the individuals will receive travel bans to Australia.For the first time, designated entities now include farming outposts that serve as hubs for settler violence.Settler violence is used to displace Palestinians and perpetuate the settlement

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Russia Launches Deadly Strikes on Ukraine

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-06-02T06:47:12+00:00

Missiles and drones struck the cities of Kyiv and Dnipro, Ukrainian officials said. At least 10 people were killed.

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Sensex today | Stock Market Live: Sensex, Nifty remain in red at midday; IT stocks surge over 4%

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-02T06:38:54+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices LIVE: Indian equities traded lower at noon on Tuesday as West Asia tensions, FPI outflows and a weaker rupee weighed on sentiment. Sensex and Nifty remained in the red, though IT stocks surged over 4%, supporting selective sectoral resilience.

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AI giant Anthropic plans to list on US stock market

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-06-02T06:30:14+00:00

The AI company behind Claude is set to offer the public the chance to buy and sell shares in the firm later this year.

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Australia politics live: Ben Roberts-Smith won’t see full brief of war crime allegations for months; government spent $3.8m on personal protection for CFMEU administrator

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-02T06:24:02+00:00

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe foreign minister, Penny Wong, has announced new sanctions by the commonwealth over three Israeli individuals and four entities in response to “escalating settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank”.The entities will receive targeted financial sanctions while the individuals will receive travel bans to Australia.For the first time, designated entities now include farming outposts that serve as hubs for settler violence.Settler violence is used to displace Palestinians and perpetuate the settlement

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Coforge shares gains 5% on launch of AI platform for global insurance

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-02T06:11:17+00:00

The stock opened at ₹1,472.20, touched a high of ₹1,538.50 against a previous close of ₹1,461.20, reflecting strong market response to the announcement

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Strage dei braccianti, uccisi in auto e poi dati alle fiamme. Fermate due persone

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-06-02T06:10:08+00:00

Il rogo in una stazione di servizio sulla statale 106 nei pressi di Amendolara, nel Cosentino. Determinanti i filmati delle telecamere di videosorveglianza: “Chiuse le portiere, arsi vivi in macchina”. Uno è sopravvissuto

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Strage dei braccianti, bruciati vivi in auto. Fermate due persone

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-06-02T06:10:08+00:00

Il rogo in una stazione di servizio sulla statale 106 nei pressi di Amendolara, nel Cosentino. Determinanti i filmati delle telecamere di videosorveglianza: “Chiuse le portiere, arsi vivi in macchina”. Uno è sopravvissuto

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Somerset detectorist strikes gold with ‘spectacular’ Roman ring find

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-02T06:00:40+00:00

Kevin Minto’s discovery near Ilminster, showing goddess Victoria, has been acquired with coin hoard for £78,000When Kevin Minto, a lorry driver, former soldier and keen metal detectorist, came upon something glinting in a Somerset field, he thought at first it was a coin – potentially quite interesting, probably not amazing.But the object turned out to be extraordinary: a gold Roman ring, unusually large and exquisitely crafted, set with a finely engraved gemstone depicting the goddess Victoria driving a two-horse chariot. Continue reading...

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Tuesday briefing: Palantir’s rise – and why so many oppose its role in the British state

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-02T05:46:12+00:00

In today’s newsletter: Its software is used from health services to militaries. But controversies and criticism of the $375bn company are leading some to ask if Palantir is too powerfulGood morning. The Peter Mandelson story keeps unfolding. Peter Walker explains here what is in the latest release of documents, and Henry Dyer takes a look at the key papers missing from the latest disclosures. But today we are covering another major story – Palantir.Few companies attract controversy more than Palantir. Since the pandemic, the US data analytics company has grown voraciously, using its AI-driven

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