The Guardian
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Archibald prize 2026: portrait of Jewish leader after Bondi terror attack wins people’s choice award
Artist Michael Zavros says he was inspired by a deep respect for Alex Ryvchin’s leadership, as well as an uncanny likeness between the two men
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UK government reviews why police ceding criminal cases to US military
Exclusive: ministers and police chiefs examining how cases involving US military personnel on UK soil are handled after Guardian revelations
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Death toll in Japan earthquake rises to 23 as aftershock and heat complicate rescue efforts
Soldiers and emergency workers are combing through a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivors
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Elon Musk’s xAI sues Minnesota over law banning ‘nudification’ technology
First-in-nation law sets up test on states’ power to regulate use of AI as it tries to outlaw fake nude images of real people
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Senate committee delays vote on Todd Blanche attorney general nomination – as it happened
Spokesperson says ‘work continues to secure sufficient support’ for Trump pick amid concern over IRS settlement
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Middle East crisis live: US launches ‘heavy waves of strikes’ on Iran after days-long pause in attacks
US says attacks on Thursday morning hit dozens of Revolutionary Guard targets while experts say earlier strikes by both sides increase risk of return to all-out war
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Bullets that killed two at Seattle food festival do not match teen shooter’s gun, police say
Police link shooting to gang violence but have not said who might have fired bullets that killed bystanders on Sunday
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Bird flu has reached Victoria and more wildlife deaths loom. How bad could it get?
Authorities say local transmission of H5 bird flu virus among South Australian birds signals ‘shift in the situation’
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Ben Carroll will not rule out redirecting Suburban Rail Loop funds to other projects
New Victorian premier also considering ‘sensible changes’ to laws that would enshrine right to work from home two days a week
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Federal Labor MP Luke Gosling arrested over alleged assault of NT administrator
Member for Solomon has previously denied alleged incident with administrator David Connolly
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Queensland MP pens ‘White Men Can Sprint’ social media post after Lachlan Kennedy takes silver in Glasgow
LNP member Llew O’Brien says ‘there is nothing wrong with being proud of your heritage’, leading Angus Taylor to state: ‘I congratulate all Australians’
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Trump’s pick for US attorney general Todd Blanche in jeopardy as vote postponed
Republican John Cornyn says he will not back nomination without written confirmation $1.8bn slush fund is dead
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Deadly strikes on Kyiv after Zelenskyy warns of ‘massive’ Russian attack
Fires across the Ukrainian capital after ballistic missile attack, while Kyiv’s forces continue cross-border attacks with another Wildberries warehouse hit
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Trident renewal central to defence spending, says Andy Burnham
Prime minister to highlight investment in communities as he launches next phase of nuclear submarine replacement
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Meta misses earnings forecasts after Zuckerberg media push to promote AI
Stock tumbles nearly 8% after weaker-than-expected results, despite CEO’s blitz to tout positive effects of AI
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Trump announces $22bn plan to rebuild Dulles international airport
Planned overhaul forms part of president’s broader pattern of directing changes in Washington after arch and ballroom
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Brave New World or Groundhog Day? Burnham revisits old ground in speech on social care
Rightwing media hostility helped sink his reform plans in 2010, but the new PM’s passionate speech suggests there is now clear political will for change
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Hackers steal sensitive data from UK Department for Education and police
Details of parents and staff, including email addresses and phone numbers, are among data taken by cybercriminals
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Two people accuse Epstein of sexual conduct at Michigan fine arts school
Report on Interlochen Center for the Arts details sexual allegations against 47 faculty and staff members since 1950s
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Parliamentary watchdog decides against inquiry into £80,000 loan to Reform’s deputy leader
Richard Tice had been referred to standards commissioner over undeclared sum from Farage aide George Cottrell
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Anthony Fauci’s high-profile Senate hearing: what we learned
Six years on from Covid crisis, Republicans still politicizing science – and Fauci remains a political punching bag
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Todd Blanche’s US attorney general prospects in question as vote looms
Republican John Cornyn says he will not back nomination without written confirmation $1.8bn slush fund is dead
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Comey alleges Trump pushed prosecution over ‘8647’ seashell post
Comey’s lawyers say Secret Service tracked him and investigators turned to AI and a mafia killer to bolster case
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Icac hits paydirt as Reformers’ ‘shit sheets’ are given a very public airing
Dirt files are always damaging – not least those originating in the secretive rightwing Reformers sub-faction of the party
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BTS boycott Grammys after introduction of new Asian pop prize
K-pop superstars will not submit Arirang album or its songs for 2027 ceremony
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Staff at newest V&A site in London vote overwhelmingly for strike action
V&A Storehouse dispute centres on toilet and hydration breaks as employees across V&A in London also vote to strike in wider action
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The population of an endangered Australian bat suddenly dropped by up to 16%. No one knows why
Exclusive: Scientists say about 5,000 fewer southern bent-wing bats have been recorded at a key maternity site for the species
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A decade on the Iberian frontline has shown me that Europe’s climate emergency is impossible to deny
What once felt exceptional now arrives with grim regularity all over the continent and it will only get worse
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Australians value batteries and EVs, but renewables industry must earn trust of regions, summit told
Clean Energy Council calls for a national, legislated scheme to funnel benefits of hosting renewables projects back to local councils
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TfL brings case worth up to £1bn against carmakers over Ulez compliance
Transport for London claims polluting diesel vehicles had been able to enter clean air zone without having to pay
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Russia accuses Telegram founder of aiding terrorism in its latest online crackdown
FSB puts Pavel Durov on international wanted lists and says his messaging app is used for sabotage and murder
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Bird flu is spreading locally and Australia faces more wildlife deaths. How bad could it get?
Authorities say local transmission of H5 bird flu virus among South Australian birds signals ‘shift in the situation’
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Atlassian tightens tracking of staff AI use as other technology firms encourage ‘tokenmaxxing’
Some companies reportedly using leaderboards for employees who used the most AI in their work
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Norwegian teenager guilty of travelling to UK to carry out contract killing
Johannes Kongsnes Natland was recruited to murder unknown person by international crime gang linked to Iran
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Body found in suitcase in Athens 11 days ago that of 38-year-old British woman
Greek authorities identify remains after reported discovery in a derelict building by homeless man
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US-Saudi strikes in Iraq push region into ‘uncharted territory’, analysts warn
Riyadh’s decision to join US in strikes on Iran-backed militia further complicates widening and ‘unpredictable’ war
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Revealed: George Cottrell transferred $2m to his mother days before her donations to Reform UK
Exclusive: Sources say Fiona Cottrell told bankers the transfers, received 24-72 hours before her donations to Reform, came from her son
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Triple killer who dismembered bodies of two friends given whole-life jail sentence
James Desborough, who also strangled cellmate to death for snoring while awaiting trial, hid body fragments in Cornwall woods
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Assisted dying debate should come after end-of-life care reform, says Burnham
Introducing the legislation would be ‘very challenging’ until care system improved, PM says
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Next 12 hours ‘decisive’ for wildfire near Madrid, says Spanish PM
Comments by Pedro Sánchez come as extreme heat renews pressure on firefighters tackling blazes across southern Europe
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Four women accuse Jared Leto of criminal sexual conduct when they were teenagers
BBC documentary reports incidents alleged to have taken place when actor and musician was in 30s and 40s
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BMW to cut ‘as many as 8,000 jobs’ under pressure from Chinese rivals
Layoffs will come in admin and development divisions in Germany, with production operations unaffected
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Half of England officially in ‘exceptionally serious’ drought
Environment Agency names seven regions affected by unusually hot and dry weather and shortage of water
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French music producer Kavinsky, known for Drive soundtrack hit Nightcall, dies aged 50
French authorities investigate death of musician who performed at Paris Olympics, but say ‘no suspicious elements’ at play
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US schools are struggling to keep the yellow bus running amid shortages and cuts
Districts are reducing routes and exploring new ways to get students to class as transportation costs climb
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Rogue OpenAI agent that hacked startup tried to attack other firms
ChatGPT developer says activity by autonomous tool was not at severity or scale of what occurred at Hugging Face
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Flash floods and storms batter north-east US as deadly weather threatens millions
Lightning kills a New Jersey man as rescues, power outages and travel disruption hit region
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Victorian cults inquiry accidentally shares email address of anonymous survivors with group members
Committee apologises for not concealing email addresses when alerting witnesses to final report