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Ireland set to take presidency of EU in Dublin opening ceremony – Europe live

📡 The GuardianWorldJul 1, 2026👁 3♥ 0💬 0

Ireland’s tasks at helm of bloc include helping navigate talks on fresh Russia sanctions, and Ukraine and Moldova accessionIreland’s prime minister Micheál Martin suggested Ukrain…

Middle East updates: Iran, US to attend talks in Qatar

📡 Deutsche WelleWorldJul 1, 2026👁 14♥ 0💬 0

Representatives from both countries will hold indirect meetings in Doha to discuss the next steps of the deal that would end the war between them. Follow DW for all the updates.

Trump official says White House will fight birthright citizenship decision

📡 Al JazeeraWorldJul 1, 2026👁 6♥ 0💬 0

A White House adviser told Al Jazeera the Trump administration will continue ‘fighting’ to end birthright citizenship.

Starmer to take PMQs as he faces backlash over ‘poisoned chalice’ defence investment plan – UK politics live

📡 The GuardianWorldJul 1, 2026👁 4♥ 0💬 0

Concerns that plan is not properly funded and will take cash from much-needed road projectsMinisters ‘furious’ over cuts to road projects to fund defence planHere is Jessica Elgot…

The Lebanon-Israel agreement is paving the way for the next war

📡 Al JazeeraWorldJul 1, 2026👁 6♥ 0💬 0

And the agreement has ensured that Lebanon will be blamed for it.

RSC casts Sharon D Clarke as black lesbian Othello in reimagining of play

📡 The GuardianWorldJul 1, 2026👁 5♥ 0💬 0

Three-time Olivier winner to play general viewed through ‘urgent new lens’ of misogynoir in futuristic productionThe Royal Shakespeare Company has cast Sharon D Clarke as a black …

‘Life-saving’ drug for people with opioid dependency to be pulled from Australia by end of year

📡 The GuardianWorldJul 1, 2026👁 6♥ 0💬 0

Exclusive: Fears that US companies may withdraw more medicines as global markets react to policy changes by the Trump administrationGet our breaking news email, free app or daily …

Pakistan says it intercepted four drones fired from Afghanistan

📡 Al JazeeraWorldJul 1, 2026👁 6♥ 0💬 0

Afghan defence ministry says it carried out 'air strikes' in Pakistan's Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces.

How the US shaped the world: 250 years of power and policies

📡 Deutsche WelleWorldJul 1, 2026👁 12♥ 0💬 0

The United States declared its independence from Britain 250 years ago. Here's how the US's relations with other nations — and its global image — have changed since.

Ministers ‘furious’ over cuts to road projects to fund defence plan

📡 The GuardianWorldJul 1, 2026👁 5♥ 0💬 0

Robert Jenrick and MP for Lincoln among those whose constituencies could be hit by cuts to road infrastructure plansThe MP for Lincoln and the Middle East minister, Hamish Falcone…

Africa can finally mine, beneficiate and industrialise on its own terms

📡 Al JazeeraWorldJul 1, 2026👁 3♥ 0💬 0

From Kenya to Ghana to Mali, governments are insisting their minerals be processed at home before they leave.

Germany saves forest from mining, US opens land to drilling

📡 Deutsche WelleWorldJul 1, 2026👁 10♥ 0💬 0

Germans have won a fight to keep a coal mine out of an ancient forest. In the US, the government is opening protected lands for drilling and development.

Call to suspend new EU border system in peak holiday period as planes leave half full

📡 The GuardianWorldJul 1, 2026👁 5♥ 0💬 0

Airlines and airports say passengers are struggling in queues of up to five hours for biometric checksAirlines and airports have called for the new EU biometric border check syste…

India news: Kotak to buy Deutsche Bank retail operations

📡 Deutsche WelleWorldJul 1, 2026👁 10♥ 0💬 0

Kotak Mahindra Bank will take over the German bank's retail, private and weath portfolios in India while Deutche Bank will focus on ultra-high net worth clients. Meanwhile, jet fu…

US lifts restrictions on Anthropic's advanced AI models

📡 Deutsche WelleWorldJul 1, 2026👁 10♥ 0💬 0

Washington had restricted Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 invoking national security concerns. OpenAI was also asked to limit the rollout of its latest GPT-5.6 model to vetted partner…

‘Witch-hunt’ in Niger as military regime rounds up LGBTQ+ population

📡 The GuardianWorldJul 1, 2026👁 5♥ 0💬 0

Fears of resurgence of HIV/Aids amid loss of access to PrEP drugs as at least 40 people arrested in ‘toxic’ climateA “witch-hunt” is under way in Niger, where dozens of people hav…

‘Happy vowel’ is a key indicator of social class in Manchester accents, study finds

📡 The GuardianWorldJul 1, 2026👁 5♥ 0💬 0

Final vowel in words such as happy, baby and chilly varies clearly by social class across the city Pronunciation of the “happy vowel” is one of the key indicators of social class …

Turkey as a Tango Destination? A Reporter Was Living That Story.

📡 New York TimesWorldJul 1, 2026👁 5♥ 0💬 0

A Times journalist profiled Istanbul’s thriving tango scene after finding herself transformed by the dance.

Friend of Thai teen allegedly murdered by Australian man went to his condo after reporting her missing

📡 The GuardianWorldJul 1, 2026👁 4♥ 0💬 0

Security footage images show a friend went to Simon Peter Carman’s apartment in Pattaya, Thailand after reporting Thunchanok Donhomla missing The friend of the 17-year-old girl al…

Sudan's RSF committed crimes against humanity in el-Fasher, Amnesty says

📡 BBC NewsWorldJul 1, 2026👁 5♥ 0💬 0

The Amnesty report adds to evidence of atrocities in el-Fasher, which the UN says bore the hallmarks of genocide.

Sudan's RSF committed crimes against humanity in el-Fasher, Amnesty says

📡 BBC NewsWorldJul 1, 2026👁 7♥ 0💬 0

The Amnesty report adds to evidence of atrocities in el-Fasher, which the UN says bore the hallmarks of genocide.