Thursday, 1 October 2026
317 articles · times in UTC
The Guardian World · 00:59
Daredevil Jaan Roose prepares to walk slackline high above central Seoul ↗Estonian will navigate narrow ribbon, 160 metres long and 120 metres high, near the city’s famous Gwanghwamun palace on Thursday Estonian aerial athlete Jaan Roose will attempt to cross a 160-metre long highline suspended 120 metres above central Seoul on Thursday. Roose , a three-time slackline world champion,…
The Guardian World · 02:30
Microsoft’s datacentres and Optus owner among firms paying zero tax on billion-dollar Australian revenues ↗ATO database names big companies – including Microsoft subsidiary and Netflix – that pay little corporate tax but notes there could be legitimate reasons Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Microsoft’s datacentre business and the…
The Guardian World · 03:17
Parts of Victoria could see three months’ worth of rain as storms forecast for Australia’s south-east ↗BoM expects 30 to 50mm of rain to fall in Melbourne over coming days, with showers and storms also likely for Canberra and Sydney on Saturday Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Widespread rain and thunderstorms are forecast to d…
The Guardian World · 03:32
Australia at risk from major global financial shock, Reserve Bank warns ↗Warning comes as central bank estimates fewer than one in 100 borrowers owe more on their home than its worth Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Reserve Bank says households are well placed to weather the twin storm of risin…
The Guardian World · 03:52
Jesse Baird’s housemate did not know surfboard bags contained bodies when she took photo, court hears ↗Housemate tells court she saw the bags oozing red liquid she assumed was furniture rust Jesse Baird’s housemate didn’t know she was looking at bags with Baird and his partner’s dead bodies, when she took a photo of oozing surfboard covers the night of their alleged murders, a court has heard. Beau Lamarre-Condon…
The Guardian World · 04:00
Kyiv Independent editor: ‘Our readers want Russia to suffer but we can’t be propagandists’ ↗Olga Rudenko says news site has duty to report on Russian military gains and Ukrainian corruption even if subjects are not so well read Readers of Ukraine’s leading English news site “really want Russia to suffer” but that should not lead the title to downplay the military and political problems facing Kyiv, its e…
The Guardian World · 04:00
‘Explosion of melt rates’: 20% of Swiss glaciers lost in five years ↗Alpine regions in Europe experiencing extreme glacier collapse due to heat-trapping effects of fossil fuel pollution Switzerland has lost almost one-fifth of its ice in just five years, research has found, in a dramatic reshaping of the Alpine country whose big white glaciers have been reduced to moonlike rock des…
The Guardian World · 05:14
Australian couple among passengers on diverted flydubai flight to Israel, embassy says ↗Israeli embassy says the Sydney couple were on board flight that was dramatically diverted after one pilot allegedly stabbed the other Two Australian citizens were onboard a flight to Tel Aviv that was diverted after one of the pilots allegedly stabbed the other in an attack , according to the Israeli embassy. T…
The Guardian World · 07:12
Anika Wells named on Time100 list as one of ‘world’s most influential rising stars’ after social media ban ↗Time magazine list includes Australian communications minister after her efforts to take on big tech The federal communications minister, Anika Wells, has been named as one of Time magazine’s “world’s most influential rising stars” in recognition of her work on Australia’s under-16 social media ban and taking on b…
The Guardian World · 07:21
‘Where illegal ebikes go to die’: first bikes seized under new laws in NSW crushed ↗Major Sydney hospital also warns recent injuries from ebikes include fractures, internal bleeding, as well as ‘perforation of certain organs’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The first illegal ebikes seized under new laws have been crushed in New South Wales, as a major Sydney hospit…
The Guardian World · 08:00
Russia continues strikes on Ukraine as Zelenskyy visits frontline – Europe live ↗Infrastructure damage reported in Kyiv and Odesa overnight Meanwhile, Estonia has banned the transit of Russian and Belarusian grain through its territory, Estonian foreign minister Margus Tsahkna said. Sources last month said Russian companies are repurposing fertiliser, coal, and other cargo terminals at Ukra…
The Guardian World · 08:33
‘Politics can be brutal’: Sarah Hanson-Young speaks out about divisions within Greens ↗Greens sources say the relationship between new leader David Shoebridge and runner-up Mehreen Faruqi is seriously strained Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Sarah Hanson-Young has spoken out about major divisions in the Greens party room, offering support to newly elected leader David…
The Guardian World · 09:00
‘It’s utter surrealism’: Venezuela’s Chavistas lament government’s embrace of Trump ↗Diehard Hugo Chávez supporters struggle to comprehend ideological U-turn being executed by Delcy Rodríguez’s interim administration He was one of the most passionate propagandists for Hugo Chávez’s Bolivarian revolution: a feisty leftist TV personality who spent more than two decades singing the movement’s praises…
The Guardian World · 10:06
Jürgen Klopp disgusted by claims his Germany team are ‘not white enough’ ↗He says social media claims are ‘nonsense’ and ‘idiocy’ Manager sees ‘no reason to pay attention to these people’ Jürgen Klopp has reacted with disgust to a social media debate questioning whether the Germany team he is in the process of forming are “white enough”. Klopp said he believed there was no point in…
The Guardian World · 10:49
Tech in cars can be used to snoop on you, Dutch spy chiefs warn ↗Hostile states could access cameras, microphones or GPS, says intelligence agency amid concerns over Chinese imports Drivers have been warned that the smart features built into modern cars such as microphones, cameras and GPS trackers could be used by hostile states to spy on them. The Dutch General Intelligence…
The Guardian World · 12:09
Ukraine persists with Russian oil refinery strikes, defying Trump on fuel price warnings ↗Kyiv’s long-range strikes are headache for Trump before crucial midterms, while analysts’ claim war in Iran is responsible for rising prices Europe live – latest updates Ukraine is pressing on with strikes on Russian oil refineries, defying Donald Trump, who blames the attacks for exacerbating a global diesel s…
The Guardian World · 14:29
Finnish PM says suspected break-ins at MPs’ homes could be work of foreign power ↗Police investigating reports of politicians’ homes being broken into in last year with nothing being stolen The Finnish prime minister, Petteri Orpo, has said a foreign power could be responsible for a series of suspected break-ins at the homes of several members of parliament. Police said on Thursday they were…
The Guardian World · 15:00
Anthropic pushes for opt-out model for Australian content as ABC warns of ‘cannibalisation’ of news ↗Maker of Claude claims AI could transform economy but ABC and SBS say the technology should be subject to media regulations Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast AI giant Anthropic has urged the Albanese government to consider giving “conditional approval” for big tech to train its models…
The Guardian World · 15:00
Matt Kean warns climate crisis ‘isn’t someone else’s problem’ as largest coal project in NSW history greenlit ↗Exclusive: Climate Change Authority chair says planning commission did not account for climate-related economic damage in NSW Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here A senior Albanese government climate adviser has challenged the state approval of the largest coal…
The Guardian World · 15:00
Million-dollar public servants: 11 staff at Australia’s Future Fund paid significantly more than the PM ↗One executive received a $1.5m package last year, while 10 other staff received remuneration exceeding $1m each Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Nearly a dozen federal public servants were paid more than $1m last year, with one receiving a $1.5m package worth more than double Anthony…
The Guardian World · 15:00
Underlying causes of recurrent bacterial vaginosis identified by Australian scientists ↗Melbourne researchers behind previous BV transmission breakthrough turn attention to understanding why some cases are harder to cure Australian scientists have identified two contributors to recurrent bacterial vaginosis infections, a common sexual health condition that affects about one in four women globally.…
The Guardian World · 16:49
Britain in talks with European allies over release of emergency diesel stockpiles ↗Ministers discuss drawing down EU countries’ reserves after Donald Trump threatens to cut off US supplies Britain is in talks with European allies over releasing emergency diesel stockpiles after Donald Trump threatened to cut off US supplies of the fuel. Ministers held calls with counterparts from the European…
The Guardian World · 17:52
France school protests escalate into ‘urban violence’ as PM calls crisis cabinet meeting ↗About 900 demonstrations, blockades and related incidents under way outside high schools around the country A fast-growing protest by high-school students over long hours, teacher shortages and decaying facilities has escalated into “urban violence”, the French government has warned, as it said many schools would…
The Guardian World · 18:34
Brazil attorney general says meddling ‘cannot be tolerated’ after Trump funding plans revealed ↗Jorge Messias calls Guardian report ‘an important alert for Brazilian sovereignty’ as nation prepares to go to polls Brazil’s attorney general has said foreign meddling in his country’s institutions and democracy “cannot be tolerated” after a Guardian report revealed how the Trump administration was pushing to dir…
The Guardian World · 21:15
Australia news live: eSafety warns online gaming can cause ‘serious harms’ to children; Atlassian to power solar farm ↗Follow the day’s news live. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Former Wallaby hooker Nathan Charles diagnosed with MND at 37 The former Wallaby Nathan Charles , who became the first cystic fibrosis sufferer in the world to play a contact sport professionally, has been diagnosed with…