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Tuesday, October 27
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● Brazil runoff as it happened: world leaders congratulate Lula on historic election win as Bolsonaro refuses to concede ● Celebrations in Serbia after veteran ruler Vučić loses election to student-led protest movement ● Trump lashes out at Obama for joking that White House looks ‘like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory’ – live ● UK sanctions Sudanese military leaders implicated in El Fasher ‘campaign of rape’ ● Jordan attacks militants in Syria in retaliation for last week’s church attack ● Healey is expected to shield low-income pensioners from income tax – but how will it work? ● Anthropic's Claude bypassed a paywall to access Georgia voter data without authorization ● Venezuela's opposition leader María Corina Machado returns after months in exile ● Trump dangles $1m reward for reporting voter fraud in past or upcoming elections ● Speed restrictions on Musk's Starlink lifted in Ukraine, defense ministry says ● England’s Harry Kane wins Ballon d’Or, Alexia Putellas takes women’s award ● Former FBI director James Comey hit with third set of charges under Trump ● The Memo: El-Sayed allies argue Trump’s anti-Muslim attacks will backfire ● Race to update services' computer systems after cyber-security flaw found ● China's big political meeting could see Xi 'tighten discipline' in party ● Algeria to send troops to Niger in first foreign deployment since 1973 ● Japan launches mission to Mars to bring back samples from its moon ● Elon Musk confirms he is considering merging Tesla and SpaceX ● AI giant Anthropic files for an IPO that could break records ● 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 ● Brazil runoff as it happened: world leaders congratulate Lula on historic election win as Bolsonaro refuses to concede ● Celebrations in Serbia after veteran ruler Vučić loses election to student-led protest movement ● Trump lashes out at Obama for joking that White House looks ‘like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory’ – live ● UK sanctions Sudanese military leaders implicated in El Fasher ‘campaign of rape’ ● Jordan attacks militants in Syria in retaliation for last week’s church attack ● Healey is expected to shield low-income pensioners from income tax – but how will it work? ● Anthropic's Claude bypassed a paywall to access Georgia voter data without authorization ● Venezuela's opposition leader María Corina Machado returns after months in exile ● Trump dangles $1m reward for reporting voter fraud in past or upcoming elections ● Speed restrictions on Musk's Starlink lifted in Ukraine, defense ministry says ● England’s Harry Kane wins Ballon d’Or, Alexia Putellas takes women’s award ● Former FBI director James Comey hit with third set of charges under Trump ● The Memo: El-Sayed allies argue Trump’s anti-Muslim attacks will backfire ● Race to update services' computer systems after cyber-security flaw found ● China's big political meeting could see Xi 'tighten discipline' in party ● Algeria to send troops to Niger in first foreign deployment since 1973 ● Japan launches mission to Mars to bring back samples from its moon ● Elon Musk confirms he is considering merging Tesla and SpaceX ● AI giant Anthropic files for an IPO that could break records ● 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
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Brazil runoff as it happened: world leaders congratulate Lula on historic election win as Bolsonaro refuses to concede

Leftist president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defeated the far-right senator and was elected president of Brazil for a fourth non-consecutive term. Full report: Lula wins fourth…
92% agreement · 5 independent sources

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Healey is expected to shield low-income pensioners from income tax – but how will it work?✓

Healey is expected to shield low-income pensioners from income tax – but how will it work?

Retirees will get a personal allowance aligned with the new state pension, but experts say it could get complicated. Retirees in the UK on low incomes are expected to be given a…
76% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Anthropic's Claude bypassed a paywall to access Georgia voter data without authorization

Anthropic's Claude accessed publicly available Georgia voter data without human authorization, a disclosure sure to add to growing concerns about AI security ahead of the upcoming…
75% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Venezuela's opposition leader María Corina Machado returns after months in exile✓

Venezuela's opposition leader María Corina Machado returns after months in exile

Machado announced her arrival on social media, writing "I am here. With you."
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Trump dangles $1m reward for reporting voter fraud in past or upcoming elections✓

Trump dangles $1m reward for reporting voter fraud in past or upcoming elections

President’s comments come ahead of November midterm elections and follow his claims of widespread voter fraud. Donald Trump has announced a $1m reward for reports of voter fraud…
81% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Speed restrictions on Musk's Starlink lifted in Ukraine, defense ministry says

The speed of the Elon Musk-owned satellite system used by the Ukrainian military has been fully restored after two weeks of restrictions, the country's ministry of defense said in…
73% agreement · 2 independent sources
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England’s Harry Kane wins Ballon d’Or, Alexia Putellas takes women’s award✓

England’s Harry Kane wins Ballon d’Or, Alexia Putellas takes women’s award

Bayern Munich striker becomes the first Englishman to win the prestigious award in 25 years, after Michael Owen in 2001
79% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Former FBI director James Comey hit with third set of charges under Trump✓

Former FBI director James Comey hit with third set of charges under Trump

Comey, who was fired during Trump's first term, has been accused of unlawfully divulging national security information
83% agreement · 2 independent sources
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The Memo: El-Sayed allies argue Trump’s anti-Muslim attacks will backfire✓

The Memo: El-Sayed allies argue Trump’s anti-Muslim attacks will backfire

President Trump is intensifying his anti-Muslim attacks on Abdul El-Sayed in the final stretch of campaigning before Election Day. At a Sunday rally in Michigan, Trump unleashed a…
77% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Race to update services' computer systems after cyber-security flaw found✓

Race to update services' computer systems after cyber-security flaw found

Websites were taken offline after the developers of programming language PHP said "critical vulnerabilities" had been discovered
75% agreement · 2 independent sources
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
China's big political meeting could see Xi 'tighten discipline' in party✓

China's big political meeting could see Xi 'tighten discipline' in party

The highly secretive four-day Plenum starts Monday in Beijing
76% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Algeria to send troops to Niger in first foreign deployment since 1973✓

Algeria to send troops to Niger in first foreign deployment since 1973

The troops are expected to protect energy facilities in northern Niger, near the Libyan border
79% agreement · 2 independent sources
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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
78% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Elon Musk confirms he is considering merging Tesla and SpaceX✓

Elon Musk confirms he is considering merging Tesla and SpaceX

Musk says special committees within both companies have been formed to look at a possible mega-merger
74% agreement · 2 independent sources
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
AI giant Anthropic files for an IPO that could break records✓

AI giant Anthropic files for an IPO that could break records

The AI company, which makes the popular Claude chatbot, has filed for an initial public offering that could be one of the biggest ever
78% agreement · 2 independent sources
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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…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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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…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
We’ve made Oxford Street traffic-free – and that’s just the start. Soon there’ll be green spaces for arts and music too | Sadiq Khan

We’ve made Oxford Street traffic-free – and that’s just the start. Soon there’ll be green spaces for arts and music too | Sadiq Khan

We’ll revive the in-person shopping experience with a transformation of the area, inspired by the John Lewis and Selfridges founders who first set up there. Sadiq Khan is the…
Single source · not yet corroborated
EconomyTone Neutral2 min
If the PM reboots the UK for working-class people, unions will be with him. But the time for talking is over | Andrea Egan

If the PM reboots the UK for working-class people, unions will be with him. But the time for talking is over | Andrea Egan

Andy Burnham has railed against neoliberalism – the historic shift must start with this week’s budget. Andrea Egan is the general secretary of Unison. After Keir Starmer, things…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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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…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
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Australian politics live: Fatima Payman linking Haines-style attack to staffing allocation is ‘outrageous’, Labor says

Follow the day’s news live. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast. Political debate should be ‘robust but respectful’: Ruston. A day after MPs addressed the…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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The Guardian view on Oxford Street’s pedestrianisation: cities should be designed around people, not cars | Editorial

The Guardian view on Oxford Street’s pedestrianisation: cities should be designed around people, not cars | Editorial

The transformation of Europe’s busiest shopping street should be a case study in making cities greener, less congested and more inviting places to live. Sadiq Khan has been trying…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
‘Bolso shows all signs of fascism’: the journalist who predicted Brazil’s future – and paid the ultimate price

‘Bolso shows all signs of fascism’: the journalist who predicted Brazil’s future – and paid the ultimate price

Dom Phillips warned that Jair Bolsonaro would make life more dangerous for reporters and the Amazon rainforest, and that his sons were even more extreme. “Bolso shows all signs of…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
‘It’s collective punishment’: nearly 2,000 Palestinians in Hebron displaced as Israeli forces take over homes

‘It’s collective punishment’: nearly 2,000 Palestinians in Hebron displaced as Israeli forces take over homes

Families forced to flee as Netanyahu tries to prove security credentials after two Israeli soldiers killed days before election. Hebron, the biggest city in the West Bank, had…
Single source · not yet corroborated
WorldTone Serious2 min
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…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
Australians should prepare for online services to go down unexpectedly as threats rise, cyber agency warns

Australians should prepare for online services to go down unexpectedly as threats rise, cyber agency warns

Australian Signals Directorate chief says advanced AI tools are needed to defend against ‘AI-enabled attackers’. Get our daily political email , free app or daily news podcast.…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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US forces accused of ‘weaponising’ Somalia’s floods by trapping women and children in the path of El Niño

US forces accused of ‘weaponising’ Somalia’s floods by trapping women and children in the path of El Niño

Exclusive: Coordinated airstrikes on territory held by al-Shabaab are driving the civilian population to find refuge alongside a river where rising water levels are a threat to…
Single source · not yet corroborated
WorldTone Neutral2 min
Anthropic files for potentially record-breaking $1.5tn stock market valuation in key test for AI industry

Anthropic files for potentially record-breaking $1.5tn stock market valuation in key test for AI industry

Market debut of firm behind Claude chatbot will be one of largest in US history, a test of AI boom’s financial viability. Anthropic has publicly filed for a stock market listing…
Single source · not yet corroborated
EconomyTone Neutral2 min
Carers allowed to earn over the weekly limit without losing out as ‘cliff-edge’ abolished in the budget

Carers allowed to earn over the weekly limit without losing out as ‘cliff-edge’ abolished in the budget

Controversial mechanism that hit unpaid carers with huge penalties to be scrapped following Guardian investigation. The controversial rule that led to unpaid carers being punished…
Single source · not yet corroborated
WorldTone Neutral2 min
‘Extremely disappointed’: WA government seeks reimbursement from Deloitte over flawed university report

‘Extremely disappointed’: WA government seeks reimbursement from Deloitte over flawed university report

State paid consultancy firm $166,000 for feasibility study on merging the three tertiary institutions. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast. The Western…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
‘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
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
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
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
‘You need persistence’: the Norfolk couple who took on environmental regulators three times – and won

‘You need persistence’: the Norfolk couple who took on environmental regulators three times – and won

Tim and Geli Harris have spent more than a decade fighting to protect Catfield Fen, a rare wetland in the Norfolk Broads. Polluters and regulators who fail to stop pollution must…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
Koalas are cute, furry, iconic – and dying of chlamydia. But how well does the approved vaccine work?

Koalas are cute, furry, iconic – and dying of chlamydia. But how well does the approved vaccine work?

Queensland researchers say a published study contains ‘silly mistake’ that over-inflates vaccine’s efficacy but the regulator is standing by decision to approve it. At wildlife…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
Endangered turtles and ‘exceptional’ coral at risk from Woodside’s gas drilling in WA, watchdog says

Endangered turtles and ‘exceptional’ coral at risk from Woodside’s gas drilling in WA, watchdog says

Exclusive : EPA flags oil spill risk from proposed gasfield and threat to pygmy blue whales. Follow our Australian politics live blog for latest updates. Sign up for climate and…
Single source · not yet corroborated
WorldTone Neutral2 min
Neighbours is being recut into a microdrama focused on Margot Robbie – and her co-stars aren’t happy

Neighbours is being recut into a microdrama focused on Margot Robbie – and her co-stars aren’t happy

Actor’s storylines in the famous soap will be recut into vertical micro-episodes to be watched on phones – but her fellow cast members say they haven’t been consulted. The…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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Brazil runoff as it happened: world leaders congratulate Lula on historic election win as Bolsonaro refuses to concede

✓ 92% agree · 5 sources
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Celebrations in Serbia after veteran ruler Vučić loses election to student-led protest movement

✓ 86% agree · 4 sources
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Former FBI director James Comey hit with third set of charges under Trump

✓ 83% agree · 2 sources
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Jordan attacks militants in Syria in retaliation for last week’s church attack

✓ 82% agree · 3 sources

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Race to update services' computer systems after cyber-security flaw found

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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

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

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