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Reparations to be paid to survivors of wartime sexual violence in Ukraine

First payments to be made during an ongoing conflict is ‘important step towards…

US troops begin construction of Gaza aid pier as questions remain over distribution

About 1,000 US troops will support the military construction efforts, but Joe B…

Gardener charged with murder after alleged attack on elderly Brisbane couple

A 26-year-old Beachmere man has been charged with one count of murder and one c…

Girl, 13, charged with attempted murder after south Wales school stabbings

Teenager charged with trying to kill two teachers and fellow pupil after incide…

Relatives ‘surprised and shocked’ after 68-year-old Gaza woman’s Australian visa cancelled on security grounds

Palestinian Australian advocates call for transparency after home affairs depar…

Nature destruction will cause bigger economic slump in UK than 2008 crisis, experts warn

Green Finance Institute report said further pollution could cut 12% off GDP by …

Meta says revenue will be weak as it spends even more on AI

Push to integrate AI into Meta products boosts financial results, but share pri…

Rightwing US website that spreads election conspiracies declares bankruptcy

Gateway Pundit, run by Jim Hoft, is being sued for defamation by Georgia electi…

French strike forces Ryanair to cancel more than 300 flights across Europe

Ryanair urges European Commission to protect overflights and keep EU skies open…

‘Anti-democratic’: Labor minister warns Facebook against removal of Australian news content

Albanese government will ‘back local journalism’ in dispute over proposed news …

More than one-third of people in the US exposed to harmful air pollution – report

American Lung Association’s State of the Air report states nearly 131 million p…

‘He could have killed my dog’: ride-share drivers accused of refusing passengers with guide dogs

Advocates want government action to enforce anti-discrimination laws that stipu…

London Marathon ‘wine guy’ on how he sampled 25 wines during race

Vintner Tom Gilbey raised more than £13,000 for hospice charity with challenge …

‘England is hope’: some say they will try again – despite Channel deaths

Attempt to cross via overcrowded dinghy from Wimereux aborted after engine stal…

Retired UK GP suspended for five months after climate protests

Sarah Benn is first of three GPs facing disciplinary tribunals this year over c…

World Bank suspends Tanzania tourism funding after claims of killings and evictions

Plan to expand Ruaha national park has been beset by allegations of abuse, lead…

US sues to block Tapestry-Capri $8.5bn merger, citing monopoly concerns

FTC lawsuit to block Coach parent from buying Michael Kors owner says deal woul…

Israel, Gaza and divestment: what we know about the Columbia student protests

The university is to hold virtual classes after protests on campus culminated i…

Elon Musk hits back at Australian court order against X images of stabbing

The Tesla billionaire uses posts on his social media platform to attack Anthony…

Heavier drinking during Covid led to 2,500 more deaths from alcohol in 2022 – ONS

Official UK figures show 33% jump in deaths from alcohol-specific causes from 2…

M&S and Oxfam trial postal donation bags for ‘unwearable’ clothes

Scheme is part of effort to reduce ‘staggering’ quantities of textiles going to…

Rockets launched from Iraq town toward US base in Syria, Iraqi security sources say

First attack on US forces since early February comes day after Iraq’s prime min…

Bolsonaro supporters hit streets of Rio and hail new hero Elon Musk

Owner of X has used social media platform to bash judge in charge of investigat…

Hipgnosis in takeover tussle as UK music investor says it would accept rival bid

Possible counteroffer by Blackstone could derail agreement with US fund Concord…

People with MND in England and Wales fear losing access to life-extending drug

Exclusive: NHS cost threshold has not been raised by National Institute for Hea…

Trump cancels North Carolina rally due to storm in first public address since New York trial

Former president told thousands of supporters gathered at Wilmington airport th…

Tory party has ‘lost any right’ to call itself patriotic, says Keir Starmer

Labour leader accuses Conservatives of having ‘denigrated some of our proudest …

Tory MP from slave-owning family set to gain £3m from sale of former plantation

Caribbean historians want Richard Drax to pay reparations – but now Barbados pl…

US to withdraw from Niger after security pact fails in strategic victory for Russia

Biden administration to rethink counter-terrorism strategy after breakdown of p…

Landlord of ‘child-free’ pub defends exclusion policy

Manager of Lower Red Lion in St Albans says people around the world have sent s…

Thousands protest against Canary islands’ ‘unsustainable’ tourism model

Local people say archipelago’s outdated industry made life unaffordable and pro…

NSW Liberal party expels state MP Taylor Martin over ‘undignified’ breakup texts

Upper house member had been suspended from the party room after allegedly sendi…

Met apologises for calling antisemitism campaigner ‘openly Jewish’

Police officer had stopped Gideon Falter from walking near pro-Palestinian marc…

World leaders urge calm after Israeli drone strike on Iran ratchets up tension

Tit-for-tat attacks have breached taboo of direct strikes on each other’s terri…

Kremlin spy suspect arrests may be tip of iceberg, says former German agency chief

Gerhard Schindler says Russia has been ‘ramping up’ operations in west, as two …

Letting grass grow long boosts butterfly numbers, UK study proves

Analysis of 60o gardens shows wilder lawns feed caterpillars and create breedin…

UN watchdog warns Australia after failure to provide timely report on detention conditions

Body says no update has been made on treatment of prisoners one year after it a…

UK firms may be barred from funding emerging tech in hostile countries

Minister says move being considered over concerns UK money could finance projec…

Dorset couple find 17th-century treasure hoard while renovating kitchen

‘Poorton coin hoard’, discovered under floor by Betty and Robert Fooks, expecte…

Scottish gender clinic pauses prescribing puberty blockers to under-18s

Glasgow-based Sandyford clinic issues update after Cass review found ‘weak evid…

Smoking among middle-class women in England up by 25% in 10 years – study

Rate rose among middle-class women aged 18 to 45 and fell among working-class w…

Israelis are ‘making a decision to act’, says David Cameron on visit to Jerusalem

UK foreign secretary continues to urge Israel not to escalate tensions in wake …

Rwandan leader went to Arsenal game as country marked 30 years since genocide

Paul Kagame flew to UK for Champions League match while national police told ci…

‘Victories would be nothing less than an earthquake’: can UAW win in the south?

United Auto Workers faces first real test in campaign to unionize 13 automakers…

Queensland state LNP backs Labor’s emission cuts of 75% by 2035 drawing ire from federal colleagues

‘We must do all we can to become more sustainable’, says shadow environment min…

Wednesday briefing: Stalled aid, soldier shortages and dwindling weapons as Ukraine hangs on

In today’s newsletter: As the crisis in the Middle East shifts resources away f…

Superdry restructures to cut rents as co-founder leads fundraising

Julian Dunkerton decided against takeover offer and company will quit London St…

Parents fear children are being sent back to asbestos-riddled classrooms at Queensland school

Premier Steven Miles says experts advise all classrooms at Rochedale state scho…

Republicans divided over Arizona near-total abortion ban, poll shows

Split reflects GOP’s identity crisis, as Republican politicians struggle to tal…

Gang members fire at Bollywood star’s home in antelope killing row

Two men from Bishnoi gang, whose leader has threatened to kill Salman Khan, arr…

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