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• John Cena breaks Make-A-Wish record

  24-09-2022 20:50 via cnn.com
  
  Actor, wrestling legend, and perpetual meme subject John Cena has completed a new accomplishment: breaking the World Record for most wishes granted through the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
  
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• ‘Massive’ Russian strikes on Ukraine hit negotiation table as well as people, Kyiv says – Europe live

  24-01-2026 11:31 via theguardian.com
  Ukraine’s foreign minister accuses Vladimir Putin of sabotaging peace talksJust hours before the three-way talks began, Putin discussed a Ukraine settlement with US president Donald Trump’s envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner during marathon overnight talks.The Kremlin insists that to reach a peace deal, Kyiv must withdraw its troops from the areas in the east that Russia illegally annexed but has not fully captured. Continue reading...
  
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• Fake weight-loss medication in tablet form could flood Britain, experts warn

  24-01-2026 11:00 via theguardian.com
  Better regulation and enforcement urged before launch of oral treatments, which criminals are likely to try to exploitExperts are warning that fake weight-loss treatments could become more prevalent as tablet forms of the medications, currently available only via injections in the UK, are launched.They say stronger regulation and enforcement are needed to prevent fraudsters from cashing in on tablets which will be easier to counterfeit. Continue reading...
  
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• Coca-Cola sues Vue after cinema chain switches to Pepsi

  24-01-2026 11:00 via theguardian.com
  Attempt to reclaim alleged unpaid debts comes months after 25-year relationship with cinema chain came to an endCoca-Cola is taking legal action against Vue after the cinema chain switched to arch-rival PepsiCo as its supplier for soft drinks in Europe.Vue, which operates more than 90 cinemas across the UK and Ireland, put the contract up for tender last year. Continue reading...
  
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• Olivia Dean’s Man I Need wins Triple J’s Hottest 100

  24-01-2026 10:35 via theguardian.com
  Dancing2 by Keli Holiday comes in second, with almost twice as many Australian songs making the count this year compared to lastGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBritish pop sensation Olivia Dean has taken out the number one spot in Australia’s largest music poll, Triple J’s Hottest 100, with her single Man I Need.The breezy neo-soul hit, which has spent 10 consecutive weeks atop the Aria singles chart, was widely tipped as the favourite to win the 2025 vote,
  
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• Russia launches ‘brutal’ attack on Ukraine as peace talks continue

  24-01-2026 10:28 via theguardian.com
  Kyiv says Moscow used 396 drones and missiles in ‘another night of Russian terror’ on second day of talks in UAEEurope live – latest updates Russia launched a massive drone and missile attack targeting Ukraine’s two largest cities, Kyiv and Kharkiv, early on Saturday, as US, Ukrainian and Russian negotiators met in the United Arab Emirates for the second day of tripartite peace talks.“Peace efforts? Trilateral meeting in the UAE? Diplomacy? For Ukrainians, this was
  
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• Reform UK’s private health insurance plan would cost £1.7bn, Streeting to say

  24-01-2026 09:56 via theguardian.com
  Health secretary will describe plan to offer tax relief on private healthcare as ‘tax cut for the wealthiest’Reform UK’s policy of tax relief on private health insurance could cost the country £1.7bn, the health secretary, Wes Streeting, is expected to say on Saturday.Streeting will make the claim at a conference organised by the Fabian Society, a socialist thinktank aligned to the Labour party, and will describe the Reform proposal as a “tax cut for the wealthiest&
  
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• RHS unveils plans to protect UK gardens from future water shortages

  24-01-2026 09:00 via theguardian.com
  Environmental charity to prioritise water capture and storage as it urges gardeners to prepare for ‘new normal’The Royal Horticultural Society has unveiled emergency plans to protect its gardens from major water shortages in the future.The environmental charity, which owns and operates five renowned public gardens in England, said on Saturday it will invest in more water-capture and water-management projects in 2026 after severe droughts last year. Continue reading...
  
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• ‘Repatriate the gold’: German economists advise withdrawal from US vaults

  24-01-2026 09:00 via theguardian.com
  Shift in relations and unpredictability of Donald Trump make it ‘risky to store so much gold in the US’, say expertsGermany is facing calls to withdraw its billions of euros’ worth of gold from US vaults, spurred on by the shift in transatlantic relations and the unpredictability of Donald Trump.Germany holds the world’s second biggest national gold reserves after the US, of which approximately €164bn (£122bn) worth – 1,236 tonnes – is stored in New
  
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• Asbestos found in children’s play sand sold in UK

  24-01-2026 08:00 via theguardian.com
  Hobbycraft removes product from sale after parent sent samples to a lab for testing but declines to issue a recallBottles of children’s play sand have been withdrawn from shelves by the craft retailer Hobbycraft after a parent discovered they were contaminated with asbestos.The parent, who did not wish to be named, raised the alarm after her children played with the sand at a party. Continue reading...
  
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• ‘Unfathomable’: Australian veterans disgusted by Trump’s claim allied troops ‘stayed a little back’ from frontline

  24-01-2026 07:32 via theguardian.com
  In casting doubt on Nato’s reliability, US president references Afghanistan campaign – which involved 40,000 Australian troops and left 47 deadGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe head of Australia’s largest veteran organisation has categorically rejected Donald Trump’s claim that allied soldiers “stayed a little back” from the frontlines when they supported the US campaign in Afghanistan, calling the comments “unfathomable&rdqu
  
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• Pentagon to reduce its role in deterrence of North Korea

  24-01-2026 07:18 via theguardian.com
  US policy document suggests South Korea take primary responsibility, as Pentagon prioritises defending US homelandThe Pentagon foresees a “more limited” role in deterring North Korea, with South Korea taking primary responsibility for the task, a Pentagon policy document released on Friday said, in a move likely to raise concern in Seoul.South Korea hosts about 28,500 US troops in combined defence against North Korea’s military threat and Seoul has raised its defence budget by
  
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• Driver in custody after car crashes into Detroit airport terminal

  24-01-2026 06:34
  The car hit a ticket counter inside the terminal and six people were treated at the scene, authorities said.
  
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• Winter storm live updates: State of emergency in 18 states, canceled flights pile up

  24-01-2026 06:20
  More than 180 million people are on alert for a brutal weekend storm.
  
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• Nico Antic, 12, dies in hospital after being attacked by a shark in Sydney

  24-01-2026 04:52 via theguardian.com
  Family confirms boy has died almost a week after the attack, describing him as possessing the ‘most kind and generous spirit’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA 12-year-old boy has died in hospital after being mauled by a shark in Sydney Harbour last weekend, his family has confirmed.The boy, named as Nico Antic in an online fundraiser, had been fighting for his life after being bitten on both legs on 18 January at a harbour beach in Vaucluse, in Sydney&rsquo
  
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• Federal prosecutors reportedly blocked from investigating Renee Good’s killing – as it happened

  24-01-2026 04:00 via theguardian.com
  This live blog is now closed.Talks between Russia, Ukraine and the United States have begun in Abu Dhabi, according to the United Arab Emirates’ ministry of foreign affairs.The UAE is hosting a rare set of trilateral talks, bringing together negotiators from Russia, Ukraine, and the US. The talks have started today, and are scheduled to continue over the next two days. Continue reading...
  
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• WATCH: Inside the TikTok deal to keep operating in the US

  24-01-2026 03:32
  ABC News’ Stephanie Ramos spoke with Bloomberg technology reporter Alexandra Levine about what the finalized TikTok deal means to its users and their security concerns.
  
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• WATCH: Indiana Hoosier quarterback, Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza enters NFL draft

  24-01-2026 03:29
  David Muir reports on "World News Tonight"'s Person of the Week, who is expected to be the league's number one pick.
  
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• New Zealand landslide: rescue efforts called off for six people buried in disaster

  24-01-2026 03:23 via theguardian.com
  Rescue efforts at Mount Maunganui site switch to recovery operation that police say could take several daysEfforts to rescue six people buried by a landslide at a New Zealand holiday park ended on Saturday, with police shifting into a recovery operation.Police Supt Tim Anderson said human remains had been uncovered on Friday night beneath the mountains of dirt and debris that crashed into a campsite in Mount Maunganui on Thursday, adding that it could take several days to locate all of the victi
  
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• Trump says US ‘armada’ heading to Middle East as Iran death toll put above 5,000

  24-01-2026 02:47 via theguardian.com
  US president says ‘we have a lot of ships’ going in that direction and that Washington is watching Iran closelyDonald Trump has said an American “armada” is heading towards the Middle East and that the US is monitoring Iran closely, as activists put the death toll from Tehran’s crackdown on protesters at 5,002.Speaking on Air Force One as he returned from the World Economic Forum in Davos overnight, he said: “We have a lot of ships going that direction, just i
  
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• US immigration agents detain two-year-old Minnesota girl: ‘depravity beyond words’

  24-01-2026 02:38 via theguardian.com
  DHS detain a toddler and her father on Thursday and fly them to Texas before returning child on judge’s orderFederal immigration agents detained a two-year-old girl and her father in Minneapolis on Thursday and transported them to Texas, according to court records and the family’s lawyers.The father, identified in court filings as Elvis Joel TE, and his daughter were stopped and detained by officers around 1pm when they were returning home from the store. By the evening, a federal ju
  
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• UK PM, others outraged at Trump's comments downplaying NATO role in Afghanistan war

  24-01-2026 02:21
  Prince Harry and the British Prime Minister slammed President Donald Trump after he falsely claimed that NATO allies were "a little off the front lines" in Afghanistan.
  
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• Women arrested for anti-ICE church protest in St Paul freed from detention

  24-01-2026 02:20 via theguardian.com
  Release of third activist, William Kelly, also involved in the demonstrations was also ordered by a judgeNekima Levy Armstrong and Chauntyll Allen, who were arrested and charged for their role in an anti-ICE demonstration that disrupted Sunday church services in St Paul, Minnesota, have been released.Video of the two women posted online showed them emerging from detention on Friday, raising their fists and embracing their loved ones. “Thank you all for being here,” Levy Armstrong sai
  
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• Why the Trump administration is detaining immigrant children – and what happens to them next

  24-01-2026 02:17 via theguardian.com
  The detention of Liam Conejo Ramos, age five, marks the turbocharging of a policy discontinued five years agoThis week, ICE’s detention of a five-year-old boy wearing a Spider Man backpack in the Minneapolis suburb of Columbia Heights quickly became a defining image of the Trump administration’s hardline immigration enforcement. Furious critics, including many local politicians, seized on Liam Ramos’s ordeal as glaring evidence that Trump’s mass deportation campaign has l
  
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• ‘Use extreme caution’: manhunt widens for alleged triple murderer presumed armed in remote NSW

  24-01-2026 01:01 via theguardian.com
  Police reveal Julian Ingram reported to local officers as part of his bail conditions hours before the shootingsWarning: This article contains references to Indigenous Australians who have diedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice have widened the search for a gunman suspected of killing his pregnant former partner and two others in remote New South Wales, as police explore whether the Lake Cargelligo local may be receiving help to evade authorities.Julian Ingram, 37,
  
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• US military says it struck vessel in eastern Pacific, killing two people

  24-01-2026 00:48 via theguardian.com
  Since September, military has carried out more than 30 strikes against boats that it alleges smuggle drugsThe US military said on Friday that it carried out a strike on a vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing two people.“Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations,” the US Southern Command said in a statement. Continue reading...
  
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• WATCH: Mattel celebrates 'grandmother' of Juneteenth Opal Lee with new Barbie doll

  24-01-2026 00:43
  Lee, a retired teacher, advocated for an official Juneteenth holiday for years.
  
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• Mamdani urges New Yorkers to stay home during storm

  23-01-2026 22:46 via nbcnews.com
  Mamdani urges New Yorkers to stay home during storm
  
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• Thousands rally against ICE in Minneapolis amid below-zero temperatures

  23-01-2026 22:15 via nbcnews.com
  
  In the morning, thousands gathered outside the Minneapolis airport, forming a picket line so long it spanned the length of terminal for departing flights.
  
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• WATCH: 'We just ran out': NJ hardware store owner discusses salt demand

  23-01-2026 22:09
  Stuart Nixon, owner of Montvale Hardware in New Jersey, says he has never seen a demand for salt like this ever.
  
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