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Iran issues tough demands to reopen strait of Hormuz as deal remains out of reach
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The Guardian · World

Iran issues tough demands to reopen strait of Hormuz as deal remains out of reach

Tehran urges US to ‘correct its behaviour’ as UAE says one of its ships targeted by Iranian missileIran has issued tough new demands for reopening the strait of Hormuz, while the United Arab Emirates said one of its ships was targeted by an Iranian missile, as a deal to open the strategic waterway r...

Guardian staff and agencies
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Navy says it is spending 25% more time monitoring Russian vessels around UK waters
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The Guardian · World

Navy says it is spending 25% more time monitoring Russian vessels around UK waters

Warning of increased activity as patrols spent 21 days in July shadowing Moscow’s ships in Dover Strait and North SeaThe Royal Navy has warned of increasing Russian activity around the UK’s waters after it spent 21 days in July monitoring Moscow’s ships.Naval operations to monitor Russian vessels in...

Nadeem Badshah and PA Media
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OpenAI to pause some work on AI model Astra due to security concerns
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The Guardian · World

OpenAI to pause some work on AI model Astra due to security concerns

Agent found to be able to find and exploit vulnerabilities without human intervention, and to carry out cyber-attacksOpenAI will pause some work on an artificial intelligence model because of security concerns, the company stated Friday, following a series of incidents in which AI agents have escape...

Eric Berger
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One of UK’s best fossil collections sold overseas in ‘loss to the nation’
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The Guardian · World

One of UK’s best fossil collections sold overseas in ‘loss to the nation’

Exclusive: Lack of funds left British museums unable pay eight-figure sum for collection, which went to Abu Dhabi institutionOne of the most important collections of UK Jurassic fossils ever compiled has been sold to a museum in Abu Dhabi, the Guardian can reveal, in what British experts have descri...

Nicola Davis Science correspondent
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Where in the UK will get the best view of the solar eclipse?
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The Guardian · World

Where in the UK will get the best view of the solar eclipse?

When, where and how to get the optimal view of the first solar eclipse to be visible across the country this centuryFor the first time this century, people across the UK will be able to see an almost total solar eclipse in the evening sky on Wednesday.A solar eclipse occurs when the moon moves betwe...

Rachel Hall
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