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✓ Verified Fifteen jailed for life over involvement in Sri Lanka attacks that killed more than 260
Fifteen men have been convicted for their involvement in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings which killed more than 260 people in Sri Lanka
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CNN, MS Now and Politico sue Trump after being blocked from White House
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US to build new military bases in Greenland as deal seeks to end tensions between Nato allies - as it happened
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Trump threatens to 'annihilate' Iran in UN speech as officials from both countries meet on sidelines
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Trump defends actions in Iran and Venezuela in UN General Assembly address amid rising tensions with allies – as it happened
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✓Paramount settles lawsuit with US states, clearing way for $110bn merger with Warner Bros
The deal includes an agreement to produce 30 films a year, or Paramount will be forced to sell off parts of its company
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Trump to create AI force - as lawsuit claims firms illegally agreed to slow development
Donald Trump wrote in a social media post on Saturday that he is creating an "AI Force" to oversee regulation of AI and will announce an AI "czar" in the near future
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✓At least four people killed in Japan as typhoon Dujuan triggers heavy rain, landslides
Rescuers search for missing in collapsed homes after storm causes landslides, travel chaos and power outages. Typhoon Dujuan has killed at least four people and injured 22 in…
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✓US supreme court declines to intervene in custody fight over baby born via surrogate
Surrogate who rejected abortion request had asked justices to halt court order recognizing LA couple as legal parents. The supreme court has refused to get involved with a custody…
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✓British Columbia sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over Tumbler Ridge mass school shooting
Canadian province alleges deadly attack could have been prevented if company had warned police of shooter’s ChatGPT use. British Columbia has sued OpenAI , saying a mass shooting…
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WorldTone Serious2 min
✓Political scientist on what's at stake as Trump speaks to world leaders at UNGA
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with political scientist Ian Bremmer of the Eurasia Group about President Trump's diplomatic stakes as he addresses the U.N. General Assembly
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✓Kamala Harris returns to Michigan to campaign for Abdul El-Sayed for Senate
Former VP, who lost state to Trump in 2024 elections, is lending her popularity to unite fractured party. Kamala Harris returned to Michigan on Tuesday to campaign for Abdul…
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✓Six-year-old Chinese girl ‘sets new women’s Rubik’s Cube world record’
Lian Yunzhi solves 3x3 puzzle on several occasions in average time of under 4.5 seconds, according to state media. A six-year-old Chinese girl has set a new women’s world record…
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✓Trump says he is banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House
The president chalked the ban up to what he called unfavorable coverage, and he threatened that bans on other media companies could be coming
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✓EU removes two oligarchs from Russia sanctions list as deadline looms
Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman delisted in what Ireland’s EU presidency calls ‘a difficult compromise’ for the bloc. The EU has agreed to remove two Russian billionaires,…
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✓Technology
Google's Gemini AI hacks three other companies during security test
Google says its Gemini AI hacked three other companies during a test of its cybersecurity capabilities – in the first known example of the system autonomously committing such an…
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✓Trump says he backs diesel export ban to curb soaring energy costs
But industry trade group says plan would backfire and lead to even higher prices for gasoline. US politics live – latest updates. Donald Trump on Tuesday said he backed the idea…
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✓Trump says he would back ban on diesel exports
Republicans lawmakers have put pressure on the president to curb exports as diesel prices soar to record highs in the US
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World
Australia news live: Albanese meets with Japan’s PM for first time since melon-gate; police offer $1m for Gus Lamont information
Follow the day’s news live. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast. Andrew Bragg , the shadow housing minister, said he believes in “big debates” about…
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WorldTone Neutral2 min
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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ClimateTone Neutral2 min
Bikies, ‘moral compass malfunctions’ and corruption cost: Victoria’s Big Build royal commission holds first public hearing
Inquiry investigating allegations of corruption and criminal conduct on state’s $150bn pipeline of infrastructure projects to leave ‘no stone unturned’. Follow our Australia news…
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‘We’re not going to back down’: tiny Dorset B&B stands up to Airbnb’s legal bid to ‘monopolise’ letters ‘bnb’
Three little letters - bnb-side’s name is a play on the local b-side arts festival, but Silicon Valley colossus sees threat to global brand. In one corner is bnb-side, a six-room…
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TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
Lenore review – incel’s obsession with online influencer turns into anatomy of dislocated digital-age mindset
Digital-age Australian psychodrama tracks the shut-in mania of dangerously disaffected male fan, but doesn’t get inside his mind. If the parasocial phenomenon is a kind of hell,…
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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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ClimateTone Neutral2 min
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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ClimateTone Neutral2 min
‘Worse than the scramble for Oasis tickets’: England’s sustainable farming funds run out in just six hours
Entire £233m budget for 2026 allocated in less than a day, leaving thousands of farmers disappointed. Thousands of farmers have been left empty-handed with the government’s 2026…
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ClimateTone Neutral2 min
British people understand the climate crisis threat. Today I’m empowering them to tackle it | Andy Burnham
With nearly £30m of funding, I’m giving communities power over local energy. They know the gravity of global heating, and they want to be part of the solution. Andy Burnham: UK…
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ClimateTone Serious2 min
Jamaica hails King’s decision to refer slavery reparations petition to privy council as ‘really big deal’
The move comes after Jamaica’s culture minister Olivia Grange travelled to the UK earlier this month to lodge the historic petition. King Charles has referred a landmark slavery…
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WorldTone Neutral2 min
Hats, pencils and baby pacifiers: Yellowstone staffers retrieve record amount of trash from hot springs
The park is the most highly visited and strong winds make trash problem worse, with gusts blowing away items. Hold on to your hats – Yellowstone national park staffers have…
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ClimateTone Neutral2 min
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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Sri Lanka Easter bombings: 15 sentenced to hundreds of years in prison each over deadly terror attacks
Islamic State-inspired bombings of churches and hotels in 2019 was one of the country’s worst ever attacks. A court in Sri Lanka has convicted 15 men on terrorist charges for…
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WorldTone Neutral2 min
‘Planetary boundaries’ necessary for flourishing of life have been massively breached, scientists warn
New report shows key indicators of Earth’s health are ‘outside the safe operating space’ as climate disaster looms. The planetary life support systems relied upon by humans have…
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ClimateTone Neutral2 min
‘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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ClimateTone Neutral2 min
Using AI to ‘talk to animals’ might make us feel clever – but what, if anything, does it do for them?
As animal behaviorists increasingly use AI in their research, they grapple with how to wield the technology responsibly. I’m sitting in a small boat in Shark Bay, Australia,…
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TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
‘We have really cool sharks’: three-year project to lift lid on Britain’s little-understood species
Anglers will help scientists investigate the porbeagle, tope and blue shark to boost knowledge and conservation. ‘We have really cool sharks,” says Dr Lucy Hawkes. She is not…
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ClimateTone Neutral2 min
The place that never freezes: the Arctic habitat where global heating threatens more ice, not less
The race to study the North Water between Canada and Greenland before it changes has led to a bold plan for an Inuit-run protected area. Electric-blue meltwater sprays up under…
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ClimateTone Neutral2 min
These journalists share vital reporting with thousands of US immigrants – all by text and WhatsApp
Independent outlets are leaning on social media, chat and other nontraditional methods to fight disinformation. When Allan Marrero, an asylum seeker from the Cayman Islands , was…
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Technology
Democracy v the machine: the birth of the digital age and the warnings that were ignored – podcast
Many hoped that the march of technology would usher in an egalitarian utopia – but some foresaw the threat it would pose to liberal society. Why did nobody listen?. By Jill…
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Far-right activist Daniel Thomas slashes dinghy in Channel with blade while rescue worker onboard
Thomas called followers to disrupt arrival of asylum seekers in Gosport, but Border Force instead transported them to Dover. Charities have condemned footage of far-right activist…
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WorldTone Neutral2 min
Lithuania ready to 'fight back' but has evacuation plans in face of Russia threats, PM tells BBC
Sinkevičius told BBC Newsnight Lithuanians feel "constantly threatened" by Moscow, but the nation was prepared to "fight back" if attacked
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WorldTone Neutral2 min
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