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Hikers lost in Kosciuszko national park rescued within five hours by AI drone
Fire and Rescue NSW uses thermal imaging and a mobile phone red light to quickly locate men who veered off walking track near Jindabyne
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Australia to double penalty for social media ban breaches to $99m as tech giants accused of ‘not doing enough’
Prime minister Anthony Albanese says too many children still on platforms but he is ‘heartened’ by world-leading law
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‘I’m missing out’: the cash-strapped UK university students forced to live at home
Experts say students from poorer backgrounds increasingly having to limit their options because of money worries
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Snow and ice on Swiss glaciers melting at alarming rate amid heatwave, expert says
Accumulation on Switzerland’s glaciers from last winter expected to all be gone by Monday amid ‘enormous’ melt rates across Alps
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David Hencke, Guardian journalist who exposed cash-for-questions scandal, dies aged 79
Former Westminster correspondent earned a reputation for uncovering political wrongdoing in the 1990s
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Social media bans go global: big tech faces a reckoning after Australia’s crackdown
As a host of countries move to rein in social media use by children, could this be technology’s big tobacco moment?
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Children embrace Cornish language as it enjoys ‘remarkable resurgence’
Go Cornish Celebration engages younger generation as council finalises strategy to boost everyday use of Kernewek
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GB News pundit charged with fraud during time as Labour adviser
Exclusive: Matthew Torbitt faces two counts of fraud by false representation in relation to travel and expense claims
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Thunderstorms disrupt Gatwick and Heathrow as hundreds of flights delayed or cancelled
Passengers report being stuck on grounded planes in sweltering conditions as severe weather causes travel disruption across Europe
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‘Like a dead body’: after warehouse fire, LA residents say air thick with smell of rotting food
Cleanup under way after week-long fire at a Boyle Heights facility spoiled tens of millions of pounds of frozen food
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California officials unearth 117 dog bodies, many with bullet fragments, at ‘no-kill’ shelter
Police say they also found more than 600 dog collars in area where they suspect animals were killed
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Utah’s Cottonwood fire spreads overnight to cover 92,000 acres
Firefighters are battling the blaze in Fishlake national park that was stoked by strong winds and low humidity
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‘It’s just so wrong’: Haitians in Ohio reel from supreme court TPS ruling
After outrageous insults from Donald Trump, Haitians have helped to revive Springfield – now their future is uncertain
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‘It’s become a litmus test’: wins for Israel critics shine light on key issue for Democrats
Candidates who believe Israel has committed genocide won big in New York – will it push the party to move their way?
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JD Vance claims US holds all the cards in Iran and will win ‘either way’
Vice-president appeared on Bill Maher’s show hours before more military strikes were exchanged in strait of Hormuz
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‘This isn’t about any one administration’: protests kick off in DC to reimagine the next 250 years in the US
Next250’s Declaration of Interdependence, a new art gallery that features Americans’ collective values and hopes for the future, will open in McPherson Square
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White House unveils new images of US ‘patriot passports’ for America’s 250th
Democrats called plans for commemorative passport and gold coin with Trump portrait ‘more befitting a monarchy’
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The UFC match plot: how a far-right group tried to assassinate Trump at his own event
Court files show how men connected through TikTok and encrypted apps planned attack on White House UFC fight
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Trump threatens 100% tariff on European countries that impose digital tax
US president says levy would be imposed immediately and supersede pre-existing trade deals with the country
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‘You’re history itself!’: how Arab World Cup commentators fuel fans’ passions
Arabic’s rich history of poetry lends itself well to ‘beautiful commentary that … sounds like a love letter to football’
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Australian man arrested in Thailand after 17-year-old’s body found in suitcase
The 46-year-old was stopped at about 9.30pm on Friday while preparing to board a Jetstar flight to Perth, according to police and local media
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Bahrain condemns Iranian tit-for-tat drone attack as ‘flagrant threat’
No immediate reports of damage after Bahrain hit by ‘number of drones’ as ship in strait of Hormuz also targeted
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Germany and Italy swelter in heatwave as records tumble across Europe
Denmark experiences highest temperature on record on Saturday as weather system spreads eastward
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Lebanon-Israel deal may stop war crime victims seeking justice, experts say
Agreement could also end hopes of ICC jurisdiction in Lebanon, which advocates pushed for to prosecute Israel
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Venezuela earthquakes: death toll rises again to more than 1,400
Search for survivors continues with nearly 70,000 people reported unaccounted for by their family members
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Venice protest planned for US ambassador’s superyacht visit
Activists aim to repeat disruption for Jeff Bezos’ wedding when billionaire Tilman Fertitta drops anchor
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Europe heatwave: drought fears in Italy as records tumble around Europe – as it happened
Temperature records broken in Germany, Denmark and Slovakia as Europe remains gripped by heatwave
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Massive wins and the promise of change – but that’s where the Starmer-Albanese similarities end
While Anthony Albanese calls ousted British PM Keir Starmer his mate, the pair share very different political fortunes
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Here we Joh again? The spectre of Bjelke-Petersen still looms large over Queensland
The LNP’s unapologetic moves on Indigenous issues, crime, transgender healthcare and police-led suppression of protests are a throwback to days many thought had come and gone
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‘Chock full of incredible animals’: marine expedition uncovers 31 new species in two weeks
Experts worked in ocean midwater off Brazil at near-record speeds thanks to cutting-edge tech
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Weather tracker: Heatwave expected to bring Germany and Poland to 40C
Austrian Grand Prix declares heat hazard as dramatic rise in temperatures forecast in central and northern Europe
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Child malnutrition in Nepal has reached ‘alarming’ levels since aid cuts, survey finds
Fears hard-won gains in reducing child mortality over 20 years are at risk after end of USAID funding for nutrition programmes
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Whereabouts of nearly 300 people with Ebola unknown in DR Congo
Fears over ‘huge community transmission’ as modelling predicts thousands of deaths in DRC by September
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Outrage as woman jailed for three years after criticising Somali government online
Sentencing of 27-year-old Sadia Moalim Ali condemned by former president and prime ministers as well as rights groups
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‘Everyone is talking about Cape Verde’: World Cup run delights diaspora community in UK
Cape Verdeans in Britain feeling ‘incredibly proud’ after team’s hard-fought draws against Spain and Uruguay
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Venezuela quake death toll reaches 920 as interim president vows to save ‘as many as possible’
Delcy Rodríguez says foreign rescue teams are arriving as anger grows at official response and limited resources
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Survivors tell of ‘brutal and fast’ Venezuela quake as hunt for survivors goes on
Worst incident of its kind in country for more than 125 years leaves many searching for family members – and pleading for international help
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Carney announces contest to revamp uninhabitable Canadian PM residence
Various issues – including a rodent infestation and mould – have left the historic, sprawling Ottawa estate empty
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South Korea to train half a million military personnel to become ‘drone warriors’
All branches of the military will be taught how to use technology that has become a ‘game changer on the battlefield’, says defence minister
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Xi Jinping has hosted more than a dozen leaders this year, as ‘middle powers’ look beyond the US
China’s leader wants to promote his alternative to the current world order, and his efforts are being assisted by a capricious US
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Venezuela earthquakes: 589 confirmed dead so far as international rescue teams arrive – as it happened
“We hope to rescue as many living people as possible’, says the acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, but authorities fear the death toll will be in the thousands
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New evidence casts doubt on RFK Jr testimony before Senate
Kennedy repeatedly said in Senate testimony that 2019 trip had ‘nothing to do with vaccines’. An email from his then colleague says they were on a vaccine-related ‘mission’
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‘Constitutional coup’ claims as Zimbabwe senate approves extending presidential term
Opposition figures fear changes will further tighten 83-year-old president Emmerson Mnangagwa’s hold on power
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France confirms first Ebola case in doctor who had worked in DRC
French health ministry says patient’s contacts are being traced and that risk to European public is very low
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Pakistan police rescue French woman and children allegedly held captive by husband for 12 years
Husband arrested after Sylvie Yasmina, 54, and five children found at home in north-western province
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EU faces fierce criticism over plans to host Taliban in Brussels
Rights campaigners and MEPs say meeting would normalise regime that erases women from public life
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Taliban order ban on smartphones as officials shown destroying devices
Directive aimed at government workers, but reports of wider implementation spark warnings of future Afghanistan-wide prohibition
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‘Period tax’ on sanitary products to be abolished, says Pakistan minister
Campaigners welcome announcement cutting levies on menstrual health items, but say their work to end period poverty is ‘far from over’