Australia news live: King Charles to visit war memorial in Canberra on royal tour; Lidia Thorpe removed from king’s parliamentary reception

21/10/2024 05:54 The Guardian

King Charles III and Queen Camilla have greeted the crowd at the Australian War Memorial, shaking hands and high-fiving kids. Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIndependent Kooyong MP responds to Victorian government rezoning planMonique Ryan, the federal member for Kooyong, was up on ABC News Breakfast earlier to discuss the Victorian government’s rezoning plan:The announcement this weekend from the premier was for nine massive new developments just in the electorate of Kooyong. That’s huge. These could be up to 20 storeys high. Of course that will cause some concern from people who live in the area, who have chosen to live there, because it’s a beautiful part of the world.We’re not saying we don’t want it, I think people in my part of the world are welcoming it. We’d also like some assurances from the government they will include social and affordable housing in these developments. We really don’t have any detail as of yet and that’s the stuff that’s missing at this point. Continue reading...

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Funding cuts could mean death of Sámi languages, say Indigenous parliaments

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21/10/2024 04:00 The Guardian

Blasts heard across Beirut after Israel warns it will hit Hezbollah-linked finance group

Hundreds evacuate after Israeli military says it will strike areas linked to Al-Qard Al-Hassan association, a US-sanctioned banking systemSee all our Middle East coverageHundreds of Beirut residents fled their homes on Sunday night as blasts were heard across its southern suburbs after Israel’s mi...

21/10/2024 01:17 The Guardian

Middle East crisis live: explosions in Beirut after Israeli warning of imminent strikes

The IDF said it would focus on buildings belonging to a Hezbollah-run banking systemAt least 42,603 Palestinian people have been killed and 99,795 injured in Israeli strikes on Gaza since 7 October 2023, the Gaza health ministry said in a statement on Sunday.Of those, 84 Palestinians were killed in...

21/10/2024 01:15 The Guardian

Brazil president Lula cancels Brics trip to Russia after ‘small brain haemorrhage’ from fall

Doctors say president sustained ‘great’ trauma to head and slight brain bleed, with long-haul travel cancelled as a precaution but is otherwise fit for dutyThe Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, on Sunday cancelled his trip to Russia for the Brics summit after a fall at home caused...

21/10/2024 00:40 The Guardian

Moldova president condemns ‘assault’ on democracy by ‘foreign forces’ as EU vote hangs in balance

Pro-western leader Maia Sandu spoke as pivotal referendum on EU membership remained too close to callMoldova’s pro-western president, Maia Sandu, blamed an “unprecedented assault on our country’s freedom and democracy” by “foreign forces” on Sunday night, as a pivotal referendum on EU me...

20/10/2024 23:20 The Guardian

UK weather: Storm Ashley batters UK with strong winds and rain

Met Office issues warnings for across the UK as the first named storm of the season sweeps inParts of the UK have been battered by strong winds and heavy rain, as Storm Ashley – the first named storm of the season – swept in.The Met Office said the storm was likely to bring a threat of injuries...

20/10/2024 22:30 The Guardian

Israeli minister taking ‘legal measures’ against French arms fair ban

Emmanuel Macron has banned Israeli companies from the Euronaval Salon defence fair in Paris next monthIsrael’s foreign minister has announced he is taking “legal and diplomatic measures” against the decision by the French president, Emmanuel Macron, to ban Israeli companies from showing their...

20/10/2024 16:57 The Guardian

Arts sector in Scotland at risk of ‘death by slow cuts’, leading figures warn

Exclusive: Heads of organisations say lack of funding clarity and wider policy could cause temporary closures in monthsArts leaders in Scotland have warned that the sector is facing “death by slow cuts” because of a lack of clarity over funding, with delays and funding shortfalls meaning some ma...

20/10/2024 15:57 The Guardian

Bob Woodward’s new book War is a sober but alarming must-read

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20/10/2024 15:39 The Guardian

Big business calls for $10bn housing reform fund to reward Australian states that streamline supply

Business Council of Australia also recommends phasing out stamp duty and fast-tracking migrant workers for building industryFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe nation’s peak business body has called for a $10bn housin...

20/10/2024 14:00 The Guardian

Russian ambassador accuses UK of waging proxy war in Ukraine

Andrei Kelin says by providing weapons Britain is ‘killing Russian soldiers and civilians’Moscow’s ambassador to London has said the UK is waging a proxy war against Russia, while predicting the “end of Ukraine” as Russian invading forces make deeper advances into the country.In an intervi...

20/10/2024 13:15 The Guardian

Middle East killings may bring back terror attacks to UK, says ex-MI6 chief

Sir John Sawers warns British intelligence agencies should be ‘on their toes’ after deaths of Hamas and Hezbollah leadersA return of Islamic extremist terror attacks on British soil could be triggered by the killings of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders, the former head of MI6 has warned.Sir John Saw...

20/10/2024 12:16 The Guardian

Moldovans go to polls to decide whether future lies with Russia or the west

Presidential election and EU referendum take place amid concerns over interference from MoscowMoldovans are voting in a presidential election and an EU referendum that will mark a pivotal moment in the tug-of-war between Russia and the west over the future of the small, landlocked south-east Europea...

20/10/2024 08:52 The Guardian

Middle East crisis live: Death toll from Israeli strike on Beit Lahiya rises; Starmer ‘alarmed’ by attempt on Netanyahu’s life – as it happened

At least 73 killed strike on northern Gaza, health ministry says, after drone attack on Netanyahu’s home. This blog is now closed.Here are some of the latest images coming in via the news wires:Naval drills hosted by Iran with the participation of Russia and Oman and observed by nine other countri...

19/10/2024 22:54 The Guardian

Netanyahu’s house hit by drone as Israel and Hezbollah trade blows in Lebanon

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19/10/2024 20:06 The Guardian

Australia to review all 66 military export permits to Israel approved before Gaza conflict

Department of Defence considering international commitments on exports amid ongoing war in Middle EastFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia is carrying out a review of all 66 defence-related export permits for Israe...

19/10/2024 19:00 The Guardian

Modern day grave robbers are using emojis and codewords to secretly trade real human bones

The trade is flourishing online, experts say, as bone collectors exploit legal loopholes to buy and sell human remainsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA modern form of “grave robbery” is flourishing online, experts s...

19/10/2024 19:00 The Guardian

Rachel Reeves will tax businesses to plug £9bn black hole in NHS

The chancellor is set to announce a revenue-raising budget designed to reset Britain’s public financesRachel Reeves is set to use one of the most pivotal budgets of recent times to call on businesses to pay more tax to help restore the NHS, amid warnings that the health service has been left with...

19/10/2024 19:00 The Guardian

Protecting the Green Triangle: experts warn of ‘irreversible’ groundwater decline

The groundwater system in western Victoria and south-east South Australia has begun to show signs of collapse, threatening the water security of SA’s second biggest citySign up for the Rural Network email newsletterSome of the best-quality groundwater in Australia underlies the upper and lower sou...

19/10/2024 19:00 The Guardian

France’s foreign minister pledges support for Ukraine ‘victory plan’

Jean-Noël Barrot says Russian victory would ‘push the international order toward chaos’ as he backs negotiationsFrance’s foreign minister pledged his support for Ukraine’s plan for ending the war with Russia, telling reporters in Kyiv on Saturday that he would work with Ukrainian officials...

19/10/2024 16:24 The Guardian

Kamala Harris joined by Lizzo at campaign event; Donald Trump rallies in Pennsylvania – live

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19/10/2024 15:53 The Guardian

Montana park ranger says Senate candidate Tim Sheehy lied about combat wound

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19/10/2024 15:37 The Guardian

Environmentalists acquitted after contentious murder trial in El Salvador

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19/10/2024 15:14 The Guardian

Paul Whelan credits Brittney Griner for helping spring him from Russian captivity

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19/10/2024 14:41 The Guardian

Kamala Harris promises full marijuana legalization – is that a gamechanger?

The Democrat says she will end cannabis prohibition and seek to help Black men profit from the industry if electedKamala Harris announced on Monday that if elected president, she would fully legalize adult recreational cannabis on the federal level – the first time a presidential nominee has taken...

19/10/2024 14:36 The Guardian

Latin labelling on cosmetics is a risk to food allergy sufferers, says MP

Becky Gittins calls for cosmetic firms to list ingredients in English, saying current labelling is ‘absolutely bonkers’ Cosmetic companies need to stop forcing people with food allergies to learn Latin to safeguard their health and display warnings written in plain English, according to an MP wi...

19/10/2024 13:00 The Guardian

UK experts warn against buying ‘XL bully cats’

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19/10/2024 11:40 The Guardian

Harris is panicking over the Black male vote – but polls don’t show full picture

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19/10/2024 11:00 The Guardian

David Lammy raises human rights and Ukraine in Beijing talks

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19/10/2024 08:35 The Guardian

Book returned to Cumbria school library 113 years overdue

Poetry of Byron borrowed by schoolboy Leonard Ewbank, who studied at Oxford and was killed at Ypres in 1916A book borrowed from a school library before the first world war has finally been returned – more than a century overdue.A copy of Poetry of Byron was found by a man in Carmarthenshire, south...

19/10/2024 08:00 The Guardian

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