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• Uzbekistan appoints new deputy PM

  10-07-2026 23:37 via article.wn.com
  TASHKENT, July 10 (Xinhua) -- Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has appointed Dilnozaxon...
  
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• Swedish left-wing bloc edges ahead in knife-edge election results

  14-09-2026 08:22 via independent.co.uk
  
  Final results are not expected before Wednesday, when local election boards count postal votes that arrived too late for polling day, along with ballots cast from abroad
  
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• Australian ecologist, 29, dies after falling from popular cliff on island near Bali

  14-09-2026 07:17 via independent.co.uk
  
  Brianna Cronin, 29, an ecologist from Queensland, was found stranded on the side of a cliff at Kelingking Beach
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Boris Johnson condemns Putin’s ‘warped logic’ after his train escapes drone attack

  14-09-2026 06:59 via independent.co.uk
  
  Johnson says Ukrainians are enduring such 'random and senseless attacks' every day
  
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• Iran-US war latest: Trump says he could keep Iranian oil ‘like Venezuela’ as Hormuz talks face setback

  14-09-2026 06:34 via independent.co.uk
  
  The US military, which has previously struck Iranian vessels in the region, did not issue an immediate statement
  
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• Politics live: petrol prices set to rise ‘even higher’; Labor’s private health reform for over-65s condemned as ‘lazy’

  14-09-2026 05:40 via theguardian.com
  Follow the day’s news liveGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastHanson’s comments on Albanese’s mother ‘gratuitous and unnecessary’: HumeJane Hume has joined the pile on, blasting Pauline Hanson for her comments about Anthony Albanese’s mother.I think that these comments were gratuitous and unnecessary. And the idea that you would disparage people that have grown up in social housing, I think, is a little distasteful. I mean, it doubles do
  
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• Alan Jones told prominent athlete ‘I would like to be kissing you all night’ after alleged assault, trial hears

  14-09-2026 05:05 via theguardian.com
  Alleged victim tells court he froze and was ‘in disbelief’ after broadcaster kissed him on corner of his lips at public eventA prominent athlete froze and was “shocked and embarrassed” when Alan Jones kissed him on the side of his mouth at a public event, the broadcaster’s trial at Sydney’s Downing Centre has heard.The witness said the kiss on the corner of his lips happened years after Jones sent him a weekly bouquet of flowers after he had complimented the f
  
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• Peptide user tore oesophagus after using counterfeit product, Australian regulator warns

  14-09-2026 04:41 via theguardian.com
  
  TGA issues alert after person was hospitalised after believing they were taking experimental weight loss drug retatrutideFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA patient who tore their oesophagus after taking a counterfeit version of an experimental weight loss drug has prompted Australia’s medicines regulator to warn of serious risks of such products.The concern relates to retatrutide, a type of drug known as a pept
  
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• One Nation vows to cut migration by 750,000 amid warnings move would damage economy

  14-09-2026 04:25 via theguardian.com
  
  New immigration policy has attracted bipartisan condemnation, with Labor warning it would damage construction, healthcare and agricultureFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastOne Nation says it will cut the number of temporary migrants in Australia by more than 750,000 over three years, targeting international students and family members of skilled migrants in a “net-negative” plan.But the business and agricul
  
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• Israeli minister threatens to strip Israeli film-makers of citizenship over Gaza documentary NAZA

  14-09-2026 02:54 via theguardian.com
  Miki Zohar accuses Oscar-winning directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor of ‘treason against the state’‘They know the house they are bombing is full of children’: NAZA’s directors on their devastating film about Israeli intelligenceIsrael’s culture minister has called for the Oscar-winning Israeli directors of NAZA, a documentary about the country’s mass killing of civilians in Gaza, to be stripped of their citizenship, accusing them of “treason ag
  
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• Motorcyclist’s death reignites debate over potholes on Victoria’s ‘deteriorating’ roads

  14-09-2026 02:44 via theguardian.com
  
  Coalition says potholes must be fixed ‘as a matter of urgency’ after 71-year-old crashed and died on Western Highway at Trawalla, west of Ballarat, on SundayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastEmergency services were called to Trawalla, west of Ballarat, shortly before 1pm on Sunday after reports a motorcycle had struck a pothole.The 71-year-old rider, from Ballarat, died at the scene after reportedly losing
  
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• Centre-left bloc leads Swedish elections – as it happened

  14-09-2026 01:50 via theguardian.com
  
  This live blog has now closed – you can read the latest news story hereIf you’re looking just for a single story to quickly catch up on the story of tonight, let’s cross to our Nordic correspondent, Miranda Bryant, for her preview.The prospect of far-right anti-immigration Sweden Democrats entering the government has understandably attracted a lot of international attention, particularly coming just days after the Alternative für Deutschland won the regional elections in S
  
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• Iran's nuclear chief not expected to attend IAEA General Conference, official says

  14-09-2026 01:44 via independent.co.uk
  
  The head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization is not expected to attend the annual gathering of the U.N. nuclear watchdog’s member nations in Vienna for the first time in many years
  
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• Missing US hiker, 70, found injured on remote island after week-long search

  14-09-2026 01:12 via theguardian.com
  
  Craig Berg was hypothermic but alert when located on Isle Royale by Michigan police and officials during solo hikeA 70-year-old hiker who had been missing for a week on a Michigan island was rescued on Saturday, according to the US Coast Guard.Craig Berg was located on Isle Royale with the help of backpackers, Michigan state police troopers and local officials. Even though Berg was found injured and hypothermic, he is “alive and alert”, according to a statement posted to the Isle Roy
  
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• Hidden history of royal staff uncovered in Buckingham Palace restoration

  14-09-2026 01:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Whist drive ticket embedded in rock and news article on Great Train Robbers among items discovered during 10-year restorationLost or long-discarded items revealing glimpses of the behind-the-scenes life of Buckingham Palace staff over decades have been uncovered during the restoration of the UK monarchy’s HQ.Misplaced belongings, found beneath the floorboards, in other areas of the royal residence and preserved within the fabric of the building, include a ticket to a whist drive run by the
  
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• Swedish election: centre-left parties lead by just a single seat with most votes counted

  14-09-2026 00:52 via theguardian.com
  Race too close to call and may take days to become clear despite early exit polls suggesting left bloc winWith most of the votes counted, Sweden’s national election remained too close to call on Sunday night, with left-wing parties holding a lead of just a single seat according to a partial tally by the election authority.Earlier in the night, exit polls suggested that the country was on course for a brand new left-leaning government. But as the votes were counted, it was apparent it could
  
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• Charlie Kirk statue vandalized outside Turning Point USA headquarters just a day after unveiling

  14-09-2026 00:21 via independent.co.uk
  
  The statue will be moved inside Turning Point USA’s headquarters for security reasons
  
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• ‘Sweat the asset’: new development minister plots path to make UK aid count

  13-09-2026 23:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Kirsty McNeill reaffirms Labour’s 0.7% of GDP pledge and promises value for money to allay voter concernsThe development minister, Kirsty McNeill, has declared herself “a huge believer in aid”, as she reaffirmed Labour’s manifesto pledge to return to a target of 0.7% of national income spending.McNeill, a former adviser to Gordon Brown and senior executive at Save the Children, declined to give any timetable, repeating the formula that the government would work towards th
  
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• Andy Burnham to host entrepreneurs and local mayors at No 10 on Monday

  13-09-2026 23:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Prime minister vows to ‘reindustrialise Britain’ through new partnership with business The prime minister is to host business leaders, entrepreneurs and local mayors at Downing Street on Monday to pitch his government as a “partner for growth” that can offer a stable platform for investment and jobs in the UK.Ahead of the event, Andy Burnham said the country had “everything it needs to succeed”, including talented people and world-class universities, but requi
  
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• Tucker Carlson backs Democrat Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan Senate race

  13-09-2026 23:22 via independent.co.uk
  
  Mike Rogers is ‘unfit to serve’, right-wing commentator writes, after wave of Islamophobic abuse against El-Sayed and Zohran Mamdani over 9/11
  
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• Woman arrested after undressing on American Airlines flight and performing ‘indecent acts’

  13-09-2026 23:11 via independent.co.uk
  
  The flight was not diverted despite the disturbance by the passenger
  
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• Donald Trump doubles down on support for united Ireland

  13-09-2026 23:09 via theguardian.com
  US president brushes off Andy Burnham’s opposition to referendum and says he will remove Irish whiskey tariff Donald Trump has reiterated his support for Irish unification and brushed off Andy Burnham’s opposition to a referendum.“Everybody says that. Then things happen,” the US president said on Sunday of the British prime minister’s response. Continue reading...
  
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• Pennsylvania woman becomes state’s third measles death of the year, officials say

  13-09-2026 22:59 via independent.co.uk
  
  In addition to the 40-year-old woman, two infants have died in Pennsylvania of measles complications, officials said
  
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• New Charlie Kirk statue vandalized at Turning Point USA headquarters

  13-09-2026 22:51 via theguardian.com
  
  The 8ft statue, installed in Phoenix last week to mark one year since Kirk’s killing, was found painted redA newly unveiled statue of the rightwing activist Charlie Kirk was vandalized at the Turning Point USA headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona.The statue was found with red spray-paint. A nearby poster memorial in front of the statue was vandalized with red paint as well. Continue reading...
  
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• San Jose officer fired for misusing Flock camera database in domestic abuse case

  13-09-2026 22:05 via theguardian.com
  
  Police officer shared location of a woman with his relative who is accused of abusing womanA San Jose police officer was fired for using his department’s Flock license plate tracking system to share the location of a woman with the suspect accused of abusing her, Chief Paul Joseph told NBC Bay Area on Friday.The firing marks another in a growing number of cases of misuse of a controversial surveillance technology that has expanded rapidly over the last several years. Continue reading...
  
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• GOP congressman from Wisconsin swims to safety after plane makes emergency landing in a lake

  13-09-2026 21:28 via independent.co.uk
  
  A Republican congressman from Wisconsin says he had to swim to safety after a plane he was traveling in made an emergency landing in a lake late Saturday
  
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• New study reveals which Americans are the most tired

  13-09-2026 21:24 via independent.co.uk
  
  Fatigue is defined as a ‘physical or mental tiredness or exhaustion that does not improve with additional sleep or rest’
  
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• High school student suspended on first day of class for refusing to throw out cup of coffee

  13-09-2026 21:17 via independent.co.uk
  
  The teen argued that the rule she violated wasn’t valid because there wasn’t a public hearing about it
  
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• US schools and police warn about viral ‘Cat in the Hat’ trend after teens’ arrests

  13-09-2026 21:15 via theguardian.com
  Disturbing and AI-generated versions of Dr Seuss character have been used to threaten schools and communitiesSchools and law enforcement authorities in the US are issuing warnings against a viral “Cat in the Hat” social media trend in which disturbing or AI-generated versions of the Dr Seuss character are used to threaten students, schools and communities.The latest warnings come as safety concerns increase and several teenagers have been arrested or charged over posts connected to t
  
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• Trump dismisses AI safety fears to keep America ahead of China

  13-09-2026 21:10 via independent.co.uk
  
  US president claimed ‘very negative forces’ have been raising concerns about the rapidly developing technology
  
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