Australia news live: Canavan warns of One Nation threat to Liberals; ebike rider dies in collision with garbage truck
The Nationals MP says outer suburban seats are vulnerable to populist challenge. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNSW RFS urges holidaymakers to have a fire plan while travelingWith 36 fires burning across NSW at 6pm yesterday, the NSW Rural Fire Service told Guardian Australia it’s important for anyone living or travelling in a fire-prone area to have a discussion with their families about what you will do should a blaze threaten your location over the warm summer months. Continue reading...
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Zelensky Turns to Europe After Talks With U.S. Officials
Ukraine’s president met with President Emmanuel Macron of France on Monday as Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s special envoy, was traveling to Russia.
Luigi Mangione under ‘constant watch’ in prison to prevent ‘Epstein-style situation’
Corrections officer testifies that Mangione had constant watch to prevent him from dying in custody like EpsteinLuigi Mangione was kept under tight supervision in a Pennsylvania state prison last year because officials “did not want an Epstein-style situation”, a corrections officer said during Manhattan state court testimony on Monday.This striking allusion to Jeffrey Epstein, the well-connected financier who died in jail awaiting trial on sex-trafficking, came during day one of a potentially weeklong proceeding to weigh the legality of evidence gathered during Mangione’s arrest at a McDonald’s restaurant after the killing of a prominent healthcare executive. Continue reading...
Floods in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam Have Killed Over 1,200. Here’s What to Know.
Unusually destructive storms have killed more than 1,200 people across the region and displaced millions in South and Southeast Asia.
White House says second strike on vessel was legal and conducted in ‘self defense’ amid scrutiny – live
Karoline Leavitt defends second strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat; Trump says he believes Pete Hegseth’s statement ‘100%’ that defense secretary didn’t ordered the attack Trump reportedly gave Maduro ultimatum to relinquish power in VenezuelaThe president has picked up where he left off before Thanksgiving, when it comes to his anger at the six Democratic lawmakers who took part in a video urging service members to “refuse illegal orders”.A reminder, that Trump initially went on a Truth Social tirade, accusing the members of Congress (all of whom are veterans or former intelligence officials) of sedition, adding that their actions are “punishable by death”. Continue reading...
An Anti-Polarization Pope
What Pope Leo’s first international trip tells us about the leader of the Catholic Church.
Lebanon’s Christians Look to Pope Leo’s Visit for a Message of Hope and Peace
The pontiff met political leaders upon his arrival on Sunday and will later say Mass at a Beirut port destroyed by an explosion five years ago.
Trump Becomes the Wild Card in Razor-Thin Honduras Election
President Trump warned that if his favored candidate didn’t win, the United States would “not be throwing good money after bad” to the country.
Hong Kong says deficient netting spread deadly Wang Fuk blaze
Police say substandard fire-resistant netting was responsible for spreading the fire at Hong Kong’s Wang Fuk Court.
Republican whose child has Down syndrome opposes redistricting after Trump’s ableist slur
Michael Bohacek, an Indiana state senator, says US president’s ‘choices of words have consequences’An Indiana Republican lawmaker whose child has Down syndrome has promised to oppose efforts to redraw the state’s congressional map to favor his party after Donald Trump aimed a slur for people with intellectual disabilities at a political opponent.Michael Bohacek, a member of Indiana’s state senate, wrote Friday on Facebook that he has been “an unapologetic advocate for people with intellectual disabilities” since one of his daughters was born with Down. Referring to how the president used an ableist slur to insult Tim Walz, the Democratic Minnesota governor, a day earlier, Bohacek’s post added, “His choices of words have consequences.” Continue reading...