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04/09 12:25 - Organ transplants for immortality: Might Xi and Putin be on to something? 04/09 12:10 - Quantum computing firm reaches $10bn valuation as investor interest builds 04/09 12:00 - New Lloyd’s boss signals shift on insuring fossil fuels 04/09 12:00 - Macron says ‘Coalition of the Willing’ will finalise ‘robust’ Ukrainian security guarantees – Europe live 04/09 11:59 - Hamas Says It Is Ready for a Comprehensive Deal to End the Gaza War 04/09 11:57 - Lloyds to warn 3,000 staff they face sack for ‘underperformance’ 04/09 11:56 - Ukraine allies push security guarantees amid US and Russian uncertainties 04/09 11:56 - Ukraine allies push security guarantees amid US and Russian uncertainties 04/09 11:20 - Trump seeks to reverse ruling that his trade tariffs are illegal – US politics live 04/09 11:04 - Israeli military database indicates only a quarter of Gaza detainees are fighters | First Thing 04/09 11:00 - Darth Vader’s light saber among movie memorabilia on sale at LA auction 04/09 10:50 - Reeves has ‘full confidence’ in Rayner, and thinks deputy PM can keep her job – UK politics live 04/09 10:41 - Jet2 shares fall 15% as it warns of ‘difficult market’ and cuts winter seats 04/09 10:14 - Russia Wants ‘Security Guarantees’ Too. Here’s What They Look Like. 04/09 10:03 - Ukraine seeks security guarantees at 'coalition of the willing' meeting in Paris 04/09 10:01 - Europe 'ready' to offer security guarantees as Zelensky meets leaders in Paris 04/09 09:30 - Europe Aims to Show It Is Ready to Secure Postwar Ukraine 04/09 09:21 - In Tariff Standoff With Trump, China Boycotts American Soybeans 04/09 08:57 - Lisbon funicular crash: Portugal declares day of mourning as death toll rises to 17 04/09 08:26 - Allies ready to support Ukraine before and after peace deal, says UK 04/09 07:54 - 'Alternative great power: China's 'very effective military machine' striving to be world-class 04/09 07:40 - Ben Roberts-Smith’s final appeal bid rejected by high court – as it happened 04/09 06:37 - Who wants to live forever? Xi and Putin, apparently. 04/09 06:35 - Labor and Coalition pass deportation laws set to make Nauru a ‘penal colony’ for Australia, critics say 04/09 06:32 - Jacinta Nampijinpa Price blames ABC for her claim that government is prioritising Labor-voting migrants 04/09 06:16 - Failure to tackle antisemitism should see organisations’ funding cut like subpar childcare centres, special envoy says 04/09 06:08 - Robodebt victims win record $548.5m settlement from government, taking total payout to $2.4bn 04/09 05:58 - 2026 World Cup qualifiers: France begin their quest for a third star 04/09 05:52 - Encouraged by Trump, Europeans plan to send troops to secure postwar Ukraine 04/09 05:37 - Thursday briefing: China flexes its muscle in the tussle for global dominance 04/09 05:18 - The tech staff going back to school to teach the next generation 04/09 05:07 - In a 'hot mic' moment, Xi and Putin contemplate immortality and organ transplants 04/09 05:00 - Weatherwatch: Repair of ozone layer is making the planet warmer, study finds 04/09 05:00 - The War in Ukraine Has a Shocking New Weapon 04/09 05:00 - Inside the Trump team’s conflicting efforts to mend ties with India 04/09 04:52 - Neo-Nazi groups should be treated like criminal gangs to combat ‘hate-fuelled thuggery’, peak Jewish group says 04/09 04:25 - Europeans ready to offer security guarantees to Ukraine – Macron 04/09 04:06 - Senator’s Visit to Spy Agency Was Canceled After Laura Loomer Complained 04/09 04:04 - Russia says it will not discuss foreign troops in Ukraine in ‘any format’ 04/09 04:04 - Russia says it will not discuss foreign troops in Ukraine in ‘any format’ 04/09 04:00 - Labour could end badger cull but only with Covid-style testing and vaccines – report 04/09 03:54 - Grandfather mistakenly takes home wrong child from Sydney daycare centre 04/09 03:48 - News24 | UN warns Afghanistan earthquake casualties could rise ‘exponentially’ affecting multitudes 04/09 03:47 - News24 | Anti-corruption justice minister gets 3 years forced labour for $20m embezzlement in DRC 04/09 03:34 - Zelensky to meet European allies in Paris as Putin vows to press on in Ukraine 04/09 03:02 - Man From Russia Identified as Festival-Goer Found Dead at Burning Man 04/09 02:57 - Zelensky meets European leaders in Paris after Putin vows to continue Ukraine war 04/09 01:24 - Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,288 04/09 01:24 - Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,288 04/09 00:42 - Top Democrat says intelligence briefing cancelled after attacks by far-right Laura Loomer 04/09 00:33 - Old master painting looted by Nazis recovered a week after being spotted in Argentinian property listing 04/09 00:16 - Trump ordered Pentagon to ‘deter’ Russia and China – Hegseth 03/09 23:43 - Trump Grows Frustrated With Putin, as Russian President Bonds With China’s Leader 03/09 23:39 - Argentine police recover Nazi-looted Italian painting spotted in property ad 03/09 23:37 - UAE warns Israel that annexing West Bank would cross 'red line' 03/09 23:18 - It's 4,000 miles from Ukraine - but even this Asian city is part of Russia's war 03/09 22:27 - In Texas, a Senate Race Turns Brutal Before It’s Even Declared 03/09 22:27 - Salesforce lays off thousands despite strong earnings report 03/09 22:27 - Salesforce lays off thousands despite strong earnings report 03/09 22:15 - Israel expects Gaza City offensive to displace one million Palestinians 03/09 22:09 - In a ‘Hot Mic’ Moment, Xi and Putin Muse About Immortality and Organ Transplants 03/09 22:03 - Israel intensifies Gaza City attacks as UN warns of 'horrific' consequences for displaced families 03/09 21:16 - Trump says 'you'll see things happen' if unhappy with Putin response 03/09 20:47 - Xi, Putin and Kim joke about living to 150 in hot-mic chat 03/09 20:42 - US military to continue targeting vessels belonging to alleged Venezuelan drug cartels, Rubio warns – live 03/09 20:29 - Hot mic catches Putin and Xi discussing organ transplants and immortality 03/09 20:15 - Putin says Russia will achieve all aims militarily if Ukraine does not agree deal 03/09 20:06 - Putin and Xi caught on hot mic talking about living to 150 03/09 20:06 - Putin and Xi caught on hot mic talking about living to 150 03/09 19:54 - Putin Takes His ‘Limo Diplomacy’ to China 03/09 19:43 - China cooperation, Ukraine conflict, and potential meeting with Zelensky: Key takeaways from Putin’s Q&A session 03/09 19:22 - The West has a big problem: it can’t stop lying. Even to itself 03/09 19:12 - Putin waves off Trump’s Russia-China-North Korea conspiracy comments 03/09 19:12 - Putin waves off Trump’s Russia-China-North Korea conspiracy comments 03/09 18:53 - Macron says Europe is set to offer Ukraine security guarantees in Paris meeting 03/09 18:46 - Florida top doctor pushes end to vaccine mandates, likens them to ‘slavery’ 03/09 18:46 - Florida top doctor pushes end to vaccine mandates, likens them to ‘slavery’ 03/09 18:42 - ‘You’ll see things happen’: Trump warns Putin on Ukraine 03/09 18:42 - ‘You’ll see things happen’: Trump warns Putin on Ukraine 03/09 18:28 - Trump says ‘you’ll see things happen’ if US is unhappy with Putin’s decisions – as it happened 03/09 18:19 - Kim Jong-un promises to do ‘everything to assist’ Moscow after Putin meeting 03/09 18:18 - Putin says he discussed longevity, immortality with Xi Jinping 03/09 18:11 - "Unstoppable" China? Xi's show of strength alongside Putin and Kim 03/09 18:11 - Jeremy Corbyn to open unofficial inquiry into UK handling of Gaza war 03/09 18:08 - Trump meets with Poland's new nationalist president in Washington 03/09 18:05 - Farage a ‘Putin-loving, free speech impostor’ says Democrat before Reform head’s US speech – UK politics as it happened 03/09 17:51 - Nigel Farage called a ‘Putin-loving free speech impostor’ during bumpy US congressional hearing 03/09 17:50 - Germany’s Merz demands ‘economic exhaustion’ of Russia 03/09 17:45 - West encouraged Ukraine to reject Russia’s 2022 peace terms – Putin 03/09 17:40 - Trump pledges to ‘stand with Warsaw’ in meeting with Polish president 03/09 17:39 - Limo rides, hugs and gas deal promises: Putin riding high after China visit 03/09 17:38 - Nuclear triad and ‘robot wolves’: parade shows off array of Chinese weapons 03/09 17:31 - Trump announces call with Zelensky 03/09 17:24 - Met police chief calls for review of law after Graham Linehan arrest 03/09 17:15 - Bank chief warns against ‘exaggerating’ rise in UK borrowing costs 03/09 16:55 - Democrats blast state department for lack of ‘basic oversight’ of controversial Gaza food organization 03/09 16:51 - Hot mic catches Xi and Putin discussing organ transplants and immortality 03/09 16:42 - West could ‘lose the game’ – NATO member’s president 03/09 16:39 - Top Obama-era Latin American expert warns of ‘disastrous’ US intervention in Venezuela 03/09 16:30 - Xi Jinping says world faces ‘peace or war’, as Putin and Kim join him for military parade