✓‘What’s the point?’ Teenagers give their verdict on Britain’s social media curfew
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Over 100 House Democrats vote to end military aid to Israel in significant rebuke to US ally – as it happened
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US strikes expand to northern Iran as Tehran fires on Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan – Middle East crisis live
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Iran releases American detainee amid escalating fighting with the U.S., Trump says
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Gibraltar ushers in new era as British territory's border fence with Spain removed
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✓New York Times files motion to quash subpoenas following Air Force One coverage
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✓Buffett omits gift to Bill Gates’ foundation after his Epstein ties disclosed
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✓Pete Hegseth says US military to start testosterone screening for over 30s
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✓Trump retreat over Hormuz tolls suggests he is struggling to end Iran war
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✓Hong Kong booksellers arrested for allegedly selling seditious books
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✓Venezuela’s interim government and opposition to begin formal talks
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✓Apple sues OpenAI, its employees claiming theft of trade secrets
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✓China’s economy grows at 4.3%, one of its lowest rates on record
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✓US launches new attacks on Iran as Tehran targets Gulf sites
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TikTok under investigation in UK over child safety measures
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Nothing does more for your ego than realising you can make a better decision than a bot with all of human knowledge at its digital fingertips. I am not, by nature, an early…
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