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Los Angeles approves $4bn payout to settle thousands of sexual abuse claims

Deal represents largest aggregate settlement in US history as officials issue apology for ‘reprehensible acts’

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‘Bombs and bullets were like rain’: 50 years on from the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam war

Xuan Phuong, a war correspondent who is now 96, recalls the day she entered the city after South Vietnam’s surrender

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Discovered by chance, a mass grave revives memories of Greece's brutal civil war

Graves unearthed in northern Greece contain bones widely believed to be from victims of the country's civil war in the late 1940s.

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Discovered by chance, a mass grave revives memories of Greece's brutal civil war

Graves unearthed in northern Greece contain bones widely believed to be from victims of the country's civil war in the late 1940s.

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A massacre has reignited the forever war between India and Pakistan – once more, Kashmiri voices are missing

The people of Kashmir have had little or no say in their future for as long as I can remember. This cycle must end, says novelist Mirza Waheed

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UK watchdog bans coffee pod ads over ‘misleading’ composting claims

Advertising Standards Authority says neither Lavazza UK nor Dualit’s product can be recycled at home Descriptions of coffee pods as “compostable eco capsules” were misleading as they could not be composted at home, the Advertising Standards Authority has ruled. The ASA has banned adverts by Lavazza UK and Dualit, which both made claims about the eco credentials of their coffee products. Continue reading...

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Half of pet dogs in Berlin kept illegally as owners ‘boycott’ registration rules

Microchip implant with data has been required since 2022 but policy is unpopular because of expense and nuisance

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Officials say driver in Vancouver festival attack had been under mental health team's care

Canadian authorities say the man accused of barreling his sport-utility vehicle through a Filipino heritage festival crowd in Vancouver over the weekend had been under the care of a mental health team before the attack.

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Officials say driver in Vancouver festival attack had been under mental health team's care

Canadian authorities say the man accused of barreling his sport-utility vehicle through a Filipino heritage festival crowd in Vancouver over the weekend had been under the care of a mental health team before the attack.

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Spruiking, fake tradies and corflute stoushes: how to understand the Australian election

Federal elections bring out a special vocabulary that has become all too familiar to Australian voters, but potentially baffling to outsiders Follow all our Australia 2025 election coverage Australians pride themselves on their distinctive federal elections. It’s among a handful of nations that enforces compulsory voting, boasting a turnout rate of more than 90%. The preferential voting system, in theory, means no votes are wasted and choice matters. In recent years, Australians even have an emblem for their civic duty – a democracy sausage – the natural conclusion of voting on a Saturday at schools eager to raise funds. Also unique is Australian campaign vernacular, which is, year after year, keenly adopted by the media and politicians alike. From donkey voting to corflute stoushes and spruiking, here are some of the weird idioms you need to know to keep abreast of what’s been happening in the lead-up to Saturday’s federal election, which pitches incumbent Anthony Albanese’s Labor against Peter Dutton’s Liberal-National Coalition. Continue reading...

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Une commission d’experts conseille de proscrire les écrans avant l’âge de 6 ans

Cinq sociétés savantes missionnées par Emmanuel Macron appellent à «une prise de conscience collective» sur la question.

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Piers Morgan warns rise of YouTube is a ‘wake-up moment’ for traditional media

Presenter is expanding his own business on the platform and likens change to when vinyl music went digital The media world is undergoing a “sea change” in which some traditional titles disappear, Piers Morgan has predicted, as he said some YouTube channels would soon have as much power as traditional network television. The presenter and former newspaper editor, who is holding funding talks to expand his YouTube business, predicted more established media figures would soon follow him to the increasingly influential streaming service as audience habits continue to shift. Continue reading...

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Kemi revels in a Conservative electoral drubbing – in Canada of course | John Crace

Never mind potential losses at home, the Tory leader was loving the fall of Robert Jenrick’s heroes across the pond

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Samsung warns US tariffs will dent memory chip and smartphone sales

Electronics maker cites ‘growing policy risks’ for semiconductors and higher prices for phone parts

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Sánchez vows to uncover reasons behind massive Iberian power outage

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says “no hypothesis is being ruled out” as he vows to investigate and uncover the cause behind the massive blackout that gripped much of the Iberian Peninsula on Monday.

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Wallabies aim for smooth coaching transition with Les Kiss to take over in 2026

Rugby Australia has confirmed Joe Schmidt will stay on as Wallabies coach until mid-2026 before Queensland Reds mentor Less Kiss takes over

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Guterres warns two-state solution is 'near a point of no return'

The United Nations says the promise of a two-state solution is at risk of disappearing as fighting continues in Gaza with Israel intensifying its ground and aerial operations across the enclave in a bid to eradicate Hamas.

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«Les Linceuls» : David Cronenberg en grande pompe funèbre

Dans ce long métrage proprement crépusculaire, le cinéaste retranscrit avec puissance la douleur du deuil, dans un monde où les caméras épient jusque l’intérieur des cercueils.

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Dans un livre intime et politique, le premier secrétaire du PS, Olivier Faure, revient sur le parcours de son père, entre gauche et extrême droite

Avec « Je reviens te chercher » (Robert Laffont), le député de Seine-et-Marne raconte l’histoire d’un père d’extrême droite, passé par la gauche et marié à une Vietnamienne, pour y dessiner sa vision de l’identité française.