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Rescue teams face ‘race against time’ in search for trapped survivors as death toll in Japan rises to at least 13 – live updates US Senate votes to advance Russia sanctions bill that would give Trump new tariff powers – as it happened Almost 4,000 people evacuated from tourist sites near Bordeaux as wildfires rage in France and Spain Boss of startup hacked by rogue OpenAI agent urges ‘radical transparency’ in investigation White House teleprompter operator accused over Trump bets no longer in job, official says Trump to meet with Zelenskyy, Netanyahu. And, TPS holders could soon face deportation Rand Paul released Fauci's pandemic-era 'diary.' Now they'll face off on Capitol Hill Jordan intercepts Iranian missiles as U.S. and Saudi Arabia strike militias in Iraq Zelensky and Netanyahu meet Trump as wars in Ukraine and Iran drag on ​France and Spain race to control wildfires as fresh heatwave hits, as UN warns ‘the climate alarm is blaring’ – as it happened 'Israeli settlers laid siege to our home': Inside a Palestinian village under weekly attack Keiko Fujimori is inaugurated as Peru's president following a narrow election victory Canadians spent $3.3bn less on travel to US in 2025 after Trump’s return to office FIFA has a new plan to raise billions of dollars: Selling stakes in the World Cup Sperm whales change ‘vowel’ sounds when boats are nearby, scientists discover How the Supreme Court deepened uncertainty over Temporary Protected Status Trump to Axios: I'm ready for "strong military action" if Iran talks fail Kenya investigating unexpected deaths of 15 elephants in national park Iran and Oman swap proposals to manage Strait of Hormuz: What we know US bans humanoid robots from China, citing ‘unacceptable risks’ Rescue teams face ‘race against time’ in search for trapped survivors as death toll in Japan rises to at least 13 – live updates US Senate votes to advance Russia sanctions bill that would give Trump new tariff powers – as it happened Almost 4,000 people evacuated from tourist sites near Bordeaux as wildfires rage in France and Spain Boss of startup hacked by rogue OpenAI agent urges ‘radical transparency’ in investigation White House teleprompter operator accused over Trump bets no longer in job, official says Trump to meet with Zelenskyy, Netanyahu. And, TPS holders could soon face deportation Rand Paul released Fauci's pandemic-era 'diary.' Now they'll face off on Capitol Hill Jordan intercepts Iranian missiles as U.S. and Saudi Arabia strike militias in Iraq Zelensky and Netanyahu meet Trump as wars in Ukraine and Iran drag on ​France and Spain race to control wildfires as fresh heatwave hits, as UN warns ‘the climate alarm is blaring’ – as it happened 'Israeli settlers laid siege to our home': Inside a Palestinian village under weekly attack Keiko Fujimori is inaugurated as Peru's president following a narrow election victory Canadians spent $3.3bn less on travel to US in 2025 after Trump’s return to office FIFA has a new plan to raise billions of dollars: Selling stakes in the World Cup Sperm whales change ‘vowel’ sounds when boats are nearby, scientists discover How the Supreme Court deepened uncertainty over Temporary Protected Status Trump to Axios: I'm ready for "strong military action" if Iran talks fail Kenya investigating unexpected deaths of 15 elephants in national park Iran and Oman swap proposals to manage Strait of Hormuz: What we know US bans humanoid robots from China, citing ‘unacceptable risks’
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Rescue teams face ‘race against time’ in search for trapped survivors as death toll in Japan rises to at least 13 – live updates

Emergency workers are continuing their search for survivors in southern Japan after yesterday’s powerful earthquake. ‘Race against time’: Japan earthquake death toll rises as…
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Trump to meet with Zelenskyy, Netanyahu. And, TPS holders could soon face deportation

Trump to meet with Zelenskyy, Netanyahu. And, TPS holders could soon face deportation

President Trump is set to hold separate meetings with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are today. And, Temporary Protected Status…
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Rand Paul released Fauci's pandemic-era 'diary.' Now they'll face off on Capitol Hill

Rand Paul released Fauci's pandemic-era 'diary.' Now they'll face off on Capitol Hill

At a Senate hearing Wednesday, Anthony Fauci is likely to face questions from Sen. Rand Paul related to the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here's what you need to know
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Jordan intercepts Iranian missiles as U.S. and Saudi Arabia strike militias in Iraq

Jordan intercepts Iranian missiles as U.S. and Saudi Arabia strike militias in Iraq

Jordan intercepted five missiles launched from Iran, the country's military said, hours after the U.S. military said it had knocked down an Iranian missile barrage launched…
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Zelensky and Netanyahu meet Trump as wars in Ukraine and Iran drag on

Zelensky and Netanyahu meet Trump as wars in Ukraine and Iran drag on

The two leaders sound encouraged after holding back-to-back bilaterals at the White House
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​France and Spain race to control wildfires as fresh heatwave hits, as UN warns ‘the climate alarm is blaring’ – as it happened

Spanish prime minister also says the fires serve as a reminder to plan for the ‘worsening’ climate emergency. France and Spain race to contain huge wildfires before fresh heatwave…
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'Israeli settlers laid siege to our home': Inside a Palestinian village under weekly attack

'Israeli settlers laid siege to our home': Inside a Palestinian village under weekly attack

A home on the edge of al-Mughayyir has become a weekly frontline in the battle for the occupied West Bank
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Keiko Fujimori is inaugurated as Peru's president following a narrow election victory

Keiko Fujimori is inaugurated as Peru's president following a narrow election victory

The 51-year-old daughter of the late former President Alberto Fujimori, Peru's new conservative leader has pledged to fight crime with an "iron fist."
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Canadians spent $3.3bn less on travel to US in 2025 after Trump’s return to office

Canadians spent $3.3bn less on travel to US in 2025 after Trump’s return to office

Data shows Canadians have replaced US vacations with other international trips in apparent rebuke to Trump. Canadians spent $3.3bn less on travel to the US in 2025 than in the…
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FIFA has a new plan to raise billions of dollars: Selling stakes in the World Cup

FIFA has a new plan to raise billions of dollars: Selling stakes in the World Cup

FIFA has a complex plan to sell chunks of its commercial rights to the World Cup to minority investors, including a firm run by Joshua Kushner, the brother of Jared Kushner
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Sperm whales change ‘vowel’ sounds when boats are nearby, scientists discover

Sperm whales change ‘vowel’ sounds when boats are nearby, scientists discover

Researchers listening off the Caribbean island of Dominica found variations in the mammals’ audible clicks when marine traffic was close. Sperm whales produce a specific pattern…
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How the Supreme Court deepened uncertainty over Temporary Protected Status

Legal protections for hundreds of thousands of Haitians and Syrians in the U.S. have ended after the Supreme Court upheld the termination of their Temporary Protected Status, a…
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Trump to Axios: I'm ready for "strong military action" if Iran talks fail

President Trump told Axios on Monday that he decided to pause U.S. strikes on Iran in order to give negotiations another chance, but stressed that he could order a return to…
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Kenya investigating unexpected deaths of 15 elephants in national park

Kenya investigating unexpected deaths of 15 elephants in national park

Potential toxic substance detected in several of 15 elephants found dead in Kenya’s Amboseli national park. Officials are investigating the deaths of 15 elephants over the past…
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Iran and Oman swap proposals to manage Strait of Hormuz: What we know

Iran and Oman swap proposals to manage Strait of Hormuz: What we know

Iran is proposing a deal that would see it have significantly more control than Oman
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US bans humanoid robots from China, citing ‘unacceptable risks’

US bans humanoid robots from China, citing ‘unacceptable risks’

Move comes as the Trump administration has increasingly sought to keep Chinese technology out of the US. The Federal Communications Commission announced a ban on humanoid robots…
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Burnham says it’s ’shameful’ politicians have failed to fix social care, as he fast-tracks Louise Casey’s review – UK politics live

‘There’s only one group really to blame, and that’s my generation of politicians,’ the prime minister says, as he reveals final recommendations will be out by summer 2027. Andy…
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Chasing new skills, going back to basics and pushing for collective action: how software engineers are adapting to AI

Chasing new skills, going back to basics and pushing for collective action: how software engineers are adapting to AI

Software engineering was one of the best-paying professions in the US in 2022, but the advent of AI has disrupted it, leading to several layoffs and underemployment. Every…
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Wildfires are raging – and the world has junked 45 climate pledges. Disaster looms, and little wonder | Bill McGuire

Wildfires are raging – and the world has junked 45 climate pledges. Disaster looms, and little wonder | Bill McGuire

Five years ago, I wrote an open letter asking climate scientists to speak out against fossil fuels. Now governments are in retreat, it is surely time to act. France and Spain race…
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‘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…
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When the AI bubble bursts, what will Australia do with the tools it built? One man thinks he has the answer

When the AI bubble bursts, what will Australia do with the tools it built? One man thinks he has the answer

Journalist and author Cory Doctorow is coming to Australia to spread his message – humans will take their jobs back. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates. Get…
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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…
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Legal logging and soaring saplings: the ‘green islands’ bucking the deforestation trend in central America

Legal logging and soaring saplings: the ‘green islands’ bucking the deforestation trend in central America

In Guatemala’s Maya biosphere reserve local people are making a living from trees at the same time as increasing forest cover, showing nature is best protected by those who depend…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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Corporate America may be using AI to cut jobs, but small businesses are using it to keep them | Gene Marks

Corporate America may be using AI to cut jobs, but small businesses are using it to keep them | Gene Marks

Reports of wide-scale replacement of workers by AI are overblown. Small businesses use it to help workers. I recently met the owner of a company that sells windows and doors. He…
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I’ve been gaming for 40 years. Here are the best chairs in the UK for comfort, support and serious play

I’ve been gaming for 40 years. Here are the best chairs in the UK for comfort, support and serious play

Whether you’re on PC or a console, level up your setup with our gaming expert’s pick of the best chairs. • The best games of 2026 so far. Comfort is crucial to the gaming…
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Trump says nearly 200 firms have signed pledge to protect Americans from costs arising from datacenters

Trump says nearly 200 firms have signed pledge to protect Americans from costs arising from datacenters

‘Ratepayer Protection Pledge’ president has touted is non-binding as people continue to struggle with rising bills. Donald Trump has announced that about 200 entities have signed…
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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…
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‘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
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Queensland and NT reject Labor’s push to ensure that power-hungry AI datacentres use renewable energy

Queensland and NT reject Labor’s push to ensure that power-hungry AI datacentres use renewable energy

Federal-state stoush comes as rating agency warns that electricity bills could skyrocket. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates. Get our breaking news email ,…
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The New York nurses replaced by AI: ‘It should concern every patient who cares about quality of care’

The New York nurses replaced by AI: ‘It should concern every patient who cares about quality of care’

The union for 12 nurses laid off by Montefiore hospital say company broke contract they recently won through a strike. Marilyn Shuler has worked as a utilization review nurse for…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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The cocaine superhighway from Ecuador to Europe - the BBC reports on gangs and the police fightback

The cocaine superhighway from Ecuador to Europe - the BBC reports on gangs and the police fightback

The BBC goes on patrol with Ecuador's police, who are grappling with a huge surge in drug crime
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Victorian cults inquiry accidentally shares email address of anonymous survivors with group members

Victorian cults inquiry accidentally shares email address of anonymous survivors with group members

Committee apologises for not concealing email addresses when alerting witnesses to final report. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast. A Victorian…
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OpenAI’s rogue agents are a wake-up call to risks posed by artificial intelligence | Shakeel Hashim

OpenAI’s rogue agents are a wake-up call to risks posed by artificial intelligence | Shakeel Hashim

Hacking of Hugging Face shows we do not seem to have reliable ways to curb extremely powerful AI systems. Last week Hugging Face – a company that hosts artificial intelligence…
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‘It came out of real frustration’: the 90s activist network that set fires to save a burning planet

‘It came out of real frustration’: the 90s activist network that set fires to save a burning planet

Matthew Wolfe’s Fires in the Night examines Earth Liberation Front, a US eco-anarchist movement, and its legacy of radical environmentalism. Are echoes of 1990s radical…
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A dog saved Houssein Hamze from a bomb. When war returned, he stayed to care for Lebanon’s animals

A dog saved Houssein Hamze from a bomb. When war returned, he stayed to care for Lebanon’s animals

In normal times the Mashala shelter founder takes in strays, but in wartime, he is the only lifeline for animals in the area. During Israel’s 2006 war against Hezbollah, Houssein…
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Sex-loving hookworms and other peculiar parasites: one man’s mission to champion nature’s villains

Sex-loving hookworms and other peculiar parasites: one man’s mission to champion nature’s villains

Award-winning entomologist Dino Martins, known for his work on pollinators, shows in his latest book that even the most gruesome creatures have vital roles to play. Dino J Martins…
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Jordan intercepts Iranian missiles as U.S. and Saudi Arabia strike militias in Iraq

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