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‘The physical toll is visceral’: How Indonesia’s fire haze affects millions - visual guide
Intensified by this year’s super El Niño, fires in Borneo and Sumatra are emitting toxic air for swathes of the populati...
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‘People had naive expectations’: How MeToo has changed in China
On Friday, MeToo journalist Sophia Huang Xueqin was released from prison. She returns to a landscape changed by censorsh...
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Ukraine war briefing: Russia to ‘intensify’ attacks on Kyiv after Moscow hit with mass drone strikes
At least two killed in Moscow and oil refinery set alight on last day of Russia’s parliamentary elections. What we know...
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The black robin, once down to just a single breeding pair, wins NZ bird of the year
Fondly known as the ‘goth’ of New Zealand’s bird world, the black robin now has a population of 350 adults thanks to a p...
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Middle East braces for more violence as Iran claims US is planning to renew bombing campaign
Tensions grow as Trump tells Fox News he is considering ‘wiping Iran out’ after attacks on Riyadh by Houthi rebels
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Friedrich Merz vows to stay in office after CDU ‘disaster’ in German state elections
Far-right AfD wins in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and leftwing Die Linke on course for victory in Berlin
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British woman who was kidnapped in Malawi rescued by police after shootout
The battle to rescue Nusrat Osman saw four of her alleged abductors killed and a police officer wounded
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‘I spend a bagful of money and don’t fill a bag’: the energy crisis hits Bangladesh
The country has been left in the dark as it endures power cuts caused by the Iran war and reliance on gas imports
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Revealed: how Russia uses mobile ‘super-app’ Max to spy on its citizens
Research shows tens of millions of people are being forced to use platform that amounts to ‘backdoor’ on their device
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Friday briefing: After two months as PM, is Andy Burnham passing his own test?
In today’s newsletter: The Labour leader said he would assess his success by how his policies affected his constituency....
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‘Run! Get away!’: witnesses recount Israeli ‘double tap’ strike that killed child and medic in Gaza
When Mohammad Abdul Zinati, 15, rushed to help a man wounded in a bomb attack, he had no time to react before he too was...
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Paul Keating says Aukus locking Australia into a US war against China, which it would ‘certainly lose’
Former prime minister says US would ‘scuttle itself back to San Diego’, leaving Australia to deal with retribution from...