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Iran is increasingly concerned about the deepening ties between Syria and Azerbaijan, particularly in light of a significant gas export deal and potential redeployment of Syrian fighters to the Caucasus, raising fears of regional instability.
A record-breaking auction at Sotheby’s showcased a young dinosaur skeleton selling for over $30 million, alongside a Martian meteorite fragment that became the most valuable ever sold at auction, highlighting the growing market for unique collectibles.
Bipartisan leaders in the U.S. Congress are advocating for the FBI to cease the certification of Chinese biometric devices due to national security risks, reflecting heightened scrutiny of China's technological influence.
NATO's top military commander emphasized the urgency of deploying additional Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine, responding to continued missile threats from Russia and underscoring the alliance's commitment to Ukrainian defense.
The U.S. plans to construct a military base for fast boats in the Philippines, furthering efforts to strengthen military collaborations in the region amid ongoing tensions with China, particularly over territorial disputes in the South China Sea.

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Sudan’s children face growing threat of deadly infectious diseases as vaccination rates halve theguardian.com a day ago by Kat Lay, Global health correspondent
Global development, Global health, Sudan, Vaccines and immunisation, Africa, Middle East and north Africa, World news, MMR, Health, Society, Children, Humanitarian response, Infectious diseases, Science, World Health Organization
The country, beset by war, has the world’s lowest rates of vaccination, says the World Health Organization, as global immunisation drive also …
Sudanese paramilitary RSF accused of killing almost 300 people in village raids theguardian.com 3 days ago by Carlos Mureithi in Nairobi and agencies
Sudan, Africa, Middle East and north Africa, World news
Rights group says targets of Rapid Support Forces in North Kordofan were ‘empty of military objectives’ Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Fo…
France signals willingness to discuss reparations for colonial massacres in Niger theguardian.com 3 days ago by Eromo Egbejule in Abidjan
Niger, Africa, Colonialism, France, Europe, World news
Exclusive: French government says it is open to dialogue but does not acknowledge responsibility in letter seen by the Guardian More than a c…
Former Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari dies aged 82 in London theguardian.com 4 days ago by Reuters in Lagos
Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, Africa, World news, London, UK news
Leader who ousted Goodluck Jonathan in 2015 three decades after brief stint as military ruler dies after ‘prolonged illness’ Nigeria’s former…
US border czar says he doesn’t know fate of eight men deported to South Sudan theguardian.com 7 days ago by Jessica Glenza
US immigration, South Sudan, Trump administration, Africa, US news, World news
Men from Mexico, Cuba, Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar were removed from the US and flown to the war-torn country Tom Homan, the US border czar, ha…
Shooting of bear that swam to tiny Canadian island frustrates First Nations theguardian.com 11 hours ago by Olivia Bowden
Canada, Animals, Wildlife, Americas, Environment, World news, Indigenous peoples
Indigenous groups had offered to rehome grizzly nicknamed Tex who was killed without authorization The journey of Tex, a young grizzly bear t…
Brazil passes ‘devastation bill’ that drastically weakens environmental law theguardian.com 17 hours ago by Tiago Rogero in Rio de Janeiro
Brazil, Environment, Americas, World news, Indigenous peoples, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Climate crisis
President has 15 days to approve or veto legislation that critics say will lead to vast deforestation and destruction of Indigenous communitie…
Small Canadian town reels after teen boy allegedly assaults eight-year-old girl theguardian.com a day ago by Olivia Bowden in Toronto
Canada, Americas, World news
Police initially thought the girl was attacked by an animal due her injuries, but later arrested a 17-year-old boy A small rural community in…
Anti-corruption champion sent to UK offshore haven amid secrecy concerns theguardian.com 2 days ago by Rob Davies
British Virgin Islands, UK news, Tax havens, Tax avoidance, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Business, Politics, Americas
Foreign Office sending Margaret Hodge to British Virgin Islands to investigate slow progress against financial crime The Foreign Office will …
‘A family of traitors’: Trump’s Brazil tariffs ultimatum backfires on Bolsonaro theguardian.com 2 days ago by Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro
Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Trump administration, Donald Trump, Americas, US news, World news
US president’s attempt to help his rightwing ally avoid jail has sparked wave of anger and given boost to rival Lula Silvana Marques was one …
Risk of undersea cable attacks backed by Russia and China likely to rise, report warns theguardian.com 16 hours ago by Dan Milmo Global technology editor
Telecoms, Russia, China, Asia Pacific, Europe, World news, Internet, Taiwan, Sweden, Lithuania, Finland, Estonia, Technology
Spate of incidents in Baltic Sea and around Taiwan are harbinger for further disruptive activity, cybersecurity firm says The risk of Russia-…
Restaurant in China criticised for putting baby lion cuddles on menu theguardian.com a day ago by Amy Hawkins in Beijing
China, Animal welfare, Asia Pacific, Wildlife, Animals, Environment, Restaurants, World news, Food
Diners jump at chance to snuggle with cubs but wildlife experts accuse firm of ‘exploiting wild animals for selfies’ A restaurant in northern…
Albanese’s warm welcome in Beijing shows icy tensions are a thing of the past – at least for now | Tom McIlroy theguardian.com 2 days ago by Tom McIlroy
Anthony Albanese, Xi Jinping, Australian foreign policy, Australia news, China, Australian politics, Asia Pacific
Local state-controlled media buzzed about the visit, praising the ‘turnaround’ and suggesting relations between the two countries were back on…
Oxford University Press to stop publishing China-sponsored science journal theguardian.com 2 days ago by Amy Hawkins in Beijing
Science, China, World news, Asia Pacific, Academics, Education, University of Oxford, Higher education, Forensic science, Genetics, Ethics, Uyghurs
Move follows concerns several papers in Forensic Sciences Research did not meet ethical standards on DNA collection Oxford University Press (…
Hunter missing in Japan as spate of bear attacks triggers emergency to be declared in northern town theguardian.com 2 days ago by Gavin Blair in Tokyo
Japan, Environment, Asia Pacific, Animals
Search for missing man comes after series of attacks across Japan this month in which at least two people have died Authorities in Japan are …
Australia news live: Allegra Spender and Ken Henry invited to Labor’s ‘economic reform’ roundtable theguardian.com 25 minutes ago by Nick Visser
Australia news, Australian politics, Australian economy, Business, Health, Australian education, Australian immigration and asylum, Australian foreign policy
Follow the latest news live * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Tasmania’s Labor leader, Dean Winter, confirmed h…
Pilot David Stephens couldn’t have survived plane crash in remote NSW Snowy Mountains, police say theguardian.com 2 hours ago by Eelemarni Close-Brown
New South Wales, Australia news
The 74-year-old Bega man was flying from Wangaratta in Victoria to Moruya in NSW when his plane vanished on Tuesday afternoon New South Wales…
Hannah McGuire murder: ex-partner Lachlan Young pleads guilty to murder eight days into trial theguardian.com 2 hours ago by Australian Associated Press
Victoria, Australia news
23-year-old man, who previously pleaded guilty to manslaughter, admits he killed his former girlfriend in Ballarat in April 2024 * Follow ou…
Court throws out pro-Israel group’s bid to refer journalists and editors for contempt over Antoinette Lattouf case theguardian.com 3 hours ago by Amanda Meade Media correspondent
Australian media, Nine newspapers, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Israel-Gaza war, Australia news
Editors, reporters and lawyers for Nine newspapers were among eight named in pro-Israel group application dismissed by federal court * Follo…
Palestinian woman released from immigration detention in Sydney a week after assistant minister cancelled her visa theguardian.com 3 hours ago by Jordyn Beazley and Daisy Dumas
Australian immigration and asylum, Australia news, Australian politics, Gaza, Sydney, Migration
Maha Almassri, 61, who fled Gaza last year, was detained in Villawood after Julian Hill ‘personally’ cancelled her bridging visa * Follow ou…
‘It’s ourselves and society on trial’: playwright adapts Gisèle Pelicot case for stage theguardian.com 37 minutes ago by Angelique Chrisafis in Paris
Gisèle Pelicot, France, Theatre, Stage, Europe, World news, Women, Society
Case that exposed France’s rape culture and shocked the world has been made into play to be shown in Avignon, where trial was held A stage pl…
Skydive pioneer Felix Baumgartner, who jumped from edge of space, dies in paragliding accident theguardian.com 3 hours ago by Reuters in Rome
Felix Baumgartner, Italy, Austria, Europe, Sport
The Austrian daredevil, who was 56, lost control of his motorised paraglider over central Italy Austrian extreme sports pioneer Felix Baumgar…
Merz calls for UK, Germany and France to align on migration and defence theguardian.com 11 hours ago by Aletha Adu Political correspondent
Germany, France, Foreign policy, Migration, Europe, Politics, UK news, World news
German chancellor’s proposal for strategic axis comes as London and Berlin sign first treaty since second world war The German chancellor has…
Israeli strike on Gaza church kills three and injures priest Pope Francis called daily theguardian.com 11 hours ago by Angela Giuffrida in Rome and Malak A Tantesh in Gaza
Israel-Gaza war, Gaza, Palestinian territories, Israel, Catholicism, Christianity, Giorgia Meloni, Italy, Europe, Middle East and north Africa, World news, Pope Francis, Pope Leo XIV
Pope Leo renews ceasefire call after strike on territory’s only Catholic church An Israeli strike has hit the only Catholic church in Gaza, k…
Preparations to deliver Patriot missile systems to Ukraine under way, Nato’s top Europe commander says – as it happened theguardian.com 12 hours ago by Jakub Krupa
World news, Nato, Ukraine, Europe, Russia
Alexus Grynkewich says Russia will remain a threat even if a peaceful solution to war in Ukraine can be found Four Flemish civil society grou…
‘It’s impossible to tell who is killing us’: four days of violence end with hundreds dead in southern Syria theguardian.com 37 minutes ago by William Christou in Beirut
Syria, Middle East and north Africa, World news
Sectarian divisions prompted the worst unrest in Syria since March as the Druze population of Sweida province suffered massacres and execution…
Israeli airstrike hits Sweida city in Syria as tribal fighters clash with Bedouins theguardian.com 8 hours ago by William Christou in Beirut
Syria, Israel, Middle East and north Africa, US foreign policy, World news, US news, Marco Rubio
Conflict restarts in southern province as Druze groups reportedly target Bedouin villages in ‘revenge’ attacks The Israeli military has carri…
More than 60 die in fire at newly opened shopping mall in Iraq theguardian.com 13 hours ago by Agence France-Presse in Kut
Iraq, Middle East and north Africa, World news
Survivor says the blaze, which killed at least 61 people in the eastern city of Kut, started after an air conditioning unit exploded A fire h…
Syria’s Druze reach new ceasefire deal with government in Sweida, religious leader says – as it happened theguardian.com a day ago by Tom Ambrose (now) and Joe Coughlan (earlier)
World news, Israel, Gaza, Palestinian territories, Middle East and north Africa, Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Donald Trump, Qatar, US news
This live blog is now closed. You can read our latest report here: * Israel strikes Syria’s defence ministry in third day of attacks Syria …
Israel strikes Syria’s defence ministry in third day of attacks theguardian.com a day ago by William Christou in Beirut
Syria, Israel, Middle East and north Africa, World news
One person killed and 18 injured, say Syrian officials, as Israel intervenes in clashes between government forces and Druze fighters The Isra…
Why thousands of Afghans were secretly relocated to the UK – podcast theguardian.com 3 hours ago by Presented by Helen Pidd with Dan Sabbagh; produced by Ivor Manley and Yassin El-Moudden; executive producers Courtney Yusuf and Homa Khaleeli
Afghanistan, Ministry of Defence, UK news, Politics, John Healey, World news, South and central Asia
Dan Sabbagh on the data leak that may have cost hundreds of millions of pounds – and put Afghan lives at risk This week an email was sent to …
Air India finds ‘no issues’ with fuel switches on other Boeings after crash theguardian.com 13 hours ago by Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi
Air India Ahmedabad plane crash, India, Plane crashes, South and central Asia, World news, UK news, Boeing, Airline industry
US report says investigators looking at actions of plane’s captain before plane crash that killed 260 people Air India has said it found “no …
Thousands of Afghans relocated to UK under secret scheme after data leak theguardian.com 2 days ago by Dan Sabbagh and Emine Sinmaz
Ministry of Defence, Military, UK news, Superinjunctions, Law, Afghanistan, South and central Asia, World news, Injunctions
Conservative government used superinjuction to hide error that put Afghans at risk and led to £2bn mitigation scheme * What we know about th…
‘The worst day of all time’: Afghans speak of safety fears after UK data leak theguardian.com 2 days ago by Emine Sinmaz
Ministry of Defence, Data protection, Immigration and asylum, Afghanistan, Military, Defence policy, UK news, South and central Asia, World news, Foreign policy
Law firm representing thousands says some already killed and others in hiding as a result of government ‘blunder’ * Thousands of Afghans rel…
UK’s cavalier attitude leaves Afghans facing yet more fear and uncertainty theguardian.com 2 days ago by Emma Graham-Harrison
Afghanistan, South and central Asia, World news, UK news, Immigration and asylum
Leaked details are just another example of how the UK let down Afghans who believed in what Britain promised their country This week’s revela…
Green mission aims to raise £1bn to bring nature into UK towns and cities theguardian.com 6 hours ago by Steven Morris
Conservation, Cities, Wildlife, Natural England, The National Trust, Local government, England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Environment, UK news, Society
Initial £15.5m will go to schemes such as launch of large regional park to improving green spaces along canals A coalition of environmental a…
New ‘buy now, pay later’ affordability checks may cover even smallest loans theguardian.com 6 hours ago by Zoe Wood
Buy now, pay later, Borrowing & debt, Financial Conduct Authority, Business, Money, UK news, Regulators, Consumer affairs
City watchdog publishes details of its plans to regulate the BNPL market, which has now grown to £13bn Lenders may have to carry out affordab…
Britons urged to help measure butterfly recovery after 2024 slump theguardian.com 6 hours ago by Patrick Barkham
Butterflies, Insects, Conservation, Wildlife, Environment, UK news
Big Butterfly Count asks volunteers to spend 15 minutes recording numbers in local green space before 10 August People are being urged to hel…
Labour suspends Diane Abbott for second time over racism comments theguardian.com 6 hours ago by Pippa Crerar, Aletha Adu and Eleni Courea
Diane Abbott, Labour, Race, London, Politics, UK news
Party investigating after MP said she did not regret remarks about people experiencing racism in different ways Diane Abbott has been suspend…
Child dies after school coach overturns in Somerset theguardian.com 8 hours ago by Steven Morris
Somerset, UK news, England
Twenty-one people taken to hospital after collision on A396 and firefighters had to free some passengers A child was killed when a coach carr…
Trump directs attorney general Pam Bondi to seek release of Epstein grand jury testimony – US politics live theguardian.com 38 minutes ago by Adam Fulton (now); Robert Mackey, Lucy Campbell, Maya Yang and Tom Ambrose (earlier)
Trump administration, US Congress, US news, Donald Trump, US politics, US Senate, World news, Democrats, Jeffrey Epstein
Bondi replies to president’s Truth Social post to say she is ‘ready to move the court tomorrow to unseal the grand jury transcripts’ * Trump…
Tens of thousands in US join ‘Good Trouble’ anti-Trump protests honoring John Lewis theguardian.com 2 hours ago by Rachel Leingang in Minneapolis, George Chidi in Atlanta and Kira Lerner in Washington
US news, Protest, Trump administration, Activism, Donald Trump, US politics, World news, Democrats
Rallies at more than 1,500 sites nationwide as people protest against Trump administration People across all 50 US states on Thursday are joi…
Trump requests release of Epstein grand jury transcripts amid report of ‘bawdy’ birthday note theguardian.com 2 hours ago by Hugo Lowell in Washington and Edward Helmore in New York
Donald Trump, US politics, Democrats, US news, Jeffrey Epstein, World news, Wall Street Journal, Media, Newspapers
President directs Pam Bondi to seek release of testimony from sex-trafficking case and threatens to sue Wall Street Journal Donald Trump said…
Tensions over Epstein files complicate Republican plan to vote on cuts bill theguardian.com 3 hours ago by Chris Stein in Washington
US politics, US news, World news, Donald Trump, Republicans, House of Representatives, US Congress
House Republicans face Friday deadline to pass rescissions package that would cut aid and public broadcasting funds Tensions over the release…
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to end in 2026 as CBS cancels show theguardian.com 4 hours ago by Sian Cain
Stephen Colbert, Television, Culture, Television & radio, US news, US television, CBS, US television industry
Colbert told shocked audience he only found out the night before, as CBS announced it will end the entire Late Show franchise after 33 years …