The Guardian

Marjorie Taylor Greene criticizes Trump’s 80th birthday UFC event on White House lawn

Former congresswoman nevertheless said she hoped the fighting event would be ‘great’ and wished president wellMarjorie Taylor Greene has criticized Donald Trump’s plan to hold a UFC fight on the White House lawn, as the president prepares to host seven fights on Sunday.The former rightwing Republican congresswoman, a once fierce defender of Trump who turned on him towards the end of her time in office, told NewsNation the location is inappropriate for the mixed martial arts event. Continue readi

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BBC World

Kidnapped Nigerian retired general dies in captivity

Maj Gen Rabe Abubakar's death highlights continuing security challenges facing parts of the country.

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BBC World

Woman seriously injured in shark attack at Sydney beach

The woman, 35, was pulled from the water by members of the public and then airlifted to hospital, police say.

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Washington Post World

Global HIV prevention declined drastically after Trump aid cuts, U.N. finds

Cuts from the U.S. and others have hit hard, with the number of people receiving PrEP dropping by 38% from 2024 to 2025, according to data from 62 countries.

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The Guardian

Albanians protest against another luxury development on Adriatic coast

Fencing removed at environmentally sensitive site, mirroring protests against Trump son-in-law’s projectAbout 200 protesters on Saturday tore down metal and razor-wire fences surrounding a luxury development site on Albania’s Adriatic coast, in another sign of growing anger against construction in environmentally sensitive areas.Albanians have been protesting for weeks against a planned luxury resort backed by a company linked to Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of Donald Trump, near Vlora, which i

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BBC World

Trump's name being removed from Kennedy Center after judge order

Crews erected scaffolding on Friday as onlookers gathered into the evening, though storms delayed the work until Saturday.

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The Guardian

Mourners line Bangkok streets to pay respects to Thailand’s Princess Bha

Funeral procession travels to palace as people remember royal’s campaigning and work for underprivilegedAs the sun began to set on the golden spires and gilded finials of Bangkok’s Grand Palace, the gates waited to open for the return of a princess.Since December 2022, Princess Bajrakitiyabha had been in hospital, having collapsed while out training her dogs. After nearly four years in a coma, the princess died earlier this week. Continue reading...

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The Guardian

Longtime New York City TV anchor announces retirement after revealing Alzheimer’s diagnosis

Bill Ritter, anchor on WABC since 2001, said he’s stepping down but will continue to report on the diseaseA longtime New York City television news anchor has announced his sudden retirement from the airwaves after revealing that he has the early signs of Alzheimer’s disease.Bill Ritter, a veteran of ABC New York station WABC, has presented the main evening news in New York since 2001 and become a familiar face to millions of its residents. Continue reading...

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The Guardian

‘You make people a bit happier’: the football app building friendships in London

Footy Addicts helps amateur players find a game at short notice – and tackles the problem of lonelinessCries of “Boss! Boss! Boss!” emerge from the pitch during a hard-fought game of football in a London park. There aren’t a lot of names used in this game, because most players only met just before kick-off. They were brought together by an app that’s injecting life into grassroots football.Footy Addicts was invented to solve an infuriating problem for amateur players – the late dropout, which ca

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The Guardian

Anthropic to disable its most advanced AI models after US order limiting foreign access

Company said US government believes safeguards can be bypassed and product used to identify software vulnerabilitiesAnthropic said it will “abruptly disable” its most advanced AI models for all users after the US government ordered it to suspend access to the models for foreign nationals, citing national security concerns.The company received the export control directive to suspend access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for all foreign nationals, without being given specific details of the national secu

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The Guardian

New York man who killed gay dancer faces 25 years after hate-crime conviction

Dmitriy Popov fatally stabbed O’Shae Sibley in Brooklyn in 2023 and was found guilty of manslaughter as a hate crimeA New York City man who was recently convicted of a hate crime in the 2023 stabbing death of vogue dancer O’Shae Sibley is facing a prison sentence of between eight and 25 years.Sentencing for Dmitriy Popov, who was 17 at the time of Sibley’s slaying, was tentatively scheduled for 30 June following his conviction. Continue reading...

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NY Times World

Iran War Live Updates: Middle East Awaits Latest on Potential Agreement

While U.S. and Iranian officials have said that a deal could be signed within days, the terms remain uncertain, and there is still the potential for it to be derailed.

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The Guardian

Three teenagers arrested over death of man in Essex

Boy, 14, among three people held after 21-year-old was found critically injured in Central Park, ChelmsfordThree teenagers, including a 14-year-old boy, have been arrested on suspicion of murdering a 21-year-old man in a park in Essex.Emergency services attended Central Park in Chelmsford at about 7pm on Friday, where the victim was found with critical injuries. Continue reading...

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Unfinished Business

We like it when projects are completed, but what if we could abide comfortably in the toiling and striving it takes to get them there?

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NY Times World

A Tren de Aragua Leader Is Killed in a Joint Strike, U.S. and Venezuela Say

A strike this week in Venezuela killed a gang leader known as Niño Guerrero who was wanted in the United States, officials in both countries said.

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The Guardian

Head of Commons media committee denies writing article accusing BBC of bias

Excoriating article under Caroline Dinenage’s name remains on ConservativeHome website It was a crisis that toppled a BBC director general and his head of news. After contentious accusations of bias by a former external adviser, Michael Prescott, both Tim Davie and Deborah Turness quit the corporation.At the height of the media storm that ensued last November, the corporation was struck by another blow. A key figure in scrutinising the BBC – the chair of the Commons culture, media and sport comm

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The Guardian

Pipers and dreams: World Cup fever grips Scotland again after 28 years

The country is ready to blow away decades of dashed hopes and celebrate, with marching bands and all-night partiesScotland is leaning into one its most treasured traditions: embracing the hope and anxiety of a football World Cup, with a healthy dose of self-deprecating style.There are brash new tartans, an Edinburgh bar offering free Irn-Bru-infused “fiery ginger” beers for patrons with red hair, a collaboration between Scottish whisky firms and a Brazilian distiller, and all-night parties in ni

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The Guardian

Palestinian American woman held without charge by Israeli military

Soldiers arrested university student Sama Safi, 20, along with members of Palestinian women’s national soccer teamA 20-year-old Palestinian American woman has been held in Israeli military detention for nearly two weeks after Israeli soldiers stormed her family home in a pre-dawn raid on 2 June.Sama Safi, a psychology student at Birzeit University in the occupied West Bank, has not been charged with any crimes. A spokesperson for the Israeli military said she and three other women detained aroun

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NY Times World

An Honored Canadian Journalist on the Importance of Investigative Reporting

Our Times colleague Susanne Craig was back home in Canada to be honored for her extraordinary career, which began in Calgary, Alberta, her hometown.

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