✓Israeli military detain US and UK volunteers in West Bank including Democratic NY politician Brad Lander
About 80 US, Israeli and British volunteers held near Nahalin in West Bank and taken to police station. The Israeli military has detained about 80 US, Israeli and British…
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Nigeria confirms an Ebola case in Abuja as a woman arriving from Uganda tests positive
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Putin tells Witkoff he is ready to resume direct peace talks, Russia releases U.S. detainee
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Elon Musk confirms he is considering merging Tesla and SpaceX
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Amelia Earhart researchers leave remote atoll empty-handed after ‘plane debris’ found to be a clump of trees
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✓Burnham defends Jackdaw decision as Badenoch urges PM to overturn ban on new oil and gas licences
The UK government says the field, which is opposed by environmental campaigners, could be producing gas by the end of this month
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Ex-OpenAI worker accused of bugging offices planned to 'flee' to Saudi Arabia, prosecutors say
A former OpenAI engineer charged with secretly installing a recording device at its offices was "mere days" away from fleeing to Saudi Arabia before his arrest, prosecutors allege
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BBC inside Australian court as man charged with attacking MP stays silent in first hearing
BBC's Katy Watson describes what unfolded in Wangaratta as 43-year-old Brendan Nugent appeared before court over the alleged attack of Helen Haines
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✓‘Too big to not fail’: Google outage exposes UK reliance on a handful of cloud providers
Our dependence on internet services of a few key tech companies leaves us vulnerable to cloud failures, bugs and more, experts say. It happened again. A power outage hit a…
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✓Macron accuses Trump and other foreign leaders of ‘stupid comments’ about France unrest
Leaders criticised for spreading misleading information as France prepares for further protests this weekend. Emmanuel Macron has accused Donald Trump and other foreign leaders of…
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✓French borrowing costs hit 24-year high as civil unrest and budget fears spook markets
Yield on 10-year government bonds passes 5% amid failure to pass budget and fallout from violent street protests. France’s borrowing costs have climbed above 5% for the first time…
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Trump once questioned Obama's citizenship. Now Obama is speaking out for Ilhan Omar.
Former President Barack Obama issued a forceful denunciation of the Trump administration's legal pursuit of Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar over suspicions she fraudulently obtained…
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✓'Trash Island' or DC landmark? How a golf course got Trump in a messy legal dispute
Trump said he has plans to turn a 106-year-old public golf course in Washington DC into a tournament-capable golf course for pros, but local golfers are not happy
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Websites across Europe go offline after warning issued for critical software update
Government websites and business across Europe have been taken down in a bid to protect organisations after a critical software update was issued over vulnerabilities in…
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✓Russia releases imprisoned U.S. citizen Stephen Hubbard following Trump's request
The announcement of Hubbard's release came as talks got underway between Putin and White House envoy Steve Witkoff in Saint Petersburg focused on the latest U.S. efforts to end…
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✓Kenya cult leader's children still being starved weeks before trial, son says
Dan Mackenzie initially defended his father but now says he felt he had to report his own grandmother
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✓Inside the race between Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos for control of outer space
The Atlantic writer Josh Tyrangiel says Musk and Bezos each want to colonize the moon, mine its resources and launch thousands more satellites. He says their only real competition…
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✓Severe drought declared and hosepipe bans in force - is your area affected?
Parts of southern England have entered "severe drought", while about 30 million people are under hosepipe ban
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✓WW1 to Houthis: British jets for Saudi Arabia build on long military bond
UK's deployment of jets to defend Saudi Arabia is the latest chapter in a relationship older than the kingdom itself
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✓Huge crowds watch attempt to rescue shark stranded in South Korean canal
A third attempt has been made to guide the 9ft 10in (3m) shark back to the open sea
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✓China’s economy grows faster than forecast after AI boom boosts exports
Third-quarter GDP up by 4.5% compared with last year as industrial output is buoyed by electronics demand. Roaring exports lifted China’s economic growth in the third quarter of…
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✓Suspect arrested after historic town hall set alight - French media
The spire of the clock tower at Limoges city hall dramatically collapsed as it was engulfed in flames on Saturday
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✓Pakistani authorities arrest man accused in $126m US postage fraud
Faheem Akram has been charged with several offences including conspiracy to defraud the United States
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Japan launches mission to Mars to bring back samples from its moon
Japan launched a spacecraft towards Mars in a ground-breaking mission to bring back samples from the largest of the planet's two moons
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✓Swimmer, 65, killed in shark attack off South Africa's east coast
Janine Lochrenberg, 65, was out on her daily morning swim with her club when she was attacked, her family tell the BBC
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✓US bans China's DeepSeek from government in race for AI dominance
The Chinese technology is removed from most US government agencies as race for AI dominance steps up
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✓US judge dismisses sexual abuse lawsuit from Sam Altman’s sister
Ann Altman, the Open AI CEO’s sister, accused her brother of repeatedly sexually abusing her over two decades ago. A judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by Sam Altman’s sister against…
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Trump's approval rating hits new record low as US midterms loom
Donald Trump's approval rating has fallen to a record low - indicating that next month's midterm elections could be punishing for the Republicans
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✓Giant tunnel proposed to clean up Windermere's sewage problem
The plan would eliminate sewage spills into Windermere, blamed for turning the water green
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✓World's oldest shipwreck found off coast of Turkey
Archaeologists say the wreck is up to 4,700 years old, dating to the Early Bronze Age
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Labor and the Coalition are poised to take a reckless gamble on AI. Haven’t they realised community support has collapsed? | Edward Santow and Sarah Sacher
Australian workers expect the government to act to protect them from AI harms. There is a clear reform solution at hand. Get our new political email , free app or daily news…
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Is it really ‘madness’ to account for emissions from fossil fuels burned overseas? The Coalition sure thinks so | Temperature Check
The emissions might occur elsewhere, but they generate global harm that scientists can now quantify. Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air…
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Thousands march in Greece over public education failures as Macron blasts ‘stupid’ commentary on French protests – as it happened
Students, teachers and civil servants have shown up in Athens, with demonstrations also in Thessaloniki and other cities. Meanwhile, back to Witkoff’s meeting with Putin in St…
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Reform UK claims racism exposé has left some members ‘psychologically damaged’ as it reports ITV to police – UK politics live
Zia Yusuf claims undercover investigation broke the law as broadcaster stands by its journalism. Here is an explainer by Jill Ambrose about the Jackdaw decision. But environmental…
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Likely voters prefer Democrats to Republicans in latest poll ahead of midterms as Trump’s popularity continues to sink – live
Likely voters prefer Democratic candidates over Republicans running for office by 11 percentage points, new poll shows; Trump campaigns in South Carolina. Sign up for Breaking…
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I work for a major insurer. Much of my industry is fudging the numbers in the face of the climate crisis | Anonymous
Insurers are taking on more risk than they should. If – or when – a major disaster hits, the catastrophe will have far-reaching consequences. I work for a major insurer, assessing…
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Do not be distracted by global crises. Nature cannot wait for a better year – we must act now | Steven Guilbeault
In 2022, I helped push through the international agreement to protect biodiversity. I know there is always a reason to stall, but ministers at Cop17 must honour that pledge. When…
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Burnham backs mandatory suicide prevention training for social workers after parent-carer Matilda Davis’s death
Former art teacher, who cared for her disabled son, ‘received almost no support’, said her local MP Manuela Perteghella. Andy Burnham has backed mandatory suicide prevention…
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No bail for alleged Helen Haines attacker as police chief warns of Australia’s ‘febrile’ political environment
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‘I’m always being real’: what on earth persuades disgraced people like Elizabeth Holmes to let the cameras in?
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