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Australia news live: Taylor proposes laws against flag burning and to lock in 26 January as Australia Day

The Guardian • 14 hrs ago

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore money for the Western FreewayThe Victorian government has committed another $550m to the upgrade of the Western Freeway.We have listened to the community. Better local roads in growing areas are my priority.I want to help working people in the west spend less time on the road and more time where they need to be...

Trump’s pique with UK could lead to favor to acolyte Milei over Falklands

The Guardian • 14 hrs ago

US president suggests he might support his Argentinian ally’s drive to reclaim sovereignty of disputed islandsDonald Trump has long embraced vengeance. “I am your retribution,” he declared to an admiring audience at the 2023 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) as he commenced his march back to the White House.It is unlikely Argentina, and far-flung holdovers of the former British empir...

Drone attack blamed on guerrillas kills at least three soldiers in Colombia

The Guardian • 14 hrs ago

Officials accuse National Liberation Army of launching strike followed by clash inside military compoundAn attack involving explosives dropped from drones followed by a clash inside a military compound in north-eastern Colombia has killed at least three soldiers and wounded four, Colombia’s army said Saturday.Local authorities blamed the attack late Friday on the rebel National Liberation Army (EL...

Trump envoys and Putin discussed ‘next steps’ for ending Ukraine war, White House says

The Guardian • 14 hrs ago

‘Substantive plans’ will be announced in ‘coming weeks’ as envoys head to Kyiv for talks with Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr ZelenskyyDonald Trump’s envoys “discussed substantive plans for next steps” for ending the war between Ukraine and Russia during their meeting on Saturday in Moscow with Vladimir Putin, the White House said.Those steps would be announced in “coming weeks”, a White House offi...

Prince William to represent King Charles at funeral of Norway’s King Harald V

The Guardian • 14 hrs ago

Duty falls by precedent to William to attend service of late monarch, alongside Princess Royal, who is godmother to new king Haakon VIIIThe Prince of Wales is to represent his father at the funeral of King Harald V of Norway next week, Buckingham Palace has announced.William, the heir to the throne, will be joined by his aunt the Princess Royal, who is attending in a private and personal capacity ...

More voters identifying as Democrats and not calling themselves Republican

The Guardian • 15 hrs ago

Latest data from Gallup, showing 49% leaning Democrat and 39% Republican, marks sharp reversal from 2024More voters are identifying as Democrats and shying away from calling themselves Republican, according to the latest quarterly data published by Gallup.Some 49%of voters surveyed leaned Democrat, including independent voters asked to pick one party or the other. Only 39% of respondents leaned Re...

Possums in the roof, koalas in bed: study shows how animals resort to Australian homes after habitat loss

The Guardian • 17 hrs ago

Microbats and wombats among the most common species found in buildings, with some discovered in letter boxes or air conditioning systemsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPossums in the roof, bats in the curtains and ducks on the balcony: new research has revealed how native animals are making themselves at home in our houses.Researchers have analysed a decade of wildlife r...

Alarming AI ads are flooding social media in the lead-up to Victoria’s election. But who is behind them?

The Guardian • 17 hrs ago

A machete-wielding robber, a ‘tsunami of debt’ … campaigns echoing opposition talking points outspend major partiesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man clad in a balaclava and brandishing a machete terrorises a worker at a petrol station before firebombing the building on the way out.A woman gives birth on the side of the road, unable to reach a hospital due to ambulanc...

Putin begins talks with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on ending war with Ukraine

The Guardian • 18 hrs ago

Moscow and Kyiv vow not to strike each other’s capitals for three days during negotiationsRussian president Vladimir Putin began talks with US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff on ending more than four years of war in Ukraine in the Kremlin Saturday, ahead of their first visit to Kyiv expected on Sunday.Both Russia and Ukraine vowed not to strike each other’s capitals for three days during th...

Robin Morgan, child star who became feminist, poet and editor, dies aged 85

The Guardian • 18 hrs ago

Leading second-wave feminist co-founded Women’s Media Center with Jane Fonda and Gloria SteinemRobin Morgan, a child star of the 1940s and 50s who grew up to become an all-American radical as a poet, essayist, editor and second-wave feminist, has died. She was 85.Morgan’s death was confirmed Saturday by the Women’s Media Center, an organization she co-founded with Jane Fonda and the celebrated aut...

London Paddington fire causes rail chaos as Heathrow trains cancelled

The Guardian • 18 hrs ago

Blaze causes electricity supply failure and disruption of services to airport and ReadingA fire near a train track in the London Paddington area has caused major disruption, with services to Heathrow airport cancelled.The fire caused an electricity supply failure which has left all lines between Paddington and the airport blocked, National Rail said. Continue reading...

Egyptian TV presenter among 12 sentenced to death for drug crime

The Guardian • 19 hrs ago

Sarah Khalifa, 39, charged with forming organised criminal gang to manufacture and traffick drugsAn Egyptian court sentenced a well-known television presenter and 11 others to death for manufacturing and trafficking narcotics in a sprawling drug case, official media reported on Saturday.The presenter, Sarah Khalifa, 39, is best known for her programme Mission Impossible, which dealt with issues co...

Farage brushes aside Reform controversies in closing conference speech – UK politics as it happened

The Guardian • 20 hrs ago

‘Sometimes we will get things wrong and get a bit of a kicking for it,’ party leader tells gathering in Birmingham No real mention by Anderson of the problems that overshadowed events yesterday. He ended his opening speech saying: "Yesterday was great. Today is going to be absolutely brilliant.”Laila Cunningham is speaking next. Continue reading...

‘I wasn’t even listening,’ Farage says of donations scandal meeting

The Guardian • 20 hrs ago

Reform UK leader maintains innocence in overseas funding controversy on last day of party conferenceUK politics liveNigel Farage has claimed that he “wasn’t even listening” during a meeting at the centre of a controversy about whether his party considered evading the law on accepting donations from overseas.The Reform UK leader also claimed that he knew donation law “better than anybody” during in...

Farage brushes aside Reform controversies in closing conference speech – UK politics live

The Guardian • 21 hrs ago

‘Sometimes we will get things wrong and get a bit of a kicking for it,’ party leader tells gathering in Birmingham No real mention by Anderson of the problems that overshadowed events yesterday. He ended his opening speech saying: "Yesterday was great. Today is going to be absolutely brilliant.”Laila Cunningham is speaking next. Continue reading...

US military says it struck three Iranian tankers after American warships came under missile attack

The Guardian • 21 hrs ago

Officials said US aircraft carrier and destroyer avoided attacks before three Iranian tankers were struck by the USThe US military said Saturday it struck three Iranian oil tankers after US navy warships came under missile attack, further escalating tensions in the region and warning it would “if necessary, destroy Iran’s limited and exposed oil fleet”.According to the military, a US aircraft carr...

Farage calls Reform conference protest backlash ‘utter nonsense’ amid police appeal – UK politics live

The Guardian • 22 hrs ago

Party leader dismisses criticism after footage showing rough treatment of protesters who disrupted his speech No real mention by Anderson of the problems that overshadowed events yesterday. He ended his opening speech saying: "Yesterday was great. Today is going to be absolutely brilliant.”Laila Cunningham is speaking next. Continue reading...

Raise the Colours leader given access to Reform UK conference while on bail

The Guardian • 22 hrs ago

Ryan Bridge, arrested this year on suspicion of religiously and racially aggravated harassment, says party invited himThe leader of a flag campaign group who was arrested on suspicion of causing religiously and racially aggravated harassment was given access to Reform UK’s annual conference.Ryan Bridge, whose Raise the Colours group has put up hundreds of union and St George flags across England, ...

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner land in Moscow aiming to revive Ukraine talks

The Guardian • 23 hrs ago

US envoys expected to meet Vladimir Putin before going to Kyiv, after peace efforts floundered in recent monthsThe US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have arrived in Moscow to try to resuscitate a deal to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as both sides said they would halt airstrikes for the visit.The envoys were met at the airport on Saturday by the Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitri...

‘The chancellor is in a bind’: is No 11 at odds with Burnham’s big vision?

The Guardian • 23 hrs ago

MPs applaud PM’s ambition and optimism but John Healey has yet to show he can match leader’s radical perspectiveUntil now, Andy Burnham has been a lucky prime minister. In office for just over six weeks, no major domestic crisis derailed his plans over the summer, Reform has been on the back foot, and he arrived back at Westminster with his personal approval ratings soaring and optimism undampened...

Cut the cameras: Flock surveillance cameras spur rare bipartisan backlash

The Guardian • 23 hrs ago

Politicians on the right and left are pushing back against Flock as more Americans voice opposition to the techGrowing factions from both sides of the political aisle in the US are pushing back against surveillance cameras made by a single company, a rare response in a sharply divided country with a president pushing an unwaveringly pro-tech agenda.The bipartisan backlash against Flock Safety came...

Civilians among at least 60 killed in Yemen as ground fighting escalates

The Guardian • 23 hrs ago

Houthi rebel offensive against government forces on west coast leads to some of deadliest clashes in yearsClashes between Yemen’s Saudi-backed government forces and the Iran-aligned Houthi rebel movement killed more than 60 people, including civilians, as the Houthis pushed forward with a military offensive on Yemen’s western coast.Twenty-six government troops and 31 Houthi fighters were killed du...

Protester attacked at Reform conference considering coming forward after police appeal – UK politics live

The Guardian • 1 day ago

Activist group behind protests says individual shown in widely-circulated video is considering police appeal for her to come forward No real mention by Anderson of the problems that overshadowed events yesterday. He ended his opening speech saying: "Yesterday was great. Today is going to be absolutely brilliant.”Laila Cunningham is speaking next. Continue reading...

Lindsay Clancy murder trial ends in dramatic deadlock – what comes next?

The Guardian • 1 day ago

District attorney must decide whether to retry case after jury’s failure to reach verdict despite hours of deliberationLindsay Clancy, prosecutors, defense lawyers, the judge and millions watching on are back where they started after her five-week trial over the murder of her three children ended in a mistrial.America’s saddest case has ceased for the moment, but the legal wrangling is not over, a...

Mental health groups have ‘failed to acknowledge’ risk of violence, says Mind chief

The Guardian • 1 day ago

Sector has avoided issue because of stigma fears, expert warns ahead of closure of Nottingham attacks inquiryMental health organisations have “failed to acknowledge” the risk of violence from a minority of people with severe mental illnesses, the chief executive of Mind has said ahead of the closure of the inquiry into the Nottingham attacks.Dr Sarah Hughes, who has led mental health charity Mind ...