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Australia news live: Albanese needs to tell Trump new tariff is ‘unacceptable’, Taylor says

Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhat you need to know about today’s AusAlert testIt’s also well worth watching this video of Guardian Australia’s community affairs reporter Adeshola Ore’s interview with Barnaby Joyce about Armidale’s refugee resettlement program and One Nation’s policy positions on immigration.One Nation’s policy is that immigra...

Amber rainstorm warning cancelled, while morning and full-day schools suspended

The Hong Kong Observatory has cancelled the amber rainstorm warning, while the Education Bureau has announced the suspension of classes at all morning and full-day schools on Monday. The weather forecaster cancelled the signal at 9.15am after earlier downgrading the warning from red to amber at 7.47am. It urged residents to stay alert to dangers that may be brought about by river flooding. The for...

Rainstorm signal lowered from red to amber, while morning and full-day schools suspended

The Hong Kong Observatory lowered the rainstorm warning signal from red to amber at 7.47am on Monday, while the Education Bureau announced the suspension of classes at all morning and full-day schools. The forecaster said that, under the influence of an active southwesterly airstream, heavy showers and squally thunderstorms were initially expected to persist over the vicinity of the Pearl River De...

Unesco adds Mount Olympus, France's D-Day landing beaches to World Heritage List

Hong Kong international, private school enrolment grows amid drop in student numbers

Enrolment at Hong Kong’s international and private schools grew for a third consecutive year following the introduction of a government talent scheme in 2022, despite an overall decline in the city’s student population, according to official statistics. Latest Education Bureau data showed that kindergartens and local public primary schools bore the brunt of the decline, with a record 30 preschools...

Netanyahu accuses NYC Mayor Mamdani of 'fomenting hate' after arrest threat

Mamdani walked back his threat last week, acknowledging he lacked the legal power to arrest Netanyahu on a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court.

高市首相 今夜6時から会見へ 今後の政権運営の方針など説明か

政府は、高市総理大臣が27日夜6時から総理大臣官邸で記者会見する予定だと発表しました。25日に国会が閉会したことを受けて、今後の政権運営の方針などを説明するものとみられます。

'Crimes against humanity' complaints filed against Bangladesh ex-president

Complaints were filed against former Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Sunday. These allegations concern crimes against humanity during the 2024 uprising against the government. Shahabuddin resigned from his presidential post on Friday citing health complications. The home minister stated the allegations do not warrant consideration by the tribunal. However, the law minister confirme...

Jacinta Allan declares she’ll stand against any leadership challenger after Labor factions move against her

Victorian premier says she intends to contest any ballot, as minister says Sunday-night meeting was attempt to build momentum for spillFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Victorian premier, Jacinta Allan, has thrown down the gauntlet to Labor powerbrokers, vowing to fight any attempt to oust her as leader amid a push ...

AusAlert test: what time will national emergency warning siren sound on phones in Australia today? Here’s what to know

National emergency test alert will be sent to all compatible mobile devices on 27 July, with domestic violence advocates advising how to turn off safe phonesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVirtually every phone in the country will blare an emergency siren at 2pm AEST on Monday 27 July as part of the first Australia-wi...

‘Extraordinarily hot’: US heatwave stretches on with millions still under warnings

Southern and central states from California to Mississippi face heat indexes above 100F amid another heat domeAt least 40 million people were under extreme heat warnings across central and southern parts of the United States on Sunday as high temperatures and severe humidity gripped large swaths of the country for a second straight day.Heat indexes well above 100F (38C) stretched from Minnesota do...

How Trump’s Iran ‘own goal’ is hitting long-term US strategy to contain Chinese influence

The United States has spent decades trying to blunt China’s strategic rise. Yet in the Middle East, sanctions and the war against Iran are now dismantling one of the few assets built to constrain Beijing’s influence in the region. The Iranian port of Chabahar has received strong backing from India, which hoped it would gain both a trade corridor into Afghanistan and Central Asia that bypassed Paki...

Why Indonesia needs legal trust, not tax cuts, to build a finance hub

Tax breaks used to be enough. Not any more. Analysts say a new generation of investors is prioritising legal certainty and regulatory stability over incentives – and Asia’s most successful international financial centres will be those that successfully secure trust. All of which carries repercussions for Indonesia’s plans to build its first international finance centre, after lawmakers passed a la...

Iran war live: Tehran halts retaliatory strikes after pause in US attacks

The US has paused its two-week bombing campaign against Iran, prompting Tehran to suspend its retaliatory attacks.

Pentagon lists 4 killed in Iran war under "Overseas Operations Casualties"

Four U.S. service members who were listed in a Pentagon casualties database as having died during the Iran war are now listed as "Overseas Operations Casualties."

Khamenei ties US-Iran peace deal to Israel ending attacks on Lebanon

Iranian supreme leader's intervention comes amid reports of halt to attacks and renewed diplomacy between US and Iran.

東北から九州にかけ大気不安定 西日本中心に熱中症対策徹底を

湿った空気の影響で、北陸などでは局地的に雨が強まり27日朝にかけて猛烈な雨が降りました。日中も東北から九州にかけての広い範囲で大気の非常に不安定な状態が続く見込みで、気象庁は土砂災害や低い土地の浸水などに十分注意するよう呼びかけています。一方、西日本を中心に危険な暑さが続く見込みで、引き続き熱中症への対策を徹底してください。

A Hong Kong democracy activist's long-awaited London reunion may be cut short

Former pro-democracy lawmaker Wu Chi-wai has reunited with his family in London after more than five years in a Hong Kong prison

AusAlert test: what time will national emergency warning siren sound on phones in Australia today? Here’s what to know

National emergency test alert will be sent to all compatible mobile devices on 27 July, with domestic violence advocates advising how to turn off safe phonesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVirtually every phone in the country will blare an emergency siren at 2pm AEST on Monday 27 July as part of the first Australia-wi...

Suspect killed after deadly Berlin terror attack

Berlin police shot and killed 21-year-old Abdul Ballout after authorities say he rushed at officers with a stabbing weapon while they tried to arrest him today. Police say the suspect drove a white van into dozens of people as they walked through a park. Many of the victims were attending a large Pride event. NBC News’ Valerie Castro has the latest.

Venezuela opposition leader Machado says won’t take part in US-backed talks

Venezuelan Nobel Peace Prize laureate and opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said Sunday she will not participate in US-backed talks with the de facto government of Delcy Rodriguez that are scheduled for August. In a statement co-signed by Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, who ran for president in Venezuela’s 2024 elections, Machado said the opposition would “not participate” in the “design, developme...

Venezuela opposition leader Machado says she will not take part in US-backed talks

Venezuelan Nobel Peace Prize laureate and opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said on Sunday she will not take part in US-backed talks with the de facto government of Delcy Rodriguez that are scheduled for August. In a statement co-signed by Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, who ran for president in Venezuela’s 2024 elections, Machado said the opposition would “not participate” in the “design, developm...

RAF Chinook crash victims’ families ask Andy Burnham for review of disaster

PM urged to end ‘cover-up culture’ and order independent review taking in evidence that has emerged on 1994 crashThe families of those killed in an RAF Chinook crash in 1994 have urged Andy Burnham to end Britain’s “cover-up culture” and order an independent review into the disaster.Twenty-nine serving military personnel died when the Chinook HC2 helicopter crashed on the Mull of Kintyre in south-...

Rising oil prices could force up UK interest rates, say economists

Bank of England expected to keep rates on hold on Thursday but renewed Iran conflict casts shadow over energy costsThe Bank of England could be forced to tear up its economic forecasts and raise interest rates later this year if oil prices return to above $100 a barrel, according to City economists.Before a meeting of Bank officials on Thursday, economists said that while an interest rate hike wou...

7/26/2026: Vaccine Court; Chess Boxing; Amy Sherald

First, inside the U.S. vaccine court. Then, a look at chess boxing: a sport where brain meets brawn. And, Amy Sherald: The 60 Minutes Interview.