President orders investigation after fictitious body given funding, triggering renewed scrutiny of alleged corruptionA fictitious federal entity that was allocated 1.3bn naira (ÂŁ700,000) in Nigeriaâs 2026 budget has precipitated a political storm in Africaâs largest democracy in the run-up to a geneâŚ
Celeste Amarilla could face charges after French Football Federation complains about social media posts over World Cup matchProsecutors in France have opened an investigation into the racist attack on Kylian MbappĂŠ by a Paraguayan senator, with officials weighing whether to demand that the senator bâŚ
This live blog is now closed. US and Iran trade most intense strikes since ceasefire extendedKuwaitâs foreign ministry has issued a statement condemning the Iranian attacks against the country. It reads almost identical to the statement issued yesterday, although emphasises Kuwaitâs sovereignty is ââŚ
What does a world leader do with a gun and six bullets? That was the conundrum Nato leaders faced after the Turkish president offered them each a revolver after the Ankara summit.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was the first on Wednesday to mention the highly unusual gift presented by PresidentâŚ
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St Petersburg governor reports no victims after âlarge-scaleâ overnight attack that also hit Baltic port of VysotskUkraine launched a big overnight drone attack on St Petersburg and the surrounding area, hitting the cityâs oil terminal and port infrastructure in the wider region.The St Petersburg goâŚ
Countryâs leadership vows to never surrender as memorial on grand scale aims to relay message of resistance to worldIn the small hours of Friday the police roadblocks, stalls, posters and army vans were starting to appear across Tehran, as millions of Iranians prepared to attend the long-delayed sixâŚ
Mr. Guo's comments came after nine United States lawmakers voiced stern opposition to the law, pledging in a statement to keep speaking out against Beijing's bid to "legitimise its transnational repression"
The United States launched new airstrikes against Iran early Thursday, and Tehran responded by targeting U.S.-allied Mideast countries, raising fears of resuming war.
Residents in Bandar Abbas and Sirik regions describe communities in fear and âfeeling abandonedâ after US strikes Middle East crisis live â latest updatesResidents in southern Iran have described two nights of fear this week after explosions shook coastal communities as the US launched fresh strikesâŚ
Exclusive: PM-in-waiting says party must âdo betterâ in approach to Middle East and he will put more pressure on IsraelAndy Burnham has apologised for Labourâs initial response to Israelâs military action in Gaza, saying the party âdidnât get it rightâ and needs to âdo betterâ under his leadership sâŚ
The local truckers association has said it may suspend operations, after several eyewitnesses decried the murder of Ahmad EsleemA Palestinian driver bringing food aid from the World Central Kitchen (WCK) into Gaza has been killed by an Israeli soldier âin a field executionâ, according to witnesses aâŚ
Greenland Energy says billions of barrels of crude lie beneath territory and claims it has exploration permits â a claim flatly denied by NuukOn 10 June, a snowy-haired American in his 60s addressed the residents of a remote Greenland hamlet. He was there to tell them about a business venture supporâŚ
Demonstrations at 18 sites set up as radical transformation plan put to board of Europeâs biggest carmakerVolkswagenâs proposal to slash up to 100,000 jobs and close factories faced a major test on Thursday as it was formally put to its supervisory board, with protests at the companyâs plants in GerâŚ
Britain expands heat alerts while estimates suggest Juneâs death toll could surpass 20,000 across continentThe UK is sweltering through the peak of its third heatwave of the year as countries around Europe struggle to recover from an early onslaught of baking summer heat.Punishing temperatures pusheâŚ
Businessman stands trial over death of Maltese journalist killed by bomb in her car after she reported on corruptionMoments before the explosion that killed Daphne Caruana Galizia, the journalist screamed in panic, a witness has told the trial of the man accused of ordering her murder.Caruana GaliziâŚ
Premier Jeremy Rockliff says the âtraffic cones and street signs of Tasmania can breathe a small sigh of reliefâGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA one-tonne southern elephant seal named Neil, whose beachside antics have attracted millions of views on social media, appears tâŚ
Indian prime minister wows crowd of 25,000 at Marvel Stadium as he praises role of diaspora in the India-Australia success storyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe throb of the drum beats intensified as the crowd of 25,âŚ
A brown huntsman is the quickest of more than 250 species analysed by scientists in the UK and GermanyIf arachnophobes were not frightened enough by the horrific ability of Australiaâs huntsman spiders to drag dead mice up the sides of fridges, they now have another reason.They might be the fastest âŚ
Exclusive: Documents show $117,455.50 was spent in a single legal fight over laws rushed through after Bondi attackGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales government has already spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on legal fees to unsuccessfully defend constâŚ
Exclusive: âThe preferred policy is, of course, a carbon price,â Dr Huw McKay says, amid slowdown in BHP action on emissionsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA former chief economist at mining company BHP says stronger climate policy by governments is needed to âmove the neeâŚ
Solomon Islands prime minister says he doesnât want to see more countries testing ICBMs in Pacific, adding âbe our friend but donât threaten usâ Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese has said Chinaâs weapons test in the Pacific risks fuelling dangerous nuclear proliferation, with the intercontiâŚ
Chinese leader Xi Jinping calls for âall outâ rescue effort as death toll rises and 16 people â remain buried after a â landslide in the countryâs westThe death toll from devastating storms in parts of China rose to 15 on Tuesday, with hundreds more injured and tens of thousands evacuated, state mediaâŚ
This blog is now closedTelstra outage: Telco apologises for major time-keeping issue that hit mobiles, trains and triple-zero callsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTelstra outage reported to be cause of Victoria train stoppageThere is a long list of cancelled trains on the âŚ
Activist is challenging ruling last year that restored colonial-era homophobic law against same-sex intimacySome of the UKâs top judges are hearing arguments over whether a Trinidad and Tobago court had the legal right to overturn a 2018 ruling to remove colonial-era homophobic laws that criminaliseâŚ
Accusations that the United States lied about its involvement in the notorious drug lordâs capture renewed controversy over an issue that has strained the U.S.-Mexico relationship.
Experts say cuts have hindered the response to DRCâs Ebola outbreak and resulted in âsignificant numbersâ of deathsElon Musk has an Ebola problem. SpaceX stock dropped precipitously after its initial public offering, and Tesla faces a wave of lawsuits. But instead of focusing on his companies, Musk âŚ
Researchers testing a cheap, homegrown oil in Uganda found what cats knew all along â it worked as well as the artificial chemical used globally A homegrown catnip lotion has proven âjust as effective as Deetâ as a mosquito repellant in trials carried out in Uganda.Catnip, or Nepeta cataria, is a coâŚ
Newly endangered animals include desert frogs and snails in extreme ocean depths, both threatened by miningLife has colonised every corner of the planet by evolving ingenious survival strategies but these are increasingly being overwhelmed by destructive human activities, this yearâs red list of endâŚ
Scarlet Ladyâs 2,000 passengers told of change as one of those onboard says they will âsparkle and spend elsewhereâAn LGBTQ+ cruise ship blocked from Turkish waters this week has been refused entry into Egypt.The Scarlet Ladyâs 2,000 passengers, including the Broadway performer Patti LuPone, woke onâŚ
Some officials said the outpouring of grief was intended to show the continuing close ties between Iraq and Iran despite U.S. efforts to hold sway in Baghdad.
Former White House ethics lawyer Richard Painter says President Trump "stands alone" in having substantial financial conflicts of interest and that, "for every other executive branch official, it would be a violation."
Millions join funeral procession in capital of Tehran to mourn Khamenei who was kiled in US-Israel airstrikes in FebruaryLebanese state media said an Israeli strike on a car in the countryâs south on Monday killed four people, including three women, despite a fragile ceasefire between Israel and HezâŚ
In an interview, Turkeyâs top diplomat, Hakan Fidan, said the relationship between President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President Trump could ease NATO tensions.
The programme, aimed at keeping 1m girls in school across Africa, Asia and the Middle East, withdrawn after aid cutsA leading higher education programme, aimed at keeping 1 million girls in school across Africa, Asia and the Middle East, has been axed by the British government just two years after iâŚ
Tour de France spectator ban as country along with Spain, Portugal and Greece faces âpowder kegâ after heatwaveEurope live â latest updatesWildfires raging across southern Europe have forced thousands to flee their homes and prompted officials to ban spectators from a stage of the Tour de France, amâŚ
Elbit Systems supplied Tzayad digital army programme to map people, vehicles and other objects in real timeIsrael identified about 1,000 potential targets a day during the first two years of the wars in Gaza and Lebanon with its command and control system, according to a presentation by the countryââŚ
Hussam Abu Safiya faces âtangible danger to his lifeâ following 18 months in prison without charge or trialMiddle East crisis live â latest updatesOne of Gazaâs most prominent doctors is almost unrecognisable because of severe injuries inflicted in Israeli detention, his lawyer has said, and faces ââŚ
Friends of Yeshivat Shavei Hevron sent nearly ÂŁ200,000 to school in Hebron â where Israel has been accused of imposing apartheid â between 2019 and 2024A British charity is funding a religious school at the heart of expansion plans for the illegal Israeli settlement in the Palestinian city of HebroâŚ
ECHR rules that prosecutorâs remarks perpetuated âsexist stereotypesâ and downplayed gender violenceThe European court of human rights has ordered the Italian state to pay compensation to a woman whose allegations of repeated rape by her partner were dismissed by a prosecutor as ânormalâ for men whoâŚ
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Police charge woman with murder after boyâs body was found in a Central Coast home on SaturdayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales department in charge of child protection received âa number of reportsâ about a four-year-old child before he was allegedly murâŚ
Epping footballer Nathan Fitzgerald, 27, died in hospital after hitting his head during a game in Lalor, club confirmsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA suburban Melbourne footballer has died in hospital after a clash ofâŚ
Exclusive University of Sydney study finds heat-related hospital admissions to increase by at least 6% by the end of the centuryGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastExtreme high temperatures in warmer months double the risk of young people being admitted to hospital for a mentaâŚ
Exclusive: Economists warn Laborâs removal of caps could be pushing up prices as support flows to people in better financial positionsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMost Australian first home buyers are using the governmentâs 5% deposit scheme, with one in three new partiâŚ
Bees respond to tasty treats or plain water based on context, study that may provide support for establishing insect sentience showsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhen bumblebees taste something good, they reach out their glossa â or insect tongue â for a while afterwardsâŚ
Launch comes just hours after Australia and Fiji sign defence agreement as expert says timing not a coincidenceChina has conducted a long-range missile test in the South Pacific just hours after Australia signed a defence agreement with Fiji, sparking condemnation from Canberra and regional leaders.âŚ
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Tropical storm causes extreme flooding in south of the country with heavy rainfall expected in coming daysA tropical storm has killed two people, caused dam breaches and forced tens of thousands to evacuate in southern China.Typhoon Maysak killed two people in Nanning, in Chinaâs southern Guangxi prâŚ
âHaiti is a failed stateâ, says Carlos GimĂŠnez, congressman and Miami Cuban exile, after controversial court rulingCarlos GimĂŠnez, a Republican congressman from Florida, broke with the Trump administration on Sunday, calling on the White House to reconsider its push to eliminate temporary protected âŚ
Interim president says unrest will not break out despite anger at official response to the 24 June disasterVenezuelaâs interim president has defended her countryâs emergency response to the twin earthquakes that have killed more than 3,000 people, vowing the country would not descend into social unrâŚ
Arrival of endangered cats, including rare white cub, revitalises team straining under fuel and medicine shortagesFor the Cuban zookeeper Ăngel Cordero, the sight of four Bengal â tiger cubs playing in a cage at the Cuban national zoo is a small miracle on an island stifled by shortages â of fuel, medâŚ
TKMS beats South Korean rival to multibillion-dollar contract that will deepen Canadaâs Nato tiesCanada has selected a German consortium to build a dozen cutting-edge submarines in one of the countryâs largest-ever defence contracts that will further deepen its Nato ties before a crucial summit thisâŚ
Impoverished island was already struggling to keep the lights on before the US imposed a blockade in JanuaryCuba on Monday suffered its third nationwide power outage since the start of the year, the state electricity company said.The impoverished island was already struggling to keep the lights on bâŚ
Despite problems like duplicate submissions, tallies gathered by the websites have been cited by news organizations and critics of the Venezuelan governmentâs disaster response.
Thousands of police deployed to Erfurt in central Germany as party holds conference on key Nazi dateRiot police have clashed with opponents of the far-right Alternative fĂźr Deutschland (AfD) party on the streets of Erfurt in Germany, where thousands met to block roads and prevent AfD delegates from âŚ
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Incidents involving California state senator Scott Wiener and New York congressman Dan Goldman underscore Israel-Palestine conflictâs role in US electionsTwo recent incidents involving US congressional candidates on opposite coasts have blown up into major controversies, underscoring how the Israel-âŚ
Police are investigating what happened to a boy who was found with significant arm injuriesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA woman has been charged with murder after police found the body of a preschooler at a home on tâŚ
Arcare says itâs unable to comment on the federal court case in which itâs alleged it illegally charged feesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastResidents at one of Australiaâs largest aged care providers have launched a class action lawsuit alleging fees for services such as hâŚ
With voters embracing leaders who brazenly monetise public office, experts say an ethical code is breaking downDonald Trump came to office in 2017 after decades of bankruptcies and business failures. Yes, he was rich, but his latest financial disclosure, published this week, suggests he will depart âŚ
Mining minister Dale Last says the state has an âenormous opportunityâ to become a global leader in critical mineralsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQueenslanders are being warned they could be left to pay for the cleanâŚ
In 2020 Australiaâs biggest super fund dumped its Whitehaven shares. Fast forward to 2026 and it is now the coalminerâs single biggest investorGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAlmost six years ago, the countryâs biggest superannuation fund announced a major policy update: AâŚ
Ezra Jin, founder of Zion Church, lands in the US and reunites with family who are âoverwhelmed with joyâThe founder of one of Chinaâs most prominent underground churches has been released from prison and reunited with his family in the United States.Ezra Jin, the founder of Zion Church, landed in tâŚ
Well-preserved fourth-century quarters reveal details of daily life, urban development and economic activitiesArchaeologists in Egypt have uncovered a well-preserved Byzantine-era city in the western desert.The fourth-century quarters had residential and religious structures, including a basilica-stâŚ
Pouria Zeraati, a presenter at London-based Iran International, was stabbed in the leg in March 2024 outside his home in the Wimbledon area of London; Iran's senior diplomat in the U.K. has denied Tehran was behind the attack
Politicians brace for constitutional turmoil if Nigel Farageâs party end up in government â or even as a strong oppositionThe rise of Nigel Farage has prompted political leaders across Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales to game the unthinkable: the breakup of the United Kingdom.Unionists âŚ
âHome feeâ qualification ends in 2028, leaving those hoping to study in UK not now eligible for British loansBritish teenagers living in the EU could be priced out of UK universities in two yearsâ time as a Brexit rule change means they face the double whammy of paying costlier international fees, wâŚ
Darweish Mohamed was found critically wounded outside Craigieburn community hospital on Wednesday eveningGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA third teenager has been charged over the fatal stabbing of a 15-year-old boy found outside a Melbourne hospital.A 14-year-old from VicâŚ
The New South Wales premier warns of rising threat of Pauline Hansonâs party as he addresses party conferenceGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, has admitted the Labor party needs to âclimb Everestâ to stay in power amid the rising thrâŚ
Bureau of Meteorology says cityâs mean temperature reached 16.1C, surpassing the previous record of 15.7C set in 1991Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSydney has officially experienced its hottest June since records began, after a winter month of spring-like warmth.While earâŚ
Officers found the body of a 34-year-old man in a luxury rental home in the Pattaya area, local media saysA 21-year-old British woman has been arrested in Thailand after allegedly fatally stabbing her boyfriend, according to local media reports.The Bangkok Post reported that on Thursday morning locaâŚ
Guardian reports after the disaster told of 5,000 deaths, much of the capital being razed, and doubts about Mexico hosting the finalsMexico last hosted the World Cup in 1986, but the competition was almost cancelled several months before the start when an earthquake struck the capital, Mexico City, âŚ
El Obeid becomes key battleground in war between Sudanâs armed forces and their paramilitary enemies, the RSFFatima has lost count of the number of drone attacks on the besieged city of El Obeid in Sudan, but said the attacks this past weekend were the most violent so far.The drones hit schools and âŚ
President says Washingtonâs relationship with Nato is ânot reciprocalâ and âthey were not there for usâ in Iran warDonald Trump has said it is âridiculousâ for the US to continue its âone sidedâ relationship with Nato, less than a week before a summit of the military alliance in Ankara.Trump wrote oâŚ
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Suspect seen in Germany after attack apparently targeting tycoon Vadym IermolaievThe main suspect in a Monaco bomb attack this week that seriously injured a Ukraine-born business tycoon and two of his family members is a Ukrainian woman living in Germany who disguised herself as a man, authorities hâŚ
UK provisional peak of 37.7C shatters previous record by huge margin, while Germany hits all-time high of 41.7CLast weekâs heatwave across western Europe shattered national June records and set new all-time highs.The UK recorded a provisional high of 37.7C at Lingwood in Norfolk on Friday 27 June, sâŚ
Deal including ânational priorityâ policy brings prospect closer of countrywide agreement between partiesThe prospect of a national coalition between Spainâs conservative Peopleâs party (PP) and the far-right Vox party has drawn closer still after the two groupings sealed another deal that will alloâŚ
This blog is now closedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA teenager has been charged with murder after a 15-year-old boy was discovered with fatal stab wounds outside a community medical centre.AAP reports the boy was found critically injured outside Craigieburn Community hoâŚ
Fifty-six state branches want laws reviewed, while gambling, Aukus and Palestine also on agendaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFifty-six Labor branches have passed motions to the New South Wales state conference calling for controversial anti-protest laws to be repealed orâŚ
Emails sent between MP Anoulak Chanthivongâs staff take cautious approach to AI giant arriving in Sydney â despite the governmentâs encouragementGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe NSW technology ministerâs office removed a reference to being âabsolutely thrilledâ about OpâŚ
Anti-abortion policies may have appeal, but with one in three Australian churchgoers born overseas, talk of a monoculture may put them offGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhen One Nation recruit Barnaby Joyce addressed anti-abortion campaigners at a Sydney rally in early JuâŚ
Exclusive: Data shows buyers are not rushing to get into the market, despite lower prices and less competitionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFirst home buyers are starting to step back and investor demand is slumping in all areas except new property, as Australiaâs housinâŚ
Unmarried man and woman whipped 21 times each because they had violated provinceâs version of Islamic lawA young couple in Indonesiaâs conservative Aceh province have been publicly caned after a Sharia court convicted them of violating Islamic law by kissing during a TikTok livestream.The court ordeâŚ
Rebels shoot pilot and set his civilian â plane on fire amid long-running low-level battle for independence in regionSeparatist rebels in Indonesiaâs restive easternmost region of Papua have shot dead an American pilot and set a civilian â plane on fire, in what a spokesperson for a local militant groâŚ
Charges yet to be filed over incident in Mukdahan involving 11-year-old, as police seek to establish circumstancesAn 11-year-old boy has driven his parentsâ truck into a Buddhist procession in Thailand, killing at least nine monks.CCTV footage shared by a local rescue group showed the moment the monâŚ
Official statement offers the most detailed official account yet of the highly unusual and fatal incident in BeijingChinese authorities said the man who flew a small plane into Beijingâs tallest skyscraper last week was a 66-year-old who had mental health problems.The statement published on ThursdayâŚ
Eleven-year-old developed symptoms 19 days after encounter in Ontario in âexceedingly rareâ caseDoctors in Canada say a child who awoke to find a bat resting on his nose and mouth while visiting an Ontario cottage later died of rabies, in an âexceedingly rare caseâ that highlights the need for betteâŚ
Security guard HernĂĄn Alberto Gil Flores, 43, initially told rescuers not to tell his wife in case he did not surviveA 43-year-old security guard who survived last weekâs devastating earthquakes in Venezuela thanks to a pocket of air in his workstation cabin has been pulled from the collapsed basemeâŚ
Port expansion and protections for whales part of BC and Alberta plan to expand countryâs presence overseasThe governments of Canada and the province of Alberta will move forward on a major new oil pipeline after the pair announced a plan to ease concerns of British Columbia and First Nations on theâŚ
If we donât know the source, not only do humans remain at risk but wildlife can suffer needlessly via retaliationWhile virologists and public health departments were palpitating over the news of an Andes virus infectious disease outbreak on a cruise ship (13 cases, three deaths), in the Democratic RâŚ
Authorities say rainy season getting deadlier, with Ghana reporting 13 dead and floods hitting Benin, Togo and NigeriaFloods in CĂ´te dâIvoire have killed 59 people since May, the communication minister told a cabinet meeting in Abidjan.There are fears the toll could further rise as rescue teams contâŚ
Indian prime minister has a habit of collecting awards on his travels, some as their first and only recipientAs Narendra Modi touched down in Seychelles over the weekend, the archipelago nation in the Indian Ocean swiftly bestowed one of its âhighestâ honours upon the Indian prime minister.Modi beamâŚ
Reports say up to 80,000 people waiting by mid-afternoon for chance to see historic artwork at British MuseumPeople keen to see the Bayeux tapestry faced online queues of up to nine hours when tickets went on sale for the first time on Wednesday morning.The British Museum, which is hosting the wool-âŚ
The climate crisis and worsening disparity could be responsible for more than 100,000 deaths a year in Europe, which should set off alarm bells for policymakers⢠Donât get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereCall it a tale of two heatwave experiences.As brutally hot conditions broughâŚ
Proposed development of protected shorelines and wildlife zones violates EU environmental policy, says MEP MEPs have warned Albania that EU accession talks are at risk if the government does not âchange courseâ over plans for a luxury resort backed by Donald Trumpâs son-in-law Jared Kushner.Tineke SâŚ
Jury also finds Riad Bouchaker guilty of assaulting two other children and a childcare worker in 2023 stabbingsA man has been found guilty of attempting to murder three children during a stabbing attack in Dublin in 2023, a crime that horrified Ireland and triggered a riot in the capital.A jury at tâŚ
Yorgen Fenech, heir to property empire, on trial for alleged involvement in murder of journalist, which he deniesOne of Maltaâs wealthiest businessmen plotted to kill the investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, paying âŹ150,000 (ÂŁ130,000) for three hitmen to carry out the murder, a jury has âŚ
Meanwhile, Pat Conroy to tell National Press Club that Labor is the true party of defence and national security. Follow todayâs news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastâEight weeks to shred documentsâ: Wells on social media law delayThe main reason for Anika Wellsâ media âŚ
Trump and US officials opted to keep USMCA alive on short leash of annual reviews rather than longer term renewalDonald Trump has refused to renew the North American trade pact he once championed as his signature deal, opting instead to keep it alive on a short leash of annual reviews rather than coâŚ
Document appears to have been subject to conflicting interpretations on key issues of Lebanon ceasefire and strait of HormuzMiddle East crisis live â latest updatesThe sudden eruption of fresh hostilities in the Gulf â just 10 days after Iran and the US signed a memorandum of understanding to end thâŚ
Tehran attacks Bahrain and Kuwait amid efforts to open strait of Hormuz without Iranâs direct oversightFresh hostilities in Gulf suggest US-Iran memorandum was too broadly wordedA new round of escalating strikes between Iran and the US has continued, further undermining the fragile interim peace agrâŚ
Tehran believes it should control the shipping route but its neighbour has its own plans for reopening itThe strait of Hormuz is Iranâs chief bargaining tool in the negotiations with the US and so it was always likely to be the greatest point of contention. Every inch of the 24-mile-wide waterway isâŚ
US president posts that meeting will take place on Tuesday in Qatari capital after exchange of fire in strait of HormuzIran is jealously competing with Oman as decision-maker over strait of HormuzDonald Trump has claimed that Iran has agreed to hold talks in Doha after the US and Tehran traded fire âŚ
Yorgen Fenech, who denies all charges, appears in court more than nine years after the journalistâs deathThe businessman accused of ordering the murder of the Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia goes on trial on Wednesday, more than nine years after her death in a car-bomb attack that sent shoâŚ
Blocâs âmade in Europeâ regulations risk shutting out British manufacturers in âmost spectacular own goal in historyâThe EUâs car industry has called for the UK to be fully included in new âmade in Europeâ rules that threaten to shut out British manufacturers from their biggest export market.The EuâŚ
Consecrations by Society of Saint Pius X bring automatic excommunication for bishops â and crisis for Pope LeoA rebel group of ultra-conservative Catholics has defied Pope Leo by ordaining bishops without his consent, which they declared a âsacred dutyâ despite it causing their automatic excommunicaâŚ
Ukrainian leader among guests in Dublin as MicheĂĄl Martin says âwe will stand unswervingly by your peopleâPistorius talks about changes in the German military reserve system, with âthe Bundeswehr building up.âHe talks about reforms needed to allow to mobilise reservists better and more efficiently. âŚ
Figure is more than five times the widely used 600,000 figure widely cited in apologies by king and politiciansAt least 3.3 million people were enslaved in the Netherlands during the transatlantic slave trade, research claims â more than five times the 600,000 figure widely used in history books andâŚ
KPMG analysis rebuts claims older generations had it harder when it came to buying and paying off a homeGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustraliaâs national mortgage burden is heavier now than it was when lending rates reached 17% at the end of the 1980s, new analysis reveâŚ
Exclusive: Patrick is using freedom of information rules to seek where nuclear waste from Aukus submarines will be keptGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJacqui Lambie, Pauline Hanson and David Pocock have joined a push for the government to stop a legal threat against Rex PaâŚ
Calls are growing for new datacentre approvals to be halted until stronger protections are consideredGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTransport for NSW and the Reserve Bank have warned datacentres could take scarce land from logistics firms and housing developments, pushingâŚ
Barney Glover, head of the Australian Tertiary Education Commission, says he will provide advice about degree funding to the government next yearGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe man tasked with reforming the controversial Job-ready Graduates (JRG) program says he will nâŚ
The royal commission into antisemitism and social cohesion hears how witnesses are subjected to hate speech amplified by misogynyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVile, threatening abuse is being levelled at witnesses to the antisemitism royal commission, the inquiry has heaâŚ
Value of some chip manufacturers have tripled, or more, driving Asia Pacific stock markets sharply higherShares in chipmakers have surged in the first half of this year as investors piled into companies that make the hardware underpinning the AI boom, according to analysis.Investors have driven up tâŚ
Two sides agree to try to make bilateral relationship âmore balancedâ after weeks of threatsThe EU and China have agreed to enter three months of talks to try to avoid a trade war over the blocâs âŹ360bn (ÂŁ310bn) annual import/export imbalance.In their first joint statement in seven years, the two siâŚ
Guo Wengui, who gained fans for criticising Chinaâs Communist party, was found guilty in 2024 on nine charges including money launderingA US federal court has sentenced exiled Chinese tycoon Guo Wengui to 30 years in prison, after he was convicted of defrauding thousands of people out of more than $âŚ
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Police say there are similarities but no evidence of links between Thunchanok Donhomlaâs alleged murder and two other deaths in past two years in same regionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThai police are investigating whether an Australian man charged with murdering a 17-âŚ
Beijing, whose stockpiles and renewables industry allowed it to withstand energy shock, is now gaining from global solar and EV pushChina has emerged as the sole winner in Asia from the strait of Hormuz crisis, according to a report published on Tuesday.The report by the geopolitical consulting firmâŚ
Preliminary analysis of satellite data suggests magnitude of natural disaster could dwarf official estimatesMore than 58,000 buildings may have been damaged and destroyed by the twin earthquakes that hit Venezuela last week, according to a preliminary analysis of satellite data that suggests the scaâŚ
In todayâs newsletter: A country already in crisis since the removal of its leader earlier this year by the US, now has to find a way to rebuild with little state presence in evidenceThe shaking seemed to come from nowhere. In a moment captured by fishers off Venezuelaâs Caribbean coast, two earthquâŚ
Three people have died from suffocation More than a million people gathered in Mexico CityThree people died â from suffocation as thousands of fans crowded Mexico City streets during World Cup celebrations, the capitalâs health secretariat â said in the early â hours âof Wednesday.The deaths occurred nâŚ
Country is first to join since Australia in 2015 as event director says it âcontinues to welcome the worldâCanada will âjoin the Eurovision song contest in 2027, becoming the first new â participant since Australia in 2015, organisers have announced.Participation is not limited to countries in geograâŚ
Anger at authorities and government grows as local people, volunteers and rescue teams continue search for survivors Four Venezuelan police officers have been arrested and are facing dismissal after being accused of looting cash from the rubble of a building that collapsed during last weekâs devastaâŚ
Government fears repeat of anti-migrant violence in 2008 that led to looting and resulted in deaths of 62 peopleSouth African authorities have deployed police units to towns and cities around the country before planned demonstrations against undocumented foreign nationals.Security personnel were seeâŚ
More than 2,000 anti-foreigner protesters march through Durban city centre as the arbitrary deadline passes for undocumented migrants to leave the countrySouth Africa was holding its breath on Tuesday as mass anti-immigration protests were held across the country. They come after a weeks-long campaiâŚ
Fears of resurgence of HIV/Aids amid loss of access to PrEP drugs as at least 40 people arrested in âtoxicâ climateA âwitch-huntâ is under way in Niger, where dozens of people have been arrested for homosexuality in the west African state following the introduction of a new penal code earlier this yâŚ
Report accuses paramilitary force of crimes including ethnic cleansing in systemic campaign against civiliansThe Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces committed crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing during its campaign to capture El Fasher, Amnesty International has alleged.Many of the câŚ
Agreement could also end hopes of ICC jurisdiction in Lebanon, which advocates pushed for to prosecute IsraelA new agreement between Lebanon and Israel could block victims of Israeli war crimes in Lebanon from pursuing accountability and hinder future efforts to give the international criminal courtâŚ
Vice-president appeared on Bill Maherâs show hours before more military strikes were exchanged in strait of HormuzJD Vance said on Friday that the US wins âeither wayâ regarding negotiations with Iran, pointing to what he called the destruction of its nuclear program and diminishment as a country.âIâŚ
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No immediate reports of damage after Bahrain hit by ânumber of dronesâ as ship in strait of Hormuz also targetedBahrain has said it was attacked by Iran with drones on Saturday, apparently in response to overnight US strikes on Iran. A ship in the strait of Hormuz was also attacked.Bahrainâs foreignâŚ
Across region there is a push to disarm militia and reinforce state authority but the temptation to use proxies remainsAs Marco Rubio ended his brief visit to the Middle East on Friday, he sought to cast in the best possible light his discussions with leaders of the Gulf states. Those leaders are deâŚ
Iran attacked Bahrain and Kuwait after US strikes, and threatened a âcomplete haltâ to talksUS and Iran trade strikes as both sides accuse the other of endangering ceasefireThe Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps IRCG has said on state-run SNN TV that it will respond with more force if there aâŚ
Accumulation on Switzerlandâs glaciers from last winter expected to all be gone by Monday amid âenormousâ melt rates across AlpsEurope heatwave: latest updatesSwiss glaciers are set to lose an enormous amount of ice due to the heatwave battering Europe, according to the head of Glacier Monitoring inâŚ
Activists aim to repeat disruption of Jeff Bezosâs wedding when billionaire Tilman Fertitta drops anchorProtesters in Venice are planning to disrupt a visit by the billionaire US ambassador to Italy in his 117-metre superyacht, which they fear he plans to dock in the lagoon city.âWe ruined the partyâŚ
US president says levy would be imposed immediately and supersede pre-existing trade deals with the country Donald Trump has threatened to place a 100% import tariff on any European country that imposes a tax on digital services from US companies.Writing on Truth Social on Friday, the US president âŚ
Denmark experiences highest temperature on record on Saturday as weather system spreads eastwardEurope heatwave â latest updatesGermany â and Italy endured sweltering conditions on Saturday as a heatwave linked to dozens of deaths in western Europe spread eastwards, after temperatures broke records aâŚ
Temperature records broken in Germany, Denmark and Slovakia as Europe remains gripped by heatwaveAfter decades of climate warnings, why is Europe so unprepared for rising heat?Seawater is seeping into Italyâs longest river as the waterway starts to run dry in the heatwave, hitting a farming heartlanâŚ
Premier Chris Minns says he wants to restore confidence to beachgoers after series of shark sightings and attacksFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastShark-spotting drones will fly from dawn to dusk throughout the year at 70âŚ
This blog is now closedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBig tech not cooperating âas much as weâd like them toâ: WattFederal cabinet minister Murray Watt, says the government knows itâs needed to take more action to ensure social media giants are complying with a ban for unâŚ
Doubled penalties will have little effect if platforms not held to account for the content they carry, observers sayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe government needs to switch into âenforcement modeâ and take on tech giants over its social media ban after doubling finesâŚ
Crocodile Dundee was held up by the One Nation leader as an exemplar of âAustralian monocultureâ. Hoges had other ideasGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIn one swift rhetorical blow, Crocodile Dundee has disarmed Pauline Hansonâs latest attack on multiculturalism.But his weaâŚ
UK is latest country to set minimum age for social media access but big tech is fighting back globally against curbsSocial media bans go global: big tech faces a reckoning after Australiaâs crackdownArturo BĂŠjar, a former employee turned whistleblower at Mark Zuckerbergâs Meta, has talked to parentsâŚ
All branches of the military will be taught how to use technology that has become a âgame changer on the battlefieldâ, says defence ministerAll of South Koreaâs military forces will be trained as drone operators in a sweeping overhaul of its warfare strategy, the defence minister has said.âAll soldiâŚ
Austrian Grand Prix declares heat hazard as dramatic rise in temperatures forecast in central and northern EuropeTemperatures are forecast to rise dramatically in parts of central and northern Europe this weekend as the intense heatwave continues. In Germany and Poland, highs up to or exceeding 40C âŚ
The 46-year-old was stopped at about 9.30pm on Friday while preparing to board a Jetstar flight to Perth, according to police and local mediaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn Australian man has been arrested at a Thai âŚ
Election will determine balance of power in New Caledonia before fresh negotiations with France on the territoryâs statusPolls opened in the French overseas territory of New Caledonia on Sunday for the archipelagoâs first provincial elections since 2019, after the vote was delayed as talks stalled oâŚ
Simon Peter Carman, 46, has denied the charges against himGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn Australian man has been charged with the murder of a teenage girl whose naked body was found in a suitcase in Thailand.Pattaya City police told the Guardian the man, identified as âŚ
Worst incident of its kind in country for more than 125 years leaves many searching for family members â and pleading for international helpVenezuela death toll doubles as interim president vows to save âas many people as possibleâNearly all of Ligia Levelâs family lived in a trio of apartment blockâŚ
Various issues â including a rodent infestation and mould â have left the historic, sprawling Ottawa estate empty10 Downing Street has two things: mice and a chief mouser. For more than a decade, an officially recognized feline has kept rodent infestation in the British prime ministerâs residence toâŚ
Delcy RodrĂguez says foreign rescue teams are arriving as anger grows at official response and limited resourcesSurvivors tell of âbrutal and fastâ Venezuela quake as hunt for survivors goes onVenezuelaâs interim president, Delcy RodrĂguez, has vowed to fight to save âas many people as possibleâ as âŚ
