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France must stand firm in face of ‘new world disorder’ embodied by Musk, says PM
François Bayrou said France must look global powers ‘face on’ in reference to Donald Trump’s return to office. The French prime minister has said the country must stand firm in the face of figures ...Jan. 14 - World -
Meta moderators were already in Texas before Zuckerberg announced move, say ex-workers
Ex-workers say CEO declaring relocation of moderation and safety teams from California just a play for Trump approval. In a carefully worded statement, Mark Zuckerberg announced last week that ...Jan. 13 - World -
‘Just the start’: X’s new AI software driving online racist abuse, experts warn
Amid reports of creation of fake racist images, Signify warns problem will get ‘so much worse’ over the next year. A rise in online racism driven by fake images is “just the start of a coming ...Jan. 13 - World -
Trump deportation threat puts US on collision course with Vatican
Pope’s appointment of progressive Robert McElroy comes as rightwing Catholics wield notable influence in US capital. When the Texas attorney general, Ken Paxton, sought to shut down a Catholic ...Jan. 13 - World -
Chuck D pleads for people to stop using Public Enemy’s Burn Hollywood Burn on videos of LA fires
The 1990 protest track ‘has nothing to do with families losing everything they have’ says the rapper, hitting out at TikTok and Instagram videos. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest ...Jan. 12 - World -
Yoon Suk Yeol to miss start of South Korea impeachment trial on safety grounds
Lawyer for suspended president says concerns about ‘potential incidents’ have arisen following thwarted attempt to arrest him at his residence. Inside the ‘fortress’ where South Korea’s impeached ...Jan. 11 - World -
Tram collision in Strasbourg leaves dozens injured
Rescue services treat 100 more people for shock or stress after collision in tunnel leading to central train station. Two trams collided in Strasbourg in eastern France on Saturday, causing dozens ...Jan. 11 - World -
Gloom and pessimism take hold of Democrats as they look for new leaders
Questions about the viability of a female presidential candidate rise after a crushing presidential defeat. Democrats are harboring strong feelings of stress and gloom as the new year begins. And ...Jan. 11 - World -
Germany battles to secure ‘Russian shadow fleet’ oil tanker adrift off northern coast
The Eventin was sailing from Russia to Egypt with 100,000 tonnes of oil when its engine failed and it lost ability to manoeuvre. Germany is battling to secure a heavily loaded tanker stranded off ...Jan. 11 - World -
Tiny French town left €10m fortune by a man who had never been there
Thiberville in Normandy receives windfall worth five times annual budget from a Paris resident who was named after it. Throughout Roger Thiberville’s long life, he never once visited the Normandy ...Jan. 11 - World -
Meta terminates its DEI programs days before Trump inauguration
Meta, fresh off announcement to end factchecking, follows McDonald’s and Walmart in rolling back diversity initiatives. Following a week in which Mark Zuckerberg announced that Meta was ...Jan. 10 - World -
Ukraine war briefing: Western allies pledge $2bn in military aid for Ukraine
Aid promised at Ramstein meeting covered air defence, information technology, demining, naval forces, air forces and artillery. What we know on day 1,052. See all our Ukraine coverage ...Jan. 9 - World -
Billy Crystal, Cary Elwes and Eugene Levy among celebrities to lose homes in California fires
Crystal ‘heartbroken’ after losing family home of 46 years in historic fires that have killed five and destroyed more than 1,100 buildings. California fires live: sixth wildfire breaks out in Los ...Jan. 8 - World -
Robert F Kennedy Jr accused of voter fraud over New York ballot
Watchdog files complaint after Trump nominee cast vote from New York address that was not his place of residence. Robert F Kennedy Jr has been accused of committing voter fraud in November’s ...Jan. 8 - World -
Venezuelan opposition leader says son-in-law kidnapped in Caracas
Edmundo González Urrutia, who fled in exile to Spain in September, says son-in-law was seized by ‘hooded men’. Venezuela’s Edmundo González Urrutia, who the opposition says won a July presidential ...Jan. 7 - World -
Peter Yarrow of folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary dies aged 86
Known for his political songs as well as Puff, the Magic Dragon, the group’s co-songwriter died of bladder cancer. Peter Yarrow, a vocalist with the US folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, has died aged ...Jan. 7 - World -
Middle East crisis live: Israeli forces ‘fired on World Food Programme convoy in Gaza’
Statement from UN agency ‘strongly condemns horrifying incident’ on Sunday which it says risked lives of staff. ‘This is basically a civil war’: West Bank in fear after shooting of journalist ...Jan. 6 - World -
Fijian man accused of raping Virgin Australia flight attendant in Nadi denied bail
Ilaisa Tanoa Degei charged with sexually assaulting a 21-year-old crew member in early hours of new year. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , ...Jan. 6 - World -
FBI investigates potential associates of New Orleans attacker in US and abroad
Officials say evidence supports theory suspect, 42, carried out deadly attack alone but reveal leads are being pursued. Federal authorities investigating the avowed Islamic State (IS) sympathizer ...Jan. 5 - World -
New Orleans’ planned barriers only designed to withstand crashes of 10mph
Files reviewed by Reuters show new system not able to prevent vehicle attacks at moderate to high speeds. Months before the deadly New Orleans vehicle attack on New Year’s Day, the city modeled ...Jan. 5 - World -
Man dies after 70-metre fall from mountain ridge in Lake District
Callout ends in tragedy after an as yet unnamed person fell on Thursday and their body was recovered by a rescue team. A man has died after falling 70 metres from a mountain ridge in the Lake ...Jan. 4 - World -
Marlon Brando fury at ‘feeling like a freak’ among revelations in new book of Hollywood secrets
Brando, Ava Gardner, Anita Ekberg and other A-listers are featured in a memoir about the glamour of the 1950s film industry . Marlon Brando was the original angry young man, winning an Oscar for ...Jan. 4 - World -
Police search for motive in Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion at Trump hotel
Matthew Livelsberger died in an apparent suicide after reportedly breaking up with wife six days before explosion. Police in the US were still investigating the possible motivations and background ...Jan. 3 - World -
Musk accused of ‘politicising’ rape of young girls in UK to attack Starmer
Ex-health worker who exposed paedophile ring says billionaire’s triggering of row ignores plight of survivors. Elon Musk has “politicised” the rape of young girls in the UK in an attempt to attack ...Jan. 3 - World -
Neil Young confirms he will headline Glastonbury after ‘error in information’ prompted him to pull out
‘Happily, the festival is now back on our itinerary,’ Young wrote, as Emily Eavis confirmed that Young and band the Chrome Hearts will headline the Pyramid stage. Neil Young has confirmed that he ...Jan. 3 - World -
Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy hopes Trump’s ‘unpredictability’ can end war with Russia
Ukrainian leader has sought to build bridges with Trump amid fears the president-elect could slow vital military aid once in office. What we know on day 1,045. See all our Ukraine coverage ...Jan. 2 - World -
Italy presses Iran for immediate release of journalist held in Tehran
Foreign ministry summons ambassador as Cecilia Sala reportedly tells family she sleeps on floor of prison cell. Italy’s foreign ministry summoned the Iranian ambassador on Wednesday and urged the ...Jan. 2 - World -
Removal of waste from site of 1984 Bhopal disaster dismissed as ‘farce’
Indian government accused of PR stunt after moving 337 tonnes of toxic waste that had been held in containers. Forty years after one of world’s deadliest industrial disasters struck the Indian city ...Jan. 2 - World -
Twenty missing after falling from boat in rough seas off Libya’s coast
Small vessel tilted after taking in water, according to seven survivors who reached Italian island of Lampedusa. Twenty people are missing after falling into the sea from a tilting boat after it ...Jan. 1 - World -
One dead after driver allegedly runs down two New Zealand police officers
Vehicle allegedly drove into two officers ‘at speed’ in Nelson, in a country where the killing of police officers on duty is rare. . A driver allegedly ran down two New Zealand police officers down ...Dec. 31 - World -
Donald Trump loses appeal against E Jean Carroll sexual abuse verdict
Federal appeals court upholds $5m sexual assault and defamation verdict in setback for president-elect. A federal appeals court has upheld the $5m verdict against Donald Trump for sexually ...Dec. 30 - World -
Forces should cut officer numbers and use tech to fight crime, police chief says
Finance lead for England and Wales police chiefs says focus on officers gets in way of making better use of budgets. Police forces should be allowed to cut officer numbers and spend more money on ...Dec. 30 - World -
Testament to Spain’s golden age to open up its secret spaces after €6m revamp
Unesco-listed San Lorenzo de El Escorial was fulfilment of Philip II’s dream of raising monastery in a ‘desert’. Despite perching imperiously on a mountainside near Madrid for the better part of ...Dec. 30 - World -
Police seize 6,000 illegal wild birds’ eggs as raids net largest haul in UK history
Part of an international initiative to combat organised wildlife crime, similar seizures in Australia and Norway have recovered more than 50,000 eggs. More than 6,000 eggs have been seized in the ...Dec. 30 - World -
Authorities in South Korea seek arrest warrant for impeached president Yoon
Authorities plan to question Yoon on allegations of abuse of authority and orchestrating a rebellion after his short-lived declaration of martial law. . South Korean law enforcement officials have ...Dec. 29 - World -
Ukraine war briefing: Russia vows to retaliate after state media reportedly blocked on Telegram in EU
Moscow says the move is ‘censorship’ and that it reserves the right to ‘respond in the same manner’. What we know on day 1,041. Russia has vowed to retaliate after the channels of its state media ...Dec. 29 - World -
Georgia’s pro-west president says she remains ‘only legitimate president’ as new leader sworn in
Salome Zourabichvili tells protesters she will leave presidential palace as far-right successor Mikheil Kavelashvili takes power. Georgia’s pro-western president, Salome Zourabichvili, has said ...Dec. 29 - World -
Demonstrators arrested outside Netanyahu’s Jerusalem home – Middle East crisis live
Protestors shouted through loudspeakers that the Israeli hostages in Gaza were suffering in the tunnels and were ‘cold, tortured and sick’. Five Israeli demonstrators protesting for the release of ...Dec. 28 - World -
Trailblazing CBS sportscaster Greg Gumbel dies from cancer aged 78
Sportscaster dies from cancer at age 78, family says Gumbel led NFL, MLB, Final Four and Olympic coverage Greg Gumbel, a longtime CBS sportscaster, has died from cancer, according to a statement ...Dec. 27 - World -
Man dies after Sydney arrest for allegedly attempting to enter vehicles armed with knife
Critical incident team from Bankstown Police Area Command to investigate circumstances surrounding 33-year-old’s death. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A man ...Dec. 27 - World