US father and daughter admit selling fake Picasso and Banksy works, duping art world
Pair apologise in court after being accused of defrauding buyers including some of New York’s most prominent fine art auction housesA father and daugh...
Christchurch gunman fails in bid to appeal against guilty pleas by New Zealand court
Australian white supremacist who murdered 51 Muslims said poor mental health made him admit to crimesThe Australian white supremacist who murdered 51 ...
Bondi royal commission: report calls for better policing of Jewish festivals after ‘high’ terror risk flagged for Hanukah event
Interim report contains 14 recommendations, after inquiry examined agencies’ actions before the attack in which 15 people were killedFollow our Austra...
Rebel Wilson takes to the witness stand for third day of testimony in defamation trial
The Pitch Perfect star is being sued for defamation by Charlotte MacInnes, the lead actor of Wilson’s directorial debut, The DebFollow our Australia n...
Brown University shooting suspect driven by ‘accumulation of grievances’, FBI says
Claudio Neves Valente, who killed himself after deadly attack, began planning for violence in 2022, authorities sayThe gunman behind a deadly shooting...
Existing property investors likely to avoid more tax under possible CGT changes in Chalmers’ May budget
Treasurer tells Commonwealth Bank podcast that he aims to ‘recognise the decisions that people have taken in the past’Follow our Australia news live b...
Archibald prize 2026: Jacob Collins portrait wins the Packing Room prize as finalists revealed
The winner was chosen by the Art Gallery of NSW staff who hang the finalists for exhibition, ahead of the main prize announcement on 8 MayArchibald pr...
Bernie Sanders urges international cooperation to halt AI’s ‘runaway train’
US senator holds panel with leading Chinese scientists and warns of risks to society unless new technology is regulated The US senator Bernie Sanders ...
US charges Sinaloa governor and other Mexican officials with drug trafficking offences
Indictment accuses high-level officials in Sinaloa of offences such as drug trafficking, weapons offences and kidnapping The US justice department ha...
Student’s alleged jailing in China over Australian pro-democracy protests sparks calls for inquiry
Human rights commissioner says alleged jailing highlights the ‘growing risks of transnational repression’ in AustraliaGet our breaking news email, fre...
World’s largest aircraft carrier to return to US after record deployment
USS Gerald R Ford to sail home after 10-month spell including role in Maduro capture and Middle East warThe world’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS ...
Florida approves US House map meant to boost Republicans in midterms
Vote comes on same day the US supreme court rolls back a key provision of the Voting Rights ActThe Florida legislature approved a new congressional ma...
Trump threatens to reduce troop numbers in Germany amid growing row with Nato allies
US president’s threat comes after Germany’s Friedrich Merz suggests Trump team is being outplayed in its negotiations with IranThe US may reduce its n...
Prosecutors release detailed description of how D4vd allegedly killed teen girl
New court document made public in case of singer charged with murder and sexual abuse of Celeste Rivas HernandezProsecutors described in a new court d...
New Orleans sheriff indicted on 30 counts just days before term ends
Susan Hutson accused of malfeasance and other crimes that enabled 2025 mass escape from Louisiana jailThe sheriff of New Orleans was hit on Wednesday ...
Raise tax on alcohol and junk food to cut deaths from liver disease, experts say
Report calls for tough action to combat ‘escalating and unsustainable burden’ of liver-related problems in EuropeGovernments in Europe should impose m...
Trial of non-invasive endometriosis scan boosts hopes for quicker diagnosis
Results suggest radiotracer maraciclatide can ‘light up’ condition on scan and reduce need for investigative surgeryA non-invasive scan for endometrio...
Trump hosts crew of historic Artemis mission: ‘I would have had no trouble making it’
The astronauts joined president in Oval Office for a press conference, and it wasn’t long before he praised himselfDonald Trump hosted the crew of the...
Stephen Fry sues tech conference organisers for £100,000 over fall from stage
Actor and presenter broke his hip, right leg, pelvis and ribs when he gave a talk at CogX festival at O2 Arena in 2023Stephen Fry is suing two compani...
Golders Green attack claim highlights rise of shadowy Iran-linked group
HAYI has taken responsibility for a string of incidents targeting Jewish sites, but investigators say the latest claim may be opportunistic rather tha...
Knee surgery for cartilage damage does not benefit patients, study suggests
People with meniscus tears who underwent surgery had poorer knee function and worse osteoarthritis after 10 years than those who did notA common knee ...
Australia news live: Penny Wong wins jet fuel pledge from China in Beijing visit; US lawmaker says Aukus price might go up
Foreign affairs minister says China has agreed to facilitate exports of jet fuel to ease supply disruptions. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking ...
With supreme court ruling, Republicans able to marginalize Black political power
Decision gives mapmakers in Republican states power to crack districts into pieces and dilute votes into oblivionThe Voting Rights Act was a political...
Trump and Putin discuss Iran war and float temporary Ukraine ceasefire in call
Russian president welcomed decision to extend Iran ceasefire in what US president said was a ‘very good conversation’Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump d...
Elon Musk gets an apology from California regulators as SpaceX lawsuit is settled
Regulators settled suit that claimed a state agency showed political bias against rocket company and its chief executiveSign up for the Breaking News ...
GB News commentator to sue charity for not offering internships to white people
Sophie Corcoran challenging 10,000 Interns Foundation, which works with people from under-represented groupsAn influencer is taking a charity that org...
Senior UK ministers deride Rachel Reeves’s reported plan of year-long rent freeze
Housing secretary and housing minister latest to criticise idea, which has also been ruled out by No 10Senior ministers have poured scorn on the idea ...
Fed leaves interest rates unchanged in defiance of Trump’s calls for cuts
Fed officials cite elevated inflation, slow job growth and uncertainty in Middle East as reasons for holding ratesSign up for the Breaking News US ema...
Office for Students’ University of Sussex humiliation is a symptom of deeper failings
England’s higher education regulator must rebuild trust with troubled sector after series of blunders under previous leadershipIn its brief and unhapp...
Black lawmakers decry supreme court’s ruling in voting case: ‘We’re going backwards’
Terri Sewell and Shomari Figures are at risk of losing their seats in Alabama’s Black congressional districts after rulingThe lawmakers who represent ...
