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ABC finance journalist Alan Kohler to retire after three decades as Jim Chalmers says he will be ‘really missed’

The 74-year-old says he is leaving to spend more time with his family, including his six grandchildrenFinancial journalist Alan Kohler, a familiar face on the ABC’s 7pm news bulletin, will retire in December after three decades as the public broadcaster’s highly-respected financial guru.Now 74, Kohler has been presenting finance, complete with idiosyncratic graphs, on the ABC for almost a quarter ...

Malaysia’s Mahathir in hospital for observation a day after wife’s death

Malaysia’s two-time prime minister Mahathir Mohamad has been admitted to hospital for observation, his office confirmed on Wednesday, in the latest health scare involving the 101-year-old. Mahathir was admitted to the National Heart Institute on Tuesday night, barely a day after his wife of 70 years, Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali, died at the same hospital. It is unclear why the former leader was admitt...

Watch: Moment a government building collapses into a river in Nepal amid floods

The municipality building in Baglung was left teetering on an unstable ledge due to floods before it fell into a river.

US Supreme Court lets Trump resume deportations to third countries

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday let President Donald Trump’s administration continue swiftly deporting people to countries other than their own for now, while the justices consider whether the policy is legal. The apparent 6-3 order temporarily lifts lower court requirements for migrants to get a chance to object before being sent to countries to which they have no ties. The Supreme Court will hea...

Chinese AI agents display 'concerning' behaviour in safety tests, mirroring US systems

Australia news live: Chalmers blames inflation on high fuel costs and end of energy rebates; Faruqi ‘disappointed’ after Greens ballot

Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWho is potential Greens deputy leader candidate Steph Hodgins-May?So who is the first-term senator expected to announce a leadership ticket tilt with David Shoebridge?Get your dirty hands off our kids, that is our message to the fossil fuel industry, who have no place in early-learning centres, in schools, or in o...

Trump backs AI self-regulation at tech summit but is it enough?

US President Donald Trump and leading tech companies have signed a voluntary agreement to regulate AI development.

Boom News founder Tang Ho-wing, 1 other arrested by Hong Kong national security police

Hong Kong national security police have arrested two people, including the founder of online media outlet Boom News on suspicion of “incitement by spreading disinformation”, the South China Morning Post has learned A source familiar with the matter said journalist Tang Ho-wing, the 37-year-old founder of Boom News, was apprehended at around 7am on Wednesday, along with one other person. “The Natio...

Boom News founder Tang Ho-wing arrested by Hong Kong national security police

Hong Kong national security police have arrested the founder of online media outlet Boom News on suspicion of “incitement by spreading disinformation”, according to a source familiar with the matter. The source said journalist Tang Ho-wing, the 37-year-old founder of Boom News, was apprehended at around 7am on Wednesday. Tang, known to internet users as “Boom head” or Bobby, was previously a journ...

Australia news live: Chalmers blames inflation on high fuel costs and energy rebates ending; Faruqi ‘disappointed’ after Greens ballot

Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWho is potential Greens deputy leader candidate Steph Hodgins-May?So who is the first-term senator expected to announce a leadership ticket tilt with David Shoebridge?Get your dirty hands off our kids, that is our message to the fossil fuel industry, who have no place in early-learning centres, in schools, or in o...

In Japan, free BitTorrent porn downloads bring legal trouble and fines

Japanese BitTorrent users who thought they were simply downloading adult videos for free are increasingly receiving court notices and demands for hundreds of thousands of yen, as copyright holders step up efforts to identify users through their IP addresses. One self-employed man in his 40s living in Tokyo began using the file-sharing software after reading about it online. He would start download...

David Shoebridge says ‘we’re here to replace Labor’ in first remarks after being elected new Greens leader

Shoebridge, a senator from New South Wales and former upper house state MP, won the role over Mehreen Faruqi and Sarah Hanson-Young Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastDavid Shoebridge has declared he wants to replace Labor and has accused the government of creating the circumstances for One Nation’s rise in his first rem...

Somali pirates kill 5 crew on hijacked tanker before rescue by security forces

⁠Somali pirates ⁠killed five crew members of ⁠the hijacked MT Honour 25 petroleum products tanker before it was rescued by security forces, Somalia’s semi-autonomous state of Puntland said on Tuesday. The deaths aboard the ‌Palau-flagged ship appear to be the first at the hands of Somali pirates in over a decade. The ship with 17 crew members was seized by pirates in April during a resurgence of S...

Three takeaways from Trump's 'Super Intelligence' summit

The president also signed an executive order requiring his government to refer to AI as Super Intelligence.

Somali pirates killed five crew members on hijacked tanker, officials say

The deaths appear to be the first at the hands of Somali pirates in more than a decade.

Australia news live: Greens leader David Shoebridge says he didn’t expect Larissa Waters departure; inflation climbs to 4% in year to August

Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWho is potential Greens deputy leader candidate Steph Hodgins-May?So who is the first-term senator expected to announce a leadership ticket tilt with David Shoebridge?Get your dirty hands off our kids, that is our message to the fossil fuel industry, who have no place in early-learning centres, in schools, or in o...

Heatwaves, wildfires expose a third of world to extreme ozone pollution

Heatwaves and wildfires helped expose 34 percent of the world’s population to “extremely poor” ozone air quality in the first eight months of 2026, according to a European Union report published Wednesday. Asia recorded the highest exposure, while ozone pollution remained difficult to curb despite decades of progress in reducing other harmful emissions.

US Senate blocks resolution seeking report on Americans killed in West Bank

The resolution cites a 'lack of accountability' by Israel's government and an 'inability to secure justice' by the US.

Protesters block Orange Order march in Northern Ireland

Protesters block Orange Order route into Catholic area of Portadown after court allows march for first time in 28 years.

‘Conspiratorial farce’: North Korea denies planting mines that injured 3 South Korean soldiers

King appoints Morocco’s first female prime minister

Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has named Marrakesh’s long-time mayor as the country’s first female prime minister.

David Shoebridge elected new Greens leader after pledging to ‘replace’ Labor

Shoebridge, a senator from New South Wales and former upper house state MP, won the role over Mehreen Faruqi and Sarah Hanson-Young Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastDavid Shoebridge has been named the new federal leader of the Greens, with Steph Hodgins-May as his deputy, Guardian Australia understands.The Greens will ...

A little known greenhouse gas is quietly harming half of Europeans. This Italian city is hit hardest

People who suffer from asthma are the most at risk.

Judge ends federal oversight of Oakland police department after 23 years

Group of officers known as ‘riders’ in 2000s prompted longest arrangement of its kind in US historyAfter 23 years, a district judge has released the Oakland police department (OPD) from federal oversight, marking the end of the longest arrangement of this kind in US history.In the early 2000s, a group of police officers known as the “riders” were exposed for offenses like planting evidence, falsif...

An EV sold every 100 seconds: Australian demand for electric cars more than doubles

A record 157,957 new EVs were sold nationally between January and June, according to the Electric Vehicle CouncilFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralians are buying electric vehicles at record levels, with sales more than doubling year on year and occurring at a rate equivalent to one EV sold every 100 seconds.A re...