Monday, 5 October 2026
310 articles · times in UTC
The Guardian World · 00:16
Brazil’s presidential race to go to second round as Flávio Bolsonaro leads incumbent Lula ↗Far-right challenger and son of disgraced ex-president Jair Bolsonaro will now face leftwing president in runoff vote Brazil’s presidential race will go to a second round after the far-right candidate, Flávio Bolsonaro, beat the incumbent leftwing president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, but failed to secure the outr…
The Guardian World · 00:56
Former Bachelor star Sam Wood charged with domestic violence ↗Fitness influencer, 46, faces court on Monday after his arrest in Noosa at the weekend The fitness influencer and reality TV star Sam Wood has been charged in Queensland with domestic violence offences. The personal trainer and star of the third season of reality TV show The Bachelor was charged on Sunday and sp…
The Guardian World · 01:30
One Nation to establish headquarters in multimillion dollar Brisbane office bought by Gina Rinehart ↗Barnaby Joyce defends move, saying party will lease space off mining billionaire’s company at commercial rates Barnaby Joyce says there’s no conflict of interest between One Nation and mining billionaire, Gina Rinehart, after it was revealed Australia’s richest woman had bought a new multimillion dollar Brisbane c…
The Guardian World · 01:31
Man shot dead after crashing car and allegedly pointing gun at NSW police ↗Officers were responding to reports a car had driven into a tree 84km north of Yass on Sunday Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A man has been shot dead by police in regional New South Wales after allegedly aiming a loaded rifle at officers responding to a car crash. NSW police were…
The Guardian World · 04:00
Exiled separatist leader is likely to return to a very different Catalonia ↗Nine years on from a failed independence push, former president Carles Puigdemont will find times have changed After years of legal wrangling, Spain’s constitutional court is expected to remove the last obstacle to the return of the former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont after nearly nine years in exile this w…
The Guardian World · 04:00
Skull fractures suggest servants of Egypt’s ancient kings were sacrificed ↗Study of remains taken from royal cemetery at Umm el-Qa’ab appears to confirm early Egyptologist’s theory Court officials and craftspeople serving early Egyptian kings may have been sacrificed when their ruler died, according to research that found fractures in several ancient skulls. The royal cemetery of Umm e…
The Guardian World · 04:00
Ball in UK’s court: EU ambassador says Brussels will be ‘ready to engage‘ after country decides what it wants ↗Jukka Salovaara, who served in London during Cool Britannia era, will be ‘very close’ to negotiations as Burnham government resets relations with EU Jukka Salovaara, the newly installed European Union ambassador to the UK, is likely to become a ubiquitous figure in national politics as the Andy Burnham governme…
The Guardian World · 05:02
Authorities issue shark warning over whale that swam 11km upstream in Clarence River and later died ↗Juvenile humpback was spotted near Bundjalung national park in what experts say is a rare but not unprecedented event Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast While the case of a whale found 11km upstream in a New South Wales river this weekend was unusual, it was not unprecedented, experts…
The Guardian World · 05:39
California woman arrested and accused of spying on Taiwan president’s son for China ↗The FBI arrested Wanying Zhang, also known as Heather, at Los Angeles International Airport before she left for China, the agency said US authorities arrested a California woman on Sunday, accusing her of spying on the son of Taiwan’s president at the behest of Chinese officials, the FBI said. The FBI arrested W…
The Guardian World · 05:52
Alleged flydubai attacker left Australia without finishing engineering course, university says ↗RMIT confirms co-pilot was a student as Australian authorities examine his time in country between 2015 and 2017 An Australian university has confirmed a flydubai co-pilot who allegedly tried to hijack an Israel-bound flight studied at its Melbourne campus, but left before completing his qualification. Disaster…
The Guardian World · 06:20
Australia experiences second hottest September on record as El Niño and climate crisis combine ↗Alpine areas also experience record-breaking heat with snow depth recorded at zero in Kosciuszko national park Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australia had its second hottest September on record last month as global heating and a strengthening El Niño combined to break a string of…
The Guardian World · 06:57
Spain’s Sánchez to hold press conference amid speculation over early election – Europe live ↗PM may call a vote to address national housing crisis after parliament rejected two of his government’s emergency relief measures Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sánchez is about to hold a press conference shortly amid speculations he is about to call a snap election to address a national housing crisis, after parlia…
The Guardian World · 07:22
Spain’s PM Pedro Sánchez calls snap election after housing legislation fails to pass ↗Election called after rightwing parties voted down emergency legislation aimed at tackling housing crisis Spain’s socialist prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has announced a snap general election three days after rightwing parties torpedoed the emergency legislation his minority government had put forward in response…
The Guardian World · 08:20
Extreme heat warnings issued for parts of southern California ↗Temperatures in US state forecast to hit high 30s celsius this week, while regions in Indonesia grapple with wildfires The National Weather Service in the US has issued extreme heat warnings for parts of southern California, including Los Angeles, until Thursday, as temperatures are expected to hit the high 30s ce…
The Guardian World · 09:22
Sass Jordan, Canadian rock singer-songwriter, dies aged 65 ↗Musician who had hit albums with Racine and Rats later became a judge on six seasons of Canadian Idol Sass Jordan, the singer-songwriter who became a significant success in Canada’s rock scene in the 1990s before starring as a judge on Canadian Idol, has died aged 65. No cause of death has been given. A statemen…
The Guardian World · 09:30
Quebec poised to elect separatists to power for first time more than decade ↗Parti Québécois promises to hold independence referendum in Canada’s French-speaking region by 2028 Voters in Quebec are going to the polls in provincial elections which will probably result in victory for a party that has promised to hold a referendum on independence from Canada within the next two years. If po…
The Guardian World · 09:43
UK considering tariffs on Chinese car imports to align with EU, reports say ↗Move would strengthen Britain’s case to be included in new legislation to protect European manufacturing Business live – latest updates The UK is considering whether to impose tariffs on Chinese car imports to align itself with the EU and strengthen its case to be included in new legislation designed to protect…
The Guardian World · 09:52
Mixed start for pre-Cop as just two non-Pacific leaders accept Australian invitation to climate summit ↗Anthony Albanese joins about 4,000 people in Fiji for preparatory meeting for year-ending Cop31 UN climate summit Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here The Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has declared it is “important that Pacific voices are heard”…
The Guardian World · 09:52
Nobel prize in medicine 2026 awarded for research on mysteries of brain ↗Three scientists to share 12m Swedish kronor prize for their work on ‘light-gated ion channels and optogenetics’ The Nobel prize in physiology or medicine 2026 has been awarded to three scientists for their work on investigating the mysteries of the brain. Karl Deisseroth of both Howard Hughes Medical Institute…
The Guardian World · 10:47
Lab worker ‘possibly’ dies of plague in Siberia, prompting quarantine measures ↗Precautions in place in several hospitals in eastern Russia amid uncertainty over death of Darya Shipilova Several hospitals in Siberia have been placed under quarantine after the death of a woman who worked at an anti-plague institute. Darya Shipilova, an employee at an institute in the eastern city of Irkutsk,…
The Guardian World · 11:18
Euro falls to 17-month low against dollar amid French debt fears ↗France’s Cac 40 index slides as announcement of snap election in Spain also helps fuel eurozone uncertainty Business live – latest updates The euro has slumped to the lowest level against the dollar in 17 months amid growing concern France’s debt position could threaten the stability of the wider single currenc…
The Guardian World · 12:00
Guardian readers fund life-changing surgery for Somali boy injured in US airstrike ↗After Guardian investigation uncovered drone strike that killed 12 civilians and injured many more, seven-year-old Abdiqadir Salah underwent vital operation in Mogadishu On the rickshaw ride to the hospital, Marian Haji Abdi Guled felt a mixture of joy and apprehension: the day they had been waiting for had finall…
The Guardian World · 12:25
Schoolboy, 15, loses hand after picking up police stun grenade during French school protests ↗PM orders ministers to tackle students’ five major demands, including organising replacement teachers and school repairs Hundreds of schools in France remained fully or partly closed on Monday as teenagers continued to blockade buildings and the government struggled to contain the biggest youth protest movement in…
The Guardian World · 13:01
Greens pitch Zohran Mamdani-style $25.1bn plan to nationalise 200 Coles and Woolworths supermarkets ↗Former MP and Greens Institute head, Max Chandler-Mather, says proposal for publicly owned supermarket chain will ease grocery prices Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast More than 200 Coles and Woolworths supermarkets would be nationalised, and hundreds of government grocery stores open…
The Guardian World · 13:52
Man caught with 300 tortoises and 77 parrots bound for Malta at Sicilian port ↗Italian police say Maltese citizen under investigation for smuggling after animals found packed in car A Maltese man is facing animal cruelty charges after allegedly attempting to transport 300 tortoises and 77 parrots from Sicily to Malta. The animals were found packed into a car near the boarding area for a Ma…
The Guardian World · 14:00
Australian leaders condemn pro-Palestine vigils planned for 7 October anniversary amid Jewish commemorations ↗Peak Jewish bodies organise ceremonies on third anniversary of attacks that triggered conflict in which 74,000 Palestinians have been killed Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Jewish Australians will mark the third anniversary of the 7 October attacks on Wednesday as Labor state govern…
The Guardian World · 14:00
OpenAI must explain action taken to stop AI hacking Australians’ private data, chair of federal inquiry says ↗Unions, employer groups, banks and industry experts will appear at the four-day hearings along with OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft and Google Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast OpenAI must explain how they will stop their models from inappropriately accessing Australian data, the Labor c…
The Guardian World · 14:00
Hundreds of Australians, including war veterans, are being buried in unmarked communal graves ↗Exclusive: Guardian Australia investigation reveals state governments use shared graves to bury those deemed too poor to pay for funerals. ‘It’s unspeakable,’ one relative says Find more from the Unmarked graves investigation here Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Vietnam veterans,…
The Guardian World · 14:55
Protests in France and Spain appear disparate but core issues are the same ↗In both countries young people believe they have been denied the socioeconomic security that previous generation enjoyed Europe live – latest updates In Spain, tens of thousands of people in 50 cities have taken to the streets amid mounting fury over the country’s housing crisis, their feelings made plain on a…
The Guardian World · 16:05
Flávio Bolsonaro poised to win Brazilian presidency after shock first-round victory ↗Progressive voters and supporters of incumbent president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva left reeling after far-right surge Flávio Bolsonaro is in pole position to win Brazil’s presidential election, after a far-right tsunami propelled him to a shock first-round victory over the incumbent, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, lea…
The Guardian World · 16:11
Norway plans temporary ban on smart glasses in some public places ↗Camera-enabled Meta spectacles are already restricted in UK and US because of fears about covert recording Norway is planning a temporary ban on smart glasses in some public places, amid rising global concern at the spread of the AI-enabled recording devices. The Oslo government is planning a bill to prevent the…
The Guardian World · 18:42
Far right on the march and Lula’s failures: key drivers of Flávio Bolsonaro’s Brazil surge ↗Experts say strength of evangelical church and perception that Lula is too old also helped propel Jair Bolsonaro’s son to first-round election win On Sunday night, as the scale of the far-right triumph in Brazil sank in, an adapted football chant rang out in one of Rio’s most leftwing areas. “Let’s turn this aro…
The Guardian World · 19:10
Green party of England and Wales facing international ostracism over ‘Zionism is racism’ vote ↗European Green party says motion goes against its policy, with German Green co-leader calling it ‘intolerable and unacceptable’ Zack Polanski may rue lack of leadership when Greens needed him to act The English and Welsh Greens are facing international ostracism after adopting a policy declaring Zionism as a fo…
The Guardian World · 22:18
Coalition set to unveil dramatically deeper cuts to overseas migration as it fends off One Nation’s rise ↗Sources say the opposition’s target will be below Labor’s but won’t match One Nation’s goal to limit net arrivals to 130,000 Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast The Coalition is expected to reveal deep cuts to immigration today which the party says would maintain working holidaymaker pl…
The Guardian World · 23:50
Oil from South Korea being shipped to Russia as Ukraine war grinds on ↗Exclusive: Guardian analysis finds more than 150,000 tonnes of fuel was shipped to Russian ports in July and August, some using sanctioned tankers Oil is being shipped from South Korea to Russia via sanctioned tankers as Moscow scrambles for supplies amid the war in Ukraine, a move one expert said “undermines” Se…