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Hijacking pirates exploit regional chaos to return to seas off Somalia
US-Israel war on Iran and political instability in Somalia lead to pirates targeting cargo ships off Horn of AfricaThe scourge of Somali piracy targeting cargo ships and smaller d…
Majority of Tory and Reform voters do not back cuts to disability benefits, survey finds
Nearly half of respondents say spending on personal independence payments should be increasedThere is little appetite for cuts to disability benefits even among Conservative and R…
‘Forced out with nowhere to go’: First Nations families face eviction as council sells homes over charity’s unpaid rates
Mount Isa city council to auction off first of 24 homes after Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation for Welfare Services accrues almost $1m in unpaid debtsFollow our A…
Barnaby Joyce says he’s not ‘Jesus Christ’ and admits One Nation has not modelled super policy in fiery interviews
Jim Chalmers says One Nation’s superannuation policy is ‘an absolute shambles’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily …
Nepal says big polluters must ‘wake up’ as it calls for climate compensation over flood disaster
Foreign minister Shisir Khanal tells the Guardian the world’s biggest economies need to help Nepal, which contributes less than 0.1% of global greenhouse gas emissions Nepal is de…
US woman charged with killing son ‘very invested’ in Lindsay Clancy trial, prosecutors say
Corie Walsh charged with murder after two-year-old Barrett found dead in basement of Illinois family home last weekAn Illinois woman charged with killing her two-year-old son had …
Canada’s retaliatory US tariffs set to take effect as trade dispute grows
Counter-measures covering several sectors come after Trump announced 50% tariffs on Canadian goods Canada is set to impose retaliatory tariffs on billions of dollars’ worth of Ame…
Cities in Great Britain most vulnerable to extreme heat revealed
OS index examines which ‘urban heat islands’ suffer the most – and which cope the best with rising temperaturesPortsmouth, Leicester, Exeter, Bristol and Nottingham will be among …
NSW Greens MP pleads with federal colleagues not to back National party motion to block koala park deal
Federal Greens partyroom split over plan for NSW to get millions of dollars’ worth in carbon credits for creating a koala national parkFollow our Australia news live blog for late…
Australia politics live: John Howard warns about limiting immigration; Barnaby Joyce says super plan to have ‘minute’ inflationary effect
Follow the day’s news liveFormer prime minister, John Howard, has warned political parties against banning migration from certain countries as the debate over Australia’s immigrat…
Giuliani says Mamdani should skip 9/11 ceremony during rant against Islam
New York City mayor confirms he will attend memorial service but declines to respond to Giuliani’s remarksNew York mayor Zohran Mamdani is set to come face-to-face with Rudy Giuli…
Police used batons and pepper spray on far-right protesters in Portsmouth unrest
Minister condemns groups behind Hampshire disorder and says officers were injured as they repelled ‘aggression’Batons and synthetic pepper spray were used to repel hundreds of mas…
German chancellor vows to stay in office despite AfD triumph in state election
Friedrich Merz said his conservative CDU was shaken ‘to its very foundations’ after far-right victory in Saxony-AnhaltA “shocked” and chastened Friedrich Merz has vowed to stay in…
Alleged killers of Australian surfers and American friend go on trial in Mexico
Three men on trial for killing Jake and Callum Robinson and Jack Carter Rhoad in Baja California in 2024The alleged killers of two Australian surfers and an American at a Mexican …
Polanski faces Green rival in his pursuit of Keir Starmer’s old seat
Hamza Chowdhury says most of his fellow Green Camden councillors back him to contest 8 October byelectionUK politics live – latest updatesZack Polanski is facing unexpected opposi…
Syrian reactor could have been used for nuclear weapons if completed, UN says
Chief of nuclear watchdog says secret Assad-era facility would have been able to produce fissile material A nearly complete nuclear reactor built secretly during the rule of the t…
No 10 condemns ‘thuggish’ far-right activists after Portsmouth unrest
Hundreds of men, some in balaclavas, try to prevent asylum seekers’ processing, two days after similar scenes in DoverUK politics live – latest updatesDowning Street has condemned…
Europe’s centre fears nationalist wave after far-right AfD wins state in Germany
‘Historic’ win in Saxony-Anhalt may show voters’ discontent with political centre, but sweeping conclusions cannot yet be drawnEurope live – latest updatesThe numbers speak for th…
French winemakers forecast 30-year low harvest after severe drought and heat
Estimates suggest drop in production with vineyards also concerned ‘smoke taint’ from wildfires may affect qualityFrench vineyards hit by severe drought and heatwaves are expected…
Stolen Generations survivors have more health challenges than other First Nations people
Indigenous Australians forcibly removed under government policies more likely to have severe or profound disability, report findsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily new…
Record strength El Niño could mean bigger supermarket bills for Australians, experts warn
Predicted hot and dry weather in growing areas in eastern Australia identified as ‘one of the key issues’ that will affect food prices over next 12 monthsGet our breaking news ema…
Grassroots Labor group urges Albanese government to chart course away from ‘American war machine’
Pressure follows revelations US military and weapons manufacturers control or have access to more than 100 bases across Australian continentWhy can the US access so many Australia…
Architect of UK’s AI policy quits after Anthropic conflict of interest concerns
Matt Clifford forced to stand down amid disquiet from senior MPs over his new full-time job at AI company The chair of the UK government’s “moonshot” science and technology resear…
Netflix announces production of third Inbetweeners film
Creators Damon Beesley and Iain Morris return as writers and directors, with the original cast reprising their rolesNetflix has announced that production has begun on a new Inbetw…
Plans for local government overhaul on hold after legal advice
Angela Rayner to announce review into local government shake-up as decisions on four areas withdrawn and 16 paused UK politics live – latest updatesPlans for a major reorganisatio…
Trump administration attacks UK plans to boost traditional media on social platforms
US embassy says Downing Street’s plan to give BBC, ITV and other established media more online visibility carries risk of ‘censorship’The Trump administration has raised “serious …
Federal investigators search for cause of Amazon cargo jet crash that killed five
Theories begin to emerge that plane may have landed too fast and too far down the runway to be able to stop in timeFederal investigators got plans under way on Monday for determin…
Why is the far-right AfD’s state victory significant and what might happen next in German politics?
Aftershocks of party’s win in Saxony-Anhalt will ripple across Germany, with two more state elections this monthEurope live – latest updatesGermany is reeling from the biggest far…
Sightings of Meghan at star-studded retreat fuel Cotswolds rumours
Reports of Soho Farmhouse visit add to speculation Duke and Duchess of Sussex could be settling in the areaWhen the Duke and Duchess of Sussex landed back in England earlier this …
John Healey backs growth but says Labour must be honest on spending
Chancellor ducks questions on whether he will have to raise taxes but says he will stick firmly to fiscal rulesBusiness live – latest updatesJohn Healey has said boosting economic…