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✓ Verified 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

Celebrations in Serbia after veteran ruler Vučić loses election to student-led protest movement
86% agreement · 4 independent sources
Trump lashes out at Obama for joking that White House looks ‘like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory’ – live
80% agreement · 3 independent sources

UK sanctions Sudanese military leaders implicated in El Fasher ‘campaign of rape’
81% agreement · 3 independent sources

Jordan attacks militants in Syria in retaliation for last week’s church attack
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✓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
Machado announced her arrival on social media, writing "I am here. With you."
77% agreement · 2 independent sources
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✓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
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
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
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
Websites were taken offline after the developers of programming language PHP said "critical vulnerabilities" had been discovered
75% agreement · 2 independent sources
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✓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
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
Musk says special committees within both companies have been formed to look at a possible mega-merger
74% agreement · 2 independent sources
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✓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
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
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’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
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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…
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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
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
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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…
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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…
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ClimateTone Neutral2 min

‘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
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‘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
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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…
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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
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min

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
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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
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
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‘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…
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TechnologyTone Neutral2 min

‘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?
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
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?
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
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
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…
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