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✓ Verified 'Cockroach' activist ends hunger strike as Indian youth movement vows to press on with protests
"Cockroach" activist Sonam Wangchuk has ended his 26-day hunger strike, but the youth movement that rallied around him has vowed to continue its protests
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U.S. signs nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia. And, Nolan Wells' independent autopsy results
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Trump’s new tariffs ‘a sales tax that will make life harder for Americans’, say Democrats – US politics live
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Donald Trump hits Australian exports to US with new higher trade tariff over claims of ‘forced labour’
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Donald Trump to impose 50% tariff on most Canadian goods, White House says
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✓Four Palestinians and one Israeli killed during West Bank settler attack
Several others seriously injured in attack that residents of Palestinian village say also involved Israeli military. Four Palestinians and one Israeli settler have been killed in…
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Middle East crisis latest: US carries out strikes across Iran as Tehran targets American bases in region
Latest attacks come after Trump vowed ‘major military punishment’ for Tehran and its Houthi allies. An Omani delegation has arrived in Iran to discuss a framework “to establish…
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✓Elon Musk says he got ‘carried away’ with Trump – but still holds on to contentious political views
In interview, billionaire says instead of running ‘Doge’ he should’ve ‘worked on my companies’ and shares extreme predictions. Elon Musk has admitted he became too consumed by…
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Andy Burnham spends first working day at new No 10 North in Manchester – UK politics live
PM, on his first day at new base, says it will create ‘that sense of a more balanced country, that big things can be done from here’. Andy Burnham has arrived by police convoy at…
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✓South Africa's president wins bid to temporarily halt impeachment inquiry over 'Farmgate'
Ramaphosa has faced scrutiny following the theft of large sums of cash from his private farm in 2020
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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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✓US trade chief defends tariffs as Democrats say Trump ‘in denial’ over price hikes
Jamieson Greer denies tariffs have pushed up prices during grilling from lawmakers over cost-of-living concerns. Donald Trump ’s chief trade official denied the president’s…
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✓US cyclosporiasis outbreak expands to nine states as CDC investigates 7,400 cases
Over 11,500 people this summer are suspected to have been sickened by disease that can cause explosive diarrhea, CDC says. Investigations into the largest cyclosporiasis outbreak…
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✓OpenAI blamed a hacking event on its AI models gone rogue. Here is what to know
The incident is stirring debates over the need for stronger AI guardrails and the extent to which AI agents are capable of acting on their own
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✓‘Cockroach’ protests: India’s Modi promises to punish officials over exam leaks
PM says ‘those who try to harm the future of our youth will not be spared’ as scandal spirals into widespread anger. Narendra Modi has vowed to set up “fast-track courts” to speed…
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✓Trump threatens a major escalation in Iran as the war nears the end of Month 5
The U.S. continued airstrikes in Iran while Tehran launched retaliatory attacks on U.S. targets in the Gulf, as President Trump said he was close to deciding whether to launch "a…
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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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✓Sperm whales change ‘vowel’ sounds when boats are nearby, scientists discover
Researchers listening off the Caribbean island of Dominica found variations in the mammals’ audible clicks when marine traffic was close. Sperm whales produce a specific pattern…
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✓Judge orders pause on Paramount-Warner merger after challenge from 12 states
$81bn merger halted for at least two weeks after US states sued to block deal, saying it would ‘extinguish competition’. A federal judge on Monday ordered Paramount and Warner…
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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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✓Germany appoint Klopp as ex-Liverpool coach sought to lift World Cup blues
Jurgen Klopp last coached in 2024 at Liverpool but was Red Bull's head of global football, leading Leipzig and New York
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✓Justice Dept. drops 'New York Times' subpoenas under pressure from judge
The Justice Department is dropping the subpoenas it filed demanding grand jury testimony and phone records from New York Times journalists after sharp questioning Thursday from a…
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✓Oil surges to $100 per barrel. And, Trump imposes a new round of tariffs
Oil surged to $100 per barrel after Iran-backed Houthi rebels attacked two Saudi tankers in the Red Sea. And, President Trump overnight replaced expiring tariffs with a slew of…
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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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✓Russia's businesses under strain from Ukraine's attacks on Wildberries
Ukrainian drones have hit several retail warehouses belonging to Russia's biggest online retailer Wildberries in a matter of days
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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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✓Donald Trump says decision on ‘massive attack’ against Iran is close
President’s remarks follow Houthi strikes on Saudi tankers in the Red Sea and oil prices rising past $100 a barrel again. Donald Trump has said he is close to deciding whether to…
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✓EU fines Google €890m for competition breaches over search and apps
Firm told to treat third-party services that appear in its results in ‘fair and non-discriminatory manner’. Google has been fined a total of €890m (£760m) by the EU for breaches…
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✓A new threat in the Middle East sends oil over $100 a barrel again
The price of crude oil is rising again following Houthi claims of attacks on tankers in the Red Sea. What could it mean for gas prices, inflation and the global economy?
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✓Trump to impose double-digit tariffs on dozens of countries
The United States will slap taxes of 10% to 12.5% on imports from 60 countries accounting for 99% of U.S. imports, charging that they have inadequately enforced bans on goods…
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✓Weather tracker: More than 900 wildfires rage across Canada
Fires remain out of control in Northwest Territories and Ontario, while Argentina endures record night-time heat. Recent hot, dry weather in Canada has triggered hundreds of…
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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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The Guardian view on Britain’s uninhabitable homes: as temperatures rise, a new approach is needed | Editorial
Sadiq Khan’s heat-ready plan for London is a sensible strategy for adaptation that should provide a roadmap for other cities. “Our ability to trust that our homes will keep us…
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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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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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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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