Thursday briefing: Yemen’s war continues to threaten oil supplies– but what about its people?
In today’s newsletter: The Houthi advance along the Red Sea coast raised fears for global trade and energy supplies, while more than 100,000 Yemenis h...
Women in England with incurable breast cancer to get life-extending drug on NHS
Thousands with HER2-low advanced breast cancer will have access to Enhertu after ministers strike deal on priceThousands of women in England with incu...
English Heritage trains new generation of scythers to maintain meadows and craft
Initiative aims to keep alive age-old skill, and at Muchelney Abbey in Somerset improve habitat for rare shrill carder beeIt sounds like something out...
‘Like a Disney movie’: Three wild dog brothers make Africa’s longest journey
As three siblings came of age and had to leave their pack, scientists tracked the dogs’ perilous 2,500-mile odyssey to find their own territoryIt soun...
Turkey detains dozens in crackdown on LGBTQ+ activists and journalists
Protesters teargassed as minister claims widespread raids and arrests under obscenity laws were to ‘protect families’ Turkish authorities have used ac...
Prominent athlete tells Alan Jones trial he sent shirtless photo before unwanted kiss he wished ‘never happened’
Former 2GB and 2UE broadcaster has pleaded not guilty to 22 indecent assault and sexual touching chargesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest...
‘Pretend I’m on the ticket’: Trump hits campaign trail in bid to boost Republican hopes
President stumps for Senate nominee Michael Whatley in North Carolina and urges voters to ‘crush the communists’Donald Trump returned to the campaign ...
Fiji declares national HIV emergency as Pacific nation grapples with surge in cases
Government estimates that one in 60 adults in Fiji now living with HIV, as escalating use of methamphetamine fuels ‘epidemic’Fiji has declared a natio...
Trump calls EU offer to Canada of associate membership ‘laughable’ and threatens tariffs
The US president call the move a ‘hostile act’, as Canada seeks to move closer to the EU and diversify its defence tiesDonald Trump has threatened the...
Labor backs down on veterans’ health services cap after furious backlash from Jacqui Lambie and ex-ADF members
Independent senator had denounced as ‘cruel’ the plan to impose a $5,000 cap on allied health services for veteransLabor has backdown on plans to impo...
Peter Max, psychedelic pop artist who epitomized flower power, dies aged 88
The US artist, whose swirly, colorful, instantly recognizable designs became hugely commercially successful, died on MondayPeter Max, whose colorful, ...
Climate crisis likely behind devastating Nepal-Tibet floods that killed more than 1,300, first study finds
Scientists say global heating was a destabilising factor in collapse of 200,000 sq metre glacier in AugustClimate breakdown probably weakened the glac...
IMF downgrades Australian economic forecast amid fears of interest rate hike
Global financial institution predicts Australia’s GDP will grow to just 1.6% in 2027 as Treasury faces rising energy costs and inflationGet our breaki...
Two teenage boys charged with murder after alleged mistaken identity shooting death of Sydney student
Boys aged 14 and 16 charged after Marco Tapia, 23, was killed inside his family’s home in Glen AlpineFollow our Australia news live blog for latest up...
US lawmakers pass bill giving Trump more power to sanction Russia and its enablers
Act divides Democrats and Republicans, with some saying it gives president power that could be turned against US alliesThe US Congress has passed a sw...
US government paid federal employees $9.5bn not to work amid Doge cuts – report
GAO report shows how use paid administrative leave rose by 435% from 2023 to 2025 and incurred a sixfold costThe US government paid federal workers $9...
Exiled Nicaraguan journalist Luis Galeano detained by ICE in Florida
Galeano, who has had asylum application pending for about seven years, was pulled over by agents while driving for LyftVeteran journalist Luis Galeano...
Macklemore pledges his $1m Ed Sheeran tour salary to Palestine
Rapper, who was dropped from tour after his speech in support of Palestine, challenges Robert Kraft to do the sameMacklemore has announced that he wil...
Top Trump military adviser says US must prepare to fight around moon
Gen Dan Caine comments at Washington summit come after US revealed it has deployed weapons in spaceAmerican troops need to prepare for combat not only...
LA homelessness non-profit workers arrested over alleged corruption and bribes
Pair accused of misappropriating millions in taxpayer dollars as Trump officials target alleged fraud in blue statesFederal law enforcement officers h...
Australia politics live: Labor to reveal new immigration rules; PM hails narrowing of gender gap
Follow the day’s news live.Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastForeign students will face tough restrictions on the ability to ...
Key House Democrat refuses to clear Trump’s $2.8bn arms sale to Israel
Pro-Israel Gregory Meeks raises concerns over threat to civilian lives from package of 40,000 one-ton bombsThe top Democrat on the House foreign affai...
Charlie Kirk's family blame Utah university officials for his killing
String of ‘reckless decisions’ by Utah Valley University officials left him exposed to sniper, attorneys sayCharlie Kirk’s family blamed Utah official...
‘Made in Europe’ laws could derail UK plans for reset with EU
Government sources say legislation aimed at China poses a risk to British businesses and must be addressedEuropean legislation that threatens to lock ...
Colin Kaepernick says NFL owners are colluding against Macklemore after Ed Sheeran tour ban
Rapper was dropped from tour after pro-Palestine remarksFormer NFL star settled case over collusion in 2019Colin Kaepernick has accused NFL owners of ...
Palestinian American activist arrested and ‘charged for trespassing at a public hearing’
Noura Erakat says a Florida mayor shortened speaking time and banned discussion of investment in Israeli bondsThe human rights lawyer Noura Erakat was...
Republican senator blames Trump administration policies for measles deaths in Pennsylvania
Health committee chair Bill Cassidy said fatal outbreak of disease is a ‘terrible legacy’ for Trump administrationUS politics live – latest updatesSen...
Is EU’s offer to Canada a blueprint for Britain – or a reminder it is out in the cold?
Ursula von der Leyen has opened door for Canada to become associate member to deepen links in ‘openly hostile world’Canada’s prime minister, Mark Carn...
Nato leader warns of ‘most dangerous and complex security environment in a generation’
Mark Rutte asked UK and Europe to ‘provide the hard power Nato needs’ in face of geopolitical uncertaintyNato needs “more UK and more Europe in the al...
Prisoners to ‘double up’ in one-person prefab cells, leaked documents show
Exclusive: Ten category C prisons in England and Wales asked to add second beds, in breach of safe occupancy limitsThe Prison Service has drawn up pla...
