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It’s time for the world to boycott the US

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-02-05T14:02:42+00:00

A global boycott may be the only nonviolent way to curb US aggression and repression.

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Attorney general Michelle Rowland helps legal fight for children wrongly deemed adult people smugglers by Australian police

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-05T14:00:41+00:00

Errors led to boys aged as young as 13 going to adult maximum-security jails in WA, before being quietly released and sent back to IndonesiaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe federal attorney general has used her mercy powers to pave the way for two Indonesian children to overturn a shocking miscarriage of justice that caused their wrongful imprisonment as adult people smugglers.The boys, both aged 15, were among hundreds of Indonesian children who were found on asylum seeker boats between 2010 and 2012 and wrongly deemed adult people smugglers by Australian police.

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Adani donated $600,000 to Liberal National party before 2024 state election using federal ‘loophole’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-05T14:00:41+00:00

The donations were disclosed through the Australian Electoral Commission on 2 February – but not through the state-level disclosure systemGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAdani donated more than $600,000 to the Liberal National party of Queensland before the 2024 state election, making it the party’s largest single federal donor.But the donations were not disclosed for a year, with the Greens blaming a loophole in federal electoral funding laws that allowed it to not disclose it in real time. Continue reading...

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Donors gave $131m ahead of Australia’s 2025 election. Here’s who they are

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-05T14:00:41+00:00

Mining, resources and big fossil fuels donated more than $10m, or $62m if Clive Palmer’s Mineralogy donation to his Trumpet of Patriots party is includedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTechnology, fossil fuels and financial sector donors gave millions to Australian political parties ahead of the 2025 election, while lobby groups, gambling firms and hotels companies also chipped in.Analysis of Australian Electoral Commission data from the 2024-25 financial year found companies and individuals with interests in the tech sector donated more than $13m to the Labor, Liber

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Donors gave $131m before Australia’s 2025 election. Here’s who they are

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-05T14:00:41+00:00

Mining, resources and big fossil fuels donated more than $10m, or $62m if Clive Palmer’s Mineralogy donation to his Trumpet of Patriots party is includedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTechnology, fossil fuels and financial sector donors gave millions to Australian political parties ahead of the 2025 election, while lobby groups, gambling firms and hotels companies also chipped in.Analysis of Australian Electoral Commission data from the 2024-25 financial year found companies and individuals with interests in the tech sector donated more than $13m to the Labor, Liber

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Indonesians wrongly deemed adult people smugglers by Australian police finally cleared to appeal convictions

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-05T14:00:41+00:00

Errors led to boys aged as young as 13 going to adult maximum-security jails in WA. Now the attorney general has intervened in two casesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe federal attorney general has used her mercy powers to pave the way for two Indonesian children to overturn a shocking miscarriage of justice that caused their wrongful imprisonment as adult people smugglers.The boys, both aged 15, were among hundreds of Indonesian children who were found on asylum seeker boats between 2010 and 2012 and wrongly d

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Possibility of US ever selling Australia nuclear submarines is increasingly remote, Aukus critics say

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-05T14:00:40+00:00

Malcolm Turnbull says government is ‘engaged in an exercise of denial’, as defence minister insists $368bn deal is ‘full steam ahead’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s submarine agency insists the Aukus agreement is progressing “at pace and on schedule”, but skeptics of the $368bn deal argue the chances of the US ever selling promised Virginia-class submarines to Australia are increasingly remote.The former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has said the Australian government is engaged “in an exercise of denial” about the parlous state of Aukus’s progress, whi

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Storage in key Indian reservoirs drop to 67% of capacity

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-05T14:00:40+00:00

Level in the southern region falls below last year’s storage as the country received 31% deficient rainfall since the beginning of the year

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Au Japon, Kimi Onoda, la jeune ministre comparée à « Jeanne d’Arc », à la conquête de l’électorat conservateur

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-02-05T14:00:05+00:00

Nouvelle égérie des conservateurs nippons, Kimi Onoda séduit les Japonais par son caractère de battante. Sénatrice et ministre, la quadragénaire fan de jeux vidéo occupe un poste central au sein du gouvernement Takaichi et met sa popularité au service de son parti à la veille des élections anticipées convoquées pour le 8 février.

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Telangana solar expo 2026 set for February 6 in Hyderabad

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-05T13:56:30+00:00

Navin Mittal, Special Chief Secretary, Energy Department, Telangana Government will participate as the chief guest in the inaugural session

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Iranian Nobel Peace Laureate Starts New Hunger Strike in Prison

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-02-05T13:50:27+00:00

The rights activist Narges Mohammadi is protesting her continued detention, her family said. She was arrested again in December after being given leave from prison for medical treatment.

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Rupee gain against dollar pulls down gold, silver ETFs

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-05T13:48:18+00:00

With spot gold down 1.3% to $4,899 an ounce and silver tumbling 16% to $73.56, investors saw gold ETFs drop by up to 5% and silver ETFs plummet by a jaw-dropping 20%

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More than 35m unexpected salmon deaths at Scottish farms sparks outcry

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-05T13:43:56+00:00

Animal Equality says two surprise inspections in three years suggests ‘embarrassingly poor’ level of scrutinyScottish salmon farmers recorded more than 35m unexpected salmon deaths in just under three years but there were only two unannounced inspections of facilities over the same period.In December, the Scottish government’s secretary for rural affairs, Mairi Gougeon, said that there was “a really robust regulatory regime when it comes to fin-fish aquaculture” but animal welfare campaigners say the figures call that claim into question. Continue reading...

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Anger over Scottish salmon farm inspections amid 35m unexpected fish deaths

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-05T13:43:56+00:00

Animal Equality says two surprise inspections in three years suggests ‘embarrassingly poor’ level of scrutinyScottish salmon farmers recorded more than 35m unexpected salmon deaths in just under three years but there were only two unannounced inspections of facilities over the same period.In December, the Scottish government’s secretary for rural affairs, Mairi Gougeon, said that there was “a really robust regulatory regime when it comes to fin-fish aquaculture” but animal welfare campaigners say the figures call that claim into question. Continue reading...

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T20 World Cup: India seems to have an edge over everyone else

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-05T13:41:36+00:00

Boasting an explosive batting line-up and a clinical attack ​led by Jasprit Bumrah, India sent an ominous signal with their victory in the ⁠recent home series against New Zealand

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Vanderlande inaugurates India Innovation Centre in Pune to boost global automation

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-05T13:39:34+00:00

Vanderlande India has expanded over the years from a small support office into a 1,300-plus employee Global Capability Centre, covering R&D, software development, core engineering disciplines and shared services

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Україна отримала "новий сигнал" щодо умов закінчення війни: Зеленський розкрив деталі

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-02-05T13:37:00+00:00

Україна відстоює позицію, що спочатку мають бути гарантії безпеки від США, а потім усі інші документи про припинення вогню чи закінчення війни.

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Zelenskyy says Ukraine-Russia talks ‘not easy’ but ‘constructive’ after prisoner swap agreed - Europe live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-05T13:33:53+00:00

US special envoy Steve Witkoff earlier announced that the US, Ukraine and Russia had agreed to exchange 314 prisonersUS presidential envoy Steve Witkoff said that the US, Ukraine and Russia have agreed to exchange 314 prisoners in “the first such exchange in five months.”He said:“This outcome was achieved from peace talks that have been detailed and productive. While significant work remains, steps like this demonstrate that sustained diplomatic engagement is delivering tangible results and advancing efforts to end the war in Ukraine.”“We may be, in the course of 2026, coming to a point where

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Spain hits back at Pavel Durov over mass Telegram post on social media ban plan

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-05T13:33:14+00:00

Founder’s extraordinary intervention has laid bare rising tensions between European governments and tech firmsEurope live – latest updatesSpain has accused Pavel Durov of “spreading lies” and seeking to undermine democratic institutions after the Telegram founder used the messaging app to attack government plans to introduce a social media ban for under-16s and to hold tech companies responsible for hateful and harmful content.Durov’s extraordinary public intervention – which came a day after Elon Musk called Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, a “true fascist totalitarian” over the propose

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Karnataka to set up EV city near Bengaluru

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-05T13:30:45+00:00

The proposed EV City will be developed on over 100 acres of land within a two-hour drive from Bengalur

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