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Meta CEO, grilled about children’s safety, says in taped deposition a user pool of billions will include bad actors Harms to children, such as sexual exploitation and detriments to mental health, are inevitable on Meta’s platforms, the company’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Instagram leader Adam Mosseri said in taped depositions played at a trial in New Mexico on Tuesday and Wednesday. “I just think i…

Up to 240mm of rain expected to fall in six hours on Friday Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Far north Queensland residents are being told to seek higher ground with warnings of severe weather and heavy rain on the way. The region continues to brace for a tropical low to cross the coast but many locals have already…

National Capital Planning Commission cites ‘large amount of public input’, with a majority opposing the plan Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email A federal panel reviewing Donald Trump’s planned $400m ballroom addition to the White House postponed an expected vote on the project until next month, after receiving thousands of negative public comments. The National Capital Planning Com…

Democratic-backed measure that would have forced US to withdraw troops failed by a vote of 212-219 Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox The US House of Representatives on Thursday voted down a Democratic-backed measure to halt hostilities with Iran, as Republicans cleared the way for Donald Trump to continue the conflict that has drawn in countries across …

Reports say talks have resumed between defense department and startup over military’s use of company’s AI US politics live – latest updates Trump ousts DHS secretary Kristi Noem Donald Trump boasted about severing the ties between the US military and Anthropic the same day multiple reports said that negotiations between the Department of Defense and the AI startup had resumed. “Well, I fired Anth…

Critics sceptical Pentagon chief’s plan for increased military force – amid rising US intervention – will stop drug gangs Pete Hegseth, the US defence secretary, has urged Latin American countries to adopt a more aggressive approach against drug cartels, warning that the Trump administration may otherwise act unilaterally in the region. Hegseth’s remarks come in a context of escalating US interve…

Jim Chalmers hints concession on threshold for imports could finally lead to an agreement. Follow the latest updates live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Emergency crews are ready and sandbag stations are in place in towns along Queensland’s far north coast, with heavy rain, flooding and damaging winds forecast on Friday as a tropical low tracks northeast of Cairns, A…

F-35 pilot based in Cyprus becomes first to destroy a target in combat – and celebrates with a single beer In the clear skies above Jordan on Monday night, a British F-35 pilot made a small piece of history. Flying for four hours alongside two Typhoons, the radar picked up two Shahed drones . The squadron tactics instructor – whom the Guardian is not naming – hit the drones with two Asraam missil…

Lawmakers will ban use of 31 meat-related names as part of efforts to strengthen position of farmers in food supply markets EU lawmakers have agreed to ban meaty names such as steak and bacon for vegetarian and vegan foods, but “veggie burgers” and meat-free sausages will remain on the table. Negotiators from the European parliament and EU council of ministers found a recipe for compromise on rul…

FTSE 100 and France’s CAC down 1.5%; Germany’s DAX and Italy’s FTSE MIB down 1.6%; the Dow Jones was down 2% Middle East crisis – live updates A market sell-off resumed on both sides of the Atlantic on Thursday as fears mounted that there would be no quick resolution to the conflict in the Middle East. Early gains in European markets, which had followed a rebound in Asia, were wiped out in later …

Instruction comes as Israel continues to bomb Lebanon and Iran, while Tehran launches retaliatory strikes Middle East crisis – live updates The Israeli military has ordered the entire population of Beirut’s southern suburbs to evacuate, as it continued to bomb Lebanon and Iran, while Tehran launched retaliatory strikes against Israel and US bases across the region. An Israel Defense Forces spokes…

David Taylor and two other former Labour advisers who were arrested on Wednesday freed on bail until May Three former Labour advisers, including the husband of an MP, have been released on bail after being arrested on suspicion of spying for China. David Taylor, who is married to the Scottish Labour MP Joani Reid, is accused of assisting a foreign intelligence service. Continue reading...

After the Greens’ byelection win, PM’s failure to make a progressive offer has angered Labour’s soft-left majority But for the Iran crisis, Labour’s first major policy announcement since the party’s calamitous defeat in the Gorton and Denton byelection would have been arguably the biggest political story of the week. Shabana Mahmood, the home secretary, pressed ahead with what is intended to be t…

CMA says it wants to ensure market ‘working well for consumers’ as more Britons forced to seek private care The UK’s competition watchdog has launched a review into the £8bn private dentistry market after the price of a consultation increased by nearly 25% over a two-year period. One in five people in Great Britain sought private dental care in 2024 in part because they could not access NHS treat…

Lower house votes in favour of polarising law after rapid increase in population and attack on grazing farm animals Wolf hunting will be allowed in Germany under legislation passed by the lower house of parliament in response to a rapidly growing population and a sharp rise in attacks on livestock. The return and growth of the wolf population in the last three decades has emerged as a wedge issue…