✓India’s education minister resigns in victory for Cockroach youth movement protests
Dharmendra Pradhan steps down after demonstrations over exam leak scandal, prompting celebrations among thousands of protesters. India’s education minister, Dharmendra Pradhan,…
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Police hunt for suspect after one killed and 16 injured in attack at Berlin Pride
90% agreement · 4 independent sources
Europe wildfires: ‘Difficult hours lie ahead’ in battle to contain fires, says Pedro Sánchez as more than 300,000 flee homes in France and Spain – as it happened
80% agreement · 3 independent sources
Iran-backed Houthis claim missile attack on Saudi Arabia as regional tensions escalate
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Sen. Kennedy says Trump likes daily strikes on Iran: 'Sometimes you have to kill a few chickens to scare the monkeys'
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✓Pedro Sánchez says Spain is suffering effects of climate crisis as firefighters battle wildfires in France
Blazes near Madrid coming under control but efforts to contain huge fire near Bordeaux hampered by windy conditions. Authorities in France are battling to contain a huge wildfire…
73% agreement · 2 independent sources
ClimateTone Serious2 min
✓Israeli settlers set fire to mosques, cars and farm land in West Bank, Palestinians say
The latest attacks come two days after a clash between settlers and Palestinians near the village of Tal, which left four Palestinians and two Israelis dead
79% agreement · 2 independent sources
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✓Tadej Pogačar of Slovenia wins the 2026 Tour de France, his fifth victory in the race
The route for the iconic cycling race's final stage was shortened because security and police were reassigned to assist with wildfires in southwest France
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✓Paramount says it will pause its Warner acquisition while legal challenges play out
A dozen states and the Writers Guild of America had challenged the merger
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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…
74% agreement · 2 independent sources
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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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TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
✓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…
73% agreement · 2 independent sources
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
✓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…
75% agreement · 2 independent sources
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✓US pauses Iran attacks for second night after Trump advised to halt bombing
Top military officials say campaign has reached its limit of effectiveness and warn of dwindling stocks of munitions. The US has paused strikes on Iran for a second night as top…
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Trump condemns violence, slams press at White House Correspondents' Dinner
President Trump used his speech at Friday's rescheduled White House Correspondents' Association Dinner to condemn the political violence that postponed the annual event — and in…
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✓Firefighters battle wildfire as tens of thousands evacuated near Bordeaux
More than 330,000 people have now been evacuated from wildfires across France and Spain
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ClimateTone Serious2 min
✓Netanyahu vows to go to New York City despite ICC arrest warrant, Mamdani
Israeli prime minister slams New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, accusing him of 'fomenting hate' with criticism of Israel
77% agreement · 2 independent sources
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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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✓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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TechnologyTone Serious2 min
✓Water supply failure leaves Gatwick airport without working toilets
Airport’s bars and restaurants also unable to serve drinks to passengers because of lack of running water. A water supply failure at Gatwick left passengers without access to…
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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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✓ICC top prosecutor removed over sexual misconduct allegations
Karim Khan denies allegations of engaging in an improper sexual relationship with a junior ICC staff member and seeking to stop her pursuing her complaint
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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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World
Australia news live: Jacinta Allan loses majority caucus support after meeting of state Labor factions; national AusAlert test to blare siren
Follow the day’s news live. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast. Key figure in Icac NSW Liberal inquiry will not appear. A key figure at the centre of an…
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Why does everything feel so joyless? Welcome to the age of decadence without pleasure | Michèle Mendelssohn and Charlie Tyson
Decadence in our era comes in technologically mediated forms, emptied of desire and obsessed with self-optimisation. Do you want to have a good time? You know, really enjoy…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
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…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
‘Get rid of them’: One Nation senator claims party will ‘remigrate’ illegal visa holders in resurfaced interview
Exclusive: Malcolm Roberts uses white supremacist concept to describe the party’s plans for deporting 200,000 people from Australia. Senator Malcolm Roberts claims One Nation…
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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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ClimateTone Serious2 min
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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EconomyTone 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
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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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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ClimateTone Neutral2 min
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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‘I thought, I’ve tried everything else, why not give AI a shot?’: the long-lost family reunited by ChatGPT
Avtar spent decades wondering what happened to the mother he never got to know. Thousands of miles away, Nicci was haunted by the story of a half-brother given away before she was…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 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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Live updates: Sen. John Kennedy says US should not 'cut and run' from Iran; Cyclospora tests Trump admin
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) on Sunday said President Trump likes the daily strikes on Iran, which paused going into the weekend after nearly two straight weeks of attacks on Iranian…
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Masked men invading and taking Amazon communities ‘hostage’ in organised crime surge, say local leaders
Delegation sent to Brasília after gunmen from organised crime group enter homes in western Amazon. Indigenous leaders on the Brazilian-Peruvian border have said their communities…
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Trump says nearly 200 firms have signed pledge to protect Americans from costs arising from datacenters
‘Ratepayer Protection Pledge’ president has touted is non-binding as people continue to struggle with rising bills. Donald Trump has announced that about 200 entities have signed…
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Oil prices near $100 a barrel after US attacks Iran and Houthis hit tankers in Red Sea – as it happened
Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as traders fear attacks from Yemen and Iran creating ‘two-chokepoint problem’. The Houthi attacks off the coast…
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