Monday, 24 August 2026
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The Guardian World · 04:00
Scrapping of Berlin swimming day for Black children becomes latest in long list of race-linked pool rows ↗Rightwing voices seize on plans to offer Black children an exclusive afternoon at an outdoor pool in the German capital It was meant to be an outing for Black children in Berlin and their families, offering them an exclusive afternoon at an outdoor pool set up by a local theatre. But the plans, slated for earlie…
The Guardian World · 04:02
Fast-fashion giant Shein aims for $27bn valuation in Hong Kong market debut ↗Known for selling cheap clothing, the online retailer has seen its value drop sharply from earlier estimates amid scrutiny over its environmental footprint Shein will debut on the Hong Kong stock exchange on 1 September, the fast-fashion retailer said on Monday, in a long-awaited listing that would value the group…
The Guardian World · 05:00
Air conditioning push favoured over emissions cuts in five European nations, survey finds ↗Poll also finds sizeable majorities who believe it should be easier to install air con in homes Given the choice, more people across five major European nations including the UK favour encouraging the adoption of air conditioning over keeping carbon emissions down, a survey has found. After four extreme heatwave…
The Guardian World · 05:22
New Zealand to consider banning children under 16 from social media ↗Prime minister Christopher Luxon’s party to introduce bill seeking the ban, citing harm to a generation of children New Zealand prime minister Christopher Luxon has said his party will introduce a bill in parliament that seeks to ban children under 16 from using social media, proposing fines of up to 10% of a plat…
The Guardian World · 05:28
Guests joked Alan Jones and alleged victim looked ‘like a great couple’ at luncheon, court hears ↗Radio host’s indecent assault and sexual touching trial enters fourth week, with shock jock Jason Morrison telling court complainant C appeared ‘stuck’ beside Jones Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Fellow shock jock Jason Morr…
The Guardian World · 06:11
How do you vaccinate 1,000 tiny penguins against bird flu in the wild? It’s ‘really tricky’ but there is a way ↗Phillip Island’s ‘iconic’ little penguins get first bird flu vaccinations in what is thought to be largest program of its kind Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast More than 1,000 little penguins have received their first dose of…
The Guardian World · 07:25
Dominic Perrottet’s brother allegedly ‘ventilating dirt’ on fugitive developer’s adversaries, Icac hears ↗Charles Perrottet appeared to be furthering Jean Nassif’s interests when he shared a secret recording, a former NSW MP claims Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Dominic Perrottet’s brother shared “dirt” – including a secret pock…
The Guardian World · 07:39
Andy Burnham arrives in Ukraine with plans to share UK blueprints for long-range missiles - Europe live ↗UK PM to announce support for France in setting up missile assembly lines during his Kyiv visit, as coalition of willing the meets later today Burnham visits Ukraine with promise of boost for Kyiv’s long-range missiles The European Union has announced that it has approved €6.1bn ($7.1bn) in military aid for Ukr…
The Guardian World · 07:43
Two men charged and drugs, guns and cars linked to CFMEU seized as police investigate alleged corruption ↗Police arrest five men and search six properties including the union’s Victorian headquarters Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Two men have been charged and Victorian police have seized drugs, guns and cars linked to the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) as…
The Guardian World · 07:57
Woman stranded in Spain after UK’s eVisa system mistakes her for twin sister ↗Nidia Webb, who is legally settled in UK, falls foul of ‘known issue’ with Home Office’s digitised immigration process A woman who is legally settled in the UK was left stranded at a Spanish airport after the Home Office’s post-Brexit visa system mixed her up with her twin sister. Nidia Webb fell foul of what sh…
The Guardian World · 10:11
Children make up half of mpox cases in Guinea-Bissau as epidemic spreads ↗West African country reports 46 suspected cases in outbreak declared in July, amid fears virus may be spreading undetected More than half of the mpox cases reported in Guinea-Bissau have been among children, local authorities have said, almost two months since the country announced an epidemic. A national outbre…
The Guardian World · 10:49
UK ‘adding fuel to the fire’ by giving weaponry blueprints to Ukraine, says Russia ↗Moscow warns of increased tensions with Britain as Burnham visits Kyiv to offer declassified details of missile components Europe live – latest updates The Kremlin has warned of an escalation in tensions between the UK and Russia as Andy Burnham arrived in Kyiv to present Ukraine with newly declassified bluepri…
The Guardian World · 11:36
Distracted Italian pedestrians who cross road while on phone could be fined under new code ↗Updated draft highway code follows several court rulings assigning blame for road accidents to careless pedestrians Italy’s updated highway code will target pedestrians who stare at their mobile phones while crossing the road, as the country’s transport ministry strives to improve road safety by cracking down on p…
The Guardian World · 11:53
Iran vows to retaliate against countries that cooperate with fresh US sanctions ↗Test of US rhetoric will rest on whether nations such as India, China and Russia view economic threats as credible Tehran has vowed to retaliate against any country that cooperates with the US attempt to impose fresh sanctions against Iran in what the Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, has billed as “the single gr…
The Guardian World · 13:00
French police accused of rising use of violence to stop Channel crossings ↗NGO criticises ‘human cost’ of UK-funded crackdown on attempts to set off from French beaches in small boats People trying to cross the Channel to the UK have reported an increase in French police use of violence on beaches to prevent them from getting into dinghies, according to a French NGO. Utopia 56, which w…
The Guardian World · 13:45
Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon price rises in western Europe ‘highest in world’ ↗World’s largest streaming services have also increased subscription costs repeatedly in US, research finds Business live – latest updates Subscribers to Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon Prime Video in western Europe have faced higher price increases than in any other market in recent years, according to research.…
The Guardian World · 14:01
‘Staggering’: watchdog condemns police after Indigenous teenager on bus wrongfully arrested – then searched ↗Ombudsman Iain Anderson says he is concerned police ‘had no clearly understood definition of racial profiling’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The commonwealth and ACT ombudsman has criticised the Australian federal police for failing to clearly define “racial profiling” after polic…
The Guardian World · 14:01
Albanese seeks to quell datacentre disquiet as climate expert warns ‘we’ve got one shot to get the rules right’ ↗Prime minister will use national cabinet meeting to assuage premiers over new AI law as AEMO forecasts seven-fold rise in datacentre power use Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Anthony Albanese will seek to use Wednesday’s high-stakes talks with premiers to quell growing unhappiness a…
The Guardian World · 14:19
Video shows hundreds held captive after Nigeria mosque kidnapping ↗Gunmen attacked worshippers in Dekara village on Friday taking women, children and older people An armed group has posted a video showing what residents said were about 600 women, children and older people abducted in an attack on a mosque in Nigeria’s north-central Niger State last week. The video, posted on Fa…
The Guardian World · 14:31
Guns, axes, explosives: violent museum heists are on the rise, says Europol ↗EU police agency says shift could point to involvement of new criminal networks focused on specific artefacts Robberies at European museums are becoming increasingly violent, with thieves brandishing guns, assaulting staff and using sledgehammers, axes and even explosives to smash their way into buildings and disp…
The Guardian World · 15:00
Australia has just 12,000 sea lions left – and ‘carnage’ may await them as bird flu takes hold, scientists warn ↗Virus has already caused catastrophic losses in pinnipeds in South America and sub-Antarctica, particularly among pups Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Scientists have warned deadly H5 bird flu could cause “carnage” for Australia’s seal and sea lion populations after detection of the…
The Guardian World · 15:56
Vuelta a España: giant hail forces stage three abandonment in Pyrenees ↗Huge hailstones prompt organisers to act 15km from end Riders seen heading into hotel on route to take cover The third stage of the Vuelta a España ended without a winner after being halted because of hail on Monday. Riders started taking shelter in shops and restaurants by the road with about 15km to go on th…
The Guardian World · 16:33
Burnham’s visit to Kyiv marks a renewal of badly needed support for Ukraine ↗As well as pledging military help and diplomatic backing, the prime minister could be useful in dealing with the US Since moving into Downing Street in July, Andy Burnham – a foreign policy neophyte – has expressed strong support for Ukraine. But on Monday he saw the bitter human cost of the war up close for the f…
The Guardian World · 16:40
Prince Harry quits board of wildlife charity after human rights abuses ↗Spokesperson for Duke of Sussex says he remains an ‘active and avid supporter’ of African Parks’ mission The Duke of Sussex has stepped down from the board of a major African wildlife charity that had been at the centre of a human rights controversy. Prince Harry’s spokesperson confirmed he was no longer a trust…
The Guardian World · 16:59
‘Fix that little spot’: Danish PM receives beauty tips even when in a war zone ↗Mette Frederiksen who was attending meeting in Kyiv advises high-profile women to embrace self-acceptance Sick of getting unsolicited beauty tips on social media, even while she’s in a war zone, Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen rebuffed a male cosmetic surgeon’s offer to “fix” her and advised women in simil…
The Guardian World · 18:16
UK to use Ukraine battlefield data to train AI to protect sensitive sites ↗London and Kyiv in deal to help stop protesters and hostile states targeting military bases and critical infrastructure AI models trained on Ukrainian battlefield data will be used to stop protesters and foreign states targeting UK defence sites, railways and energy plants under a deal struck between London and Ky…
The Guardian World · 18:22
Mark Carney says Canada can’t accept US trade deal that would weaken French language ↗Prime minister praised for rejecting US trade proposal as Trump shows little interest in retreating from dispute Are you a Canadian boycotting US products? We’d like to hear from you Mark Carney said on Monday that while American negotiators saw the French language in Canada as an “irritant … in Quebec, these a…
The Guardian World · 18:55
Trump announces new 50% tariff on Canadian cars, trucks and steel ↗Move is latest deterioration in trade relations between neighbors with historically strong economic ties Donald Trump announced a new 50% tariff on automobiles and crucial raw materials from Canada , the latest deterioration in trade relations between the two neighbors with historically strong economic ties. The…
The Guardian World · 19:00
Victorian premier Ben Carroll pushes ahead with SRL spend despite hinting at pause ↗A day after suggesting other projects were more important to Victorians, Carroll has committed to pushing ahead on train line Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Victorian premier, Ben Carroll, has made an about-face, committing to pushing ahead with the first stage of the Suburban…
The Guardian World · 20:23
US strikes a vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing 2 people in first attack in months ↗US Southern Command has struck another vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing two accused of trafficking drugs After a pause of more than two months, the US military announced Monday that it once again carried out a strike on a vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two people accused of trafficking drugs.…
The Guardian World · 20:50
Australia news live: Sydney trains plagued by morning cancellations due to ‘urgent’ repairs to overhead wires ↗Commuters warned journey may take an extra 45 minutes as ‘limited’ buses replace north short trains. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Transport for NSW has put on “limited” buses replacing trains for Sydney’s north shore this morning, with major cancellations…