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Italian PM and pontiff could not have been further apart on issues such as migration, climate crisis and economyIt is an awkward weekend for Giorgia Meloni. The Italian leader will host a gathering of world leaders to say goodbye to a much-revered pope whose public views – from the treatment of people fleeing war to the climate crisis – were...
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Exhausted residents point out latest drone strike came hours after Donald Trump's rare rebuke to Vladimir PutinAbout 1am on Friday, Yuliia Verbytska woke to the sound of an air raid siren. She grabbed her teenage children – Dmitry, 17, and Olexiy, 12 – and sat in the corridor, checking her phone. In the sky above came an ominous whine. Minutes...
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Opposition leader repeats condemnation of dawn service interruptions but says if he wins election he won't display Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island flags at press conferencesElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates...
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Jeremy Neal tells reporters the US president's decision to place tariffs on Australian exports had left a 'sour taste'. Follow liveAnywhere but Canberra: Australian voters on what matters to themInteractive guide to electorates in the Australian electionListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaSee all our Australian...
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Rescuers on Kangaroo Island say they are 'overjoyed' after the dog walked into one of their trapsElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastAfter 529 days on the run, Australia's favourite fugitive has been caught at last.Valerie the miniature dachshund, who went...
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Alda Curtis, who earned US$1 for the T-shirt she sold on RedBubble, had US$600 removed from her PayPal account without explanationElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastAlda Curtis, a 63-year-old counselling student from Sydney, set up a Redbubble store as a...
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Narendra Modi must weigh a response that balances domestic fury with strategic restraintIndia's furious response to the terrorist massacre of 26 men in a popular travel destination is being shaped by public rage at the deadliest civilian attack in Kashmir in a quarter-century.The brutality of the assault in one of Muslim-majority Kashmir's marquee...
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Redolent of old great power thinking, Trump's Crimea giveaway could usher a return to international lawlessness"Crimea will stay with Russia,” Donald Trump told Time magazine in a largely sympathetic profile on Friday. And with that statement, the US president made clear that he wanted to carve up another country, Ukraine, and so legitimise the...
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In a statement, the 86-year-old director of the critical and box-office flop said the book confirms his feeling that 'art can never be constrained'Megalopolis, Francis Ford Coppola's $120m passion project, was neither a box office nor a critical success on release last year. Largely funded by the sale of Coppola's own vineyards, the sci-fi epic...
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Corporation responds to 'urgent need' following earthquake by taking over Voice of America's former channelThe BBC has stepped in to launch a news service in Myanmar after the devastating earthquake in the country, replacing a US service that Donald Trump has ceased to fund.A direct-to-home satellite video channel delivering BBC News Burmese...
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Officer suspended after shooting 21-year-old man from behind in Oldenburg in north-west GermanyCivil rights activists in Germany have demanded an independent inquiry into alleged police racism after an officer shot a 21-year-old black man from behind, killing him after an altercation outside a nightclub.The 27-year-old officer was suspended from...
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Russian official calls talks with Steve Witkoff 'quite useful' as investigation launched into suspected Ukrainian bombingDonald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff has met Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin for high-stakes peace talks, hours after a senior Russian military official was killed in a car explosion near Moscow.Trump has played up Witkoff's visit...
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This blog is now closed. You can read our report herePjotr Sauer is a Russian affairs reporter for the GuardianA senior Russian military official was killed in a car explosion near Moscow on Friday, just hours before a Kremlin meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff. Continue reading...
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Fernando Collor, who led the country from 1990 to 1992, was sentenced in 2023 after being convicted for corruptionBrazil's former president, Fernando Collor, has been arrested early and ordered to begin serving a prison sentence stemming from his 2023 conviction for corruption.Collor was convicted of receiving 20m reais ($3.5m) to facilitate...
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London professionals are taking advantage of reduced rents in vacant buildings in often unusual spacesA top-floor, open-plan property in a trendy east London neighbourhood would usually set you back thousands of pounds a month in rent, but Luke Williams is paying a fraction of that.The 45-year-old programme manager is one of a growing number of...
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Korean retailers report strong sales for Light and Thread, featuring speeches, essays and poems by novelistA book featuring Han Kang's Nobel prize lecture sold 10,000 copies in its first day on sale online.Light and Thread, which takes its title from Han's December lecture, is her first book to be published in South Korea since she was announced as...
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Beijing will 'strengthen bottom-line thinking' as reports say it could drop tariffs on some US products Business live – latest updatesXi Jinping has announced a plan to counter China's continuing economic problems and the impact of the US trade war, as reports swirl that it could drop tariffs on some US products, including semiconductors.Friday's...
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Learning to discuss topics in which you differ is something people can get better at and can benefit relationshipsWhy can't the dirty plates go straight into the dishwasher? Whose turn is it to pick up the kids? And why do you insist on doing that thing you do when you know how much it annoys me? No honestly, don't worry, I'm fine.Perhaps – if...
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Itamar Ben-Gvir, who has past convictions for supporting terrorism, attended fundraiser at Trump's resortIsrael's far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir was set to address a meeting at a Yale University Jewish society, a day after being honored at a lavish dinner at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort.Ben-Gvir, who has past convictions...
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They date back to the 16th century when mercenaries first served Pope Julius II and form the world's smallest armyWith their feathered helmets, ruffled collars and coloured, puffed-sleeve uniforms, the Vatican Swiss Guards are often likened by curious visitors to medieval court jesters.But appearances can be deceiving. The world's smallest army,...
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More than 150,000 mourners have queued for hours to pay respects to pontiff before coffin is sealed on FridayPope Francis obituaryEurope live – latest updatesMore than 150,000 people from all over the world have viewed Pope Francis's body as the Vatican makes the final preparations for his funeral on Saturday, an event that will be attended by 50...
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Decision by Ploiești city appeals court over cancelled result is likely to be overturned before two-round ballot in MayEurope live – latest updatesPiling confusion on controversy, a Romanian district appeals court has ruled barely a week before the rerun of the country's presidential election that the constitutional court's decision cancelling...
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State's nominal GDP reaches $4.1tn, edging out Japan's $4.02tn, ranking it behind the US, China and GermanyCalifornia's economy has surpassed Japan's, making the Golden state the fourth largest economy in the world, Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Thursday.The state's nominal GDP reached $4.1tn, according to data from the International Monetary...
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Authorities warn of mudslides during intense rainfall, as Kenya is hit by deadly flash floodingEurope live – latest updatesAfter Storm Hans battered northern Italy in the runup to Easter, severe weather continued to lash much of the country this week. Since Tuesday, the conditions have triggered potent showers and thunderstorms, and yellow and...
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Countries trade blows across line of control in disputed Kashmir as tensions rise after deadly shootingTroops from Pakistan and India exchanged fire overnight across the line of control in disputed Kashmir, officials have said, after the UN urged the nuclear-armed rivals to show "maximum restraint” after Tuesday's massacre of Indian tourists by...
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Police confirm 53-year-old discovered unresponsive at Silverwater correctional complex late on ThursdayElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastThe man accused of killing a 19-year-old Central Coast woman, Audrey Griffin, has died in custody just days after being...
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Anthony Albanese says disruption of ceremonies in Melbourne and Perth was 'act of low cowardice on a day when we honour courage and sacrifice'Polls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon...
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Lightning strikes hit two houses as parts of Sunshine Coast receive up to 240mm of rain overnightElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastWild weather in Queensland has seen two people hospitalised after lightning struck their homes, while some Anzac Day services...
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This blog is now closed'Neo-Nazi' booing of welcome to country at Melbourne Anzac Day dawn service condemnedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning,Krishani Dhanji here with you, thanks to Martin Farrer for getting us started this morning. Continue reading...
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Small group booed and yelled at Bunurong elder Uncle Mark Brown's welcome and Victorian governor's acknowledgement of countryElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastA man is expected to be charged with offensive behaviour after a group including a "known...
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Exclusive: EU Transparency Register shows law firms also among lobbyists working for fossil fuel companiesA handful of "small but dirty” public affairs and law firms in Europe are enabling pollution by lobbying extensively for big oil, an analysis has found, with most major companies in the industry working for at least one fossil fuel...
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Exclusive: Former navy officer Grange Chung, candidate for the Sydney seat of Reid, uses images of himself in military uniformPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon election email, free...
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The Herds project from the team behind Little Amal will travel 20,000km taking its message on environmental crisis across the worldHundreds of life-size animal puppets have begun a 20,000km (12,400 mile) journey from central Africa to the Arctic Circle as part of an ambitious project created by the team behind Little Amal, the giant puppet of a...
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Intervention comes as US president makes renewed push to end war, reportedly on terms favourable to MoscowDonald Trump has issued a rare rebuke to Moscow for an air attack that killed 12 people in Kyiv, telling the Russian president in a social media post: "Vladimir, STOP!”The US president's remarks come as he makes a renewed push to end the...
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Critics fear decision to list Brazil-based firm JBS, long linked to Amazon's deforestation, will add to the climate crisisEnvironmental groups are outraged that the world's biggest meatpacking company, JBS, which has long been linked to Amazon's deforestation, has received approval from US authorities to list on the New York Stock Exchange.The...
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Complaints about the book focus on cartoon sex scenes, one of which has been described by critics as 'pornographic' and 'paedophilic'Election 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastGender Queer, a graphic novel on gender identity, has been reapproved for sale in...
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How-to-vote cards offer some clues to how preferences may flow, but no one can be sure how closely voters will follow them – and some offer no adviceElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the latest...
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Plan would lead to the lowest number of skilled permanent migrants in 20 years, outside of pandemicElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet...
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The 46-year-old allegedly recorded video on her phone of abuse against elderly patients at a home in GrasmereGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastA woman has been charged after allegedly sexually abusing residents at the aged care facility where she worked, recording the assaults and sharing the videos with her partner, a...
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Weeks of tough talk from the US president, who now says he will be 'very nice' to China, had rattled investors Stock markets have risen around the world after Donald Trump said his tariffs on China would come down "substantially” and he had "no intention” of firing the chair of the US central bank, Jerome Powell.Weeks of tough talk on trade...
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Family incarceration has been revived after Biden – and Jade, Jason and Gabriela are speaking out about their distressing treatment in TexasWhen Jade and her family first arrived at the detention facility in Karnes county, Texas, she wasn't really sure what to think."I guess I was confused and scared,” said the 13-year-old. Her parents were...
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Department remains concerned over ads depicting candidates in military fatigues jumping from planes, serving on tour and holding riflesElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignInteractive guide to electorates in the Australian electionListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaSee all our Australian...
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This live blog is now closed. For the latest on the Russia-Ukraine war, read our latest reports: 'Vladimir, stop!' Trump issues rare rebuke to PutinZelenskyy says Ukraine cannot accept US recognition of Crimea as RussianWe understand that while the visit will be cut short after Zelenskyy's meeting with Ramaphosa, their media activities will still...
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Democrats including Schumer say Trump is using antisemitism as cover to defund schoolsFive Jewish Democratic senators have sent a strongly worded letter to Donald Trump condemning his administration's "assault on universities” and questioning whether actions taken against higher education institutions are truly aimed at combating antisemitism.The...
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Haaretz report comes as supreme court gives Israeli PM more time to respond to affidavit from fired Shin Bet chief New developments have come to light in the killing of 15 Palestinian medics and rescue workers by Israeli troops in the Gaza Strip last month, with evidence reportedly contradicting the Israel Defense Forces' claim that soldiers did...
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Maashorst council says print of Queen Beatrix from 1985 series Reigning Queens probably taken with the rubbishIn the hands of Andy Warhol, trash often became a work of art. So perhaps the pop culture icon would not be too upset to know that in the hands of one Dutch municipality, one of his artworks went the other way and was thrown out with the...
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Boy, 15, arrested after at least one child killed and three injured at Notre-Dame-de-Toutes-Aides school in NantesThe French prime minister, François Bayrou, has called for a crackdown on teenage knife crime after a high-school student stabbed four other children at his school, killing at least one and injuring the others before being arrested.The...
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The artist will unveil his first major public artwork in the city since 2017 on Roosevelt Island as part of the Art X Freedom initiativeAi Weiwei is returning to New York with a new installation on Roosevelt Island.The Four Freedoms Park Conservancy announced on Thursday that it had commissioned the Chinese contemporary artist to help launch a new...
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More than 60,000 people have viewed body of late pontiff since Wednesday morning, says VaticanThousands of mourners lined up for hours on a second day to catch a glimpse of Pope Francis's body, after St Peter's Basilica stayed open all night to cope with the huge crowds who had come to pay their final respects.The 16th-century basilica, where...
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Ukraine president returns to topic on visit to South Africa after Trump accused him of jeopardising peace dealEurope live – latest updates on the Ukraine warVolodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine could not accept US recognition of Russia's annexation of Crimea as he visited South Africa, while both he and Donald Trump criticised a deadly missile and...
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Just like housing, advocates say oral health care is a policy area where younger Australians are seriously disadvantagedElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the latest episode of our new narrative...
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China again biggest jailer of writers in 2024, followed by Iran – with Israel in fifth place, says organisation's annual reportWriters in the US are at growing risk amid a worldwide crackdown on free speech that has begun to spread to countries previously renowned for unfettered expression and openness, according to a leading writers' advocacy...
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University president says popular US singer was felt to have made 'antisemitic, anti-Israel sentiments', after she made statements including 'long live the intifada'A performance by R&B star Kehlani at Cornell University in New York State has been cancelled, with the university's president saying the booking of the singer had "injected division...
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Islamabad closes airspace to Indian aircraft and tells Delhi any interference in water sharing will be seen as act of warNuclear rivals India and Pakistan have moved closer to military confrontation as Islamabad closed its airspace to Indian aircraft and warned that any effort by Delhi to interfere with the supply of water under a decades-old...
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Allegations come days after Japanese authorities increased efforts to deter crimes by US servicemen on islandTwo US marines based on the Japanese island of Okinawa are being investigated for alleged rape, days after local authorities stepped up efforts to deter sexual and other crimes by US service personnel.A marine in his 20s is suspected of...
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International aid workers fear for Palestinians who have fled their homes in search of safetyIsrael has quietly stopped designating areas of Gaza as humanitarian zones since it resumed strikes on the Palestinian territory last month.The move has heightened fears among aid workers for the safety of civilians sheltering in places previously deemed...
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Chadema spokesperson says party's vice-chair John Heche and secretary general John Mnyika held on way to protest over treason chargesTanzania's main opposition party said on Thursday at least two of its officials had been arrested on their way to a rally to support the leading government opponent Tundu Lissu, who refused to appear at a virtual...
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The US musician was a major influence on post-punk and alt-rock scenes thanks to his spirited, chaotic styleDavid Thomas, who fronted the wild and free-thinking American rock band Pere Ubu, has died aged 71.A statement on Pere Ubu's Facebook page said that he died "in his home town of Brighton & Hove, with his wife and youngest step-daughter by...
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David Stancombe and Sergio Aguiar running in memory of daughters and to raise money for charity and schoolThe fathers of two of the girls who were stabbed to death in the Southport attack will be running the London Marathon in memory of their daughters.David Stancombe and Sergio Aguiar said their daughters, seven-year-old Elsie Dot Stancombe and...
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Coalition allies of Pedro Sánchez said the purchase of millions of bullets jeopardised country's efforts to hold Israel to account over war in GazaSpain has scrapped a €6.6m (£5.7m) order for millions of bullets from an Israeli company after the junior partners in its coalition government denounced it as a "flagrant breach” of the alliance...
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