The aftermath of Venezuela’s deadly earthquake
The search for survivors continues in Venezuela after a powerful earthquake left hundreds dead and thousands missing.
The match that changed the World Cup forever
One of football's biggest scandals changed the World Cup forever.
Drone captures ongoing rescue efforts after Venezuela earthquakes
Drone footage from Venezuela's La Guaira shows widespread destruction after twin earthquakes devastated the region.
Russell beats Verstappen at Austrian Grand Prix to boost F1 title hopes
George Russell's victory over Max Verstappen further reduces teammate Kimi Antonelli’s lead in the drivers' title race.
Israel strikes Lebanon, testing days-old peace deal
Hezbollah calls the deal a surrender as Israeli forces stay put and continue striking the south.
South Africa vs Canada LIVE: FIFA World Cup 2026
Live updates, analyses and text commentary as South Africa face cohosts Canada in first knockout match in Los Angeles.
Uganda’s leading media outlets shut down by army chief
NTV and Daily Monitor say their offices in the capital are under "military siege".
Iraq arrests senior officials in anti-corruption raids
Iraqi security forces arrested several politicians, lawmakers and senior officials in dawn raids across Baghdad.
Three firefighters killed in US wildfires along Colorado–Utah border
The US has seen a harsh wildfire season this year, with prolonged droughts and dry conditions fuelling blazes.
Ben Stokes, England test captain, to retire from international cricket
England test captain Ben Stokes will retire from international cricket after the ongoing test match against New Zealand.
Fresh hostilities in Gulf suggest US-Iran memorandum was too broadly worded
Document appears to have been subject to conflicting interpretations on key issues of Lebanon ceasefire and strait of Hormuz
The sudden eruption of fresh hostilities in the Gulf – just 10 days after Iran and the US signed a memorandum of understanding to end the conflict – threatens to put the two countries back on the path to war.
It appears the deliberately opaque wording in the memorandum has been unable to withstand the pressure of conflicting interpretations, and as a result supporters of the deal inside Tehran are on the back foot. Statements to the effect that Iran’s government should never have agreed to reopen the strait of Hormuz are proliferating – and not just among the country’s hardliners.
Continue reading...Bill Cassidy accuses Trump of treating Congress as ‘merely an appendage’
Out-going Louisiana senator’s rebuke over Iran war is rare instance of a Republican politician standing up to Trump
Bill Cassidy, the Republican senator from Louisiana who is being ousted from his position after Donald Trump successfully backed a challenger in May’s primary, has accused the US president of treating Congress as “merely an appendage” in his handling of the Iran war.
In an interview on Sunday with CBS News’s Face the Nation, the out-going Cassidy explained his recent face-to-face row with Trump over the president’s failure to brief Congress on the prosecution of the hostilities with Tehran. In a fleetingly rare instance of a Republican politician directly standing up to Trump, Cassidy let rip at a Capitol Hill lunch over the senator’s support for a war powers resolution that was a symbolic rebuke to the White House.
Continue reading...Body of boy, 15, recovered from Manchester reservoir amid UK heatwave
At least seven people have died in water-related incidents during record-breaking June temperatures
The body of a 15-year-old boy has been recovered from a reservoir near Manchester, as police renewed warnings about the dangers of swimming in open water during soaring temperatures.
Greater Manchester police said officers had been called to reports of a boy getting into difficulty in the water near Cowbury reservoir in Stalybridge at about 6.30pm on Saturday. A body was recovered later that evening, and was identified as the missing teenager.
Continue reading...Q&A: Why humanitarian aid is crucial to stopping the Ebola outbreak
Health officials say the Ebola response cannot succeed without addressing the humanitarian crisis.
Pauline Hanson’s One Nation withdrew more than $800,000 of election spending claims after AEC inquiries
The Australian Electoral Commission is examining if party breached laws in its $6m public funding claim after the last election, documents show
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The Australian Electoral Commission questioned Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party over more than $800,000 of claimed electoral expenditure for the last election, Guardian Australia can reveal.
Documents obtained under freedom of information laws show that the inquiries prompted the party to withdraw more than 140 items as it sought to provide additional information to justify almost 15% of the party’s $6.01m public funding claim.
Continue reading...Parliament has been getting frosty as winter closes in – but Labor may make one more gamble before the break
As Labor pushes on with reforms, the Coalition must decide whether to join in the parliamentary deal-making
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It’s the last week of parliament before the winter break, and not a minute too soon; tensions have been running a little high lately.
The lower house speaker, Milton Dick, has been yeeting MPs mere moments into question time and accused Angus Taylor of “demeaning” the parliament by calling Anthony Albanese a liar; Andrew Hastie claimed One Nation “has declared war on me, so they shall have war”; Labor has been goading the Coalition and its media “cheer squad” for opposing the budget; the Greens hate Labor’s NDIS bill; and people in the Coalition seem to be mad at everyone, including themselves.
Continue reading...If USMCA is not renewed, analysts expect uncertainty for businesses
US President Donald Trump has warned he would 'rather not have' the free trade agreement ahead of its July 1 review.
Biden calls Trump ‘a loser’, portraying him as incompetent, corrupt and vain
Pugnacious speech invokes Trump’s ‘vanity projects’ to makeover Washington and the ‘brazen, blatant corruption’
Joe Biden called Donald Trump “a loser” in a pugnacious speech on Saturday that invoked his presidential successor’s attempted makeover of Washington DC to portray him as incompetent, corrupt and vain.
He delivered those remarks while giving the keynote address at a gala in Hanover, Maryland, hosted by the state’s Democratic party, which is hoping to help wrest control of Congress away from Trump and his Republican allies during November’s midterm elections.
Continue reading...Pape: US trying to ‘squeak out of strategic defeat’ after Iran
Political scientist Robert Pape argues the fallout of Iran war curbs US hubris and challenges Trump’s self-image.
World Cup 2026 Round of 32: Biggest takeaways from the group stage
FIFA World Cup group stage is now behind us with plenty of key talking points as the tournament enters the knockouts.