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A man holds a children's backpack as rescue workers and residents search through the rubble in the aftermath of an Israeli-U.S. strike on a girls' elementary school in Minab, Iran.

Children killed after airstrike hits Iranian school

It’s believed more than 100 children who were in classes at a girls’ elementary school were killed after a reported airstrike in southern Iran.

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US President Donald Trump posts to Turth Social regarding Israeli defence ministry announcing a ‘preventive strike’ on Iran.

Trump: Iran’s ‘freedom’ goal of ‘major military operation’

‘All I want is freedom for the people,’ Mr Trump said in a brief interview when asked what he hopes his legacy will be as a result of the military action and a push for regime change in Iran.

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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei.

Pentagon declares Anthropic a threat to national security

The Trump administration has placed AI firm Anthropic on a far-reaching national security blacklist, effective immediately.

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The moment Trump’s State of the Union speech changed.

The moment the room split during Trump’s speech

For nearly an hour, Donald Trump struck an upbeat tone — until a single moment transformed the address into something far more divisive.

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There’s growing evidence dietary changes can help mental health.

Could changing your diet be the key to mental health?

There’s growing evidence dietary changes can help mental health.

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After boasting for months about its preferential trade deal with Donald Trump, the UK is at risk of becoming the biggest loser in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down his global tariffs.

The biggest loser from Trump’s tariffs could be the UK

After boasting for months about its preferential trade deal with Donald Trump, the UK is at risk of becoming the biggest loser in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down his global tariffs.

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Job seekers say one of the benefits of AI is it can help people make ideas flow better and fill in blanks they may struggle with. But some employers say they’d much rather see the person as they are.

Your AI resume isn’t fooling anyone

Job seekers say one of the benefits of AI is it can help people make ideas flow better and fill in blanks they may struggle with. But some employers say they’d much rather see the person as they are.

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Donald Trump’s tariff scheme is spelling economic uncertainty across the world.

Trump’s response to tariff ruling opens new uncertain era

The supreme court’s ruling wasn’t a reset and redesigning the United State’s tariff schedule for the third time in little more than a year will produce commercial winners and losers.

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President Donald Trump said Friday he would impose a new across-the-board tariff after the Supreme Court ruled most of his levies illegal.

Supreme court deals Trump a historic blow on tariffs

The ruling deals a major blow to the US president’s signature economic policy, but he’s already scheming up ways to bring penalties back.

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Prince Andrew, Duke of York and Prince William, Prince of Wales attend the funeral of The Duchess of Kent at Westminster Cathedral on September 16, 2025 in London, England.

Arrest of King’s brother shakes the House of Windsor

The monarchy has outlived scandal before, but does that well-trodden formula still hold in an era when Epstein documents arrive by the millions, and anti-monarchy groups pounce on every misstep?

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Yoanna House, Tyra Banks, Shandi Sullivan and Mercedes Scelba-Shorte (Photo by Chris Polk/FilmMagic) Christopher Polk

We knew reality TV was cruel, but we watched it anyway

Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model gathers many former judges and contestants to collectively ponder the notion that perhaps some of this was not such a good idea.

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Knocking on death’s door.

Should we believe people’s near-death experiences?

Neuroscientists have come up with an explanation for out-of-body experiences. Now they’re arguing about it.

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At the height of his influence Jesse Jackson was widely regarded as America’s preeminent civil rights leader. But he also had his detractors.

Jesse Jackson ‘preached the violence out of people’

At the height of his influence Jesse Jackson was widely regarded as America’s preeminent civil rights leader. But he also had his detractors.

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The Rev. Jesse Jackson, in Chicago's Grant Park on Nov. 4, 2008, sheds tears after learning that Barack Obama had won the presidency.

Three photos of Jesse Jackson’s defining place in US history

From standing beside Martin Luther King Jr in Memphis to witnessing Barack Obama’s historic election, Jesse Jackson’s life traced the arc of America’s civil rights journey.

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You can love the Olympics, and you can loathe the Olympics. They’re hardly mutually exclusive.

Why the Olympic ‘movement’ can’t be allowed to just run amok

You can love the Olympics, and you can loathe the Olympics. They’re hardly mutually exclusive.

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