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Appeals court rules in favor of Trump-backed Missouri congressional maps
Supreme court, which has twice blocked maps from being used in November, likely to have final say in legal fightA long-running legal fight over Missouri’s congressional map took a…
Healthcare in Africa ‘under growing strain’ after US withdrawal from aid programs, report warns
Accra Reset’s report states countries in the region and global south should take greater control of their health development after USAID debacleThe United States’ withdrawal from …
Lindsay Clancy’s defense laywer asks judge to investigate lone juror
Holdout juror in Clancy’s case, Michael Desronvil, sided with the prosecutors, arguing that Clancy knew what she was doing when she killed her three young childrenLawyers for Lind…
Halt super-intelligent AI with non-proliferation treaty, Ed Davey to say
At Lib Dems’ conference in Brighton, leader will accuse Andy Burnham of relying on Donald Trump and ‘tech bros’ to solve problemEd Davey is to call for a global nuclear-style non-…
Celia Birtwell ‘humanises’ Burberry in London fashion week closing show
Textile designer brings florals, vines and smiley doodles to brand’s luxury checks for one-off paired collectionBurberry and Celia Birtwell are both national treasures of sorts. O…
World leaders address climate crisis before UN meet amid record-breaking El-Niño
Prime ministers of Australia and Iceland discuss effects on their countries even as some shy away in face of war and inflationWorld political leaders are descending on New York fo…
Australia news live: Chalmers says migration needed for falling birth rate; City of Sydney bans smartglasses
Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has joined the leaders of more than 20 countries in signing a statement calli…
UK to give support to Saudi jets in attempt to counter Houthi fighters
Andy Burnham says he will urge Donald Trump to bring an end to conflict with IranThe UK has agreed to provide defensive air support to Saudi Arabia to help counter Houthi fighters…
Two helicopter pilots killed while battling Yosemite fires
A helicopter assisting in fighting the Dome fire in Yosemite national park crashed on Sunday afternoonTwo helicopter pilots died while fighting a fire in Yosemite national park on…
Vermont man convicted of attempted murder of three Palestinian students
James Eaton, 51, faces life in prison after jury rejects insanity defense rooted in claims he was acting on orders from US and Israeli intelligenceA jury has convicted a Vermont m…
Moviegoer using phone during film pepper-sprayed in LA, police say
California man charged with misdemeanor battery in Burbank over incident sending three patrons to hospitalA 34-year-old man from California has been arrested after allegedly peppe…
US TV networks suspend White House pool coverage over Trump media ban
ABC, CBS, Fox News and NBC decline to participate after presidential ban that prompted widespread condemnationMajor US TV news networks agreed to refuse to air coverage of Donald …
ICE hides locations of thousands of detainees with final removal orders
Immigration agency’s move makes it harder for lawyers and family to find detainees, in line with stringent Trump policyUS Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has stopped pub…
California braces for record El Niño storms as governor declares emergency
Super El-Niño has already broken temperature records and is predicted to bring an extremely wet winter to the state‘Jaw-dropping’ El Niño bursts through temperature record months …
Datacentres in Victoria to be banned in residential areas
New rules also include a ban near schools and childcare centres and require them to source their own renewable energyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDat…
Venezuelan man shot by ICE agent as enforcement surges in Austin
The shooting of Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez comes months after increased federal immigration enforcement across the Texas capitalThe shooting of a man by a federal officer on Sunda…
Flights halted at three US airports as watchdog warns over hacking threat
Senator Ron Wyden calls for swift action after GAO report finds systems guiding US aircraft vulnerable to interferenceA congressional watchdog has warned the systems guiding US ai…
Rwandan man charged with crimes linked to 1994 genocide in first case brought in UK
Dr Vincent Brown will appear at Westminster magistrates court charged with seven offencesA man has been charged with crimes linked to the genocide in Rwanda in 1994 in the first c…
Charges dropped against Stanford students over pro-Palestine protest
Students faced prison terms and thousands of dollars in restitution over campus protest against Israel’s war on GazaFive Stanford University students who faced prison sentences an…
Colombia declares public calamity as wildfire threatens popular tourist area
Wildfire forces evacuations and burns through mountains surrounding Villa de Leyva in the north-east Colombian authorities declared a public calamity as a wildfire burned through …
Lauren Boebert says claims of sexual relationships with staffers ‘utterly false’
Republican congresswoman rejects ethics complaint and says allegations part of ‘politically motivated’ hit campaignLauren Boebert, the firebrand Republican subject of a House ethi…
Wildlife will be affected by current drought for years to come, UK government says
The number of potentially damaging environmental incidents triggered by this year’s hot and dry weather has surpassed that of 2025Wildlife in England and Wales will be affected by…
Key ally urges Trump to back US farmers amid anger over rising prices
Iowa senator Chuck Grassley calls for embargo on diesel exports as tariffs and Iran war drive up costs for sectorDonald Trump is facing growing calls, including from within his ow…
Houthis move to seize strategic terrain after Trump calls off airstrikes at last minute
US president reportedly changed his mind over Saudi Arabia’s pleas for assistance as bombs were being loadedHouthi fighters are moving to seize strategic heights in Yemen that wou…
Chad Gilbert, New Found Glory’s founding guitarist, dies aged 45
Gilbert’s family says he died ‘peacefully in his sleep’ months after My Friends Over You musician shared stage four cancer diagnosisGuitarist Chad Gilbert – a founding member of t…
US strikes on alleged drug boats may constitute ‘crimes against humanity’, UN finds
Dozens of US attacks on boats in the Pacific and Caribbean have killed more than 230 people since September 2025A special rapporteur for the UN human rights council has concluded …
No avoiding the cost of inaction on climate, Anthony Albanese says in New York
Ahead of United Nations meeting, prime minister says Australians knows the impact of global heating as well as anyone Australia understands the dangers of global warming and the u…
Inquest into British aid workers killed in Gaza may call on Israeli and UK military chiefs
Lawyer tells review hearing that families wish to know whether weaponry involved in the deaths was made in UKIsraeli and UK military commanders could be requested to give evidence…
More than 150,000 underwater explosives used to deter seals at Tasmanian salmon farms since 2016
Salmon companies operating in Tasmanian marine areas deployed almost 1,800 explosives in first half of 2026, government figures revealGet our breaking news email, free app or dail…
Discovery of new Australian stick insect species reveals case of mistaken identity
New study describes two species, Anchiale robusta and Anchiale mabiensis, both found in far north QueenslandGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo new larg…