✓Netanyahu meets Trump at the White House: What’s on the agenda, what’s next
The Israeli PM's visit to the US comes amid raids in the occupied West Bank, before the October 27 elections
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France and Spain race to control wildfires as fresh heatwave hits, as UN warns ‘the climate alarm is blaring’ – Europe live
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Trump to meet with Zelenskyy, Netanyahu. And, TPS holders could soon face deportation
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OpenAI blamed a hacking event on its AI models gone rogue. Here is what to know
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Researchers listening off the Caribbean island of Dominica found variations in the mammals’ audible clicks when marine traffic was close. Sperm whales produce a specific pattern…
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Trump says Saudi nuclear deal bars enrichment, requires Israel normalization
President Trump claimed Thursday the new nuclear deal the U.S. signed with Saudi Arabia will not include uranium enrichment and requires the kingdom normalize its relations with…
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✓Spain and France brace for new heatwaves as wildfire closes in on Bordeaux
Temperatures are expected to soar past 40C in some regions as a heatwave builds, further hampering firefighting efforts
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✓Tate brothers face at least two more weeks in US jail as bail bid reviewed
The conditions faced by the brothers in prison in Miami are a far cry from the luxury lifestyle they once flaunted
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Trump to Axios: I'm ready for "strong military action" if Iran talks fail
President Trump told Axios on Monday that he decided to pause U.S. strikes on Iran in order to give negotiations another chance, but stressed that he could order a return to…
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✓Several dead in Japan after magnitude 7.1 earthquake causes blast at mall
PM Sanae Takaichi urges people to 'remain vigilant for the possibility of another earthquake' in Kumamoto prefecture
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✓A strong earthquake shakes part of southern Japan but no tsunami detected
The quake shook Kumamoto, on Japan's southern main island of Kyushu, late Tuesday afternoon local time, causing damage and injuries
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✓Cracker Barrel CEO to step down after overseeing logo backlash last year
Julie Masino faced criticism as restaurant chain was called ‘woke’ and ‘soulless’ after unveiling modernized logo. Cracker Barrel’s CEO, Julie Masino, is stepping down, the…
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✓Shots fired near US consulate in Canada for second time in four months
No one was injured and no suspects have been identified in connection to shooting near Toronto compound, police say. Shots were fired near the US consulate in Toronto early on…
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✓US walks out of UN Security Council meeting during France's remarks
The row sparked after the US joined North Korea and Russia in voting against extending the term of the UN high commissioner for human rights
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✓Zinedine Zidane named as France head coach following World Cup 2026
Ex-superstar player succeeds Didier Deschamps as France manager after the national team’s World Cup semifinal exit
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✓Chip stocks slide in US and Asia as AI jitters rattle investors
Trading on South Korea's Kospi index was paused temporarily on Tuesday morning after slumping by 8%
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✓Beshear says McConnell should disclose health details or resign
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) issued an ultimatum to Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) in a Monday letter: address Kentuckians about his ongoing absence from Congress or resign. The…
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From the strait of Hormuz to the North Sea, a global maritime war rages around us – and more than the price of oil is at stake | Simon Tisdall
The collapse of the rules-based order is not confined to the land: we’re imperilled as centuries of maritime cooperation sink beneath the waves. The US military campaign to…
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Conservative MP rejects French claim that shots fired from naval boat near him were training exercise, not intimidation – UK politics live
Chris Philp says French authorities claims that shots fired near him in the Channel were part of training are ‘not credible’. Conservative MP accuses French navy of firing shots…
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How do we prevent AI agents from going rogue? It starts with a new kind of measurement | Bruce Schneier and Barath Raghavan
Like genies of folklore, AI agents take their instructions literally – to potentially disastrous effect. We must track their ability to do what we actually mean. In July, Hugging…
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‘Many people’ trapped inside Japanese shopping centre, others missing in paper factory, after earthquake – live updates
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 struck the country’s Kumamoto prefecture. Kyushu Electric Power said 48,000 homes had lost power as a result of the…
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GSK invests £400m to move research centre to Cambridge as Burnham praises ‘vote of confidence’ in UK - business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news. BT ’s Openreach could be forced to pull a discount scheme for new fibre broadband customers, after the industry…
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About 900,000 Origin Energy customers affected by hack as company admits it was warned weeks before public told
Chief executive, Frank Calabria, apologises and advises customers to look out for suspicious activity amid heightened scam risk. Origin Energy has admitted it was warned of the…
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When the AI bubble bursts, what will Australia do with the tools it built? One man thinks he has the answer
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Burnham is taking a bold risk by busting the big lie of politics – that change is impossible | Frances Ryan
Unequal capitalist societies survive on the premise that certain things are inevitable. Admit that these are political choices, and who knows what voters will demand?. This is the…
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Corporate America may be using AI to cut jobs, but small businesses are using it to keep them | Gene Marks
Reports of wide-scale replacement of workers by AI are overblown. Small businesses use it to help workers. I recently met the owner of a company that sells windows and doors. He…
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Legal logging and soaring saplings: the ‘green islands’ bucking the deforestation trend in central America
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Country diary: Dark against the gold wheat stubble, the hares sit tall like a hieroglyph | Amy-Jane Beer
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Trump says nearly 200 firms have signed pledge to protect Americans from costs arising from datacenters
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Security firm linked to ICE crackdown in US reports UK revenue slump after asylum centre contract ends
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‘It felt like being in a disaster movie’: uncertainty after evacuation from France’s Gironde wildfire
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The cocaine superhighway from Ecuador to Europe - the BBC reports on gangs and the police fightback
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After 48 hours of acrimony, Ben Carroll’s U-turn for the ages needs to set Victoria on a new course
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‘Burnham bounce’ risks deflating unless focus remains on struggling households | Richard Partington
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Customers prefer AI chatbots, says British Gas owner as 1,300 call centre and back office jobs axed
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Elon Musk says he got ‘carried away’ with Trump – but still holds on to contentious political views
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A dog saved Houssein Hamze from a bomb. When war returned, he stayed to care for Lebanon’s animals
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When it comes to predicting the future, why are TV writers better than politicians? | Zoe Williams
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