Sunday, 30 August 2026
231 articles · times in UTC
The Guardian World · 00:27
Families balance hope and despair in race to find survivors in Nepal as 41 Australians still missing ↗The walls of a teaching hospital are filled with pictures of unidentified victims as authorities collect DNA samples and plan burials before morgues fill up Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Some of them are young, some old; mo…
The Guardian World · 01:49
Australia could make social media algorithms optional and follow UK ban on pornography depicting strangulation ↗Social services minister says social media was playing a role in the increase of sexual violence among teenagers Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Australian government is considering allowing users to opt in or opt out of…
The Guardian World · 05:00
The president and the penthouse: how Madrid’s government spent €6.3m on a temporary ‘office’ ↗Saga surrounding purchase for outspoken rightwing regional leader Isabel Díaz Ayuso refuses to go away The outspoken rightwing leader of the Madrid region is under growing pressure to explain why her government spent €6.3m (£5.4m) on a residential penthouse purportedly to serve as a temporary workspace while her o…
The Guardian World · 05:34
One Nation’s Secret Harbour byelection win shows Labor is at a loss when it comes to calming angry voters | Analysis ↗Even after a week in which Pauline Hanson and One Nation candidates tripped over themselves trying to explain key policies, voters still backed the party The One Nation hype machine went into overdrive after Saturday’s Secret Harbour byelection but one thing is clear from the thumping victory. Despite the party’…
The Guardian World · 06:00
Humanitarian crisis worsening in refuge for civilians fleeing Sudan’s civil war ↗Conditions are deteriorating in city of El Obeid and camps on its outskirts, with more people arriving every day Humanitarian conditions in the Sudanese city of El Obeid and two camps on its outskirts are dire and deteriorating, according to people on the ground, as civilians displaced by fighting between the Suda…
The Guardian World · 06:21
Renee was at Gyirong Port minutes before flood struck, now her family want to travel from Australia to help search ↗Missing woman’s partner and daughters fundraise to join search in one of the hardest-hit areas of Nepal Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Clair Spry says her sister would hate the attention. She would want it focused on the Ne…
The Guardian World · 07:00
A lone Black woman’s defiance of Swedish neo-Nazis, 10 years on ↗Protester Tess Asplund on the photo that made headlines, and why she sees it as a sign of the change in Sweden today The striking photograph showed a lone Black woman, her fist raised, standing in the path of hundreds of uniformed neo-Nazis on parade in 2016, and it made headlines across the globe. At the time,…
The Guardian World · 07:22
Pacific Islands Forum meeting in turmoil after several leaders pull out of Palau summit ↗Solomon Islands prime minister cancels his appearance, along with leaders from Fiji, Vanuatu and Samoa Several leaders have pulled out of a the Pacific Islands Forum leaders’ meeting in Palau at the eleventh hour. Solomon Islands prime minister, Matthew Wale, has cancelled his appearance after a no-confidence mo…
The Guardian World · 07:55
Iceland appears to have rejected EU accession talks in referendum, reports say ↗No camp looks to have prevailed, holding 52.5% of votes with only a few left to be counted, says public broadcaster Iceland appears to have rejected the government’s proposal to hold accession talks with the European Union, the public broadcaster RUV has reported, with only a small number of votes left to count.…
The Guardian World · 09:37
Definitely no or maybe yes: what tipped the Icelandic referendum | Miranda Bryant ↗The no campaign was well-funded and accused of scaremongering, but the wording of the question may also have made a difference It was always going to be a close contest. But on the night, the figures showed just how divided Iceland was on the issue of whether or not to restart negotiations with the European Union.…
The Guardian World · 13:14
Six dead after ferry carrying nearly 270 capsizes off northern Cyprus ↗Many of the passengers and crew are reported to have been rescued, say local media At least six people have died after a ferry carrying nearly 270 passengers and crew capsized off the coast of Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus, local media reported. Some 237 people have been rescued, with a search still underway…
The Guardian World · 13:27
Man arrested over fatal stabbing of British woman in Germany ↗Rosenheim police detain 27-year-old German man after woman, 31, killed outside train station early on Sunday A man has been detained in Germany on suspicion of the fatal stabbing of a 31-year-old British woman in Rosenheim early on Sunday morning, local authorities said. According to Rosenheim police, the woman,…
The Guardian World · 13:58
Northern Cyprus ferry disaster: at least seven dead as vessel capsizes – latest updates ↗An estimated 237 people have been rescued after accident off the coast of northern Cyprus Fatalities after ferry carrying nearly 270 capsizes off northern Cyprus Here are some of the latest images being sent to us over the newswires following the incident: The prime minister of the self-declared Turkish Repub…
The Guardian World · 14:55
Canada erects giant ‘Lake Ontario’ sign as spat with Trump over name escalates ↗Meanwhile, Trump posts video of himself kicking over a Lake Ontario sign and replacing it with Lake America sign Donald Trump and Canada continued a verbal duel on Saturday over the US government’s administrative renaming of Lake Ontario, with the country erecting a giant sign saying “Lake Ontario. Now and Always”…
The Guardian World · 15:00
Smartglasses should automatically blur people’s faces while filming, Australia’s online safety regulator says ↗Smartglasses with cameras can benefit the vision impaired but companies might pit ‘accessibility benefits against safety and privacy’, eSafety says Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australia’s online safety regulator has urged…
The Guardian World · 15:00
Woman, 22, killed and five injured in shooting at Swiss rave ↗Manhunt under way after Italian dies from her injuries in the town of Aarau in the early hours of Sunday A manhunt is under way in Switzerland after a 22-year-old woman was killed and five people were injured, some seriously, in a shooting at a rave in the northern town of Aarau, local police have said. In the…
The Guardian World · 15:01
Cash settlements on home insurance claims leaving vulnerable Australians short-changed, Asic says ↗Corporate regulator finds insurers settling most claims with cash rather than by managing repairs or rebuilding, warning of ‘unfair outcomes’ for homeowners Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Home insurers are overwhelmingly paying cash to settle claims, leaving Australians to foot blo…
The Guardian World · 15:08
Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez says oil deal with Trump has ‘endless’ benefits ↗Deal that will reportedly see US take control of 65bn barrels of Venezuelan oil has provoked outrage in her country Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, has defended her government’s highly controversial energy deal with Donald Trump, insisting the South American country will maintain ownership and sove…
The Guardian World · 15:35
Jason Arday accuser given three-month teaching ban but can continue research ↗Nathan Cofnas allowed to resume Ghent University work, as US ambassador claims credit for lifting of suspension Prof Jason Arday’s accuser Nathan Cofnas has been barred from teaching on Ghent University campus for three months but has been allowed to continue his research position. Earlier this month Cofnas, an…
The Guardian World · 20:25
Australian boxing great Tony Mundine dies aged 75 ↗Father of former boxer and NRL star Anthony Mundine succumbed to a heart attack on Sunday Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains images and names of Indigenous Australians who have died Indigenous Australian boxing great Tony Mundine has died, aged 75. Th…
The Guardian World · 20:58
News live: number of Australians missing in Nepal floods rises; Penny Wong announces $3m additional aid for disaster ↗Nepali and Chinese authorities confirmed an updated death toll of at least 810 on Sunday. Follow the day’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The government will send $3 million in additional aid to Nepal, the foreign affairs minister Penny Wong has announced, bringing the to…