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Millions join funeral procession for Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei
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Millions join funeral procession for Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei

Crowds grew as they moved through Tehran as mourners wore black and carried flags with the slogan ‘we will rise’A millions strong crowd assembled on Monday to take part in the funeral procession of Iran’s assassinated supreme leader.The scale, and depth of the march, however engineered, is an extrao...

Patrick Wintour in Tehran
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China tests long-range missile in Pacific in move Australia condemns as ‘destabilising to region’
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China tests long-range missile in Pacific in move Australia condemns as ‘destabilising to region’

Australian government confirms it was informed by China of its intent to conduct the test on Monday China has conducted a long-range missile test in the Pacific, in a move the Australian government has condemned as “destabilising to the region”.A ⁠test missile topped with ‌a ‌dummy warhead landed ‌i...

Josh Butler and Dan Jervis-Bardy and agencies
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Likely origin of mysterious ‘space balls’ found on Queensland beaches revealed by Australian Space Agency
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Likely origin of mysterious ‘space balls’ found on Queensland beaches revealed by Australian Space Agency

Organisation says objects consistent with ‘debris from a foreign rocket body that recently re-entered the atmosphere’ The Australian Space Agency has said the six so-called “space balls” found in north Queensland were likely from a “foreign rocket body” that had recently re-entered the atmosphere af...

Graham Readfearn Environment and climate correspondent
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How BT’s ‘no nonsense’ first female chief helped turn company around
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How BT’s ‘no nonsense’ first female chief helped turn company around

The firm’s share price has risen 80% under Allison Kirkby’s leadership – but pressure remains for her to deliver further growthIf timing is everything, then Allison Kirkby may have judged it perfectly.Since becoming BT’s first female chief executive more than two years ago the company’s share price...

Mark Sweney
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Ukraine hopes to sign ‘drone deals’ with seven Nato countries by end of year
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Ukraine hopes to sign ‘drone deals’ with seven Nato countries by end of year

Kyiv offers expertise on how to develop radar systems and ground stations as it turns from buyer to security providerUkraine hopes to sign major defence deals with at least seven Nato countries by the end of the year, according to a top official, highlighting a new aspect of Kyiv’s foreign policy in...

Shaun Walker in Kyiv
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Russia launches deadly missile and drone attacks on Kyiv
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Russia launches deadly missile and drone attacks on Kyiv

At least seven killed in the Ukraine capital in the second major assault on the city and its surrounds in less than a weekRussia struck Ukraine’s Kyiv region with ballistic missiles on Monday, killing at least eight people and wounding dozens, authorities said, on the eve of a Nato summit in Turkey....

Guardian staff and agencies
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Minister calls on Burnham to show path to 3.5% target on UK defence spending
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Minister calls on Burnham to show path to 3.5% target on UK defence spending

Dan Jarvis, who wants to stay on as defence secretary, says he is confident PM-in-waiting values national securityThe new defence secretary, Dan Jarvis, has called on Andy Burnham to increase defence spending dramatically from 2030 and “evidence the trajectory” towards a Nato target that would mean...

Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor
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‘Nepotism and bias’ rife in England and Wales police leadership, report finds
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‘Nepotism and bias’ rife in England and Wales police leadership, report finds

Inquiry co-chaired by David Blunkett uncovers loss of focus on fighting crime, plus low standards and need for reformPolice leadership in England and Wales is plagued by “nepotism and bias” and too many chiefs have lost focus on fighting crime, a government-backed report has found.The inquiry, co-ch...

Vikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent
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Making public transport fully accessible ‘could boost UK economy by £176bn’
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Making public transport fully accessible ‘could boost UK economy by £176bn’

Report says current network of buses, trains and stations effectively locks 2.8m people out of workforceInvesting in the UK transport network to make it fully accessible to disabled passengers could boost the economy by £176bn by helping millions more people into work, according to a report.Making t...

Richard Partington Senior economics correspondent
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Mobile internet coverage in UK worse than any EU or G7 country, Which? says
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Mobile internet coverage in UK worse than any EU or G7 country, Which? says

Analysis finds services cheaper but country ranks 57th in network performance and 70th for download speedsBritish holidaymakers watching online videos while they sit on a European beach this summer are likely to be pleasantly surprised: the signal should be better than at home.Mobile coverage in the...

Jasper Jolly
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NHS to rate English trusts on tackling violence and racism towards staff
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NHS to rate English trusts on tackling violence and racism towards staff

Exclusive: Published league tables will rank acute, ambulance and mental health trusts on six measures The NHS will rate trusts according to how well they tackle racism, violence and sexual misconduct towards staff, the government has announced.From July, all NHS acute, ambulance and mental health t...

Anna Bawden Health and social affairs correspondent
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Michigan Democrat Mallory McMorrow ends bid for US Senate
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Michigan Democrat Mallory McMorrow ends bid for US Senate

Exit leaves primary voters to choose between progressive Abdul El-Sayed and centrist Haley Stevens in must-win seatMallory McMorrow, a Michigan Democrat, has dropped out of a contentious US Senate primary campaign, setting up a straight fight between the party’s progressive and establishment wings –...

Roque Planas
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Skydiver dies after incident near Nottinghamshire airfield
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Skydiver dies after incident near Nottinghamshire airfield

Body of woman, 22, found in field in proximity of Langar airfield, where popular civilian skydiving centre operatesA 22-year-old skydiver has died after a skydiving incident near a Nottinghamshire airfield, police have confirmed.Emergency services were called to Langar airfield, a former RAF base, a...

Charlie Moloney
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Florida Republican says deporting Haitians with TPS would be ‘huge mistake’
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Florida Republican says deporting Haitians with TPS would be ‘huge mistake’

‘Haiti is a failed state’, says Carlos Giménez, congressman and Miami Cuban exile, after controversial court rulingCarlos Giménez, a Republican congressman from Florida, broke with the Trump administration on Sunday, calling on the White House to reconsider its push to eliminate temporary protected...

Edward Helmore
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AI poses ‘Hiroshima’-style threat to humanity without global rules, says Cooper
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AI poses ‘Hiroshima’-style threat to humanity without global rules, says Cooper

Exclusive: Foreign secretary warns of combined risks of AI, climate crisis, irregular migration and foreign interferenceArtificial intelligence poses a “Hiroshima”-style risk to humanity if governments do not agree to curb how it is developed, the foreign secretary has warned.Yvette Cooper urged cou...

Kiran Stacey Policy editor
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At least 25 people die in US as record heatwave scorches swaths of country
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At least 25 people die in US as record heatwave scorches swaths of country

More than 20 states reported temperatures above 100F as heat dome sits over eastern US during holiday weekendAt least about two dozen people have died amid the perilous climate crisis-driven heatwave that has scorched swaths of the US with record temperatures.As a huge heat dome sits over the county...

Lucy Campbell
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