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Kyiv, Dnipro and Kharkiv hit, with apartment buildings among the targets according to officials, after president said intelligence predicted 'massive strike' Russian air raids on major Ukrainian centres including Kyiv, Dnipro and Kharkiv killed at least five people and wounded dozens by early morning on Tuesday, authorities said.Four people were...
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Labor's Luba Grigorovitch says she regrets six of the character references and vows never to write anotherFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNewly promoted Victorian government minister Luba Grigorovitch says she will never write another character reference after...
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Lively's legal team are suing her It Ends with Us co-star for legal fees and damages, reigniting a years-long court battleAttorneys for US actor Blake Likely were back in front of a New York judge on Monday to demand legal fees and damages from It Ends with Us co-star Justin Baldoni, after a settlement was reached last month in their years-long...
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Marine Rescue NSW volunteer coaxes distressed dog on to jetski after it paddled to Snapper Island in Batemans BayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOn Monday, radio operators in Batemans Bay along the New South Wales south coast got a call they hadn't had before: a dog...
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Unions had demanded 6% pay increase for lowest paid after war in Middle East pushed inflation higherFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNearly 3 million workers will receive a 4.75% pay rise, while about 100,000 of the country's lowest paid will receive a higher 6%...
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Party could struggle to push ratings as strategy increasingly focuses on views held by minority of voters, research findsReform UK is becoming increasingly reliant on socially conservative views for political support, and therefore could struggle to push its poll ratings much higher, a large-scale research project led by the leading psephologist...
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Net zero industry accounts for more than a million jobs and benefits whole country, according to CBI EconomicsMore than a million jobs, higher wages, nearly half a trillion pounds in investment in the pipeline – the UK's green economy is powering ahead, according to research by the country's leading business organisation.The net zero economy,...
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State sues maker of ChatGPT and CEO Sam Altman, alleging company 'allowed a dangerous product to reach millions'Florida filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, and its CEO, Sam Altman, on Monday alleging that the company concealed serious safety risks with its chatbot. Florida is the first state in the US to sue the artificial...
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Exclusive: Former Labor minister will lead the community-based investigation and report in OctoberPeter Garrett on why Australians deserve the truth about Aukus – Full Story podcastFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe former environment minister Peter Garrett will...
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Teachers associated with CNTE union were marching toward Zócalo for salary raises and reversal of pension laws Riot police fired teargas at teachers who were marching toward Mexico City's historic Zócalo plaza, just days before the square is expected to host the 2026 World Cup "Fan Fest”. The incident is the second time police have clashed with...
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London mayor says Soho Society's decision to challenge all new licensing applications is 'bad' for citySadiq Khan, the London mayor, has suggested he will overrule a residents' society that has vowed to challenge all new applications for pubs and restaurants in Soho.The Guardian revealed last week that the Soho Society, a residents' group...
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Documents also reveal internal Labour criticism of Keir Starmer in embarrassing detailPeter Mandelson was receiving sensitive security briefings about the Foreign Office's work, and was in discussions with the head of MI6, before he had completed the developed vetting process, newly released documents reveal.Declassified emails show the ambassador...
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Social Democratic leader secures third consecutive term as prime minister amid crisis in ties with US over GreenlandDenmark's Social Democratic leader, Mette Frederiksen, said on Monday she had agreed to form a centre-left coalition government, maintaining her grip on power amid a crisis in ties with Donald Trump over Greenland.The deal to form a...
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Exclusive: Mukund Krisha says he will fight allegations and is proud of his record at the staff associationThe former head of the Police Federation of England and Wales who was arrested on suspicion of corruption has told the Guardian he is confident he will be "entirely exonerated” and is "proud” of his record at the organisation.Mukund...
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Follow today's news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe foreign minister, Penny Wong, has announced new sanctions by the commonwealth over three Israeli individuals and four entities in response to "escalating settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank”.The entities will receive targeted financial...
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I Knew It, I Knew You is written with longtime collaborator Jack Antonoff and marks a return to Swift's country rootsAfter days of speculation online, Taylor Swift has announced the release of a new original song for Toy Story 5.Titled I Knew It, I Knew You, the single will be released on 5 June, with CD singles available for preorder on Swift's...
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Dozens of former news staffers press David Ellison to commit to fair coverage in wake of major firings on the showSeveral dozen veterans of CBS News – including many former 60 Minutes employees – signed a letter to the Paramount Skydance CEO, David Ellison, on Monday, pressing him to commit to the show's editorial independence four days after...
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Pelley reportedly rebuked CBS ousting show's executive producer, executive editor and two top correspondentsScott Pelley, a veteran 60 Minutes correspondent, called out CBS News management in a heated meeting on Monday morning, attacking the network's decision on Thursday to fire the show's executive producer, executive editor, and two fellow...
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Conquering of Beaufort Castle for first time in 26 years brings back memories of occupation of southWhen Hussain Alawieh used to take tourists to Beaufort Castle, they would marvel at the view. The ancient hilltop fort, captured nearly 1,000 years earlier by Crusaders, still offered the same sweeping panoramic views of south Lebanon and the Litani...
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Instead of relying on tax-enhanced speculation, investors must now look at established properties based on actual profitability – leaving space for first home buyersFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFor decades, Australia's property market has been defined by...
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Former Liberal senator initially labelled ruling by parliamentary expenses authority 'patently ridiculous', saying visits were necessaryFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFormer Liberal senator Linda Reynolds has paid back nearly $8,800 in parliamentary expenses after her...
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Success of far-right presidential candidate, Abelardo de la Espriella, suggests some voters are 'fed up with politics'The far-right lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella and the leftwing senator Iván Cepeda have just under three weeks to compete for the roughly 3.6m votes that did not go to either of them in the first round of Colombia's presidential...
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Oxfam finds the 20 richest Australians now hold more wealth than the bottom 3 million householdsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe wealth of Australia's billionaires increased by $25.67bn in the past year, equivalent to almost $50,000 a minute, according to new Oxfam Australia analysis of the 2026 Australian Financial...
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Casting shifts to EU talent as paperwork delays and visa limits make hiring British crews less viableFrom blacklists for UK passport holders to being asked to work illegally while on holiday, the plethora of extra costs and red tape thrown up post-Brexit are restricting opportunities for British actors seeking work in the EU.Mainland Europe has...
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Family were enjoying a waterside barbecue in Bochum before members ended up in jeopardy in riverA cyclist has been praised for having "stepped in decisively” and rescuing four members of a family who nearly drowned in the Ruhr River in Germany during a waterside barbecue that almost ended in tragedy.The family of eight had set themselves up on...
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Community groups say some fear they could lose homes, jobs and access to healthcare if the new law is ratified by President John Dramani MahamaGhana's LGBTQ community is living in fear after the country's parliament approved a sweeping bill that criminalises the promotion of LGBTQ+ activities and identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender...
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Rampant Bull needed a makeover after wear and tear from tourists, but refurbishment 'castrated' it, critics sayThe restoration of a floor mosaic in Milan called the Rampant Bull has been mocked after the works appear to have erased a crucial anatomical detail – its testicles.The 19th-century mosaic in the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II shopping...
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Rwanda had sued UK government over alleged breach of agreement, after scheme scrapped by Labour on first day in officeThe UK will not have to pay the Rwandan government millions of pounds over a failed migrant deportation scheme set up by Boris Johnson's administration, an international court has ruled.The east African nation had sued the current...
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Backrooms stunned industry observers by taking $81m in its first weekend, a record for studio A24Kane Parsons has become the youngest film-maker to open a film at number one at the North American box office for his directing debut Backrooms.Parsons, 20, is seven years younger than the previous record holder, Josh Trank, who was 27 when his debut...
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Labor MP Mike Freelander says party must continue to help under-pressure workers, including considering further income tax cutsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLabor will seek to highlight Pauline Hanson's record of opposing cost-of-living relief for working people as it tries to prevent One Nation further eroding its...
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President Macron says ship subject to sanctions and posts video of operation that took place with UK supportA suspected Russian oil tanker has been detained in the Atlantic, France has announced, in the latest seizure aimed at combatting Moscow's "shadow fleet” of vessels contravening international sanctions.The Tagor was detained on Sunday...
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Auction success hit a new low for the year on the last Saturday in May, with just 54.5% of homes soldFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe treasurer, Jim Chalmers, has suggested falling auction clearance rates may be a "good thing” for first home buyers if it means...
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Graphic videos on social media appear to show upset onlookers after police accidentally ran over animal in Mount Isa streetFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastConfronting footage has emerged of police shooting dead a pet dog as it lay prone in the middle of a street in...
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Alleged threat on regional school north of Brisbane was 'quite well advanced', state counter-terrorism police sayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQueensland counter-terrorism police have charged a 13-year-old with planning an attack on a regional school north of Brisbane.The teenager was arrested last Thursday after...
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Powerful winds and rain expected in parts of Japan and Australia, while temperatures in Spain could hit 40CA powerful tropical storm is forecast to track near Okinawa, Japan, on Monday before moving towards the south-east of the country. Typhoon Jangmi (also known as Typhoon No 6) has formed within the monsoonal gyre over the Philippine Sea.A...
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'Megafires' in California, Canada, South Korea and Europe in 2025, but changes to farming slowed spread in parts of Africa"Devastating” wildfires ripped across the wealthier parts of the world in 2025, a study has found, even as globally, the area ravaged by flames fell.Catastrophic blazes claimed lives, homes and jobs last year in California,...
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Tehran says it holds Israel and US responsible, while Trump says 'going silent' on negotiations 'would be very good'Iran has indicated it will suspend peace talks with the US in protest against Israel's offensive in Lebanon, threatening the collapse of negotiations with Washington as the two sides skirmished amid a faltering ceasefire.The Iranian...
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Sterling Nasa had tickets to see Justin Hurwitz's La La Land in Concert. When the keyboardist suddenly fell ill, he found himself on stage performingGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLa La Land is a much adored homage to Hollywood, where dreamers take chances and seize unexpected moments.On Saturday night at the ICC's...
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This blog is now closed. See our full report: Trump says Hezbollah and Israel have agreed to 'stop all shooting'The exchange of strikes between the US and Iran reflects the fragility of the current ceasefire, which has seen repeated violations even as American and Iranian officials try to negotiate a deal to extend it.Iran has maintained its...
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Declaration comes after Iran had pulled out of peace talks in protest at Israeli offensive in LebanonDonald Trump has said Hezbollah and Israel have agreed to mutual de-escalation and to scale back fighting, seemingly averting an Israeli strike on Beirut and the potential collapse of ceasefire talks with Iran.The US president said in a social media...
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Lawyer and Trump admirer has risen rapidly in the polls and will face Iván Cepeda in election runoff in three weeksA far-right lawyer and Donald Trump admirer will go head-to-head against leftwing senator Iván Cepeda in the race to be Colombia's next president after he won a surprise victory in the first round of voting.With 100% of ballots...
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Star says her older sister, an actor and film-maker, died 'in her home, in nature, at peace'Jamie Lee Curtis has announced the death of her sister, the actor Kelly Curtis, at the age of 69, describing her as "talented” and "jaw droppingly beautiful”.Jamie Lee said her sister had died "in her home, in nature, at peace” on Saturday, having had...
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Preschooler Jordan Dashwood killed in Werribee blaze with father now in a coma in hospitalFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTributes are flowing for a three-year-old boy who died in an early morning house fire in Melbourne's outer west, as his badly burned father is...
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The Bristol trip-hop group will perform in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney in AugustMassive Attack are set to tour Australia for the first time in 16 years.The influential British trip-hop group, made up of Robert "3D” Del Naja and Grant "Daddy G” Marshall, will play Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney in August. The upcoming tour will be the band's...
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This blog is now closedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTony Abbott, the new party president of the Liberals, said he wouldn't get "too excited” by the poll showing One Nation's surging support. But he told RN this morning he believes the country is in trouble and the Liberal/National Coalition is best positioned to lead...
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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus makes appeal after protests against protocols for handling victims' bodies in Ituri provinceContaining the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo requires community cooperation and is "everybody's business”, the World Health Organization has said.Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the organisation's director...
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Buyers abandon auctions and Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra median house prices end May lower than they were at the end of 2025Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHome prices in Australia's capital cities have begun to fall, with experts predicting the decline could last at...
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Exclusive: Costings commissioned by independent MP Monique Ryan show possible savings for university graduates, as Hecs debts increase by $1bn on MondayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastUniversity graduates would save more than $3bn over a decade if the government...
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Yves Sakila died after being restrained by security guards 'in broad daylight'Irish authorities have agreed to a second postmortem on the body of a Congolese man who died after being restrained by shop security guards on a Dublin street, prompting an outcry and comparisons to the death of George Floyd.A forensic pathologist from England is to...
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A difficult job market and rising costs are making it harder for young adults to enter adulthoodYoung people are already facing the worst entry-level job market since the start of the pandemic and significant economic instability.But overall economic conditions are making it more challenging for those just entering adulthood. More than eight in 10...
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The far shorter Middle East war has rapidly revealed the strategic weakness of US firepower in an interconnected worldIn a 1965 speech justifying the war in Vietnam, Lyndon B Johnson argued that the goal was to ensure "every country can shape its own destiny” since only in such a world could the US secure its own freedom. However, he also...
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Ballots are being cast in the first round of the South American nation's presidential electionsColombians are casting ballots in the first round of the South American nation's presidential election, choosing between candidates with radically diverging visions for the future of peace in a country haunted by decades of armed conflict.The vote on...
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Community programs are more effective at reducing violence than simply making arrests, advocates sayHomicides in the US have fallen dramatically in recent years after a spike during the Covid-19 pandemic, but now some advocates for community violence intervention programs worry federal funding cuts by the Trump administration will reverse that...
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