✓US orders some diplomats to leave Saudi Arabia as Houthi attacks escalate
The warning to US officials comes as at least three people die in the latest strikes at an airport and an oil field
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Nigeria’s first Ebola case matches DR Congo strain, health officials say
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Pope Leo's doctors say tests show he needs no further treatment for lung cancer
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Tesla beats earnings projections after Musk floats SpaceX merger plan
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Trump praises supporter for allegedly punching protester during rally for Darline Graham in South Carolina – as it happened
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✓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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Live updates: Kansas, Michigan Senate candidates make final pitches as Trump heads to South Carolina
Candidates in two gubernatorial races, as well as Kansas's Senate candidates and Michigan Senate hopefuls, will debate on Wednesday night. President Trump, meanwhile, is…
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✓Burnham defends Jackdaw decision as Badenoch urges PM to overturn ban on new oil and gas licences
The UK government says the field, which is opposed by environmental campaigners, could be producing gas by the end of this month
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Ex-OpenAI worker accused of bugging offices planned to 'flee' to Saudi Arabia, prosecutors say
A former OpenAI engineer charged with secretly installing a recording device at its offices was "mere days" away from fleeing to Saudi Arabia before his arrest, prosecutors allege
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Putin tells Witkoff he is ready to resume direct peace talks, Russia releases U.S. detainee
Russian President Vladimir Putin told White House envoy Steve Witkoff on Wednesday that he "agrees in principle" resuming trilateral peace talks between Russia, Ukraine and the…
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✓‘Too big to not fail’: Google outage exposes UK reliance on a handful of cloud providers
Our dependence on internet services of a few key tech companies leaves us vulnerable to cloud failures, bugs and more, experts say. It happened again. A power outage hit a…
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✓Macron accuses Trump and other foreign leaders of ‘stupid comments’ about France unrest
Leaders criticised for spreading misleading information as France prepares for further protests this weekend. Emmanuel Macron has accused Donald Trump and other foreign leaders of…
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✓French borrowing costs hit 24-year high as civil unrest and budget fears spook markets
Yield on 10-year government bonds passes 5% amid failure to pass budget and fallout from violent street protests. France’s borrowing costs have climbed above 5% for the first time…
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✓Airbnb guests freed from chores involving ‘significant effort’ under new global rules
Accommodation platform acts after long-standing guest complaints over doing dishes, taking out rubbish and stripping beds. Airbnb hosts will no longer be able to ask guests to…
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Democrats sue Trump administration over 'threats and intimidation' ahead of election
Democratic leaders and election groups filed a lawsuit against President Trump and the Justice Department (DOJ) on Tuesday, seeking to block federal officials from pressuring…
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✓India 'cockroach' leaders who called on election chief to quit are freed from jail
Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were accused of breaking into an unauthorised protest venue in Delhi
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✓Russia releases imprisoned U.S. citizen Stephen Hubbard following Trump's request
The announcement of Hubbard's release came as talks got underway between Putin and White House envoy Steve Witkoff in Saint Petersburg focused on the latest U.S. efforts to end…
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✓North Korea prepares to restart propaganda loudspeakers as ties sour with South
Kim Yo-jong, sister of Kim Jong-un, issues warning after inspecting border fortifications against backdrop of rising tensions. Propaganda loudspeakers aimed at South Korea will be…
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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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✓George W Bush’s brother backs Democrat James Talarico in Texas Senate race
Neil Bush says that he voted for Democrat James Talarico due to reservations about Republican candidate Ken Paxton
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✓One killed, eight injured in attack on Saudi Arabia’s King Fahd airport
Injured immediately transported to hospitals as aviation authority says updates will be forthcoming
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Greene says El-Sayed could win Senate seat if Trump attacks Iran again
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (D-Ga.) lashed out at President Trump’s military operations against Iran on Wednesday, warning a further escalation could cost Republicans in…
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✓World leaders warn of security flaws found in PHP programming language
AI was used to pinpoint two vulnerabilities in the PHP language, used by about 70 percent of websites
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Four soldiers from UN-backed force missing after gang attack in Haiti
Four soldiers from El Salvador are unaccounted for after being attacked by heavily-armed gangs in Haiti
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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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✓Swimmer, 65, killed in shark attack off South Africa's east coast
Janine Lochrenberg, 65, was out on her daily morning swim with her club when she was attacked, her family tell the BBC
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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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✓US embassy accuses Canada of election meddling ahead of midterms
Prime Minister Mark Carney dismissed the claim, noting that it was the that US initiated trade actions against Canada
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✓US judge dismisses sexual abuse lawsuit from Sam Altman’s sister
Ann Altman, the Open AI CEO’s sister, accused her brother of repeatedly sexually abusing her over two decades ago. A judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by Sam Altman’s sister against…
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✓Pakistan arrests man wanted by US over $126m postage fraud case
Faheem Akram allegedly sold more than 5 million fake postage labels for a fixed price of $2 a piece
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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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UK politics: Reform UK claims racism exposé has left some members ‘psychologically damaged’ as it reports ITV to police – as it happened
Zia Yusuf claims undercover investigation broke the law as broadcaster stands by its journalism. Here is an explainer by Jill Ambrose about the Jackdaw decision. But environmental…
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Thousands march in Greece over public education failures as Macron blasts ‘stupid’ commentary on French protests – as it happened
Students, teachers and civil servants have shown up in Athens, with demonstrations also in Thessaloniki and other cities. Meanwhile, back to Witkoff’s meeting with Putin in St…
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‘You are a humanitarian also, sir’: the US feeds Putin with lies as Ukraine’s children take cover and die | Andrew Roth
Steve Witkoff’s flattery of the Russian leader could be just the start of a mendacious stratagem from a US president who says Moscow ‘has been fine on Ukraine’. They say the first…
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Strongmen like Trump would destroy the planet out of pure spite – and Brazil shows we’re all in peril | George Monbiot
If Flávio Bolsonaro is elected, Brazil’s ecosystems will face collapse. The ruling class would rather burn the world than share it with the poor. However grim the trajectory might…
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Burnham approves Jackdaw – and Labour’s unity on climate action is imperilled with the stroke of a pen | Zoe Williams
This foolish decision undermines hopes that this government will take the necessary steps the climate crisis demands. When the news broke that the UK government had approved the…
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Do not be distracted by global crises. Nature cannot wait for a better year – we must act now | Steven Guilbeault
In 2022, I helped push through the international agreement to protect biodiversity. I know there is always a reason to stall, but ministers at Cop17 must honour that pledge. When…
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‘I’m always being real’: what on earth persuades disgraced people like Elizabeth Holmes to let the cameras in?
With You Can See Everything, Holmes joins other such high-profile subjects as Lance Armstrong, Imelda Marcos and Anthony Weiner to allow film-makers to document their lives. But…
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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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Man charged after allegedly making threats at Hannah Beazley’s electorate office while armed with nunchucks
Perth man charged with ‘being armed in a way that may cause fear’ – days after Helen Haines was allegedly attacked with 4WD outside her Victorian office. Get our breaking news…
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