✓Fort Hood shooter to be executed by firing squad - a first for US military since World War Two
Nidal Malik Hasan killed 13 unarmed soldiers and injured another 32 in the deadliest ever non-combat attack on an American military base
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US marine arrested in Japan on suspicion of killing woman, police say
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Former German intelligence chief arrested over allegations of 'spying out state secrets'
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SCOTUS hears major climate change case. And, Brazil's presidential race goes to runoff
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George Fenton, Oscar-nominated British composer for more than 100 films, dies aged 76
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✓Technology
'Devastating year' as Swiss glaciers shed 5% of ice amid record-breaking heatwaves
Glaciers in Switzerland have lost 5.5% of their ice volume in 2026 after a "devasting year" marked by intense heatwaves and low snowfall, according to a study
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✓Trump hurls anti-trans slurs at Graham's opponent as South Carolina race tightens
President Trump on Monday used an anti-transgender slur several times against Sen. Darline Graham's (R-S.C.) Democratic opponent Dr. Annie Andrews, as the race for South…
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✓Imran Khan supporters march in Pakistan to demand his release after talks failed
Talks between Khan's party and the government failed two days ago. Besides Khan's release, protesters demand his transfer to a hospital and family visits
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✓US added just 29,000 jobs in September in sharp drop from last month’s gains
Final jobs report before the midterm elections also shows the US unemployment rate rose slightly to 4.2%. US employers added just 29,000 jobs in September, a sharp drop from last…
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✓New space station crew launches from Florida on SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule
The crew of four — two NASA astronauts, one from Canada, and a Russian cosmonaut — heads to the International Space Station after liftoff from the Cape Canaveral Space Force…
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✓Technology
US 'closely monitoring' after Russian lab worker 'dies of suspected plague'
The US says it is "closely monitoring" the situation after the death of a laboratory worker in Russia who may have been exposed to pneumonic plague
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TechnologyTone Serious2 min
✓Saudi-backed forces recapture key areas around strait from Houthis in Yemen
Government offensive launched under air cover by Saudi military coalition aims to retake all Houthi-held territory. Forces of the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen have…
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✓G7 to release millions of barrels of oil and diesel after Trump threat
The co-ordinated release is aimed at heading off further price spikes and avoiding a ban on US diesel exports
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✓Trump names intelligence chief Jay Clayton as new White House AI czar
Clayton had said AI was a ‘gamechanger’ but also posed ‘a threat’ during his confirmation hearing. Donald Trump on Sunday named Jay Clayton, the director of national intelligence…
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✓Trump suggests he would let Iran ‘take out’ Los Angeles or San Diego
Gavin Newsom calls comments ‘deranged and dangerous’ after president tells Nebraska rally: ‘They can take out a city’. Leaders in California have denounced Donald Trump as…
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✓Kenya confirms first Ebola case and says patient has died
Health minister says 28 contacts identified after death of citizen who arrived from DRC on Saturday. Kenya has recorded its first confirmed Ebola case, a Kenyan citizen who had…
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WorldTone Serious2 min
The green light for the largest coalmine in NSW history is shocking proof that our governance systems are betraying Australians | Georgina Woods
There is no greater treachery than this failure to face up to the climate crisis. How can we now fend off despair?. The Independent Planning Commission’s published reasons for…
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ClimateTone Serious2 min
There is a way to look after people, the planet – and Britain’s growth. It’s what we call the ‘wellbeing economy’ | Jamie Driscoll
Imagine the UK with a 20-year investment plan, with green homes and fast transport. We already have the tools to make it happen. You’ve just left school. What’s your future?. I…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
Own a smartphone? Then you’re paying the ‘app tax’. It’s a racket and it’s time the UK faced Apple and Google down | Chi Onwurah
A deep-seated duopoly allows the tech giants to exploit the public and developers. But the regulator has powers to stop this abuse – it should use them. Chi Onwurah is the Labour…
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The expansion of Heathrow would be an expensive disaster for Britain and the world. Burnham needs to block it | George Monbiot
A third runway would fly in the face of reason. If we are to prioritise human life over short-term ‘growth’, we need to use planes less, not more. If a third runway is built at…
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Climate
Tory plan to cut energy efficiency rule for builders will cost new home owners £1,000 a year, says thinktank – as it happened
A researcher at a climate change think tank says the Conservative policy would be a ‘disaster for first time buyers’. Yesterday, as a gimmick, the Tories were handing out “Bottler…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
Rural Queenslanders have seen gas projects come and go – but a 725-hectare datacentre poses a whole new level of ‘stupidity’
Residents of Dalby may soon live beside a $31bn datacentre. The premier sees ‘opportunity’ for the state – but others fear AI’s global creep. From the veranda on his bush block,…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
‘The violence is off the scale’: staff and passengers at risk as assaults on trains in Great Britain soar to record high
Cases of abuse, spitting, head-butting and sexual harassment, have spiked as transport police numbers have dwindled. When a train was halted outside Exeter St Davids station on…
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EconomyTone Neutral2 min
Taylor’s hardline immigration plan drags Australian politics further to the right – and it’s all upside for One Nation
Coalition leader’s proposal goes further than Peter Dutton’s 2025 election promise and beyond even Pauline Hanson’s bottom line. Get our new political email , free app or daily…
Single source · not yet corroborated
WorldTone Neutral2 min
‘These guys are just coming from nothing’: questions over multibillion-dollar Firmus float amid datacentre backlash
‘AI factories’ developer on track to launch the second-biggest IPO in Australian history, but investors warn its forecasts are ‘a little bit of a fairytale’. Get our breaking news…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
It’s going to take more than an email to a public inbox to protect Australians from potential AI doom | Tom McIlroy
OpenAI’s hack of Medicare suggests safeguarding civilisation is the task facing leaders in this extraordinary new era. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
Israeli ambassador to Australia says he hopes for return to ‘traditional friendship’ on October 7 anniversary eve
Relations have soured between the two countries over a number of issues since 2023, but Hillel Newman says a ‘reset’ is possible. Get our new political email , free app or daily…
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WorldTone Neutral2 min
‘It’s hard to sell a house when it’s covered in baboon faeces’: Cape Town divided over plan to remove its monkeys
Two troops of chacma baboons are breaking into homes and shops but animal rights activists insist coexistence is the answer. Cape Town’s city council has said it will “imminently”…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
Keeping up with the Bolsonaros: Flávio’s surprise first-round election win heralds rise of a political dynasty
Four members of disgraced ex-president Jair Bolsonaro’s family have been elected to office, most notably his wife and son Flávio, who won the first round of voting to be Brazil’s…
Single source · not yet corroborated
WorldTone Neutral2 min
‘We’re not going to back down’: tiny Dorset B&B stands up to Airbnb’s legal bid to ‘monopolise’ letters ‘bnb’
Three little letters - bnb-side’s name is a play on the local b-side arts festival, but Silicon Valley colossus sees threat to global brand. In one corner is bnb-side, a six-room…
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TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
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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TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
‘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…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
A medieval manuscript has confounded scholars for centuries. Have they been reading it wrong all this time?
Researchers argue incorrect binding of Voynich manuscript radically changes ideas about its drawings and indecipherable text. It has been called the world’s most mysterious…
Single source · not yet corroborated
WorldTone 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…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
The Guardian view on Lula v the Bolsonaros: the decision of Brazilian voters will affect us all | Editorial
Sunday’s general election is too close to call, with the incumbent president facing the son of the man who attempted a coup against him. Sunday’s election in Brazil could hardly…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
More than 1,200 Colorado students have earned a climate ‘seal’: ‘We’re the ones growing up in this world’
A statewide initiative pairs climate-focused coursework with community service – and is spreading to other states. As a student at a high school not far from Denver’s main…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
Agreement to transition away from fossil fuels ‘not open for renegotiation’, Pacific leader tells pre-Cop
International leaders visit Tuvalu as part of climate talks co-hosted by Australia ahead of Cop31 conference. Pacific island leaders have urged a promised global transition away…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
World
Nearly 200 students injured in French schools protests as clashes with police continue – as it happened
Hundreds of schools in France remain closed amid planned demonstrations across the country. The conservative People’s Party is very pleased with the announcement. “At last,” they…
Single source · not yet corroborated
WorldTone Neutral2 min
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…
Single source · not yet corroborated
EconomyTone Neutral2 min
OpenAI hack on Australian government reveals anxiety at heart of global artificial intelligence dilemma
As the UN warns traditional safeguards are ‘unravelling’, Donald Trump says he will encourage, not restrain, the AI race. When the Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, sat…
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TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
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1Fort Hood shooter to be executed by firing squad - a first for US military since World War Two
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US marine arrested in Japan on suspicion of killing woman, police say
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New space station crew launches from Florida on SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule
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George Fenton, Oscar-nominated British composer for more than 100 films, dies aged 76
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Trump names intelligence chief Jay Clayton as new White House AI czar
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Own a smartphone? Then you’re paying the ‘app tax’. It’s a racket and it’s time the UK faced Apple and Google down | Chi Onwurah
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Rural Queenslanders have seen gas projects come and go – but a 725-hectare datacentre poses a whole new level of ‘stupidity’
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