Friday, 18 September 2026
323 articles · times in UTC
The Guardian World · 00:23
Almost 50 dead in Nigeria after drinking alcohol suspected to contain methanol ↗Drinking locally made alcohol is common in Nigeria, especially in rural areas where it is more affordable and poorly regulated At least 48 people have died and about 100 others are receiving treatment in southern Nigeria after consuming a locally brewed alcoholic concoction suspected to contain methanol, officials…
The Guardian World · 02:00
Russians go to polls against backdrop of Ukraine war and Putin’s tightening grip ↗President’s United Russia party faces no meaningful opposition after liberal anti-war party barred from ballot Russians are going to the polls to elect a new State Duma in a tightly controlled vote stripped of meaningful competition and with little doubt about the result. Vladimir Putin’s United Russia is expect…
The Guardian World · 02:06
Sydney woman sentenced for killing and dismembering abusive husband ↗‘Disposal of the body in this case was as thorough as it was brutal,’ justice Peter Hamill said when sentencing 55-year-old Nirmeen Noufl Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A woman who lied to police multiple times to cover u…
The Guardian World · 04:04
Indonesia gets its first aircraft carrier amid debate over cost and military ambitions ↗The gift from Italy has sparked fierce debate among defence analysts and opposition politicians who question its true cost and purpose Indonesia has received its first aircraft carrier, a former Italian warship that the government says will strengthen the archipelagic nation’s maritime security and disaster respon…
The Guardian World · 04:06
Paul Keating says Aukus locking Australia into a US war against China, which it would ‘certainly lose’ ↗Former prime minister says US would ‘scuttle itself back to San Diego’, leaving Australia to deal with retribution from China Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast Aukus critic Paul Keating has said the submarine deal is locking Au…
The Guardian World · 05:53
‘We have something that will kill Elliott’: Icac questions former Labor councillor over message ↗Sharangan Maheswaran denies message he received about NSW minister was related to work for fugitive property developer Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast A former Labor councillor says he had a “common interest” with a conservat…
The Guardian World · 05:54
South Korea will not send military to support US war on Iran, defying Trump pressure ↗Seoul resolves recent speculation over sending military to strait of Hormuz, saying ‘there won’t be deployment that would involve or enter war’ South Korea’s president, Lee Jae Myung, has said he will not deploy the military to the Middle East in a way that could draw the country into conflict, resisting calls fro…
The Guardian World · 06:00
Revealed: How Russia use mobile ‘super-app’ Max to spy on its citizens ↗Research shows tens of millions of people are being forced to use platform that amounts to ‘backdoor’ on their device Over the past 18 months, tens of millions of Russians have been forced to install a new app on their phones – a violet-blue button designed for messaging and payments, called Max. Authorities hav…
The Guardian World · 06:18
Liberal and Greens senators call for age of criminal responsibility to be lifted in wake of youth justice report ↗Incorrect media reporting is leading to inconsistent treatment of children across states and territories, the report found Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Senators from the Liberals and Greens have joined forces to call for t…
The Guardian World · 07:14
Japan raises interest rates to 31-year high to curb impact of rising prices ↗Increase from 1% to 1.25% follows US Federal Reserve and European Central Bank tightening monetary policy Business live – latest updates Japan’s central bank has increased interest rates to a fresh 31-year high as it attempts to combat high global inflation linked to the war in Iran. The Bank of Japan voted t…
The Guardian World · 07:28
Victorian police officer charged after allegedly punching and kicking handcuffed teenager during arrest ↗Detective senior constable is due to face court in Ballarat next month on common assault charge Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A Victorian detective allegedly punched and kicked a teenager multiple times while they were handcuffed and compliant during an arrest last year, the state…
The Guardian World · 07:34
Swimmer dies after being bitten by shark off popular Perth beach ↗Authorities called to Sorrento Beach on Friday morning following reports of shark-related incident Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A man has died after being bitten by a shark off Sorrento Beach in Perth’s north. Emergency…
The Guardian World · 07:35
‘Brutal’: thousands of T-shirt designs stolen and listed on Temu, Sydney label claims ↗Warwick Levy, who runs Lonely Kids Club, says AI may have been used to scrape his entire website and replicate designs Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast After 15 years running a small business making T-shirts, Warwick Levy says it was “brutal” when he first discovered an identical des…
The Guardian World · 07:40
Labor’s plans for visa overstayer detention centres branded a ‘Donald Trump twist’ on immigration ↗Australian Greens senator compares government’s policy to ICE as Tony Burke calls it a ‘ridiculous claim’ Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast The federal government’s move to reopen detention centres for visa overstayers, overseen by compliance officers, has drawn comparison from the Gr…
The Guardian World · 08:30
‘We demand the truth’: Olga Tokarczuk and JM Coetzee lead calls for proof of life of disappeared Eritrean writers ↗More than 180 writers sign letter renewing calls for information on 12 authors detained incommunicado since 2001 crackdown on free speech by Isaias Afwerki More than 180 writers have signed a letter to Eritrean president Isaias Afwerki calling for proof of life for 12 writers arrested in 2001. Nobel laureates Ol…
The Guardian World · 08:36
Weather tracker: Thunderstorms hit Spain as Japan braces for typhoon ↗At least one person dead as stormy weather causes severe flooding in Barcelona and Valencia Intense and slow-moving thunderstorms broke out on Wednesday afternoon across parts of eastern Spain, bringing some severe flooding and killing at least one person . Storms first struck over the Castilla-La Mancha region…
The Guardian World · 09:05
Andrew Hastie says AI advised him to reply ‘congratulations!’ to man who planned to end life with assisted dying ↗Liberal MP speaks of AI’s shortcomings as cyber chief tells inquiry the tech is needed to fend off ‘highly capable malicious cyber actors’ Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast When a man with a terminal illness wrote to his local MP Andrew Hastie, telling him he planned on ending his own…
The Guardian World · 10:00
Louisiana firefighters find feline native to sub-Saharan Africa while responding to house fire ↗The African serval, illegally enclosed in the back yard, was subdued and transferred to an animal welfare facility Louisiana firefighters responding to a small house blaze found a wildcat native to sub-Saharan Africa illegally enclosed in the back yard, and an animal welfare agency is now seeking to place the cre…
The Guardian World · 10:00
Australian man accused of murdering Thai teenager and putting body in suitcase pleads not guilty ↗Simon Peter Carman appeared in a Pattaya court on Friday charged with killing Tunchanok Donhomla An Australian man accused of murdering a Thai teenager and putting her body in a suitcase pleaded not guilty on Friday in a hearing in the seaside resort city of Pattaya, a court official said. Simon Peter Carman, 4…
The Guardian World · 11:00
US wheat farmers navigate uncertainty amid drought and geopolitical chaos ↗Some experts worry factors affecting wheat exports could push global food prices even higher than they are now Wheat prices are at their highest level in three years, which means farmer Merrill Nielsen should be getting more for his crops out of his 2,500-acre (1,010-hectare) Kansas farm. Yet even as future pric…
The Guardian World · 11:21
British woman who was kidnapped in Malawi rescued by police after shootout ↗Four of Nurat Osman’s alleged abductors were killed during rescue after she was taken from outside her home last week A British woman kidnapped in Malawi last week has been rescued by police after a shootout in which four of her alleged abductors were killed. Nusrat Osman was abducted outside her home in the sou…
The Guardian World · 12:01
Poorest countries hit hardest by UK aid cuts under Keir Starmer government, new figures reveal ↗Aid to lower-income countries fell by almost 7%, while higher-income countries saw their share of Britain’s aid budget increase The world’s poorest countries were worst hit by British aid cuts under Keir Starmer’s government, while higher-income countries saw their share of aid increase, new figures reveal. The…
The Guardian World · 14:11
Flight chaos for hundreds of thousands was caused in ‘millisecond’ by software error ↗Error first occurred at 10am but major incident was not declared until 12.30pm, says report Business live – latest updates A software defect in part of the UK’s air traffic control system corrupted flight data “in the space of a millisecond”, leading to a six-hour outage and mass airline cancellations and delay…
The Guardian World · 14:42
Record fuel prices across EU prompt calls for bloc-wide windfall tax on firms ↗German minister says companies are ‘exploiting situation’ in Middle East, as sky-high prices become major domestic issue for leaders European governments have discussed imposing a bloc-wide windfall tax on energy companies, as near-record fuel and gas prices pile pressure on leaders desperate to contain mounting p…
The Guardian World · 15:00
Swedish teenager jailed for attempted murder, rape and assault committed online, with victims in Germany and Australia ↗Eighteen-year-old known as Chai was active in networks notorious for their sadistic exploitation of young people A Swedish teenager known as Chai has been sentenced to more than 10 years in jail for attempted murder, rape and aggravated assault – crimes committed via the internet, including against a teenage girl…
The Guardian World · 15:00
Alleged underworld supporters and unfounded health claims: One Nation rolls out more Victorian election candidates ↗Party has unveiled a steady stream of contenders for state election, including a former councillor who lost his licence for drink-driving Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast Candidates contesting the Victorian state election for One Nation include a former Liberal who has won support fr…
The Guardian World · 15:49
Survivor recounts panic and struggle to breathe in Nigerian prison cell where 37 died ↗Police fire teargas as protests break out in the city of Minna after the deaths of the suspected illegal goldminers A survivor from a prison cell in Nigeria where 37 suspected illegal goldminers died while in the custody of a paramilitary group has recounted his panic and struggle for breath, as police fired tearg…
The Guardian World · 17:10
Brazil’s Lula announces higher welfare payments and free weight-loss jabs ahead of election ↗Critics say moves from leftwing incumbent president are electorally motivated two weeks before Brazil’s elections Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has announced a 15% increase in the country’s main cash-transfer programme for poor families, as well as free weight-loss jabs, prompting criticism from o…
The Guardian World · 18:37
Why Europe has been absent from the great AI safety debate ↗Though Europe has measures that address how consumers might encounter AI, technology will impact them if the worst scenarios bear Europe’s dilemma over AI was rendered in stark terms this week. The head of the continent’s central bank, Christine Lagarde, said Europeans have two options: shun the technology and los…
The Guardian World · 21:59
Men deported from US bound and beaten in Equatorial Guinea detention hotel, lawyers say ↗Group trapped at Hotel Bamy after US removal as rights groups sound alarm over poor conditions and violence Two men that the Trump administration expelled to Equatorial Guinea were bound, fitted with bags over their heads, beaten and pushed down a flight of stairs, all in plain view of other US deportees, accor…
The Guardian World · 22:05
Latvia’s president warns that Europe is not up to date with drone and aerial warfare in Ukraine ↗Edgars Rinkēvičs reveals that drone warfare in Ukraine is moving at ‘lightning speed’ and current efforts to prepare for an aerial war could be obsolete by next year Latvia’s president has warned that Europe is not keeping up with developments of drone and aerial warfare in Ukraine and that most countries in Nato…
The Guardian World · 23:02
US and Denmark reach security deal after Trump’s threats to take island ↗The agreement would allow the US to expand its military presence, while Denmark and Greenland say it preserves their sovereignty and right to self-determination Donald Trump announced on Friday that the US had struck an Arctic security pact with the leaders of Denmark and Greenland, after threatening for months to…