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✓ Verified House Democrat calls for congressional hearings on Trump administration’s nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia – as it happened
This live blog is now closed. US signs landmark nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia. Sign up for the Breaking News US email. A reminder that my colleagues are covering the latest out…
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Yemen’s Houthis claim attacks on Red Sea tankers as US launches 12th night of strikes on Iran – Middle East crisis live
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Judge orders pause on Paramount-Warner merger after challenge from 12 states
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New Ukraine army chief vows to step up counteroffensive as EU bids to finalise fresh Russia sanctions – as it happened
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Scottish Labour’s rivals decry ‘chancer’ Anas Sarwar for resigning to join Andy Burnham’s government
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✓‘Brazen corruption’: critics denounce Trump Media plan to sell priority access to Truth Social posts
Move would allow Wall Street trading firms and other institutions to potentially profit from seeing president’s posts first. Donald Trump’s media company is planning to charge for…
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'No role' for White House in extradition to UK of Tate brothers, says top US diplomat
The White House has "no role" to play in the extradition to the UK of Andrew and Tristan Tate to face rape and sex trafficking charges, US secretary of state Marco Rubio has said
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✓Officials probe whether White House teleprompter operator profited off Trump's words
It's the first known instance of officials investigating suspected insider trading on a prediction market from inside the White House
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✓Mamdani says he can’t arrest Netanyahu as mayor and urges US to enforce ICC warrant
Mamdani admits he lacks power to arrest Israeli prime minister after saying he’s ‘not welcome’ in New York City. Zohran Mamdani , the New York City mayor, doubled down on his…
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✓Staying in a job for the health insurance? About 1 in 4 Americans do, a survey says
About 24% of U.S. employees stay in unwanted jobs just for health insurance, a report out Wednesday finds. Up significantly since 2021, the uptick in "job lock" is a concerning…
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✓Tropical Storm Bertha heads for land as Hurricane Fausto forms in eastern Pacific
Bertha could bring heavy rain on US Gulf coast, with its center located 110 miles south of Panama City, Florida. Tropical Storm Bertha formed on Monday evening in the Gulf of…
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✓British woman jailed for blackmail after accusing banker of rape in Hong Kong
Isabel Rose was convicted of trying to extort £100,000 from the UK banker and perverting the course of justice
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✓Police station opens at Hitler's birthplace in bid to rid site of Nazi link
The opening follows years of controversy about what to do with the 17th-Century former inn, where the Nazi dictator was born
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UK's largest onshore windfarm plans to double capacity with taller turbines
The UK's largest onshore windfarm is set to double in generating capacity as part of a massive £1.5bn rebuilding project
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✓French lawmakers approve a sweeping social media ban for children under 15
The move makes France the first country in the European Union to pass a blanket ban on platforms as concerns grow worldwide over the harmful effects of digital content on kids
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✓OpenAI says its AI went rogue and launched 'unprecedented' cyber-attack
It is one of the first publicly disclosed cyber-attacks carried out by AI without direct human involvement
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✓Wreckage of Pan Am plane that shaped aviation safety found 74 years on
The deaths of 52 people on the Clipper Endeavor led to the introduction of mandatory pre-flight safety briefings
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✓Ukraine's Zelenskyy fires top military commander amid ongoing protests
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fires the country's army chief, just days after he dismissed the defense minister. Those two key figures had been feuding with each other
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✓Trump defends 50% tariffs on Canada, saying ‘they need us to survive’
Mark Carney says Canada is ‘united’ in face of threats as leaders agree to talk before tariffs take effect next month. Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email. Donald…
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✓Minor drops lawsuit against Meta alleging social media harm of trial
A minor who sued multiple social media companies over claims that he suffered mental health problems due to his use of their platforms has dropped his lawsuit against Meta, just…
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Modelling scout linked to Epstein found dead at Paris home
A modelling scout linked to Jeffrey Epstein has been found dead at his home in Paris
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'It's frustrating' - Canadians react to new US tariffs
President Donald Trump has imposed a 50% tariff on a wide range of Canadian goods in retaliation for what he called "unequal treatment" of US products
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U.S. measles cases surpass last year's total: Tracker
The U.S. measles case count for this year has surged past last year's total and now stands at 2,295 — a level that hasn't been seen in 35 years, according to a Johns Hopkins…
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Australia news live: Husic says Labor must show ‘it’s got steel in the spine’ on gas export tax after PM resists policy change
Follow live. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast. Self-reported domestic violence incidents declining in NSW but deaths and hospitalisations fail to fall.…
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Iran warns of ‘eye for an eye’ response if US follows through on Trump’s threats to destroy infrastructure – as it happened
This live blog is now closed. The Jordanian army said it intercepted four Iranian missiles on Wednesday with two additional missile falling in an open area, AFP reports. The two…
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‘A public health emergency waiting to occur’: how US industry groups spent years fighting who gets to measure toxic air
Air polluters try to ensure toxic emissions happen far from monitors – but the people who live nearby still feel it. Kimbrelle Kyereh lives just a few hundred feet from the…
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Australia has a love-hate relationship with cats – but under all the emotion is a fascinating history | Jodie Stewart
We got our first feline hero in 1971 when Matthew Flinders’ heartfelt tribute to his pet Trim was discovered. In 1872, the city of Melbourne hosted its first cat show one year…
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Australia spent more than $9m for each asylum seeker held on Nauru last year – so why can’t they afford to buy food?
Many of the more than 100 people awaiting processing on the tiny Pacific island are skipping meals to make ends meet, a new survey has found. Follow our Australia news live blog…
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Australia to warn China it won’t be bullied by ‘provocative‘ actions as it builds military and nuclear arsenal
Foreign minister Penny Wong will deliver speech criticising China’s recent launch of a nuclear-capable submarine-launched missile. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily…
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AI job worries grow. But some human skills can’t be replaced by machines | Gaynor Parkin and Dave Winsborough
The fear of becoming obsolete is a rising source of anxiety as artificial intelligence emerges in the workplace. Staying strongly connected with others will help. The modern mind…
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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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Albanese’s AI speech was a good start. Now Australia must confront these bigger questions | Julianne Schultz
The PM’s vision must look beyond datacentres and copyright to questions of capability, security and public benefit. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast.…
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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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White House official accuses Chinese startup of distilling Anthropic model, accessing banned Nvidia chips
A top White House official accused a Chinese startup on Wednesday of improperly using Anthropic's latest model and accessing restricted Nvidia chips to develop its new Kimi model.…
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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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‘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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Democrats allege Trump administration stalled US-Canada bridge opening as a favor to billionaire donor
Delay seen as move to protect interests of Matthew Moroun, the owner of nearby Ambassador Bridge and a Trump donor. The Trump administration for months blocked a $4.7bn publicly…
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‘When I get home, my whole body aches’: extreme heat saps health and wages of India’s poorest workers
Exclusive: Outdoor workers losing up to 9% of income as weather becomes ‘poverty multiplier’, research says. Extreme heat is pushing some of India’s poorest workers further into…
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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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TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
The rise of blue-space therapy: how the sea is helping people deal with trauma, anxiety and addiction
‘Sea cures’ are not new but the idea that exposure to oceans, rivers and lakes can be medicine for the brain is gaining traction. Watching the waves break across the vast, roaring…
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British woman jailed for blackmail after accusing banker of rape in Hong Kong
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UK's largest onshore windfarm plans to double capacity with taller turbines
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