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Nestlé India launches Nespresso store in Mumbai

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-13T04:27:11+00:00

Third outlet for the brand focuses on personalised coffee discovery and experience in Bandra Kurla Complex

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Budget 2026 live updates: Taylor asks why Labor ‘lied to Australians’ on tax plan as Albanese says government could not ‘sit back and kick the can’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-13T04:24:54+00:00

PM defends changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax, which Bill Shorten says will give young people a ‘fighting chance’. Follow today’s news liveSee all our Australia budget 2026 coverageGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia to send military plane to strait of Hormuz reopening missionAustralia will join an international mission to reopen the strait of Hormuz, with plans to contribute a hi-tech surveillance plane to the effort.Our intention is to contribute Australia’s world-leading E-7A Wedgetail aircraft to this defensive effort.While this platform [the

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NSW police to drop charges against Isaac Herzog protesters laid using unlawful public assembly restrictions

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-13T04:23:08+00:00

Lawyers calling for all charges to be withdrawn after Sydney town hall rally against Israeli presidentFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCharges laid under a now defunct law against people who attended a Sydney protest against Isaac Herzog will be dropped, police have confirmed, but it remains unclear how many of the 30 protesters charged the decision affects.New South Wales police commissioner, Mal Lanyon, said on ABC Radio on Wednesday morning that, pending a review, police would drop charges laid under the public

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La guerre au Moyen-Orient plonge le transport aérien dans une crise inédite

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-13T04:10:19+00:00

Entre hausse des prix des billets, annulations de vols et crainte d’une pénurie de kérosène, l’aviation commerciale traverse une tempête qui fragilise les compagnies aériennes, certaines se montrant particulièrement vulnérables.

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Will Trump and Xi Try to Slow the A.I. Arms Race?

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-05-13T04:03:45+00:00

The leaders of both countries are expected to discuss the risks from artificial intelligence, but neither country is willing to be the first to slow down.

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Nifty slips for 4th day; Crude above $100, Rupee at 95.63 weigh on markets

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-13T04:02:45+00:00

The rupee has touched a fresh low of 95.63 against the dollar, with USD/INR hovering in the 95.6–95.7 range amid elevated crude prices, firm dollar demand, and sustained foreign institutional outflows

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Catherine, Princess of Wales, to Visit Italy

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-05-13T04:01:12+00:00

Catherine will visit Reggio Emilia, an Italian city celebrated for its approach to early childhood education.

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Europe Tries a Trumpian Tactic With Trump: No Apologies

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-05-13T04:01:05+00:00

Stuck with the fallout from America’s war in Iran, European leaders have criticized the president publicly. When he’s been angered, they haven’t backed down.

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Trump’s Shrinking Ambitions on China

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-05-13T04:01:04+00:00

The president came into office planning harsher trade moves on China than on the rest of the world. Here’s why he’s had to scale them back.

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‘Blatant disregard for rights’: concern grows over Gabon’s social media clampdown

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-13T04:00:20+00:00

Activists claim use of laws to curtail internet freedoms part of well-documented history of cracking down on dissentWhen Gabon’s media regulator indefinitely suspended major social media platforms in February, citing security concerns during anti-government protests, it became the talk of town – literally.Within weeks of the announcement, use of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) to bypass the restrictions surged in the central African country. When gendarmerie began stopping young men at road checkpoints in the capital Libreville and other urban centres to confiscate mobile phones with VPNs inst

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How China Could Wield Its Control of Rare Earths Against Trump

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-05-13T04:00:15+00:00

A central question hanging over the summit this week is whether China will agree to extend a temporary postponement of even tougher rare-earth export controls.

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The Lecturer and Philosopher King: Xi Jinping Behind Closed Doors

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-05-13T04:00:06+00:00

Encounters with other world leaders reveal a side of China’s leader that the public rarely sees, and offer clues to how he will approach President Trump in Beijing.

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Inquest into death of Clare Nowland after Tasering by NSW police aims to answer ‘outstanding questions’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-13T03:41:07+00:00

Coroner will examine 95-year-old’s death and look at dementia training for aged care staff, police and ambulance officersGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThree years after police fatally Tasered an aged care resident, an inquest could save lives by improving training for first responders dealing with aggressive dementia patients.Then-senior constable Kristian James Samuel White fired his Taser at 95-year-old Clare Nowland after being called to Yallambee Lodge nursing home in Cooma in southern New South Wales on 17 May 2023. Continue reading...

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Encuentro entre el águila y el dragón

Source: El País - Internacional · Published: 2026-05-13T03:40:00+00:00

Trump y Xi se verán en Pekín con Irán y Taiwán como principales focos de choque en una cumbre marcada por la pugna entre estabilidad y confrontación

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