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Trump reportedly tells Putin he is prepared to help end war in Ukraine
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Trump reportedly tells Putin he is prepared to help end war in Ukraine

Trump also says in ‘friendly and frank’ phone call that US is nearing peace deal with Iran, according to Putin adviserDonald Trump told Vladimir Putin that ending Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine was critical and that he was prepared to help, reported Russia’s TASS news agency.During a phone call on...

Gloria Oladipo
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New defence secretary to ‘reprioritise’ UK plan for military spending, say sources
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New defence secretary to ‘reprioritise’ UK plan for military spending, say sources

Starmer ‘can’t sack him or let him resign’, says ally of Dan Jarvis after predecessor’s resignation The new defence secretary is to revisit a controversial plan for funding the armed forces and may return to demand more cash from the Treasury, allies have said.Multiple government sources said Dan Ja...

Jessica Elgot, Dan Sabbagh and Alexandra Topping
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Mitch McConnell receiving medical care after being admitted to hospital
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Mitch McConnell receiving medical care after being admitted to hospital

US senator is getting ‘excellent care’ after being hospitalized on Sunday morning, spokesperson saysSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailMitch ⁠McConnell, a US senator ⁠from Kentucky, was admitted ​to ‌the ‌hospital ‌on Sunday morning, ‌a ​spokesperson ⁠said ​in ​a statement.“Senator McC...

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Police arrest 14 at rival protests over Israeli property event in London
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Police arrest 14 at rival protests over Israeli property event in London

About 1,000 people demonstrated for and against show in synagogue promoting sale of property in IsraelAbout 1,000 people protested for and against a show promoting the sale of property in Israel on Sunday, with police making 14 arrests.Those opposed to the event, which was held in a north-west Londo...

Vikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent
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Police stop Tommy Robinson on his way back to London from Russian trip
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Police stop Tommy Robinson on his way back to London from Russian trip

Met seizes far-right activist’s phones after he disembarks flight at Heathrow under counter-terrorism provisionsBritish police say they stopped the far-right activist Tommy Robinson and seized his phones as he returned from a trip to Russia.Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, met Elo...

Vikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent
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Swiss voters appear to reject proposal to cap population at 10 million
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Swiss voters appear to reject proposal to cap population at 10 million

Far-right plan defeated in referendum, according to projection by national broadcaster SRFVoters in Switzerland appeared on Sunday to have rejected an unprecedented far-right proposal to cap the country’s population at 10 million in a divisive referendum dubbed “the Swiss Brexit”.A projection by ⁠th...

Angela Giuffrida and Jon Henley
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Minnesota woman rescued after being trapped in mud pit for several days
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Minnesota woman rescued after being trapped in mud pit for several days

Two friends found Kathryn Woessner, 68, in wooded area almost entirely submerged in mud puddleA woman has been rescued from a mud pit in Minnesota after becoming trapped for several days.On 6 June, two friends, Adam Sandbeck and Mike Gravalin, were riding their all-terrain vehicles through a wooded...

Maya Yang
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Iranian hardliners in vociferous push to reject proposed peace deal with US
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Iranian hardliners in vociferous push to reject proposed peace deal with US

Those in favour forced to defend themselves against claims the terms of the proposal amount to capitulationMiddle East crisis – live updatesIranian hardliners have mounted a rearguard rejection of a proposed deal with the US as backers in the regime defend themselves against charges it does not guar...

Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
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Starmer to announce ‘Australia plus’ ban on social media for under-16s
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Starmer to announce ‘Australia plus’ ban on social media for under-16s

Sources say hardline measures will also prevent young users from being to talk to strangers on gaming appsKeir Starmer will ban under-16s from major social media apps such as TikTok, Instagram and X in sweeping restrictions described as “Australia plus”, the Guardian understands.Teenagers will be ba...

Jessica Elgot and Dan Milmo
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Ministers could give billions raised by business rates to England’s regions
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Ministers could give billions raised by business rates to England’s regions

Exclusive: devolving tax is part of plans to give local areas more power in areas including justice, health and educationMinisters are considering handing over billions of pounds raised by business rates to regional mayors as part of one of the biggest shake-ups of the English tax system in recent y...

Kiran Stacey Policy editor
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Me, worry? For US small businesses, Trump’s tariffs are now a non-issue
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Me, worry? For US small businesses, Trump’s tariffs are now a non-issue

A year ago it was the hot topic, but business owners have seen there’s a limit to the president’s royal decreesIn two weeks, I’m speaking to a group of companies in the packaging industry about issues affecting their businesses this year. I’m going to discuss the economy, navigating higher costs, le...

Gene Marks
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Democrats’ predicament with Graham Platner is one of the party’s own making
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Democrats’ predicament with Graham Platner is one of the party’s own making

Platner’s long road ahead shows how Democrats may have fumbled the bag in MaineThe Democratic establishment’s early bet on Janet Mills, as its best hope to pick up a coveted Senate seat in Maine, now looks like a clear miscalculation – one that has left the party boxed into a far riskier general ele...

Shrai Popat
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UK poised to water down 2030 EV sales targets after industry and union pressure
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UK poised to water down 2030 EV sales targets after industry and union pressure

Keir Starmer ready to overrule Ed Miliband after warnings manufacturers would be penalised and jobs put at riskThe UK government is poised to water down its 2030 targets for electric vehicle sales after intense lobbying by the car industry and unions.The government is preparing to consult on less am...

Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent
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UFC to pay White House fighters in crypto issued by Trump company
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UFC to pay White House fighters in crypto issued by Trump company

Some fighters will receive bonuses in ‘stablecoins’ issued by Trump family business World Liberty FinancialThe Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) announced on Friday that it will pay bonuses to fighters in a form of cryptocurrency issued by Trump family business World Liberty Financial at the heav...

Aram Roston and Joseph Gedeon in Washington
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DNA from 2,000-year-old grape seeds points to origins of modern winemaking
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DNA from 2,000-year-old grape seeds points to origins of modern winemaking

Researchers also discover that the ancient vines of Chianti, famed for its red wines, produced white fruitDNA extracted from 2,000-year-old grape seeds found in ancient wells in Tuscany has enabled scientists to map the most extensive genetic history of grapevines recovered from a single site, revea...

Angela Giuffrida in Rome
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Dangerous hormone-disrupting chemicals found in US breast milk samples
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Dangerous hormone-disrupting chemicals found in US breast milk samples

Study of mothers in Seattle underscores ‘widespread, systemic problem’ of chemical contamination, experts sayBreast milk samples from mothers in Seattle contain alarming levels of dangerous hormone-disrupting chemicals, including BPA, BPS, melamine, cyanuric acid, and triclosan, new peer-reviewed re...

Tom Perkins
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Wes Streeting plans to increase high-skilled immigration if he becomes PM
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Wes Streeting plans to increase high-skilled immigration if he becomes PM

Leadership hopeful to also say tax revenues from new North Sea oil and gasfields should be used to cut energy billsWes Streeting’s pitch to be the next Labour leader will include a plan to increase high-skilled immigration to the UK, arguing that Donald Trump is telling scientists and AI experts the...

Mark Brown
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Deadly Philippines earthquake found to have raised seabed by up to 2 metres
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Deadly Philippines earthquake found to have raised seabed by up to 2 metres

‘Coastal uplift’ exposes coral and kills marine life, as residents say shorelines extended by up to 200 metresA powerful earthquake that killed at least 61 people in the Philippines this week raised the seabed by as much as 2 metres (6.6 feet), exposing coral and harming marine life, the environment...

Agence France-Presse in Manila
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Jamaican beach access campaigners go to court to fight privatisation of coast
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Jamaican beach access campaigners go to court to fight privatisation of coast

Activists are challenging colonial-era law and demanding ‘free, legal, unfettered, forever rights’ to use beachesJamaica’s beach access crisis: ‘We shouldn’t be forced to fight for what is already ours’Campaigners in Jamaica are heading to court next week to try to prevent the government from cuttin...

Natricia Duncan and Anthony Lugg in Kingston
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