World
UN cuts global growth forecast, blaming Middle East crisis
UN economists forecast global GDP to grow 2.5 percent in 2026 and 2.8 percent in 2027.
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‘Anger, curiosity and hope’: a planet of protest – in pictures
From Hong Kong to Cairo, New York to Kyiv, the world is caught up in confrontations with authoritarian power. Matthew Co...
World
I Want You to Be Happy by Jem Calder review – romance for the terminally online
What makes this love story fresh is the precise attention to the contemporary environment: the way characters live both...
Tech
Eek-cute: the rebirth of the frothy romcom sociopath
The online era is pushing screen romantics to alarming extremes. Whether posing as a stranger’s fiancee or framing someo...
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Melbourne teenager Bianca Adler becomes youngest Australian to climb Mount Everest
The 18-year-old high school student reached the top of the world’s tallest mountain on her second attemptAn 18-year-old...
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Children in mental health crisis waiting up to three days in A&E for specialist bed in England
Nurses’ union criticises ‘catastrophic system-wide failure’ in NHS as more under-18s getting stuck in emergency wardsChi...
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De Zerbi tells Spurs to play for their ‘dignity’ in final-day relegation battle
Defeat at Chelsea keeps last relegation place openSpurs need a point at home to Everton to be safeRoberto De Zerbi has d...
Football
Jai Arrow drops NRL retirement bombshell after motor neurone disease diagnosis
South Sydney and NSW backrower had not played this year‘Handling this situation is much more important than football’Rug...
Crypto
CFTC sues Minnesota, Governor Tim Walz over prediction markets ban
About 24 hours after Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed a bill into law passed by the state’s legislature to effectively...
Tech
AI engineer says Google unfairly sacked him after he protested against work for Israel
Exclusive: Employment tribunal claim says worker lost his job after distributing leaflets throughout London officeGoogle...
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‘The door to the future of Gaza is still closed’: Trump’s reconstruction promises stall
Diplomatic impasse and lack of progress on the ground has left countries that pledged funds to Board of Peace reluctant...