✓CNN and MS Now journalists denied access to White House state dinner despite court ruling
Officials deny entry even after federal judge rules Trump administration must grant banned journalists access. Journalists for CNN and MS Now were denied access to the White House…
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Trump mourns death of man shot at Butler rally: 'Tremendous loss'
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OpenAI hack on Australian government reveals anxiety at heart of global artificial intelligence dilemma
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High levels of 'forever chemical' causing cancer found in blood of residents living near factory
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Supreme Court, overall liberal dissents, lets DHS overhaul immigration database for midterms
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Pope Leo XIV raised existential concerns about scientific progress, life and human rights during a speech on his first papal visit to France
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Susan Sarandon, Hannah Einbinder among celebrities arrested outside UN headquarters
Multiple celebrities were detained outside the United Nations headquarters
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✓Trump and Xi exchange warm words at state dinner but little progress on key issues
Despite diplomatic niceties and gifts, little was shared on substantial issues separating the leaders
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✓Trump faces tough choices as Iran dangles deal to reopen Hormuz before US midterms
Iran’s seven-day timetable would restart nuclear talks, but will the US be willing to deliver on terms that include reining in Israel in Lebanon?. Iran’s seven-day timetable to…
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✓EU says Trump’s plan to ban US diesel exports would ‘negatively impact both sides’
US president’s suggested 90-day export ban before midterm elections could bring even higher fuel prices across Europe. The EU has warned Donald Trump against plans to ban US…
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✓Hurricane Polo fuels fears of landslides in Mexico as Nolo closes in on Hawaii
Southwestern Mexico braced for heavy rain and mudslides after Polo became a major hurricane. Forecasters warned another system headed for Hawaii could cause catastrophic flooding…
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✓Mortgage rates have just surpassed 7% for the first time in well over a year
Rates have climbed more than a full percentage point since the U.S. war against Iran started
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✓Premier League and La Liga lead FIFA reform calls after ‘exploitative’ plan
Europe's top leagues, from England, Spain, Italy and Germany, add pressure on Gianni Infantino after World Cup plan
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✓Rapper Macklemore announces 'Free Palestine' tour after Ed Sheeran fallout
Proceeds from the tour, which begins in Dublin next month, will go to organisations supporting Palestinians, he says
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✓Internet restricted after fighting breaks out in Ethiopia's Tigray region
During the two-year civil war in Tigray, the region was totally cut off from the outside world
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Zelensky: U.S. pushing energy ceasefire, trilateral talks with Russia
The Trump administration is pushing for three immediate steps in its effort to de-escalate the war in Ukraine and restart diplomacy with Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr…
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✓Watch: The arms race in space and how the UK is defending itself
The UK has jammed satellites to defend itself from hostile threats, the BBC has been told
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Pope Leo warns against AI and says technology ‘must remain at service of humans’ during first visit to France – as it happened
The pope gives landmark speech on AI development and Europe’s future. Later today, Pope Leo will go to the Élysée Palace for (another) formal welcome and a meeting with…
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The Guardian view on a supersized El Niño: a natural phenomenon and human folly are a lethal combination | Editorial
Hundreds of thousands are expected to die, millions to go hungry. This is not just about weather patterns, but about injustice. Some warnings are so grave that it is almost…
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Twenty years after An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore still believes in the climate fight: ‘We are going to win this’
Former US vice-president still has optimism for climate advocacy two decades after groundbreaking documentary. Two decades after the release of his groundbreaking documentary An…
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‘This gap opens up of doubt and scepticism about everything’: Jess and Morgs confront the politics of deepfakes
In the choreographers’ new work, virtuosic movement and some green-screen magic unfurl the theatricality of high-stakes television interviews. It appears the interviewer has got…
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The comedians turning AI anxiety into punchlines: ‘It’s so good, it’ll completely alter our grasp on reality’
Across videos, standup and cartoons, humorists are skewering big tech’s attempt to make AI ubiquitous and inevitable. “Best case scenario, we never have to do any admin again,”…
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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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Lenore review – incel’s obsession with online influencer turns into anatomy of dislocated digital-age mindset
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Gavin Newsom condemns Democrats’ ‘climate hushing’, predicts Trump’s downfall and expects AOC to run in 2028
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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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‘Robust little’ vessel begins treacherous 22,000km journey around Antarctica in the name of climate science
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PM rejects ‘nonsense’ suggestion he delayed revealing OpenAI Medicare hack as Labor considers changing laws
Expert says Australia’s criminal laws should be clarified to determine how fault is applied to a corporation when its AI agent commits a crime. Follow our Australia news live blog…
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Trump’s executive order on recreational fishing is a ‘giveaway of fish and ocean ecosystem’, advocates warn
Federal agencies told to prioritize recreational fishing and to reconsider scientific standards as well as regulations. Donald Trump’s latest fishing order is raising new concerns…
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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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‘What does money from a Super PAC actually buy?’: our reporters are answering your election questions now
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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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Sri Lanka Easter bombings: 15 sentenced to hundreds of years in prison each over deadly terror attacks
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‘The silence was the worst part’: after culling his entire flock, US poultry farmer now fears bird flu
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Using AI to ‘talk to animals’ might make us feel clever – but what, if anything, does it do for them?
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It’s going to take more than an email to a public inbox to protect Australians from potential AI doom
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US math and reading test scores are at a 25-year low. Trump cut the agency that can provide answers
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Revealed: the undisclosed safety data emerging as weedkiller maker faces Parkinson’s lawsuits in US
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‘We have really cool sharks’: three-year project to lift lid on Britain’s little-understood species
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Amid soaring living costs, America’s biggest convenience-store chains quietly overcharge consumers
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