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Coalition’s migration plan risks breaching India free trade agreement and damaging economy, advocates warn
Angus Taylor’s drastic cuts to graduate visas aim to end a citizenship pathway, but universities body says changes will make Australia less competitiv…
PM called on to act on communal grave revelations as NSW commits to urgent review
‘All deceased persons should be treated with dignity and respect, regardless of their financial circumstances,’ authorities say after Guardian Austral…
Demonstrators clash with riot police in France as education protests mount
School blockades and clashes intensify in France as frustration rises over government education policy.…
Former German spy chief arrested on suspicion of treason and espionage
August Hanning's former chief of staff was also arrested on suspicion of 'aiding and abetting attempted treason'.…
Dad saw son, 2, fall to death from Cyprus hotel window, court hears
Joshua Foster placed his son on a sill for the view, believing the window was closed, a court hears.…
Veteran conservative lawyer quits Trump’s interior department and warns of ‘assault on the rule of law’
John Murdock had been working for the agency for 18 years and his resignation comes during an exodus of longtime federal workers and scientists An 18-…
Djokovic wins China Open to claim 102nd career title
Novak Djokovic claims the 102nd title of his astonishing career as Alex de Minaur retires injured from the China Open final.…
Queen pays tribute to 'irrepressible' Jeffrey Archer
Tthe bestselling author and former politician died on Monday at the age of 86.…
New York governor declares state of emergency after spike in measles cases
The deadly outbreak in Pennsylvania is its largest in more than three decades, and confirmed cases in New York are upThe New York governor, Kathy Hoch…
On the barricades with wheelie bins and shopping trolleys: Paris students rage at politicians and police
Unprecedented protests that began in low-income banlieue are turning ugly, with investigations under way into police brutalityBefore dawn on Tuesday o…
Argentina to stop Falklands exploiting offshore oilfields, country’s foreign minister says
Pablo Quirno says move is part of government’s strategy to peacefully assert sovereignty over the islandsArgentina’s foreign minister has told an audi…
Calm in real life but demons on court - Medvedev runs out of chances
Daniil Medvedev once said you would need to knock on his hotel door at 6am for seven days in a row to make him angry - but his China Open disqualifica…
Democrats upbeat as unpopular Trump imperils Republican midterm hopes
Polls show GOP candidates trailing Democrats in Senate races, and Republicans also struggling in House contestsThirty days remain until the midterm el…
Pro-Palestine Greens challenge Labour’s grip on Starmer’s former seat
Green Party leader Zack Polanski hopes to shake Labour, which has held Holborn since the seat was created in 1983.…
Jade Thirlwall says working on Blue Planet III song was magical
The ex-Little Mix star worked with Hans Zimmer to on an official track for the BBC nature documentary.…
OpenAI delivers a mea culpa to the Australian government in person – but answers still elude
Jason Kwon’s answers were provided in a helpful, quiet and calm manner. For a company under intense scrutiny, there were no missteps Open AI’s Jason K…
India opposition leaders briefly arrested in protest against election chief
Protesters are demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.…
Dems have edge in midterms, poll shows. And, Paramount-Warner Bros. merger to close
Polls are showing that Democrats have a clear advantage heading into the midterms, but that doesn't tell the whole story. And, today, a mega merger be…
Richard Morecroft, veteran ABC news presenter, dies age 70 after cancer diagnosis
Michael Rowland and Leigh Sales lead tributes to newsreader who read the ABC’s 7pm bulletin for 20 yearsGet our new political email, free app or daily…
Kenya ministry of health confirms first imported Ebola case
The first imported case of Ebola has been recorded in Kenya.…
‘Using the presidency to line his pockets’: could claims of corruption fuel backlash against Trump?
Experts say president is vulnerable amid discontent over rising prices – and the US public has ample cause for complaint In Donald Trump’s telling, he…
New Jersey congresswoman LaMonica McIver faces legal deadline after giving birth to second child
She must decide by the end of the week whether to seek further review of federal charges over a confrontation with ICE agents at Delaney HallA US cong…
Trump says he will stop using taxpayer funds for self-promoting ads after backlash – US politics live
President claims commercials were ‘positive promotion for our Great USA’ but says he will now cover their costSign up for Breaking News US emailHello …
Watch: At the scene of protests on the streets of Lille
The demonstrators are calling for better government investment in high schools.…
'Ghost particles' from space telescope wins physics Nobel
Belgian physicist Prof Francis Halzen has won for his pioneering work on an observatory that detects particles from space.…
Drax datacentre could create nearly twice the yearly emissions of all Gatwick flights
Campaign group’s analysis of North Yorkshire plans finds datacentre would have to burn 4.9m tonnes of wood a yearDrax’s planned datacentre could produ…
Loss of green space could be issue that decides Holborn and St Pancras byelection
Labour could pay price for disappearance of parks and playgrounds around Euston stationWhen HS2 construction began around London’s Euston station in 2…
Sinner out for rest of season with knee injury
World number one Jannik Sinner will not play again in 2026 because of an ongoing right knee injury.…
Disney, ABC battle Trump's FCC in court over free speech protections
President Trump has repeatedly called for Disney's ABC to fire late night comedian Jimmy Kimmel, for mocking him. Trump has also routinely denounced A…
Kenya confirms first Ebola case imported from Congo and says patient has died
Health minister says 28 contacts identified after death of citizen who had arrived from DRC, which is facing largest-ever outbreakKenya has recorded …