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✓ Verified 'America has changed': Canada to match Trump's tariffs 'dollar for dollar' after trade talks collapse
The United States has imposed a 50% tariff on $20bn (£14.6bn) worth of goods from Canada, which has vowed to retaliate against its historic ally
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Landslide at waste mound in Guinea capital kills 30, government says
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US states call for big changes to Instagram and Facebook as Meta child privacy trial begins
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As Canada readies retaliatory tariffs, Mark Carney says his nation is 'at war' with U.S.
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Father of USS Lincoln sailor taken into ICE detention while son deployed in Middle East
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✓Trump declares economic warfare on Iran. And, SCOTUS to rule on White House ballroom
President Trump has declared economic warfare on Iran in an effort to pressure the country back into negotiations. And, the Supreme Court is set to decide on the future of Trump's…
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WorldTone Neutral2 min
✓Chinese company flexes dominance in robotics space with splashy stock market debut
The Chinese robotics company Unitree, known for its highly advanced humanoid robots, made a tremendous debut on Shanghai's stock market. The company is considered an industry…
74% agreement · 2 independent sources
EconomyTone Neutral2 min
✓Chinese court sentences founder of property developer Evergrande to life in prison
Chinese property developer Hui Ka Yan has been sentenced to life in prison. The decision marks a milestone in Evergrande's saga after it collapsed with more than $300 billion in…
76% agreement · 2 independent sources
EconomyTone Neutral2 min
✓Trump pauses Canada tariffs threat, and hints at revival of Keystone XL pipeline
US president delays 50% tariffs by three days, and says contentious oil project ‘may be awoken from the grave’. Canada has temporarily avoided a bruising 50% US tariff, reaching a…
75% agreement · 2 independent sources
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✓Iran-linked hackers behind cyber attack that shut down power plant, reports say
The government says at no point was there a risk to the UK's energy system during the attack in July
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Congressional Democrats plan Oman war powers push after Trump threatens bombing
Congressional Democrats are planning a new push to constrain President Trump 's war powers after he threatened Monday to "bomb the shit" out of Oman. Why it matters: War powers…
74% agreement · 2 independent sources
WorldTone Serious2 min
✓Burnham to visit Ukraine with promise of boost for Kyiv’s long-range missiles
PM will use independence day trip to announce sharing of classified information about Storm Shadow components. Britain will boost Ukraine’s capacity to make its own long-range…
74% agreement · 2 independent sources
WorldTone Neutral2 min
✓Man leaves young son on Mount Fuji before ascending Japan’s highest peak
Boy, seven, had complained of feeling tired so father left him with snacks and a soft drink and continued his climb. A man who abandoned his seven-year-old son on Mount Fuji in…
78% agreement · 2 independent sources
WorldTone Neutral2 min
✓Fast-moving wildfire in Reno, Nevada, forces thousands to evacuate homes
Human-caused Hawk fire covers more than 15,000 acres as blaze approaches University of Nevada campus in Reno. A fast-moving Nevada wildfire exploded to more than 15,000 acres…
75% agreement · 2 independent sources
ClimateTone Serious2 min
✓Syria says Israeli strike near Damascus violation of international law
The latest incident comes days after reports emerged Israel had struck a military airbase close to the Turkish border
78% agreement · 2 independent sources
WorldTone Neutral2 min
✓TikTok to pay $400m to US in one of largest child privacy settlements
The deal stems from a 2024 lawsuit alleging TikTok and its parent company ByteDance collected "vast amounts of data" on millions of users under the age of 13
77% agreement · 2 independent sources
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
✓UK cinemas look at banning Meta smart glasses over piracy fears
Trade body says local chains would have to balance concerns with potential benefits of AI-enabled technology. Cinemas across the UK are considering banning customers from wearing…
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TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
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'17-year-old girl killed' in sword attack at Swedish school
A 17-year-old girl was killed when a teenager armed with a sword attacked students at a school in Sweden, reports say
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WorldTone Serious2 min
Would even an AI disaster on the scale of Hiroshima be enough to make humankind protect itself? I fear not | Timothy Garton Ash
It’s clear here in Silicon Valley that AI is advancing faster than humans’ ability to control it. That means even sober prophecies seem optimistic. Here in Silicon Valley, the…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
Why am I called The Black Farmer? Because there are so few of us in Britain. I’d like that to change | Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones
Running a farm is tough – TV’s Clarkson’s Farm shows that – but I know many minorities would love the chance. And we would all benefit. Who’d be a farmer? Clarkson’s Farm on…
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ClimateTone Neutral2 min
Climate
Australia news live: Albanese promises ‘no change’ to WA’s share of GST; five arrested as police raid CFMEU headquarters
Follow today’s news live. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast. Alan Jones trial enters its fourth week. The Alan Jones trial enters its fourth week today,…
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ClimateTone Neutral2 min
Humans have learned to fear ‘bugs’, but we shouldn’t – life as we know it hinges on invertebrates | Chris Packham
At this point of the crisis in our relations with the natural world, we’ve got to protect these creatures – and we are running out of time. Read more from the Guardian’s…
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ClimateTone Serious2 min
World
Pence: Stopping ballistic attacks in Ukraine will 'take the last fighting tool out of Vladimir Putin's hands'
Former Vice President Mike Pence and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday stressed the importance of Ukraine having the capabilities to deter Russian ballistic missile…
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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
Humpbacks return to Rio: the whales are back from the brink of extinction – but will tourism help or hinder?
The gigantic aquatic acrobats are exciting Brazil’s tourists as numbers recover from whaling. But some marine biologists question how booming tourism and conservation can coexist.…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone 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
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…
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TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
World
"Stop gaslighting me!": Florida Democrats' Senate nominee and party chair have heated call over socialism
Florida's new Democratic Senate nominee, Angie Nixon , and the state party's chair had a heated conversation Friday that included a yelling match about the impact of socialism and…
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WorldTone Neutral2 min
Scrapping of Berlin swimming day for Black children becomes latest in long list of race-linked pool rows
Rightwing voices seize on plans to offer Black children an exclusive afternoon at an outdoor pool in the German capital. It was meant to be an outing for Black children in Berlin…
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WorldTone 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
Diamonds for sale: lab-grown gem auctions are all over TikTok right now, but some aren’t happy about it
Streamed auctions offer a cheap way to buy the precious gems, but experts warn that quality is not guaranteed. The first time Andrea Greenhill came across a livestream auction for…
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TechnologyTone 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
World
Jennings shrugs off reports about interest in press secretary job: 'I don't know what's gonna happen'
Scott Jennings on Sunday downplayed reports that he is a favorite to succeed Karoline Leavitt as White House press secretary. “I don’t know what’s going to happen,” Jennings said…
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WorldTone Neutral2 min
‘We are hitting a different chapter’: OpenAI leader warns of threat of ‘persistent’ AI cyber-attacks
Chris Lehane tells Guardian of need to implement new safety standards as critics say AI firms acting ‘recklessly’. A senior leader at OpenAI has said people should prepare to…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
Lobsters and acidic seas: can shellfish help neutralise one of the greatest threats to the ocean?
Crustaceans are the subject of tests to see if alkalis added to seawater, so it absorbs more CO2, harm marine life. But Trump’s halt to funding threatens to scupper the research.…
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ClimateTone Neutral2 min
From bone-dry to soaked to the bone, welcome to the age of climate whiplash | Aditya Chakrabortty
This punishingly hot and dry summer will probably be followed by another wet winter. But it’s nothing compared with what Britain will endure in years to come. This summer could be…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
'I've caught one fish all season' - how a polluted river could end 300 years of coracle fishing
The tradition on a Carmarthenshire river once fished by US President Jimmy Carter could be coming to an end
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ClimateTone Neutral2 min
Burnham to face pressure at Labour conference to recognise Israel’s actions in Gaza as genocide
Grassroots groups to urge PM to break with Starmer policy and impose full arms embargo on Israel. Grassroots Labour groups are gearing up for a conference showdown with Andy…
Single source · not yet corroborated
WorldTone Neutral2 min
The US has a plan to save the Colorado River. Experts say it won’t be enough to stop the crisis
The 10-year blueprint mandates water cuts of up to 40% for California, Arizona and Nevada. It’s official: after years of tense negotiations and missed deadlines, there is finally…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Serious2 min
‘We humans are inept at taking care of baby animals’: why well-fed orphan bears die in the wild
Scientists surprised to find all but two of 12 grizzlies were dead within a year of ‘feelgood’ release, unable to sustain their high-calorie diet and inclined to approach humans.…
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'America has changed': Canada to match Trump's tariffs 'dollar for dollar' after trade talks collapse
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Iran-linked hackers behind cyber attack that shut down power plant, reports say
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Father of USS Lincoln sailor taken into ICE detention while son deployed in Middle East
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1US states call for big changes to Instagram and Facebook as Meta child privacy trial begins
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TikTok to pay $400m to US in one of largest child privacy settlements
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Would even an AI disaster on the scale of Hiroshima be enough to make humankind protect itself? I fear not | Timothy Garton Ash
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