✓Trump reportedly hid in catering container to board secret flight in Turkey amid Iran threat
Elaborate ruse was used to transport president to military flight from Air Force One in July. Donald Trump departed on a secret military flight from Turkey to Britain last month…
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Syrian court sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia for war crimes
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Minnesota progressive wins Senate primary over anti-ICE sentiments, as Wisconsin governor’s race remains close – as it happened
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Former judge Baka elected new Hungarian president in another break from Orbán era – as it happened
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Progressive Peggy Flanagan sweeps Minnesota Senate primary in race defined by anti-ICE anger
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The 1999 solar eclipse in pictures - and why you should probably get new glasses this time
More than 90% of the sun will be obscured by the moon between 6.17pm and 8.06pm on Wednesday
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✓Bernie Sanders calls on Silicon Valley to ‘pause AI development’ in interest of humanity
Progressive US senator urges Meta, OpenAI and Anthropic to ‘stop building machines that humans cannot control’. Senator Bernie Sanders has called on Meta, OpenAI and Anthropic…
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✓Heathrow says need for expansion clear as it loses title of Europe’s busiest airport
Air transport hub in west London reports 7.86m passengers in July, compared with 8.15m for Istanbul’s new airport away from the city. Istanbul airport has overtaken Heathrow as…
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✓Mass evacuations in Beijing as Typhoon Dolphin brings more torrential rain to China
Forecasters warned the Chinese capital could receive more than one-third of its average annual rainfall over 24 hours. Thousands of people have been evacuated from areas at risk…
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✓Jackie, the famous California bald eagle, dies after weeks of intensive care
Jackie and her partner, Shadow, had been watched by millions of people over the years through the Big Bear Eagle Nest Cam
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At least 15 dead and dozens missing after ferry capsizes in Zimbabwean lake
At least 15 people have died and another 27 are missing after a ferry capsized on a huge lake in Zimbabwe, officials have said
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✓Inside the Secret Service 'shell game' to hide US presidents in plain sight
Elaborate deception operations and decoys are often used to deceive potential threats to the US president
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White House revives unprecedented effort to remove Fed governor Lisa Cook
The Trump administration has launched a new effort to remove Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook , notifying her that President Trump is considering her removal and giving her 21 days…
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✓Watch: Why was Trump smuggled out of Air Force One in a catering truck?
US media reports say the president secretly left via a catering truck to avoid a threat to his life from Iran
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✓Cristiano Ronaldo announces marriage to Georgina Rodriguez in Portugal
Football's most famous current player wed his long-term partner Georgina Rodriguez after a decade together
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Food safety crisis deepens for Taylor Farms with salmonella outbreak
Taylor Farms , a major produce supplier and producer of finished food products in North America, is engulfed in a food safety crisis that's ensnaring some of the biggest consumer…
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✓Rescuers scramble for survivors with 180 dead in Colombia earthquake
Colombia experienced a number of aftershocks on Tuesday, as efforts continued to free survivors trapped in rubble and buildings
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✓Wall Street giants hand Nvidia $500bn to fund boom in AI projects
The money will be used to develop new data centres to house, operate, and cool miles of stacked computer chips that process AI data and actions
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British driver who broke sound barrier in a car sets new record
A British driver, who remains the only person to break the sound barrier in a car, has set another world record, this time in a hydrogen-powered vehicle
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✓Bondi shooting hero Ahmed al-Ahmed has assault charges dropped
Al-Ahmed, who maintains his innocence, was accused of putting his father in a headlock in March. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates. Get our breaking news…
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Australia politics live: Joyce claims One Nation ‘one of the gayest parties’ in country; Japan’s ambassador to Australia downplays Albanese’s melon comments
Follow today’s news live. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast. Education minister says funding agreement with Victoria ‘very close’. The education…
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The great British switch-off: how floating retreats, mobile-free pubs and sauna book groups are freeing people from their smartphones
Sick of doomscrolling? From venues with smartphone swear jars to cabins with absolutely no signal, here are the fun and freeing ways to ditch your device. There’s a ritual at the…
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TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
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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‘More than just objects’: Australian booksellers raise alarm over ‘horrific’ destruction of rare titles to feed AI
Secondhand booksellers believe they may have been caught up in the AI supply chain that sees old books scanned then destroyed. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest…
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This man was secretly snapped by someone with smartglasses. He’s not alone in calling that a violation of privacy
The backlash to what some dub ‘pervert glasses’ is growing – but people living with disabilities point out the new tech can also be life-changing. Get our breaking news email ,…
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‘If we don’t fight back, we don’t have a future’: the journalist taking on the ‘tech fascists’ of Silicon Valley
As Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and their peers have grown richer and more influential, Gil Durán argues they have all but abandoned democracy – and found the perfect government to…
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‘People in Japan thought we made footy up’: Pro Jank Footy, the video game taking Australian rules to the world
Game developer David Ashby and Aunty Donna’s Broden Kelly talk about their chaotic and silly sport game – involving meat pies with legs and Ford Falcons on the oval. Try…
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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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ClimateTone Neutral2 min
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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One of science fiction’s greatest writers warned us about a AI. Does he also hold the remedy? | Alan Finkel
What might a modern day equivalent of Isaac Asimov’s laws of robotics look like? Guided by the author, I propose the three laws of AI. Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk predicted…
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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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Passenger jet billed as China’s answer to Boeing and Airbus prepares to make first international flight
The Comac C919 will fly from Beijing to Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia, although experts say it could take generations for it to challenge the west’s dominance of the industry. China…
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Eerie silence and ‘still surviving’: what happened next after steel town’s last blast furnace shut down
Exhibition in Port Talbot is part of project exploring how communities experience endings and transitions. Margaret Heggett, 95, does not remember a time when Port Talbot was ever…
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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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I should be happy to have a pigeon for a friend. But she wouldn’t be my first choice | Emma Beddington
Truman Capote had a ‘crow bro’; Dickens had a raven. And I get standoffish Susan, who has never brought me a present or perched on my shoulder. One of the greatest failures of my…
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Pony Island 2 Panda Circus: gallop out of hell in this phantasmagorical follow-up to 2016’s indie hit
Daniel Mullins explains how he plans to follow up his quirky classic without losing what made it stand out in the first place. Glitchy aesthetics. Literally collapsing menu boxes.…
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Bari Weiss’s overhaul of CBS News has been rocky. But her 60 Minutes revamp will be the ultimate test
Ten months into her tenure as editor in chief, Weiss’s biggest – and riskiest – bet is getting closer to taking flight. Bari Weiss is 10 months into her tenure as editor-in-chief…
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The ornithological artist drawing 1,000 birds by hand – all for an app that wants you off your phone
The mission of the Flock app is quietly subversive: to encourage users to ditch their screens and explore the wonderful world of birding. On a brilliantly bright afternoon in his…
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TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
‘Shoved the tube so hard it tore my nose’: Kurdish film-maker recounts ‘inhumane’ ICE force-feeding
Gabar Choli tells of how, for months, he was shackled, pinned and forcibly fed – and the physical and emotional scars the ordeal has left. In June 2025, a sluggish and thin Gabar…
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