✓Typhoon Dolphin: more than a million people evacuated in China as record rainfall dumped on Shanghai
Authorities warn that days of intense rain could trigger widespread flooding and landslides as storm moves north and further inland. More than a million people were moved to…
88% agreement · 4 independent sources
Netanyahu rejects Trump’s Gaza plan and vows no withdrawal until Hamas disarms – as it happened
87% agreement · 4 independent sources
Trump appoints staff secretary Will Scharf as new White House counsel
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World’s seas have hit hottest temperature on record for July, say scientists
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Solar eclipse tracker: What time will it hit your location on August 12?
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Amber heat-health alerts issued for most of England as temperatures could reach 36C or higher this week – latest updates
The upgraded alerts will be in place from 9am on Tuesday until 9pm on Friday. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has updated heat-health alerts for nine regions in England,…
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WorldTone Serious2 min
✓Yemen's Houthis claim attack on Aramco oil facility in Saudi Arabia, and other Middle East news
Meanwhile, Iran has made new demands about the restart of negotiations and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and the Pentagon is pressing the U.S. defense industry to…
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WorldTone Serious2 min
✓Judge signals Trump’s defamation lawsuit against Wall Street Journal may be dismissed again
Obama-appointed judge seemed unmoved by Trump attorneys’ arguments in case also naming Murdoch. A federal judge in Florida seemed skeptical of arguments from Donald Trump ’s legal…
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✓Economy
Oil prices rise as Iran tempers optimism around strait of Hormuz reopening - business live
European shares mixed while wheat prices rise amid Black Sea tensions. More retail news: The John Lewis Partnership , Britain’s biggest employee-owned retailer, has said that…
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✓Spain imposes border controls against Italy as row over Ceuta migrant influx intensifies
Italy introduced border controls following an influx of about 78,000 migrants from Morocco into the neighbouring Spanish exclave of Ceuta
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WorldTone Neutral2 min
✓Ukrainian drone attack on the Russian city of Nizhnekamsk kills 12, authorities say
Ukraine has targeted Russian oil facilities with long-range drones almost daily in recent months. The barrage has caused fuel shortages in Russia and unsettled the Russian public
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✓At least 13 killed in Ukrainian strike on Russia's Tatarstan region, officials say
It is one of the deadliest Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia since the start of Moscow's war on Ukraine
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'I think we know I won't be getting bail,' suspected cartel boss tells judge
Daniel Kinahan has been remanded in custody after appearing before an Irish court charged with directing an organised crime group
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WorldTone Neutral2 min
✓How FIFA President Gianni Infantino reached the pinnacle of power in soccer
Gianni Infantino is facing intense heat over a failed plan to privatize the World Cup. He is a lawyer who rose to the pinnacle of soccer and is now trying to hold onto his job
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✓Trump orders new 15% tariff on key material for solar panels and microchips
Move to raise levy on goods made with polysilicon aims to protect domestic US supply chains from China, the major producer. Donald Trump has ordered a new 15% tariff on imported…
75% agreement · 2 independent sources
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
✓World
White House revives unprecedented effort to remove Fed governor Lisa Cook
The Trump administration has launched a new effort to remove Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook , notifying her that President Trump is considering her removal and giving her 21 days…
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WorldTone Neutral2 min
✓Thames Water faces anger over ‘indefensible’ £1m payout to finance chief
Campaign group says firm is ‘taking the mickey’ by paying fee, and Andy Burnham should nationalise it. Business live – latest updates. Thames Water has paid its finance chief a…
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WorldTone Neutral2 min
✓Roman shipwreck with 500 amphorae found off coast of Sicily
Discovery of 2,100-year-old vessel hailed as ‘one of the most important underwater archaeological discoveries of recent years’. A 2,100-year-old Roman shipwreck carrying about 500…
76% agreement · 2 independent sources
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✓World
Wildfires bear down on homes in Canada’s Okanagan region
A fast-moving wildfire in Canada’s British Columbia province has forced thousands of people from their homes
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WorldTone Serious2 min
The great British switch-off: how floating retreats, mobile-free pubs and sauna book groups are freeing people from their smartphones
Sick of doomscrolling? From venues with smartphone swear jars to cabins with absolutely no signal, here are the fun and freeing ways to ditch your device. There’s a ritual at the…
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World
Farage welcomes revived police probe into alleged arson attack at his home after Widdecombe murder – UK politics live
Counter-terrorism police investigating the death of Ann Widdecombe have reopened an inquiry into an incident last year. Farage and Yusuf are now taking questions. Q: [From Jack…
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WorldTone Serious2 min
Chasing new skills, going back to basics and pushing for collective action: how software engineers are adapting to AI
Software engineering was one of the best-paying professions in the US in 2022, but the advent of AI has disrupted it, leading to several layoffs and underemployment. Every…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
‘More than just objects’: Australian booksellers raise alarm over ‘horrific’ destruction of rare titles to feed AI
Secondhand booksellers believe they may have been caught up in the AI supply chain that sees old books scanned then destroyed. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
This man was secretly snapped by someone with smartglasses. He’s not alone in calling that a violation of privacy
The backlash to what some dub ‘pervert glasses’ is growing – but people living with disabilities point out the new tech can also be life-changing. Get our breaking news email ,…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
World
Max Miller to stay on Ohio ballots despite pressure to drop out of race after domestic abuse allegations – live
The House Republican has been disavowed by his own party amid allegations that he has been abusive toward his ex-wife and daughter. Sign up for the Breaking News US email. The…
Single source · not yet corroborated
WorldTone Neutral2 min
Victorian Liberals promise weekly red bin garbage collections for all, calling fortnightly system ‘disgusting’
If opposition wins November’s state election, leader Jess Wilson vows households will not pay more under the change. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates. Get…
Single source · not yet corroborated
WorldTone Neutral2 min
‘Huge wave’ of carbon storage projects causes alarm in small-town USA as oil firms eye billions in subsidies
Dozens of projects are in development across US despite concerns over environmental and health risks. The plan to bury carbon under remote Indiana farmland is supposed to be a…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
One of science fiction’s greatest writers warned us about a AI. Does he also hold the remedy? | Alan Finkel
What might a modern day equivalent of Isaac Asimov’s laws of robotics look like? Guided by the author, I propose the three laws of AI. Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk predicted…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
When the AI bubble bursts, what will Australia do with the tools it built? One man thinks he has the answer
Journalist and author Cory Doctorow is coming to Australia to spread his message – humans will take their jobs back. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates. Get…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
Revealed: Mexico’s industrial boomtown is making goods for the US. Residents say they’re ‘breathing poison’
Polluting facilities in Monterrey, which has close ties to the US, are pumping toxic heavy metals into the city’s air and threatening residents’ health. Leer en español en Quinto…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
Sydney gardener fined almost $200,000 for removing 287 trees to improve harbourside mansion’s water views
Local council described incident as ‘worst act of environmental vandalism in Lane Cove history’. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast. It began with a…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
When her ‘soul cat’ died, she was bereft. Now she designs memorial jewelry to help others with pet loss
A layoff and a leap of faith convinced Katie Teixeira she had what it takes to run her own business. In 2010, Katie Teixeira adopted a kitten found all alone in an abandoned…
Single source · not yet corroborated
EconomyTone Neutral2 min
‘The silence was the worst part’: after culling his entire flock, US poultry farmer now fears bird flu
As bird flu reshapes agriculture, small farms operate under strict rules. Just a single case could tank their business. Joshua Beebe often starts his day by cleaning the tires of…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
I should be happy to have a pigeon for a friend. But she wouldn’t be my first choice | Emma Beddington
Truman Capote had a ‘crow bro’; Dickens had a raven. And I get standoffish Susan, who has never brought me a present or perched on my shoulder. One of the greatest failures of my…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
Pony Island 2 Panda Circus: gallop out of hell in this phantasmagorical follow-up to 2016’s indie hit
Daniel Mullins explains how he plans to follow up his quirky classic without losing what made it stand out in the first place. Glitchy aesthetics. Literally collapsing menu boxes.…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
Bari Weiss’s overhaul of CBS News has been rocky. But her 60 Minutes revamp will be the ultimate test
Ten months into her tenure as editor in chief, Weiss’s biggest – and riskiest – bet is getting closer to taking flight. Bari Weiss is 10 months into her tenure as editor-in-chief…
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EconomyTone Neutral2 min
Monday briefing: How the new phase of confrontation at al-Aqsa signals a challenge to the status quo
In today’s newsletter: Jerusalem’s most volatile site has again become a flashpoint, with Arab states and former Israeli officials sounding the alarm over Benjamin Netanyahu’s…
Single source · not yet corroborated
WorldTone Neutral2 min
The ornithological artist drawing 1,000 birds by hand – all for an app that wants you off your phone
The mission of the Flock app is quietly subversive: to encourage users to ditch their screens and explore the wonderful world of birding. On a brilliantly bright afternoon in his…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
The Guardian view on India’s green growth gamble: it will need more than private finance | Editorial
The world’s most populous country needs state-generated demand to industrialise, decarbonise and avoid China’s overcapacity trap. India is attempting to do something the world has…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
‘Shoved the tube so hard it tore my nose’: Kurdish film-maker recounts ‘inhumane’ ICE force-feeding
Gabar Choli tells of how, for months, he was shackled, pinned and forcibly fed – and the physical and emotional scars the ordeal has left. In June 2025, a sluggish and thin Gabar…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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