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Trans activists say restoring traditional Pride flag at Stonewall isn’t enough

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-24T13:00:33+00:00

Raising the rainbow Pride flag instead of the more inclusive Progress flag excludes the trans community, activists sayThousands of protesters gathered outside of the iconic Stonewall Inn on a near-freezing night last week to re-raise the rainbow Pride flag in defiance of the Trump administration, which had unceremoniously ordered its removal days earlier.It was meant to be a joyous occasion, an act of protest for the New York City LGBTQ+ community, but trans activists in the crowd were deeply disappointed by what they say was exclusion of their community in choosing to raise the historic rainb

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« Les alliés européens ne doivent pas laisser la société ukrainienne être terrorisée, frigorifiée, plongée dans le noir »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-02-24T13:00:03+00:00

Alors que la Russie est affaiblie et risque de caler, un collectif d’intellectuels appelle, dans une tribune au « Monde », les dirigeants européens à mobiliser les systèmes de défense antiaérienne et l’aviation des armées européennes pour protéger le ciel de l’Ukraine.

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : en Russie, certains jeunes « vivent dans une sorte d’“émigration intérieure” déjà bien connue à l’époque soviétique, exprimant leur opposition comme ils peuvent malgré la répression croissante »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-02-24T12:58:38+00:00

La société russe peut-elle se révolter ? Soutient-elle majoritairement la guerre ? Les réponses de notre journaliste Benjamin Quénelle, spécialiste de la Russie.

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : l’UE accordera son prêt de 90 milliards d’euros à Kiev « d’une façon ou d’une autre », assure Ursula von der Leyen

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-02-24T12:58:38+00:00

« Nous tiendrons notre engagement concernant ce prêt, d’une manière ou d’une autre », en dépit du blocage de la Hongrie, a déclaré la présidente de la Commission européenne, Ursula von der Leyen, en visite dans la capitale ukrainienne. « Nous avons plusieurs options. Et nous les utiliserons », a-t-elle ajouté.

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Gaudium IVF IPO Day 3: Subscribed over 7x, retail and NIIs lead demand

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-24T12:58:13+00:00

The retail portion was subscribed 5.08 times, while NIIs saw 6.68 times subscription. In contrast, QIBs had subscribed 0.03 times of their allotted quota at the time of reporting

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Iranians Brace for War as Trump Considers Targeted Strikes

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-02-24T12:57:36+00:00

Stores are well-stocked and shortages of food and other essential supplies have not been reported, but many Iranians are in limbo as they wait to see whether U.S. forces will attack.

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UK’s biggest student housing provider hit by fall in international enrolment

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-24T12:54:49+00:00

Unite Group cuts rents at some universities and raises cash by selling London site to joint venture for £186mBusiness live – latest updatesA drop in international students coming to the UK has hit the student housing provider Unite Group, which lowered its profit outlook for the third time in four months as weaker demand prompted it to cut rents in some cities.Shares in the FTSE 250-listed company – which says it is the UK’s biggest student housing provider – fell almost 10% to the lowest level since early 2015. It said it would not build any more student housing, after the completion of its f

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Kissht’s NBFC arm gets Crisil rating upgrade

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-24T12:52:33+00:00

Kissht’s AUM rises to ₹5,533 crore with improved profitability and capitalisation

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Markets slide over 1% as IT rout deepens; Sensex drops 1,068 points

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-24T12:49:55+00:00

Sensex fell 1,068.74 points, or 1.28%, to close at 82,225.92 after opening at 83,052.54 against the previous close of 83,294.66; Nifty 50 declined 288.35 points, or 1.12%, to 25,424.65

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Russia opens criminal case into Telegram founder Pavel Durov

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-24T12:49:46+00:00

Claim of ‘abetting terrorist activities’ comes as Kremlin attempts to steer users on to state-controlled appRussia has launched a criminal investigation into the Telegram founder, Pavel Durov, on suspicion of “abetting terrorist activities”, further escalating the Kremlin’s standoff with the widely used messaging app.The state newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta reported on Tuesday that a case had been opened “based on materials from Russia’s federal security service”, which accused the app of being compromised by western and Ukrainian intelligence. Continue reading...

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La Russie enquête sur le fondateur de Telegram, Pavel Durov

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-02-24T12:49:19+00:00

Deux médias d’Etat russes accusent l’application Telegram d’être devenue un outil de l’OTAN et de l’Ukraine, largement utilisée par des radicaux ⁠et des terroristes, et ‌qu’elle représente une menace pour la société.

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Court backlog to rise for decade despite Lammy slashing of jury trials, says MoJ

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-24T12:47:13+00:00

Justice secretary says only his measures will stop backlog in England and Wales from increasing exponentiallyThe backlog in criminal courts in England and Wales will continue to rise for nearly a decade before it falls despite radical reforms including curtailing jury trials, according to figures from the Ministry of Justice.The justice secretary, David Lammy, said the government was determined to press ahead with the jury trial reforms despite a potential rebellion from Labour MPs, warning that no other measures would stop the backlog from rising exponentially. Continue reading...

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Court backlog to grow until end of decade despite Lammy axing of jury trials, says MoJ

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-24T12:47:13+00:00

Justice secretary says only his measures will stop backlog in England and Wales from increasing exponentiallyThe backlog in criminal courts in England and Wales will continue to rise until the end of the decade before it falls despite radical changes including curtailing jury trials, according to figures from the Ministry of Justice.The justice secretary, David Lammy, said the government was determined to press ahead with the jury trial changes despite a potential rebellion from Labour MPs, warning that no other measures would stop the backlog from rising exponentially. Continue reading...

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Cognizant secures multi-year deal from Daimler Trucks

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-24T12:44:19+00:00

The deal will leverage artificial intelligence and automation to enhance workplace operations across global factories and offices

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Stock to buy today: KIMS (₹733.40) – BUY

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-24T12:41:13+00:00

The rise this week is happening from the 200-Day Moving Average (DMA), currently at ₹688. Additionally, the 21-DMA has crossed over the 55-DMA

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Broker’s call: SAIL (Buy)

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-24T12:38:01+00:00

Emkay Global

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Today’s Stock Recommendation: February 25, 2026

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-24T12:36:35+00:00

The stock idea that we have for you today is Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS)

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Kissht’s NBFC arm gets Crisil rating upgrade

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-24T12:34:30+00:00

Kissht’s AUM rises to ₹5,533 crore with improved profitability and capitalisation

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IDFC First Bank re-pays ₹583 crore to Haryana government departments

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-24T12:31:06+00:00

The matter is confined to a specific group of government-linked accounts within Haryana Govt operated through the said branch in Chandigarh and does not extend to other customers of the Chandigarh Branch

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Bafta judge quits over ‘utterly unforgivable’ handling of Tourette N-word incident

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-24T12:26:57+00:00

Film-maker Jonte Richardson cites ‘harm inflicted on both the black and disabled communities’, while New Black Film Collective and MP Dawn Butler criticise BBC’s failure to editPeter Bradshaw: the dust has not yet settled on the Baftas N-word row. This is whyA black British film-maker has said he will step down as a Bafta judge over the organisation’s handling of the incident during Sunday’s ceremony during which a Tourette syndrome campaigner shouted a racial slur while two black actors were on stage.Sinners stars Delroy Lindo and Michael B Jordan were presenting the award for special visual

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