Visas for Palestinians taking average of four months, data shows, not 24 hours as Coalition claimed

04/10/2024 15:00 The Guardian

Exclusive: Guardian Australia found Coalition politicians cited the 24-hour figure in interviews on at least 12 occasions in AugustGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIt was one of the most potent talking points during the Coalition’s campaign against “rushed” visas to Palestinians fleeing Gaza.“It is not appropriate to give 3,000 tourist visas to people leaving a war zone controlled by a terrorist organisation in an average of 24 hours,” the Liberal senator James Paterson told Sky News on 20 August.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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Biden issues terse words to Netanyahu over peace deal and election influence

President says he does not know whether Israeli PM is delaying peace deal in order to influence US electionJoe Biden had terse words at the White House on Friday for Benjamin Netanyahu, saying he didn’t know whether the Israeli prime minister was holding up a peace deal in the Middle East – wher...

04/10/2024 21:46 The Guardian

Allergy warnings as Hurricane Helene disturbs wasps’ nests

Officials augment stocks of medicine for those allergic to stings as doctors report increase in those seeking treatmentSwarms of yellowjacket wasps, bees and other insects whose underground nests in western North Carolina were disturbed by Hurricane Helene’s flooding have prompted authorities to a...

04/10/2024 20:56 The Guardian

Wind and rain to hit UK as remnant of Hurricane Kirk passes by

Met Office warns of unsettled weather as tail end of extreme category 4 storm sweeps towards northwest EuropeBritons may have to brace for a blast of wind and rain next week as the tail end of Hurricane Kirk passes by.The Met Office warned of unsettled weather over the weekend, before potentially di...

04/10/2024 20:30 The Guardian

Middle East crisis live: Israel says Hezbollah commander killed as Red Cross warns of region-wide conflict

ICRC says Middle East on the ‘precipice of a region-wide armed conflict’ after Israeli strikes in Lebanon intensified overnightLiving in Lebanon: how have you been affected by the recent violence?The Israeli military launched a series of strikes on southern Beirut on Thursday night, in one of th...

04/10/2024 15:33 The Guardian

Fema doesn’t have funding through hurricane season, warns Mayorkas

US homeland security’s comments come as over 150,000 households affected by Helene register for assistance The US homeland security secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas, has warned that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) does not have enough funding to make it through the rest of this hurrica...

04/10/2024 14:33 The Guardian

Bank of England chief economist urges caution over interest rate cuts

Huw Pill’s comments come a day after governor Andrew Bailey raised prospect of ‘more aggressive’ cutsBusiness live – latest updatesThe Bank of England’s chief economist has warned against cutting interest rates “too far or too fast”, a day after the governor, Andrew Bailey, said the ce...

04/10/2024 14:26 The Guardian

‘Unprecedented’ decline in US drug overdose deaths gives experts hope

A new report states fatalities had decreased by 10% as of April 2024 while 911 first-responder calls were 16.7% lower Experts have welcomed news of a reported drop in overdose deaths in the US and say they are cautiously optimistic about the downward trend, while warning that more work and extra res...

04/10/2024 14:00 The Guardian

‘I wasn’t interested in Churchill’: Steve McQueen on the ‘ordinary people’ in his film Blitz

Director’s second world war feature is a grimy, chaotic look at Londoners navigating their way through hellWhen Steve McQueen’s new film, Blitz, premieres at the London film festival on 9 October, those in attendance will see a side of the bombing raids and their aftermath that’s rarely shown...

04/10/2024 14:00 The Guardian

Leicester South reveals the Gaza war’s impact on British life

Independent MP Shockat Adam says his election exposed the ‘chasm’ between politicians and constituentsWhen Shockat Adam, the newly elected independent MP for Leicester South, addressed his supporters at the July election count, he brought his speech to an end with a dedication – not to the con...

04/10/2024 13:33 The Guardian

Israeli strikes hit Beirut as key route out of Lebanon cut off | First Thing

Israel has ordered people in 20 more towns in southern Lebanon to evacuate immediately. Plus: the future of the death penalty in JapanDon’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.As Hezbollah continued to attack northern Israel, the Israeli military launched a series of st...

04/10/2024 12:24 The Guardian

UK Palestinians on the nightmare of watching war unfold from afar

One year on, we speak to those who have lost more than 50 relatives and who call some ministers’ support for the Israeli government ‘shameful’Daughter of hostage held by Hamas describes her family’s pain and traumaIn September 2023, 45-year-old Mohammed Ghalayini travelled to Gaza from Manch...

04/10/2024 09:06 The Guardian

Wong confirms up to 500 Australians and close relatives to board repatriation flights from Beirut – as it happened

This blog is now closedAnti-corruption raid at Parliament House related to Department of Parliamentary Services, sources sayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA joint police statement warns “there will be no tolerance for illegal behaviour or violence on any day of the year...

04/10/2024 07:54 The Guardian

Peta Credlin texted warning about Moira Deeming expulsion to Victorian Liberal leader’s staffer, court hears

Defamation trial told of message from Sky News host to John Pesutto’s chief of staff while helping to set up officeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSky News host Peta Credlin warned against expelling Moira Deeming from...

04/10/2024 03:46 The Guardian

Tim Walz to Muslim voters in push before election: ‘Our hearts are broken’

Democratic vice-presidential candidate spoke virtually at advocacy group Emgage Action’s eventIn a final push to engage Muslim voters ahead of the election, Tim Walz called for the end of the war in Gaza and pledged that, if elected, the Harris administration would work “side by side” with Mus...

04/10/2024 02:11 The Guardian

Hurricane Helene: more than 200 dead as search for missing people continues

Hurricane that made landfall as category 4 last week is described as one of deadliest storms in US historyA week after Hurricane Helene made landfall in the US, search-and-rescue teams continue to look for missing people in parts of the south-east that were devastated by the storm, and nearly a mill...

04/10/2024 00:11 The Guardian

Israel orders evacuation of southern Lebanese city as Beirut strikes continue

People of Nabatieh are told to leave, adding to mass displacement, and multiple airstrikes are heard in capitalThe Israeli military has ordered evacuations of a Lebanese city and other communities north of a UN-declared buffer zone, signalling that it may widen a ground operation launched earlier th...

03/10/2024 22:56 The Guardian

What are the risks involved in Israeli options for retaliatory strikes on Iran?

Israel has several possible targets including military, economic or even nuclear sites, but all come with caveatsMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsrael has several options if its leaders want to launch retaliatory strikes against Iran, and while western leaders have urged restraint, a significant...

03/10/2024 17:13 The Guardian

Protesters wouldn’t have to fight for police permission if NSW had less ‘undemocratic’ system, expert says

Advocates urge state government to scrap approval system and adopt charter of human rights similar to Victoria and QueenslandGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastProtest organisers in New South Wales would be much less likely to end up fighting police in court for permission to...

03/10/2024 15:00 The Guardian

Quebec separatist leader holds Trudeau to ransom: ‘We saw an opportunity’

Yves-François Blanchet says Liberals must pass legislation or lose support of party propping up governmentThe leader of the Quebec independence party propping up the government of Justin Trudeau has insisted that the political lifeline depends on the quick passage of two pieces of legislation, and...

03/10/2024 12:00 The Guardian

Russia’s exiled opposition rocked by claims over hammer attack on Navalny ally

Accusations that another Kremlin critic ordered attack on Leonid Volkov throws scattered opposition into further disarrayWhen Leonid Volkov, a longtime associate of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, was brutally attacked with a hammer outside his home in Lithuania in March, it initi...

03/10/2024 11:59 The Guardian

Job advisers may be posted in NHS hospitals to get long-term sick back to work

Disability charity says Labour plan must not become punitive measure exacerbating ‘culture of mistrust and fear’UK politics live – latest updatesEmployment advisers are to be stationed in NHS hospitals under plans from Labour to push people on long-term sickness leave back into work, as one di...

03/10/2024 10:57 The Guardian

Anti-smart cities Libertarians score local council election wins after NSW Liberals’ nomination debacle

Party that campaigned with manifesto warning of ‘24/7 surveillance state and social credit system’ claims seats across stateGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLibertarians who fear “smart cities” technology will be used to curtail freedoms have been elected to council...

03/10/2024 07:07 The Guardian

‘Very serious’: Bank of England governor warns of Middle East oil shock risk

Exclusive: Andrew Bailey also hints at ‘more aggressive’ path for cutting interest rates if inflation news stays positiveLatest business news – liveThe Bank of England is monitoring the Middle East crisis amid fears that a worsening conflict between Iran and Israel will make it impossible to s...

03/10/2024 05:00 The Guardian

North Korean defector crashes stolen bus in failed bid to return home

Defectors seeking to cross back into North Korea from the South are rare, though many struggle to adapt to life in their democratic, capitalist neighbourA North Korean defector living in South Korea has been detained after ramming a stolen bus into a barricade on a bridge near the heavily militarise...

03/10/2024 00:08 The Guardian

US would not support Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear sites, says Biden

Top Israeli diplomat at UN warns his country’s retaliation for Iranian missile attack will be heavier than Tehran ‘could ever have imagined’Joe Biden has said he would not support an Israeli attack on Iranian nuclear sites, as the US sought to temper Israel’s response to Iran’s missile att...

02/10/2024 21:23 The Guardian

Middle East crisis live: US does not back strike on Iran nuclear sites; Iran ‘not looking for war’

Joe Biden says Israeli response to Iran attack must be ‘proportional’; Iran’s president says pledged a stronger response if Israel retaliatesDanish police said on Wednesday morning that they were investigating two blasts in the vicinity of Israel’s embassy in Copenhagen.“No one has been in...

02/10/2024 20:51 The Guardian

After a fortnight of military triumph, what is Israel’s endgame?

Hawks argue Tehran’s missile assault gives legitimacy to a direct attack on Iran – but would ‘wars and wars and wars’ guarantee greater security?Israel is enjoying a moment of military and intelligence triumph. Over two weeks, it has killed an “archenemy” in his secret bunker, decimated...

02/10/2024 19:54 The Guardian

Dozens killed in Israeli strikes and ground operations in southern Gaza

At least 70 dead as Israeli strikes against Hamas continue despite attention shifting to Lebanon and IranMiddle East crisis – live updatesMore than 70 people have been killed in a series of intensive ground operations and airstrikes by the Israel Defense Forces in southern Gaza, Palestinian medica...

02/10/2024 18:12 The Guardian

Israel able to repel Iranian attack without need for major help from allies

Most of the defensive effort appears to have been undertaken by Israeli air defence systemsMiddle East crisis – live updatesQuiet planning by the US, UK and other allies to help Israel repel an Iranian long-range attack have been going on for several months or more – but most of the defensive ef...

02/10/2024 17:45 The Guardian

John Boyega to play Otis Redding in new biopic alongside Danielle Deadwyler

Star Wars actor will lead Otis & Zelma, which will celebrate the ‘eternal love story’ between the singer and his wifeJohn Boyega is set to play Otis Redding in a new film telling the story of the soul singer’s decade-long relationship.Otis & Zelma will see the Star Wars and Attack the...

02/10/2024 16:31 The Guardian

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