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John Oliver on police surveillance: ‘Big Brother on steroids’
The host tore into ‘wildly invasive’ cameras, microphones and license plate readers that police use to track Americans
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US cyclosporiasis outbreak kills two people in Michigan, officials say
US sees first fatalities due to intestinal illness, though both had significant underlying health conditions
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How Ceuta migrant crisis exposes divisions within Europe - The Latest
Dozens of people died attempting to reach the Spanish enclave of Ceuta after an estimated 50,000 crossed from Morocco last week. Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s European community affairs correspondent, Ashifa Kassam
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Anti-war politician flees Russia amid pre-election crackdown on dissent
Boris Nadezhdin, who gained prominence after standing against Putin in 2024, says he is now in France
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Stronger EU borders needed after Ceuta crisis, von der Leyen says
European Commission president says work needed in five areas of migration control including returning more people
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Kmart sells out of low-cost rival to Meta camera glasses across Australia amid warnings of ‘privacy nightmare’
Expert says people face being filmed without their consent as $89 Anko smartglasses sell out in stores and online
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Romania blasts rock to divert water from drought-hit Danube to nuclear reactor
Hungary and Romania face energy crisis as record-low river levels force atomic power plants to reduce output
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Man who returned fire at In-N-Out gunman had done firearm training after 2021 mass shooting
Police credited Jordan Salinas with limiting number of victims in attack on restaurant in Twin Falls, Idaho
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Iran in talks with Oman over shipping but US negotiations on hold, says Tehran
Iran discussing creation of temporary route through strait of Hormuz with its neighbour, says spokesperson
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Man jailed for keeping dead mother’s body in freezer and pocketing her benefits
Christopher Phillips, who had been his mother Sylvia’s primary carer since 2008, given two years and four months in prison
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Single shark bite led to death of woman off California coast, autopsy shows
Erica Fox left Lovers Point near Monterey in December alongside group of swimmers but never made it back
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Sunday Times and Sun columnist Rod Liddle dies aged 66
Tributes paid across industry to provocative journalist who died after short illness
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Farage admits he discussed returning as Reform leader months earlier than previously stated
Admission may undermine Farage’s account of circumstances surrounding £5m gift from crypto billionaire
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Ceuta leader accuses Morocco over ‘atrocity’ of mass border crossing
Juan Jesús Vivas says influx seen as ‘at least encouraged or permitted’ by Rabat, as Spain demands EU solidarity
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Arizona clergy who learn of child abuse in confessions aren’t required to report it, court rules
State supreme court rules in case of two bishops who were silent about three children abused by Mormon parents
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Trump promises new Iran talks as Tehran touts Hormuz shipping deal with Oman | First Thing
US president says he called off another US attack on Iran as part of a push for an agreement. Plus why Pokémon Go is still bring global joy 10 years on
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UK manufacturing growth picks up as Trump tariff chaos eases
Factories in upbeat mood despite fears over economic impact of US war on Iran, poll finds
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Suspected mass bird flu deaths found in second state as Murray Watt warns ‘this is the beginning’
Environment minister says Australia has ‘long and difficult journey’ and says more mass mortality events likely
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Phil Collins details serious alcoholism: ‘People were coming to say goodbye’
Pop and rock legend tells Sunday Times of drinking problem and ill health after final Genesis tour in 2021
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Abandoned by the US: Palestinian Americans trapped in a surge of Israeli settler violence
After visits by US ambassador Mike Huckabee to the nearby Israeli settlement of Shilo, Palestinian Americans in Turmus Ayya have witnessed a terrifying rise in attacks
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Standards watchdog investigating Reform UK’s Richard Tice
Party’s deputy leader accused of a possible failure to declare an interest, commissioner says on its website
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South-eastern Europe faces heatwave energy crunch as Romania detonates Danube rock to increase water flow – Europe live
Explosives used to move a large rock and let more water flow to cool nuclear power plant
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Trump’s attorney general pick says he has reached deal with senators after standoff – US politics live
Todd Blanche issues formal order to withdraw ‘anti-weaponization fund’ after weeks of negotiations with Republican senators who were blocking his nomination
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‘Stark example of brutality’: Trump’s ICE used court orders in plan to force-feed at least 10 hunger strikers in detention
Exclusive: court records reviewed by the Guardian show that procedures included force-feeding, intravenous forced hydration and involuntary blood draws
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Weather tracker: Austria breaks heat records as Japan braces for Typhoon Dolphin
Soaring temperatures continue to sweep parts of Europe, while Okinawa faces powerful winds and storm surges
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Russia blames Ukraine for deadly restaurant bombing in Moscow
Foreign ministry accuses Kyiv of carrying out attack reports say may have been aimed at air force chief
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Yen hits three-month high after Trump helps prop up currency
US and Japanese governments confirm they carried out a rare joint intervention late last week
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Nauru officially changes its name to Naoero
Pacific nation is latest country to signal a shift away from its colonial past with return to its traditional name
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Oil prices plunge and Europe’s stock markets rally after Trump calls off Iran strikes
Brent crude drops by 5% after US president said talks on Middle East peace deal would resume
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Red Cross visits Aung San Suu Kyi after Myanmar military pushed to prove she is alive
Meeting follows years of questions over wellbeing of detained former leader, who was ousted by coup in 2021
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Farage says he will negotiate with Restore over a pact if Lowe ‘genuinely wants to have talks’ – politics live
The Reform UK leader said he suggested the two should have a phone call to discuss if they could work together
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Middle East crisis live: Iran denies Trump’s claims that talks due to take place
Iranian spokesperson says there are no plans to receive or send a delegation following US president’s assertion that talks would take place on Monday
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Two men seriously injured after Sydney building suddenly collapses
Another five people assessed by ambulance personnel after roof and wall cave in on Wattle St in Ultimo
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AstraZeneca holds talks with Bristol Myers Squibb on $400bn merger
Tie-up would be one of the biggest-ever pharmaceutical deals and create the world’s fourth-largest drugmaker
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New Zealand legislation making English an official language ridiculed as ‘pathetic’
Passing of bill gives English same status as Māori and sign language but, with it already spoken by 95% of country, critics call it ‘a pointless exercise’
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Blanche formally rescinds Trump’s $1.8bn ‘anti-weaponization fund’ ahead of nomination hearing
Todd Blanche issues formal order terminating measure widely derided as a ‘slush fund’, in move that could clear path for his nomination as attorney general
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Alan Jones allegedly gifted cash and car to teenager he kissed after commenting on sprinter’s penis, trial hears
Former 2UE and 2GB radio broadcaster is facing 22 charges. Jones, 85, has pleaded not guilty
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‘Stop all outdoor activities’: South Korea records its highest ever temperature
Authorities issue alert saying indoor spaces without airconditioning are ‘dangerous’ as temperatures pass 40C for fifth straight day
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NHS mental health trust plans £25m in cuts to jobs and services
Body providing care in east London and Bedfordshire accused of ‘unfathomable and unacceptable’ move
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Malaysia cracks down on social media hiking trend after jump in numbers needing rescue
Officials are banning some ‘compressed hikes’ which involve walkers tackling demanding routes in short timeframes
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Massive Attack speak about ‘surreal experience’ of being banned from Singapore over Palestinian flag
British band say they are ‘proud to have made this impromptu expression with our fans in Singapore’, where open display of all foreign flags is banned
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Luke Bateman tells inquiry gambling companies supplied him with cocaine and alcohol
Former rugby league player turned TikTok influencer tells parliamentary inquiry his spiralling addiction to gambling cost him about $1m
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One Nation names eight Victorian election candidates as Hanson bars ABC and Guardian from press conferences
Former Liberal, ‘anti-woke’ film animator and councillor who says he used to work on Daniel Andrews’ security team among lineup for November’s state poll
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UK’s first ‘super-university’, merging Greenwich and Kent, to launch in September
The new London and South East University Group will be UK’s third largest higher education institution
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Eastern Washington fires destroy 600 structures and force 60,000 to evacuate
Wildfires in and around Spokane have stretched ability of federal and local agencies to fight blazes
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‘Stop all outdoor activities’: South Korea records its highest ever temperature
Authorities issue alert saying indoor spaces without airconditioning are ‘dangerous’ as temperatures pass 40C for fifth straight day
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Ariana Grande to take ‘a step back’ from public life due to ‘endless, ongoing scrutiny’
Singer was due to reunite with Wicked co-star Jonathan Bailey in London production of Sunday in the Park With George
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Suspect in Idaho restaurant shooting died of self-inflicted gunshot wound, police say
Twin Falls police chief believes Chad Williams, 24, was alone in Saturday attack that killed three people
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Artists, writers and scientists urge UK government to save Jodrell Bank Observatory
New Order and Simon Armitage among more than 100 signatories to criticise ‘foolish and shortsighted’ cuts