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Riot breaks out at influencer boxing event attended by Tommy Robinson in Ireland

Two people arrested after Robinson’s presence inflames tensions in scenes witnessed by many on social mediaTwo people were arrested at an influencer boxing event that descended into a riot in Ireland after the presence of the far-right activist Tommy Robinson inflamed tensions in the crowd.The riot took place at abo…

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Israeli forces detain teacher following school raid in Masafer Yatta, install gate east of Tammun

Israeli forces detain teacher following school raid in Masafer Yatta, install gate east of Tammun Israeli forces have detained a teacher following a raid on a school in Hebron's Masafer Yatta in the southern occupied West Bank, Wafa reports citing a "media activist". According to the activist, Osama Makhamreh, soldi…

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Pickpockets review – small-budget Australian crime flick steals audience’s heart

DC Fairhurst and Lucy Green’s film could have been a by-the-numbers genre piece. Instead it is fun, frothy and refreshingly differentAudiences have been conditioned to expect movies that are either in full colour or, more occasionally now, black and white – and ne’er the twain shall meet. Or, at least, very rarely: …

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Weakening AI copyright law will spell ‘disaster for creativity’, global music body warns Albanese

Exclusive: Head of IFPI says allowing AI companies access to online content would be a ‘huge mistake’ and damage Australia’s reputationGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia weakening copyright protections for AI companies would be “ridiculous and dangerous”, the global peak body for th…

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The ‘Taylor Swift of romantasy’ has a new book. Why are people mad? – Full Story Podcast

With midnight book launches, record-breaking sales and billions of TikTok views, romantasy has turned into one of the biggest commercial juggernauts propping up modern publishing.But why are stories combining high fantasy and female-centric erotic romance still dismissed by mainstream culture? Guardian Australia lif…

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Kyle Shanahan knows Raiders vulnerabilities. Can they do anything about it?

PLAYBOOK: LAS VEGAS RAIDERS (4-4) AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (6-1) The worst thing the Raiders put on film last Sunday might have been the first half against the Jets. The second worst? Giving Kyle Shanahan a reason to keep watching. The Jets ran for 140 yards before halftime. Whatever the Raiders told themselves about …

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The efficiency trap: why optimising everything can backfire, badly

From roundabouts to the stock market, relentless streamlining could be making the world more dangerousWe have all been there: packed shoulder to shoulder on the train while the person beside us coughs and sneezes. A protective flu jab offers some reassurance, but so does the thought that there will be a hospital bed…

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5 spaces making waves for queer art in Southeast Asia, from Singapore to Bangkok

Thanks to a wave of new galleries, exhibitions and initiatives, queer art is currently in the spotlight in Southeast Asia. While this partly reflects greater queer acceptance in the region – gay sex was decriminalised in Singapore in 2023 and same-sex marriage legalised in Thailand in 2025 – many of these openings a…

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Chinese dad whose daughter died in crash visits junction daily to catch traffic violators

A grieving father in southeastern China became a citizen watchdog after a collision killed his nine-year-old daughter. On August 1, Wu Zhisheng’s wife was riding an electric bike with their two young daughters through an intersection in Jiangxi province when a turning tipper truck struck them. Their elder daughter, …

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‘I’ve seen people in my neighbourhood pulled out of their cars’: Ava DuVernay on the cruelty and brutality of Trump’s America

Ten years after her landmark political documentary 13th, the film-maker delivers a follow-up on the 14th amendment – and the Trump administration’s attempts to dismantle birthright citizenshipWhen I ask Ava DuVernay how she kept her focus while making her new film – or how anyone does, when the onslaught of news, fa…

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