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✓ Verified Trump lawyers defend president banning journalists from White House ahead of court hearing – live
Trump lawyers say White House access is ‘a privilege, not a right’; CNN, Politico and MS Now to present case in court after president banned outlets from White House grounds. Sign…
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Sri Lanka Easter bombings: 15 sentenced to hundreds of years in prison each over deadly terror attacks
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Hurricane Polo, rapidly intensifying from strong El Niño patterns, rages off coast of Mexico
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Iran’s president hits out at ‘bully’ Trump in UN speech but signals willingness to talk
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AI, trade, Taiwan and climate: what will and won’t be on agenda at Trump-Xi summit
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✓‘Worse than the scramble for Oasis tickets’: England’s sustainable farming funds run out in just six hours
Entire £253m budget for 2026 allocated in less than a day, leaving thousands of farmers disappointed. Thousands of farmers have been left empty-handed with the government’s 2026…
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✓Lithuania ready to 'fight back' but has evacuation plans in face of Russia threats, PM tells BBC
Sinkevičius told BBC Newsnight Lithuanians feel "constantly threatened" by Moscow, but the nation was prepared to "fight back" if attacked
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✓Paramount settles lawsuit with US states, clearing way for $110bn merger with Warner Bros
The deal includes an agreement to produce 30 films a year, or Paramount will be forced to sell off parts of its company
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Trump to create AI force - as lawsuit claims firms illegally agreed to slow development
Donald Trump wrote in a social media post on Saturday that he is creating an "AI Force" to oversee regulation of AI and will announce an AI "czar" in the near future
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✓At least four people killed in Japan as typhoon Dujuan triggers heavy rain, landslides
Rescuers search for missing in collapsed homes after storm causes landslides, travel chaos and power outages. Typhoon Dujuan has killed at least four people and injured 22 in…
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✓British Columbia sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over Tumbler Ridge mass school shooting
Canadian province alleges deadly attack could have been prevented if company had warned police of shooter’s ChatGPT use. British Columbia has sued OpenAI , saying a mass shooting…
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✓Jim Ratcliffe halts production at Hull chemical plants over ‘ridiculous’ gas prices
Billionaire owner of Ineos says company ‘cannot compete’ with global market despite efficiency of Humberside sites. Billionaire industrialist Sir Jim Ratcliffe is pausing…
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✓Trump’s threat to annihilate Iran to UN general assembly is stunning, even for him
US president may have upstaged the ghost of Soviet leader Khrushchev by musing destruction of fellow member state. Donald Trump has a habit of discomfiting delegates to the United…
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✓Ukraine's Zelenskyy proposes energy truce with Russia during meeting with Trump
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met President Trump at the U.N. and proposed that Ukraine and Russia stop attacking each other's energy systems
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British businessman jailed over illegal arms deals to war zones worth millions
A British businessman and an adviser to a quango funded by the UK government have each been jailed for 16 years after brokering illegal arms deals to send fighter jets and weapons…
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✓UK to join EU ocean science scheme to better predict extreme weather events
Cooperation on OceanEye, which aims to create ‘real-time’ model of world’s oceans, comes amid efforts to boost EU ties. Britain is to join a major new ocean science programme, led…
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Chicago mayor seeks to block data center expansion: ‘We are not for sale’
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson proposed a data center expansion moratorium ordinance, saying that the city is “open for business” but “not for sale.” The ordinance acts as a…
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Weinstein handed 15-year prison sentence in New York sexual assault case
Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was sentenced Wednesday in Manhattan to 15 years in prison after being found guilty of sexual assault in a high-profile retrial. A New York…
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Scoop: Trump's Board of Peace to unveil $2.45 billion Gaza recovery plan
President Trump's Board of Peace will unveil a six-month, $2.45 billion recovery plan for Gaza at a meeting of its members on Wednesday. Why it matters: The 66-project proposal…
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Google's Gemini AI hacks three other companies during security test
Google says its Gemini AI hacked three other companies during a test of its cybersecurity capabilities – in the first known example of the system autonomously committing such an…
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At least 11 dead in mass shooting at house party in South Africa
At least 11 people have been killed in a mass shooting at a house party in South Africa
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✓'We screwed up': Doordash admits underpaying New York workers
The food delivery giant will pay a $131.5m settlement following a city probe into wage violations
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✓Trump says he would back ban on diesel exports
Republicans lawmakers have put pressure on the president to curb exports as diesel prices soar to record highs in the US
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UK politics: PM’s new anti-disinformation unit gets cross-party backing, as Farage declares it an attack on free speech – as it happened
Farage referred to the new unit and said Burnham was setting it up ‘using the excuse that Russia wants to interfere with elections’. The former Labour minister leading the…
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Victorian Labor puts reproductive rights on election agenda as it warns One Nation could try to wind back abortion access
Exclusive: ‘We don’t want to see any winding back of women’s rights,’ health minister says ahead of state election. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast.…
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‘How do you get a result without contacting a newspaper?’: your questions for our consumer champion answered
In her weekly column for the Guardian, Anna Tims solves readers consumer problems – ranging from the devastating to the ridiculous. She answered your questions on AI chat bots,…
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The Guardian view on Keynes in the West End: James Graham’s latest play captures the zeitgeist | Editorial
As the chancellor, John Healey, ponders options ahead of his first budget, the playwright’s new work offers lessons from the past. Still only 44, James Graham has become a…
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British people understand the climate crisis threat. Today I’m empowering them to tackle it | Andy Burnham
With nearly £30m of funding, I’m giving communities power over local energy. They know the gravity of global heating, and they want to be part of the solution. Andy Burnham: UK…
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Jamaica hails King’s decision to refer slavery reparations petition to privy council as ‘really big deal’
The move comes after Jamaica’s culture minister Olivia Grange travelled to the UK earlier this month to lodge the historic petition. King Charles has referred a landmark slavery…
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Iran’s president says his country’s people have been ‘victims of terrorism’ by the United States - live
Masoud Pezeshkian says ‘we have only defended ourselves’ as US delegation walks out during his speech. These latest attacks come just hours before Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s address to…
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Using AI to ‘talk to animals’ might make us feel clever – but what, if anything, does it do for them?
As animal behaviorists increasingly use AI in their research, they grapple with how to wield the technology responsibly. I’m sitting in a small boat in Shark Bay, Australia,…
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The EU’s Canada offer is more mood than reality but it could hint at a future geometry for the bloc
While Brussels and Ottawa desire a deeper partnership born of Trump-era volatility, the EU has no legal framework to accommodate it. Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your…
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‘We have really cool sharks’: three-year project to lift lid on Britain’s little-understood species
Anglers will help scientists investigate the porbeagle, tope and blue shark to boost knowledge and conservation. ‘We have really cool sharks,” says Dr Lucy Hawkes. She is not…
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These journalists share vital reporting with thousands of US immigrants – all by text and WhatsApp
Independent outlets are leaning on social media, chat and other nontraditional methods to fight disinformation. When Allan Marrero, an asylum seeker from the Cayman Islands , was…
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The place that never freezes: the Arctic habitat where global heating threatens more ice, not less
The race to study the North Water between Canada and Greenland before it changes has led to a bold plan for an Inuit-run protected area. Electric-blue meltwater sprays up under…
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London buses in decline? Why public transport in global cities is slowing to a crawl – visualised
As experts fear for future of UK capital’s bus network, some commuters are giving up entirely. London is not alone – with worrying implications for the poorest in society. Experts…
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Three international bodies warn of risks of rising debt and soaring borrowing in major economies
IIF highlights challenges facing US, France, UK and Japan, while OECD and IMF also voice global concerns. Business live – latest updates. Three heavyweight international bodies…
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Cuban delegation walks out as Trump calls country a 'failed state' at the United Nations – video
Cuban delegates left the room during the US president's speech to the UN general assembly, where he called Cuba 'a failed state' and said the country 'will fall'. The US has…
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Healthcare in Africa ‘under growing strain’ after US withdrawal from aid programs, report warns
Accra Reset’s report states countries in the region and global south should take greater control of their health development after USAID debacle. The United States’ withdrawal…
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Big AI is trying to own the pathway to work. Universities shouldn’t play along | Ella Hafermalz
Universities need to protect their position in education so that students have an independent pathway to employment. AI companies like OpenAI are insinuating themselves into the…
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