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The Guardian — WorldInternationalAmanda Meade2 Sept 2026

Ray Hadley used homophobic slur against Alan Jones after 2GB withdrew offer of $4m breakfast radio gig, court hears

Hadley is giving evidence in trial of former 2GB rival Jones, 85, who has pleaded not guilty to 22 indecent assault and sexual touching charges Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Warning: This article contains…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalReuters2 Sept 2026

Off-grid UK-Australian couple given more access to children who were removed from home in Italy

Decision marks a significant turning point in a case that sparked a national debate in Italy A British-Australian couple will be allowed to spend more time with their three children after the ⁠youngsters were removed from the family’s…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalDanny Vincent in Hong Kong2 Sept 2026

Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty in second national security case

Wong, 29, is accused of urging foreign powers to impose sanctions, blockades and other hostile measures against China Joshua Wong , one of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy activists, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to conspiring to…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalDan Milmo, Robert Booth and Kiran Stacey2 Sept 2026

Architect of British government’s AI strategy joins Anthropic

Matt Clifford, who drafted AI action plan and advised Starmer and Sunak, hired for senior role at US firm The architect of the UK government’s AI strategy has joined the US startup Anthropic in a senior role a year after stepping down from…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalAdam Morton2 Sept 2026

Global heating will hit at least 1.8C, UN warns, and there are ‘no good outcomes’

But scientists say the world could get back to 1.5C through deep, rapid emissions cuts and removing carbon from the atmosphere Global heating will reach at least 1.8C under even the most optimistic future, well beyond the Paris agreement…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalNatasha May in Pattaya, and agencies2 Sept 2026

USS Abraham Lincoln arrives at Thai port after gruelling 270 days at sea

Ship has been plagued by reports of deteriorating living conditions and poor mental health because of lengthy deployment The USS Abraham Lincoln, an US aircraft carrier at the centre of a row over conditions on board after months at sea as…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalSarah Collard Indigenous affairs correspondent2 Sept 2026

More than a third of prenatal reports to NSW protective services not investigated, ombudsman finds

Other families have been unlawfully compelled to be case-managed without consent, watchdog finds Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast More than a third of all…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalHeather Stewart Economics editor1 Sept 2026

Fund defence spending from tax rise on middle earners, thinktank tells Healey

Resolution Foundation argues that UK’s internationally low ‘tax wedge’ must rise to pay for defence ambitions The chancellor, John Healey, must be prepared to raise taxes for middle earners if he wants to fund significantly higher defence…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalAgence France-Presse1 Sept 2026

Dozens arrested after fatal pre-dawn shootout in Dutch village

Police urged people in Overasselt to stay indoors after one person died and 34 were arrested Authorities have arrested 34 people, including French, Belgian and Algerian nationals, after a person died in a pre-dawn shootout in a Dutch…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalNick Visser1 Sept 2026

News live: Five Australians confirmed safe after Nepal-Tibet flooding; Chanel Contos urges action on ‘manosphere’

Package steps up support to fight transnational drug trafficking flowing through the Pacific. Follow the day’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Allegra Spender says government has an ‘opportunity’ to…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalAnna Betts1 Sept 2026

Deported Milo Yiannopoulos says he is ‘ashamed’ of support for Trump

British far-right pundit breaks silence on ICE arrest and deportation and says he was ‘really, really terrified’ Milo Yiannopoulos, the British far-right commentator who was arrested last week by Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE )…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalRowena Mason Whitehall editor1 Sept 2026

Farage faces questions over his claim of facing second standards investigation

Reform leader said inquiry had been widened but watchdog is not believed to have decided whether to do so Nigel Farage is facing questions about why he claimed his finances were the subject of a second standards investigation, as he was…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalPippa Crerar and Jessica Elgot1 Sept 2026

Burnham blames Brexit and Thatcher for ‘wrong turns’ in first Commons speech as PM

The prime minister said Britain needed to be brutally honest about the mistakes of the last 40 years of UK politics Andy Burnham has blamed Brexit and Margaret Thatcher for a decade of low growth in the UK, arguing that Britain needs to be…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalAngus Thomson1 Sept 2026

Briton among 119 more people rescued in Nepal after flash floods

More than 1,000 people confirmed dead and more than 4,000 still missing in disaster triggered by glacial collapse A British national was among 119 people rescued in Nepal on Tuesday, an official said almost a week after deadly flash floods…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalKiran Stacey Policy editor1 Sept 2026

Ed Miliband promises ‘comprehensive reset’ of UK policy toward Israel

Foreign secretary tells MPs he will try to stop illegal settlements carving up the West Bank Ed Miliband has promised to “reset” Britain’s policy on Israel, saying he will try to stop British companies helping build settlements in the West…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalKate Connolly in Berlin1 Sept 2026

Germany blames Russia for drone attack at Leipzig airport

Government says ‘dangerous behaviour’ is part of effort by Moscow to cause damage with hybrid attacks The German government has blamed Russia for the drone attack on Leipzig airport last month, calling it “dangerous behaviour” and part of…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalAngus Thomson1 Sept 2026

Five held by police after newborn baby dies from stab wounds in South Yorkshire

Officers responded to reports concerning safety of baby girl at property in Wincobank area of Sheffield Five people are being held on suspicion of murder after a newborn baby died from stab wounds in South Yorkshire on Sunday. Police…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalReuters1 Sept 2026

US launches new airstrikes on Iranian targets as hostilities flare

Move from Washington quashes hopes that exchange of fire last weekend might not presage ⁠wider renewal of hostilities Middle East crisis live – latest updates The US launched new airstrikes on Iranian targets on Tuesday, quashing hopes…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalJohn Crace1 Sept 2026

One last Starmer U-turn and it’s over to Andy ‘less policy, more vibes’ Burnham | John Crace

What former PM could resist upstaging the new one hours before his first dispatch box appearance in 16 years? UK politics live – latest updates No good deed goes unpunished. Or any deed for that matter. It was only a few weeks ago that…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalHelena Horton1 Sept 2026

‘I think he’s sensible’: constituents on Keir Starmer stepping down as MP

Few regrets voiced in Holborn and St Pancras over decision despite former PM having had ‘rough time of it’ UK politics live – latest updates In Keir Starmer’s north London constituency, full of pretty pubs and elegant townhouses, few tears…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalLuke Harding and Dan Sabbagh in Kyiv1 Sept 2026

Russia targets Ukraine’s rail network as war enters deadly new phase

Six employees killed on Tuesday after Moscow escalates attacks on infrastructure and Ukrainian capital Russia has opened a deadly new phase in its war against Ukraine by deliberately targeting the country’s railway network, with six…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalNils Pratley1 Sept 2026

Private equity keeps picking off London-listed firms – and Westminster barely notices | Nils Pratley

Bodycote is the latest FTSE 250 industrial company set to fall to an overseas bidder, despite the government’s talk of ‘reindustrialising’ The UK is in the business of “reindustrialising”, says the prime minister. If we are, an increasing…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalPatrick Greenfield1 Sept 2026

Swinney sticks with pledge to cap prices on basic foods in Scotland

First minister sets out his government’s agenda and defends policy described by industry groups as a ‘potty gimmick’ John Swinney insisted on Tuesday he still planned to introduce a legally binding price cap on bread, milk and other…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalRowena Mason Whitehall editor1 Sept 2026

UK entrepreneur makes £500,000 political donation to Restore Britain

Simon Galbraith says Rupert Lowe’s party can ‘spark a British renaissance’ if it gets into power UK politics live – latest updates The hard-right Restore Britain party has got its first major donation of £500,000 from an IT entrepreneur in…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalPenry Buckley1 Sept 2026

Sydney’s beaches enter the drone age to get swimmers back in the water after spate of shark attacks

Seventy beaches across New South Wales are part of the $34m dawn-to-dusk drone monitoring program, which one expert has called ‘the best technology we have at the moment’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast “Hey…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalVictoria Bekiempis and Guardian staff1 Sept 2026

Mark Carney tells US to ‘start being serious’ amid escalating trade war

Canadian PM is set to retaliate against tariffs levied by Donald Trump and criticized US officials over insults US politics live – latest updates Mark Carney has rebuked Donald Trump’s administration and urged officials in Washington to…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalMelissa Davey Medical editor1 Sept 2026

NSW government to resume pill testing at music festivals but rejects calls for wider community rollout

Use of sniffer dogs and searches will continue despite health and harm reduction groups arguing they could lead to riskier drug taking Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Drug testing will resume at New South Wales…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalLuca Ittimani1 Sept 2026

Macquarie University swaps in-person psychology classes with AI chatbot for two subjects

University’s move is part of trend that critics within academia say will lead to further staff cuts and the loss of ‘everything that makes the job worth doing’ An Australian university has swapped in-person classes with an AI chatbot,…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalPatrick Commins Economics editor1 Sept 2026

House prices head for historic 10% drop as fourth interest rate hike looms

Cotality data reveals property prices are now falling in more than 90% of Australian suburbs, while analysts expect market downturn to continue Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The prospect of the steepest…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalAnne Davies1 Sept 2026

Inside knowledge or ‘making stuff up’? Charles Perrottet’s advice to Jean Nassif put under microscope by Icac

Brother of former treasurer and premier faces questions about texts that appear to indicate he was aware of fast-tracking policy before it was announced Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Did the former premier’s…

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