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Typhoon Dujuan hits Japan with deadly floods, travel chaos near Tokyo

Storm is moving northeast away from Japan's eastern coast into the Pacific, leaving a path of destruction behind.

Australia news live: Chalmers says ‘monetised misogyny’ fuelling DV; Bragg to propose using super to secure mortgages

Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJim Chalmers was also asked earlier if the government would support a national royal commission into violence against women and children. He said the government had chosen to increase resourcing for child and family violence and domestic violence, adding to the ABC:We’re trying to deal with the sources of all of t...

‘Short on substance’: Albanese urges climate action on world stage – but advocates say Australia failing on fossil fuels

Prime minister says ‘climate security is the new national security’ in keynote speech in New YorkFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereAustralia understands the dangers of global warming and the urgency of climate action as much as any other country, Anthony Albanese has said in a keynote speech ...

No avoiding the cost of inaction on climate, Anthony Albanese says ahead of UN general assembly

Prime minister says Australians know the impact of global heating as well as anyone in keynote speech in New YorkAustralia understands the dangers of global warming and the urgency of climate action as much as any other country, Anthony Albanese has said in a keynote speech shortly before the United Nations general assembly.Speaking at the opening of the Climate Week event at the UN in New York on...

Morocco’s youth take Gen Z protest demands to the polls

Young candidates hope the election can turn youth frustration into political participation.

Mali marks independence amid a worsening security crisis

The 66th anniversary comes as armed groups expand their reach and the government struggles to secure key supply routes.

Despite higher costs, Hong Kong’s student residences attract mainland Chinese renters

Purpose-built student accommodation is drawing mainland Chinese university students away from Hong Kong’s traditional rental market, as professionally managed residences gain favour despite charging higher rents than many private flats. Some students said dedicated student housing offered greater convenience, stronger security, more predictable costs and a better living environment, helping offset...

Moscow’s asset seizures unnerve Japanese companies in Russia

More than 200 Japanese companies still operating in Russia face growing uncertainty following Moscow’s seizure of three Western firms’ assets, amid deteriorating diplomatic relations. The Kremlin announced on Friday that the assets of Swiss food giant Nestlé, French retailer Auchan and home improvement chain Lemana Pro had been transferred to Russian entity LEV Management under a decree signed a d...

Iran war live: IRGC says US, Israel ‘must accept withdrawal’ from region

The IRGC says the US and Israel "must accept the region's freedom from their vile and criminal presence".

Flights resume across US north-east after FAA communications failure

Thousands of flights were delayed or canceled after a primary line failed and a backup fiber-optic cable was severedAirport operations across the US north-east resumed Monday evening after a communications line failure snarled flights at some of the country’s busiest airports, leading to thousands of flight cancellations and delays.Flights were halted at several airports after a primary communicat...

US judge declines to block transfer of wildlife refuge land to Musk’s SpaceX

Environmental groups vow to continue opposition to deal that would expand site for Elon Musk rocket companyA federal judge on Monday refused to block the Trump administration from giving SpaceX more than 700 acres of wildlife refuge as part of a land swap in Texas, while environmental groups vowed to continue their legal challenge.US district judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr declined the plaintiffs’ re...

Charles Barkley pledges $1 million after students make maths discovery

Brigitte Bardot’s personal items sell out at Paris auction

Personal belongings of the late French film icon Brigitte Bardot fetched nearly €1 million at auction in Paris on Monday. More than 280 items from Bardot’s estate sold for a total of €953,531 (nearly US$1.1 million) including fees, auction house Millon said. Every item found a buyer. The auction at the Hotel Drouot lasted almost nine hours. Around 15,000 people had visited the auction house in the...

Brigitte Bardot’s belongings fetch nearly US$1.15 million at Paris auction

Personal belongings of the late French film icon Brigitte Bardot fetched nearly €1 million ($1.15 million) at auction in Paris on Monday. More than 280 items from Bardot’s estate sold for a total of €953,531 including fees, auction house Millon said. Every item found a buyer. The auction at the Hôtel Drouot lasted almost nine hours. Around 15,000 people had visited the auction house in the six day...

Albanese signs declaration with 20 world leaders to urge human control over AI ahead of UN assembly

Before United Nations meeting, prime minister says Australians knows the impact of global heating as well as anyoneAustralia understands the dangers of global warming and the urgency of climate action as much as any other country, Anthony Albanese has said in a keynote speech shortly before the United Nations general assembly.Speaking at the opening of the Climate Week event at the UN in New York ...

Police officer shot outside Ontario synagogue during Yom Kippur

The holiest day of the Jewish calendar, Yom Kippur, got off to a violent start just after sundown on Sunday night in Canada, when a gunman opened fire on a police officer outside a synagogue in Ontario. It's the latest in a string of synagogue attacks there this year. Ian Lee reports.

Why a Bollywood celebrity manager's 2020 death case has been reopened

Disha Salian's father insists her death was not suicide or an accident, but that she was gang-raped and murdered.

US, Denmark and Greenland to sign security deal on Tuesday

The United States, Denmark and Greenland are set to sign a security agreement Tuesday expanding US involvement in Greenland’s defense while affirming Danish sovereignty over the Arctic territory.

Brazilian serial killer lived in the woods and was nicknamed "mosquito"

A man who Brazilian authorities say killed 16 people lived in the woods to avoid capture and was nicknamed “mosquito” by locals because of his frail build, the Brazilian police investigator responsible for his arrest said Monday

UK confirms Manchester to host G20 summit in 2027

The leaders of the world’s biggest economies will descend on Manchester next year after the UK government confirmed the English city will host the Group of 20 (G20) summit. Prime Minister Andy Burnham will use his first trip to the United Nations General Assembly in New York to announce the city he led as mayor for almost a decade as the venue for the leaders summit, according to a statement on Mo...

UK confirms PM Burnham’s former fiefdom of Manchester to host G20 summit

The leaders of the world’s biggest economies will descend on Manchester next year after the UK government confirmed the English city will host the Group of 20 (G20) summit. Prime Minister Andy Burnham will use his first trip to the United Nations General Assembly in New York to announce the city he led as mayor for almost a decade as the venue for the leaders summit, according to a statement on Mo...

Black Tesla employees accuse company of fostering racial discrimination in major trial

Lawyers say Black employees at Tesla experienced ‘rampant racism’ that was left unchecked for years at their flagship factory in CaliforniaDozens of Black employees at Tesla’s flagship plant in California said they were subject to racist slurs, unequal pay and promotions, and bullying by supervisors on a daily basis, a situation management did little to nothing to fix.Their complaints form the bas...

Australia news live: Chalmers says ‘monetised misogyny’ online fuelling DV; Greens say triple zero run for ‘profits of corporations’

Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJim Chalmers was also asked earlier if the government would support a national royal commission into violence against women and children. He said the government had chosen to increase resourcing for child and family violence and domestic violence, adding to the ABC:We’re trying to deal with the sources of all of t...

Venezuelan shot by ICE seeks medical care as lawyer says bullet lodged in back

Sshooting of Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez comes months after increased federal immigration enforcement in AustinThe Venezuelan man who was shot by a federal immigration officer in Texas on Sunday spoke out from detention on Monday afternoon when he was able to call his lawyer, in the middle of a press conference, and plead for better medical care.Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez, 28, was taken from a hosp...

Paramount settles with US states to clear Warner Bros. mega-merger

Paramount has reached a settlement with a group of US states that clears the way for its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, officials announced Monday, creating a Hollywood empire spanning television, news and cinema.