Saturday, 5 September 2026
211 articles · times in UTC
The Guardian World · 02:00
Sydney set to hit 33C in warmest start to spring since mid-1800s, while snow forecast in southern NSW ↗A total fire ban is in place for greater Sydney with extreme fire danger exacerbated by hot and windy conditions Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Summer heat is due to arrive early across much of eastern Australia with potentially record early September temperatures predicted for Bri…
The Guardian World · 04:00
‘Every girl now wants to be a boxer’: excitement in Katie Taylor’s home town for her valedictory bout ↗Irish boxer lauded for her tenacity and inspiration before her last fight in front of 80,000 people at Croke Park When Katie Taylor steps into the ring on Saturday night to defend her titles and once again enthral Ireland, there will be a bittersweet tinge. After a singular career that pioneered women’s boxing, th…
The Guardian World · 09:16
Sweden confirms 458 Britons deported or forcibly removed since Brexit ↗Scale of deportations made public for first time amid criticism of hardline approach to UK citizens Sweden has confirmed 458 British citizens have been deported or forcibly removed by police since Brexit. It is the first time the scale of the deportations of citizens who failed to secure residency in Sweden post…
The Guardian World · 10:00
‘It cost me many friendships’: former Brazil military chief reveals inside struggle to stop Bolsonaro’s coup ↗Carlos de Almeida Baptista Júnior describes 2022 meeting in new book as ex-leader’s son vies with Lula for presidency The far-right populist Jair Bolsonaro was in his final days as Brazil’s president when, six weeks after losing the election and still refusing to recognise the result, he summoned the heads of the…
The Guardian World · 11:00
Europe would not be able to sustain war of attrition with Russia, defence officials say ↗Security experts fear Putin may be winning hybrid war with the west amid rise of pro-Kremlin, far-right parties Defence planners working with Nato fear that if war broke out with Russia, Europe could not currently sustain a prolonged war of attrition owing to a public lack of war readiness, a conference on the fut…
The Guardian World · 11:26
Rescuers in Nepal find two more people alive after flash flood disaster ↗Chinese man at Trishuli hydropower project and Nepali woman in Nuwakot found 10 days into rescue operation Emergency responders have rescued a Chinese man and a Nepali woman in two separate operations as authorities continued to search for thousands of people missing 10 days after massive floods hit Nepal. The N…
The Guardian World · 14:04
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner land in Moscow aiming to revive Ukraine talks ↗US envoys expected to meet Vladimir Putin before going to Kyiv, after peace efforts floundered in recent months The US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have arrived in Moscow to try to resuscitate a deal to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as both sides said they would halt airstrikes for the visit. The e…
The Guardian World · 18:00
Egyptian TV presenter among 12 sentenced to death for drug crime ↗Sarah Khalifa, 39, charged with forming organised criminal gang to manufacture and traffick drugs An Egyptian court sentenced a well-known television presenter and 11 others to death for manufacturing and trafficking narcotics in a sprawling drug case, official media reported on Saturday. The presenter, Sarah Kh…
The Guardian World · 20:00
Alarming AI ads are flooding social media in the lead-up to Victoria’s election. But who is behind them? ↗A machete-wielding robber, a ‘tsunami of debt’ … campaigns echoing opposition talking points outspend major parties Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A man clad in a balaclava and brandishing a machete terrorises a worker at a petrol station before firebombing the building on the way…
The Guardian World · 20:00
Possums in the roof, koalas in bed: study shows how animals resort to Australian homes after habitat loss ↗Microbats and wombats among the most common species found in buildings, with some discovered in letter boxes or air conditioning systems Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Possums in the roof, bats in the curtains and ducks on the balcony: new research has revealed how native animals a…
The Guardian World · 22:11
Prince William to represent King Charles at funeral of Norway’s King Harald V ↗Duty falls by precedent to William to attend service of late monarch, alongside Princess Royal, who is godmother to new king Haakon VIII The Prince of Wales is to represent his father at the funeral of King Harald V of Norway next week, Buckingham Palace has announced. William, the heir to the throne, will be j…
The Guardian World · 22:16
Drone attack blamed on guerrillas kills at least three soldiers in Colombia ↗Officials accuse National Liberation Army of launching strike followed by clash inside military compound An attack involving explosives dropped from drones followed by a clash inside a military compound in north-eastern Colombia has killed at least three soldiers and wounded four, Colombia’s army said Saturday.…
The Guardian World · 23:30
Australia news live: Taylor proposes laws against flag burning and to lock in 26 January as Australia Day ↗Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Duniam targets “frivolous” asylum seeker claims The opposition is “very close” to “having a full migration package”, Duniam says. He says they’re willing to work with the government and that illegal overstayers must be depo…