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This blog has now closedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTed O’Brien distanced himself from Pauline Hanson’s suggestion that Australia shouldn’t give aid to Pacific countries that also take aid from China.He said it was a legitimate concern, but her solution was “completely wrong” for the Pacific and not in Australia’s national interest.The idea that you effectively hold ...
Follow live updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTed O’Brien distanced himself from Pauline Hanson’s suggestion that Australia shouldn’t give aid to Pacific countries that also take aid from China.He said it was a legitimate concern, but her solution was “completely wrong” for the Pacific and not in Australia’s national interest.The idea that you effectively hold a gun...
Police Scotland arrested 36-year-old man after five people were injured, with counter-terrorism investigators brought inPolice Scotland said a man was charged after a series of attacks in Edinburgh on Friday night.Counter-terrorism officers were brought in to investigate the attacks in which five people were injured. Continue reading...
Follow live updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastShadow foreign affairs minister, Ted O’Brien, said Australia should be concerned about the risk of an ongoing toll for the strait of Hormuz, following a 60-day memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran.Speaking on the ABC Insiders program, he said:From Australia’s perspective, I think that’s the main...
Follow live updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnd welcome to another Sunday Guardian live blog.We’ll continue to bring you the latest news and reactions following confirmation of Australia’s first mainland case of deadly H5 bird flu, as well as the government’s extension to fuel excise cuts for a further month. A “swim out” event is planned for Sydney’s Coogee beach...
Blaze broke out in single-storey pavilion in New Zealand Way in White City on Saturday eveningThree people have died after a fire at a building in London, the London fire brigade (LFB) has said.The fire service said it received reports of the blaze in New Zealand Way in White City, west London, at 6.52pm on Saturday. Continue reading...
Buckingham Palace says move is intended to increase ‘clarity and accessibility’ of monarchy’s financesKing Charles will become the first head of state to reveal their personal tax bill in what the palace said was an attempt to enhance the transparency of royal finances.Charles, 77, will publish his financial details as part of the royal household increasing the “clarity and accessibility” of the m...
One Nation leader appears to suggest women should not be paid by employers while on maternity leave and calls for family income splittingGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOne Nation could wind back the clock by decades for working mothers, damage productivity and worsen gender inequality, economists have warned.In a controversial address to the National Press Club on Wedne...
Wishah among at least 260 Palestinian journalists killed since Israel’s war on Gaza began in October 2023Qatar-based news network Al Jazeera says one of its journalists was killed by an Israeli strike in Gaza on Saturday, becoming one of the at least 260 Palestinian journalists to have been killed since Israel’s war on Gaza began in October 2023.Ahmed Wishah, a cameraman for the network, was kille...
Counter-terrorism officers investigating as Police Scotland arrest 36-year-old white Scottish man Counter-terrorism officers are investigating a number of “violent attacks” in Edinburgh on Friday night that injured five men in suspected anti-Muslim incidents.A 36-year-old white Scottish man has been arrested and police have said there is no further threat to the public. Continue reading...
Italian house’s catwalk emphasised the brand’s ‘molto sexy’ look with flamboyant, sometimes revealing outfitsDolce & Gabbana leaned heavily into the art of theatrical misdirection on the second day of Milan fashion week as it aimed to draw attention away from its debt issues, catwalk controversies and management reshuffles.On the catwalk its signature “molto sexy” Italian aesthetic that comes ...
Video also shows that during calm exchange before dog entered hallway, an officer pointed pistol directly at womanThe Los Angeles police department has released footage of the moment when officers shot and killed a woman’s dog in the hallway outside her apartment in the Canoga Park neighborhood.Police had responded to reports of a woman screaming on 13 June, which turned out to be cheering, the ni...
Several of those hurt are reported to be Muslim as Police Scotland say 36-year-old white Scottish man arrested Counter-terrorism officers are involved in investigations into a series of violent incidents in Edinburgh that left five people injured, police said.The organisation Muslim Engagement and Development said several of those injured were Muslim. Continue reading...
In NY-12, four Democrats, including one Kennedy, are vying to replace Jerry Nadler – and potentially shake things upWhen news broke that a safely Democratic seat in New York’s wealthiest congressional district was becoming vacant, it was inevitable that there would be a crowded field of candidates.What people might not have expected is that the subsequent Democratic primary would become one of the...
Unclear if threat has been carried out or if move will jeopardise talks with US scheduled for SundayIran has said it is closing the strait of Hormuz after waves of Israeli strikes in Lebanon in a move that threatens to derail the fragile interim peace deal with the US, signed just days ago.The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned ships not to approach the strategic waterway, which before the w...
Unclear if threat has been carried out or if move will jeopardise talks with US scheduled for SundayIran has said it is closing the strait of Hormuz after waves of Israeli strikes in Lebanon in a move that threatens to derail the fragile interim peace deal with the US, signed just days ago.The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps warned ships not to approach the strategic waterway, which before the ...
Guardian investigation also finds same areas experienced relative decline over same periodLeave-voting areas have seen faster relative growth in foreign workers since the Brexit referendum, a Guardian investigation has found.Data analysis suggests that the decade since the Brexit vote may not have matched the expectations of many Leave supporters, showing their local areas have also become relativ...
Report finds close ties between the Trump administration and Geo Group, which profits from anti-immigration crackdownJim Jordan is among the most famous names in this stretch of Ohio.The congressman and chair of the powerful House judiciary committee is considered among the most conservative and influential members in Congress, and is a longtime loyalist of Donald Trump. Continue reading...
This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereA losing streak? Makerfield shows mounting dangers for Nigel FarageFrom Restore and tactical voting to questions over that £5m gift, the Reform leader faces challenges on several fronts, writes senior political correspondent Peter Walker.As those around Nigel Farage are fond of pointing out, Reform UK has now led in more than 300 consecu...
Some Labour MPs still want former mayor to face the ‘scrutiny’ of ideas through a contested leadership contestUK politics live – latest updatesAllies of Andy Burnham are increasingly confident of a coronation-style transfer of power after the number of MPs backing his planned leadership bid surged following his byelection victory.Burnham and his team are understood to have spent the last few days ...
430 ICE street arrests filed over a five-month period were clustered in predominantly Latino communities across New Jersey and New YorkFederal agents have arrested hundreds of immigrants off New York and New Jersey streets in recent months in a stealth enforcement campaign that disproportionately targeted people from Latin American countries, according to an investigation by the City Reporter base...
Former Labour leader says Burnham too accepting of austerity and ‘doesn’t appear to be doing anything differently internationally’Cabinet loyalists tell Starmer he has the weekend to set out timetable for exitA losing streak? Makerfield shows mounting dangers for Nigel FarageFrom Restore and tactical voting to questions over that £5m gift, the Reform leader faces challenges on several fronts, writ...
Terry Reed, found guilty of rape and molestation of a juvenile, called ‘utter failure of a man’ by victim’s motherA suburban New Orleans religious pastor has been sentenced to 80 years’ imprisonment after being convicted of sexually molesting two boys – the third time in which he was found guilty of abusing minors.While Terry Reed received his punishment at a state court hearing on Thursday, the m...
Terry Reed, found guilty of rape and molestation of a juvenile, called ‘utter failure of a man’ by victim’s motherA suburban New Orleans religious pastor has been sentenced to 80 years’ imprisonment after being convicted of sexually molesting two boys – the third time in which he was found guilty of abusing minors.While Terry Reed received his punishment at a state court hearing on Thursday, the m...
Suggestion that Scott Bessent so described a world leader included in Regime Change, by New York Times reportersScott Bessent, the US treasury secretary, advised Donald Trump not to host Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office, having called the Ukrainian president a “little fucker”, a “special-needs child” and “Mr Bean on crack”, according to a new book.The suggestion that a US cabinet official de...
Colombians will choose on Sunday between two men whose lives have been very differently shaped by the militias, and whose visions for the country are poles apartWhoever wins Sunday’s presidential runoff vote in Colombia, the country’s next leader will have a personal history intertwined with one of the criminal forces at the heart of a decades-long armed conflict that claimed nearly half a million...
Figures including Jared Kushner and Scott Bessent named in directory of Dialog participants that was exposed onlineA website leak has exposed participants in the secretive, Peter Thiel-founded Dialog retreats which includes top politicians from across the American divide, officials from foreign countries, other titans of the tech industry world and prominent media figures.The annual Dialog retreat...
Outbreak of fighting between Hezbollah and Israel has forced mediators to cancel US-Iran talks in SwitzerlandIsraeli strikes on southern Lebanon have killed at least 16 people, local authorities said on Saturday, despite reports of a renewed ceasefire aiming to end persistent violence that threatens the new agreement between the US and Iran.Lebanon’s civil defence agency said its personnel transpo...
Outbreak of fighting between Hezbollah and Israel has forced mediators to cancel US-Iran peace talks in SwitzerlandIsraeli strikes on southern Lebanon have killed at least 16 people, local authorities said on Saturday, despite reports of a renewed ceasefire aiming to end persistent violence that threatens the new agreement between the US and Iran.Lebanon’s civil defence agency said its personnel t...
Police say 28 people remain in hospital after passengers were flung across carriages during rush hour train collisionTwo trains collide near BedfordNine people are in a critical condition after the Bedford train crash that killed the driver of one of the trains, police have confirmed.British Transport police chief constable, Lucy D’Orsi, announced that of the 89 people injured, 28 remain in hospit...
