Judge blocks Trump administration move to deport Guatemalan children
Advocacy groups sought emergency action amid reports planes carrying the children were about to take off.
Xi and Putin stand shoulder to shoulder as China casts itself as an alternative global leader – CNN
- Xi and Putin stand shoulder to shoulder as China casts itself as an alternative global leader CNN
- Xi Jinping criticises ‘bullying behaviour’ and Putin blames west for Ukraine war at Shanghai summit The Guardian
- China's Xi pushes a new global order, flanked by leaders of Russia and India Reuters
- China tries to use Trump turmoil to unite leaders against U.S.-led order The Washington Post
- China-Led Bloc Agrees to Set Up Development Bank in Win for Xi Bloomberg.com
India Was the Economic Alternative to China. Trump Ended That. – The New York Times
- India Was the Economic Alternative to China. Trump Ended That. The New York Times
- Opinion | Trump’s white-knuckling with India could backfire The Washington Post
- Trump's tariff rebuke, Xi's handshake and Putin's oil are India's latest foreign policy test BBC
- India turns away from Trump’s America politico.eu
- Fortress India piles the sandbags high as Modi defies Trump The Telegraph
Afghanistan earthquake: at least nine dead after 6.0 magnitude quake near Jalalabad
At least 25 people were injured in the quake that hit at a depth of just 8km near the Pakistan border
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake shook eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border leaving nine people dead and many more injured.
The quake struck at 11:47pm on Sunday and was centred 27km northeast of the city of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province, the US Geological Survey said. It was just 8km deep. Shallower quakes tend to cause more damage.
Continue reading...Enforcing Australia’s social media ban on kids is possible but contains risks, report says
The impending ban is popular with many parents, but experts have raised concerns over privacy and age verification technology.
Enforcing Australia’s social media ban on kids is possible but contains risks, report says
The impending ban is popular with many parents, but experts have raised concerns over privacy and age verification technology.
Australia could be a ‘dumping ground’ for goods made for us with forced labour, anti-slavery tsar warns
Exclusive: Chris Evans says ‘blind spots’ in modern slavery laws means few prosecutions occur and some companies are ‘taking the mickey’ in their approach to reporting
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Australia’s modern slavery laws are among the weakest in the developed world and the country risks becoming a “dumping ground” for goods made with forced labour, Australia’s first anti-slavery commissioner has said.
In a wide-ranging interview with Guardian Australia, the commissioner, Chris Evans – a former Labor senator and minister – said there were “blind spots” in Australia’s efforts that risked the country becoming a global laggard.
Continue reading...Thousands of Tesla SUVs recalled in Australia over software fault that ‘can increase risk of injury’
All 2025 Tesla Model Y variants affected by issue that risks window closing on body parts ‘with excessive force’
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More than 7,000 Tesla electric vehicles have been recalled in Australia due to a software fault that could injure drivers.
Australia’s federal transport department issued the recall over the weekend, warning that all 2025 variants of the Tesla Model Y were subject to an issue affecting the driver’s side automatic window and its safety system.
Continue reading...North Korea’s Kim Jong Un inspects new missile production line
Kim Jong Un's visit comes ahead of planned trip to China to attend military parade with Xi Jinping.
Clashes in Australia’s Melbourne as thousands rally against immigration
Thousands of people rally in cities, including Sydney, Perth, Canberra and Brisbane, demanding end to 'mass migration'.
Man arrested after crashing car into Russian consulate in Australia
Police say an officer injured their hand but no other injuries were reported.
Neo-Nazis attack Indigenous protest site after anti-immigration rally in Melbourne as officer allegedly assaulted in Sydney
At least 50 men, mostly clad in black, approached Camp Sovereignty as sun was setting on Sunday. Four people were injured
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A group of women in Melbourne have been injured, and a police officer in Sydney was allegedly assaulted, after anti-immigration marches across Australia on the weekend.
A group of men, including some members of neo-Nazi group the National Socialist Network, attacked the standing First Nations protest site, Camp Sovereignty, in Melbourne’s Kings Domain on Sunday evening, according to video footage seen by Guardian Australia.
Continue reading...Indonesia tightens security after deadly protests
Police set up checkpoints across Jakarta in anticipation of further demonstrations.
Magda Szubanski thanks young fan who dressed as Sharon Strzelecki for Book Week for cheering her up amid chemo
‘I’m really touched,’ Kath & Kim favourite tells 10-year-old, adding that cancer treatment ‘is smacking me around right now’
Magda Szubanski has shared an update about her health from her hospital bed as she continues treatment for an aggressive form of blood cancer.
Szubanski, well-known for her roles in Kath & Kim and Babe, posted a video to Instagram on Sunday to thank a young fan who had “really cheered me up” with her Book Week costume of Szubanski’s Kath & Kim character, the hapless netball fan Sharon Strzelecki.
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Continue reading...Car crashes into Russian consulate in Australia’s Sydney
Police say a 39-year-old man has been taken into custody over the incident in Sydney's Woollahra suburb.
Afghanistan earthquake: At least 20 killed and dozens more feared dead – BBC
- Afghanistan earthquake: At least 20 killed and dozens more feared dead BBC
- Multiple casualties feared after 6.0-magnitude earthquake rocks eastern Afghanistan CNN
- A 6.0 magnitude earthquake shakes southeastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border ABC News
- Nine people killed and dozens injured in Afghanistan earthquake Sky News
- A 6.0 magnitude earthquake shakes eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border AP News
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,285
Here are the key events on day 1,285 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
NHS corridor care now year-round crisis in England, experts say
About 74,150 patients waited at least 12 hours on trolleys in June and July, a situation almost nonexistent 10 years ago
Corridor care in the NHS is now a year-round crisis, experts have warned, as analysis showed nearly 3 million patients attended A&E over the first two months of the summer.
The latest NHS figures in England, analysed by the Liberal Democrats, show that since 2015 the number of people going to A&E in June and July has increased 15% to 2.9 million – the highest level recorded over the past decade.
Continue reading...Indonesia protests: president scraps lawmakers’ perks in bid to calm tensions
Police set up checkpoints across Jakarta on Monday after deadly protests that have forced Prabowo Subianto to remove perks include a housing allowance worth 10 times the minimum wage
Indonesian political parties have agreed to cut some lawmakers’ perks, including a controversial $3,000 housing allowance, the president said, as security measures were stepped up in an attempt to halt protests that have gripped the country for a week.
President Prabowo Subianto, accompanied by leaders of eight Indonesian political parties, told a televised news conference in the capital, Jakarta, on Sunday that they had agreed to cut the housing allowance and suspend overseas trips for members of parliament.
Continue reading...US reportedly suspends visa approvals for nearly all Palestinian passport holders
Restrictions to prevent travel for healthcare and college and come after denying visas to Palestinian Authority leaders
The United States has suspended visa approvals for nearly everyone who holds a Palestinian passport, the New York Times reported on Sunday.
The restrictions go beyond those Donald Trump’s administration had previously announced on visitors from Gaza. They would prevent Palestinians from traveling to the United States for medical treatment, attending college and business travel, the newspaper reported, citing unidentified officials.
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