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Reform UK leader claims 'counter-espionage experts' suggest state-sponsored hackers are behind the disclosure of £5m giftNigel Farage is under mounting pressure to provide evidence for his claim that a state-sponsored Russian hack was behind the disclosure of the £5m gift he received from the crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne.Reform UK...
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Trump insists US won't rush talks with Tehran after rebukes from Republicans, including Ted Cruz and Lindsey GrahamRepublican hawks have issued a rare rebuke of Donald Trump over his planned peace deal with Iran, describing it as a "disaster” and questioning why the US president launched the war in the first place.Allies of Trump who strongly...
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Regulators and gambling harm advocates have been closely watching the rise in popularity of Polymarket and KalshiGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastUS-based "prediction market” websites are taking tens of thousands of dollars in bets on Australian elections and even specific words the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, says...
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Exclusive: prison multinational MTC uses a 'minimalist staffing model' that critics say is putting detainees and staff in serious dangerGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA series of catastrophic security failures involving the US private prison company running Australia's immigration detention centres has allowed the escape...
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La Brea Tar Pits – the only urban, active ice age excavation site in world – gets a mammoth face lift for the first time in nearly 50 yearsLos Angeles is known for famous museum such as the Getty and the Lacma, but perhaps fewer people are aware that – in the heart of the city – lies a museum that contains one of the world's most remarkable...
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Former justice secretary Alex Chalk KC says figures Channel 4 obtained show the 'horror show' in the systemAlmost 60,000 arrest warrants were issued for defendants who skipped court in England and Wales last year, up nearly 50% since 2020 in further evidence of the "horror show” in the criminal justice system.The figures, obtained in an...
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Former Labour minister says complete disengagement has potential 'for us to end up in a very, very difficult position'David Miliband has said Europe should have "separate bedrooms” from the US, but not seek a "divorce” from its traditional alliance, despite the Trump administration's impact on the relationship.The former Labour foreign...
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Incident said to have happened at racing event in 2002, year of queen's Golden Jubilee, according to Sunday TimesPolice investigating Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor are looking into an allegation that he behaved inappropriately towards a woman at Royal Ascot, according to a report.The alleged incident is said to have happened at the annual five-day...
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Explosives-laden vehicle detonated as passenger train travelled through south-western city of QuettaA suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a railway track as a passenger train travelled through the south-western Pakistani city of Quetta, killing at least 23 people and wounding more than 70 others, officials have said.The force...
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday flagged India's concerns with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio over the Trump administration's changes to visa and immigration policies, saying legal mobility should not be adversely impacted by the new approach.
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A new understanding with Iran is emerging to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. This comes after weeks of military escalation. The United States seeks to prevent global economic disruption from energy shipment issues. An agreement is reportedly nearing finalization, though details remain unclear. Iran denies commitments to give up uranium or...
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Assault hits water facility, market, residential buildings and schools, killing at least four and injuring dozensRussia used its powerful hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missile for a third time in Ukraine as part of a massive attack on Kyiv and its surrounding region that killed at least four people and injured dozens.Russia hit the city of Bila...
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Santon Downham in Suffolk first area to hit threshold, recording temperatures of more than 27C for three consecutive daysParts of the UK are officially in a heatwave as temperatures soared to within reach of May records.The first area of the UK to hit the threshold was Santon Downham in Suffolk, which reached the criteria of recording temperatures...
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Charter to be adopted along river's entire catchment from Cambrian mountains to Chepstow and Bristol ChannelThe entire catchment of the River Wye has been formally recognised as a living ecosystem with intrinsic rights in a charter, a UK first that campaigners hope will help save the highly polluted river.The charter was celebrated at a community...
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Global Pepfar program has long had Republican leadership and bipartisan support, but initiative is under fire US midterm voters overwhelmingly support Pepfar, an initiative to end HIV/Aids that also has strengthened health systems against other infectious disease threats but has come under fire from the Trump administration.About three in four...
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Ohio State is grappling with sexual abuse allegations and questions over donor influence as financial pressures mount across higher educationWhen Rocky Ratliff transferred to Ohio State University in Columbus to study political science and wrestle for the college in the mid-1990s, he soon found himself being sexually abused by a prominent member of...
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Discussions highlight how seriously senior Labour figures are treating Burnham's path back to WestminsterAndy Burnham has sought advice from Sue Gray, Keir Starmer's former chief of staff, on how to manage a potential transition into Downing Street if he returns to Westminster and succeeds the prime minister.Lady Gray is understood to have advised...
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Leaked records reveal Iran's Revolutionary Guards secretly acquired advanced Chinese satellite communication equipment via a UAE-based procurement network. The technology, crucial for Tehran's drone and missile programs, was shipped through Dubai, highlighting sophisticated methods to bypass Western sanctions and reach Iran's military apparatus.
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One or two clauses yet to be clarified, Iran officials tell Pakistani mediators, after US says deal 'largely negotiated'Middle East crisis: live updatesDonald Trump defended himself against criticism from fellow Republicans on Sunday as he appeared on the verge of agreeing a deal with Iran to end the war.As hawks in his own party called the...
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Proposed framework hinges on a 60-day truce, reopening strait of Hormuz, and revived talks on limiting Iran nuclear programme• Middle East crisis: live updatesDonald Trump has said a "memorandum of understanding” in talks to end the US-Israel war on Iran "has been largely negotiated”.Official details of the deal remain scant and it remains...
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Global prices are approaching a tipping point that could trigger inflation, shortages and, over time, recessionIf a US-Iran deal is about to be reached, three months on from the launch of Donald Trump's Operation Epic Fury, it will not be a day too soon for oil markets, which are approaching a dangerous tipping point.The cost of a barrel of crude...
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Gerry 'the monk' Hutch comes fourth in contest won by Daniel Ennis of Social DemocratsThe Irish gangland figure Gerry "the monk” Hutch has failed in his bid for a parliamentary seat in a Dublin byelection.The 63-year-old came fourth in a contest won by Daniel Ennis of the Social Democrats, a victory for progressive politics after a campaign...
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A powerful explosion targeted a train carrying military personnel near Chaman Phatak railway station in Pakistan's Balochistan province on Sunday, killing at least 24 people and injuring over 50. The blast, which occurred near Quetta, also damaged nearby vehicles and buildings. Authorities declared an emergency in Quetta hospitals and placed...
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Travellers warned to beware of debit card cons after one was charged £1,500 for a kebab and another £3,000 for corn on the cobWhen Lisa Selby* used her debit card to pay for two slices of barbecued cheese from a beach vendor in Rio de Janeiro, she expected to pay 40 reais (£5.90) for the snack.But shortly after the payment had gone through, she...
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More than 20,000 attacks on markets, farmland and food distribution systems have been recorded since 2018Hunger is being increasingly exploited as a weapon of war with more than 20,000 documented incidents of "food-related violence” in the past eight years, new analysis reveals.Attacks include 1,261 strikes on markets used by families for daily...
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The 39-year-old was reportedly fishing at Kennedy Shoal between Cairns and Townsville when emergency services alerted about middayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man has died after a shark attack on the Great Barrier Reef south of Cairns.The 39-year-old had reportedly been fishing at Kennedy Shoal, a shallow reef about...
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A potential 60-day ceasefire extension between the US and Iran is nearing, aiming to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and allow Iranian oil exports. This deal, brokered by Pakistan, includes lifting US port blockades and sanctions waivers, contingent on Iran negotiating its nuclear program and ending the Israel-Hezbollah conflict. Global oil markets are...
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US President Donald Trump praised the Secret Service and law enforcement for their swift action in neutralizing a gunman near the White House. The suspect, identified as Nasire Best, was killed after firing at agents. Trump highlighted the incident's importance for future presidential security, referencing a previous security breach.
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US imposed sanctions on nine judges and a prosecutor after ICC issued arrest warrants for members of Israeli cabinetA former prosecutor at the international criminal court has called for an EU-wide statute blocking what she describes as "thuggish” and "bullying” US sanctions imposed on members of the court that are designed to send the court...
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