World News
Global breaking news and international affairs. Major world events and developments relevant to UK readers.
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PM calls for continued remembrance as Australian War Memorial gallery opens
House prices are forecast to grow 2 per cent slower over the long term, according to Treasury modelling, prompting frontbencher…
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Parents barred from Florida county after infant left unattended on beach for nearly an hour
A couple have avoided prosecution for leaving their six-month-old baby alone on a Florida beach after striking a deal with…
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Fifa bosses dismissed US staff opposition to World Cup dynamic pricing
Fifa overruled its own US-based staff who argued against the use of dynamic pricing for the 2026 World Cup, according…
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US AI rout sends shockwaves from Wall Street to Asia
Tech stocks plunged on Tuesday, yanking global markets lower as investor attention pivoted sharply from the US military campaign in…
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Under-50s seeing more cancer diagnoses than previous generations
Cancer diagnoses among people under the age of 50 have risen by 24 per cent worldwide over the past three…
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UK valued UAE partnership over stopping Sudan massacres, MPs to hear
The British government was aware as early as May 2024 that Ethiopia appeared to be backing the genocidal Rapid Support…
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Overseas investors identify UK political instability as second-greatest concern
Foreign direct investment projects in the UK fell 14% last year, according to EY’s latest UK Attractiveness Survey, which recorded…
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California billionaire tax proposal faces ballot qualification uncertainty
California’s proposed billionaire tax faces a critical deadline this week. The measure, which would impose a one-time levy on the…
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SpaceX signs $6.3bn computing deal with Reflection, Nvidia on both ends
SpaceX has signed a computing agreement worth up to $6.3 billion with Reflection AI, the open-source artificial intelligence startup founded…
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DeepL moves into Silicon Valley, takes on Mixhalo staff and technology to scale up Voice AI
DeepL, the German Language AI company, has acquired the team and technology behind Mixhalo, the San Francisco-based platform that delivers…
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