✓Dayslong funeral for slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei begins in Tehran
Khamenei, who ruled Iran for more than three decades, was killed in an airstrike on Feb. 28 at the start of the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran
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Chinese pastor freed after Donald Trump raised issue of his release with Xi Jinping
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Supreme Court rules Trump can fire independent agency heads, with key exception
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At least 8 people shot, including 4 children, in New York's Coney Island on July 4: Reports
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Neo-fascist group Patriot Front parades Confederate flag in Washington DC on Fourth of July
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✓Trump celebrates America’s 250th anniversary in weather-delayed, sometimes partisan speech
President Trump capped off the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding with a late-night speech delayed by inclement weather that blended the championing of American…
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✓Silicon Valley donations make Colorado Democratic primary one of state’s most expensive
Manny Rutinel’s House campaign draws millions from big tech as pro- and anti-AI factions spar over regulation. Political groups funded by top tech executives have been homing in…
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✓Trump administration partially lifts export ban on Anthropic's most advanced AI model
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✓AI prey: why watchdogs are telling parents to protect children from nudification apps
As imaging tools become more sophisticated, online predators are using images of children to make extreme pornography. UK parents warned over posting images of children amid AI…
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✓Sony will kill PlayStation games on discs in 2028 and offer digital downloads only
With the much-anticipated release of Grand Theft Auto VI only available as download, Sony is following suit. Sony said on Wednesday that it would stop releasing new video games…
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✓Nancy Pelosi’s husband could face charge after hitting parked car in California
Paul Pelosi could face misdemeanor charges over crash that left car with ‘major’ damage, authorities say. The husband of former House speaker Nancy Pelosi was involved in a…
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✓Nigel Farage did not declare gifts from crypto entrepreneur convicted of fraud
Reform UK’s Robert Jenrick says Farage accepted staff, security and accommodation from George Cottrell before becoming an MP. Nigel Farage did not declare gifts and benefits…
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✓Trump claims Iran has agreed to hold peace talks in Doha after recent clashes
US president posts that meeting will take place on Tuesday in Qatari capital after exchange of fire in strait of Hormuz. Iran is jealously competing with Oman as decision-maker…
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Spacecraft launches to rescue NASA telescope before it crashes back to Earth
A spacecraft has blasted into orbit on a mission to rescue a NASA telescope that is at risk of crashing back to Earth
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✓Iran's supreme leader absent as senior officials attend ayatollah's funeral
Mojtaba Khamenei has not been seen in public since the attack which killed his father at the onset of the US-Israel war with Iran
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Major Ukrainian drone attack on Russia strikes St Petersburg oil terminal
Ukrainian drones have struck an oil terminal and port in St Petersburg and the surrounding region, Russian and Ukrainian officials say
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✓Pope urges Europe to do more for migrants as he visits gateway island
The pontiff pays tribute to migrants who lost their lives at sea at a cemetery on the Italian island of Lampedusa
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✓Founder of prominent underground church released from prison in China
Ezra Jin, founder of Zion Church, lands in the US and reunites with family who are ‘overwhelmed with joy’. The founder of one of China’s most prominent underground churches has…
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✓Wonka Netflix show faces backlash for AI-generated Gene Wilder voice
The actor, who died in 2016, appears in the Netflix show with the consent of his estate
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✓Trump made more than $1bn from crypto in first year back in office
The president's crypto income far outpaces his earnings from real estate and Trump-themed items such as watches
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✓Google must pay €4.1bn fine for using Android to 'block' rivals
A Google spokesperson said the judgement "fails to recognise" the firm's "significant investment to ensure Android remains open."
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✓World Cup boom falters as US hospitality jobs fall in June
There had been early signs of a jobs boom from the tournament, but hospitality jobs declined in June
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When the right denies the true danger of heatwaves, ask yourself this: whose children’s lives is it willing to risk? | George Monbiot
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I asked AI for help with DIY. It told me to build a subfloor on rotting stumps, but also taught me valuable lessons | Myke Bartlett
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Australia’s next summer isn’t guaranteed to be the hottest yet – but it’s looking likely | Milton Speer and Lance M Leslie
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‘We’re up against forces that have all the money in the world’: Erin Brockovich on her battle against AI datacentres
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Thirsty and power hungry: Australia is in the middle of a datacentre boom – but are they good for the economy?
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Norfolk Island’s unique corals under triple threat from disease, El Niño and now government-approved dredging
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