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Follow today’s news liveAnywhere but Canberra: Australian voters on what matters to themInteractive guide to electorates in the Australian electionListen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaSee all our Australian election 2025 coverageGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastForeign minister Penny Wong... Read more »

Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said that although no signs of life had been detected, the search for survivors in the rubble of a skyscraper that collapsed during the 7.7 magnitude Myanmar earthquake will continue as experts 'still have hope'. He added that 12 bodies have been found, but that the... Read more »

School principals are resilient but, in an alarming number of cases, their job harms them. We would not tolerate these conditions in other workplacesI’ve been lucky. I’ve enjoyed a rewarding career in education, including almost 15 years as a principal in the Northern Territory and the ACT. I’ve worked with... Read more »

Óscar Arias, 84, who won Nobel peace prize in 1987, said US president was behaving like ‘a Roman emperor’Former Costa Rican president and Nobel winner Óscar Arias said on Tuesday that the US had revoked his visa to enter the country, weeks after he criticized Donald Trump on social media... Read more »

Defence secretary’s trip to Asia shows the Trump administration is engaged with the region, but analysts warn Taipei to tread carefully On Tuesday China’s military launched joint drills around Taiwan, sending ships, planes and some bizarre propaganda videos across the strait to both warn and punish Taiwan’s government over what... Read more »

New Australian Olympic Committee boss replaces Matt CarrollFormer Labor government sport minister quit politics in 2012Sports administrator and former Labor government minister Mark Arbib said he wants to “inspire and advance” the country after he was appointed chief executive of the Australian Olympic Committee for the run-in to the 2032... Read more »

Government ministers still in the dark on tariffs as White House dangles hope of ‘good negotiation’ with presidentElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian exporters will be hit with US tariffs immediately on Donald Trump’s self-proclaimed “Liberation Day”, but... Read more »

In speech that began Monday night, Democratic senator warns of ‘grave and urgent’ danger of Trump administrationUS politics – latest updatesCory Booker, the Democratic US senator from New Jersey, has broken the record for longest speech ever by a lone senator – beating the record first established by Strom Thurmond,... Read more »

Financial literacy lessons to be given to pupils at primary and secondary schoolsPupils in England are to be taught how to spot the risks of in-game purchases as well as to scrutinise the claims of influencers in a new suite of lessons designed to improve their financial literacy.The package of... Read more »

London PhD student convicted of 10 rapes may have 60 more victims, force fears More than 20 women have contacted police to say they fear they may have been attacked by the serial rapist Zhenhao Zou, with detectives fearing there may be even more victims to come.Zou, 28, was convicted... Read more »

Research highlights link between low LDL cholesterol and reduced dementia risk, with statins offering additional protectionLowering your levels of bad cholesterol could reduce the risk of dementia by 26%, a study suggests.People with low levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in their blood have a lower overall risk of dementia,... Read more »

Trevor Lock tackled leader of 1980 siege and saved life of SAS soldier after he was among 26 taken hostageA police officer who received a medal for bravery for his heroics during the Iranian embassy siege in London in 1980 has died aged 85.Trevor Lock and 24 of the hostages... Read more »

At the weekend the lasting shot was Ryan Yates haring towards the Nottingham Forest supporters in celebration and here another episode at breakneck speed earned victory. This time the subject was Anthony Elanga, who tore up the City Ground turf, eating up 85 metres in nine exhilarating seconds, to score... Read more »

The Arsenal fans had come to see Bukayo Saka and when he took off his tracksuit, primed to enter as a 66th‑minute substitute, red shirt vividly lighting the scene, it is fair to say there was a reaction. It was mainly release. The three months without Saka have been hard,... Read more »

Russia will be subject to the most stringent restrictions of the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (Firs).... Read more »

"Dear Mr. President, I am very happy to see you in Moscow," Putin said in the short clip published by the Kremlin.... Read more »

Each side has accused the other of breaking a supposed deal to stop firing on energy sites, though a formal agreement has not been put in place.... Read more »

Since 2023, Adam Kadyrov has served as his father’s top bodyguard and an observer for a rifle battalion under the Russian Defense Ministry.... Read more »

“We take the Americans’ proposed models and solutions very seriously, but we also cannot accept them as is,” Sergei Ryabkov said.... Read more »

Alisa Serova died after an alleged drug overdose, according to a Dutch organization that assists LGBTQ+ asylum seekers.... Read more »

“Nothing removes the fact that Russia is and will always be Finland’s neighbor,” Finnish President Alexander Stubb said during a visit to London.... Read more »

Experts say the fresh attacks in Belgorod and Bryansk are likely an attempt to divert Russia’s focus from the embattled Kursk region.... Read more »

The school pregnancy payments come amid Russia’s broader efforts to address its demographic crisis.... Read more »

The data point to mounting pressures on Russia’s industrial economy.... Read more »

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Moscow and is expected to meet with President Vladimir Putin.... Read more »

The state-owned rail company said ticket offices were unaffected, and sales at train stations continued as usual.... Read more »

"He is feigning a willingness to negotiate, but not deviating an inch from his goals," German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock.... Read more »

Meanwhile, Ukraine reported no overnight Russian drone strikes between Monday and Tuesday, marking the first such pause in months.... Read more »

President Emmanuel Macron's border chief said returning the illegal settlers would send a clear message they should not risk their lives to make the dangerous crossing.... Read more »

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT: PC Nathan Attwell had responded to reports of an 'aggressive and intoxicated man' in Cwmbran hen he found the drunken Richard Nodwell.... Read more »

John and Joan, both aged 76, were last seen in the seaside town of Clacton, Essex, on Thursday, March 27, where they had been with family.... Read more »

QUENTIN LETTS: Shabana Mahmood's Tory shadow, Robert Jenrick, has had her in all sorts of difficulties over the Sentencing Council's 'two-tier justice' gambit.... Read more »

A bizarre trend has emerged online, with UK- based mothers shaming their own filthy houses in a bid to increase their number of TikTok followers and advocate for 'messy' living.... Read more »

Sophie Chandauka, who became chair in mid-2023, has accused the board of bullying, harassment, misogyny, and misogynoir - a form of prejudice directed at black women.... Read more »

Father Leon Loftus, 27, reached speeds of 108mph on country roads before he lost control of his Vauxhall Insignia on a bend and smashed into an oncoming van on the opposite side of the road.... Read more »

Maria Kovalchuk, 20, has a broken spine and limbs and remains in hospital. Her body was found on a roadside in Dubai two weeks ago.... Read more »

The grandfather of tragic Émile Soleil had previously slapped and punched his children, according to reports of wiretapped conversations. ... Read more »

Rachel Zegler has seemingly lost another supporter as the backlash over the 'woke' Snow White live-action reboot grows.... Read more »

Formal legal proceedings were sparked but the dispute took three years to be settled, the 16-year-old's solicitors said.... Read more »

The brothers are reported to have banked themselves a staggering £20million from Warner for the rights to their image.... Read more »

Tyler Eastley, 26, was jailed for nine years in 2018, with an extra year on licence, for sexually assaulting the little girl whilst he was babysitting four young children for a couple who trusted him.... Read more »

Little House on the Prairie actress Patty Maloney has died at the age of 89. The the 3-foot-11 actress was in hospice care in Winter Park, Florida . She had suffered 'several' strokes in the years prior.... Read more »

At least 232 journalists have been killed amid the genocide, a new Costs of War report finds.... Read more »

The US government is weaponizing antisemitism as an excuse to kidnap and deport even lawful permanent residents.... Read more »

“We believe he was targeted,” says the political director of the farmworker union that Alfredo Juarez helped to create.... Read more »

Organizer Daniel Hunter says we’re seeing a greater range of tactics under Trump 2.0 — and that should give us hope.... Read more »

The weapons sales deepen the US’s complicity in Israel’s assault on Gaza, Rep. Pramila Jayapal said.... Read more »

“[S]eeing my adopted home state actually do something to protect me … mean[s] a lot,” a trans Coloradoan told Truthout.... Read more »

Flight attendants say they weren’t told how to evacuate those whose hands and legs were bound by shackles.... Read more »

It reaffirms sanctuary school protections, assures the ability to teach Black history and gives veteran teachers raises.... Read more »

The ruling puts a pause on the administration's action, which would have opened the door for immediate deportations.... Read more »

Environmental advocates point out that children are uniquely susceptible to air pollution and toxic chemicals.... Read more »

The fate of the Civil Defense and Palestinian Red Crescent crews remained unknown for over a week.... Read more »

Progressives warn the ruling could backfire if too many people see it as an attempt to preemptively subvert democracy.... Read more »

Funds for the program could be diverted to Elon Musk's satellite internet company, Starlink.... Read more »

The landmark lawsuit, Juliana v. United States, has come to a close without ever seeing a trial.... Read more »

In a closed-door meeting on Monday night, President Trump's top economic advisers promised GOP senators they would show their work on how they plan to deliver 3% GDP growth to help lower the cost of the "one big, beautiful bill."Why it matters: The promise of a booming economy, even if... Read more »

Russian president Vladimir Putin's close adviser Kirill Dmitriev is expected to visit Washington this week for talks on Ukraine with President Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff, two U.S. official tell Axios. He'll be the most senior Russian visitor to Washington since the 2022 invasion.Why it matters: Trump said Saturday that he... Read more »

Sen. Cory Booker's (D-N.J.) record marathon speech on the Senate floor won the floundering Democratic Party something it has desperately needed in the Trump era: attention and the applause of its base.The big picture: Top Democrats believe they are in their deepest hole in nearly 50 years after losing the... Read more »

The Trump administration is being sued over its efforts to make sweeping changes to federal elections that would include a proof of citizenship requirement, with Democratic and advocacy groups filing two separate lawsuits on Monday.The big picture: Both the suit from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), House Minority Leader... Read more »

TikTok faces a Saturday ban if it is not sold to a U.S. owner — déjà vu.The big picture: At least four groups have made offers to buy the app, but TikTok owner ByteDance would likely need Chinese government approval to sell. State of play: President Trump signed an executive... Read more »

National Security Adviser Mike Waltz speaks in the Cabinet Room on March 25. Photo: Shawn Thew/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesNational Security Adviser Michael Waltz and other senior officials used their personal Gmail account for government business, The Washington Post reports.Why it matters: The administration's handling of sensitive information is already under... Read more »

A House Democrat is introducing long-shot legislation that would force billionaire Trump lieutenant Elon Musk and his staffers at DOGE to undergo routine drug testing, Axios has learned.Why it matters: Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-N.J.) cited a Wall Street Journal report from 2024 that alleged Musk has used illegal drugs including... Read more »

Senate Republicans are fully embracing the strategy of plowing ahead on President Trump's "one, big beautiful bill" by bypassing the parliamentarian on a crucial accounting matter.Why it matters: Senate leadership and Trump want to make the 2017 tax cuts permanent without having to account for how much it would add... Read more »

The House voted Tuesday to defy House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and force a vote on allowing members who are new parents to vote by proxy for three months. Why it matters: It's a brutal loss for Johnson, who poured considerable political capital into trying to snuff out Rep. Anna... Read more »

Wisconsin voters on Tuesday will elect a single state Supreme Court member in a special election that will determine if the bench keeps its liberal majority. Why it matters: The swing state race is the first major election in the U.S. since November and has become the most expensive judicial... Read more »

A Salvadorian national living in Maryland legally was wrongly deported to El Salvador, the Department of Justice has admitted in court papers filed Monday.Why it matters: The erroneous deportation of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, first reported by The Atlantic, is the latest stumble by the Trump administration as it seeks... Read more »

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee sent letters on Tuesday to members of the Trump administration's Houthi air strike Signal group chat, requesting they sit for transcribed interviews about the national security breach.Why it matters: The White House has remained defiant despite the bipartisan backlash and growing calls from members... Read more »

History, they say, may not repeat but it rhymes. America's periods of high tariffs dating back to the 1800s carry eerie similarities to today's trade war escalation.Why it matters: The history of post-tariff higher prices and weaker economic conditions offers some perspective for what might happen in the months and... Read more »

Attorney General Pam Bondi has directed prosecutors to seek the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, the man charged with murder in connection to the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last year. The big picture: Mangione's alleged crime and arrest sparked mass debate over America's health care system and attracted... Read more »