Four Israeli soldiers released by Hamas from Gaza as part of ceasefire deal
Israel is expected to release dozens of Palestinians held in Israeli jails as part of the ceasefire deal.
Spooky kettles and a girl in white: Adele’s ‘scary’ mansion not all that’s haunting Sussex village
Owners claim singer ‘blighted’ sale of property she once rented but Partridge Green has no shortage of ghostly tales
At first it was the strange rumblings that would wake her. Then bright lights would fill the bedroom as a face appeared, looking down on her. Her husband, who worked nights, never believed her until one day, he saw it too.
Shaken by the sightings, the couple sold the cottage and moved far away from Partridge Green, a quaint, isolated village in West Sussex. Thirty years later, a short distance away from where these night-time hauntings took place, the village welcomed a surprising new arrival.
Continue reading...Protests in Slovakia after Prime Minister Fico tilts towards Russia
Massive turnout in nationwide rallies, as Fico brandishes intel report alleging 'coup d’etat' in league with foreigners.
Spain plans 100% house tax on foreigners: Will it fix the housing crisis?
Socialist PM Sanchez announces several measures, including 100 percent tax on foreigners, to tackle the housing crisis.
Calls for Ireland to boost defence of subsea internet cables
Some say recent suspected sabotage of transatlantic cables serving Europe and UK means Ireland must be able to defend itself
They are the bedrock of the internet, keeping everything from TikTok to emergency services, business, banking systems and political and military communications running smoothly.
But deep under the sea, the network of cables around British and Irish shores are being considered as increasingly attractive targets for military, terrorist or criminal actors after several incidents in the Baltics where internet cables were severed and internet communications were disrupted.
Continue reading...US hits record arms sales in 2024 driven by Ukraine demand
US arms export growth was driven by countries seeking to replenish weapons stocks that were donated to Ukraine.
Cambodia to punish Khmer Rouge genocide denial with jail under draft law
People who ‘deny the truth of the bitter past’ could be jailed for up to five years under the law, which still needs parliament approval
Cambodia’s government has approved a draft law that will jail for up to five years anyone denying atrocities, including genocide, committed by the Khmer Rouge.
The draft law – which aims to prevent a repeat of the Khmer Rouge’s crimes and provide justice for victims – was approved during a cabinet meeting chaired by the prime minister, Hun Manet, on Friday, the government spokesperson Pen Bona said.
Continue reading...Philippines stops research survey in disputed sea amid China’s ‘harassment’
Several Chinese coastguard vessels accused of making 'aggressive manoeuvres' towards Philippine fisheries boats.
Between bombs and books: The lasting impact of war on Lebanese students
A young man from Beirut's Dahiyeh suburbs, another from a south Lebanon village - both students marked by war forever.
Pete Hegseth confirmed as US defence chief in tiebreaker Senate vote
Hegseth's nomination had been rocked by allegations of alcohol abuse and sexual misconduct.
Rain causes power outage for tens of thousands of Perth homes as long weekend brings hot weather
Heat moving east with temperatures over 40C expected in South Australia and Victoria
- Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast
Light drizzle after a long dry spell is to blame for a series of fires that have cut power to tens of thousands of homes in Western Australia, while extreme heat is set to dominate the remainder of the long weekend in Victoria and South Australia.
A spokesperson from Western Power said dozens of pole top fires had left 38,000 homes in the Perth and midwest regions of WA without power on Saturday morning.
Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email
Continue reading...Western Australia bushfires: homes reportedly lost and thousands told it is too late to leave
Three properties lost near Arthur River, about 200km southeast of Perth, while another property near Yellanup destroyed and many homes without power
- Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast
At least four homes have been burnt down as large bushfires sweep Australia’s west, with thousands of residents told it is too late to leave their properties
Hot weather and strong winds have fuelled several bushfires in Western Australia, including one in the Wheatbelt region that has burnt about 11,000ha.
Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email
Continue reading...Grace Tame wears anti-Murdoch shirt to PM’s morning tea in snipe at ‘morbidly wealthy oligarchs’
Advocate and 2021 Australian of the Year previously went viral for interaction with former PM Scott Morrison at 2022 event
- Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast
Former Australian of the Year Grace Tame has used a morning tea with the prime minister to take aim at Rupert Murdoch – but says her message goes well beyond the billionaire media mogul.
The 2021 winner wore a T-shirt that read “Fuck Murdoch” when she was greeted by Anthony Albanese and his fiancee, Jodie Haydon, at the event for recipients of the 2025 awards held at the Lodge in Canberra on Saturday.
Continue reading...Three people in hospital in Sydney after suspected botulism cases linked to anti-wrinkle injections
Woman in intensive care as NSW Health urges community to only receive cosmetic injections from authorised practitioners
- Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast
A Sydney woman is in intensive care and a further two people are being treated in hospital with suspected cases of botulism linked to unregulated home anti-wrinkle injections.
The case prompted New South Wales Health to issue an alert urging the community to only receive cosmetic anti-wrinkle injections from authorised practitioners or risk “serious harm and … death”.
Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email
Continue reading...Carl Bloch’s lost masterpiece Prometheus Unbound finds fame again in Athens
Work that made its creator a superstar then mysteriously disappeared is mesmerising art lovers once more
It was commissioned by a Greek king, made its creator a superstar and in his native Denmark attracted crowds like no other painting before. Then it mysteriously disappeared.
Now, nearly nine decades after it was last seen gracing the stairwell of the royal palace that would become the Athens parliament, Carl Bloch’s masterpiece, Prometheus Unbound, has found fame again in Greece.
Continue reading...UN suspends all trips into Houthi-held areas of Yemen over 7 more staffers being detained – The Associated Press
- UN suspends all trips into Houthi-held areas of Yemen over 7 more staffers being detained The Associated Press
- UN suspends movement in Houthi-held areas after staff detained BBC.com
- UN says seven staff detained in Houthi-controlled Yemen The Guardian
- UN says seven staff detained in Houthi-controlled Yemen, all movement suspended Reuters
- World News in Brief: More UN staffers detained in Yemen, education hit by climate crisis, Nigeria aid plan UN News
Trump tours LA fire destruction amid worries about disaster aid
Trump travelled to California amid concerns he might withhold disaster aid to the liberal state.
U.S. private military contractors to secure internal checkpoint in Gaza – The Washington Post
- U.S. private military contractors to secure internal checkpoint in Gaza The Washington Post
- U.S. Security Contractors Going to Gaza to Oversee Truce, Officials Say The New York Times
- US private security company to be deployed in the Gaza Strip Le Monde
- US security contractors head to Gaza to oversee Netzarim corridor: Reports Middle East Eye
- U.S. private security contractors will operate key Gaza checkpoint Axios
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events – day 1,066
Here are the key developments on the 1,066th day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Almost everything Trump did in his whirlwind first week
The new president promised to make heads spin on day one. The BBC’s Analysis Editor Ros Atkins tries to keep up with what just happened.