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Darline Graham says she will run for full Senate term in brother’s South Carolina seat – US politics live
She made history as the first woman to represent South Carolina in US Senate when she was sworn in for interim term last week following the death of her brother, Lindsey Graham
US military launches further strikes on Iran after Trump says Tehran ‘will pay’ for killing soldiers – Middle East crisis live
US Central Command says latest attack aimed at degrading Iranian military capabilities after president threatens country over deaths of US troops
Healey made chancellor, Miliband named foreign secretary and Yvette Cooper becomes health secretary as Burnham picks cabinet – UK politics live
Rayner is back as housing secretary, while Mahmood and McFadden remain in their existing posts
Australia news live: Barnaby Joyce dogged by Tommy Robinson questions – and by a dog – in spiky ABC interview
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‘It needs to end now’: Democrats urge Trump to halt Iran war after US troop deaths
President accused of having lost control of this war' as deaths of trio in Iranian military strikes fuel rising concernDemocrats have seized on the deaths of three US troops killed in Iranian strikes to urge Donald Trump to urgently reverse his resumption of the war with Iran amid widespread anxiety over climbing casualties.Even as US forces launched a 10th consecutive wave of attacks against Iranian targets, concern over the deaths of American service personnel threatened to complicate moves to escalate the conflict, which has reignited after he last week walked away from a memorandum of understanding agreed with Iran in June. Continue reading...
Nicaragua’s president says country will not hold any more elections
Daniel Ortega, the 80-year-old authoritarian leader, says move will build a wall' against the oppositionNicaragua's long-serving president, Daniel Ortega, has said the country will hold no further elections to prevent the opposition from coming to power.The 80-year-old authoritarian leader, who has been in office since 2007, also said he would work with the congress he controls to pass new laws that would build a wall" against the opposition. Continue reading...
Donald Trump to impose 50% tariff on most Canadian goods, White House says
Turmoil likely as Trump officials say Canada unfairly discriminated against US autos, alcohol and dairy productsDonald Trump is imposing 50% tariffs on most Canadian goods, White House officials said on Monday, declaring Canada has unfairly discriminated against American autos, alcohol and dairy products.The move could unleash a new wave of economic chaos, with risks of higher inflation and further fraying of relations between two nations that had been closely woven together before Trump's return to the White House. Continue reading...
Darline Graham, Lindsey Graham’s sister, to run for full Senate term
Interim senator appointed after Lindsey Graham's death endorsed by Trump for the Good of our Nation'Darline Graham, the South Carolina interim senator and sister of the late Lindsey Graham, said she plans to run for a full Senate term after Donald Trump endorsed her last week.In an interview with Sean Hannity that will air in full on Monday, Graham - who was appointed by Governor Henry McMaster to finish the remainder of her brother's term - said she had made a decision". Continue reading...
Andy Burnham’s first Labour cabinet: who’s in and who’s out?
From the Treasury to the Home Office, we look at who is heading up key departments in new PM's government
Andy Burnham vows to ‘bring back hope’ as he unveils his cabinet
New prime minister says government must do better' to deliver change but promises prudent approach to economy
Suspect in custody named following explosion at FBI building in New York
Three people reported injured after incendiary device allegedly thrown at building also housing ICE field officeAuthorities in New York City are investigating an explosion on Monday morning outside an FBI building in lower Manhattan that reportedly injured three people.Investigators said a person who allegedly threw an incendiary device at the scene was taken into custody. The FBI later released the name in a press conference, identifying the suspect as Andrew Arrabaca. Continue reading...
‘We need to be careful’: Andy Burnham’s team keenly aware of fiscal tightrope
Chancellor pick and early policies avoid market meltdown but next week remains moment of real peril'
Nolan Wells remembered at memorial as community demands truth about his death
The 18-year-old was found dead after a 4 July boat trip with his friends to an island in the Gulf coastFamily and supporters of Nolan Xavier Wells gathered in a Mississippi church on Monday to mourn and celebrate the 18-year-old, whose death following a 4 July boat trip with friends has captured national attention and prompted calls for an independent investigation.The ceremony began with tearful remarks from Wells's parents, who described their son as a warm and gentle presence, a gifted athlete and a role model to his younger siblings. Continue reading...
US military identifies two soldiers killed in Iranian attack on Jordan
Defense department says 1Lt Tyler James Feehan of Hawaii and Pvt Isabella Gonzales of Texas were killedThe US military on Monday identified two soldiers killed in action recently as part of the war with Iran.The defense department said in a statement that 1Lt Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, and Pvt Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Carrollton, Texas, were killed in Jordan, where they were supporting a US mission against the Islamic State group. It is unclear how they were killed. Continue reading...
Burnham promises ‘circuit breaker’ moment for UK as he becomes PM
New prime minister says his political and economic model will bring biggest changes in 40 years'
Man, 28, charged with murder of former MP Ann Widdecombe
Joshua Kerry from Rotherham charged over killing of politician whose body was found at her Devon homeA 28-year-old man from Rotherham has been charged with the murder of the former MP and Reform party spokesperson Ann Widdecombe.Joshua Kerry has been charged with Widdecombe's murder and will appear at Westminster magistrates court on Tuesday, the Crown Prosecution Service said. Continue reading...
Ukraine’s army chief expected to lose job after week of protests
Volodymyr Zelenskyy's chief of staff hints government may be about to sack Oleksandr SyrskyiUkraine's commander in chief Oleksandr Syrskyi is widely expected to lose his job amid signs that Volodymyr Zelenskyy has bowed to pressure from protesters and will reshuffle the army's top leadership.Over the past five days, thousands of demonstrators have gathered outside the presidential office in Kyiv, chanting: Syrskyi out". Some have waved cheese graters - a pun on the commander's name, which sounds like cheese in Ukrainian. Continue reading...
‘Israeli settlers are in partnership with the army,’ say Palestinians after two shot dead in West Bank
Residents of Deir Jarir say raids late on Sunday, also involving security forces, are part of pattern of violenceEven by the brutal standards of militant settler violence in the West Bank, the raid on Deir Jarir late on Sunday night that killed two Palestinians and left another in hospital with a gunshot wound was extreme.Palestinians in the town said settlers from a nearby outpost arrived after 9pm on Sunday claiming that they were searching for stolen livestock. Israeli soldiers and police soon joined them, protecting them as they sought to take several villagers' sheep by force. Continue reading...
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria increasingly leaving children vulnerable to common infections, global study finds
Exclusive: Research spanning 82 countries finds antibiotic resistance increased in every region between 2004 and 2022Harry Booth has had a rough run through Australia's coldest months. The 13-year-old has been in and out of hospital with a range of common chest and urinary tract infections that his doctors find challenging to treat.Harry was born with kidney failure and began dialysis at six months old, before receiving a kidney transplant from his father at age four. The surgery saved his life but comes with a trade-off: he now needs to take medications that suppress his immune system to prevent his body from rejecting the kidney. Continue reading...
Burnham pledges to end rough sleeping in England in first speech as prime minister
Additional 340m over three years allocated to get people off the streets at the earliest opportunity'
Canada issues air quality warnings over US wildfire smoke after Trump tariff threat
Officials say smoke from US fires has crossed border days after US president accused Canada of improper fire managementAfter days of acrid smoke from northern wildfires choking major US cities and inspiring Donald Trump to threaten Canada with tariffs, officials now say the reverse is also happening as parts of Canada issue air quality warnings caused by American fires to the south.Officials in the Canadian province of British Columbia warned in an alert on Saturday evening that smoke from US fires, spurred on by thousands of lightning strikes in the north-east, was creating smoky conditions as polluted air drifted north. Continue reading...
Russian attack on Odesa kills three after Ukraine targets Moscow with drones overnight – Europe live
Moscow targets southern city after the Russian capital was hit by 400 drones in response to one of the war's biggest attacks on Kyiv at the weekendThere is also a bit more from Reuters on the context - and the significance - of these continued strikes on ships:Both Russia and Ukraine are major grain exporters, and the renewed violence on this route has raised concerns about supply.Ukraine, which in recent seasons accounted for about 6% of global wheat exports and about 11% of global corn exports, has lost about a third of its capacity to export grain via its Black Sea ports due to Russian missile and drone attacks, traders and analysts have said.Upon prime minister @KoretskyiUA's instructions, @MFA_Ukraine is already informing the International Maritime Organization and our international partners about Russia's latest attacks on civilian shipping, as well as the governments of the states whose citizens were killed or injured.During president @ZelenskyyUas recent visit to London, I discussed this issue with the IMO leadership and called for the deployment of an international monitoring mission to Ukraine's ports. We expect this mission to begin its work as planned in the fall and help document every act of Russia's maritime terror, paving the way for accountability." Continue reading...
Double murder accused strangled Devon cellmate while awaiting trial, jury told
James Desborough was convicted in March of murdering Steven Kempster, Winchester crown court jurors hearA fan of a TV show about serial killers strangled a cellmate in prison while awaiting trial for allegedly murdering two men and hiding their remains in Cornish woodland, a jury has heard.James Desborough, 40, is accused of killing Claudio Aquilino and Daniel Coleman and concealing parts of their bodies in the dense undergrowth close to his cabin near St Austell. Continue reading...
Avengers: Doomsday trailer reveals star-packed Marvel adventure
The first full look at the big-budget December tentpole features returning heroes such as Chris Hemsworth, Patrick Stewart, Florence Pugh and Chris EvansThe first full trailer for Avengers: Doomsday has been released online offering a look at Marvel's big-budget big hope.Something's coming, something we may not be able to deter," is the first line heard in the new preview which proceeds to bring back multiple characters from various Marvel movies and universes. Continue reading...
Strategic move by Hungary’s Magyar as he picks chess prodigy for president
Judit Polgar to discuss role with prime minister, who says the country needs someone everybody is proud ofHungary's prime minister, Peter Magyar, has announced plans to ask Judit Polgar, widely considered the greatest female chess player of all time, to take on the largely ceremonial role of president.Magyar said he would meet Polgar on Monday to discuss the matter. Our country needs unity, peace and a president that all Hungarians can be proud of," he wrote on social media. Judit Polgar's name has been synonymous with talent and perseverance for decades." Continue reading...
Trump officials kill proposed rules for Pfas-contaminated sewage fertilizer
EPA tosses out scientific research carried out under Biden and says toxic sludge not a significant threat to publicThe Trump administration has killed proposed regulations for sewage sludge contaminated with Pfas and spread on farmland as fertilizer, a practice that has sickened farmers, destroyed their livelihoods, killed livestock, polluted water supplies, and poisoned meat and food products sold to the public.The proposed regulations would largely have ended the use of sludge, also called biosolids, in the nation's food system. But the Environmental Protection Agency tossed out its scientific research from less than two years ago that formed the basis of the proposed regulations. It justified the decision by declaring that sludge was not a wide threat to the public because it is mostly used on farms, and only a small percentage of cropland. Continue reading...
Tens of thousands of Cockroach party protesters defy police with Delhi march
Youth-led movement calls on education minister to quit in one of India's largest anti-government rallies in yearsTens of thousands of protesters have defied police orders and descended on Delhi to demand the resignation of India's education minister in one of the largest anti-government demonstrations in years.A huge crowd, largely made up of students and gen Z-ers, filled the streets in the heart of India's capital from early Monday morning shouting anti-government slogans, while hundreds had already camped out overnight. Continue reading...
Investigation of Nigel Farage over undeclared gifts is ‘kangaroo court’, says Reform MP
Runcorn MP Sarah Pochin says parliament mounting vicious and desperate campaign to stop Reform UK'A Reform UK MP has complained that the standards system investigating Nigel Farage over undeclared gifts is a kangaroo court".Sarah Pochin, the Runcorn MP, said Farage had called a byelection in his Clacton seat so that voters could decide whether they back him or not, and argued that the media, the British state and the old parties have mounted a vicious and desperate campaign to stop Reform UK." Continue reading...
Mother pleads for return of body of Indian woman killed as she slept in London
Man charged with murder after Kirandeep Kaur was allegedly stabbed while in bed with husband and babyThe family of a woman who was killed as she slept in bed with her husband and three-month-old baby have said they want justice, and for her body to be returned to India.A man has been charged with murder over the attack on Kirandeep Kaur at her home in Hayes, west London, on the morning of 12 July. Kaur, who had reportedly been living in the UK since 2024 on a student visa, allegedly suffered a stab wound to the chest and was pronounced dead at 8.26am. Continue reading...
Israel criticises Labor’s draft Palestine policy in rare foreign intervention ahead of party conference
Statement by Israeli embassy in Canberra challenges proposed positions on settler violence and annexation of Palestinian territory
BBC broadcaster Edward Stourton dies aged 68
Corporation pays tribute to outstanding' journalist who presented shows including Today and One O'Clock NewsThe journalist Edward Stourton has died aged 68, it has been announced.The BBC Radio 4 presenter was best known for fronting current affairs programmes including Today, World at One and its religious and ethical current affairs series Sunday. Continue reading...
‘We need to talk about how difficult it is’: why one couple are pinning surrogacy hopes on Mexico
Jules Von Hep and Mark Beverlo, who have been trying to become parents since 2020, are now seeking help abroad
Australia news live: Derryn Hinch remembered as ‘journalistic James Bond’; Australian woman who allegedly joined Islamic State granted bail
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Taxpayers could pay millions to abuse survivors if Christian Brothers goes bankrupt, court documents reveal
Catholic order with a record of child abuse could be subject to hundreds of redress claims worth up to $65m
Barnaby Joyce says One Nation doesn’t want return of White Australia policy but backs Pauline Hanson on mass deportations
Lee Hanson claims her mother's comments on Tommy Robinson podcast were misinterpreted'
British YouTuber Yung Filly appears in Australian court over rape allegations
Rapper pleads not guilty to six counts of sexually penetrating a 20-year-old woman without consent after a gig in PerthA British YouTuber and musician bit and slapped a young female fan while he was raping her after a gig in Western Australia, a court has been told.Yung Filly, 30, has pleaded not guilty to six counts of sexually penetrating a 20-year-old woman without consent in a Perth hotel room in September 2024. Continue reading...
Rising numbers of younger midwives quitting NHS in England, data shows
Exclusive: Maternity staffing shortages worsen as more and more under-35s quit because of burnoutMore and more midwives are leaving the NHS before they reach 35 because of burnout, worsening the staffing problems that are affecting maternity units.The growing trend of early career quitting has sparked fears it poses a threat to the quality and safety of care that mothers and babies receive from already-understaffed childbirth services. Continue reading...
Andy Burnham says he will go ‘faster’ than Starmer. Why is that so hard?
Is the machinery of state jammed, or is the reason for the slow pace of change more personal than institutional?Eighteen months into the 24 it turned out he would last in No 10, Keir Starmer was a man in a hurry. The biggest frustration with the job, he told MPs, concerned speed and the ability to get things done". The underlying problem, he thought, was that every time something had gone wrong in the past, successive governments have put in place another procedure or another body or another consultation to try to stop ourselves ever making a mistake again".In airing his impatience, if little else, Starmer is in tune with the country he has become too unpopular to lead. Julian Gallie, a pollster at Merlin Strategy, says voters have been crying out for change for a decade", even if they have sent inconsistent signs about what sort of change it should be. The Brexit vote, the Corbyn surge of 2017, the Johnson majority of 2019 and the Tory rout of 2024 can all be seen as a desperate roll of the dice against a status quo" that somehow feels impossible to shift. Continue reading...
Retired UK civil servants failed by pension outsourcing, government says
Chaos of Capita-run scheme has left some people waiting up to a year for payments and in financial hardshipRetired civil servants have been failed by the decision to outsource their pension scheme, the government has admitted, and the maladministration meant some were left waiting up to a year for payments.Multiple members of the civil service pension scheme, run by the private company Capita since December, have come forward to say they are unable to afford rent and have been forced to use food banks after being left without an income. Continue reading...
‘It’s total devastation’: inside the Amazonian war against illegal gold mining
The Guardian goes on the ground with Brazilian forces fighting to eradicate mining that has destroyed protected areas of Indigenous landThe jerry-built bordello at the foot of Vila Cururu, an illegal gold-mining settlement at the heart of Brazil's most desecrated Indigenous territory, was a hive of depravity until just a few weeks ago.Inebriated prospectors huddled around wooden tables, swigging beer and Scotch whisky, and ogling pole-dancing sex workers before going with them to shacks behind the brothel. Continue reading...
Ban on protests outside synagogues and Jewish schools should be considered, Dreyfus tells royal commission
Former attorney general also describes receiving antisemitic abuse, saying he was labelled a genocidal Zionist'
Australia spent more than $9m for each asylum seeker held on Nauru last year – so why can’t they afford to buy food?
Many of the more than 100 people awaiting processing on the tiny Pacific island are skipping meals to make ends meet, a new survey has found
Huge search operation after passenger ferry sinks off coast of Guyana
Authorities launch criminal investigation after passenger list - showing more than 100 passengers - was found to be inaccurate, complicating rescue effortsA massive search-and-rescue operation is under way after a ferry sank off the coast of Guyana in South America late on Saturday, in what has been described by officials as one of the country's worst maritime disasters.Authorities launched a criminal investigation after a government official said the captain and a crew member of the ferry allegedly tested positive for marijuana and the vessel's passenger manifest was found to be inaccurate. Continue reading...
‘When I get home, my whole body aches’: extreme heat saps health and wages of India’s poorest workers
Exclusive: Outdoor workers losing up to 9% of income as weather becomes poverty multiplier', research saysExtreme heat is pushing some of India's poorest workers further into poverty, with income losses of up to 9% for outdoor workers, new research has found.Analysis done by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), and shared exclusively with the Guardian, found that extreme heat is acting as a poverty multiplier" for hundreds of millions of workers in India's informal sector. Continue reading...
Pay gap widens as UK bosses get 130 times average worker’s salary
In its final report the High Pay Centre says the median remuneration of a FTSE 100 CEO has risen to a record 5.06mThe bosses of Britain's largest listed companies received record pay last year, fuelling the widest earnings gap with workers in eight years.Median pay for FTSE 100 chief executives hit 5.06m in the last financial year, according to data released by the High Pay Centre, an 8.6% increase on 4.66m the previous year and the highest level on record. Continue reading...
Middle East crisis: US military says service member killed during ‘controlled detonation’ of downed Iranian drone – as it happened
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Mission in Iran war has pivoted toward ensuring oil flow, Trump official says
Energy secretary grapples with mounting criticism over length of US war as Democrat calls conflict war of choice'A Trump administration official on Sunday grappled with mounting criticism over the length of the US war with Iran after months of promised diplomatic breakthroughs, short-lived ceasefires, and the deaths of three more American troops bringing the total number of American military members killed in the conflict to 17.Appearing on ABC's This Week, the US energy secretary, Chris Wright, defended the Trump administration's strategy after being confronted with his earlier claims that the war which began in February would have ended by now. Continue reading...
Burnham to say UK must be honest about its challenges as he prepares to become PM
Labour leader will visit king to accept role on Monday and will start making cabinet appointments that afternoonAndy Burnham will say Britain must be honest about the challenges it faces when he becomes its sixth prime minister in a decade on Monday, as he prepares to introduce measures to ease the cost of living and allow more North Sea fossil fuel drilling.The Labour leader is expected to start making appointments in the afternoon after going to Buckingham Palace to accept the role of prime minister from the king. Continue reading...
Burnham’s vow to end Labour briefing wars will test his grip on the party
Tensions between his aims are already there, including disputes over key appointments such as chancellorAndy Burnham's vision for cleaning up Westminster politics is a utopian one: ending the dominance of the whipping system, Whitehall power hoarding and the insidious briefing culture" of the bubble.In his first speech on becoming Labour leader, he warned his party it won't beat Britain's new right if we are consumed by infighting and pulling in different directions". Continue reading...
Earthquake in Peru leaves at least six dead
More than 30 injured and 300 displaced after buildings collapse near SicayaA 5.5-magnitude earthquake shook the Andes region of Peru, killing at least six people, authorities said Sunday. More than 30 people were injured and 300 have been displaced.The US Geological Survey reported the quake struck on Saturday at 9.24pm, with its epicentre located 2km (1.2 miles) west-south-west of the city of Sicaya in Huancayo province. It was 10km (6.2 miles) deep. Continue reading...
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