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Iran executes three men in relation to January anti-regime protests
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Iran executes three men in relation to January anti-regime protests

Hangings are latest wave of near-daily killings as authorities seek to instil fear in Iranian societyMiddle East crisis – live updatesIran has executed three men charged in connection with political protests this January, authorities said, the latest in a wave of hangings against the backdrop of the...

Agence France-Presse in Paris
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Jeremy Bamber banned from communicating with media from prison
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Jeremy Bamber banned from communicating with media from prison

Bamber, 65, has long used press interviews to campaign against convictions for murder of five family membersJeremy Bamber, who has served more than 40 years in prison for murdering five members of his family, has been banned from communicating with the media.Bamber was convicted in 1986 by a 10-2 ma...

Simon Hattenstone
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Labor extends EV tax break to encourage cheaper vehicles amid soaring fuel prices
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Labor extends EV tax break to encourage cheaper vehicles amid soaring fuel prices

As the cost of the scheme blows out, the government has announced the full discount will be retained for another year, after which it will only apply to EVs costing less than $75,000Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLabor has opted to retain its electric vehicle discount in...

Patrick Commins Economics editor
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France’s Jean-Luc Mélenchon announces 2027 presidential bid
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France’s Jean-Luc Mélenchon announces 2027 presidential bid

The radical left leader will seek presidency for the fourth time – despite previously vowing to stand aside Jean-Luc Mélenchon, France’s radical left leader, has confirmed he will run again for president next spring, saying it was urgent for the country to stand up against war being waged by the US...

Angelique Chrisafisin Paris
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Republicans split with Trump and back Haitians – to save their seats
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Republicans split with Trump and back Haitians – to save their seats

In Ohio, where Haitians have helped revive the economy, vulnerable Republicans are reluctant to toe the Trump lineFor months Carl Ruby, a pastor at a church in Springfield, Ohio, and a prominent supporter of the city’s estimated 10,000 Haitian immigrants, had been trying to contact his local congres...

Stephen Starrin Springfield, Ohio
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Europe can rebuild rules-based international order, says Mark Carney
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Europe can rebuild rules-based international order, says Mark Carney

Canadian PM says Europe is not destined to submit to a more ‘transactional, insular and brutal world’Europe will not submit to a more “brutal world”, and can instead be the base from which a new international order can be rebuilt, Mark Carney, the Canadian prime minister, has said.Carney was speakin...

Patrick Wintour in Yerevan
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GameStop makes $55.5bn takeover offer for eBay
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GameStop makes $55.5bn takeover offer for eBay

Video game retailer’s CEO warns that unsolicited bid could turn hostile if it is rebuffed by resale site’s board US video games retailer GameStop has offered to buy eBay for $55.5bn (£41bn) in an unsolicited bid that its boss warned could turn hostile if the proposal is rebuffed by eBay’s board.Game...

Kalyeena Makortoff
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Shipping bosses nervous over Trump plan to guide vessels from strait of Hormuz
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Shipping bosses nervous over Trump plan to guide vessels from strait of Hormuz

US president gave no details on how operation would work as Iran says it will attack any armed force entering waterwayMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe US has launched an operation to “guide” ships trapped in the Gulf by the Iran war through a southern route of the strait of Hormuz, even as Tehra...

Julian Borger in Jerusalem
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UK food prices on track to rise by 50% since start of cost of living crisis
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UK food prices on track to rise by 50% since start of cost of living crisis

Beef and olive oil costs increase the most as climate and energy shocks drive inflation, research suggestsFood prices are on track to be 50% higher in November than at the start of the cost of living crisis in 2021, research suggests.Climate and energy shocks have driven an almost quadrupling of the...

Simon Goodley
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London schools trialling VR to relieve pupils’ stress
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London schools trialling VR to relieve pupils’ stress

Phase Space pilot programme with NHS mental health trust used to calm anxiety around exams, ADHD and home troublesSchools have begun deploying virtual reality to help pupils cope with stress caused by impending exams, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or difficult home lives.All 15 secondary...

Denis Campbell Health policy editor
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Middle East crisis live: tanker hit by ‘projectiles’ in strait of Hormuz after Trump says US will help ‘guide’ stranded ships
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Middle East crisis live: tanker hit by ‘projectiles’ in strait of Hormuz after Trump says US will help ‘guide’ stranded ships

Any interference with US operation in Hormuz will be ‘dealt with forcefully’, Trump says; Iran warns US navy against entering straitTrump says US navy will ‘guide’ trapped ships from strait of Hormuz amid ‘very positive’ talks with IranIran’s military is reportedly saying US forces will be attacked...

Adam Fulton
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Flaws in Kenya’s AI-driven health reforms driving up costs for the poorest
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Flaws in Kenya’s AI-driven health reforms driving up costs for the poorest

Exclusive: amid unrest, President William Ruto promised to give all Kenyans access to healthcare. But the algorithm favours the rich, an investigation has found An AI system used to predict how much Kenyans can afford to pay for access to healthcare, has systemically driven up costs for the poor, a...

Purity Mukami, Joy Kirigia, Gabriel Geiger, Tomas Statius and Aisha Down
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