Afghan foreign minister in India: Why New Delhi is embracing Taliban now
India never aligned with the Taliban, but regional geopolitical realignment is forcing revamp of ties, say analysts.
Sydney nightclub named after lesbian artist’s song changes name after ‘preferred clientele’ revealed to be men
Pink Pony Club, a song by Chappell Roan inspired by The Abbey gay bar in West Hollywood, was the inspiration for new Oxford Street club
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A Sydney nightclub whose name was inspired by a lesbian artist despite “predominantly” targeting gay men has been forced to change its name after attracting a swift and “passionate” backlash.
Pink Pony was set to open on Oxford Street in Sydney’s LGBTQ+ heartland in early December. Kevin Du-Val, the owner of Palms on Oxford nightclub, and its manager, Michael Lewis, announced via social media their new venture was “unashamedly inspired by its namesake song that resonates so profoundly within our community”.
Continue reading...Kenyan officer killed in bow-and-arrow attack at gate of president’s residence
The attack raises questions about security at one of Kenya's most heavily guarded places.
Prosecution of South Sudan’s vice-president raises fears of return to full-scale civil war
Observers and opposition says prosecution of Riek Machar for crimes in relation to attack by rebel militia puts peace deal at risk
South Sudan’s opposition and observers have warned that the prosecution of the country’s suspended vice-president, Riek Machar, risks jeopardising a peace agreement that ended a devastating civil war and plunging the country into full-scale conflict once again.
On 11 September, Machar was charged with murder, treason, crimes against humanity and other serious crimes in connection with a deadly attack by the White Army rebel group on a government army garrison in Nasir county in the country’s north-east. President Salva Kiir then suspended him from his post.
Continue reading...Cameroon’s Issa Tchiroma Bakary claims presidential election victory
Opposition candidate unilaterally declares himself victor, and calls on incumbent 92-year-old Paul Biya to concede.
Right to protest is under sustained attack in the west, report finds
Counter-terror laws being ‘weaponised’ against pro-Palestine groups in UK, US, France and Germany, says FIDH
The right to protest has come under sustained attack in the west, according to a report highlighting the growing criminalisation of pro-Palestinian demonstrations.
The study by the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) pays particular attention to the UK, the US, France and Germany, where it says governments have “weaponised” counter-terrorism legislation as well as the fight against antisemitism to suppress dissent and support for Palestinian rights in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.
Continue reading...AFP promises ‘swift action’ after Albanese, Ley and Morrison’s private phone numbers exposed online
Richard Marles says investigation under way into how the prime minister and other senior government staff’s phone numbers appeared in databases
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Federal police are scrambling to assist politicians after the private phone numbers of Anthony Albanese, Sussan Ley, Scott Morrison and senior government staff were discovered to be freely available in large contact databases published by American marketing companies.
The Australian federal police is seeking to have prime minister Albanese’s number removed from such databases, where it is available to users free of charge, and to assist other federal parliamentarians who have been similarly exposed. Police have warned that harassment by phone or carriage service is illegal, and promised “swift action” against those breaching such laws.
Continue reading...Palestinians released from Israeli prisons is not “true liberation”
“So, we have to also question what does freedom mean under a brutal colonial Zionist regime.”
Human rights groups call for France to suspend ‘one in, one out’ treaty with UK
UK and French organisations file legal challenge against July agreement to swap asylum seekers
Fifteen French and UK human rights organisations are calling for the suspension of the controversial “one in, one out” treaty in a legal challenge that has been launched in France.
The deal, signed by the UK and France in July, involves one asylum seeker who arrives in the UK from France in a small boat being sent back there in exchange for another selected in France to come to the UK.
Continue reading...African football’s general secretary accused of creating toxic culture of fear
Mosengo-Omba said to run CAF as a ‘proprietorship’
Employee: ‘Anyone who dares speak up is terminated’
The Confederation of African Football’s general secretary, Véron Mosengo-Omba, has been accused of running the organisation as his “proprietorship” and creating a toxic culture of fear where employees are fired for speaking out against him.
Several former and current members of staff have told the Guardian there is an atmosphere of intimidation and paranoia at the Caf headquarters in Cairo, where Mosengo-Omba is accused of sidelining colleagues and silencing whistleblowers.
Continue reading...KL Rahul, India defeat West Indies in second Test to sweep series
India wins the two-match series with a dominant seven-wicket victory in New Delhi before their tour of Australia.
Death toll from devastating Mexico flooding rises
The death toll from last week’s torrential rains in Mexico has risen to 64 as authorities expand the search.
Venezuela to close Norway embassy after opposition leader wins Nobel Prize
The news comes just days after Maria Corina Machado was announced the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo.
Tuesday briefing: After the hostage release, five questions that will shape Gaza’s future
In today’s newsletter: Wild celebrations on both sides – but prospects for an enduring peace rest on compromises that appear difficult to reach
Good morning. The last 20 living Israeli hostages in Gaza were freed yesterday, after more than two years in captivity. Meanwhile, huge crowds in Ramallah greeted some of the 2,000 Palestinians – 1,700 of them held without charge – released by Israel in exchange.
Even against the backdrop of the horrors of the 7 October attack, and the Israeli assault that killed more than 67,000 Palestinians and left Gaza a wasteland, the scenes of reunion were overwhelming to watch. This picture gallery of Israeli hostages being reunited with their families captures something of an extraordinary day of catharsis and relief.
Environment | Millions more homes in England, Scotland and Wales face devastating floods, and some towns may have to be abandoned as climate breakdown makes many areas uninsurable, a Guardian investigation has found.
UK news | Tommy Robinson claimed Elon Musk was paying his legal costs as he went on trial for refusing to comply with a request made by counter-terrorism police as he tried to leave Britain last year.
Espionage | The government made “every effort” to support the trial of two men accused of spying for China, security minister Dan Jarvis has said, as he accused the Tories of claiming the case was deliberately abandoned “without a shred of evidence”.
UK politics | The families of the murdered MPs David Amess and Jo Cox have voiced concern about a recent surge in violent political rhetoric in Britain.
Nobel prize | Three experts in the power of technology to drive economic growth have been awarded this year’s Nobel prize in economics.
Peace in Gaza represents an opportunity to forget; to erase from the collective consciousness an era in which some western countries took a bludgeon to international norms and institutions, and indeed their own domestic politics, in order to force through the destruction of Gaza.”
Continue reading...Venezuela shuts embassy in Norway following opposition leader’s Nobel award
Oslo calls the decision "regrettable", stressing that the Nobel committee functions independently.
US shipping chaos: I fear my wedding sari is destroyed
Customers worry about missing parcels as shipping companies struggle to handle a flood of packages facing new customs and tariff rules.
Why is India prosecuting Muslims who said ‘I love Muhammad’?
More than 2,500 people have been charged as an initial crackdown on the expression has spawned broader protests.
Guaranteed Māori seats on New Zealand councils to be slashed by more than half
Controversial law change that forced councils to put the fate of Māori wards to a public vote saw 25 vote to disestablish the guaranteed seats
The number of guaranteed seats for Māori representatives on New Zealand councils will be slashed by more than half, following a controversial law change that forced local governments to put the fate of hard-won Māori seats to a public vote.
Māori wards, which may have one or more councillors depending on local population numbers, were established in 2001 to give Indigenous voters the option to vote for a guaranteed Māori representative in local and regional authorities. Initially, councils could only establish a Māori ward by first putting it to a public vote in their area. Communities often spent years generating local support and pushing their councils to create Māori wards.
Continue reading...Death toll from torrential rains in Mexico rises to 64 as search expands – NPR
- Death toll from torrential rains in Mexico rises to 64 as search expands NPR
- Dozens Are Dead and Dozens More Missing as Catastrophic Rains Devastate Mexico The New York Times
- Death toll from devastating Mexico flooding rises Al Jazeera
- Heavy rains flood Mexico towns, leave nearly 130 dead or missing Reuters
- Mexico looks for missing people and rushes to help after torrential rains killed at least 47 AP News
US news outlets say they will not agree to Pentagon reporting restrictions
Reporters must promise not to publish unauthorised material to obtain press credentials.