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Colombia counts its quake dead

Colombia counts quake dead as war, weather and migration stretch governments again

The day’s grim centre was Colombia, where rescuers searched collapsed buildings after a powerful earthquake hit the west of the country. Elsewhere, governments confronted a familiar pile-up: long-range war, blocked shipping, record rain, drought and border politics all arrived at once.

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Russian missile attack on Kyiv
Kills five people in Zaporizhzhia following a separate Russian missile strike, marking a deadly escalation in the ongoing aerial campaign across Ukraine.
Russia bars Yabloko from elections
Supreme Court excludes the anti-war Yabloko party from September's parliamentary elections following a lawsuit by the Rodina party, pending an appeal.
US childhood vaccine schedule changes
Targets school vaccine mandates for a federal rethink, expanding his policy beyond the initial MMR and spacing adjustments.

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AI: capabilities, regulation, labour

Meta released a new open-weight AI model, reinforcing the ongoing industry discussion about open-source versus closed-source AI and the economic pressures driving adoption of open models.

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Russia bars Yabloko from elections

Politics·High·Reported 7h 55m ago·Updated 1h 16m ago

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Russia bars Yabloko from elections
Supreme Court excludes the anti-war Yabloko party from September's parliamentary elections following a lawsuit by the Rodina party, pending an appeal.

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