US south-west braces for more flooding after stretch of heavy rain and storms

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More inclement weather forecast in rain-soaked Four Corners region after evacuations and rescues last week

A rain-soaked swath of the south-west US braced on Sunday for another round of potentially heavy showers and thunderstorms after days of rain forced evacuations and water rescues.

The National Weather Service issued a flood watch for much of the Four Corners – the meeting point of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah – even as local officials forecast further receding of swollen rivers that surged since rains picked up on Wednesday.

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Exiled opposition leader María Corina Machado returns to Venezuela

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Nobel peace prize winner’s return after almost a year in exile is unlikely to please interim president Delcy Rodríguez

The Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has announced she has returned to Venezuela almost a year after she left the country to receive the Nobel peace prize.

“I’m here. With you,” she wrote on X on Sunday lunchtime.

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‘He’s not going to punk me. I’ll trick him’: Ali G: Who Iz I? stooge says he was in on joke but didn’t tell Sacha Baron Cohen

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Exclusive: Joshua Loudermilk says suspicions first raised during filming by gun shaped like wearable plastic bottom: ‘You’re gonna put a butt on top of a butt? You can’t run in that’

• This article contains spoilers for Ali G: Who Iz I?

Joshua Loudermilk, one of two men apparently discredited by the new Ali G movie Ali G: Who Iz I?, has said that he was in on the joke, but that the film-makers didn’t realise this.

Loudermilk, a 54-year-old aspiring actor from North Carolina, has told the Guardian he recognised star Sacha Baron Cohen early in the shoot but continued pretending to be a hard-right Maga sympathiser prepared to defend the US border at all costs.

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Portuguese police with dogs and batons dismantle housing protest camps

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More than 30 people arrested as officers clear at least 100 tents in central Lisbon and about 50 in Porto

Police in Portugal have dismantled housing protest camps in Lisbon and Porto, baton-charging campaigners in the early hours of Sunday and arresting more than 30 people.

The raids were the latest incident in days of clashes between police and campaigners who – inspired by similar camps in Spain – had sought to pitch tents in central squares to protest against the country’s deepening housing crisis.

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Brazilians vote in presidential election runoff pitting leftist Lula against far-right Bolsonaro

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Incumbent president lost in first round to senator and son of convicted ex-president

Brazilians are going to the polls on Sunday in a highly unpredictable runoff in which the leftist president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, is attempting an unprecedented comeback against the far-right senator Flávio Bolsonaro, who won the first-round vote.

Bolsonaro’s surprise victory despite not leading most polls made him the favourite three weeks ago, but since then Lula’s campaign has gained ground, and the two go into the contest virtually tied.

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Suspect in shooting death of teen on Missouri highway charged in second road incident

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Man accused of shooting teen, who was driving to a party, has also been linked to shooting of a vehicle days earlier

A man accused in the shooting death of a Missouri teen has been charged in a second shooting incident – both of which involve firing into cars on the highway.

Alyssa Wilson, 17, was shot and killed as she drove down Interstate 170 in Overland, Missouri, on 14 October. The teen was on her way to a Halloween party at St Louis Zoo, called Boo at the Zoo, when a suspect fired a single shot into the back of Wilson’s Buick Encore.

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Almost two-thirds of Australians bulk-billed for all GP care amid extra incentives for doctors

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Exclusive: RACGP survey reflects Medicare investments, but experts caution quality of care and outcomes also matter

The proportion of general practitioners bulk-billing all of their patients has more than doubled in a year, a report has found, after the government introduced financial incentives for doctors and practices.

And almost two-thirds (63%) of Australians are now bulk-billed for all their GP care, up from 56% in both 2024 and 2025, which the report says is “likely a reflection of the federal government’s recent investment in Medicare bulk billing incentives”.

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Volkswagen to build $4bn Audi SUV factory in US despite job cuts at home

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VW investment, creating 4,500 jobs in Georgia, comes amid Trump’s damaging tariffs, intense Chinese competition and costly shift towards EVs

Audi has said it will spend $4bn (£3bn) to build its first factory in the US, as its parent company, Volkswagen, struggles with the impact of steep tariffs imposed by Donald Trump.

The German brand’s chief executive, Gernot Döllner, joined Trump on stage at a campaign rally on Saturday night to announce the factory in Macon, Georgia, in an unusual move by a big European brand just days before the US midterm elections.

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Rayner backs Burnham call for debate on return to free movement with EU

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Cabinet minister says PM’s plea is ‘pragmatism’ but comments risk causing concern among some red wall MPs

Andy Burnham’s call for the UK to consider a return to free movement with Europe has been backed by senior cabinet ministers including Angela Rayner but risks causing concern among fellow red wall MPs.

The prime minister made his plea for an “honest discussion” about free movement in an interview with the Sunday Times, making clear that staying out of it would no longer be a red line in talks with the EU.

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Ethnic minorities in England less likely to get breast cancer diagnosis from routine screening

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Exclusive: People from marginalised groups more likely to be diagnosed via urgent referral or in emergency setting, research finds

People from minority ethnic backgrounds in England are up to a third less likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer via routine screening, and are more likely to be diagnosed in an emergency setting, analysis has found.

The research, carried out by academics at the University of Surrey and funded by the charity Breast Cancer Now, involved analysis of 86,564 adults diagnosed with the disease between 2009 and 2019, from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink and the Cancer Registration Tumour and Treatment datasets.

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Jordan church attack survivor says her cousin died before her eyes – Reuters

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  1. Jordan church attack survivor says her cousin died before her eyes  Reuters
  2. Pope appeals for end to hostilities in Yemen and prays for Jordan attack victims  Vatican News
  3. Gunmen open fire at a church during a funeral in Jordan, killing 7 and wounding 40  NPR
  4. Death toll rises to 9 after gunmen open fire on church in Jordan  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  5. Survivor of deadly attack on Jordan church describes people crawling for their lives  AP News
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Ukraine must ‘unblock’ Patriot missile delivery, Zelenskyy says after deadly strikes – ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos

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  1. Ukraine must 'unblock' Patriot missile delivery, Zelenskyy says after deadly strikes  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  2. Massive strikes hit Kyiv hours after Putin agrees to fresh peace talks  CNN
  3. Russia bombs Kyiv and Ukraine fires drones towards Moscow, despite talk of renewing negotiations  Reuters
  4. Fire extinguished in Kyiv’s Obolon district following Russian attack  Ukrinform
  5. Russia and Ukraine trade fresh strikes despite renewed push for U.S.-brokered peace talks  CNBC
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North Korea’s Kim Jong Un touts ties, opens bridge with China on first trip in a year – CBS News

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  1. North Korea's Kim Jong Un touts ties, opens bridge with China on first trip in a year  CBS News
  2. Kim Jong Un Makes Surprise Trip to China, Crosses New Bridge  WSJ
  3. North Korea’s Kim crosses new bridge into China as trade ties warm  CNN
  4. North Korea has opened up bridges to Russia and China – in which direction will it go?  The Guardian
  5. North Korea’s Kim Jong Un crosses new China border bridge to reaffirm ties  Financial Times
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France protests live updates: Steelers arrive at Paris stadium ahead of Saints matchup — day after violent riots in city – New York Post

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  1. France protests live updates: Steelers arrive at Paris stadium ahead of Saints matchup — day after violent riots in city  New York Post
  2. France riots: Presidential hopeful Attal pitches social media blackout  POLITICO.eu
  3. France reportedly asked telecom operators to prepare for social media restrictions: Report  Anadolu Ajansı
  4. French Government Plans Temporary Social Media Blockades Amid Rising Protests  elciudadano.com
  5. France Social Blackout Plan: 4 Telcos, 4 Apps [2026]  shattered.io
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Demand for UK government action 10 months after British man’s death in Grenada

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Police closed case of Andrew Frederick despite autopsy report ruling his death a homicide

A time-critical investigation into the death of a British father whose body was found in a ransacked property on the Caribbean island of Grenada has stalled because of diplomatic delays between the two countries.

Charity workers supporting the family of Andrew Frederick are demanding immediate government intervention to clear the path for a full investigation to begin almost 10 months after his death, which has been ruled a homicide by a pathologist.

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