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The Syrian Democratic Forces, a Kurdish-led armed group, will integrate with the country’s military, in a sign of its weakened role.
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Anita Perrottet tells an inquiry hearing that hundreds of thousands of dollars in payments to her were for ‘strategic and marketing advice’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe sister-in-law of Dominic Perrottet has rejected the suggestion she had been put in an “impossible situation” and lied under oath to cover illegal donations to her husband, an inquiry has heard.Anita Perrottet, wife of Charles Perrottet, told the New South Wales Independent Commission Against Corru
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Five years after Kabul fell, WSJ Opinion’s new documentary traces the way one decision produced disaster.
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Plus, we catch up with pop’s breakout star Olivia Dean and take you behind the scenes of our latest reporting on Flock cameras.
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Trump administration has moved away from high-profile, militarized raids as its deportation spree has ramped upThe Trump administration arrested and deported a record number of immigrants in July, according to newly released government data – apprehending an average of 1,500 people and removing 1,100 people daily.This latest data confirms what attorneys and immigrant advocates have been seeing across the US – although the administration has moved away from the high-profile, militarized raids tha
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Paper products among hardest-hit sectors after trade negotiations broke down, with 25-50% tariffs estimatedAre you a Canadian boycotting US products? We’d like to hear from youUsing the bathroom or having a cry is about to become more expensive for North Americans as the US and Canada enter a full-fledged trade war that threatens to flush away decades of peaceful trading between the two nations.After trade negotiations broke down between the two countries last weekend, Mark Carney, the Canadian
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A cousin says death of Sean Grayson in prison ‘doesn’t give Sonya back her life or return her’ to her childrenThe death in prison of the former Illinois sheriff’s deputy convicted of murder after fatally shooting Sonya Massey in her home “doesn’t feel like justice to me”, a cousin of the woman has said in an emotional statement.“It doesn’t give Sonya back her life or return her back to her [two] children”, who were aged 15 and 17 at the time of the killing, Sontae Massey wrote in the statement o
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Sister of late Lindsey Graham, who has been backed by Trump, overcomes concern about lack of experience to win place on November ballotSouth Carolina chooses Darline Graham as Republican nominee for US SenateHello and welcome to the US politics live blog.Senator Darline Graham has won the Republican nomination to replace her late brother, Lindsey, on South Carolina’s general election ballot.The US supreme court lifted one of two injunctions that block the Trump administration from pressing ahead
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The flood in Rasuwa - an area north of Kathmandu bordering Tibet - is feared to have swept away villages.
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A wall of water swept down a Himalayan river valley shared between Nepal and the Chinese territory of Tibet.
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Oil prices fell for a third straight day after Iran and Oman discussed establishing a temporary shipping route to temporarily reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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Reproductive Freedom for All – one of the country’s oldest pro-choice groups – backs Jackson in his fight against Republican Susan CollinsOne of the oldest abortion rights groups in the US is endorsing Troy Jackson, the Democratic nominee in Maine’s critical US Senate race, according to details first shared with the Guardian.Reproductive Freedom for All is supporting Jackson, the former state senate president, in challenging Susan Collins – the five‑term Republican incumbent who has been dogged
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President Trump is threatening to escalate tariffs on vehicles imported from Canada to 50%, adding more chaos to an industry challenged by trade wars.
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ONS figures show rising toll of extreme weather, with officials warning this summer on track to set further recordsOver 40,000 more people died on the hottest days in England between 1988 and 2025 than would be expected, according to data published by the Office for National Statistics on Wednesday.The figures do not include this summer, when England has sweltered under a succession of heatwaves and is on track to record its highest ever number of heat-related deaths. The UK Health Security Agen
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Iran has spent years setting up a complex system of oil sales and clandestine shadow banking that it hopes will sustain its economy and military.
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Business owners are preparing for financial pain after the latest U.S.-Canada trade talks collapsed. But many Canadians are embracing a show of resistance.
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The Delta system pulls together battlefield data to identify targets, creating a miles-wide “kill zone.” The technology is credited with helping to cut Russian advances to a near standstill.
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Artifacts from Byblos have been on display in Paris in a show that highlights how modern-day conflict in the Middle East imperils the cultural heritage of the region.
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In Ghana, a grassroots movement is championing nutritious, homegrown, climate-resilient produce, rather than western importsAfter three years at catering school, Abiro Wisdom was certain of one thing – he did not want to go into catering. At least not the route that he might be expected to take. His course at Accra Technical University had prepared students for working in international hotels, focusing on French, Italian and Mexican cuisine. The nutritious, homegrown food that Wisdom had eaten w
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The response to Congo’s raging Ebola epidemic has been hampered by a severe lack of funding and pervasive misinformation, according to people on the front lines.