✓Avalanche in Pakistan kills famed mountaineer Nirmal Purja and his fellow climbers
A mountaineering team with climbers from around the world, including the U.S., was attempting to climb one of the tallest peaks on earth
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Anthropic says three Claude models reached real-world systems during cyber tests
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Middle East crisis: Trump says ‘Israel is very happy’ with Gaza peace plan but doesn’t say if withdrawal or Hamas disarmament comes first – as it happened
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Two crew killed after firefighting helicopters collide in Greece, as British pilot survives
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Trump backs down on Iran strikes in expectation of ‘rapidly’ reaching a deal
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✓Tourist plane crashes during flight over Peru’s Nazca Lines, killing 13
Aircraft crashes into field after departing from nearby city of Pisco, according to local authorities. Police in Peru report that 13 people, among them foreign tourists, have been…
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Rescue teams face ‘race against time’ in search for trapped survivors as death toll in Japan rises to at least 13 – as it happened
Emergency workers are continuing their search for survivors in southern Japan after yesterday’s powerful earthquake. ‘Race against time’: Japan earthquake death toll rises as…
77% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Italy says it’s temporarily suspending EU Schengen arrangement with Spain after 60,000 migrants reach Ceuta – as it happened
The measure will impact people travelling by plane or boat between the two countries. Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez is now in Ceuta, accompanied by interior minister…
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✓Miller denies abuse allegations, says he's 'not getting out of' reelection race in face of resignation calls
Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) on Sunday denied abuse allegations levied against him by his ex-wife and vowed to continue his reelection campaign. “I’ve been portrayed as an abusive…
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✓Death toll in Spain border crisis reaches 67 as tens of thousands cross back in to Morocco
The death toll in Spain's Ceuta border crisis with Morocco has climbed to 67. They included some who drowned and some who were killed in a stampede to cross a breakwater barrier
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✓Let them eat SUVs: Trump White House orders fleet of luxury cars as Americans struggle
Americans are facing a deepening affordability crisis but at least Trump and co have. 250 new Cadillac Escalades. This was originally published in This Week in Trumpland. Sign up…
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✓Capital One says it closed Trump Organization accounts over money-laundering concerns
The bank is asking a judge to permanently dismiss a lawsuit from Trump-affiliated businesses, arguing a monthslong internal review — not the Jan. 6 riot — explains why hundreds of…
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Scoop: Saudi crown prince raises concerns over Trump's plans for massive Iran strikes
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman spoke to President Trump on Saturday and expressed concern over his plans for massive new strikes against Iran , according to two U.S.…
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✓Bank holds interest rates but says it is ready to raise them if Iran war escalates
The Bank also expects the economy to grow more than previously forecast this year, although uncertainties remain because of the Iran war
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✓After Fauci Senate hearing, experts worry about 'chilling effect' on public health
The accusations against Dr. Anthony Fauci, once the nation's leading infectious disease expert, have some experts worrying that these events may further erode public health…
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✓FIFA scraps controversial deal to sell stakes in World Cup to private investors
FIFA abandoned a plan to create a commercial venture and then sell stakes to minority investors, just days after unveiling it. The plan drew sharp condemnation — and a boycott…
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✓Republican calls for Max Miller to resign from Congress amid abuse allegations
Senator Bernie Moreno says congressman and former son-in-law should step down after ex-wife’s allegations. Republican senator Bernie Moreno on Sunday publicly called for…
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✓Boxer secures Tuvalu’s first Commonwealth Games medal without winning a bout
Tarona Taafaki makes history in women’s 75kg category. All boxers eliminated in semis receive bronze medals. A boxer has made history for Tuvalu by winning the tiny Pacific…
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✓Sanders argues El-Sayed can appeal to working-class Republicans in Michigan
Progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) argued Sunday that Abdul El-Sayed can appeal to Republicans and independents in the Senate general election in Michigan if he defeats Rep.…
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At least five dead and dozens missing after Indonesian ferry catches fire
At least five people have died and 41 are missing after a ferry caught fire off the coast of an Indonesian island, officials have said
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✓Three killed after bomb detonated at Moscow restaurant, state media say
Security officials said a woman tried to enter the restaurant with explosives but was stopped by a security guard
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✓Technology
UK on track for highest deaths caused by heatwaves since records began
Britain is on track this year for the highest number of deaths caused by heatwaves since current record began, new figures revealed
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✓Burnham to be ‘relentless’ on small boat crossings after Ceuta crisis
Prime minister says UK needs to ‘bring back that control’ and safe routes for refugees are necessary to tackle trafficking. Andy Burnham has pledged to be “relentless” in tackling…
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The first solar eclipse in almost 30 years: Where best to view it?
This month, people across Europe will have the chance to see their first solar eclipse in nearly three decades
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✓US representative Marcy Kaptur taken to hospital after car crash
Toledo police say Ohio Democrat is active and alert after two-vehicle hit-and-run collision on Sunday. Marcy Kaptur is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries after a car…
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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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Europe is burning – and if Trump’s war on the climate is not met with sanctions, things will only get worse | Alexander Hurst
The White House seems committed to ecocide. The EU should harness the power of the single market to force it to change course. Are we understanding it yet? As Europe burns in the…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Serious2 min

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…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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A record number of First Nations people died in NSW prison custody last year. Advocates fear this year will be worse
Exclusive: Karlene Whitton says her son Matthew Roberts took his own life three months into his jail term. ‘I keep picturing it every night’. Warning: This article contains images…
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Struggling to get through summer? Treat yourself like a beloved dog – and six other survival tips | Emma Beddington
August usually sends me into an anxious funk, but I think I’ve worked out how to handle 2026’s terrifying heat and apocalyptic images. Unfortunately for hairdressers, “How’s your…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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GOP senator on Trump's Reflecting Pool vandalism claims: 'He grows anxious when he has an unexpressed thought'
Republican Sen. John Kennedy (La.) said Sunday he is unsure whether President Trump truly believes his claims that vandals damaged the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. “I don't…
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Australia news live: Chalmers asks regulator to watch service stations ‘like a hawk’ as fuel excise cut ends
Fuel excise cut, which was imposed after outbreak of Iran conflict, ended at midnight on Monday. Follow today’s news live. Chalmers maintains fuel excise cut never meant to be…
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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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When the AI bubble bursts, what will Australia do with the tools it built? One man thinks he has the answer
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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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When her ‘soul cat’ died, she was bereft. Now she designs memorial jewelry to help others with pet loss
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I’ve been gaming for 40 years. Here are the best chairs in the UK for comfort, support and serious play
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‘The silence was the worst part’: after culling his entire flock, US poultry farmer now fears bird flu
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'Total devastation': Suffolk wildfire still burning after two days as National Trust launches appeal
Firefighters are still tackling a blaze that has caused "total devastation" to a heathland in Suffolk – with the National Trust launching a public appeal to restore the reserve
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