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Fairfax India to raise stake in IIFL Capital to 51% with $211 million investment

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-07T04:47:27+00:00

Fairfax India will invest via its unit ‌FIH Mauritius Investments through a ‌preferential ⁠allotment priced at ₹350 per ⁠share, a 5.3% premium to IIFL Capital’s closing price on Wednesday

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Neo-Nazi Joel Davis charged with inciting hatred over ‘Abolish the Jewish lobby’ rally at NSW parliament

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-07T04:31:51+00:00

Davis, 32, arrested on Wednesday and charged with inciting hatred and causing fear. Arrest comes after police criticised at royal commission into antisemitismFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastProminent neo-Nazi Joel Davis has been charged with alleged hate speech following a protest by the National Socialist Network outside New South Wales parliament.About 60 members of the now-disbanded group stood in formation on Macquarie Street on 8 November last year, allegedly holding a large banner that read: “Abolish the Jew

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Vijay declines CM convoy vehicles until swearing-in, says TVK

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-07T04:25:21+00:00

The party clarified that Vijay personally requested the convoy vehicles be returned, stating he would accept official CM-level security only after formally forming the government and taking oath

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Criminal charges in Bosnian mine lead poisoning

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-05-07T04:17:01+00:00

A Canadian mining group is facing a criminal complaint after hundreds tested positive for lead poisoning in Bosnia.

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Crude oil gains as markets assess West Asia talks

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-07T04:15:28+00:00

US President Donald Trump said he believed Iran wanted an agreement on the West Asia situation

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Bajaj Auto shares hit 52-week high after record Q4 revenue, margin resilience

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-07T04:14:57+00:00

The stock traded at ₹10,579 at 9:26 am as investors cheered strong export momentum, operating leverage benefits and upbeat management commentary on margins despite rising raw material costs

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Iran ceasefire hopes, global AI rally keep D-Street in the green

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-07T04:09:23+00:00

As of 9:17 AM, Sensex opened at 78,339.24, trading at 78,072.31, up 113.79 points (0.15%). Nifty50 opened at 24,398.50, trading at 24,360.55, up 29.60 points (0.12%)

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Rewilding giants: captive elephants rehomed in Europe’s first sanctuary

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-07T04:01:38+00:00

Julie, once a circus elephant, and Kariba, from a Belgian zoo, are to be moved to a former ranch in PortugalEurope’s first large-scale elephant sanctuary, which is opening to offer a more natural environment for some of the 600 animals still held in captivity across the continent, is to receive its first arrivals.Julie, Portugal’s last circus elephant, will be moved next month to the animal charity Pangea’s multimillion pound sanctuary in the Alentejo, 200km (124 miles) east of Lisbon, close to the border with Spain. Continue reading...

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Starmer Braces for Local Election Losses Amid New Era of UK Politics

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-05-07T04:01:10+00:00

Polls predict historic losses for Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour Party on Thursday as anti-immigrant Reform U.K. makes gains, and a new era of multiparty politics takes shape.

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Starmer Faces a Major Test in a Set of UK Elections: What to Know

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-05-07T04:01:06+00:00

Local elections in England, and parliamentary elections in Scotland and Wales, take place on Thursday. The governing Labour Party is expected to do very badly.

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En Suède, la prison de haute sécurité de Kumla se prépare à accueillir les mineurs

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-07T04:00:52+00:00

Alors que le nombre de mineurs soupçonnés de meurtres augmente, la droite et l’extrême droite suédoises veulent incarcérer les enfants dès l’âge de 13 ans. A Kumla, le directeur du centre pénitentiaire, Jacques Mwepu, fait partie de ceux qui critiquent la réforme.

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UAE’s ruling royal family benefits from more than €71m in EU farming subsidies

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-07T04:00:40+00:00

Al Nahyans’ control over farmland in Europe has meant they receive proportion of payments to farmsThe United Arab Emirates’ ruling royal family is benefiting from tens of millions in EU subsidies to grow crops destined for the Gulf, it can be revealed.A cross-border investigation by DeSmog and shared with the Guardian found subsidiaries controlled by the Al Nahyans collected more than €71m (£61m) in six years for farmland it controls in Romania, Italy and Spain. Continue reading...

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Cut UK speed limits to reduce Iran war impact on consumers, thinktank urges

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-07T04:00:40+00:00

Cap of 20mph in towns and cities and 60mph on motorways would cut fuel demand and combat rising prices, IPPR saysBritain should lower speed limits for drivers as part of a package of measures to reduce the impact of the Iran war on consumers, a thinktank has said.Capping legal speeds at 20mph in towns and cities and 60mph on motorways would help reduce fuel demand and combat soaring oil prices triggered by conflict, according to the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR). Continue reading...

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New Hungarian PM’s voters want action on climate and LGBTQ+ rights, poll finds

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-07T04:00:39+00:00

Exclusive: Voters remain split on issues critical to EU, such as support for Ukraine and dependence on Russian energyMore than three-quarters of Hungarians who voted for Péter Magyar in last month’s election want his government to do more to address the climate crisis, and more than 70% want him to protect LGBTQ+ rights, a poll has found.Magyar’s opposition Tisza party won a supermajority in the vote, bringing an end to Viktor Orbán’s 16 years in power. The new prime minister will be sworn in on Saturday, weeks after the results set off celebrations in Budapest and Brussels. Continue reading..

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French professor accused of ‘gigantic hoax’ after inventing Nobel-style prize

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-07T04:00:38+00:00

Authorities investigate Florent Montaclair over award given to himself and others including Noam ChomskyAt a ceremony at the French national assembly attended by Nobel prize winners, former government ministers, MPs, decorated scientists and academics, all attention was on a previously unknown literature professor.Florent Montaclair, then 46, a balding, bespectacled figure in an ill-fitting suit and rosé-coloured shirt, was receiving the 2016 Gold Medal of Philology - the study of linguistics – from an international society of the same name. Continue reading...

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Au Japon et en Corée du Sud, la distanciation entre hommes et femmes, racine d’une profonde crise démographique

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-07T04:00:33+00:00

Les populations japonaise et sud-coréenne déclinent depuis des années. Rien n’indique un possible retournement de tendance, tant la difficulté de fonder une famille s’enracine dans des problèmes qui ne sont pas simplement économiques, mais touchent aussi au fonctionnement de la société.

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La longue marche des nationalistes gallois, à la veille des élections régionales britanniques

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-07T04:00:32+00:00

Pour la première fois de son histoire, le parti indépendantiste gallois Plaid Cymru pourrait arriver en tête au Parlement local, jeudi 7 mai. Cette montée en puissance exprime un rejet des autres partis, mais aussi le sentiment d’avoir été souvent placé au second plan par Londres.

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Omer Bartov, historien : « On assiste à une acceptation tacite, une résignation, voire une indifférence, de la société israélienne face à ce qui se passe à Gaza »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-07T04:00:27+00:00

Auteur d’un essai publié au Seuil le 7 mai, « Israël. Une course vers l’abîme », l’historien israélien, spécialiste de la Shoah, revient, dans un entretien au « Monde », sur le déni des crimes commis dans la bande de Gaza, et réfléchit à des pistes de résolution politique pour l’avenir.

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : l’Iran nie être impliqué dans l’explosion d’un navire sud-coréen dans le détroit d’Ormuz

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-07T03:56:23+00:00

Le HMM « Namu », un cargo polyvalent d’environ 180 mètres, avait pris feu, lundi, suite à une « explosion ». Séoul avait alors annoncé « réexaminer soigneusement sa position » concernant une éventuelle participation aux opérations américaines dans le détroit d’Ormuz.

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A l’université Bauman de Moscou, la secrète école des hackeurs russes, pilier de la guerre hybride en Europe

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-07T03:45:10+00:00

Selon 2 000 documents obtenus par un consortium de médias internationaux, dont « Le Monde » fait partie, la prestigieuse université technique d’Etat Bauman de Moscou forme en toute confidentialité des agents du renseignement militaire russe, en particulier des hackeurs. Ces listes d’élèves, de professeurs, et ces plans de cours offrent une plongée inédite dans la « militarisation de l’éducation », en pleine guerre hybride menée par Vladimir Poutine.

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Australia news live: gas companies ordered to keep 20% of potential exports onshore; royal commission hears NSW health system ‘not safe’ for Jewish people

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-07T03:43:33+00:00

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBridget McKenzie says rollback of inland rail project sends ‘chill’ through communityNationals senator Bridget McKenzie, the shadow minister for infrastructure, said the Labor party has sent a “chill through the infrastructure pipeline” after the Albanese government abandoned a beleaguered inland rail project connecting NSW with Queensland.People were surprised and shocked and dismayed at this announcement by the Labor government, they’ve been making their concerns heard loud and clear.This Labor government has

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