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Pete Hegseth criticized for body-shaming Canadian cadets: ‘Literally they’re kids’

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US defense secretary faces backlash for attempting to mock Canada’s armed forces amid trade warA social media post by Pete Hegseth, the US secretary of defense, body-shaming female members of a Canadian youth development program remained online on Wednesday despite a furious backlash on both sides of the border.On Monday night, Hegseth posted on X a photograph of two people in uniform with a Canad...

Pete Hegseth criticized for body-shaming Canadian cadet program members

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US defense secretary faced backlash for attempting to mock Canada’s armed forces amid trade warA social media post by Pete Hegseth, the US secretary of defense, body-shaming female members of a Canadian youth development program remained online on Wednesday despite a furious backlash on both sides of the border.On Monday night Hegseth posted on X a photograph of two people in uniform with a Canadi...

What’s really behind Trump’s deference to Putin?

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Whether or not US president fits the definition of a Russian asset, his actions align closely with the Kremlin’s interests• Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereCould Donald Trump be a Russian asset? The headline on a review in the Guardian of my new book Betrayal has provoked heated international debate. Written by the historian Lawrence Freedman, the piece generated thou...

Mass breeding of game birds without welfare checks may be curtailed in England

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Campaigners say pheasants and partridges reared ‘on industrial scale’ do not have same protections as chickensThe government is considering a crackdown on pheasant shooting in England as part of a consultation on strict new animal welfare laws that would affect shoot organisers.Ministers are already considering plans for the issuing of licences for those who run game bird shoots. The proposals mea...

Architect of UK’s AI strategy joins Anthropic amid conflict of interest warning

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Matt Clifford will stay as chair of government funding body for tech projects alongside his senior role at US firmThe architect of the UK government’s AI strategy has joined the US startup Anthropic in a senior role a year after stepping down from his Downing Street post.Matt Clifford, a successful tech investor, was appointed as AI opportunities adviser by Keir Starmer last year but resigned from...

Maggie Gyllenhaal says film industry has a ‘systemic problem’ with sexism

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Speaking at the opening of the Venice film festival, the actor-director addressed why the jury of which she is chair will only be shown two films made by female film-makersMaggie Gyllenhaal said there is a “systemic problem” that explains why only two female directors are in the running for the Golden Lion at the Venice film festival this year.“It’s harder for women to get films financed,” said th...

New York law requires hairdressers to learn how to work with all hair types

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New law requires cosmetology classes to give instruction on all hair types from the kinkiest to the straightestAs of 1 September, a new law in New York state requires hairdressers studying cosmetology to be trained to work with all hair types.“This is about equal access to service,” assembly member Michaelle Solages, who sponsored the law, said in a statement earlier this year. “No New Yorker shou...

‘Timidity is a virus’: Paul Keating fights the fading of the light as he seeks to enshrine his legacy

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As a major new biography of the former prime minister goes on sale, he talks about meeting the Queen, Trump’s aims, and why his big vision will never fadeGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQueen Elizabeth II met Paul Keating “alone, to her credit” in what the prime minister was informed was her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria’s, favourite room at Balmoral Castle.“An...

Tumbler Ridge mass shooting victims file 30 new lawsuits against OpenAI

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The company says it prioritizes safety, but suits allege its ChatGPT bot induced shooter to carry out attack in CanadaOpenAI faces 30 new lawsuits filed on behalf of victims of the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting.The suits, filed on Wednesday, allege the company’s ChatGPT chatbot induced the shooter to carry out the attack in rural Canada in February, in which eight people were killed and dozens more...

Four in court after newborn baby girl stabbed to death in Sheffield

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Two men and two women accused of murder, causing or allowing death of a child, and perverting course of justiceFour people have appeared in court charged with murder after a newborn baby girl was stabbed to death in Sheffield.Two men and two women were remanded in custody on Wednesday following the death of the newborn named only as Baby S. Continue reading...

Four in court after baby stabbed to death in Sheffield

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The two men and two women accused of murder as well as causing or allowing death of a child and perverting course of justiceFour people have appeared in court charged with murder after a newborn baby girl was stabbed to death in Sheffield.Two men and two women were remanded in custody on Wednesday following the death of the newborn named only as Baby S. Continue reading...

Swedish minister defends strict post-Brexit removals of Britons

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Minister says Sweden has ‘fulfilled its commitments’ amid criticism of ‘unjust’ decisions such as case of Joyce ThomasThe Swedish government has doubled down on its position on removing and deporting British citizens on the grounds they were late to apply for permission to stay after Brexit.The migration minister, Johan Forssell, issued a robust defence of the Swedish migration agency’s implementa...

US woman gets 38 stitches after being bitten by otter in Lake Tahoe

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Woman from Reno was swimming near Hidden beach when river otter attacked her, Tahoe’s second incident in a monthA swimmer at Lake Tahoe in Nevada was bitten by a river otter in an incident that left her needing to go to hospital and get 38 stitches for her wounds as well as rabies shots, local media have reported.Lynnette Bellin from Reno was swimming near Hidden beach on the Nevada side of the po...

Hakeem Jeffries vows ‘serious response’ after two House Democrats vote with Republicans – US politics live

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House minority leader says decision by two Democrats to advance resolution condemning socialism ‘represents significant breach of trust’Sign up for the US Breaking News emailAfter two House Democrats voted with Republicans to advance a procedural vote on Tuesday, minority leader Hakeem Jeffries vowed a “serious response” in an apparent effort to impose discipline on defecting colleagues.“The decis...

Andy Burnham blames Tory legacy for leaving UK economy vulnerable

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In first PMQs clash with Kemi Badenoch, prime minister rejects comparison to Liz Truss’s governmentUK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham blamed the Conservatives’ legacy for leaving the UK vulnerable to market turmoil, in his first prime ministers’ questions clash with Kemi Badenoch, as the UK’s borrowing costs climbed further.The Conservative leader compared the market pressure on Burnham...

Russia increasingly reckless, says Nato’s Rutte as Germany blames Moscow for Leipzig drone incident – Europe live

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Nato’s Mark Rutte’s comments come as EU ministers meet to consider their response to drone attack last monthGerman police have opened a investigation into yesterday’s attempt to disrupt the operation of a power substation near Brandenburg.In a statement, Brandenburg police said they were leading a probe on suspicion of attempting to disrupt public services, causing an explosion and damaging critic...

Tim Cook handed $47m package for new role as executive chair of Apple

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Pay and shares deal nearly matches $58m award to John Ternus, his successor as CEO at the $4.7tn tech companyBusiness live – latest updatesTim Cook has received a $47m (£35m) pay deal as Apple’s executive chair, a remuneration package that nears the level set for his successor as chief executive.Cook, who handed over to John Ternus on Tuesday, will be paid a base salary of $2m and $45m worth of sh...

Blackout risk rises as heatwave stresses largest US electric grids

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US energy department warns of potential for outages in PJM Interconnection, serving 67 million from DC to ChicagoThe risk ⁠of power outages ⁠is expected to ​escalate across a broad swath of the United States on Wednesday as intense heat will test the capacity of electricity supplies ⁠serving millions of homes and businesses from the midwest through the mid-Atlantic.The US Department of Energy warn...

‘It always comes around’: fans react to conviction in Tupac Shakur’s murder 30 years later

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Rapper’s supporters reflect on ‘astonishing’ events leading to Duane Davis being found guilty over 1996 fatal shootingA criminal conviction this week in the murder of Tupac Shakur, the first since the rapper was gunned down in 1996, sent shockwaves through his sea of fans who have waited three decades for answers.Duane “Keffe D” Davis, a former California gang leader, was found guilty of murder on...

Iran accuses US of ‘war crime’ after missile blast kills four people at wedding

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Blast also injures 68 guests at the wedding in southern Iran, prompting fears of escalation in hostilitiesMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesIran has accused the US of a “war crime” after a missile blast killed at least four people and injured 68 who were attending a wedding at a private home in a coastal city of southern Iran, as the fresh exchange of strikes prompted fears of a wider renewa...

Iran accuses US of ‘war crime’ after missile blast kills five people at wedding

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Blast also injures 68 guests at the wedding in southern Iran, prompting fears of escalation in hostilitiesIran has accused the US of a “war crime” after a missile blast killed at least five people and injured 68 who were attending a wedding at a private home in a coastal city of southern Iran, as the fresh exchange of strikes prompted fears of a wider renewal of hostilities.Iranian media said that...

Sadiq Khan fined over untaxed car falsely registered in his name

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London mayor’s office says he is ‘victim of a scam’ after conviction under fast-track system where magistrates can decide outcomes in secondsUK politics live – latest updatesSadiq Khan’s office has revealed he was the victim of a scam that led to him being fined for failing to tax a car that did not belong to him.The London mayor was found guilty last month under a system of “conveyor-belt justice...

Trump nominates loyalist Hung Cao to be permanent navy secretary – US politics live

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Cao has been serving as acting navy secretary since John Phelan departed the job unexpectedly and without explanation in late AprilSign up for the US Breaking News emailThe powerful Teamsters union is backing Republican candidates in the 2026 election cycle even after members have voted to support their Democrat opponents.The 1.3 million-strong union’s president, Sean O’Brien, angered many members...

Andy Burnham pressed on borrowing costs and spending at first PMQs – UK politics live

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Burnham faces questions from Kemi Badenoch and other MPs amid speculation over budgetIn the news release to mark the first anniversary of his election as the Green party’s leader, Zack Polanski highlighted what he described as 10 achievements during his first year in charge. For the record, this is how he sees his record.-Won the Greens’ first ever parliamentary byelection in Gorton and Denton-Mor...

Andy Burnham faces Kemi Badenoch at first PMQs – UK politics live

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Burnham faces MPs’ questions amid rise in government borrowing costs and speculation over budgetIn the news release to mark the first anniversary of his election as the Green party’s leader, Zack Polanski highlighted what he described as 10 achievements during his first year in charge. For the record, this is how he sees his record.-Won the Greens’ first ever parliamentary byelection in Gorton and...