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Train carrying Boris Johnson and ex-CIA chief may have been targeted in Russian strike, officials say One dead and more than 30 missing after ferry sinks off Vanuatu coast in rough seas More than 10% chance AI 'could kill all humans' - as Anthropic reveals another 'cybersecurity' incident Anthropic and OpenAI CEOs call for AI development to slow down, OpenAI to delay IPO Trump's comments on a united Ireland may have targeted audience across the Atlantic August joint-hottest month on record as climate change and El Niño drive heat Apple's new boss starts with big gamble on £1,999 first folding iPhone Charlie Kirk statue vandalised outside Turning Point USA headquarters Israeli minister threatens to strip Israeli film-makers of citizenship over Gaza documentary NAZA Anthropic blocks efforts to use AI to research weapons development and carry out cyber attacks Swedish election: centre-left parties lead by just a single seat with most votes counted Pennsylvania says an unvaccinated woman has died from measles-related complications Turkish police detain dozens in raids on gay bars and homes of LGBTQ+ activists Global bond sell-off resumes as surging oil prices stoke fears about inflation US consumers faced more high prices in August as Iran war raised energy costs Trump says he will remove all Irish whiskey tariffs as he ends two-day visit Why gains by Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen could push gas prices even higher Afghan woman deported in first-ever "Alien Terrorist" court case, DOJ says Can Gulf states and Iran negotiate the Strait of Hormuz without the U.S.? OpenAI IPO will not happen in 2026 amid AI safety fears, Sam Altman says Train carrying Boris Johnson and ex-CIA chief may have been targeted in Russian strike, officials say One dead and more than 30 missing after ferry sinks off Vanuatu coast in rough seas More than 10% chance AI 'could kill all humans' - as Anthropic reveals another 'cybersecurity' incident Anthropic and OpenAI CEOs call for AI development to slow down, OpenAI to delay IPO Trump's comments on a united Ireland may have targeted audience across the Atlantic August joint-hottest month on record as climate change and El Niño drive heat Apple's new boss starts with big gamble on £1,999 first folding iPhone Charlie Kirk statue vandalised outside Turning Point USA headquarters Israeli minister threatens to strip Israeli film-makers of citizenship over Gaza documentary NAZA Anthropic blocks efforts to use AI to research weapons development and carry out cyber attacks Swedish election: centre-left parties lead by just a single seat with most votes counted Pennsylvania says an unvaccinated woman has died from measles-related complications Turkish police detain dozens in raids on gay bars and homes of LGBTQ+ activists Global bond sell-off resumes as surging oil prices stoke fears about inflation US consumers faced more high prices in August as Iran war raised energy costs Trump says he will remove all Irish whiskey tariffs as he ends two-day visit Why gains by Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen could push gas prices even higher Afghan woman deported in first-ever "Alien Terrorist" court case, DOJ says Can Gulf states and Iran negotiate the Strait of Hormuz without the U.S.? OpenAI IPO will not happen in 2026 amid AI safety fears, Sam Altman says
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Train carrying Boris Johnson and ex-CIA chief may have been targeted in Russian strike, officials say

Ukrainian Railways says former British PM and David Petraeus crossed into Poland shortly before drone attack near border. A train carrying Boris Johnson and the former CIA chief…
89% agreement · 4 independent sources

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August joint-hottest month on record as climate change and El Niño drive heat

August joint-hottest month on record as climate change and El Niño drive heat

Climate change and the rising influence of El Niño saw August reach the record for warmest month
82% agreement · 3 independent sources
ClimateTone Serious2 min
Apple's new boss starts with big gamble on £1,999 first folding iPhone

Apple's new boss starts with big gamble on £1,999 first folding iPhone

Apple showed off at an event the first major design change to the iPhone in almost 20 years
81% agreement · 3 independent sources
EconomyTone Neutral2 min
Charlie Kirk statue vandalised outside Turning Point USA headquarters

Charlie Kirk statue vandalised outside Turning Point USA headquarters

Vandals spray red paint on Charlie Kirk statue days after its unveiling to mark one year since his death
85% agreement · 3 independent sources
WorldTone Serious2 min
Israeli minister threatens to strip Israeli film-makers of citizenship over Gaza documentary NAZA

Israeli minister threatens to strip Israeli film-makers of citizenship over Gaza documentary NAZA

Miki Zohar accuses Oscar-winning directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor of ‘treason against the state’. ‘They know the house they are bombing is full of children’: NAZA’s…
75% agreement · 2 independent sources
WorldTone Neutral2 min
Technology

Anthropic blocks efforts to use AI to research weapons development and carry out cyber attacks

Anthropic says it has blocked efforts to use its artificial intelligence models to carry out cyber attacks and research which could have led to the creation of biological weapons
76% agreement · 2 independent sources
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
Swedish election: centre-left parties lead by just a single seat with most votes counted

Swedish election: centre-left parties lead by just a single seat with most votes counted

Race too close to call and may take days to become clear despite early exit polls suggesting left bloc win. With most of the votes counted, Sweden’s national election remained too…
75% agreement · 2 independent sources
WorldTone Neutral2 min
Pennsylvania says an unvaccinated woman has died from measles-related complications

Pennsylvania says an unvaccinated woman has died from measles-related complications

Pennsylvania has announced its third measles-related death in less than three weeks. A local coroner says the 40-year-old woman was unvaccinated
78% agreement · 2 independent sources
ClimateTone Serious2 min
Turkish police detain dozens in raids on gay bars and homes of LGBTQ+ activists

Turkish police detain dozens in raids on gay bars and homes of LGBTQ+ activists

Human rights groups in Turkey have accused the government of using a family- values campaign to target the LGBTQ+ community
77% agreement · 2 independent sources
WorldTone Neutral2 min
Global bond sell-off resumes as surging oil prices stoke fears about inflation

Global bond sell-off resumes as surging oil prices stoke fears about inflation

Crude jumps above $107 a barrel amid concerns over Middle East conflict and out-of-control government borrowing. Nervous investors across big economies have been dumping…
73% agreement · 2 independent sources
EconomyTone Neutral2 min
US consumers faced more high prices in August as Iran war raised energy costs

US consumers faced more high prices in August as Iran war raised energy costs

Annualized inflation rate was 3.4%, same as July, and core inflation, which omits energy and food prices, rose to 2.4%. US consumer prices remained stubbornly high in August as…
75% agreement · 2 independent sources
EconomyTone Serious2 min
Trump says he will remove all Irish whiskey tariffs as he ends two-day visit

Trump says he will remove all Irish whiskey tariffs as he ends two-day visit

Whiskey distilled in the Republic of Ireland faces the standard 15% tariff which applies to EU goods entering the US
75% agreement · 2 independent sources
WorldTone Neutral2 min
Why gains by Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen could push gas prices even higher

Why gains by Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen could push gas prices even higher

A Houthi advance along Yemen's Red Sea coast could help push gas prices up even more as the Iran-backed group also launches attacks on Saudi Arabia's oil facilities
74% agreement · 2 independent sources
EconomyTone Neutral2 min
World

Afghan woman deported in first-ever "Alien Terrorist" court case, DOJ says

An Afghan national who was the first-ever case before the federal Alien Terrorist Removal Court has been deported, the Justice Department announced Friday. The big picture: The…
73% agreement · 2 independent sources
WorldTone Neutral2 min
Can Gulf states and Iran negotiate the Strait of Hormuz without the U.S.?

Can Gulf states and Iran negotiate the Strait of Hormuz without the U.S.?

Dania Thafer of the Gulf International Forum weighs in on previously scheduled talks between Iran and Gulf states. Shortly before this interview aired, Oman announced that the…
77% agreement · 2 independent sources
WorldTone Neutral2 min
OpenAI IPO will not happen in 2026 amid AI safety fears, Sam Altman says

OpenAI IPO will not happen in 2026 amid AI safety fears, Sam Altman says

OpenAI’s decision comes after dire warnings about rapidly progressing technology and lawmakers’ calls for new rules. OpenAI will not go public in 2026, Sam Altman said in a…
75% agreement · 2 independent sources
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
Saudi Arabia forced to shut down crucial Red Sea pipeline after attacks

Saudi Arabia forced to shut down crucial Red Sea pipeline after attacks

The Iran-backed Houthi militia captured a strategic Red Sea port city this week. NPR's Scott Simon talks to April Longley Alley of the Washington Institute
76% agreement · 2 independent sources
WorldTone Neutral2 min
Pregnant woman among more than 10 killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza

Pregnant woman among more than 10 killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza

Woman’s family says she died of injuries after being shot in the head while sitting inside a tent near Khan Younis. A pregnant Palestinian woman died on Saturday from injuries…
75% agreement · 2 independent sources
WorldTone Serious2 min
Trump downplays warnings of AI risks, citing rivalry with China

Trump downplays warnings of AI risks, citing rivalry with China

The US president said "negative forces" were airing concerns about "things that won't happen"
80% agreement · 2 independent sources
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
World

Anthropic, OpenAI CEOs call for slowdown in AI development

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is calling for an immediate slowdown in the pace of AI development, warning of potentially devastating consequences in a matter of months otherwise.…
73% agreement · 2 independent sources
WorldTone Neutral2 min
Think of the parable of a frog in boiling water. That’s us dithering as the ‘unprecedented‘ weather becomes more extreme | Helen Pilcher

Think of the parable of a frog in boiling water. That’s us dithering as the ‘unprecedented‘ weather becomes more extreme | Helen Pilcher

The complacency is staggering: just another hot summer, a flooded street, a crop failure. We are accepting this extraordinary deterioration as normal. Recently, I overheard a…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
We greet the news that AI could extinguish us with a glazed indifference. What is the way out of this nihilism? | Brigid Delaney

We greet the news that AI could extinguish us with a glazed indifference. What is the way out of this nihilism? | Brigid Delaney

There are several answers, and none of them will be provided by tech. One thing we must do is identify the ingredients for human flourishing. To imagine the future as being almost…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
Is Burnham trying to appease Trump? Or Reform? What other reason is there for these North Sea oil plans? | George Monbiot

Is Burnham trying to appease Trump? Or Reform? What other reason is there for these North Sea oil plans? | George Monbiot

Climate catastrophe is on our doorstep – yet Labour’s impending approval of further drilling will bring more pain for negligible gains. Pinch yourself, it’s happening again. Here…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
World

Politics live: petrol prices set to rise ‘even higher’; Labor’s private health reform for over-65s condemned as ‘lazy’

Follow the day’s news live. Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast. Hanson’s comments on Albanese’s mother ‘gratuitous and unnecessary’: Hume. Jane Hume has…
Single source · not yet corroborated
WorldTone Neutral2 min
Playing With Fire review – like Disney’s Fantasia on steroids as a virtual Yuja Wang plays amid luminous dreamworlds

Playing With Fire review – like Disney’s Fantasia on steroids as a virtual Yuja Wang plays amid luminous dreamworlds

Southbank Centre, London Wang’s avatar performs music from Ravel and Debussy to Prokofiev and Liszt while dizzying virtual worlds take shape around her in this virtual reality…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
I’m a father of three who studies the impact of artificial intelligence: this is what parents need to know about AI

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…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
Alan Jones told prominent athlete ‘I would like to be kissing you all night’ after alleged assault, trial hears

Alan Jones told prominent athlete ‘I would like to be kissing you all night’ after alleged assault, trial hears

Alleged victim tells court he froze and was ‘in disbelief’ after broadcaster kissed him on corner of his lips at public event. A prominent athlete froze and was “shocked and…
Single source · not yet corroborated
WorldTone Neutral2 min
How the fate of a small furry animal reveals the ecological tragedy of Israel’s war on Lebanon | Hisham Younes

How the fate of a small furry animal reveals the ecological tragedy of Israel’s war on Lebanon | Hisham Younes

The Syrian rock hyrax depends on the fragile landscapes of the border region. Alongside other environmentalists, I have been documenting the destruction of its habitat. Wars are…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Serious2 min
‘Huge wave’ of carbon storage projects causes alarm in small-town USA as oil firms eye billions in subsidies

‘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…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
Social media users could opt out of the algorithm if Australian government has its way – but that’s a big if

Social media users could opt out of the algorithm if Australian government has its way – but that’s a big if

Even if the legislation passes, tech companies may still find ways to frustrate its intent and keep Australians hooked on their feed. Social media could become a “choose your own…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
‘There’s a weird market failure in media’: David Brooks on how his new podcast will tackle the big questions

‘There’s a weird market failure in media’: David Brooks on how his new podcast will tackle the big questions

The former New York Times columnist is taking a step away from politics to focus on moral and humanistic concerns the media rarely cover. David Brooks knows there are plenty of…
Single source · not yet corroborated
EconomyTone Neutral2 min
Revealed: Mexico’s industrial boomtown is making goods for the US. Residents say they’re ‘breathing poison’

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…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
‘It’s hell’: father of slain Australian surfers tells Mexico homicide trial about identifying sons’ bodies

‘It’s hell’: father of slain Australian surfers tells Mexico homicide trial about identifying sons’ bodies

Three men are on trial over the death of brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and their friend, US citizen Jack Carter Rhoad, in Ensenada. The father of two Australian surfers killed…
Single source · not yet corroborated
WorldTone Serious2 min
When her ‘soul cat’ died, she was bereft. Now she designs memorial jewelry to help others with pet loss

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…
Single source · not yet corroborated
EconomyTone Neutral2 min
‘The silence was the worst part’: after culling his entire flock, US poultry farmer now fears bird flu

‘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…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
Brother of Muslim police cadet killed in 9/11 'disappointed' by calls for Mamdani to sit out memorial

Brother of Muslim police cadet killed in 9/11 'disappointed' by calls for Mamdani to sit out memorial

Zeshan Hamdani speaks out after push back against New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who is Muslim, attending 9/11 events
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Train carrying Boris Johnson and ex-CIA chief may have been targeted in Russian strike, officials say

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One dead and more than 30 missing after ferry sinks off Vanuatu coast in rough seas

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Charlie Kirk statue vandalised outside Turning Point USA headquarters

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Anthropic and OpenAI CEOs call for AI development to slow down, OpenAI to delay IPO

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OpenAI IPO will not happen in 2026 amid AI safety fears, Sam Altman says

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Trump downplays warnings of AI risks, citing rivalry with China

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