✓U.N.-backed experts cite possible U.S. war crimes in Iran, including a school attack
Human rights experts commissioned by the U.N. say they have found "reasonable grounds" to believe the U.S. committed war crimes in Iran, including a strike on a school in the…
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The Fed raises interest rates. And, EU proposes Canada become an 'associate member'
88% agreement · 4 independent sources
Live updates: Kennedy Center cannot be taken down without warning, judge rules; Missouri map fight returns to court
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Trump EPA’s arguments for letting power plants spew unlimited pollution ‘dead wrong’
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Deaths of nine women in South Africa could be 'linked to serial killer', police say
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✓Economy
Why Trump's hand-picked Fed chair defied him by raising interest rates
The 0.25% increase comes despite fierce opposition from the US president, who has called for rates to be cut
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✓Climate crisis probably weakened glacier that caused devastating Nepal-Tibet floods, first study finds
Scientists say global heating was a destabilising factor in collapse of 200,000 sq metre glacier in August. Climate breakdown probably weakened the glacier that collapsed causing…
74% agreement · 2 independent sources
WorldTone Serious2 min
✓World
Poland warns Russia planning ‘hybrid strikes’ against countries supporting Ukraine – as it happened
This blog is now closed. Meanwhile, we are getting some interesting lines from Paris that the French president, Emmanuel Macron, convened the chiefs of the different political…
73% agreement · 2 independent sources
WorldTone Neutral2 min
✓‘I’m genuinely sorry’: Australian Hyrox athlete who soiled herself apologises to China and rivals
Joanna Wietrzyk ‘regrets’ decision to keep racing. She forfeits points from her win in the Beijing race. The Australian athlete who caused a storm by winning a Hyrox event in…
76% agreement · 2 independent sources
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✓Trump administration denies entry visas to Palestinian officials ahead of UN general assembly
It is the second year this administration has barred the Palestinian delegation from US travel ahead of the forum. The US state department said on Wednesday that it had again…
73% agreement · 2 independent sources
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✓US to allow Iran delegation to attend UN meetings in New York as war passes half-year mark
The BBC understands Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi are among the delegates allowed to enter the US
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WorldTone Serious2 min
✓Ireland to boycott Eurovision again over Israeli participation and ongoing Gaza deaths
Ireland joins joins Dutch broadcaster in refusing to take part in 2027 song contest, in second consecutive year of protests. Ireland is to boycott Eurovision for the second year…
77% agreement · 2 independent sources
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✓Jürgen Klopp wants his Germany team to reclaim national pride from ‘the wrong people’
Comments follow far-right election win in Saxony-Anhalt. ‘I’d like to reclaim the flag for myself and for us,’ he says. Jürgen Klopp has said Germany’s football team can help…
79% agreement · 2 independent sources
WorldTone Neutral2 min
✓Ferocious fight among Brazil’s supreme court erupts on eve of presidential election
Scandal explodes as country’s election campaign peaks, with polls suggesting dead heat between candidates. Brazil’s supreme court has been thrust into what experts consider the…
73% agreement · 2 independent sources
WorldTone Serious2 min
✓World
Man who sprayed vinegar on Omar during town hall sentenced to 14 months in prison
The man who sprayed Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) with apple cider vinegar in January was sentenced Thursday to 14 months in prison after reaching a plea deal with prosecutors.…
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✓World
Scoop: Top House Democrat launches investigation into Donald Trump Jr.'s wedding
The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee is investigating a Russian oligarch's reported financial involvement in a celebration related to Donald Trump Jr.'s wedding ,…
73% agreement · 2 independent sources
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✓World
FA demands release of files on World Cup sell-off plan and Balogun red card row
England's FIFA vice president has called for an independent review into Gianni Infantino's attempt to sell off the World Cup and asked him to release all documents on the Folarin…
79% agreement · 2 independent sources
WorldTone Neutral2 min
✓Outcry as Michigan high school asks girls to share details of menstrual cycles
Students required to disclose information if they wish to make up swimming days lost because of their periods. A Michigan high school is facing scrutiny after parents raised…
73% agreement · 2 independent sources
WorldTone Neutral2 min
✓Michelin-starred Seoul restaurant fined for serving dessert topped with ants
Prosecutors sought jail term for chief executive of Evett after insects not approved for consumption were on menu. A South Korean court has fined the operator of one of Seoul’s…
75% agreement · 2 independent sources
WorldTone Neutral2 min
✓OpenAI reveals six more safety issues and unveils plan to disclose incidents
The firm also announced a new system to track, investigate and disclose cases of models misbehaving, or "misalignment"
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✓Technology
EU to ban social media for under-13s and limit access for older children
The EU is banning social media for under 13s and limiting older children's access in an attempt to protect youngsters from suffering online harm on platforms such as Facebook,…
75% agreement · 2 independent sources
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
✓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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✓Climate
Warning of space arms race as US confirms weapons in Earth's orbit
The BBC's defence correspondent Jonathan Beale explains what an arms race in space might look like - and what it could mean for us on the ground
74% agreement · 2 independent sources
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
World
Australia news live: Albanese to meet Apple heads in US after social media reform; medicinal cannabis driving laws pass in NSW
Follow the day’s news live. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast. Australia needs to slow down its artificial intelligence use and create better security…
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WorldTone Neutral2 min

Do whales grieve? Rare footage of humpback alongside stillborn calf suggests they might | Olaf Meynecke for the Conversation
The behaviours we observed could represent grief, but they could also reflect maternal attachment, confusion or instinctive caregiving. It was a tragic sight. One day last July, a…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 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…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Serious2 min

‘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…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min

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,…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
Climate
Khan addresses Polanski in Urdu at London assembly, mocking Green leader’s byelection video – as it happened
This blog is now closed. Andrew Griffith has delivered his speech, and he is now taking questions. Q: You want the government to pause the making tax digital programme. Is that an…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min

‘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…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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…
Single source · not yet corroborated
WorldTone 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…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min

‘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…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min

British people understand the climate crisis threat. Today I’m empowering them to tackle it | Andy Burnham
With nearly £30m of funding, I’m giving communities power over local energy. They know the gravity of global heating, and they want to be part of the solution. Andy Burnham: UK…
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ClimateTone Serious2 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…
Single source · not yet corroborated
EconomyTone Neutral2 min

‘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…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min

Wednesday briefing: Why tech companies might be only too happy for us to believe AI will ‘kill us all’
In today’s newsletter: It is hard to tell fact from fiction when it comes to AI. What is really going on – and what should the government do about it?. Good morning. As a general…
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