World News
Global breaking news and international affairs. Major world events and developments relevant to UK readers.
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Tech firms Meta and Google face scrutiny over addictive design features
In a Los Angeles courtroom, the future of social media design is being weighed in the hands of a jury.…
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Los Angeles petrol station charges record high amid US price surge
While the global shockwaves from the recent US and Israeli strikes on Iran have pushed petrol prices upwards across America,…
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Twelve medical personnel die in Israeli strike on southern Lebanon
An Israeli airstrike that destroyed a medical centre in southern Lebanon on Friday night, killing 12 healthcare workers, has starkly…
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Major US lobbyists revealed to represent opposing PFAS interests simultaneously
A major investigation into the lobbying battle over toxic “forever chemicals” has revealed that powerful firms are routinely representing both…
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German emissions stagnate in 2025 as climate goals go unmet
Germany’s efforts to cut its carbon footprint have stalled, with the country’s latest emissions data revealing a rate of progress…
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Exiled bishop claims Iranian regime faces collapse
A senior bishop in the Church of England, whose family was forced to flee Iran after the 1979 Islamic Revolution…
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US strikes military installations on Iran’s oil export island, Trump claims
In a significant escalation of military rhetoric, former US President Donald Trump has declared that American forces have “totally obliterated”…
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Judge bars Trump administration subpoenas for Fed chair Jerome Powell
A federal judge in Washington DC has delivered a stinging rebuke to the US Justice Department, quashing subpoenas issued to…
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Sunday secures $165m funding for domestic robots after hitting $1.15bn valuation
A robotics startup based in Mountain View has secured $165 million in new funding to tackle one of technology’s most…
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Non-murdering death row inmate granted eleventh-hour reprieve
In a rare and consequential intervention, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has commuted the death sentence of 75-year-old Charles ‘Sonny’ Burton…
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