✓Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong sentenced to 10 years in prison in national security case
Wong, 30, in prison since 2020, is only activist in Hong Kong prosecuted twice under national security law. Exclusive: Joshua Wong laments city’s fate from inside maximum security…
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US midterm elections 2026 live: Democrats eye historic upset in Mississippi Senate race as Republican blame game begins
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‘An insult to his culture’: Italian chef sacked for not putting pineapple on pizza loses bid to get job back
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'Grasping at straws': Judge dismisses Trump suit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein letter
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Iran unveils ‘We will kill Trump’ banner – but US president may now be tempted to resume bombing
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✓David Jones goes into administration, with store closures expected and thousands of jobs at risk
Future of Australia’s upmarket department store in jeopardy after years of steep losses, and outer suburban and regional locations vulnerable. Get our breaking news email , free…
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✓US midterm elections 2026: live results from Senate, House and governor races in all 50 states
With many seats still to come in, the Democrats have taken control of the Senate, House and several key governorships. Find live updating results in full here. Visual analysis:…
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✓'All this food is now useless': Piles of rubbish after shop freezers hit by cyber-attack
Dozens of supermarkets in seven European countries dumped huge quantities of food after refrigerators and freezers were targeted in a cyber-attack
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Live updates: Trump blames Iran war for midterm loss while touting ballroom construction
In his first public appearance since Republicans lost big in the midterms, President Trump showed off the construction of the White House ballroom. "It's for the country, and it's…
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Multiple planes diverted amid bomb threats to commercial flights across Europe – live
France confirms Dublin-Rome flight has landed in military base, while media in Italy, Bulgaria and Belgium also report threats. And the Italian news agency Ansa reported that two…
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✓Review: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake is superb, streamlined and safe
Nintendo's new Ocarina of Time remake enshrines its place in the gaming canon for generations to come. But despite its stupendous production values, the game left me feeling oddly…
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✓Poundland’s US owner says retailer remains ‘vulnerable’, after talks with ministers
Gordon Brothers still in ‘active discussions’ with interested parties and seeking to ‘protect as many jobs as possible’. The US owner of Poundland has said the high street chain…
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✓A Binance engineer thought he was interviewing for a job. Then the hackers pounced
North Korean hackers pulled off the biggest cyber heist ever by duping a Binance engineer into thinking he was being recruited for a job, the crypto exchange says
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✓The blame game: Administration points finger at Iran after major GOP midterm loss
Welcome to The Hill's Defense NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense National Security Defense National Security The Big Story The blame game: Vance, Trump point fingers at Iran after…
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Russia attacks Ukrainian aid hub in one of the deadliest strikes since war began
Russian strikes on an aid hub killed at least 40 people - making it one of Russia's deadliest attacks on Ukrainian civilians since the full-scale invasion began, officials said
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✓Mother and daughter killed in grizzly bear attack, Canadian authorities confirm
Conservation officers say more than one bear may have been involved in attack on women near their home. Search teams in Canada have discovered the body of a 20-year-old woman and…
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✓ANC faces anger over poor services as South Africans vote in local elections
Party expected to get less than a third of the vote amid frustration over water outages and power cuts. The African National Congress is on course for a bruising result in South…
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✓South Korea says it will expand naval operations closer to strait of Hormuz
Seoul to seek parliamentary approval to extend anti-piracy Cheonghae unit’s area to about 650km from the vital strait after criticism from Donald Trump on Iran war support. South…
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✓Hackers behind $6.3bn Binance heist ‘used malware and bogus job interviews’
Firm reveals details about how its cryptocurrency exchange was compromised, saying operation began in June. The hackers behind the $6.3bn (£4.7bn) Binance heist used bogus job…
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✓Elon Musk's millions failed to deliver Republican wins in fierce midterms
Musk spent nearly $500m in the 2026 US midterm elections, an individual election spending record
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✓US strikes Iran’s Qeshm Island as Vance voices optimism about a deal
Strikes on eve of US midterms reportedly target surface-to-air missiles being used against US assets. The US launched limited strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island late on Monday,…
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Everything you need to know about last night in under 1,000 words
It was a drubbing on a scale that neither side saw coming: Democrats pummeled Republicans across the battleground map and into some of the most MAGA-friendly terrain in the…
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✓French blood banks hacked in latest cyber-attack on Europe
Temperature and defrosting thresholds raised to ‘very high levels’ at three cold stores stocking vital blood products. France’s national blood service has said hackers accessed…
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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
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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The next global pandemic could be brewing on a mink farm in Utah – and little is being done to stop it | George Monbiot
Mink farms are the perfect petri dishes for deadly flu strains to emerge. Yet officials appear to be protecting business interests over human lives. Could this be ground zero?…
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Beau Lamarre-Condon tells double murder trial he went through Jesse Baird’s phone and poured water into his fuel tank
Former police officer gives evidence in court after pleading not guilty to murdering Baird and Luke Davies in early 2024. The day in court: Beau Lamarre-Condon gives evidence in…
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UK can avoid euro but must accept free movement to rejoin EU, says former top Brexit negotiator – UK politics live
Michel Barnier says Britain could avoid having to join the single currency, but free movement is non-negotiable. Efforts to reduce the proportion of young care leavers in England…
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Elon Musk’s AI Odyssey review – the dullest, most pointless riposte possible to Christopher Nolan’s brilliant epic
It is hardly a shock that Grok AI’s interpretation of Homer is as meaningless as a laptop screensaver. The only surprise would be if Musk accepted defeat graciously. Which he…
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Affordability top of mind for voters in final sprint to midterms: ‘I have to pick between medicine or groceries’
Cost of living has loomed over this election cycle as workers and unions champion candidates fighting for higher wages and tackling rising prices. For millions of Americans…
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Despite the teething issues, Dyson’s Camerajet toothbrush packs in a lot of clever tech – but is it worth £420?
Dyson’s first electric toothbrush watches you brush and flosses for you, but there are far cheaper ways to get an effective clean. • The best electric toothbrushes for every…
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‘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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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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I struggled to come to terms with my mum’s death. Then I swam in the sea and suddenly felt connected to her
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Was Ralph Nader right about (almost) everything? His challenge to Democrats ahead of the midterm elections
The ex-presidential candidate tells Democrats to prosecute corruption and bring real change for the working class. A corporate plutocracy. A broken healthcare system. Massive and…
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Scare campaigns: Victoria’s major parties trade blows over AI-generated videos of leaders in election ads
Transparency and advertising experts say trust in politics could be further eroded as a result of ‘lies, deepfakes and AI-generated politicians’. Get our daily political email ,…
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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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Endangered giant burrowing frog returns to wild after tadpoles rescued from ashes of black summer fires
Tadpoles collected from puddles in East Gippsland were transported to Melbourne zoo, where they were raised to metamorphosis and successfully bred in captivity for the first time.…
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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…
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A lackluster response to North Carolina flooding disasters is eroding Republican support in one county
At more than $52m, the race has become the most expensive in US history, but residents are fed up with flooding. Aida Havel mulled her fate over coffee after working the early…
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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 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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