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‘We still love you’: Washington reassures Europe over defence division
US Ambassador to NATO, Matthew Whitaker, has enthused that there is no “love” lost between Washington and Brussels amid a more Europeanised NATO. #EuropeNews
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Trump-backed Senate hopeful fires back after Democrat calls her ‘unserious’
Sen. Darline Graham, R-S.C., and Democratic nominee Annie Andrews took their campaign trail sniping to the debate stage Sunday night
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US ranchers wrestle with soaring costs - and their loyalty to Trump
Many farmers in states that backed the president say they are being hit from all sides, with the crucial midterm elections just weeks away.
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Trump’s new press secretary has a history of pushing banana conspiracy theories
Katie Zacharia was appointed as White House press secretary on Friday, replacing Karoline Leavitt, who left the role in August
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AI is less regulated than milk, Microsoft president says
Brad Smith calls for global rules on AI, and says the UK is in the "best position" to lead the charge.
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Trump says Ukraine and Russia have agreed 'energy ceasefire'
Zelensky says Kyiv would support such a truce. Moscow has yet to comment.
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Houthi attack on Riyadh airport forces swift rethink of Trump’s new strategy
US president’s plan to park the wars in Iran and Yemen, while blaming Ukraine for diesel prices, looks unsustainable
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Labour voters overwhelmingly want Andy Burnham to commit to rejoining EU, poll shows
Exclusive: New 10-year plan for re-entry to the European Union in 2036 being put to the prime minister
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Zelenskyy signals surprise at Trump claim of Russia-Ukraine ‘energy ceasefire’ but would back it if Moscow does – live updates
Ukraine’s president reportedly says Kyiv would accept a deal if Moscow does after US president posts announcement with no detail on social media
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Abdul El-Sayed: Democrats must ‘win by massive numbers’ to fend off Trump election denial
Democratic Senate candidate’s remarks come as Trump has long baselessly claimed his 2020 election loss was stolen
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Trump announces partial ceasefire in Ukraine war as Zelenskyy says deal is ‘news to me’
Ukrainian president earlier rejected US call for Kyiv to stop bombing oil refineries, saying Moscow must first end attacks on energy infrastructure
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Saudi Arabia goes on alert, ex-aide testifies in Netanyahu trial, and other Mideast developments
Israel's former attorney general has testified in Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial
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Trump has questioned the credibility of US elections on 440 separate days: report
Trump has accused Democrats of cheating in 2020, in state-wide races and in the November midterm elections
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Kimberly Guilfoyle melted down over Trump snub, leaked audio reveals
The U.S. ambassador to Greece allegedly had a meltdown after she was snubbed an invitation to the event
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Claude AI sent US police a false murder tip, authorities say
The US police called the delay in detecting and reporting the incident “unacceptable”, but said there was no indication of unauthorised access to their systems or compromised data.
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These Midterm Races Will Decide Data Centers’ Political Fate
From the Senate to governors’ mansions, candidates are trying to outcompete each other to be the most anti–data center in races across the US.
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A freed man faces life back in prison after a Supreme Court ruling on the First Step Act
Patrick Dewayne Smith is rebuilding his life after serving 13 years in prison on drug charges
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Riyadh airport attack another dangerous moment in already tense conflict
The Houthis have stepped up their attacks on Saudi Arabian soil, and while the physical damage can be quickly repaired, its reputation for stability is taking a battering.
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Trump struck Putin deal because of pressure before midterms, suggests Streeting
UK can play peacemaker after US President’s shock call to oust Ukraine’s leader Zelensky, says defence secretary
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Republicans face midterm backlash from factory workers squeezed out of jobs by Trump's tariffs
President Donald Trump's tariffs are turning factory workers against his Republican Party over fears the import taxes could lead to fewer jobs instead of the manufacturing renaissance he promised
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Ukraine-Russia war live: Trump threatens to cut off intelligence to Kyiv in oil row
The US struck a deal with Moscow after ‘repeated’ US requests to Kyiv to stop bombing oil refineries, it has been reported
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Capital punishment is surging in the US – but after Christa Pike’s botched execution, what is its future?
Trump has used the full might of the presidency to supercharge executions, but an avalanche of mishaps has put the system’s flaws in the spotlight
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Justice Department investigating television networks over Trump pool coverage
The White House had blocked access for CNN, MS Now and Politico, leading them to restrict pool coverage.
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The advent of first-person shooters introduced a wild frontier of unregulated level packs
Revisiting the forgotten fourth state of PC gaming.
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Trump says it is time for Ukraine to replace Zelenskyy as leader
US President Donald Trump said Ukraine needs a new president and blamed Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy for high US diesel prices. #EuropeNews
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'Time for Ukraine to get new president,' says Trump after Zelensky condemns diesel deal
Ukraine's leader had said the deal with Russia to release diesel into the US would help Moscow fund the war.
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Trump tears into Zelensky: ‘Time for Ukraine to get a new president’
President further vented that Ukraine’s president ‘better damn well stop’ after being asked about his deal to buy diesel from Vladimir Putin
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Trump’s Medicaid cuts strip legal immigrants of their health coverage
The Trump administration has cut Medicaid coverage for hundreds of thousands of legal immigrants, including refugees and trafficking victims
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Super Micro smuggling co-conspirator pleads guilty to sending AI chips to China — broker admits breaking export control rules as company co-founder denies charges
The authorities didn't reveal the details of the deal, though.
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Isaias slams Gulf Coast as hurricane with powerful winds and dangerous flooding
GULF BREEZE, Fla. (AP) — Isaias crashed into the U.S. Gulf Coast on Friday as a dangerous Category 2 hurricane, hammering communities in Alabama and the Florida Panhandle with damaging winds, heavy rain, flooding and life-threatening storm surges.
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Rogue Anthropic AI agent gave police fake tip in unsolved murder case
Philadelphia police said the tip was "flagged as spam", but criticised the tech company for taking more than two months to detect and report the breach.
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Anthropic's Claude AI submits a false tip on a Philadelphia unsolved homicide case
An Anthropic artificial intelligence model submitted a false tip to Philadelphia police about an unsolved homicide case, authorities and Anthropic said
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Top AI labs reportedly planning for catastrophic AI event fallout — Anthropic, OpenAI, and others reportedly building contingency plans and running scenarios of a runaway AI wreaking havoc
AI labs are preparing for 'The Day After Tomorrow' of an AI catastrophe.
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The airport in the Saudi capital has been attacked again, officials say
The airport in Saudi Arabia's capital has been attacked again, according to two regional officials
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Labour voters overwhelmingly want Andy Burnham to commit to rejoining EU, poll shows
Exclusive: New 10-year plan for re-entry to the European Union in 2036 being put to the prime minister
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Zelenskyy furious as Trump announces deal to buy Russian diesel
US president says agreement needed to lower fuel prices, but move likely to create fresh crisis with Ukraine and Nato allies
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Hurricane Isaias makes landfall in Florida and hammers Gulf coast
Governors of Mississippi, Alabama and Florida declare states of emergency as a downsized Fema faces first major test
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‘Like a drill going into my eye’: why the mystery over Havana syndrome refuses to die
Dozens of CIA officers have been afflicted by debilitating symptoms over the past decade. Are they the result of ‘mass hysteria’? Or are they from attacks with an energy weapon and, if so, who is responsible? And has there been a cover-up?
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In Silicon Valley, AI founders cheer Trump’s calls for the industry to police itself on safety
At Tech Week in San Francisco, venture capitalists and AI founders have been ebullient about the White House's hands-off approach to AI regulation
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Angry Trump attacks Norway in new tantrum over Nobel Peace Prize: ‘It’s disgraceful’
Former UN human rights chief Navi Pillay was awarded the prize this year
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‘I want to thank President Putin’, Trump says after agreeing to lift sanctions on Russian diesel – US politics live
Prominent Republicans join Democrats to condemn president for lifting sanctions on Russian diesel and administration’s plan to livestream execution of Fort Hood attacker
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Boosting US oil supplies with Russian diesel unlikely to have much impact on prices, experts say
A new pact that calls for Russia to boost the U.S. supply of diesel over the next few months is unlikely to make a dent in painfully high prices at the pump or elsewhere, energy policy experts say
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Kash Patel wants to bring in UFC fighters to help train FBI agents: report
Patel has worked with the UFC before, bringing mixed martial arts athletes to Quantico for a training seminar
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Trump announces deal with Putin to bring Russian diesel to US to lower costs
Americans have seen their fuel costs rocket following Trump’s war in Iran
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Fourth of Trump 2024 voters say GOP should break from the president ahead of midterms
The war in Iran, high gas prices and stubborn inflation have likely contributed to the shift
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JD Vance says he won’t watch Hegseth’s planned Fort Hood shooter execution livestream
American armed forces have not carried out an execution by firing squad since World War II
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Trump says US to import Russian diesel to ease prices
The US has not imported Russian oil or gas since 2022, when the Biden administration banned them because of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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Zelenskyy furious as Trump announces deal to buy Russian diesel
President says deal essential to lower US fuel prices but move set to create fresh crisis with Ukraine and Nato allies
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JD Vance casts doubt on firing squad execution and says he won't watch it
The planned execution of Nidal Hasan by firing squad would be the first military execution in more than 60 years.
