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Can mediators broker a truce between the US and Iran?

Fonte: Al Jazeera - World · Pubblicato: 2026-07-21T19:27:26+00:00

With every new round of attacks raising political cost of compromise, analysts warn the window for peace may be closing.

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Pete Hegseth faces questions over $87.6bn additional funding for Pentagon

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-07-21T19:23:34+00:00

Defense secretary and chair of the joint chiefs face Senate appropriations committee to continue Iran war effortUS defense secretary Pete Hegseth walked into the Senate on Tuesday to defend the Trump administration’s $87.6bn supplemental funding request, facing lawmakers furious that the US-Israel war on Iran is costing far more than the White House has admitted.Hegseth and the chair of the joint chiefs, Gen Dan Caine, faced the Senate appropriations committee, chaired by Susan Collins of Maine, as the Pentagon said it is running low on cash to keep the fight going. Of the total request, $67.1

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Rescuers search for flood survivors in Afghanistan

Fonte: Al Jazeera - World · Pubblicato: 2026-07-21T19:21:15+00:00

Rescuers in eastern Afghanistan are searching through mud and rubble after flash floods and a landslide

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France first European country to ban social media access for under-15s

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-07-21T19:14:04+00:00

Parliament votes to stop children using apps such as TikTok in policy championed by Emmanuel MacronFrance’s parliament has approved a bill banning social media access for children under 15, making it the first European country to bar children from apps such as TikTok.The president, Emmanuel Macron, has championed the ban as a major reform of his final term in office and pledged to enforce it by September. Continue reading...

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France becomes first European country to ban social media access for under-15s

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-07-21T19:14:04+00:00

Parliament votes to stop children using apps such as TikTok in policy championed by Emmanuel MacronFrance’s parliament has approved a bill banning social media access for children under 15, making it the first European country to bar children from apps such as TikTok.The president, Emmanuel Macron, has championed the ban as a key reform of his final term in office and pledged to enforce it by September. Continue reading...

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France becomes first EU country to ban social media access for under-15s

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-07-21T19:14:04+00:00

Parliament votes to stop children using apps such as TikTok in policy championed by Emmanuel MacronFrance’s parliament has approved a bill banning social media access for children under 15, making it the first EU country to bar children from apps such as TikTok.The president, Emmanuel Macron, has championed the ban as a key reform of his final term in office and pledged to enforce it by September. Continue reading...

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Anas Sarwar reportedly set to quit as Scottish Labour leader to be minister in Andy Burnham’s government – UK politics live

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-07-21T19:13:51+00:00

Sarwar expected to be elevated to Lords to take up a ministerial post at revamped Department for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeBurnham to cut VAT on electricity bills in first cost-of-living moveAntónio Costa, the president of the European council, said in a post on X that he held a “good” phone call with Andy Burnham last night, in which he said they agreed to “further strengthen” EU-UK relations and continue to cooperate to support Ukraine.He said there was also discussion about “common geopolitical challenges facing Europe”, which could be a reference to many things, including ener

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Anas Sarwar reportedly set to quit as Scottish Labour leader to be minister in Andy Burnham’s government – as it happened

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-07-21T19:13:51+00:00

Sarwar expected to be elevated to Lords to take up a ministerial post at revamped Department for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeBurnham to cut VAT on electricity bills in first cost-of-living moveAntónio Costa, the president of the European council, said in a post on X that he held a “good” phone call with Andy Burnham last night, in which he said they agreed to “further strengthen” EU-UK relations and continue to cooperate to support Ukraine.He said there was also discussion about “common geopolitical challenges facing Europe”, which could be a reference to many things, including ener

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Hegseth, Caine appear before Senate as Iran war escalates

Fonte: Washington Post - World · Pubblicato: 2026-07-21T19:10:11+00:00

Lawmakers are expected to press for clarity on the Trump administration's strategy for the conflict as it seeks $67 billion in additional funding to cover related costs.

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Москва вийде з війни в Україні або ще більш авторитарною, або нестабільнішою, - Forbes

Fonte: UNIAN (General) · Pubblicato: 2026-07-21T19:09:00+00:00

Навіть якщо після війни санкції будуть скасовані, репутація Росії як постачальника й надалі змушуватиме інвесторів серйозно задуматися.

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Water Plants Under Fire in the Gulf Are Crucial to Civilians

Fonte: New York Times - World · Pubblicato: 2026-07-21T19:04:46+00:00

Several days of airstrikes have hit water and energy plants in Kuwait, a nation that relies on desalination for 90 percent of its drinking water.

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Former Met police chief admits surveillance of Stephen Lawrence’s family was institutionally racist

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-07-21T19:02:38+00:00

Paul Condon tells spycops inquiry force failed to properly control unit which committed ‘horrendous’ abusesA former Metropolitan police commissioner has admitted that the surveillance of the family of Stephen Lawrence by undercover officers was institutionally racist, the spycops inquiry has heard.While Paul Condon was in command of the Metropolitan police in the 1990s, a controversial undercover unit spied on the family as they sought to persuade Scotland Yard to properly investigate Lawrence’s racist murder. Continue reading...

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Instagram on trial for allegedly harming kids

Fonte: Al Jazeera - World · Pubblicato: 2026-07-21T18:59:51+00:00

The trial between the state of Tennessee and Instagram is kicking off this week.

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Saxophonist Plas Johnson, known for solo on The Pink Panther Theme, dies aged 94

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-07-21T18:41:18+00:00

Jazz saxophonist – who recorded with artists Frank Sinatra, BB King and more – died in Los Angeles, reports sayUS jazz saxophonist Plas Johnson, best known for his solo riff on the timeless classic The Pink Panther Theme, has died at the age of 94, according to reports.The native of Donaldsonville, Louisiana, died on 15 July, according to a report from the Los Angeles jazz radio station KKJZ. Continue reading...

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Может ли Дональд Трамп начать новую мировую торговую войну

Fonte: Vedomosti – All Articles · Pubblicato: 2026-07-21T18:28:26+00:00

В отношении некоторых товаров из Канады 19 августа США введут пошлину в размере 50%, говорится в трех прокламациях президента Дональда Трампа, опубликованных на сайте Белого дома в ночь на 21 июля. В них утверждается, что Канада «посредством дискриминации и несправедливых практик» наносит ущерб американской экономике и коммерции, в частности производителям кисломолочной продукции, алкоголя и автомобилей. Одновременно с этим подчеркивается, что Оттава не действует аналогично в отношении аналогичной продукции других стран. Новые пошлины в случае реализации коснутся канадского алкоголя, молочных

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : les dernières informations

Fonte: Le Monde - International · Pubblicato: 2026-07-21T18:12:30+00:00

Les forces russes ont intensifié leurs opérations autour de Koupiansk, dans l’oblast ukrainien de Kharkiv, afin de percer les défenses ukrainiennes et d’avancer vers la ville, selon Kiev.

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : Volodymyr Zelensky annonce le départ du commandant en chef de l’armée, Oleksandr Syrsky

Fonte: Le Monde - International · Pubblicato: 2026-07-21T18:12:28+00:00

Plusieurs jours de manifestations de grande ampleur à Kiev et dans d’autres villes du pays avaient réclamé la démission de M. Syrsky, à qui ses détracteurs reprochent de faire peu de cas des pertes humaines. Il est remplacé par le populaire commandant des forces interarmées, Mykhaïlo Drapatiï.

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Inside the Fight to Rid South Africa of Black Immigrants

Fonte: New York Times - World · Pubblicato: 2026-07-21T18:00:20+00:00

As immigration surges in the country, activists are going to extreme lengths to expel foreign nationals, often taking the law into their own hands.

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3 Myths Fueling Anti-Immigrant Sentiment in South Africa

Fonte: New York Times - World · Pubblicato: 2026-07-21T18:00:05+00:00

As the nation convulses with protests and violence, data and research suggest that some of the biggest arguments against foreigners don’t stand up against the facts.

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Au Liban, la vie en sursis de trois villages chrétiens enclavés dans la zone occupée par Israël : « Nous sommes comme emprisonnés, assiégés »

Fonte: Le Monde - International · Pubblicato: 2026-07-21T18:00:04+00:00

Les quelque 7 000 habitants demeurés dans le sud du Liban occupé dépendent pour leurs déplacements et leur approvisionnement des autorisations de l’armée israélienne. Lundi, un convoi humanitaire de L’Œuvre d’Orient accompagné de journalistes n’a pas pu se rendre à Aïn Ebel, l’une des localités chrétiennes.

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Fiscal hawk or big spender – what kind of chancellor will John Healey be?

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-07-21T17:58:21+00:00

The diligent, popular, unexpected pick for the Treasury has been given a straitjacket – and the job of funding the PM’s policy promisesUK politics live – latest updatesOn the frequent occasions that John Healey would travel abroad as defence secretary, he was so determined to keep working he would get the crew to tether a desk to the inside of his military aircraft so he could read his papers.His diligence is one reason why Andy Burnham, the new prime minister, made Healey his unexpected pick for chancellor on Monday. Allies say others include their shared commitment to re-industrialisation an

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RFK Jr says cyclospora outbreak is ‘under control’ after FDA recall reversal

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-07-21T17:53:33+00:00

Health secretary says source has been identified despite experts warning infections are likely to keep risingHealth secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr said the ongoing outbreak of cyclosporiasis – the illness caused by the cyclospora parasite that causes watery and explosive diarrhea – is “under control”.Kennedy made the remarks one day after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) did an about-face on a 27-state recall of shredded iceberg lettuce, calling the reported product a “false positive”. Continue reading...

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Airbus to test folding wings for next generation of bestselling planes

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-07-21T17:50:50+00:00

Such technology solves problem of longer, thinner, energy-saving wings not fitting in airports around the worldAirbus has said it will test folding wings for the next generation of its bestselling planes, as the world’s largest planemaker races to work out the shape of future commercial aircraft by the end of the decade.Longer, thinner wings made of light but strong composite materials offer the promise of energy savings but present a problem for manufacturers because they will not fit in airports around the world, many of which are already at or near full capacity. Continue reading...

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Iranians struggle to get by amid US war and domestic woes

Fonte: Al Jazeera - World · Pubblicato: 2026-07-21T17:49:33+00:00

People are facing mounting pressures, including rising living costs, electricity cuts and bombarded infrastructure.

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Итоги торгов на Мосбирже 21 июля

Fonte: Vedomosti – All Articles · Pubblicato: 2026-07-21T17:46:12+00:00

Главный бенчмарк российского фондового рынка по итогам основной сессии во вторник, 21 июля, увеличился на 3,9% до 2078,78 пункта. Его долларовый аналог индекс РТС прибавил 3,59% и составил 833,64 пункта.

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Starmer allies see ‘hint of retribution’ in Burnham reshuffle

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-07-21T17:40:18+00:00

Former PM’s supporters question pledge to end factional infighting after more than half his cabinet removed or demotedKeir Starmer’s allies have questioned Andy Burnham’s pledge to end factional infighting after he removed or demoted more than half of the outgoing prime minister’s cabinet in his first reshuffle.“This was a deeply factional cabinet reshuffle,” one said. “The idea it was anything else is ridiculous.” Continue reading...

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