Former UN food agency official claims he was fired for highlighting hunger in Gaza↗
Benjamin Davis appealing against dismissal from FAO, after being accused by director general of playing ‘political games’ A former senior UN food agency official has alleged he was fired last week for his work highlighting hunger in Gaza,…
On the barricades with wheelie bins and shopping trolleys: Paris students rage at politicians and police↗
Unprecedented protests that began in low-income banlieue are turning ugly, with investigations under way into police brutality Before dawn on Tuesday outside the Lycée Sophie-Germain in central Paris, hundreds of teenagers dragged wheelie…
OpenAI delivers a mea culpa to the Australian government in person – but answers still elude↗
Jason Kwon’s answers were provided in a helpful, quiet and calm manner. For a company under intense scrutiny, there were no missteps Open AI’s Jason Kwon flew 15 hours from San Francisco to Sydney to give the company’s first in-person mea…
Richard Morecroft, veteran ABC news presenter, dies age 70 after cancer diagnosis↗
Michael Rowland and Leigh Sales lead tributes to newsreader who read the ABC’s 7pm bulletin for 20 years Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast Former ABC news presenter Richard Morecroft has died at the age of 70.…
Drax datacentre could create nearly twice the yearly emissions of all Gatwick flights↗
Exclusive: Campaign group’s analysis of North Yorkshire plans finds datacentre would have to burn 4.9m tonnes of wood a year Drax’s planned datacentre could produce nearly double the emissions of all flights out of Gatwick airport each…
Asos customers receive ‘hack’ notification threatening leak↗
Push message claims fashion company’s data has been ‘fully compromised’, but website and app remain online Business live – latest updates Asos is investigating after users of its mobile app received a notification claiming hackers had…
Ofcom investigates Meta over Instagram Instants safety checks↗
Watchdog examining whether company carried out adequate risk assessment as required by Online Safety Act Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta is under investigation for a potential breach of the UK’s digital safety laws after launching a Snapchat-style…
Germany arrests former domestic intelligence chief over alleged spying↗
August Hanning served as president of Federal Intelligence Service from 1998 to 2005 Germany’s federal prosecutor’s office has said a former domestic intelligence chief was arrested on Tuesday on espionage allegations. August Hanning was…
George Fenton, Oscar-nominated British composer for more than 100 films, dies aged 76↗
Fenton’s successes include scores for Gandhi, Groundhog Day and 18 Ken Loach films, plus BBC TV news themes, Blue Planet and more George Fenton, the British composer who earned five Oscar nominations for scores to films such as Gandhi and…
Woman’s body found in stockyard trough close to NSW-Queensland border↗
Police say body found by trail bike riders at remote farm in Terragon is badly decomposed, sparking search of missing persons records Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A partially submerged body believed to be a…
Loss of green space could be issue that decides Holborn and St Pancras byelection↗
Labour could pay price for disappearance of parks and playgrounds around Euston station When HS2 construction began around London’s Euston station in 2017 and people living nearby watched parks and playgrounds give way to diggers and…
Axe used by Jack Nicholson in The Shining for sale as part of Stanley Kubrick auction↗
Exclusive: Weapon is one of hundreds of items to be sold as part of the influential late director’s personal archive The axe wielded by Jack Nicholson as he delivered his chillingly manic line “Here’s Johnny!” in the 1980 horror movie The…
Badenoch denies ‘British Iron Dome’ plan – after Tories use phrase in press release↗
Tory leader says proposed ‘Britannia Shield’ will not be comparable to Israeli missile defence system UK politics live – latest updates Kemi Badenoch has denied she compared a new air defence system proposed by the party to Israel’s Iron…
UK events firm that hosts arms fairs and comic shows sold to rival for £2bn↗
FTSE 100 firm Informa to buy Clarion from private equity group Blackstone Business live – latest updates A British events business that hosts arms fairs and conventions for comic book fans has been snapped up by a FTSE 100 rival for more…
Taylor’s hardline immigration plan drags Australian politics further to the right – and it’s all upside for One Nation↗
Coalition leader’s proposal goes further than Peter Dutton’s 2025 election promise and beyond even Pauline Hanson’s bottom line Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast With Angus Taylor’s hardline immigration policy…
Israeli ambassador to Australia says he hopes for return to ‘traditional friendship’ on October 7 anniversary eve↗
Relations have soured between the two countries over a number of issues since 2023, but Hillel Newman says a ‘reset’ is possible Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast Israel’s ambassador to Australia says the third…
Keeping up with the Bolsonaros: Flávio’s surprise first-round election win heralds rise of a political dynasty↗
Four members of disgraced ex-president Jair Bolsonaro’s family have been elected to office, most notably his wife and son Flávio, who won the first round of voting to be Brazil’s new president The weekend’s elections in Brazil not only put…
A medieval manuscript has confounded scholars for centuries. Have they been reading it wrong all this time?↗
Researchers argue incorrect binding of Voynich manuscript radically changes ideas about its drawings and indecipherable text It has been called the world’s most mysterious manuscript: a medieval set of pages filled with botanical drawings,…
Buckingham Palace says it will not fund Andrew’s legal action against police↗
Former Duke of York is attempting to quash search warrants that led to his arrest in February Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been warned not to use the king’s private money to fund his legal action against Thames Valley police. The former…
Badenoch calls for UK ‘Iron Dome’ missile defence system - UK politics live↗
Conservatives plan ‘new integrated air and missile defence system to protect Britain from attack – in essence, a British “Iron Dome”’ Q: You are going to cut inheritance tax, aren’t you? Badenoch says everyone knows she would like to do…
From competing for food to a gold medal: the stories behind India’s Asian Games winners↗
The country’s 85-medal haul included athletes who trained with limited money and borrowed equipment. Plus, the Mumbai performer turning everyday absurdities into comedy In a country where cricket eclipses every other sport, the recently…
‘Bully in every way’: domestic abuse survivors say ex-partners behind far-right UK street patrols↗
Seven women share their stories to make people aware of patterns of violence behind anti-immigration street patrol movement During their relationship, Lisa’s ex-partner was controlling. He kept her at home where he was emotionally and…
‘Pull the plug’: protesters resort to direct action against AI firms↗
Campaign groups report surge in membership after a spate of AI safety alerts and apocalyptic warnings In a bar below Waterloo Bridge, a cell of a fast-growing anti-AI protest movement met last week to plot their latest move: disrupting a…
Australian consumer confidence plunges to worst level since 1990s after RBA rate rise↗
Key indicator dropped about 20% after the Reserve Bank last month announced the highest interest rates since 2011 Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australian households are the most persistently pessimistic they…
Tuesday briefing: Why the Green party’s Zionism vote has caused a backlash↗
In today’s newsletter: The party has voted to define Zionism as racist and back a single Palestinian state. But what does the policy mean, why has it caused alarm among Jewish members, and how will it impact the future of the Greens? Good…
Agreement to transition away from fossil fuels ‘not open for renegotiation’, Pacific leader tells pre-Cop↗
International leaders visit Tuvalu as part of climate talks co-hosted by Australia ahead of Cop31 conference Pacific island leaders have urged a promised global transition away from fossil fuels must not be left open to renegotiation as…
UK regulator FCA to investigate how it handled Epstein whistleblower who took his own life↗
British banker Simon Andriesz helped to expose alleged ties between late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick A top UK regulator has launched an investigation into how it handled a whistleblower – who…
RSPCA NSW director quits over welfare standards for RSPCA-branded chicken↗
Mark Steele says he is ‘ashamed to be associated’ with the RSPCA Certified scheme, which badges 97% of chicken sold in Australia Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast RSPCA New South Wales’s vice-president has left…
Cancer rates rising more quickly among younger people, international study finds↗
Researchers, who looked at UK, US and Dutch data, say lifestyle choices are costing thousands of lives a year Cases of seven types of cancer have risen sharply among younger people in England, major new research has found, prompting…
Alan Jones corresponded with 13-year-old who asked for financial help, court hears↗
Radio host took teenager to lunch, had him visit his apartment, and told him to keep some conversations secret, court hears Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Alan Jones corresponded extensively with a 13-year-old…