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● Spain's prime minister calls early elections as pressure mounts over housing crisis ● Brazil’s presidential race goes to second round as Flávio Bolsonaro leads incumbent Lula ● BT strikes deal to rescue broadband firm TalkTalk; euro slides amid France debt burden fears – business live ● OpenAI debuts "dots" as industry safety focus shifts to "What did my AI assistant do now?" ● Pope says concerns about AI going rogue are not 'fake news' after Trump 'hoax' claims ● California woman arrested and accused of spying on Taiwan president’s son for China ● 'Devastating year' as Swiss glaciers shed 5% of ice amid record-breaking heatwaves ● Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor launches legal action against police over Epstein raids ● 'Not again': Arrest of US marine for murder reignites protests in Japan's Okinawa ● Thousands of Imran Khan supporters march towards Pakistan's barricaded capital ● Opposition fighters withdraw from capital of Ethiopia's northern Tigray region ● New space station crew launches from Florida on SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule ● Pentagon pulls B-1 bombers from UK base following alleged terror threat ● Trump names national intelligence chief Jay Clayton as new AI czar ● Bolsonaro beats expectations in Brazil vote, faces Lula in runoff ● Three takeaways from Trump's 'Super Intelligence' summit ● The green light for the largest coalmine in NSW history is shocking proof that our governance systems are betraying Australians | Georgina Woods ● Shadow chancellor to address Tory conference as he claims slashing red tape could cut cost of new houses by £50,000 – UK politics live ● Own a mobile phone? Then you’re paying the ‘app tax’. It’s a racket and it’s time the UK faced Apple and Google down | Chi Onwurah ● There is a way to look after people, the planet – and Britain’s growth. It’s what we call the ‘wellbeing economy’ | Jamie Driscoll ● Spain's prime minister calls early elections as pressure mounts over housing crisis ● Brazil’s presidential race goes to second round as Flávio Bolsonaro leads incumbent Lula ● BT strikes deal to rescue broadband firm TalkTalk; euro slides amid France debt burden fears – business live ● OpenAI debuts "dots" as industry safety focus shifts to "What did my AI assistant do now?" ● Pope says concerns about AI going rogue are not 'fake news' after Trump 'hoax' claims ● California woman arrested and accused of spying on Taiwan president’s son for China ● 'Devastating year' as Swiss glaciers shed 5% of ice amid record-breaking heatwaves ● Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor launches legal action against police over Epstein raids ● 'Not again': Arrest of US marine for murder reignites protests in Japan's Okinawa ● Thousands of Imran Khan supporters march towards Pakistan's barricaded capital ● Opposition fighters withdraw from capital of Ethiopia's northern Tigray region ● New space station crew launches from Florida on SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule ● Pentagon pulls B-1 bombers from UK base following alleged terror threat ● Trump names national intelligence chief Jay Clayton as new AI czar ● Bolsonaro beats expectations in Brazil vote, faces Lula in runoff ● Three takeaways from Trump's 'Super Intelligence' summit ● The green light for the largest coalmine in NSW history is shocking proof that our governance systems are betraying Australians | Georgina Woods ● Shadow chancellor to address Tory conference as he claims slashing red tape could cut cost of new houses by £50,000 – UK politics live ● Own a mobile phone? Then you’re paying the ‘app tax’. It’s a racket and it’s time the UK faced Apple and Google down | Chi Onwurah ● There is a way to look after people, the planet – and Britain’s growth. It’s what we call the ‘wellbeing economy’ | Jamie Driscoll
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Spain's prime minister calls early elections as pressure mounts over housing crisis

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced early elections Monday after his government suffered a bruising legislative defeat last week on emergency measures related to the…
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California woman arrested and accused of spying on Taiwan president’s son for China✓

California woman arrested and accused of spying on Taiwan president’s son for China

The FBI ⁠arrested Wanying Zhang, also known as Heather, at Los Angeles International Airport before she left for China, the agency said. US authorities arrested a California…
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'Devastating year' as Swiss glaciers shed 5% of ice amid record-breaking heatwaves

Glaciers in Switzerland have lost 5.5% of their ice volume in 2026 after a "devasting year" marked by intense heatwaves and low snowfall, according to a study
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor launches legal action against police over Epstein raids✓

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor launches legal action against police over Epstein raids

Former prince to challenge whether Thames Valley police acted lawfully over searches relating to his arrest. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is taking action against Thames Valley…
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'Not again': Arrest of US marine for murder reignites protests in Japan's Okinawa✓

'Not again': Arrest of US marine for murder reignites protests in Japan's Okinawa

For many locals on this island, the arrest has brought decades of frustration back to the fore
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Thousands of Imran Khan supporters march towards Pakistan's barricaded capital

Supporters of Imran Khan, Pakistan's former prime minister, have started a march towards the capital Islamabad to demand his release from prison
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Opposition fighters withdraw from capital of Ethiopia's northern Tigray region

Government-allied fighters entered Mekelle, the capital of Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, a witness said, after the rebel Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) announced its…
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New space station crew launches from Florida on SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule✓

New space station crew launches from Florida on SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule

The crew of four — two NASA astronauts, one from Canada, and a Russian cosmonaut — heads to the International Space Station after liftoff from the Cape Canaveral Space Force…
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Pentagon pulls B-1 bombers from UK base following alleged terror threat

The Pentagon pulled all 12 B-1 bombers this weekend from the U.K.’s RAF Fairford air base to their home stations in the U.S. weeks after an alleged terror threat against a…
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Trump names national intelligence chief Jay Clayton as new AI czar✓

Trump names national intelligence chief Jay Clayton as new AI czar

Trump said Clayton will lead the White House's new "Super Intelligence Force," which will coordinate government engagement with artificial intelligence
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Bolsonaro beats expectations in Brazil vote, faces Lula in runoff

Brazil’s presidential election is heading to a run-off after Bolsonaro and Lula both fell short of the 50% needed to win
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Three takeaways from Trump's 'Super Intelligence' summit✓

Three takeaways from Trump's 'Super Intelligence' summit

The meeting at the White House came as some tech bosses and experts have called for tighter rules around AI
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The green light for the largest coalmine in NSW history is shocking proof that our governance systems are betraying Australians | Georgina Woods

The green light for the largest coalmine in NSW history is shocking proof that our governance systems are betraying Australians | Georgina Woods

There is no greater treachery than this failure to face up to the climate crisis. How can we now fend off despair?. The Independent Planning Commission’s published reasons for…
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Shadow chancellor to address Tory conference as he claims slashing red tape could cut cost of new houses by £50,000 – UK politics live

Andrew Griffith makes speech today as Reform UK accuses party of copying policies they ‘announced weeks and months ago’. Tories to pledge to scrap Environment Agency and Natural…
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Own a mobile phone? Then you’re paying the ‘app tax’. It’s a racket and it’s time the UK faced Apple and Google down | Chi Onwurah

Own a mobile phone? Then you’re paying the ‘app tax’. It’s a racket and it’s time the UK faced Apple and Google down | Chi Onwurah

A deep-seated duopoly allows the tech giants to exploit the public and developers. But the regulator has powers to stop this abuse – it should use them. Chi Onwurah is the Labour…
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There is a way to look after people, the planet – and Britain’s growth. It’s what we call the ‘wellbeing economy’ | Jamie Driscoll

There is a way to look after people, the planet – and Britain’s growth. It’s what we call the ‘wellbeing economy’ | Jamie Driscoll

Imagine the UK with a 20-year investment plan, with green homes and fast transport. We already have the tools to make it happen. You’ve just left school. What’s your future?. I…
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The expansion of Heathrow would be an expensive disaster for Britain and the world. Burnham needs to block it | George Monbiot

The expansion of Heathrow would be an expensive disaster for Britain and the world. Burnham needs to block it | George Monbiot

A third runway would fly in the face of reason. If we are to prioritise human life over short-term ‘growth’, we need to use planes less, not more. If a third runway is built at…
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The UK’s G20 presidency will push Andy Burnham to the centre of the global stage. What will he use it for? | Michael Jacobs

The UK’s G20 presidency will push Andy Burnham to the centre of the global stage. What will he use it for? | Michael Jacobs

This is a chance for the PM to advance his progressive agenda and tackle urgent issues such as AI regulation and climate action. Among the many crucial decisions Andy Burnham has…
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‘The violence is off the scale’: staff and passengers at risk as assaults on trains in Great Britain soar to record high

‘The violence is off the scale’: staff and passengers at risk as assaults on trains in Great Britain soar to record high

Cases of abuse, spitting, head-butting and sexual harassment, have spiked as transport police numbers have dwindled. When a train was halted outside Exeter St Davids station on…
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‘These guys are just coming from nothing’: questions over multibillion-dollar Firmus float amid datacentre backlash

‘These guys are just coming from nothing’: questions over multibillion-dollar Firmus float amid datacentre backlash

‘AI factories’ developer on track to launch the second-biggest IPO in Australian history, but investors warn its forecasts are ‘a little bit of a fairytale’. Get our breaking news…
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It’s going to take more than an email to a public inbox to protect Australians from potential AI doom | Tom McIlroy

It’s going to take more than an email to a public inbox to protect Australians from potential AI doom | Tom McIlroy

OpenAI’s hack of Medicare suggests safeguarding civilisation is the task facing leaders in this extraordinary new era. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news…
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‘It’s hard to sell a house when it’s covered in baboon faeces’: Cape Town divided over plan to remove its monkeys

‘It’s hard to sell a house when it’s covered in baboon faeces’: Cape Town divided over plan to remove its monkeys

Two troops of chacma baboons are breaking into homes and shops but animal rights activists insist coexistence is the answer. Cape Town’s city council has said it will “imminently”…
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Ball in UK’s court: EU ambassador says Brussels will be ‘ready to engage‘ after country decides what it wants

Ball in UK’s court: EU ambassador says Brussels will be ‘ready to engage‘ after country decides what it wants

Jukka Salovaara, who served in London during Cool Britannia era, will be ‘very close’ to negotiations as Burnham government resets relations with EU. Jukka Salovaara, the newly…
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Burnham’s plans for social care and its workers are admirable but changes must come quickly | Heather Stewart

Burnham’s plans for social care and its workers are admirable but changes must come quickly | Heather Stewart

Money is needed now for a system that has left families including mine struggling their way unsupported and forgotten. As one of many hundreds of thousands of people in the UK…
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OpenAI’s Medicare attack has exposed Australia’s ‘tech debt’. Fixing it could bring a big bill for taxpayers

OpenAI’s Medicare attack has exposed Australia’s ‘tech debt’. Fixing it could bring a big bill for taxpayers

Home affairs department orders all federal government agencies to conduct review of ‘legacy technology’ amid fallout from AI agent hacks. Get our breaking news email , free app or…
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Flydubai co-pilot’s time in Australia being investigated by security agencies after alleged cockpit attack

Flydubai co-pilot’s time in Australia being investigated by security agencies after alleged cockpit attack

Police confirm investigation into period the man reportedly spent in Australia before alleged attempted terrorist attack. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news…
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More than 1,200 Colorado students have earned a climate ‘seal’: ‘We’re the ones growing up in this world’

More than 1,200 Colorado students have earned a climate ‘seal’: ‘We’re the ones growing up in this world’

A statewide initiative pairs climate-focused coursework with community service – and is spreading to other states. As a student at a high school not far from Denver’s main…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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Would slashing migration tank the economy or reset Australia’s living standards? Canada may offer clues

Would slashing migration tank the economy or reset Australia’s living standards? Canada may offer clues

Annual population growth for the North American nation has slowed to just 0.5% – and the economy is ‘adjusting’. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast.…
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‘We have been dispossessed’: Nick Hayes on land rights and a peaceful revolution at the real Toad Hall

‘We have been dispossessed’: Nick Hayes on land rights and a peaceful revolution at the real Toad Hall

The co-founder of the Right to Roam campaign and author of The Book of Trespass discusses the Oxfordshire riverside community he calls home and how Hardwick Hall has been taken…
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Whales on Australia’s ‘humpback highway’ are at growing risk of injury from boat and propeller strikes

Whales on Australia’s ‘humpback highway’ are at growing risk of injury from boat and propeller strikes

Exclusive: Images show deep cuts and damage to tails and fins, as experts warn the migrating species often aren’t able to avoid a collision. Gruesome images of adult and juvenile…
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As it happened: Israel condemns Green party passing ‘Zionism is racism’ as a ‘stain on history of UK’

Party formally adopts policy which equates Zionism with racism, as all Green party votes to adopt policy that equates Zionism with racism. On Friday the Times revealed that Katie…
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Burnham must remember: more regulation is not the best way to improve public services | Phillip Inman

Burnham must remember: more regulation is not the best way to improve public services | Phillip Inman

In the NHS as in the private sector, the measure of success should be customer satisfaction and not just box-ticking. Andy Burnham said he wanted to “rewire” the economy. Then he…
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They embraced the Fiat 500, the Vespa, even tuk-tuks. But will Romans draw the line at the golf cart?

They embraced the Fiat 500, the Vespa, even tuk-tuks. But will Romans draw the line at the golf cart?

Authorities crack down on trade they says risks spiralling out of control – but operators say they are being targeted unfairly. On the edge of Piazza Navona, one of the grandest…
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The Guardian view on trapped leaseholders: Labour must keep its promise to set them free | Editorial

The Guardian view on trapped leaseholders: Labour must keep its promise to set them free | Editorial

The government pledged to end an unfair system. Ministers must give homeowners power over costs, rather than another place to complain. “To the millions of leaseholders across the…
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One Nation to establish headquarters in multimillion-dollar Brisbane office bought by Gina Rinehart

One Nation to establish headquarters in multimillion-dollar Brisbane office bought by Gina Rinehart

Barnaby Joyce defends move, saying party will lease space from mining billionaire’s company at commercial rates. One Nation celebrated stunning success in Queensland in 1998 –…
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Crypto thieves attack man in home and threaten to kill pregnant wife's baby in 'horrific' robbery

Crypto thieves attack man in home and threaten to kill pregnant wife's baby in 'horrific' robbery

The man was beaten with hammers until he transferred hundreds of thousands of pounds of cryptocurrency
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Spain's prime minister calls early elections as pressure mounts over housing crisis

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Brazil’s presidential race goes to second round as Flávio Bolsonaro leads incumbent Lula

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New space station crew launches from Florida on SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule

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