BYD and Alibaba among big names aiding China’s military, Pentagon says

09/06/2026 10:06 The Guardian

Updated Pentagon list includes swathe of China’s top technology firms in move that could inflame tensions between the countriesThe US added Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba, internet search provider Baidu and carmaker BYD to a list of companies it believes are aiding Beijing’s military, in a move that could inflame tensions between the countries.The long-awaited update released on Monday supersedes a list from early 2025, and comes less than a month after Donald Trump met China’s Xi Jinping on a visit to Beijing, where the two leaders maintained a delicate trade war truce. Continue reading...

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Crackdown on tech platforms will go ahead despite US intervention, says No 10

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Tommy Robinson meets Elon Musk’s father in Moscow

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09/06/2026 16:42 The Guardian

Trump to meet House speaker as pressure mounts over surveillance law deadline

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09/06/2026 16:10 The Guardian

Israeli attack on Tyre in Lebanon kills eight as evacuation ordered for Christian quarter

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09/06/2026 15:58 The Guardian

EU plans to ban Russian soldiers from bloc in fresh sanctions on Moscow

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09/06/2026 15:12 The Guardian

Trump claims US fuel prices ‘not very high’ as costs surge amid Iran war

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09/06/2026 15:01 The Guardian

UK watchdog to look at Paramount’s $110bn takeover of Warner Bros Discovery

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09/06/2026 14:53 The Guardian

Delays from new EU border system may not ‘stabilise’ for two years, official says

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Car finance payouts could be delayed by years over legal challenges, says FCA

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Nithya Raman ‘incredibly honoured’ to advance to LA mayor runoff after seeing off Republican - US politics live

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First Thing: Zelenskyy says he told Trump that Putin was ‘playing games’ with Washington

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09/06/2026 11:07 The Guardian

Bank of England warns of AI scams as deepfakes of Farage-Bailey fight spread

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US stadium and hotel workers threaten strikes ‘to make things fair’ during World Cup

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Experts warn Trump ‘inventing fraud’ in California as president ramps up baseless claims

Critics say president using well-worn playbook – with loyalists in key positions ready to amplify his messageDonald Trump is “inventing fraud” in California’s primary elections, and likely to ramp up unfounded allegations when more races go against him, pro-democracy experts have warned.Whil...

09/06/2026 10:00 The Guardian

KLM apologises after Paralympian denied onboard wheelchair on 11-hour flight

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Doctors and NHS could be sued for mistakes made by AI tools, report warns

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EU quota system ‘could kill Ukrainian steel industry’, boss says

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Tuesday briefing: Is a social media ban in the UK enough to help protect young people?

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Barnaby Joyce claims people who ‘look like’ recent arrivals dominate auctions. Who is he talking about?

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Plan for AI legal assistants in England and Wales ‘cannot replace funding and staff’, lawyers say

David Lammy to announce trial of AI assistants in crown courts in effort to cut backlog of casesA plan to roll out virtual legal assistants powered by artificial intelligence to crown courts has prompted warnings that the technology should not be used to “replace vital funding and additional cour...

08/06/2026 23:01 The Guardian

Lebanon’s president refuses to meet Netanyahu until war ends – as it happened

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‘Wasn’t even good’: US tourist says she was charged €44 for two ice creams in Rome

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Pope uses Spain speech to warn of global ‘spiritual and cultural crisis’

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