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Rajnath meets Chinese Defence Minister Dong in Bishkek

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-28T06:23:55+00:00

It is learnt that the two ministers reviewed the overall situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC)

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A Gaza, Israël prive délibérément les Palestiniens d’eau, accuse MSF

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-28T06:22:11+00:00

Selon des données de l’ONU, de l’Union européenne et de la Banque mondiale, Israël a détruit ou endommagé près de 90 % des infrastructures d’eau et d’assainissement à Gaza, notamment les usines de dessalement, les forages, les canalisations et les réseaux d’égouts. Les conséquences sont dramatiques pour la santé de la population.

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Gaza : MSF dénonce la « privation délibérée d’eau infligée aux Palestiniens » par Israël

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-28T06:22:09+00:00

Selon des données de l’ONU, de l’Union européenne et de la Banque mondiale, Israël a détruit ou endommagé près de 90 % des infrastructures d’eau et d’assainissement à Gaza, notamment les usines de dessalement, les forages, les canalisations et les réseaux d’égouts. Les conséquences sont dramatiques pour la santé de la population.

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After blows to his anti-protest laws, Minns considers retreat from ‘globalise the intifada’ ban

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-28T06:19:08+00:00

The NSW premier, who was unequivocal in the wake of the Bondi terror attack, has now linked the fate of his state’s laws with those of the Queensland legal challengeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, has said he will only ban the slogan “globalise the intifada” if a potential constitutional challenge to a similar ban in Queensland is unsuccessful, the strongest indication yet that the state government may not seek to proscribe the contested phrase at all.Minns was unequivoca

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Gold edges down with US-Iran talks, central bank decisions in focus

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-28T06:03:53+00:00

US President Donald Trump ⁠unhappy with latest Iranian proposal on resolving ⁠the two-month war, a US official said, dampening hopes for a resolution to the conflict

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Tech giants face new levy to pay for Australian news as Meta calls position ‘simply wrong’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-28T06:02:23+00:00

Google also rejects need for reform after Albanese government reveals draft news bargaining incentive scheme Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has urged Google, Meta and TikTok to make deals with Australian media outlets to avoid a dedicated 2.25% levy on local revenues, warning digital giants should not be able to exploit the work of journalists to boost profits.But tech giants Google and Meta have criticised the government’s change. Google rejected the need for the reform and was scathing Labor di

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Taking power in Mali might be a stretch but insurgents can force hand of weakened regime

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-28T06:00:42+00:00

Coordinated attack by JNIM and the Tuareg minority inflicted significant casualties on government forces and Russian auxiliariesWhen al-Qaida-affiliated Islamic militants launched a series of attacks on military bases and raids into major towns in Mali and neighbouring Burkina Faso last summer, observers suggested they had been inspired by their counterparts in Syria, who had overthrown the regime of Bashar al-Assad and taken power six months or so earlier.Despite the tactical successes that earned them the fearful title of the “Ghost Army”, seizing swathes of territory and denying cities and

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Lebanon accuses Israel of committing ‘ecocide’ in country since 2023

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-28T06:00:42+00:00

Claim by environment minister opens new report into profound ecological damage allegedly done by IDF forces Lebanon’s minister for the environment has accused Israel’s military of committing “an act of ecocide” in the foreword to a report detailing the harm done to the country’s natural resources during the invasion of 2023 to 2024.Israeli military aggression “reshaped both the physical and ecological landscape” of southern Lebanon, according to the report, which does not consider the impacts of Israel’s latest barrage of attacks this spring.Damaged 5,000 hectares (12,350 acres) of forest cov

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Calls for ‘student premium’ to support disadvantaged young people after GCSEs

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-28T06:00:42+00:00

Social mobility groups say post-16 funding gap risks young people falling out of education, work and trainingA coalition of 14 social mobility organisations is urging the government to fund a “student premium” to support disadvantaged young people post-16 and prevent them from “falling through the cracks” into joblessness.State-funded schools in England currently receive additional pupil premium funding to support children from low-income backgrounds, who are eligible for free school meals. Continue reading...

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На краденому не заробиш: у що Росія перетворила окуповані курорти України

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-04-28T06:00:00+00:00

Колись відомі на всю Україну бюджетні курорти на узбережжях Чорного та Азовського морів перебувають під російською окупацією вже чотири роки. У що їх перетворив агресор протягом цього часу, дізнавався УНІАН.

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Avvelenate, caccia al cibo con la ricina. Nuove analisi a Pavia

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-04-28T06:00:00+00:00

La procuratrice di Larino in trasferta al centro antiveleni di Pavia per chiedere nuovi accertamenti sugli scarti alimentari sequestrati a casa Di Vita. Questa mattina alla questura di Campobasso estratti i dati dal telefono di Alice, la figlia maggiore.

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Karnataka High Court pauses stricter power grid penalties for renewable firms

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-28T05:54:42+00:00

⁠Until the next hearing, renewable energy companies can continue using the older system for paying ​charges when ‌their power generation differs from the schedule given to grid operators, the court order on Monday

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Tuesday briefing: Can a deeply divided UK agree on an assisted dying bill?

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-28T05:52:32+00:00

In today’s newsletter: As campaigners and critics reckon with the bill’s failure, the debate reveals a country struggling​ to support ​vulnerable people ​and those living with terminal illnessGood morning. Last week the terminally ill adults (end of life) bill in England and Wales fell at the final hurdle – just weeks after Scotland’s parliament voted down similar proposals to legalise assisted dying.For those opposed to a change in the law, it was a victory. For supporters, it has prompted anger – not just at the outcome, but at the process, with campaigners arguing that the unelected House o

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Jimmy Kimmel defends Melania ‘widow’ joke after the Trumps call for him to be fired

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-28T05:50:44+00:00

First lady accuses the comedian of ‘hateful and violent rhetoric’ over joke made days before the White House press dinner shootingJimmy Kimmel has refused to apologise for a joke made days before the White House correspondents’ dinner shooting in which he described Melania Trump as glowing “like an expectant widow”, after both Donald Trump and the first lady accused him of inciting violence.On Monday Melania Trump accused Kimmel of “hateful and violent rhetoric” and “atrocious behavior”, and said it was “time for ABC to take a stand” against the comedian, who has long been critical of Trump an

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En Israël, l’opposition serre les rangs face à Nétanyahou

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-28T05:30:34+00:00

En vue des législatives d’octobre, le nationaliste religieux Naftali Bennett et le centriste Yaïr Lapid, qui s’étaient relayés à la tête du gouvernement en 2021-2022, ont annoncé la formation d’une liste commune, baptisée « Beyahad » (« ensemble »).

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Trump fires independent board overseeing National Science Foundation

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-28T05:29:49+00:00

Positions ‘terminated, effective immediately’, says email to scientists sent on president’s behalf, in move labelled ‘dangerous attack’ on US innovationThe Trump administration has fired members of an independent board that oversees the National Science Foundation (NSF).Members of the National Science Board received an email on Friday sent from the Presidential Personnel Office “on behalf of President Donald J Trump” stating that their position was “terminated, effective immediately”. Continue reading...

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Rebel Wilson tells defamation trial she was not behind websites that attacked producer

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-28T05:21:34+00:00

Hollywood actor says she would not have been horrified by sites because Amanda Ghost was allegedly bullying her at timeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHollywood star Rebel Wilson has denied lying as she maintains she had no involvement in websites that attacked a producer with whom she is feuding.The Pitch Perfect star is being sued by Charlotte MacInnes, the Australian lead actor of the musical comedy The Deb. Continue reading...

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