✓Amelia Earhart researchers leave remote atoll empty-handed after ‘plane debris’ found to be a clump of trees
Expedition was drawn to Nikumaroro after spotting what was described as a metallic glint in waters off uninhabited island. A US expedition that voyaged to a remote Pacific island…
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Former OpenAI worker accused of bugging conference room planned travel to Saudi Arabia: Prosecutors
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Australian MP hit by vehicle has leg amputated - as suspect's father says she is family friend
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Wright calls Trump's diesel deal a peace incentive. Rubio says Russia would sell anyway.
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Kenya cult leader's children still being starved weeks before trial, son says
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✓Alberta voters decide whether to take a step toward separating from Canada
In Canada, the oil-rich province of Alberta votes in a referendum that could set it on a path toward separation, as Prime Minister Mark Carney warns of threats to Canadian unity
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House Democrat accuses Rubio and Trump of ‘lying’ about not witholding intelligence from Ukraine as Trump continues campaigning – US politics live
Eugene Vindman, armed services committee member, says president and secretary of state are ‘gaslighting’ over intelligence sharing as Trump heads to North Carolina. Sign up for…
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✓Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi seen in rare photos after receiving gift from King Charles
Critics said images of detained former leader were a stunt by the military to end country’s diplomatic isolation. Myanmar has delivered presents from Britain’s King Charles to…
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✓The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time preview – Link faces his scariest challenge yet: the 4K era
The kingdom of Hyrule has been prettified, the soundtrack is newly orchestrated and our hero feels strikingly different under the thumbs … we play a hands-on demo of Nintendo’s…
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✓Cuts force World Food Programme to end support for half a million Palestinians in Gaza
Two-thirds of population face crisis levels of food insecurity and 200,000 people are in danger of famine. This winter is likely to deepen hunger for Palestinians in Gaza, after…
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✓Houthi missile strike on Yemen camp kills 73 security recruits, local authorities say
Three missiles hit a camp in government-controlled Shabwa province on Monday that was being used as a training centre, Yemen's army says
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✓Alberta voters reject a move toward independence in referendum backing Canadian unity
Voters in Canada's oil-rich Alberta province overwhelmingly backed remaining in Canada, with early referendum results Tuesday delivering a boost to Prime Minister Carney's push…
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Trump once questioned Obama's citizenship. Now Obama is speaking out for Ilhan Omar.
Former President Barack Obama issued a forceful denunciation of the Trump administration's legal pursuit of Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar over suspicions she fraudulently obtained…
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✓Trump makes Russia-friendly moves as he looks for a way to end the war with Ukraine
President Trump's up and down relationship with Russia is back on as he presses to find an end to the war in Ukraine amid high energy costs ahead of the U.S. midterms
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✓Google says services recovering after cloud outage hits UK banks and websites
Revolut was one of the hardest hit, with banking services going down for many customers
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✓Inside the race between Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos for control of outer space
The Atlantic writer Josh Tyrangiel says Musk and Bezos each want to colonize the moon, mine its resources and launch thousands more satellites. He says their only real competition…
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Ukraine's Starlink restrictions raise suspicions of Musk, Trump retaliation
The rupture between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky over last week's diesel deal deepened Wednesday after an Elon Musk -owned satellite system used by…
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✓Severe drought declared and hosepipe bans in force - is your area affected?
Parts of southern England have entered "severe drought", while about 30 million people are under hosepipe ban
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✓Andy Burnham outlines new rules to outlaw ‘rip-off’ private parking fines
Drivers to get five minutes to decide whether to park and 10 minutes to leave after their session ends. Drivers will get a guaranteed five minutes to decide whether to park and 10…
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✓UK to deploy Typhoon jets to help defend Saudi Arabia from Houthi attacks
Ministry of Defence says warplanes will operate in 'defensive role' and not be used to attack Yemeni group
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✓China’s economy grows faster than forecast after AI boom boosts exports
Third-quarter GDP up by 4.5% compared with last year as industrial output is buoyed by electronics demand. Roaring exports lifted China’s economic growth in the third quarter of…
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✓Paddy Power owner blames tax rises for plan to shed up to 1,400 jobs
Flutter says one in 10 UK and Ireland workers at risk of redundancy because of a ‘material increase in betting and gaming duties’. Business live – latest updates. The gambling…
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✓Suspect arrested after historic town hall set alight - French media
The spire of the clock tower at Limoges city hall dramatically collapsed as it was engulfed in flames on Saturday
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✓Pope Leo XIV thanks wellwishers in first event after cancer surgery
The Pope's first event since his lung cancer diagnosis and surgery saw him recite the traditional Angelus prayer from the balcony of the Apostolic Palace
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Japan launches mission to Mars to bring back samples from its moon
Japan launched a spacecraft towards Mars in a ground-breaking mission to bring back samples from the largest of the planet's two moons
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✓US bans China's DeepSeek from government in race for AI dominance
The Chinese technology is removed from most US government agencies as race for AI dominance steps up
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✓Former U.S. ambassador on Trump's recent moves to embrace Russia
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul about President Trump's latest embrace of Russia and what it means for Ukraine and any hopes of…
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✓Alberta voters reject plan for referendum to leave Canada
Result is a victory for prime minister Mark Carney and supporters of Canadian unity. Voters in Canada’s Alberta have overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to begin a process towards…
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✓World's oldest shipwreck found off coast of Turkey
Archaeologists say the wreck is up to 4,700 years old, dating to the Early Bronze Age
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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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Is it really ‘madness’ to account for emissions from fossil fuels burned overseas? The Coalition sure thinks so | Temperature Check
The emissions might occur elsewhere, but they generate global harm that scientists can now quantify. Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air…
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‘Austerity is inevitably painful’: How Michael Gove justifies his politics | Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty – podcast
For more than three decades, Michael Gove has been a leading figure in British Conservatism. As a journalist, government minister and now editor of the Tory bible, the Spectator,…
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Former Bank of England chief economist says Tory growth policies ‘far more likely to succeed’ than Labour’s – UK politics live
Andy Haldane writes that Conservative economic plans would be best for growth ahead of Healey budget. Badenoch says Britain needs tax cuts. We need to get out of the way of job…
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World leaders must wise up to threat of cyber-attacks or rogue fridges will be least of their worries | Heather Stewart
Global cooperation seems unlikely despite AI increasing the risk of digital fraud and the need to protect the financial system. Rogue French fridges were an unlikely talking point…
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I work for a major insurer. Much of my industry is fudging the numbers in the face of the climate crisis | Anonymous
Insurers are taking on more risk than they should. If – or when – a major disaster hits, the catastrophe will have far-reaching consequences. I work for a major insurer, assessing…
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The CO2-absorbing building made of old sinks, windscreens and toilets: Ghent’s £17m design museum is a green marvel
Inspired by a gothic cathedral partly built using human bones, this gleaming monument to recycling boasts 82,000 bricks derived from construction waste – following a two-day…
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‘It was so satisfying when I threw a rock through the screen’: the people sick of being spied on by their smart TV
Is your television listening to every conversation? Filling your home with highly invasive ads? Some viewers have had enough of tech violating their privacy. When Dan had had…
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‘This is not poker’: Alberta goes to polls in referendum that has exposed divisions, not least among separatists
Voters to be asked whether province should remain part of Canada or hold a second, binding independence vote. Albertans are going to the polls to decide their place in Canada, in…
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Kylie Minogue songs already used to train AI as tech firms ‘strong-arm’ Australian government, music body warns
Of the dozens of countries approached to water down their laws, Australia appears to be the only one considering it, publishers’ group says. Get our new political email , free app…
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A young life ‘dominated by gambling’: Victorian coroner delivers stinging findings on death of 22-year-old
Online betting was the ‘direct and paramount’ cause behind Kyle Hudson’s decision to take his own life, inquest finds. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news…
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