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• 18 confirmed dead after female suicide bombers unleash coordinated attack in Nigeria, authorities say

  01-07-2024 15:14 via foxnews.com
  
  Female suicide bombers targeted a wedding, a funeral and a hospital in coordinated attacks in northern Nigeria that killed at least 18 people, local authorities said Sunday.No one immediately claimed responsibility for the the attacks in Borno state, which has been heavily affected by the insurgency launched in 2009 by Boko Haram. The extremist group previously has used women and girls in suicide bombings, prompting suspicions that some attackers come from the many thousands of people the milita
  
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• General election live: Party leaders battle for votes on eve of election as Tory minister predicts Labour landslide

  03-07-2024 16:24 via theguardian.com
  
  Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer out campaigning after Mel Stride says Labour likely to win a large majoritySign up to our Election Edition daily newsletterWhat constituency am I in? New boundary map
  It has just gone 7am: let’s look at today’s stop stories. With 24 hours to go until polls open, the Guardian leads with Keir Starmer accusing the Conservatives of desperate tactics amid claims that Tory criticism of his defence of family time was insensitive and had antisemitic undertones.Th
  
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• Israel-Gaza war live: Israel reportedly kills senior Hezbollah commander in drone strike

  03-07-2024 16:21 via theguardian.com
  Senior field commander killed in Israeli strike outside southern Lebanese city of Tyre, Reuters reportsAl Jazeera is reporting that “at least four people have been killed and 17 injured in Israeli bombardment in Gaza City’s Shejaiya neighbourhood”.More details soon … Continue reading...
  
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• Captain Tom’s daughter and her husband banned from being charity trustees

  03-07-2024 16:03 via theguardian.com
  
  Hannah and Colin Ingram-Moore disqualified by Charity Commission, family saysCapt Sir Tom Moore’s daughter Hannah Ingram-Moore and her husband, Colin, have been disqualified from being charity trustees by the Charity Commission, the family said in a statement.More details soon …Continue reading...
  
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• Rishi Sunak fearful of losing his seat, sources say

  03-07-2024 15:57 via theguardian.com
  
  PM would become first sitting British leader to be voted out of his constituency if his fears are realisedHow boundary changes may affect key constituenciesUK election live – latest updatesRishi Sunak has confided to members of his inner circle that he is fearful of losing his Yorkshire constituency at the general election, the Guardian has been told.The prime minister, who would be the first sitting leader of the country to lose his seat, told confidants before a Conservative rally on Tue
  
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• Far-right win in French election could deal blow to climate policy, say experts

  03-07-2024 15:50 via theguardian.com
  Fears of ‘big regression’ in climate action that could spread across Europe if National Rally gains powerEurope live – latest updatesA victory for the far right in the French elections could deal a serious blow to climate policy in France, experts have warned, with consequences that could ripple through the European Union and beyond.The second round of snap polls, whichEmmanuel Macron called after the National Rally (RN) scored big gains in European elections last month, could
  
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• Three people die after arrests at election protests in Mauritania

  03-07-2024 15:42 via theguardian.com
  
  Two died in detention facility and one in hospital, officials say, after protests over Mohamed Ould Ghazouani’s winThree protesters have died in detention in Mauritania, the interior ministry has said, after mass arrests during protests in the opposition stronghold of Kaédi after the north-west African country’s presidential election outcome.Officials said protests had turned violent in the southern town near the border with Senegal late on Monday, prompting security forces to
  
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• Why Hurricane Beryl foretells a scary storm season

  03-07-2024 15:33 via theguardian.com
  Hot sea temperatures are fuelling explosive growth of first ever category 4 storm in JuneHurricane Beryl’s explosive growth into an unprecedented early whopper of a storm shows the literal hot water the Atlantic and Caribbean are in – and the kind of season ahead, experts said.Beryl smashed multiple records even before its major-hurricane-level winds approached land. The powerful storm is acting more like monsters that form in the peak of hurricane season thanks mostly to water tempe
  
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• Hundreds of France election candidates withdraw amid pressure over tactical approach to stopping far right – Europe live

  03-07-2024 15:33 via theguardian.com
  
  According to Le Monde’s latest count this morning, 221 candidates have withdrawn from races since Sunday’s first round of electionsIt was raining in Calais on election day. A thin, penetrating, miserable drizzle blowing in off the Channel that was entirely in keeping with the mood of a great many voters as they headed to the polls in France’s most momentous ballot in living memory.“It’s all going to shit,” said Xavier Hembert, voting with his son Arthur on the
  
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• Cracks showing in Democratic support as Biden says he ‘nearly fell asleep on stage’

  03-07-2024 15:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Polls show Kamala Harris would be only a point behind Trump if she were to replace Biden in presidential contestCracks in support among Democratic leaders for Joe Biden’s campaign continued to widen on Wednesday ahead of his evening meeting with Democratic governors, as Barack Obama reportedly privately shared that he believed Biden’s path to re-election had become even tougher.Biden will be talking with state governors and Capitol Hill leaders all week, officials indicated on Tuesda
  
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• EU plan to impose import duty on cheap goods could dent Shein and Temu

  03-07-2024 15:25 via theguardian.com
  
  Brussels move to end tax loophole exploited by China-linked marketplaces could also hit Shein’s planned London listingThe EU is moving forward with plans to impose customs duty on cheap goods in a shift that could hit imports from online retailers and harm a hoped-for London listing by the fast-fashion seller Shein.The potential change comes amid growing disquiet among retailers based in mainland Europe, the UK and the US about rising competition from Chinese-linked marketplaces Shein and
  
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• Slapping healer should have learned from six-year-old’s death, UK court told

  03-07-2024 15:24 via theguardian.com
  Hongchi Xiao accused of manslaughter of woman who died 18 months after boy with diabetes in AustraliaAn alternative healer accused of the manslaughter of a woman with diabetes who died after stopping taking insulin at his slapping therapy retreat should have learned a “cruel lesson” from the death of a six-year-old boy who lost his life after a previous workshop, a jury has heard.Hongchi Xiao, 61, of Cloudbreak, California, is on trial at Winchester crown court accused of the manslau
  
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• Labour expects surge of ‘shy Reform’ voters in some northern and Midlands seats

  03-07-2024 15:19 via theguardian.com
  Activists forecast margins of fewer than 2,000 votes separating them from Farage’s party – or even a shock defeatHow boundary changes may affect key constituenciesUK election live – latest updatesLabour candidates and activists are privately braced for a surge in support for Nigel Farage’s hard-right Reform UK in north-west England and the Midlands, with some forecasting a margin of fewer than 2,000 votes between the two parties in some seats in Thursday’s general e
  
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• Wimbledon gardeners reuse coffee grounds in sustainability bid

  03-07-2024 15:17 via theguardian.com
  
  More plans afoot for compostable food use, says head gardener, as tournament commits to wildlife ‘net gain’ by 2030Rain or shine – usually more of the former – Wimbledon’s stunning floral displays always manage to dazzle.For those hoping to give their gardens an SW19-inspired transformation, the tournament’s secret has finally been revealed: coffee grounds from the staff room. Continue reading...
  
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• Raging wildfire forces 13,000 people to evacuate in northern California

  03-07-2024 15:15 via theguardian.com
  
  More than 500 firefighters were battling wildfire as Fema issued emergency grant to state to help cover costsAbout 13,000 people were ordered to evacuate in northern California as firefighters battle a raging wildfire.The Thompson fire in Butte county, California, has burned through more than 3,000 acres (1,200 hectares), the Butte county fire department announced on X. The wildfire began early on Tuesday near the city of Oroville, about an hour outside Sacramento. Continue reading...
  
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• Labor branch in Albanese’s electorate passes motion supporting Fatima Payman

  03-07-2024 15:12 via theguardian.com
  
  Members in Leichhardt ‘express solidarity’ with the rebel senator and say they share her ‘strong support’ for PalestineGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA Labor branch in Anthony Albanese’s own electorate has passed a motion expressing support for the dissident senator Fatima Payman, even as expectations grow she is poised to quit the party.Labor’s Leichhardt branch – which is within the prime minister’s Sydne
  
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• French PM says efforts to prevent far-right majority can succeed

  03-07-2024 14:07 via theguardian.com
  Gabriel Attal urges on campaign to peg back rise of National Rally as candidates pull out to avoid splitting voteEurope live – latest updatesFrance’s prime minister has said nationwide efforts to prevent Marine Le Pen’s National Rally (RN) winning an outright majority in parliament could succeed, after more than 200 candidates pulled out of Sunday’s legislative election runoff to avoid splitting the anti-far-right vote.“We can avoid an absolute majority for the far
  
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• India deadly crush blamed on huge overcrowding as death toll passes 120

  03-07-2024 13:34 via theguardian.com
  Police report says 250,000 people had gathered at a Hindu event in Uttar Pradesh that had a capacity of 80,000About 250,000 people had gathered at the Hindu religious congregation in northern India where 121 people died in a crowd crush, triple the capacity permitted by authorities, a police report has said.The deadly crush took place on Tuesday at a religious function known as a satsang held in a village in Hathras, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, when hundreds of thousands of devotee turned up
  
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• ‘Please send help’: Caribbean reels from Hurricane Beryl devastation

  03-07-2024 13:21 via theguardian.com
  
  Homes flattened, apocalyptic scenes and at least four dead as St Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada try to recoverThis should have been a week of celebration in the Caribbean country of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). The annual Vincy Mas carnival, which attracts thousands of tourists, had advertised a packed schedule of costume parades, soca competitions, and beauty pageants.Instead, the Vincentian population is reeling from what the country’s prime minister has described as the
  
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• Georgia lawsuit challenges anti-LGBTQ+ book bans over ‘real harms’

  03-07-2024 13:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Lawsuit says student and youth groups hurt after teacher was fired for reading My Shadow is Purple to studentsThe Southern Poverty Law Center and another group have amended a federal lawsuit against a Georgia school district to include a transgender student and a grassroots youth organization, effectively becoming the “first case challenging anti-LGBTQ book bans” in the state.The move – done anonymously to protect the student – widens the case’s focus from how teach
  
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• Politicians dress up for Canberra’s night of nights – as it happened

  03-07-2024 12:53 via theguardian.com
  
  This blog is now closedFatima Payman may resign from Labor party ‘in the coming days’, Anthony Albanese suggestsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAmy’s analysis: why does Labor have a solidarity rule?There has been a lot of talk about why Labor has the solidarity rule. Continue reading...
  
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• Biden to meet Democratic governors in bid to assuage fears | First Thing

  03-07-2024 12:21 via theguardian.com
  
  Up to 25 House representatives could call for president to step aside. Plus, US expels more than 100 Chinese migrantsGood morning.Joe Biden is to meet with Democratic governors today in an attempt to stave off growing discontent over his candidacy, with a congressional Democrat calling for him to withdraw from the presidential race.Are any sitting Democrats calling on Biden to step aside? So far: only one. Lloyd Doggett, a congressman from Texas, yesterday became the first Democrat in the House
  
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• Turkey’s Merih Demiral facing ban over ‘wolf’ celebration in win over Austria

  03-07-2024 12:20 via theguardian.com
  Defender’s gesture has apparent far-right connotationsUefa inquiry could lead to him missing quarter-final tieMerih Demiral, Turkey’s goalscorer from their last-16 win over Austria, could face a ban from their quarter-final against the Netherlands on Saturday after Uefa opened an investigation into a gesture with apparent far-right connotations.Demiral, a centre-back, was the unlikely match winner for Turkey in Leipzig but may be in line for disciplinary action after celebrating his
  
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• Court orders Japanese government to pay damages over forced sterilisations

  03-07-2024 11:51 via theguardian.com
  
  Japan’s supreme court rules that practice under now-defunct eugenics law was unconstitutionalJapan’s supreme court has ordered the government to pay damages to dozens of people who were forcibly sterilised under a now-defunct eugenics law, saying the practice had violated their constitutional rights.Wednesday’s ruling by the country’s highest court marks a major victory for the 39 plaintiffs, and thousands of other people with illnesses and genetic and mental disorders wh
  
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• Video appears to show gang-rape of Afghan woman in a Taliban jail

  03-07-2024 11:36 via theguardian.com
  
  Exclusive: Activist claims she was threatened with release of the footage in order to silence her, amid multiple reports of sexual violence inflicted upon imprisoned Afghan womenThe Guardian has seen video evidence of a female Afghan human rights activist being gang-raped and tortured in a Taliban jail by armed men.There have been mounting reports that sexual violence is being inflicted on women and girls being held in detention in Afghanistan, but this video is believed to be the first direct e
  
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• Ann Wilson, frontwoman of Heart, diagnosed with cancer

  03-07-2024 11:07 via theguardian.com
  
  Chart-topping singer cancels remainder of 2024 tour dates but says she hopes to return next yearAnn Wilson, the lead singer of rock band Heart, has announced that she has been diagnosed with cancer.The 74-year-old wrote in an Instagram post: “I recently underwent an operation to remove something that, as it turns out, was cancerous. The operation was successful & I’m feeling great but my doctors are now advising me to undergo a course of preventive chemotherapy & I’ve d
  
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• ‘Hawk tuah’ girl leans into craze she ignited but looks forward to moving on

  03-07-2024 11:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Hailey Welch details in podcast interview how viral clip has upended her life and doesn’t want it to ‘be her image’When she went viral in a video clip showing her coining the onomatopoeia “hawk tuah” to describe what intimate act reliably drives men wild in her experience, Hailey Welch thought about keeping herself hidden from the masses.Then the rumor circulated that the photogenic blonde in the video with the thick southern drawl was actually the daughter of a hum
  
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• Asic should be split in two after ‘comprehensively’ failing as regulator, parliamentary inquiry finds

  03-07-2024 10:34 via theguardian.com
  
  Scathing report says commission’s investigations and decisions are ‘opaque’ and it responded to criticism by managing its own reputationFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s corporate watchdog should be split into two after “comprehensively” failing its role as a regulator, including focusing more on managing its reputation than enforcement action, a parliament
  
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• Taiwan demands China returns fishing boat seized by coastguard

  03-07-2024 10:33 via theguardian.com
  
  Maritime authorities say they called off pursuit of commandeered vessel to avoid inflaming conflictTaiwan has demanded that Beijing releases a Taiwanese fishing boat that was boarded by the Chinese coastguard and steered to a port in mainland China.The Dajinman 88 was intercepted by two Chinese vessels late on Tuesday near the Kinmen archipelago, which lies a short distance off China’s coast but is controlled by Taiwan, the Taiwanese coastguard said. Continue reading...
  
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• Australia’s largest online bookseller Booktopia enters voluntary administration

  03-07-2024 10:10 via theguardian.com
  
  Insolvency advisers are assessing the business while options for its sale or recapitalisation are exploredFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastBooktopia has entered into voluntary administration, but will continue filling orders and selling to the public under supervision from an insolvency adviser.Australia’s largest online bookseller announced the move on Wednesday, two weeks after it went into a vo
  
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