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Move by Ukrainian president widely opposed and may prove a setback to hopes of country one day joining the EUVolodymyr Zelenskyy has defended his approval of a contentious bill that weakens Ukraine's anti-corruption bodies as its passage into law triggered the first serious protests against his government.The move on Tuesday has put the president on a collision course with civil society activists and some of Ukraine's veterans, and is likely to dismay Ukraine's European partners. Continue reading...

Prof Henry Brodaty of UNSW says managing risk factors such as diet and anxiety is a cost-effective way of curbing the disease

Britain's car and whisky industries set for boost while India gets visa concessions, but some sensitive issues unresolvedIndia's prime minister, Narendra Modi, is visiting London to sign a landmark free trade agreement between his country and the UK, a pact viewed as a political and economic prize amid global trade tensions unleashed by the US president, Donald Trump.For Britain, eager to score a post-Brexit win, the deal is its most economically significant trade agreement since leaving the EU. For India, it marks its first major free trade pact outside Asia. For both, analysts say, the agreement signals a long-term economic partnership. Continue reading...

The warning comes after a string of shows by women comedians joking about men went viralChinese provincial officials have warned comedians against stirring up discord between the genders, instructing them to criticise constructively rather than for the sake of being funny".The warning came from authorities in eastern Zhejiang province on WeChat over the weekend after a comedian referred to her allegedly abusive marriage in a performance that went viral on Chinese social media. Continue reading...

Murdoch tabloid headline To keep peace at home, Labor backs Hamas' wrongly presented as a statement of fact, watchdog says

Tony Iommi, Terence Geezer' Butler and Bill Ward, who formed the band with the singer in 1968, reflect on being four kids from Aston' after his death

Palestinian journalists working for French organisation say desperate hunger and lack of clean water is making them illNews agency Agence France-Presse (AFP) has called on Israel to allow the immediate evacuation of its freelance contributors and their families from the Gaza Strip, a day after they warned that they were struggling to work due to starvation.In a statement, the French news agency said its freelancers faced an appalling situation" in Gaza. A 21-month war with Israel has devastated the territory, a conflict triggered by Hamas's deadly attack on Israel in October 2023. Continue reading...

Advocates say detained immigrants are being denied medical care and living in cages flooded with feces'Mexico's president, Claudia Sheinbaum, confirmed that 14 Mexican citizens are held at the controversial Alligator Alcatraz" jail in Florida, as local organizations and doctors call for the facility's shuttering.On Tuesday, a number of nonprofit organizations held a press conference demanding the closure of the facility based in the rural Everglades region almost 40 miles (64km) from Miami, run by the state of Florida, to detain immigrants. According to advocates, the 39-acre camp now holds over 1,000 men in flood-prone" tents. Continue reading...

Kemi Badenoch will also bring in new shadow health secretary as Edward Argar steps down due to health scare'James Cleverly will return to the Conservative frontbench as the new shadow housing secretary, facing off against Angela Rayner, as part of a reshuffle of Kemi Badenoch's shadow cabinet.Badenoch has kept much of her top team in place, including the shadow chancellor, Mel Stride, the shadow home secretary, Robert Jenrick, and the shadow foreign secretary, Priti Patel, despite grumbling from some backbenchers who would like to see promotions for some new-generation Conservative MPs. Continue reading...

Mario Guevera, who was arrested while covering a No Kings' protest, remains detained after charges droppedMario Guevara, a Salvadoran journalist imprisoned in a south Georgia immigration detention center after being arrested covering a No Kings Day" protest in June, is being punished for his journalism", first amendment rights groups said.The charges were dropped, yet he remains detained by Ice," said Jose Zamora, the regional director for the Americas at the Committee to Protect Journalists, during a press conference on Tuesday morning at the Georgia capitol with Guevara's attorneys and family. Let's be clear, Mario is being punished for his journalism. He is now the only journalist in prison in the US in direct retaliation for his reporting." Continue reading...

Consortium led by RedBird Capital in line to buy group for 500m, in deal that would result in UAE retaining 15% stakeThe sale of the Telegraph looks set to finally go through after government legislation to allow foreign states to own up to 15% in British newspapers survived a potentially fatal vote in the House of Lords.Gerry Cardinale's RedBird Capital is leading a consortium looking to buy the Telegraph for 500m, in a deal that would result in the United Arab Emirates retaining a stake of 15%. Continue reading...

Cutting aid budget to 0.3% of national income will hurt many African countries, says FCDO impact assessmentLabour's deep aid cuts will hit children's education and increase the risk of disease and death in some African countries, according the government's own impact assessment.Keir Starmer announced earlier this year that he would reduce the aid budget to 0.3% of national income, from 0.5%, to fund increased spending on defence. Continue reading...

Tourists greeted on Syros by banner saying Stop the Genocide and prevented from disembarkingA cruise liner carrying Israeli tourists has been forced to reroute to Cyprus after being turned away from the Greek island of Syros after a quayside protest over the Gaza war.Around 1,600 Israeli passengers on board the Crown Iris were prevented from disembarking amid safety concerns when more than 300 demonstrators on the Cycladic isle made clear they were unwelcome over Israel's conduct of the war and treatment of Palestinians in Gaza. A large banner emblazoned with the words Stop the Genocide was held aloft alongside Palestinian flags. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Wes Streeting among ministers pushing for action after calling Israeli attacks on aid sites intolerable'Keir Starmer is under pressure from cabinet ministers for the UK to immediately recognise Palestine as a state, as global outcry grows over Israel's killing of starving civilians in Gaza.The prime minister is understood to have been urged by a number of senior ministers in different cabinet meetings over recent months that the UK should take a leading role in issuing recognition. Continue reading...

The singer, who later became famous on reality TV show The Osbournes, dies less than three weeks after retirement concert Alexis Petridis on Ozzy Osbourne, the people's Prince of Darkness who took heavy metal into the light

Payments for general damages and wrongful testing' offered by company formerly owned by Mohamed Al FayedMore than 100 survivors of alleged sexual abuse by the former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed have entered the company's compensation scheme, the luxury department store has confirmed.The retailer set up the scheme after dozens of women came forward with allegations of abuse by the late entrepreneur going back as far as 1977 after the broadcast last year of the BBC documentary Al Fayed: Predator at Harrods.Information and support for anyone affected by rape or sexual abuse issues is available from the following organisations. In the UK, Rape Crisis offers support on 0808 500 2222 in England and Wales, 0808 801 0302 in Scotland, or 0800 0246 991 in Northern Ireland. In the US, Rainn offers support on 800-656-4673. In Australia, support is available at 1800Respect (1800 737 732). Other international helplines can be found at ibiblio.org/rcip/internl.html Continue reading...

Wes Streeting says move shows disdain for patients' while BMA insist pay demands not taken seriously in talksWes Streeting has condemned the decision by resident doctors to recklessly and needlessly" press ahead with strike action, saying it is completely unprecedented in the history of British trade unionism".In a fiery statement after the British Medical Association (BMA) said there was no offer on the table that could avert the industrial action on Friday, the health secretary said resident doctors were offered changes to working conditions and career progression but chose to continue with industrial action. Continue reading...

Head of UN Palestinian Refugee Agency says aid distribution points are a sadistic death trap'Prof Nick Maynard is a consultant surgeon at Oxford university hospital who has been travelling regularly to Gaza for 15 years. He is currently volunteering with Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) at Nasser hospital in Gaza.I'm writing this from Nasser hospital in southern Gaza, where I've just finished operating on another severely malnourished young teenager. A seven-month-old baby lies in our paediatric intensive care unit, so tiny and malnourished that I initially mistook her for a newborn. The phrase skin and bones" doesn't do justice to the way her body has been ravaged. She is literally wasting away before our eyes and, despite our best efforts, we are powerless to save her. We are witnessing deliberate starvation in Gaza right now.We will express our position regarding the E3's comments on the snapback mechanism, which we think lacks any legal ground.Nonetheless, our effort will be to see if we can find common solutions to manage the situation.It has been seven years that the nuclear deal is not being implemented by the Europeans following the U.S. departure from it. How can they argue that Iran is not following the deal when they themselves have not done so? Continue reading...

Deputy PM says government must show it is helping people amid concerns about potential for more riots in EnglandImmigration and deprivation are the main factors causing public disenchantment with politicians and the government that has led to social unrest and rioting, Angela Rayner, the deputy prime minister, has warned.According to an official summary of Tuesday's meeting of the cabinet, Rayner, who is leading a wider government project on improving social cohesion, also highlighted the increasing amount of people spending time alone and online as a driver of disturbances. Continue reading...

Government's deal with EDF, Centrica and other backers marks end of 15-year journey to win funding for project

Vatican invites 1,000 social media missionaries to digital jubilee conferenceMixing prayer and gospel with poetry, art and bodybuilding, the rising stars in the influencer world are not just those flaunting fashion and travel but also Roman Catholic priests spreading the word of God.Pope Francis latched on to the trend and, just months before his death in April, made the mission of evangelising on social media a priority for the church. Continue reading...

Javon Riley, 33, accused of attempted murder and GBH with intent for alleged role in Dalston shooting last MayA nine-year-girl was shot in the head while eating inside a Turkish restaurant with her family when a gunman on a motorbike opened fire during a planned assassination" of rival gang members, a court has heard.

Deputy PM urges government to acknowledge people real concerns' and flagged deprivation where worst riots erupted last summerAn attempt by three former MPs to force the UK government to hold an inquiry into the impact of Russian disinformation on the Brexit vote and other recent elections has failed at the European court of human rights.The Strasbourg court ruled on Tuesday that countries had a wide margin" in determining how to tackle attempts at electoral interference, and ruled against a case brought by Ben Bradshaw, Caroline Lucas and Alyn Smith. Continue reading...

At least a dozen people injured in strikes, after the two countries agreed to meet for negotiations on WednesdayRussian authorities have systematically involved children in the design and testing of drones for the country's war in Ukraine through nationwide competitions that begin with innocent-seeming video games and end up with the most talented students headhunted by defence companies, an investigation has found.The revelations, part of an investigation by the exiled Russian news outlet the Insider, are the latest to show just how much Russia's leaders are dragging the country's youth into the war effort in Ukraine, with patriotic" and militarised education often spilling over into outright participation. Continue reading...

US automaker's second-quarter core profit fell 32% and it expects tariff impact to worsen in the third quarterGeneral Motors announced Tuesday that Donald Trump's tariffs knocked $1.1bn off its operating income in its last quarter.The US automaker's second-quarter core profit fell 32% to $3bn and said it expects the tariff impact to worsen in the third quarter. The company stuck to a previous estimate that trade headwinds threaten to hit the bottom line by $4bn to $5bn. GM said it could take steps to mitigate at least 30% of that impact. Continue reading...

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Teenagers who take part in video games tell of being headhunted to work on technology used against UkraineRussian authorities have systematically involved children in the design and testing of drones for the country's war in Ukraine through nationwide competitions that begin with innocent-seeming video games and end up with the most talented students headhunted by defence companies, an investigation has found.The revelations, part of an investigation by the exiled Russian news outlet the Insider, are the latest to show just how much Russia's leaders are dragging the country's youth into the war effort in Ukraine, with patriotic" and militarised education often spilling over into outright participation. Continue reading...

Melbourne member Sarah Witty, who defeated former Greens leader Adam Bandt, also credits profound impact of family life on her politics

Strasbourg court rejects attempt to force government to investigate impact of Kremlin interference on elections

Bus driver arrested and bailed after doubledecker hit aqueduct in EcclesPolice in Greater Manchester are appealing for witnesses after the roof was ripped from a doubledecker bus when it hit a low-level aqueduct.The incident happened at about 3pm on Monday, when the number 100 Bee Network bus struck the Bridgewater canal aqueduct on Barton Lane in Eccles. Continue reading...

Mehreen Faruqi's sombre protest in support of Gaza and Pauline Hanson's unexpected championing of David Pocock broke up a well-worn routine

Foreign secretary says he deeply regrets UK does not have power to end war and claims its arms are not used in Gaza

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Principal at kindergarten in Gansu province reportedly wanted to attract more enrolments by enhancing' the colour and look of the food served to childrenChinese authorities have arrested six people and launched disciplinary investigations into almost 30 others after more than 230 kindergarten children were poisoned by food coloured with industrial-grade lead paintThe incident, which occurred in Gansu province earlier this month, is one of China's worst ever school food safety incidents and has drawn national attention. An investigative report released by the Gansu provincial party committee on Sunday found a litany of failures in safety and oversight, as well as attempts to cover up the incident, bribe people in charge and modify test results. Continue reading...

Consultants and other NHS staff also respond to Guardian callout, with most expressing outrage at BMA's demandsThe health secretary, Wes Streeting, is hoping that a constructive" meeting with leaders of the British Medical Association last week will avert five days of planned strikes by resident doctors in England. The public, meanwhile, is struggling to muster much sympathy for the cause: recent polling showed approval for resident doctor strikes had halved from 52% a year ago to 26%.This was also reflected when people got in touch with the Guardian to share their views on the planned industrial action - among them resident doctors, NHS consultants, other health service staff and other public sector workers. Continue reading...

Surrey chip shop staff left terrified' by immigration raid as ministers called on to lower penalties for small businessesA fish and chip shop owner has been handed a devastating" 40,000 fine by the Home Office after hiring a man who had allegedly forged his identity, as ministers face calls to reduce the size of such penalties for small businesses amid a surge in enforcement.In March, Home Office immigration officers stormed Big Fry Fish & Chips in Egham, Surrey, in a raid that left staff terrified". Officers took away a man, who was employed by the shop, on the alleged grounds that he did not have to right to work in the UK. Continue reading...

Living Standards Coalition writes to energy secretary calling on him to do more to help struggling householdsEd Miliband has been urged by more than 100 Labour MPs to explore radically overhauling UK energy bills to cut costs for the those who use the least power.The energy secretary is understood to be considering a number of options for more progressive energy pricing, with changes to the standing charge and discounts for the least intensive consumers - known as rising block tariffs - all being reviewed. Continue reading...

White, 70, was stabbed to death during a 2024 suspected carjacking, triggering the Crisafulli government's controversial laws

Archives reveal political manoeuvring to ensure DUP's inclusion in 2004 Remembrance Sunday ceremonyTony Blair's government altered the rules on party leaders laying wreaths at the Cenotaph to keep unionists onboard with Northern Ireland's peace process, newly released files show.The decision was taken in the run-up to the Remembrance Sunday ceremony in 2004 to change rules drawn up in 1984 that meant leaders of parties who won at least six seats at the previous general election could lay a wreath. Continue reading...

Parched areas of South Australia, northern Victoria and south-western NSW to receive relief later this week

Sydney to Hobart flight landed safely on Monday after a small fire ignited in a passenger's carry-on luggage

Magistrate Donna Bakos granted an application by police for extra time to compile additional evidence against Brown

Actor's Theo Huxtable provided an entire generation of Black youth and teens a relatable characterFor Black youth and teens growing up in the mid-1980s, The Cosby Show offered something rarely seen on television up until that time: a sitcom that placed characters who looked like them in a positive light.And Malcolm-Jamal Warner's Theo Huxtable was the character generation X most related to. Fans took quickly to social media on Monday as news of Warner's accidental drowning in Costa Rica spread. Continue reading...

The White House confirmed that Trump called Netanyahu to rectify' the situation after ongoing clashes in the city of SweidaDonald Trump was caught off guard" by Israeli strikes on Syria last week, the White House has said, adding that the US president called Benjamin Netanyahu to rectify" the situation.Israel launched strikes on the capital Damascus and the southern Druze-majority city of Sweida last week, saying it aimed to put pressure on the Syrian government to withdraw its troops from the region amid ongoing clashes there. Continue reading...

British Muslim Trust expected to begin monitoring incidents from early autumn, government saysThe UK government has appointed a new partner to monitor anti-Muslim hatred, months after its relationship with the Islamophobia reporting service Tell Mama ended.The British Muslim Trust (BMT) - a new organisation - is expected to begin receiving reports and monitoring incidents from early autumn, after being selected as the recipient of the government's new combatting hate against Muslims fund", a statement from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government said on Monday. Continue reading...

Representatives led by Patrick Dodson met Queen but memo reveals PM advised to plead diary problems'Tony Blair's government was privately lobbied by Australia not to meet representatives of Indigenous communities who were described as troublemakers".Papers released from Britain's National Archives shed light on the behind-scenes-discussions about a delegation that came to the UK in late 1999. Continue reading...

National archives show officials worried about public perception' of discounts up to 60% for then-PM - scrutiny also faced by StarmersTony and Cherie Blair were advised by senior officials to pay back thousands of pounds they received in discounts on designer clothing to avoid public scrutiny while he was prime minister, newly released documents reveal.Just as questions were raised over donations of designer attire to Keir Starmer and his wife, Victoria, No 10 suffered headaches over the Blairs' wardrobe. Continue reading...

Adviser to former PM said Bush's pursuit of regime change in Baghdad could also cause regime change in London'The stark terms in which the US was warned that invading Iraq without a second UN security council resolution could cost Tony Blair his premiership have been revealed in newly released documents.Blair's foreign policy adviser, David Manning, warned Condoleezza Rice, the then US national security adviser: The US must not promote regime change in Baghdad at the price of regime change in London." Continue reading...

David Lammy joins ministers from 24 other countries in issuing call for immediate end to Gaza warThe UK has joined 24 other countries in condemning Israel for depriving Palestinians of human dignity" as they issued a call for an immediate end to the war in Gaza.David Lammy, the UK foreign secretary, joined ministers from Australia, Canada and France in urging the Israeli government to lift restrictions on the flow of aid, arguing that the suffering of civilians had reached new depths". Continue reading...