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Former negotiating team member gives shock interview claiming supreme leader's instructions were not followedMiddle East crisis – live updatesA former member of Iran's negotiating team in the previous round of talks with the US in Islamabad is facing the threat of prosecution and dismissal from parliament after he went on the main state...
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Exclusive: Productive State policy paper envisages state regaining control of basics to make life affordable, in fleshing out of ManchesterismAndy Burnham's government should reverse 40 years of privatisation with a long-term plan to take over failing utilities in administration, issuing "bonds for shares” and setting up state competitors,...
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Prison officers' union calls for immediate end to practice at HMYOI Wetherby over fears for child and animal welfarePet ferrets kept as therapy animals at the UK's largest children's prison have been co-opted by managers to kill rats, resulting in a bloody incident and concerns over child and animal welfare.The unorthodox method of vermin control...
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Reports indicate Anton Milaev, adopted great-grandson of Leonid Brezhnev, has been captured by Ukrainian forces. Milaev, reportedly a sapper, was last heard from in November 2025. Ukrainian military intelligence and prisoner of war coordination sources have allegedly confirmed his custody in the Kherson region. His presence on a Ukrainian 'enemies'...
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Thanks to rushed deadlines, financial pressure and overworked staff, titles are going to market before they're ready – and then sliding from view immediatelyA Sydney author – I'll call her Rebecca – vowed never to write another book after the deranging experience of publishing her first. She's using a pseudonym because one day she might...
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Albanese government under pressure to wind back fuel tax credit scheme for multinational miners as analysis shows cost to budgetGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCoal companies could receive an extra $6.2bn in taxpayer refunds for the diesel they use if the Albanese government greenlights just half the mine developments up...
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Rob Jetten acknowledges grief and pain of Moluccan families as crowdfunded monument unveiled in RotterdamThe Dutch prime minister, Rob Jetten, has formally apologised for the "heartless” mistreatment of thousands of Moluccan soldiers who fought for the Dutch colonial army during Indonesia's struggle for independence.About 12,500 men from a group...
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Defendants worry that changes could remove chance of acquittal based on jurors' consciences in defiance of the lawClimate activists fear that delays to their cases may mean they lose the right to a trial before jurors, who are typically more likely to acquit them than a judge.Scores of defendants facing trials for protests as long ago as 2021 have...
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Sports and nationwide music festival affected, with temperatures for some expected to reach 42C from MondayAuthorities in France have placed more than a third of the country under a red heat alert, cancelled some outdoor sports events and restricted alcohol consumption at the nationwide Fête de la Musique event amid a brutal heatwave forecast to...
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A decade after the UK's Brexit vote, the nation grapples with its economic and social fallout. Despite promises of renewed prosperity, businesses face trade hurdles with the EU, and economists estimate a significant economic contraction. While immigration from EU nations has decreased, overall net migration has fallen, yet illegal crossings remain...
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Health alerts are in place as very high humidity adds to danger of heat stress for the most vulnerableThe Met Office has expanded its extreme heat warning for the UK, predicting record-breaking highs of 38C (100.4F) this week.The Met Office forecasts that extremely high temperatures could last from Monday until Thursday, leading to health concerns...
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces intense pressure following Andy Burnham's return to Parliament, sparking leadership challenge speculation. Despite denials from senior ministers, Starmer is reportedly reflecting on his position amid Labour's recent electoral setbacks and declining approval. Burnham has signaled his ambition, warning the...
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A secretive investigation into the attack that killed at least 175 has concluded, reports suggest. Will its findings ever see the light of day?The attack on a girl's elementary school in the Iranian town of Minab was one of the US military's deadliest civilian bombings in decades. But nearly four months on, the Pentagon has produced no answers...
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Former party leaders reflect on the turbulence that followed the referendum in which most Scottish voters backed the losing sideThe decision to quit the EU bolstered support for Scottish independence, which a decade after the Brexit referendum is at near record levels, according to Scottish Labour's former leader Kezia Dugdale.Dugdale said the...
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JD Vance says talks aim to 'make progress on the nuclear issue, make progress on the Lebanon ceasefire issue'Middle East crisis – live updatesTalks between Iran and the US aimed at building out the fragile interim deal to end the war have got under way in Switzerland, beset by difficulties including an Iranian decision to keep the strait of...
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US president says in social media post 'we'll hit Iran very hard again' if it does not stop its 'proxies in Lebanon'US-Iran talks in Switzerland to get under way as strait of Hormuz remains closedThere was and is 'no restriction' on Israeli soldiers to act to eliminate threats in Lebanon, and that troops would not withdraw from the...
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A routine police raid targeting drug trafficking in a Paris suburb unexpectedly uncovered an authenticated painting by Pablo Picasso alongside cannabis, cash, and luxury goods, leading to court appearances for four individuals and a new investigation into stolen property.
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U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday announced that federal authorities had made "multiple arrests" of people he said were vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool as he struggled to explain why the $14-million-plus US rehabilitation project he launched for the nation's 250th anniversary seemingly backfired.
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For one day every June, South Africa's searing racial inequality seems to melt away at Comrades raceIn the early morning dark, thousands of runners waited, jostling with anticipation. South Africa's national anthem rang out. Then the haunting swell of Shosholoza, first sung by Zimbabwean migrant workers in South Africa's goldmines. Finally, that...
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PM said to be reflecting on 'political realities', as president Trump joins in criticism of his leadership saying he has 'failed badly' Keir Starmer expected to announce departure as prime minister on MondaySome commentators have said Andy Burnham is a better communicator than Keir Starmer, but have questioned how different he is on policy.The...
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Advocates say the Safe Third Country Agreement forces immigrants to head to an unsafe country: the United StatesIt was the threat of gang violence in Honduras that pushed Carlos and Antonia to flee their home. In 2021, with their toddler, Alejandro, and a handful of belongings, the married couple ventured north hoping to reach safety in the US.The...
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