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• U.S. denies visas to EU ex-commissioner, four others over tech rules

  24-12-2025 06:42 via article.wn.com
  The U.S. State Department said it would deny visas to a former EU commissioner and four others, accusing them of seeking to "coerce" American social media platforms into censoring viewpoints ......
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin fires nuclear-capable missile that could reach US days after CIA chief’s visit

  29-08-2026 08:41 via independent.co.uk
  
  The defence ministry said it had successfully launched the missile on Friday
  
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• Plug-in solar panels could save households up to $370 a year – if Australia made them legal as in the UK

  29-08-2026 07:13 via theguardian.com
  A plug-in solar kit that costs about $1,000 ‘pays for itself in three years’, one expert saysGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMillions of Australians could be saving up to $370 a year on energy bills and doing their bit for the climate crisis if Labor followed the UK’s lead in legalising plug-in solar panels, an advocacy group has said.Plug-in solar refers to small standalone solar units that could be attached to balconies or used in back yards and plu
  
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• ‘Winter panic’: EU gas stores at their lowest level in 13 years

  29-08-2026 07:00 via theguardian.com
  As one of Europe’s biggest consumers of gas the UK may be particularly exposed to heightened price volatilityEurope is on course to enter the cooler months with gas stores at their lowest level in 13 years, which has triggered “winter panic” among energy traders, experts have warned.The EU’s gas stocks were 63% full in the last week of August, well below the 80% average for late August over recent years and among the lowest levels ever recorded for this time of year. Cont
  
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• Ireland will be united, says Gordon Brown

  29-08-2026 07:00 via theguardian.com
  Former PM believes Northern Ireland will leave UK in the long term – but remains opposed to Scottish independenceThe former prime minister Gordon Brown has said it is inevitable that Ireland will become united at some point in the future, in a wide-ranging interview with the Guardian.While he added that any union would necessarily be “a long process” and based on mutual agreement, Brown’s comments are notable both because of his vehement opposition to Scottish independenc
  
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• Hilarity, unease and relief: games show China is not over the finish line in humanoid robot race

  29-08-2026 07:00 via theguardian.com
  World Humanoid Robot Games showcased leaps Beijing has made in the tech, but also highlighted limitations as US rivals prepare their own launchesWith exploding pelvises, enough comic pratfalls for a Buster Keaton show reel and the odd moment of ruthless violence, the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing gripped the world this week with an unsettling mixture of hilarity, trepidation and relief.The five-day showcase staked out China’s claim to undisputed leadership in humanoid robotics as a
  
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• ‘The butcher may be gone, but to many he is a hero’: victims condemn glorification of Mladić

  29-08-2026 06:00 via theguardian.com
  Architect of Srebrenica genocide is dead but those scarred by his atrocities say his ideology is still shockingly pervasiveTo most of the world, he was and will always be the “Butcher of Bosnia”, a grim epithet but one that still fails to fully convey the evil and horror inflicted on its people by Gen Ratko Mladić, who died in prison on Thursday.As commander of the Bosnian Serb forces, Mladić was responsible for the killing of an estimated 100,000 men, women and children du
  
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• What we know about the Australians missing in the Nepal floods

  29-08-2026 05:54 via theguardian.com
  More than 40 Australians are among several thousand people unaccounted for after catastrophic flooding on the Nepal-Tibet borderHow the deadly Nepal and Tibet flash flood unfolded – a visual guideGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn 11-year-old child, an ADF member and many other pilgrims and trekkers have been named among the Australians missing after deadly flash floods and landslides tore through valleys on the Nepal-Tibet border.As of Saturday there were 41 Aus
  
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• Search continues as number missing in Nepal-Tibet floods rises to 2,478 – as it happened

  29-08-2026 05:49 via theguardian.com
  
  This live blog is now closed‘The flood took everything I have’: survivors grieve for relatives and homes swept away in NepalVisual guide: how the deadly flooding unfoldedTell us: have you been affected by the flash floods?More now on the Nepali army’s rescue operation to save about 100 people trapped in a tunnel at a hydropower project swamped by Wednesday’s flooding.“Two helicopters have been dispatched but it is challenging because it is tough to even locate the e
  
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• National Park Service supports Trump’s arch even though it would have ‘adverse effects’ on other DC monuments, report says – as it happened

  29-08-2026 03:56 via theguardian.com
  
  This live blog is now closed.Trump arch will alter sightlines of many Washington DC landmarks, report saysSign up for the US Breaking News emailA reminder that we are covering the latest out of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where Kevin Warsh – the new chair of the Federal Reserve – will deliver his first speech as the head of the US central bank at the annual economic policy symposium.As my colleagues note, Warsh is under pressure to provide clarity on how the Federal Reserve shou
  
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• Former Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno sentenced to 5 years for corruption

  29-08-2026 03:41 via independent.co.uk
  
  Former Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno has been sentenced to prison for accepting bribes from the Chinese company Sinohydro
  
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• FBI drops automatic hiring ban for applicants with past prostitution encounters

  29-08-2026 03:06 via independent.co.uk
  
  This move away from an automatic disqualification represents part of a broader evolution in recruitment standards across federal law enforcement agencies
  
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• Trump’s proposed arch backed despite adverse effects on DC sightlines

  29-08-2026 02:52 via independent.co.uk
  
  The structure could alter visual connections between some of Washington’s iconic landmarks
  
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• Trump announces massive oil deal with Venezuela as gas prices surge

  29-08-2026 02:29 via independent.co.uk
  
  The agreement would give the US control of 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil
  
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• Stephen Miller puts anti-immigration information in front of Natalie Harp so it gets to Trump: report

  29-08-2026 02:02 via independent.co.uk
  
  Harp has reportedly been nicknamed the “human printer” for the way in which she prints out information
  
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• Controversial plans for a Daniel Andrews sculpture officially scrapped by Victorian government

  29-08-2026 01:47 via theguardian.com
  The $134,000 cost of the statue of the former Victorian premier has been heavily criticised by the Liberal oppositionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Carroll government in Victoria has cancelled controversial plans for a statue of former Labor premier Daniel Andrews.Work began in May on the statue commemorating the former premier’s more than 3,000 days in office, as part of a 1999 policy recognising long-serving Victorian premiers. Continue reading...
  
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• Trump announces new US oil agreement with Venezuela

  29-08-2026 01:34 via theguardian.com
  
  US president says US will have ‘majority’ control of 65bn barrels of proven oil reservesDonald Trump announced Friday a new US oil agreement with Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodríguez, saying the US will have “majority” control of 65bn barrels of proven oil reserves.The terms of the agreement remain to be seen, but the US president said on his social-media platform that it had been brokered “through a partnership with ⁠private business&rdq
  
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• Man, 41, dies after large sign falls at Christian festival in West Sussex

  29-08-2026 01:07 via theguardian.com
  Six more people hospitalised after incident at Big Church festival near SteyningA 41-year-old man has died and at least six other people have been injured after a large sign fell at a Christian festival in West Sussex, police said.The man, from Eastbourne, East Sussex, was pronounced dead at the scene after the incident at the Big Church festival near Steyning on Friday afternoon. Continue reading...
  
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• Number of Australians missing in Nepal’s deadly floods rises again, as Albanese deploys more personnel

  29-08-2026 00:53 via theguardian.com
  There are now 41 Australians missing, and four rapid response team members are expected to arrive in KathmanduAt least 93,000 ‘in great need’ after Nepal-Tibet flash floodsHow the deadly Nepal and Tibet flash flood unfolded – a visual guideGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe number of Australians who were reported missing in the catastrophic Nepal flooding disaster has risen to 41, as one family celebrates after an unaccounted-for woman made contact w
  
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• Los Angeles fire survivors face record wait for federal disaster aid under Trump

  29-08-2026 00:39 via theguardian.com
  Nearly 600 days after the devastating 2025 fires, thousands of Los Angeles residents are still waiting for more than $15bn in federal funds to rebuild their communities As thousands of residents in Spokane, Washington, begin to grapple with a long recovery after a destructive set of blazes that consumed hundreds of homes in the state’s second most populated city this month, victims of the Los Angeles firestorm broke a grim record – they have faced the longest delay in modern history
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky orders military to hit Russia with ‘1,000 drones a day’

  29-08-2026 00:32 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘There is a concrete goal, and we will fulfil this task,’ Ukrainian president says
  
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• Trump may have rebranded it as Lake America but US residents can’t stop googling its old name

  29-08-2026 00:24 via independent.co.uk
  
  The executive action comes as trade negotiations between Washington and Ottawa collapse, prompting 50 percent US tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian goods
  
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• Police arrest seven more men in aftermath of deadly A66 crash

  29-08-2026 00:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Cleveland police say a total of 24 people arrested in investigation after crash that killed two officersSeven more men have been arrested as part of an operation tackling alleged organised crime after the head-on crash on the A66 that resulted in seven deaths, Cleveland police have said.Officers said four men, aged 21, 25, 35 and 40, were being held on suspicion of criminal damage with intent to endanger life after a vehicle crashed into a house in Steele Crescent, Middlesbrough. Continue readin
  
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• Large fire near Wembley Stadium disrupts tube and rail services

  28-08-2026 23:47 via theguardian.com
  About 125 firefighters tackle blaze at Neasden waste facility as nearby Amazon warehouse is evacuatedA large fire broke out at a waste facility close to Wembley Stadium in north-west London, disrupting tube and train lines in the area.Twenty fire engines and about 125 firefighters were sent to tackle the blaze at a mixed-waste facility on an industrial estate in Neasden, less than a mile from the venue. Continue reading...
  
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• Trump keeps Artemis II astronauts waiting for their medals after he arrives late and then speechifies about what he’ll build next

  28-08-2026 23:41 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump, who was nearly half an hour late to the Texas ceremony, also wound up in the awkward position of presenting the first medal to a Canadian astronaut, Jeremy Hansen, amid a raging tariff war with the US’s northern neighbors
  
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• Trump keeps Artemis II astronauts waiting for their medals as he arrives late and then speechifies about what he’ll build next

  28-08-2026 23:37 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump, who was nearly half an hour late to the Texas ceremony, also wound up in the awkward position of presenting the first medal to a Canadian astronaut, Jeremy Hansen, amid a raging tariff war with the US’s northern neighbors
  
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• Trump arch will alter sightlines of many Washington DC landmarks, report says

  28-08-2026 23:36 via theguardian.com
  
  National Park Service, which backs the 250ft arch, says it is likely to disrupt historical significance of dozens of sitesA new National Park Service report backs Donald Trump’s proposed arch, despite what it says are adverse effects to the sightlines of a host of landmarks in Washington, including the Washington Monument and the Lincoln and Jefferson memorials.The report released on Friday says the 250ft-tall (76-meter) memorial arch is likely to disrupt the historical significance of doz
  
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• Volunteers rescue man stuck on 10,000ft-high ledge in Sierra Nevada

  28-08-2026 23:30 via theguardian.com
  Climber, stuck on 6in ridge, had veered off treacherous path and ‘any fall would almost certainly be fatal’An ill-fated move left a man stranded on a 6in ledge over 10,000ft off the ground for hours in California’s Sierra Nevada mountain range, before a volunteer rescue team came to his aid.The climber, who has not been publicly identified, had been scaling the Mendenhall couloir, a gully on the face of Laurel mountain, with a friend on Saturday. Continue reading...
  
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• Florida HVAC worker arrested after he is caught on film kicking a customer’s dog

  28-08-2026 23:24 via independent.co.uk
  
  Video footage captured the moment the dog was struck and rendered unconscious for a significant period
  
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• Barron Trump becoming ‘reclusive’ after Iran’s bounty call and Charlie Kirk’s assassination

  28-08-2026 22:56 via independent.co.uk
  
  Barron Trump ‘doesn’t go out,’ a source familiar with his movements reportedly said
  
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