Has Israel launched a ground operation into Lebanon?
As Israel intensifies its attacks on Lebanon, we examine its motives and what is known so far.
No imminent nuclear threat from Russia, says new Nato chief
Mark Rutte slammed the Kremlin's "reckless and irresponsible" rhetoric but downplayed Russia's nuclear threats.
PM Barnier tells parliament France must trim its ‘colossal’ debt
New French PM promises 'targeted tax hikes' and spending cuts in order to cut budget deficit, national debt.
Alpine dingoes at risk of extinction after Victorian government extends right to cull
At least 468 shot by government controllers last year out of an estimated population of as few as 2,640 in the state’s east, advocates say
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Traditional owners and dingo advocates say a Victorian government decision extending the right to kill dingoes on private and public land until 2028 could threaten local populations with extinction.
A government order, which took effect on Tuesday, declared dingoes were “unprotected wildlife” under the state’s Wildlife Act. The ruling means dingoes can be killed by trapping, poisoning or shooting across large parts of eastern Victoria, despite being listed as threatened under the state’s Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act.
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Continue reading...One in three Australians throwing unwanted clothes in rubbish, survey finds
RMIT-led study recommends a national recycling scheme to reduce the 200,000 tonnes of textiles sent to landfill each year
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Most Australians are confused about what to do with their unwanted clothes, leading about a third to throw their closet clutter in the rubbish, according to the first national survey of clothing use and disposal habits.
The RMIT-led survey of 3,080 Australians found 84% of people owned garments they hadn’t worn in the past year, including a third who hadn’t touched more than half of their wardrobe.
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Continue reading...Labor’s 11th-hour decision on LGBTQ+ census questions prompted weekend scramble, documents reveal
Australian Bureau of Statistics officers cancelled media briefings and social media promotion after Albanese government’s last-minute decision
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The Albanese government’s last-minute rejection of proposed questions on sexuality and gender diversity in the upcoming 2026 census sent bureaucrats into a weekend scramble, new documents show.
In the late hours of Friday 23 August and Saturday 24 August, officials at the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) agreed to cancel a scheduled media briefing on Monday 26 August and the rollout of its “large-scale” test census to 50,000 households from Tuesday 27 August as a result of the 11th-hour decision.
Continue reading...Nigerians decry ‘anti-poor’ measures in new protests against the government
The country's highest food inflation levels in decades have pushed businesses to shutter and forced many to go hungry.
Harry’s Bar owner sues Venice city council over waves from speeding boats
Arrigo Cipriani says waves from vessels that ignore speed limits on Giudecca canal are leaving diners with wet feet
The Harry’s Bar culinary empire is as synonymous with Venice as its canals, inventing the bellini cocktail and hosting noted guests including Orson Welles, Ernest Hemingway and Charlie Chaplin during its 93 years in business.
But the lapping of the city’s waters has proved too much for the owner, Arrigo Cipriani, who is suing the city’s council and port master’s office because the feet of his well-heeled customers keep getting soaked by waves from speeding boats.
Continue reading...Why did Israel attack Lebanon’s biggest Palestinian refugee camp?
The attack on Ein el-Hilweh was the first on Palestinian refugee camps since Israel escalated its operations in Lebanon.
Three children injured in knife attack at Zurich daycare centre
Police said a 23-year-old Chinese man was arrested at the scene. No motive for the attack was provided.
Jordan divided on Hezbollah, but united against Israeli attacks on Lebanon
'Shock and despair' over the bombing of Beirut is expected to give way to huge anti-Israel protests in the coming days.
Doctors in India’s Kolkata resume strike, demand action on safety
The physicians say their demands for hospital safety improvements have not been met.
Russia’s FSB protected Evil Corp gang that carried out Nato cyber-attacks
NCA says cybercriminal gang used family links to spy agency to shield members targeted by US authorities
A prolific Russian cybercriminal gang carried out attacks against Nato countries at the behest of state intelligence services and used family links with Russia’s domestic spy agency to protect its members after being targeted by US authorities, according to the UK’s National Crime Agency.
The dramatically named Evil Corp group had an unusually close relationship with the Russian state, said the NCA.
Continue reading...Chinese woman held in Germany for spying on arms firm
A Chinese woman has been arrested on suspicion of passing on information about Leipzig/Halle airport.
US man, 81, sentenced to six months for creating giant hybrid sheep for hunting
Arthur Schubarth of Montana used tissue and testicles from Marco Polo sheep to clone animal and create hybrid
An 81-year-old Montana man was sentenced on Monday to six months in federal prison for illegally using tissue and testicles from large sheep hunted in central Asia and the US to create hybrid sheep for captive trophy hunting in Texas and Minnesota.
The US district court judge Brian Morris said he struggled to come up with a sentence for Arthur “Jack” Schubarth of Vaughn, Montana. He said he weighed Schubarth’s age and lack of a criminal record with a sentence that would deter anyone else from trying to “change the genetic makeup of the creatures” on the Earth.
Continue reading...Ex-defence secretary Grant Shapps says he has seen ‘no evidence’ for Jenrick’s claim about SAS killing terrorists – UK politics live
Senior Tories condemn leadership hopeful’s claim UK special forces are killing terrorists over fears that European laws would free detained assailants
Popular Conservatism, or PopCon, has released the results of a survey of party members suggesting more than half of them favour a merger with Reform UK. Some 30% of the respondents said they tended to support the idea, and 23% were strongly in favour. The survey covered 470 members.
Annunziata Rees-Mogg, PopCon’s head of communications and a former Brexit party MEP, said:
Every Conservative activist and canvasser knows people who had been Tories, but voted Reform UK in July. It is no surprise our panellists understand that the next leader of the party needs to take action to bring many like-minded voters back to the Tories. Almost three-quarters want a relationship with Reform in order to unite the right.
The answer I was often given by people in government at the time was that lockdowns were very popular.
They were getting 60, 70, 80% popularity ratings in the opinion polls. But you mustn’t believe those opinion polls, they’re basically nonsense.
Continue reading...Indian police investigate ticket resales for Coldplay Mumbai gigs
After tickets quickly sold out, some began to reappear on unauthorised third-party websites for more than £750
Indian police have opened an investigation after touts bought up tickets for Coldplay’s upcoming Mumbai shows and put them back on sale for more than £750 each.
India is often missed off global tours by popular western artists and news that Coldplay would be coming to India for the first time in January to perform two nights of their world tour in Mumbai had been greeted with wild excitement by music fans.
Continue reading...Martin Lewis says energy price cap is a ‘pants cap’
Consumer champion urges consumers to head to a price comparison website to find a cheaper deal
The consumer champion Martin Lewis has said that the energy price cap should be called the energy “pants cap” because there are much cheaper energy deals available.
The cap is adjusted every quarter by Ofgem, the energy regulator for Great Britain, and imposes a maximum on how much suppliers can charge customers for each unit of gas and electricity. On Tuesday it increased by nearly £150 to the equivalent of £1,717 a year for an average dual-fuel household paying by direct debit.
Continue reading...Hurricane Helene: Harris to travel to Georgia to survey storm impact – as it happened
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Donald Trump is scheduled to hold a rally in Saginaw, Michigan, on Thursday at 3pm ET.
In 2016, the former president narrowly won Saginaw county, which sits around 100 miles north-west of Detroit and is home to around 200,000 people. However, in 2020, Joe Biden won the county.
Continue reading...Kenyan MPs begin process to impeach deputy president
Legislators in Kenya have started the process of removing the country's deputy president from office.