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US is taking a ‘real risk’ with hasty shift in efforts to fight HIV, experts say

Experts fear losing ground to virus even as the end of the HIV epidemic is in sight, and say decline in infant testing is ‘particularly concerning’The US government released likely the last report from Pepfar (President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief) earlier this month and the chief science offic...

Melody Schreiber 3 months ago

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Voters contend with ‘grotesque’ leaflets and ‘dodgy’ data in English elections

Exclusive: Investigation into campaigning materials for local polls in May challenges tactical voting claims Election leaflets are providing “grotesque” information about how to vote tactically in the May elections, using national polling data, “dodgy” bar charts and doorstep surveys to support clai...

Alexandra Topping Political correspondent 3 months ago

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White House correspondents’ dinner shooting latest: Trump unharmed and suspect in custody after attack at Washington Hilton

US president says venue was ‘not a particularly secure building’ as man is held after shots fired at annual press dinnerShocking. Unnerving. Unpredictable. Violent. For a decade I have been following the twists and turns of Donald Trump’s America with the privilege of journalistic distance. On Satur...

Vivian Ho 3 months ago

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King Charles’s security for US visit this week reviewed after Washington shooting

UK cabinet minister says there are extensive discussions over security after gunman attempted to storm dinner attended by TrumpUS politics live – latest updatesKing Charles’s security is being reviewed before his state visit to the US this week after a gunman attempted to storm a dinner with Donald...

Robyn Vinter 3 months ago

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NatWest faces AGM showdown over climate backtracking

Shareholders including the Church of England back call for protest votes against the bank’s chair NatWest is at risk of an embarrassing showdown at its shareholder meeting this week, as investors and leading scientists call for an urgent reversal of what they describe as “climate backtracking”.Campa...

Kalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent 3 months ago

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Teen arrested in Louisiana shooting got ride from scene from grandmother

No indication grandmother knew what Markel Lee, 17, was suspected of doing, and she later identified him to policeSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxA 17-year-old accused of murder in Thursday’s mass shooting at a Louisiana mall that left a high school senio...

Ramon Antonio Vargas 3 months ago

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I’ve covered Trump for a decade. At the White House correspondents’ dinner, darkness came viscerally close

Men in tuxedos and women in dresses dove under tables, like a scene from a dozen Hollywood movies, but now it was happening to meShocking. Unnerving. Unpredictable. Violent. For a decade I have been following the twists and turns of Donald Trump’s America with the privilege of journalistic distance....

David Smith in Washington 3 months ago

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Starmer says ‘vast majority’ of Labour still supports him, despite Mandelson controversy – UK politics live

Prime minister says ‘you never hear from … the people who are supportive, loyal and just want to get on with the job’Keir Starmer began the day with a statement about the shooting incident at the White House correspondents’ dinner:“I am shocked by the scenes at the White House correspondents’ dinner...

Vivian Ho 3 months ago

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UK departments at odds over energy demands of AI datacentres

Discrepancy in forecasts raises questions over government planning for net zeroOne vision of the UK’s future involves a decarbonised economy powered by clean, renewable energy. Another involves making the UK an AI superpower.The government departments responsible for these two visions do not appear...

Aisha Down 3 months ago

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Dozens of MPs oppose Streeting’s new power to say what NHS pays for drugs

Health secretary’s ‘power grab’ to override Nice comes amid growing concern move may be illegal and benefit big pharmaDozens of MPs are opposing Wes Streeting’s decision to award himself power to dictate what the NHS pays for drugs amid growing concern the move may be illegal.Thirty-one MPs have sig...

Denis Campbell 3 months ago

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Patient shot with Taser after allegedly injuring nurse and others in Sydney hospital

Man, 51, arrested after allegedly assaulting multiple people at Prince of Wales hospitalFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA patient has been shot with a Taser after allegedly attacking several people at a Sydney hospital,...

Australian Associated Press 3 months ago

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The tortoise and the hare: will China beat the US in the race back to the moon?

The rival superpowers are ramping up preparations for a crewed lunar landing nearly six decades after the first moon walkThe world watched earlier this month as Nasa sent four astronauts around the moon – but to actually land on the surface the US is once again in a space race, this time with China....

Oliver Holmes, and Alastair McCready in Taipei. Graphics by Paul Scruton 3 months ago

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Ghost MOTs: drivers warned over fake certificates that lead to huge repair bills

Secondhand car buyers urged to carefully inspect vehicles, while owners told to beware tests that are suspiciously quickRise of the ‘ghost owner’: 18,000 UK vehicles in use without proper recordsYou have just bought a secondhand car. It was older than you wanted, but were reassured because it had re...

Shane Hickey 3 months ago

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From syringes to stents: Iran war exposes NHS dependency on petrochemicals

NHS chiefs fear rising costs and healthcare shortages due to the shipping standstill in the GulfThe war in Iran has put the NHS on high alert amid fears about looming shortages and rising costs for medicines and medical products such as syringes, intravenous bags and gloves.Much of modern healthcare...

Julia Kollewe 3 months ago

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‘Violence must never be the way’: world leaders react to Washington shooting at Trump event

Leaders of Canada, Mexico and Australia denounce political violence and voice their appreciation that Donald Trump and guests at correspondents dinner are unharmedWhite House correspondents’ dinner shooting – latest updatesWashington Hilton shooting – what we know so farFull rerport: Suspect in cust...

Ben Smee 3 months ago

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Trump thought sound of gunman at journalists’ dinner was tray falling

President says incident, in which Secret Service agent was saved by bulletproof vest, was ‘totally shocking to me’White House correspondents’ dinner shooting – follow liveDonald Trump said on Saturday night he initially thought that the sound of a gunman charging a security checkpoint at the White H...

Hugo Lowell and Joseph Gedeon in Washington 3 months ago

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‘Sludge in the system’: myriad problems stymie Labour’s 1.5m new homes pledge

Soaring cost of building materials, lack of affordability and planning bottlenecks are some of the obstacles thwarting housing targetAt South and City College in Birmingham, dozens of young people clad in hi-vis vests and hard hats are building mini-walls and plastering half-formed rooms.Some weave...

Jessica Murray Social affairs correspondent and Krystina Shveda 3 months ago

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Ukrainian action thriller billed as Saving Private Ryan for the drone age

Killhouse is based on real-life story of civilian couple saved from battlefield by Ukrainian drone operatorsIt is being billed as Ukraine’s answer to Saving Private Ryan, updated for an age of drones.The war movie Killhouse is an action thriller which shows off the latest in battlefield technology....

Luke Harding 3 months ago

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‘We went under the table screaming’: guests recount commotion from White House correspondents’ dinner

Lawmakers and reporters in shock after Washington press event abruptly ends following gunshotsTrump evacuated after shots fired at White House correspondents’ dinner – what we knowWhite House correspondents’ dinner – latest updatesLawmakers and journalists were in shock after a Washington media trad...

Cate Brown in Washington 3 months ago

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Angus Taylor says higher risk of ‘bad people coming from bad countries’ as he singles out Iran

Opposition leader also says ‘we have seen terrible acts of atrocity coming from Gaza’ as he doubles down on immigration policyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe opposition leader, Angus Taylor, has said “there is a hig...

Krishani Dhanji 3 months ago

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Donald Trump evacuated from White House correspondents dinner after loud bangs heard – live

President Donald Trump and other top leaders evacuated from the annual dinner after an unspecified threat Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that the “shooter has been apprehended” and that he has recommended that we “LET THE SHOW GO ON” but said the decision will ultimately be made by law enforcem...

Lauren Gambino 3 months ago

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Police blocked people connected to anti-immigration group from Perth dawn service after Anzac Day booing in eastern states

Footage posted online shows police telling people they were being removed due to suspicion they would interrupt ceremonyWestern Australian police say they proactively blocked 15 members of “issue motivated groups” from attending Anzac Day commemorations, following disruptions that marred earlier cer...

Ben Smee 3 months ago

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Donald and Melania Trump evacuated from White House Correspondents’ Dinner as loud bangs heard

The event was interrupted by loud bangs and immediate commotion as the president and first lady were escorted outThe White House Correspondents’ Dinner was interrupted by loud bangs on Saturday evening and Donald Trump and Melania Trump were evacuated immediately as many journalists and their guests...

David Smith and Rachel Leingang in Washington 3 months ago

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Australia news live: Victoria announces one-off car rego rebate; hecklers ‘unworthy of Anzac legend’, Tim Wilson says

Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning and welcome to our live news blog today. I’m Luca Ittimani and I’ll be taking you through Sunday’s breaking stories. Angus Taylor, the federal opposition leader, will be up on the ABC’s Insiders soon as...

Luca Ittimani 3 months ago

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