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Socialist NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani fires shots at President Trump, threatens he will ‘utilize the courts’

Democratic socialist Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani fired warning shots at President Trump Wednesday — threatening to “utilize the courts” if the commander in chief follows through with his threats to defund the Big Apple. Mamdani wasted little time in making clear he intends to stand up to the Republican president as he vowed not to be...

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My chilling week on Roblox: sexually assaulted and shat on as a child avatar roaming the online world

In seven days my young alter ego is cyberbullied and attacked while exploring clubs, casinos and horror games, all with parental controls in place. Is the platform safe for children – or an ‘X-rated paedophile hellscape’?

I am an eight-year-old girl, standing near-naked in a room full of strangers.

As the room spins and zooms upon me and people glide around me, I clock my features.

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© Photograph: Roblox

© Photograph: Roblox

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‘Green desert’: the farmers winning a battle with Brazil’s wood-pulp giant

Eucalyptus production is dominated by large multinationals that convert farmland and forest into monoculture plantations

Razor-straight rows of eucalyptus clones flank the Baixa Verde settlement in north-eastern Brazil. The genetically identical trees are in marked contrast to the patches of wild Atlantic forest – one of the most biologically diverse ecosystems on Earth – that remain scattered across the region.

Surrounded by nearly 100,000 hectares (247,000 acres) of eucalyptus plantations, Baixa Verde is a rare example of a local victory over a multinational in Brazil. The rural settlement owes its existence to nearly two decades of legal battles over land rights – but the fight is not over yet.

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© Photograph: Jhedys Kann

© Photograph: Jhedys Kann

© Photograph: Jhedys Kann

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WTA Finals tennis: Elena Rybakina v Ekaterina Alexandrova, Iga Swiatek v Amanda Anisimova – live

Updates from the group-stage matches in Riyadh
Kyrgios to play Sabalenka in exhibition | Email Taha

Alexandrova replaces Keys because Mirra Andreeva, the world No 9, “elected to not sign in due to not being fit to play today”, says the WTA.

This, from a few days ago, is an insightful piece on how players are being let down by the WTA.

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© Photograph: NurPhoto/Shutterstock

© Photograph: NurPhoto/Shutterstock

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Air safety officials to investigate deadly UPS cargo plane crash near Kentucky airport

Aircraft erupted into a fireball after takeoff at Louisville international airport, killing at least seven and injuring 11

Dozens of air safety investigators are set to arrive in Kentucky on Wednesday to piece together evidence on how a UPS cargo plane crashed and erupted into a huge fireball, killing at least seven people and injuring a further 11.

At least 28 National Transportation Safety Board agents will start searching for clues about the possible cause of the disaster, which saw the UPS plane crash shortly after takeoff at the Louisville Muhammad Ali international airport, leaving behind a fiery trail of destruction on the ground and a huge plume of black smoke.

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© Photograph: Jon Cherry/AP

© Photograph: Jon Cherry/AP

© Photograph: Jon Cherry/AP

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Russian forces appear to tighten grip on strategic city of Pokrovsk

Ukraine’s general staff denies claims its troops have been encircled but military analysts say situation has deteriorated sharply in recent days

Moscow’s forces appear to be tightening their grip on Pokrovsk, as street fighting continues in the strategic eastern Ukrainian city, much of which now lies in ruins.

Ukraine’s general staff on Wednesday denied Russian claims that its troops had been encircled, saying efforts were under way to reinforce the flanks around Pokrovsk and the nearby town of Myrnohrad.

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© Photograph: Maria Senovilla/EPA

© Photograph: Maria Senovilla/EPA

© Photograph: Maria Senovilla/EPA

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Archaeologists discover how oldest American civilisation survived a climate catastrophe

Experts find artefacts left behind in Caral showing how population survived drought without resorting to violence

Archaeologists in Peru have found new evidence showing how the oldest known civilization in the Americas adapted and survived a climate catastrophe without resorting to violence.

A team led by the renowned Peruvian archaeologist Ruth Shady, 78, concluded that about 4,200 years ago, severe drought forced the population to leave the ancient city of Caral, and resettle nearby.

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© Photograph: Caral Archaeological Zone

© Photograph: Caral Archaeological Zone

© Photograph: Caral Archaeological Zone

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Two people in intensive care and multiple injured after car driven into pedestrians on French island – Europe live

Suspect is in custody after car ‘deliberately’ rammed into pedestrians and cyclists on Île d’Oléron; aide to far-right National Rally MP among the injured

At least nine people were injured, the mayor of Dolus-d’Oleron, Thibault Brechkoff, said in a post on Facebook.

He stressed the “deliberate” nature of the incident, and said that local authorities were setting up a crisis centre to coordinate their response.

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© Photograph: Stéphane Mahé/Reuters

© Photograph: Stéphane Mahé/Reuters

© Photograph: Stéphane Mahé/Reuters

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Man gropes Mexico president as she speaks with citizens on the streets

Video shows man trying to kiss and embrace Claudia Sheinbaum, highlighting both security risk and harassment faced by Mexican women

Claudia Sheinbaum, the president of Mexico, has been groped by a man as she mingled with citizens on the streets of Mexico City, raising questions about both the lack of presidential security and the level of sexual harassment faced by the country’s women.

A video of the incident on Tuesday shows a visibly drunk man trying to kiss the president on the neck and embrace her from behind, as she removes his hands and turns to face him, before a government official steps in and places himself between them.

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© Photograph: Luis Barron/Eyepix Group/Shutterstock

© Photograph: Luis Barron/Eyepix Group/Shutterstock

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