Supporters of Reza Pahlavi, exiled son of the late shah, are clashing with those who oppose a return of monarchyWearing a bucket hat, a blue Adidas hoodie and khaki shorts, Tony Mohraz, also known as 021kid, chest-bumps a friend in front of a memorial wall in Golders Green, in north London.PhotograpâŠ
Region adapting to diminished US power after Washington fails to land knockout blow on Tehran or safeguard alliesMiddle East crisis â live updatesThe shock of the Iran war and its fallout has driven rivals in the Middle East to get behind a peace deal, pushing the Trump administration to accept a teâŠ
Tehran says âcontradictory statementsâ from US and Israeli interference hindering negotiationsMiddle East crisis â live updatesIran has poured cold water on suggestions that a deal with the US is imminent, pointing to the confusion in US positions and Israeli interference as key factors in why a comâŠ
Writing on social media, US president says countries should make settlement with Iran âa far more Historic EventâIran denies deal with US is imminent, despite some progressEbrahim Rezaei, the spokesperson of the Iranian parliamentâs national security and foreign policy commission, has said that timeâŠ
Double-sided page featuring a sketch and text sheds new light on the baroque master and his time living in RomeMore than 400 years ago, the up and coming Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens toured the streets of Rome, notebook in hand, sketching images from Renaissance works adorning the cityâs churchâŠ
Links between Trump Organization and Ivanishvili family for Tbilisi skyscraper raise new conflict of interest concernsA Trump Tower planned for the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, is to be built on land currently part-owned by the son of the US-sanctioned leader of the country, according to official recoâŠ
Strongly anti-Turkish party doubles its seats although mainstream parties did not see vote crumble as predictedAn anti-immigrant far-right party, inspired by Greeceâs defunct neo-Nazi Golden Dawn, made the biggest gains in Sundayâs parliamentary election in Cyprus.Elam, the Greek National Peopleâs FâŠ
Brent crude futures down 6% to lowest level in two weeks and stock markets riseOil prices fell below $100 a barrel on Monday and stock markets rose on hopes that the US and Iran are inching closer to a peace deal.Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, were down 6% to $97.43 a barrel, the lowâŠ
Scientists say record-breaking heat is a reminder of how climate crisis is affecting livesThe fierce heat sweeping across Europe over the bank holiday weekend has beaten the UKâs all-time temperature record for May, with scorching highs of close to 35C.A temperature of 33.5C was recorded at HeathrowâŠ
Exclusive: Jimblebar processing facility would have produced higher quality iron ore sought by steelmakers around the world â themselves under pressure to curb pollutionWorldâs biggest miner BHP backtracks on climate action with key projects put on ice, leaked documents revealRead more from the BHP âŠ
Exclusive: Mining giant says technology is not yet advanced enough to run a fully electrified fleet but experts say it is hooked on federal fuel tax creditsRevealed: the internal BHP memo that slammed the brakes on worldâs biggest minerâs climate pushRead more from the BHP files investigation hereGeâŠ
Exclusive: Cache of internal documents leaked to the Guardian and the ABCâs Four Corners show multinational has war-gamed ways to massively delay decarbonisationRevealed: the internal BHP memo that slammed the brakes on worldâs biggest minerâs climate pushRead more from the BHP files investigation hâŠ
The now 88-year-old is urging Australian governments to throw their support behind a new national plan for Stolen Generations survivors as they enter their final yearsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAunty Lorraine Peeters only remembers the metal gates opening as she was dâŠ
Changes to political funding and the need for crossbenchers to remain relevant are driving discussions but some independents are opposedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIt is a tag that has been unfairly â and incorrectly â attached to the band of teal MPs since their arrivâŠ
Group have been stuck in flooded cave in central Laos for five days after heavy rain caused landslidesDivers who helped in the dramatic rescue of a young Thai football team in 2018 have joined efforts to free seven people who have been trapped for five days inside a remote, flooded cave in central LâŠ
Inmates at Barinas prison allege they were peacefully protesting when prison staff opened fire, leaving some woundedInmates at Venezuelaâs western Barinas prison staged a protest on its roof on Sunday, piling flaming mattresses and calling for the removal of the facilityâs director, whom they accuseâŠ
Director general of World Health Organization urges neighbouring countries to take immediate actionThe World Health Organization has warned that the Ebola outbreak is outpacing response efforts and countries neighbouring the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are at high risk from the disease.âWe arâŠ
Russia suspected of obstructing signal on flight bringing John Healey home from visit to British troops in EstoniaAn RAF jet carrying the defence secretary, John Healey, had its signal jammed for the entire three-hour flight after it flew near the Russian border.Healey had been visiting British soldâŠ
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Ulf Kristersson aims to expand state-funded IVF as Sweden grapples with lowest fertility rate since records beganSwedenâs prime minister has promised to put IVF at the heart of his re-election campaign as he tries to win over female voters amid the countryâs record low birthrate.Ulf Kristerssonâs goâŠ
Paris police looking into more than 100 allegations of mistreatment by âmonitorsâ after parentsâ groups said they had fought for years to be taken seriouslyFrance is facing a child abuse scandal as âmonitorsâ at dozens of state nursery and primary schools are investigated for violence, sexual assaulâŠ
Commission also told NSW police declined to provide static police presence at Chanukah by the Sea but four officers were at event when attack beganFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWithin 30 seconds of opening fire at BonâŠ
Directions hearing over deaths of Victoria police officers Neal Thompson and Vadim De Waart-Hottart told of new details of Porepunkah shootingFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDezi Freeman yelled abuse at a dying constablâŠ
From blocking freedom of information requests to tabling documents when no one is looking, promises of an upfront approach to power are in rough shapeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFriday afternoon can be a dangerous tâŠ
Mexican-themed Australian fast food chain accused of terminating staff without adequate pay or notice as it pulls out of the USAmerican workers at Guzman y Gomezâs shuttered US stores have launched a class action lawsuit against the Mexican-themed Australian fast food chain over allegations staff weâŠ
Prime minister and opposition leader trade barbs in question time. Follow todayâs news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWere the teal party conversations sparked by the governmentâs electoral reforms?Yes and no, Allegra Spender and Zali Steggall say.There are many thingâŠ
World Health Organization says outbreak poses âvery highâ risk for Congo, but risk of disease spreading globally remains lowCongolese authorities say that suspected Ebola cases have now passed 900 in the ongoing outbreak in the east of the country.The Congolese ministry of communication, in a post oâŠ
Bonolo Selelo and Tsholofelo Kumile are going to court for right to wed but face fierce opposition from church groupsBonolo Selelo was at Botswanaâs national museum for a Gaborone Pride event when she spotted Tsholofelo Kumile and was struck by her good looks. The two initiated a conversation and whâŠ
Some casualties after attacks on multiple locations in south and east of country on Sunday, state media reportsMiddle East crisis: live updatesIsraeli strikes have hit southern and eastern Lebanon, a day after 11 people were killed in a single raid on the south despite a ceasefire in the Israel-HezbâŠ
Former Labour minister says complete disengagement has potential âfor us to end up in a very, very difficult positionâDavid Miliband has said Europe should have âseparate bedroomsâ from the US, but not seek a âdivorceâ from its traditional alliance, despite the Trump administrationâs impact on the râŠ
Assault hits water facility, market, residential buildings and schools, killing at least four and injuring dozens Russia used its powerful hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missile for a third time in Ukraine as part of a massive attack on Kyiv and its surrounding region that killed at least four peopleâŠ
Regulators and gambling harm advocates have been closely watching the rise in popularity of Polymarket and KalshiGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastUS-based âprediction marketâ websites are taking tens of thousands of dollars in bets on Australian elections and even specific âŠ
Exclusive: prison multinational MTC uses a âminimalist staffing modelâ that critics say is putting detainees and staff in serious dangerGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA series of catastrophic security failures involving the US private prison company running Australiaâs imâŠ
Presidentâs claim is tempered by Pakistani PMâs hopes of hosting more talks âvery soonâ, and Iranâs Fars news agency saying strait of Hormuz will remain under Iranian controlMiddle East crisis: live updatesDonald Trump claimed on Saturday that a peace deal with Iran âhas been largely negotiatedâ, afâŠ
Proposed framework hinges on a 60-day truce, reopening strait of Hormuz, and revived talks on limiting Iran nuclear programmeâą Middle East crisis: live updatesDonald Trump has said a âmemorandum of understandingâ in talks to end the US-Israel war on Iran âhas been largely negotiatedâ.Official detailâŠ
Global prices are approaching a tipping point that could trigger inflation, shortages and, over time, recessionIf a US-Iran deal is about to be reached, three months on from the launch of Donald Trumpâs Operation Epic Fury, it will not be a day too soon for oil markets, which are approaching a dangeâŠ
The US secretary of state suggested a deal could be announced âin the next few hoursâ but cautioned it wouldnât be a âfinalâ agreementFull report: Trump says peace deal with Iran âlargely negotiatedâ with strait of Hormuz to openIn Lebanon, the civil defence agency said early on Sunday its regional âŠ
One or two clauses yet to be clarified, Iran officials tell Pakistani mediators, after US says deal âlargely negotiatedâMiddle East crisis: live updatesIranâs supreme leader and national security council still need to approve the proposed peace deal between Tehran and Washington, Iranian officials sâŠ
Gerry âthe monkâ Hutch comes fourth in contest won by Daniel Ennis of Social DemocratsThe Irish gangland figure Gerry âthe monkâ Hutch has failed in his bid for a parliamentary seat in a Dublin byelection.The 63-year-old came fourth in a contest won by Daniel Ennis of the Social Democrats, a victoryâŠ
Rightwing commentator says she is hundreds of thousands of dollars out of pocket and claims she was misled by promoter RocksmanGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNone of the 15,000 ticket holders for conservative influencer Candace Owensâ cancelled Australian tour are expecteâŠ
This blog is now closed. Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastClimate activists say they have blocked two coal ships from entering Newcastle portClimate activists say they have stopped two coal ships from entering the Port of Newcastle this morning after kayakers and a small boâŠ
The 39-year-old was reportedly fishing at Kennedy Shoal between Cairns and Townsville when emergency services alerted about middayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man has died after a shark attack on the Great Barrier Reef south of Cairns.The 39-year-old had reportedly beâŠ
More than 20,000 attacks on markets, farmland and food distribution systems have been recorded since 2018Hunger is being increasingly exploited as a weapon of war with more than 20,000 documented incidents of âfood-related violenceâ in the past eight years, new analysis reveals.Attacks include 1,261âŠ
US president says itâs a âsolid 50/50â on either making a âgoodâ deal with Iran or striking the country anewDonald Trump said he would meet today with American negotiators to review Iranâs latest proposal and decide by Sunday whether he will strike Iran âto kingdom comeâ.Trump told Axios it was a âsâŠ
Police investigating an alleged home invasion71-year-old sustained a head injury, says reportsSwiss police are investigating an alleged robbery with reports that the four-times Formula 1 world champion Alain Prost was injured during a home invasion. The Swiss tabloid Blick reported late on Friday thâŠ
Wait times of more than two hours reported at terminal for cross-Channel ferry to FranceFrench police have temporarily suspended extra EU border checks at the port of Dover as thousands of holidaymakers face long delays in the hot weather.Waiting times of more than two hours were reported at the terâŠ
Threat of jihadism continues to lurk along borders with Mali and Burkina FasoThese days, when she is not organising the annual International Day of Reggae celebrations in CĂŽte dâIvoire, Rose Ebirim picks up litter scattered on the beach in the historic port town of Grand Bassam, 25 miles east of AbiâŠ
New strain of virus, aid cuts, and cultural norms around burials and touch add to difficulties in stemming outbreakThe warnings from aid groups and healthcare workers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have been stark, their calls for coordinated international action impassioned.As the country âŠ
But Trump administration will not return detainees deported to third countries in disease-struck regionThe Trump administration will temporarily pause the removal of refugees to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) during a spiraling Ebola outbreak, according to reporting by Politico, but experts âŠ
US-backed board has put sole blame for stalled ceasefire on militant group despite Israel not fulfilling its obligations, analysts sayThe top diplomat from the Board of Peace has blamed Hamas for the stalled ceasefire, but critics have said the US-backed boardâs lack of even-handedness in implementiâŠ
Pontiff visits âLand of Firesâ where dumping, burial and burning of waste has caused rise in cancer and other illnessesPope Leo has met Italian families whose loved ones have died or have cancer as a result of illegal toxic dumping linked to a multi-billion-euro criminal racket run by the mafia.LeoââŠ
Ex-foreign secretary urges reset at âhigher dosageâ after officials revealed to have pitched single market for goodsBritain needs a ânational consensusâ about rejoining the European Union, David Miliband has said, in response to revelations that the UK government pitched the creation of a single marâŠ
Australia joins the UK, Italy, France, Germany, Canada, Norway, the Netherlands and New Zealand in condemning illegal settlementsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Israeli government is undermining stability in the West Bank as settler violence reaches unprecedented levelâŠ
Xi Jinping urges authorities to âspare no effortâ in rescue operation after explosion in northern Shanxi provinceAt least 90 people have been killed in a gas explosion at a coalmine in northern Chinaâs Shanxi province, in the countryâs worst mining disaster in 17 years.The explosion happened on FridâŠ
As Canada tightens asylum rules, refugees reuniting with family say they were turned over to ICE and jailed for months after failed border claimsAs each day in US detention passes, Markens Appolon can feel the life he had dreamed of slipping away.The 25-year-old fled Haiti to escape the rampant gangâŠ
Lebanonâs health ministry condemns attacks as violations of international law; Israel says it struck Hezbollah infrastructure sites and militantsIsraeli strikes in Lebanon killed 10 people, including six paramedics and a child, in the space of 24 hours, Lebanonâs health ministry said on Friday, placâŠ
Former general Petr Pavel says Moscowâs testing of allianceâs eastern flank should be met with firm lineThe Czech president, Petr Pavel, has urged Nato to âshow its teethâ in response to Russiaâs repeated testing of the allianceâs resolve on its eastern flank, suggesting a range of options includingâŠ
Exclusive: Top British official presented idea in Brussels but sources say it was rebuffedThe UK government pitched the creation of a single market for goods with the EU as the cornerstone of an ambitious attempt to reintegrate British trade back into Europe, the Guardian can reveal.During recent viâŠ
Michael Agzarian was charged despite internal legal advice that the images were âpolitical satireâ, court hearsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice charged an artist who depicted prominent Australians in military uniforms emblazoned with Nazi symbols despite internal legâŠ
A 42-year-old fled from police before being involved in a two-vehicle crash in Sans Souci, police sayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThree people have died in a crash in Sydney after a man fled from police who had been attempting to carry out a welfare check.Police officerâŠ
Prime minister launches impassioned argument in favour of much-maligned reforms announced in last weekâs federal budgetGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA visibly emotional Anthony Albanese has launched an impassioned defence of Laborâs proposed changes to negative gearing, âŠ
The premier is offering 2,000 apprenticeships at the revived State Electricity Commission as part of a pre-election pushGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJacinta Allan has used Laborâs final state conference before the election to announce a plan for a government-owned electâŠ
Judge said Trump administration would not have prosecuted Ăbrego had he not challenged his high-profile deportationSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailA US judge dismissed a criminal indictment against Kilmar Ăbrego GarcĂa on Friday, finding that the Trump administration would not have âŠ
US social media firms acting on orders from Middle East kingdom accused of being âinstruments of repressionâMajor US social media companies including Metaâs Facebook and Instagram platforms have blocked the accounts of Saudi Arabian dissidents so they are no longer visible inside the kingdom, followâŠ
Targeting of foreign activists drew global outrage from governments that have not acted on violence against Palestinian detaineesIsraelâs far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has made abuse of detained Palestinians something of a macabre calling card, celebrating cruelty publicly aâŠ
Secretary of state suggests July meeting of alliance will be fraught as US demands help in strait of HormuzDonald Trump is disappointed that Nato allies refused to become more actively involved in attacking Iran, the US secretary of state has said, setting up what could become a fraught summit of thâŠ
Israeli prison service denies claims of abuse during detention of 430 people trying to take aid to PalestiniansActivists released from Israeli custody after being detained on a flotilla trying to take aid to Gaza were subjected to abuse, organisers have alleged, with several hospitalised with injuriâŠ
Backlash grows among European staff against radical cuts to pay off Covid-era debt, with some accusing council of âcolonial attitudeâThe historic Palacete building at 31 Paseo del General MartĂnez Campos in Madridâs upmarket ChamberĂ district has been home to the British Council in Spain for about 7âŠ
Exclusive: With warnings world oil supplies are expected to hit âred zoneâ by August, the Albanese government has outlined its powers to enforce daily purchase limits for motoristsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe federal government has outlined plans for retail fuel ratâŠ
Judge rules initiative to force binding vote on secession invalid as Alberta premier calls for referendum on matterThe Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, has said that Alberta is âessentialâ to the countryâs future, hours after the provinceâs leader moved the oil-rich region closer toward a referâŠ
Situation described as âdeeply worrisomeâ by officials as aid cuts and community distrust impede respondersThe Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo poses a âvery highâ risk to the country, the World Health Organization said on Friday, revising its threat assessment upwards.The outbâŠ
Pakistani mediators believe permanent ceasefire within reach although major points of disagreement remainFuture control over the strait of Hormuz and a demand from Washington that Tehran export its stockpile of highly enriched uranium remain key stumbling blocks, as Pakistani mediators continued to âŠ
Sticking points to build beauty powerhouse included which family would hold balance of powerBusiness live â latest updatesThe US cosmetics company EstĂ©e Lauder has ended merger talks with its Spanish rival Puig over plans to create a fashion and beauty group worth almost $40bn (ÂŁ30bn/âŹ34.5bn) after âŠ
Portugal, Spain, France and UK expected to exceed 30C on Friday and into next week, with new May records predictedEurope live â latest updatesA large swathe of western Europe is bracing for the first significant heat event of the summer, with temperatures forecast to rise to more than 10C above the âŠ
Italyâs president leads tributes to campaigner who spent four decades promoting sustainability and local cuisineCarlo Petrini, the journalist who founded the Slow Food movement in protest against the arrival of the first McDonaldâs in Italy, has died aged 76.Petrini, who had been diagnosed with prosâŠ
Bill Winters faced backlash over remarks about some of near 8,000 staff set to lose roles to AIThe chief executive of Standard Chartered has apologised for referring to some of the almost 8,000 staff that are set to lose their jobs to artificial intelligence as âlower-value human capitalâ.Bill WinteâŠ
The US secretary of state said that leaders will have to respond to Trumpâs âdisappointmentâ with the allianceâs âresponse to our operations in the Middle EastâRubio begins with thanks to Sweden for hosting the ministerial meeting.But thatâs where the niceties end as says the upcoming Ankara summit âŠ
Unopposed nomination comes seven years after Abbott lost his Sydney seat of Warringah at the 2019 electionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTony Abbott will become the new federal Liberal party president in a return to the political frontlines for the conservative former priâŠ
Twelve dead as southern and central areas also suffer travel disruption, electricity outages and evacuationsHeavy, prolonged rainfall in southern and central China has resulted in weather warnings for flash flooding, landslides and waterlogging. The slow-moving band of rainfall spanned 620 miles (1,âŠ
Hung Caoâs comments are latest blow to Taipei after Donald Trump recently cast doubt over USâs enduring supportUS arms sales to Taiwan have been âpausedâ to ensure the US military has enough munitions for its Iran operations, according to Washingtonâs acting navy secretary, in the latest blow to TaiâŠ
Resolution backed by 141 states hailed as ânew chapterâ that could improve climate diplomacy and litigation effortsWhen the UN general assembly voted overwhelmingly in favour of a landmark climate crisis ruling on Wednesday, the Pacific island of Vanuatuâs prime minister hailed the result as the staâŠ
US secretary of state says president would like a negotiated agreement with Havana but likelihood âis not highâThe US president, Donald Trump, and the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, on Thursday again raised the spectre of military intervention in Cuba, a renewed threat that takes on greater weightâŠ
Andry JosĂ© HernĂĄndez Romero was deported from the US to El Salvadorâs notorious Cecot prison before he was allowed to return to VenezuelaOne of the Venezuelan men sent from the US to El Salvadorâs most notorious prison by Donald Trump has moved to Spain to request asylum after concluding that he didâŠ
In todayâs newsletter: As âthe polls tighten aââround Benjamin Netanyahu, the coming months may redefine Israelâs political order without resolving its most entrenched conflictsGood morning. On Wednesday, Israeli legislators took the first steps towards dissolving parliament and calling fresh nationâŠ
Music is banned on Wednesdays on island of Stromboli where Rolling Stones frontman was celebrating wrapping a filmPolice on an Italian island stopped a party attended by Mick Jagger â because music is banned on Wednesdays.The Rolling Stones frontman was on Stromboli, the volcanic island among SicilyâŠ
Prime minister says he will boycott opening, as protesters hold signs saying âstop USAâ and shout âgo homeâ Hundreds of people protested against the opening of a new US consulate in Nuuk after comments by the US special envoy to Greenland that it was time for Washington âto put its footprint backâ oâŠ
Conservationists say population rebound demands rethink of retention zones that allow thousands of the animals to remain in the parkFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFeral horse numbers in the Kosciuszko national park havâŠ
Several MPs tell Guardian Australia they are keen to see tweaks, and some are engaging directly with treasurerâs officeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLabor MPs expect the government will agree to capital gains tax concâŠ
Federal minister Tanya Plibersek says the group will face same repercussions on arrival in Australia as previous returneesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe last remaining Australian women and children left stranded inâŠ
Company founder Steven Marks says US stores will close as it can no longer justify cost of trying to break into crowded marketFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGuzman y Gomez is closing its US business after failing to esâŠ
Lecc says it has received at least 800 complaints as part of investigation into alleged police brutality at the 9 February Sydney protest against Isaac Herzogâs visit. Follow todayâs news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGuzman y Gomez, the Mexican-themed fast food chaiâŠ
Israelâs far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has triggered global outrage after sharing footage of himself taunting bound activists who had been detained as they tried to sail to Gaza with aid. The video has been widely condemned by world leaders, including the Italian prime minisâŠ
Surging demand, low reserves and reduced Middle East exports predicted to cause global crunch by AugustOil markets will enter the âred zoneâ by July and August as stocks dwindle before the summer travel season amid a shortage of fresh oil exports from the Middle East, the executive director of the IâŠ
PĂ©ter Magyarâs draft amendment would prevent his predecessor from returning to the roleEurope live â latest updatesHungaryâs new government, led by PĂ©ter Magyar, has put forward a constitutional amendment that would limit prime ministers to a maximum of eight years in office, in effect barring ViktoâŠ
Exclusive: Any attempt to use the budget measures as an excuse to raise rent is opportunistic profiteering, housing advocates sayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustraliaâs peak community and housing groups have urged federal parliament to quickly pass Laborâs changes to nâŠ
Exclusive: Documents seen by Guardian Australia also show new branches and members will be subject to strict gag ordersGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOne Nationâs rapid expansion of local branches across the country is in disarray, with the party being forced to dissolve âŠ
ASX-listed company announced in February it would lay off almost 30% of its 7,000-strong workforce across 40 countriesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWiseTech has begun informing staff that they will lose their jobs as part of redundancies the company has said is due to arâŠ
Parliamentary rule that only English is allowed has reignited debate about language, legitimacy and postcolonial identityWhen the Jamaican MP Nekeisha Burchell stood up to give her maiden speech, she was keenly aware of how much her countryâs parliament mirrored the Westminster version thousands of âŠ
Itâs a nerve-racking time for Havana neighbours of top Cuban officials as fears of US attack growA new question in being asked in Havana as people digest the news that the US has brought criminal charges against Cubaâs 94-year-old former president, RaĂșl Castro: whoâs your neighbour?If you happen to âŠ
Demands grow for launch of formal discussion process on how country should address legacies of enslavementEmmanuel Macron is under pressure to open discussions on reparatory justice for Franceâs role in hundreds of years of enslavement of African people as he makes a key speech on the legacy of slavâŠ
Africa CDC says restrictions could increase public health risks and highlight âdeeper structural injusticeâ in global healthA US travel ban for people coming from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda or South Sudan in response to the Ebola outbreak could make the situation worse, critics havâŠ
Foreign Office denounces treatment of Gaza flotilla activists as outcry over Itamar Ben-Gvirâs video escalatesThe UK has summoned Israelâs chargĂ© dâaffaires as international outrage escalates over a video posted by the national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, in which he is seen taunting activisâŠ
Weirs, culverts and sluices among 602 barriers demolished in year in attempt to restore 15,500 miles of rivers by 2030A few miles downstream from a lava field in western Iceland, the gargle of free-flowing water is unbroken for the first time in decades after hydraulic peckers chipped away at a dilaâŠ
Verdict is latest legal milestone over Franceâs worst ever air disasterA Paris appeals court has found Airbus and Air France guilty of corporate manslaughter over the 2009 Rio-Paris plane crash that killed 228 passengers and crew in Franceâs worst air disaster.The verdict is the latest milestone in âŠ
Gerry âthe monkâ Hutch has won fans in north Dublin byelection campaign with anti-immigrant rhetoricElaine Roe, 61, a cafe worker, has no doubt what is the most important issue in this weekâs byelection for Dublinâs north inner city. âThe government is wrecking our country, theyâre bringing in rapisâŠ
The Rolling Stone will play a lighthouse keeper in Three Incestuous Sisters, joining a cast including Dakota Johnson, Jessie Buckley and Saoirse RonanRolling Stones singer Mick Jagger is playing a lighthouse keeper in the new film from Happy as Lazzaro director Alice Rohrwacher, which is currently fâŠ
Authorities in Galicia declare two days of mourning after toddler dies during exceptionally high May temperaturesEurope live â latest updatesA two-year-old girl has died of heatstroke in north-west Spain after being accidentally left in her fatherâs car during an unseasonably hot spell that could puâŠ
Airline, which took ÂŁ25m hit on jet fuel in March, says passengers are waiting later to book tripsBusiness live â latest updatesThe airline easyJet has said its summer holiday bookings are lagging behind last yearâs, as the Middle East conflict weighs on consumer confidence and passengers appear to âŠ
Nato chief delivers speech in Sweden as Latvia confirms another drone incursion into its spaceJust as Pavel was speaking in Prague, Russian foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova told reporters that Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy was pursuing escalation of the conflict between the twâŠ
Police allege man took camera equipment from 61-year-old shooting victim then pawned itFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNew South Wales police have charged a man for allegedly stealing camera equipment from one of the viâŠ
Surprise rise in jobless rate will give Reserve Bank more reason to delay another interest rate hike at June meetingFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustraliaâs unemployment rate has jumped to 4.5% in April to reach the âŠ
This blog is now closedPauline Hanson announces Norway-inspired gas policy as she decries 25% export tax as âeconomic vandalismâGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAlbanese leaves door open to extending fuel excise cutThe prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has not ruled out extâŠ
One Nation proposal would abolish offshore gas profits tax and acquire 30% equity in new projects in a move the Coalition says is âborrowed from VenezuelaâGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOne Nation has vowed to replace the contentious offshore gas profits tax and acquire 3âŠ
Initial testing found evidence of metals in water samples, months after provinceâs residents began reporting unusual numbers of dead fish washing ashorePapua New Guineaâs government has warned communities not to fish from parts of the New Ireland coastline as preliminary tests show evidence of metalâŠ
Colombia is a global leader in climate activism. Could US influence drag country to a future of mining and fracking?Several hours after dark in a quiet Caribbean neighbourhood, a cluster of environmental activists gather on plastic chairs between a mango tree and a courtyard wall emblazoned with theâŠ
Hundreds of cases reported in the DRC after USAID has been dismantled and key scientific research canceledA previously undetected outbreak of Ebola is coursing through parts of central Africa, and the US appears to be doing little to help stop it, after massive cuts to global and domestic public heaâŠ
Former Iranian president has a populist, headline-grabbing communication style but is an avowed anti-Zionist. How could Israel see him as a man to do business with?US and Israel hoped to install Ahmadinejad as Iranâs leaderFor all their outward differences, there always seemed to be things that linkâŠ
Far-right figure Itamar Ben-Gvir shares footage of himself taunting bound international detaineesMiddle East crisis â live updatesIsraelâs far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has sparked a diplomatic crisis by publishing footage of Israeli security forces abusing international actâŠ
International student Rodiyat Alabede, 22, died due to a âperfect stormâ of lax safety protocols, advocates sayPatient advocates in Canada have called for a new investigation into the death of a young woman who was donating blood plasma, describing a âperfect stormâ of lax safety protocols and poorlâŠ
Jerusalem embassy told to issue protest to Palestinian Authority leaders, warning âconsequences will followâ if they do not complyThe US has ordered its Jerusalem embassy to press the Palestinian leadership into dropping a bid for a senior position at the UN general assembly, anxious that the role câŠ
Airstrike at the start of the war was aimed at freeing populist ex-president from house arrest, US newspaper claimsMiddle East crisis â live updatesFresh questions have been raised over the US and Israeli effort to depose the Iranian regime after it was claimed that Israel wanted to put the populistâŠ
Keir Starmer describes the agreement, worth double original estimates, as a âhuge winâ for British businessesKeir Starmer has struck a trade deal with six Gulf states in what he described as a huge win for British business, ending four years of talks led by four different prime ministers.The deal wiâŠ
A decade after the referendum, EU leaders would welcome closer ties â once the UK has understood the âEuropean dealââą Donât get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereBrexitâs back. Well, sort of. If it ever really went away. At any rate, an awful lot of ink has been spilled â in BritaiâŠ
Soft power institution faces funding crisis linked to Covid-era government loan due to be repaid by SeptemberStaff at the British Council in Italy will go on strike over deep cuts that would slash about 80% of its workforce due to a funding crisis facing the organisation.Out of 130 of its teaching sâŠ
UK calls incident âunacceptableâ after Su-27 jet comes within six metres of unarmed RAF plane over Black SeaA Russian jet flew within six metres of an RAF spy plane flying at 500mph over the Black Sea, one of two mid-air incidents last month described as âdangerous and unacceptableâ by the defence sâŠ
Case hailed as human rights victory as TromsĂž court says Tommy Olsenâs actions are lawful and protected under international treatiesThe decision of a Norwegian appeals court to dismiss the extradition of an activist accused of facilitating the illegal entry of people into Greece has been hailed as aâŠ
Tax office apologises as ombudsman delivers stinging criticism, saying âATO wonât learn unless people highlight the mistakesâGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian Taxation Office fined a 97-year-old Brisbane woman $1,650 because she had not âprioritised her tax obâŠ
White Australia group says it does not want to âdoxxâ members as it challenges designation as banned hate groupGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA neo-Nazi group has been told it cannot become a political party if it continues to redact the names of its potential members, asâŠ
Choreography of back-to-back visits appeared deliberately mirrored but China made sure the differences were noticedDays after Donald Trump was greeted in Beijing with a military band, an honour guard and dozens of youths waving American and Chinese flags, Vladimir Putin arrived in China to an almostâŠ
Lawyers of Hazara man who was allegedly sexually abused by carer launch bid to prevent imminent deportation to Pacific islandGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Albanese governmentâs $2.5bn deal with Nauru, under which hundreds of non-citizens will be sent to the tiny PaciâŠ
Xi Jinping welcomed Vladimir Putin to Beijing with pomp and pageantry, just days after hosting Donald Trump. But as Russiaâs war in Ukraine makes Moscow increasingly dependent on China, and western leaders thaw relations with Beijing, what does the power imbalance mean for Xi and Putinâs relationshiâŠ
Clashes between demonstrators and police in La Paz have entered second week, shaking centre-right presidentProtests blocking roads across Bolivia and turning the centre of the capital, La Paz, into a battleground between demonstrators and police have entered a second week.It is the most turbulent moâŠ
Charges filed in Miami against 94-year-old for allegedly shooting down exilesâ planes in 1996The United States has issued a federal criminal indictment against RaĂșl Castro, Cubaâs former president, on Wednesday, and five others in a significant escalation of the Trump administrationâs campaign to ouâŠ
Dr Peter Staffordâs wife and four children are also being monitored for symptoms amid Ebola outbreak in CongoAn American doctor who contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been flown to Germany for treatment, along with his wife and four children, as the World Health OrganizatioâŠ
âChina has already eaten much of German industryâs lunch and is preparing to start on dinner,â thinktank saysBusiness live â latest updatesGermany must stop admiring Chinaâs success in the EU or it will sleepwalk into the kind of deindustrialisation the US experienced 25 years ago, a leading BrusselâŠ
MEPs had twice frozen ratification process in protest at Trumpâs threats to increase tariffs and take control of GreenlandThe EU has finally agreed to implement its trade deal with the US after five hours of talks between members of the European parliament and member states in the hope of averting mâŠ
Ukrainians lament appalling toll of fighting on their countryâs bird populationRussia sent kamikaze drones to attack the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia in February. They hit buildings and killed several people. One unreported victim of the bombardment was a male long-eared owl, blinded in one eye aâŠ
Lithuania thanks European Commission president for her âstrong message of solidarityâIn Brussels, Rutte begins by stressing the importance of Nato ministers meeting in Sweden, the allianceâs ânewest allyâ who joined in 2024.âThis says a great deal about how fundamentally our security environment hasâŠ
The 18-year-old high school student reached the top of the worldâs tallest mountain on her second attemptAn 18-year-old high school student from Melbourne became the youngest Australian to climb to the top of Mount Everest on Wednesday.According to her Garmin data and a post on Instagram, Bianca AdlâŠ
Greens MLC Abigail Boyd â who chaired inquiry â says system âfailing too many children, families and educatorsâFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSystemic weaknesses in New South Walesâ childcare sector have allowed predatâŠ
Report finds culture of âresistance and delayâ in the Australian parliament with more than 60% of requests having longer response times than mandated 30-day deadlineFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA scathing audit reporâŠ
Exclusive: Australia faces a âpronounced political fault lineâ, Giridharan Sivaraman tells Brisbane seminar on human rights Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOne Nation and the federal opposition are âdehumanisingâ and âscapegoatingâ immigrants while drawing on a âdeep vein âŠ
The singer was one of her countryâs mostâs popular musical exports, and travelled the world with an evangelistic vision for spreading cumbia musicTotĂł la Momposina, one of the most celebrated musicians in Colombian history, has died aged 85.Her three children announced her death from a heart attack âŠ
Renewed threat comes after US president said he was âan hour awayâ from ordering a strike before pulling backMiddle East crisis â live updatesDonald Trump has again threatened Iran, saying the US may launch new attacks if Tehran continues to refuse the significant concessions he wants before a deal âŠ
President claims planned Tehran attack postponed to allow talks to continue â but no indication peace plan is imminentAs he seeks an exit from the Iran war, Donald Trump is increasingly outsourcing his policymaking to US allies in the Middle East, while the White House appears unable to find a simplâŠ
Single strike on the village of Deir Qanoun al Nahr in the coastal Tyre province killed 10, including three children and three women, health ministry saysIsraeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon on Tuesday killed at least 19 people, including four women and three children, Lebanonâs health ministry saâŠ
Hollingworth, appointed governor general by John Howard in 2001, resigned over his handling of child sexual abuse in the Anglican churchFormer governor general Peter Hollingworth, who resigned over his handling of child sexual abuse in the Anglican church, has died.Hollingworth, who devoted much of âŠ
In new Netflix documentary, pop superstar says she âgot through it, againâ, referring back to successful treatment for breast cancer in 2005Kylie Minogue has revealed that in early 2021 she was diagnosed with cancer for a second time, after diagnosis and successful treatment for breast cancer in 200âŠ
NSW police say they are âaware of organised crime linksâ after alleged incident at Canley Heights homeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNew South Wales police are investigating the possibility an alleged shooting attack iâŠ
Anthony Albanese says the family is trying to âbear their way through this with dignity [and] with respectâ. Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe NSW economy will grow less than expected next financial year amid rising inflation and the global oil shock, âŠ