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В Україні затвердять український правопис як стандарт державної мови: що нового

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-01-15T12:26:00+00:00

Серед іншого, в Україні будуть введені технології виявлення та блокування поширення в медіапросторі аудіо- і відеопродуктів, що спрямовані на зросійщення українського народу.

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South East Water boss in line for £400,000 bonus despite outages

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-15T12:11:08+00:00

Exclusive: David Hinton, who faces calls to resign, will receive payout regardless of performance if he stays until July 2030• South East Water could lose operating licence after outages• Business live – latest updatesThe boss of the company that has left thousands of households in Kent and East Sussex without water for days is in line for a £400,000 long-term bonus regardless of his performance, if he resists calls for him to resign over the outages.David Hinton, the chief executive of South East Water, is to receive the payout if he stays on until July 2030. Continue reading...

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Greenland: new shipping routes, hidden minerals – and a frontline between the US and Russia?

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-15T12:10:17+00:00

These maps show the growing strategic importance of Greenland as Arctic ice melts due to global heatingLying between the US and Russia, Greenland has become a critical frontline as the Arctic opens up due to global heating.Its importance has been underscored with Donald Trump openly considering the US taking the island from its Nato partner Denmark – either by buying it, or by force. Continue reading...

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Iran reopens airspace after Trump says protest crackdown has eased

Source: Washington Post - World · Published: 2026-01-15T12:07:38+00:00

Iran’s judiciary said that Erfan Soltani, a man said to be facing execution, would not be put to death. The Trump administration is weighing military strikes.

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Voting in Uganda’s general election delayed by technical and logistical issues

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-15T12:02:38+00:00

Some polling stations have no ballot papers and some machines to check ID are not working, local reports sayVoting in Uganda’s general election has been delayed in many parts of the country due to technical and logistical issues, against the backdrop of an internet shutdown and crackdown on the opposition.Some polling stations in the capital, Kampala, and the eastern city of Jinja remained closed nearly two hours after voting was supposed to start on Thursday. According to local reports, in some instance ballot papers had not been delivered and biometric machines used to check voters’ identiti

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Alarm as Trump DoJ pushes for voter information on millions of Americans

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-15T12:00:19+00:00

Officials ask at least 43 states for sensitive details as critics fear effort to sow doubt about midterm election resultsThe justice department is undertaking an unprecedented effort to collect sensitive voter information about tens of millions of Americans, a push that relies on thin legal reasoning and which could be aimed at sowing doubt about the midterm election results this year.The department has asked at least 43 states for their comprehensive information on voters, including the last four digits of their social security numbers, full dates of birth and addresses, according to the Bren

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How a billionaire with interests in Greenland encouraged Trump to acquire the territory

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-15T12:00:18+00:00

US president’s friend Ronald Lauder – who first proposed Arctic expansion – is now making deals in the islandOne day during his first term, Donald Trump summoned a top aide to discuss a new idea. “Trump called me down to the Oval Office,” John Bolton, national security adviser in 2018, told the Guardian. “He said a prominent businessman had just suggested the US buy Greenland.”It was an extraordinary proposal. And it originated from a longtime friend of the president who would go on to acquire business interests in the Danish territory. Continue reading...

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Vladimir Poutine, silencieux et impuissant un an après la signature du « partenariat stratégique » entre Moscou et Téhéran

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-01-15T12:00:09+00:00

Le chef du Kremlin n’a fait aucun commentaire, ni sur la capture de Nicolas Maduro au Venezuela ni sur les manifestations en Iran, deux pays alliés désormais sous la pression américaine. Sa priorité : ménager Washington et poursuivre son offensive en Ukraine.

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EN DIRECT, vœux aux armées d’Emmanuel Macron : « Cette décennie de réarmement français porte ses fruits », affirme le chef de l’Etat

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-01-15T11:41:15+00:00

Le président de la République présente jeudi ses vœux aux armées de la base aérienne d’Istres (Bouches-du-Rhône), alors que la France est toujours en quête d’un budget pour 2026, sur fond de tensions avec les Etats-Unis au Groenland, et de besoins militaires croissants.

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EN DIRECT, vœux aux armées d’Emmanuel Macron : « Nos armées sont notre assurance-vie », affirme le chef de l’Etat

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-01-15T11:41:15+00:00

Le président de la République présente jeudi ses vœux aux armées à la base aérienne d’Istres (Bouches-du-Rhône), alors que la France est toujours en quête d’un budget pour 2026, sur fond de tensions avec les Etats-Unis au Groenland et de besoins militaires croissants.

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EN DIRECT, vœux aux armées d’Emmanuel Macron : les premiers soldats français au Groenland seront appuyés « par des moyens terrestres, aériens et maritimes », selon le chef de l’Etat

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-01-15T11:41:15+00:00

Le président de la République présente jeudi ses vœux aux armées à la base aérienne d’Istres (Bouches-du-Rhône), sur fond de tensions avec les Etats-Unis au Groenland et de besoins militaires croissants.

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Vœux aux armées d’Emmanuel Macron : ce qu’il faut retenir

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-01-15T11:41:15+00:00

Le président de la République a présenté, jeudi, ses vœux aux armées à la base aérienne d’Istres (Bouches-du-Rhône), sur fond de tensions avec les Etats-Unis au Groenland et de besoins militaires croissants.

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : le Kremlin estime que les possibilités de Kiev de négocier avec lui « se réduisent »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-01-15T11:32:42+00:00

« La situation se dégrade jour après jour pour le régime de Kiev et sa fenêtre pour prendre des décisions se réduit. Il est temps que Zelensky prenne ses responsabilités et une décision appropriée », a déclaré, jeudi, le porte-parole de la présidence russe, Dmitri Peskov, devant des journalistes.

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More than 4.7m social media accounts blocked after Australia’s under-16 ban came into force, PM says

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-15T11:30:14+00:00

Accounts removed or restricted on Twitch, Kick, YouTube, Threads, Facebook, Instagram, Snap, X, TikTok and Reddit in world-leading banGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore than 4.7m social media accounts held by Australians who platforms have judged to be under 16 years of age were deactivated, removed or restricted in the first days after the ban came into effect in December, the prime minister has said.After the social media ban came into effect on 10 December, the eSafety commissioner sent questions to each of the platforms covered by the ban asking how many accoun

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Casas en altura: el horizonte de la arquitectura urbana

Source: Clarin · Published: 2026-01-15T11:30:14+00:00

En el momento de diseñar hay que pensar en metros cuadrados acordes al uso real y luz natural.Además, incluir expansiones generosas y abundante vegetación.

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British diplomat expelled from Russia after ‘baseless’ accusation of being a spy

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-15T11:29:56+00:00

Moscow’s allegation unnamed diplomat is affiliated with UK secret service comes ‘out of desperation’, Foreign Office saysA British diplomat has been expelled from Russia after “malicious and baseless accusations” of being a spy.The diplomat, who was not named, had two weeks to leave the country, the Russian foreign ministry said after it received information “regarding the affiliation of a diplomatic employee at the embassy with the British secret service”. Continue reading...

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Kemi Badenoch sacks Robert Jenrick over ‘defection plans’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-15T11:16:43+00:00

Conservative leader says she had ‘irrefutable evidence’ shadow justice secretary was plotting to defect in most damaging wayUK politics live – latest updatesRobert Jenrick has been sacked from the shadow cabinet and suspended from the Conservative party after Kemi Badenoch said she was presented with “irrefutable evidence” that he was planning to defect from the party.The shadow justice secretary was Badenoch’s leadership rival. Continue reading...

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