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✓ Verified Zelenskyy says Russia ‘did not heed’ Trump’s call for ceasefire and Ukraine had ‘no early warning’ before strikes on Kyiv – as it happened
Ukraine’s president says his country has halted strikes on Russian oil refineries for two days after Trump’s energy ceasefire announcement. On frozen Russian assets, Poland’s…
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Kimberly Guilfoyle denies allegations of misconduct as she resigns as US ambassador to Greece – live
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Government spent millions on Trump ads. And, federal agents raid Ilhan Omar's home
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Trump’s deal with Putin will have little impact on US diesel prices, experts say
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French supermarket director apologises after cyber-attack spoils fresh and frozen food - video
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✓Nobel Prize for economics awarded to Hall and Woodford for work on ‘smoothing’ crises
US economists developed models that help central bankers and finance ministers to stabilise their economies. Business live – latest updates. Two US economists have won the 2026…
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Hurricane Isaias updates: at least four people dead and hundreds of thousands without power – as it happened
This liveblog is now closed. Read the full story here. Key things to know about Hurricane Isaias. Sign up for the US Breaking News email. Florida’s governor, Ron DeSantis , said…
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FTC: 'Pharma bro' Shkreli violated lifetime industry ban, should be held in contempt
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and a coalition of seven states asked a federal court on Tuesday to punish Martin Shkreli for "flagrantly and repeatedly” violating a lifetime…
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✓India's opposition parties march to top court as protests over voter lists escalate
Opposition parties say revisions to the list of eligible voters favor Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party. Authorities have removed more than 130 million names from the voter roll
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✓Cyber-attack similar to OpenAI Medicare breach seems likely in UK, says minister
Kanishka Narayan, concerned by Australian incident, says British cyber defences could be bypassed by artificial intelligence agent. UK politics live – latest updates. An AI-driven…
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✓ICJ judge Navi Pillay wins Nobel peace prize for promoting international law
Committee recognises work of South African who chaired UN commission that concluded Israel was guilty of genocide in Gaza. The Nobel peace prize has been awarded to Navi Pillay,…
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GOP senators condemn Trump's Russia diesel deal as 'betrayal of our allies'
A growing group of Republican senators is condemning President Trump’s deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin to import an estimated 2.5 million tons of Russian diesel as a…
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✓Judge halts tree removal at Washington golf course Trump eyes for expansion
Ana Reyes demands Trump officials explain East Potomac tree cutting saying it will probably cause ‘irreparable harm’. US district judge Ana Reyes on Monday ordered a 24-hour halt…
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✓Fired OpenAI researchers say they were let go for 'prioritising safety'
The AI firm instead claims the researchers were fired for mishandling sensitive information
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✓Rogue Anthropic AI agent gave police fake tip in unsolved murder case
Philadelphia police said the tip was "flagged as spam", but criticised the tech company for taking more than two months to detect and report the breach
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✓Pope admitted to hospital for surgery to remove lump on his lung
Pope Leo has said the growth is "contained" and had been found "at a very early stage"
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F1 set to return to Africa for first time in three decades
Formula One has signed a 10-year agreement with Rwanda to bring the sport back to Africa for the first time since 1993
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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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Economy
JPMorgan misses profit expectations as bank boss warns of ‘large fiscal deficits’ and ‘sticky inflation’ - as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news. UK government bonds are rallying this morning, after the IMF said it had increased its growth forecast for the country…
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MI5 chief Ken McCallum confirms Russia did interfere in Brexit referendum but says it had little impact – as it happened
He argued there was no evidence to suggest the result of the Brexit vote had been swayed as a result of the effort. Andy Burnham promises ‘serious dialogue’ over UK’s relationship…
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Stockpile food – and wash your hands: is that really how to prepare for environmental catastrophe? | George Monbiot
The UK state is dumping its responsibilities on our doorsteps, while green-lighting policies that lead us closer to crisis. Would you mind fixing the NHS? And while you’re at it,…
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Child safety staff determined to send Elizabeth Struhs home with parents despite doctors’ concerns, inquest hears
Queensland coronial inquest into death of eight-year-old girl continues after 14 members of religious sect were convicted of her manslaughter. Get our breaking news email , free…
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Donations to major parties and an ex-premier as a lobbyist: how datacentres play the political game in Australia
As governments face community backlash for fast-tracking developments, big tech’s financial contributions face renewed scrutiny. Follow our Australia politics live blog for latest…
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OpenAI’s Jason Kwon gave even-toned, reassuring answers to the Australian government. Did … ChatGPT write this?
Kwon’s answers were provided in a helpful, quiet and calm manner, but his mea culpa left the audience not much the wiser. Open AI’s Jason Kwon flew 15 hours from San Francisco to…
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Family and sexual violence rates against Australian children rise sharply as researchers warn of ‘manosphere’
Study authors say increase cannot be attributed to any one factor and list income inequality and growing awareness as other likely reasons. Get our breaking news email , free app…
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‘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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‘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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Can hope save the planet? An endangered parrot that is beating the odds can help us find out | Helen Pilcher
A new global biodiversity report strikes an encouraging note. But we cannot rest on our laurels – and resilience is key. The new Living Planet Report is out. Published every two…
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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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AI godfather Geoffrey Hinton: ‘We’re creating alien beings. I’m willing to be selfish and choose humans’
The pioneering computer scientist on why Trump is using ‘superintelligence’ wrong, whether AI could wipe out humanity – and how our biggest challenge will be accepting we’re not…
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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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Heatstroke ruined his health. Years before, it took the life of another farm worker at the same company
A farm labor contractor exposed laborers on H-2A agricultural visas to heat-related health hazards, but is still bringing hundreds of migrant farm workers to North Carolina. It…
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This is one of Norway’s most pristine fjords. So why is it being used as a dumping site for mine waste?
The Norwegian government has given a permit to a mining company to release waste into Førde fjord despite a 17-year battle by campaigners and a supreme court ruling against it.…
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Despair after 200-year-old ‘grandmother’ tree toppled for Trump’s border wall: ‘It crushes your heart’
Protesters spent months occupying an ancient cottonwood. Then a tense standoff with US border patrol came to a head. A 200-year-old cottonwood tree near the US-Mexico border ,…
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‘I’ve become significantly more cautious’: six parents on limiting their kids’ social media and AI use
Quite a few parents aren’t convinced social media and AI are safe, and have been adapting accordingly. When it comes to their kids, many parents don’t trust tech companies any…
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The biggest threat from AI is the sense that we have no say in it. To that I say game on | Peter Lewis
The tech bros and their highly paid sock puppets are banking on us giving in to their ‘inevitability doctrine’. But in Australia, and around the world, resistance is rising. Of…
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"The beginning of a new scientific paradigm": Zuckerberg's Biohub, U.S. and Google build virtual cell
Mark Zuckerberg's Biohub is partnering with Google and the federal government in its ambitious effort to use AI for generating vast quantities of biological data that can predict…
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The people who don’t want their AI chatbots to die when they do: ‘I can’t have the switch turned off’
Humans bonded to AI companions are contemplating ways to keep their bots going – often in defiance of companies’ terms and services. Death has always been around Alaina Winters.…
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‘People are feeling the real impacts’: influencers are targeting private equity with satire and rage
Skits and parodies making fun of the trillion-dollar industry have taken over social media, racking up millions of views. Johnny Hilbrant Partridge kept getting stuck next to the…
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AI and the climate crisis pose existential risks. The law offers a way to reduce them | Robert Reich
Liability lawsuits have held tobacco, oil and pharma companies to account in the past. AI investors won’t ignore this threat. The most basic function of government is to protect…
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