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✓ Verified Iran says a deal with Oman to reopen the strait of Hormuz is close to being finalised – as it happened
This live blog is now closed. Understanding reached on coordinates for shipping route through Hormuz, Iran says. Donald Trump’s Board of Peace, which was set up in January to…
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Yemen's Houthis claim attack on Aramco oil facility in Saudi Arabia, and other Middle East news
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Hunter Biden talks about how his father’s cancer has spread and is causing him pain
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State of emergency declared as fast-moving Canada wildfire doubles in size
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Blanche confirmation allows Trump to continue ‘pervasive, breathtaking corruption’, says Schumer – as it happened
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✓Court orders Instagram and Facebook's Meta to pay $567M to address kids' mental health online
Judge Bryan Biedscheid said in a ruling late Thursday that the bulk of the money will be used for treatment services for young people
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✓Pilots of helicopter that crashed while fighting Utah wildfire confirmed dead, officials say
Officials did not identify the pilots but said they were employed by Helicopter Transport Services, which was contracted by US Forest Service. Two helicopter pilots who crashed…
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✓Judge signals Trump’s defamation lawsuit against Wall Street Journal may be dismissed again
Obama-appointed judge seemed unmoved by Trump attorneys’ arguments in case also naming Murdoch. A federal judge in Florida seemed skeptical of arguments from Donald Trump ’s legal…
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Live updates: Senate hits recess button; Iran signals Hormuz deal close but demands remain
Iranian officials signaled Saturday that Iran and Oman are "close" to a final framework on a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to shipping, but it will require some concessions…
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✓Suspected crime boss Daniel Kinahan to be returned to Ireland in high-security operation
The Irish Prison Service bought a bulletproof and bomb-proof van to transport the 49-year-old to court after his extradition from Dubai
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✓Spain imposes border controls against Italy as row over Ceuta migrant influx intensifies
Italy introduced border controls following an influx of about 78,000 migrants from Morocco into the neighbouring Spanish exclave of Ceuta
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✓Iran issues tough demands to reopen strait of Hormuz as deal still out of reach
Tehran urges US to ‘correct its behaviour’ as UAE says one of its ships targeted by Iranian missile. Iran has issued tough new demands for reopening the strait of Hormuz, while…
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✓Thailand school shooting: eight killed including suspected attacker, police say
Teenager killed his grandparents before opening fire at school near Bangkok, where more than 30 were wounded. A Thai teenager killed his grandparents before opening fire at his…
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✓Trump administration pays back $100bn in 'Liberation Day' tariffs to businesses
It represents roughly 60% of all tariff revenue collected under the policy, with billions still to be repaid
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✓SpaceX shares sink after first earnings report reveals huge AI spending plans
Elon Musk told investors that people were "underestimating" his company
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✓Trump administration to pay German firm $1.22bn to cut offshore wind leases
Agreement with RWE is fifth deal Trump team has made with energy companies, offering payouts to give up projects. The German energy company RWE has reached a $1.22bn deal with the…
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✓Trump orders new 15% tariff on key material for solar panels and microchips
Move to raise levy on goods made with polysilicon aims to protect domestic US supply chains from China, the major producer. Donald Trump has ordered a new 15% tariff on imported…
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White House revives unprecedented effort to remove Fed governor Lisa Cook
The Trump administration has launched a new effort to remove Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook , notifying her that President Trump is considering her removal and giving her 21 days…
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✓Trump's ex-lawyer Todd Blanche narrowly confirmed as US attorney general
The vote cements Trump's former criminal defence lawyer as the nation's top law enforcement official despite a rare pushback from some Republicans
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✓Flight cancellations, evacuations as China braces for Typhoon Dolphin
Over 1,600 flights cancelled as Typhoon Dolphin approaches China's eastern coast, with winds reaching 162km/h overnight
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✓Israel accused of weaponising archaeology at ancient West Bank sites
Israel is planning large-scale land expropriations in historic, Palestinian areas of the West Bank
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✓Meta says its AI model hacked into another company during testing
Company is the third to report such an incident after Anthropic and OpenAI reported breaches during training. Meta said on Wednesday that one of its AI models hacked another…
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✓Watch: BBC asks Infantino if he will resign as Fifa president
The head of the football governing body has faced multiple calls to quit after his aborted attempt to sell private stakes in the World Cup
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✓What you need to know about the solar eclipse over Yorkshire
Yorkshire residents have a rare chance to see the best view of a solar eclipse since 1999 next week
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Lionel Messi returns to Argentina after father Jorge’s death
Football star Lionel Messi returned to Argentina with his family on Saturday, a day after his father died
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The great British switch-off: how floating retreats, mobile-free pubs and sauna book groups are freeing people from their smartphones
Sick of doomscrolling? From venues with smartphone swear jars to cabins with absolutely no signal, here are the fun and freeing ways to ditch your device. There’s a ritual at the…
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‘Not enough air traffic controllers’: safety concerns at Sydney airport after Jetstar and Qatar planes involved in near-miss
Planes narrowly avoid collision on tarmac with Jetstar A320 forced to ‘brake firmly’ as Qatar Boeing 777 towed into its path. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest…
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Le Corbusier’s social housing was meant to be the dream. In a summer of extreme heat, it is a nightmare | Anna Richards
When temperatures get to 40C inside, and French building regulations won’t even allow shutters, these tenants’ listed homes are simply unlivable. The population of Firminy,…
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Chasing new skills, going back to basics and pushing for collective action: how software engineers are adapting to AI
Software engineering was one of the best-paying professions in the US in 2022, but the advent of AI has disrupted it, leading to several layoffs and underemployment. Every…
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‘More than just objects’: Australian booksellers raise alarm over ‘horrific’ destruction of rare titles to feed AI
Secondhand booksellers believe they may have been caught up in the AI supply chain that sees old books scanned then destroyed. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest…
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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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Murderous heat, an endangered food supply, decimated landscapes: embrace the Mediterranean life | George Monbiot
As climate disaster stares us in the face, the radical right says ‘Embrace the Mediterranean life’. Embrace death, more like it. Can’t you leftists understand? Mass death is good…
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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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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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When the AI bubble bursts, what will Australia do with the tools it built? One man thinks he has the answer
Journalist and author Cory Doctorow is coming to Australia to spread his message – humans will take their jobs back. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates. Get…
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Legal logging and soaring saplings: the ‘green islands’ bucking the deforestation trend in central America
In Guatemala’s Maya biosphere reserve local people are making a living from trees at the same time as increasing forest cover, showing nature is best protected by those who depend…
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New Zealand capital delights in rare snowfall as southern city residents ski down world’s steepest street
Snow falls in Wellington for the first time in 15 years while snow blanketed Dunedin and Christchurch on the country’s south island. Temperatures have plummeted across New Zealand…
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Sydney gardener fined almost $200,000 for removing 287 trees to improve harbourside mansion’s water views
Local council described incident as ‘worst act of environmental vandalism in Lane Cove history’. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast. It began with a…
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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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