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EuropeForeign defence contractors will need to invest in UK under new rules
Foreign firms awarded large defence contracts will need to invest an equal value back into the UK, Wes Streeting announces.
‘Elite North Korean group’ blamed for $6.3bn Binance hack in biggest ever crypto heist
Cryptocurrency exchange scrambles to freeze affected, with about $3bn located so far The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange…
Andy Burnham admits he would have liked more radical first budget
Prime minister says room for manoeuvre was limited by geopolitical crises and Labour’s 2024 manifesto Andy Burnham has admitted…
BP profits jump as Middle East conflict drives up oil refining margins
Third-quarter underlying replacement cost profit rises to $8.46bn, up from $2.2bn a year ago BP has posted a jump in its…
Matchroom's Hearn expected to up Prem influence
Renowned boxing promoter Eddie Hearn is expected to ramp up his influence in rugby union after meeting with Prem bosses in Monaco…
Week in wildlife: a fishing anhinga, a northern nutcracker and cuddling seals
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World‘I saw the script and went: oooh!’ Olivia Colman and Alexander Skårsgard on their steamy folk-horror movie Wicker
She plays a depressed fisherwoman. He plays a man made of wicker who is solely dedicated to her pleasure. How did the actors feel about this strange,…
BP reports soaring profits in ‘obscene’ sector haul amid oil price crisis
The firm said profits jumped to 8.46 billion US dollars (£6.31 billion) in the third quarter, up from 2.21 billion dollars (£1.65…
WorldYorkshire Water boss resigns after firm downgraded
Nicola Shaw, who has led the company since 2022, will step down in January, it is announced.
Brumby advocate loses bid to stop aerial culling in NSW national park
Aerial culling will be able to resume in a northern NSW national park after a court ruled the state government was allowed to…
Mother will 'never forgive' her toddler's killer, court hears
A woman whose former partner murdered her two-year-old child on the NSW Mid North Coast has spoken in court about her devastating loss.
Failures in supervision led to suicide in Canberra's jail, coroner says
An ACT coroner has found that failures in the supervision of a detainee who died by suicide at Canberra's jail contributed to his…
Trump approval rating is historically low for a president heading into the midterms
The last time a sitting president faced approval ratings this low heading into a midterm election was Harry Truman in 1946
Fears Qld bail laws will clog up legal system as victims praise tough approach
A highly regarded Queensland silk fears it's a turning point in the wrong direction for Queensland while victims of crime say…
Department reports sharp rise in deaths of children in state care
Deaths of children in contact with South Australia's child protection system have seen a doubling compared to the previous year.
Fourteen reasons we (still) love Japan
Australians took nearly one million visits to Japan over the past 12 months. Here are some of the reasons the country remains so…
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He’s about to step up to the world stage at the UN climate change conference. But the energy minister has had high…
Trump isn’t just facing a backlash. He is caught in something much bigger than that
In Western democracies, discontentedness remains, but is slowly decoupling from the politicians that once profited from…
Liberals applauds Obama’s ‘standup-level funny’ response to Cheesecake-gate and Trump’s overreaction
‘They mobilized a whole-of-government response to that joke! Not to inflation, but to that joke,’ Obama remarked about…
Families hold out hope for loved ones missing after deadly Spain train crash
Families are desperately searching for missing loved ones after two high-speed trains collided in central Spain
Government working flat out to reduce welfare bill, PM says after cost warnings
‘We want to get the welfare bill down as quickly as possible, and we’re working flat out to that end,’ Andy Burnham…
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European Central Bank boss resigns early to allow search for successor to begin
Christine Lagarde’s resignation will clear the runway for a replacement before the French election
Inflation heats up again, data shows, days before midterm elections where cost of living dominates
An inflation gauge closely monitored by the Federal Reserve accelerated last month, a sign prices remain elevated less…
Commons Leader warns Tories 'be very careful what you ask for' after snap election claims
The Conservatives described the budget as one ‘for a May general election, not the future of Britain’
A volcanic eruption and Obama on the midterm campaign trail: photos of the day – Thursday
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Arellano: How the Bass campaign channels one of L.A.'s most infamous mayoral races
With less than a week until Nov. 3, it seems like the Los Angeles mayor's race is Karen Bass' to lose.
WorldLAX people mover launch postponed again; city officials duck questions on the delay
A troubled solar power system is one issue plaguing the Skylink people mover, which is nearly four years behind schedule and $1.4 billion over…
Amid Flock backlash, LAPD moves forward with license plate readers from another company
While Flock has faced the brunt of the country's backlash against automated license plate readers, its main competitor…
M25’s worst traffic hotspots revealed as motorway turns 40
A quarter of van drivers surveyed have turned down work because of unpredictable M25 journeys, but the motorway’s…
Asian shares and U.S. futures are mixed after Google parent Alphabet's earnings disappoint
Asian shares and U.S. futures are mixed, weighed down by some big technology stocks after Google parent Alphabet’s…
Bolsonaro denies fleeing Brazil in first public statement after landing in US
Bolsonaro declares himself ‘leader’ of Brazilian people upon landing in Miami
Judge denies Trump administration request to segregate alleged noncitizen ballots in California
A federal judge in California is refusing a request by the Trump administration to segregate 20,000 mail-in ballots…
Top US federal judge who handled 9/11, Trump, Maduro cases dies aged 92
Alvin Hellerstein, a top US judge who was handling the trial against deposed Venezuelan leader Nicholas Maduro and…
Trump demands Alaska ballot change after report on Dems recruiting Dan Sullivan to campaign
President Donald Trump has demanded that Alaska change its ballot after The New York Times reported that Democrats…
EuropeState could reap €90m saving from early repayment of post-crash loans
Government backs possible early payment of billions in European Financial Stabilisation Mechanism financing
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin calls Musk ‘genius’ for throttling Starlink as drones disrupt Moscow airports
Russia says it has downed most of 613 drones headed for its capital region overnight
Albanese bets on trade brawl to bash Coalition amid inflation woes
The prime minister has seized on Coalition dissent after this masthead revealed one Liberal warned the Nationals’…
Putin hails Elon Musk as ‘genius’ weeks after Starlink access slowed down for Ukraine
Ukraine has relied heavily on Starlink throughout the Russian invasion but complained earlier this month of speed…
North Korean workers entering Russia on student visas to work as forced labour, report says
Report says North Korea takes much of the wages earned by its workers who are sent to Russia under threat of retribution
Website reporting on crime in Victoria staffed by workers in Philippines
The director of a website that reports news stories on Victorian crime has admitted its local team of reporters does…
China unveils 13-foot robot that can lift a cow
‘Robots should not merely replicate human forms but surpass human physical limits,’ says NeodraDynamics founder
US military says 5 were killed by a strike on an alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific
The U.S. military says it has attacked a boat it accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean
Where to next after Netanyahu neither won nor lost the Israeli election
The inconclusive result of the Israeli election, with neither Netanyahu nor the opposition gaining majority, means weeks of messy and complicated…
Dove and Lynx prices rise as Unilever reveals soaring costs amid Iran war
The company said prices had ‘stepped up’ in the third quarter in response to soaring commodity costs
Reckitt trims sales outlook and reveals price hikes amid Iran war cost pressures
The London-listed group trimmed its group-wide annual revenue guidance to 3.5%-4.5% like-for-like growth within the…
Israel election live: polls open in most consequential vote in country’s history
Most polling shows prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition will lose its majority, with Gadi Eisenkot the leading…
AfricaA village chief in Congo works to overcome Ebola prejudice even as the disease kills his relatives
A village chief in eastern Congo faces a tough battle against Ebola
Egypt convicts Mada Masr editor in ‘draconian’ press crackdown
Egypt has consistently ranked as one the world's leading jailers of journalists since 2013
Ethiopia's Tigray rebels urged to disarm as commander vows to fight on
An official in Tigray’s federal-backed caretaker administration urged rebel fighters to disarm, hours after a rebel…
Sudan army drones hit mourners and fuel market killing more than 200 people, sources say
A truck carrying people to a funeral and a market alleged to be supplying fuel to the RSF were targeted.
SportMourinho and chaos - is Real Madrid boss misunderstood?
Jose Mourinho has spent the past decade seeing other managers hailed as geniuses, but did Real Madrid's win at Barcelona last week show he's been…
Rich surface samples open new silver frontier for Patriot in Peru
Surface sampling by Patriot Resources across a new target in Peru has hit up to 27.7g/t silver, just 2km from its…
Alessia Russo makes history with hat-trick as Arsenal claim much-needed Champions League win
Arsenal 3-0 Benfica: Russo eased the pressure on Renee Slegers on her way to becoming the leading English scorer in…
Martin Lewis delivers his Budget verdict with three key takeaways
The money expert appeared disappointed by ‘no news’ on some issues – but was ‘delighted’ by one announcement