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Record 274 climbers summit Everest from Nepalese side in single day
Climbers take advantage of clear weather after threat of ice fall on normal route delayed start of spring season A record 274 climbers have reached the summit of Mount Everest fro…
EasyJet summer holiday bookings down on last year amid Iran war uncertainty
Airline, which took £25m hit on jet fuel in March, says passengers are waiting later to book tripsBusiness live – latest updatesThe airline easyJet has said its summer holiday boo…
Colombia’s climate crossroads: Trumpism casts shadow over presidential battle
Colombia is a global leader in climate activism. Could US influence drag country to a future of mining and fracking?Several hours after dark in a quiet Caribbean neighbourhood, a …
US is ‘simply choosing not to stop’ Ebola outbreak after massive public health cuts, experts say
Hundreds of cases reported in the DRC after USAID has been dismantled and key scientific research canceledA previously undetected outbreak of Ebola is coursing through parts of ce…
Pauline Hanson announces Norway-inspired gas policy as she decries 25% export tax as ‘economic vandalism’
One Nation proposal would abolish offshore gas profits tax and acquire 30% equity in new projects in a move the Coalition says is ‘borrowed from Venezuela’Get our breaking news em…
One Nation reveals gas policy – as it happened
This blog is now closedPauline Hanson announces Norway-inspired gas policy as she decries 25% export tax as ‘economic vandalism’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news…
Papua New Guinea warns against fishing in New Ireland after mystery deaths of marine life
Initial testing found evidence of metals in water samples, months after province’s residents began reporting unusual numbers of dead fish washing ashorePapua New Guinea’s governme…
Israeli security minister stirs diplomatic outrage with flotilla activist abuse video
Far-right figure Itamar Ben-Gvir shares footage of himself taunting bound international detaineesIsrael’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has sparked a dipl…
US indicts former Cuban president Raúl Castro as it seeks to oust regime
Charges filed in Miami against 94-year-old for allegedly shooting down exiles’ planes in 1996The United States issued a federal criminal indictment against Raúl Castro, Cuba’s for…
Bolivia rocked by protests as US warns of ‘coup d’état’
Clashes between demonstrators and police in La Paz have entered second week, shaking centre-right presidentProtests blocking roads across Bolivia and turning the centre of the cap…
Trump may see himself in Ahmadinejad but having him lead Iran was a perplexing idea
Former Iranian president has a populist, headline-grabbing communication style but is an avowed anti-Zionist. How could Israel see him as a man to do business with?US and Israel h…
Are Xi and Putin still ‘best friends’? – The Latest
Xi Jinping welcomed Vladimir Putin to Beijing with pomp and pageantry, just days after hosting Donald Trump. But as Russia’s war in Ukraine makes Moscow increasingly dependent on …
‘Indefensible’: alleged child abuse survivor takes on Albanese government over $2.5bn Nauru deal
Lawyers of Hazara man who was allegedly sexually abused by carer launch bid to prevent imminent deportation to Pacific islandFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updates…
Same but different: how Xi and China welcomed Trump and Putin
Choreography of back-to-back visits appeared deliberately mirrored but China made sure the differences were noticedDays after Donald Trump was greeted in Beijing with a military b…
US doctor who contracted Ebola in DRC flown to Germany for treatment
Dr Peter Stafford’s wife and four children are also being monitored for symptoms amid Ebola outbreak in CongoAn American doctor who contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic of …
‘How are we going to survive this?’ Wellington faces six-month wait to halt sewage spill
Millions of litres of sewage have been spilling into the capital city’s waters since February after the catastrophic failure of a Moa Point wastewater plantA fix to stop millions …
Rubio criticizes WHO’s Ebola response as US continues sweeping public health cuts
US secretary of state says WHO was ‘a little late’ in identifying deadly Ebola outbreak in the DRC and UgandaThe US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, said on Tuesday that the World…
WHO considers use of experimental vaccines as Ebola cases and deaths rise in DRC
WHO chief said he was ‘deeply concerned’ after at least 500 suspected Ebola cases and 130 deaths reported in outbreak of Bundibugyo strain‘It’s heartbreaking’: panic in eastern DR…
US reportedly dropped fraud charges against Indian billionaire after he hired Trump’s lawyer
Gautam Adani, richest man in Asia, was accused of conspiring to pay $250m in bribes to Indian government officialsThe US Department of Justice is dropping its fraud charges agains…
Trump ally Roger Stone condemned for providing lobbying services to Myanmar’s military junta
Stone being paid $50,000 a month to ‘rebuild’ relations between Washington and Myanmar’s military-backed governmentThe US lobbyist Roger Stone, a longtime friend and ally of Donal…
Tensions high in West Bengal after BJP aide shot dead and hundreds arrested
Turmoil and violence rocks state after prime minister Narendra Modi’s party claimed victory in legislative electionTensions have been high in the Indian state of West Bengal after…