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Peter Gill, playwright who turned ordinary lives into extraordinary drama, dies aged 86
Peter Gill in 2014, the year he directed his play Versailles at the Donmar in London. Photograph: Linda Nylind/The…
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US federal judge blocks New York’s ban on ICE officers wearing masks
Masked federal agents patrol the halls of immigration court at the Ted Weiss federal building on 12 May 2026 in New York City. Photograph: Michael M Santiago/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenMasked federal agents…
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Mass funeral in Gaza for 112 Palestinians killed in 2023 Israeli strike
And we've supported them by renting - for hundreds of hours - two of the only excavators available for this work in…
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Jordan convenes emergency meeting over Israel’s potential to ‘trigger religious conflict’
Jewish visitors pray at the entrance of the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem's Old City on 23 July. Photograph: Ammar…
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World's oldest president reshuffles army as his absence stokes unease
World's oldest president reshuffles army as his absence stokes uneaseImage source, AFP via Getty ImagesImage caption,…
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UN experts urge Canada to protect Sikh activist amid credible threats to his life
Moninder Singh, centre, speaks to the media in September 2023 after Hardeep Singh Nijjar was killed outside a gurdwara…
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Middle East crisis live: Qatar says diplomatic efforts ‘ongoing’ as Iran insists it does not seek to expand war
The ship was 20 nautical miles (23 miles) north-east of the Omani port city of Al Khasab when it reported being hit,…
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Washington state Democrat who flipped pro-Trump district faces tough primary
Photograph: Karen Ducey/The Seattle Times via APView image in fullscreenRepresentative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez. An…
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Gatwick airport to open second runway after legal challenge fails
Gatwick airport will slightly reposition its emergency runway and use it routinely for short-haul passenger aircraft…
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Guatemala volcano eruption sends lava spewing into the air
More than 200 people were killed when Fuego erupted in 2018, many of them caught in the fast-flowing pyroclastic flows…
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Dinghy carrying 157 people capsizes in Channel after engine catches fire
Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PAView image in fullscreenAn RNLI lifeboat in the Channel. Our plan will saves lives.”More…
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Vote to take place on Blanche nomination after GOP senators drop opposition – US politics live
Trump said he has always known Miller as “a good person” and called the situation “a very sad thing.” In an 89-4 vote,…
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Colombia’s elephant-costumed anti-corruption activist sworn in as senator
Luis Carlos Rúa, known as Elefante blanco, was sworn in as a Colombian senator while wearing his distinctive white…
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Michigan votes in key Senate primary as Democrats battle over party’s future
Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed are vying to become the Democratic US Senate nominee in Michigan. Photograph: getty…
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Deadly landslide hits Ethiopia mountain monastery during prayer service
Deadly landslide hits Ethiopia mountain monastery during prayer serviceImage source, North Showa Zone PoliceImage…
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Russia Turns Ukraine’s Gas Stations From Social Hubs Into Deadly Targets
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Arson arrest made over largest of Washington state's wildfires
Farinacci, who was arrested over the Old Trails fire, is being held on a charge of arson in the first degree and held…
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Soldier kills four in gun rampage in Russian-occupied Crimea
A soldier opened fire in the Russian‑occupied Crimean village of Khmelnytske, killing four people. The attack killed…
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Moment pilot caught with 70,000 ecstasy pills at Indonesian airport
A Malaysian pilot was apprehended at Jakarta's airport while attempting to smuggle a large quantity of ecstasy pills.…
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Calls for UK bank tax to fund cost of living help as HSBC profits hit £7.5bn
HSBC profits rose 60% year on year in the three months to the end of June. Photograph: Anthony Devlin/PAView image in…
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Trump keeps making threats. Washington and the world have stopped flinching.
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Airport chaos, delays as E.U. debuts biometric border system
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Trump slams oil companies for ‘making too much money’ from his war on Iran
Donald Trump took aim at oil company profits weeks after warning energy retailers to cut their prices. Photograph:…
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Hungary comes ‘within millimetres’ of shutting down nuclear power plant amid drought crisis – Europe live
Photograph: Bernadett Szabó/Reuters“Around 1:30 a.m. we were a few millimetres away from completely shutting down the…
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Charity cyclist, 82, dies a day after 3,300 mile ride across Australia
Charity cyclist, 82, dies a day after 3,300 mile ride across AustraliaImage source, Instagram/broome2bowral.4mndImage…
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Five dead in Moscow region as Ukraine continues warehouse strikes
Local officials also said Wildberries warehouses were targeted in the St Petersburg and Tver regions overnight. He…
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Daphne Caruana Galizia was investigating suspected corruption when killed, jury told
Daphne Caruana Galizia was killed in a car bombing in October 2017. Photograph: Darrin Zammit Lupi/ReutersView image…
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Trump wants ‘fair treatment’ in fight over Labor’s levy on tech giants to pay for news, US trade group warns
The US National Foreign Trade Council criticized Australia’s expanded News Bargaining Incentive, warning it could…
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BP profits more than double as Iran war sends oil prices soaring
BP has reported its highest quarterly profits since the start of Russia's war on Ukraine, with profits more than…
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Charity cyclist Bob Montgomery, 82, dies one day after 5,200km ride across Australia
Bob Montgomery, 82, died just one day after completing an charity cycling trip with his grandson, Tom Malcolm, 18, to…
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‘Scott and Damien are afraid’: senior Liberal quizzed at Icac about former staffer’s message
NSW Liberal MLC Damien Tudehope is not named in any allegations and is not accused of wrongdoing by Icac. Photograph:…
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Nine Lives, the feral cat that terrorised New Zealand’s rare ducks, is caught after three years
Nine Lives, the feral cat that devastated a rare duck population in New Zealand for years, pictured in February 2024.…
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Three lions die of suspected heatstroke at Tokyo zoo as Japan swelters
One of the Tama Zoological Park lions that has died of suspected heatstroke. Photograph: Tama Zoological ParkView…
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Tuesday briefing: Inside the right’s heated climate-denial debate
Smoke rises from a wildfire at Dunwich Heath on the Suffolk coast last Thursday. Photograph: Joe Giddens/PAView image…
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Public urged to avoid hospital unless ‘life might be in danger’ after record day for Sydney emergency departments
Sydney emergency departments recorded the highest ever winter day with just under 10,000 presentations, driven by flu,…
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UK plastic manufacturer could face legal action over toxic emissions
Huntsman Polyurethanes’ chemical plant is in Teesside, north-east England. Photograph: HandoutView image in…
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GPs’ breast cancer guidelines ‘miss’ 95% of women who will develop disease
A radiologist examines mammograms for breast cancer, which is the most common cancer worldwide. Photograph: Damian…
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Approval of east London datacentre labelled ‘slap in the face’ for local democracy
Tower Hamlets council had previously adopted a plan that would have provided 350 homes. Photograph: David Levene/The…
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Cancer survivors need protection from future discrimination, say German politicians
Manuela Schwesig says Germany remains among EU outliers in creating high obstacles to a fresh start for former cancer…
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France wildfires reveal hundreds of WW2 shells in village
A forest fire in southern France has revealed a cache of hundreds of World War Two shells and munitions in the village…
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What Ben Carroll’s cabinet cuts say about his ‘new direction’ for Victoria
Victorian premier Ben Carroll and deputy premier Gabrielle Williams after the swearing-in of cabinet ministers at…
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Price of olive oil expected to rise again as European crops feel the heat
A farm worker uses olive branches to extinguish flames during a wildfire in the Megara valley, Greece on Sunday.…
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How the Mohegan Tribe Lost a Billion-Dollar Casino in South Korea
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Did Iran hack water systems in seven US states?
US water systems in several states experienced coordinated cyber-attacks, with Minnesota reporting over 30 affected…
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Watch: Wild police chase in Queensland, Australia ends in two arrests
A police pursuit in Queensland, Australia, has ended in two arrests after a high-speed car chase. The chase occurred…
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Sportsbet and Tabcorp deny allegations they sourced drugs and sex workers to encourage VIP clients to bet more
Responsible Wagering Australia CEO Kai Cantwell, Sportsbet’s Jules Norton Selzer and Tabcorp’s Julian Whealing appear…
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Immigrant being held at Delaney Hall dies, marking 22nd death in ICE custody
A protester stands outside Delaney Hall detention facility during a vigil for Edwin Lopez Cornejo, in Newark, New…
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Drone Explodes on Russian Beach, Killing 7, Officials Say
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Crews building Trump border wall in drought-hit New Mexico ordered to stop drilling wells
Construction crews drill wells for border wall construction in Lua county, New Mexico, last month. Photograph: Russell…
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Japan’s prime minister tours quake-hit sites as recovery efforts hampered by soaring temperatures
Haruto Kubo holds his pet dog Miku, outside a house that collapsed in an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 that…
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