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✓ Verified Kremlin rejects 60-day truce offer and refuses to comment on Trump’s ‘energy ceasefire’ – Europe live
Zelenskyy had proposed a 60-day total ceasefire to allow Ukraine to hold presidential elections. Trump announces partial ceasefire in Ukraine war as Zelenskyy says deal is ‘news…
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Pope Leo to undergo surgery in coming days after nodule discovered on his lung
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Middle East crisis: Riyadh airport hit again as Houthis claim attacks, including strike that killed 12 – as it happened
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Exclusive: Zelensky tells Axios Trump's diesel deal with Putin "not fair and not honest"
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Saudi Arabia further suspends flights after latest deadly Houthi attack on airport
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At least 139 dead as migrant boat from Djibouti to Yemen capsizes
At least 139 migrants, including 15 children, have died and 84 remain missing after a migrant boat capsized
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Hurricane Isaias updates: at least four people dead and hundreds of thousands without power – as it happened
This liveblog is now closed. Read the full story here. Key things to know about Hurricane Isaias. Sign up for the US Breaking News email. Florida’s governor, Ron DeSantis , said…
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✓Nuclear war and malicious use of AI threaten end of humanity by 2100, says Lancet assessment
Newly established commission identifies 17 catastrophic threats to human health but says ‘realistic route to act’ on each exists. Humans could become extinct by the year 2100 due…
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Pakistan's president declares state of emergency in province run by Imran Khan's party
The president of Pakistan has declared a state of emergency in the country's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province
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✓Analysis: Trump's shock Russia deal highlights mounting pressure to curb fuel prices
The US president hopes to ease his party's pain before next month's midterm elections, writes the BBC's North America correspondent
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✓Zelenskyy vows to retaliate if Russian strikes on Ukraine’s power grid continue
Ukrainian leader says he was surprised by Trump’s ‘energy ceasefire’ announcement, which was posted as Russian drones hit Kyiv. Europe live – latest updates. Volodymyr Zelenskyy…
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✓Margaret Hamilton, whose software helped land Apollo 11 on the Moon, dies at 90
Pioneering computer scientist led the development of the software for Nasa's Apollo mission and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
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✓Anthropic bans users from ‘needless abusive or cruel behavior’ towards Claude
A spokesperson for the tech company did not specify what kind of behavior would be considered abusive. Anthropic has barred users from exhibiting “sustained and needless abusive…
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✓Indian opposition leaders march to top court to demand election chief resign
The march follows a chaotic weekend in Delhi which saw thousands of protesters being detained by police
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✓AI less regulated than milk, Microsoft president says in warning over safety
Brad Smith adds to calls for tougher rules for AI, including ‘kill switches’ and legal obligation to victims of rogue agents. Business live – latest updates. Artificial…
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✓ICJ judge Navi Pillay wins Nobel peace prize for promoting international law
Committee recognises work of South African who chaired UN commission that concluded Israel was guilty of genocide in Gaza. The Nobel peace prize has been awarded to Navi Pillay,…
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✓Fired OpenAI researchers say they were let go for 'prioritising safety'
The AI firm instead claims the researchers were fired for mishandling sensitive information
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✓‘Cockroach’ leader among thousands detained in Delhi protest crackdown
Authorities impose strict lockdown in capital to try to stop rally against removal of 130m names from electoral roll. Indian authorities have placed Delhi under a severe lockdown…
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✓Rogue Anthropic AI agent gave police fake tip in unsolved murder case
Philadelphia police said the tip was "flagged as spam", but criticised the tech company for taking more than two months to detect and report the breach
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Trump's foreign worker crackdown comes for Microsoft, Adobe, IT firms
Vice President JD Vance said Thursday that the Trump administration is suspending Microsoft , Adobe and several other IT firms' ability to hire foreign-born workers for permanent…
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Judge orders cancellation of Trump’s government-funded ads
A federal judge on Sunday told the Trump administration its new ads featuring the president are likely unlawful and must stop — including any set to be aired later in the day. The…
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✓Pupil arrested after two teachers shot at French school
A 14-year-old was detained after the middle-school principal and teacher were injured
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The expansion of Heathrow would be an expensive disaster for Britain and the world. Burnham needs to block it | George Monbiot
A third runway would fly in the face of reason. If we are to prioritise human life over short-term ‘growth’, we need to use planes less, not more. If a third runway is built at…
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Stockpile food – and wash your hands: is that really how to prepare for environmental catastrophe? | George Monbiot
The UK state is dumping its responsibilities on our doorsteps, while green-lighting policies that lead us closer to crisis. Would you mind fixing the NHS? And while you’re at it,…
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ClimateTone Serious2 min

Donations to major parties and an ex-premier as a lobbyist: how datacentres play the political game in Australia
As governments face community backlash for fast-tracking developments, big tech’s financial contributions face renewed scrutiny. Follow our Australia politics live blog for latest…
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OpenAI’s Jason Kwon gave even-toned, reassuring answers to the Australian government. Did … ChatGPT write this?
Kwon’s answers were provided in a helpful, quiet and calm manner, but his mea culpa left the audience not much the wiser. Open AI’s Jason Kwon flew 15 hours from San Francisco to…
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‘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…
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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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ClimateTone Neutral2 min

Can hope save the planet? An endangered parrot that is beating the odds can help us find out | Helen Pilcher
A new global biodiversity report strikes an encouraging note. But we cannot rest on our laurels – and resilience is key. The new Living Planet Report is out. Published every two…
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Fixated on AI, the world has forgotten what is staring it in the face: nuclear annihilation | Simon Tisdall
This is no scoffing matter. The accelerating proliferation of advanced nuclear weapons is bringing ‘end times’ closer by the day. Humankind has fearfully and sometimes joyfully…
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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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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…
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This is one of Norway’s most pristine fjords. So why is it being used as a dumping site for mine waste?
The Norwegian government has given a permit to a mining company to release waste into Førde fjord despite a 17-year battle by campaigners and a supreme court ruling against it.…
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‘I’ve become significantly more cautious’: six parents on limiting their kids’ social media and AI use
Quite a few parents aren’t convinced social media and AI are safe, and have been adapting accordingly. When it comes to their kids, many parents don’t trust tech companies any…
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Despair after 200-year-old ‘grandmother’ tree toppled for Trump’s border wall: ‘It crushes your heart’
Protesters spent months occupying an ancient cottonwood. Then a tense standoff with US border patrol came to a head. A 200-year-old cottonwood tree near the US-Mexico border ,…
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‘The silence was the worst part’: after culling his entire flock, US poultry farmer now fears bird flu
As bird flu reshapes agriculture, small farms operate under strict rules. Just a single case could tank their business. Joshua Beebe often starts his day by cleaning the tires of…
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‘It was a terrible thing’: Panama declares state of emergency as quake aftershocks rattle communities
More than 100 aftershocks as high as magnitude-5.8 recorded after two quakes toppled buildings and prompted evacuations. Panama’s government has declared a state of emergency on…
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Doctor warned Elizabeth Struhs would not be safe years before sect killed her by withdrawing medicine
Inquest hears paediatricians pleaded with child safety for action to protect the eight-year-old from her parents and other Toowoomba sect members. Get our breaking news email ,…
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A fake image of a Georgia mayor kissing a person went viral. Can US voters trust everything they see?
Deepfakes and misinformation driven by artificial intelligence have become a point of deep concern for legislators, advocates and the public. An image of Bianca Motley Broom, the…
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"The beginning of a new scientific paradigm": Zuckerberg's Biohub, U.S. and Google build virtual cell
Mark Zuckerberg's Biohub is partnering with Google and the federal government in its ambitious effort to use AI for generating vast quantities of biological data that can predict…
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