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Parasite cyclospora spreads through produce and water contaminated with feces and causes the intestinal illness cyclosporiasisThe US Centers for Disease Prevention has been working to find the source of a parasitic illness that causes “explosive”, watery diarrhea, with more than 400 cases of the sickness reported across 18 states.The parasite, cyclospora, spreads through raw produce and water contaminated with human feces – and it causes the intestinal illness cyclosporiasis, whose symptoms include cramps, nausea, fatigue, loss of appetite, low-grade fever and vomiting. The most commonly reported symptom is “watery diarrhea with frequent and sometimes explosive bowel movements”, according to the

Judge says evidence indicates attack on Pouria Zeraati outside home was carried out on behalf of Tehran regimeTwo Romanians who took part in a “targeted” knife attack on a television journalist in London “on behalf of the Iranian state” have been jailed.Pouria Zeraati, who worked for the Persian-language channel Iran International, which is critical of the Tehran regime, was left bleeding in the street after being stabbed three times outside his home in Wimbledon. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/03/two-romanians-jailed-stabbing-iranian-journalist-in-london Author : Nadeem Badshah Publish date : 2026-07-03 18:15:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Singer and fiance Travis Kelce have been coy but festivities are getting under way at Madison Square GardenThe streets of New York City and the first-class lounges of Heathrow and JFK airports were crawling on Friday with celebrities on their way to attend the wedding of the year.Taylor Swift had kept fans guessing about whether it was her nuptials that had caused the closure of 11 streets in Midtown and the endless deliveries of flowers, food and decorations to the huge Madison Square Garden arena. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/jul/03/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-wedding-new-york Author : Helena Horton Publish date : 2026-07-03 16:37:00

Deal including ‘national priority’ policy brings prospect closer of countrywide agreement between partiesThe prospect of a national coalition between Spain’s conservative People’s party (PP) and the far-right Vox party has drawn closer still after the two groupings sealed another deal that will allow the PP to continue ruling the southern region of Andalucía.The PP, which has governed the former socialist bastion for the past seven years, lost its absolute majority in May’s regional election, forcing it to look to Vox to help it stay in power in Spain’s most populous region. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/03/spain-conservatives-pp-far-right-vox-party-andalucia-coalition-deal Author : Sam

Suspect seen in Germany after attack apparently targeting tycoon Vadym IermolaievThe main suspect in a Monaco bomb attack this week that seriously injured a Ukraine-born business tycoon and two of his family members is a Ukrainian woman living in Germany who disguised herself as a man, authorities have said.Interpol, the international police organisation, on Friday issued a red notice for Anastasiia Berezovska, aged 39, describing her as German-speaking with dark hair and a tattoo, possibly of a snake, on her right arm from the shoulder to the elbow. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/03/suspect-identified-in-monaco-parcel-bombing-that-wounded-sanctioned-ukrainian-born-oligarch Author : Jon Henley in Paris

The Labour MP hinted that he’s open to flexibility for some taxes that could aid high street businessesThe UK’s culture and media department will stop using X because the site “now favours abuse and misinformation over meaningful debate”, Lisa Nandy has announced.The culture secretary’s department is the UK’s second to quit the Elon Musk-owned platform over increasing concerns about the way it highlights and prioritises often inaccurate far-right and racist content and is used to incite violence and division. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/jul/03/andy-burnham-says-labour-manifesto-has-room-for-movement-on-tax-uk-politics-live Author : Taz Ali Publish date : 2026-07-03 08:50:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to

Ebony Bell convicted and handed community work order following assault on senator and second ‘gratuitous act of violence’ while on bailFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA woman has been handed a community work order for punching Lidia Thorpe outside the MCG over claims the independent senator disrespected her mother.Ebony Bell was initially told to undertake an anger management course after her 2024 attack on Thorpe, but committed a second “gratuitous act of violence” while on bail, the Melbourne magistrates court was told in June. Continue reading... Source

Migratory giant petrel discovered near Hawks Nest north of Newcastle infected with H5. Testing under way to determine if it’s highly pathogenic H5N1 strainFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNew South Wales has its first suspected case of the deadly H5 bird flu in a giant petrel that was found near Hawks Nest, north of Newcastle, on the state’s coast.If CSIRO testing confirms it is the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain, it would mark the first detection of the deadly disease on the Australian east coast. Continue reading... Source

Trump’s post, shared by official White House account, depicts testimonials from AI renderings of O’Donnell and five other Hollywood critics of the presidentSign up for the Breaking News US emailOpenAI is reportedly in early stage talks to give a 5% stake in the ChatGPT developer to the US government as artificial intelligence companies attempt to smooth relations with Donald Trump’s administration.The OpenAI chief executive, Sam Altman, has argued that giving the US public a financial stake in the company is the best way to share the benefits of AI, according to the Financial Times, which cited two unnamed people familiar

Independent senator says Anthony Albanese has ‘buckled to the gambling lobby’. Follow the day’s latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFormer childcare worker David William James, 28, has been sentenced to a maximum of 12 years in jail at Sydney’s Downing Centre district court after he pleaded guilty to 11 charges related to the production and possession of child abuse material, AAP reports.James committed the crimes against children as young as five years old at six out-of-school centres across Sydney between April 2021 and May 2024.Childcare is often necessary for children to grow up in

National Weather Service warns heat index could reach 115F as heat grips midwest, Ohio valley and east coastSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailA “prolonged, dangerous heatwave” was sweeping across parts of the central and eastern United States on Thursday, with forecasters warning that extreme record-breaking temperatures are expected to continue into the holiday weekend for millions of Americans.The National Weather Service (NWS) warned on Thursday that temperatures between 95F (35C) and 105F (40.5C), combined with high humidity, will push heat index values across parts of the region to between 100F and 115F. Continue reading... Source link :

Culture secretary says her department will stop using platform, citing concerns over far-right content fuelling violence and divisionThe UK’s culture and media department will stop using X because the site “now favours abuse and misinformation over meaningful debate”, Lisa Nandy has announced.The culture secretary’s department is the UK’s second to quit the Elon Musk-owned platform over increasing concerns about the way it highlights and prioritises often inaccurate far-right and racist content and is used to incite violence and division. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jul/02/lisa-nandy-culture-social-media-x-abuse-misinformation Author : Peter Walker Senior political correspondent Publish date : 2026-07-02 17:43:00 Copyright for syndicated

‘Rooftopers’ Angela Nikolau and Ivan Kuznetsov were arrested after allegedly scaling the New York skyscraperTwo Russian “rooftoppers” who staged an apparent marriage proposal at the peak of the Empire State Building’s spire were reportedly arraigned in New York on Thursday on a slew of charges including reckless endangerment.Angela Nikolau and Ivan Kuznetsov were arrested on Wednesday after the stunt, which featured the pair, dressed in all black, unfurling a peace banner and kissing. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/02/empire-state-building-couple-charges Author : Richard Luscombe Publish date : 2026-07-02 15:04:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Federal prosecutors to focus on issue despite court backing constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship. Plus: Greek priest whose metal music has become cult smashGood morning.The acting attorney general, Todd Blanche, has said federal prosecutors and law enforcement officers will focus on combating so-called “birth tourism” – which involves tourists, temporary visitors, or undocumented immigrants traveling to the US primarily to give birth and and secure birthright citizenship for their children.What did Blanche say? “There’s other things … the federal government can do in the visa process, and the application process, to try to minimize or limit the opportunity of folks

Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that at least 20 sites were attacked overnight, with ‘most of them ordinary residential buildings’in DublinVolodymyr Zelenskyy has said he hopes not to wait too long for the results of an Irish government investigation into alumina exports to Russia thought to be feeding the Kremlin’s war machine.“Unfortunately there are companies in Europe that are owned or effectively controlled by Russia and its sanctioned oligarchs. They keep supplying the aggressor with essential materials even now.” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jul/02/russia-strikes-ukraine-war-kyiv-volodymyr-zelenskyy-europe-latest-news-updates Author : Jakub Krupa Publish date : 2026-07-02 10:13:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked

Between 1949 and 1976, an estimated 185,000 babies were taken from unmarried mothers and placed for adoption in England and WalesGood morning. Keir Starmer is clearing the decks in his last three weeks in office, and today he is going to settle one unresolved issue when he delivers a formal apology on behalf of the state to victims of forced adoption policies that were in place in the middle of the last century.Between 1949 and 1976, an estimated 185,000 babies were taken from unmarried mothers and placed for adoption in England and Wales as a result of a culture of

New study on fluazinam’s neurotoxicity comes up with different findings from earlier report based on manufacturer’s dataResearchers who re-ran a crucial fungicide study on neurotoxicity have come up with significantly different findings, and campaigners argue that the substance should now be withdrawn from the market.In 2005, a study conducted by Huntingdon Life Sciences on behalf of ISK, the manufacturer of fluazinam, on the development of neurotoxicity of fluazinam in pregnant rats concluded there were no statistically significant effects in relation to brain development in the rats’ offspring. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/02/eu-approved-pesticide-found-to-have-potential-effects-on-brain-development Author : Pippa Neill Publish date :

Multiple explosions heard in Kyiv with a hotel and several residential buildings on fireRussia launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv with missiles and drones overnight into Thursday, killing at least two people and injuring more than a dozen.The intense strikes hit residential ⁠buildings and ⁠triggered ​a fire in a hotel on a central boulevard. Tymur Tkachenko, head of the capital’s ‌military administration, said two people ‌had been killed and 16 injured. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/02/russia-attacks-kyiv-missiles-drones-ukraine Author : Guardian staff and agencies Publish date : 2026-07-02 02:45:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Pair also unfurled a large black banner displaying a message of peace on top of New York landmarkTwo people were arrested following an apparent marriage proposal atop the Empire State Building’s spire on Wednesday, after they climbed to the very pinnacle of the New York City landmark – well above the level open to the public.The two people were identified as Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus, two Russian “rooftoppers” who have conducted similar stunts in other cities including Tianjin, in China and Los Angeles. They were both wearing black clothing and appeared to be masked, and unfurled a large black

Meanwhile, Pat Conroy to tell National Press Club that Labor is the true party of defence and national security. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnika Wells criticises Coalition and Greens for punting social media bill to inquiryAnika Wells is having a crack at the opposition and Greens, accusing them of delaying the social media bill to an inquiry for examination.It is a craven and trivial decision for Angus Taylor to push this off for eight weeks … Until yesterday this was a bipartisan measure proudly vetted across the world and it’s on

With the much-anticipated release of Grand Theft Auto VI only available as download, Sony is following suiteSony said on Wednesday that it would stop releasing new video games for the PlayStation console on disc in January 2028 following a shift in consumer preferences.“Following this date, new games will be available on PlayStation Store and at retailers in digital formats only,” the company said on its official PlayStation blog. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/jul/01/sony-playstation-digital-downloads Author : Agence France-Presse Publish date : 2026-07-01 18:56:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

‘We have funds that run my money well,’ US president says. ‘I think it’s called a “blind account” … I purposely I never speak to any of the people that run the money’Key takeaways from Trump’s financial disclosuresSign up for US breaking news alerts emailWhile fielding questions from reporters ahead of his flight to North Dakota today, Donald Trump batted down questions about the $1.2bn he earned from crypto businesses, according to his latest annual financial disclosure.“We have funds that run my money well. I’ve made a lot of money before I became president,” Trump said. “They’re big institutions, and

Ukrainian leader among guests in Dublin as Micheál Martin says ‘we will stand unswervingly by your people’Pistorius talks about changes in the German military reserve system, with “the Bundeswehr building up.”He talks about reforms needed to allow to mobilise reservists better and more efficiently. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jul/01/ireland-set-to-take-presidency-of-eu-in-dublin-opening-ceremony-europe-live Author : Jakub Krupa (now) and Taz Ali (earlier) Publish date : 2026-07-01 14:14:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Minister and MPs have raised concerns that his ‘poisoned chalice’ plan will take cash from much-needed road projectsMinister and MP ‘furious’ over cuts to road projects to fund defence planDan Sabbagh is the Guardian’s defence and security editor.Andy Burnham is a “true patriot” who will provide the money needed to maintain Britain’s security when he becomes prime minister, the new defence secretary, Dan Jarvis, said on a visit to a factory in Cambridge today.I’ve known Andy Burnham for more than 15 years, he is a true patriot, and I absolutely believe that he will make sure that we have the

IOPC to consider if race was a factor in response to student, whom officers initially handcuffed and treated as a suspectTwo police officers in the case of Henry Nowak have been placed under investigation for gross misconduct by the police watchdog.Nowak, 18, died in December 2025 after being stabbed by Vickrum Digwa in Southampton. Digwa falsely told police he had been the victim of a racist attack, which led officers to handcuff Nowak and treat him as a suspect, despite him saying he had been stabbed and that he could not breathe. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/01/henry-nowak-two-officers-under-gross-misconduct-investigation Author :