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Democrats call for investigation into ICE officer shooting in Maine after new reports emerge

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-07-17T22:51:03+00:00

Lawmakers press for review of hiring practices amid a spate of ICE-related deaths within the same weekDemocratic lawmakers are pressing for a review of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) hiring practices and continuing calls for an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the killing of an immigrant in Maine by one of the agency’s officers after news media reported allegations of past violent and threatening behavior by the officer, according to his family members.The Associated Press, the Portland Press Herald and National Public Radio (NPR) all identified the officer in questi

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Republicans threaten Canada with sanctions over drifting wildfire smoke

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-07-17T22:32:21+00:00

Fires are also blazing across the US and the Trump administration has repealed several climate protectionsUS Republicans are threatening to sanction Canada and Canadian government officials after smoke from devastating wildfires has drifted across huge swathes of the US, creating hazy conditions and dangerous air quality for tens of millions of Americans.Donald Trump on ⁠Friday blamed ⁠his country’s northern neighbor for ​the smoke spreading from ⁠wildfires and said he planned to call ​Mark Carney, the Canadian prime ‌minister, ‌ to ‌ask about Ottawa’s plans for dealing with the blazes. Contin

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Cuban dissident artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara cleared to travel to US

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-07-17T22:28:42+00:00

Whereabouts of artist imprisoned after 2021 protests had been unknown following end of his prison term in JulyLuis Manuel Otero Alcántara, a prominent Cuban dissident artist whose whereabouts remained unknown after his prison sentence ended last week, has been given permission to travel to the US, according to his official Facebook page.Otero Alcántara, designated a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International, was sentenced to five years in prison in 2022 for insulting national symbols, contempt and disturbing the public order. Continue reading...

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Trump wants to impose tariffs on Canada in retaliation for wildfire smoke

Fonte: Washington Post - World · Pubblicato: 2026-07-17T22:23:55+00:00

The White House did not respond to questions about what legal mechanism he would use to impose the tariffs or how the administration would calculate the rate of the levies.

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Guerra in Iran, news. Teheran: “Sospesi tutti gli impegni dell'intesa con Usa”

Fonte: Repubblica Homepage · Pubblicato: 2026-07-17T22:21:01+00:00

Mandami valuta arresto di Netanyahu se verrà all'Onu. Kuwait, danni ingenti a importante sito petrolifero. Media: Khamenei potrebbe parlare con Putin. “Due petroliere esplodono dopo aver attraversato Hormuz”. Usa smentiscono. Raid statunitensi per la settima notte consecutiva. “Operazioni volte a indebolire le capacità militari di Teheran”, spiega il comando centrale

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White House defends Argentina team over Falklands banner

Fonte: BBC News - World · Pubblicato: 2026-07-17T22:12:54+00:00

The comments could further fuel the row over the incident, which has seen Downing Street back calls for Fifa to investigate.

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Off-duty employee at Colorado ICE facility arrested for shooting protester

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-07-17T22:11:14+00:00

Woman has non-life threatening injuries after Brandon Booth shot her with pistol outside ICE facility and drove offAn employee of a company that runs an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Colorado is under arrest after shooting and injuring a woman on Thursday evening. The incident happened after the woman participated in a protest in front of the facility earlier that day, according to the Aurora police department.When officers arrived on the scene, they said they found the woman with a gunshot wound in her lower body. She had a friend with her, who was unharmed. Continue r

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US launches seventh straight night of strikes on Iran

Fonte: Al Jazeera - World · Pubblicato: 2026-07-17T22:11:12+00:00

The US military says it's degrading Iran's military but has been accused by Tehran of targeting civilian infrastructure.

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La vera palude del Paese

Fonte: Repubblica Homepage · Pubblicato: 2026-07-17T22:01:00+00:00

Agli italiani impauriti e impoveriti Giorgia Meloni sa offrire soltanto una legge che deforma il sistema elettorale e una crociata che spaccia il Far West per legittima difesa

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Nella casita di Bad Bunny la rivoluzione si fa ballando

Fonte: Repubblica Homepage · Pubblicato: 2026-07-17T22:01:00+00:00

Quasi 80mila spettatori all’ippodromo La Maura di Milano per la prima delle due date sold out del rapper del momento

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Milei verrà, anzi no

Fonte: Repubblica Homepage · Pubblicato: 2026-07-17T22:01:00+00:00

La rubrica ‘Happy Days’

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Kidnapped US Forest Service employees released after more than 12 hours, say authorities

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-07-17T21:43:20+00:00

Two men arrested after taking federal employees hostage in Shasta-Trinity national forestTwo US Forest Service employees were released early Friday morning after being held hostage for more than 12 hours, authorities in far northern California said.Law enforcement arrested two men for the alleged kidnapping near Gumboot Lake in Shasta-Trinity national forest, Jeremiah LaRue, the Siskiyou county sheriff, told reporters on Friday afternoon. Continue reading...

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Distillery owner could face only three months in jail over alleged poisoning Australian teenagers

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-07-17T21:36:05+00:00

Fears of light charges in case of Bianca Jones and Holly Morton-Bowles and four other travellers confirmed by Laos courtThe distillery owner linked to the deaths of Australian backpackers Bianca Jones and Holly Morton-Bowles could serve just three months in jail after a court in Laos announced charges over the case.The teenagers, who were both 19, were travelling through south-east Asia when they were fatally poisoned with methanol while drinking at Nana backpackers hostel in Vang Vieng. Continue reading...

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Australia updates travel advice for Laos as charges announced over mass methanol poisoning

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-07-17T21:36:05+00:00

Distillery owner could face only three months in jail over alleged poisoning of Australian teenagersThe Australian government has increased its travel alert level for Laos, advising travellers to “exercise a high degree of caution” due to the risk of methanol poisoning.It comes as a distillery owner in Laos was charged after a mass methanol poisoning incident killed six foreign nationals, including the Australian backpackers Bianca Jones and Holly Morton-Bowles. Continue reading...

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Star speedcubers square off at European championship

Fonte: Al Jazeera - World · Pubblicato: 2026-07-17T21:33:45+00:00

More than 1,200 speedcubers from 53 countries are descending are attending the European Speedcubing Championship.

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L’attente solitaire et désespérée de Blaise Compaoré, l’ancien président burkinabé, dans sa villa ivoirienne

Fonte: Le Monde - International · Pubblicato: 2026-07-17T21:30:11+00:00

« Chefs d’Etat africains en exil » (6/6). Détrôné par une insurrection populaire en 2014, après vingt-sept années au pouvoir, le président burkinabé a fui en Côte d’Ivoire avec l’aide de la France. Condamné à la prison à perpétuité dans son pays, l’ancien militaire, âgé de 75 ans, très diminué, n’a pu, à ce jour, réaliser son rêve de finir sa vie sur sa terre natale.

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