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Middle East crisis live: Trump warns he may have to ‘finish job’ as US and Iran trade strikes

President’s remarks indicate the two countries remain far apart over initial deal to end warThe Israeli military said a soldier was killed in a Hezbollah drone attack in northern Israel near the border with Lebanon.In a statement online, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said two other soldiers were i...

Taz Ali 3 months ago

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US firm fined for Australian immigration security failures. How much? Border force refuses to say

Gavan Reynolds cites ‘commercial-in-confidence nature of the contract’ in declining to answer Greens senator’s question in parliamentFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe US private prison company running Australian immig...

Josh Butler, Ariel Bogle and Christopher Knaus 3 months ago

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Mitigating Mandelson risks would have been impossible, says former MI6 chief

Vetting of former UK ambassador to Washington warned of ties to senior figures in China, Russia and IsraelA former head of MI6 has said it would have been “totally impossible” for the Foreign Office to put in place mitigations to manage Peter Mandelson’s associations with senior figures in China, Ru...

Paul Lewis, Pippa Crerar and Henry Dyer 3 months ago

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‘My hospital room is unbearable’: how the heatwave is affecting Britons

As the UK experiences some of its hottest ever May weather, five people share their concerns – and tips for keeping coolThe UK is experiencing some of the hottest May weather ever recorded, with temperatures surpassing 35C in parts of England on Tuesday.Campaigners have warned that Britain’s public...

Nicola Slawson and Jane Clinton 3 months ago

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‘Standing up for our children’: parents divided over London teachers’ strikes

Waltham Forest in the east of the capital has seen a wave of industrial action in schools, with more to come The gates to South Grove primary school in Walthamstow were closed to pupils last week.Teachers were on strike as part of a disparate wave of industrial action by members of the National Educ...

Sally Weale Education correspondent 3 months ago

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Greener pasture of a shepherd’s life lures Chinese workers penned in by ‘996’ jobs

When an Inner Mongolia farmer sought two herders to tend his 3,000 sheep, he was swamped with applicants including graduates, factory labourers and white-collar workersA Chinese farm owner’s recruitment drive for shepherds has ended in success after his job advert seeking people to work on his Inner...

Alastair McCready and agencies 3 months ago

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Britain ‘sleepwalking into a food crisis’ without urgent action, experts say

Industry figures warn of national security risk and call for ministers to address impact of extreme weather, inflation and Iran warBritain is “sleepwalking into a food crisis” caused by extreme weather, inflation and the impacts of the Iran war – and the government is failing to take the threat seri...

Fiona Harvey, environment editor 3 months ago

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Cigarette butts for free food? How one group is asking people to rethink litter

The WasteBar food truck hopes the eye-catching deal will change people’s attitude to waste in the NetherlandsUsing cigarette butts to buy buttery Dutch pancakes? That is the deal one food truck is offering at festivals in the Netherlands as a way to get people thinking about litter.Cigarette butts a...

Hannah Docter-Loeb 3 months ago

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Australia sues 3M for record-breaking sum over Pfas ‘forever chemicals’ in firefighting foam

Federal government seeks more than $2bn in damages from multinational manufacturer in its largest legal claim everFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian government said on Thursday it had launched legal action a...

Tom McIlroy Political editor 3 months ago

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Santos says it won’t ‘exert any effort’ on Narrabri gas project while it focuses on Beetaloo Basin

After CEO’s comments to investors, opponents urge miner to ‘stop stringing everybody along and spike the project finally’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSantos chief executive, Kevin Gallagher, has told an investor brie...

Lisa Cox 3 months ago

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Rechalking beloved Cerne Giant is a sticky process – and climate crisis is making it worse

Volunteers head to Dorset countryside to restore the figure, but increasing heat means techniques have had to be adaptedFor centuries, the custodians of the Cerne Giant have clambered up the dizzyingly steep hill every decade or so to rechalk the outline, making sure the hulking figure can be seen f...

Steven Morris 3 months ago

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Loss of manual jobs could be driving toxic masculinity, says Sting

Musician says ‘we’ve lost that direction for our energy’ as his play The Last Ship returns to West EndThe fact many men no longer use their hands and physicality on a daily basis may be driving some of the toxic traits in modern masculinity, according to Sting.The singer, who on Wednesday announced...

Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondent 3 months ago

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‘This isn’t freedom’: anger, anxiety and tears as Iran’s internet flickers back

After 88 days of near-total blackout, first reactions to the return of partial connectivity were not celebratoryAfter 88 days of near-total internet blackout in Iran, long-delayed messages, images and poems flooded phones and social media feeds at about 5pm on Tuesday, when still-limited connectivit...

Deepa Parent 3 months ago

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Two killed in US strike on another alleged drug boat in Pacific as campaign’s death toll nears 200

Military claims boat targeted in second deadly attack this week was travelling along a known smuggling routeThe US military attacked what it called a drug trafficking boat on Wednesday in the eastern Pacific, killing two men, officials said.It was the second deadly attack in as many days in the Trum...

Agence France-Presse 3 months ago

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Flooding rains expected across three Australian states as parched interior receives drenching

Wet weather to batter parts of Queensland, NSW and Tasmania through Thursday, with warnings of flash floodingFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMultiple states are at risk of flash flooding on Thursday, with severe weather...

Donna Lu 3 months ago

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Patagonia sues drag queen Pattie Gonia for trademark infringement

Outdoor clothing company is suing US environmentalist drag performer for $1 plus legal fees, claiming ‘we wish we didn’t have to do this’Patagonia has launched a trademark lawsuit against an environmentalist drag queen named Pattie Gonia, who has accused the outdoor clothing company of “trying to er...

Sian Cain 3 months ago

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Human rights lawyer Francesca Albanese on life under US sanctions - podcast

The UN’s special rapporteur for Palestine, Francesca Albanese, on the war in Gaza, living under US sanctions and accusations of antisemitismFor a brief period this month, the human rights lawyer Francesca Albanese seemed to have some relief.In an extraordinary move in July last year, the Trump admin...

Presented by Nosheen Iqbal with Francesca Albanese; produced by Eli Block, Saskia Collette and Ross Burns; executive producers Sami Kent and Homa Khaleeli 3 months ago

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US justice department reportedly opens criminal inquiry into Trump accuser E Jean Carroll

Officials said to be examining whether Carroll committed perjury in 2022 deposition tied to lawsuits against presidentThe Trump administration has opened a criminal investigation into E Jean Carroll, the writer who accused the president of sexual assault, according to news reports.Prosecutors, the N...

Roque Planas 3 months ago

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Newsom to impose 100% tax on California payees of Trump’s $1.8bn fund

State’s governor looks to thwart US president’s plan to divert money to allies, including January 6 riotersCalifornia governor Gavin Newsom is looking to thwart Donald Trump’s $1.776bn “anti-weaponization fund” by imposing a 100% tax on any payout received by state residents.In May, the Department o...

Uwa Ede-Osifo 3 months ago

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Anti-abortion activist concedes pictures of human foetuses may have been sugar glider joeys

Joanna Howe posts on social media that if purported images of human foetuses are in fact sugar gliders, ‘it doesn’t actually matter’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe anti-abortion activist Joanna Howe has conceded she may have used a “scam” email featuring a picture of s...

Tory Shepherd 3 months ago

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Queensland man charged with murder after allegedly beating elderly pedestrian to death with pole

Bundaberg man, 36, allegedly drove into and assaulted multiple people in Childers and North Isis on WednesdayA man has been charged with murder after allegedly beating a 78-year-old pedestrian to death with a metal pole during a violent and random rampage that also injured two other men.A 36-year-ol...

Australian Associated Press 3 months ago

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Reuters executive Simon Robinson expected to replace Justin Stevens as ABC news director

Exclusive: Robinson, who has been at Reuters for 16 years, will be responsible for about 2,000 staff across the ABC’s news division A top news executive from Reuters, Simon Robinson, is expected to be appointed as news director of the ABC in coming days, Guardian Australia can reveal.He will be the...

Amanda Meade Media correspondent 3 months ago

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Jill Biden says she thought Joe Biden was having a stroke during 2024 debate

In CBS interview set to air Sunday, former first lady says she was ‘frightened’ during husband’s debate with TrumpJill Biden said she had been “frightened” as she watched Joe Biden’s faltering performance during his 2024 presidential debate, and thought her husband might have suffered a stroke.“I wa...

Maya Yang 3 months ago

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Trump administration ‘drawing up plans’ to stop processing international flights in sanctuary cities

Markwayne Mullin, DHS secretary, said move would come in response to protests outside ICE facility in New JerseyThe Trump administration has threatened to stop processing international flights in major cities around the country as a reaction to protests against immigration enforcement.Markwayne Mull...

José Olivares 3 months ago

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