✓Five dead and 86 missing as 'heartbreaking' fire breaks out on Philippines ferry
The fire broke out as the vessel nearing its destination at the tourist hotspot of Coron in Palawan
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More than 10% chance AI 'could kill all humans' - as Anthropic reveals another 'cybersecurity' incident
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August joint-hottest month on record as climate change and El Niño drive heat
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Trump bans some Canadian imports as North America trade war intensifies
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Apple's new boss starts with big gamble on £1,999 first folding iPhone
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Vance appears to walk back Trump’s offer of $5,000 ‘dividend’ if Republicans win midterms – US politics live
Vice-president suggests payment would not go to all and would be paid for by tariff revenues despite supreme court rulings against much of Trump’s program. US citizens will…
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✓Social media users could opt out of the algorithm if Australian government has its way – but that’s a big if
Even if the legislation passes, tech companies may still find ways to frustrate its intent and keep Australians hooked on their feed. Social media could become a “choose your own…
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✓Husic urges ‘concrete action’ on Israeli settlements in West Bank after Australia declines to join trade ban
Australia will not join move by UK, Canada and France in banning trade with Israeli settlements in West Bank. Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast. Ed…
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Oil rises above $100 a barrel as Middle East conflict escalates - use our tracker to see impact on prices
There is mounting concern over the impact of intensifying hostilities in the Middle East on the global economy, as oil prices topped $100 a barrel again
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✓Air traffic control boss given a week to report after UK flight chaos causes 2,000 cancellations
Government remains confident in under-pressure Martin Rolfe but transport secretary believes glitch was avoidable. How have you been affected by UK air traffic disruption?. The…
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✓Uganda to withdraw from Invictus Games ‘out of respect for King Charles’, says military chief
Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba announces decision to pull out in post on X, citing tensions over ‘Harry-Meghan nonsense’. Uganda is withdrawing from the Duke of Sussex’s Invictus Games,…
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✓Wall Street Journal publisher convicted in Hong Kong of deterring reporter from union role
Dow Jones convicted of one count of deterring Selina Cheng from role at Hong Kong Journalist Association but cleared of second charge. A Hong Kong court has convicted the…
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Royal row engulfs Ugandan kingdom after late king's family rejects TV anchor successor
A bitter royal row has broken out in a Ugandan kingdom after the late king's family rejected the choice of a news anchor to succeed him
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✓‘It’s a good start’: prominent Israelis welcome UK sanctions on illegal settlements
Ed Miliband’s intervention was ‘inevitable’ after Israeli government and security failures, say former ministers and diplomats. Prominent Israelis have welcomed new UK sanctions…
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✓Grindr pays £26m to settle UK lawsuit over allegedly sharing users’ HIV status
US-owned dating app allegedly allowed ad firms access to private information in breach of UK law. Grindr will pay £26m to settle a lawsuit brought by thousands of users in the UK…
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At least 20 people killed after fire breaks out on cargo ship in Chinese port
At least 20 people have been killed and five are missing after a cargo ship caught fire while docked in a Chinese port, state media has said
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✓Hurricane Lowell’s fierce winds and rains knocks out power on Hawaii’s Kauai
Center of storm passed west of the islands and was moving away but flooding and mudslides will continue to be a risk. Damaging winds and heavy rains from Hurricane Lowell pelted…
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Spanish spies warned of mass migrant crossing into Ceuta the day before
Spanish spies warned their Moroccan counterparts and the Madrid government of the Ceuta migrant surge a day before it happened
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✓Maria Bartiromo’s lawyer denies she was fired from Fox News anchor role
Fox announced host’s departure Thursday but gave no explanation, only saying it was effective immediately. Maria Bartiromo’s lawyer sharply denied that she was fired from her job…
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✓Primark to launch home delivery service despite ‘challenging’ market
Chain has long avoided deliveries in Great Britain but says a shift now offers ‘opportunity for profitable growth’. Business live – latest updates. Primark will offer home…
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Albanese’s resources minister celebrating the Beetaloo carbon bomb is a hell of a choice. Labor can’t say it wasn’t warned | Clear Air
Scientists will be able to estimate the amount of heating and destruction caused by the gas ultimately drawn from the Beetaloo. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily…
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Is Burnham trying to appease Trump? Or Reform? What other reason is there for these North Sea oil plans? | George Monbiot
Climate catastrophe is on our doorstep – yet Labour’s impending approval of further drilling will bring more pain for negligible gains. Pinch yourself, it’s happening again. Here…
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Jacqui Lambie calls Pauline Hanson an ‘angry little woman’ after One Nation cartoon calling Andrew Hastie a traitor
Lambie, a veteran and Tasmanian senator, says One Nation leader is a ‘coward’ who is showing her ‘true colours’. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates. Get our…
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How the fate of a small furry animal reveals the ecological tragedy of Israel’s war on Lebanon | Hisham Younes
The Syrian rock hyrax depends on the fragile landscapes of the border region. Alongside other environmentalists, I have been documenting the destruction of its habitat. Wars are…
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Russia’s actions have strengthened European case for boosting defence spending, says Nato chief – Europe live
Mark Rutte said that Europeans ‘increasingly understand’ the need for their countries to take ‘greater responsibility for our own security’. Addressing German ambassadors,…
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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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‘It’s hell’: father of slain Australian surfers tells Mexico homicide trial about identifying sons’ bodies
Three men are on trial over the death of brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and their friend, US citizen Jack Carter Rhoad, in Ensenada. The father of two Australian surfers killed…
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Women are giving their partners the ‘Illiterate Boyfriend’ test: ‘Do your best to pronounce these words’
People online are distressed at men butchering words such as ‘hyperbole’ and ‘hors d’oeuvres’ – highlighting a gender reversal in ‘intelligence gaps’. There are common…
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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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MPs on both sides urge Commons not to take ‘extraordinary risk’ of forcing through assisted dying bill
Labour MPs Gareth Snell and Meg Hillier say Lords must be allowed to fulfil duty in scrutinising bill on serious public issue. MPs who voted for and against assisted dying have…
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‘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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‘Our forefathers are coming back’: Naga people celebrate after Oxford museum agrees to return remains
Following six years of talks, Pitt Rivers Museum will return body parts collected by British colonial administrators to north-east India. Anthropologists and community leaders…
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The September reset is real. I’m about to become a better person, flaxseed by flaxseed | Emma Brockes
Small changes are what I’m aiming for – 10-minute workouts, cleaning out my handbag. Then I’m less likely to have failed come October. Are you a January resolutions or a September…
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Grace Tame apologises for comments labelling rape of Israeli women during Hamas attacks ‘propaganda’
The former Australian of the Year said she stood with survivors of sexual violence ‘everywhere’ and ‘no matter who they are’. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news…
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Bring on the drones: how a technology revolution is being rolled out across Africa’s nature reserves
As graduates of an online training course gather from across the continent, the consensus is overwhelming: computers and saving animals go together. On a bitingly cold night in…
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State handouts, 10,000 lasers – and Trump’s election: six things we learned from the Elon Musk film
Alex Gibney’s marathon documentary delivers numerous eye-raising insights into the broligarch’s business deals, early idealism and apocalyptic appetite for fathering children.…
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‘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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‘Ruin and decay bring a chance of rebirth’: Hidetaka Miyazaki on uniting players in a damaged world
As FromSoftware’s new multiplayer game The Duskbloods nears release, the legendary game director behind Dark Souls talks connection, pessimism and of course, feet. Since 2009’s…
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Apple’s new CEO introduces himself at annual showcase: ‘I continue to be inspired every single day’
John Ternus helms his first major event as head of $4.5tn company, where he announces first foldable iPhone. John Ternus, Apple’s new CEO, helmed the company’s annual showcase of…
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