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Novo Nordisk's shares saw an uptick following FDA approval of Wegovy for treating metabolic-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), positioning them favorably against rising competition in the GLP-1 drug market.
The American Truckers United group is vocalizing concerns regarding the increasing number of non-domiciled commercial driver's license holders, linking it to a surge in public safety risks on U.S. highways.
A significant shift in Europe's economic approach is underway as the region grapples with the fallout from the green economy's struggles, and a new military Keynesianism strategy emerges amidst ongoing crises.
Microsoft is urging users to upgrade from Windows 10, as support for the aging operating system ends in 60 days, highlighting the urgency for users to secure their systems against potential vulnerabilities.
In political news, Denmark's Prime Minister has threatened sanctions against Israel, emphasizing rising tensions due to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine and its implications for international diplomacy.

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African Union joins calls to end use of Mercator map that shrinks continent’s size theguardian.com 3 days ago by Reuters
African Union, Maps, Africa, World news
Member states back Correct the Map campaign that urges governments and organisations to use more accurate map The African Union has backed a …
Mali’s junta arrests generals and French national over alleged coup plot theguardian.com 3 days ago by Agencies in Bamako and Eromo Egbejule in Abidjan
Mali, Africa, World news
Development comes as the military continues to crack down on dissent after a pro-democracy rally in May Mali’s military rulers say they have …
Weather tracker: Typhoon Podul pounds southern Taiwan theguardian.com 3 days ago by Lauren Herdman for the MetDesk
Taiwan, Hurricanes, World news, Middle East and north Africa, Asia Pacific, Cape Verde, China, Europe, Africa, Environment, Extreme heat, Extreme weather
One person dies after storm whips up waves, while temperatures approach 50C as heatwave grips Middle East Typhoon Podul crossed southern Taiw…
Climate crisis harming world heritage painted houses in Burkina Faso, say residents theguardian.com 3 days ago by Èlia Borràs in Tiébélé, Burkina Faso
Climate crisis, Burkina Faso, Environment, Heritage, World news, Africa, Culture
Tiébélé’s wavy-walled houses covered in geometric lines showing signs of disintegration amid erratic weather A world heritage site that was o…
Ancient manuscripts return to Timbuktu 13 years after jihadist takeover theguardian.com 4 days ago by Eromo Egbejule in Abidjan
Mali, Africa, World news, Heritage, Al-Qaida
Malian city welcomes return of hundreds of crates of treasures after more than a decade stored in capital Bamako Political and religious figu…
Two decades of leftwing dominance end in Bolivia as rightwingers head to election runoff theguardian.com 2 hours ago by Tiago Rogero in La Paz
Bolivia, Evo Morales, Americas, World news
Movimiento al Socialismo’s time runs out as economic crisis grips country Bolivia’s presidential election will go to a runoff for the first t…
Conservative leader runs for safe seat in parliament after Canada election defeat theguardian.com 2 hours ago by Leyland Cecco in Toronto
Canada, World news, Americas
Pierre Poilievre has chance of winning House of Commons seat after losing riding he had held for more than 20 years Canada’s federal conserva…
Weather tracker: southern Arabian peninsula braced for storms theguardian.com 2 hours ago by Jodie Woodcock for the MetDesk
Environment, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Flooding, Bahamas, Americas, World news, Extreme weather
Elongated area of low pressure likely to bring higher-than-usual levels of rainfall to normally arid region Unusual levels of rainfall are du…
Bolivians go to polls in election that could end 20 years of leftist rule theguardian.com 17 hours ago by Tiago Rogero in La Paz
Bolivia, Americas, World news
Rightwing candidates lead polling ahead of fragmented left amid country’s worst economic crisis in four decades Bolivians are going to the po…
‘Pray for rain’: wildfires in Canada are now burning where they never used to theguardian.com 20 hours ago by Leyland Cecco in Toronto
Canada wildfires, Canada, Wildfires, Climate crisis, Extreme weather, Environment, Americas, World news
Canada’s response to the extreme weather threat is being upended as the traditional epicentre of the blazes shifts as the climate warms Road …
Swatch pulls ‘slanted eye’ ad after backlash in China theguardian.com 4 hours ago by Agence France-Presse in Beijing
China, Fashion industry, Fashion, World news, Life and style, Asia Pacific, Advertising, Media, Race, Chinese economy, Business
Calls for boycott after Swiss watchmaker becomes latest western brand accused of racist imagery The Swiss watchmaker Swatch has apologised an…
New Zealand woman and six-year-old son released from US detention theguardian.com 2 days ago by Eva Corlett in Wellington
New Zealand, US news, US immigration, Asia Pacific, World news
Sarah Shaw was detained by Ice owing to a problem with her ‘combo card’ visa as she tried to re-enter the US from Canada * New Zealand woman…
Trump says Xi told him China will not invade Taiwan while he is in office theguardian.com 3 days ago by Reuters
Taiwan, Donald Trump, Xi Jinping, China, US news, Asia Pacific
US president says Chinese counterpart told him ‘I am very patient and China is very patient’ The US president, Donald Trump, has said that hi…
Tuvalu considers pulling out of Pacific leaders’ summit amid China-linked power struggle theguardian.com 3 days ago by Prianka Srinivasan
Tuvalu, Pacific leaders: in their words, World news, Pacific islands, Pacific Islands Forum, Asia Pacific, China, Solomon Islands, Palau, Taiwan
Exclusive: Prime minister Feletei Teo says Tuvalu may withdraw from crucial meeting after key countries such as Taiwan were barred from attend…
Online fashion retailer Shein’s UK sales leap by a third to more than £2bn theguardian.com 3 days ago by Sarah Butler
Shein, Fashion, Retail industry, Business, Asia Pacific, World news, UK news, Boohoo, Asos, Rachel Reeves
Profits rise 56% to £38.2m in 2024 as company overtakes British rival Boohoo and closes in on Asos Shein, the online fast-fashion retailer fo…
Dead infant found in Perth stormwater drain theguardian.com 3 hours ago by Josh Taylor
Perth, Western Australia, Australia news, Australian police and policing
Police said multiple resources were deployed to Alexander Heights after they received reports about 1pm * Get our breaking news email, free …
Far-right Israeli politician barred from Australia ahead of speaking tour theguardian.com 3 hours ago by Sarah Basford Canales
Gaza, Australia news, Israel, Palestinian territories, Middle East and north Africa, Tony Burke
Simcha Rothman – a supporter of plan to remove Palestinians from Gaza – was scheduled to appear at events in Sydney and Melbourne * Follow o…
Outback Wrangler star asked colleague to take paralysed pilot’s phone from hospital after fatal crash, court told theguardian.com 4 hours ago by Australian Associated Press
Northern Territory, Australia news
Reality TV star Matt Wright has pleaded not guilty to three charges of attempting to pervert the course of justice * Follow our Australia ne…
Andrew Leigh backs cancellation of Israeli MP’s visa – as it happened theguardian.com 4 hours ago by Henry Belot (now) and Nick Visser (earlier)
Australia news, Australian politics, Australian economy, Transport, Labor party, Coalition, Australian foreign policy, Anthony Albanese, Jim Chalmers, Australian Greens, Melbourne, Sydney, Australian education
This blog is now closed * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Shadow education minister says childcare safety refor…
‘It felt magical’: monarch butterfly swarm delights visitors and locals in Western Australia town theguardian.com 5 hours ago by Penry Buckley
Butterflies, Australia news, Western Australia, Wildlife, Insects, Animals, Environment
For more than two months, the bright orange butterflies have been descending on Nannup in WA’s south-west, attracted by invasive plant species…
‘Moscow must hear: stop,’ says Zelenskyy as he warns against rewarding Russia for war ahead of Trump meeting – Ukraine war live theguardian.com an hour ago by Jakub Krupa (now), Jane Clinton and Adam Fulton (earlier)
Ukraine, Russia, Europe, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Donald Trump, US foreign policy
Ukrainian president says ‘the war must be ended’ as he prepares to meet Donald Trump in Washington DC alongside European leaders * Trump rul…
Ukrainian mood hardens as MPs insist country should not be forced to surrender theguardian.com 3 hours ago by Dan Sabbagh in Kyiv and Artem Mazhulin
Ukraine, Russia, Europe, World news
Ridicule of Trump-Putin summit turns to frustration at suggestion Ukraine could give up unoccupied land for peace * Ukraine war – live updat…
Trump piles pressure on Zelenskyy before European leaders arrive in Washington theguardian.com 5 hours ago by Staff and agencies
Ukraine, Donald Trump, US foreign policy, Europe, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Russia, World news, US news, Crimea, Nato
US president tells Ukraine leader to give up Nato and Crimea ambitions in run-up to White House talks * Russia-Ukraine war – latest news upd…
Monday briefing: What’s at stake for Ukrainians as Trump and Putin talk of ceding land in return for peace theguardian.com 7 hours ago by Phoebe Weston
Ukraine, World news, Europe, Russia, Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Alaska, US politics, Volodymyr Zelenskyy
In today’s newsletter: While global leaders debate maps and borders, Ukrainians endure nightly drone strikes, mass displacement and the slow d…
Over £300m given to English councils to help house Ukrainian refugees unspent theguardian.com 8 hours ago by Diane Taylor
Refugees, Ukraine, Immigration and asylum, Local government, Europe, Politics, Society, UK news
Figure is about a third of budget from central government while thousands of families face prospect of homelessness More than £300m given to …
Hamas delegation in Egypt receives new Gaza truce plan, reports say – Middle East crisis live theguardian.com 2 hours ago by Jane Clinton
Israel, Gaza, Palestinian territories, Middle East and north Africa, World news, Amnesty International
Negotiators in Cairo receive proposal calling for 60-day truce and hostage release in two batches, says Palestinian official Norway’s soverei…
Tens of thousands of protesters gather in Tel Aviv to demand end to Gaza war theguardian.com 14 hours ago by Agence France-Presse
Israel, Palestinian territories, World news, Middle East and north Africa, Protest, Israel-Gaza war
One of largest rallies in Israel since start of conflict follows general strike to press government to stop military action Tens of thousands…
Ex-Israeli intelligence chief said 50 Palestinians must die for every 7 October victim theguardian.com 20 hours ago by Emma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem
Israel-Gaza war, Israel, Gaza, Palestinian territories, Middle East and north Africa, World news
‘It does not matter if they are children,’ said Aharon Haliva in recorded comments calling the death toll ‘necessary’ The Israeli general who…
Israeli plan to displace 1 million Palestinians spreads fear in Gaza theguardian.com 20 hours ago by Malak A Tantesh in Gaza and Lorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem
Gaza, Israel, Palestinian territories, Middle East and north Africa, World news, Israel-Gaza war
Population devastated by repeated displacement, hunger and lack of medical supplies braces for further humanitarian disaster Palestinians wer…
Israeli media ‘completely ignored’ Gaza starvation – is that finally changing? theguardian.com a day ago by Lorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem
Israel-Gaza war, Israel, Press freedom, Middle East and north Africa, World news, Media
A growing focus on hunger in Gaza in the global media has led some Israeli outlets to report on it for the first time Images of Palestinian c…
Death toll after monsoon floods in Pakistan rises to more than 320 theguardian.com 2 days ago by Agence France-Presse
Pakistan, Extreme weather, Flooding, South and central Asia
Most of the dead were reported in the mountainous province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with more rain forecast The death toll from heavy monsoon r…
Men celebrate fourth anniversary of Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan theguardian.com 3 days ago by Guardian staff and agencies
Afghanistan, Taliban, South and central Asia, World news, Women
Thousands gather for Kabul ‘flower showers’ while women stage protests Thousands of men gathered across Kabul on Friday to watch flowers bein…
Flash floods kill at least 159 people in Pakistan after huge cloudburst theguardian.com 3 days ago by Associated Press in Chositi
Pakistan, Extreme weather, India, Landslides, Flooding, Kashmir, South and central Asia, Climate crisis, World news
Search for the missing continues in north-west after downpour also sparks deadly flooding and landslides in India A massive cloudburst has tr…
Flash flood in Indian Kashmir leaves at least 56 dead and scores missing theguardian.com 4 days ago by Guardian staff and agencies
India, World news, South and central Asia, Extreme weather, Flooding, Environment, Landslides, Kashmir
People on popular pilgrimage route were washed away by flood waters triggered by cloudburst, officials say At least 56 people have died and 8…
London museum tells forgotten story of African and Indian troops in second world war theguardian.com 4 days ago by Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondent
Exhibitions, British army, Second world war, Myanmar, South and central Asia, Culture, UK news
National Army Museum’s Beyond Burma exhibition examines stories of soldiers from Britain’s colonies The forgotten story of African and Indian…
Watchdog criticised for clearing ex-defence secretary Shapps to join missile maker theguardian.com an hour ago by Rob Davies and Jasper Jolly
Grant Shapps, Politics, UK news, Defence policy, Arms trade, Conservatives
Former minister can take up role as chair of Cambridge Aerospace – as long as he avoids defence matters * UK politics – live updates The wa…
Labour needs to ‘pick things up’ after a ‘tough’ first year, says Sadiq Khan – UK politics live theguardian.com an hour ago by Yohannes Lowe
Politics, UK news, Labour, Keir Starmer, Sadiq Khan
London mayor says he has ‘confidence we will turn it round’ as he addresses audience at Edinburgh fringe Ben Quinn is a senior reporter for t…
Soho House members’ club to go private in $1.8bn deal as Ashton Kutcher joins board theguardian.com an hour ago by Jasper Jolly
Business, Services sector, Hospitality industry, UK news, US news, World news
MCR Hotels to lead new equity investors in members’ club chain after four years on New York stock exchange * Business live – latest updates …
Alex Salmond’s niece criticises Nicola Sturgeon over claims in memoir theguardian.com an hour ago by Libby Brooks Scotland correspondent
Alex Salmond, Nicola Sturgeon, Scottish National party (SNP), Scottish politics, Books, Scotland, UK news, Politics
Christina Hendry says book tarnishes uncle’s reputation and he would have defended himself if alive * UK politics live – latest updates Ale…
‘Nothing is the same’: Windrush victim allowed to return to UK after 28 years theguardian.com an hour ago by Amelia Gentleman
Windrush scandal, Immigration and asylum, Commonwealth immigration, Race, Home Office, London, UK news, Poland, Politics
George Lee was stuck in Poland and received little help from UK officials even after the scandal broke in 2018 When George Lee was last in th…
US aid group ‘distressed’ at block on medical visas for Gaza children theguardian.com an hour ago by Robert Mackey
Trump administration, Gaza, US immigration, Israel-Gaza war, US news, World news, US politics, Palestinian territories
Charity Heal Palestine says children returned to Middle East after treatment, rebutting far-right influencer’s claim of secret ‘Islamic immigr…
West Virginia governor says deploying national guard to Washington DC is ‘show of commitment to public safety’ – US politics live theguardian.com an hour ago by Tom Ambrose
US politics, US news, Trump administration, Washington DC
South Carolina and Ohio are also sending members of their national guard to capital as Trump administration takes over police department Vice…
‘Hallmarks of authoritarianism’: Trump banks on loyalists as he wages war on truth theguardian.com an hour ago by Peter Stone in Washington
Donald Trump, Trump administration, US news, US politics, World news
Former officials say firing of BLS commissioner emblematic of president’s battle against established facts and history Donald Trump is waging…
Trump pressures Zelenskyy before European leaders arrive in Washington | First Thing theguardian.com 2 hours ago by Clea Skopeliti
US news
US president claims Zelenskyy could end the war ‘almost immediately’, as he ruled out Ukraine becoming Nato member or regaining Crimea. Plus, …
Minnesota fisherman who found car may have solved 1967 cold case theguardian.com 2 hours ago by Ramon Antonio Vargas
Minnesota, US news, US policing
Using a sonar device and ‘100% luck’, Brody Loch spotted submerged car in river linked to missing person case A fisherman who recently went o…