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A Republican midterm defeat will not be an earthquake
Democrats are likely to make gains in Congress but divided government is unlikely to derail Trump’s agenda
US-Denmark deal on Greenland is a reward for American bullying
Document compromises Danish sovereignty over Greenland and gives Washington a bigger role in deciding what happens on the island
Oil rises as Iran uncertainty outweighs Saudi pipe return
Trump rejects proposal to resume full traffic through Strait of Hormuz in seven days
Pope Leo says concerns about AI’s threat to humanity are not ‘fake news’
Pontiff’s remarks are in stark contrast to US president Donald Trump, who says fears about AI’s dangers are a ‘hoax’
Five men arrested over suspected terrorist plot at UK airbase released on bail
Men apprehended outside base being used by US air force in its war against Iran
Why Israel fears settlement sanctions are just the beginning
Passengers arriving in Amsterdam from Tel Aviv say Dutch customs searched luggage for goods from West Bank settlements
Are global controls needed for AI? The United States doesn’t think so
China, the other major player in developing AI, is not opposed to international oversight of the technology within UN framework
UN ambassador Waltz says Iran was not negotiating ‘in good faith’ to end war
However, the US president says he expects talks with Tehran to resume shortly
Iran awaits official US response after Trump rejects Hormuz deal, minister says
Tehran says US negotiators have yet to formally respond to its plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz
Russian foreign minister vows to see Ukraine war ‘through to the end’
Sergey Lavrov says Moscow has regular talks with Trump administration, which describes conflict as ‘Biden’s war, not our war’
Trump rejects Iran’s proposal to reopen Strait of Hormuz
US president privately sceptical Tehran would meet his demands to dismantle its nuclear programme
White House blocks CNN from Air Force One in latest escalation with news media
Move comes a week after Trump revoked White House access for CNN, MS Now and Politico
Naomi Klein: The super rich need to be abolished and ‘prescribed a middle-class life’
End Times Fascism by noted author and her collaborator Astra Taylor contains a hopeful prescription for neighbourly resistance
US supreme court restores Trump’s mass voter verification system
Ruling could disenfranchise eligible voters, critics say
US television networks resume covering White House as legal battle continues
Television networks resume White House coverage as legal battle continues
Maga base exasperated as Trump embraces AI
US president’s Big Tech boosterism is alienating once-loyal supporters just weeks ahead of the midterms
Mark Carney says Canada has prepared for ‘extreme tail risk’ of US military action
Prime minister outlines a tense, evolving relationship with US president Donald Trump
That Sydney Sweeney ad was a distraction from a worrying question: what does Novig do?
In gambling’s wild west, prediction markets allow punters to place all kinds of bets and it is worrying regulators
Trump-Xi dinner guests included Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and more
Tech titans Jensen Huang, Sam Altman and Tim Cook were among those invited to a state dinner for Xi Jinping at the White House
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping strike warm tone at White House as US-China tensions remain
Trade truce extended but differences over Taiwan and artificial intelligence remain
U2 are sometimes dismissed as do-gooders, but the last 50 years have proven it is no act
Macklemore’s dismissal from Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour is a sign of how supine the modern music industry has become
Donald Trump’s UN address was an affront to basic decency
Casually considering the annihilation of a country was a disgraceful breach of diplomacy
Donald Trump undermining UN’s mandate of maintaining world peace and security
World leaders should have walked out in protest at his disregard for international law
Netanyahu sounded delusional at a largely empty UN where many delegates walked out
Irish representative remained for address which ignored Gaza horrors and painted Israel as a moral champion
A hushed Brendan O’Connor amplifies Nikita Hand’s traumatic testimony
Radio: Radio 1 host deftly gauges his guests’ moods, while Kieran Cuddihy uncovers ominous undercurrents beneath fuel unrest
China’s Xi tells Trump: ‘Let’s not wrestle’ during White House summit
Chinese president lays out terms to avoid military conflict at White House meeting
US media outlets allowed back into White House after previous Trump ban
US district judge Tim Kelly says president’s ban on three media outlets was likely unconstitutional
Mark Carney’s defiance of Donald Trump faces economic limits
The political test is how long Canadian voters can endure the painful process of reducing economic dependence on the US
Sudan’s people suffer while rival forces are trapped in the logic of war
Global Briefing: A new US approach to pursuing peace in the country has yet to meet success and has put the Trump administration at odds with Saudi Arabia
Oil prices fall as Iran says it is open to diplomacy to end the war
But the two countries remain far apart on ways to halt conflict
Trump media boycott is not the biggest threat to press freedom
There’s plenty of solidarity for the White House press pool, while far more urgent threats to journalists are being ignored
US and China agree to extend trade truce as Xi Jinping arrives in Washington
Issues such as the race in AI development and geopolitical instability loom
US delegation walks out as Iran’s president angrily responds to Trump at UN
Iran’s Pezeshkian says US ‘bombed a school’ and ‘children perished’ under weapons used by the US and Israel
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