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EU and US demand investigation as opposition and pro-European president cry foul Officials in Georgia said a partial recount confirmed the ruling party had won its disputed election, while a global research and data firm called the official results reported by the electoral commission “statistically impossible”.The pro-western opposition on Thursday repeated its earlier assertions that the parliamentary vote had been “stolen” by the ruling...

At least 155 people have reportedly died with more rain forecast for the flood-hit region of ValenciaDeath toll expected to rise amid anger over preparednessPeople in Spain: have you been affected by flooding?Experts have been giving their reaction to yesterday’s disaster - sounding a warning about our preparedness and ability to cope.Extreme weather events are becoming more intense, are lasting longer and are occurring...

People urged to stay at home as more bad weather forecast, with number of dead expected to rise furtherThe death toll from devastating floods in eastern Spain has risen to 158, regional authorities and emergency services have said, as the country began three days of mourning and the prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, urged people to stay at home.With forecasts of more bad weather prompting...

Court order blocks Vancouver physician Ellen Wiebe from euthanizing Alberta resident due to lack of physical ailmentA British Columbia judge has issued a rare, last-minute injunction barring a woman from accessing euthanasia after physicians in her home province refused to approve the request.The injunction, granted to the woman’s common law partner, blocks the Vancouver physician Ellen Wiebe, or any other medical professional, from “causing...

People warned to stay inside because of high risk of storm surges, flooding and landslides as typhoon crosses islandThe biggest typhoon to hit Taiwan in decades has crossed over the island, leaving behind a path of destruction but minimal reported deaths or injuries.Typhoon Kong-rey was the largest in size to make landfall in Taiwan since 1996, and also struck later in the typhoon season,...

Owner of Fiat, Chrysler and Peugeot brands pushes back against rules that force sale of more electric vehiclesBusiness live – latest updatesThe owner of car brands including Fiat, Chrysler and Peugeot has reported a steep fall in sales, blaming production delays and flagging European demand.Stellantis reported revenues on Thursday of €33bn (£27.6bn) for the July to September quarter, a drop of 27% compared with...

Sudan, South Sudan, Mali, Palestine and Haiti rated at level of highest concern in latest six-monthly analysisAcute food insecurity is expected to worsen in war-stricken Sudan and nearly two dozen other countries and territories in the next six months, largely as a result of conflict and violence, an analysis by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization and World Food Programme has found.The latest edition...

Australia’s future is closely tied to the future occupant of the White House. What impacts could a Kamala Harris or Donald Trump presidency have?Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore people have gone to a ballot box in 2024 than in any other year in human history. Billions have cast votes across...

Formal investigation opens amid concerns Chinese shopping website is breaching Digital Services ActThe EU has launched formal proceedings against the Chinese shopping website Temu amid concerns it is failing to halt the sale of illegal products online.A formal investigation was opened on Thursday with the European Commission citing concerns over the platform, which is a cut-price rival to Amazon. Continue reading...

Test of apparent ICBM theoretically capable of striking US mainland comes amid warnings over North Korean troops in UkraineNorth Korea has test launched a long-range missile theoretically capable of striking the US mainland in another display of defiance by the regime amid growing warnings over its troops’ participation in the war in Ukraine.US officials said they believed Thursday’s launch was that of an intercontinental...

Law firm AS&H Clifford Chance failed to include alleged abuse of migrant workers in assessment for Fifa 2034 bid, say rights groupsA report by the Saudi arm of a global law firm on Saudi Arabia’s 2034 Fifa World Cup bid has “whitewashed” the Gulf kingdom’s record of exploiting and suppressing the rights of migrant workers, rights groups have claimed.AS&H Clifford Chance was commissioned to...

Xu is protesting against what he describes as inhumane treatment in prison, including lack of contact with his familyConcerns are growing about the health of Xu Zhiyong, China’s most prominent imprisoned human rights lawyer, who is thought to have been on hunger strike for nearly a month.Xu, a scholar and leading figure in China’s embattled civil rights movement, started his hunger strike on 4...

Country ordered to compensate victims of programme that affected more than 300,000 women in 1990sA UN committee has urged Peru to compensate women who were forcibly sterilised in the 1990s, ruling that the state policy could constitute a “crime against humanity”.Forced sterilisation was part of a programme implemented by Peru’s then president Alberto Fujimori during the final four years before he left office in...

This live blog is now closed. For the latest on the Middle East, read our full coverage here. Under the laws – which will not be implemented for several months – Unrwa could not “operate any institution, provide any service, or conduct any activity, whether directly or indirectly”. Continue reading...

Tadpole that wriggled around 160m years ago surpasses previous record holder by about 20m yearsScientists have discovered the oldest-known fossil of a giant tadpole that wriggled around over 160m years ago.The new fossil, found in Argentina, surpasses the previous ancient record holder by about 20m years. Continue reading...

Parliamentary committee told of Narendra Modi ally’s alleged role in campaign of violence and threatsThe Canadian government has publicly alleged that India’s home affairs minister, Amit Shah, the prime minister, Narendra Modi’s, closest political ally, was behind a recent series of plots to murder and intimidate Sikh separatists on Canadian soil.Testifying before a parliamentary committee, the Canadian deputy foreign affairs minister, David Morrison, acknowledged...

Israeli travellers told to evacuate area immediately as police set up patrols and roadblocksThe golden sands of Sri Lanka’s Arugam Bay are usually carefree, a place for tourists to surf the famous break and relax on the beach.But last week, the slow rhythm of the bay was dealt a shock. The US embassy, followed up by Sri Lankan police and Israel’s national security council,...

Wes Streeting says private schools have hiked fees above inflation for over a decade and can prevent pupils leaving if they really are charitableKemi Badenoch, who is the bookies’ favourite to be the next Conservative leader, has told Times Radio that the contest is poised “neck and neck”.Interviewed by Kate McCann, Badenoch told listeners:People are tired of the party looking like it is not...

Tory leadership candidate wades into reparations debate, arguing empire brought democratic institutionsUK politics live – latest updatesBritain’s former colonies should be thankful for the legacy of empire, not demanding reparations, according to the Conservative leadership candidate Robert Jenrick.The MP and former minister said countries that were part of the empire “owe us a debt of gratitude for the inheritance we left them” in the...

Women and children said to be among the dead after Israeli airstrike; outcry over Israel’s ‘devastating’ decision to ban UnrwaIreland’s foreign minister said he would be pressing ahead with work on legislation which would sanction exports from the occupied Palestinian territories.With an election expected to be called next week, there is not enough time to pass the Occupied Territories bill, but Micheál Martin said...

Health secretary says NHS cannot be turned around ‘overnight’ but vows to get service ‘back on its feet’ over course of parliamentUK politics live – latest updatesThe NHS will not be turned around in one budget, the health secretary, Wes Streeting, has warned, saying measures to be announced on Wednesday would “arrest the decline” amid significant reform of the health service.Streeting told broadcasters new...

Energy company says it plans to cut at least $2bn of cash costs from the business by the end of 2026Business live – latest updatesBP has reported its weakest quarterly profits in almost four years owing to the slump in global oil prices and falling margins in its refinery business.The oil company revealed underlying profits of almost $2.3bn for the July to September period,...

Vice-president to strike hopeful tone in remarks delivered from site of Trump’s speech before deadly January 6 attackWith the presidential race deadlocked a week before election day, Kamala Harris will call on voters to “turn the page” on the Trump era, in remarks delivered from a park near the White House where the former president spoke before a mob of his supporters stormed the...

Americans are as scared as ever – and they are generally afraid of more things, too, according to a new surveyWith the spooky season nearing its climax, Americans are as scared as ever – and they are generally afraid of more things, too, according to a new survey.Those findings are contained in the latest edition of the Survey of American Fears that California’s Chapman...