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Police say the man was reported missing last year and alleged his body was cut up with power tools to hide the remainsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Sydney woman has been charged with murdering, dismembering and disposing of her husband in bins almost 18 months after he was last seen, in what one detective described as one of...

Bank representative confirms Dimon has not endorsed Trump or any other candidate in the 2024 raceDonald Trump’s social media post that showed a purported endorsement for the presidency from the JP Morgan chief executive, Jamie Dimon, among the most influential investment bankers on Wall Street, is false, a representative confirmed on Friday.The Truth Social post – what appears to be a screenshot of a...

This blog is now closed. Read more from our politics coverage hereCongresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, a hard-right congresswoman of Georgia, is once again facing criticism for peddling a baseless – and just plan bizarre – claim about the weather.“Yes they can control the weather,” Greene said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. “It’s ridiculous for anyone to lie and say it...

Bank-owned ATM numbers are down almost 60%, with many spots now taken by privately-owned machines charging about $3 per withdrawalFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIt is getting increasingly difficult to find an ATM and harder still to find one that doesn’t charge fees, prompting warnings that the push toward a cashless...

The billionaire’s accusations about his satellite internet company are, Fema and transportation secretary sayPete Buttigieg, the transportation secretary, shot down criticism by Elon Musk on the government’s handling of Hurricane Helene relief efforts, accusing the SpaceX CEO of spreading misinformation.Musk accused the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) of blocking his satellite internet company, Starlink, from delivering to parts of North Carolina decimated by the...

President says he does not know whether Israeli PM is delaying peace deal in order to influence US electionJoe Biden had terse words at the White House on Friday for Benjamin Netanyahu, saying he didn’t know whether the Israeli prime minister was holding up a peace deal in the Middle East – where Israel is at war with Hamas in Gaza and on a...

Officials augment stocks of medicine for those allergic to stings as doctors report increase in those seeking treatmentSwarms of yellowjacket wasps, bees and other insects whose underground nests in western North Carolina were disturbed by Hurricane Helene’s flooding have prompted authorities to augment stocks of Benadryl and epinephrine injections for people allergic to stings.The emergency measure, health officials say, is necessary because hundreds of...

Musk and politicians like Trump spread baseless claims such as Fema blocking flights and confiscating suppliesAs emergency crews work to help people experiencing grave losses after Hurricane Helene, a wave of misinformation has accompanied relief efforts, heightened by an existential election just a month away.The upcoming election has ramped up the misinformation, a common thread of which happens after most big news events. These...

In rare public address, supreme leader defends missile attack on Israel and makes appeal for Muslim unityIran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has vowed that Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Gaza will re-emerge strongly with new leaders, as an Israeli airstrike cut Lebanon’s main route to Syria.In a rare public sermon in front of tens of thousands in Tehran on Friday, Khamenei defended...

Mexico argues negligence from makers such as Colt and Glock has led to gun trafficking to drug cartels and criminals The US supreme court said on Friday it will decide whether to block a $10bn lawsuit Mexico filed against US gun manufacturers and distributors that argues that their negligent and illegal commercial practices have unleashed bloodshed in the country.The lawsuit, filed in Boston in...

PM says deal has secured future of US-UK military base as Conservative leadership hopefuls play blame gameKeir Starmer has defended giving up UK control of the Chagos Islands, as the decision has descended into a political blame game among Conservative leadership candidates.The prime minister said the agreement with Mauritius over the islands would secure the long-term future of a joint US-UK military base on...

Nearly 50 people dead and 108 unaccounted for after smugglers apparently force passengers into the waterMore than 100 people are still missing after smugglers apparently forced migrants to leave their boats and swim in the Red Sea off the coast of Djibouti, the International Organization for Migration has said.Forty-eight people have so far been confirmed dead after the incident on Monday, which involved two...

Thousands have been raised for site to commemorate victims of Satanic panic in 15th to 17th centuriesThree feminist campaigners in the Netherlands want to reclaim the insult “witch” and recognise the innocent victims of Dutch witch-hunts from the 15th to the 17th centuries with a national monument.Susan Smit, Bregje Hofstede and Manja Bedner, the chair and board members of the National Witches Monument foundation,...

Exclusive: Guardian Australia found Coalition politicians cited the 24-hour figure in interviews on at least 12 occasions in AugustGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIt was one of the most potent talking points during the Coalition’s campaign against “rushed” visas to Palestinians fleeing Gaza.“It is not appropriate to give 3,000 tourist visas to people leaving a war zone controlled by...

ECJ ruling follows Afghan women’s challenge to Austrian court refusal to give them refugee statusThe European court of justice (ECJ) has ruled that gender and nationality alone are sufficient grounds for a country to grant asylum to women from Afghanistan, where the ruling Taliban have sharply curtailed women’s rights.Authorities in Austria refused refugee status to two Afghan women after they applied for asylum in...

Populist leader alleged to have ‘copied word for word’ a monologue by TV show’s fictional president Jed BartletArgentina’s rightwing populist president, Javier Milei, has been accused of plagiarising a chunk of his recent speech to the United Nations general assembly from the political drama The West Wing.“It seems like fiction, but it isn’t,” the left-leaning Buenos Aires newspaper Página 12 reported on Friday, claiming...

Decision opposed by five countries including Germany, where car firms say it could be ‘fatal’ blow for industryCarmakers ramp up pressure on chancellor for EV sales subsidiesEU leaders have given the green light to extra tariffs on electric vehicles from China despite opposition from five countries including Germany, where car manufacturers condemned the decision as a potential “fatal” blow for the auto industry.The European...

Tycoon’s daughter’s cause of death still under investigation after vessel sank in AugustThe millionaire tech tycoon Mike Lynch’s cause of death has been recorded as drowning after the Bayesian superyacht disaster but his daughter’s cause of death is still under investigation, an inquest has heard.Seven of the 22 people onboard the Bayesian died when it sank in a storm in August. On Friday, inquests...

Move over European convention on human rights likely to put pressure on Tory leadership candidates to follow suitBoris Johnson has called for a referendum on Britain’s membership of the European convention on human rights, a move likely to increase pressure on those vying for the Conservative leadership to follow suit.The former prime minister told the Daily Telegraph there was a “strong case” for a...

Overcrowded boat on Lake Kivu capsizes as it was about to dock near Goma, with death toll likely to rise significantlyAt least 78 people have drowned and many more are missing after a boat belived to be carrying 278 passengers capsized on Thursday morning just a few hundred metres from the shore of Lake Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.The accident happened...

Crossing into Syria used by thousands to flee war badly damaged, says UN official, as Israel orders residents to leave their homesLiving in Lebanon: how have you been affected by the recent violence?The Israeli military launched a series of strikes on southern Beirut on Thursday night, in one of the most intense bombardments on the city since the campaign began last week.A source close...

Palestinian security services say attack on Tulkarm refugee camp is deadliest on West Bank in 24 yearsMiddle East crisis: latest updatesAt least 18 people have been killed in the occupied West Bank in an airstrike on a refugee camp in Tulkarm that the Israeli military has claimed killed a local Hamas leader.Among the dead, according to Palestinan reports, was a family of four including...

Labour’s proposals will be part of biggest change to UK economy in 200 years, says Ed MilibandJonathan Powell, who was leading negotiations for the new government with Mauritius over the Chagos Islands, offered a robust defence of the government’s agreement in media appearances this morning.Saying it had been a long process, involving 13 rounds of negotiations, he pointed out that 11 of them had...

Tim Martin criticises schooner suggestion and urges UK government not to restrict pub licensing hoursThe boss of Wetherspoon’s has urged the government not to heed calls to restrict pub licensing hours or swap pint glasses for smaller schooners, arguing that pubs have “changed radically in recent decades”.Amid reports, denied by the health department, of moves to cut alcohol consumption, Tim Martin, the pub chain’s...