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✓ Verified US-Saudi nuclear deal relies on it recognising Israel, says Trump – Middle East crisis live
US president posts about deal on Truth Social, saying it is subject to Saudi Arabia joining the Abraham Accords. Houthis claim strikes on two Saudi tankers as US attacks on Iran…
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Oil prices near $100 a barrel after US attacks Iran and Houthis hit tankers in Red Sea – as it happened
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Judge orders pause on Paramount-Warner merger after challenge from 12 states
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Donald Trump to impose 50% tariff on most Canadian goods, White House says
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Badenoch says Burnham’s ambitions for Britain are ‘too small’ after business rates cut for pub and clubs in England – UK politics live
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'No role' for White House in extradition to UK of Tate brothers, says top US diplomat
The White House has "no role" to play in the extradition to the UK of Andrew and Tristan Tate to face rape and sex trafficking charges, US secretary of state Marco Rubio has said
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White House teleprompter operator investigated over alleged trades on Trump speeches
Federal regulators are investigating whether a White House teleprompter operator capitalized on his knowledge of President Trump's prepared speech text by making trades on the…
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✓Staying in a job for the health insurance? About 1 in 4 Americans do, a survey says
About 24% of U.S. employees stay in unwanted jobs just for health insurance, a report out Wednesday finds. Up significantly since 2021, the uptick in "job lock" is a concerning…
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✓Tropical Storm Bertha heads for land as Hurricane Fausto forms in eastern Pacific
Bertha could bring heavy rain on US Gulf coast, with its center located 110 miles south of Panama City, Florida. Tropical Storm Bertha formed on Monday evening in the Gulf of…
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Trump vows to hit an Iranian bridge or power plant for every ship Iran attacks
President Trump threatened Wednesday to destroy an Iranian bridge or power plant, including in Tehran, each time Iran attacks a ship in the Strait of Hormuz. Why it matters: Trump…
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OpenAI says AI models hacked into another AI company without being instructed
NPR's A Martinez asks Nate Soares of the Machine Intelligence Research Institute how two experimental OpenAI models hacked their way onto the internet and into another AI company,…
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UK's largest onshore windfarm plans to double capacity with taller turbines
The UK's largest onshore windfarm is set to double in generating capacity as part of a massive £1.5bn rebuilding project
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✓'I am still alive': Indian activist on hunger strike for 26 days loses 11kg
Sonam Wangchuk has been the main draw at the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest in Delhi
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✓Thousands of tourists among those evacuated amid intense wildfire in France
Reception centres open to thousands of evacuees after blaze begins in pine forest 45km west of Bordeaux. Europe live – latest updates. More than 20,000 people, including thousands…
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✓Several killed as Ukraine, Russia trade attacks deep behind the front line
Four have been killed by Russian strikes in Ukraine, while four others died in Russia and Crimea, according to reports
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✓OpenAI says its AI went rogue and launched 'unprecedented' cyber-attack
It is one of the first publicly disclosed cyber-attacks carried out by AI without direct human involvement
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✓Rubio says Iran ‘begging’ for a deal with US but not ready to make one
Secretary of state says US has 'a head for an eye' policy as strikes hit Iran for a 12th straight night
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✓Two Russians handed down jail terms for terrorism and spying in Angola
The two, a political consultant and a translator, denied allegations of fomenting protests last year
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✓US teen drops Meta lawsuit on social media addiction days before trial
Withdrawn case marks a victory for the social media giant after earlier landmark loss at trial over addictive claims. A Florida teen whose lawsuit claimed Meta ’s platforms were…
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✓Wreckage of Pan Am plane that shaped aviation safety found 74 years on
The deaths of 52 people on the Clipper Endeavor led to the introduction of mandatory pre-flight safety briefings
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Iran warns of ‘eye for an eye’ response if US follows through on Trump’s threats to destroy infrastructure – as it happened
This live blog is now closed. The Jordanian army said it intercepted four Iranian missiles on Wednesday with two additional missile falling in an open area, AFP reports. The two…
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‘A public health emergency waiting to occur’: how US industry groups spent years fighting who gets to measure toxic air
Air polluters try to ensure toxic emissions happen far from monitors – but the people who live nearby still feel it. Kimbrelle Kyereh lives just a few hundred feet from the…
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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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Australia to warn China it won’t be bullied by ‘provocative‘ actions as it builds military and nuclear arsenal
Foreign minister Penny Wong will deliver speech criticising China’s recent launch of a nuclear-capable submarine-launched missile. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily…
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Politician’s claim Earth’s magnetic poles could flip if NT doesn’t use more groundwater criticised by experts
NT minister for trade and business Robyn Cahill makes scientifically inaccurate claims while pushing to make territory ‘datacentre capital of the globe’. Get our breaking news…
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AI job worries grow. But some human skills can’t be replaced by machines | Gaynor Parkin and Dave Winsborough
The fear of becoming obsolete is a rising source of anxiety as artificial intelligence emerges in the workplace. Staying strongly connected with others will help. The modern mind…
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Albanese’s AI speech was a good start. Now Australia must confront these bigger questions | Julianne Schultz
The PM’s vision must look beyond datacentres and copyright to questions of capability, security and public benefit. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast.…
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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
Pauline Hanson says domestic violence prevents police from dealing with ‘real crime’ in unearthed interview
One Nation leader labels family violence leave ‘ridiculous’ and decries ‘woke’ support of women’s rights in November podcast. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news…
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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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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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Live updates: Senate panel takes up Blanche nomination; Congress votes on separate war powers resolutions
The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to discuss Thursday morning the nomination of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to take the role permanently. Republican Sens. John…
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WorldTone Serious2 min
There Are No Ghosts at the Grand – stripping back the physical and metaphorical layers of a haunted hotel
Renovate rooms, investigate the supernatural and watch people burst into song in this surreal British ghost story. A young American man arrives in a dilapidated British seaside…
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Besieged by lobbyists, will UK ministers protect our ecosystems? No, they’ll chicken out | George Monbiot
Industrial poultry farming is killing our rivers. But rather than stop it, the government has been facilitating it. Will Andy Burnham end this ecocide?. There’s a slightly mean…
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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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Democrats allege Trump administration stalled US-Canada bridge opening as a favor to billionaire donor
Delay seen as move to protect interests of Matthew Moroun, the owner of nearby Ambassador Bridge and a Trump donor. The Trump administration for months blocked a $4.7bn publicly…
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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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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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Zelenskyy left with little choice but to sack his army chief - and it's a spectacular fall from grace
In a significant move in the middle of a war, Ukraine's president has sacked his military chief and is seeking to woo a former defence minister back into the fold – just days…
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WorldTone Serious2 min
The rise of blue-space therapy: how the sea is helping people deal with trauma, anxiety and addiction
‘Sea cures’ are not new but the idea that exposure to oceans, rivers and lakes can be medicine for the brain is gaining traction. Watching the waves break across the vast, roaring…
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