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Putin tells Witkoff he is ready to resume direct peace talks, Russia releases U.S. detainee
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North Korea says it will resume propaganda broadcasts across border into South Korea
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First human case of Shamonda virus detected in France, officials say
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Trump defends Ramaswamy campaign ad condemned by Republicans, saying ‘Vivek should keep it up’ – live
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✓Unsafe water, burning eyes and kerosene slicks: residents demand answers on River Taff leak
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✓Zuckerberg wins Meta deal to help him foot bill for possible California billionaire tax
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'Millions' of exploitation attempts since security flaw affecting websites emerged
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✓Meta ordered to pay $25bn to New Mexico in Cambridge Analytica data-privacy case
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✓Two killed in Houthi attack on airport in eastern Saudi Arabia, authorities say
It is the latest in a series of attacks by the Houthi movement targeting airports and other sites in the kingdom
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✓Ilhan Omar says 'bizarre' pre-dawn raid on her home is forcing her to move out
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✓Kara Swisher on Elon Musk: 'He's unelected, unaccountable, enormously wealthy'
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✓Nigeria confirms Ebola case as outbreak spreads into western Africa
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✓Aipac halts candidate endorsements amid US backlash against Israel
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Japan launches mission to Mars to bring back samples from its moon
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✓US judge dismisses sexual abuse lawsuit from Sam Altman’s sister
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Trump ordered to sit for deposition in $10 billion BBC lawsuit
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Calley Means, top RFK Jr. adviser, quits Trump administration
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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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Sexualised, violent threats: female Victorian MPs fear for their safety as they fight more than just next month’s election
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We will make the net-zero transition work for Britain – approving the Jackdaw gasfield is part of the plan | Andy Burnham
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‘Huge wave’ of carbon storage projects causes alarm in small-town USA as oil firms eye billions in subsidies
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Revealed: Mexico’s industrial boomtown is making goods for the US. Residents say they’re ‘breathing poison’
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