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Counter-terror unit investigates triple stabbing at school in Manchester
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The Guardian · World

Counter-terror unit investigates triple stabbing at school in Manchester

Detectives ‘keeping an open mind to the motivation’ of Tuesday’s attack, but believe there is no further threat to the publicPolice have confirmed that a counter-terrorism unit is leading an investigation into three stabbings at a school in Manchester.A 14-year-old girl was arrested after two studen...

Morgan Ofori
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Man charged with kidnap and murder of Sydney woman whose body has not been found
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The Guardian · World

Man charged with kidnap and murder of Sydney woman whose body has not been found

Woman, 58, was last heard from Monday afternoon and her car was found the next dayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man has been charged over the alleged kidnapping and murder of a woman whose body is yet to be found.Po...

Australian Associated Press
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Natural history GCSE to teach teenagers to plant wildflower-friendly gardens
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Natural history GCSE to teach teenagers to plant wildflower-friendly gardens

Long-awaited course to examine human effects on natural world and explore everyday ways to aid biodiversitySchool pupils will learn how to plant a wildflower-friendly garden, according to long-awaited plans announced on Thursday for a natural history GCSE in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.Campa...

Pippa Neill Environment reporter
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‘My kids are crying’: list of targeted addresses stokes fears across Belfast
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The Guardian · World

‘My kids are crying’: list of targeted addresses stokes fears across Belfast

People in city’s minority ethnic communities speak of alarm as violence casts light on racism in Northern IrelandAs widespread violence broke out in Belfast, a list of addresses began circulating on social media. Spread geographically wide, on dozens of streets across the city, the addresses were re...

Hannah Al-Othman
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Democrats to call on Vance to testify to House committee over Epstein files
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The Guardian · World

Democrats to call on Vance to testify to House committee over Epstein files

Plan comes after major New York Times report alleges files became source of crisis within Trump administrationDemocrats on the House oversight committee, led by Representative Robert Garcia, plan to call on JD Vance to testify on the Trump administration’s handling of the Epstein files following a m...

Marina Dunbar
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US lawmakers demand Trump officials halt plan to send Afghans to DRC
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The Guardian · World

US lawmakers demand Trump officials halt plan to send Afghans to DRC

Government urged to reconsider proposal for 1,100 Afghans, currently stranded in Qatar, who worked with US forcesDozens of US lawmakers urged the Trump administration on Thursday to roll back any plans to ship to unsafe third countries Afghan nationals who worked with US forces during the war in the...

Reuters
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US authorities investigate huge etching of ‘8647’ on National Mall grounds
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The Guardian · World

US authorities investigate huge etching of ‘8647’ on National Mall grounds

Live webcam footage from atop the Washington Monument shows a highly visible ‘8’, while the others appears fainterUS federal authorities are investigating what appears to be a massive etching of “8647” into the grass of the National Mall.Live webcam footage from atop the Washington Monument as of Th...

Maya Yang
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UK defence funding crisis has been a long time coming
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The Guardian · World

UK defence funding crisis has been a long time coming

John Healey’s complaint is that Starmer sat on this problem for months before making a derisory offerUK politics live – latest updatesJohn Healey’s resignation as defence secretary on Thursday was a long time brewing, though in the end the denouement was swift. It leaves an already weak Keir Starmer...

Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor
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Republicans split on following Trump’s demands for restrictive voting bill
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The Guardian · World

Republicans split on following Trump’s demands for restrictive voting bill

US president urges congressional Republicans to use budget reconciliation procedure to enact his priorities Donald Trump has demanded that congressional Republicans get to work on a party line measure that would ensure defense spending reaches its highest level in decades and also make a likely frui...

Chris Stein in Washington
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Defence Secretary John Healey resigns in latest blow to Starmer.

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Before-and-after photos: Trump’s $14.2m makeover delivers … a blue pool
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The Guardian · World

Before-and-after photos: Trump’s $14.2m makeover delivers … a blue pool

President steered no-bid contract for project that he said would cost $1.8m to company that worked on his golf resortThe final drops of water have been added, and the nanobubbler switched on. Donald Trump’s “beautiful” makeover of the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool, one of Washington DC’s most his...

Richard Luscombe
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