Crews battle wildfire that shut down major highways in Israel
A major wildfire swept through Ben Shemen Forest in central Israel, prompting authorities to close Highway 6.
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Migrants stranded in Ceuta hope for a better future
Longing for asylum, people from countries such as Sudan, Somalia and Mali are faced with an uncertain future.
Ohio Republican Max Miller faces growing calls to resign over domestic abuse allegations
Bernie Moreno, Miller’s ex-father-in-law, says congressman is unfit for office as Miller denies allegationsMax Miller, the Republican representative from Ohio, is facing a rising groundswell of resignation calls from his own party over domestic abuse allegations after his ex-father-in-law, Bernie Moreno, a GOP senator, said he was unfit to serve in Congress.With a deadline looming for party leader...
Spain says 70,000 of 72,000 migrants who crossed into Ceuta have already returned
Spain says 70,000 migrants have returned to Morocco, denies the CNI warned of the crisis and says the EU backed its response while pledging stronger alert systems.
Infantino’s FIFA World Cup fallout heads to mutiny as more staff break rank
Battle lines being drawn within FIFA as key figures break ranks with President Gianni Infantino over failed selloff.
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More key FIFA staff break ranks as Infantino’s World Cup plan faces mutiny
Battle lines being drawn within FIFA as key figures break ranks with President Gianni Infantino over failed selloff.
Refuse collectors help Italian woman recover binned €1m lottery ticket
Winner called waste management team after she realised stub showing she had hit the jackpot had been thrown awayA €1m lottery ticket has been recovered from the trash in Italy after the frantic winner called on refuse collectors to help her retrieve it, according to the waste management company.The instant win ticket was “miraculously still in one piece” after garbage workers combed through mounds...
EU commends Spain's 'swift response' to Ceuta migrant crisis
About 70,000 of the 72,000 people who came to Ceuta illegally last week have been returned to Morocco, Spain says.
Spain says 70,000 out of 72,000 migrants that entered Ceuta in mass border crossing have returned to Morocco – as it happened
Minister tells reporters least 75 people died after EU ministers meet to discuss response to the crisisMeanwhile, the European Commission said it was “monitoring very closely” the situation in Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania as the region faces an energy crunch caused by the ongoing heatwave and drought.Energy spokesperson Anna-Kaisa Itkonen said “the low Danube levels will clearly have an impact on...
Qatar says indirect talks continue to reopen Strait of Hormuz
Qatar FM spokesman Dr. Majed al-Ansari says indirect talks are continuing to avoid further regional escalation.
World Bank urges developing countries to embrace AI ‘lifeline’ or be left behind
The World Bank on Tuesday called on developing countries to embrace artificial intelligence technology tools to deliver better governance outcomes, warning that they risked being left behind if they failed to do so. “AI has thrown developing economies a lifeline, and they should seize it,” Indermit Gill, chief economist of the World Bank Group, said as the organisation launched its annual World De...
Dramatic photos show lava spewing from Fuego volcano in Guatemala
Guatemalan officials on Monday began evacuating two villages near the Fuego volcano due to the ongoing eruption.
Elon Musk’s X latest to block Saudi dissident accounts inside kingdom
Exclusive: More than 60 accounts on X have been made unavailable in Saudi Arabia, after similar action on Snapchat and FacebookElon Musk’s X has become the latest major US social media company to block the accounts of Saudi Arabian dissidents so they are no longer visible inside the kingdom, following orders from Saudi authorities.Earlier this year, the Guardian reported that platforms including S...
US Senate committee votes to advance Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general – US politics live
Judiciary committee votes along party lines despite concerns that deal withdrawing $1.8bn ‘anti-weaponization’ fund could be reversedTodd Blanche’s attorney general nomination will advance to full US Senate voteSign up for US Breaking News emailThe White House has called an emergency summit of artificial intelligence business leaders on Tuesday to finalize details of a voluntary compliance system ...
How Togo has become a new entry point for weapons sent by Russia to Mali
A Russian ship under US sanctions, the Mikhail Britnev, dropped off its cargo of military vehicles at the Port of Lomé in Togo on July 9. It’s the first time that Togo has been a stop for a Russian shipment of weapons to Mali, carried out as part of Moscow’s support for the Malian government.
Gaza holds mass funeral for extended family recovered from wartime rubble
Authorities described this as the Gaza Strip's biggest mass funeral since the war began, mourning dozens of people, including women and children, recently recovered from the rubble.
Drone appears to stalk man before exploding
A drone was seen following a man at a minibus-turned-market in Kherson, southern Ukraine, before exploding on Tuesday.
Qatar says US-Iran mediation efforts continuing but no direct talks planned
There have been conflicting signals from the US and Iran, with Tehran denying President Trump's assertion that talks are under way.
B.C. restores 70 hectares as Cowichan marsh faces 60% loss by 2100
British Columbia invests $500,000 in a large-scale Cowichan Estuary restoration project. This initiative aims to strengthen watershed health and improve climate resilience for the region. The project focuses on rebuilding vital habitat for fish and wildlife populations. Indigenous stewardship is central, guiding land use and planting culturally significant species. This significant effort protects...
Todd Blanche’s attorney general nomination will advance to full US Senate vote
Blanche, one of Trump’s most trusted legal aides, had confirmed in writing that $1.8bn slush fund for president’s allies was deadThe US Senate judiciary committee voted along party lines to advance Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general after he confirmed in writing that a planned $1.8bn slush fund for Donald Trump’s allies was dead. Experts say, however, that Trump could easily reverse th...
Sunken Nazi warships emerge from the Danube as water levels drop to record lows
Water levels in the river Danube have fallen so low due to this summer's dry weather in Europe that sunken Nazi warships are appearing into view.
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey gives UK poetry sales an epic boost
Poetry sales surpassed £8m in the first 30 weeks of 2026 and are expected to reach a record high this year thanks to blockbuster adaptation of Homer’s 2,700-year-old poemUK poetry sales are on course to reach a record high this year, buoyed by the success of Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster film adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey.Poetry sales surpassed £8m during the first 30 weeks of 2026, an incre...
Reading and writing worsens in Australian schools as one in three students fail to meet Naplan benchmarks
Education minister Jason Clare says the results showed ‘real challenges’ but numeracy scores were hearteningFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastReading and writing scores are going backwards for almost every age group in Australia’s national standardised school tests, with one in three students still failing to meet Napla...
VIP, APP, PPT: Are English abbreviations harming China’s cultural confidence?
A Chinese speaker today might describe their day at work as first making a “PPT” (a PowerPoint presentation) and then having to “PS tu” (Photoshop an image). After clocking off, they might “chang K” (sing karaoke) with friends before taking the “C wei” (centre spot) in a group photo. These novel phrases spring from the widespread habit of adopting English abbreviations directly into daily speech, ...
‘Did you send that report?’ The Icac bombshell that came late for Damien Tudehope
The former Liberal finance minister was questioned by Icac counsel assisting, Peggy Dwyer, on TuesdayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe bombshell came in the last five minutes of former finance minister and rightwing powerbroker Damien Tudehope’s examination before the Independent Commission Against Corruption.At 3.30pm on Tuesday, Tudehope was shown an email which he s...
Vandalism of Melbourne defence manufacturer being investigated as terrorist act by ‘far-left extremists’
Federal police say those who vandalised a defence manufacturer and torched nearby cars could face life imprisonmentGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnti-weapons protesters who vandalised a defence manufacturer and set nearby vehicles alight could face life imprisonment after police said the incident was being investigated as an act of terrorism by “far-left extremists”.Th...
Mentions of ‘gender’ scrubbed from Queensland Office for Women website amid alleged effort to ‘dewokify’
Comparisons of live and archived pages show more than 20 mentions have been removed, including in reference to the gender pay gapGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastReferences to “gender equality” have been removed from the Queensland Office for Women’s website amid claims by former staffers that the Liberal National party government wants to “dewokify” the public service.Gu...
Melbourne anti-weapons protest being investigated as terrorist act by ‘far-left extremists’
Federal police say those who vandalised a defence manufacturer and torched nearby cars could face life imprisonmentGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnti-weapons protesters who vandalised a defence manufacturer and set nearby vehicles alight could face life imprisonment after police said the incident was being investigated as an act of terrorism by “far-left extremists”.Th...