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Iran to become first World Cup team to play in country with which it is at war

Belligerent backdrop to tournament tests Fifa’s ‘football unites the world’ sloganIran will present a major challenge to Fifa’s “football unites the world” slogan on Monday by becoming the first country in World Cup history to compete on the soil of a host nation with which it is at war.The national...

Robert Tait in Washington 2 months ago

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‘Where can we find hope?’: your questions about the US supreme court’s voting rights decision answered

Guardian reporters Fabiola Cineas and Adria Walker held a Reddit Q&A about Louisiana v Callais – here’s a rundownIn April, the supreme court’s decision in Louisiana v Callais struck a massive blow to the Voting Rights Act, eliminating a key provision that gave minority voters representation in C...

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Reeves grudgingly resorts to departmental salami slicing to fund UK defence budget

Starmer shows no will to pursue the main options for rising commitments: spending cuts, tax rises or borrowingUK politics live – latest updatesBusiness live – latest updatesWhen Keir Starmer wanted to promise Donald Trump that the UK would increase defence spending, he decided to fund it by slashing...

Heather Stewart Economics editor 2 months ago

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Women held at much-denounced Ice detention camp sign on to hunger strike

Nearly 40 women detained at Delaney Hall join striking men and outline demands ‘rooted in basic human rights’ Dozens of women detained inside the Delaney Hall immigration detention facility in New Jersey announced their participation in a hunger and labor strike, advocates announced on Thursday.The...

José Olivares in Newark, New Jersey 2 months ago

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Palestinian football chief says US denied him visa to attend World Cup

Jibril Rajoub attended opening match in Mexico but becomes latest football official hit by US visa issues, he saysThe head of the Palestinian Football Association has said he is unable to travel to the US with other federation heads attending the 2026 Fifa World Cup because he has not been issued a...

Associated Press in Ramallah 2 months ago

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Fisa spy powers almost certain to expire after Congress fails to act – US politics live

Law due to expire at midnight tonight following unhappiness over Trump’s pick for intelligence chiefA powerful US surveillance law is set to expire – what happens now?Sign up for the Breaking News US emailAbout half of evangelical Christians - a core component of Donald Trump’s political base - beli...

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US-Iran peace deal remains elusive as choice of US targets draws legal questions | First Thing

Trump claims strikes called off as deal is close, but Tehran denies agreement near, while legal experts question if US targets may be a war crime. Plus 20 years of Taylor Swift’s incredible influence on pop cultureGood morning. Yesterday, Donald Trump spent the day promising he was going to hit Iran...

Martin Belam 2 months ago

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Oil prices plummet as Trump claims he is close to US-Iran deal

Brent crude falls as optimism rises strait of Hormuz could reopen over the weekendBusiness live – latest updatesGlobal oil prices fell on Friday to lows not seen since the first week of the Iran crisis after Donald Trump claimed he was close to reaching a peace deal with Tehran.The price of Brent cr...

Jillian Ambrose 2 months ago

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Digested week: Starmer is trying to carve out his legacy – but it’s not his to write | John Crace

Plus, Brexit at 10, dinner as protest, 100 best novels and not watching the World Cup (yet)We’re approaching the 10-year anniversary of the Brexit referendum. Documentaries are being aired and newspaper features are being written. But one thing seems to be missing. Why aren’t all those big names who...

John Crace 2 months ago

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Autistic children injected with unapproved stem cell treatments supported by RFK Jr

Desperate US parents pay up to $20,000 a session for a procedure scientists say could be bogusAutistic children as young as 18 months old are being injected with human stem cells derived from umbilical cords in unapproved, unproven and potentially harmful “treatments” that scientists warn are prolif...

Ed Pilkington 2 months ago

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China arrests US academic at conference for ‘espionage activities’

Arrest of Min Zin, who writes about Myanmar and Chinese foreign policy, comes just month after Trump visit to BeijingChina has arrested a US scholar who writes about Myanmar and Chinese foreign policy on suspicion of spying.Min Zin was suspected of “engaging in espionage activities that endanger Chi...

Associated Press in Bangkok 2 months ago

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Barclays to buy GoHenry kids’ debit card and money app

High street bank to buy UK business from US fintech company Acorns as it targets young peopleBusiness live – latest updatesBarclays is to buy an app designed to help children understand and manage their money, as it targets young people in affluent families.The high street bank has agreed to buy the...

Lauren Almeida 2 months ago

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A powerful US surveillance law is set to expire – what happens now?

Congress has failed to reauthorize section 702 of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act amid questions over its futureDonald Trump’s bid to install a controversial ally as the country’s leading intelligence official has shone a light on the wide reach of a powerful surveillance law, and raised quest...

Sanya Mansoor 2 months ago

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Revolutionary British artist David Hockney dies aged 88

Bradford-born painter whose sun-kissed visions of California broke world records at auction has diedDavid Hockney, the iconic British painter who cast a revolutionary gaze across 20th-century art, has died aged 88.He made his name as a pop artist during the swinging 60s and was perhaps best known fo...

Tim Jonze 2 months ago

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‘They are thugs thriving on division’: residents voice disgust and shame at Belfast rioters

People tell of feeling alienated in own city, disruption to daily life including healthcare, and frustration with politiciansBelfast residents have reacted with anger and disgust at the disorder in the city in response to a an online callout by the Guardian.People were asked if they had been affecte...

Jamie Grierson 2 months ago

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‘I only want justice’: bereaved families seek closure one year on from Air India crash

Relatives of those killed on flight AI171 are still struggling to obtain answers about what happenedWhen Sagar Patel’s mother boarded Air India flight AI171 on 12 June last year, she called her son as she always did before takeoff. The flight was due to leave Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel airport in Ahme...

Aamna Mohdin Community affairs correspondent 2 months ago

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Ariana Grande rebukes White House for using her music in ‘barbaric, inhumane’ ICE video

Grande is the latest in a series of pop musicians including Sabrina Carpenter and SZA who have been angered by Trump administration videosAriana Grande has rebuked Donald Trump’s White House over use of her music in a video documenting the detaining of immigrants.Earlier this week, the White House p...

Ben Beaumont-Thomas 2 months ago

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Weather tracker: heat, humidity and thunderstorms pose risk to World Cup

With matches in 16 cities across the US, Mexico and Canada, players and fans face an array of weather-related challengesWith the 2026 World Cup now under way, all 48 teams face a common opposition: summer weather across North America. Matches will be played in 16 cities, from southern Mexico to Cana...

Brendan Wood for MetDesk 2 months ago

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UK’s defence plan is underfunded and outdated, says Al Carns after resignation

Former armed forces minister, who quit hours after John Healey, heavily hints he would run for Labour leadershipUK politics live – latest updatesAl Carns has delivered a withering assessment of the government’s defence plans after quitting as a defence minister, accusing ministers of not spending en...

Kiran Stacey Policy editor 2 months ago

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Starmer’s leadership under further pressure after defence ministers quit – UK politics live

Both John Healey and Al Cairns resigned from their ministerial positions on Thursday over the government’s defence investment planGood morning. This time yesterday Keir Starmer’s leadership was already in peril, with many in his party assuming that he will be replaced by Andy Burnham at some point l...

Andrew Sparrow 2 months ago

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‘Spy turtles’ and ‘spy fish’ being used to monitor Chinese waters, Beijing claims

Ministry of state security says animals fitted with sensors by foreign agencies are ‘collecting sensitive marine data’China’s ministry of state security has claimed that foreign espionage and intelligence agencies are using innovative new methods to monitor the country’s waters, including deploying...

Alastair McCready in Taipei 2 months ago

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Paddy Power owner Flutter to scrap listing on London Stock Exchange

Gambling business, which also owns Betfair, to focus on New York in latest high-profile blow to UK stock marketBusiness live – latest updatesThe gambling group that owns Paddy Power and Betfair is to scrap its listing on the London Stock Exchange, in another blow for the UK’s shrinking stock market....

Lauren Almeida 2 months ago

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Pokémon Go data trained AI that could assist military drones in war zones

Location scans from the globally popular augmented reality game have helped train AI to recognise and interpret physical spacesAn AI model trained on data collected from users of Pokémon Go will potentially help military drones find their location in war zones.Pokémon Go, a 2016 augmented reality mo...

Josh Taylor Technology reporter 2 months ago

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Middle East crisis live: Iran says no final peace agreement reached, after Trump claims deal could be signed soon

US president says ‘great settlement’ reached but Iranian spokesman says there has been no final conclusionFull report: Trump claims US and Iran on verge of signing peace agreementHello and welcome to the Guardian’s continuing coverage of the crisis in the Middle East.Iran’s foreign ministry has cont...

Taz Ali 2 months ago

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