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Iran’s top negotiator says both sides remain far apart after Tehran again closed strait of Hormuz after US said it would not end its blockade Full report: Iran closes strait of Hormuz again ‘until US lifts blockade’ Trump has praised Israel, a US ally, in its war on Iran , saying in a social media post on Saturday night: “Whether people like Israel or not, they have proven to be a GREAT Ally of t…

Winning robot records faster time than Jacob Kiplimo’s world record More than 100 robots run in parallel tracks to avoid collisions with humans Dozens of Chinese-made humanoid robots showed off their fast-improving athleticism as they whizzed past human runners in a half-marathon race in Beijing on Sunday, having lagged far behind a year earlier. The race’s inaugural edition last year was riddled…

Trawler set off from Bangladesh and reportedly capsized due to heavy winds, rough seas and overcrowding About 250 people are missing after a boat carrying Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi nationals capsized in the Andaman Sea, according to the UN’s refugee and migration agencies. The agencies said the trawler carrying more than 250 men, women and children reportedly sank due to harsh weather and…

The author, who will interview members of royal family for book, says being chosen for role is a ‘profound honour’ Anna Keay, a historian whose most celebrated book is about Britain’s republican period, has been confirmed as Queen Elizabeth II’s official biographer. Keay will interview members of the royal family and the late queen’s friends and servants. She will also have access to the monarch’…

Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Murder charge laid after woman’s body found at home A 25-year-old man will face court after a woman’s body was found at a home. Continue reading...

Passengers on flight from Chicago to New York exited via slides as FBI, bomb technicians and K-9 unit responded Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox A United Airlines flight bound for New York City was forced to land and evacuate in Pittsburgh on Saturday morning after crew members reported a “possible security issue”, a spokesperson for the Federal Aviati…

Coal Australia denies its donations to the ‘community-driven association’ amount to astroturfing, but critics accuse the group of misleading the public Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast An “independent, community-driven association” that ran anti-Labor adverts during the last federal election was entirely funded by a coal industry lobby group, the Guardian can reveal. E…

The Albanese government overhauled policy and promised significant pollution cuts – but carbon offsets are still being used as an excuse Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here Is this how a national scheme to cut climate pollution is supposed to work? Australian government data released this week shows emissions from Australian coalmines increased …

The gunman, who killed six people in Kyiv before police shot him dead, was a Ukrainian citizen born in Moscow Ukrainian investigators are examining whether a terrorist attack in Kyiv was directed by Moscow after a man shot dead six people on Saturday before he was killed by police. The gunman, 58, opened fire on passersby before barricading himself in a supermarket and taking hostages. Detectives…

Police responded after video claimed to have targeted nearby Israeli embassy with ‘dangerous substances’ Kensington Gardens in London has reopened after the discovery of several suspicious items including two jars containing a powdered substance which were deemed to be “non-hazardous”, police said. Police in protective clothing responded to an incident near the Israeli embassy on Friday after cou…

Deputy prime minister says it is ‘inexplicable’ top civil servant kept Downing Street in dark Keir Starmer would have blocked Peter Mandelson from serving as the UK’s ambassador to Washington had he known he failed security vetting , David Lammy has said, as he attempted to shore up the prime minister amid damaging fallout from the row. In his first public comments on the vetting affair, Lammy sa…

Soldiers were participating in ‘land navigation training’ when bear injured them in a ‘defensive attack’ Two US army soldiers have been injured after encountering a brown bear in a mountainous training area in Anchorage, Alaska , the military said on Friday. The incident happened on Thursday as the soldiers were participating in a “land navigation training event” in Arctic Valley, part of the Joi…

Two men died at the scene after a car was seen driving in the wrong direction on the M90 near Kinross, police said Two drivers have died in a motorway crash in Scotland involving a car apparently travelling in the wrong direction on the carriageway, police have said. The two men died at the scene of the collision on the M90 near Kinross, a town in Perth and Kinross, at 10.30pm on Friday. Continue…

State investigated claims of bear attacks on cars, unconvincingly backed up by video of person in bear suit When it comes to the California department of insurance, don’t poke the bear. That is the lesson three individuals in Los Angeles learned recently when they were sentenced to jail time for an insurance fraud scheme in which they staged attacks on high-end vehicles by having a person dress u…

Labour calls on Nigel Farage to sack candidates and says his party’s checks ‘clearly not fit for purpose’ Reform UK’s checks on candidates are “clearly not fit for purpose”, Labour has said after two more candidates in May’s local elections were accused of making offensive or potentially racist social media posts. Meanwhile, it emerged that Restore Britain, the party set up by the MP Rupert Lowe …