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Judge extends White House access to banned media outlets CNN, MS Now and Politico
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Russian attacks on Ukraine leave 600,000 without power as Zelenskyy says Moscow ‘disrespecting’ US – Europe live
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Saudi Arabia strikes oil depots in Yemen and says missiles launched toward location of Saudi Aramco HQ
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French supermarket director apologises after cyber-attack spoils fresh and frozen food - video
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✓Nobel Prize for economics awarded to Hall and Woodford for work on ‘smoothing’ crises
US economists developed models that help central bankers and finance ministers to stabilise their economies. Business live – latest updates. Two US economists have won the 2026…
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Cancer found after Pope had part of his lung removed during 'successful' surgery
The Pope has undergone surgery to treat lung cancer
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✓Germany puts Ukrainian on trial accused of blowing up Nord Stream pipelines
Four years after the attacks, Serhii K is in court accused of a plot to destroy Russia's gas pipelines to Germany
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✓Pakistan has locked down Imran Khan's stronghold - but it could backfire
Some fear the government's standoff with the former PM's supporters could bring more instability, not less
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Trump's Russia deal leaves GOP candidates with a Putin problem
Republicans already saddled with Trump's unpopular policies in the midterms now face another awkward choice: whether to back his diesel deal with a dictator many of them despise.…
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Japanese journalist arrested in Russia on suspicion of spying
A Japanese journalist has been arrested in Russia and accused of gathering information on its defence capabilities, news agencies report
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Hurricane Isaias updates: at least four people dead and hundreds of thousands without power – as it happened
This liveblog is now closed. Read the full story here. Key things to know about Hurricane Isaias. Sign up for the US Breaking News email. Florida’s governor, Ron DeSantis , said…
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✓Trump's ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, resigns after allegations of improper conduct
The White House publicly asked for U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle's resignation on Tuesday as she faced mounting accusations of improper conduct
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Trump repeats false claim about Iran’s nuclear weapons program at Alaska rally – as it happened
This blog has now closed. Read the latest here. Sign up for the US Breaking News email. Ahead of her White House podium debut, Katie Zacharia reportedly monitored Donald Trump’s…
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Exclusive: Zelensky tells Axios Trump's diesel deal with Putin "not fair and not honest"
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told Axios in a phone interview on Friday that President Trump's decision to unilaterally lift sanctions on Russia and allow it to export…
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✓Trump announced a partial Russia-Ukraine ceasefire. Did either country know about it?
Ukraine's leader says Russia is continuing to attack Ukraine and is ignoring an "energy ceasefire" declared by President Trump
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Trump says 'massive' oil, gas and mineral exploration will begin in 'our' Greenland
Donald Trump says that preparations are underway to launch a "massive" oil, gas and mineral exploration in Greenland
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✓A judge blocks the government's tree-clearing spree at a municipal D.C. golf course
Locals and preservationists have long opposed Trump's plan to redevelop a municipal D.C. golf course. That legal fight escalated after the government cleared hundreds of trees on…
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Democrats fear "more October surprises" after "bullshit" raid on Ilhan Omar's home
Congressional Democrats' private text chains lit up with fear and anger on Monday after Department of Homeland Security agents searched Rep. Ilhan Omar's (D-Minn.) home in…
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✓Cyber-attack similar to OpenAI Medicare breach seems likely in UK, says minister
Kanishka Narayan, concerned by Australian incident, says British cyber defences could be bypassed by artificial intelligence agent. UK politics live – latest updates. An AI-driven…
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Bank of America hit with $1.2 billion penalty over money laundering allegations
The Treasury Department on Tuesday announced more than $1.2 billion in penalties against Bank of America for years of failures to report suspicious transactions and address…
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✓ICJ judge Navi Pillay wins Nobel peace prize for promoting international law
Committee recognises work of South African who chaired UN commission that concluded Israel was guilty of genocide in Gaza. The Nobel peace prize has been awarded to Navi Pillay,…
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✓Leaders of India’s Cockroach party jailed for violating ban on protest site
Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das will spend spend five days in prison for entering Delhi’s Jantar Mantar – a historic protest site that has been closed by authorities. Two leaders of…
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✓Intense waves and floods batter California waterfront homes and boardwalks
Boardwalk destroyed in Long Beach and homes damaged, while Baja California in Mexico and Las Vegas also affected. Southern California coastal communities are picking up the pieces…
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✓Fired OpenAI researchers say they were let go for 'prioritising safety'
The AI firm instead claims the researchers were fired for mishandling sensitive information
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✓Rogue Anthropic AI agent gave police fake tip in unsolved murder case
Philadelphia police said the tip was "flagged as spam", but criticised the tech company for taking more than two months to detect and report the breach
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✓Pictured: Winning entries for Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026
Striking images including an urban coyote and an elephant carrying a dead calf are among this year's winners
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✓Apple unveils new smart home devices that showcase upgraded Siri AI
New products from Apple include the HomeView, an iPad-like device that acts as a hub for other smart home gadgets. Apple on Tuesday began showing off a new round of smart home…
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Ossoff rejects 2028 buzz amid bruising night of Senate debates
Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) delivered another debate performance tailor-made for social media Tuesday night, feeding the presidential speculation he insists is entirely misplaced. Why…
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Child safety officer incorrectly assessed Elizabeth Struhs as ‘safe’ day after she was admitted to hospital in coma
Inquest into death of eight-year-old Queensland girl who was denied insulin by her religious parents told her case was complex. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily…
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Stockpile food – and wash your hands: is that really how to prepare for environmental catastrophe? | George Monbiot
The UK state is dumping its responsibilities on our doorsteps, while green-lighting policies that lead us closer to crisis. Would you mind fixing the NHS? And while you’re at it,…
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Badenoch and Farage in spat over Chagos Islands, as she calls his offer to Trump ‘humiliating’ – UK politics live
Nigel Farage says Kemi Badenoch misinterpreted his suggestion for a deal with Donald Trump. Here are more comments from Kemi Badenoch on what Nigel Farage told a US podcast about…
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Russell Brand was ‘ruthless and calculated’, prosecutors tell jury as rape and sexual assault trial begins – live
Russell Brand back in Southwark crown court today where his rape and sexual assault trial begins. The prosecution cited remarks made by Brand’s friends during the early years of…
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Donations to major parties and an ex-premier as a lobbyist: how datacentres play the political game in Australia
As governments face community backlash for fast-tracking developments, big tech’s financial contributions face renewed scrutiny. Follow our Australia politics live blog for latest…
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OpenAI’s Jason Kwon gave even-toned, reassuring answers to the Australian government. Did … ChatGPT write this?
Kwon’s answers were provided in a helpful, quiet and calm manner, but his mea culpa left the audience not much the wiser. Open AI’s Jason Kwon flew 15 hours from San Francisco to…
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‘We’re not going to back down’: tiny Dorset B&B stands up to Airbnb’s legal bid to ‘monopolise’ letters ‘bnb’
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‘Huge wave’ of carbon storage projects causes alarm in small-town USA as oil firms eye billions in subsidies
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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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AI godfather Geoffrey Hinton: ‘We’re creating alien beings. I’m willing to be selfish and choose humans’
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