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✓ Verified France and Spain race to control wildfires as fresh heatwave hits, as UN warns ‘the climate alarm is blaring’ – as it happened
Spanish prime minister also says the fires serve as a reminder to plan for the ‘worsening’ climate emergency. France and Spain race to contain huge wildfires before fresh heatwave…
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Netanyahu and Zelenskyy meet Trump before Lindsey Graham funeral service – US politics live
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Trump to meet Zelensky at White House, as MAGA voices shift on Ukraine
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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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UEFA fury as FIFA boss Infantino wants to sell shares in World Cup spin-off venture
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Poultry farming leads to 100-fold increase in food-poisoning bacteria, study finds
Industrial poultry farming has led to a more than 100-fold increase in the spread of a bacteria causing food poisoning, scientists have discovered
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✓France continues to fight devastating wildfires, while progress is made in Spain
In southern France, a wildfire in the region of Gironde is still active, while two major fires in central Spain are finally coming under control, ahead of the fourth heat wave of…
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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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✓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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✓Sperm whales change ‘vowel’ sounds when boats are nearby, scientists discover
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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✓Lindsey Graham remembered as ‘true American original’ at Capitol memorial
Political leaders honor Republican US senator, whose hawkish foreign policy shaped decades in Washington. US politics live – latest updates. World leaders and senior political…
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✓Trump warns of return to ‘strong military action’ if Iran diplomacy fails
Washington and Tehran issue conflicting messages over the status of talks to end Middle East crisis. Donald Trump has once again warned that the US will return to “strong military…
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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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✓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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✓Tate brothers face two more weeks in US jail pending UK extradition
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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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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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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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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Royal commission into Victorian construction sector could boost Labor’s chances at state election, expert says
Commission promised by new premier would be an ‘important signal’ for voters that the government was acting on alleged corruption. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily…
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Deaths feared after ‘many people’ trapped inside Japanese shopping centre following earthquake – live updates
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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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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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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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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ClimateTone Neutral2 min
Angus Taylor has inadvertently taken centre stage in an Icac hearing – and the fallout could be profound
If the opposition leader was funding one side of a vicious factional war, it would be hard for many in the party to stomach. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news…
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Country diary: Dark against the gold wheat stubble, the hares sit tall like a hieroglyph | Amy-Jane Beer
North Yorkshire: It’s been a remarkable breeding season for these gorgeous creatures with ripped physiques and all-seeing eyes. “Just seen a gorgeous hare and thought of you.…
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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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Security firm linked to ICE crackdown in US reports UK revenue slump after asylum centre contract ends
MTC provided security at heavily criticised Manston centre in Kent and could now make £500m managing the site. A private security company linked to Donald Trump’s immigration…
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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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‘Burnham bounce’ risks deflating unless focus remains on struggling households | Richard Partington
UK’s inequalities expose splits in consumer economy, with spending suffering and a decline in savings among the poorest. A “Burnham bounce” , sunshine and a strong World Cup run…
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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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WorldTone Serious2 min
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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ClimateTone Serious2 min
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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Cottage pie and glass of red, anyone? Britons shun salad despite heat in ‘reverse comfort eating’
Nostalgic foods like toad-in-the-hole also in demand at Waitrose as people pivot towards familiarity amid climatic and political upheaval. Forget a crisp salad and glass of…
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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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The US agency that fights workplace discrimination just voted to stop measuring it | Jamil Smith
Republicans have moved to dismantle a 60-year-old demographic reporting system. Now the agency wants to choose what it sees. Workplace discrimination isolates. When a Black…
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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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‘An anthem for the co-dependent’: Bad Magpie is corvid carnage with a side of existential angst
Going by the mantra, if you want to make someone laugh, make them cry first, the game’s developers have created a lonely magpie who fills the void by wreaking havoc. Amid the…
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