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● Spain train crash: at least 64 dead after collision in Toledo province ● Israel election results live: Netanyahu bloc and main opposition set to fall short of majority as 92% of ballots counted ● Coalition talks loom in Israel as Netanyahu and Eisenkot blocs set to fall short of majority ● Oleshky truce appears to hold as two European leaders have ‘frank’ call with Putin ● A U.S. cruise ship ends voyage due to fuel costs and passengers lose their homes ● Flávio Bolsonaro flees Brazil after presidential election loss, reports say ● Canada hit back at Trump tariffs. Now the U.S. alleges possible election interference. ● Mbappe apologises for 'ill-judged' Mao remark after being dropped by Chinese brands ● Serbian shot dead after attacking officer outside Israeli embassy, minister says ● Speed restrictions on Musk's Starlink lifted in Ukraine, defense ministry says ● High voter turnout among Palestinian citizens of Israel threatens Netanyahu ● Race to update services' computer systems after cyber-security flaw found ● Japan launches mission to Mars to bring back samples from its moon ● Why is Elon Musk plotting a mega-merger of SpaceX and Tesla? ● AI giant Anthropic files for an IPO that could break records ● Users reporting problems with Apple's first foldable iPhone ● Dutch zookeeper dies after being mauled by leopard ● 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 ● From a seed in China to the ‘backdrop for countless love stories’: a ginkgo’s 167-year journey to Victorian tree of the year ● Russell Brand says he couldn’t find anyone to give evidence on his behalf in rape and sexual assault trial – latest updates ● Spain train crash: at least 64 dead after collision in Toledo province ● Israel election results live: Netanyahu bloc and main opposition set to fall short of majority as 92% of ballots counted ● Coalition talks loom in Israel as Netanyahu and Eisenkot blocs set to fall short of majority ● Oleshky truce appears to hold as two European leaders have ‘frank’ call with Putin ● A U.S. cruise ship ends voyage due to fuel costs and passengers lose their homes ● Flávio Bolsonaro flees Brazil after presidential election loss, reports say ● Canada hit back at Trump tariffs. Now the U.S. alleges possible election interference. ● Mbappe apologises for 'ill-judged' Mao remark after being dropped by Chinese brands ● Serbian shot dead after attacking officer outside Israeli embassy, minister says ● Speed restrictions on Musk's Starlink lifted in Ukraine, defense ministry says ● High voter turnout among Palestinian citizens of Israel threatens Netanyahu ● Race to update services' computer systems after cyber-security flaw found ● Japan launches mission to Mars to bring back samples from its moon ● Why is Elon Musk plotting a mega-merger of SpaceX and Tesla? ● AI giant Anthropic files for an IPO that could break records ● Users reporting problems with Apple's first foldable iPhone ● Dutch zookeeper dies after being mauled by leopard ● 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 ● From a seed in China to the ‘backdrop for countless love stories’: a ginkgo’s 167-year journey to Victorian tree of the year ● Russell Brand says he couldn’t find anyone to give evidence on his behalf in rape and sexual assault trial – latest updates
Spain train crash: at least 64 dead after collision in Toledo province✓
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Spain train crash: at least 64 dead after collision in Toledo province

High-speed service travelling from Madrid to Seville runs into back of another, knocking two carriages off track. Spain train crash – latest updates. At least 64 people have been…
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Flávio Bolsonaro flees Brazil after presidential election loss, reports say✓

Flávio Bolsonaro flees Brazil after presidential election loss, reports say

Far-right senator and his family boarded private plane to Ecuador after crossing border to Argentina, Argentina’s government confirms. The far-right senator Flávio Bolsonaro has…
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Canada hit back at Trump tariffs. Now the U.S. alleges possible election interference.

The U.S. Embassy in Canada accused Canadian leaders of "openly" describing plans to "influence American politics," doubling down on Ambassador Pete Hoekstra's claims of potential…
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Mbappe apologises for 'ill-judged' Mao remark after being dropped by Chinese brands

French footballer Kylian Mbappe has apologised for an "ill-judged" remark about Mao Zedong after being dropped by Chinese brands
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Serbian shot dead after attacking officer outside Israeli embassy, minister says✓

Serbian shot dead after attacking officer outside Israeli embassy, minister says

Authorities say the attacker in Belgrade was an underage male who was being monitored by security services
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Speed restrictions on Musk's Starlink lifted in Ukraine, defense ministry says

The speed of the Elon Musk-owned satellite system used by the Ukrainian military has been fully restored after two weeks of restrictions, the country's ministry of defense said in…
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High voter turnout among Palestinian citizens of Israel threatens Netanyahu✓

High voter turnout among Palestinian citizens of Israel threatens Netanyahu

A historic turnout among Palestinian citizens of Israel positions Arab parties as kingmakers against the far right
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Race to update services' computer systems after cyber-security flaw found✓

Race to update services' computer systems after cyber-security flaw found

Websites were taken offline after the developers of programming language PHP said "critical vulnerabilities" had been discovered
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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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Why is Elon Musk plotting a mega-merger of SpaceX and Tesla?✓

Why is Elon Musk plotting a mega-merger of SpaceX and Tesla?

Musk says there's "a lot to be gained" by combining the firms in what would be the biggest merger in history
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AI giant Anthropic files for an IPO that could break records✓

AI giant Anthropic files for an IPO that could break records

The AI company, which makes the popular Claude chatbot, has filed for an initial public offering that could be one of the biggest ever
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Users reporting problems with Apple's first foldable iPhone

Owners of Apple's first foldable iPhone have reported problems with the device's screen - just days after the product went on sale
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Dutch zookeeper dies after being mauled by leopard✓

Dutch zookeeper dies after being mauled by leopard

The woman began her career at the park when she was 17 and had worked there on-and-off for four decades
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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

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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From a seed in China to the ‘backdrop for countless love stories’: a ginkgo’s 167-year journey to Victorian tree of the year

From a seed in China to the ‘backdrop for countless love stories’: a ginkgo’s 167-year journey to Victorian tree of the year

National trust of Victoria award celebrates much-loved arboreal icons while calling for protection of green spaces. Follow our Australia politics live blog for latest updates. Get…
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Russell Brand says he couldn’t find anyone to give evidence on his behalf in rape and sexual assault trial – latest updates

Brand, 51, has been charged with three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault and one count of attempted indecent assault. Content warning: this article contains…
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'Back away from this podium': UN ambassador posts video of confrontation with Cuban reps in General Assembly Hall

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz on Tuesday posted a video depicting the confrontation between U.S. and Cuban officials while he spoke at the podium of the U.N.…
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Do not be distracted by global crises. Nature cannot wait for a better year – we must act now | Steven Guilbeault

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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Australia must ‘re-win the argument for democratic politics’ in wake of Haines incident, Alastair Campbell says

Australia must ‘re-win the argument for democratic politics’ in wake of Haines incident, Alastair Campbell says

Tony Blair’s former spokesperson says attacks on UK MPs did not bring about lasting cultural change and overheated rhetoric quickly returned to politics. Get our breaking news…
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Will it be AI or the climate crisis that ends humanity? We can make it neither | Adam McKay and Philip Eubanks

Will it be AI or the climate crisis that ends humanity? We can make it neither | Adam McKay and Philip Eubanks

Both of these threats have the same roots: private entities seeking to cash in. We have the power to stand against them. A summer of extreme heat, entire villages obliterated in…
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The climate crisis will destroy our economies – we learned this 20 years ago. When will we act? | Fiona Harvey

The climate crisis will destroy our economies – we learned this 20 years ago. When will we act? | Fiona Harvey

The radical Stern report showed that a low-carbon future is also good economics. But it seems that capitalism needs a reminder. Saving the only planet we have makes good economic…
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Nintendo Switch Sports Resort review – Wii Sports lives on in this effortlessly appealing collection of games

Nintendo Switch Sports Resort review – Wii Sports lives on in this effortlessly appealing collection of games

Nintendo Switch 2; Nintendo/Nintendo Bringing a holiday vibe and a generous selection of sport-themed games, this is exactly what you want from a family video game. When the first…
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‘Huge wave’ of carbon storage projects causes alarm in small-town USA as oil firms eye billions in subsidies

‘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
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Revealed: Mexico’s industrial boomtown is making goods for the US. Residents say they’re ‘breathing poison’

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…
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I struggled to come to terms with my mum’s death. Then I swam in the sea and suddenly felt connected to her

I struggled to come to terms with my mum’s death. Then I swam in the sea and suddenly felt connected to her

My mother was a keen swimmer, and she lived with depression. I wonder if she found the same respite in the water that has helped heal me since she passed away. It was early…
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US forces accused of ‘weaponising’ Somalia’s floods by trapping women and children in the path of El Niño

US forces accused of ‘weaponising’ Somalia’s floods by trapping women and children in the path of El Niño

Exclusive: Coordinated airstrikes on territory held by al-Shabaab are driving the civilian population to find refuge alongside a river where rising water levels are a threat to…
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Are seed oils unhealthy? Why are so many influencers speaking out against them? | Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz

Are seed oils unhealthy? Why are so many influencers speaking out against them? | Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz

Randomised trials of omega-6s do not show an increase in inflammation caused by the fatty acid. Read more in the Antiviral series. If you’ve been online lately, you’ve probably…
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When her ‘soul cat’ died, she was bereft. Now she designs memorial jewelry to help others with pet loss

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…
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Heatstroke ruined his health. Years before, it took the life of another farm worker at the same company

Heatstroke ruined his health. Years before, it took the life of another farm worker at the same company

A farm labor contractor exposed laborers on H-2A agricultural visas to heat-related health hazards, but is still bringing hundreds of migrant farm workers to North Carolina. It…
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‘Like selling wolves from Yellowstone’: how protected US sharks are being sold off to foreign aquariums

‘Like selling wolves from Yellowstone’: how protected US sharks are being sold off to foreign aquariums

While anglers cannot take endangered sand tiger sharks, a loophole lets private firms catch the fish to sell abroad, profiting from Delaware Bay’s conservation success. Shortly…
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‘The tech bro fight club is real!’ The titans of AI get the Succession treatment in a wild new TV show

‘The tech bro fight club is real!’ The titans of AI get the Succession treatment in a wild new TV show

The Audacity is a fearless satire taking on Silicon Valley’s ‘egomaniac weirdos’. Its creator and stars talk ayahuasca ceremonies, mining kids for data – and punching CEOs.…
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Budget 2026: John Healey offers £100 payments to households to help navigate ‘global economic storms’

Budget 2026: John Healey offers £100 payments to households to help navigate ‘global economic storms’

Payment to 20m homes part of package to help cut energy bills and ease cost-of-living crisis, paid for by smaller than expected bank windfall tax. Budget 2026: key points at a…
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‘Elonville’: US residents say Musk’s xAI offered to buy homes if they don’t sue over datacenter noise

‘Elonville’: US residents say Musk’s xAI offered to buy homes if they don’t sue over datacenter noise

Several Mississippi homes have been purchased near datacenters and one resident said realtor outlined target to buy more than 400. People in a Mississippi neighborhood, many of…
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Neighbours is being recut into a microdrama focused on Margot Robbie – and her co-stars aren’t happy

Neighbours is being recut into a microdrama focused on Margot Robbie – and her co-stars aren’t happy

Actor’s storylines in the famous soap will be recut into vertical micro-episodes to be watched on phones – but her fellow cast members say they haven’t been consulted. The…
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Live updates: Trump, Obama campaign in midterm sprint; Murkowski backs Dem in Alaska governor's race

Former President Obama is stopping in Atlanta on Wednesday — less than a week out from Election Day — to give a boost to Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms, who's running for Georgia…
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Tap water no longer drinkable in Norwegian village as climate-related thawing releases heavy metals

Tap water no longer drinkable in Norwegian village as climate-related thawing releases heavy metals

Warning for other Arctic communities as residents told not to use water in Longyearbyen in Svalbard, one of the world’s fastest-warming places. Residents of a remote village in…
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Spain train crash: at least 64 dead after collision in Toledo province

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A U.S. cruise ship ends voyage due to fuel costs and passengers lose their homes

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Serbian shot dead after attacking officer outside Israeli embassy, minister says

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Oleshky truce appears to hold as two European leaders have ‘frank’ call with Putin

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Race to update services' computer systems after cyber-security flaw found

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Users reporting problems with Apple's first foldable iPhone

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