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✓ Verified Former Kosovo president Thaçi sentenced to 25 years in prison by international court in The Hague – as it happened
Thaçi held criminally responsible for war crimes during the violent break from Serbia in the 1990s. Von der Leyen says “kickstarting Europe’s economy is our number one priority,”…
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US travel bans for South African officials alleged to be behind anti-white discrimination
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Live updates: Fed raises interest rates; House plows through work to recess a day early
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Eight children among 21 killed after war-damaged Gaza building collapses, rescuers say
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EU's Ursula von der Leyen says she wants Canada to become an associate member
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✓Saudi Arabia warns of ‘red line’ after Houthi drone intercepted close to holy city of Mecca
Iran-aligned group rejects claim it targeted Mecca, while Organisation of Islamic Cooperation condemns attack. Saudi Arabia has claimed its air defences intercepted and destroyed…
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Retired lieutenant general: US responding to 'arms race in space' that's already underway
Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. David Deptula on Tuesday said the revelation that the U.S. has deployed weapons into space is in response to a space "arms race" that has "already…
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✓Trump EPA’s arguments for letting power plants spew unlimited pollution ‘dead wrong’
Claims that dismantling pollution rules will lower energy bills and have little climate impact are far from convincing. In allowing US power plants to emit any amount of…
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✓Fed expected to raise interest rates. And, board votes to close Kennedy Center
The Fed is expected to raise interest rates today for the first time in three years. And, the Kennedy Center board voted yesterday to close the historic center
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✓Third Heathrow runway should only go ahead if airlines pay for cleaner flying, say advisers
The government's climate advisers say Heathrow's third runway cannot be approved under current climate policies
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✓‘If you’re building Frankenstein, stop’: JD Vance dismisses calls for AI regulation
US vice-president’s comments come as former Anthropic researcher revisits recent claim AI could destroy humanity. The US vice-president has dismissed calls for global regulation…
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✓OpenAI boss and Elon Musk back calls to put brakes on ‘reckless’ AI development
Rare show of unity from rival developers after safety warnings from Anthropic boss and AI researchers. Analysis: critics perplexed and suspicious of call for a slowdown. The…
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✓US borrowing costs hit 5% for first time since 2023 amid bond sell-off
Soaring oil prices of above $108 a barrel after Houthi attacks on Saudi infrastructure stoke inflation fears. US government borrowing costs have risen to 5% for the first time…
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August was world's joint hottest month on record, say scientists
August was the world's joint hottest month ever recorded - at 1.65C above pre-industrial times, according to scientists
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Think of the parable of a frog in boiling water. That’s us dithering as the ‘unprecedented‘ weather becomes more extreme | Helen Pilcher
The complacency is staggering: just another hot summer, a flooded street, a crop failure. We are accepting this extraordinary deterioration as normal. Recently, I overheard a…
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We greet the news that AI could extinguish us with a glazed indifference. What is the way out of this nihilism? | Brigid Delaney
There are several answers, and none of them will be provided by tech. One thing we must do is identify the ingredients for human flourishing. Imagining the future as almost…
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ClimateTone Neutral2 min
Playing With Fire review – like Disney’s Fantasia on steroids as a virtual Yuja Wang plays amid luminous dreamworlds
Southbank Centre, London Wang’s avatar performs music from Ravel and Debussy to Prokofiev and Liszt while dizzying virtual worlds take shape around her in this virtual reality…
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Europe’s summer emergency was a dire warning for Australia. What can be learned before it’s too late? | Nick Rowley
Between 2000 and 2018, extreme heat caused more deaths in Australia than all our bushfires, floods, storms and cyclones combined. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest…
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ClimateTone Serious2 min
The incoming ‘super’ El Niño will create chaos around the world. And we are far from ready for it | Bill McGuire
One of the biggest upheavals in a millennium is on its way, strengthened by the climate crisis. We need leaders who make things better not worse. If you think you have heard…
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ClimateTone Serious2 min
How the fate of a small furry animal reveals the ecological tragedy of Israel’s war on Lebanon | Hisham Younes
The Syrian rock hyrax depends on the fragile landscapes of the border region. Alongside other environmentalists, I have been documenting the destruction of its habitat. Wars are…
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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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Lenore review – incel’s obsession with online influencer turns into anatomy of dislocated digital-age mindset
Digital-age Australian psychodrama tracks the shut-in mania of dangerously disaffected male fan, but doesn’t get inside his mind. If the parasocial phenomenon is a kind of hell,…
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Labor seats get more than 90% of funding distributed under controversial multi-million dollar grants program
Guardian Australia analysis adds to concerns over the federal scheme, which is to be the subject of a Senate inquiry. Federal Labor seats have received over 90% of funds already…
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WorldTone Neutral2 min
Social media users could opt out of the algorithm if Australian government has its way – but that’s a big if
Even if the legislation passes, tech companies may still find ways to frustrate its intent and keep Australians hooked on their feed. Social media could become a “choose your own…
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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
Indonesian police investigate deaths of Australian man and two children in Bali as suspected murder-suicide
Police in Bali believe the two young children died as a result of violence, while a 57-year-old man is believed to have taken his own life. Indonesian police are investigating the…
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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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‘We’re near a breaking point:’ firefighters say US government is failing them amid intense wildfire season
US grapples with federal firefighter shortage as crews say they’re spread thin and lack resources during unrelenting year of fire. Firefighters battling enormous wildfires in the…
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ClimateTone Serious2 min
World’s top 20 private equity firms produce more greenhouse gases a year than most countries, report finds
Firms manage $7.3tn in assets and could afford to transition away from fossil fuels yet invest in natural gas and coal-fired plants to power datacenters. The energy portfolios of…
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Health officials in turmoil over 11th-hour backflip on aged care algorithm override powers, emails reveal
Ministers given emergency briefing about changes to algorithm decisions just three days before tool rollout. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast. Senior…
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‘We were bored of traditional fantasy cliches’: inside Playground Games’ 10-year effort to revive Fable
The distinctively British RPG is returning courtesy of the makers of Forza Horizon – with comedy talent such as Richard Ayoade and Natasia Demetriou voicing sweary characters. We…
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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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Economy
‘Inflation is too high and has been for too long,’ says Kevin Warsh as Fed announces rate hikes – live
Fed chair says it is focusing on price stability as committee decided that inflation was not ‘moving to our objective’. US Federal Reserve raises interest rates for the first time…
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'Rickroll' and 'looksmaxxing' are official: Merriam-Webster adds 1,400 new words to dictionary website
Merriam-Webster.com has added 1,400 new words and definitions to its dictionary, including looksmaxxing, parasocial, and rickroll
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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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‘Our forefathers are coming back’: Naga people celebrate after Oxford museum agrees to return remains
Following six years of talks, Pitt Rivers Museum will return body parts collected by British colonial administrators to north-east India. Anthropologists and community leaders…
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Democrats criticize Mike Johnson for sending lawmakers home for recess a day early – US politics live
Move means that scheduled votes for Thursday have been canceled, including on a proposal to impeach Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary. Sign up for the US Breaking News email.…
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Henry Zeffman: Andy Burnham and his chancellor have a battle on their hands as the Budget approaches
The Budget is only six weeks away and the economy is undoubtedly the biggest challenge facing the prime minister
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Minns says Molly Ticehurst’s murderer deserved longer sentence for ‘vicious’ crime’ – as it happened
This blog is now closed. Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast. Sports precinct funding report reveals a ‘pattern of behaviour’, Wilson says. Tim Wilson…
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‘We have really cool sharks’: three-year project to lift lid on Britain’s little-understood species
Anglers will help scientists investigate the porbeagle, tope and blue shark to boost knowledge and conservation. ‘We have really cool sharks,” says Dr Lucy Hawkes. She is not…
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