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Live updates: Trump delays new tariffs on Canada amid talks; Florida, Wyoming primaries yield upsets Democratic socialist Angie Nixon clinches surprise primary win in Florida US Senate race Shares in humanoid robot firm Unitree surge 600% on Chinese stock market debut Trump threatens to bomb Oman if it ‘gets in the way’ of Iran deal as Kushner meets Netanyahu – as it happened New Mexico’s attorney general pushes new social media safety laws after $900m court victory over Meta US states call for big changes to Instagram and Facebook as Meta child privacy trial begins Governments’ borrowing costs hit further multi-decade highs as US-Iran peace hopes fade Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo now deadliest in country’s history Sacked FIFA executive and Infantino critic sends message to colleagues on his way out ‘Tit for tat’: Why is Trump cosying up to North Korea’s Kim Jong Un again? Pakistan challenges top court order to move Imran Khan to private hospital Social media on trial as $200bn case against Facebook and Instagram begins ‘Can’t enjoy your pint’: Wetherspoons customers welcome ban on loud phones ICC condemns US sanctions as ‘flagrant attack’ on court’s independence Married British couple on honeymooon killed in Greek helicopter crash Nick Kyrgios provisionally suspended after positive test for cocaine Liberia agrees to take 1,200 third-country deportees from the U.S. OpenAI makes ChatGPT less 'human' for teens in new safety update Sharks have always stoked panic in Australia. While scientific understanding grows, conservation efforts can be unseated by fear | Anna Clark Labor thinks it can win elections defending super. For Hanson, it’s just another way to deprive Taylor of political oxygen Live updates: Trump delays new tariffs on Canada amid talks; Florida, Wyoming primaries yield upsets Democratic socialist Angie Nixon clinches surprise primary win in Florida US Senate race Shares in humanoid robot firm Unitree surge 600% on Chinese stock market debut Trump threatens to bomb Oman if it ‘gets in the way’ of Iran deal as Kushner meets Netanyahu – as it happened New Mexico’s attorney general pushes new social media safety laws after $900m court victory over Meta US states call for big changes to Instagram and Facebook as Meta child privacy trial begins Governments’ borrowing costs hit further multi-decade highs as US-Iran peace hopes fade Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo now deadliest in country’s history Sacked FIFA executive and Infantino critic sends message to colleagues on his way out ‘Tit for tat’: Why is Trump cosying up to North Korea’s Kim Jong Un again? Pakistan challenges top court order to move Imran Khan to private hospital Social media on trial as $200bn case against Facebook and Instagram begins ‘Can’t enjoy your pint’: Wetherspoons customers welcome ban on loud phones ICC condemns US sanctions as ‘flagrant attack’ on court’s independence Married British couple on honeymooon killed in Greek helicopter crash Nick Kyrgios provisionally suspended after positive test for cocaine Liberia agrees to take 1,200 third-country deportees from the U.S. OpenAI makes ChatGPT less 'human' for teens in new safety update Sharks have always stoked panic in Australia. While scientific understanding grows, conservation efforts can be unseated by fear | Anna Clark Labor thinks it can win elections defending super. For Hanson, it’s just another way to deprive Taylor of political oxygen
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Live updates: Trump delays new tariffs on Canada amid talks; Florida, Wyoming primaries yield upsets

President Trump announced late Tuesday he would pause the 50 percent tariffs on many Canadian goods for three days, saying the U.S. and Canada are finalizing a deal. The tariffs…
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US states call for big changes to Instagram and Facebook as Meta child privacy trial begins

US states call for big changes to Instagram and Facebook as Meta child privacy trial begins

US states are suing the social media giant to force an overhaul of its platforms for young users
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Governments’ borrowing costs hit further multi-decade highs as US-Iran peace hopes fade

Governments’ borrowing costs hit further multi-decade highs as US-Iran peace hopes fade

Bond yields in US, UK, Germany France and Japan rise after ceasefire ends and Trump threatens to bomb Oman. Business live – latest updates. Government borrowing costs in several…
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Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo now deadliest in country’s history

Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo now deadliest in country’s history

At least 2,325 people have died from the virus, according to official data, with outbreak on track to be biggest in history. The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the…
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Sacked FIFA executive and Infantino critic sends message to colleagues on his way out

The senior FIFA executive sacked for criticising Gianni Infantino's abandoned World Cup sell-off plan told colleagues "it's about doing what's right"
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‘Tit for tat’: Why is Trump cosying up to North Korea’s Kim Jong Un again?

‘Tit for tat’: Why is Trump cosying up to North Korea’s Kim Jong Un again?

Analysts say Trump's attempted rapprochement with Kim Jong Un is driven by political signals to Pyongyang and Seoul
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Pakistan challenges top court order to move Imran Khan to private hospital

Pakistan challenges top court order to move Imran Khan to private hospital

Government files a review of Supreme Court order, arguing that the jailed ex-PM should be examined at a public hospital
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Social media on trial as $200bn case against Facebook and Instagram begins

Social media on trial as $200bn case against Facebook and Instagram begins

Twenty-nine US states are seeking huge damages, claiming Meta’s platforms were addictive by design. In 1994, more than 40 US states came together to sue one of the most powerful…
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‘Can’t enjoy your pint’: Wetherspoons customers welcome ban on loud phones

‘Can’t enjoy your pint’: Wetherspoons customers welcome ban on loud phones

Patrons at two of the chain’s London pubs were all for Tim Martin’s ban on playing music or taking calls on speaker. The terrace of the Moon Under Water Wetherspoons pub in…
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ICC condemns US sanctions as ‘flagrant attack’ on court’s independence

ICC condemns US sanctions as ‘flagrant attack’ on court’s independence

The ICC has expressed concern over the Trump administration's campaign
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Married British couple on honeymooon killed in Greek helicopter crash

A married British couple who died in a helicopter crash ​in Greece while on their honeymoon have been named
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Nick Kyrgios provisionally suspended after positive test for cocaine

Nick Kyrgios provisionally suspended after positive test for cocaine

The Australian said he made no excuses but admitted to struggling with the twilight of his career
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Liberia agrees to take 1,200 third-country deportees from the U.S.

Liberia agrees to take 1,200 third-country deportees from the U.S.

The 1,200 deportees will include Africans as well as nationals from North America, South America and the Caribbean, with the first batch of 20 expected on Thursday
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OpenAI makes ChatGPT less 'human' for teens in new safety update

OpenAI makes ChatGPT less 'human' for teens in new safety update

OpenAI insisted this was not in response to a particular issue with children believing ChatGPT to be alive
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Sharks have always stoked panic in Australia. While scientific understanding grows, conservation efforts can be unseated by fear | Anna Clark

Sharks have always stoked panic in Australia. While scientific understanding grows, conservation efforts can be unseated by fear | Anna Clark

From Aboriginal rock art to colonial encounters, sharks have been a figure of fear and fascination throughout the long human history of this continent. Is there a more primal fear…
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Labor thinks it can win elections defending super. For Hanson, it’s just another way to deprive Taylor of political oxygen

Labor thinks it can win elections defending super. For Hanson, it’s just another way to deprive Taylor of political oxygen

Despite leading in the polls, Hanson is allowed to offer thought bubbles instead of actual policy. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates. Get our breaking news…
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This man was secretly snapped by someone with smartglasses. He’s not alone in calling that a violation of privacy

This man was secretly snapped by someone with smartglasses. He’s not alone in calling that a violation of privacy

The backlash to what some dub ‘pervert glasses’ is growing – but people living with disabilities point out the new tech can also be life-changing. Get our breaking news email ,…
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Introducing Ulez was my hardest decision as mayor of London – but now we know its astonishing impact | Sadiq Khan

Introducing Ulez was my hardest decision as mayor of London – but now we know its astonishing impact | Sadiq Khan

Critics said I was attacking motorists. It’s more important for me that the city’s children are no longer breathing dangerous levels of pollution. Ulez led to better lung size and…
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A fake website and a deluge of CVs: the Australian firm embroiled in an FBI probe into alleged Chinese espionage

A fake website and a deluge of CVs: the Australian firm embroiled in an FBI probe into alleged Chinese espionage

Exclusive: Fake consultancy impersonating Brisbane firm online is one of 13 websites seized by the US Department of Justice. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest…
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‘If we don’t fight back, we don’t have a future’: the journalist taking on the ‘tech fascists’ of Silicon Valley

‘If we don’t fight back, we don’t have a future’: the journalist taking on the ‘tech fascists’ of Silicon Valley

As Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and their peers have grown richer and more influential, Gil Durán argues they have all but abandoned democracy – and found the perfect government to…
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The first anti-AI protester to be jailed has a message for OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta: ‘Regain your humanity’

The first anti-AI protester to be jailed has a message for OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta: ‘Regain your humanity’

Wynd Kaufmyn, 69, chained and locked the front doors of OpenAI’s headquarters last year with members of StopAI. An activist who blocked the entrance to one of the world’s biggest…
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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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Humpbacks return to Rio: the whales are back from the brink of extinction – but will tourism help or hinder?

Humpbacks return to Rio: the whales are back from the brink of extinction – but will tourism help or hinder?

The gigantic aquatic acrobats are exciting Brazil’s tourists as numbers recover from whaling. But some marine biologists question how booming tourism and conservation can coexist.…
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One of science fiction’s greatest writers warned us about a AI. Does he also hold the remedy? | Alan Finkel

One of science fiction’s greatest writers warned us about a AI. Does he also hold the remedy? | Alan Finkel

What might a modern day equivalent of Isaac Asimov’s laws of robotics look like? Guided by the author, I propose the three laws of AI. Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk predicted…
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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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In cutting joint drills, Trump has given South Korea’s president what he wants. So why is Seoul so uneasy?

In cutting joint drills, Trump has given South Korea’s president what he wants. So why is Seoul so uneasy?

Lee Jae Myung has long pushed for stronger homegrown defences, yet Donald Trump’s move has sparked alarm in some quarters. At their first summit , in August last year, the South…
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‘The ultimate gamers’ mascot’: Sonic the Hedgehog at 35 – from 2D to 3D to a billion-dollar film franchise

‘The ultimate gamers’ mascot’: Sonic the Hedgehog at 35 – from 2D to 3D to a billion-dollar film franchise

Sonic’s creators explain how the speedy scamp has kept on running through generations as an enduring avatar of ‘attitude in the face of adversity’. One day in the early 1990s, I…
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Democrat Mary Peltola and Republican Dan Sullivan lead in Alaska primary for US Senate – US politics live

Incumbent Sullivan is running for third term while Peltola is fighting to flip seat and aid Democrats retake control of Congress. Democratic socialist Angie Nixon clinches…
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Government rough sleeping funding may not ‘be enough’ to tackle problem, says Burnham – UK politics live

PM pledges to get rough sleepers off streets for Christmas but issues ‘rallying call’ for community and voluntary organisations to help with plan. Andy Burnham has admitted…
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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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Watchdog contacting TikTok over 'joyriding content' after five teens die speeding wrong way on motorway

The Irish media regulator is to contact social media giant TikTok over its efforts to tackle videos of reckless and illegal driving
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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…
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‘I see the incredible promise’: on set of an AI film shoot as new studios embrace controversial tech

‘I see the incredible promise’: on set of an AI film shoot as new studios embrace controversial tech

Amid fears for jobs, some film-makers say AI could enable them to bypass studio giants and take more creative risks. Near the collonaded entrance to Sony Pictures’ historic Culver…
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The Guardian view on Japan’s yen: Trump wants to keep the easy-money machine running | Editorial

The Guardian view on Japan’s yen: Trump wants to keep the easy-money machine running | Editorial

A cheap currency helps finance the US tech boom. Washington is intervening because allies matter only when they are useful. Japan’s yen has slid back towards 160 to the dollar,…
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Brazil’s Lula launches historic fourth term bid – but son of jailed Bolsonaro stands in his way

Brazil’s Lula launches historic fourth term bid – but son of jailed Bolsonaro stands in his way

President, 80, vows to keep far-right from power as Flávio Bolsonaro tells supporters he will ‘fight this system’. Brazil’s leftwing president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has…
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‘I’ve definitely lost followers’: influencers face backlash over Meta ‘pervert glasses’ content

‘I’ve definitely lost followers’: influencers face backlash over Meta ‘pervert glasses’ content

Using ‘spy glasses’ made by Facebook owner leads to floods of negative comments, say content creators. It was hardly an offensive video. Amid the buzz of the Tour de France…
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Shares in humanoid robot firm Unitree surge 600% on Chinese stock market debut

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Pakistan challenges top court order to move Imran Khan to private hospital

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