It's bears versus robot wolves in ageing Japan

As bear attacks rise in Japan's sparsely populated villages, robot wolves have become a solution.

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Last supermoon of the year captured on camera

A space enthusiast in Kathmandu, Nepal films the spectacle with his mobile phone through a telescope.

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Slovakia election 2023: nation waits for knife-edge vote results – live

Election could decide whether country sticks with liberal, pro-western line or begins to lean more towards Russia

In what is expected to be a knife-edge vote, candidates have been urging Slovaks to come out to vote – and bring their friends.

“If you haven’t voted today, please join - by train, car, on foot, as needed,” Progressive Slovakia leader Michal Šimečka wrote on Facebook earlier this evening. “It will be close and every single vote can decide,” he added.

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US one step closer to avoiding government shutdown

The House of Representatives approves a temporary funding solution - which excludes aid for Ukraine.

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Week in pictures: 23-29 September 2023

A selection of striking images from around the world, taken over the past seven days.

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US urges Serbia to withdraw troops from Kosovo border as tensions rise

In response to the "current situation", the UK sends troops to join Nato peacekeepers Kfor in Kosovo.

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White House warns of ‘unprecedented’ Serbian troop buildup on Kosovo border

US calls for immediate withdrawal of forces as British troops sent to reinforce Nato peacekeeping force

The White House has said there is an “unprecedented” buildup of Serbian troops and armour along the Kosovo border and called on Belgrade to withdraw them immediately.

The Nato peacekeeping force in Kosovo, Kfor, has been reinforced with British troops and the Biden administration said it was consulting with allies to ensure Kfor’s posture “matches the threat”.

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Evergrande: The rise and fall of the property giant's billionaire founder

Hui Ka Yan, the founder of a crisis-hit Chinese property giant, is under police surveillance.

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New York City: State of emergency declared over flash flooding

Subway systems in New York City have flooded and a terminal at LaGuardia Airport is closed.

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Peruvian man arrested for making more than 150 bomb threats to US schools

Suspect, arrested in Peru, allegedly threatened schools after failing to ‘sextort’ nude photos from schoolchildren

A Peruvian man was arrested in Peru for sending more than 150 fake bomb threats to US schools, airports and a synagogue.

Eddie Manuel Núñez Santos, 33, was arrested by Peruvian officials on Tuesday in Lima, according to a press release from the justice department.

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Australia news live: Disability report to be published; heat is on for grand final fans and players

After four years of hearings and $600m, the royal commission delivers today; weekend ‘heat bubble’ to send temperature up to 35C in Sydney

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has declared that the Voice will change Australia for the better.

The PM was on ABC Radio this morning, and repeated his claim that fear won’t change a country for the better:

You never change a country for the better through fear, you change it through hope and optimism and compassion and justice.

That’s what this referendum is about.

This is a body that won’t provide funds, that won’t run programs that will just give advice to the government, and that experience of past bodies, and issues that have arisen has been factored in by Indigenous Australians when they’ve made this request.

It is ... really the only decision that makes sense.

We have made clear that we wouldn’t be flying these aircraft again until the investigations were completed, that we understood what happened and made any rectifications that needed to occur.

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Sweden gangs: PM summons army chief after surge in killings

Ulf Kristersson says "everything is on the table" after three people are killed in 12 hours.

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Women found in lorry in France face deportation

Six women were rescued from a lorry on Wednesday after a BBC journalist helped alert French police.

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China’s manipulation of media threatens global freedoms, says US report

Censorship, data harvesting and purchases of foreign news outlets could lead to ‘sharp contraction’ of freedom of expression

China is manipulating global media through censorship, data harvesting and covert purchases of foreign news outlets, according to a new report from the US state department, which warned the trend could lead to a “sharp contraction” of global freedom of expression.

The report released on Thursday found that Beijing has spent billions of dollars annually on information manipulation efforts, including by acquiring stakes in foreign media through “public and non-public means,” sponsoring online influencers and securing distribution agreements that promote unlabelled Chinese government content.

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Trump loses bid to delay New York civil fraud trial

Mr Trump and three of his adult children are among witnesses who are expected to be called in the case.

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Evergrande founder ‘being investigated for suspected crimes’

Chinese group’s statement about chairman piles on the woe for once top-selling property developer

The founder of China’s Evergrande is being investigated over suspected “illegal crimes”, the group has said, as creditors become increasingly concerned about the prospects of the world’s most indebted property developer.

Evergrande Group, which has more than $300bn in total liabilities, did not say whether Hui Ka Yan was still in a position to run the company, or what crimes he was being investigated for.

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The German group buying ticket dodgers out of prison

A Nazi-era law in Germany jails those who can't pay public transport fares. Arne buys their freedom.

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Australia news live: army shakeup to see long-range missile base in Adelaide, tanks in Townsville

Defence restructure will see expansion of Townsville base. Follow the day’s news live

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Do you have any questions about the voice? Our Full Story podcast is interviewing Noel Pearson this morning and wants your questions on the referendum. Please email voicequestions@theguardian.com by 9:30am.

Bridget McKenzie says Qantas has ‘level of disrespect’ for senate inquiry

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Trump and Biden woo striking workers in preview of 2024

The duelling appearances are an early skirmish in the battle for working Americans' vote next year.

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'It's good to be home,' after 371 days in space

Astronaut Frank Rubio now holds the record for the longest continuous space flight in US history.

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Revealed: Europe’s role in the making of Russia killer drones

Exclusive: Kyiv says Iranian drones used by Russia in Ukraine have various European components

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Iranian kamikaze drones used in the latest attacks on Ukrainian cities are filled with European components, according to a secret document sent by Kyiv to its western allies in which it appeals for long-range missiles to attack production sites in Russia, Iran and Syria.

In a 47-page document submitted by Ukraine’s government to the G7 governments in August, it is claimed there were more than 600 raids on cities using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) containing western technology in the previous three months.

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Iraq wedding fire: How the blaze unfolded

At least 93 people have died and 101 others injured after a fire broke out during a wedding in Iraq.

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Key details behind Nord Stream pipeline blasts revealed by scientists

Researchers in Norway reveal further analysis of 2022 explosions as well as a detailed timeline of events

Scientists investigating the attack on the Nord Stream pipelines have revealed key new details of explosions linked to the event, which remains unsolved on its first anniversary.

Researchers in Norway shared with the Guardian seismic evidence of the four explosions, becoming the first national body to publicly confirm the second two detonations, as well as revealing a detailed timeline of events.

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Amazon: US accuses online giant of illegal monopoly

The Federal Trade Commission alleges Amazon uses "unfair" and "illegal" strategies to keep power.

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Donatella Versace hits out at Italian government’s anti-gay policies

LGBTQ groups laud fashion designer for speech in which she said ‘minority voices’ were under attack

Gay rights groups in Italy have praised Donatella Versace for speaking out against the government’s anti-gay policies in a heartfelt and personal speech while receiving a fashion award.

“Our government is trying to take away people’s rights to live as they wish,” Versace said on Sunday night, citing in particular a government policy that allows only the biological parent in same-sex couples to be officially recognised as the parent. “They are restricting our freedoms,” she said.

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Canada's Speaker Anthony Rota resigns after Nazi in parliament row

Anthony Rota resigns after unwittingly praising a 98-year-old Ukrainian who fought for a Nazi unit.

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US-China rivalry spurs investment in space tech

The race to get back to the moon is fuelling US investment in private sector space firms.

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Ukraine: The soldiers who can’t leave the front line until the war is over

For Ukrainian troops, life on the front line is far from easy, as the BBC's Mark Urban witnessed up close.

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Taylor Swift attends Kansas City Chiefs game

Swift attended the game on invitation of Chiefs player Travis Kelce and watched it seated next to his mother.

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Australia news live: Chalmers to put pricetag on climate change; Biden offers Pacific islands $62bn in aid

The treasurer, Jim Chalmers, will reveal the latest modelling from Treasury on the impacts of climate change on the nation’s economy. Follow the day’s news live

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Large factory fire on Canterbury Road, Sydney

Firefighters with Fire and Rescue NSW are currently fighting a large factory fire in Sydney’s south west.

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Zambia police accuse ex-president of 'political' jogging

Morning runs by Edgar Lungu and party supporters amount to ‘activism’ that requires clearance, police say

A former president of Zambia has been warned that his morning jog is turning into “political activism” for which he must seek police approval.

The police said the runs by Edgar Lungu and some of his party supporters requires their clearance to ensure the safety of the man who lost power in 2021.

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‘I will never go back’: Death stalks the exodus from Nagorno-Karabakh

More than 6,000 ethnic Armenian refugees have left region following Azerbaijan victory

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The day the shelling began, Genadi Hyusunts had just taken his four-day-old son home from the hospital.

Within hours, he had to hustle his wife, the newborn child and his six other children to the shelter in his native Martakert, which sits in Nagorno-Karabakh on the frontline of a three-decade conflict with Azerbaijan.

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Nagorno-Karabakh: Erdoğan praises Azerbaijan as thousands flee to Armenia

The Turkish president described last week’s offensive in the disputed territory as a ‘matter of pride’

The Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and the Azerbaijani leader, Ilham Aliyev, have lauded Baku’s military victory in Nagorno-Karabakh as thousands of ethnic Armenians fled their homes in the breakaway region and headed to Armenia.

Aliyev hosted his Turkish counterpart on Monday in the autonomous Nakhchivan exclave, a strip of Azerbaijani territory separated from the rest of the country by Armenia. Last week, Erdoğan, an ally of Aliyev who backed Azerbaijan with weaponry in the 2020 conflict, said he supported the aims of Azerbaijan’s latest military operation but had played no part in it.

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South China Sea: Philippines Coast Guard cuts barrier

The Philippines says it has executed a "special operation" to remove a floating barrier in the South China Sea.

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Political outsider Stefanos Kasselakis wins race to lead Greece’s Syriza

Centre-left entrepreneur wins 56.69% of vote in stunning and unprecedented rise ‘from nowhere’

Stefanos Kasselakis, an outsider with no previous experience of politics in Greece, has emerged the victor of an electric race to lead the leftwing Syriza, the country’s main opposition party.

The Greek-American entrepreneur, who announced his candidacy for the post barely four weeks ago, attained 56.69% of the vote against 43.31% for Efi Achtsioglou, a former labour minister who had long been viewed as the favourite. Kasselakis’ win now makes him one of the most powerful people in Greece.

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Australia news live: ‘nothing changes if it’s a yes or no vote,’ Thorpe says, calling for action on 1991 royal commission

Independent senator calls for government to implement recommendations of the Deaths in Custody royal commission and Bringing Them Home report. Follow the day’s news live

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Thorpe: Price’s comments on colonialism are ‘Liberal-National Coalition rhetoric’

Lidia Thorpe is asked about comments made by no campaigner and senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price at the press club, that colonisation hadn’t had long-lasting negative impacts on First Nations people.

It’s a Liberal-National Coalition rhetoric and that’s that’s what we need out in the open for this country to understand what we have to deal with.

I think having the Jacinta Prices’ and others like her speaking about colonisation and racism is exactly what we need to rid in this country.

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Gymnastics Ireland fails to apologise despite row over medal snub for black girl

Governing body suppressed personal apology from judge in question following incident 18 months ago

Gymnastics Ireland suppressed a personal apology letter to young gymnast whose treatment at a medal ceremony sparked international outrage, and have refused to acknowledge or tackle systemic racism in the sport, her family say.

Video of the event in March 2022 shows a judge handing out participation medals to a line of young gymnasts, but ignoring the only black girl. A photographer, coach and other officials look on without intervening. There is an audience hundreds strong in the stands.

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Bird of the year 2023: six underbirds that deserve your vote

Some of Australia’s most recognised feathered denizens have been flying under the popularity radar for far too long

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Is there anything more thrilling than seeing an underbird soar? Keep that in mind when casting your vote in this year’s Guardian/Birdlife Australia bird of the year poll.

Previous polls have revealed a shocking bias. Support for some of Australia’s most recognised birds has been consistently weak. Let’s ruffle some feathers and give these underbirds a chance.

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Niger coup: Macron says France to withdraw troops and ambassador

French president says ambassador will leave and all military cooperation will end in "the months to come".

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Giorgio Armani channels ‘countless light vibrations’ for Milan show

Designer revisits his lifelong interest in science, with iridescent silks and undulating 3D layers

Giorgio Armani may be the world’s most recognisable designer, but as the 89-year-old wrote in his autobiography, his childhood ambition was to be a physician.

While that particular goal eluded him, at his fashion show in Milan on Sunday afternoon he revisited his lifelong interest in science, citing his inspiration for his new collection as “vibrations”.

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Trudeau facing cold reality after lonely week on world stage

As tensions with India rise, Canada is calling its friends - but they're not answering.

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Australia news live: survivor of suspected mushroom poisoning released from hospital; Victoria’s Liberal party to gather for state council meeting

John Pesutto will speak after federal Liberal leader Peter Dutton issued a plea for unity. Follow the day’s news live

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Minister for Energy Management Murray Watt will be speaking to ABC Insiders host David Speers ahead of what is expected to be a heady bushfire season.

Meanwhile, Treasurer Jim Chalmers and New South Wales premier Chris Minns are speaking to Sky News.

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Rare 'Dumbo' octopus filmed on deep sea live stream

The octopus with ear-like fins resembling the Disney character was filmed at a depth of more than 1,000 metres.

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Greens want superannuation theft made a crime in Labor’s workplace bill

Senator Barbara Pocock says unpaid super is costing workers at least $3.3bn a year, while wage theft losses are about $1.3bn

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The Greens have urged the Albanese government to make superannuation theft a crime, after failure to pay super was not included in the proposed wage theft offence in Labor’s closing loopholes bill.

The Greens’ employment spokesperson, Senator Barbara Pocock, has warned that unpaid super is costing workers at least $3.3bn a year, more than double the amount estimated to be lost through wage theft ($1.3bn).

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TikTok frenzies 'putting police and schools under strain'

The warning comes after a BBC investigation into disruption driven by the social media platform's algorithms.

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Sergei Lavrov dismisses Ukraine peace plan and UN effort to revive grain deal

Russian foreign minister says Zelenskiy’s 10-point proposal to end the war and resumption of exports from Black Sea are ‘not realistic’

Russia’s foreign minister has told the UN that Ukraine’s proposed peace plan and the latest proposals to revive the Black Sea grain initiative were “not realistic”.

Sergei Lavrov spoke at a press conference on 23 September after a week of intense global diplomacy at the annual gathering of world leaders at UN headquarters in New York where Ukraine and its western allies sought to drum up support for Kyiv.

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Lachlan Murdoch endorses Tony Abbott to join Fox Corporation board of directors

Former Australian prime minister’s nomination revealed a day after Rupert Murdoch retired as chair of Fox and News Corp

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Former prime minister Tony Abbott has been nominated to join Fox Corporation’s board of directors, a day after Rupert Murdoch announced his retirement.

The nomination will be considered by shareholders at the media giant’s annual meeting in November, a media statement released on Friday (Saturday AEST) confirmed.

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Ukraine war: Moment missile hits Russia's Black Sea fleet HQ

Video verified by the BBC shows a Ukrainian missile hitting Russia's Black Sea fleet HQ in Crimea.

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Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 576 of the invasion

Zelenskiy speaks to Canadian parliament after Justin Trudeau announces training for F-16 fighter pilots

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy delivered an impassioned speech at the Canadian parliament on Friday in which he thanked Canada’s military support to Ukraine, as well as hailed the historic and communal ties between the two countries. “You’re always on the bright side of history … I have no doubt that you will choose the side of freedom and justice,” he said.

Prime minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is going to make a longer-term, multi-year commitment that provides steady support for Ukraine, including money for 50 armoured vehicles. Canada will give an extra C$650m ($482m) in military aid to Ukraine over the next three years, Trudeau told the Canadian parliament. He will also send F-16 trainers for pilots and maintenance so Ukraine is able to maximise its use of donated fighter jets.

A Russian missile strike on civilian infrastructure in Kremenchuk in the central Poltava region of Ukraine killed one person and injured 15 others, governor Dmytro Lunin said on Friday via Telegram. He said one child was among the injured and that Ukrainian air defences downed one of the missiles launched. These claims are yet to be independently verified.

The Russian deputy prime minister, Alexander Novak, held a meeting with Russian oil company managers on Friday to discuss the domestic fuel market, the government said. Russia temporarily banned exports of gasoline and diesel to all countries outside a circle of four ex-Soviet states with immediate effect, the government said on Thursday, without a specified end date.

US president Joe Biden has told his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy that the US will provide a small number of long-range missiles to help in Ukraine’s fight against Russia, three US officials and a congressional official told NBC News on Friday. The officials did not confirm when the missiles would be delivered and remain anonymous as they have not been authorised to speak on the subject publicly.

A Ukrainian air force spokesperson reportedly said that he had hoped the missile strike on the Russian Black Sea fleet HQ earlier on Friday had left a bigger hole in the building. Air force spokesperson, Yuriy Ignat, speaking on Ukrainian television, said that while he was pleased by the result of the strike, he had hoped the effects would be more dramatic. “I wanted a bigger hole to be honest,” he said.

Ukraine’s military said its forces had “successfully” struck the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea navy in the Crimean port of Sevastopol on Friday. “On 22 September close to 12:00 (0900 GMT) Ukraine’s defence forces successfully struck the headquarters of the Russian Black Sea fleet command in the temporarily occupied Sevastopol,” Ukraine’s military said on Telegram.

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Ukraine hits HQ of Russia's symbolic Black Sea navy

The attack comes as Ukraine's president made an unannounced visit to meet Canada's PM in Ottawa.

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Zelenskiy urges Canada to stay with Ukraine as he speaks to parliament

Ukrainian president thanks Canada for financial support and says ‘stay with us to our victory’

Volodymyr Zelenskiy has urged Canada to stay with Ukraine to victory as he went to the Canadian Parliament seeking to bolster support from western allies for Ukraine’s war against the Russian invasion.

“Moscow must lose once and for all. And it will lose,” Zelenskiy said during his address in parliament on Friday.

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Chandrayaan-3: Indian space agency Isro says no signal yet from Moon lander

Chandrayaan-3 was dormant during lunar night, but the extreme cold could have harmed its batteries.

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Haiti’s most powerful gang boss calls for uprising to overthrow prime minister

Jimmy ‘Barbecue’ Chérizier issued call to arms as US looks to UN to approve Kenya-led mission to stem country’s growing violence

The most severe humanitarian crisis in the Americas has taken yet another dramatic turn after Haiti’s most powerful gang boss took to the streets to call for an armed uprising to overthrow the country’s unpopular prime minister.

Jimmy Chérizier, a police officer turned gang lord nicknamed “Barbecue”, issued his call to arms on Tuesday, as reports suggested the US was preparing to ask the UN security council to approve a Kenya-led intervention designed to address the Caribbean country’s escalating security crisis.

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Iran stops families marking anniversaries of protesters' deaths

Relatives say they are being forced to cancel anniversary memorials for those killed last year.

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Keir Starmer: Labour in power would not ‘want to diverge’ from EU

Party leader says he would not bring in lower environmental and food standards than in Europe or reduce workers’ rights

Keir Starmer has gone further than before in outlining his vision of a future UK relationship with the EU, saying Labour didn’t “want to diverge” – in comments that were immediately seized on by the Conservatives.

The Labour leader was speaking at an event in Canada bringing together liberal and centre-left politicians, where he said that “most of the conflict” since Brexit had arisen because the UK “wants to diverge and do different things to the rest of our EU partners”.

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Police seek nursery owner's husband after child's fentanyl death

Video footage shows the man removing full shopping bags and fleeing before police arrived.

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Australia news live: Albanese criticised over scope of Covid inquiry; Australia signs global treaty to protect high seas

The prime minister plans to set up three-person panel to look at response to the coronavirus pandemic

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Australian officials have joined representatives from more than 30 countries at the United Nations’ highest court as Ukraine challenges Russia’s claims its invasion was carried out to prevent genocide.

Days after Russian forces invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Ukrainian officials filed a case to the international court of justice alleging Russian leaders were abusing international law by using false claims of genocide in eastern Ukraine to justify its invasion.

Nothing Russia says or does can distract from that fact. Russia has been active in its disinformation and misinformation about this war ... [and] what we have seen is countries including Ukraine pushing back on that.

We have worked alongside our Pacific partners to make this treaty a reality – safeguarding our blue Pacific for future generations.

Australia is working to ratify the treaty and bring it into force as soon as possible.

International cooperation to protect and manage them is crucial. This treaty will enable us to meet our global goal of protecting 30% of our earth’s oceans.

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Australia should wipe out climate footprint by 2035 instead of 2050, scientists urge

The Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering says ministers must ‘make up for lost time’ with more ambitious policy

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Australian engineers and technology scientists have urged the Albanese government to “make up for lost time” and set itself a “monumental challenge” by setting a target to wipe out the country’s climate footprint by 2035 – 15 years earlier than currently proposed.

The Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, representing nearly 900 leading engineers and scientists, called on the government to set a goal of reaching net zero emissions in just 12 years, arguing it could be achieved with existing mature, low-carbon technology.

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Extreme weather shows need for early warning systems, says Spanish minister

Teresa Ribera calls for alert systems in every country by 2027 after spate of natural disasters across the world

The latest spate of natural disasters – from the floods in Libya, Greece and Spain to the wildfires in Hawaii and Canada – has further underscored the need for early warning systems to help the world cope with the realities of the climate emergency, Spain’s environment minister has said.

Speaking to the Guardian as she prepared to travel to New York to take part in the UN’s climate ambition summit and sign a landmark treaty to protect the high seas, Teresa Ribera said the calamities laid bare the challenges the planet faced.

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Guinean cycles across six countries for spot at Egypt's Al-Azhar University

The 25-year-old travelled for four months from Guinea to reach top university Al-Azhar in Egypt.

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News live: Cathy Freeman says yes vote is ‘urgent’; Australia to back case against Russia at The Hague

Australia will today join 31 countries to argue top UN court should hear Ukraine’s case. Follow the day’s news live

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New report combats ‘inaccurate assertions’ about teaching courses

Almost three-quarters of Australian teachers are satisfied with their training programs, a new report has found, undermining the suggestion poor course content is leading to workforce shortages in the field.

Rather than focusing on the unsubstantiated claim that teachers are generally dissatisfied with ITE programs, we should instead focus on the willingness and capacity of ITE providers to continually improve these programs.

This will require a shift in focus from policymakers - away from the overwhelming emphasis on ITE and towards effective, system-wide [development] that becomes a regular part of teachers’ workload rather than a bolt-on.

Not a preamble. Not a footnote in the Constitution. First Nations people want structural change that can make a practical difference.

A mechanism that can make children’s lives better. Not just something that will feel good - something that will do good.

As the Minister, I will go to the voice and say: ‘this school attendance program isn’t working’. Help me to get the best possible advice to fix it … From every corner of the country – about how we can do better.

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Seal pups trapped in fishing nets cut free by beachgoers

This is the moment two baby seals tangled up in fishing nets are rescued on a South African beach.

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Ros Atkins on… the India-Canada murder row

The BBC's analysis editor looks at why India and Canada have entered a diplomatic spat over the murder of a Sikh activist.

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UK could become an ‘EU lite’ member of bloc, suggests Franco-German report

Blue-sky exercise envisages four levels of membership to allow for countries having looser ties to the union

A vision of a future EU with four types of membership – including an “EU lite” for countries such as the UK – has been tabled by a group of academics commissioned by France and Germany to consider future reforms.

The proposal comes as the UK’s opposition leader, Keir Starmer, told France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, that he wanted to build an “even stronger” relationship between the two countries if he wins power at a national election pencilled in for next year.

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Ukraine war: Russian 'evil cannot be trusted', Zelensky tells UN

The world must unite to end Russia's aggression, Ukraine's president tells the UN General Assembly.

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NSW state budget: advocates criticise the ‘crumbs’ allocated to social housing

Community Housing Industry Association says Labor treasurer Daniel Mookhey’s announcements are ‘extremely disappointing’ for those on wait lists

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Housing advocates have criticised the New South Wales government for failing to provide meaningful funding and reform to get more homes built and reduce the social housing waitlist in its first budget.

The measures included in Tuesday’s budget have been described as “extremely disappointing” and amounting to “crumbs” when compared with the scale of need across the state experiencing a “chronic housing crisis”.

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Police hunt for gunman who allegedly kidnapped Victorian man before fleeing into NSW

Police allege Stanley Turvey fired a shot in the air during attempted arrest near Shepparton

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An alleged gunman remains at large after evading police and kidnapping a Victorian resident before crossing the border into New South Wales.

The alleged gunman has been identified as Stanley Turvey, with police releasing an image of his tattooed face as part of a public appeal to track him down.

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Police charge man with attempted murder of two women over ANU campus stabbing

Police allege the man initially attacked a male student with a frying pan then stabbed two female students

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The man alleged to have stabbed two young women during an attack at the Australian National University appeared in court on Monday charged with attempted murder.

Alex Ophel, 24, appeared briefly before the ACT Magistrates Court, wearing a grey tracksuit and white thongs, one day after he allegedly stabbed two 20-year-old women on the ANU campus, leaving one with critical injuries.

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European governments shrinking railways in favour of road-building, report finds

Rail networks in most countries have been starved of funding while motorways lengthen, study shows

European governments have “systematically” shrunk their railways and starved them of funding while pouring money into expanding their road network, a report has found.

The length of motorways in Europe grew 60% between 1995 and 2020 while railways shrank 6.5%, according to research from the German thinktanks Wuppertal Institute and T3 Transportation. For every €1 governments spent building railways, they spent €1.6 building roads.

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Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 573 of the invasion

Recapture of two villages near Bakhmut by Ukraine hailed as important breakthrough; Kyiv dismisses six deputy defence ministers

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‘Worst risk since black summer’: schools closed as early heatwave hits south-east Australia

Residents warned to be prepared on Tuesday as weather bureau predicts Wednesday could be even hotter with extreme fire danger

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Soaring temperatures across parts of south-east Australia have resulted in high and extreme fire danger and the closure of more than 20 schools in New South Wales.

Total fire bans were declared for the NSW south coast and greater Sydney region on Tuesday with temperatures forecast to reach 34C in the city.

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Australia news live: Qatar Airways hearing begins with ‘slot hoarding’ in focus; boost for maritime surveillance

Coalition seeks answers about why the airline was knocked back for new routes, while NSW treasurer Daniel Mookhey takes the spotlight at midday

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The inquiry into the federal government’s decision-making process to grant or reject additional flights to airlines begins today in Sydney.

To bring you up to speed, the Coalition-majority committee is looking to get answers into why the transport minister, Catherine King, knocked back Qatar’s request to offer an additional 28 flights a week to Australia’s major cities.

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India could be behind killing of Canadian Sikh - Trudeau

Hardeep Singh Nijjar was shot dead outside of a Sikh temple on 18 June in British Columbia.

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Ukraine sues EU neighbours over food imports ban

Kyiv says Slovakia, Poland and Hungary act illegally - but they say they need to protect their farmers.

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Ukraine troops have recaptured key village of Klishchiivka near Bakhmut, says Zelenskiy

Ukrainian president praises soldiers as military says ‘powerful damage’ inflicted on Russian forces during battle

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The Ukrainian president says his forces have recaptured the tactically important village of Klishchiivka on the southern flank of the key frontline city of Bakhmut.

“Today I would like to particularly commend the soldiers who, step by step, are returning to Ukraine what belongs to it, namely in the area of Bakhmut,” Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in his nightly video address on Sunday.

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New tax divides India's booming computer games sector

The Indian government's forthcoming tax on the industry doesn't apply to all types of games.

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War in Ukraine: Is the counter-offensive making progress?

Ukraine's generals say they have broken through Russia's first line of defence in the south.

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Australia news live: violence to be considered in family law property disputes; dating apps given ultimatum on safety

The federal government is to release draft legislation for changes to the Family Law Act. Follow the day’s news live

The federal government is looking at developing cybersecurity standards a year on from the Optus data breach to flip the onus towards companies and developers to keep Australians safe online, AAP reports.

Home affairs minister Clare O’Neil says cybersecurity is “a defining national security problem for our country”.

If you’re buying a car seat for a new baby, you go into the store and buy a product off a shelf knowing that it will be safe for use - we don’t see the same thing with digital products.

What we want to do is move towards a world where citizens are not the ones who are having to think about and protect themselves from the cyber threat.

No, we won’t be doing that and nobody has suggested that we should.

I agree with Penny Sharp [the NSW minister for climate change] … she said publicly she doesn’t want to see Eraring stay open a day longer than it needs to or close a day earlier than it has to.

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Libya floods: The bodies left unrecognisable by disaster

Doctors are struggling to identify the remains which have been found as the death toll rises.

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Drew Barrymore apology: Star halts talk show until writers strike ends

She issued a tearful apology for continuing her talk show while her unionised writers were on strike.

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Australia news live: Victoria offers Ron Barassi state funeral; thousands to rally in support of Indigenous voice

Victorian premier Daniel Andrews says he hopes Barassi’s family will accept offer

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Mundine says it is important to recognise the past but “at the same time we have to move forward” and that if Indigenous Australians “do not move forward, then we are stuck in history.”

We’ve got to move and improve our lives and get things done, and if we don’t do that, then we are just in a trap, eye cycle, a Groundhog Day.

We need to be focusing on the ones who are struggling and in need of support.

The question isn’t about the ongoing trauma or neglect like that, but the question is how do we move forward? You cannot go on forever saying colonisation because it’s just fact, it has happened, is going to stop us from doing things, is going to stop us from improving our lives and keep us in -- keep us from poverty. If that’s the statement, then I think we are heading up the wrong track.

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Turin: Girl, 5, killed after Italian military jet crash

Video footage appears to show he pilot ejecting from the plane as it starts to fall from the sky.

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Greece floods: Austrian honeymooners killed after holiday home swept away

DNA tests on two bodies recovered from the floods have confirmed their identities, Austria says.

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Mahsa Amini: Protesters mark one year since death of Iranian student

Thousands of people around the world have taken to the streets to mark the anniversary of her death

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Federal government could pay millions in compensation over asylum seeker data breach

Breach, discovered by Guardian Australia, resulted in information being used to allegedly threaten some in detention

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The Australian government may be liable for tens of millions of dollars in compensation to asylum seekers after it posted their personal details online while they were in immigration detention.

The mass data breach, discovered by Guardian Australia in 2014, resulted in information being used, in some cases, to allegedly threaten asylum seekers, or persecute and even jail their family members.

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Labour wants new EU links in a reset of British foreign policy

Ties with Europe are a top priority, says shadow foreign secretary David Lammy, as he calls for Britain to play a lead role in world affairs

The shadow foreign secretary, David Lammy, has proposed regular meetings between UK and European Union ministers, as part of a major reset of British foreign policy under a Labour government.

Lammy, who was attending a gathering of centre-left leaders in Montreal, Canada, with the Labour leader Keir Starmer, told the Observer it was high time the UK took up its place again, after Brexit, as a lead player in world affairs. “A UK that is isolated and missing is felt across the world. It is definitely the case that the international community want Britain back,” he said.

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Libya floods: A barren wasteland with a lingering smell of death

With lives in Libya washed away, anger mounts as people ask why they were told to stay at home.

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Libyan official refutes blame for flood disaster

An official tells the BBC people in Derna were told to flee but some did not take the threat seriously.

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Belarus leader proposes three-way partnership with Russia and North Korea

Alexander Lukashenko put forward axis plan during summit with Vladimir Putin in Sochi as rumours of arms deal persist

Alexander Lukashenko has expressed interest in creating a trilateral partnership with Russia and North Korea amid rumours that Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un were negotiating an arms deal to sustain Russia’s war in Ukraine.

The Belarusian leader made the remarks during a summit with Putin in the Black Sea resort city of Sochi, where the two held their seventh face-to-face meeting this year.

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Diamonds and diplomacy: How ex-envoy Robert Olson fell from grace

Career diplomat Robert Olson admits violating ethics laws while serving as US ambassador to Pakistan.

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Libya: BBC correspondent arrives in flood-hit Derna

The BBC's Anna Foster describes the scene of devastation in the Libyan city hit by a flood catastrophe.

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Ukraine's Zelensky expected to meet Biden during US trip

The visit comes as US lawmakers debate sending another $24bn (£19bn) to Ukraine.

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Australian news live: ADF chief warns of misinformation threat; questions over KPMG tobacco consulting

Gen Angus Campbell says society could ‘fracture’ under bombardment of misinformation; KPMG spent decades working for big tobacco before being paid to lead Victoria’s consultation on changes to tobacco and vaping laws. Follow the latest news live

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It’s been a tumultuous week in the voice to parliament campaign, with polls showing the no camp ahead in all states, accusations of dirty tactics, and yesterday’s headline-grabbing claims by Jacinta Nampijinpa Price that Indigenous Australians have only felt positive benefits from colonisation.

We’ve gone through her National Press Club address and picked out several instances where the no campaign leader appeared to misrepresent key aspects of the referendum or create confusion over key sections of her portfolio. These include questions about colonisation, and the voice’s power and composition.

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Florida Governor DeSantis defies CDC Covid boosters guidance

The DeSantis administration has advised against boosters for those under 65, countering US health experts.

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Brazil riots: First man tried for storming government buildings gets 17 years

Aecio Pereira is the first to be convicted over the storming of government buildings in January.

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Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 568 of the invasion

Ukraine claims to have destroyed Russian air defence system in Crimea; Russia claims it repelled drone attack on Black Sea patrol ship

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France's Carrefour puts up 'shrinkflation' warning signs

Carrefour is telling its customers which products are smaller than they used to be.

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Charges brought against Greek ferry crew over death of passenger pushed into sea

One crewmember accused of homicide with possible intent and two more with complicity over drowning of Antonis Kargiotis

A Greek prosecutor has brought criminal charges against an island ferry captain and three of his crew over the death of a passenger who was pushed into the sea as he tried to reboard the departing vessel in the country’s main port of Piraeus.

One crewmember was charged with homicide with possible intent, and the other two with complicity, while the captain was charged with severe breaches of shipping regulations, state-run ERT television reported.

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Isa Balado: Anger in Spain after man appears to grope reporter live on air

Isa Balado was broadcasting live on air when the man walked up and appeared to touch her.

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Morocco earthquake turns mountain village to field of boulders

Rescuers find that few homes remain in the devastated village of Douzrou, where 100 have died.

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Crew radio leak increases outrage over Greek ferry passenger pushed into sea

Recordings of conversations appear to reveal racist attitudes among crew in connection with death of Antonis Karyotis

Outrage over the drowning of a passenger who was pushed from the ramp of a Greek ferry has mounted after leaked recordings of radio conversations appeared to reveal racist attitudes among the crew.

In one extract, the ship’s master is apparently heard saying that he thought the passenger, subsequently identified as a Greek, was a foreigner.

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Princess Martha Louise: Norway's princess sets date to wed shaman

The self-proclaimed shaman and the princess are known for their controversial alternative beliefs.

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Drug lord El Chapo's wife released from prison

Coronel, 34, had admitted helping Guzmán run the Sinaloa drugs cartel and aiding his prison escape.

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Olivia Rodrigo interview: 'God, what a crazy trajectory'

As her second album heads for number one, the star discusses the pressure of overnight fame.

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Legal action against Trump shows ‘rottenness’ of US politics, says Putin

Russian leader claims indictments of former president are political persecution

President Vladimir Putin has described the recent indictments of Donald Trump as “political persecution” as the Russian leader waded back into a US presidential campaign for the third consecutive election cycle.

Putin made the remarks during an economic forum in the far eastern Russian city of Vladivostok, where he is also due to hold meetings with Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader, this week.

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‘Only the great writers are misquoted’: Dublin marathon medal has wrong Yeats quote

‘There are no strangers here; Only friends you haven’t met yet’ is engraved beneath an image of the Nobel-winning Irish poet. Only he didn’t write it

Participants in next month’s Dublin marathon are due to receive a medal engraved with a quote attributed to WB Yeats, to mark the 100th anniversary of the Irish poet receiving the Nobel prize in literature. However, there is no record of the quote in question having been written by Yeats.

“There are no strangers here; Only friends you haven’t met yet” is written along the bottom of the medals, below a portrait of the poet. However, there is “no evidence of any kind” that Yeats wrote those words “either in his numerous articles, essays or book reviews, or in his almost 400 poems and 23 plays”, Yeats Society Sligo director Susan O’Keeffe told the Guardian.

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Kim Jong Un receives red carpet welcome into Russia

The North Korean leader is expected to meet President Vladimir Putin in Russia.

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Strong support from Australian business to phase out fossil fuels by 2040, survey finds

Carbon Markets Institute research also finds nearly half of all businesses surveyed backed Australia becoming a net zero economy by 2040

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Almost half of business respondents back Australia becoming a net zero economy no later than 2040, while almost three in four support phasing out fossil fuels by then, according to the latest annual survey by the Carbon Markets Institute.

The poll of 301 respondents, many of them company executives or board members, also found almost two-thirds want Australia to introduce its own carbon border adjustment mechanism (Cbam) to shield industries from imports of nations that don’t impose similar curbs on carbon emissions. Europe’s own Cbam starts from 1 October.

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Spotify denies 30-second trick could make you rich

The streaming giant quashes a theory that listening to a song on repeat will rake in the royalties.

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AustralianSuper helped Woodside stop investor protest vote over climate policies, analysis shows

Activist group Market Forces says Australia’s biggest super fund ‘signalled tacit approval’ of oil and gas giant’s expansion policy

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Australia’s biggest superannuation fund helped Woodside Energy fend off a shareholder revolt over its climate policies, nullifying concerns raised by global investors, according to new analysis.

Activist group Market Forces said AustralianSuper recently voted for the re-election of Ian Macfarlane, a senior Woodside director and longtime sustainability committee member at the oil and gas giant.

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Ukraine claims to retake Black Sea drilling rigs from Russian control

The four strategically important oil and gas platforms were seized by Russia in 2015.

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Former Spain captain says Luis Rubiales row felt like ‘going to war’

Verónica Boquete alleges Jenni Hermoso’s phone was hacked after kiss by football boss at World Cup

A former captain of Spain’s women’s national football team has described the weeks-long standoff over the fate of Luis Rubiales as a “war” that has pitted more than 100 of the country’s top female players against certain members of the Spanish football establishment.

In an interview published on Monday, Verónica Boquete even went so far as to claim that Jenni Hermoso’s phone had been hacked, which may have been an attempt to discredit Hermoso in the wake of the unsolicited kiss by Rubiales.

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US and Vietnam get a friendship upgrade

The US and Vietnam are becoming better friends - and that's a troubling prospect for China.

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Australia politics live: Sussan Ley says pharmacists ‘wouldn’t even be in her top 10’ of noisy parliamentary protests

Ley has been one of the biggest supporters of pharmacists pushing back against government dispensing changes. Follow today’s live news updates

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Ley defends pharmacists’ opposition to 60-day dispensing rule for prescriptions

The interview then gets to the issue of pharmacists and the change the government made to allow for 60-day dispensing (two-for-one prescriptions) which will save chronically ill patients up to $180 a year (as well as money on less trips to the doctor, travel etc.) but will cost pharmacists up to $150,000 a year (from the fourth year of the change) in lost dispensing fees (plus people buying fewer ‘incidentals’ such as jelly beans).

I’ve been in contact with many pharmacists over recent weeks, including those who left their businesses and assembled here a couple of weeks ago and I really am concerned about the impact this policy change is going to have.

I’m hearing [about] pharmacies who are already laying off staff. They’re already letting people go and most importantly, they can’t continue to provide the previously free support services that they used to …

Because they’ve told me.

Because if the government has changed the contract it has with pharmacy and is paying them less, they have to change their business in response. It’s as simple as that.

I would like to absolutely recognise the contribution she has made. She has been a trailblazer for our party. She has changed national politics and I have seen the work that she’s done over many years, much of it very modest, very behind the scenes, very in community.

So people often think of her as a defence and foreign affairs minister. I’ve seen her as a local champion for Western Sydney, and disadvantaged people across this country, and I have yeah, I mean, I’ll be really sad to see her go.

Always standing up for Australia’s national interest and a safer, stronger region. It’s as simple as that.

I think we did extremely good work with the Solomon Islands and, indeed, with the Pacific and people are looking at this through the lens of Covid and suggesting that we could have done more when, in fact, travel was an impossibility. I think that issue is well and truly being put to bed.

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Sydney wakes to blanket of burn-off smoke that could linger for days

Air quality measures at Randwick were ‘very poor’ according to the official gauge, with residents advised to stay indoors

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Sydney awoke to a blanket of smoke over parts of the city on Monday from hazard reduction burns at the weekend.

Air quality degraded to “very poor” conditions in Sydney’s east, with residents urged to remain indoors and keep their windows and doors closed until conditions improved.

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Yes campaign hopes to reignite momentum for voice with nationwide events and advertising blitz

Campaigners are keen for federal politics to take a backseat so the campaign can get more attention

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The yes campaign is looking forward to reigniting momentum in its campaign after the coming parliamentary sitting week – the last before the referendum on 14 October – with a nationwide series of major community events, performances and a further advertising blitz.

“The real campaign kicks off after Thursday,” a yes campaign source said, referencing the end of the parliamentary week. “It’s really a month-long campaign.”

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Luis Rubiales to quit in wake of World Cup kiss scandal

Spanish football boss had previously refused to step down after kissing Jenni Hermoso following final

The president of the Spanish football federation, Luis Rubiales, has said he will resign three weeks after he forcibly kissed a triumphant Spanish women’s footballer after the team won the World Cup.

Rubiales has until now steadfastly refused to resign after the incident in the aftermath of the Spanish side’s 1-0 triumph against England on 20 August.

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Spanish FA president Rubiales to resign over kiss

Luis Rubiales resigns as president of the Spanish Football Federation following criticism for kissing Jenni Hermoso after the Women's World Cup final.

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MPs express anger after arrest of parliamentary researcher over alleged spying for China

Man is known to have had unescorted access to large parts of the Westminster estate

MPs have reacted with alarm after it emerged that a parliamentary researcher with links to senior Conservatives and potential access to sensitive information had been arrested over allegations of spying for China.

The man, who is in his 20s and was arrested in March along with another person, is known to have held a parliamentary pass, allowing him unescorted access to large parts of the Westminster estate.

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Hansi Flick sacked by Germany as Euro 2024 hosts lose patience

Hansi Flick is dismissed as manager of Euro 2024 hosts Germany following a poor run of results.

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Ruby Franke and 8 passengers: The rise and fall of a parenting influencer

A woman who shot to fame giving parenting advice has been charged with six counts of child abuse

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Australia news live: Albanese says G20 stance on Ukraine is ‘strongest yet’; man charged over Melbourne CBD crash

Final statement says all states ‘must refrain from all threats’ and that ‘today’s era must not be war’. Follow today’s live news updates

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Noel Pearson says he is undeterred by polls showing falling support for the Indigenous Voice to Parliament as the civil rights battle fought by Australia’s First Nations over the last 100 years “has always been uphill”.

We’ve always been the underdog. It’s always been very hard for us, but we have won gains over these years, over these decades. And we won the native title decision with Mabo. We won the Native Title Act 30 years ago. We got justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander peoples under the common law of Australia and justice has played out over the past 30 years.

All of these gains are not easily won. We have persuaded governments and we’ve persuaded the Australian people of the gains that we’ve made. We’re always the underdog. We’re 3% of the population. We are the most powerless people in the country, with the weakest political constituency in the country, but through persuasion and through argument and through constant campaigning, we’ve managed to make gains. We’re the underdog in this referendum but I still believe we can achieve victory.

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Greek rescuers working through the night to locate villagers trapped by flood

Death toll reaches 11 as hundreds still thought to be marooned after deadly downpours

Rescuers in central Greece were working through the night to locate people trapped in villages deluged by flood waters as the death toll from rainstorms rose to 11.

Emergency services, backed by elite commando units and an ever-growing army of volunteers, sought to find hundreds still thought to be marooned in homes five days after downpours, described as the worst in the country’s history, struck.

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Johannesburg fire: Inside a 'hijacked' South African building

A resident describes her life inside one of South Africa's 'hijacked' buildings.

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The most deadly earthquakes in the past 25 years

The death toll in Morocco has so far reached 2,000. Here is a list of some of the other most destructive quakes

The earthquake that struck Morocco late on Friday has killed more than 2,000 people, with the death toll expected to increase as rescuers struggle to reach some areas.

Below are listed some of the deadliest earthquakes of the past 25 years:

8 September 2023 – Morocco. A magnitude 6.8 earthquake kills more than 1,300 people.

6 February 2023 – Turkey and Syria. A magnitude 7.8 earthquake kills more than 21,600 people.

25 April 2015 – Nepal. More than 8,800 people are killed by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake.

11 March 2011 – Japan. A magnitude 9.0 quake off the northeast coast triggers a tsunami, killing more than 18,400 people.

12 January 2010 – Haiti. More than 100,000 people are killed by a magnitude 7.0 quake. The government estimated a staggering 316,000 dead, but the scale of the destruction made an accurate count impossible.

12 May 2008 – China. A magnitude 7.9 quake strikes eastern Sichuan, resulting in over 87,500 deaths.

27 May 2006 – Indonesia. More than 5,700 people die when a magnitude 6.3 quake hits Java island.

8 October 2005 – Kashmir. A magnitude 7.6 earthquake kills over 80,000 people in the region.

26 December 2004 – Indonesia: A magnitude 9.1 quake triggers an Indian Ocean tsunami, killing about 230,000 people in a dozen countries.

26 December 2003 – Iran. A magnitude 6.6 earthquake hits the southeastern part of the country, causing more than 20,000 deaths.

26 January 2001 – India. A magnitude 7.6 quake strikes Gujarat, killing as many as 20,000 people.

17 August 1999 – Turkey. A magnitude 7.6 earthquake hits Izmit, killing about 18,000 people.

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Will she stay or go? Annastacia Palaszczuk returns to slow-motion leadership turmoil

Despite growing discontent and sagging poll numbers, Queensland Labor’s leadership will probably only change if the premier resigns – or deputy Steven Miles mounts a challenge

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Twenty-four hours is supposed to be a long time in politics. But the past fortnight in Queensland has felt like watching the continents drift apart.

Annastacia Palaszczuk returns from leave on Monday to confront the first serious threat to her leadership since 2012, when she took the wheel of a Labor opposition that could fit comfortably inside a Toyota Tarago.

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What is the G20 and why does the Delhi summit matter?

India wants the G20 Delhi summit to focus on the environment, but there may be rows about Ukraine.

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Scott McAfee: the young judge on Trump's Georgia case

A 34-year-old scuba diver and cellist, Judge McAfee has soared through Atlanta's conservative legal ranks.

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Hurricane Lee prompts weekend beach warnings on US east coast

Dangerous surf and rip currents expected along most of Atlantic coast from Sunday, according to the National Hurricane Center

Hurricane Lee is making its way through the Atlantic Ocean and is expected to remain a powerful hurricane through early next week, prompting warnings of dangerous beach conditions on the US east coast over the weekend.

Between Wednesday and Thursday night, Lee evolved from a category 1 tropical storm to a category 5 hurricane. It then dropped down to a category 4 hurricane, the National Hurricane Center announced on Friday morning.

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Gabon coup: New PM tells BBC country should hold elections within two years

Raymond Ndong Sima, newly installed after a military coup, says it will take time to transition.

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Deadly humid heatwaves to spread rapidly as climate warms – study

Small rise in global temperatures would affect hundreds of millions of people and could cause a sharp rise in deaths

Life-threatening periods of high heat and humidity will spread rapidly across the world with only a small increase in global temperatures, a study has found, which could cause a sharp acceleration in the number of deaths resulting from the climate crisis.

The extremes, which can be fatal to healthy people within six hours, could affect hundreds of millions of people unused to such conditions. As a result, heat deaths could rise quickly unless serious efforts to prepare populations were undertaken urgently, the researcher said.

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Nancy Pelosi: Democrat and ex-Speaker, 83, to seek re-election

The first female House Speaker will seek a 19th term, reigniting debate about the age of US leaders.

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Search engines required to stamp out AI-generated images of child abuse under Australia’s new code

Exclusive: eSafety Commissioner says companies must work on building tools to promote greater online safety, including detecting deep fake images

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Artificial intelligence tools could be used to generate child abuse images and terrorist propaganda, Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has warned while announcing a world-leading industry standard that requires tech giants to stamp out such material on AI-powered search engines.

The new industry code covering search engines, to be detailed on Friday, requires big tech firms like Google, Microsoft’s Bing and DuckDuckGo to eliminate child abuse material from their search results, and to take steps to ensure generative AI products can’t be used to generate deep fake versions of that material.

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Peter Navarro: ex-Trump adviser found guilty of contempt of Congress

Peter Navarro flouted a summons by a committee investigating efforts to reverse the 2020 election.

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Remains found in search for crew of British bomber shot down by Nazis

Salvage operation in Dutch waters finds remains presumed to be those of Arthur Smart, Charles Sprack and Raymond Moore

The remains of British airmen shot down by the Nazis over Dutch waters may have been discovered in a massive rescue operation.

With the help of a €15m national plane wreck rescue fund, the Dutch have started to sift the wreckage of the British Lancaster ED603, which never returned from a mass bombing mission targeting Bochum in Germany on 13 June 1943. Instead, this “Pathfinder” that gave the lead to 503 bombers, was tracked as it headed home, shot down and crashed in the blue Dutch waters of the IJsselmeer with seven men aboard.

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Vincent Van Quickenborne: Belgian justice minister apologises for 'Pipigate' scandal

Vincent Van Quickenborne has received criticism after guests at his birthday urinated on a police van.

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Russia launches fourth drone attack in five days on Ukrainian food exports

Bombings around Izmail, main port along Danube river, last three hours and injured two truck drivers, Odesa governor said

Russia has maintained its bombing campaign against Ukrainian food exports with the fourth drone attack in five days on grain silos and other infrastructure around the port of Izmail along the Danube river.

The governor of the Odesa region, Oleh Kiper, said Thursday’s attack lasted three hours, and the general prosecutor’s office said two truck drivers were hurt and several homes were damaged by blast waves. The Ukrainian military said agricultural facilities were damaged but did not give details.

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G20 summit: What do the people of Delhi think about the event?

India's capital Delhi has undergone a makeover as it prepares to host world leaders.

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Slums hidden as India puts on its best face for G20

Delhi is pulling out all the stops to dazzle world leaders as they prepare to gather this weekend.

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Danelo Cavalcante: Security lapse let killer 'crab walk' out of US prison

Danel Cavalcante used the same escape route taken by another inmate who fled earlier this year.

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Australia politics live: Catherine King to outline aviation policy; Albanese to meet Li Qiang

Under-pressure transport minister will unveil the plans at Canberra airport; prime minister to meet Chinese premier. Follow today’s live news updates

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Asked if her department recommended Qatar be allowed the flights, and if Don Farrell the trade minister was negotiating a deal with Qatar in which the flights played a role, King says:

I consulted colleagues prior to the decision, but the decision was mine.

As I said, it provided context to the decision that I made. There is a context there that is there. That is a fact. That is a context that is there. So it is not, I was not, not aware of it. So it was a context of the decision that I made.

There was no one factor that influenced this decision.

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Rolling Stones on the red carpet after new album launch

The band confirms the release of Hackney Diamonds, their first album of original material since 2005.

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Trump suffers loss in second E Jean Carroll defamation case

A judge has ruled that Donald Trump is liable for defaming the writer who accused him of rape.

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Night train between Berlin and Paris to return after nine years

Austrian rail operator ÖBB says service will resume partly in December and daily from October 2024

A night train linking Berlin and Paris will return in December, nine years after the service was cancelled, the Austrian rail operator ÖBB has announced.

ÖBB has been a pioneer in bringing back night trains as Europeans look for low-carbon travel options.

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Seven dead as severe storms trigger flooding in Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria

Areas of Greece report 75.4cm of rain late on Tuesday – the highest level recorded since 2006

Fierce rainstorms have battered neighbouring Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria, triggering flooding that caused at least seven deaths, including those of two holidaymakers swept away by a torrent at a campsite in northwestern Turkey.

Ali Yerlikaya, the Turkish interior minister, said four other people were missing after the flash flood at the campsite in Kirklareli province, near the border with Bulgaria. He said about 12 holidaymakers were present when the waters hit.

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Sand dredging devastating ocean floor, UN warns

Around six billion tonnes of sand is dredged from the world's oceans every year, a new report says.

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British Challenger 2 tank destroyed in combat for first time, Ukraine footage shows

Tank could be one of 14 UK gave to Ukraine that Kyiv was keeping in reserve for frontline breakthrough

A battlefield video circulating on social media overnight showed the destruction of a British Challenger 2 from a mine and Russian drone in Ukraine, which would be the first time one of the tanks has been destroyed in combat.

At the beginning of the clip, filmed from a car involved in the fighting, the Challenger 2 with its distinctive gun barrel is seen shrouded in thick, grey smoke after the battlefield incident.

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Greece floods: Volos mayor warns 'stay in your homes!'

One person has died in Greece after torrential rain triggered flash flooding in parts of the country.

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French schools send home dozens of girls wearing Muslim abayas

Girls who refused to remove banned garment given letter saying ‘secularism is not a constraint, it is a liberty’, says minister

On the first day of the new academic year French schools sent home dozens of girls for refusing to remove their abayas, the education minister said on Tuesday.

Defying a ban on the Muslim garment, nearly 300 girls showed up on Monday morning wearing an abaya, Gabriel Attal told the BFM broadcaster. Most agreed to change, but 67 refused and were sent home, he said.

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Mitch McConnell: Doctor says no evidence of stroke or seizures in freezing spell

The 81-year-old Republican has frozen twice in as many months, prompting concerns about his health.

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Alan Joyce quits immediately as Qantas CEO following tough week for airline

Beleaguered airline chief executive brings forward retirement by two months stating ‘the company needs to move ahead with its renewal as a priority’

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The Qantas chief executive, Alan Joyce, has advised the board he will quit immediately, bringing forward his retirement by two months following a tumultuous few weeks for the airline.

Joyce has served as CEO since 2008 and had been set to step down at the airline’s annual general meeting in November as part of a curated transition.

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