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US-Iran peace deal remains elusive as Trump and Tehran trade conflicting claims
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US-Iran peace deal remains elusive as Trump and Tehran trade conflicting claims

US president dismissed Iranian media reports agreement was close, despite earlier suggesting a deal could be signed this weekendMiddle East crisis – live updatesProspects for an immediate end to the war between Iran and the US remained uncertain on Friday amid a chaotic series of conflicting claims...

Jason Burke in Jerusalem and Joseph Gedeon in Washington
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Number of arrests after riots in Northern Ireland rises to 19
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Number of arrests after riots in Northern Ireland rises to 19

Police call for calm before anti-racist protests in Belfast and Glasgow as MPs warn of failure over online misinformationPolice said 19 people, including a 16-year-old boy, had now been arrested after two nights of rioting in Northern Ireland following a knife attack earlier in the week.The violence...

Matthew Weaver
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British man jailed for goading American to kill himself on video call
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British man jailed for goading American to kill himself on video call

Dylan Phelan, 21, of Leeds, sentenced to more than six years for encouraging the suicide of 21-year-old Travis DyerA Yorkshire man has been sentenced to more than six years in jail after admitting encouraging a US citizen to kill themselves while on a video call.Dylan Phelan, 21, was sentenced on Fr...

Raphael Boyd
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UK to ban under-16s from ‘high risk’ social media apps
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UK to ban under-16s from ‘high risk’ social media apps

Measures to include restrictions on ‘safe’ social media apps, with some fearing banning some platforms and not others will lead to legal challengesTeenagers under the age of 16 are to be banned from accessing “high-risk” social media apps while safer platforms will be subjected to restrictions, unde...

Dan Milmo, Aisha Down and Alexandra Topping
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Texas shooting leaves one person dead and nine others in hospital
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Texas shooting leaves one person dead and nine others in hospital

Midland police reported that the suspected shooter was dead after a two-hour standoffSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailA shooting on Friday in Midland, Texas, has killed one person and sent a further nine to the hospital with injuries, according to the city’s authorities.The possible...

Guardian staff and agency
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Louisiana jury awards $1.1bn to woman who sued over childhood molestation in 1960s
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Louisiana jury awards $1.1bn to woman who sued over childhood molestation in 1960s

‘Lookback law’ allowed Pamela Lockridge to seek damages against late stepfather who abused her starting at age fourA north-west Louisiana jury recently awarded a staggering $1.1bn in damages to a woman who sued over childhood sexual molestation at the hands of her late stepfather in the 1960s and 19...

Ramon Antonio Vargas
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Latest US release of UFO files reveals strange lights but few hard facts
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Latest US release of UFO files reveals strange lights but few hard facts

New batch of government documents takes no position on origin of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs)A possible UFO sighting over a busy southern African airport, and yet more mysterious glowing orbs in the sky above the US feature in the latest batch of previously classified documents released by t...

Richard Luscombe
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Chaotic talks on a US-Iran deal continue on the Trump rollercoaster
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Chaotic talks on a US-Iran deal continue on the Trump rollercoaster

Amid rhetoric, market uncertainty and tit-for-tat exchanges, the two sides are still trying to find a way out of the impasseGreat news! Donald Trump has said the US and Iran are on the verge of a peace agreement. Oil prices are down, and the stock market is up. This comes only hours after Trump warn...

Julian Borger Senior international correspondent
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US consumer sentiment improves in June due to easing gas prices
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US consumer sentiment improves in June due to easing gas prices

Consumer sentiment still remains at historically low levels amid Iran war and rising inflation, new survey showsEasing gas prices are making Americans feel better about their personal finances and the economy in June, but consumer sentiment remains at historically low levels amid ongoing conflict in...

Gaya Gupta
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Trump asking Congress for symbolic expunging of his two impeachments
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Trump asking Congress for symbolic expunging of his two impeachments

President is first in US history to be impeached twice, over abuse of power and inciting an insurrectionDonald Trump is pressing Congress to erase one of the darkest chapters of his political career, urging Republicans to pass a resolution that would symbolically nullify the two impeachments he suff...

David Smith in Washington
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Palestinian and Israeli civil society groups urge G7 to take action on Gaza
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Palestinian and Israeli civil society groups urge G7 to take action on Gaza

Paris meeting draws up proposals and calls for urgent diplomacy towards two-state solution at summit next weekPalestinian and Israeli civil society groups meeting in Paris on Friday have urged G7 leaders to act at their summit in the French spa town of Évian-les-Bains next week to save the narrowing...

Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
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Remove Windrush payout scheme from Home Office control, campaigners urge
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Remove Windrush payout scheme from Home Office control, campaigners urge

Public figures sign open letter calling for scheme to be moved from Home Office to independent bodyUK politics live – latest updatesThe prime minister and the home secretary have been urged to remove the Windrush compensation scheme from Home Office control.About 70 public figures have signed an ope...

Chris Osuh Community affairs correspondent
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Judge extends block on Trump’s $1.8bn ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
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Judge extends block on Trump’s $1.8bn ‘anti-weaponization’ fund

Trump administration created fund to resolve his lawsuit against the IRS over the leak of his tax returnsSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailA US federal judge agreed on Friday to extend a court-ordered block on the Trump administration’s creation and operation of a $1.8bn settlement fu...

Associated Press
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Liberals are scaring first-home buyers with warnings of negative equity – but experts believe there’s little to worry about
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Liberals are scaring first-home buyers with warnings of negative equity – but experts believe there’s little to worry about

Exclusive: Economists say falling house prices are largely in the more expensive parts of Sydney and Melbourne’s markets and are less likely to affect first-time property ownersFears that first-time buyers with tiny deposits will find their mortgages are worth more than their homes may be assuaged b...

Patrick Commins Economics editor
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Can Starmer’s late-night World Cup openings help Britain’s struggling pubs?
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Can Starmer’s late-night World Cup openings help Britain’s struggling pubs?

While venues could stay open until 2am, rising costs remain a far bigger concern for many landlords Picture the scene: it’s 1am on a sultry July night and Jude Bellingham has just scored the decisive penalty to send England into the World Cup semi-final. Cue wild celebrations among millions of pub g...

Rob Davies
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NDIS changes ‘retrogressive’ and out of step with review, MPs say
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NDIS changes ‘retrogressive’ and out of step with review, MPs say

Report by Labor-led joint human rights committee says cuts to the $50bn scheme could limit support for those in needGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSweeping changes to the NDIS appear “retrogressive” and lack alignment with a landmark independent review to improve the $50b...

Sarah Basford Canales
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Antarctica’s west coast missing an area of sea ice the size of France as temperatures peak 20C above average
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Antarctica’s west coast missing an area of sea ice the size of France as temperatures peak 20C above average

Exclusive A vast area of the Bellingshausen Sea should be covered by sea ice by now, with one expert calling the loss of ice ‘depressing’Antarctica’s west coast is missing an area of winter sea ice the size of France, sparking concerns for threatened penguins other marine life and global sea levels....

Graham Readfearn Environment and climate correspondent
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Spain’s former PM faces tax fraud inquiry as police find €1.3m of jewellery
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Spain’s former PM faces tax fraud inquiry as police find €1.3m of jewellery

José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, already under investigation for alleged influence-peddling, facing questions over items found in office safeThe former Spanish prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero is being investigated for possible tax fraud and smuggling after police discovered jewellery valued...

Sam Jones in Madrid
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Healey showdown raises fresh questions over Starmer-Reeves power dynamic
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Healey showdown raises fresh questions over Starmer-Reeves power dynamic

Former defence secretary’s accusation, that PM lacks impetus and is easily swayed by chancellor’s demands, is familiar territoryOne of the most scathing accusations made by John Healey in his resignation letter on Thursday was that the prime minister lacks the authority to stand up to his chancellor...

Kiran Stacey Policy editor
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