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Rishi Sunak braces for backlash as smoking ban bill to be introduced
Vladimir Putin addresses Red Square crowds after landslide win
New polls pile even more pressure on Rishi Sunak
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UK deputy PM launches global push to protect elections from AI, misinformation
Democratic countries around the world should band together to confront the threat of AI used by malign states to threaten free elections and spread misinformation, British Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden said on Tuesday. In Seoul for the Summit for Democracy, Dowden on Monday announced what he hopes will be a "groundbreaking" new global government compact on countering deceptive use of artificial intelligence by foreign states in elections. South Korea is hosting the third Summit for Democ
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Russia-Ukraine war – live: Nuclear risk at ‘highest point in decades’ as Putin addresses Red Square crowds
Vladimir Putin has made at least 11 threats of nuclear war against the West since he launched his full-scale invasion of Ukraine
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Man and woman in Sydney hospital after alleged hit and run that followed ‘neighbour dispute’
Police charge 29-year-old with five offences after he allegedly drove SUV that struck Doonside couple
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EU to impose tariffs on Russian grain imports, FT reports
The European Commission is in coming days expected to impose a duty of 95 euros ($103.26) per tonne on cereals from Russia and Belarus, FT said, adding that tariffs of 50% would also be placed on oil seeds and derived products. The reported move comes as farmers across the European Union call for changes to restrictions placed on them by the bloc's Green Deal plan to tackle climate change, and for the re-imposition of customs duties on imports of agricultural products from Ukraine that were wai
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Country diary: A riot of colour on every verge and bank
Mani, Greece: Spring is approaching full throttle here, with peacock anemones the best of the abundant flowers
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Death tolls mount as elephants and people compete for land in Sri Lanka
Conservationists plead for coexistence as shrinking forests drive conflict, with elephant deaths doubling in a decade
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Boost walking and cycling in towns and cities, urges UK government adviser
Chair of Office for Space says move would boost prosperity, health and personal freedom and could help solve housing crisis
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