✓Peace talks rich in symbolism but fundamental differences between Russia and Ukraine remain
Despite talks between US envoys and both Putin and Zelensky, the expectation in Kyiv is the fighting will continue, writes James Landale
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Ukraine’s prosecutor general resigns after corruption allegations as Russia resumes strikes on Kyiv – Europe live
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Canada braces for prolonged trade war as counter-tariffs on US take effect
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Russia and North Korea open first road bridge across their shared border
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‘I heard a lot of noise’: trial begins in Mexico for alleged killers of Australian surfers and American friend
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✓Germany's far-right AfD says 'democracy demands' parties work with them after state election win
The far-right party is trying to form a government in the state after falling three seats short of a majority
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✓Nepal says big polluters must ‘wake up’ as it calls for climate compensation over flood disaster
Foreign minister Shisir Khanal tells the Guardian the world’s biggest economies need to help Nepal, which contributes less than 0.1% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Nepal is…
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Trump threatens to halt sale of Canadian Bombardier jets in US - as trade war intensifies
Donald Trump has warned Canadian aircraft company Bombardier that it will be no longer be permitted to sell its planes in the US unless it moves its manufacturing to the country
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✓5 dead after crash at Miami Airport. And, Germany's far-right wins state election
A cargo plane crash at Miami International Airport has left five people dead and several others injured. And, Germany's far-right AfD party achieves an electoral victory in a key…
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✓Eiffel Tower shut by staff protest after female workers moved for religious visit
An investigation will be launched into the incident, which left female employees "humiliated", a union representative says
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✓Trump order directs officials to consider stripping protections for gray wolves
Interior department given three months to decide whether wolves can be removed from endangered species list. Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday directing the…
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✓Grindr pays £26m to settle UK lawsuit over allegedly sharing users’ HIV status
US-owned dating app allegedly allowed ad firms access to private information in breach of UK law. Grindr will pay £26m to settle a lawsuit brought by thousands of users in the UK…
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Google Maps switches to "Lake America" as Canada compares change to "SNL" skit
President Trump 's order to rename Lake Ontario to "Lake America" is stirring up more controversy, as tech companies decide whether to comply or not. The big picture: Google and…
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✓Thousands turn out in Serbia for funeral of 'Butcher of Bosnia' Ratko Mladić
Mladić was jailed for genocide during the 1990s Bosnian war and the EU warned Serbia not to glorify the convicted war criminal
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Black box recorders recovered from Amazon plane crash as more details emerge
The flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder from an Amazon Prime Air cargo plane that overran the runway and crashed while landing in Miami on Sunday have been recovered,…
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✓Maria Bartiromo’s lawyer denies she was fired from Fox News anchor role
Fox announced host’s departure Thursday but gave no explanation, only saying it was effective immediately. Maria Bartiromo’s lawyer sharply denied that she was fired from her job…
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✓Summer box office 2026: what can we learn from the hits and misses?
It was a bumper season for Hollywood, almost back to pre-pandemic levels, with Tom Holland blockbusters winning out, but there was still a string of disappointments. As the world…
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✓Nvidia to buy developer platform Hugging Face in $12.9bn deal
Semi-conductor giant bets that support for open AI models could offset potential slowdown in demand for chips. Nvidia will buy the popular developer platform Hugging Face for…
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Diesel price surges to all-time high, fueled by wars
The average price of diesel topped its 2022 record high on Friday , spiking to $5.85 per gallon, per AAA. Why it matters: Farmers, truckers and freight companies have been…
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We’re the mayors of Paris, Milan and Phoenix. The heat crisis has us all facing the same question | Emmanuel Grégoire, Giuseppe Sala and Kate Gallego
Our three cities are learning from each other about how to protect residents. These climate policies are also public health measures. This summer, mayors met in London during the…
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Albanese’s resources minister celebrating the Beetaloo carbon bomb is a hell of a choice. Labor can’t say it wasn’t warned | Clear Air
Scientists will be able to estimate the amount of heating and destruction caused by the gas ultimately drawn from the Beetaloo. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily…
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Australia news live: another Australian found safe after Nepal-Tibet floods; tributes for father and daughter killed in plane crash
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UK-US trade could suffer as a result of sanctions for illegal Israeli settlements, American ambassador warns – UK politics live
UK to reassert support for Palestinian rights and a two-state solution in move drawing criticism from US and Israel. Good morning. It is hard to understand Labour/leftwing…
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The US now has access to more than half Australia’s military bases – could it drag the country unwillingly into war?
Exclusive: US-controlled weapons corporations and forces have control or access to more than 100 facilities across the continent, which some analysts describe as a ‘colonisation’…
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I’m a father of three who studies the impact of artificial intelligence: this is what parents need to know about AI
A Dr Seuss-style story written in seconds alerted me to the power – and perils – of the technology. But how can children embrace it without forgetting core skills?. When I was…
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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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Alarming AI ads are flooding social media in the lead-up to Victoria’s election. But who is behind them?
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Women are giving their partners the ‘Illiterate Boyfriend’ test: ‘Do your best to pronounce these words’
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When her ‘soul cat’ died, she was bereft. Now she designs memorial jewelry to help others with pet loss
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‘The silence was the worst part’: after culling his entire flock, US poultry farmer now fears bird flu
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UN expert Francesca Albanese calls for ‘true paradigm shift’ as Miliband resets policy on Israel
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