Saturday, 29 August 2026
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The Guardian World · 03:54
What we know about the Australians missing in the Nepal floods ↗More than 40 Australians are among several thousand people unaccounted for after catastrophic flooding on the Nepal-Tibet border How the deadly Nepal and Tibet flash flood unfolded – a visual guide Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast An 11-year-old child, an ADF member and many other…
The Guardian World · 04:00
‘The butcher may be gone, but to many he is a hero’: victims condemn glorification of Mladić ↗Architect of Srebrenica genocide is dead but those scarred by his atrocities say his ideology is still shockingly pervasive To most of the world, he was and will always be the “Butcher of Bosnia”, a grim epithet but one that still fails to fully convey the evil and horror inflicted on its people by Gen Ratko Mladi…
The Guardian World · 05:00
Ireland will be united, says Gordon Brown ↗Former PM believes Northern Ireland will leave UK in the long term – but remains opposed to Scottish independence The former prime minister Gordon Brown has said it is inevitable that Ireland will become united at some point in the future, in a wide-ranging interview with the Guardian. While he added that any un…
The Guardian World · 05:00
‘Winter panic’: EU gas stores at their lowest level in 13 years ↗As one of Europe’s biggest consumers of gas the UK may be particularly exposed to heightened price volatility Europe is on course to enter the cooler months with gas stores at their lowest level in 13 years, which has triggered “winter panic” among energy traders, experts have warned. The EU’s gas stocks were 63…
The Guardian World · 05:13
Plug-in solar panels could save households up to $370 a year – if Australia legalised them like the UK ↗A plug-in solar kit that costs about $1,000 ‘pays for itself in three years’, one expert says Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Millions of Australians could be saving up to $370 a year on energy bills and doing their bit for the climate crisis if Labor followed the UK’s lead in legal…
The Guardian World · 06:25
Statins can safely cut risk of heart attacks or strokes in healthy people aged over 70, world-first clinical trial shows ↗Australian-led trial finds low risk of side effects from common cholesterol-lowering medication for otherwise healthy older people Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Taking a common cholesterol-lowering medication can reduce the risk of a heart attack or stroke for people aged over 70,…
The Guardian World · 10:00
They laid down arms. Now ex-guerrillas in Colombia fear fate under new hardline president ↗‘Total peace’ plan of previous government led only 99 of Colombia’s 30,000 armed combatants to disarm, but new president Abelardo De la Espriella opposes peace agreements In mid-June, 99 guerrilla fighters were flown by helicopter to a small settlement in a rural area of southern Colombia where they lined up and,…
The Guardian World · 12:00
Laurie Anderson’s next manuscript to be locked away for 88 years in Future Library ↗Grammy award-winning American artist selected as 13th person to submit written work to Oslo-based project The next manuscript by the American artist Laurie Anderson will remain unseen for 88 years, as she becomes the 13th figure to contribute to the Future Library project. Anderson joins Margaret Atwood, Han Kan…
The Guardian World · 12:01
Russian strike on warehouse near Kyiv kills at least 37 ↗Attack on business apparently storing ‘explosive objects’ sparks huge fire, damaging residential buildings At least 37 people have been killed after a Russian drone struck a warehouse near Kyiv’s western suburbs which appears to have been storing “explosive objects”. The attack damaged at least 50 residential bu…
The Guardian World · 13:56
Royal Navy spent three days tracking Russian vessels in UK waters ↗Three vessels and a helicopter deployed to monitor four ships travelling through the North Sea to the Channel The Royal Navy spent three days tracking Russian vessels as they passed through UK waters, it has emerged. The “intense” 72-hour operation took place last week, with radars used to monitor four ships tha…
The Guardian World · 20:00
August reveals Australians’ big appetite for weight-loss drugs, love for ‘dupe’ brands and an accelerating EV uptake ↗Reporting season shows how consumers are responding to cost of living pressures and how retailers are responding Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australians are buying less pizza but more weight-loss drugs . They love “dupes” but don’t enjoy writing letters. Here are five key take…
The Guardian World · 22:29
One Nation claims victory in Secret Harbour byelection in Western Australia ↗One Nation candidate Luke Herdegen secures 57% of the vote after preferences as party’s WA leader says result will send shock waves across the country One Nation has claimed victory in the Secret Harbour state byelection in Western Australia With 74.5% of the vote counted, One Nation’s Luke Herdegen leads Labor’…
The Guardian World · 23:00
News live: missing Australian woman found safe in Nepal flooding ↗‘My heart goes out to all the Nepalese families who are grieving loved ones,’ Cara Severino says. Follow latest updates live An Australian woman, Cara Severino , who was unaccounted for in the Nepal flooding, has been safely located, Penny Wong’s office confirmed overnight. One Nation has claimed victory in the…