Japan’s central bank raises interest rates to highest level since 1995
Bank of Japan hikes benchmark rate to 1 percent, continuing shift away from decades of ultra-low borrowing costs.
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Champion swimmer with rare brain cancer urges UK to do more to help people with condition
Breakthrough treatment enabled Archie Goodburn, 24, to keep competing but he says one new drug in 20 years is not…
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Iran war day 109: Tehran, Washington, sign MoU electronically
Iran’s National Security Council said on Monday that the deal ends fighting on all fronts, including in Lebanon.
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‘My voice is being heard’: A month of India’s Cockroach Janta Party
Satirical party launches nationwide Gen Z protest to demand federal education minister's removal over exam paper…
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Israel uses ‘battlefield evidence’ to prosecute Palestinians abroad
Palestinian activists are being put on trial in Europe for supporting Hamas on the basis of Israeli evidence.
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Monarch of the Glen 'sister painting' could fetch £4m at auction
Scene in Braemar, which will go under the hammer next month, last appeared at auction in 1994 when it was sold for…
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What is the summer solstice and why is it the longest day of the year?
This year the summer solstice takes place on 21 June, marking the start of the season on the astronomical calendar.
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Anti-Burnham fake news on Makerfield Facebook accounts has surged, report finds – UK politics live
Nearly one in six pieces of news shared in local Facebook groups during the campaign is false, Social Market Foundation…
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G7 leaders meet for first full day of talks with Russia-Ukraine war first on the agenda – Europe live
World leaders will be joined by Volodymyr Zelenskyy as they try to keep Donald Trump on sideThis is utterly…
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Australia to probe assault claims by Gaza flotilla activists against Israeli forces
Australian activists claim they were kidnapped, raped and tortured after being detained in May.
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Football upstages politics as Iranians rally behind their team at World Cup
In opener against New Zealand in Los Angeles, Iran's Team Melli gets cheers from thousands of anti-regime…
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Venezuela signs power deal with US energy giant
Venezuela has signed an agreement with General Electric Vernova aimed at boosting electricity generation
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Spanish households save €10 a month thanks to renewables expansion, report finds
Thinktank says decoupling electricity from gas prices has also helped shield Spain from hikes caused by Iran warSpanish…
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Thames Water nationalisation moves closer as government ‘objects to rescue deal’
Environment secretary reportedly raised concerns that customers would face ‘undue burden’ from £10bn planThames Water…
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Sly stage version of The Traitors to lure audiences with five different endings
Play at Gillian Lynne theatre in London will cycle through versions with weekend crowds able to pick oneIn keeping with…
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BoM forecasts strong El Niño and warns climate change could amplify any effects on Australia
El Niño events linked with extreme weather around the world – and can increase risk of bushfires in Australia and coral…
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JD Vance says US-Iran deal ‘very general’ with many details yet to be negotiated – Middle East crisis live
The US vice-president also said nuclear inspectors would return to Iran as part of the deal with Washington to end…
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NHS report told of Nottingham maternity problems before inquiry
A previously unpublished report details problems in Nottingham's maternity units before a major review.
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Two arrested during investigation into Dezi Freeman’s movements as police reveal killer likely travelled to NSW
Victoria and NSW police search seven properties as they examine where shooter travelled after killing two officers in…
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‘Inadequate’: NSW police criticised for not getting out of cars after triple zero call reported woman being bashed
Independent watchdog clears officers of serious misconduct but finds they ‘did not meet minimum standards’ on night…
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Tunisia sack head coach just one game into World Cup
Tunisia sack head coach Sabrei Lamouchi after their 5-1 defeat by Sweden in their World Cup opener.
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Birthkeeper hired by woman who died after freebirth tells inquest she was ‘not there to make a birth safer’
Emily Lal – paid $6,000 to provide freebirth support package to Stacey Warnecke – tells coroner her role was primarily…
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Mail on Sunday attacks Restore as split right creates headache for UK papers
Some titles that once backed the Tories now ‘flirting with Farage’ as they try to gauge where readers standIt was a…
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AI could help win ‘race against extinction’ of vital plants, say botanists
Tech is helping to identify and save new specimens and could open ‘genomic goldmine’ of fungi dataThe rise of AI and…