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✓ Verified Middle East crisis: Trump says ‘Israel is very happy’ with Gaza peace plan but doesn’t say if withdrawal or Hamas disarmament comes first – as it happened
The agreement is a ‘great breakthrough’, the president says in response to media questions. Trump claims agreement for ‘complete disarmament’ of Hamas in Gaza but support…
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FIFA scraps controversial deal to sell stakes in World Cup to private investors
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Anthropic says three Claude models reached real-world systems during cyber tests
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Justice department admits reflecting pool damage not caused by vandals as it moves to drop charges against Olympian – as it happened
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Live updates: Trump laments Blanche caught in fight over IRS deal, says Iran didn't cause Minnesota cyberattack
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✓Bank holds interest rates but says it is ready to raise them if Iran war escalates
The Bank also expects the economy to grow more than previously forecast this year, although uncertainties remain because of the Iran war
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✓Russian strikes across Ukraine kill 10 and a missile falls in Poland
A Russian missile and drone barrage across Ukraine killed at least 10 civilians, including children, and NATO scrambled jets after one of the missiles crossed the border into…
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Rescue teams face ‘race against time’ in search for trapped survivors as death toll in Japan rises to at least 13 – as it happened
Emergency workers are continuing their search for survivors in southern Japan after yesterday’s powerful earthquake. ‘Race against time’: Japan earthquake death toll rises as…
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✓At least 57 people die as tens of thousands cross to Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco
Pedro Sánchez decries ‘violation of territorial integrity’ as other EU countries criticise Madrid over incident. At least 57 people have died trying to reach the Spanish enclave…
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✓Let them eat SUVs: Trump White House orders fleet of luxury cars as Americans struggle
Americans are facing a deepening affordability crisis but at least Trump and co have. 250 new Cadillac Escalades. This was originally published in This Week in Trumpland. Sign up…
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✓World-renowned climber Nirmal Purja among 11 struck by avalanche on Pakistan mountain
Rescuers say four bodies found in search for team caught in Broad Peak avalanche, after trackers showed rapid descent. The world-renowned Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja – a…
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✓Israeli West Bank settler tells BBC attacks on Palestinians are justified as revenge
Settler violence against Palestinians is on the rise in the West Bank, as settlements and outposts expand
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✓Elon Musk's AI company is suing to block a new Minnesota law against certain AI apps
Minnesota has a new law taking effect Saturday to ban AI apps that allow for "nudification." Elon Musk's AI company is suing to block it, saying it violates free speech, noting…
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✓After Fauci Senate hearing, experts worry about 'chilling effect' on public health
The accusations against Dr. Anthony Fauci, once the nation's leading infectious disease expert, have some experts worrying that these events may further erode public health…
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✓Peru's ex-president leaves jail after 15-year jail term for corruption overturned
Ollanta Humala had been convicted of money laundering offences alongside his wife in 2025
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✓Water cuts loom as US unveils long-awaited response to Colorado River crisis
Federal government plan outlines cuts of roughly 40% to California, Arizona and Nevada but fix is likely to be only temporary. The US government released its anxiously awaited…
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ClimateTone Serious2 min
✓UK rapper Yung Filly found not guilty of raping woman after Australian show
The YouTuber has been found guilty for two counts of assault over the 2024 incident in Perth
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✓What's happening to UK interest rates and what does it mean for mortgages?
The interest rate set by the Bank of England affects mortgage, loan and savings rates for millions
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UK on track for highest deaths caused by heatwaves since records began
Britain is on track this year for the highest number of deaths caused by heatwaves since current record began, new figures revealed
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The first solar eclipse in almost 30 years: Where best to view it?
This month, people across Europe will have the chance to see their first solar eclipse in nearly three decades
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Europe is burning – and if Trump’s war on the climate is not met with sanctions, things will only get worse | Alexander Hurst
The White House seems committed to ecocide. The EU should harness the power of the single market to force it to change course. Are we understanding it yet? As Europe burns in the…
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ClimateTone Serious2 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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TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
Wildfires are raging – and the world has junked 45 climate pledges. Disaster looms, and little wonder | Bill McGuire
Five years ago, I wrote an open letter asking climate scientists to speak out against fossil fuels. Now governments are in retreat, it is surely time to act. France and Spain race…
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ClimateTone Neutral2 min
Can’t hear what’s playing on TV? It’s not your ears, it’s the flat screen. These affordable soundbars can help
Get rid of subtitles to hear what movies and TV shows are supposed to sound like – for as little as $130. I tested 42 pairs of wireless earbuds to find the best in the US, and I…
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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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Legal logging and soaring saplings: the ‘green islands’ bucking the deforestation trend in central America
In Guatemala’s Maya biosphere reserve local people are making a living from trees at the same time as increasing forest cover, showing nature is best protected by those who depend…
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ClimateTone 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…
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I’ve been gaming for 40 years. Here are the best chairs in the UK for comfort, support and serious play
Whether you’re on PC or a console, level up your setup with our gaming expert’s pick of the best chairs. • The best games of 2026 so far. Comfort is crucial to the gaming…
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Sam Fender and Olivia Dean’s Rein Me In breaks 73-year record to become longest-running UK No 1 single
Duetting stars surpass record set in 1953, when crooner Frankie Laine hit the top with I Believe. Sam Fender and Olivia Dean have scored the longest running UK No 1 single in…
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WorldTone Neutral2 min
‘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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ClimateTone Neutral2 min
The New York nurses replaced by AI: ‘It should concern every patient who cares about quality of care’
The union for 12 nurses laid off by Montefiore hospital say company broke contract they recently won through a strike. Marilyn Shuler has worked as a utilization review nurse for…
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Technology
'Total devastation': Suffolk wildfire still burning after two days as National Trust launches appeal
Firefighters are still tackling a blaze that has caused "total devastation" to a heathland in Suffolk – with the National Trust launching a public appeal to restore the reserve
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NSW should compensate elderly woman whose public housing was inundated with sewage, ombudsman finds
Ombudsman finds Homes NSW acted unreasonably and recommended additional payment for distress and suffering. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast. An…
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WorldTone Neutral2 min
OpenAI’s rogue agents are a wake-up call to risks posed by artificial intelligence | Shakeel Hashim
Hacking of Hugging Face shows we do not seem to have reliable ways to curb extremely powerful AI systems. Last week Hugging Face – a company that hosts artificial intelligence…
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TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
‘It came out of real frustration’: the 90s activist network that set fires to save a burning planet
Matthew Wolfe’s Fires in the Night examines Earth Liberation Front, a US eco-anarchist movement, and its legacy of radical environmentalism. Are echoes of 1990s radical…
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ClimateTone Neutral2 min
Sex-loving hookworms and other peculiar parasites: one man’s mission to champion nature’s villains
Award-winning entomologist Dino Martins, known for his work on pollinators, shows in his latest book that even the most gruesome creatures have vital roles to play. Dino J Martins…
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ClimateTone Neutral2 min
How one man’s near-death experience led to the discovery of the first Jurassic sea dragon in Wales
Matthew Myerscough’s remarkable find is one of many detailed in his new book. But his journey into fossil hunting began years earlier, when he was caught in an avalanche. When…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Serious2 min
Archbishop of Canterbury vows to support £100m pledge helping communities affected by enslavement
During visit to Ghana, Sarah Mullally expresses regret and says controversial fund symbolises Christian belief in repentance. At a former British castle where thousands of…
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Technology
FTSE 100 on track for best month since first US attacks on Iran five months ago – as it happened
Live, rolling coverage as London’s biggest companies defy Middle East disruption and UK petrol prices rise to around £1.60 per litre, the highest since Donald Trump ordered…
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Middle East crisis: Trump says ‘Israel is very happy’ with Gaza peace plan but doesn’t say if withdrawal or Hamas disarmament comes first – as it happened
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1Elon Musk's AI company is suing to block a new Minnesota law against certain AI apps
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UK on track for highest deaths caused by heatwaves since records began
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