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Taiwan’s President Says He Trusts Trump to Approve Arms Sales

Fonte: New York Times - World · Pubblicato: 2026-06-18T08:21:08+00:00

President Lai Ching-te made the hopeful remarks after Mr. Trump suggested that he could use a proposed $14 billion arms package for Taiwan as leverage with Beijing.

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Is the G7 hearing the Global South?

Fonte: Al Jazeera - World · Pubblicato: 2026-06-18T08:14:38+00:00

The G7, BRICS and emerging powers are competing for influence in a changing global order.

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FCA closes investigation into Drax over biomass sourcing

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-06-18T08:13:40+00:00

Regulator launched inquiry amid concerns that firm made misleading statements about origins of wood pelletsBusiness live – latest updatesThe City watchdog has closed an investigation into the power generator Drax, after an almost 10-month review into the sourcing of wood pellets for its biomass power station.The Financial Conduct Authority said it had “reviewed thousands of pages” but that it “did not find evidence that justified any further action”. Continue reading...

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Drax cleared after investigation into sourcing of wood pellets

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-06-18T08:13:40+00:00

Generator’s shares rise as regulator finds no evidence of misleading statements about fuel’s sustainabilityBusiness live – latest updatesThe City watchdog has closed an investigation into the power generator Drax after an almost 10-month review into the sourcing of wood pellets for its biomass station.The Financial Conduct Authority said it had “reviewed thousands of pages” but that it “did not find evidence that justified any further action”. Continue reading...

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Gunfire heard at Niger capital's airport

Fonte: BBC News - World · Pubblicato: 2026-06-18T08:11:38+00:00

Niger has been fighting a militant Islamist insurgency for a decade and in January suspected jihadists attacked the same airport.

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Sensex today | Stock Market Live: Sensex gains 100 pts, Nifty trades above 24,000 at noon as global cues stay mixed; oil softens

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-06-18T08:05:06+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices LIVE: Indian equities traded steady at noon with Sensex and Nifty posting marginal gains as investors weighed mixed global cues, including a dovish Fed stance and softer crude prices after a US-Iran deal, while foreign and domestic buying supported sentiment.

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Ukraine hits Moscow oil refinery in response to strikes on Ukraine – Europe live

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-06-18T08:02:20+00:00

The attack forced commercial flights and airports to be suspended for safety reasons Hegseth says that “some of Nato’s largest economies, some of our richest countries, allies that are happiest to go on about the rules-based international order and middle powers banding together still think the era of free riding is here.”He says Trump disagrees.“This is not what any reasonable person would expect, and it’s not going to cut it any more.”“The United States has defended Europe for generations, and the President said all he said was that our jets would need to take off from bases in Europe or our

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Jackie O pursues claim against Kiis FM after Kyle Sandilands settles – as it happened

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-06-18T08:01:58+00:00

This blog is now closedMedia union blasts Pauline Hanson’s ‘bitter, unprofessional’ attack on Guardian journalistGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCoalition says it’s good Hanson and One Nation getting the scrutiny of a party on the riseKevin Hogan, the shadow assistant treasurer, says he thinks it’s good Hanson was able to speak at the press club yesterday as One Nation “needs to be put under much more scrutiny” amid surging support.The GetUp stunt completely backfired, it makes them look like [bullies] and makes her look like, you know, a victim in the sense that she

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En Israël, la montée en puissance de Gadi Eisenkot, ancien chef d’état-major et rival de Benyamin Nétanyahou

Fonte: Le Monde - International · Pubblicato: 2026-06-18T08:00:09+00:00

Le décret de dissolution de la Knesset n’est pas encore paru, mais la campagne pour les élections législatives, qui doivent avoir lieu d’ici à fin octobre, est bien lancée. Dans l’opposition, le dirigeant du parti Yashar apparaît comme un concurrent de plus en plus sérieux face au premier ministre, handicapé par le protocole d’accord signé avec l’Iran par Donald Trump.

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Cambridge experts recreate 336-year-old garden to commemorate ‘father of natural history’

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-06-18T08:00:00+00:00

John Ray, 17th-century botanist who coined words petal and pollen, was a tutor at Cambridge when he created his first gardenHe coined the terms petal and pollen, helped to lay the foundations of modern biology and is widely regarded as the greatest English naturalist of the 17th century.But it was while he was a young college tutor at Cambridge in the 1650s that the botanist John Ray – also known as “the father of natural history” – created his first known garden and began to systematically study plants for the first time. Continue reading...

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The local election that could topple Britain’s prime minister

Fonte: Washington Post - World · Pubblicato: 2026-06-18T08:00:00+00:00

The outcome of a special election in the small working-class district of Makerfield has the potential to upend Labour Party leadership and U.K. politics.

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L’Oreal set to acquire majority stake in Innovist

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-06-18T07:48:45+00:00

Transaction expected to close within a few months. L’Oréal has also secured rights to buy out the minority shareholders in full.

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VIDEO Les images de la signature du protocole d’accord sur l’Iran à Versailles

Fonte: Le Monde - International · Pubblicato: 2026-06-18T07:31:56+00:00

Les présidents américain et iranien ont chacun signé à distance, mercredi soir, le protocole d’accord pour mettre fin au conflit. Donald Trump a signé à Versailles, à l’occasion de sa visite en France.

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