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✓ Verified Trump, Netanyahu tout "productive" meeting after weeks of tensions
President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met in the Oval Office Tuesday for a "productive" 90-minute session on the Iran war — free of any public sign of…
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France and Spain race to control wildfires as fresh heatwave hits, as UN warns ‘the climate alarm is blaring’ – as it happened
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US Senate confirms Jay Clayton as intelligence director, after Wyden calls him Trump’s ‘election conspiracy wingman’ – live
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Almost 4,000 people evacuated from tourist sites near Bordeaux as wildfires rage in France and Spain
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White House teleprompter operator accused over Trump bets no longer in job, official says
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✓Keiko Fujimori is inaugurated as Peru's president following a narrow election victory
The 51-year-old daughter of the late former President Alberto Fujimori, Peru's new conservative leader has pledged to fight crime with an "iron fist."
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✓Rand Paul releases Anthony Fauci's pandemic-era diary notes. Here's what they tell us
Sen. Rand Paul has released a tranche of Dr. Anthony Fauci's diary entries from the COVID-19 pandemic. Fauci is set to appear before a Senate committee Wednesday on the origins of…
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✓Canadians spent $3.3bn less on travel to US in 2025 after Trump’s return to office
Data shows Canadians have replaced US vacations with other international trips in apparent rebuke to Trump. Canadians spent $3.3bn less on travel to the US in 2025 than in the…
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✓With wildfires raging in France and Spain, fire crews race against next heat wave
French authorities ordered nearly 4,000 people evacuated Tuesday from tourist sites on the Atlantic coast as returning heat threatened firefighters' fragile hold on a vast…
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✓OpenAI blamed a hacking event on its AI models gone rogue. Here is what to know
The incident is stirring debates over the need for stronger AI guardrails and the extent to which AI agents are capable of acting on their own
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Trump meets Ukrainian, Israeli leaders as they pay respects to Lindsey Graham
President Trump holds talks with Ukrainian and Israeli leaders on the sidelines of Senator Lindsey Graham's funeral
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✓A 7.1 quake hits Japan's Kyushu, trapping people in a collapsed shopping mall
The quake shook Japan's southern main island of Kyushu late Tuesday afternoon local time, causing damage and injuries
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✓Trump pausing Iran attacks shows US military power is not enough on its own
Tehran has not been bombed into submission, leaving America unable to enforce its demands without a ground war that it does not want. Has Iran won a war it didn’t start against…
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✓Japan Kumamoto earthquake: What happened, damage, victims, latest updates
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Japan's Kyushu island, causing building collapses, fires and widespread damage
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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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✓Oil prices fall as US pauses strikes on Iran over strait of Hormuz
Brent crude drops 9% to below $88 a barrel, prompting UK government bond yields to fall. Oil prices have dropped sharply as traders bet that a pause in US attacks on Iran could…
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Australia news live: Dan Tehan sidesteps questions on Angus Taylor’s links to Icac inquiry; former Melbourne gangster sentenced to life in prison in Iraq
Follow updates. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast. Specially designed Airbus completes marathon 24-hour flight before joining Qantas fleet. A specially…
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UK politics: Tories’ Philp rejects French claim that shots fired from naval boat near him were training exercise – as it happened
Shadow minister says there was no warning and ‘it looked and sounded like deliberate intimidation’. Conservative MP accuses French navy of firing shots near him in Channel. It is…
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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…
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Deaths feared after ‘many people’ trapped inside Japanese shopping centre following earthquake – as it happened
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 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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‘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…
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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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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…
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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
In Guatemala’s Maya biosphere reserve local people are making a living from trees at the same time as increasing forest cover, showing nature is best protected by those who depend…
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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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Trump says nearly 200 firms have signed pledge to protect Americans from costs arising from datacenters
‘Ratepayer Protection Pledge’ president has touted is non-binding as people continue to struggle with rising bills. Donald Trump has announced that about 200 entities have signed…
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I’ve been gaming for 40 years. Here are the best chairs in the UK for comfort, support and serious play
Whether you’re on PC or a console, level up your setup with our gaming expert’s pick of the best chairs. • The best games of 2026 so far. Comfort is crucial to the gaming…
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‘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…
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The New York nurses replaced by AI: ‘It should concern every patient who cares about quality of care’
The union for 12 nurses laid off by Montefiore hospital say company broke contract they recently won through a strike. Marilyn Shuler has worked as a utilization review nurse for…
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The cocaine superhighway from Ecuador to Europe - the BBC reports on gangs and the police fightback
The BBC goes on patrol with Ecuador's police, who are grappling with a huge surge in drug crime
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‘It came out of real frustration’: the 90s activist network that set fires to save a burning planet
Matthew Wolfe’s Fires in the Night examines Earth Liberation Front, a US eco-anarchist movement, and its legacy of radical environmentalism. Are echoes of 1990s radical…
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OpenAI’s rogue agents are a wake-up call to risks posed by artificial intelligence | Shakeel Hashim
Hacking of Hugging Face shows we do not seem to have reliable ways to curb extremely powerful AI systems. Last week Hugging Face – a company that hosts artificial intelligence…
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Sex-loving hookworms and other peculiar parasites: one man’s mission to champion nature’s villains
Award-winning entomologist Dino Martins, known for his work on pollinators, shows in his latest book that even the most gruesome creatures have vital roles to play. Dino J Martins…
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How one man’s near-death experience led to the discovery of the first Jurassic sea dragon in Wales
Matthew Myerscough’s remarkable find is one of many detailed in his new book. But his journey into fossil hunting began years earlier, when he was caught in an avalanche. When…
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A dog saved Houssein Hamze from a bomb. When war returned, he stayed to care for Lebanon’s animals
In normal times the Mashala shelter founder takes in strays, but in wartime, he is the only lifeline for animals in the area. During Israel’s 2006 war against Hezbollah, Houssein…
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The Guardian view on Europe’s wildfires: politics must catch up with the new reality | Editorial
At a time when the quickening pace of global heating has never been clearer, climate policies are being deprioritised. A new and ominous word has entered the vocabulary of…
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Live results: Rhoden fights to hang on to South Dakota governor's mansion in GOP primary runoff
Republican voters in South Dakota will once again head to the polls Tuesday to weigh in on a heated gubernatorial primary runoff. Gov. Larry Rhoden (R) is vying for a full term…
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Monday briefing: How the Cockroach protests have exposed the cracks in India’s government
In today’s newsletter: Across the country, a younger generation is turning private disillusionment into public defiance against a government that once felt untouchable. Good…
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