eBay to pay $59m over illegal pill press sales

The government accused eBay of making it too easy to buy equipment for producing counterfeit pills.

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Andrea Leadsom: Brexit checks are the price of ‘being a sovereign state again’

Health minister and Brexiter says businesses experiencing ‘some friction’ should adapt to changes in trade rules

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A minister has told British businesses that “some friction” when trading with the EU after Brexit is the price to pay for being a sovereign state again.

On the fourth anniversary of Britain officially leaving the EU, Andrea Leadsom said UK firms should “adapt” to the change in trade rules, after new checks were brought in on food, drink and some agricultural products, suggesting they should not buy goods from Europe.

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Woman arrested with 130 poisonous frogs in her luggage

The Brazilian woman was arrested at the international airport in the Colombian capital, Bogotá.

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Sudan-South Sudan border: Clashes kill dozens in disputed Abyei region

The UN says one of its peacekeepers was killed while taking affected civilians to hospital.

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Charles Littlejohn: Man who leaked Trump's tax returns sentenced to five years

Charles Littlejohn stole the tax data of the former president and thousands of wealthy Americans.

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Centre-right party ahead in Finnish presidential election

Liberal Green party is a close second and goes through to second round, while far-right Finns have been knocked out

Finland’s former prime minister Alexander Stubb and the country’s former foreign minister Pekka Haavisto appear to be on course to go through to the second round of the presidential elections.

As polls closed at 8pm local time and election day vote counting got under way, figures published by Finland’s justice department showed that among advance voters, Stubb, of the centre-right National Coalition party, was in the lead with 27.3%.

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Military-led West African states leave regional bloc

The three junta-led countries were suspended from the bloc amid calls to return to democratic rule.

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Queensland hospital failed to perform rape kit and allow police access after alleged sexual assault of dementia patient, family claims

Exclusive: daughters of 79-year-old allegedly assaulted in ‘virtual ward’ care system say their complaints were dismissed by staff

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The daughters of an elderly dementia patient allege a Queensland hospital failed to perform a rape kit on their mother and denied police access after an alleged sexual assault.

A Guardian Australia investigation has revealed that gaps in the “virtual ward” care system left the 79-year-old woman without immediate medical attention for the alleged assault, which was not reported to police until three days after the incident.

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‘A crushing blow’: what happens if your cruise changes to have too much sea and not enough sight-seeing?

Customers dismayed after cruise ship’s time in Hobart cut in half due to ‘port conflicts’, but experts say consumer remedies are difficult to obtain

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When Paul and Mary McGuirk booked their six-night cruise from Sydney to Tasmania, they were expecting to spend more than one day in the island state.

But two months after making their booking, the couple was told that due to a “port conflict” they would be spending just 26 hours on the ground in Hobart in March.

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Biden vows border 'shut down' if Congress passes deal

President Biden's statement came as he pushed US lawmakers to pass bipartisan border security bill.

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Burkina Faso thanks Russia for 'priceless gift' of wheat

It is the latest overture from an isolated European power seeking to deepen ties with West Africa.

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Czech MPs vote to tighten gun laws after mass shooting

But it's unclear whether the proposed new rules would have stopped the Prague shooter.

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Israel reined in by ICJ rulings on Gaza - but will it obey?

The UN court's demands, if implemented, would drastically change the nature of Israel's Gaza campaign.

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France farmer protests: PM offers key concessions after roads around Paris blocked

Farmers are targeting major roads around the French capital in protest against low food prices.

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ICJ says Israel must prevent genocide in Gaza

But it stops short of ordering Israel to halt the war in Gaza, in a controversial case at The Hague.

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Nelson Chamisa: Zimbabwe opposition CCC leader quits 'contaminated' party

Nelson Chamisa, who came second in elections last year, says his party has been "hijacked".

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France debates plan to enshrine abortion as constitutional right

Impetus for change was US supreme court overturning Roe v Wade, while Germany passes law banning harassment of women at abortion clinics

The French parliament has begun debating moves for France to become the first country in the world to enshrine abortion as a constitutional right, guaranteeing women access to the means to end a pregnancy voluntarily.

The justice minister, Éric Dupond-Moretti, told the lower house of parliament, the National Assembly, on Wednesday that abortion rights were not simply a liberty like any other, “because they allow women to decide their future”.

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Jon Stewart returns to The Daily Show part-time for election campaign

Nine years after leaving, he will host Monday nights each week until November's US election.

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Turkish parliament meets to vote on Sweden’s membership of Nato

Approval will leave Hungary as only country not to approve application made in response to Russian invasion of Ukraine

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The Turkish parliament has started its long-awaited debate on Sweden’s membership of Nato, bringing the Nordic country significantly closer to joining the western military alliance after months in limbo.

Three months after Recep Tayyip Erdoğan submitted a bill on approving membership to parliament, MPs were expected to vote in favour of ratifying it on Tuesday night. If the vote goes in Sweden’s favour as expected, the Turkish president is expected to sign the bill into law in the coming days.

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Australia news live: weekly rents hit record high; Queensland braces for incoming cyclone

Renters face a median cost of $31,252 a year, figures show; heavy rain and wind could hit Queensland in the next 24 hours. Follow the latest updates live

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QFES state disaster coordinator, Shane Chelepy, was just speaking to ABC RN about Tropical Cyclone Kirrily – due to become an official cyclone late today.

Chelepy said according to the latest data from the Bureau of Meteorology, crews are on “cyclone watch” between Innisfail and the Whitsundays in Queensland.

The first thing is to stay connected with the emergency messaging and understand the alerts that may and will come out as the cyclone approaches the coast.

But more importantly, use the next 48 hours to 72 hours to prepare yourself and your family for a potential cyclone crossing and flooding event after. You can do simple things like keep the fuel in your car topped up now, make sure you have enough food in your house for 72 hours, [and] make sure you have battery charging packs for your phone. Very simple things you can do.

One of the big things that we need to do this year is strike a new NSRA which funds our public schools properly. I am committed to working with the states and territories to get every school to 100% of its fair funding level and this is what I will be negotiating with the state and territory education ministers this year.

I want public education to be parents’ first choice. The best way to do that is making sure that public schools are fully and fairly funded and that we tie that funding to the things that will make a difference.

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Israeli father fears hostage daughter was sexually abused

Eli Albag says his daughter Liri may still be in captivity in Gaza because Hamas did "something wrong" to her.

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Joseph Boakai: Liberia's new president fails to end inauguration speech

Joseph Boakai, 79, is helped from the podium as the ceremony in the capital Monrovia is cut short.

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Dying thief stole Wizard of Oz ruby slippers as 'one last score'

Terry Martin was convinced by an ex-mob associate to steal the shoes as "one last score".

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Ian Bailey, suspect in one of Ireland’s most notorious murders, dies aged 66

Former journalist had lived in public eye for almost 30 years as prime suspect in 1996 murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier

Ian Bailey, an English former journalist who was the prime suspect in one of Ireland’s most notorious murders, has died near his home in Bantry, County Cork, at the age of 66. He suffered a heart attack on Sunday.

Bailey had lived in the public eye for almost three decades as the main suspect in the 1996 murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier, a French filmmaker who was battered to death near her holiday home in West Cork.

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Ron DeSantis suspends campaign for president

Republican Governor Ron DeSantis suspends his campaign for US president, saying there is no "clear path to victory"

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Sadiq Khan: ‘Free young people from Brexit work and travel ban’

Mayor calls for ‘youth mobility agreement’ in one of the most pro-European interventions by a Labour politician since EU exit

London mayor Sadiq Khan has called for young people to be able to move freely to and from the EU for the first time since Brexit in order to lessen the economic and cultural damage caused by the UK’s decision to leave the European Union.

Speaking to the Observer in one of the most pro-European interventions by a senior Labour politician since the 2016 referendum, Khan said he backs either a bespoke “youth mobility” agreement with EU countries, or changes to post-Brexit visa rules that currently restrict travel and the ability to work in other European countries.

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Japan lands on Moon but glitch threatens mission

It becomes only the fifth country to soft-land on the Moon but power supply problems may hinder its mission.

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Labor MP condemns Netanyahu’s rejection of Palestinian state as a step toward apartheid

Julian Hill labels Israeli prime minister’s position ‘appalling’ as he calls for financial consequences for Israeli settlers

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Benjamin Netanyahu’s declaration he rejects any moves to establish a Palestinian state after Israel’s offensive in Gaza has been labelled “appalling” and a step toward “apartheid” by influential Labor MP Julian Hill.

Hill has called for a suite of measures to respond, including financial consequences for Israeli settlers and an international push to fast-track recognition of a Palestinian state. The left faction convener argued that the “vast majority of the world recognises Israeli sovereignty only within the 1967 borders”.

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Théo Luhaka: French police officers given suspended sentences for brutal assault

Théo Luhaka suffered severe injuries from a police baton in a case which triggered days of protests.

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Eisenkot: Key Israeli war leader challenges Netanyahu over Gaza strategy

Gadi Eisenkot condemns the prime minister, who insists Israel's offensive will go on until "complete victory".

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AfD leader ‘wolf in sheep’s clothing’, says German Social Democrats head

Lars Klingbeil warns far-right party’s discussions of mass deportation sparked fear for millions across country

The co-leader of the German Social Democrats (SPD), the largest party in the Bundestag, has accused the leader of the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) of being a “wolf in sheep’s clothing” as he warned that plans for mass deportation discussed at a secret meeting attended by its members had sparked fears for millions across the country.

In an extraordinary parliamentary debate on “fortifying democracy” in reaction to the far-right gathering that took place in November in Potsdam, Lars Klingbeil described the AfD as “rightwing extremist”. He accused the party leader and parliamentary head, Alice Weidel, of being a “wolf in sheep’s clothing” over her “teary-eyed” description of what she said was a “smear campaign” against the party. “Your facade is beginning to crumble,” he said. “The true face of the AfD is clearly coming to light.”

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Georgia: Stalin Icon removed from Tbilisi church

The icon showed the Soviet dictator being blessed by a saint, but the Church says it has to be changed.

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Italian influencers to be bound by tighter rules

Social media creators will face hefty fines if they fail to abide by strict rules on commercial interests.

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Serbian opposition leader says secret service tortured and threatened him

Nikola Sandulović, who apologised for crimes against ethnic Albanians, speaks for first time after release from detention

A Serbian opposition leader has been released from detention after suffering what he alleges was a terrifying ordeal in which Belgrade secret services “beat me, tortured, humiliated me and threatened to kill me and my family”.

Nikola Sandulović, the leader of the Serbian Republican party, says he was taken from his home 10 days ago and subjected to violent abuse for more than six hours by the intelligence service.

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Palestinian envoy Husam Zomlot says UK guilty of hypocrisy

Husam Zomlot says the UK's policies towards Israel have caused it "reputational damage".

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Russian professor arrested in Estonia on espionage charges

Viacheslav Morozov fired by University of Tartu, on the Russian border, but some academics question his case

Authorities in Estonia have arrested a Russian professor on espionage charges in a case that his university said shows Russia’s intent to “orchestrate anti-democratic action” in the Baltic country. But some fellow academics have condemned the university for summarily cutting ties with him before a trial was held.

Viacheslav Morozov, a professor of international political theory at the University of Tartu, a city on the Russian border, was detained on 3 January by Estonia’s internal security service (ISS), public broadcaster ERR said. The arrest was only revealed on Tuesday.

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Two British brothers banned from Switzerland for museum heist

The Metropolitan Police issue mugshots of the Ahearne brothers following their sentencing.

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Ukraine shoots down two Russian aircraft in disastrous day for Kremlin

It is unclear how Ukraine succeeded in shooting down the command planes flying above the Sea of Azov

Ukraine’s military has shot down two of Russia’s command planes, in one of the most disastrous days for the Kremlin’s air power since the start of Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion.

Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Ukraine’s commander in chief, said his air force had destroyed an A-50 long-range radar detection aircraft and an Il-22 control centre plane. Both were flying above the Sea of Azov on Sunday when they were hit at 9.10pm local time.

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Kenyan Airbnb murder: How femicide exposed toxic online misogyny

A young woman was dismembered and stuffed in a plastic bag - the internet blames her.

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French mayor blames UK for Channel-crossing deaths at weekend

Lax employment law cited as motivation for ice-cold crossing in which five people died off Wimereux

The mayor of the French seaside resort where five people died off the coast trying to reach the UK has blamed the British immigration system for the crisis that engulfed the town at the weekend.

“What’s happening today is their fault,” said Jean-Luc Dubaële, the mayor of Wimereux, claiming Britain was offering “monts et merveilles”, a French expression meaning they were promising the world.

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Italian culture minister probed over stolen painting

Vittorio Sgarbi is accused of possessing and exhibiting a 17th Century painting.

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Australia news live: Sydney records wettest 24 hours since last April; 11-year-old dead after Echuca crash

Police say exact circumstances surrounding crash yet to be determined. Follow the day’s news live

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PM says $15bn reconstruction fund is ‘open for business’ despite inability to apply for it

The prime minister was asked why the $15bn national reconstruction fund is “taking so long”, having passed through the parliament in March last year and being brought into effect in July.

Whether the website is there or not, is it is an interesting point that you’re making, but businesses that are interested in this would have looked at a video from the finance minister Kate Gallagher in November, that set out the investment mandate that was agreed to by the government and the National Reconstruction Fund, which importantly, is an independent body at arm’s length in terms of making those decisions because we want those decisions.

The money is available now.

I’ll examine the issue of the website, that is a reasonable point that you make. But people who are actually following this and interested in applying will have seen Katie Gallagher’s release setting out what the what the process is.

At a time when members of the Australian community are unhoused as a result of fire, as a result of flood, it seems unacceptable … that we could be giving large benefits to those who already have a great deal.

… inequality is an issue and the government has looked at ways in which we can improve that position.

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Hezbollah missile attack kills Israeli woman and son

A woman in her seventies and her son have been killed by an anti-tank missile attack on northern Israel.

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Up to 70 Tory rebels could abstain or back amendments to Rwanda bill

Lee Anderson could be one of ‘six Conservatives on the payroll’ ready to support the amendments

Conservative rebels have said as many as 70 MPs could back amendments or abstain from supporting Rishi Sunak’s flagship Rwanda bill, telling the prime minister he will have “nowhere to go” if he does not toughen up the legislation.

A leading figure on the right wing of the party said at least three junior ministers and six Tories on the payroll, including a vice-chair of the party, had already informed the whips they were “sympathetic” to the amendments.

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Frederik X kisses wife as he becomes King of Denmark

The new monarch blinks back tears as he greets the cheering crowds outside Christiansborg Castle.

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‘Mini-city’: Meet the 30,000 workers who power Australia’s busiest airport every day

Hidden from travellers, Sydney’s airport workers operate intricate networks of conveyor belts, birdwatch with shotguns and sniff out contraband

Flying over the harbour and into Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, the dazzling view of blue ocean lapping at the city’s heart makes the claustrophobia of a window seat tolerable.

For the 100,000-odd travellers who must endure some hectic combination of snaking queues, overpriced cafes, overweight bags and violated personal space before either arriving into or departing the city each day, the fleeting vista of a glistening Sydney stands out.

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Israel strikes southern Gaza city swollen with displaced people

Ten people in a Rafah house sheltering displaced people were killed, the Hamas-run health ministry says.

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Ancient Greek palace where Alexander the Great was proclaimed king reopens

Thousands flock to see the Palace of Aigai, the largest surviving classical Greek building, after 16-year reconstruction completed

For 2,170 years it had lain in ruins: a palace that symbolised the golden age of antiquity, three times bigger than the Parthenon, unprecedented in architectural ambition, unparalleled in beauty.

It was here in 336BC that the king of ancient Macedonia, Philip II, was murdered; and here in the great peristyle – or columned courtyard – around which its banqueting halls coalesced that his 20-year-old son, Alexander the Great, would be proclaimed king, a moment that would change the course of history.

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Amazon rainforest: Deforestation rate halved in 2023

Preliminary data shows more than 5,000 sq km were cleared, still over six times the size of New York City.

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eBay pays $3m fine in blogger harassment case

Executives sent live spiders and cockroaches to a US couple who criticised the firm, court papers show.

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Poland’s populist president to pardon jailed ministers from former government

Move by Andrzej Duda, who is aligned with the populist PiS party ousted in last year’s elections, would defy supreme court ruling

Poland’s president has said he plans to pardon two imprisoned opposition politicians for a second time, adding that he hoped the move would ease mounting tensions between the country’s new government and its populist predecessor.

The former interior minister Mariusz Kamiński and his ex-deputy Maciej Wąsik – both from the nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party, which lost its majority in October elections – were jailed on Tuesday after being arrested in the presidential palace.

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Swedish £6,000 dine and dash investigation reopened

A group of 35 people allegedly left a Malmö restaurant without paying on Christmas Day.

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Alexei Navalny jokes about ‘nearly naked’ Moscow party from Arctic prison

Jailed Russian opposition leader ridiculed backlash to controversial event in first public appearance since disappearance

The jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has ridiculed the backlash to a “nearly naked party” in Moscow during his first appearance since being banished to an Arctic prison, as authorities temporarily shut the nightclub where the party happened.

“Did you have a party?” Navalny asked the representative of the prison authorities during a video conference court appearance from the IK-3 penal colony in the Yamalo-Nenets region. “You probably had a naked party like [Nastya] Ivleeva?”

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Alexei Navalny jokes in first appearance from new prison

Jailed Russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny made his first public appearance in a video call, since being moved to an Arctic penal colony.

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Gabriel Attal becomes youngest French PM as Macron tries to revive popularity

Attal, 34, rose in opinion polls during his time as education minister and may help ruling party in EU elections

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Emmanuel Macron has appointed France’s youngest-ever prime minister, Gabriel Attal, as he seeks to reinvigorate a difficult second term as president and limit any possible gains for the far right in the forthcoming European elections in June.

Attal, 34, who was serving as education minister, has been referred to as a “baby Macron” as he shares similar qualities to the president, such as his ambition, strong media presence and centrist politics. He is considered to be the best-known and most recognisable face of the close circle of young politicians around the president.

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Gabriel Attal’s real challenge will be to break French parliament’s political deadlock

The new PM was chosen to boost Emmanuel Macron’s agenda but, as his predecessor found out, pushing through legislation won’t be easy

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As Gabriel Attal, France’s new prime minister, hastily made his first trip to the northern Pas‐de‐Calais to assess flood damage and reassure struggling residents and local politicians on Tuesday, it symbolised the challenges that await him.

A popular former government spokesperson and master political communicator, Attal was chosen to boost government by the centrist Emmanuel Macron who is approaching the two-year mark of his difficult second term with dipping approval ratings and facing voters’ growing distrust of politics in general.

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Trump hearing: Judges sceptical as ex-president presents immunity defence

The justice department called the ex-president's claim of total immunity from prosecution "frightening".

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Antony Blinken: On the US mission to stop Gaza igniting wider war

The US secretary of state wants to prevent the war escalating but the cauldron of tensions could boil over.

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Franz Beckenbauer: German legend was one of football's most important figures

Franz Beckenbauer, who has died aged 78, was the friend of Sir Bobby Charlton, Bobby Moore and Pele and one of football's most important figures.

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Convicted leader of powerful drug gang vanishes from Ecuador prison

Authorities are trying to locate Adolfo ‘Fito’ Macías, the leader of Los Choneros, after he went missing from his cell on Sunday

A convicted leader of one of the most powerful drug gangs in Ecuador has vanished from the prison where he was serving his sentence, and authorities are investigating whether he escaped like he did a decade ago from another facility.

Adolfo Macías, alias “Fito” and leader of Los Choneros gang, was reported as missing from his cell on Sunday, and on Monday morning, authorities in the South American country had still not found him or offered an explanation for his disappearance.

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Alaskan Airlines flight 1282: Key questions behind door plug blowout

Many questions remain after a 737 Max Boeing plane suffered a mid-air blowout in the US.

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Man charged with murder after NSW house fire left woman with fatal burns

Police say they are treating the 65-year-old woman’s death as a domestic violence incident

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A man has been charged with murder after a woman died following a house fire in southern NSW, in an incident that police were treating as alleged domestic violence.

Emergency services were called to a home in Bribbaree, about 50km north-west of Young, about noon on Sunday to find a 65-year-old woman suffering severe burns.

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Bangladesh election: PM Sheikh Hasina wins fourth term in controversial vote

Ms Hasina secures her fourth straight term after the main opposition boycotts the election.

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Boeing 737 Max 9: Jets to stay grounded as inspections continue

The US aviation regulator says 171 Boeing planes will remain grounded until it is satisfied they are safe.

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Perth overtakes east coast to become Australia’s hottest capital city property market

Buyers and renters compete for limited stock as the Western Australian capital favours sellers and landlords, CoreLogic analysts say

The Australian property boom has shifted from east to west, with buyers and renters tussling for a limited number of Perth homes and creating a housing crisis for those left behind.

Perth has become the hottest selling market among state capitals, with homes listed for a median 11 days before being sold, according to CoreLogic data calculated for Guardian Australia.

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Japan earthquake: Woman in 90s found alive under rubble five days later

More than 120 people have been confirmed dead since Monday's 7.5 magnitude earthquake.

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Drone footage shows aftermath of Indonesia train crash

Multiple people were killed and dozens injured after two trains collided in a rice field in Indonesia.

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Climate change: Former oil executive Mukhtar Babayev to lead COP29 talks in Azerbaijan

For the second year in a row, a man with vast experience of the oil industry will head COP negotiations.

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Dog enjoys priciest meal of his life - $4,000 cash

Typically a well behaved dog, this seven-year-old chowed down on an envelope of his owners' money.

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Carrefour pulls PepsiCo products in four EU countries over price hikes

Stores in France, Italy, Spain and Belgium will no longer stock PepsiCo drinks, Lay’s and Doritos crisps and Quaker cereals

The French supermarket chain Carrefour has said it will stop selling PepsiCo products in stores in four European countries because the global food company has put its prices up by too much.

Shelves at Carrefours in France, Italy, Spain and Belgium will from Thursday carry signs saying the store will no longer stock PepsiCo products such as fizzy drinks, Lay’s and Doritos crisps and Quaker cereals “due to unacceptable price increases”.

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IS claims responsibility for deadly Iran bombings that killed 84

The Islamic State group says it carried out Wednesday's attack in southern Iran that killed 84 people.

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Ugandan LGBTQ+ activist in critical condition after brutal knife attack

Steven Kabuye was stabbed by unknown assailants on a motorbike after receiving death threats

A prominent Ugandan LGBTQ+ activist is in critical condition after he was stabbed on his way to work on Wednesday by unknown assailants on a motorbike.

Steven Kabuye, 25, suffered knife wounds and was left for dead in the assault on the outskirts of the capital Kampala before being found by local residents, police said.

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Saleh al-Arouri: Hamas leader's death 'won't go unpunished', says Hezbollah chief

The head of Lebanon's largest military force says the death of Saleh al-Arouri will be avenged.

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Ukraine and Russia announce largest prisoner swap since start of war

Both sides release more than 200 troops in first exchange since August after UAE-mediated negotiations

Ukraine and Russia have announced the largest exchange of prisoners since the start of the war, involving the return of more than 200 soldiers from each side in a deal mediated by the United Arab Emirates.

The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, said on Wednesday in a message on social media, along with images of some of the freed PoWs: “230 of our people. Today, 213 soldiers and sergeants, 11 officers, and six civilians returned home.”

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Francoise Bornet: Woman in Robert Doisneau’s Paris kiss photo dies aged 93

Francoise Bornet was part of a young couple who were seen embracing on the street in 1950.

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Claudine Gay resigns as Harvard University president

The university's top official resigns amid allegations of plagiarism and criticism over her comments on antisemitism.

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Family of man found dead on Bibby Stockholm turn to crowdfunding to repatriate his body

Leonard Farruku’s family ‘facing a double tragedy with not being able to have his body back home’ in Albania

The family of a man believed to have killed himself on the controversial Bibby Stockholm barge in Portland, Dorset, say they have had to turn to crowdfunding to bring him back to Albania for burial.

Leonard Farruku, 27, was found unresponsive onboard the vessel commissioned by the Home Office to accommodate up to 500 asylum seekers at Portland Port, Dorset, on 12 December.

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Japan Airlines: How the passenger plane burst into flames

A professor in investigating accidents tells the BBC what might have caused the plane to burst into flames.

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Japan jet crash: Passengers describe chaos inside flight 516

Nearly 400 people were trapped inside a burning JAL 516. What happened next has been described as a miracle.

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Ethiopia and Somaliland reach ‘historic’ agreement over access to ports

Naval and commercial access to Somaliland’s coast granted in exchange for recognising republic’s independence

Ethiopia has signed a “historic” deal granting it naval and commercial access to ports along Somaliland’s Red Sea coast, in exchange for recognition for the breakaway republic’s independence, it has been announced.

The Somali government, which has long held that Somaliland remains a part of the country, announced that it would convene an emergency meeting of its cabinet in response to the memorandum of understanding, according to state news agency Sonna.

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Japan earthquakes: tsunami alert dropped but residents told not to return to homes

The quakes, the largest of which had a magnitude of 7.6, started a fire and collapsed buildings on the west coast of Japan’s main island, Honshu

Japan has dropped its highest-level tsunami alert after issuing one after a series of major earthquakes on Monday but told residents of coastal areas not to return to their homes as deadly waves could still come.

The quakes, the largest of which had a magnitude of 7.6, started a fire and collapsed buildings on the west coast of Japan’s main island, Honshu. It was unclear how many people might have been killed or hurt.

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‘All of Denmark is crying’: Danes react to Margrethe II’s abdication

‘I cried. And then I watched it back and cried again,’ says one as nation processes shock royal broadcast

It began like any other Danish New Year’s Eve. Martin Ebmark, a hotelier from the central town of Billund, was, “like everyone”, sitting watching the queen’s annual address on the television with his family.

He and his wife raised a toast to the queen, resplendent in a Cadbury-purple frock, “when she started talking about ‘the right time’. My wife turned to me and said, ‘she’s not doing what I think she’s doing! Is she?’ Then, she did it.”

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Ethiopia signs agreement with Somaliland paving way to sea access

The prime minister of the landlocked country has said that sea access was an existential question.

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