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Environmental groups sue Trump’s EPA over repeal of landmark climate finding

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-18T12:10:49+00:00

Lawsuit from health and environmental justice groups challenges the EPA’s rollback of the ‘endangerment finding’More than a dozen health and environmental justice non-profits have sued the Environmental Protection Agency over its revocation of the legal determination that underpins US federal climate regulations.Filed in Washington DC circuit court, the lawsuit challenges the EPA’s rollback of the “endangerment finding”, which states that the buildup of heat-trapping pollution in the atmosphere endangers public health and welfare and has allowed the EPA to limit those emissions from vehicles,

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Jenrick says Reform UK would only allow British nationals to claim benefits – UK politics live

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-18T12:07:57+00:00

Reform UK’s Treasury spokersperson announces party’s plans to cut welfare spendingRobert Jenrick, Reform UK’s Treasury spokersperson, is giving his speech now.He has announced, or confirmed, three measures to cut welfare spending.The number claiming disability benefits for an attention disorder has more than doubled since Covid. We all know a significant number of these claims are spurious … We will stop those with mild anxiety, depression, and similar conditions from claiming disability benefits and instead encourage them into the dignity of work.We will end the abuse of the Motability sche

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Second wild beaver spotted living at Norfolk nature reserve

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-18T12:05:58+00:00

Exclusive: Pensthorpe was believed to be home to just one individual but pair have been filmed grooming each otherNo one knows where they came from or how they ended up in Norfolk. But one thing is certain: now, there are two of them.Until last week, experts believed there was only one wild beaver living in Pensthorpe nature reserve, about 20 miles outside of Norwich. But just in time for Valentine’s Day, two were caught on camera going for a late-night swim together and grooming each other by the riverbank. Continue reading...

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Чем завершился второй день трехсторонних переговоров в Женеве. Главное

Fonte: Vedomosti – All Articles · Pubblicato: 2026-02-18T12:05:39+00:00

Трехсторонние переговоры по мирному урегулированию на Украине, проходившие в отеле InterContinental в Женеве 17-18 февраля, завершились. В первый день консультации делегаций России, Украины и США продолжались в течение шести часов, журналистов в зал не пустили. Во второй день переговорщикам хватило менее двух часов, в 12:45 мск мероприятие закончилось. Российский кортеж вернулся в отель, скоро российская делегация вылетает в Москву.

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Credit cards cancelled, Google accounts closed: ICC judges on life under Trump sanctions

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-18T12:00:32+00:00

Kimberly Prost and Luz del Carmen Ibáñez Carranza vow US reprisals will not affect work of international criminal courtWhen the Canadian Kimberly Prost learned Donald Trump’s administration had imposed sanctions on her, it came as a shock.For years, she has sat as a judge at the international criminal court, weighing accusations of war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity; now she is on the same list as terrorists and those involved in organised crime. “It really was a moment of a bit of disbelief,” she said. Continue reading...

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US lawmakers demand accountability for Palestinian-American teen detained in Israel

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-18T12:00:32+00:00

Exclusive: 15 Congress members write to Marco Rubio about nine-month detention of Mohammed IbrahimFifteen members of Congress have written to Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, demanding to know what steps the United States has taken in response to the mistreatment of a Palestinian-American teenager who spent nine months in Israeli detention.The letter, led by Senator Peter Welch and first seen by the Guardian, is centered around the case of Mohammed Ibrahim, a Florida resident who was 15 when Israeli soldiers arrested him during a raid on his family’s West Bank home in February 2025. He

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Power Shift in Syria Upends an Archipelago for ISIS Prisoners

Fonte: New York Times - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-18T11:45:11+00:00

America’s Kurdish allies oversaw two dozen sites holding thousands of members of the terrorist group and their families. Their withdrawal has left the system in chaos.

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Росіяни готують масовані атаки морськими дронами: ЗМІ дізналися деталі

Fonte: UNIAN (General) · Pubblicato: 2026-02-18T11:43:00+00:00

У розвідці звернули увагу на розробку автономного підводного апарата "Просвет-1", який створюється для протидії українським підводним безпілотним системам.

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Ministers may slow youth minimum wage rise amid UK unemployment fears

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-18T11:40:02+00:00

Government considering delaying equalising national minimum wage after jump in youth unemploymentMinisters are considering a slower rise in the minimum wage for younger workers, amid fears over rising youth unemployment.Labour had promised in its manifesto to equalise national minimum wage rates by the time of the next election, saying it was unfair younger workers were paid less. Government sources said equalisation remained the aim but the rise could come more slowly. Continue reading...

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Zelenskyy says no agreement on key issues in peace talks as he accuses Russia of ‘dragging out negotiations’ – Europe live

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-18T11:29:36+00:00

Unresolved ‘sensitive’ issues in peace talks are fate of occupied territories in east Ukraine and Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plantThe peace talks ended abruptly today after about two hours, according to reports, in contrast with yesterday’s negotiations that apparently took place over six hours.Neither side have offered any public sign of progress, but instead said the talks were “difficult” with Russian news agencies quoting sources describing the negotiations as “very tense”. Continue reading...

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CBS accused of ‘corporate capitulation’ amid row over Colbert interview with Democrat – US politics live

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-18T11:25:56+00:00

Stephen Colbert said the network told him not to air an interview with a Texas Democrat running for SenateCBS earlier this week attempted to address Stepen Colbert’s allegations about a corporate mandate not to broadcast the James Talarico interview.“The Late Show was not prohibited by CBS from broadcasting the interview with Rep. James Talarico,” the network said in a statement.This is yet another troubling example of corporate capitulation in the face of this administration’s broader campaign to censor and control speech.The FCC has no lawful authority to pressure broadcasters for political

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Brazil steps up trade push in India, targets $20 billion bilateral trade by 2026

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-18T11:23:23+00:00

India's vast consumer market, rising demand for energy, food, and industrial inputs, along with rapid infrastructure growth, have positioned it as a priority destination for Brazilian exports

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Nazi letters reveal paper restorers’ role in compiling Holocaust ‘hitlist’

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-18T11:23:19+00:00

Exclusive: Research uncovers programme to make centuries-old records legible to detect people’s ancestryLarge numbers of paper restorers and bookbinders were recruited by the Nazis and “contributed directly to genocide” during the second world war, according to research.A British historian has uncovered a Europe-wide programme in the 1930s and 1940s in which restorers repaired and cleaned historic church and civil records, making them legible so that the Nazis could detect anyone with Jewish ancestry. Continue reading...

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SMBC, Julius Baer among firms setting up GCCs in India

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-18T11:22:50+00:00

Expansion push comes as US immigration policies add friction to deploying Indian talent overseas

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