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✓ Verified Brazil's Lula-Bolsonaro showdown unfolds in Trump's shadow — with the Amazon at stake
Brazil votes Sunday in a presidential election that could reshape its relationship with President Trump , return the Bolsonaro movement to power and alter the future of the…
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US marine arrested in Japan on suspicion of killing woman, police say
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New space station crew launches from Florida on SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule
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Flydubai co-pilot’s time in Australia being investigated by security agencies after alleged cockpit attack
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OpenAI debuts "dots" as industry safety focus shifts to "What did my AI assistant do now?"
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✓Kyiv bridge hit in further Russian drone attack as German chancellor makes surprise visit
Footage shows a drone hitting the Pivnichyi (Northern) Bridge as vehicles move across it, creating a large fireball
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✓North Korea launches ballistic missile after Seoul demands apology over wounded soldiers
Pyongyang fires towards sea a day after Kim Jong-un sister denounces South Korea for claiming North’s mines wounded South’s soldiers in DMZ. North Korea fired a ballistic missile…
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✓The G7 will release 100 million reserve barrels of diesel fuel over the next 4 months
After increased pressure from Washington, the G7 held an emergency meeting on energy. The world's wealthiest nations say they will release 100 million barrels of oil and diesel…
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Pope says concerns about AI going rogue are not 'fake news' after Trump 'hoax' claims
The Pope has repeated his warnings about artificial intelligence - saying concerns the technology could go rogue are not "fake news"
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✓Cornell president says university 'must do better' after frat house rape allegations
Michael Kotlikoff described the allegations of a woman who says she was drugged and gang raped as "deeply disturbing"
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✓Debris found as US Coast Guard search for missing medical plane carrying six people
Six passengers and crew onboard still unaccounted for after medical plane vanished off coast of Massachusetts. Researches found debris from a medical transport plane that was…
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'Devastating year' as Swiss glaciers shed 5% of ice amid record-breaking heatwaves
Glaciers in Switzerland have lost 5.5% of their ice volume in 2026 after a "devasting year" marked by intense heatwaves and low snowfall, according to a study
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Opposition fighters withdraw from capital of Ethiopia's northern Tigray region
Government-allied fighters entered Mekelle, the capital of Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, a witness said, after the rebel Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) announced its…
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✓'Anger in the streets': Tens of thousands protest in Spain over housing crisis
More than 50 protests took place on Saturday after the government failed to get emergency legislation through parliament
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Flydubai co-pilot: Australian links probed after 'axe attack' on captain
Australian authorities are investigating a flydubai co-pilot's "links to Australia" after he attacked the captain on a Tel Aviv-bound flight
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✓Trump names intelligence chief Jay Clayton as new White House AI czar
Calyton said AI was a ‘gamechanger’ but it also posed ‘a threat’ during his DNI Senate confirmation hearing. Donald Trump on Sunday named Jay Clayton, the director of national…
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✓Three takeaways from Trump's 'Super Intelligence' summit
The meeting at the White House came as some tech bosses and experts have called for tighter rules around AI
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The green light for the largest coalmine in NSW history is shocking proof that our governance systems are betraying Australians | Georgina Woods
There is no greater treachery than this failure to face up to the climate crisis. How can we now fend off despair?. The Independent Planning Commission’s published reasons for…
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Anthony Albanese’s AI vision scores high on vibes but the devil will be in the detail. And there is one glaring omission … | David Pocock
When the PM talks about new laws applying to the ‘next generation of large-scale datacentres’ what does he mean?. Albanese’s AI blueprint sparks calls for datacentre moratorium…
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It shouldn’t be a secret who the prime minister has dinner with, and what was discussed. Australians deserve to know | Geoffrey Watson
Any money being paid to dine with Anthony Albanese should be a matter of public record. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates. Get our breaking news email , free…
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French education minister says up to 500 schools will remain partially or fully closed on Monday after student protests – Europe live
At least 5,000 people, mainly teenagers, have been arrested while dozens of people, including students and teachers, have been injured. Germany is Ukraine’s largest donor and has…
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There is a way to look after people, the planet – and Britain’s growth. It’s what we call the ‘wellbeing economy’ | Jamie Driscoll
Imagine the UK with a 20-year investment plan, with green homes and fast transport. We already have the tools to make it happen. You’ve just left school. What’s your future?. I…
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Peugeot recalls hundreds of cars in Australia over issue that could increase ‘risk of serious injury or death’ – as it happened
This blog is now closed. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast. Who is potential Greens deputy leader candidate Steph Hodgins-May?. So who is the first-term…
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The datacentre power spat highlights a hidden truth: we’re not building renewables fast enough to meet our needs | Alison Reeve
A battle over datacentre power sources is only part of the picture. Australia needs a much bigger electricity system to meet all future demand. Anthony Albanese has been clear…
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The expansion of Heathrow would be an expensive disaster for Britain and the world. Burnham needs to block it | George Monbiot
A third runway would fly in the face of reason. If we are to prioritise human life over short-term ‘growth’, we need to use planes less, not more. If a third runway is built at…
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Do whales grieve? Rare footage of humpback alongside stillborn calf suggests they might | Olaf Meynecke for the Conversation
The behaviours we observed could represent grief, but they could also reflect maternal attachment, confusion or instinctive caregiving. It was a tragic sight. One day last July, a…
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Rural Queenslanders have seen gas projects come and go – but a 725-hectare datacentre poses a whole new level of ‘stupidity’
Residents of Dalby may soon live beside a $31bn datacentre. The premier sees ‘opportunity’ for the state – but others fear AI’s global creep. From the veranda on his bush block,…
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Why the horror warnings about Australia’s ‘collapsing’ housing market are absurd – and very much in bad faith | Greg Jericho
If prices were to take a 10% fall from the March 2026 peak, as CBA has suggested, that would still only mean prices were back where they were at the end of 2024. Get our breaking…
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Cities sweltering and the smell of the middle ages: has the climate crisis killed Instagram’s Euro summer? | Brigid Delaney
Who dreams of having a Euro summer now when staying in an ancient, uncooled building in the Old Town is like trying to sleep in a wood-fired pizza oven?. This week the Euro summer…
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Tech giants are trying to obliterate privacy. Australia has a rare chance to take back part of their power | Lizzie O'Shea
‘Pervert glasses’ are selling out, tick-a-box consent is broken and the spectre of surveillance is invading all aspects of our lives. Get our breaking news email , free app or…
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In such a rich country, it is shameful how many Australians on jobseeker are dying in desperate poverty | Greg Jericho
Lifting the abysmally low jobseeker rate to the poverty line would save thousands of lives. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates. Get our new political email ,…
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AI threatens to destroy so much of our culture. Our greatest loss might be our ability to listen | Shirleene Robinson
Australians are conversing less every year, with a recent study showing we lost an average of 338 spoken words each day between 2005 and 2019. We talk a lot about losing our…
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TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
The Guardian view on a supersized El Niño: a natural phenomenon and human folly are a lethal combination | Editorial
Hundreds of thousands are expected to die, millions to go hungry. This is not just about weather patterns, but about injustice. Some warnings are so grave that it is almost…
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ClimateTone Neutral2 min
Europe’s summer emergency was a dire warning for Australia. What can be learned before it’s too late? | Nick Rowley
Between 2000 and 2018, extreme heat caused more deaths in Australia than all our bushfires, floods, storms and cyclones combined. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest…
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ClimateTone Serious2 min
‘These guys are just coming from nothing’: questions over multibillion-dollar Firmus float amid datacentre backlash
‘AI factories’ developer on track to launch the second-biggest IPO in Australian history, but investors warn its forecasts are ‘a little bit of a fairytale’. Get our breaking news…
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It’s going to take more than an email to a public inbox to protect Australians from potential AI doom | Tom McIlroy
OpenAI’s hack of Medicare suggests safeguarding civilisation is the task facing leaders in this extraordinary new era. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news…
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No bail for P-plater over Newcastle crash that left five-year-old in induced coma and injured nine other NRL fans
Indika Bambrick Samarasinghe, 18, appears in court on dangerous driving offences after car struck Knights supporters lining streets to farewell their team. Get our breaking news…
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WorldTone Serious2 min
Corporations claim their fossil fuel emissions are a drop in the ocean. But what if we could count the real cost?
A new tool called Carbon Impacts Tracer can be used to estimate climate impact from emissions across eight metrics, including lost food production. The biggest coal project before…
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ABC finance journalist Alan Kohler to retire after three decades as Jim Chalmers says he will be ‘really missed’
The 74-year-old says he is leaving to spend more time with his family, including his six grandchildren. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates. Sign up for…
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Live updates: Trump taps Clayton to lead AI force; Cornell victim's attorney alleges more involved in gang rape
President Trump announced Sunday that he has created a "Super Intelligence Force," and Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton — reported to be Trump's choice for "AI czar"…
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