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✓ Verified Spain's transport minister to resign after train crash killed 69 people
Spain's transport minister has said he will step down after two deadly train crashes in less than a year
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'It's a form of terrorism': fridges across Europe hit by suspected cyber-attacks – video
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Live updates: Democrats riding high after historic night; GOP searches for answers
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James Talarico becomes first Democrat to win Texas Senate seat since 1988
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US midterm elections 2026 live updates: Democrats win control of Congress as voters punish Trump
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✓'Grasping at straws': Judge dismisses Trump suit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein letter
Saying the president was "grasping at straws," a federal judge on Saturday threw out Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert…
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✓'All this food is now useless': Piles of rubbish after shop freezers hit by cyber-attack
Dozens of supermarkets in seven European countries dumped huge quantities of food after refrigerators and freezers were targeted in a cyber-attack
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✓Progressive Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate race to become first Muslim US senator
Democrat defeats Mike Rogers in race marked by Islamophobic attacks from Trump and Republican allies. US midterm elections – live updates. Track live results from all 50 states.…
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✓Haley Stevens backs Mike Rogers. And, Gulf states brace for potential attack on Iran
Democrats in Michigan are considering their options after Haley Stevens endorsed GOP candidate Mike Rogers for Senate. And the Gulf states are bracing for a possible U.S. attack…
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✓ANC faces anger over poor services as South Africans vote in local elections
Party expected to get less than a third of the vote amid frustration over water outages and power cuts. The African National Congress is on course for a bruising result in South…
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✓Florida Republicans fend off Democrats as state elects first black governor
Republican Byron Donalds, who was backed by President Donald Trump, will be the first black governor of Florida
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✓Hackers behind $6.3bn Binance heist ‘used malware and bogus job interviews’
Firm reveals details about how its cryptocurrency exchange was compromised, saying operation began in June. The hackers behind the $6.3bn (£4.7bn) Binance heist used bogus job…
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✓Technology
Australia's social media ban challenged by Reddit and rights group in court
Australia's landmark social media ban for under-16s faces challenges in court over accusations that it amounts to censorship and creates privacy issues
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✓UN's peacekeeping mission in disputed Western Sahara ends after 35 years
The U.N.'s long-running peacekeeping mission for the disputed Western Sahara ceased operations Sunday after 35 years. Once ruled by Spain, it is claimed by both Morocco and the…
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✓A simple explainer of the massive $6.3 billion crypto heist at Binance
Here are five things to know about the massive hack of the crypto exchange Binance — from how it happened to what it means for the sector
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✓US strikes Iran’s Qeshm Island as Vance voices optimism about a deal
Strikes on eve of US midterms reportedly target surface-to-air missiles being used against US assets. The US launched limited strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island late on Monday,…
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✓Photos: Champions League and Tenerife fans pay tribute to De Miguel
CD Tenerife forward Jesus de Miguel died after suffering cardiac arrest following an on-field collision
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✓How crypto hacking funds isolated North Korea’s nuclear programme
Cryptocurrency theft is estimated to generate half of the country’s foreign currency income. North Korea plays by its own rules. The isolated, secretive and autocratic country is…
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✓Why are fridges being hacked and what could be next? - The Latest
Supermarket fridges and freezers in several European countries have malfunctioned after a reported cyber-attack, with their thermostats remotely cranked up. It is unclear who is…
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Binance halts trading after biggest-ever crypto hack
Binance halted trading Thursday after hackers allegedly linked to North Korea stole more than $6 billion, the largest crypto hack in history. Why it matters : The attack comes…
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Labor and the Coalition are poised to take a reckless gamble on AI. Haven’t they realised community support has collapsed? | Edward Santow and Sarah Sacher
Australian workers expect the government to act to protect them from AI harms. There is a clear reform solution at hand. Get our new political email , free app or daily news…
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‘Music is the most powerful way of connecting to what’s happening’: can this album change your mind about the climate crisis?
With globe-spanning artists – including Charlotte Church doing angry electropop – the Flow project is hoping to make an impact at this month’s Cop31. Amid tense and long-winded…
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Economy
Dollar falls while gold and US Treasury bonds rally as markets react to Democrats’ midterm election victory – business live
Democrats’ capture of Congress raise expectations of tougher regulation of AI sector; US stock futures turn positive, reversing earlier declines. US government bonds have rallied,…
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‘It brings soul into this sterile world’: the Birmingham clubbers fighting to save their patch – and Britain’s nightlife
Digbeth is the city’s most thriving party district, but railway upgrades could tear it apart. Here, clubbers explain why they are doing everything to stop that happening. House…
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The next global pandemic could be brewing on a mink farm in Utah – and little is being done to stop it | George Monbiot
Mink farms are the perfect petri dishes for deadly flu strains to emerge. Yet officials appear to be protecting business interests over human lives. Could this be ground zero?…
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Climate
From the archive: The trials of Robert Habeck: is the world’s most powerful green politician doomed to fail? – podcast
We are raiding the Guardian long read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, from 2023: A year ago,…
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Aukus is ‘worst, riskiest and most costly’ Australian defence decision ever, public inquiry into submarine deal says
Report led by Peter Garrett and former defence chief Adm Chris Barrie says agreement should be suspended and calls for royal commission. Get our daily political email , free app…
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Tomb Raider’s creators on how the game changed their lives: ‘Skint staff were suddenly pulling up in sports cars’
‘Giving Lara Croft pistols meant we could show off her acrobatics. And when she goes to Peru, we threw in a T rex!’. I joined Core Design in the summer of 1994 and met Toby Gard,…
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World
Miliband criticises Blair’s slavery statement and defends Burnham’s plan for proper apology – UK politics live
The foreign secretary added that the UK will not shift its position on reparations. Andy Burnham has described the Commonwealth as “more important today than ever before” amid…
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Widening inequality, stagnant pay – Britain urgently needs Labour’s hard-won workers’ rights | Polly Toynbee
The British Social Attitudes survey reveals record levels of dissatisfaction. But still Kemi Badenoch and the business lobby want to take us backwards. Britain is unhappier at…
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I struggled to come to terms with my mum’s death. Then I swam in the sea and suddenly felt connected to her
My mother was a keen swimmer, and she lived with depression. I wonder if she found the same respite in the water that has helped heal me since she passed away. It was early…
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ClimateTone Serious2 min
‘Not been this excited in a long time’: US expats ride the blue wave at Australian midterms watch parties
US voters, their Australian partners and British spectators crowd around pub TVs to watch the historic election results roll in. On the second floor of a Sydney pub, the mood…
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‘Like selling wolves from Yellowstone’: how protected US sharks are being sold off to foreign aquariums
While anglers cannot take endangered sand tiger sharks, a loophole lets private firms catch the fish to sell abroad, profiting from Delaware Bay’s conservation success. Shortly…
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World
I tested Apple's $2,000 iPhone Duo. It's a fascinating experiment, but the price is hard to justify.
I've spent the past week trying to figure out whether Apple's $2,000 iPhone Duo is the future of smartphones or just an expensive way to do things I could already do on my regular…
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David Jones expected to fall into administration after failed 11th hour talks with biggest landlord
Future of 188-year-old department store hangs in balance after no agreement was struck with Westfield owner Scentre Group. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news…
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Tap water no longer drinkable in Norwegian village as climate-related thawing releases heavy metals
Warning for other Arctic communities as residents told not to use water in Longyearbyen in Svalbard, one of the world’s fastest-warming places. Residents of a remote village in…
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ClimateTone Neutral2 min
‘They assume the man next to me is the owner’: four women doing business in Africa in their own way
From feeding schoolchildren to recycling tyres, these entrepreneurs are challenging stereotypes while solving social and environmental problems. Africa is thought to have a higher…
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EconomyTone Neutral2 min
‘Bunch of baloney’: calls grow for Cop summit reforms as countries on track to fail nature targets
Cop17, focused on protecting nature and restoring ecosystems, concludes on Saturday with critics saying system allows ‘one idiot’ to stall progress. Calls are growing for major…
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ClimateTone Neutral2 min
Wikipedia often gets taken for granted – but its history is fascinating, and its future is fragile
Wikipedia’s 68m articles have been consulted trillions of times. Not bad for a website that has barely changed since it was founded 20 years ago. A few years ago, I was struck by…
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TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
Piles of rubbish, power cuts and potholes: anger grows over Johannesburg’s run-down infrastructure
The problems run deep in South Africa’s largest city. Will voters punish the ANC in next week’s local elections?. One week before the local elections in South Africa, the…
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'It's a form of terrorism': fridges across Europe hit by suspected cyber-attacks – video
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Live updates: Democrats riding high after historic night; GOP searches for answers
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James Talarico becomes first Democrat to win Texas Senate seat since 1988
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Labor and the Coalition are poised to take a reckless gamble on AI. Haven’t they realised community support has collapsed? | Edward Santow and Sarah Sacher
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