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Supreme court rejects Republican bid to throw out thousands of Pennsylvania ballots; Democrat condemns Trump’s remarks on Liz CheneyTell us: Did you vote for a different candidate than your partner?Don’t miss important US election coverage. Get our free app and sign up for election alertsJoe Biden has released the following statement on the latest job report:In October, unemployment was unchanged at 4.1%, but the...

A ‘typhoon day’ has come to mean one thing for many – a chance to indulge their favourite pastimeThe winds of typhoon Kong-rey howled through the streets of the Taiwanese capital, Taipei, on Thursday afternoon. Meanwhile, inside a brick and glass building people similarly wailed down the corridors of a branch of the Partyworld karaoke chain.Through the poorly soundproofed door of one room voices...

Brett Hankison is first Louisiana police officer at scene of raid that killed Taylor to be convictedA federal jury on Friday convicted a former Kentucky police detective of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor during a botched 2020 drug raid that left her dead.The 12-member jury returned the late-night verdict after clearing Brett Hankison earlier in the evening on a charge that he used...

Victoria police say a man was found with fatal gunshot wound on Langford Street in North Melbourne at about 3.15amGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA large-scale homicide investigation is under way after a man was fatally shot, triggering “horribly emotional” scenes in a busy nightlife area in inner Melbourne on Saturday morning.Victoria police said emergency services were called to...

PM to announce change that would see minimum debt repayment threshold lifted from $54,000 to $67,000 from next financial yearGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGraduates will be able to earn more money before they start repaying their university debts under new laws to be introduced by the Albanese government next year.The prime minister will announce the cost-of-living measure alongside...

Voters in key swing state will be able to cast provisional vote if they forget to put mail-in ballot in secrecy envelopePennsylvania voters will be able to cast a provisional vote if they make an error and forget to put their mail-in vote in a required secrecy envelope, the US supreme court ruled on Friday, a decision that could lead to thousands more votes...

Joshua Creamer says he has had no contact from new LNP government after David Crisafulli told press conference inquiry should cease its workThe chair of Queensland’s truth-telling and healing inquiry says the new premier, David Crisafulli, should “just have the decency to front up” to First Nations people, after delivering an edict via the media for the inquiry to immediately cease its work.Joshua Creamer,...

Bureau of Meteorology warns winds will ‘ramp up’ with fire risk in parts of New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and South AustraliaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSoaring average temperatures and strong winds will lead to high and extreme fire danger warnings for parts of southern Australia this weekend.The Bureau of Meteorology said the elevated risk was caused by high...

Members urged to ‘use your mobile phone to quickly tap and connect to a gaming machine’, potentially at odds with gambling ad banGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast On day one of a gambling harm awareness week, one of the biggest pokies clubs in Australia reminded members they could earn rewards by using their machines.GambleAware week is an annual...

It emerged from the slime of the sunshine state during Bjelke-Petersen’s oppressive regime. Now it’s back – but can it survive more sensitive times?Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man whose pseudonym is Johnny La Rue is holding a yellowed magazine with two toad-headed lovers embracing on the front. He reads aloud a headline that would likely trigger a...

Morales and current president are locked into a standoff for ruling party’s nomination in next year’s presidential contestSupporters of Bolivia’s ex-president Evo Morales stormed a barracks in the central Chapare region and took about 20 soldiers hostage, military sources said on Friday, marking a dramatic escalation in their standoff with the state.The hostage situation comes nearly three weeks after backers of Morales – the...

Young child among the dead at Novi Sad’s main station as country’s president vows to punish those responsibleAt least 14 people have been killed after part of an outdoor roof collapsed at a train station in the Serbian city of Novi Sad, the country’s president has said.The roof, which provided shade over benches near the station’s entrance, came crashing down early on Friday. Continue...

Piotr Kucharski wore insignia for proscribed terror group on combat clothing at Suffolk Viking re-enactmentA builder has been jailed for claiming at a Viking re-enactment that he had fought for the Wagner group in Ukraine.Piotr Kucharski, 49, wore combat clothing bearing badges with insignia for the proscribed terror organisation to an event in Stonham Aspal, in Suffolk. Continue reading...

Key officials say entire population of northern Gaza ‘at imminent risk of dying from disease, famine and violence’The situation in the northern Gaza Strip is “apocalyptic” as Israel pursues a military offensive against Hamas militants in the area, top United Nations officials have warned.“The entire Palestinian population in north Gaza is at imminent risk of dying from disease, famine and violence,” they said in...

Reports of such a request emerge as Israeli jets continues to bombard Beirut’s southern suburb of DahiyehMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe US asked Lebanon to declare a unilateral ceasefire to revive stalled talks to end hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, according to a report later denied by the Lebanese prime ministerTwo unnamed sources, a Lebanese political source and a senior diplomat, made the...

Nearly all are deemed ‘high-risk’ and so will need customs declarations and phytosanitary certificatesEvery year, hundreds of thousands of Christmas trees make the journey into the UK to take pride of place in living rooms across the country.But the the cross-border operation faces a new hurdle this year. Plants coming from the EU will be subject to post-Brexit border checks that importers are warning...

Thieves steal two works after ripping them from their frames as they were too big for their carThieves have blown open the door of an art gallery in the southern Netherlands to try to steal four works from a famous series of Andy Warhol screen prints, but damaged them all and only managed to get away with two in the botched heist.The gallery’s owner,...

As air pollution hits toxic levels, one proposal is to introduce a ‘smog diplomacy’ initiative between Pakistan and IndiaAs the smog descended over Lahore, people began to feel the familiar symptoms. First came the scratchy throat and burning eyes, then the dizziness, tightness in the chest and the dry racking cough.“It’s become a physical ordeal just to go outdoors,” said Jawaria, 28, a master’s...

Heightened risk Cádiz river could overflow, with yellow and orange rainfall warnings for southern regionsThe low-pressure system responsible for Spain’s most devastating floods in decades in Valencia also set new rainfall records across south-eastern Spain. In Jerez de la Frontera, 115mm of rain fell in just 24 hours on Wednesday – the wettest day on record for the southern Spanish city. The deluge caused...

Najib Mikati criticises ‘expansion’ of Israeli attacks on Lebanon, saying they indicate rejection of efforts to secure a truce after raids hit Beirut’s suburbsLebanon’s prime minister Najib Mikati criticised Israel’s “expansion” of its attacks on his country, saying they indicated a rejection of efforts to broker a truce after more than a month of war, AFP reports.“The Israeli enemy’s renewed expansion of the scope...

YouGov survey suggests fewer are confident that Harris will win and most expect violence if Trump is not electedMost western Europeans – and even many who vote for far-right parties – would like Kamala Harris to win the US presidential election, polling suggests, but fewer are confident that she will and most expect violence if Donald Trump is not elected.The YouGov Eurotrack survey of...

Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as investors weigh implications of Rachel Reeves’s budgetChanges to stamp duty by Rachel Reeves in the budget mean we should expect a rush of UK property transactions in the new year until the end of March, according to Nationwide.That will probably be followed by a period with fewer transactions in the months afterwards.The main impact...

Rate softens to 2.4% in October as Nationwide expects more transactions before budget’s nil rate band moveBusiness live – latest updatesThe growth in UK house prices slowed unexpectedly last month, Nationwide said, as it warned buyers to expect a rush in transactions early next year sparked by changes to stamp duty rules in the budget.The building society’s monthly index showed that annual house prices...

Woman’s relatives offer ‘heartfelt condolences’ to family of Jack Davey, 11, killed after car ploughed through Auburn South primary school fenceGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe family of a driver involved in a fatal crash that claimed the life of an 11-year-old Melbourne schoolboy are all “in shock, wishing this was just a bad dream”.Grade 5 student Jack Davey...