The Guardian

Delays to defence investment plan have damaged UK’s credibility, say MPs

Committee calls for apology from government amid reports navy’s hunter-killer submarines are all dockedA parliamentary committee that scrutinises public spending has made scathing comments about the impact of delays in the publication of the government’s defence investment plan (Dip).The Dip, originally expected last autumn, has been repeatedly postponed amid warnings that the military faces a huge funding gap over the next four years. It is due to be published before a Nato summit early next mo

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The Guardian

Weekly diabetes jab shown to reduce blood-sugar levels and body weight

Experts say results from trial of new triple hormone drug for type 2 diabetes are striking but further tests neededA new triple-action weekly jab for type 2 diabetes could significantly reduce blood sugar and body weight, according to phase 3 trial results. Patients in the trial receiving weekly retatrutide injections for 40 weeks lost more than four times as much weight as those on placebo, while the average drop in long-term blood sugar (HbA1c) was more than twice that of the placebo.The trip

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NY Times World

Peru’s Presidential Runoff Could Swing the Country to the Right: What to Know

Facing a surge in violence, voters will choose between a newly moderated left and a right-wing candidate representing an autocrat’s divisive legacy.

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NY Times World

Trump Says Iran Has Made a ‘Big’ Nuclear Promise. It Isn’t New.

President Trump’s boasts of securing a commitment from Iranian leaders not to develop a nuclear weapon have puzzled nuclear experts who note that Tehran has made that pledge for more than 50 years.

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NY Times World

Mexico City’s Airport Got a $500 Million Renovation for the 2026 World Cup. Was It Enough?

The nearly 100-year-old airport has undergone a rapid $500 million renovation. But experts say it’s not enough.

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NY Times World

Americans Love Soccer Stars Who Aren’t Made in America

The United States has gone wild over foreign-born players on several occasions. Now the largest World Cup ever is arriving.

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BBC World

Huge crowds throng Madrid streets for Pope's open-air mass

The pontiff waved at those gathered from his popemobile as he arrived at the Plaza de Cibeles.

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The Guardian

‘So rogue’: country superstar Shania Twain turns London pub into saloon

Fans from across UK descend on Shacklewell Arms for intimate gig that leaves them wanting one thing moreIn the Shacklewell Arms in east London, the usual crowd of hipsters and indie music fans had been replaced by a throng dressed in leopard print, double denim and cowboy hats to pay tribute to the night’s headliner: Shania Twain.“We thought we might have been scammed when we saw the ticket announcement,” said Jack, 28, who came with his sister Amy. “Why would she do a pub this small?” Continue

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The Guardian

Search for lesbian grandmothers who inspired children’s book

Mama G wants to dedicate her book, The Proudest Bird in the World, to pair after chance Blackpool Pride encounterA search is under way for two lesbian grandmothers who inspired a new children’s book after a chance encounter with a pantomime dame at Blackpool Pride.The women, whose names are not known, attended a reading by the popular performer Mama G in 2021, complaining to her about the lack of diversity in young literature. Continue reading...

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Washington Post World

Armenia, caught in Trump-Putin power contest, eyes E.U. and draws Russia’s fury

Ahead of a national election on Sunday, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has been talking about joining the E.U. and boasting of an endorsement from President Donald Trump.

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BBC World

Steve Rosenberg: Lasting image of Russia's economic forum is plume of smoke over St Petersburg

The BBC's Russia editor saw Putin's flagship economic event overshadowed by Ukrainian drones attacks.

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The Guardian

Fisher with a mission: first woman to chair grayling society wants to protect ‘lady of the stream’

Marnie Lovejoy hopes to inspire other women to fish, protect England’s rivers and lift up the ‘beautiful’ graylingWith its iridescent pink scales and elegant dorsal fin, the grayling is known to anglers as the “lady of the stream”, yet the society fighting for its protection has never been led by a woman, until now.Angling, and fly-fishing in particular, has always been a very male-dominated sport. The fly-fisher’s club in Mayfair, London, where anglers meet to lunch on dover sole and drink fine

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The Guardian

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson tells rally Ben Roberts-Smith is a person ‘I respect and I admire’

Hanson compares former soldier’s prosecution for war crimes to her 2003 jailing for electoral fraud, which was later overturnedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe One Nation leader, Pauline Hanson, told a rally in support of Ben Roberts-Smith that the former soldier accused of war crimes is a person “I respect and I admire”, before its organiser called for “an army of civilians” to support him.About 100 supporters gathered in Rocks Riverside Park in Seventeen Mile Rock

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The Guardian

‘Poisoned’ AI: the ChatGPT shopping scams that lead to fake websites

Buyers are ripped off after assuming online stores were genuine because they are recommended by an AI toolYou want to buy a new bag and so you ask ChatGPT for help. You have always liked Russell & Bromley so you ask ChatGPT what is popular there at the moment.The artificial intelligence (AI) assistant gives you cross body, shoulder, casual and formal options with the prices listed beside them. You click through from the sources to what looks like the official Russell & Bromley site and b

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The Guardian

Social housing lists ‘would take 119 years to clear at current building rate’

Research shows generations of children in England will grow up homeless unless government addresses council housing debt, charity saysIt would take more than a century to clear the social housing waiting lists in England at the government’s current speed of delivering new social homes, research by Shelter has shown.The housing charity found that more than 1.3m households are on a waiting list for a social home, but only 12,198 were built by councils, housing associations or private developers ac

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The Guardian

Car industry pressing EU for further delay to Brexit EV tariffs

Exclusive: deal in 2020 had sought to stimulate local battery making but industry says it still cannot meet targetsThe EU and UK car industries are urging the European Commission to adjust the Brexit trade deal and suspend, for a second time, tariffs on imports of electric vehicles.They have expressed concerns that they will not be able to meet the conditions set for 1 January 2027 for tariff-free sales. This is because of strict rules of origin over what products can qualify for tariff-free tra

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The Guardian

Multiple teens arrested over alleged machete brawl in Melbourne as government says crime laws working

Commuters were forced to run for cover after a group of youths allegedly fought with knives at Flinders Street station on Saturday nightFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Victorian government has defended the efficacy of its machete ban after multiple teens were arrested over an alleged machete brawl in the heart of Melbourne.Shocked commuters ran for cover after a group of youths – some armed with machetes – brawl

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The Guardian

Peru’s discontented voters face straight left-right choice in election runoff

Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of 1990s leader Alberto, is vying with a congressman to become country’s ninth president in a decadePeruvians go to the polls on Sunday in an election runoff that pits a perennial rightwing candidate, Keiko Fujimori, against a leftist congressman, Roberto Sánchez. Amid rising crime, chronic political instability, corruption scandals and voter apathy, they are vying to become Peru’s ninth president in a decade.Fujimori, who is the daughter of the late president Albert

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The Guardian

Could this one man have been behind terrorist attacks on Jewish communities across Europe?

Legal papers, expert investigations and social media posts tell story of how a 32-year-old Iraqi appeared to run ‘proxy’ campaignOn Monday, a slightly dishevelled Iraqi man, shackled and dressed in beige prison overalls, was ushered into a Manhattan courtroom.Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, 32, pleaded not guilty to a series of terrorism-related offences, then gestured toward the judge and prosecutors. “I’m a prisoner of war. I’m not a threat,” he told them. “Children and women are being ki

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The Guardian

Greens warn nuclear submarines deal risks war with China as Albanese says Aukus ‘full-steam ahead’

David Shoebridge says Australia could become embroiled in a US war with China if purchase of Virginia-class attack submarines proceedsAnthony Albanese has reiterated that Aukus is “full-steam ahead” after the Greens renewed calls to cancel the nuclear-powered submarines deal, which the minor party warned could draw Australia into a potential US war with China.Debate over the security pact has resurfaced after the announcement that Australia would buy secondhand Virginia-class submarines from the

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