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The US House passed a bill that could cut universities off from federal student aid if they boycott Israel.
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5,000 gallons of diesel spill from New Jersey data centre into creek; cleanup underway
Cleanup is underway in New Jersey’s Meadowlands after about 5,000 gallons of diesel spilled from an Equinix data centre in Secaucus into Anderson Creek. Officials said the fuel was contained before reaching the Hackensack River. Hackensack Riverkeeper Bill Sheehan has called for a natural resource damages claim against the company over the spill.
Body found in search for three-year-old Noah Woods
Body found in pond in Suffolk village of Brantham, where Noah was last seen on Tuesday afternoonPolice searching for a three-year-old boy who went missing from a playground on the Suffolk-Essex border have found a body.Noah Woods was last seen at 3pm on Tuesday in Merriam Close in Brantham, near Manningtree, before becoming separated from a relative. Continue reading...
Body found in search for Noah Woods, three-year-old boy who went missing from Suffolk playground
Noah, who is autistic, non-verbal and has partial hearing loss, was last seen at 3pm on TuesdayPolice searching for a three-year-old boy who went missing from a playground on the Suffolk-Essex border have found a body.Noah Woods was last seen at 3pm on Tuesday in Merriam Close in Brantham, near Manningtree, before becoming separated from a relative. Continue reading...
UK politics: Burnham says budget will be ‘challenging’ and denies he is just ‘tax and spend socialist’ – as it happened
PM responds to criticism from former Bank of England chief economistWes Streeting, the defence secretary, has posted this on social media ahead of Andy Burnham’s meeting with the Nato secretary general Mark Rutte later.Today I am reminded of the words of my Labour predecessor Denis Healey:“Once we cut defence expenditure to the extent where our security is imperilled, we have no houses, we have no...
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Poll shows Americans are increasingly alarmed by AI’s ecological footprint
New poll finds over half of Americans fear AI-driven data centers will hike electricity costs and strain water supplies.
Girls creator Lena Dunham welcomes baby girl delivered via surrogate
Writer and actor, 40, had long struggled with endometriosis before undergoing total hysterectomy at age 31Lena Dunham has welcomed her first child with her husband, Luis Felber, via surrogate.The 40-year-old writer and actor, known for her creation of and role in the HBO television series Girls, revealed her daughter’s birth in a Vogue op-ed published on Wednesday. Continue reading...
Malaysia offers to invite Myanmar leader in Rohingya repatriation push
Malaysia has invited Myanmar’s military ruler for a visit to the country in a bid to expedite Rohingya repatriation.
At least 21 killed after Israeli-hit building in Gaza City collapses
Rescue workers say search for dozens of people hampered by lack of heavy machineryA building housing about 100 displaced Palestinian families has collapsed in Gaza City, killing at least 21 people in their sleep, including 11 children, forcing rescuers to dig through the rubble with their bare hands as they search for dozens of people believed to be trapped.A rescue team from Gaza’s civil defence ...
Angry Dutch farmers blamed for railway sabotage: What happened?
Farmers in the Netherlands have taken action in the past, protesting against the government’s nitrogen policy.
Photos show widespread damage at US sites from Iranian attacks
A wrecked air force plane and destroyed buildings are among the images obtained by the BBC's partner CBS News.
Kosovo war crimes court jails ex-president Hashim Thaçi for 25 years, sparking mass protests
Kosovo’s ex-president Hashim Thaçi gets 25 years for war crimes, sparking mass protests in Pristina as supporters chant and clash with police.
Remains of ancient warhorse given honorific burial discovered in Egypt
Archaeologists say they've discovered the remains of a likely ancient Egyptian warhorse given an honorific burial more than 3,000 years ago.
House speaker calls early recess before midterms amid AI regulation frenzy
Mike Johnson cancels votes on Thursday, meaning House members will avoid voting on impeaching Pete HegsethUS politics live – latest updatesThe Republican speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, announced on Wednesday that he would again cancel votes scheduled for Thursday, sending lawmakers home one day early ahead of the midterm election recess.The latest change to the legislative schedule means Hous...
House speaker sending lawmakers home early ahead of US midterm election recess
Mike Johnson cancels votes on Thursday, meaning House members will avoid voting on impeaching Pete HegsethUS politics live – latest updatesThe Republican speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, announced on Wednesday that he would again cancel votes scheduled for Thursday, sending lawmakers home one day early ahead of the midterm election recess.The latest change to the legislative schedule means Hous...
Ebola fight in DRC ‘far from over,’ warns WHO chief
The DRC faces a growing Ebola threat as cases soar in North Kivu, despite progress in other regions, says Tedros
Russian drone strike on a passenger bus in Ukraine kills 5 people and wounds at least 7 others
A Russian drone struck a passenger bus in southern Ukraine early Wednesday, killing five people and wounding at least seven. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the attack, the latest in a series of Russian strikes on civilian transportation, as an “atrocity.” France 24's Gulliver Cragg tells us more.
Labour holds No 10 drinks party for donors amid growing calls for donations cap
Labour has also increased fundraising from members in response to Reform’s £72m donations from crypto billionairesLabour has hosted major party donors at No 10 for a drinks reception, as the party comes under growing pressure from MPs and unions to consider a donations cap.The Guardian understands that high-level donors, including business leaders and philanthropists, were hosted by cabinet minist...
English village votes to 'secede' from UK over asylum centre plan
Residents of Piddington, an Oxfordshire village, have voted for symbolic independence from the UK in protest against plans to house more than 1,000 migrants at a nearby former military base.
Reader Q&A: how united are the Democrats ahead of the US midterms? Live now
Who are the Democrats running in the midterms, and where do they stand? Our US political reporters are live now to discuss the state of the Democrats, the party’s moderate and leftwing candidates and key races to watch Sign up or sign in to post a questionnycreader2 asks: Abdul El-Sayed has become a major symbol of the debate over the party’s direction. Are there other races or candidates we shoul...
Is the U.S. and China's mutual distrust the biggest risk as AI evolves?
Analysts tell CBS News that as the U.S. and China race for AI supremacy, they risk driving all of humanity "off a cliff."
Ivorian footballer Malick Yalcouyé falsely accused of lying about his age
During a Premier League match between Chelsea and Brighton, social media users started spreading rumours that 20-year-old Ivorian footballer Malick Yalcouyé is older than he claims to be. The rumours gained such proportion that the youth club where he trained decided to post photos of Yalcouyé throughout the years. Recently, similar accusations were made against the new Real Madrid striker Yan Dio...
France: TotalEnergies cut-price fuel spikes controversy among rivals
TotalEnergies service stations are accused of distorting competition as they display France's lowest-priced fuel. Supermarkets that usually sell fuel as a loss leader to pull in customers are furious, along with independent service stations.
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Obama family dog Sunny dies: ‘a force of nature’
Sunny, who joined the Obama family at the White House in 2013, was the second Obama dog after Bo, who died in 2021Sunny Obama, the Obama family’s second beloved Portuguese Water Dog, died on Tuesday, Barack Obama announced on Wednesday morning.“Yesterday, we lost a cherished member of our family,” the former president wrote on social media, attaching a photo of the 14-year-old dog whom he called “...
Sweden expels Iran embassy employee, citing security concerns
Stockholm says Iran-backed groups are plotting against 'Jewish and Israeli interests' in the country.
Annie Dillard, Pulitzer prize-winning author of nonfiction and nature essays, dies aged 81
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, published when Dillard was 28, skyrocketed her to become one of the most prominent nonfiction writers of her generationAnnie Dillard, author of the Pulitzer prize-winning book Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, died aged 81 at her home in South Wellfleet, Massachusetts on Tuesday.Maggie Nelson, Dillard’s literary editor, confirmed her death to the New York Times. Continue reading...
Michelin-starred Seoul restaurant fined for using ants as garnish
The owner of the acclaimed establishment avoids jail but is made to pay 15 million won (£8,144; $10,965).