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Violence and shootings tend to surge during the summer, especially on one of the deadliest days of the yearFriday's US Independence Day holiday was marked by multiple shootings across the US, including one in Indianapolis that left at least two dead and five wounded as a police chief voiced frustration over the latest acts of violence in his...
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More than 850 people had been rescued by Saturday, yet scores remain missing with families asking for informationTexas flooding – latest updatesReports are beginning to emerge of extraordinary stories of survival from the Texas Hill Country floods, even as the official death toll continued mounting, reaching at least 27 on Saturday.A young woman...
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Two dozen girls still unaccounted for after summer camps swept away as Guadalupe River rises 26ft in 45 minutesTexas flooding – latest updatesRescuers by Saturday had begun the grim task of recovering the bodies of children who were swept away in a deadly flash flood in Texas, caused by a powerful storm that killed dozens of people.The exact...
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Fiona Eastwood says real-life experiences that bring people together are vital amid a battle for attention in the digital eraArtificial intelligence is in the process of upending the business models of companies all over the world, but when it comes to the $100bn (£73bn) global theme park business the thrill of "big metal” rollercoasters is...
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Allegations in Sunday Times say MP took out government loans during the Covid pandemic for businesses with no employeesA Reform MP, James McMurdock, has given up the party whip while he is investigated over allegations about his business conduct during the coronavirus pandemic.Lee Anderson, the party's chief whip, made the announcement on Saturday,...
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'We will be relentless' in searching for people missing and 'we will find every one of them', says governor Greg AbbottWe have more from the Associated Press on Camp Mystic, the all-girls Christian summer camp from which up to 25 people are missing.Chloe Crane, a teacher and former Camp Mystic counsellor, said her heart broke when a fellow teacher...
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The influential Birmingham band are at Villa Park for a final concert – called Back to the Beginning – joined by the cream of heavy metal. After including Slayer, Guns 'N Roses and more we're looking towards Ozzy himself – follow every song hereYou'll be thinking: show me photos of all these starry metal shenanigans! I'm really sorry but Live...
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Steve Rotheram and Tracy Brabin urge PM to listen more, with one saying his government is 'disjointed' from the rest of LabourKeir Starmer's government appears "disjointed” from the rest of the Labour party just a year after taking power, regional mayors have said, with one blaming No 10 for overseeing "a mess of our own making”.Steve Rotheram,...
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Officers arrest protesters day after direct action group banned as terrorist organisationTwenty-nine people have been arrested after protesters gathered in central London holding signs referencing Palestine Action a day after the group was banned as a terrorist organisation.The direct action protest group was banned on Friday after a last-minute...
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Foreign secretary says it is in UK's 'interests to support new government' in first visit by British minister for 14 yearsBritain is re-establishing diplomatic relations with Syria after the country's years-long civil war, the foreign secretary, David Lammy, has announced during a visit to the capital, Damascus."There is renewed hope for the Syrian...
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Virgil van Dijk and Andy Robertson carry floral tributesPortugal forward Jota and his brother died in car crashLiverpool players and staff joined the family and friends of Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva for their funeral in the siblings' hometown of Gondomar. People lined the streets as mourners arrived from across the globe to bid an...
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EU says it 'favours a negotiated solution' but is prepared for potential trade war with retaliatory dutiesDonald Trump threatened to impose 17% tariffs on food and farm produce exports from Europe during talks in Washington this week, it has emerged.Such tariffs would hit everything from Belgian chocolate to Kerrygold butter from Ireland and olive...
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While the electorate will be hoping for a more stable result, it's again unlikely either major party will be given a majorityGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe last Tasmanian state election, in March 2024, produced a very unstable situation – not just a hung parliament, but a parliament where no party was close to a...
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President also says he may visit Xi Jinping or Chinese leader could come to US after Trump last month extended app sale deadline for third timeDonald Trump has said he will start talking to China on Monday or Tuesday about a possible TikTok deal.The United States president said the US "pretty much” had a deal on the sale of the TikTok short-video...
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Justice department says the men – including nationals from Vietnam, South Korea, Mexico, Laos, Cuba and Myanmar – will be flown to South SudanEight migrants lost their last-ditch effort to halt their deportation to South Sudan by the Trump administration on Friday, clearing the way for their imminent transfer after a judge in Massachusetts...
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Elder José Arteaga Hernández in custody after the non-fatal attack on Miguel Uribe Turbay in a Bogotá park in JuneThe alleged mastermind behind the shooting of a conservative Colombian senator and presidential candidate has been taken into custody, almost a month after the attack, law enforcement authorities have said.Elder José Arteaga...
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Hopes that pause to the killing may be agreed were boosted despite 24 Palestinians being killed including 10 seeking aidIsrael has continued to launch waves of airstrikes in Gaza, hours after Hamas said it was ready to start talks "immediately” on a US-sponsored proposal for a 60-day ceasefire.The announcement by the militant Islamist...
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Nayib Bukele disputed claims of Ábrego García's lawyers that he was tortured and deprived of sleep while in custodyThe president of El Salvador has denied claims that Kilmar Ábrego García was subjected to beatings and deprivation while he was held in the country before being returned to the US to face human-smuggling charges.Nayib Bukele said...
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Almost 300 researchers have applied for for positions at Aix-Marseille University after Trump unleashed his attack on academia It was on a US-bound flight in March, as Brian Sandberg stressed about whether he would be stopped at security, that the American historian knew the time had come for him to leave his home country.For months, he had watched...
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Pressure grows on Pedro Sánchez to call snap election as latest resignation adds to corruption allegationsPedro Sánchez's efforts to reset Spain's ruling socialist party after damaging corruption allegations that threatened to topple his coalition government have suffered a severe setback after a party official resigned over accusations of sexual...
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Longstanding tradition set to resume as new pontiff opts to spend summer holiday in Castel GandolfoWhen, soon after being elected in 2013, Pope Francis broke from longstanding Vatican tradition by choosing not to spend his summer holiday in the papal retreat of Castel Gandolfo, a sleepy hilltop town overlooking a lake about an hour south of Rome,...
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Ex-BBC presenter criticises failure to show documentary, accusing people at 'the very top' of failing over the conflictGary Lineker has said the BBC should "hold its head in shame” over its failure to show a documentary about the plight of medics in Gaza.The former Match of the Day presenter said people at "the very top of the BBC” had been...
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Doctors say Israel is blocking deliveries of formula urgently needed as mothers are either dead or too malnourished to feed their babiesDoctors in Gaza have warned that hundreds of babies are at risk of death amid a critical shortage of baby milk, as Israel continues to restrict the humanitarian aid that can enter the beleaguered strip.Dr Ahmad...
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Commissioner says two women were attacked by female elephant that was with a calfTwo female tourists from the UK and New Zealand have been killed by an elephant while on a walking safari in a national park in Zambia, police in the southern African country have said.The Eastern Province police commissioner, Robertson Mweemba, said the victims, whom...
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Amy Hawkins visits one of the many bars popping up across Chinese cities offering drinks, snacks and a vision of the futureIn the age of self-help, self-improvement and self-obsession, there have never been more places to look to for guidance. Where the anxious and the uncertain might have once consulted a search engine for answers, now we can...
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Police allege a man entered the grounds at about 8pm on Friday and poured a flammable liquid on the front doorGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has pledged federal support for Victorian authorities after police reported a suspicious fire was lit at a synagogue in East Melbourne on Friday night.Victoria...
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Socially responsible funds that invested in G8 Education seek explanation around staff screening and child safety measuresGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSocially responsible superannuation and managed funds that invested in a childcare operator where children were alleged to have been sexually abused have demanded the...
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House passes sweeping bill that will slash Medicaid and food stamps. Plus, Israel steps up Gaza bombing before ceasefire talksDon't already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.The House of Representatives passed Donald Trump's sweeping tax and spending bill by 218 to 214 votes yesterday, handing the president a significant...
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Group said to want stronger guarantees of permanent end to war as Netanyahu prepares to meet Trump in USHamas said it had responded on Friday in "a positive spirit” to a US-brokered Gaza ceasefire proposal and was prepared to enter into talks on implementing the deal which envisages a release of hostages and negotiations on ending the conflict.US...
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Province's language police had a petite contretemps when it challenged Montreal transit agencies use of word on busesQuebec's mercurial and controversial language police have decided that using the word "go” is a legitimate way to cheer on sports teams in the province, paving the way for excited fans – and Montreal's transit agency - to...
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New study finds troubling levels of Pfas near wastewater plants and sludge sites in 19 statesSewage sludge and wastewater treatment plants are major sources of Pfas water pollution, new research finds, raising questions about whether the US is safely managing its waste.A first-of-its-kind study tested rivers bordering 32 sewage sludge sites,...
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Allegations in US lawsuit allege woman kept as 'sex slave'Barnett and former employer CAA deny all allegations The leading football agent Jonathan Barnett is being sued in an American court over allegations of human trafficking, torture and rape.In a civil complaint filed in a California district court it is alleged that Barnett "trafficked” the...
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A weakened Hamas plus Israel's war with Iran have given Netanyahu a boost, raising hopes of a pause in fightingAfter nearly 21 months of bloody war, it now appears a question of when rather than if a new ceasefire brings a pause to the fighting that has devastated Gaza, destabilised the region and horrified onlookers across the world.On Friday,...
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All-night attack on Kyiv followed conversation between US president and Putin. This live blog is closedRussian drone attack on KyivKremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that Russia would continue its war on Ukraine as it was unable to achieve its goals through "diplomatic means.”"We are interested in achieving our goals in the course of the...
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Russia launches record number of drones and ballistic missiles in seven-hour assault shortly after its leader spoke to US presidentUkraine has accused Vladimir Putin of "publicly humiliating” Donald Trump after Russia launched a devastating attack with a record number of drones and ballistic missiles on Kyiv, hours after the two leaders spoke by...
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Jennifer Geerlings-Simons, 71, will run unopposed as one of the poorest countries in the region eyes billions of dollarsSuriname is expected to elect its first female president this Sunday, the congresswoman and physician Jennifer Geerlings-Simons, 71, who will run unopposed after the ruling party decided not to field a candidate.Geerlings-Simons...
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Senior arts figure says board and CEO 'didn't seem to understand or at least trust the power and complexity of the visual arts'Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCreative Australia chief executive Adrian Collette is facing mounting pressure to resign after the body's decision to reinstate Khaled Sabsabi as Australia's 2026...
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After initial concerns, pupils are said to be more focused and have better social interactions with each otherBans on smartphones in Dutch schools have improved the learning environment despite initial protests, according to a study commissioned by the government of the Netherlands.National guidelines, introduced in January 2024, recommend banning...
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This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story here: Hamas leaders meet to discuss ceasefire dealIsraeli airstrikes killed 15 Palestinians in Gaza early on Friday, while another 20 people died in shootings while waiting for aid, the hospital morgue that received their bodies told The Associated Press.At least 15 people were killed in...
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Family of Dr Marwan al-Sultan says the Israeli airstrike 'precisely' hit the apartment block the cardiologist and his relatives occupiedThe children of Dr Marwan al-Sultan, director of Gaza's Indonesian hospital and one of the territory's most senior doctors, said they believed their father was deliberately targeted in the Israeli airstrike that...
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Letters to be sent to countries without a deal in place before end of 90-day pause on 9 JulyBusiness live – latest updatesDonald Trump has said the US will start sending letters to trading partners setting out tariff rates that countries will have to pay from the beginning of next month.The US president told the media that about "10 or 12”...
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Eni has filed at least six defamation suits against journalists and NGOs since 2019 in what critics say is intimidation campaign'Legal bullying': global protest rights on line in Dutch court case, say activistsWhen Antonio Tricarico was summoned to his local police station in October and told he was being investigated for defamation, he was...
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Court halts ruling that allowed migrants to challenge removal to countries where they could be in dangerThe supreme court has allowed the Trump administration to deport the eight men who have been held for weeks at an American military base in Djibouti to war-torn South Sudan, a country where almost none of them have ties.Most of the men are from...
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Landlord made welfare concern call about one tenant – but when police arrived they found two bodiesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe decomposing bodies of two men found inside a dilapidated terrace on a busy inner Sydney street could have gone undiscovered by their...
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Fans say opening of museum honouring Hector Guimard, whose work went out of fashion, will right a historic wrongThe "forgotten” designer of Paris's most iconic Métro station entrances and art nouveau buildings is to be given his rightful place in the city's history with a museum dedicated to his work.Hector Guimard left a distinctive mark across...
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Follow the latest updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSmoke coming from Sydney tram causes to be suspended on Randwick lineLight rail services on the Randwick line have stopped due to smoke coming from the roof of a tram.The man managed to get back into his car and drive a short distance before being overcome by...
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Two teenagers, aged 16 and 17, have been charged with murder after the potential 'mistaken identity' death of 21-year-old Luke Manassa in PemulwuyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA 21-year-old allegedly stabbed to death by two teenagers last week in western Sydney may...
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Body will be able to advise ministers on issues directly affecting Aboriginal people in the stateFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictoria's First Peoples' Assembly will manage the rollout of community infrastructure grants and have a direct line to ministers and the...
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Former Young Liberals president Alex Dore compares push to Liberal party putting a trade union boss into a leadership positionFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLeaked messages from a WhatsApp group of Liberal party members in New South Wales have labelled calls for...
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Winnie Byanyima tells the Guardian she considered resigning when Donald Trump cancelled Pepfar fundingThe head of the global agency tackling Aids says she expects HIV rates to soar and deaths to multiply in the next four years as a direct impact of the "seismic” US cuts to aid spending.Winnie Byanyima, the executive director of UNAids, said that...
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After US jury said it should pay oil pipeline firm $660m, Greenpeace is hoping to reclaim funds via EU anti-Slapp lawThe outcome of a court case in the Netherlands could shape the right to protest around the globe for decades to come, campaigners have warned, as figures show a dramatic rise in legal action taken by fossil fuel companies against...
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Acknowledgement of 'extreme distress' amid fallout from Joshua Dale Brown charges comes as premier defends childcare safety review appointmentFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Victorian health department has acknowledged the distress of a family forced to have their...
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Man, 39, allegedly fired shots at an older man, narrowly missing himFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man holed up in a shed for hours with a suspected homemade shotgun claimed he had a bomb, before he was shot dead by police, police have said.The seven-hour siege with...
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The rapper faced charges often levied at mafia bosses. Anna Betts explains what the jury heard, and Andrew Lawrence tells Nosheen Iqbal what the verdict means for the music mogulSean Combs – or Puff Daddy, P Diddy or "Love”, as he has been known – was a superstar for decades. He leveraged his work as a rapper into a career as a hip hop mogul....
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Lee Jae Myung shows no sign of grandeur, cutting very different figure to impeached predecessor Yoon Suk YeolSouth Korea's president, Lee Jae Myung, has given his first big press conference, a month after winning an election in a country shaken by a brief declaration of martial law imposed by his now-impeached predecessor, Yoon Suk Yeol.Everything...
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Islamic leaders, in power since 2021, announce development after talks with Russian ambassador in KabulAfghanistan's government has said that Russia had become the first country to officially recognise its rule, calling it a "brave decision”.The Taliban swept back to power in 2021 after ousting the foreign-backed government and have imposed an...
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Maj Gen Mikhail Gudkov personally promoted by Putin and had previously led one of Russia's most notorious brigadesA deputy commander of the Russian navy who had previously led one of the military's most notorious brigades has been killed near the frontline with Ukraine, Moscow has confirmed.Maj Gen Mikhail Gudkov, who was responsible for Russia's...
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Exclusive: One midwife said staff were 'so relieved that the cuts had been paused' and that they hoped a fair roster could be negotiatedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastManagement at Royal Prince Alfred hospital (RPA) in Sydney will pause its cuts to staffing levels...
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Costa Rica-based inter-American court of human rights says states have obligation to respond to climate changeThere is a human right to a stable climate and states have a duty to protect it, a top court has ruled.Announcing the publication of a crucial advisory opinion on climate change on Thursday, Nancy Hernández López, president of the...
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Fire on island being fanned by gale-force winds, with blazes also raging on mainland Greece and in other parts of EuropeA wildfire fanned by gale-force winds has forced the evacuation of about 5,000 people on the Greek island of Crete, authorities and hotel association officials have said, as large swathes of continental Europe baked in a punishing...
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Israel's bombardment of Gaza is 'destroying heritage and history and culture', says curator Ayşe Göknur Shanal. Her show is 'trying to protect and preserve'Sign up for a weekly email featuring our best readsAs long as you can hear a beat or someone singing, you can dabke."The official definition, if there is one for dabke, is when a group of...
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Melissa McIntosh calls for gender-balanced candidate pools along the lines of system that transformed Britain's Conservative partyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Liberal frontbencher Melissa McIntosh has called for the party to consider gender-balanced candidate...
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