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Mamdani says New York City does not have legal authority to arrest Netanyahu
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Mamdani says New York City does not have legal authority to arrest Netanyahu

Mayor had said he was reviewing ability to execute arrest warrant issued by the ICC for Israeli prime ministerZohran Mamdani, the New York City mayor, acknowledged on Tuesday he does not have the authority to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu, but urged US federal authorities to do so if the Israeli prime minister visits the US later this year.“Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal, the architect of a horr...

India’s Cockroach protests: Rahul Gandhi detained after calling for PM Modi to resign
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India’s Cockroach protests: Rahul Gandhi detained after calling for PM Modi to resign

Main opposition leader is bundled into a bus by police during Delhi CJP protests after accusing Narendra Modi of ‘destroying the future of India’s youth’Indian police have detained opposition leader Rahul Gandhi during spiralling youth-led protests in Delhi, after he called for prime minister Narendra Modi’s resignation.Gandhi, the leader of India’s Congress party, said on Tuesday that Modi must r...

Australia news live: Hanson says domestic violence is ‘wrong but it’s also a two-way street’ and links it to cost-of-living pressures
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Australia news live: Hanson says domestic violence is ‘wrong but it’s also a two-way street’ and links it to cost-of-living pressures

‘Don’t put up with it,’ One Nation leader says. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, says the state’s Labor party is under threat from One Nation and “we’ve got to fight for those votes”.Appearing on ABC Radio National this morning, Minns was asked if One Nation was a “racist party”. He said people who had conc...

Middle East crisis live: tankers carrying Saudi oil turned back after Houthi threats; Trump claims US will hit Iran nuclear storage facility ‘pretty soon’
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Middle East crisis live: tankers carrying Saudi oil turned back after Houthi threats; Trump claims US will hit Iran nuclear storage facility ‘pretty soon’

In a letter to shippers, the Houthis have threatened to attack any ships that load or discharge Saudi oilHouthis threaten to attack shipping tankers if they use Saudi Arabian ports on Red SeaLebanon’s president, Joseph Aoun, is due to meet Donald Trump for the first time today as he wraps up a four-day visit to Washington.The meeting coincides with ongoing US-mediated talks between Lebanon and Isr...

Canada cancels joint bridge-opening celebration with US amid trade tensions

Canada cancels joint bridge-opening celebration with US amid trade tensions

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The ribbon-cutting celebration of the Gordie Howe International Bridge is no longer taking place after Trump announced a 50% tariff on Canadian goodsA planned joint US-Canada ceremony Friday celebrating the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, is no longer expected to take place after Donald Trump announced a 50% tariff on most Canadian goods.In ...

Australia news live: vulnerable women and children warned to turn off concealed phones during national emergency alert test next week

Australia news live: vulnerable women and children warned to turn off concealed phones during national emergency alert test next week

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System update aims to deliver warnings in ‘a more timely manner’. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, says the state’s Labor party is under threat from One Nation and “we’ve got to fight for those votes”.Appearing on ABC Radio National this morning, Minns was asked if One Nation was a “racist party”. He said p...

Perth teenager charged with murdering his mother and attempting to kill sister

Perth teenager charged with murdering his mother and attempting to kill sister

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Police found woman dead in Bentley home and seriously injured girl on nearby highwayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA teenage boy has been charged with murder after he allegedly killed his mother with a knife and stabbed his little sister, who managed to flee to get help.The 16-year-old boy was charged on Wednesday wi...

Middle East crisis live: tankers carrying Saudi oil turned back after Houthi threats; US launches more strikes on Iran

Middle East crisis live: tankers carrying Saudi oil turned back after Houthi threats; US launches more strikes on Iran

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In a letter to shippers, the Houthis have threatened to attack any ships that load or discharge Saudi oilHouthis threaten to attack shipping tankers if they use Saudi Arabian ports on Red SeaLebanon’s president, Joseph Aoun, is due to meet Donald Trump for the first time today as he wraps up a four-day visit to Washington.The meeting coincides with ongoing US-mediated talks between Lebanon and Isr...

Australia news live: Perth boy, 16, charged with murder of mother and attempting to kill sister

Australia news live: Perth boy, 16, charged with murder of mother and attempting to kill sister

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Boy, 16, due to appear at Perth Children’s Court today. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, says the state’s Labor party is under threat from One Nation and “we’ve got to fight for those votes”.Appearing on ABC Radio National this morning, Minns was asked if One Nation was a “racist party”. He said people who ...

Trump announces new tariffs on generic drugs to take effect in 2028 – US politics live

Trump announces new tariffs on generic drugs to take effect in 2028 – US politics live

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President says 100% tariff would be imposed on generic drugs made overseas after 1 August 2028 ‘for a one year period of time, and 200% thereafter’Sign up for US Breaking News emailUS gas prices have continued to rise since the conflict with Iran resumed this month. According to the American Automobile Association (AAA), a gallon of fuel is now just over $4 – almost a dollar more than a year...

Hegseth tells Senate war on Iran has so far cost $37.5bn at hearing to request more funds

Hegseth tells Senate war on Iran has so far cost $37.5bn at hearing to request more funds

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Defense secretary has asked Senate appropriations committee for nearly $88bn more to continue effortThe US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth told the Senate on Tuesday that the US-Israel war on Iran had cost $37.5bn so far, as he faced lawmakers furious over the conflict’s soaring price tag and the deaths last week of three American servicemembers.During an appearance before the Senate appropriation...

Tankers carrying Saudi oil turned back after Houthi threats; Trump claims US will hit Iran nuclear storage facility ‘pretty soon’

Tankers carrying Saudi oil turned back after Houthi threats; Trump claims US will hit Iran nuclear storage facility ‘pretty soon’

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In a letter to shippers, the Houthis have threatened to attack any ships that load or discharge Saudi oilHouthis threaten to attack shipping tankers if they use Saudi Arabian ports on Red SeaLebanon’s president, Joseph Aoun, is due to meet Donald Trump for the first time today as he wraps up a four-day visit to Washington.The meeting coincides with ongoing US-mediated talks between Lebanon and Isr...

Australia news live: Joyce sorry for ‘verbally assaulting’ dog Stella in live interview; Watt calls on Hanson to reveal Europe trip funding

Australia news live: Joyce sorry for ‘verbally assaulting’ dog Stella in live interview; Watt calls on Hanson to reveal Europe trip funding

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Minister for environment and water says One Nation leader ‘not on the side of working people’. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, says the state’s Labor party is under threat from One Nation and “we’ve got to fight for those votes”.Appearing on ABC Radio National this morning, Minns was asked if One Nation wa...

Health worker monitored for Ebola in London hospital after working in DRC

Health worker monitored for Ebola in London hospital after working in DRC

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UK resident was evacuated from Democratic Republic of the Congo where there is an outbreak of the diseaseA humanitarian worker is being monitored at a specialist hospital in London after potential exposure to the Ebola virus.The UK resident was medically evacuated from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) where the worker had been treating patients with the disease, the UK Health Security Ag...

Health worker being monitored for Ebola in London hospital after working in DRC

Health worker being monitored for Ebola in London hospital after working in DRC

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UK resident was evacuated from Democratic Republic of the Congo where there is an outbreak of the diseaseA humanitarian worker is being monitored at a specialist hospital in London after potential exposure to the Ebola virus.The UK resident was medically evacuated from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) where the worker had been treating patients with the disease, the UK Health Security Ag...

Iran war has cost $37.5bn so far, Hegseth tells Senate – US politics live

Iran war has cost $37.5bn so far, Hegseth tells Senate – US politics live

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Protesters removed at start of testimony as defense secretary claims billions more in funding is needed ‘sustain vital operations without disruption’Pete Hegseth faces questions over $87.6bn additional funding for PentagonSign up for US Breaking News emailUS gas prices have continued to rise since the conflict with Iran resumed this month. According to the American Automobile Association (AAA), a ...

Tankers carrying Saudi oil turned back after Houthi threats; Trump claims US will hit Iran’s nuclear storage facility ‘pretty soon’

Tankers carrying Saudi oil turned back after Houthi threats; Trump claims US will hit Iran’s nuclear storage facility ‘pretty soon’

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In a letter to shippers, the Houthis have threatened to attack any ships that load or discharge Saudi oilHouthis threaten to attack shipping tankers if they use Saudi Arabian ports on Red SeaLebanon’s president, Joseph Aoun, is due to meet Donald Trump for the first time today as he wraps up a four-day visit to Washington.The meeting coincides with ongoing US-mediated talks between Lebanon and Isr...

Australia news live: Shorten sees ‘national appetite’ for a new gas tax; Watt calls on Hanson to reveal Europe trip funding

Australia news live: Shorten sees ‘national appetite’ for a new gas tax; Watt calls on Hanson to reveal Europe trip funding

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Minister for the environment and water says One Nation leader ‘not on the side of working people’. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, says the state’s Labor party is under threat from One Nation and “we’ve got to fight for those votes”.Appearing on ABC Radio National this morning, Minns was asked if One Natio...

Mistrial declared in case over Sacramento’s deadliest shooting

Mistrial declared in case over Sacramento’s deadliest shooting

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Mtula Payton and Dandrae Martin were tried together over shooting on K Street in April 2022 that left six deadThe trial of two men accused of carrying out the deadliest shooting in the city of Sacramento, California, ended in a mistrial on Tuesday.The suspects, Mtula Payton and Dandrae Martin, were tried together and faced up to 15 years to life in prison for their role in the shooting, which kill...

Trial over Sacramento’s deadliest shooting ends in mistrial

Trial over Sacramento’s deadliest shooting ends in mistrial

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Mtula Payton and Dandrae Martin were tried together over shooting on K Street in April 2022 that left six deadThe trial of two men accused of carrying out the deadliest shooting the city of Sacramento, California, has seen ended in a mistrial on Tuesday. .The suspects, Mtula Payton and Dandrae Martin, were tried together and faced up to 15 years to life in prison for their role in the shooting, wh...

Bay Area city manager charged for allegedly breaking into 66ft yacht while drinking

Bay Area city manager charged for allegedly breaking into 66ft yacht while drinking

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Sausalito city manager Elaine Forbes faces misdemeanor charges for allegedly trying to steal the three-story vesselA Bay Area city manager will face misdemeanor charges for allegedly breaking into a 66ft yacht while drinking and trying to steal the vessel.Elaine Forbes, Sausalito’s city manager, was arrested on the morning of 18 July after police received a call for a noise disturbance. Police say...

Zelenskyy fires Ukraine’s army chief and offers Fedorov ‘prominent position’

Zelenskyy fires Ukraine’s army chief and offers Fedorov ‘prominent position’

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After nationwide protests Oleksandr Syrskyi is to be replaced in reshuffle and popular defence minister returns to governmentVolodymyr Zelenskyy has fired Ukraine’s commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi and offered a “prominent position” to the defence minister he sacked last week in a move that sparked nationwide protests.In a late-night TV address, Zelenskyy said he was appointing Mykhailo Drapat...

Zelenskyy replaces military leader and brings back defence minister he sacked

Zelenskyy replaces military leader and brings back defence minister he sacked

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Mykhailo Drapati new head of the armed forces as Mykhailo Fedorov returns to government after mass protestsVolodymyr Zelenskyy has fired Ukraine’s commander in chief Oleksandr Syrskyi and offered a “prominent position” to the defence minister he sacked last week in a move that sparked nationwide protests.In a late-night TV address, Zelenskyy said he was appointing Mykhailo Drapati, a popular and i...

Australia news live: Wong pushes Chinese counterpart on submarine missile launch in face-to-face Manila meeting

Australia news live: Wong pushes Chinese counterpart on submarine missile launch in face-to-face Manila meeting

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Australia’s foreign affairs minister discussed the importance of peace in the Pacific at her meeting with Wang Yi in the wings of Asean. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastForeign minister Penny Wong met her Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, on the sidelines of the Asean foreign ministers’ meeting in Manila last night, a statement from her department sai...

Senate committee advances nomination of Trump intelligence pick Jay Clayton

Senate committee advances nomination of Trump intelligence pick Jay Clayton

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Committee voted 9-8 to advance Clayton’s nomination to serve as intelligence chief despite Democratic oppositionThe Senate intelligence committee on Tuesday advanced the nomination of Jay Clayton to serve as the US intelligence director, despite criticism from Democrats.Donald Trump had nominated Clayton, now the top federal prosecutor in the southern district of New York, for the role of the dire...

Bill Gates foundation met with Jeffrey Epstein about 30 times, external review finds

Bill Gates foundation met with Jeffrey Epstein about 30 times, external review finds

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Staff ‘raised on multiple occasions’ risks of tech mogul’s philanthropic body associating with disgraced financierA new external review commissioned by the Gates Foundation has found that there were “roughly 30 meetings” between Jeffrey Epstein and foundation leaders and staff – including Bill Gates – between 2011 and 2014, even as foundation staff “raised on multiple occasions the risks of associ...

Trump to allow direct US flights to Lebanon after 41-year halt

Trump to allow direct US flights to Lebanon after 41-year halt

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Announcement comes after White House meeting with Lebanese president in which Trump vowed to help ‘a lot’Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would allow American carriers to resume direct flights to Lebanon more than 40 years after the US suspended the route.Direct flights between the US and Lebanon were suspended in 1985 by Ronald Reagan’s administration following the hijacking of TWA flight 847. Con...

Trump pledges to ‘take care of’ Houthis if group blocks Saudi ships and says US airlines can resume direct flights to Lebanon – live

Trump pledges to ‘take care of’ Houthis if group blocks Saudi ships and says US airlines can resume direct flights to Lebanon – live

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The Iran-based group said it plans to impose an immediate maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia in the Red SeaLebanon’s president, Joseph Aoun, is due to meet Donald Trump for the first time today as he wraps up a four-day visit to Washington.The meeting coincides with ongoing US-mediated talks between Lebanon and Israel. The two sides announced a “framework agreement” on 26 June which stipulates the ...

Pete Hegseth defends ongoing war in Iran and requests $88bn more to pay for it during Senate committee testimony – live

Pete Hegseth defends ongoing war in Iran and requests $88bn more to pay for it during Senate committee testimony – live

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Protesters removed at start of testimony as defense secretary claims billions of additional funding are needed ‘sustain vital operations without disruption’Sign up for US Breaking News emailUS gas prices have continued to rise since the conflict with Iran resumed this month. According to the American Automobile Association (AAA), a gallon of fuel is now just over $4 – almost a dollar more tha...