Saturday, 22 August 2026
132 articles · times in UTC
The Guardian World · 01:12
Attack on Ukraine shopping centre that killed 16 is ‘terror by design’, says EU foreign policy chief ↗Kaja Kallas, the EU’s top diplomat, threatens harshest sanctions yet on Russia after strike on Kryvyi Rih, the home town of Volodymyr Zelenskyy Russian drones have slammed into a busy shopping centre in central Ukraine, killing 16 people in an attack that Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned as “cynical and despicable”.…
The Guardian World · 05:55
Coles website down after viral Reddit post sees customers buy cases of alcoholic drinks at nearly 80% discount ↗Supermarket’s website and app go offline as customers save more than $100 on some 24-packs Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Coles website and app have gone offline hours after a viral Reddit post highlighted a nearly 80% discount on 24-packs of premixed alcoholic drinks. For se…
The Guardian World · 05:59
Sorrow as community pays tribute to ‘shining light’ Lily Hooper after NSW hiking tragedy ↗The 18-year-old remembered as a talented athlete with an infectious smile and ‘one of those people who everyone simply liked’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Tributes have flowed for 18-year-old Lily Hooper, remembered as an adventurous, multitalented athlete with an infectious smil…
The Guardian World · 06:45
Victorian Labor promises free dental care if re-elected in Australia-first move ↗Premier Ben Carroll says $230m would be earmarked for 10 public dental clinics to operate on a walk-in basis Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Victorians would be able to walk into a dental clinic and receive free checkups and treatment under an Australian-first proposal the Labor gov…
The Guardian World · 09:00
Former British and French diplomats urge action over Israel’s ‘erasure’ of Palestine ↗In letter to Macron and Burnham, more than 100 senior figures accuse Israel of ethnic cleansing and call for measures including trade ban More than 100 French and British former diplomats have said Palestine is being erased in front of the world’s eyes and called for urgent action including trade and arms sales ba…
The Guardian World · 09:54
‘Embryonic’: lost novel by French film-maker Éric Rohmer is republished ↗English translation of Élisabeth, the New Wave director’s 1946 book about young lovers in prewar Paris, receives rave reviews as precursor to auteur’s cinematic work In the dog days of the second world war, 24-year-old Maurice Schérer wrote a tale of young lovers in prewar small-town France. He described lazy Augu…
The Guardian World · 12:25
Man leaves young son on Mount Fuji before ascending Japan’s highest peak ↗Boy, seven, had complained of feeling tired so father left him with snacks and a soft drink and continued his climb A man who abandoned his seven-year-old son on Mount Fuji in Japan after the boy complained of feeling tired while on a family hike has been reprimanded by local police. A worker on Japan’s highest…
The Guardian World · 14:04
Canada vows ‘dollar for dollar’ response as US puts 50% tariffs on some goods ↗Collapse of trade talks could lead to job losses, but biggest impact on traditional allies is expected to be political The trade row is the biggest rupture in recent relations between Washington and one of its closest allies and trading partners as Donald Trump’s bellicose foreign policy angered officials in Otta…
The Guardian World · 18:11
Seventeen-year-old girl killed in sword attack at school in Sweden ↗Three other people wounded after 18-year-old man wielding sword assail students in Fagersta school A 17-year-old girl has been killed after a teenager brandishing a sword attacked students at a school in Sweden, police have confirmed. Three other people were wounded in the incident during classes in the central…
The Guardian World · 23:37
Australia news live: Victorian Liberals announce plan for new appeals court to ensure tougher sentences ↗New court of criminal appeal would give effect to new bail and sentencing laws, opposition leader says. Follow live The Victorian Liberals have announced that, if elected, they will split the court of appeal into two and appoint a new judges to set precedent they say will match “community expectations”. The oppo…