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✓ Verified Brazil runoff live updates: world leaders congratulate Lula on historic election win as Bolsonaro refuses to concede
Leftist president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defeated the far-right senator and was elected president of Brazil for a fourth non-consecutive term. Full report: Lula wins fourth…
87% agreement · 4 independent sources

Lula wins historic fourth term as Brazilian president in defeat of far-right Flávio Bolsonaro
88% agreement · 4 independent sources

Exiled opposition leader María Corina Machado returns to rapturous reception in Venezuela
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Celebrations in Serbia after veteran ruler Vučić loses election to student-led protest movement
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Elon Musk confirms he is considering merging Tesla and SpaceX
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Anthropic files for stock market IPO; Meta announces $95bn fundraising drive to pay for AI expansion – business live
Meta says share sale will support its “continued investment in AI infrastructure and personal superintelligence”, as Elon Musk warns some AI cloud computing firms face…
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✓‘It’s collective punishment’: nearly 2,000 Palestinians in Hebron displaced as Israeli forces take over homes
Families forced to flee as Netanyahu tries to prove security credentials after two Israeli soldiers killed days before election. Hebron, the biggest city in the West Bank, had…
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Trump intensifies anti-Muslim rhetoric against Abdul El-Sayed at Michigan rally – US politics live
The US president was condemned for remarks that questioned the senate candidate’s loyalty to the country. What are the US midterm elections and why do they matter?. Sign up for…
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✓‘Gaza’s suffering has become campaign fodder’: Palestinians fear the worst from Israel election
Humanitarian catastrophe largely ignored as rivals Gadi Eisenkot and Benjamin Netanyahu vow to end Hamas rule. As Israel prepares to go to the polls , Palestinians in Gaza are…
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Anthropic's Claude bypassed a paywall to access Georgia voter data without authorization
Anthropic's Claude accessed publicly available Georgia voter data without human authorization, a disclosure sure to add to growing concerns about AI security ahead of the upcoming…
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Canada hit back at Trump tariffs. Now the U.S. alleges possible election interference.
The U.S. Embassy in Canada accused Canadian leaders of "openly" describing plans to "influence American politics," doubling down on Ambassador Pete Hoekstra's claims of potential…
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✓Two men killed by falling trees as Storm Boelo leaves 90,000 properties without power
An amber wind warning has now expired after severe weather sweeps across the UK
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Speed restrictions on Musk's Starlink lifted in Ukraine, defense ministry says
The speed of the Elon Musk-owned satellite system used by the Ukrainian military has been fully restored after two weeks of restrictions, the country's ministry of defense said in…
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✓Chris Brown given suspended eight-month prison sentence over nightclub attack
The R&B star previously pleaded guilty to affray, after attacking a music producer with a glass bottle
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✓Jordan arrests three suspects over church attack in dawn raid: What to know
Jordanian authorities have not named the individuals or any group involved in the 'terrorist incident'
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✓About 90,000 properties still without power after two storms strike Britain
More strong winds are forecast after Storms Boelo and Austen cause travel disruption, flooding and kill two people. Tell us: have you been affected by Storm Boelo and Storm…
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✓Open enrollment begins: What Medicare beneficiaries need to know for 2027
From GLP-1 drug prices to higher deductibles, several Medicare changes could affect seniors' wallets in 2027
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✓Race to update services' computer systems after cyber-security flaw found
Websites were taken offline after the developers of programming language PHP said "critical vulnerabilities" had been discovered
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✓China's big political meeting could see Xi 'tighten discipline' in party
The highly secretive four-day Plenum starts Monday in Beijing
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✓Technology
Anthropic reveals loss as it plans to sell public shares for first time
Artificial intelligence giant Anthropic, the company behind the popular Claude chatbot, has filed papers to sell shares to the public for the first time
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Japan launches mission to Mars to bring back samples from its moon
Japan launched a spacecraft towards Mars in a ground-breaking mission to bring back samples from the largest of the planet's two moons
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✓Mourinho keeps Clasico midas touch 13 years on as La Liga heats up
Kylian Mbappe's two goals at Barcelona have opened up La Liga, as Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid leave Camp Nou with a victory
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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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In allowing coal expansion in the Hunter, Chris Minns is pouring fuel on the climate fire. His decision will come back to hurt us all | Jack Egan
The high court found NSW is responsible for emissions from burning exported coal. What message does it send when the government can step in and bypass the law?. Sign up for…
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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
Protecting jobs and strengthening energy security in the short term does not mean wavering on Labour’s deep commitment to a cleaner, greener future. Andy Burnham vows UK will hit…
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The Guardian view on Oxford Street’s pedestrianisation: cities should be designed around people, not cars | Editorial
The transformation of Europe’s busiest shopping street should be a case study in making cities greener, less congested and more inviting places to live. Sadiq Khan has been trying…
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Steggall and Ryan accuse Taylor of not ’reading the room’ with ’tone deaf’ Haines tribute speech – as it happened
This blog is now closed. Get our daily political email , free app or daily news podcast. Steggall calls for civility and respect. Independent MP Zali Steggall has called for more…
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Do not be distracted by global crises. Nature cannot wait for a better year – we must act now | Steven Guilbeault
In 2022, I helped push through the international agreement to protect biodiversity. I know there is always a reason to stall, but ministers at Cop17 must honour that pledge. When…
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Nintendo Switch Sports Resort review – Wii Sports lives on in this effortlessly appealing collection of games
Nintendo Switch 2; Nintendo/Nintendo Bringing a holiday vibe and a generous selection of sport-themed games, this is exactly what you want from a family video game. When the first…
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The US west has lost nearly 300 glaciers since the 1960s. Climate crisis is drastically shrinking what’s left
At the midpoint of the last century the region had 1,450 glaciers and a new study reveals the extent of losses. Continue reading
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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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‘Door to EU is open’ new Serbian government told after Vučić concedes election – Europe live as it happened
Student List movement projected to have 141 seats in the new parliament, well clear of the 126 required for majority. Serbian leader Aleksandar Vučić concedes defeat in fiercely…
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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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Australians should prepare for online services to go down unexpectedly as threats rise, cyber agency warns
Australian Signals Directorate chief says advanced AI tools are needed to defend against ‘AI-enabled attackers’. Get our daily political email , free app or daily news podcast.…
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US forces accused of ‘weaponising’ Somalia’s floods by trapping women and children in the path of El Niño
Exclusive: Coordinated airstrikes on territory held by al-Shabaab are driving the civilian population to find refuge alongside a river where rising water levels are a threat to…
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‘Extremely disappointed’: WA government seeks reimbursement from Deloitte over flawed university report
State paid consultancy firm $166,000 for feasibility study on merging the three tertiary institutions. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast. The Western…
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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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Heatstroke ruined his health. Years before, it took the life of another farm worker at the same company
A farm labor contractor exposed laborers on H-2A agricultural visas to heat-related health hazards, but is still bringing hundreds of migrant farm workers to North Carolina. It…
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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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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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