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● At least 30 dead in crash between two trains in central Spain, media say ● Oleshky truce appears to hold as two European leaders have ‘frank’ call with Putin ● Flávio Bolsonaro on flight to Miami after fleeing Brazil amid election defeat ● High voter turnout among Palestinian citizens of Israel threatens Netanyahu ● Israel’s stock market drops as exit polls show no clear election winner ● Coalition talks loom in Israel as Netanyahu and Eisenkot blocs set to fall short of majority ● Canada hit back at Trump tariffs. Now the U.S. alleges possible election interference. ● Mbappe apologises for 'ill-judged' Mao remark after being dropped by Chinese brands ● Netanyahu and Eisenkot face difficult paths to power as neither set to win majority ● A U.S. cruise ship ends voyage due to fuel costs and passengers lose their homes ● Serbian shot dead after attacking officer outside Israeli embassy, minister says ● Speed restrictions on Musk's Starlink lifted in Ukraine, defense ministry says ● Race to update services' computer systems after cyber-security flaw found ● Khouri: Strong Israel-Arab bloc result does not mean Israel has changed ● Japan launches mission to Mars to bring back samples from its moon ● Why is Elon Musk plotting a mega-merger of SpaceX and Tesla? ● AI giant Anthropic files for an IPO that could break records ● DOJ fails to indict Cassidy Hutchinson, a key Jan. 6 witness ● Users reporting problems with Apple's first foldable iPhone ● Dutch zookeeper dies after being mauled by leopard ● At least 30 dead in crash between two trains in central Spain, media say ● Oleshky truce appears to hold as two European leaders have ‘frank’ call with Putin ● Flávio Bolsonaro on flight to Miami after fleeing Brazil amid election defeat ● High voter turnout among Palestinian citizens of Israel threatens Netanyahu ● Israel’s stock market drops as exit polls show no clear election winner ● Coalition talks loom in Israel as Netanyahu and Eisenkot blocs set to fall short of majority ● Canada hit back at Trump tariffs. Now the U.S. alleges possible election interference. ● Mbappe apologises for 'ill-judged' Mao remark after being dropped by Chinese brands ● Netanyahu and Eisenkot face difficult paths to power as neither set to win majority ● A U.S. cruise ship ends voyage due to fuel costs and passengers lose their homes ● Serbian shot dead after attacking officer outside Israeli embassy, minister says ● Speed restrictions on Musk's Starlink lifted in Ukraine, defense ministry says ● Race to update services' computer systems after cyber-security flaw found ● Khouri: Strong Israel-Arab bloc result does not mean Israel has changed ● Japan launches mission to Mars to bring back samples from its moon ● Why is Elon Musk plotting a mega-merger of SpaceX and Tesla? ● AI giant Anthropic files for an IPO that could break records ● DOJ fails to indict Cassidy Hutchinson, a key Jan. 6 witness ● Users reporting problems with Apple's first foldable iPhone ● Dutch zookeeper dies after being mauled by leopard
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At least 30 dead in crash between two trains in central Spain, media say

A high-speed train slammed into the rear of another train that had stopped, derailing two cars and killing at least 30 people on Wednesday in central Spain, according to local…
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Coalition talks loom in Israel as Netanyahu and Eisenkot blocs set to fall short of majority✓

Coalition talks loom in Israel as Netanyahu and Eisenkot blocs set to fall short of majority

Projections show votes for Palestinian parties surged in a tight contest that saw the highest turnout in decades. Israel election – live updates. Israel election: what we know so…
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Canada hit back at Trump tariffs. Now the U.S. alleges possible election interference.

The U.S. Embassy in Canada accused Canadian leaders of "openly" describing plans to "influence American politics," doubling down on Ambassador Pete Hoekstra's claims of potential…
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Mbappe apologises for 'ill-judged' Mao remark after being dropped by Chinese brands

French footballer Kylian Mbappe has apologised for an "ill-judged" remark about Mao Zedong after being dropped by Chinese brands
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Netanyahu and Eisenkot face difficult paths to power as neither set to win majority✓

Netanyahu and Eisenkot face difficult paths to power as neither set to win majority

The two main blocs appear to have too few seats to form the next government without reliance on Arab parties
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A U.S. cruise ship ends voyage due to fuel costs and passengers lose their homes✓

A U.S. cruise ship ends voyage due to fuel costs and passengers lose their homes

The Odyssey set sail two years ago on a three-year voyage to the seven continents marketed as combining long-term living at sea with global travel
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Serbian shot dead after attacking officer outside Israeli embassy, minister says✓

Serbian shot dead after attacking officer outside Israeli embassy, minister says

Authorities say the attacker in Belgrade was an underage male who was being monitored by security services
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Speed restrictions on Musk's Starlink lifted in Ukraine, defense ministry says

The speed of the Elon Musk-owned satellite system used by the Ukrainian military has been fully restored after two weeks of restrictions, the country's ministry of defense said in…
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Race to update services' computer systems after cyber-security flaw found✓

Race to update services' computer systems after cyber-security flaw found

Websites were taken offline after the developers of programming language PHP said "critical vulnerabilities" had been discovered
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Khouri: Strong Israel-Arab bloc result does not mean Israel has changed

Rami Khouri challenges the idea that a strong IsraelI-Arab bloc result signals any positive shift in Israeli society
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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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Why is Elon Musk plotting a mega-merger of SpaceX and Tesla?✓

Why is Elon Musk plotting a mega-merger of SpaceX and Tesla?

Musk says there's "a lot to be gained" by combining the firms in what would be the biggest merger in history
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AI giant Anthropic files for an IPO that could break records✓

AI giant Anthropic files for an IPO that could break records

The AI company, which makes the popular Claude chatbot, has filed for an initial public offering that could be one of the biggest ever
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DOJ fails to indict Cassidy Hutchinson, a key Jan. 6 witness

The Justice Department failed to secure an indictment against Cassidy Hutchinson , a former White House aide who testified about President Trump's actions on Jan. 6, multiple…
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Users reporting problems with Apple's first foldable iPhone

Owners of Apple's first foldable iPhone have reported problems with the device's screen - just days after the product went on sale
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Dutch zookeeper dies after being mauled by leopard✓

Dutch zookeeper dies after being mauled by leopard

The woman began her career at the park when she was 17 and had worked there on-and-off for four decades
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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

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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From a seed in China to the ‘backdrop for countless love stories’: a ginkgo’s 167-year journey to Victorian tree of the year

From a seed in China to the ‘backdrop for countless love stories’: a ginkgo’s 167-year journey to Victorian tree of the year

National trust of Victoria award celebrates much-loved arboreal icons while calling for protection of green spaces. Follow our Australia politics live blog for latest updates. Get…
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Russell Brand says he couldn’t find anyone to give evidence on his behalf in rape and sexual assault trial – latest updates

Brand, 51, has been charged with three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault and one count of attempted indecent assault. Winter moved on to count 5, in which a woman…
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Israel election results live: Netanyahu bloc and main opposition set to fall short of majority as 84% of ballots counted

Opposition bloc and Netanyahu’s coalition predicted to fall short of 61 seats needed to form a government, while Palestinian parties set for big gains. Full report: Coalition…
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Trump tells Texas campaign rally crowd he’s rolling back environmental rules to curb methane pollution – as it happened

This live blog is now closed. Sign up for the Breaking News US email. US voters: tell us what issues will decide your vote?. Speaking to reporters on the tarmac before departing…
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The Guardian view on Oxford Street’s pedestrianisation: cities should be designed around people, not cars | Editorial

The Guardian view on Oxford Street’s pedestrianisation: cities should be designed around people, not cars | Editorial

The transformation of Europe’s busiest shopping street should be a case study in making cities greener, less congested and more inviting places to live. Sadiq Khan has been trying…
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'Back away from this podium': UN ambassador posts video of confrontation with Cuban reps in General Assembly Hall

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz on Tuesday posted a video depicting the confrontation between U.S. and Cuban officials while he spoke at the podium of the U.N.…
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Do not be distracted by global crises. Nature cannot wait for a better year – we must act now | Steven Guilbeault

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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Australia must ‘re-win the argument for democratic politics’ in wake of Haines incident, Alastair Campbell says

Australia must ‘re-win the argument for democratic politics’ in wake of Haines incident, Alastair Campbell says

Tony Blair’s former spokesperson says attacks on UK MPs did not bring about lasting cultural change and overheated rhetoric quickly returned to politics. Get our breaking news…
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The climate crisis will destroy our economies – we learned this 20 years ago. When will we act? | Fiona Harvey

The climate crisis will destroy our economies – we learned this 20 years ago. When will we act? | Fiona Harvey

The radical Stern report showed that a low-carbon future is also good economics. But it seems that capitalism needs a reminder. Saving the only planet we have makes good economic…
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Nintendo Switch Sports Resort review – Wii Sports lives on in this effortlessly appealing collection of games

Nintendo Switch Sports Resort review – Wii Sports lives on in this effortlessly appealing collection of games

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‘Huge wave’ of carbon storage projects causes alarm in small-town USA as oil firms eye billions in subsidies

‘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’

Revealed: Mexico’s industrial boomtown is making goods for the US. Residents say they’re ‘breathing poison’

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I struggled to come to terms with my mum’s death. Then I swam in the sea and suddenly felt connected to her

I struggled to come to terms with my mum’s death. Then I swam in the sea and suddenly felt connected to her

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Australians should prepare for online services to go down unexpectedly as threats rise, cyber agency warns

Australians should prepare for online services to go down unexpectedly as threats rise, cyber agency warns

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US forces accused of ‘weaponising’ Somalia’s floods by trapping women and children in the path of El Niño

US forces accused of ‘weaponising’ Somalia’s floods by trapping women and children in the path of El Niño

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Are seed oils unhealthy? Why are so many influencers speaking out against them? | Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz

Are seed oils unhealthy? Why are so many influencers speaking out against them? | Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz

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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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Heatstroke ruined his health. Years before, it took the life of another farm worker at the same company

Heatstroke ruined his health. Years before, it took the life of another farm worker at the same company

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‘Like selling wolves from Yellowstone’: how protected US sharks are being sold off to foreign aquariums

‘Like selling wolves from Yellowstone’: how protected US sharks are being sold off to foreign aquariums

While anglers cannot take endangered sand tiger sharks, a loophole lets private firms catch the fish to sell abroad, profiting from Delaware Bay’s conservation success. Shortly…
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At least 30 dead in crash between two trains in central Spain, media say

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Serbian shot dead after attacking officer outside Israeli embassy, minister says

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Oleshky truce appears to hold as two European leaders have ‘frank’ call with Putin

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Flávio Bolsonaro on flight to Miami after fleeing Brazil amid election defeat

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Japan launches mission to Mars to bring back samples from its moon

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AI giant Anthropic files for an IPO that could break records

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Users reporting problems with Apple's first foldable iPhone

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