- Philippine elections deliver surprise backing for ex-President Duterte Nikkei Asia
- Live results: Philippines election 2025 BBC
- Philippine president shores up support after midterms battle for power Reuters
- Marcos allies poised to win at least half of available Senate seats Inquirer.net
- Philippines elections 2025: polls open in midterms as Marcos and Duterte family dynasties vie for power The Guardian
Duterte elected mayor of home city from Hague prison
The former president's win was expected, but other races in the midterms proved less predictable.
What does the US-China tariff deal mean?
The agreement marks a major de-escalation of the trade war between the world's two biggest economies.
Pope Leo calls for release of jailed journalists, notes their courage
The new pontiff talks of witnesses 'who report on war even at the cost of their lives'.
PKK disbands, potentially ending decades of conflict in Turkiye
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, has announced that it plans to disband and disarm.
India great Kohli retires from Test cricket
Legendary India batter Virat Kohli retires from Test cricket with immediate effect.
Australian property bounce after Labor wins second term, early data shows
More buyers enter the market as auction clearance rates rose to 70% in the week following the election, figures show
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Australia’s housing market has surged in the immediate aftermath of Labor’s emphatic election victory, preliminary data shows, while analysts say an anticipated string of rate cuts may see the trend continue.
Auction clearance rates rose to 70% in the week following the election, according to preliminary Cotality data, from 60% in the middle of last month. An auction clearance rate of 70% or above typically indicates sellers are in control of the market.
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Continue reading...Guardian Essential poll: PM’s approval rating surges amid calls to hurry upd housing and health reform
More than 40% of voters say Labor’s large majority should encourage Anthony Albanese to get more ambitious with policies in key areas
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Anthony Albanese’s personal approval rating has spiked off the back of his election win, as an overwhelming majority of Australians call on Labor to rapidly initiate health, housing and energy reform.
More than 40% of voters say Labor’s large parliamentary majority should encourage Albanese to set out an even more ambitious schedule of reform, according to the latest Guardian Essential poll. The prime minister’s popularity has risen to its highest level for a year, the poll showed.
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Continue reading...‘A horror movie’: sharks and octopuses among 200 species killed by toxic algae off South Australia
Karenia mikimotoi algae can suffocate fish, cause haemorrhaging and act as a neurotoxin, one expert says
More than 200 marine species, including deepwater sharks, leafy sea dragons and octopuses, have been killed by a toxic algal bloom that has been affecting South Australia’s coastline since March.
Nearly half (47%) of the dead species were ray-finned fish and a quarter (26%) were sharks and rays, according to OzFish analysis of 1,400 citizen scientist reports.
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Continue reading...Ivory Coast opposition leader resigns but vows to still fight for victory
Tidjane Thiam's campaign has been halted because presidential candidates are not allowed to hold dual citizenship.
Is Trump abandoning Israel? Not really
US president may have excluded Israel from his pursuit of megadeals in the Gulf, but he remains a committed supporter
Renewed RSF shelling killed several in Sudan’s el-Fasher, army says
The latest attacks come as the African Union rejects any 'interference' in the civil war, which has killed over 20,000.
UK veterans allege war crimes by British forces in Afghanistan, Iraq
Detainees were regularly executed and unarmed people killed in their sleep during night raids, according to ex-soldiers.
Pope Leo XIV mentioned Dallas in his first Sunday blessing – WFAA
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- Pope Leo XIV Calls for News Media to Shun Divisive Language The New York Times
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- Pope Leo tells media to shun divisions, urges release of jailed reporters Reuters
- Pope Leo hails journalists, decries polarizing language The Washington Post
Pope Leo XIV urges freedom for imprisoned journalists
Pope Leo XIV urged the release of imprisoned journalists across the world.
UK Labour government toughens immigration plans as far right gains support
PM Starmer's shift to the right on immigration risks alienating Labour's large base of left-of-centre supporters.
Trump visits Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE: What to know
Economic deals and security top the agenda on Trump trip to Middle East, the first state visit of his second term.
China has come to the table – but this fight is far from over
Beijing can claim its defiance has delivered a battle victory in the trade war.
Video shows arrest of Mayor of Newark at US detention centre
Police bodycam footage shows Newark Mayor Ras Baraka being arrested outside a detention centre in New Jersey
India-Pakistan ceasefire celebrations despite lingering tensions
People in Pakistan and India have been celebrating a ceasefire after the most serious fighting between the two nations.