Telstra apologises for outage as it fixes issue that affected trains and triple-zero calls

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Carrier restoring mobile services after network used by millions goes down for many users, shutting down regional trains and affecting emergency calls

Telstra has blamed an issue with a time-keeping server for a major outage in which thousands of mobile customers were unable to make calls or access data on the country’s largest network on Wednesday morning.

The telco, which powers about 25m mobile services nationwide, confirmed the outage on Wednesday, with 90% of services restored after 10am AEST.

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Iran accuses US of violating peace agreement after strikes target sites around strait of Hormuz

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The US military said the strikes were in response to Iranian attacks on three commercial vessels on Tuesday that violated the ceasefire

Iran has accused the US of violating the agreement aimed at ending the war between the two sides, after the US military launched strikes around the strait of Hormuz and revoked a temporary sanctions waiver for Tehran to export oil.

The US military said the attacks launched in the early hours of Wednesday were in response to Iranian attacks on three commercial vessels that were ⁠transiting through the strait of Hormuz on Tuesday.

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ICE agent fatally shoots motorist during traffic stop in Houston

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Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was killed by immigration enforcement as he was looking to hire workers, his son says

A federal immigration agent fatally shot a driver in Houston on Tuesday morning, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) has said.

Agents stopped Lorenzo Salgado Araujo at around 6.50am and tried to arrest him, according to ICE, which described Salgado Araujo as a Mexican national and an “illegal alien” whom the agency was seeking as part of a “targeted enforcement operation”.

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Australian house prices are falling but are still almost double what they were a decade ago

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The average dwelling price has risen to more than 17 years of a typical household’s disposable income

House prices have dropped across several Australian capital cities, with major banks predicting falls of 2% to 3% by the end of the year.

But after a decade of accelerating house prices, this wouldn’t make a significant dent in housing affordability.

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Arizona toddler declared dead after near-drowning was alive for hours in ‘cold room’, records say

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Officers say they saw signs of life multiple times, and after hospital treated the child, he was taken to hospital’s morgue

A toddler who was declared dead after being discovered in a backyard pool in February was actually alive and found hours later in a room that serves as the hospital morgue, recently released police records show.

Two Gilbert police officers saw possible signs of life multiple times, but the child was still taken to the hospital’s “cold room” after being treated by staff, according to the documents.

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Manhattan building sparks evacuations after two structural columns buckle

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Officials also find multiple cracks and sagging floors in building that is being converted into apartments

A high-rise building in Manhattan was deemed unstable on Tuesday after authorities determined that support columns buckled, spurring evacuation of nearby buildings, according to officials and reports.

Officials said they also found “structural issues” on the 21st floor of the former Pfizer pharmaceutical building, which is being converted into residential apartments. “Two structural columns buckled, and there were multiple cracks and sagging floors,” the fire department said on X.

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Which? finds 150 potentially lethal baby products sold online

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UK consumer group says lives are at risk because platforms fail to prevent dangerous items reaching customers

Babies are being put at risk by dozens of potentially lethal infant products sold to UK parents on major online marketplaces, an investigation has found.

The consumer champion Which? identified 150 products, including self-feeding prop feeders that pose a choking risk and baby sleep pillows linked to suffocation.

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US launches ​strikes against Iran after attacks on vessels in strait ​of ​Hormuz

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US Central Command says Tehran in ‘clear violation’ of ceasefire with ‘unwarranted’ ​attacks on commercial ships

The US military launched ⁠a ⁠series of “powerful” ​strikes against Iran, it announced on Tuesday night, in response to what ‌it said were “unwarranted, dangerous” Iranian ​attacks on three commercial vessels in the strait ​of ​Hormuz.

In a statement on social media, US Central Command accused Tehran of a “clear violation” of the ceasefire agreement between US and Iran, which was signed last month.

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Trump renews call for US to take over Greenland as he arrives for Nato summit

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President also threatens to pull all American troops from Europe and rails against Nato stance on Iran war

Donald Trump has revived his bid for the US to acquire Greenland, threatening to pull all American armed forces out of Europe after the continent repeatedly pushed back.

Arriving at the Nato summit in Ankara on Tuesday, the US president also suggested his commitment to defending Europe had been tempered by political decisions by leaders on immigration and energy.

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Marine Le Pen to run for presidency and appeal against conviction in France’s highest court

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French far-right leader announces decision after court orders her to wear ankle tag over embezzlement

The French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has announced she will run for the presidency in 2027 and will lodge an appeal to France’s highest court over her sentence to wear an electronic ankle tag for the embezzlement of European parliament funds.

“Tonight, I am a candidate in the presidential election,” Le Pen, 57, told TF1 television on Tuesday night.

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Why is Marine Le Pen running for French presidency after court confirmed conviction?

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A look at the case, the appeal court decision and how it could affect the race to succeed Emmanuel Macron

Marine Le Pen has said she will be a candidate in France’s presidential race next year, after a court ruling on her appeal against a conviction for embezzlement of public funds allowed her to run.

However, the path ahead is far from straightforward.

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Prince Harry gets burned in his mission to ‘slay dragons’ of British media

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Harry claimed victory in two earlier legal actions but he and his co-claimants lost their lawsuit against ANL on Tuesday

The Duke of Sussex has variously described his long-running legal battles with certain sections of the British media as a “mission” and a “life’s work”.

“I’ve been told that slaying dragons will get you burned,” was his defiant response when he claimed victory against Mirror Group Newspapers in December 2023 over historic allegations of unlawful information gathering, adding it was a “worthwhile price to pay”.

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Revealed: Farage’s £5m gift reported to UK crime agency over money laundering concerns

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Exclusive: Latest Guardian revelation about gift from cryptocurrency tycoon comes as Reform UK leader forces byelection

The £5m gift to Nigel Farage by a cryptocurrency billionaire was reported to the National Crime Agency by bankers who were concerned it may have been laundered money, the Guardian can reveal.

The disclosure will put further pressure on the Reform UK leader, who is awaiting a decision by the standards commissioner over whether his failure to declare the money breached parliamentary rules.

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