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Tuesday, August 11
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Who is Atef Najib, former Syrian official sentenced to death with al-Assad? Trump reportedly hid in catering container to board secret flight in Turkey amid Iran threat Typhoon Dolphin: more than a million people evacuated in China as record rainfall dumped on Shanghai American Medical Association criticizes Trump executive order on childhood vaccine schedule Bernie Sanders calls on Silicon Valley to ‘pause AI development’ in interest of humanity ‘Fiercely independent’ South Carolina votes on Lindsey Graham’s Senate successor Jackie, the famous California bald eagle, dies after weeks of intensive care Flip-flopping Netanyahu rejects Gaza plan but cannot placate all his allies Ukraine drone strike on oil refinery deep inside Russia kills at least 13 White House revives unprecedented effort to remove Fed governor Lisa Cook Magnitude 7.4 quake rocks western Colombia, killing at least 111 people Food safety crisis deepens for Taylor Farms with salmonella outbreak Flight cancelled as child refuses to sit down and fasten seatbelt Wall Street giants hand Nvidia $500bn to fund boom in AI projects Spanish foreign minister says ‘every last person’ will be returned to Morocco, urging migrants to ‘not risk lives again’ – Europe live The great British switch-off: how floating retreats, mobile-free pubs and sauna book groups are freeing people from their smartphones Oil prices hover near $90 a barrel and gold hits two-month high after Trump makes new deal demands on Iran – business live Chasing new skills, going back to basics and pushing for collective action: how software engineers are adapting to AI ‘More than just objects’: Australian booksellers raise alarm over ‘horrific’ destruction of rare titles to feed AI This man was secretly snapped by someone with smartglasses. He’s not alone in calling that a violation of privacy Who is Atef Najib, former Syrian official sentenced to death with al-Assad? Trump reportedly hid in catering container to board secret flight in Turkey amid Iran threat Typhoon Dolphin: more than a million people evacuated in China as record rainfall dumped on Shanghai American Medical Association criticizes Trump executive order on childhood vaccine schedule Bernie Sanders calls on Silicon Valley to ‘pause AI development’ in interest of humanity ‘Fiercely independent’ South Carolina votes on Lindsey Graham’s Senate successor Jackie, the famous California bald eagle, dies after weeks of intensive care Flip-flopping Netanyahu rejects Gaza plan but cannot placate all his allies Ukraine drone strike on oil refinery deep inside Russia kills at least 13 White House revives unprecedented effort to remove Fed governor Lisa Cook Magnitude 7.4 quake rocks western Colombia, killing at least 111 people Food safety crisis deepens for Taylor Farms with salmonella outbreak Flight cancelled as child refuses to sit down and fasten seatbelt Wall Street giants hand Nvidia $500bn to fund boom in AI projects Spanish foreign minister says ‘every last person’ will be returned to Morocco, urging migrants to ‘not risk lives again’ – Europe live The great British switch-off: how floating retreats, mobile-free pubs and sauna book groups are freeing people from their smartphones Oil prices hover near $90 a barrel and gold hits two-month high after Trump makes new deal demands on Iran – business live Chasing new skills, going back to basics and pushing for collective action: how software engineers are adapting to AI ‘More than just objects’: Australian booksellers raise alarm over ‘horrific’ destruction of rare titles to feed AI This man was secretly snapped by someone with smartglasses. He’s not alone in calling that a violation of privacy
Who is Atef Najib, former Syrian official sentenced to death with al-Assad?
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Who is Atef Najib, former Syrian official sentenced to death with al-Assad?

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‘Fiercely independent’ South Carolina votes on Lindsey Graham’s Senate successor

‘Fiercely independent’ South Carolina votes on Lindsey Graham’s Senate successor

Republicans, including Graham’s sister Darline, expedite campaigns to replace late senator in special primary race. In the race to replace the late US senator Lindsey Graham, 10…
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Jackie, the famous California bald eagle, dies after weeks of intensive care

Jackie, the famous California bald eagle, dies after weeks of intensive care

Jackie and her partner, Shadow, had been watched by millions of people over the years through the Big Bear Eagle Nest Cam
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Flip-flopping Netanyahu rejects Gaza plan but cannot placate all his allies

Flip-flopping Netanyahu rejects Gaza plan but cannot placate all his allies

Israeli prime minister faces incompatible demands from his far-right government ministers and from Donald Trump. Benjamin Netanyahu’s public rejection of a US-backed deal for Gaza…
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Ukraine drone strike on oil refinery deep inside Russia kills at least 13

Ukraine drone strike on oil refinery deep inside Russia kills at least 13

Attack hundreds of miles from border would be among deadliest of war as Kyiv aims to strangle Russian economy. A Ukrainian drone strike on an industrial city deep inside Russia…
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World

White House revives unprecedented effort to remove Fed governor Lisa Cook

The Trump administration has launched a new effort to remove Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook , notifying her that President Trump is considering her removal and giving her 21 days…
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Magnitude 7.4 quake rocks western Colombia, killing at least 111 people

Magnitude 7.4 quake rocks western Colombia, killing at least 111 people

Search teams and civilians picked through the remains of destroyed buildings in the country's third-largest city, Cali, passing large pieces of concrete and rubble down a long…
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Food safety crisis deepens for Taylor Farms with salmonella outbreak

Taylor Farms, a major produce supplier and producer of finished food products in North America, is engulfed in a food safety crisis that's ensnaring some of the biggest consumer…
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Flight cancelled as child refuses to sit down and fasten seatbelt

A flight in Canada has been cancelled after a child refused to sit down and fasten their seatbelt
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Wall Street giants hand Nvidia $500bn to fund boom in AI projects

Wall Street giants hand Nvidia $500bn to fund boom in AI projects

The money will be used to develop new data centres to house, operate, and cool miles of stacked computer chips that process AI data and actions
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Spanish foreign minister says ‘every last person’ will be returned to Morocco, urging migrants to ‘not risk lives again’ – Europe live

José Manuel Albares visited Ceuta earlier as he insisted that Madrid had it all under control. Spanish foreign minister José Manuel Albares visited Ceuta earlier today, as he…
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The great British switch-off: how floating retreats, mobile-free pubs and sauna book groups are freeing people from their smartphones

The great British switch-off: how floating retreats, mobile-free pubs and sauna book groups are freeing people from their smartphones

Sick of doomscrolling? From venues with smartphone swear jars to cabins with absolutely no signal, here are the fun and freeing ways to ditch your device. There’s a ritual at the…
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Economy

Oil prices hover near $90 a barrel and gold hits two-month high after Trump makes new deal demands on Iran – business live

US president demands compensation for damage incurred by US, complicating standoff with Tehran. Oil prices have see-sawed: Brent crude jumped more than 2% to just over $90 a…
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Chasing new skills, going back to basics and pushing for collective action: how software engineers are adapting to AI

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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‘More than just objects’: Australian booksellers raise alarm over ‘horrific’ destruction of rare titles to feed AI

‘More than just objects’: Australian booksellers raise alarm over ‘horrific’ destruction of rare titles to feed AI

Secondhand booksellers believe they may have been caught up in the AI supply chain that sees old books scanned then destroyed. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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This man was secretly snapped by someone with smartglasses. He’s not alone in calling that a violation of privacy

This man was secretly snapped by someone with smartglasses. He’s not alone in calling that a violation of privacy

The backlash to what some dub ‘pervert glasses’ is growing – but people living with disabilities point out the new tech can also be life-changing. Get our breaking news email ,…
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‘If we don’t fight back, we don’t have a future’: the journalist taking on the ‘tech fascists’ of Silicon Valley

‘If we don’t fight back, we don’t have a future’: the journalist taking on the ‘tech fascists’ of Silicon Valley

As Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and their peers have grown richer and more influential, Gil Durán argues they have all but abandoned democracy – and found the perfect government to…
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‘People in Japan thought we made footy up’: Pro Jank Footy, the video game taking Australian rules to the world

‘People in Japan thought we made footy up’: Pro Jank Footy, the video game taking Australian rules to the world

Game developer David Ashby and Aunty Donna’s Broden Kelly talk about their chaotic and silly sport game – involving meat pies with legs and Ford Falcons on the oval. Try…
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Lobbyist defends ‘shit sheet’ on former Liberal MP despite admitting he knew ‘there was no affair’, Icac hears

Lobbyist defends ‘shit sheet’ on former Liberal MP despite admitting he knew ‘there was no affair’, Icac hears

Consultant Jeremy Greenwood gives evidence to Independent Commission Against Corruption as it investigates allegations linked to Christian Liberal group. Follow our Australia news…
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Climate

‘Extreme heat’ warning issued for parts of England on Thursday as temperatures could reach 38C – latest news

Met Office says this warning will likely cause ‘adverse’ health effects with travel and power generation also possibly affected. The Guardian’s environment editor, Fiona Harvey ,…
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‘Huge wave’ of carbon storage projects causes alarm in small-town USA as oil firms eye billions in subsidies

‘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
Revealed: Mexico’s industrial boomtown is making goods for the US. Residents say they’re ‘breathing poison’

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
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One of science fiction’s greatest writers warned us about a AI. Does he also hold the remedy? | Alan Finkel

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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When the AI bubble bursts, what will Australia do with the tools it built? One man thinks he has the answer

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…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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World

Record number of people arrive on one small boat - but what's behind fall in Channel crossings this year?

A record 230 people crossed the English Channel in a single boat on Monday
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World

Progressives and establishment-backed Democrats set to clash in Wisconsin and Minnesota primaries – live

Tuesday’s elections follow similar battles for the direction of the Democratic Party, including Michigan, where progressive Abdul El-Sayed triumphed. Sign up to the US Breaking…
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Technology

Public urged to use less electricity during solar eclipse - what you need to know about tomorrow's event

Day will briefly turn into night for parts of Europe this week as the continent experiences its first solar eclipse in nearly three decades
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When her ‘soul cat’ died, she was bereft. Now she designs memorial jewelry to help others with pet loss

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
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‘The silence was the worst part’: after culling his entire flock, US poultry farmer now fears bird flu

‘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
I should be happy to have a pigeon for a friend. But she wouldn’t be my first choice | Emma Beddington

I should be happy to have a pigeon for a friend. But she wouldn’t be my first choice | Emma Beddington

Truman Capote had a ‘crow bro’; Dickens had a raven. And I get standoffish Susan, who has never brought me a present or perched on my shoulder. One of the greatest failures of my…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
Bari Weiss’s overhaul of CBS News has been rocky. But her 60 Minutes revamp will be the ultimate test

Bari Weiss’s overhaul of CBS News has been rocky. But her 60 Minutes revamp will be the ultimate test

Ten months into her tenure as editor in chief, Weiss’s biggest – and riskiest – bet is getting closer to taking flight. Bari Weiss is 10 months into her tenure as editor-in-chief…
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Pony Island 2 Panda Circus: gallop out of hell in this phantasmagorical follow-up to 2016’s indie hit

Pony Island 2 Panda Circus: gallop out of hell in this phantasmagorical follow-up to 2016’s indie hit

Daniel Mullins explains how he plans to follow up his quirky classic without losing what made it stand out in the first place. Glitchy aesthetics. Literally collapsing menu boxes.…
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World

Andy Burnham says he would preferably not want a ‘single prisoner’ released early - UK politics live

The prime minister says the prison early release scheme crisis shows he’s someone who had ‘never taken no for an answer’. In his pooled TV interview, Andy Burnham repeated the…
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The Guardian view on India’s green growth gamble: it will need more than private finance | Editorial

The Guardian view on India’s green growth gamble: it will need more than private finance | Editorial

The world’s most populous country needs state-generated demand to industrialise, decarbonise and avoid China’s overcapacity trap. India is attempting to do something the world has…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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The ornithological artist drawing 1,000 birds by hand – all for an app that wants you off your phone

The ornithological artist drawing 1,000 birds by hand – all for an app that wants you off your phone

The mission of the Flock app is quietly subversive: to encourage users to ditch their screens and explore the wonderful world of birding. On a brilliantly bright afternoon in his…
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‘Shoved the tube so hard it tore my nose’: Kurdish film-maker recounts ‘inhumane’ ICE force-feeding

‘Shoved the tube so hard it tore my nose’: Kurdish film-maker recounts ‘inhumane’ ICE force-feeding

Gabar Choli tells of how, for months, he was shackled, pinned and forcibly fed – and the physical and emotional scars the ordeal has left. In June 2025, a sluggish and thin Gabar…
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Trump reportedly hid in catering container to board secret flight in Turkey amid Iran threat

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Typhoon Dolphin: more than a million people evacuated in China as record rainfall dumped on Shanghai

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