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Amendment to bill in Lords could test legality of £72m Reform donations

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-09-14T20:01:23+00:00

Plans to strengthen legislation already going through parliament might mean donors having to meet stricter UK residence requirementsAndy Burnham’s government could thwart Reform’s unprecedented £72m donations with retrospective restrictions on political donors that will include tough new residency requirements, ministers have announced.In a move that is likely to set off furious complaints from Nigel Farage’s party, the government will table amendments to legislation going through the House of Lords within weeks that puts the legality of Reform’s latest donations in doubt. Continue reading...

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Ministers seek law change to make £72m donations to Reform illegal

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-09-14T20:01:23+00:00

Plans to strengthen legislation already going through parliament might mean donors having to meet stricter UK residence requirementsAndy Burnham’s government could thwart Reform’s unprecedented £72m donations with retrospective restrictions on political donors that will include tough new residency requirements, ministers have announced.In a move that is likely to set off furious complaints from Nigel Farage’s party, the government will table amendments to legislation going through the House of Lords within weeks that puts the legality of Reform’s latest donations in doubt. Continue reading...

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Firefighters make progress to contain northern California’s Lucas fire

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-09-14T19:53:57+00:00

Cal Fire official says Sunday was ‘big turning point’ to reduce blaze in Lake county, now 30% containedFirefighters made progress toward containing northern California’s Lucas fire, state officials said on Sunday.Fire officials are still investigating the cause of the fire, which has burned more than 4,120 acres across Lake and Mendocino counties. The fire was 30% contained by Monday morning, according to the California department of forestry and fire protection, or Cal Fire. Continue reading...

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Sudan aid networks at risk of collapse, UN agencies warn

Fonte: Al Jazeera - World · Pubblicato: 2026-09-14T19:51:26+00:00

Without immediate donations, shelter and aid relief supplies could be depleted by the end of the month, says IOM.

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Большинство россиян не читали предвыборные программы партий

Fonte: Vedomosti – All Articles · Pubblicato: 2026-09-14T19:48:08+00:00

Две трети россиян не читали предвыборные программы партий, лишь 30% с ними ознакомились. Это следует из данных ВЦИОМ, которые социологи представили на круглом столе «ЕДГ-2026: финишная прямая», который проводит Экспертный институт социальных исследований (ЭИСИ). На вопрос о том, читали или нет предвыборные программы партий и если читали, то чьи, 30% сказали, что читали, а 66% – не читали. Программу «Единой России», по словам респондентов, прочли 15%, КПРФ – 13%, «Новых людей» – 11%, ЛДПР – 7%, «Справедливой России» – 6%.

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Mahmoud Khalil sues Columbia University over years of alleged anti-Palestinian discrimination

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-09-14T19:34:28+00:00

Lawsuit accuses university of ‘deliberate indifference’ and failure to respond to ‘persistent and coordinated harassment’Mahmoud Khalil announced on Monday that he’s sued Columbia University, accusing the New York City school he attended of a years-long history of anti-Palestinian discrimination, indifference to harassment, and retaliation.Khalil, a US green card holder of Palestinian descent, was a graduate student at Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) when he was arrested at his university apartment by federal immigration agents in March 2025, the first of a number

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Reprise du conflit au Yémen : près de 94 000 déplacés, selon l’OIM

Fonte: Le Monde - International · Pubblicato: 2026-09-14T19:18:03+00:00

Les rebelles pro-iraniens multiplient les assauts contre l’Arabie saoudite. Dans la semaine, ils avaient déjà consolidé leur emprise sur le détroit stratégique de Bab Al-Mandab.

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Member of British armed forces killed in Ukraine crash, says MoD

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-09-14T19:08:43+00:00

Ministry of Defence says person, who has yet to be identified, died in road traffic incident not believed to be result of hostile actionA member of the UK armed forces has been killed in a crash in Ukraine, the Ministry of Defence said.The person, who has not yet been named, died in a road traffic incident on Saturday. It is understood the incident was not a result of hostile action. Continue reading...

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Trump and Republican allies rail against AI controls despite growing calls for more checks – live

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-09-14T19:04:32+00:00

President condemns what he claims is a ‘sick conspiracy’ amid global tech selloff following CEOs calls for slowing pace of developmentSign up for the Breaking News US emailDonald Trump has claimed there is a “SICK conspiracy” against artificial intelligence and data centers in response to the growing calls for greater checks on AI development.“The only control or ‘guardrails’ that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT, and the U.S.A. has that, in spades!” Trump wrote on Truth Social, insisting that the administration has stopped leaders of AI companies from “doing bad, or potenti

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Сушить или не сушить: какой будет явка на выборах

Fonte: Vedomosti – All Articles · Pubblicato: 2026-09-14T19:00:00+00:00

Высокая явка на выборах в Госдуму всегда выгодна государству и ключевым политическим силам, поскольку она обеспечивает «максимальную» легитимность избранного парламента и подтверждает общественный консенсус, сообщил «Ведомостям» сенатор Сергей Перминов («Единая Россия», ЕР). По его мнению, тезисы о сознательной «сушке» явки (т. е. стремлении к ее снижению) – это устаревший миф. Все партии, включая ЕР, «кровно заинтересованы» в мобилизации своего избирателя, отметил Перминов.

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Трамп назвав війну в Україні причиною дефіциту пального: аналітики пояснили, чи це так

Fonte: UNIAN (General) · Pubblicato: 2026-09-14T18:54:00+00:00

Українські удари по російських нафтогазових об’єктах обмежують видобуток нафти в Росії, незважаючи на те, що Росія є одним із найбільших виробників нафти у світі.

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : Kiev se dit prêt à ne plus bombarder les infrastructures énergétiques russes, à condition d’une réciprocité de Moscou

Fonte: Le Monde - International · Pubblicato: 2026-09-14T18:44:04+00:00

M. Zelensky a annoncé que l’Ukraine avait proposé à ses alliés de sécuriser un accord avec la Russie pour faire cesser ce type de bombardements, à l’approche de l’hiver. Le dirigeant a toutefois précisé que Kiev n’avait pas la certitude que la Russie ait la volonté de respecter un quelconque accord. Donald Trump a affirmé plus tôt dans la journée que Kiev et Moscou avaient accepté de cesser ces bombardements mutuels.

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Europe must build own AI or risk getting cut off by US or China, says ECB’s Lagarde

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-09-14T18:41:13+00:00

Central bank chief says continent’s AI dependency could give trade partners unprecedented leverage in negotiationsEurope must develop its own AI technology and build more datacentres in order to nullify the threat of being cut off by the US or China, according to the president of the European Central Bank.Christine Lagarde said the continent needed AI models – the technology that powers AI tools such as chatbots – that were “good enough” to carry out most tasks and run from domestic datacentres. If Europe invests in its own AI tech, said Lagarde, “the threat of being cut off loses its force”.

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States and cities sue Trump administration over policy restricting green card benefits

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-09-14T18:36:54+00:00

The policy allows immigration officers the authority to deny green cards to those using public benefits A coalition of 22 states and the District of Columbia sued the Trump administration on Monday over a new policy that would allow individual immigration officers to deny green cards based on use of public benefits.The new policy changes a long-established “public charge” rule, which dates back to the Immigration Act of 1882, established to ensure that newcomers to the country would be able to provide for themselves without relying on governmental benefits. Continue reading...

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ЦБ сообщил о растущей волатильности курса рубля

Fonte: Vedomosti – All Articles · Pubblicato: 2026-09-14T18:20:07+00:00

Банк России фиксирует тенденцию к росту волатильности валютного рынка в конце лета. Об этом говорится в подготовленном регулятором «Обзоре рисков финансовых рынков» за август 2026 г. Диапазон колебаний курса доллара составил 8,2% (79,46–85,95 руб.) против 5,2% по итогам июля. Для юаня разброс был выше – 8,5% (11,77–12,77 руб.) против 5,9% за предыдущий месяц. Котировки обеих валют менялись в среднем на 5,9% за предыдущие 12 месяцев.

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Microsoft proposes limits on its AI with code of conduct amid safety debate

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-09-14T18:19:55+00:00

Firm publishes AI guidelines with Microsoft AI CEO saying: ‘AI must be subordinate and always in service of people’Microsoft published a provisional “code of conduct” Monday to apply to the training of new artificial intelligence models, taking a step towards limiting the capabilities of the company’s AI as anxiety rises over the prospect that technology companies could lose control of AI products.Mustafa Suleyman, the CEO of Microsoft AI, published the code on social media early Monday, writing: “AI must be subordinate and always in service of people. Continue reading...

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AI-linked stocks slide after tech bosses call for slowdown in ‘reckless’ development

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-09-14T18:17:47+00:00

Donald Trump dismisses attempts to increase controls on artificial intelligence as ‘sick conspiracy’ AI-linked stocks tumbled on Monday after the bosses of Anthropic, OpenAI and SpaceX called for a slowdown in AI “reckless” development, citing fears the technology could soon run out of control.Shares in the semiconductor designer Nvidia – the world’s most valuable company – were down 3% by early afternoon in New York, while Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) slid 4.4% and Micron Technology and Sandisk shares slumped by 5%. Continue reading...

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Russian oligarch close to Putin reportedly paid for part of Donald Trump Jr’s lavish wedding

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-09-14T18:17:43+00:00

US president’s eldest child married Palm Beach socialite Bettina Anderson in three-day celebration across two exclusive private islandsUS politics live – latest updatesA top Democrat has demanded answers after it was reported that a Russian oligarch close to Vladimir Putin paid hundreds of thousands of dollars toward Donald Trump Jr’s wedding in the Bahamas earlier this year.Trump Jr, the US president’s eldest child, married Palm Beach socialite Bettina Anderson in a lavish three-day celebration across two exclusive private islands in May, which according to ProPublica was partially bankrolled

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¿Por qué la ultraderecha baja en Suecia mientras avanza en Europa?

Fonte: El País - Internacional · Pubblicato: 2026-09-14T17:51:21+00:00

El retroceso de Demócratas Suecos por primera vez en cuatro décadas, después de que conservadores y democristianos asumieran parte de su discurso, acerca la victoria al bloque de centroizquierda

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Alligator Alcatraz held detainees in cages the size of phone booths, DHS watchdog says

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-09-14T17:43:02+00:00

Office of inspector general’s report says practice at Florida immigration jail is not aligned with ‘humane treatment’Before the facility was shuttered, detainees at Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” federal immigration jail were frequently locked in outside metal cages no bigger than a phone booth, according to a damning government watchdog report that said the practice “does not align with standards for humane treatment”.The findings from the office of the inspector general of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) were published on its website – and offer rare criticism of the Trump administ

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