Russia launches 42 drone strikes on Ukraine overnight, hours after agreeing to Istanbul peace talks - as it happened

22/07/2025 14:35 The Guardian

At least a dozen people injured in strikes, after the two countries agreed to meet for negotiations on WednesdayRussian authorities have systematically involved children in the design and testing of drones for the country’s war in Ukraine through nationwide competitions that begin with innocent-seeming video games and end up with the most talented students headhunted by defence companies, an investigation has found.The revelations, part of an investigation by the exiled Russian news outlet the Insider, are the latest to show just how much Russia’s leaders are dragging the country’s youth into the war effort in Ukraine, with “patriotic” and militarised education often spilling over into outright participation. Continue reading...

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At least 72 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire in past 24 hours as Unrwa chief brands Gaza ‘hell on earth’ - Israel-Gaza war live

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22/07/2025 15:20 The Guardian

Global outcry grows over Israel’s killing of starving civilians in Gaza

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22/07/2025 15:10 The Guardian

Immigration, deprivation and time spent online having ‘profound impact on society’, Rayner says – as it happened

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22/07/2025 14:53 The Guardian

UK border officials to use AI to verify ages of child asylum seekers

Trial of technology comes as official report warns existing system has been failing for at least a decadeOfficials are to start using artificial intelligence to help estimate the age of asylum seekers who say they are children.Angela Eagle, the immigration minister, said on Tuesday the government wo...

22/07/2025 14:24 The Guardian

BoE governor warns Reeves weakening banking rules risks repeat of 2008 crisis

Radical shake-up to unleash risk-taking in the name of growth would be a mistake, says Andrew BaileyBusiness live – latest updatesThe governor of the Bank of England has warned the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, against a radical watering-down of City banking rules because it would risk repeating the...

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Man found guilty over sharing Grant Shapps’s details with ‘Russian spies’

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22/07/2025 13:38 The Guardian

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22/07/2025 13:24 The Guardian

Russia using children to design and test its military drones, investigation finds

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22/07/2025 12:00 The Guardian

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22/07/2025 11:49 The Guardian

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22/07/2025 11:10 The Guardian

James Cleverly to return as Kemi Badenoch reshuffles Tory frontbench

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22/07/2025 10:07 The Guardian

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Foreign secretary says he deeply regrets that UK does not have power to end war and claims its arms are not used in GazaUK politics live – latest updatesThe UK foreign secretary has said he is “appalled, sickened” by the “grotesque” targeting of starving Palestinians seeking food by the Is...

22/07/2025 08:50 The Guardian

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22/07/2025 08:44 The Guardian

BMA warns NHS its plans for doctors’ strikes put patients at risk

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Senators question incoming CBS owner about ‘side deal’ with Trump and cancelling Colbert show – live updates

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Death of Malcolm-Jamal Warner shocks fans: ‘We saw ourselves in him’

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Politics live: Australia joins 24 countries to demand immediate end to Gaza war; Greens leader says Netanyahu ‘isn’t listening to stern words’

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21/07/2025 23:10 The Guardian

Britain told US that invading Iraq could cost Blair his premiership, papers reveal

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21/07/2025 23:01 The Guardian

Tony and Cherie Blair advised in 2003 to pay back designer clothing discounts

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21/07/2025 23:01 The Guardian

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21/07/2025 21:59 The Guardian

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21/07/2025 14:09 The Guardian

Elderly British couple face dying in Afghanistan detention, UN experts warn

Human rights officials demand Peter and Barbie Reynolds be moved to hospital and out of ‘degrading’ jail conditionsUN human rights experts have warned that an elderly British couple detained in Afghanistan may die in “degrading conditions” as they demand they be moved to hospital for medical...

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