‘Disgusted’: Gillard and Albanese condemn ‘ditch the witch’ campaign against Victorian premier Jacinta Allan
Trucks with billboards showing the phrase and Allan wearing a black pointed hat have been seen around Melbourne for about six weeksFollow our Australi...
The jailing of Germany’s most wanted woman – podcast
Dancer, dog owner, bank robber. Germany’s most wanted woman, Daniela Klette, has been sentenced to 13 years in prison after decades on the run. Debora...
Strong earthquake strikes southern Philippines with tsunami warnings issued
People told to prepare for waves of up to three metres in parts of the Philippines, with smaller waves possible in Indonesia and MalaysiaA magnitude 7...
Missing Melbourne teacher allegedly drugged and murdered by brother in India
Sunil Sharma disappeared in Punjab province on 22 May, with police arresting four people, including his brotherFollow our Australia news live blog for...
Trump walks out of interview with NBC’s Meet the Press after clash over election claims
Kristen Welker questioned Trump’s allegations that races for California governor and 2020 president were ‘rigged’Donald Trump walked out of an intervi...
‘What if all cockroaches came together?’ The youth movement threatening to shake up India’s politics
Cockroach Janta party began as online joke but is growing into one of the most unexpected challenges to country’s rightwing governmentThe call out to ...
Xi Jinping set to meet Kim Jong-un in North Korea, as China seeks to revitalise relationship
The China-North Korea relationship has been strained by a fall in trade during the pandemic and Pyongyang’s increasing ties with RussiaXi Jinping visi...
This year’s Tony awards have already seen wins for musicals Schmigadoon! and Cats: The Jellicle Ball dots, The Rocky Horror Show
Soutra Gilmour, Two ...
Survivors of abuse by Mohamed Al Fayed call for trafficking investigation
Without it the ‘true scale’ of former Harrods owner’s alleged network will stay hidden, says survivors’ groupSurvivors of abuse perpetrated by the for...
Ex-CIA official accused of stealing $40m in gold bars reportedly created fake spy program
David Rush, who was arrested in May, stole millions from US government through ‘special access program’, officials sayA former executive intelligence ...
Italian rescuers recover 10 bodies after migrant boat capsizes off Malta
Coastguard says about 48 people were rescued alive after vessel left Libya carrying about 60 passengersItalian rescuers have recovered 10 bodies after...
Labour urges Farage to stop evading scrutiny over £5m gift from crypto billionaire
Call for ‘clear and truthful account’ comes amid questions about the Reform leader’s property spendingThe Labour party has written to Nigel Farage urg...
Australia news live: support for One Nation edges ahead of Labor in new poll; RSV warning for older Australians
Support for prime minister Anthony Albanese slumps; King’s Birthday honours awardedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSupport ...
Ro Khanna supports Graham Platner’s bid for Senate despite ‘shameful’ actions
Democratic congressman issues qualified defense of Maine candidate in his bid to unseat Republican Susan CollinsProgressive Democratic congressman Ro ...
Richard Scolyer, cancer researcher and former Australian of the year, dies aged 59
Scolyer, who did pioneering work on immunotherapy, was diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer in 2023Prof Richard Scolyer, the world-renowned cancer r...
Trump reportedly considers buying Chagos Islands from Mauritius
Potential proposal would secure control of Diego Garcia base amid stalled UK plans to cede sovereignty of territoryDonald Trump is reportedly weighing...
Zelenskyy meets key allies in London aiming to build on strikes on Russia
Keir Starmer hosts Ukrainian, French and German leaders in Downing Street amid optimism in Kyiv over state of warVolodymyr Zelenskyy met his staunches...
Bob Packwood, senator who resigned amid sexual misconduct scandal, dies aged 93
The moderate Republican, an advocate of abortion rights, resigned in 1995 amid accusations of sexual harassmentFormer US senator Bob Packwood, a moder...
Record number of people waiting for NHS diagnostic tests in England
One in five of the 1.92m patients on list wait longer than six weeks for tests such as CT and MRI scans, analysis showsA record number of people are w...
Delivery pain for UK dad as baby magazine arrives 19 years late
Paul Edwards from Chester ordered the publication before the birth of his son in 2007, but experienced pregnant pause before receiving it this weekWhe...
Author of Home Office report on China reveals attempts to compromise him
Exclusive: Dr David Wilson says former British police officer approached him as part of efforts to influence his workThe author of a Home Office-spons...
‘Ugly in a beautiful way’: Denmark’s mullet championship celebrates divisive hairstyle
Danish follicle rebels go head to head in competition for best short-in-the-front, long-in-the-back cutBusiness in the front, party in the back. A pac...
UK readies sanctions against Israel to deter proposed illegal West Bank settlement
Move comes as 137 Labour MPs sign letter demanding ‘urgent, concrete action’ to stop settler violenceThe UK Foreign Office and a group of western coun...
Trump refuses to rule out using ‘anti-weaponization’ fund for Capitol rioters who attacked police
US president says ‘I’d pay the kind of money they deserve’ amid questions over his administration establishing fundDonald Trump declined on Sunday to ...
Homeless face ‘inhumane’ ultimatums by London councils
Choice between living on the streets or moving hundreds of miles away faced by homeless people.Having fled sex trafficking gangs in Belgium and Manche...
Thousands march for French schoolgirl murdered after police failed to question suspect
Jérôme Barella had been accused of rape in months before murder but series of delays meant police had failed to summon him for questioningThousands of...
Scott Pelley says Bari Weiss wanted 60 Minutes to say Renee Good was ‘driving toward officer’
Anchor who was fired accuses editor-in-chief of requesting changes to report that video of shooting did not supportFired CBS 60 Minutes anchor Scott P...
Israel escalates war against Hezbollah with airstrikes on Beirut suburbs
Attack on ‘terrorist headquarters’ comes as Trump says he will not demand Lebanon is included in ceasefire dealIsrael has carried out airstrikes on th...
Search for suspects continues after 12 people shot near festival in Toledo, Ohio
Search enters second day after Saturday shooting that wounded 12, two reported in critical condition, police sayOrganizers of a festival in the histor...
‘Significant breakthrough’: NHS hospitals adopt faster, more accurate bladder cancer test
Five hospitals in England and Wales have switched to test taken at home, rather than invasive hospital procedureNHS hospitals are using a new way of d...
