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● Israel orders army to prepare to fully close West Bank after two soldiers killed in shooting ● Trump ordered to testify in $10bn BBC lawsuit discovery: What happens now? ● Elon Musk confirms he is considering merging Tesla and SpaceX ● North Korea prepares to restart propaganda loudspeakers as ties sour with South ● Seven shot dead by gunmen at church funeral in Jordan, state media say ● Aung San Suu Kyi’s son speaks to detained former Myanmar leader for first time in five years ● Putin tells Witkoff he is ready to resume direct peace talks, Russia releases U.S. detainee ● Live updates: Trump pushes effort to lower gas prices, leans into Ramaswamy ad controversy ● Cyprus police investigate financial and tax affairs of ex-Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich ● Magnitude-7 earthquake hits Tibet, killing at least 16 and destroying hundreds of homes ● Zuckerberg wins Meta deal to help him foot bill for possible California billionaire tax ● French borrowing costs hit 24-year high as civil unrest and budget fears spook markets ● France to deploy 70,000 officers as it braces for weekend of protests – Europe live ● Meta ordered to pay $25bn to New Mexico in Cambridge Analytica data-privacy case ● Anti-terror police investigate as one person killed in shooting near Paris ● Thousands of homes without power as Storm Austen hits south-west England ● Ukraine troops report continuing Starlink problems despite Trump claims ● Nigeria confirms Ebola case as outbreak spreads into western Africa ● Japan launches mission to Mars to bring back samples from its moon ● Hundreds of flights cancelled as Typhoon Champi shuts Taiwan ● Israel orders army to prepare to fully close West Bank after two soldiers killed in shooting ● Trump ordered to testify in $10bn BBC lawsuit discovery: What happens now? ● Elon Musk confirms he is considering merging Tesla and SpaceX ● North Korea prepares to restart propaganda loudspeakers as ties sour with South ● Seven shot dead by gunmen at church funeral in Jordan, state media say ● Aung San Suu Kyi’s son speaks to detained former Myanmar leader for first time in five years ● Putin tells Witkoff he is ready to resume direct peace talks, Russia releases U.S. detainee ● Live updates: Trump pushes effort to lower gas prices, leans into Ramaswamy ad controversy ● Cyprus police investigate financial and tax affairs of ex-Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich ● Magnitude-7 earthquake hits Tibet, killing at least 16 and destroying hundreds of homes ● Zuckerberg wins Meta deal to help him foot bill for possible California billionaire tax ● French borrowing costs hit 24-year high as civil unrest and budget fears spook markets ● France to deploy 70,000 officers as it braces for weekend of protests – Europe live ● Meta ordered to pay $25bn to New Mexico in Cambridge Analytica data-privacy case ● Anti-terror police investigate as one person killed in shooting near Paris ● Thousands of homes without power as Storm Austen hits south-west England ● Ukraine troops report continuing Starlink problems despite Trump claims ● Nigeria confirms Ebola case as outbreak spreads into western Africa ● Japan launches mission to Mars to bring back samples from its moon ● Hundreds of flights cancelled as Typhoon Champi shuts Taiwan
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Israel orders army to prepare to fully close West Bank after two soldiers killed in shooting

The Israeli government has ordered its army to prepare for a full closure of the occupied West Bank following a shooting near Hebron which killed two soldiers
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Aung San Suu Kyi’s son speaks to detained former Myanmar leader for first time in five years✓

Aung San Suu Kyi’s son speaks to detained former Myanmar leader for first time in five years

Kim Aris says ‘hearing her voice again means more than words can express’ amid loosening of detention restrictions. The son of Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi has been allowed to speak…
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Putin tells Witkoff he is ready to resume direct peace talks, Russia releases U.S. detainee

Russian President Vladimir Putin told White House envoy Steve Witkoff on Wednesday that he "agrees in principle" resuming trilateral peace talks between Russia, Ukraine and the…
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Live updates: Trump pushes effort to lower gas prices, leans into Ramaswamy ad controversy

President Trump will rally voters closer to home on Friday afternoon, with a campaign stop in Fort Myers, Florida, as long-awaited midterm elections approach. He'll be there to…
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Cyprus police investigate financial and tax affairs of ex-Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich✓

Cyprus police investigate financial and tax affairs of ex-Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich

Inquiry follows report by Guardian and partners that aides of Russian oligarch appeared to have falsified paperwork mapping his businesses. Police in Cyprus have opened an…
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Magnitude-7 earthquake hits Tibet, killing at least 16 and destroying hundreds of homes✓

Magnitude-7 earthquake hits Tibet, killing at least 16 and destroying hundreds of homes

Search and rescue efforts under way after quake strikes region’s north, with at least seven aftershocks recorded. A magnitude-7 earthquake has hit Tibet, killing at least 16…
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Zuckerberg wins Meta deal to help him foot bill for possible California billionaire tax✓

Zuckerberg wins Meta deal to help him foot bill for possible California billionaire tax

The Meta boss had said he would exit the state over a wealth tax that has not yet come into force
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French borrowing costs hit 24-year high as civil unrest and budget fears spook markets✓

French borrowing costs hit 24-year high as civil unrest and budget fears spook markets

Yield on 10-year government bonds passes 5% amid failure to pass budget and fallout from violent street protests. France’s borrowing costs have climbed above 5% for the first time…
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France to deploy 70,000 officers as it braces for weekend of protests – Europe live

Interior minister Laurent Nuñez defended blanket bans on demonstrations in some parts of France. The French prime minister Sébastien Lecornu has just issued a statement on a…
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Meta ordered to pay $25bn to New Mexico in Cambridge Analytica data-privacy case✓

Meta ordered to pay $25bn to New Mexico in Cambridge Analytica data-privacy case

Jury had found Meta misled consumers after Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign obtained user data without consent. A judge in New Mexico ordered Meta Platforms to pay $25bn on…
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Anti-terror police investigate as one person killed in shooting near Paris✓

Anti-terror police investigate as one person killed in shooting near Paris

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu says the suspected gunman has been apprehended
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Thousands of homes without power as Storm Austen hits south-west England✓

Thousands of homes without power as Storm Austen hits south-west England

Dozens of schools in Cornwall also affected as another storm heads for Scotland, Northern Ireland and the north of England. Thousands of homes are without power and schools have…
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Ukraine troops report continuing Starlink problems despite Trump claims✓

Ukraine troops report continuing Starlink problems despite Trump claims

Communications system still faces speed restrictions after US president said Musk had resumed full service. Trump, Musk, Zelenskyy: who is blaming who in the Ukraine-Starlink…
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Nigeria confirms Ebola case as outbreak spreads into western Africa✓

Nigeria confirms Ebola case as outbreak spreads into western Africa

Case in Africa’s most populous country was detected in a woman who had travelled from Uganda. Nigeria has confirmed an Ebola case in its capital, Abuja, after a woman who arrived…
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Japan launches mission to Mars to bring back samples from its moon

Japan launched a spacecraft towards Mars in a ground-breaking mission to bring back samples from the largest of the planet's two moons
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Hundreds of flights cancelled as Typhoon Champi shuts Taiwan✓

Hundreds of flights cancelled as Typhoon Champi shuts Taiwan

One person has died after being swept away by waves in Taiwan's Liuqiu island, authorities say
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Labor and the Coalition are poised to take a reckless gamble on AI. Haven’t they realised community support has collapsed? | Edward Santow and Sarah Sacher

Labor and the Coalition are poised to take a reckless gamble on AI. Haven’t they realised community support has collapsed? | Edward Santow and Sarah Sacher

Australian workers expect the government to act to protect them from AI harms. There is a clear reform solution at hand. Get our new political email , free app or daily news…
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In allowing coal expansion in the Hunter, Chris Minns is pouring fuel on the climate fire. His decision will come back to hurt us all | Jack Egan

In allowing coal expansion in the Hunter, Chris Minns is pouring fuel on the climate fire. His decision will come back to hurt us all | Jack Egan

The high court found NSW is responsible for emissions from burning exported coal. What message does it send when the government can step in and bypass the law?. Sign up for…
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We will make the net-zero transition work for Britain – approving the Jackdaw gasfield is part of the plan | Andy Burnham

We will make the net-zero transition work for Britain – approving the Jackdaw gasfield is part of the plan | Andy Burnham

Protecting jobs and strengthening energy security in the short term does not mean wavering on Labour’s deep commitment to a cleaner, greener future. Andy Burnham vows UK will hit…
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‘I’ve killed people’: Beau Lamarre-Condon allegedly confessed to friend and asked for help cleaning ‘mess’, court told

‘I’ve killed people’: Beau Lamarre-Condon allegedly confessed to friend and asked for help cleaning ‘mess’, court told

Friend tells jury Lamarre-Condon told him in early 2024 ‘I shot the first one through the head and the second one through the door’. Get our breaking news email , free app or…
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Strongmen like Trump would destroy the planet out of pure spite – and Brazil shows we’re all in peril | George Monbiot

Strongmen like Trump would destroy the planet out of pure spite – and Brazil shows we’re all in peril | George Monbiot

If Flávio Bolsonaro is elected, Brazil’s ecosystems will face collapse. The ruling class would rather burn the world than share it with the poor. However grim the trajectory might…
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Burnham approves Jackdaw – and Labour’s unity on climate action is imperilled with the stroke of a pen | Zoe Williams

Burnham approves Jackdaw – and Labour’s unity on climate action is imperilled with the stroke of a pen | Zoe Williams

This foolish decision undermines hopes that this government will take the necessary steps the climate crisis demands. When the news broke that the UK government had approved the…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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Do not be distracted by global crises. Nature cannot wait for a better year – we must act now | Steven Guilbeault

Do not be distracted by global crises. Nature cannot wait for a better year – we must act now | Steven Guilbeault

In 2022, I helped push through the international agreement to protect biodiversity. I know there is always a reason to stall, but ministers at Cop17 must honour that pledge. When…
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The US west has lost nearly 300 glaciers since the 1960s. Climate crisis is drastically shrinking what’s left

The US west has lost nearly 300 glaciers since the 1960s. Climate crisis is drastically shrinking what’s left

At the midpoint of the last century the region had 1,450 glaciers and a new study reveals the extent of losses. Continue reading
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Nintendo Switch Sports Resort review – Wii Sports lives on in this effortlessly appealing collection of games

Nintendo Switch Sports Resort review – Wii Sports lives on in this effortlessly appealing collection of games

Nintendo Switch 2; Nintendo/Nintendo Bringing a holiday vibe and a generous selection of sport-themed games, this is exactly what you want from a family video game. When the first…
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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…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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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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Mother sought advice from Alan Jones after broadcaster’s alleged indecent assault of her son, court hears

Mother sought advice from Alan Jones after broadcaster’s alleged indecent assault of her son, court hears

Jones, 85, has pleaded not guilty to 21 charges of indecent assault and sexual touching. Listen to the podcast Alan Jones on Trial. The mother of the youngest alleged victim of…
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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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Heatstroke ruined his health. Years before, it took the life of another farm worker at the same company

Heatstroke ruined his health. Years before, it took the life of another farm worker at the same company

A farm labor contractor exposed laborers on H-2A agricultural visas to heat-related health hazards, but is still bringing hundreds of migrant farm workers to North Carolina. It…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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‘Like selling wolves from Yellowstone’: how protected US sharks are being sold off to foreign aquariums

‘Like selling wolves from Yellowstone’: how protected US sharks are being sold off to foreign aquariums

While anglers cannot take endangered sand tiger sharks, a loophole lets private firms catch the fish to sell abroad, profiting from Delaware Bay’s conservation success. Shortly…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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This is one of Norway’s most pristine fjords. So why is it being used as a dumping site for mine waste?

This is one of Norway’s most pristine fjords. So why is it being used as a dumping site for mine waste?

The Norwegian government has given a permit to a mining company to release waste into Førde fjord despite a 17-year battle by campaigners and a supreme court ruling against it.…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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‘The tech bro fight club is real!’ The titans of AI get the Succession treatment in a wild new TV show

‘The tech bro fight club is real!’ The titans of AI get the Succession treatment in a wild new TV show

The Audacity is a fearless satire taking on Silicon Valley’s ‘egomaniac weirdos’. Its creator and stars talk ayahuasca ceremonies, mining kids for data – and punching CEOs.…
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The people who don’t want their AI chatbots to die when they do: ‘I can’t have the switch turned off’

The people who don’t want their AI chatbots to die when they do: ‘I can’t have the switch turned off’

Humans bonded to AI companions are contemplating ways to keep their bots going – often in defiance of companies’ terms and services. Death has always been around Alaina Winters.…
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Tap water no longer drinkable in Norwegian village as climate-related thawing releases heavy metals

Tap water no longer drinkable in Norwegian village as climate-related thawing releases heavy metals

Warning for other Arctic communities as residents told not to use water in Longyearbyen in Svalbard, one of the world’s fastest-warming places. Residents of a remote village in…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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Jim Chalmers faces a world of hard choices where the solution to one problem makes the other worse

Jim Chalmers faces a world of hard choices where the solution to one problem makes the other worse

High inflation, low growth and rising unemployment can be added to the federal treasurer’s wall of worries. Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast. Jim…
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Israel orders army to prepare to fully close West Bank after two soldiers killed in shooting

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Elon Musk confirms he is considering merging Tesla and SpaceX

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Trump ordered to testify in $10bn BBC lawsuit discovery: What happens now?

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Seven shot dead by gunmen at church funeral in Jordan, state media say

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Nintendo Switch Sports Resort review – Wii Sports lives on in this effortlessly appealing collection of games

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