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Emergency workers are continuing their search for survivors in southern Japan after yesterday’s powerful earthquake. ‘Race against time’: Japan earthquake death toll rises as…
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US Senate votes to advance Russia sanctions bill that would give Trump new tariff powers – as it happened
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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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Boss of startup hacked by rogue OpenAI agent urges ‘radical transparency’ in investigation
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Trump to meet with Zelenskyy, Netanyahu. And, TPS holders could soon face deportation
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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
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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✓US thwarts ‘surprise’ Iran missile attack, and joins forces with Saudis to hit targets in Iraq
Oil price spikes after flare-up of fighting and claimed Iranian attacks on three tankers in strait of Hormuz. The US military said it knocked down an Iranian missile barrage and…
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✓'Israeli settlers laid siege to our home': Inside a Palestinian village under weekly attack
A home on the edge of al-Mughayyir has become a weekly frontline in the battle for the occupied West Bank
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✓White House teleprompter operator accused over Trump bets no longer in job, official says
Official declines to say whether Gabriel Perez, who allegedly bet on prediction market Kalshi, resigned or was fired. A White House teleprompter operator who reportedly used…
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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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✓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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✓Rescuers search for the missing after Japan earthquake as death toll rises to 13
Soldiers and emergency workers combed through a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivors Wednesday after a powerful earthquake that killed at…
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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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✓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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✓Senate confirms Trump ally Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence
At confirmation hearing, Clayton sidestepped questions about 2020 election and declined to say Trump lost. Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email. The US Senate voted…
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How the Supreme Court deepened uncertainty over Temporary Protected Status
Legal protections for hundreds of thousands of Haitians and Syrians in the U.S. have ended after the Supreme Court upheld the termination of their Temporary Protected Status, a…
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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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✓Kenya investigating unexpected deaths of 15 elephants in national park
Potential toxic substance detected in several of 15 elephants found dead in Kenya’s Amboseli national park. Officials are investigating the deaths of 15 elephants over the past…
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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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✓FIFA proposes plan to sell stakes in the World Cup, angering UEFA
Football's world governing body announces plans to sell stakes of up to 20 percent in the World Cup and other events
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✓FCC bans humanoid robots from China, citing ‘unacceptable risks’
Move comes as the Trump administration has increasingly sought to keep Chinese technology out of the US. The Federal Communications Commission announced a ban on humanoid robots…
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✓Trump praises back-to-back meetings with Zelenskyy and Netanyahu
US president makes positive posts as Ukraine seeks more firepower and Israeli PM seeks to repair relationship. Donald Trump hosted back-to-back White House meetings with Volodymyr…
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Australia news live: petrol back above $2 a litre in some areas; warning of more bird flu spread as local transmission confirmed
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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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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