✓The G7 will release 100 million reserve barrels of diesel fuel over the next 4 months
After increased pressure from Washington, the G7 held an emergency meeting on energy. The world's wealthiest nations say they will release 100 million barrels of oil and diesel…
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‘This can’t go on’: tens of thousands protest against housing crisis in Spain
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'I was not going to let others die' - pilot of Flydubai flight describes cockpit attack by co-pilot
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Cornell rape case gets special prosecutor. And, Renee Good's family sues the government
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New space station crew launches from Florida on SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule
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✓Flydubai co-pilot used crash axe to attack captain, says UAE
Attorney general says ‘terrorist attack’ was attempted by suspect who is said to have been barred from flying by Oman because of extremist views. The co-pilot of flydubai flight…
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✓Two Iranian men identified Manchester synagogue as site for alleged bomb plot, court hears
Rahman Salehi, 34, and Salam Ahmadyan, 36, were charged with preparing attacks on city’s Jewish community, including Heaton Park synagogue. Two Iranian men identified a Manchester…
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✓US murderer Christa Pike unconscious and on ventilator after failed execution, lawyers say
As of Thursday night, Pike remained critically ill and is being treated at a hospital in Nashville, Tennessee
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OpenAI debuts "dots" as industry safety focus shifts to "What did my AI assistant do now?"
OpenAI is equipping high-end subscribers with always-on agents, known as Dots. It's a bold move from a company that continues to deal with reports of its agents breaking past…
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✓North Korea launches ballistic missile after Seoul demands apology over wounded soldiers
Pyongyang fires towards sea a day after Kim Jong-un sister denounces South Korea for claiming North’s mines wounded South’s soldiers in DMZ. North Korea fired a ballistic missile…
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Pope says concerns about AI going rogue are not 'fake news' after Trump 'hoax' claims
The Pope has repeated his warnings about artificial intelligence - saying concerns the technology could go rogue are not "fake news"
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Brazil's Lula-Bolsonaro showdown unfolds in Trump's shadow — with the Amazon at stake
Brazil votes Sunday in a presidential election that could reshape its relationship with President Trump , return the Bolsonaro movement to power and alter the future of the…
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✓Women given free cycling shorts to prevent upskirting on Oktoberfest amusement ride
Investigation revealed thousands of voyeuristic videos taken on Munich beer festival’s Teufelsrad or Devil’s Wheel. Women have been given free cycling shorts to prevent upskirting…
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'Devastating year' as Swiss glaciers shed 5% of ice amid record-breaking heatwaves
Glaciers in Switzerland have lost 5.5% of their ice volume in 2026 after a "devasting year" marked by intense heatwaves and low snowfall, according to a study
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Trump announces US will send $90 checks to 20 million seniors enrolled in Medicare
President Trump announced Friday his administration will pay out a total of around $2 billion in checks to over 20 million seniors to offset Medicare Part B premium costs. In an…
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Christa Pike survived lethal injection. How your state carries out executions
Data: Death Penalty Information Center ; Note: New Hampshire abolished the death penalty but retains one prisoner on death row; Map: Erin Davis/Axios. Christa Pike 's survival…
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✓US added just 29,000 jobs in September in sharp drop from last month’s gains
Final jobs report before the midterm elections also shows the US unemployment rate rose slightly to 4.2%. US employers added just 29,000 jobs in September, a sharp drop from last…
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✓Brazil's big political rematch: What to know about the Brazilian election
Four years after President Lula narrowly defeated Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil is back at the ballot box. This time, Lula faces Bolsonaro's son, Flávio, in a high-stakes rematch
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✓Five killed as Kyiv and Moscow trade strikes, Russia hits second bridge
Russia has also attacked another key bridge in Kyiv, the second such strike in two days
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Tear gas and fires on French streets as student protests turn violent
Violent student protests have broken out again across France, where around 400 schools have stayed closed to try to quell the unrest
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✓At least 17 people, mostly pilgrims, killed in Kenya road crash
The multi-vehicle crash occurred in the Salama area, 90km southeast of Nairobi, killing mostly Catholic pilgrims
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✓Three takeaways from Trump's 'Super Intelligence' summit
The meeting at the White House came as some tech bosses and experts have called for tighter rules around AI
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The green light for the largest coalmine in NSW history is shocking proof that our governance systems are betraying Australians | Georgina Woods
There is no greater treachery than this failure to face up to the climate crisis. How can we now fend off despair?. The Independent Planning Commission’s published reasons for…
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There is a way to look after people, the planet – and Britain’s growth. It’s what we call the ‘wellbeing economy’ | Jamie Driscoll
Imagine the UK with a 20-year investment plan, with green homes and fast transport. We already have the tools to make it happen. You’ve just left school. What’s your future?. I…
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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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‘These guys are just coming from nothing’: questions over multibillion-dollar Firmus float amid datacentre backlash
‘AI factories’ developer on track to launch the second-biggest IPO in Australian history, but investors warn its forecasts are ‘a little bit of a fairytale’. Get our breaking news…
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It’s going to take more than an email to a public inbox to protect Australians from potential AI doom | Tom McIlroy
OpenAI’s hack of Medicare suggests safeguarding civilisation is the task facing leaders in this extraordinary new era. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news…
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‘It’s hard to sell a house when it’s covered in baboon faeces’: Cape Town divided over plan to remove its monkeys
Two troops of chacma baboons are breaking into homes and shops but animal rights activists insist coexistence is the answer. Cape Town’s city council has said it will “imminently”…
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Greens would nationalise Thames and SE Water without paying compensation, says deputy leader – as it happened
This live blog is now closed, you can find more of our UK political coverage here. Ali says Britain is a multiracial, multicultural democracy that needs to protect “everyone’s…
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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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The comedians turning AI anxiety into punchlines: ‘It’s so good, it’ll completely alter our grasp on reality’
Across videos, standup and cartoons, humorists are skewering big tech’s attempt to make AI ubiquitous and inevitable. “Best case scenario, we never have to do any admin again,”…
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OpenAI’s Medicare attack has exposed Australia’s ‘tech debt’. Fixing it could bring a big bill for taxpayers
Home affairs department orders all federal government agencies to conduct review of ‘legacy technology’ amid fallout from AI agent hacks. Get our breaking news email , free app or…
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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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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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The Guardian view on Lula v the Bolsonaros: the decision of Brazilian voters will affect us all | Editorial
Sunday’s general election is too close to call, with the incumbent president facing the son of the man who attempted a coup against him. Sunday’s election in Brazil could hardly…
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OpenAI hack on Australian government reveals anxiety at heart of global artificial intelligence dilemma
As the UN warns traditional safeguards are ‘unravelling’, Donald Trump says he will encourage, not restrain, the AI race. When the Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, sat…
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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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OpenAI says its review into hacks, including on Australian government sites, is costing $500,000 a day
Company says it is reviewing 50 petabytes of data after its agents accessed websites including Medicare without authorisation. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news…
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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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They embraced the Fiat 500, the Vespa, even tuk-tuks. But will Romans draw the line at the golf cart?
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