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Israel does not have right to close UK consulate in Jerusalem, Foreign Office advised

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-28T11:28:12+00:00

Former attorney general Dominic Grieve says Israel is not entitled to shut mission in occupied Palestinian territoryUK politics live – latest updatesIsrael does not have a legal right to act on its plan to close the British consulate in East Jerusalem, the former attorney general Dominic Grieve has advised the UK Foreign Office.Israel has said it intends to shut the consulate on 8 October in response to the sweeping ban on trade with goods from Israeli settlements announced by the foreign secretary, Ed Miliband, this month. Continue reading...

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India-UAE trade nearing pre-war levels, says Piyush Goyal

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-28T11:18:06+00:00

The UAE has invested $25 billion in India and pledged another $25 billion, with growing use of local-currency trade settlements.

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‘Counting window’ seen as high-risk time for Trump to cast doubt on midterm results | First Thing

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-28T11:16:14+00:00

Experts warn Republicans may try to sow distrust and claim ‘foreign interference’ in crucial hours after counting begins. Plus, two pandas have a new home thanks to US-China diplomacyGood morning. Election experts have warned that Donald Trump’s administration could use the crucial hours and days after November’s midterm elections to disrupt the results after struggling to enforce the crackdown it wanted on voting.After a succession of court setbacks to plans to restrict voting access, and with less than six weeks remaining until polls close, the post-election “counting window” is being seen a

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John Healey addresses Labour conference in first speech as chancellor – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-28T11:14:23+00:00

Healey says it is the ‘privilege of his life’ to serve in roleLisa O’Carroll is a senior Guardian correspondent.The head of the SDLP, Claire Hanna, has called for an international mediator to resolve the continuing crisis over a unionist parade in a nationalist area close to Drumcree, the site of some of the worst violence of the troubles almost 30 years ago.The truth is everybody has got to want to seek mediation and seek compromise and that’s what I’m trying to find, whether there’s that little chink on both sides that we can use to get to a decent compromise that means everybody can walk aw

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : les attaques russes font deux morts dans la région de Kiev et deux jeunes victimes dans les régions de Dnipropetrovsk et Kharkiv

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-28T11:12:04+00:00

Volodymyr Zelensky a annoncé, lundi matin, que deux personnes, dont une de nationalité azerbaïdjanaise, ont été tuées près de la capitale ukrainienne. Un garçon de 13 ans, blessé dans l’oblast de Kharkiv, est par ailleurs mort à l’hôpital.

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : les attaques russes font deux morts dans la région de Kiev et deux jeunes victimes dans les oblasts de Dnipropetrovsk et Kharkiv

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-28T11:12:04+00:00

Volodymyr Zelensky a annoncé, lundi matin, que deux personnes, dont une de nationalité azerbaïdjanaise, ont été tuées près de la capitale ukrainienne. Un garçon de 13 ans, blessé dans l’oblast de Kharkiv, est par ailleurs mort à l’hôpital.

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Mexico's Pacific coast braces for Hurricane Polo

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-09-28T11:05:49+00:00

The category-four storm is approaching the state of Baja California Sur, on Mexico's northern Pacific coast.

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Sensex today | Stock Market Highlights: Sensex tanks 1,124 points, Nifty ends below 22,800

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-28T11:03:35+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Highlights: Indian equities suffered a sharp sell-off on Monday as rising crude oil prices, geopolitical uncertainty, foreign fund outflows and weak global cues pushed the Sensex and Nifty to near six-month lows.

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No PUC-no fuel to 50% WFH: Delhi steps up winter pollution curbs from Nov 1

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-28T11:02:13+00:00

The measures stay in place through February as the Capital braces for winter pollution, when lower temps, stagnant winds, dust, vehicle emissions, and crop-residue burning can push air quality to “very poor” or “severe.”

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Concern mounts over slow-moving, planetary-scale ‘kelvin’ wave heading for California

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-28T11:00:33+00:00

The ocean phenomenon could raise sea levels by up to a foot as El Niño keeps warm water trapped along the coastConcerns are mounting about an ocean phenomenon known as a kelvin wave that could raise sea levels along the California coastline by up to a foot, as scientists say El Niño is supercharging the threat of storm surges and flooding in the coming months.As an incredibly strong El Niño continues to develop in the Pacific, the phenomenon brings with it a strange shift in the ocean. The kelvin wave phenomenon is created when trade winds that usually blow from South America towards Asia die

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‘Contract between humans and river’: Bristol Avon’s rights enshrined in charter

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-28T11:00:32+00:00

River charters part of wider movement establishing ‘moral’ framework to protect nature and hold institutions to accountOne Monday morning in spring last year, 12 people gathered in the morning drizzle at Joyce’s Pool, one of the sources of the Bristol River Avon, and took the first steps of the inaugural Avon pilgrimage.Over the course of eight days, a revolving cast of pilgrims walked about 100 miles from the source of the river to the point at which it reaches the sea, in some cases bivvying on the riverside at night. Along the way they planted trees, sowed seeds, restored footpaths and pres

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As the US midterms approach, Trump’s boasts on the economy fall flat with voters

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-28T11:00:32+00:00

Trump’s tariffs and his war against Iran caused prices to rise, but the US president continues to claim it’s ‘the greatest economy in history’Donald Trump has taken to repeating a familiar boast: “We have the greatest economy in history,” Trump said recently at a White House press gaggle. The boast comes even though inflation is higher and economic growth lower than when Joe Biden left office, even though gas prices have jumped around 50% since the war against Iran started, and even though 73% of Americans think the economy is in fair or poor shape (48% say it’s in poor shape). What’s more, th

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Sensex today | Stock Market Live: Sensex tanks 1,124 points, Nifty ends below 22,800

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-28T10:55:55+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Live: Indian equities suffered a sharp sell-off on Monday as rising crude oil prices, geopolitical uncertainty, foreign fund outflows and weak global cues pushed the Sensex and Nifty to near six-month lows.

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Dating apps see demand for deeper connections

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-28T10:55:38+00:00

The survey of 1,000 single Indians aged 18-45 across major metropolitan and Tier 1 cities found that 40% currently use a dating app, while 55% said they were likely or very likely to use one in the next 12 months

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The 3-door refresh sets the pace for Mahindra & auto industry to grow and race ahead: Nalinikanth Gollagunta

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-28T10:53:56+00:00

Mahindra’s auto chief says that with the Thar 3-door refresh Mahindra has updated its full SUV portfolio, giving enough momentum for the company and passenger-vehicle industry to charge forward into the festive period with enough excitement and hope for great year ahead.

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India’s industrial output grows 8% in August

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-28T10:50:06+00:00

Manufacturing sector grew 9%, while electricity & gas supply sector saw 12.3% growth in August

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PETA India urges Centre to ban meat advertisements from October 2

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-28T10:48:13+00:00

The organisation cited restrictions on meat advertising introduced in several European cities, including Amsterdam, Haarlem, Utrecht and Nijmegen, saying such measures were adopted over environmental concerns

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Three people dead, including a child, in attempt to cross Channel to UK

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-28T10:40:24+00:00

Dozens also reported injured after inflatable boat carrying 105 people gets into trouble off northern FranceA child was among three people who died ⁠and dozens of others who were injured while ⁠attempting ​to cross the Channel on Monday, French authorities have said.France’s maritime ​police ‌said ‌it received a ‌distress call in the early hours from an inflatable dinghy carrying 105 people that had ‌run into trouble in calm seas. One report said the vessel had overturned. Continue reading...

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Rupee falls 28 paise to close at 96.03 against US dollar

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-28T10:34:08+00:00

Forex traders said global risk sentiments deteriorated as the stalemate between the US and Iran continued; falling risk assets and a surge in crude oil prices may continue to pressurise the rupee.

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