Monday, 28 September 2026
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The Guardian World · 00:52
Trump asked Xi Jinping if China would like to buy US weapons, American ambassador says ↗David Perdue’s remarks come after a Taiwanese minister spoke of the ‘severe’ military threat posed by Beijing to the self-ruled island Donald Trump offered to sell weapons to China while hosting its leader, Xi Jinping, last week, the US ambassador to China said on Sunday. David Perdue told Fox News on Sunday: “P…
The Guardian World · 01:15
Beau Lamarre-Condon told friend if he killed anyone he’d dump belongings in bin and take bodies to bushland, court hears ↗Former police officer has pleaded not guilty to murdering Jesse Baird and Luke Davies in early 2024 – nine months after discussion with friend Georgia Cook Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast A Sydney police officer told a friend…
The Guardian World · 01:31
France’s far-right National Rally surges in Senate elections ↗Marine Le Pen hails ‘historic victory’ as her party and allies win enough seats to form caucus just months ahead of presidential poll France’s far-right National Rally (RN) party and its allies have secured a record 14 seats in the rightwing-dominated Senate in elections, effectively quadrupling its number in the…
The Guardian World · 04:00
‘The same struggles as 100 years ago’: exhibition highlights lives of Sami people in Sweden ↗Show at Kin Museum in Kiruna marks handover of long-awaited report on abuses committed by the state against the Indigenous people From a detailed multi-perspectival drawing of reindeer to written accounts of belief systems and childbirth, Johan Turi’s work offers unparalleled insight into his life as a Sami person…
The Guardian World · 05:28
Cheers as murder charge dismissed for Queensland woman who helped terminally ill husband die ↗Kylie Ellina Truswell-Mobbs, 52, walks out of court after receiving suspended sentence over 2023 death of David Ronald Mobbs Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A Queensland woman facing a potential life sentence after she gave her terminally ill husband a lethal cocktail of drugs has w…
The Guardian World · 05:46
Extra 1,000 prison beds announced in NSW as union warns against arresting ‘our way out of domestic violence’ ↗Minns government to spend $47.1m to recommission part of Silverwater jail while PSA says prison alone will not end violent behaviour Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The reopening of part of Sydney’s Silverwater jail will deli…
The Guardian World · 05:48
‘Thrilled’: huge swarms of bogong moths surprise NSW residents and may point to species’ recovery ↗Researcher says sightings of the endangered moth have increased over the last two years but ‘this year has blown them out of the water’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Swarms of bogong moths have surprised New South Wales residents over the last few days – with experts saying sighti…
The Guardian World · 06:47
Victoria police apologise over death of injured man taken to cells instead of hospital ↗Inquest into 2023 death shown footage of John Makai struggling to stand after suffering serious head injury from being punched in head by son Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Victorian police have apologised to the family of a…
The Guardian World · 08:00
Anthropic will not appear at Senate inquiry into AI and datacentres amid fallout from OpenAI hack ↗Company behind Claude chatbot expected to attend separate Australian government hearing on AI next week Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast The chief executive of Anthropic will turn down an invitation to appear at a Senate committee hearing on AI this week, in the wake of the revelatio…
The Guardian World · 08:18
Thai downpours shift north-westwards after Bangkok declared a disaster zone ↗Capital city submerged in waist-high flood water, while elsewhere Hurricane Nolo threatens Hawaii’s Big Island Bangkok was declared a disaster zone by its city officials towards the end of last week, after streets in Thailand’s capital city were submerged in up to waist-high flood water. The flooding stemmed from…
The Guardian World · 09:11
After a dead whale washed up at a Perth beach, some took selfies. Others held their nose from the stench ↗Local authorities have closed the beach for several kilometres and multiple sharks have been spotted in the area Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Multiple sharks have been spotted swimming near a large, smelly whale carcass that has washed ashore at a popular capital city beach, draw…
The Guardian World · 09:53
Plan for controversial $1.2bn datacentre in Sydney scrapped due to ‘emerging’ regulations ↗Developer Goodman Group says changes in government rules are behind decision to pull plug on ‘Project Mars’ in Lane Cove Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast Plans for a controversial $1.2bn datacentre in Lane Cove in Sydney’s north have been withdrawn, with the developer blaming “emergi…
The Guardian World · 10:13
Larissa Waters steps down as Greens leader due to ill health ↗Ballot for new leader expected next week after Waters quits to manage pre-existing kidney disease that has ‘declined significantly’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Greens leader Larissa Waters has announced she will step down due to ill health, with a party room meeting scheduled fo…
The Guardian World · 10:40
Three people dead, including a child, in attempt to cross Channel to UK ↗Dozens also reported injured after inflatable boat carrying 105 people gets into trouble off northern France A child was among three people who died and dozens of others who were injured while attempting to cross the Channel on Monday, French authorities have said. France’s maritime police said it received a dis…
The Guardian World · 13:53
Heat pump sales soar across Europe after states cut electricity taxes, data shows ↗EU to push members to cut tax rate below duty on gas, with 10%+ surge in sales also put down to fallout from Iran war Business live – latest updates Europe live – latest updates Sales of residential heat pumps jumped across Europe in the first six months of the year as the Iran war sent oil and gas prices ro…
The Guardian World · 15:00
Further interest rate hikes could ‘devastate’ property market without easing unaffordability ↗With RBA predicted to lift cash rate for fourth time this year on Tuesday, experts warn a fifth – or even sixth – rise would be ‘overkill’ Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast Two or even three more Reserve Bank interest rate hikes would be “devastating” for the property market but still…
The Guardian World · 15:00
Queensland anti-corruption commission investigated just 20 of more than 6,000 complaints in a year ↗Statistics showed there is ‘almost no chance’ a complaint made against a government department like the police would be investigated independently, expert says Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Queensland’s anti-corruption commission has investigated just 20 of more than 6,000 complai…
The Guardian World · 15:16
Staff killed and wounded in Russian strike on Kyiv’s science academy ↗Moscow’s jet-powered drones pummel Ukraine’s capital in switch to daytime attacks Europe live – latest updates Russia has hit the National Academy of Sciences in central Kyiv with a drone, killing at least one person in the latest daytime attack on Ukraine’s capital. Flames tore through the historic building…
The Guardian World · 15:54
DRC politician beaten to death after radio appearance about Ebola outbreak ↗Marie-Celestin Karondwa was attacked on Sunday after promoting measures to prevent spread of disease, his party says A senior member of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s ruling party was beaten to death on Sunday after appearing on a radio programme to raise awareness about the Ebola outbreak, a party repr…
The Guardian World · 17:00
Gisèle Pelicot’s daughter launches awareness campaign for potential victims of drugging and sexual assault ↗Campaign broadcast across France encourages people to come forward even if they have little to no memory of attack Gisèle Pelicot is the figurehead of a new campaign run by her daughter to encourage people who suspect they have been drugged and sexually assaulted to come forward, even if they have little to no mem…
The Guardian World · 20:00
New tool directly links carbon emissions to amount of environmental and economic damage caused ↗Carbon Impacts Tracer can be used to estimate climate impact from emissions across eight different factors, including lost food production The biggest coal project before authorities in New South Wales, the HVO mine , will emit the equivalent of about 809m tonnes of climate-warming carbon dioxide if it wins approv…
The Guardian World · 21:06
Australia news live: Chalmers defends record as RBA’s cash rate decision due ↗Follow the day’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Good morning, and happy Tuesday. It’s Nick Visser here to take over the blog. Let’s get to it. There were 30 drowning deaths in 2025-2026, the highest number in almost a decade, according to a Royal Life Saving Australia r…
The Guardian World · 22:35
Melbourne human rights activist disappears in Cambodia as wife urges Albanese government help ↗Tran Hiep, a 50-year-old Australian Vietnamese anti-human trafficking campaigner, not heard from since 18 September The wife of an Australian activist missing in Cambodia has implored the federal government to find him and bring him home. Tran Hiep, a 50-year-old Australian Vietnamese democracy campaigner, was d…