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Recent lobbyist for Palantir had key role in helping Andy Burnham become PM

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-02T08:47:47+00:00

Exclusive: Martha Dalton worked closely with Burnham’s team on byelection that secured his return to parliamentA recent lobbyist for the controversial $450bn US tech company Palantir played a senior role in helping Andy Burnham become prime minister, it has emerged.Martha Dalton, whose company Lodestone worked for Palantir in 2024 and 2025, campaigned for Burnham in the Makerfield byelection that secured his return to parliament. She worked closely with his team on strategic communications and rebuttals, and was among supporters who clapped him into Downing Street in July. Continue reading...

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CJP, student groups to protest, demand Election Commission chief's resignation

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-10-02T08:40:31+00:00

A few dozen protesters gathered at the site in Delhi on Friday morning, but police ‌bundled some into buses and took them away, while several nearby metro stations remained shut ‌and security ⁠was tightened.

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‘I was fighting for my life’: Indian pilot hailed as hero recalls flydubai cockpit attack

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-02T08:39:40+00:00

Smit Machchhar says in video call with Indian PM that he realised if he did not get up then ‘passengers would lose their lives’The Indian pilot who helped thwart an apparent attempt to crash a flydubai flight has described how he fought for his life in the minutes after his co-pilot stabbed him and the plane began a steep descent.Capt Smit Machchhar, who is recovering in an Abu Dhabi hospital, told the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, in a video call broadcast live on television news channels that he knew he had to get back on his feet to save the passengers onboard the aircraft. Continue

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Corruzione, la procura di Palermo chiede l’arresto dell’ex vice presidente della Regione Armao

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-10-02T08:39:16+00:00

E’ il marito di Giusi Bartolozzi, l’ex capo di gabinetto del ministro Nordio. L’inchiesta della squadra mobile riguarda un giro di mazzette attorno alla commissione per le autorizzazioni ambientali, di cui l’avvocato amministrativista è stato presidente. Coinvolto anche il deputato regionale dell’Mpa Giuseppe Lombardo. Poi anche professionisti e imprenditori

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Mazzette in cambio di favori, la procura chiede il carcere per l’ex presidente della Regione Armao

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-10-02T08:39:16+00:00

È il marito di Giusi Bartolozzi, l’ex capo di gabinetto del ministro Nordio. L’inchiesta della squadra mobile riguarda un giro di tangenti attorno alla commissione per le autorizzazioni ambientali, di cui l’avvocato è stato presidente. Coinvolto anche il deputato regionale dell’Mpa Giuseppe Lombardo

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Mazzette in cambio di favori, pm chiedono il carcere per l’ex vice presidente della Regione Armao

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-10-02T08:39:16+00:00

È il marito di Giusi Bartolozzi, l’ex capo di gabinetto del ministro Nordio. L’inchiesta della squadra mobile riguarda un giro di tangenti attorno alla commissione per le autorizzazioni ambientali, di cui l’avvocato è stato presidente. Coinvolto anche il deputato regionale dell’Mpa Giuseppe Lombardo. Le prove in foto e video

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No supply restrictions on dealers: Nayara Energy

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-10-02T08:37:19+00:00

The Rosneft-backed private sector oil marketing company (OMC) assured of maintaining adequate stocks at its more than 7,100 retail outlets (ROs).

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : la circulation suspendue sur le pont Pivdenny, un important pont de Kiev touché par de nouvelles frappes russes

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-10-02T08:36:36+00:00

Cet ouvrage, qui supporte également une ligne de métro, avait déjà été frappé jeudi par des drones russes. Il s’agit des premières attaques importantes contre un pont majeur de la capitale, coupée en deux par le Dniepr, depuis le début de l’invasion russe en 2022.

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : la circulation suspendue sur le pont Pivdenny, une importante voie de circulation de Kiev, touchée par de nouvelles frappes russes

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-10-02T08:36:36+00:00

Cet ouvrage, qui supporte également une ligne de métro, avait déjà été frappé jeudi par des drones russes. Il s’agit des premières attaques importantes contre un pont majeur de la capitale, coupée en deux par le Dniepr, depuis le début de l’invasion russe en 2022.

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : Vladimir Poutine a ordonné à son armée de s’affranchir des règles de la guerre, selon Volodymyr Zelensky

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-10-02T08:36:36+00:00

« Il a dit qu’il n’y avait plus de règles, désormais », a déclaré le président ukrainien dans un article du « Financial Times ». Se référant à des renseignements comprenant des communications interceptées de responsables du Kremlin, le président ukrainien dit que son homologue russe a ainsi autorisé des frappes contre des cibles civiles.

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Activists plan legal action against police ban on entering security zone near Perth weapons expo

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-02T08:31:55+00:00

Under new WA laws anyone who defies an exclusion order could face a maximum $36,000 fine and three years in prisonGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastActivists and a Greens MP have threatened legal action after the Western Australia police banned at least 12 people entering a designated security area where the Land Forces weapons expo will be held in Perth from 6 October.The police used special powers given to them by the WA government last month to ban the activists from entering the area surrounding the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre. Continue reading...

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Badenoch claims Labour is preparing for a general election in May 2027 – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-02T08:29:18+00:00

Speculation about an early election continue to persist even as Andy Burnham ruled it outHello and welcome to the UK politics live blog.Tory leader Kemi Badenoch says Labour is preparing for a general election as early as May 2027, despite the prime minister ruling out an early contest.All the policies he announced are for after an election. So if he’s not calling an election, why is he talking about things happening in 2030?He says a lot of things with a smile but I actually think that he’s got very different plans for us and for our country.This is an era of political volatility and multi-pa

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Spagna, governo Sánchez battuto dalle destre sul decreto casa: ipotesi elezioni anticipate

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-10-02T08:10:33+00:00

Partito Popolare, Vox e Junts bocciano il primo provvedimento, in corso il voto sul secondo. Dopo la crisi generata dallo sfratto di Maricarmen, il premier socialista potrebbe convocare il voto già per il 29 novembre ma avanza anche l’ipotesi di nuove contrattazioni per tentare di sfruttare il malcontento nazionale

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400 French schools closed on Friday as protests escalate into ‘urban violence’ – Europe live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-02T08:09:45+00:00

Dozens of schools have been damaged and nearly 3,000 teenagers have been detained since the start of the tensionsSome 100 schools have been severely damaged during French high school protests that escalated this week into “urban violence,” with 40 headteachers injured, according to the latest figures from the French education ministry.The pupils’ grievances range from overloaded timetables and overcrowded classes to insufficient teachers and unbearable temperatures during heatwaves earlier this year. Riot police have been deployed to confront the increasingly violent protests. Continue reading

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Економіка під ударами. Чи зникне великий бізнес в Україні

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-10-02T08:00:00+00:00

Великий бізнес - торгові мережі, агрокомпанії, металургійні комбінати - це найбільші платники податків та роботодавці. Тому їх "вимкнення" з економіки буде відчутним для українського тилу. Чи вдасться це Росії - УНІАН пояснили експерти.

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