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Garry Kasparov, opposant russe en exil et ancien champion d’échecs, affirme que sa vie est « en danger »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-10-01T07:50:48+00:00

« La nouvelle selon laquelle, avec mon associé de longue date et cofondateur du Forum de la Russie Libre, Ivan Tioutrine, nous sommes sur une liste de cibles à assassiner, n’est pas une surprise pour moi, mais c’est malgré tout un choc », a écrit Garry Kasparov, dans un message publié jeudi sur les réseaux sociaux.

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Russia continues strikes on Ukraine as Zelenskyy visits frontline – Europe live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-01T07:38:30+00:00

Infrastructure damage reported in Kyiv and Odesa overnightRussia has continued its attacks on Ukraine overnight, with infrastructure damage reported in Kyiv and Odesa, among others.The latest attacks come as part of an air campaign against Ukraine’s energy grid, hitting power facilities and infrastructure ⁠around Kyiv and other regions in the ⁠heaviest combined attack on energy sites in ​months. Continue reading...

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Airtel Money prices IPO at £1.96 per share

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-10-01T07:29:31+00:00

Company plans to sell 270 ‌million shares ​in the offering

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First home buyers with big loans among those most at risk of falling into negative equity, RBA warns

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-01T07:26:51+00:00

Central bank estimates fewer than one in 100 borrowers owe more on their home than its worthFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Reserve Bank says households are well placed to weather the twin storm of rising interest rates and falling property prices, although it says recent borrowers who have taken out big loans are most at risk of falling into negative equity.Despite a deepening property price slump concentrated in Sydney and Melbourne, the RBA’s analysis suggested that fewer than one in 100 borrowers owe more

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‘Where illegal ebikes go to die’: first bikes seized under new laws in NSW crushed

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-01T07:21:50+00:00

Major Sydney hospital also warns recent injuries from ebikes include fractures, internal bleeding, as well as ‘perforation of certain organs’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe first illegal ebikes seized under new laws have been crushed in New South Wales, as a major Sydney hospital has warned of a spike in trauma injuries driven by those riding under the influence.The NSW government crushed 23 ebikes at a wrecking yard in western Sydney on Thursday, turning them into scrap metal. NSW police are assessing applications for the return of an additional 13 bikes seized

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Zinc futures may resume rally

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-10-01T07:20:44+00:00

Price dip can offer entry in Oct contract 

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Australia news live: NSW seeks to join Queensland in ‘from the river to the sea’ ban case – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-01T07:15:25+00:00

This blog has now closedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQueensland’s state government has missed a deadline to sign up to the federal government’s Thriving Kids program before its rollout begins today.Under the program, state governments will provide supports to children up to 8 years old with mild to moderate autism or developmental delays. They will be made ineligible for federal aid through the NDIS in 2028.This scheme is helping Australians, particularly young Australians, get their foot in the door and achieve the dream of home ownership. When it comes to housin

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‘Don’t freak out’: Beau Lamarre-Condon asked friend if hire cars could be tracked before alleged murders, court hears

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-01T07:13:13+00:00

Colleague gives evidence she told accused murderer ‘don’t do anything stupid’ during conversation weeks before alleged killingsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBeau Lamarre-Condon promised he “wasn’t doing anything illegal” when he asked a fellow officer whether hire cars and switched-off phones could be tracked, weeks before allegedly murdering two men, a court has heard.Lamarre-Condon, 31, has been accused of fatally shooting Baird and his partner Luke Davies with his police service weapon in Baird’s Paddington home on 19 February 2024. Continue reading...

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Anika Wells named on Time100 list as one of ‘world’s most influential rising stars’ after social media ban

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-01T07:12:45+00:00

Time magazine list includes Australian communications minister after her efforts to take on big techThe federal communications minister, Anika Wells, has been named as one of Time magazine’s “world’s most influential rising stars” in recognition of her work on Australia’s under-16 social media ban and taking on big tech companies.Australia’s world-leading restrictions on social media for children, which came into force last year, have garnered international attention, with governments across Europe and Asia, and in some American states, enacting or proposing similar measures. Continue reading.

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UK house price growth halves amid rising mortgage interest rates

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-01T06:59:04+00:00

Prices fell by 0.2% month on month in September as average price of a home slipped to £274,251, says NationwideBusiness live – latest updatesAnnual house price growth halved in the UK last month, as economic uncertainty sparked by conflict in the Middle East continued to deter homebuyers.The average price of a British home rose 0.8% in the year to September to £274,251, according to Nationwide. That was half the rate recorded in August, when house prices grew 1.6% year on year. It also marked the slowest pace of home price growth since December last year. Continue reading...

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Morte David Rossi, la famiglia pronta a chiedere i risarcimenti alla banca

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-10-01T06:58:05+00:00

I legali preparano azioni verso il Monte dei Paschi di Siena e la controllata assicurativa, con cui il manager aveva una polizza vita da circa un milione di euro. Le mosse dopo le ultime rivelazioni della Commissione d’inchiesta che non ha dubbi: “E’ stato un omicidio”

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GST mop-up grows 14.7% to over ₹2.03 lakh cr in September

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-10-01T06:55:02+00:00

Gross GST collections from domestic activities rose 10.1 per cent to about ₹1.38 lakh crore, while revenues from imports were up 26 per cent to ₹65,525 crore.

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