✓Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong sentenced to 10 years in prison in national security case
Wong, 30, in prison since 2020, is only activist in Hong Kong prosecuted twice under national security law. Exclusive: Joshua Wong laments city’s fate from inside maximum security…
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Elon Musk's millions failed to deliver Republican wins in fierce midterms
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US elections 2026 live: Republicans blast their party’s midterms collapse, blaming Iran war and affordability crisis
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Iran unveils ‘We will kill Trump’ banner – but US president may now be tempted to resume bombing
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'Grasping at straws': Judge dismisses Trump suit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein letter
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Dozens of supermarkets in seven European countries dumped huge quantities of food after refrigerators and freezers were targeted in a cyber-attack
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✓Review: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake is superb, streamlined and safe
Nintendo's new Ocarina of Time remake enshrines its place in the gaming canon for generations to come. But despite its stupendous production values, the game left me feeling oddly…
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✓Abdul El-Sayed welcomes Trump's plan to cut Israel aid, calls for end to arms sales
Michigan's first Muslim senator-elect, Abdul El-Sayed, discusses his historic victory, an unlikely agreement with Trump on Israel military aid and the political divisions that…
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✓Why Guinea-Bissau halted a controversial hepatitis vaccine trial for babies
Experts have said the US-funded trial would deny critical vaccines to thousands of infants
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✓Protesters join street demonstrations across France on day of strike action
Hospital workers, air traffic and rail staff expected to join industrial action as 70,000 police officers deployed. Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to march in…
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✓Hackers behind $6.3bn Binance heist ‘used malware and bogus job interviews’
Firm reveals details about how its cryptocurrency exchange was compromised, saying operation began in June. The hackers behind the $6.3bn (£4.7bn) Binance heist used bogus job…
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✓What Democrats can and can't do with their new power after taking Congress
Democrats can vote legislation through. But Trump still has veto power
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Cristiano Ronaldo bows out from national team with emotional message
Cristiano Ronaldo has announced his retirement from international football
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Everything you need to know about last night in under 1,000 words
It was a drubbing on a scale that neither side saw coming: Democrats pummeled Republicans across the battleground map and into some of the most MAGA-friendly terrain in the…
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✓Russell Brand found guilty of rape and sexual assault by UK court
British comedian was convicted by jury at London court of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault
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✓Pound hits highest level since its crash after 2016 Brexit vote
Ten-year high shows sterling’s strength against other currencies following fall of dollar after US midterm elections. Business live – latest updates. The pound has hit its highest…
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✓Gingrich: GOP's massive loss takes 'luster' off Vance for 2028
Former Speaker Newt Gingrich says the massive Republican defeat in Tuesday’s elections takes “a good bit of the luster” off JD Vance’s expected candidacy for president in 2028 and…
73% agreement · 2 independent sources
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✓Six dead and others injured in fire at New York City building
The cause of the blaze is not yet clear, after 230 fire and emergency medical personnel went to the scene
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✓French blood banks hacked in latest cyber-attack on Europe
Temperature and defrosting thresholds raised to ‘very high levels’ at three cold stores stocking vital blood products. France’s national blood service has said hackers accessed…
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Labor and the Coalition are poised to take a reckless gamble on AI. Haven’t they realised community support has collapsed? | Edward Santow and Sarah Sacher
Australian workers expect the government to act to protect them from AI harms. There is a clear reform solution at hand. Get our new political email , free app or daily news…
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Australians are yet to see the benefits of AI and datacentres – and US midterms show they could be political kryptonite
Albanese should tread carefully as he struggles to make case for how the new technology will benefit ordinary voters. Get our daily political email , free app or daily news…
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The next global pandemic could be brewing on a mink farm in Utah – and little is being done to stop it | George Monbiot
Mink farms are the perfect petri dishes for deadly flu strains to emerge. Yet officials appear to be protecting business interests over human lives. Could this be ground zero?…
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Beau Lamarre-Condon tells double murder trial he went through Jesse Baird’s phone and poured water into his fuel tank
Former police officer gives evidence in court after pleading not guilty to murdering Baird and Luke Davies in early 2024. The day in court: Beau Lamarre-Condon gives evidence in…
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Elon Musk’s AI Odyssey review – the dullest, most pointless riposte possible to Christopher Nolan’s brilliant epic
It is hardly a shock that Grok AI’s interpretation of Homer is as meaningless as a laptop screensaver. The only surprise would be if Musk accepted defeat graciously. Which he…
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Affordability top of mind for voters in final sprint to midterms: ‘I have to pick between medicine or groceries’
Cost of living has loomed over this election cycle as workers and unions champion candidates fighting for higher wages and tackling rising prices. For millions of Americans…
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Despite the teething issues, Dyson’s Camerajet toothbrush packs in a lot of clever tech – but is it worth £420?
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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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I struggled to come to terms with my mum’s death. Then I swam in the sea and suddenly felt connected to her
My mother was a keen swimmer, and she lived with depression. I wonder if she found the same respite in the water that has helped heal me since she passed away. It was early…
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Scare campaigns: Victoria’s major parties trade blows over AI-generated videos of leaders in election ads
Transparency and advertising experts say trust in politics could be further eroded as a result of ‘lies, deepfakes and AI-generated politicians’. Get our daily political email ,…
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When her ‘soul cat’ died, she was bereft. Now she designs memorial jewelry to help others with pet loss
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Heatstroke ruined his health. Years before, it took the life of another farm worker at the same company
A farm labor contractor exposed laborers on H-2A agricultural visas to heat-related health hazards, but is still bringing hundreds of migrant farm workers to North Carolina. It…
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‘The tech bro fight club is real!’ The titans of AI get the Succession treatment in a wild new TV show
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A lackluster response to North Carolina flooding disasters is eroding Republican support in one county
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‘They have schedules to follow’: how fast ferries can threaten endangered whales in the Mediterranean
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Trump boosted half of US coal plants with taxpayer dollars and ‘free passes to pollute’, report says
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Trump’s billionaire-blue collar coalition has been smashed by class politics | Aditya Chakrabortty
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