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With less than a week to go before polling day in the federal election, the PM and opposition leader square off for the fourth time. Follow updates 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 election 2025 coverageGet our afternoon election...

Man arrested after incident at Filipino Lapu Lapu Day event, as police say they are confident it was not terrorismVancouver street festival deaths – latest updatesSeveral people were killed and others injured when a driver ploughed a car into a crowd at a street festival in the Canadian city of Vancouver, local police have said.Police said they were confident that the incident on Saturday...

Police say several people have been killed and injured, as man arrested at sceneJames Cruzat, a Vancouver business owner, was at the Filipino community’s annual Lapu Lapu Day festival and heard a car rev its engine and then “a loud noise, like a loud bang” that he initially thought might be a gunshot.“We saw people on the road crying, others were like running, shouting,...

Women who transitioned decades ago feel their safety and security has suddenly been removed“The fear is back. The fear I had when I first started my transition in 1979, that people will hurt me,” says Janey, who is 70. She has been living “happily and independently” as a woman for nearly half a century. Based in London, she still works in the mental health...

Critics compare Coalition leader to Donald Trump while Labor communications minister suggests Dutton is ‘afraid of scrutiny’Polls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaAcademics and former journalists say Peter Dutton’s comments labelling the ABC and Guardian Australia “hate media” are “reminiscent of Donald Trump” and could backfire as...

This blog is now closedAnywhere 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 election 2025 coverageGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastPeter Dutton is due to arrive any moment at a campaign rally in the Labor-held seat of...

Exclusive: Paul Nowak acknowledges voters’ frustrations but says Reform UK hasn’t got the answers, and urges Keir Starmer to resist any move to the rightNigel Farage is a “political fraud and hypocrite” who is “cosplaying” as a working-class champion in order to win votes at this week’s local elections, the UK’s most senior union chief has warned.In a stark rejection of the Reform UK...

Exclusive: Warnings on slashed commission rates came two years before high court claim alleging telecom firm was ‘unjustly enriching’ itselfWhistleblowers warned a series of senior Vodafone executives – including the current chief executive, Margherita Della Valle – that scores of its franchised store owners faced financial ruin about two years before a high court claim accused the company of “unjustly enriching” itself.Vodafone employees made...

From Johnny Depp in Somerset Life to Barack Obama in Dogs Today, Bernard Bale’s litany of starry interviews offers a rare insight into the engine room of celebrity journalism, and is every bit as intriguing as the thought of Jack Sparrow tending his Somerset gardenIn the spring of 2023, subscribers to the British local lifestyle magazine Somerset Life were eagerly anticipating their April edition...

Finland, Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania cite rising threats from Russia to justify once again using one of world’s most indiscriminate weaponsRights groups have expressed alarm and warned of a “slippery slope” of again embracing one of the world’s most treacherous weapons, after five European countries said they intend to withdraw from the international treaty banning antipersonnel landmines.In announcing their plans earlier this year,...

Workers at contractor in Accra say they have suffered from depression and anxiety as a result of their workMeta is facing a second set of lawsuits in Africa over the psychological distress experienced by content moderators employed to take down disturbing social media content including depictions of murders, extreme violence and child sexual abuse.Lawyers are gearing up for court action against a company contracted...

Peter Dutton plans to slash overall intake if elected on Saturday but which streams will be targeted remains unclearElection 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 our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastThe Coalition would not cut working...

The 23-year-old joins Denver after five seasons in FloridaCrawshaw is one of five Australian punters in NFL draftJeremy Crawshaw is set to join the ranks of Australian punters in the NFL after being drafted by the Denver Broncos.The 23-year-old from Emu Plains in Sydney’s west was the first punter taken in the draft - going in the sixth round with pick No 216 -...

US president tasks secretary of state Marco Rubio with making ‘immediate’ progressDonald Trump has demanded free transit for American commercial and military ships through the Panama and Suez canals, tasking his secretary of state with making progress “immediately”.Trump has for months been calling for the United States to take control of the Panama canal but his social media post also shifted focus on to...

Expulsion of people holding a Chinese passport or ID card prompts debate over identity, loyalty and freedomTaiwan has launched a crackdown on holders of illegal Chinese identity documents, revoking the Taiwanese status of more than 20 people and putting tens of thousands of Chinese-born residents under scrutiny.Under Taiwan law it is illegal for Taiwanese people to hold Chinese identity documents. In the past decade,...

A crossbow and firearm were found at the scene in Headingley and a man was detained with a self-inflicted injuryCounter-terrorism police have been called in after two women were seriously injured in Leeds and a crossbow and a gun were seized by police, while a male suspect with a self-inflicted injury was arrested.West Yorkshire police were called at 2.47pm on Saturday after reports of...

Archibald Gracie is known for writing one of the most vivid accounts of the 1912 maritime disasterA letter written by a survivor of the Titanic disaster has sold for a record £300,000 at auction.First-class passenger Col Archibald Gracie wrote The Truth About the Titanic, which described his experience of the 15 April 1912 tragedy that claimed 1,500 lives on the vessel’s journey to New...

Mahmoud Abbas appoints veteran aide to newly created role, making him frontrunner to replace ageing leaderPalestinian president Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday named a veteran aide and confidant as his new vice-president. It’s a major step by the ageing leader to designate a successor.The appointment of Hussein al-Sheikh as vice-president of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) does not guarantee he will be the next Palestinian...

Las Vegas Review-Journal, owned by billionaire Miriam Adelson, condemns pardon of ex-lawmaker Michele FioreA Nevada newspaper owned by a Donald Trump mega-donor has savaged the US president’s decision to pardon a Republican councilwoman who was convicted of using donations intended to fund a statue of a police officer to pay for cosmetic surgery.The Las Vegas Review-Journal, owned by the billionaire Miriam Adelson, described the...

As the Australian economy turns, the Coalition finds itself out of step with the electorateElection 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 our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastAs the economy turns, the Coalition finds itself out of...

On the anniversary of Liberation Day, members of Australia’s Vietnamese community look back at the sacrifices made in pursuit of ‘a good life’“It’s like the world collapsed,” says Thi Xa Nguyen, looking back 50 years to the fall of Saigon.She was living in the coastal town of Vũng Tàu where the soldiers of the southern Army of the Republic of Vietnam had retreated.Sign up...

Trump scores poorly on economy and immigration as some fear he is ‘exceeding powers’ and focussed on wrong issuesAmericans, including some Republicans, are losing faith in Donald Trump across a range of key issues, according to polling released this week. One survey found a majority describing the president’s second stint in the White House so far as “scary”.Along with poor ratings on the economy...

Lawyers in both cases, one in Louisiana and another in Florida, say clients arrested at routine Ice check-insThe Trump administration has deported a two-year-old US citizen “with no meaningful process”, according to a federal judge, while in a different case the authorities deported the mother of a one-year-old girl, separating them indefinitely.Lawyers in the two cases, the first in Louisiana and the second in...

Governor Tony Evers takes aim at White House’s ‘dangerous rhetoric’ as Republican Tony Wied demands Dugan resignThe FBI’s arrest of Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan has triggered strong reactions from Republican and Democratic politicians, as the Trump administration veered closer to direct confrontation with the judiciary over its crackdown on immigration.Following the Milwaukee county circuit judge’s arrest on Friday, over allegations that she helped a...

Official suggests blast in southern port of Shahid Rajaee in Bandar Abbas due to explosion of chemicals in containersAn immense blast in Iran’s southern port of Shahid Rajaee has killed at least 18 people and injured more than 700, according to state media, with an official suggesting the fire was caused by the explosion of chemical containers.A spokesperson for Iran’s crisis management body pointed...

US president admits to concern Russian counterpart does not want to ‘stop the war’ and ponders new approach to MoscowDonald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy have sat down for a face-to-face talk in the opulent halls of a Vatican basilica to discuss a possible ceasefire, after which the US president accused his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, of not wanting to “stop the war”.The White House...

Tensions between nuclear-armed countries escalate after attack killed 26 people in disputed territoryIndian and Pakistani troops have exchanged gunfire across the volatile frontier in Kashmir for a second day, amid growing tensions after a brazen attack that killed 26 people at a popular tourist resort.The massacre has sent relations between the nuclear-armed neighbours into a dangerous downward spin. India and Pakistan have fought three...

Winning Japanese preserve features pear and yuzu, while entry in ‘interesting additions’ includes peanut butterMarmalade was never really my jam, but at the world marmalade awards at Dalemain house on the edge of the Lake District, I found myself a convert.The experience has given weight to my theory that you might fall in love with any food if you try it at its finest....

Residents of the Lower Ninth Ward say a huge industrial project will imperil its recovery from 2005’s Hurricane KatrinaResidents ofNew Orleans’ Ninth Ward, an area many declared dead after Hurricane Katrina, know their history – and the resurgent arts district that marks their comeback. They worry that a huge industrial project would bury the great resurrection. And it’s only the latest crisis with which...

David A Graham’s latest book considers the vast far-right plan to change US politics – and why its architects are playing the long gameDavid A Graham doesn’t say he read Project 2025 so you don’t have to, but it might be inferred.The Atlantic staff writer’s new book, The Project: How Project 2025 Is Reshaping America, is a swift but thorough overview of the vast...

Funeral in St Peter’s Square is being presided over by Cardinal Giovanni Battista ReAt least 130 foreign delegations, including about “50 heads of state and 10 reigning monarchs”, would attend Pope Francis’s funeral on Saturday, the Vatican said on Thursday.Heads of state and government who have confirmed their attendance at the funeral include Emmanuel Macron, Donald Trump, Keir Starmer and Javier Milei, the president...

Giuffre’s family issue statement confirming she killed herself at her farm in Western AustraliaVirginia Giuffre, one of the most prominent victims of the disgraced US financier Jeffrey Epstein who also alleged she was sexually trafficked to Prince Andrew, has died aged 41.Her family issued a statement on Saturday confirming she took her own life at her farm in Western Australia, where she had lived...

This blog is now closedPeter Dutton urges respect for welcome to country but reaffirms stance on ‘one flag’ onlyAnywhere 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 election 2025 coverageGet ourafternoon election email,free app ordaily news podcastAlbanese says climate change is an...

Ebow Graham died after falling out of a third-storey window in east London in April 2020 following a psychotic episodeAn ambulance service and an NHS trust have admitted breaching their duty of care over the death of Ebow Graham, a founding member of the hip-hop group Foreign Beggars.Graham, 40, died after falling out of a third-storey window in Clapton, east London in April 2020...

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 later, a Russian drone...

Inadequate record keeping means councils do not know whether former waste sites contain toxic substancesMore than 100 old landfills in England that may be contaminated with toxic substances have flooded since 2000, potentially posing a serious safety risk, it can be revealed.Some of these former dumps containing possibly hazardous materials sit directly next to public parks and housing estates with hundreds of households, the...

The polls will be first electoral test for Labour government, while Reform is standing candidates in almost every contestIt’s all about the bass – well at least the baseline. With all political parties likely to win in some places it can be hard to judge what a good night looks like for any party when it comes to local elections.One way to judge this...

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 guideListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily...

Italian PM and pontiff could not have been further apart on issues such as migration, climate crisis and economyPope Francis funeral: latest updatesIt 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...

DoE investigation revives reports that UC Berkeley failed to disclose Chinese funding for a now severed partnershipThe Trump administration launched an investigation into the University of California, Berkeley, on Friday centered on foreign funding, making it the latest university to be targeted by the federal government.The investigation revives criticism from several years ago about the university’s partnership with China’s Tsinghua University. It comes after...

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 missing on Kangaroo Island way back in 2023, has been rescued by...

Move that opens door for companies to test self-driving technology on trucks over 10,001lb likely to face pushbackCalifornia regulators have released a new proposal to allow the testing of self-driving heavy-duty trucks on public roads.The state’s department of motor vehicles announced proposed regulations on Friday to allow the testing of driverless trucks over 10,001lbs, opening the door for companies to test self-driving technology on...

Cheering crowd at 800-year-old cathedral enjoy Plague of Angels gig, which had been branded an ‘outright insult’Protests at one of the most controversial concerts of the year failed to materialise on Friday evening, as a metal act performed to a cheering crowd of 1,400 people at York Minster.The 800-year-old cathedral hosted a gig by Plague of Angels, which some of its congregation called an...

Michael Alexander Gloss, 21, who died on 4 April 2024, was the son of top-ranking US spy Juliane GallinaAn American man identified as the son of a deputy director of the CIA was killed in eastern Ukraine in 2024 while fighting under contract for the Russian military, according to an investigation by independent Russian media.Michael Alexander Gloss, 21, died on 4 April 2024 in...

The London-based company, the second largest food deliver app in the UK, said no ‘firm offer’ had been made yetDoorDash is offering to buy its UK-based rival Deliveroo for $3.6bn (£2.7bn), Deliveroo said on Friday.Deliveroo said that its board was in talks with DoorDash over the offer and that a firm offer had not been made, according to statement sent to the Guardian. Should...

Critical minerals, nuclear power and the ‘weaponisation’ of energy supplies were discussed at international conferenceThe UK and the International Energy Agency gathered ministers and high-level officials from 60 countries to Lancaster House in London for two days of talks on the future of energy security this week. The EU was out in force, the US sent a top official, but China stayed away. Here’s...

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 forcible seizure of land made by Moscow 11 years ago.From...

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 tourist spots – and its national resonance – leaves Prime Minister...

President’s international engagements have set stage for explosive confrontations and Pope Francis’s funeral comes at an especially fraught momentA spectre is haunting Europe: the spectre of Donald Trump flying to the Vatican this weekend and publicly feuding with international leaders in front of St Peter’s Basilica in the midst of the sombre rituals and rites that will mark the funeral of Pope Francis.The US...

Jim McGovern and Ayanna Pressley exhort authorities to free Rümeysa Öztürk, calling her treatment ‘repression’A group of high-profile Democratic lawmakers has called on the Donald Trump administration to immediately release the Tufts University graduate student Rümeysa Öztürk, praised her “unwavering spirit” and warned that the White House is engaging in “repression”.In a New York Times essay published on Friday morning, the US senator Ed...