✓Paraguay’s president quits after millions of people’s savings frozen in bank crisis
Santiago Peña’s rightwing administration had authorised Ueno Bank to drastically expand operations before collapse. Paraguay’s rightwing president, Santiago Peña, resigned on…
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Was Elon Musk the US midterms' biggest loser? – Stateside with Kai and Carter
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Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong sentenced to 10 years in prison in national security case
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Multiple planes diverted as bomb threats to commercial flights reported across Europe – as it happened
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Israel’s Herzog yet to decide on who should form government as Eisenkot secures significant backing
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✓Iran unveils ‘We will kill Trump’ banner – but US president may now be tempted to resume bombing
Iran celebrates its claimed role in ‘regime change’ amid pressure on Trump to ‘finish the job’ with attack. US midterms live – latest updates. Iran this week unveiled a huge…
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✓Duchess of Sussex’s estranged half-brother ‘person of interest’ in child sexual abuse inquiry
Philippine official says there are ‘signs that point to Thomas Markle Jr’s involvement in crime’, but he’s not yet being treated as a suspect. The Duchess of Sussex’s estranged…
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US elections 2026 live: Democrats exceed 250 House seats as blue wave sweeping Congress grows
Democrats widen gap in House chamber by flipping more seats, including in Ohio, Arizona and North Carolina; Ted Cruz calls election a ‘Watergate-level repudiation’. Live results |…
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✓Melania Trump calls for lasting Ukraine truce as she hosts Russian and Ukrainian officials
The US first lady was credited by all for playing a key though unspecified role in the ceasefire
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✓Bank of England raises interest rates to 4%, the first increase for more than three years
Base rate increases from 3.75% and Bank governor signals another rise in near future to combat rising inflation. Analysis: Interest rate rise in midst of cost of living crisis…
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✓'All this food is now useless': Piles of rubbish after shop freezers hit by cyber-attack
Dozens of supermarkets in seven European countries dumped huge quantities of food after refrigerators and freezers were targeted in a cyber-attack
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✓Fears about an AI crackdown after midterms sparks a $2 trillion rout in tech stocks
Shares sank, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq dropping over 5%, as investors reacted with fear that a Democratic Congress — and states across the country -— would crack down on AI and…
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✓Review: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake is superb, streamlined and safe
Nintendo's new Ocarina of Time remake enshrines its place in the gaming canon for generations to come. But despite its stupendous production values, the game left me feeling oddly…
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✓Hackers behind $6.3bn Binance heist ‘used malware and bogus job interviews’
Firm reveals details about how its cryptocurrency exchange was compromised, saying operation began in June. The hackers behind the $6.3bn (£4.7bn) Binance heist used bogus job…
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✓California governor commutes sentences of more than 500 people on death row
Gavin Newsom cites state values and flaws in the legal system as he grants largest mass clemency in US history
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✓Russell Brand is convicted of rape, and judge says he'll get a prison term
A prosecutor described Brand as a ruthless, calculating, manipulative "sexual predator." Brand, 51, denied the charges, saying he had never forced anyone to do something against…
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✓Nithya Raman wins LA mayoral race, becoming city’s first South Asian mayor
DSA-backed Raman will lead the second-largest US city, promising action on homelessness and affordable housing
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Family of footballer who died after on-pitch collision pay tribute to him
Family, friends and teammates gathered for the funeral of the Spanish footballer who died following an on-field collision with another player
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✓Fox News suffers ratings drop on bleak election night for Republicans
News channel trailed NBC and ABC, but edged out CNN, MS Now and CBS in primetime hours on midterm election night. Q&A: Ask your questions about Democrats’ win in the midterms.…
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✓Harmeet Dhillon, top US civil rights official under Trump, resigns
New Democratic Congress expected to probe Trump Justice Department office's handling of Epstein files and ICE killings
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✓Hegseth in ‘trouble’ as Trump faces music on Iran war, midterms
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s future leading the Pentagon looks increasingly uncertain as his critics within the administration blame him for helping push President Trump into…
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✓French blood banks hacked in latest cyber-attack on Europe
Temperature and defrosting thresholds raised to ‘very high levels’ at three cold stores stocking vital blood products. France’s national blood service has said hackers accessed…
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Labor and the Coalition are poised to take a reckless gamble on AI. Haven’t they realised community support has collapsed? | Edward Santow and Sarah Sacher
Australian workers expect the government to act to protect them from AI harms. There is a clear reform solution at hand. Get our new political email , free app or daily news…
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Beau Lamarre-Condon trial live updates: double murder accused describes trying to sink bodies of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies in dam
Lamarre-Condon returns to witness box for day two of his evidence. He has pleaded not guilty to murdering the couple in Sydney in 2024. Get our breaking news email , free app or…
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Australians are yet to see the benefits of AI and datacentres – and US midterms show they could be political kryptonite
Albanese should tread carefully as he struggles to make case for how the new technology will benefit ordinary voters. Get our daily political email , free app or daily news…
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The next global pandemic could be brewing on a mink farm in Utah – and little is being done to stop it | George Monbiot
Mink farms are the perfect petri dishes for deadly flu strains to emerge. Yet officials appear to be protecting business interests over human lives. Could this be ground zero?…
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Elon Musk’s AI Odyssey review – the dullest, most pointless riposte possible to Christopher Nolan’s brilliant epic
It is hardly a shock that Grok AI’s interpretation of Homer is as meaningless as a laptop screensaver. The only surprise would be if Musk accepted defeat graciously. Which he…
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Despite the teething issues, Dyson’s Camerajet toothbrush packs in a lot of clever tech – but is it worth £420?
Dyson’s first electric toothbrush watches you brush and flosses for you, but there are far cheaper ways to get an effective clean. • The best electric toothbrushes for every…
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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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I struggled to come to terms with my mum’s death. Then I swam in the sea and suddenly felt connected to her
My mother was a keen swimmer, and she lived with depression. I wonder if she found the same respite in the water that has helped heal me since she passed away. It was early…
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Heatstroke ruined his health. Years before, it took the life of another farm worker at the same company
A farm labor contractor exposed laborers on H-2A agricultural visas to heat-related health hazards, but is still bringing hundreds of migrant farm workers to North Carolina. It…
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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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A lackluster response to North Carolina flooding disasters is eroding Republican support in one county
At more than $52m, the race has become the most expensive in US history, but residents are fed up with flooding. Aida Havel mulled her fate over coffee after working the early…
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‘The tech bro fight club is real!’ The titans of AI get the Succession treatment in a wild new TV show
The Audacity is a fearless satire taking on Silicon Valley’s ‘egomaniac weirdos’. Its creator and stars talk ayahuasca ceremonies, mining kids for data – and punching CEOs.…
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‘They have schedules to follow’: how fast ferries can threaten endangered whales in the Mediterranean
A Guardian investigation has found that despite a recommendation to slow down, leading shipping companies continue to travel above advised speeds in a key habitat for cetaceans.…
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Castle Walls review – Prime’s first fully AI-generated show is here, and it’s a Vaseline-smeared mess
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I tested Apple's $2,000 iPhone Duo. It's a fascinating experiment, but the price is hard to justify.
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Trump boosted half of US coal plants with taxpayer dollars and ‘free passes to pollute’, report says
Environmental Defense Fund analysis shows administration handed out $950m and Clean Air Act exemptions. It’s a good time to be a coal plant in the US. The Trump administration has…
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‘No one cares about the little guy’: Sri Lanka’s fishers still reeling from 2021 toxic plastic spill
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