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No 10 leaves option open to impose Chinese EV tariffs if UK joins EU scheme
PoliticsNo 10 leaves option open to impose Chinese EV tariffs if UK joins EU scheme

Beijing warns against ‘discriminatory’ step after France drops opposition to British role in Made in Europe package

Rowena Mason, Lisa O’Carroll and Jasper Jolly
Nineteen injured in minibus accident on Eurotunnel loading platform
WorldNineteen injured in minibus accident on Eurotunnel loading platform

Five people seriously hurt after incident involving vehicle carrying HGV drivers in Calais, say French authorities

AFP
Nicolás Maduro tells New York court new torture allegations are ‘false’
WorldNicolás Maduro tells New York court new torture allegations are ‘false’

Rewritten indictment accuses ex-Venezuela president and wife Cilia Flores of leading campaign of torture

Associated Press
Bring a bottle: Viennese dog owners told to dilute their pets’ urine to protect trees
WorldBring a bottle: Viennese dog owners told to dilute their pets’ urine to protect trees

Officials issue guidance saying the ammonia in animal urine should be watered down to stop it corroding bark

Deborah Cole in Berlin
Revealed: Serbian ruler’s secret role in ‘illegal’ effort to help Trump business
WorldRevealed: Serbian ruler’s secret role in ‘illegal’ effort to help Trump business

Exclusive: Aleksandar Vučić personally intervened to push plans for controversial $500m Trump Tower in Belgrade, which sparked protests and a criminal case

Tom Burgis in Belgrade
Albania’s prime minister vows not to resign over student-led protests
WorldAlbania’s prime minister vows not to resign over student-led protests

Demonstrators are demanding resignation of Edi Rama after three days of clashes in Tirana

Guardian staff and agencies in Tirana
Tech market sell-off deepens amid fears over US inflation and AI debt
EconomyTech market sell-off deepens amid fears over US inflation and AI debt

Chip makers and tech investors such as Samsung and SoftBank plunge as global investors fret over potential interest rate hikes

Kalyeena Makortoff
LGBTQ+ people go into hiding in Senegal as hundreds are arrested
WorldLGBTQ+ people go into hiding in Senegal as hundreds are arrested

At least 320 people detained for ‘acts against nature’ after law criminalising homosexuality toughened, HRW reports

Sarah Johnson
Poland looks to economic heights in a country transformed since Soviet days
WorldPoland looks to economic heights in a country transformed since Soviet days

In the final part of our series on the country, Poles tell how wages have soared – along with the cost of living

Richard Partington in Warsaw
Indonesia fights fire with dry ice as toxic haze spreads across region
WorldIndonesia fights fire with dry ice as toxic haze spreads across region

Having tried cloud seeding and water bombing, one pilot project will see dry ice dispersed by plane across the province of South Sumatra

Kate Lamb and agencies
Verse from the waste land: Rotterdam’s poetic bin lorries granted cultural status
WorldVerse from the waste land: Rotterdam’s poetic bin lorries granted cultural status

Lyrical lines printed on side of city’s fleet of rubbish trucks now recognised as one of Netherlands’ proud traditions

Senay Boztas in Amsterdam
Brazil cuts work week to 40 hours in win for Lula ahead of runoff
WorldBrazil cuts work week to 40 hours in win for Lula ahead of runoff

Congress approves constitutional amendment that bans six-day workweeks, which could effect up to 30 million

Tiago Rogero in Rio de Janeiro
Paddington: The Musical is coming to Sydney in 2027
CulturePaddington: The Musical is coming to Sydney in 2027

Hugely successful West End show will open at Capitol Theatre in September 2027, with dates in other Australian cities yet to be announced

Sian Cain
Zimbabwean author Simbarashe Kundizeza denies using AI to write prize-winning story
TechnologyZimbabwean author Simbarashe Kundizeza denies using AI to write prize-winning story

Article in Atlantic claims The Blue Fighter was artificially generated, days after it won Caine prize for African writers

Rachel Savage in Johannesburg
Student protests in Albania turn violent as demonstrators clash with police
WorldStudent protests in Albania turn violent as demonstrators clash with police

Government building and two banks set on fire as tens of thousands take to streets over education costs and corruption

Guardian staff and agencies in Tirana
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