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✓ Verified Trump cuts military drills with South Korea citing ‘very good relationship’ with Kim Jong-un – US politics live
President orders Pentagon to scale back ‘inappropriate and hostile’ exercises with South Korea. Sign up for the Breaking News US email. President Donald Trump reiterated on…
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Kushner meets Netanyahu in Jerusalem following Hamas talks – Middle East crisis live
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Nearly 1,600 aftershocks hit Indonesia after earthquake kills at least 68 people
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Thieves steal Renaissance artworks in museum heist during Italian holiday
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New Mexico’s attorney general pushes new social media safety laws after $900m court victory over Meta
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✓Ukraine launches one of its largest aerial attacks of the war, killing at least 6 people in Russia
Ukraine launched hundreds of drones across Russia Sunday, killing at least six people in one of Kyiv's largest aerial attacks of the war
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✓Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo now deadliest in country’s history
At least 2,325 people have died from the virus, according to official data, with outbreak on track to be biggest in history. The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the…
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✓Flock Safety tries to curb police abuse of its surveillance cameras after scandals
CEO announces steps after reports that system is used to target immigrants or people seeking out-of-state abortions. For nearly a decade, the company Flock Safety has gradually…
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✓Families of USS Lincoln crew say Trump should be 'ashamed' of conditions on board
President Trump said the USS Abraham Lincoln deployment is "not nearly long enough." A family member of a sailor on board that ship said those comments are shameful
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✓Aid shortages and fears of starvation as Indonesia reels from deadly earthquake
Some 53 people were killed and thousands displaced by the earthquake, which struck early on Saturday
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Seven killed and more than a dozen injured during temple stampede in India
Seven people have been killed and more than a dozen injured after a stampede broke out at a temple in India
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British driver sets new land speed record for hydrogen-powered car – video
The British engineering company JCB and the driver Andy Green have set a new world land speed record for a hydrogen-powered vehicle of 406.320mph with their JCB Hydromax. The…
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Biggest August fall in British house prices since 2018; oil and gas prices rise as Hormuz traffic slows – business live
British house prices expected to fall this year, despite ‘Burnham bounce’, Rightmove reports. Asking prices for newly listed homes in UK’s richest borough fall by £100k in one…
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Andy Burnham has barely acknowledged the climate crisis. If only Britain’s workers had that luxury | John Harris
Nurses collapsing, builders with heatstroke, bus drivers in cabs that reach 44C. The new PM wanted to spend the summer talking about the cost of living – he should change his…
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The first anti-AI protester to be jailed has a message for OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta: ‘Regain your humanity’
Wynd Kaufmyn, 69, chained and locked the front doors of OpenAI’s headquarters last year with members of StopAI. An activist who blocked the entrance to one of the world’s biggest…
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Humpbacks return to Rio: the whales are back from the brink of extinction – but will tourism help or hinder?
The gigantic aquatic acrobats are exciting Brazil’s tourists as numbers recover from whaling. But some marine biologists question how booming tourism and conservation can coexist.…
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Labor pledges opt-out register for online gambling ads as Pocock calls out shortfalls in government’s bill
The new measure falls short of calls for gambling ads to move to an opt-in model, or for an outright ban. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates. Get our breaking…
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Country diary: Solar eclipse night was a social phenomenon – who cares if it was cloudy? | Mary Montague
Lisnabreeny, Co Down: There was little fanfare beforehand, but when the moment arrived, so did a group of strangers with a sense of occasion. “Eclipses be – predicted – / And…
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My generation had no voice on Brexit – but Burnham gives the young fresh hope on Europe | Ceira Sergeant
Brexit didn’t create all the problems young people now face, but renewing close ties with Europe will give us so many opportunities. I was 14 when the UK voted to leave the EU.…
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‘Our children are less cognitively capable,’ says neuroscientist who wants to cut screen use in schools
Jared Cooney Horvath argues that educational technology undermines how children learn and develop. Jared Cooney Horvath is on a mission. In the wake of global campaigns for…
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‘The kids were right’: 30 years of Pokémon, from school-wide bans to multimillion-dollar trading cards
Pokémon outlived the moral panic of its early days in Australia and its staying power has proved that simple joy can cross borders. There’s a generation of Australians for whom…
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Who is Hasan Piker – and why are some Australian conservatives outraged about his return to the ABC?
The leftwing commentator has been invited to appear on the Planet America program on Monday night. The ABC is set to air the return of its Planet America program on Monday night…
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French PM booed on visit to wildfire-affected region as Belgium tackles enormous blaze – Europe live
Wildfire thought to be largest in Belgium’s history creeps closer to German border prompting evacuations. As flagged earlier, Belgium’s King Philippe is now visiting the emergency…
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Jenrick says Reform would make long-term benefits claimants clean up high streets – UK politics live
Party’s ‘welfare to work’ policy would force long-term claimants to do community work or face losing benefits. Robert Jenrick went on to say that long-term benefits claimants will…
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‘I see the incredible promise’: on set of an AI film shoot as new studios embrace controversial tech
Amid fears for jobs, some film-makers say AI could enable them to bypass studio giants and take more creative risks. Near the collonaded entrance to Sony Pictures’ historic Culver…
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Avoid rare species and only take what you need: how to forage and save money on your food shopping
While there are fears that people harvesting their food could put pressure on habitats, some ecologists suggest responsible foraging can boost conservation and biodiversity. Angus…
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‘A tax on being thin’: only high earners make overall savings on food bills from weight-loss drugs
Users need discretionary income of nearly £100,000 a year to make savings on their grocery spend after paying £1,200 for GLP-1s, analysis finds. The high cost of weight-loss…
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A positive new report raises the question: was Reeves undermined by dodgy data? | Heather Stewart
Assessment’s finding of a jump in UK productivity emphasises urgent need to appoint a national statistician. The keen new chancellor, John Healey, responded to last week’s…
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‘TikTok wouldn’t open at all’: Taiwan simulates an internet blackout, with an eye on China threat
Taiwan practised cutting off internet for the first time amid concerns about the safety of the undersea cables that form its ‘digital lifeline’. In Taipei, the streets swiftly…
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Brazil’s Lula launches historic fourth term bid – but son of jailed Bolsonaro stands in his way
President, 80, vows to keep far-right from power as Flávio Bolsonaro tells supporters he will ‘fight this system’. Brazil’s leftwing president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has…
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Vultures are disappearing in Nigeria - but the 'Vulture King' is fighting to reverse the trend
Some see them as sinister or hunt them for ritual use but these birds play a vital role in nature's cycle
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‘Awed by nature’: fans mourn California’s beloved Jackie the bald eagle, whose legacy soars on
Famous raptor helped livestream viewers in difficult moments, and inspired a conservation project at her lake home. The bald eagle Jackie made her home on the shore of southern…
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Deepfake Anthony Albanese used in celebrity scams duping Australians out of $7.4m, Asic warns
Australia’s corporate watchdog says PM is the figure most commonly used in deepfakes to promote phoney investment opportunities. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest…
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Thom Yorke, Romy and Brian Eno among 200 musicians urging PM to reject new North Sea drilling
Robert Smith, Olly Alexander and Paris Paloma also among signatories to letter saying exploitation of Rosebank and Jackdaw fields defies climate reality. Business live – latest…
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Japan’s defence minister heads to Australia to meet Marles in wake of melon-gate controversy
Discussions to focus on Australia’s acquisition of Mogami-class frigates as Japan plays down Albanese’s podcast comments. Japan’s defence minister will visit Canberra this week,…
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From tourism to power generation and productivity, Europe feels economic cost of heatwaves
Low river levels have stalled German freight traffic and forced closure of nuclear plants in France. Across Europe this scorching summer, workers have struggled in the heat as…
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The 1999 solar eclipse in pictures - and why you should probably get new glasses this time
More than 90% of the sun will be obscured by the moon between 6.17pm and 8.06pm on Wednesday
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The return of the caspian tiger: how a species feared extinct has come back to Kazakhstan
The wild capture and release of a female big cat into a nature reserve is the first step towards reintroducing a population that hasn’t been seen for 70 years. On 31 July, “Umit”…
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‘Waste colonialism’ – the Turkish city carrying the weight of Britain’s pollution problem
In this week’s newsletter: a Guardian investigation reveals that the UK exported 139,000 tonnes of rubbish to poor districts in Adana, where farmers are left to cope with…
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Leading China Property Developer Reports Huge loss, in Sign of Widening Real-Estate Woes
Troubles at Vanke raise questions about the continued spread of the property crisis and whether the Chinese state will step in
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