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US-Iran talks over $6bn Iranian assets to restart
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US-Iran talks over $6bn Iranian assets to restart

Two sides yet to have face-to-face meeting since signing deal to reopen strait of HormuzTalks at an indirect level between US and Iranian officials over unfreezing at least $6bn Iranian assets will recommence on Wednesday in Doha, Iran has said. The two sides are yet to have their first face-to-face meeting since signing a deal to extend the ceasefire and reopen the strait of Hormuz.US envoys Stev...

World Cup matches played in potentially dangerous heat as players’ union makes climate warning
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World Cup matches played in potentially dangerous heat as players’ union makes climate warning

Nine of the group stage games played in severe heat, analysis finds, as union points to lessons for the whole sportNine matches in the World Cup group stage were played amid potentially dangerous heat and humidity, a Guardian analysis shows, as global players’ union Fifpro warned that heat would have to “play a bigger part” in the sport’s future scheduling decisions.The findings come as likely rec...

‘But we’re just 1% of emissions’: do smaller countries’ climate efforts matter?
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‘But we’re just 1% of emissions’: do smaller countries’ climate efforts matter?

Past and present leaders of wealthy nations such as UK and Germany have argued their actions are insignificantOn first hearing, it is a position that sounds reasonable. “When our share of global emissions is less than 1%,” Rishi Sunak argued when he was the UK prime minister in 2023, “how can it be right that British citizens are now being told to sacrifice even more than others?”Sunak is not the ...

Next chancellor will have to find £5bn to fund black hole in defence funding, government figures reveal – UK politics live
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Next chancellor will have to find £5bn to fund black hole in defence funding, government figures reveal – UK politics live

Keir Starmer earlier unveiled a £15bn plan but said defence spending cannot be ‘bottomless pit’ and MoD has to ‘spend better’Keir Starmer is speaking now.They are at Malloy Aeronautics, a firm that designs heavy-lift drones, and Starmer says this morning they showed him one of the heaviest drones he had ever seen.Last year, I made the decision in the national interest to reprioritise aid spending ...

Birthright citizenship: civil rights groups and Democrats welcome supreme court decision against Trump – live

Birthright citizenship: civil rights groups and Democrats welcome supreme court decision against Trump – live

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Ruling to uphold birthright citizenship is blow to Trump’s agenda in a supreme court season that largely went his waySupreme court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump agendaJustices allow states to ban trans women from female sports and strike down limits on federal campaign spendingSign up for the Breaking News US emailThe supreme court’s decision to reject Trump’s attempt to fire Fed...

Damning report on England maternity care ‘watershed moment’, health secretary says

Damning report on England maternity care ‘watershed moment’, health secretary says

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Announcing creation of a maternity commissioner, James Murray says Amos report highlights ‘toxic’ culture in some NHS unitsAnalysis: Transparency, standards and a new commissioner – but does maternity review go far enough?Valerie Amos’s devastating indictment of maternity care has to be a “watershed moment” for how the NHS treats pregnant women and babies, the health secretary has said.James Murra...

Italian MEP suggests government wants to ‘hide truth’ about Albania migrant centre

Italian MEP suggests government wants to ‘hide truth’ about Albania migrant centre

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Cristina Guarda says delegation was denied access to cells in offshore detention facility, at which six people have attempted suicideAn Italian MEP has questioned whether the Italian government is trying to “hide the truth” about conditions at an offshore migrant detention centre in Albania after a delegation she was part of said they were prevented from conducting a full inspection.Cristina Guard...

Silicon Valley donations make Colorado Democratic primary one of state’s most expensive

Silicon Valley donations make Colorado Democratic primary one of state’s most expensive

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Manny Rutinel’s House campaign draws millions from big tech as pro- and anti-AI factions spar over regulationPolitical groups funded by top tech executives have been homing in on one local race in Colorado, as the state’s Democratic primary vote gets under way on Tuesday. Democrat Manny Rutinel, who’s running in the competitive eighth congressional district for a seat in the House, has seen his ca...

US treasury secretary warns oil and gas companies to lower prices: ‘we’re watching’

US treasury secretary warns oil and gas companies to lower prices: ‘we’re watching’

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Scott Bessent says he ‘encourages them to be good actors’ after Trump ranted about prices not dropping fast enoughScott Bessent, the US treasury secretary, issued a veiled warning to oil and gas companies to lower their prices on Tuesday, a day after Donald Trump berated those retailers on social media for not dropping their prices fast enough and demanded they target $2.50 a gallon.“I would encou...

Monaco bombing was ‘attempted assassination’, not terror attack, say prosecutors – as it happened

Monaco bombing was ‘attempted assassination’, not terror attack, say prosecutors – as it happened

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Authorities are still searching to identify the suspect of an alleged assassination attempt of a Ukrainian business tycoonin MadridMore than 1 million undocumented migrants and asylum seekers have applied to regularise their status in Spain under a government programme to harness and defend the benefits of immigration at a time when most European countries are pulling up the drawbridge.“The fact t...

House prices fall in four capital cities as Sydney values drop nearly $50,000 this year

House prices fall in four capital cities as Sydney values drop nearly $50,000 this year

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More than half of homes taken to auction not selling while median property price in Adelaide started to slide in JuneGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHouse prices are now falling in four capital cities with the Adelaide market beginning to slide in June, while Sydney values have dropped by $48,000 since the start of the year.Data from Cotality, released on Wednesday, show...

Trump administration puts religious freedom at heart of US health policy

Trump administration puts religious freedom at heart of US health policy

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Critics say the new focus could reshape LGBTQ+ healthcare, abortion access and vaccine policyThe Trump administration is moving religious freedom to the forefront of its health policies, a move that will likely affect reproductive health, LGBTQ+ healthcare, and vaccine policy.“They are very much putting religious freedom front and center,” said Dorit Reiss, a professor at UC Law San Francisco. But...

‘He isn’t political’: the Ukrainian-born oligarch targeted by a Monaco bomber

‘He isn’t political’: the Ukrainian-born oligarch targeted by a Monaco bomber

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Questions remain as to why somebody would want to kill Vadym Iermolaiev, who has a personal fortune of $225mMonaco in shock after parcel bomb injures Ukrainian-born business leaderNobody paid much attention to the man with the backpack, as he approached the entrance to a beige-coloured Monaco apartment building. It was 9pm, Monday evening. The street – rue Révérend-Père-Louis-Frolla – is located i...

Like being ‘stabbed in the back’: abuse survivors left without trials after Christian Brothers’ unprecedented legal tactic

Like being ‘stabbed in the back’: abuse survivors left without trials after Christian Brothers’ unprecedented legal tactic

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Order wants to set up its own scheme outside of court to pay survivors, who have been told they will not get what they are owed in fullGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn abuse survivor feels as if he has been stabbed with a “sharp, long, bladed knife to the back” after his trial was aborted at the 11th hour due to an unprecedented legal tactic by the Christian Brothers.L...

What’s the catch? Menus across Australia to show seafood’s country of origin

What’s the catch? Menus across Australia to show seafood’s country of origin

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From 1 July, restaurants need to tell customers whether their fish and seafood was caught in Australia or overseasGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFrom 1 July, diners across the country will see a small but notable change on menus.The federal government has made it mandatory for hospitality venues to designate a seafood product’s country of origin: “A” for Australian, “I”...

Shetland councillors back plans to build tunnels to link some of largest islands

Shetland councillors back plans to build tunnels to link some of largest islands

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Financing options to be investigated for first two subsea projects that would link Mainland with Yell and Unst Councillors on Shetland have backed plans to build up to four tunnels to link some of the largest and most populated islands, after years of isolation and decline.The council voted on Tuesday to investigate financing options for the first two subsea tunnels, which would link Shetland’s Ma...

Defence secretary says UK still committed to raise defence spending to 3.5% of GDP by 2035 – UK politics live

Defence secretary says UK still committed to raise defence spending to 3.5% of GDP by 2035 – UK politics live

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Keir Starmer earlier unveiled a £15bn plan but said defence spending cannot be ‘bottomless pit’ and MoD has to ‘spend better’Keir Starmer is speaking now.They are at Malloy Aeronautics, a firm that designs heavy-lift drones, and Starmer says this morning they showed him one of the heaviest drones he had ever seen.Last year, I made the decision in the national interest to reprioritise aid spending ...

Andy Burnham says he will end culture of briefing against female ministers

Andy Burnham says he will end culture of briefing against female ministers

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PM hopeful tells meeting of women’s parliamentary Labour party that any staff who undermine female members of his team will be sackedUK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham has said he will to end the culture of briefing against female ministers, promising Labour MPs he will sack any staff who undermine women in his team.Speaking at the meeting of the women’s parliamentary Labour party in We...

Rochdale grooming gang ringleader cannot be deported, victims told

Rochdale grooming gang ringleader cannot be deported, victims told

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Provisions in Immigration Act prevent Shabir Ahmed, due to be released, being sent to PakistanThe ringleader of the notorious Rochdale grooming gang is due to be released from prison this week and cannot be deported from the country, his victims have been told.Shabir Ahmed, 73, known to his victims as “Daddy”, was convicted of multiple counts of rape and sexual offences against girls in 2012. Cont...

US supreme court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump agenda

US supreme court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump agenda

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Court rules against Trump administration on policy that people born in the United States are citizensSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe US supreme court has upheld birthright citizenship, which provides nearly all people born in the country with citizenship, ruling against a central piece of Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda.The president had issued...

Brother of late TV star Caroline Flack dies

Brother of late TV star Caroline Flack dies

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Inquest opened into death of Paul Flack, who was found unresponsive at his Norwich home earlier in JuneThe brother of the late TV presenter Caroline Flack has died.Paul Flack, 55, was found unresponsive at his home in Norwich on 21 June before later dying at the Norfolk and Norwich hospital, according to the Eastern Daily Press. Continue reading...

Supreme court rules against Trump’s efforts to end birthright citizenship – live

Supreme court rules against Trump’s efforts to end birthright citizenship – live

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Decision is blow to Trump’s agenda; justices also allow states to ban trans athletes from females sports and end limits on party spending in federal electionsSupreme court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump agendaJustices allow states to ban trans women from female sports and strike down limits on federal campaign spendingSign up for the Breaking News US emailThe supreme court’s decis...

US supreme court strikes down limits on campaign spending

US supreme court strikes down limits on campaign spending

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Case stems from 2022 lawsuit challenging Federal Election Commission’s enforcement of limits on ‘coordinated party expenditures’Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxOne of the last remaining barriers between wealthy donors sending unlimited funds to federal political candidates fell after the US supreme court struck down a lower court ruling that limited spe...

US supreme court strikes down limit on spending by political parties in support of candidates

US supreme court strikes down limit on spending by political parties in support of candidates

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Case stems from 2022 lawsuit challenging Federal Election Commission’s enforcement of limits on ‘coordinated party expenditures’Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxOne of the last remaining barriers between wealthy donors sending unlimited funds to federal political candidates fell after the US supreme court struck down a lower court ruling that limited spe...

Nigel Farage received £270,000 from gold marketer he promotes

Nigel Farage received £270,000 from gold marketer he promotes

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Reform UK leader’s Direct Bullion payment is double his fee from 2025UK politics live – latest updatesNigel Farage received £270,000 from a gold marketer for which he is a brand ambassador, his single biggest payment as an MP.The Reform leader has been criticised in the past over his £400,000-a-year second job promoting the idea for Direct Bullion that people should buy physical gold and put it in...

‘Is there a way out of this mess?’: Your questions answered on Europe’s week of hellish heat

‘Is there a way out of this mess?’: Your questions answered on Europe’s week of hellish heat

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As the the shocking heatwave continues to scorch its way across Europe our European environment correspondent Ajit Niranjan answered your questions from which countries have responded best and why people are surprised after decades of warningssloth_101 asks: Most reports still talk about this issue in terms of “records”? Technically, that might be correct but it feels like it’s missing urgency of ...

Supreme court allows states to ban trans athletes from female sports teams – US politics live

Supreme court allows states to ban trans athletes from female sports teams – US politics live

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Justices rule West Virginia and Idaho did not violate constitution’s equal protection clause by barring trans students from competing in sportsSupreme court upholds laws excluding trans women from female sportsSign up for the Breaking News US emailThe supreme court’s decision to reject Trump’s attempt to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook yesterday is part of a long-running battle over the in...

US supreme court rules states can exclude trans athletes from female sports

US supreme court rules states can exclude trans athletes from female sports

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Justices voted to overturn judgments issued by lower courts in favor of trans students who sued after being barred from competing in West Virginia and IdahoThe US supreme court has upheld laws in two conservative states excluding transgender girls and women from competing in female sports in a far-reaching ruling certain to impact trans rights throughout the US.The court’s nine justices voted to o...

US supreme court upholds laws excluding trans women from competing in female sports

US supreme court upholds laws excluding trans women from competing in female sports

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Justices voted to overturn judgements issued by lower courts in favor of trans students who sued after being barred from competing in West Virginia and IdahoUS supreme court decisions – live updatesThe US supreme court has upheld laws in two conservative states excluding transgender girls and women from competing in female sports in a far-reaching ruling certain to impact trans rights throughout t...