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Prominent Palestinian detainee, a former high-ranking member of Fatah party, attacked in his cell, say rights groupsMiddle East crisis – live updatesPalestinian prisoner rights organisations have accused Israeli prison authorities of “brutally assaulting” Marwan Barghouti, the most prominent Palestinian detainee in Israeli custody.Prison staff assaulted Barghouti in his solitary confinement cell at Megiddo prison in northern Israel on 9 September, the Palestinian Commission of...

Yamandú Orsi came out ahead of two conservative rivals as voters rejected a controversial pension reform planUruguay is heading for a tight presidential election runoff next month after a center-left candidate came out ahead of two candidates who split the conservative vote in Sunday’s first round.Voters also rejected a controversial pension reform plan in one of two plebiscites. Continue reading...

Experts fear reports of 124 dead in attack on villages south of Khartoum are significant underestimationSudanese militia have been accused of killings, sexual violence, looting and arson during eight days of attacks on villages south of Sudan’s capital, Khartoum.The UN said there were reports of “gross human rights abuses” linked to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) group, which has escalated attacks on civilians in...

Ex-president says he kept criminals to kill other criminals while mayor and offers no apologies at hearing investigating crackdownsThe former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has told a senate inquiry into drug killings under his leadership that he kept a “death squad” of criminals to kill other criminals while serving as a mayor.The 79-year-old, making his first public appearance on Monday since his term ended...

Various measures designed to encourage people to have more children have had limited successThe number of kindergartens in China fell by more than 5% last year, the second year in a row that preschool institutions were in decline, reflecting the country’s falling birthrate.In 2023, there were 274,400 kindergartens across China, down from 289,200 in 2022, according to a Ministry of Education statistical bulletin published...

Shigeru Ishiba and his Liberal Democratic party must try to find a third coalition partner after bruising election result creates political turmoilJapan’s political future was shrouded in uncertainty on Monday after voters punished the ruling coalition over rising prices and a funding scandal, paving the way for days of wrangling as party leaders try to form a government.The Liberal Democratic party (LDP) and its...

Ex-leader implicates former ally Luis Arce after his vehicle hit by gunfire amid rising unrest in countryBolivia’s former leader Evo Morales has accused the government of his one-time ally Luis Arce of trying to kill him after his car was struck by bullets in an early-morning ambush on Sunday, threatening to ignite a political crisis in the Andean nation.Morales, whose supporters have been organising...

PM Shigeru Ishiba’s Liberal Democratic party faces losses amid voter anger over funding scandal and cost of livingJapan’s ruling coalition is certain to lose its majority in parliament in Sunday’s general election, according to the national broadcaster, after taking losses amid voter anger over a funding scandal and a cost of living crisis in the world’s fourth-biggest economy.The outcome may force the Liberal Democratic...

Speculation about the country’s political future is competing for space with the fortunes of the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar in the World SeriesThe Monday morning headlines in Japanese newspapers will be dominated by the result of the previous day’s general election. But speculation about the country’s political future after a tightly contested vote will be competing for space with another event taking place thousands...

Collision occurred when a container filled with corn fell off truck, causing bus carrying 25 people to overturnA cargo truck collided with a passenger bus in northern Mexico on Saturday, leaving at least 19 people dead and six injured, authorities said.Officials adjusted the death toll after initially reporting 24 deaths, citing information from first responders. Continue reading...

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei makes first public comments since airstrikes on his country, saying attack ‘should not be exaggerated nor downplayed’See all our Middle East coverageFour Israeli soldiers have been killed in fighting in southern Lebanon, the Israeli military said on Sunday. The troops all served with the Alon Brigade’s 8207th battalion.World leaders have called for restraint after the first open Israeli airstrikes on Iran...

The Democratic nominee is proud of her Jamaican roots. Her story inspires some but others wonder if her presidency would benefit the countryBrown’s Town, in the Jamaican parish of St Ann – where as a child, Kamala Harris spent many holidays with her family – has the unmistakable atmosphere of a close-knit rural Caribbean community.Narrow roads, cocooned by bowing trees and lush vegetation, wind...

Legendary singer-songwriter tells Rolling Stone new song was inspired by battle to reinstate federal abortion rightsStevie Nicks thrust herself into the ongoing fight for access to abortion in the US because she had “been there, done that”, the legendary singer-songwriter says in a new interview.“I tell a good story,” Nicks remarked in an interview conducted by CBS News Sunday Morning, a clip of which...

Lovisa Sjoberg hadn’t been seen for almost a fortnight when she was located on Sunday afternoon at Kiandra about 85km south-west of CanberraGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA woman missing for more than a week in the Snowy Mountains region has been found alive four days after she was reportedly bitten by a snake.A search was launched for Lovisa...

Hundreds of health workers sign letter to General Medical Council calling for halt to suspensions as GP faces jail for activismHundreds of health workers have called on the General Medical Council to stop suspending doctors imprisoned for peaceful climate activism ahead of a trial which could see the first jailing of a working GP for a non-violent climate protest in the UK.Two retired GPs...

Experts call for consumption rooms and wider testing of substances, as number of people dying hits new highExperts in drug addiction have warned the government must take a different approach towards illegal substance use, or risk an increasing number of deaths from drug poisonings.Data published by the Office for National Statistics last week showed that the number of people dying as a result of...

Opposition accuses Georgian Dream party of ‘constitutional coup’ after securing 54% of the vote with 99% of precincts countedGeorgia’s ruling party has won the parliamentary election, the electoral commission said early on Sunday, in a blow for the country’s long-held aspiration for EU membership.Georgia’s opposition did not admit defeat, accusing the ruling party of a “constitutional coup” and promising to announce protests, setting the...

Waits of more than a year for hearings into councils’ failure to meet growing needs of Send childrenParents are having to wait more than a year for tribunal hearings into ­inadequate provision for children with special educational needs after new cases surged by more than 50% in a year.The National Audit Office last week highlighted the worsening ­crisis in the special educational needs and ­disabilities...

LNP leader plans to ‘get cracking’ in majority government but critics have said locking up more children isn’t the answerAnalysis: LNP will need to show Brisbane voters it can be a moderate governmentGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQueensland’s incoming premier, David Crisafulli, and his deputy, Jarrod Bleijie, will be sworn in as an interim cabinet of two so the...

Nationals MP Keith Pitt claims Coalition would have mandate if it won federal election despite opposition to nuclear power from state’s incoming LNP governmentGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA senior federal Labor minister has accused Peter Dutton of trying to “force nuclear energy on Queenslanders” following the LNP’s state election win after which a Coalition MP claimed the federal...

The LNP leader again thanked unsuccessful candidates from both sides before declaring he would get to work quickly. This blog has now closedA look at ‘incredibly expressive and very flirtatious’ Maratus spidersAustralian Maratus spiders, which measure 3-5mm, are known as “peacock spiders” because of the extravagant colourings they display during courtship rituals and combat.They’re incredibly expressive and very flirtatious. The male wants to get...

Immigration minister Tony Burke says Owens ‘has the capacity to incite discord in almost every direction’ ahead of planned November speaking tourGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia has rejected far-right provocateur Candace Owens’ visa application ahead of a planned national speaking tour, with the immigration minister, Tony Burke, saying she had the “capacity to incite discord”.The US conservative influencer...

The party won decisively in the regions but was rejected by the city, which was scared off by the hard-right social views of some candidatesDavid Crisafulli claims LNP victory in Queensland election, ending Labor’s decade-long reignSee all our Queensland election coverageGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe story of the Queensland election is the story of Mackay and Mansfield.The voters...

Package includes Nasams air defence system that Taiwan says will help it in the face of China’s frequent military manoeuvres China will take “countermeasures” to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity, the government said, lambasting a $2bn arms sale package by the United States to Taiwan.The Pentagon on Friday said the United States had approved a potential $2bn arms sale package to Taiwan, including...