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✓ Verified Russian drone strike on Ukraine’s security services HQ is a ‘major escalation’, says Ukraine’s foreign minister – as it happened
This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story here. in Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt. Polls have suggested that the election on Sunday could yield Germany’s first-ever state…
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Trump asks SCOTUS to OK changes to mail-in ballots. And, diesel prices hit record high
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US added 162,000 jobs in August, with unemployment rate holding steady
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Dems demand DHS fund election security. And, journalist Gloria Steinem has died
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Deadly escalation in Black Sea attacks prompts fears of even higher food prices
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Trump threatens to halt trade with some countries unless the Federal Reserve lowers interest rates – US politics live
Trump appears to be picking up interest rate fight again with new Fed chief after long-running feud with previous incumbent. Sign up for US Breaking News emails. President Trump…
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Lindsay Clancy murder trial: jury says with ‘heavy heart’ it cannot reach unanimous verdict – live updates
Judge held off on formally declaring a mistrial to give the defense an hour to file an emergency appeal. Judge set to declare mistrial in Lindsay Clancy case after jury deadlocked…
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✓Nobel laureate Machado: ‘Illegitimate’ Venezuela regime has no right to strike US oil deal
Opposition leader says interim government lacking democratic mandate to negotiate on natural resources. • The US and Venezuela: a century-old relationship drenched in oil. The…
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✓UK support for Falkland Islands 'unwavering' after Argentina restates claims, No 10 says
The comments come as Argentinian president Javier Milei says the "winds of change" favoured his country's claim on the British overseas territory
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✓Dozens of trapped hydropower tunnel workers in Nepal could still be alive, official says
About 46 people believed to be trapped in ‘room-like’ structure inside hydro plant tunnel on Nepal-Tibet border. After the flood: human suffering on an unfathomable scale in…
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✓At least 37 killed by toxic fumes during alleged petrol theft in Nigeria, reports say
An environmental group says those who died are suspected of stealing petrol from a pipeline in Nigeria's Rivers State
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✓'We expect our sons to be killed,' father of teen shot dead in West Bank tells BBC
Palestinian teenagers Omar al-Naasan and Khalil Abu Alia were shot dead when Israeli settlers and soldiers entered a village in the occupied West Bank
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✓Far-right Israeli minister outlines plan for removal of all Palestinians from Gaza
Itamar Ben-Gvir claims proposal for illegal forced displacement of 2 million people is ‘realistic’ and ‘concrete’. Israel’s far-right national security minister has set out a plan…
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✓Toxic wildfire haze spreads across South East Asia as 'super' El Niño intensifies
Millions of people have been exposed to the smog, with more than 12,000 children suffering respiratory issues
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✓Judge set to declare mistrial in Lindsay Clancy case after jury deadlocked again
Defense lawyer has asked for an hour to request emergency stay after jury deadlocked for third time. Lindsay Clancy murder trial: live updates. The judge in the trial of Lindsay…
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✓Philippine vice president is ordered arrested for threats against the president
It's part of a political showdown with Marcos. A trial could impact her plans to run for president in 2028
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Google Maps switches to "Lake America" as Canada compares change to "SNL" skit
President Trump 's order to rename Lake Ontario to "Lake America" is stirring up more controversy, as tech companies decide whether to comply or not. The big picture: Google and…
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✓‘Things happen’: How Vance’s comment on Iran wedding strike fits US pattern
From My Lai to civilian killings in Afghanistan, Iraq, the US has often denied role before later quietly acknowledging
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Trump envoys Witkoff and Kushner to travel to Moscow and Kyiv this weekend
President Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will travel this weekend to Moscow and Kyiv for talks on ending the war, U.S. officials said. Why it matters: This will be…
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✓Controversial Jackdaw gas field set to be approved in weeks, sources say
The government is set to give the go-ahead for the gas field off the coast of Aberdeen, the BBC understands
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✓Fox News abruptly parts ways with scandal-tarred star Maria Bartiromo
Fox News abruptly announced it had cut ties with anchor Maria Bartiromo after more than a dozen years
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✓Summer box office 2026: what can we learn from the hits and misses?
It was a bumper season for Hollywood, almost back to pre-pandemic levels, with Tom Holland blockbusters winning out, but there was still a string of disappointments. As the world…
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✓UN votes to adopt new world map that shows Africa’s true scale
Togo-sponsored resolution called to phase out traditional map that depicts continent as similar size to Greenland. The United Nations has voted to adopt a resolution for the world…
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✓Nvidia to buy developer platform Hugging Face in $12.9bn deal
Semi-conductor giant bets that support for open AI models could offset potential slowdown in demand for chips. Nvidia will buy the popular developer platform Hugging Face for…
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✓London’s first self-driving taxis for hire hit the streets
Wayve robotaxis added to Uber app and will have human in front ready to take over if needed – but only 15 cars licensed. Londoners are now able to hire self-driving taxis for the…
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U.S. military reviewing deadly strike on Iranian wedding
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) is conducting an internal review of a civilian casualty incident at a wedding during the strikes in Iran last Tuesday, U.S. officials say. Why it…
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Albanese’s resources minister celebrating the Beetaloo carbon bomb is a hell of a choice. Labor can’t say it wasn’t warned | Clear Air
Scientists will be able to estimate the amount of heating and destruction caused by the gas ultimately drawn from the Beetaloo. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily…
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Pocock says skilled migrants should be top priority as Australia faces shortage of AI workers and tradies – as it happened
This blog is now closed. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast. ‘Gut-wrenching’: Bowen to meet with Nepali community today. Chris Bowen said he would meet…
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Thames Water, I refuse to pay the sewage charge in my bill while you pollute Britain’s rivers and coastlines | Jenny Jones
I will calmly read all the threatening letters and await the court case against me. But I will take a stand even if our government won’t. I can’t even remember when I decided to…
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Farage gives speech at Reform conference after party officials suspended over donations sting – as it happened
This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story here. British ministers have hit back after the Argentinian president said “winds of change” favourable to his country’s…
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Child sexual abuse survivor alleges Elon Musk’s AI chatbot used photos of her to generate new illegal images
Musk denied he was aware Grok ever produced ‘any naked underage images’. A survivor of child sexual abuse has sued Elon Musk ’s artificial intelligence company, alleging that its…
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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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Women are giving their partners the ‘Illiterate Boyfriend’ test: ‘Do your best to pronounce these words’
People online are distressed at men butchering words such as ‘hyperbole’ and ‘hors d’oeuvres’ – highlighting a gender reversal in ‘intelligence gaps’. There are common…
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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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Diamonds for sale: lab-grown gem auctions are all over TikTok right now, but some aren’t happy about it
Streamed auctions offer a cheap way to buy the precious gems, but experts warn that quality is not guaranteed. The first time Andrea Greenhill came across a livestream auction for…
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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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The September reset is real. I’m about to become a better person, flaxseed by flaxseed | Emma Brockes
Small changes are what I’m aiming for – 10-minute workouts, cleaning out my handbag. Then I’m less likely to have failed come October. Are you a January resolutions or a September…
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Bring on the drones: how a technology revolution is being rolled out across Africa’s nature reserves
As graduates of an online training course gather from across the continent, the consensus is overwhelming: computers and saving animals go together. On a bitingly cold night in…
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‘Ruin and decay bring a chance of rebirth’: Hidetaka Miyazaki on uniting players in a damaged world
As FromSoftware’s new multiplayer game The Duskbloods nears release, the legendary game director behind Dark Souls talks connection, pessimism and of course, feet. Since 2009’s…
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