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Dutch riot police break up violent far-right protest in The Hague

Dutch riot police break up violent far-right protest in The Hague

Authorities ban anti-immigration march after fireworks and other projectiles thrown at officers in city centre park Dutch riot police dispersed several hundred far-right protesters in The Hague on Saturday after violence erupted and local authorities banned a planned march in the city against immigration and asylum policies. The Dutch public broadcaster NOS reported that 24 people had been arrested, after some protesters threw fireworks and other projectiles at police.

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The GuardianInformationUSA
MS Now, CNN and Politico say reporters have been denied access to White House

MS Now, CNN and Politico say reporters have been denied access to White House

President said he was banning journalists from those organizations, saying of their coverage: ‘You get sick of it.’ Journalists from three US outlets were denied access to the White House grounds on Saturday morning a day after Donald Trump said he would ban them from the executive branch complex in a move that has prompted outrage and shock from free speech advocates. The outlets were television broadcasters MS now and CNN as well as the political news website Politico.

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The TelegraphHumanityUnited Kingdom
Church of England ‘condoning oppression of women’ with niqab photo

Church of England ‘condoning oppression of women’ with niqab photo

The Archbishop of Canterbury has been accused of condoning the repression of Muslim women after she gave an award to an Islamic cleric who honoured Osama Bin Laden. Dame Sarah Mullally was pictured with Hafiz Tahir Ashrafi, an Islamic scholar, and his wife, who was wearing a niqab, so that only her eyes were visible when he received his award on the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks that Bin Laden orchestrated.

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The GuardianInformationUSA
Trump bans CNN, MS Now and Politico from White House

Trump bans CNN, MS Now and Politico from White House

President has overseen an unprecedented restriction of access for major news media since start of second term US politics live – latest updates In his latest attack on the US constitution’s first amendment and the press, Donald Trump abruptly announced that he is banning outlets CNN, MS Now and Politico from the White House over their coverage. In a post on his Truth Social platform on Friday, the US president said he was expelling the news outlets “effective immediately” over what he called their “constant ‘reporting’ FAKE NEWS!” and threatened that bans for others outlets could follow.

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The TelegraphPublic PolicyLondon
How net zero became politically toxic

How net zero became politically toxic

June 12, 2019 was a mild, unmemorable summer’s day in London, but in Westminster history was made when the outgoing prime minister, Theresa May, proposed an amendment to some climate change legislation that had been brought in by Ed Miliband in 2008. May’s amendment had an impeccably boring title – the Climate Change Act 2008 (2050 Target Amendment) Order 2019 – but it was in fact momentous: it committed Britain to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 100 per cent compared to 1990 levels by 2050.

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The GuardianWeatherUnited Kingdom
Andy Burnham: UK must fully commit to reaching net zero by 2050

Andy Burnham: UK must fully commit to reaching net zero by 2050

Exclusive: PM, who is facing pressure over whether to approve North Sea oil and gasfields, makes strongest comments yet on issue British people understand the climate crisis threat. Today I’m empowering them to tackle it UK politics live – latest updates The UK must fully commit to reaching net zero by 2050, Andy Burnham has argued in his strongest comments yet on the issue, saying it is no longer possible for Britons to believe they are not already affected by a changing climate. Writing for the Guardian about new plans for a mass of community-led local green energy projects, the prime minister said the UK must “believe in itself”, and set out his determination to reach net zero targets, which have been rejected by the Conservatives and Reform UK.

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The GuardianImmigrationUSA
Maga wants more babies. But they don’t seem too worried about miscarriages in ICE detention |

Maga wants more babies. But they don’t seem too worried about miscarriages in ICE detention |

Officials lack data on miscarriages after October 2025. Detained women aren’t getting the prenatal healthcare they need Maga men have babies on the brain. They may not all be interested in changing diapers or hands-on parenting, but they’re very keen on population growth. “[W]e want more babies, to put it very nicely,” Donald Trump said last year. Trump, who has called himself the “father of IVF” and joked that he will be known as the “fertilization president”, surrounds himself with people who profess a similar fondness for children. Only a few days after being sworn in as vice-president, JD Vance declared he wanted “more babies in the United States of America” and went on to make pronatalist policies a theme of his time in office. Arwa Mahdawi is a Guardian columnist

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The GuardianImmigrationUSA
Trump ally Stephen Miller leads sweeping push to accelerate removal of migrant children

Trump ally Stephen Miller leads sweeping push to accelerate removal of migrant children

Exclusive: key White House loyalist orchestrating multi-agency effort condemned by critics as cruel and racist Stephen Miller is leading an unprecedented and intense White House drive across a host of government departments to accelerate the removal of undocumented immigrant children from the US, using tactics that critics say are cruel and racist and, in some cases, flout federal law, the Guardian has learned. As deputy chief of staff at the White House, focused on immigration policy, Miller is seen as the mastermind and enforcer behind Donald Trump’s hardline anti-immigration agenda.

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The GuardianImmigrationUSA
Trump officials sending undocumented children to Texas sparks fears of mass deportation

Trump officials sending undocumented children to Texas sparks fears of mass deportation

Nearly 90% of children in federal custody being directed to GOP-controlled state that has unlicensed facilities and low legal representation rates The Trump administration has started sending a majority of undocumented children who came to the US alone and have new immigration court cases to Texas, where government facilities for them are unlicensed, their chances of getting a lawyer are low and advocates fear that “a deportation churn-out factory” awaits them, the Guardian has learned. Almost 80% of children in federal custody who arrived unaccompanied by a parent or legal guardian and who were placed in immigration court proceedings in July – and over 90% in August – have been funneled into shelter networks somewhere in Texas, a dramatic upswing from the months prior, according to analysis shared exclusively with the Guardian from researchers at the immigration data insights platform bklg.org.

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The GuardianMusicIsrael & Palestine
Robert Kraft’s attempts to silence Macklemore have backfired spectacularly | Arwa Mahdawi

Robert Kraft’s attempts to silence Macklemore have backfired spectacularly | Arwa Mahdawi

The billionaire’s attempted crackdown on Ed Sheeran’s tour only amplified pro-Palestinian statements. It’s been a joy to watch A few weeks ago, the worst thing you could say about Ed Sheeran was that his music was a bit bland. A Guardian music writer once compared it to “aural wallpaper”. Which was a little bit rude to wallpaper: there are some very interesting designs out there! I don’t need to tell you what people are saying about Sheeran now, do I? The pop star has been in the news for days after he apparently crumbled when billionaire Robert Kraft demanded Macklemore be pulled from his tour because of the rapper’s pro-Palestine advocacy.

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The GuardianDiplomacyLondon
Are global stock markets heading for a crash?

Are global stock markets heading for a crash?

Economies thrown into renewed turmoil as AI debt, Iran war and soaring government bond yields fuel alarm At the height of the summer, the mood was optimistic in the world’s financial capitals. Powered by the AI revolution, the US stock market had rallied to a fresh all-time high, as investors bet the multitrillion-dollar investment spree would overshadow the hit from the Iran war. Now the warning lights are flashing red. As the fighting in the Middle East intensifies without clear sign of a resolution, financial markets have been thrown into renewed turmoil. A slowdown looms in the AI arms race, and tinderbox conditions in the market for government debt are fuelling alarm.

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Irish IndependentEconomy
Markets dip as Japan joins central banks hiking rates to tame inflation

Markets dip as Japan joins central banks hiking rates to tame inflation

Global shares and bondsdipped on Friday while Japan's well-telegraphed hike fell shortof supporting the yen, as markets approached the end of aturbulent week marked by a global push ​by central banks ​to quellinflation. Monetary policy has been the prime focus this week, as thewar in the Middle East nears the seven-month mark with few signsof ending, which is keeping oil prices above $100 per barrel andfanning inflation fears.

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The GuardianDiplomacy
China bogeyman looms large over American firms’ AI doomsday scenario

China bogeyman looms large over American firms’ AI doomsday scenario

Silicon Valley China hawks, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei among them, fear the country surpassing US’s AI lead as much as superintelligence destroying humanity When reporters asked Donald Trump this week if he supported calls to slow down the development of artificial intelligence out of growing fears for cybersecurity, public safety and the fate of humanity, he said no. His argument: China. “We’re leading China in AI,” Trump said. “We’re the most sophisticated country in the world, and frankly, I want to ⁠keep it that way, because whoever wins AI, wins.”

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The GuardianDiplomacyIslamic World
Pact with Saudi Arabia threatens to draw Pakistan into Middle East conflict

Pact with Saudi Arabia threatens to draw Pakistan into Middle East conflict

Activation of mutual defence agreement by Riyadh as fighting with Houthis escalates would have wide-reaching repercussions for Islamabad As he stood in Riyadh last September, the world looked like a very different place for Pakistan’s most powerful man, Gen Asim Munir. The country’s army chief was there to witness the signing of a historic defence pact with Saudi Arabia, which he had personally orchestrated with the crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman.

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The GuardianElectionsEastern Europe
Russians go to polls against backdrop of Ukraine war and Putin’s tightening grip

Russians go to polls against backdrop of Ukraine war and Putin’s tightening grip

President’s United Russia party faces no meaningful opposition after liberal anti-war party barred from ballot Russians are going to the polls to elect a new State Duma in a tightly controlled vote stripped of meaningful competition and with little doubt about the result. Vladimir Putin’s United Russia is expected to extend the grip on parliament it has held for 23 years, alongside a handful of nominal opposition parties that reliably vote with the Kremlin on the issues that matter. The three-day vote begins on Friday, with results expected after polls close on Sunday.

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The GuardianElectionsGermany
Future of German chancellor hangs in the balance as two states go to polls

Future of German chancellor hangs in the balance as two states go to polls

Embattled Friedrich Merz faces nervous wait while far-right Alternative für Deutschland party targets further gains Voters in two German states are going to the polls with the political future of the embattled chancellor, Friedrich Merz, hanging in the balance and an emboldened far right targeting further gains. Coming two weeks after a seismic election in Saxony-Anhalt in which the anti-immigration, pro-Kremlin Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) scored its highest ever result in a regional poll, the nativist party is expected to drain support again from Merz’s conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU).

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The GuardianHumanityUSA
Sikh truck driver survives harrowing stabbing attack at Wyoming rest stop

Sikh truck driver survives harrowing stabbing attack at Wyoming rest stop

Suspect charged with attempted murder as driver, identified by surname Singh, reportedly stabbed 17 times A Sikh truck driver survived harrowing attack in which he was beaten then stabbed 17 times in a rest stop off a Wyoming highway on Sunday, according to news reports. The suspected assailant, Andrew Kris Bzdak, reportedly fled the scene, before Wyoming highway patrol troopers arrested him, the Sacramento Bee reported.

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The GuardianStage ArtsUSA
Trump’s battle to rename the Kennedy Center has put its future at risk

Trump’s battle to rename the Kennedy Center has put its future at risk

The president has threatened to block renovations and suggested the landmark could be demolished after courts ruled against his bid to rename it It was born with the world premiere of Leonard Bernstein’s Mass. “Young people will come here and they will see this cultural centre,” Rose Kennedy, the mother of slain US president John F Kennedy, said at that opening night gala. “They will carry some of these ideas back to their different communities.” More than half a century later, the potential death knell came just after 4.30pm on Tuesday with a perfunctory announcement on the public address system: “The centre is now closed to the public. Please exit the centre by way of the Hall of States.” Soon barricades had been erected and security guards were blocking access.

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The GuardianPoliticiansUSA
Thousands protest Kennedy Center closure amid fears Trump set to demolish institution

Thousands protest Kennedy Center closure amid fears Trump set to demolish institution

Demonstrators gather after president spotted holding placard that read: ‘Kennedy Center DEMOLIS ...’ On Friday evening thousands of protesters gathered outside the Kennedy Center in view of the marble facade that remained concealed by scaffolding and tarpaulins, to protest Donald Trump’s plans for the facility and express alarm that he might make good on his threat to tear down the institution. Crowding streets in the Foggy Bottom area of Washington and locking down traffic as they walked, many carried signs, as they joined in the “Hands Around the Kennedy Center” protest. Some wore costumes and booed when the president was mentioned during the program.

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The TelegraphWellnessNorth West England
Arrogant doctors made Letby a scapegoat, claims senior NHS leader

Arrogant doctors made Letby a scapegoat, claims senior NHS leader

A senior NHS leader has claimed Lucy Letby was scapegoated by incompetent and over-confident doctors who were unwilling to consider that their failing neonatal unit had harmed babies. The 36-year-old nurse is serving 15 whole life terms in prison after being convicted of murdering seven infants in her care and attempting to murder seven more at the Countess of Chester Hospital in 2015 and 2016.

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The GuardianScandalUSA
‘The rules have changed’: has Russia begun to order assassinations on US soil?

‘The rules have changed’: has Russia begun to order assassinations on US soil?

Exiled dissidents and an unsealed indictment suggest Kremlin may have abandoned longstanding taboo on attacks on its rival’s territory Roman Dobrokhotov had been content enough for his appearance at a conference in Washington DC this week to be publicised, although it was not something he would normally risk in Europe. The dissident Russian journalist was named during a trial in London last year as one of the targets of a Russian spy ring that appeared to have murderous intent. “Maybe burn him alive on the street, spray him with some super-strong acid, VX, like the North Koreans, or the ricin,” a Russian-hired operative had texted of the plans for Dobrokhotov in Britain.

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The GuardianHousingAustralia
When friends become good neighbours: the Melbourne families who transformed one home into three townhouses

When friends become good neighbours: the Melbourne families who transformed one home into three townhouses

In a novel approach to urban housing, some residents have pooled their time and finances into redeveloping single dwellings. It’s a herculean task – with feel-good results Melbourne architect Chris Gilbert had run out of eggs. He texted a neighbour and within minutes, he says, their child arrived with some. “Then I made brownies and my kids took some over to the neighbours’ house.” It sounds like a flashback to a bygone era, but this neighbourly exchange took place this month, at the Davison Collaborative, a novel housing project in the Melbourne suburb of Brunswick. In 2020 the townhouse development replaced one past-its-prime brick veneer house with three architecturally designed three-bedroom family dwellings, trebling the lot’s density and future proofing it “for at least the next 50 years,” says Liam Wallis, from the sustainability focused property development and consultancy company Hip V. Hype.

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