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As Canada tightens asylum rules, refugees reuniting with family say they were turned over to ICE and jailed for months after failed border claims As each day in US detention passes, Markens Appolon can feel the life he had dreamed of slipping away. The 25-year-old fled Haiti to escape the rampant gang violence that upended his university studies in economics, and planned to join family in Montrea…

Growing numbers of people are seeking improbable cosmetic surgery based on chatbots’ recommendations Plastic surgeons are increasingly concerned about the rise of “AI face”, as more and more clients arrive in their offices with unrealistic AI-generated visions of what they want to look like. Dr Nora Nugent, a cosmetic surgeon from Tunbridge Wells, has seen this first hand. Clients have started co…

Exclusive: ‘Desperate’ man, in hiding after returning in a lorry, says he knows of 18 others from scheme who live in Britain covertly An asylum seeker sent from the UK back to France under the “one in, one out” scheme has covertly returned to Britain and is now in hiding, the Guardian has learned. In the first interview with a one in, one out returnee living under the radar in the UK, the man tol…

Former Labour health secretary Alan Milburn says firms must offer more flexibility and mental health support An “anxious generation” of young people is struggling to adapt to the outdated world of work, according to the government’s jobs adviser. Alan Milburn, a former Labour health secretary, will say this week in a report that businesses must adapt by offering more flexibility and mental health…

DNC’s Ken Martin condemned for suppressing report for months and then admitting it ‘won’t meet your standards’ Democrats belatedly publish 2024 election autopsy Ken Martin, the chair of the Democratic National Committee, is facing mounting calls to resign over his shambolic handling of an autopsy report on Kamala Harris’s defeat by Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election. Martin suppressed…

Prewar US gas prices averaged about $3 a gallon nationally – kiss that number goodbye for 2026 Sorry, US drivers, but don’t expect pump prices to return to prewar levels any time soon, even if the US and Iran agree to a lasting peace deal tomorrow. As the war with Iran enters its third month, drivers have become infuriated by rising gas prices – and inflation – and Donald Trump is facing a histor…

Ex-foreign secretary urges reset at ‘higher dosage’ after officials revealed to have pitched single market for goods Britain needs a “national consensus” about rejoining the European Union, David Miliband has said, in response to revelations that the UK government pitched the creation of a single market for goods with the EU to the bloc. The former foreign secretary, who is now president of the I…

Pastoral visit took in conversations with affected residents of polluted area around Naples seeking justice Pope Leo XIV has greeted families who lost loved ones to illegal toxic dumping in an area near Naples, as many paused to share photographs and other mementos of children and young people who have died or are battling cancer – illnesses tied to a multi-billion criminal racket run by the mafi…

As Europe’s leading donor countries slash budgets, the result could be more than 11.5m preventable deaths, report suggests Cuts to foreign aid budgets by the UK, France and Germany could contribute to more than 11.5 million preventable deaths by the end of the decade, according to a new report, which warns that Europe is abandoning its role as a pillar of global health and development. Three sepa…

US-backed board has put sole blame for stalled ceasefire on militant group despite Israel not fulfilling its obligations, analysts say The top diplomat from the Board of Peace has blamed Hamas for the stalled ceasefire , but critics have said the US-backed board’s lack of even-handedness in implementing the truce risks a return to war. The “high representative for Gaza”, Nickolay Mladenov, told t…

Chancellor’s measure to help families save money during summer holidays ‘won’t make any difference’ Cutting tax on children’s meals is a political “soundbite” that will make little difference to families or businesses, restaurateurs have said. This week, Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, announced a temporary reduction in VAT on the children’s menu in restaurants from 20% to 5% between June and Sept…

Xi Jinping urges authorities to ‘spare no effort’ in rescue efforts after blast at mine in northern Shanxi province The death toll from a gas explosion at a coalmine in northern China’s Shanxi province has risen to at least 82, state media Xinhua reported on Saturday, with nine people still missing. The gas explosion happened late on Friday at the Liushenyu coalmine in Qinyuan county, while 247 w…

Australia’s leaders join those of the UK, Italy, France, Germany, Canada, Norway, the Netherlands and New Zealand in condemning illegal settlements Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Israeli government is undermining stability in the West Bank as settler violence reaches unprecedented levels, a coalition of Western countries says, as its leaders call for an end to co…

Prime minister launches impassioned argument in favour of much-maligned reforms announced in last week’s federal budget A visibly emotional Anthony Albanese has launched an impassioned defence of Labor’s proposed changes to negative gearing, the capital gains tax discount and family trusts, saying he will “not allow Australia to become a country where aspiration is only for some”. The prime minis…

Lebanon’s health ministry condemns attacks as violations of international law; Israel says it struck Hezbollah infrastructure sites and militants Israeli strikes in Lebanon killed 10 people, including six paramedics and a child, in the space of 24 hours, Lebanon’s health ministry said on Friday, placing further strain on a US-brokered ceasefire. The ministry condemned the attacks as violations of…