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Tuesday's federal budget to include $500m to fund faster approvals for housing, energy and mining projects. Follow today's news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAlbanese defends breaking promise to not touch negative gearing and CGTGood government makes "the right decisions for the right reasons for the times that you...
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Bangladesh High Court rejected a bail plea for Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das in a lawyer's killing case. He is already facing trial for sedition, having been denied bail previously. The court will hear bail petitions for four other cases against the monk on Monday.
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A non-binary transgender Indian national, Q Manivannan, has been elected as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) on a student visa. This historic win marks the first time a foreign citizen without permanent residency has held such a position. Manivannan's election has drawn controversy, with debates arising over their immigration status and...
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Israeli forces reportedly established a temporary base on an old airstrip in Iraq's Najaf desert during the war against Iran, according to security officials. The operation, coordinated with the US, led to clashes with Iraqi troops. While no forces remain, equipment may have been left behind. Iraq had previously protested an air raid in the area.
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Péter Magyar strikes radically different tone to predecessor but questions remain about how he will lead the countryMoments after he was sworn in as Hungary's prime minister, Péter Magyar apologised to those who had been maligned by the state during Viktor Orbán's time in power as questions continue to swirl over what lies ahead for the country...
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Party leader has been vocal about its gains in London and there is a feeling that its losses could have been worseBy any sane person's reckoning, the Conservative party had a night to forget in Thursday's local, mayoral and devolved elections. It lost about 500 councillors in England and ceded control of three local authorities to Nigel Farage's...
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Soldiers dropped oxygen supplies and medical aid to Britain's most remote overseas territory• What is hantavirus?Paratroopers landed on a "golf course covered in rocks” to supply medical personnel and oxygen to Britain's most remote overseas territory as it deals with a suspected hantavirus case, an army commander has said.The UK Health...
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This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," amid the fragile ceasefire with Iran, Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly join. Plus Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu discusses whether his party can take control of the House in November and former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb has the latest on the hantavirus outbreak.
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Zsolt Hegedűs's celebrations since the election of Péter Magyar have sparked joy across the countryAs Hungary's Péter Magyar took office, ousting Viktor Orbán after 16 years in power, the daylong event on Saturday was laced with symbolism, from the return of the EU flag to parliament to the ringing out of the European anthem, Ode to Joy.But it...
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Rhun ap Iorwerth says he hopes to work with other parties and press the UK government for extra powersThe leader of Plaid Cymru, Rhun ap Iorwerth, has vowed to form a stable minority government in the Senedd and said he would seek out mature cooperation from all opposition parties.Ap Iorwerth said his administration would press the UK government...
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Officials reportedly drafting legislation likely to safeguard Britain's last blast furnaces and save thousands of jobs The full nationalisation of British Steel is expected to be announced in the King's speech this week, a year after the government took over the daily running of the loss-making business from its Chinese owner.The steelmaker, which...
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Hosted by Jane Pauley. Featured: The Supreme Court ushers in a new era of gerrymandering; the legacy of CBS News Radio; motherless daughters; comedian Martin Short; rebuilding L.A.; remembering Ted Turner; and Martha Stewart prepares a Mother's Day breakfast.
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Chances of Starmer remaining in No 10 appear to be diminishing as about 40 Labour MPs call on him to quitUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer faces a fight for his political life in the next 24 hours as potential Labour leadership rivals from Wes Streeting to Angela Rayner began to position themselves for a contest.Starmer is hoping to...
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The First Nations woman has been on the priority public housing list in WA since 2023. Despite nearly dying from sleeping rough, she still has a two-year waitGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe family of a homeless First Nations woman who is sick with septicemia fear she will die without a safe home, but advocates warn it...
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Trump expresses ire at Tehran's reported demands, as drones strike Gulf nations and Israel warns war 'not over'Iran has said it has replied to a US peace proposal, on a day when the month-old ceasefire showed signs of fraying, as drone strikes were reported around the region and Benjamin Netanyahu warned the war was "not over”.Iranian state media...
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President Donald Trump rejected Iran's response to a U.S. proposal to bring an end to the war in the Middle East, calling the message "totally unacceptable” on Truth Social."I have just read the response from Iran's so-called 'Representatives,'” Trump posted Sunday afternoon.
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A car ploughed into five men in Arnold, Nottinghamshire, early Saturday, critically injuring one. Police arrested a 40-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder after an apparent altercation preceded the incident. Investigations are ongoing, with police urging witnesses and those with footage to come forward to help reconstruct events.
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William Harrison, a US soldier stationed in the region, was convicted and hanged for the murder of Patsy WylieOn the afternoon of 25 September 1944, William Harrison, a US soldier stationed in Northern Ireland, visited the cottage of the Wylie family in Killycolpy, County Tyrone, and offered to buy treats for the children.He had visited before and...
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Shock and fears for future, including homelessness, after landlords rushed to issue section 21 notices before 1 MayIt was 2pm on 30 April when Carl Kansinde Middleton received a "no fault” eviction from his landlord in Brighton – just 10 hours before section 21 notices were officially banned under the Renters' Right Act."As we were getting...
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Iran seeks to end the war on all fronts, including in Lebanon, where Israel is fighting the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group, and to ensure the security of shipping, state TV said. Washington's latest proposal addressed a deal to end the war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and roll back Iran's nuclear program.
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Experts warn of 'soft target' vulnerabilities and intelligence gaps as federal agencies prepare to secure 78 matches across 11 citiesFifa World Cup matches set to be held across the United States face heightened terrorism risks, with experts warning that vulnerabilities are being amplified by the US-Israel conflict with Iran and a depletion of...
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Vitória Régia imagines rightwing Bolsonaro plot succeeded with US help – and highlights threats facing Indigenous peoplesThe year is 2025 and far-right coup plotters have annihilated Brazil's democracy, assassinating the president, closing the national congress and surrendering the Amazon rainforest and its untold riches to the United...
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Property disputes, predatory developers and surging sea levels are putting the historic Black community at riskOn Arthur Champen's half-acre property in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, a thicket of southern live oaks, palmettos and pine trees muffle the roar of cars on nearby highway 278. His haint blue house, lightened by the sun, sits on...
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The salacious gossip website is hounding politicians and tracking vacationing members of CongressTMZ has only been in Washington DC for a matter of weeks, but the salacious gossip website is already having an impact: hounding politicians, tracking vacationing members of Congress and reporting on a senator taking a trip to Disney World.It's been...
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Saudi Arabia's state oil company's profits up 26% to £26.9bn in first three months of yearBusiness live – latest updatesSaudi Arabia's state oil company reported a 26% jump in profits in its first quarter as its east-west pipeline allowed it to ship millions of barrels of oil out of the Gulf despite conflict in the Middle East.Profits at Saudi...
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During World War II, CBS News Radio broadcaster Edward R. Murrow brought news of the war - with immediacy and empathy - into the homes of Americans. In this "Sunday Morning" report originally aired on May 7, 1995, Charles Osgood looked back at the journalist whose words helped listeners an ocean away see what he saw, from the London Blitz and the...
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Passengers from a quarantined cruise ship, the MV Hondius, began disembarking off Tenerife after a hantavirus outbreak linked to the Andes strain. Three deaths and five positive cases were reported, prompting an international evacuation and medical screening for over 140 individuals on board.
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Writing by Narges Mohammadi, arrested 14 times for activism, offers a disturbing insight into treatmentIn an exclusive extract of writing smuggled from prison in Iran, the Nobel peace prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has described the "torture” of solitary confinement, and her systematic medical neglect by the prison system.The writing from the...
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Thirty years after first person-to-person transmission was documented in Patagonia, scientists say global heating could increase world's exposureAn outbreak in rural communities 30 years ago in the Patagonia area of Argentina led scientists, for the first time, to document person-to-person transmission of hantavirus, which until then had been known...
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US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will reportedly not operate inside or around stadiums during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, easing concerns surrounding immigration enforcement at matches hosted in the United States. The decision follows months of criticism from supporters, lawmakers and international federations, amid fears that immigration...
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North Korea has amended its constitution, mandating an automatic nuclear strike if leader Kim Jong-un is assassinated or incapacitated by foreign adversaries. This revision, prompted by concerns over recent decapitation attacks in Iran, formalizes retaliatory procedures. The move underscores Pyongyang's heightened security fears amid evolving...
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