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On Sunday evening, the Philadelphia council member Quetcy Lozada was attending a campaign event with Vice-President Kamala Harris at a local restaurant, as the Democratic presidential candidate unveiled a new economic proposal for Puerto Rico.Lozada is of Puerto Rican descent and represents the seventh city council ...

Past threats former president – and present Russian ones – have spurred Europe to invest in self-defence, but as conflicts rise the alliance still looks vitalPoliteness and convention dictate that European leaders try to sound noncommittal when asked whether a Donald Trump presidency would hurt Nato. But despite the rhetoric about “Trump-proofing”, Nato cohesion will be at risk from a hostile or isolationist Republican...

Some analysts say court of appeal ruling on mis-selling could cost the bank £1.1bnBusiness live – latest updatesSantander UK has delayed the release of its third-quarter results at the last minute as it scrambles to review last week’s landmark court judgment into car finance misselling that some analysts say could cost the lender £1.1bn.The bank was scheduled to release its latest quarterly earnings report...

US bank accuses four users of stealing about $660,000 in total from ATMs using fake chequesJPMorgan Chase is suing customers in the US it accuses of stealing thousands of dollars from ATMs by exploiting a technical glitch that went viral on TikTok this summer.The US bank has filed lawsuits in at least three federal courts against people who withdrew funds before a cheque bounced,...

Rising Tide event would involve thousands of paddling climate activists blocking coal exportsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales police force is challenging a planned protest through the supreme court for the second time this month – this time an event in Newcastle calling for climate action.The November protest is organised by Rising Tide and known as...

Prime minister’s office says opposition leader is making a ‘pathetic attempt at creating a headline’ over flight upgrades from 2009 to 2019Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPeter Dutton says Anthony Albanese should refer himself to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (Nacc) after questioning whether the prime minister’s ties to Qantas influenced his...

Victorian premier says ‘dark shadow’ has been cast over city after collision at Auburn South primary school in Hawthorn EastGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA child has died and four others remain in hospital with serious injuries after a car crashed into a school in Melbourne’s inner east.Emergency services rushed to the collision that occurred just after 2.30pm on...

Accused pleads not guilty to 12 charges including seven of causing another person to enter into and remain in servitudeGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA father has been described as a tyrannical ruler who forced his wife and six children into working on a farm using physical, verbal and emotional abuse.The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons,...

Coalition meanwhile says Australia should divert aid funding away from the UN humanitarian assistance bodyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBill Shorten has said Palestinians in Gaza should be “prioritised” and urged Israel to look after civilians at risk after Israel’s parliament voted to ban the UN Relief and Works Agency (Unrwa) from Israel and the areas of Gaza, the...

If unchecked, pest species would burden health system with 650,000 more appointments and more than $2bn in costs each year, expert saysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe federal government’s response to a Senate inquiry into the spread of invasive fire ants has been labelled inadequate with experts saying Labor has “essentially...

In today’s newsletter: The polls are neck and neck. So why are some Kamala Harris supporters convinced the Republicans have the election in the bag?• Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionGood morning. With a week to go until America votes, the polls consistently show Kamala Harris and Donald Trump in a statistical dead heat.The nerds who simulate the race hundreds of...

The score, on a card bearing Frédéric Chopin’s hand-written name, was discovered by a curator at the Morgan Library and Museum in New YorkAn unknown waltz by Chopin, written nearly 200 years ago, has been discovered in the vault of the Morgan Library and Museum in New York.The score, on a card bearing Frédéric Chopin’s hand-written name, was found by a curator in the...

Foreign ministers and aid organisations criticise Israel over vote to oust UN agency from operating in war-torn territory, with US saying it had an ‘irreplaceable role’Middle East live: latest updatesWorld leaders and international aid organisations have voiced fears for the delivery of crucial aid in Gaza after the Israeli parliament’s vote to ban the UN relief and works agency (Unrwa), with secretary general Antonio...

Interior minister ridicules ex-president’s claim that government tried to kill him by firing shots at his carBolivia’s government has accused former president Evo Morales of staging an attempt on his own life, saying that shots fired at his car on Sunday came after he tried to run a police checkpoint.“Mr Morales, nobody believes the theater you have staged,” the interior minister, Eduardo del Castillo,...

Democratic presidential candidate campaigns in university city of Ann Arbor as polls show state on knife-edgeAppearing together in the home town of Michigan’s largest university, Kamala Harris and Tim Walz sought on Tuesday to burnish their credentials with young voters and soothe Democrats who had grown nervous as the apparent deadlock in the race to keep Donald Trump out of the White House has...

This blog is now closedFull report: Israeli parliament votes to ban Unrwa from Israel within 90 daysExplainer: What is Unrwa and why has Israel’s parliament voted to ban it? See all our coverage of the Middle East crisis The Israeli army told residents in parts of Lebanon’s southern city of Tyre to leave immediately, warning that it would attack Hezbollah targets there.“Hezbollah’s activities force...

Addition of North Korean soldiers will stoke regional tensions and further stretch Ukraine’s weary army in the almost three-year warNorth Korea has sent about 10,000 troops to Russia to train and fight in the Ukraine war within “the next several weeks,” the Pentagon has said, in a move that western leaders say will intensify the almost three-year war and jolt relations in the region.Some...

Mood among protesters is one of deflation as some say Georgian Dream has already wonThousands of Georgians have taken to the streets in the capital, Tbilisi, to rally against the results of a contested weekend parliamentary election in which the increasingly anti-western governing party was declared victorious amid reports of irregularities and voter intimidation.The demonstration outside the parliament in the city centre was organised...

Berlin warns of ‘serious consequences’ for ‘inhumane regime’ after 69-year-old Jamshid Sharmahd put to deathIran has executed a 69-year-old German-Iranian political scientist after years in captivity, sparking outrage in Germany and beyond.Berlin warned of “serious consequences” for Iran’s “inhumane regime” after Jamshid Sharmahd was put to death on Monday, while a Norway-based human rights group labelled the execution the “extrajudicial killing of a hostage”....

Leader of coalition Yolanda Díaz defends party but apologises over delay in action over MP Íñigo ErrejónThe leader of Spain’s leftwing Sumar alliance, the junior partner in the country’s ruling, socialist-led coalition, has apologised for its delay in dealing with a senior MP whose resignation last week amid allegations of sexual assault has severely damaged the government’s progressive and feminist image.Yolanda Díaz, who serves...

Lawmakers also voted to declare UN relief agency a terror group, banning any direct interaction with Israeli stateMiddle East crisis live: latest updatesIsrael’s parliament has voted to ban the UN relief and works agency (Unrwa) from the country within 90 days, in defiance of US and other international pressure to maintain the largest provider of humanitarian assistance to the country’s Palestinian population.In a 92-10...

Marketing and sale of model prohibited after tech giant fails to meet rule 40% of phones be made from local partsIndonesia has prohibited the marketing and sale of the iPhone 16 model over Apple’s failure to meet local investment regulations, according to its industry ministry.South-east Asia’s biggest economy has a young, tech-savvy population with more than 100 million people under the age of 30,...

The authors are among 1,000 books industry figures pledging not to work with any publishers, festivals or publications ‘complicit in violating Palestinian rights’Sally Rooney, Arundhati Roy and Rachel Kushner are among more than 1,000 writers and publishing professionals who have signed a letter pledging to boycott Israeli cultural institutions that “are complicit or have remained silent observers of the overwhelming oppression of Palestinians”.Signatories to...

Complaint filed against André Ventura and two Chega colleagues for statements about fatal shooting of black manFormer politicians, musicians and lawyers from across Portugal have filed a criminal complaint against the leader of the far-right Chega party over “false or biased” statements made after a fatal police shooting of a black man.For the past week, Portugal has been reeling from the death of Odair...