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Stop undermining Jim Chalmers, environment minister urges Labor colleagues

The Guardian ·

‘It’s pretty obvious that there are all sorts of people making all sorts of comments,’ Murray Watt says after budget savings meeting Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The environment minister, Murray Watt , has urged ministers to stop undermining the…

Pope delivers veiled rebuke of Milei's austerity measures

BBC News ·

Pope Leo made the comments as he arrived in Argentina on the second leg of his Latin America tour.

Smog blankets New Delhi as Diwali firecrackers worsen air quality

Al Jazeera ·

Air quality in Indian capital reaches severe levels, posing heightened health risks for more than 30 million residents.

‘Tents don’t protect us’: Rains flood displaced Palestinians in Gaza

Al Jazeera ·

Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are vulnerable to flooding as Israel continues to block entry of mobile homes.

Turkiye pushes electrification top of climate agenda as COP31 set to open

Al Jazeera ·

Ankara aims to make electricity account for 35 percent of global energy demand by 2035.

Victorian election 2026: Concern and scepticism among Labor MPs as new poll shows party trailing One Nation

The Guardian ·

Ben Carroll refuses to be drawn on latest opinion poll that puts Labor at all-time low of just 18%, behind One Nation on 21% and the Coalition on 33% Get our daily political email , free app or daily news podcast Victorian Labor MPs are both sceptical and seriously concerned…

CFMEU ‘enjoy a significant level of influence’ over Victorian government, Big Build royal commission hears

The Guardian ·

Inquiry into allegations of corruption begins block of hearings focused on 2022 level crossing removal project Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The royal commission into allegations of corruption on Victorian Big Build projects has heard a major…

Ukraine strikes Russia's second-largest oil refinery in overnight drone attack, Russian governor says

The Kyiv Independent ·

Man accused of HungryPanda delivery rider’s stabbing murder yells and exposes himself in Melbourne court

The Guardian ·

Roberto Urbano, 51, appears in court via video link after death of 47-year-old Feng Jianming in the CBD on Friday night Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A food delivery rider’s alleged murderer has pulled down his pants and exposed himself as he…

‘Outrageous and racist’: premier responds to NSW One Nation candidate’s claim Australians are being ‘demographically replaced’

The Guardian ·

Chris Minns and race discrimination commissioner lambast comments made by Stuart Bonds, who leads party’s NSW upper house ticket Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The New South Wales premier and the Australian Human Rights Commission have criticised…

South Africa elections: ANC marks its worst-ever performance

DW.com ·

Putin may not want peace, warns Norwegian leader who spoke to him

POLITICO.eu ·

Disposable: The ordinary people doing Russia’s dirty work

POLITICO.eu ·

Cruise ship pianist rescued from sea after nine hours in Pacific Ocean

BBC News ·

Two US fishermen say they spotted the man treading water around 20 miles (32km) off the Californian coast.

Pope Leo delivers stinging rebuke of Milei’s austerity measures during Argentina visit

The Guardian ·

Pontiff tells Argentina’s president the economy must benefit all on second stop of 12-day Latin America tour Pope Leo XIV has delivered a stinging critique of Argentine president Javier Milei’s harsh austerity measures, insisting growth must benefit all in a speech met with…

Europe to press US on Ukraine peace and Iran at Paris G7 talks

France 24 ·

The World's Biggest Sea of Sand Shows No Trace of Ancient Humans. Here's Why.

ScienceAlert ·

Surgeon having lunch near Krakow shooting undoubtedly saved officer's life, colleague says

BBC News ·

Further details have emerged about two police officers hailed for preventing a Polish gunman from killing more.

Woman Discovers Body of Baby in Freezer While Clearing Out Late Mother’s Home: ‘It’s Like the Script of a Horror Movie’

AOL.com ·

Iran vows ‘astonishing’ strikes and lifts missile-range limit as US targets land routes

Fox News ·

'I treat all these people like they are victims', says doctor who treated Krakow shooting suspect

BBC News ·

Two doctors were eating near the Polish city's Main Market Square when a gunman began firing at random.

The world's largest telecoms firm is on trial and the outcome has global implications

NPR ·

Huawei, the world's biggest telecommunications company, is on trial in New York, accused of stealing American technology and evading US sanctions.

Trying to find true owners, Paris' Musee D'Orsay exhibits art looted by Nazis

NPR ·

A new permanent exhibition at Paris' Musee d'Orsay showcases works of art suspected to have been looted by Nazis during the Second World War in France. Experts are trying to find the true owners or their descendants.

Aramco Tower hit in heart of Saudi capital as Houthis launch fresh strikes

BBC News ·

Footage authenticated by BBC Verify shows damage to the building in the capital's central financial district.

Seven dead and more than 100 injured after trains collide in Egypt

BBC News ·

Several carriages derailed after two trains travelling in the same direction crashed outside the city of Giza.

Europe to join U.S.-brokered Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi, defying Kremlin objections

NPR ·

France says European officials will attend this week's U.S.-mediated Russia-Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi, the first three-way round of negotiations since February.

King leads solemn Remembrance Sunday service at Cenotaph

BBC ·

Eisenkot open to Netanyahu joining Israel’s next government

Al Jazeera ·

Gadi Eisenkot reaches out to Netanyahu allies as he strives to form government

The Guardian ·

Former military chief says prime minister brought Israel to historic crisis and it is approaching ‘point of no return’ Israel’s former military chief Gadi Eisenkot started the tough task of forming a government on Sunday, reaching out to Benjamin Netanyahu’s allies as he said…

Collision of two trains in Egypt kills at least seven

The Guardian ·

President orders prompt investigation after one train derails in collision in al-Ayyat about 50km from Cairo Seven people were killed and at least 125 injured when two trains collided on Sunday south of the Egyptian capital, Cairo, officials said.