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Cuba suffers third nationwide blackout in six months
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Cuba suffers third nationwide blackout in six months

Impoverished island was already struggling to keep the lights on before the US imposed a blockade in JanuaryCuba on Monday suffered its third nationwide power outage since the start of the year, the state electricity company said.The impoverished island was already struggling to keep the lights on b...

Agence France-Presse
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Keir Starmer intervened to oppose Fifa’s plan to move England kick-off time
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Keir Starmer intervened to oppose Fifa’s plan to move England kick-off time

PM stepped in over proposal to shift World Cup match to an earlier time, amid concerns it would benefit MexicoKeir Starmer intervened through diplomatic channels to oppose Fifa’s plan to bring forward England’s World Cup game against Mexico, amid concerns the change would hand the hosts an unfair ad...

Sundus Abdi
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Nigel Farage cries ‘witch-hunt’ – but this may be Reform’s Partygate moment
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Nigel Farage cries ‘witch-hunt’ – but this may be Reform’s Partygate moment

Media scrutiny of party leader’s finances has undermined his claim to be a politician in tune with typical votersWith his personal funding once again under media scrutiny, Nigel Farage, the leader of the rightwing Reform UK party, is adamant he is the victim of an “establishment plot” trying to stop...

Rowena Mason Whitehall editor
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Canada to buy 12 hi-tech German submarines after bidding war
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Canada to buy 12 hi-tech German submarines after bidding war

TKMS beats South Korean rival to multibillion-dollar contract that will deepen Canada’s Nato tiesCanada has selected a German consortium to build a dozen cutting-edge submarines in one of the country’s largest-ever defence contracts that will further deepen its Nato ties before a crucial summit this...

Leyland Cecco in Toronto
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EasyJet shares jump almost 10% after it agrees £5.5bn takeover bid
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EasyJet shares jump almost 10% after it agrees £5.5bn takeover bid

Airline’s board to recommend offer of £6.90 a share in deal analysts say shows UK firms are being bought on the cheapShares in easyJet surged nearly 10% after the airline agreed to a £5.5bn takeover at the fifth attempt, but analysts said that it showed UK firms were being bought on the cheap.The lo...

Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent
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Cuban zoo celebrates birth of Bengal tigers amid energy crisis
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Cuban zoo celebrates birth of Bengal tigers amid energy crisis

Arrival of endangered cats, including rare white cub, revitalises team straining under fuel and medicine shortagesFor the Cuban zookeeper Ángel Cordero, the sight of four Bengal ⁠tiger cubs playing in a cage at the Cuban national zoo is a small miracle on an island stifled by shortages ⁠of fuel, med...

Reuters in Havana
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Extreme high temperatures double young people’s risk of mental health admissions, Australian research shows
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Extreme high temperatures double young people’s risk of mental health admissions, Australian research shows

Exclusive University of Sydney study finds heat-related hospital admissions to increase by 6% to 7.7% by the end of the centuryGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastExtreme high temperatures in warmer months double the risk of young people being admitted to hospital for a mental...

Graham Readfearn Environment and climate correspondent
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Labor’s draft policy platform waters down rather than scraps its longheld opposition to mandatory jail sentences
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Labor’s draft policy platform waters down rather than scraps its longheld opposition to mandatory jail sentences

Updated document also commits party to cracking down on inducements for online gambling, putting pressure on Albanese government to toughen reformsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLabor will water down its opposition to...

Dan Jervis-Bardy Chief political correspondent
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Celtic leaders doubt Burnham’s devolution drive will go beyond England’s borders
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Celtic leaders doubt Burnham’s devolution drive will go beyond England’s borders

Would-be prime minister has made basic missteps in pitches to Wales, Scotland and Northern IrelandAndy Burnham’s devolution promises are yet to impress sceptical Celtic administrations hoping for a reset with Westminster, sources in Cardiff and Edinburgh have said.Burnham, who is expected to take ov...

Bethan McKernan, Wales correspondent
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Trump denied latest bid to delay $5.8m judgment payment to E Jean Carroll
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Trump denied latest bid to delay $5.8m judgment payment to E Jean Carroll

Carroll was awarded damages after New York jury concluded Trump sexually abused her, then defamed her after she publicly described the attackDonald Trump’s latest attempt to delay payment of a $5.8m judgment for defaming a magazine columnist whom a jury determined he sexually abused has been emphati...

Richard Luscombe
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UK charity funding school at heart of illegal Israeli settlement expansion
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UK charity funding school at heart of illegal Israeli settlement expansion

Friends of Yeshivat Shavei Hevron sent nearly £200,000 to school in Hebron – where Israel has been accused of imposing apartheid – between 2019 and 2024A British charity is funding a religious school at the heart of expansion plans for the illegal Israeli settlement in the Palestinian city of Hebro...

Emma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem and Haroon Siddique
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Detained Gaza doctor almost unrecognisable after injuries in Israeli jail, lawyer says
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Detained Gaza doctor almost unrecognisable after injuries in Israeli jail, lawyer says

Hussam Abu Safiya faces ‘tangible danger to his life’ following 18 months in prison without charge or trialMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesOne of Gaza’s most prominent doctors is almost unrecognisable because of severe injuries inflicted in Israeli detention, his lawyer has said, and faces “...

Emma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem, Lorenzo Tondo and Sufian Taha
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Tennessee national guard troops shoot man dead in Memphis
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Tennessee national guard troops shoot man dead in Memphis

Authorities claim Tyrin Johnson, 20, pulled gun on officers controversially deployed at instigation of TrumpNational guard soldiers on patrol in Memphis shot and killed a man that authorities in the Tennessee city said turned and pulled a gun on the troops during a chase.The shooting took place at a...

Richard Luscombe and agencies
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Seaplane lands in New York City’s East River with only minor injuries reported
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Seaplane lands in New York City’s East River with only minor injuries reported

Seaplane carrying eight people made ‘hard landing’ and was towed back to dock, according to the fire departmentA seaplane made a rough landing in New York City’s East River on Sunday, alarming bystanders and resulting in two minor injuries, according to city authorities.The seaplane carrying eight p...

Associated Press and Guardian staff
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Wegovy weight-loss pill goes on sale on UK high street and online pharmacies
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Wegovy weight-loss pill goes on sale on UK high street and online pharmacies

Thousands of people begin receiving their first deliveries of once-a-day medication made by Novo NordiskBusiness live – latest updatesA once-a-day Wegovy weight-loss pill has gone on sale at high street and online pharmacies in the UK, but is not yet available on the NHS.Thousands of people began re...

Julia Kollewe
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Boost City regulator’s powers to help protect UK consumers from AI, says watchdog
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Boost City regulator’s powers to help protect UK consumers from AI, says watchdog

FCA’s review into how tech will reshape financial services warns about amplified risks of cyber-crime and fraudBusiness live – latest updatesMinisters have been urged to toughen the City regulator’s powers to protect consumers against the potential risks of AI, according to a landmark review.The Fin...

Kalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent
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Turkey intensifies crackdown on public life in run-up to Nato summit in Ankara
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Turkey intensifies crackdown on public life in run-up to Nato summit in Ankara

More than 200 arrested in raids, comedian and journalists jailed, gay-friendly cruise turned away and protests bannedAuthorities in Turkey have widened a crackdown on public life, arresting more than 200 people during raids across Ankara last month, jailing a comedian and blocking a cruise ship carr...

Ruth Michaelson in Istanbul
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