Region hit by strong winds, flash flooding and giant hailstones, causing one death and widespread power cuts Severe thunderstorms have been wreaking havoc across eastern Australia this week, unleashing heavy rain, strong winds, flash flooding and giant hailstones. In some regions there were wind gusts of more than 100mph (160km/h) and strong winds caused operational…
President Biden said in an MSNBC interview that he pushed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to prevent civilian deaths during the Gaza war. He also defended his steadfast support for Israel.
Ukrainian police said officers were conducting 200 searches nationwide amid probe into illegal exit of military-aged men from the country German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock indirectly criticised chancellor Olaf Scholz for his reluctance to approve a further 3 billion euros ($3.09bn) in additional military aid for Ukraine. “To be honest, it hurts me a lot,”…
Lisa Nandy defends Yvette Cooper’s decision to order urgent review following pressure driven by Elon Musk Rowena Mason is the Guardian’s Whitehall editor Rachel Reeves has said she is not going to let her critics get her down after a bruising week of speculation about whether she could be ousted as chancellor. Continue reading…
Trump’s second term will be marked by a rare level of influence in Congress and the highest court Donald Trump will come in to power with a “trifecta” of governmental control after his Republican party won the House of Representatives, the Senate and the presidency in the 2024 US election. Control of both chambers of…
Despite the threat of a trade war with the U.S., economists and analysts tell CNBC that this will not stop BRICS from expanding.
Urfan Sharif and Beinash Batool were jailed for life last month, with minimum terms of 40 years and 33 years respectively The father and stepmother of Sara Sharif are seeking to appeal against the sentences they received for the 10-year-old’s murder. Sara suffered a “daily living hell” as she was tortured to death over many…
Rillette was found as a piglet after apparently being abandoned by its mother.
Bystander says there was a ‘gust of wind’ before a tree in city centre crashed across the footpath Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast At least two people have been hit after a huge fig tree fell in Sydney’s centre amid…
British content creators, who may lose a big chunk of their audiences, say they see the app as a gateway to Americans If TikTok disappears from the US, it won’t just be its 170 million American users who will lose out. British TikTokers and business owners have told the Guardian they will also lose a…
