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Canada is a ‘safe harbour’ for global finance, Carney says
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has cast Canada as a “safe harbour” for global investors, using an investment summit in Toronto to court more than 100 major financiers as he seeks to reduce the country’s economic dependence on the United States. The event, attended by figures such as BlackRock’s Larry Fink and Blackstone’s Jon Gray,…
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John Swinney is warned his deal with Sinn Fein risks ‘glorifying’ violence
John Swinney has faced criticism after signing a joint declaration with Sinn Fein and Welsh nationalists at a summit in Cardiff, with a victims’ campaigner warning the move risks “glorifying” IRA violence. The First Minister, who is pursuing closer cooperation with other nationalist parties as part of the SNP’s push for Scottish independence, declared alongside…
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Anti-Trump Republican FORCES vote to impeach Pete Hegseth over Iran war
Kentucky Republican Thomas Massie has forced a House vote on impeaching Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, accusing him of “high crimes and misdemeanors” over continued US military action against Iran that Congress never formally authorised as a war. Massie used a privileged resolution, a procedural tactic that bypasses committee review, the same method he previously…
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Spain prepares accommodation for 10,000 migrants in Ceuta as PM vows to ‘stabilise the situation by the end of the year’
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has defended his government’s handling of a mass migrant influx into Ceuta, as authorities prepare accommodation for up to 10,000 people in the enclave. Around 80,000 migrants, mostly young Moroccan men, crossed into Ceuta on 30–31 July, overwhelming local capacity, though Sánchez said nine in ten had since been returned…
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As the politicians play catchup the tech bros agree: we may only have a decade left | John Crace
In this satirical Guardian column, John Crace mocks Donald Trump for dismissing AI extinction warnings as a “hoax”, contrasting the president’s bravado with a growing consensus among tech leaders that artificial intelligence could pose an existential threat within a decade. The piece skewers the disconnect between Trump’s claim that his own intelligence can keep AI…
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‘This should be condemned by any thinking human’: film industry rallies behind NAZA directors
Film industry figures worldwide have voiced support for Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, the Oscar-winning Israeli directors of the documentary NAZA, after Israel’s culture minister Miki Zohar threatened to revoke their citizenship and accused them of treason. NAZA, produced by the Guardian, examines the AI-powered targeting systems Israel used to bombard Gaza, and Zohar’s threat…
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Bristol becomes first British city to ban advertisements for fast fashion
Bristol has become the first British city to ban advertisements for fast fashion, with the Green-run council also imposing new restrictions on adverts for SUVs, airlines, cruises and fossil fuels. The policy, passed by the council’s strategy and resources committee on an eight-to-one vote, applies to all council-owned advertising space, including billboards, bus shelters, and…
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Melania Trump wades into political showdown during rare official trip as Republicans scramble to save crucial Senate seat
US First Lady Melania Trump made a rare public appearance at a school in North Carolina, encouraging children to embrace artificial intelligence and gifting AI development kits to students. The visit, framed as promoting community resilience and educational technology, comes amid growing national anxiety over AI regulation and follows the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene…
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Matthew Rhys’s alma mater pays tribute to ‘loyal pupil’ and Welsh language devotee
Matthew Rhys, who made history as the first actor to win two best lead Emmy awards in one night, has credited his Welsh-speaking schooling for nurturing the talent behind his Hollywood success. The 51-year-old, who grew up in Whitchurch, Cardiff, and now lives in New York, thanked “the great and good people of Wales” in…