✓Trump called FIFA chief to review red card against Team USA’s Balogun in World Cup: Reports
President Trump called FIFA President Gianni Infantino to review the red card issued to Team USA’s Folarin Balogun during the match against Bosnia and Herzegovina, according to…
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Iran seeks to tighten control over strait of Hormuz alongside Khamenei funeral
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Chinese pastor freed after Donald Trump raised issue of his release with Xi Jinping
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Supreme Court rules Trump can fire independent agency heads, with key exception
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Super Typhoon Bavi makes landfall on US Pacific islands with huge wind gusts
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Exit leaves primary voters to choose between progressive Abdul El-Sayed and centrist Haley Stevens in must-win seat. Mallory McMorrow, a Michigan Democrat, has dropped out of a…
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✓Silicon Valley donations make Colorado Democratic primary one of state’s most expensive
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✓Trump administration partially lifts export ban on Anthropic's most advanced AI model
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✓Sony will kill PlayStation games on discs in 2028 and offer digital downloads only
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Florida Republican calls Haitians' deportation after TPS ruling a ‘huge mistake’
Florida Rep. Carlos Giménez (R) on Sunday said efforts to deport Haitians after the Supreme Court ruling upholding the Trump administration’s decision to rescind temporary…
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Spacecraft launches to rescue NASA telescope before it crashes back to Earth
A spacecraft has blasted into orbit on a mission to rescue a NASA telescope that is at risk of crashing back to Earth
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✓UK parents warned over posting images of children amid AI sexual abuse fears
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✓Thousands welcome home Cape Verde footballers after stunning World Cup run
Tens of thousands of fans formed an ocean of blue outside the airport in capital city, Praia
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Major Ukrainian drone attack on Russia strikes St Petersburg oil terminal
Ukrainian drones have struck an oil terminal and port in St Petersburg and the surrounding region, Russian and Ukrainian officials say
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✓Crowds gather as six-day funeral for former Iranian supreme leader begins
Up to 30 million people expected to attend delayed events for Ali Khamenei, killed at start of war with US and Israel. Huge crowds have gathered at the funeral of the former…
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✓Wonka Netflix show faces backlash for AI-generated Gene Wilder voice
The actor, who died in 2016, appears in the Netflix show with the consent of his estate
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✓Google must pay €4.1bn fine for using Android to 'block' rivals
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Trump to huddle with Zelensky, Syrian leader at NATO Summit
President Trump will meet Wednesday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, during his trip to Turkey for the annual NATO summit. The…
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✓World Cup boom falters as US hospitality jobs fall in June
There had been early signs of a jobs boom from the tournament, but hospitality jobs declined in June
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When the right denies the true danger of heatwaves, ask yourself this: whose children’s lives is it willing to risk? | George Monbiot
The class politics of extreme heat are very real and very dangerous – but that doesn’t stop the billionaire press from peddling its agenda. Every time you think the idiocy has hit…
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Donald Trump is the accidental hero of a real-life feelgood climate tale even as a creeping horror story plays alongside | Clear Air
Despite a deadly heatwave sweeping through Europe, the US president’s ineptness has created reason for optimism on the climate crisis. Sign up for climate and environment editor…
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I asked AI for help with DIY. It told me to build a subfloor on rotting stumps, but also taught me valuable lessons | Myke Bartlett
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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‘It can flip quickly from being idyllic’: the reality of life for young van dwellers priced out of Cornwall’s housing market
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Australia’s next summer isn’t guaranteed to be the hottest yet – but it’s looking likely | Milton Speer and Lance M Leslie
A warm start to winter is part of a global trend of extreme and unseasonable temperatures caused by global heating. Many parts of Australia have already broken early winter…
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‘You can’t make billions without hurting people’: Cory Doctorow on Elon Musk, the AI bubble and bosses’ cruel fantasies
The writer who coined the word ‘enshittification’ tells us why AI will never deliver what it promises – and why it still appeals so much to those in power. A “centaur”, in…
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‘We’re up against forces that have all the money in the world’: Erin Brockovich on her battle against AI datacentres
In 1993, she squeezed a $333m settlement from a Californian energy company in a scandal over contaminated water. Three decades later, she has a new target in her sights – and it’s…
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Australian aged care firm accused in class action of charging residents for high teas and classes they couldn’t use
Arcare says it is unable to comment on the federal court case in which it is alleged it illegally charged fees. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates. Get our…
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Doubt that Elon Musk ‘earned’ his trillion? Rightwing media says you’re in an ‘impotent envy cult’ | Arwa Mahdawi
The lovefest from Musk’s conservative fans completely overlooks the unscrupulous tactics behind his immense wealth. For 12 glorious days in June, Elon Musk experienced something…
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‘I felt like Orpheus’: how the designer of Gears of War bounced back from studio closure by producing Hadestown
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Thirsty and power hungry: Australia is in the middle of a datacentre boom – but are they good for the economy?
They’re a key part of the digital and AI economy but they come at a high environmental cost and offer few operational jobs. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates.…
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Live updates: Trump reportedly called FIFA chief over USA player's red card; Johnson warns of more 'Mamdanis'
President Trump reportedly called FIFA President Gianni Infantino to discuss the red card given to Team USA's Folarin Balogun during Wednesday night's game against Bosnia and…
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Revealed: Mexico’s industrial boomtown is making goods for the US. Residents say they’re ‘breathing poison’
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NSW government ‘absolutely thrilled’ to welcome OpenAI ... until someone mentioned the Terminator films
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Trump’s affordability crisis hits his supporters hardest as he calls housing bill of ‘minor importance’
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