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While it might save some politicians from public humiliation, it could also deprive Americans of opportunities to interact with their elected officialsAfter Roger Marshall, a senator from Kansas, was hounded out of his own town hall event last week, Republican party leaders had had enough. Mike Johnson, the Republican House speaker, and Richard...
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The president, who derided Barack Obama for golfing while in office, even makes money off his Mar-a-Lago weekendsIt has become a familiar routine for the Palm Beach county sheriff, Ric Bradshaw, and his deputies. Almost every Tuesday in recent weeks, the Federal Aviation Administration has posted to its website a formal "notice to airmen”...
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The actor was likely alone in his house for days, disoriented and too frail to seek help, after death of wife Betsy ArakawaActor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, who were found dead last month in Santa Fe, New Mexico, were rarely apart from each other, and it's that closeness that may have led to the circumstances of their deaths.Arakawa...
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Since becoming president, Trump has upended the US approach to Ukraine and treated Moscow more as an allyIn just seven weeks since returning to the White House for a second term, Donald Trump has upended the US approach to the invasion of Ukraine and treated Russia increasingly not as an adversary, but an ally.After tossing aside decades of...
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Free training classes for firefighters and other first responders are provided through Fema at the Maryland siteThe country's pre-eminent federal fire training academy canceled classes, effective immediately, on Saturday amid the ongoing flurry of funding freezes and staffing cuts by Donald Trump's administration.The Federal Emergency Management...
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More governments seeking to keep millions of people offline amid conflicts, protests and political instabilityDigital blackouts reached a record high in 2024 in Africa as more governments sought to keep millions of citizens off the internet than in any other period over the last decade.A report released by the internet rights group Access Now and...
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Diplomats gasp as Keith Kellogg claims Zelenskyy to blame for soured relations with America"There was an audible gasp in the room at the Council on Foreign Relations as Keith Kellogg, the White House's special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, characterised the US decision to cut off intelligence sharing and military aid to Kyiv as like beating a farm...
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Ukrainian president backs negotiations, despite Trump's remarks he finds Russia 'easier', and calls for more sanctions after deadly missile attack Local officials from Russia's ruling party have caused controversy by presenting mothers of soldiers killed in Ukraine with gifts of meat grinders, an appliance widely used to describe Russia's brutal...
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South-east Queensland and northern NSW struggle to recover amid heavy downpours and flash floodingGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSwathes of south-east Queensland and northern New South Wales were on alert for heavy rain and flash flooding as almost 290,000 properties were still without power on Sunday evening due to...
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With internal politics at their most unstable for years, the risk of escalation is risingThe letter the US president, Donald Trump, says he sent to Iran's leadership offering to reopen talks on the country's nuclear programme comes at a point when Iranian domestic politics is at its most unstable for years.In the past month, the...
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Germany, France and UK sweep away old rules in pledge to do 'whatever it takes' to defend Europe from Russian threatWhen he rose to his feet at prime minister's questions on Wednesday, Keir Starmer delivered a stirring tribute to six British soldiers who lost their lives in Afghanistan 13 years ago.He read out their names very deliberately, one by...
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Members of Putin's United Russia party in Murmansk said gifts were initiative of the women's wing Local officials from Russia's ruling party have caused controversy by presenting mothers of soldiers killed in Ukraine with gifts of meat grinders, an appliance widely used to describe Russia's brutal tactics on the frontline.The United Russia party in...
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Two personnel in serious condition after accident near city lashed by torrential rain brought by ex-Tropical Cyclone AlfredEx-Tropical Cyclone Alfred LIVE: latest news and updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwelve soldiers remain in hospital – two in a serious condition – after two army trucks carrying troops...
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Michael Murphy outed himself as subject of Icac investigation that found he had mismanaged a conflict of interestGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Northern Territory's police commissioner has been given his marching orders after a jobs-for-mates scandal uncovered by a corruption watchdog.Michael Murphy outed himself as...
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Both supporters of Yoon Suk Yeol and those who backed his impeachment rallied in Seoul ahead of his releaseSouth Korea's impeached conservative president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has been released from prison, a day after a Seoul court cancelled his arrest to allow him to stand trial for insurrection without being detained.After walking out of a detention...
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About 745 civilians among those killed in fighting in Latakia province between security forces and fighters loyal to former president AssadMore than 1,000 people, including 745 civilians, were killed in the two days of clashes between Syrian security forces and fighters loyal to the former Assad regime and ensuing revenge killings, a war monitor...
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Much of the security is on the passenger side of the terminal, Geoff Askew says, not on the tarmacEx-Tropical Cyclone Alfred LIVE: latest news and updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia's smaller and regional airports are rife with security vulnerabilities, industry insiders have warned, after the dramatic...
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Nominee for undersecretary for defense policy says Aukus deal to deliver Virginia class submarines could leave US sailors 'vulnerable'Read more: Surface tension: could the promised Aukus nuclear submarines simply never be handed over to Australia?One of Donald Trump's top picks for the Pentagon says selling submarines to Australia under the Aukus...
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One truck rolled several times into a paddock and another tipped onto its side, attempting to avoid the first vehicle, at around 5pm on SaturdayEx-Tropical Cyclone Alfred LIVE: latest news and updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThirty-two people were involved in an incident in which two Australian defence force...
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From Istanbul and Warsaw to New York and Los Angeles, activists demand equality and the end of gender-based violenceWomen took to the streets of cities across Europe, Africa and elsewhere to mark International Women's Day with demands for ending inequality and gender-based violence.On the Asian side of Turkey's biggest city, Istanbul, a rally in...
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Conservative bloc and SPD to start full coalition talks as chancellor-in-waiting plans to revive ailing economyGermany's conservative election winner, Friedrich Merz, came a step closer on Saturday to forming a government that he says will revive Europe's top economy and its armed forces with massive new spending.The bold moves are part of his plan...
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WA Labor premier Roger Cook said his party had been rewarded for delivering a sensible and stable governmentEx-Tropical Cyclone Alfred LIVE: latest news and updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastRoger Cook has declared he's ready to get back to work after Western Australian Labor secured a third term with another massive...
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Communities in northern NSW and south-east Queensland remain on alert for heavy rain and flooding Tropical Cyclone Alfred LIVE: latest news and updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastResidents in two states are facing a massive clean-up task, with more than 330,000 homes and businesses left without power on Sunday...
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Ayatollah Khamenei says US demand to reopen talks on Iran's nuclear programme is aimed at dominationIran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has criticised what he described as bullying tactics a day after Donald Trump threatened military action against Iran."Some bully governments – I really don't know of any more appropriate term for some...
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Ubiquity of then-illegal relations at King's College, Cambridge, explains puzzling 1952 admission, says scholarFor decades, it has puzzled historians. Why, in the course of reporting a burglary to the police in 1952, did the maths genius Alan Turing volunteer that he was in an illegal homosexual relationship? The admission enabled the police to...
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The territory is mired in a 'grey zone' of uncertainty as the peace process has stalled and neither side seems willing to compromiseFears of a return to war in Gaza are intensifying this weekend, with faltering diplomatic efforts and almost daily airstrikes by Israeli forces in the devastated territory.There has been relative calm in Gaza since a...
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After the US president's vow to take over the Arctic island, pro-independent voices are growing louder but some want to work with WashingtonWhen it comes to the issues on the table – schools, healthcare, independence – Tuesday's election is "not that exceptional”, says Greenlandic politician Aaja Chemnitz Larsen. And yet, it will potentially...
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Latest attacks came hours after Donald Trump said Vladimir Putin was 'doing what anybody would do'Russia launched a devastating attack on Ukraine on Saturday, killing at least 14 people and injuring dozens more, hours after Donald Trump defended Vladimir Putin and said the Kremlin leader was "doing what anybody would do”.Two ballistic missiles...
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This blog is now closed but you can read Luke Harding's report from Ukraine hereAccording to Reuters, Two Majors, a pro-Russian war blogger, wrote on Telegram on Saturday that Russian troops had begun an assault on Sudzha, a major town about 6 miles (9.5 km) from the border, and that the situation for Ukrainian troops in Kursk was "close to...
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The two women were said to have been stargazing with three male travellers when the incident took placeTwo men have been arrested in India in connection with the alleged rape of an Israeli and a local woman.The Israeli woman and her homestay operator were said to be stargazing with three male travellers in Koppal town in southern Karnataka state on...
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Study found that 7% of Americans have been present at a scene of a mass shooting and 2% had been injured in oneOne in 15 Americans has witnessed a mass shooting, a new study shows, revealing the depth and impact of the epidemic of gun violence that has washed over the US in recent decades.The study found that about 7% of US adults have been present...
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BoM path tracker shows ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred reaching mainland between Maroochydore and BrisbaneEx-Tropical Cyclone Alfred: what we know so farSend us your photographs and videos of ex-Cyclone AlfredGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWelfare recipients told to perform mutual obligations as cyclone bears downWe have a...
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Andrea Michelle Reyes was two when her mother took her from her father in Connecticut and fled the countryA woman who was abducted in Connecticut as a toddler has been found alive 25 years later in Mexico.Andrea Michelle Reyes was two years old when she was taken by her mother, Rosa Tenorio, in October 1999, according to a news release from the New...
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President Salva Kiir appeals for calm while analysts say escalating tensions could lead to full-blown conflictA South Sudanese general and dozens of soldiers have been killed after a United Nations helicopter trying to evacuate them from the northern town of Nasir came under attack, the government has said.The UN said Friday's incident, which could...
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US president says he finds Russia easier to deal with than Ukraine after cutting off intelligence and weapons to KyivUkraine war live: latest updates as Russia steps up attacksDonald Trump has said Vladimir Putin was "doing what anybody would do” after Russia launched a massive missile and drone strike on Ukraine days after the US cut off vital...
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Police say suspects are male, with one in a black balaclava seen fleeing the scene at the Piper Arms in a silver carThree suspects are at large after a mass shooting at the opening night of a pub in Toronto that left a dozen people injured, Canadian police say.The shooting at the Piper Arms pub near Scarborough town centre in eastern Toronto...
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First step by president to open discussions comes as Iranian government locked in dispute over negotiating with USDonald Trump has said he wants to negotiate a new deal with Iran to prevent its development of nuclear weapons and sent a letter to its leaders saying he hoped they would open talks.It is the first practical step taken by the US...
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Nationalist parties have tended to praise the US president's politics, but many voters dislike his treatment of UkraineEurope's rightwing populist parties are split over how far to distance themselves from Donald Trump's pressure on Ukraine, with some fearing unflinching solidarity with the US president's brand of nationalism will damage their...
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Workers at US African Development Foundation refused to let Doge operatives enter, though they later gained accessMembers of Elon Musk's so-called "department of government efficiency” (Doge) unit were barred from entering a small, independent federal agency promoting economic development in Africa on Wednesday after a tense standoff with staff...
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This blog is now closed, you can read our new Ukraine blog here:Ukraine war live: latest updates as Russia steps up attacksMeanwhile, in Ukraine… Russia launched a "massive” drone and missile attack on Ukrainian energy facilities early Friday, just days after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European allies proposed that Moscow and Kyiv halt...
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PM Donald Tusk says country needs army of 500,000 and backs withdrawal from treaty banning landminesUkraine war live: latest updates as Russia steps up attacksPoland's prime minister, Donald Tusk, has said his government is working on a plan to prepare large-scale military training for every adult male in response to the changing security situation...
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Alma Asinobi wants to break Guinness world record for shortest time to visit seven continentsIn 2019, Alma Asinobi, a Nigerian postgraduate architecture student, gave herself an ambitious goal after obtaining her first passport: to visit up to 16 countries every year.Then Covid-19 triggered a global lockdown, curtailing her dreams. Since...
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State named 57% of new commemorative places after women in 2024, up from 35% in 2023Sign up for Guardian Australia's breaking news emailIn 1898, Ethel Mary Vaughan Cowan became the first female doctor at Melbourne's children's hospital, blazing a trail for many who came after her.In 2024, she was honoured through the naming of Cowan Lane in...
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Cause of Betsy Arakawa's death was hantavirus pulmonary syndrome while Hackman died of heart disease, with advanced Alzheimer's disease contributingThe actor Gene Hackman died of natural causes days after his wife, Betsy Arakawa, succumbed to a rare respiratory virus, authorities said on Friday.Arakawa died of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome while...
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Worries mount for health of media mogul and pro-democracy activist, 77, as his trial nears endThe son of the jailed Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai has called for an urgent meeting with the UK prime minister, Keir Starmer, saying he was "desperate” as his father's defence drew to a close in a high-profile trial.Sebastien Lai said a fresh...
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Fighting in Latakia is marked escalation by Bashar al-Assad loyalists against Syria's new Islamist-led governmentAbout 125 civilians have been executed by government security forces in north-west Syria during a rolling two-day battle with loyalists to the ousted Assad regime, a Syrian war monitor reported on Friday.The Syrian Network for Human...
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Discovery in Jalisco is demonstration of country's crisis of forced disappearance related to organised crimeTwo hundred pairs of shoes have been found at a clandestine crematorium on a ranch in the Mexican state of Jalisco, in a disturbing demonstration of the country's crisis of forced disappearance related to organised crime.Warrior Searchers of...
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The biggest unknown in the largely predictable Western Australia election campaign is the extent to which Libby Mettam's Liberals can re-emerge from the political wildernessTropical Cyclone Alfred LIVE: latest news and updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnyone who has been looking in horror at the political upheaval...
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Transparency advocates raise concerns over 'survey' that asked loaded questions about Climate 200-backed MPs Zoe Daniel and Allegra SpenderTropical Cyclone Alfred LIVE: latest news and updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIndependent MPs and transparency advocates have criticised a "blatant push poll” targeting voters...
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Bob Brown Foundation's drone footage appears to show farm workers pumping live salmon into a tub carrying dead fish and then sealing itTropical Cyclone Alfred LIVE: latest news and updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAt least 1 million salmon died at Tasmanian fish farms and were dumped at landfill sites and rendering...
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Almost 100,000 homes in Queensland and NSW were without power on Friday evening as cyclone crawled towards the coastTropical Cyclone Alfred LIVE: latest news and updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMillions of people are sheltering from Tropical Cyclone Alfred as it crashes into the coast of south-east Queensland and...
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Former Alexander McQueen protege's show a major fashion moment as it is first by a new female creative directorThe obvious place to start at Givenchy would be with Audrey Hepburn, but Sarah Burton is a more subtle designer than that.Instead of rewatching Breakfast at Tiffany's, Alexander McQueen's protege-turned-successor studied old photographs of...
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Moscow launches missile and drone strikes across Ukraine day after US stopped sharing intelligence with KyivRussia has carried out massive ballistic missile and drone strikes across Ukraine a day after the US stopped sharing intelligence with Kyiv that had previously given advance warnings of attacks.The strikes came early on Friday as a Ukrainian...
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Cost of second-class service to rise to 87p in sixth increase in little more than three yearsBusiness live – latest updatesRoyal Mail is to increase the cost of first- and second-class stamps for what will be the sixth time in little more than three years.From 7 April, the price of a first-class stamp will increase by 5p, or 3%, to £1.70. The...
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State department launches AI-assisted reviews of accounts to look for what it perceives as Hamas supportersThe US state department will use artificial intelligence to revoke visas of foreign students who it perceives as supporters of Hamas, Axios reported on Thursday, citing senior state department officials.Donald Trump signed an executive order...
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Unexploded device found near Gare du Nord, France's busiest train terminal, halting Eurostar and other servicesA second world war bomb found on rail tracks north of Paris was successfully defused on Friday after a day of transport chaos in which the Gare du Nord, used by Eurostar trains from London as well as other high-speed and local services,...
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