Australia news live: Chalmers defends record as RBA’s cash rate decision due; killed police officer Mia Lay remembered
World news | The Guardianby Martin Farrer·15d ago
Chalmers defends record ahead of RBA cash rate decision Catie McLeod The treasurer, Jim Chalmers, has defended his economic record on the eve of what is widely expected to be the fourth interest...
New tool directly links carbon emissions to amount of environmental and economic damage caused
World news | The Guardianby Graham Readfearn Environment and climate correspondent·15d ago
The biggest coal project before authorities in New South Wales, the HVO mine, will emit the equivalent of about 809m tonnes of climate-warming carbon dioxide if it wins approval.
Trump unveils plan for $15bn Iowa steel plant he calls biggest in US history
World news | The Guardianby Joseph Gedeon in Washington·15d ago
Donald Trump on Monday announced what he called the largest steel plant in American history to be built in Iowa, giving Republicans a jobs message to take to voters in a state that could help...
Judge sets $5m bond for third suspect in killing of Black woman hung from tree in Mississippi
World news | The Guardianby Associated Press·15d ago
A Mississippi judge set a $5m bond on Monday for a third man charged in the death of a Black woman whose body was found hanging from a tree in August.
Local representatives question official accounts after suspected bomb plot at RAF Fairford
World news | The Guardianby Jamie Grierson·15d ago
An MP and councillors representing the residents of the village near RAF Fairford who were evacuated due to a suspected terror plot have expressed scepticism and concern over the security response...
Michael Wynn-Jones, husband of Delia Smith, dies aged 85
World news | The Guardianby Charlie Moloney·15d ago
Michael Wynn-Jones, the journalist and husband of the TV chef Delia Smith, has died at the age of 85.
Absence of violence in Drumcree does not make standoff any less significant
World news | The Guardianby Daniel Boffey Chief reporter·16d ago
Three decades ago, it took the deaths of three Roman Catholic children – the Quinn brothers, Jason, nine, Mark, 10, and 11-year-old Richard – in a petrol bomb attack to bring an end to the Drumcree...
Dengue fever outbreak prompts Florida counties to declare state of emergency
World news | The Guardianby Victoria Bekiempis·16d ago
Several Florida counties recently declared a state of local emergency in response to a spate of dengue fever infections.
Questions remain over Iran’s link to alleged RAF Fairford bomb plot
World news | The Guardianby Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor·16d ago
Investigators may be some way from determining exactly what led five men with three vans to a village just outside RAF Fairford in the small hours of Sunday – but the fact they have all been...
Arizona frat suspended after allegedly making new recruits swallow live goldfish
World news | The Guardianby Richard Luscombe·16d ago
A college fraternity at the University of Arizona has been suspended after new members were allegedly plied with alcohol and forced to swallow live goldfish.
Nandy labels Farage ‘master of conspiracy theory’ over Fairford claims
World news | The Guardianby Ben Quinn and Alexandra Topping·16d ago
Nigel Farage has been described as a “master of the conspiracy theory” by the culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, , after he tried to link events at RAF Fairford to small boat crossings.
Merseyside blaze that killed mother and three children caused by lithium-ion battery
World news | The Guardianby Charlie Moloney·16d ago
A fire that left a mother and her three children dead was caused by a lithium-ion battery, firefighters in Merseyside have said.
FBI co-deputy director Andrew Bailey steps down amid agency shake-up
World news | The Guardianby Ariana Baio·16d ago
Andrew Bailey, a deputy director of the FBI who has been overseeing some of Trump’s election-related investigations, will step down from his position approximately one year after assuming his role.
Gisèle Pelicot’s daughter launches awareness campaign for potential victims of drugging and sexual assault
World news | The Guardianby Kim Willsher in Paris·16d ago
Gisèle Pelicot is the figurehead of a new campaign run by her daughter to encourage people who suspect they have been drugged and sexually assaulted to come forward, even if they have little to no...
Trump’s deportations to third countries violate human rights, UN experts warn
World news | The Guardianby Ashifa Kassam European community affairs correspondent·16d ago
The deportation of thousands of migrants from the US to third countries has set off a “cascade of human rights violations” that could have “deadly” consequences, two dozen UN human rights experts...
Dozens arrested at pro-Palestine protest on Sunday outside Labour conference
World news | The Guardianby Matthew Weaver·16d ago
More than 160 people were arrested or reported for summons at a pro-Palestine demonstration outside the Labour party conference on Sunday, police have said.
Texas Republican called for public execution of Democratic leaders – report
World news | The Guardianby Ariana Baio·16d ago
Bo French, a Texas Republican running to lead a powerful state agency, has a history of making controversial social media posts, including calling for the public execution of Democratic leaders...
Angela Rayner promises greater public control of housing in England
World news | The Guardianby Jessica Elgot·16d ago
Housing associations in England will be told they cannot decline to house homeless families without good reason, Angela Rayner will tell the Labour conference, as part of a drive for more public...
Shabana Mahmood hints she could water down controversial care worker visa plans
World news | The Guardianby Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor·16d ago
Shabana Mahmood has signalled she is considering watering down her plans to make it harder for foreign workers to claim permanent residence in the UK amid growing demands for a U-turn from cabinet...
Staff killed and wounded in Russian strike on Kyiv’s science academy
World news | The Guardianby Pjotr Sauer in Kyiv·16d ago
Russia has hit the National Academy of Sciences in central Kyiv with a drone, killing at least one person in the latest daytime attack on Ukraine’s capital.
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