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Death of former NSW senator after long period of ill health announced on Saturday morningObituary: Graham Richardson, hard-nosed former Labor minister and numbers manGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe former New South Wales senator and Labor party powerbroker, Graham “Richo” Richardson, has died aged 76.His death was announced on Saturday morning. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/08/graham-richardson-dies-richo-former-labor-party-powerbroker-dead-at-76 Author : Ben Doherty Publish date : 2025-11-08 01:35:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

‘The defense acquisitions system as you know it is dead,’ Hegesth says in a speech to industry leaders, military commanders and officialsAndrew Roth in Washington and Flora Garamvolgyi in BudapestViktor Orbán will visit the White House today as Hungary’s far-right prime minister tries to broker another summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin that Orbán’s advisers claim could help end the war between Russia and Ukraine. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/nov/07/donald-trump-government-shutdown-air-traffic-flights-snap-viktor-orban-hungary-ukraine-us-politics-live-news-updates Author : Robert Mackey (now); Coral Murphy Marcos, Lucy Campbell, Chris Stein and Tom Ambrose (earlier) Publish date : 2025-11-07 23:14:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the

Upstate New York institution is the fifth university under government investigation to bow to White House demandsCornell University announced a settlement with the Trump administration on Friday, becoming the fifth university under investigation by the US government to do so.The agreement will see more than $250m in federal research funding restored. In exchange, the university will share admissions data with the government, pay $30m and invest $30m more in research programs benefiting farmers – a reflection of the university’s longstanding record of agricultural research. The university also agreed to continued to “evaluate the campus climate”, particularly for Jewish students and

Carrie Coyner conceded defeat after igniting text scandal over Democrat imagining ‘two bullets’ in rival’s headThe Virginia Republican politician who shook up multiple statewide elections by disclosing text messages in which a prominent Democratic candidate fantasized about a rival receiving “two bullets to the head” has conceded defeat in her own bid to retain office.Carrie Coyner was seeking a third four-year term in Virginia’s house of delegates when she publicly shared the text messages that she had previously received from Jay Jones, a former Democratic colleague who ran in the state’s attorney general election on Tuesday. Continue reading... Source link

Self-styled ‘ultra-Maga’ Republican representative has recently ramped up attacks on Democrat Kathy HochulUS politics live – latest updatesElise Stefanik, a Republican New York representative and staunch supporter of Donald Trump, has officially launched her long-anticipated campaign for governor.Reports indicate that Stefanik has already been working behind the scenes to secure endorsements from key Republican figures and local officials. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/07/elise-stefanik-new-york-governor Author : Marina Dunbar Publish date : 2025-11-07 13:10:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Drone sightings reported near Brussels and Liège airports just hours after national security council meeting on the emerging threatsMeanwhile, we now have a formal confirmation that the centrist D66 party triumphed in last week’s parliamentary election in the Netherlands, setting its 38-year-old leader, Rob Jetten, on course to become the country’s youngest-ever prime minister, AFP noted.Jetten scored a razor-thin victory of 29,668 votes over anti-Islam leader Geert Wilders and his PVV party, the Dutch Electoral Council said, after an election seen as a bellwether for the rise of Europe’s far right. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/nov/07/europe-latest-news-updates-belgium-airports-brussels-liege-drones-russia-orban-trump-ukraine Author : Jakub

Teenage boy among those arrested outside groundMP Ayoub Khan speaks at pro-Palestine demonstrationEleven people were arrested during protests outside Villa Park on Thursday after Maccabi Tel Aviv fans were banned on safety grounds from attending the Europa League match, sparking intense controversy.A large Pro-Palestine demonstration took place in the shadow of Aston Villa’s stadium, with protesters calling for the match to be cancelled and for Israeli teams to be banned from multinational competitions. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/nov/06/six-arrested-during-protests-outside-match-between-aston-villa-and-maccabi-tel-aviv Author : Neha Gohil at Villa Park Publish date : 2025-11-07 08:11:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Hungary’s prime minister also seeking an exemption on US sanctions on Russian oil after Trump’s Kremlin frustrationsViktor Orbán will visit the White House on Friday as Hungary’s far-right prime minister tries to broker another summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin that Orbán’s advisers claim could help end the war between Russia and Ukraine.Orbán, who has proposed hosting the summit in Budapest, will also seek an exemption from US sanctions against Russian energy in what will be a major test of Trump’s tougher line on the Kremlin after he accused Putin of slow-rolling negotiations to end the conflict. Continue reading...

James Marape skipped the meeting last year in protest but will attend Cop30 due to ‘encouraging signs’ on climate financePapua New Guinea’s prime minister, James Marape, has criticised Cop climate summits as “long on talk and short on action” but will attend the upcoming meeting of world leaders in Brazil, after pulling out last year in frustration with big emitters.The leader of the Pacific nation of about 10 million people skipped the meeting in 2024 in “protest at the big nations” for failing to support to the victims of climate change. Marape will take part in the annual UN climate

Resolution fails 49-51 with only two Republican senators voting in favor as president increases military buildupThe US Senate on Thursday blocked a Democratic war powers resolution that would have forced Donald Trump to seek congressional approval to launch strikes in Venezuela, allowing the president to remain unchecked in his ability to expand his military campaign against the country.The 49-51 vote against passing the resolution, mostly along party lines, came a month after a previous effort to stop strikes against alleged drug trafficking boats in international waters similarly failed, 48-51. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/06/senate-trump-venezuela Author : Hugo Lowell in

Decision by high court’s conservative majority is Trump administration’s latest win on emergency docketThe supreme court on Thursday allowed Donald Trump’s administration to enforce a policy blocking transgender and non-binary people from choosing passport sex markers that align with their gender identity.The decision by the high court’s conservative majority is Trump’s latest win on the high court’s emergency docket, and it means his administration can enforce the policy while a lawsuit over it plays out. It halts a lower-court order requiring the government to keep letting people choose male, female or X on their passport to line up with their

Former party leader says his latest successor has not shown strong enough character. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories and then it will be Nick Visser to get you through to the end of the week.Sussan Ley’s leadership of the Liberal party has been has been savaged by one of her predecessors, John Hewson, for lacking clear strategy as the party grapples with infighting and demoralising polling. More coming up. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/nov/07/australia-news-live-sussan-ley-coalition-liberals-nationals-leadership-senate-anthony-albanese-labor-net-zero-ntwnfb

Town to become ‘elegantly eccentric’ to boost economy after horrific incident that left three young girls dead Southport has unveiled an “elegantly eccentric” year-long cultural programme as it seeks to lure back tourists after the fatal attack on young girls last summer.The Merseyside town will transform into an “open air ballroom” as part of an outdoor spectacular by the acclaimed French street theatre company Transe Express in the spring. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/06/southport-year-of-cultural-events-after-attack Author : Josh Halliday North of England editor Publish date : 2025-11-06 17:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Likely airspace shutdown comes two weeks before Thanksgiving holiday, typically the busiest travel period of the yearUS politics live – latest updatesUS airline regulators are expected to publish a list of 40 airports serving “high-volume markets” where air traffic will be reduced on Friday, a move that could would force airlines to cancel thousands of flights and create a cascade of scheduling issues and delays at some of nation’s largest airports.The Federal Administration Agency has said flights are being reduced to maintain safety during the ongoing federal government shutdown, now the longest recorded and with no sign of a resolution

Namewee detained after influencer Hsieh Yu-hsin found dead in a hotel room in Kuala Lumpur on 22 OctoberA well-known Malaysian rapper and film-maker, Namewee, has been arrested in relation to the alleged murder of a Taiwanese woman in Kuala Lumpur.Hsieh Yu-hsin, 31, a former nurse turned internet celebrity who posted under the name Nurse Goddess, was found dead in a hotel room on 22 October. Police this week reclassified her death as murder, after unspecified new evidence emerged. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/06/malaysian-rapper-namewee-arrested-over-alleged-of-taiwanese-influencer-hsieh-yu-hsin Author : Helen Davidson in Taipei Publish date : 2025-11-06 11:56:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs

Security services believe state actor, ‘probably Russia’, to be behind drone flights at military bases and airportsSpeaking before the security council meeting, the Belgian interior minister Bernard Quintin told reporters that he wanted to hear what the country’s security services made of the drone incidents.“I know that the defence will come up with some proposals to guarantee our security. We will see what concrete measures will emerge from that,” he told VRT. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/nov/06/europe-latest-live-news-updates-belgium-drones Author : Jakub Krupa Publish date : 2025-11-06 09:26:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

In today’s newsletter: After decades of political tinkering, a new review of England’s national curriculum promises change without chaos – but can it really add without overwhelming​?Good morning. I’m Martin Belam, and this is my first time in your inbox for First Edition – though you may already know me from Guardian live blogs, my Doctor Who obsession, and the increasingly silly Thursday news quiz I write.I’m also old enough to have been part of the first ever cohort to take GCSEs instead of O-levels, and that exam upheaval has been followed by decades of successive governments tinkering with how

Infrastructure Australia wants to know why NSW connection should be prioritised over Victorian, ACT and Queensland sections of high-speed railFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA high-speed train linking Sydney and Newcastle could cut the journey to an hour by 2039, an independent transport advisory body says, but more evidence is needed to justify prioritising that section over Melbourne and Brisbane connections.Infrastructure Australia said it supported a business case by the federal government’s High Speed Rail Authority (HSRA) moving to a further development phase. Continue reading... Source link

‘Devastated’ family demands answers after two-year-old driven by armed agents from LA Home Depot parking lotMasked, heavily armed federal immigration agents arrested a US citizen in the parking lot of a Los Angeles Home Depot store, then entered his car and drove away with his toddler, who is also a US citizen, in the backseat.The child’s grandmother said the incident had left the whole family shaken. “I am devastated by what has happened to my son and demand an explanation,” she said at a press conference on Wednesday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/05/los-angeles-immigration-agents-toddler Author : Maanvi Singh Publish date

NTSB agents arrive in Louisville to investigate what caused engine to fall off UPS cargo plane and left wing to catch fireA federal investigator said a UPS cargo plane’s left wing caught fire and an engine fell off shortly before it crashed and exploded into a fireball in Louisville on Tuesday night, killing at least 11 people and injuring 15 with some people still unaccounted for.At least 28 National Transportation Safety Board agents arrived at the site in Kentucky and began searching for clues about the possible cause of the disaster, which saw the UPS plane crash shortly after takeoff

Meanwhile finance sector union writes to banks saying they must comply with the law on flexible working. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJane Hume plays down divisions in the Liberal partyThe Liberal party is in damage control, trying to hold itself together as it forms a position on energy and net zero.The Nationals have a position and the Liberal party will develop its position and we’ll announce it soon. The most important thing soon is that as a coalition, we then come up with a joint policy we can take to the

Both conservative and liberal US supreme court justices have voiced skepticism over the Trump administration’s justification for tariffsUS supreme court appears skeptical over legality of Trump tariffsHere’s a look at some of the pictures from New York, as Zohran Mamdani was elected the next mayor of the city.In a short while, we’ll hear from Donald Trump when he hosts a breakfast with Republican senators at the White House. As we noted earlier, the president had choice words about Mamdani’s victory in New York, and other Democratic wins across the country – including the gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey.

Lammy, standing in for Keir Starmer, avoided answering questions on the mistaken release during PMQsDavid Lammy starts by saying the PM is in Brazil.He says the thoughts of all MPs are still with the victims of the appalling attacks in Huntingdon and Peterborough, where, he says, he was at school for seven years. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/nov/05/david-lammy-pmqs-rachel-reeves-tax-system-news-updates-uk-politics-live Author : Andrew Sparrow Publish date : 2025-11-05 15:48:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Man who returned to UK last month after being sent back to France in September is flown back again An Iranian man who returned to the UK on a small boat after being sent back to France under the “one in, one out” scheme has been removed for a second time, the home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, said on Wednesday.The man was flown back to France, despite lawyers continuing to insist he is a victim of modern slavery. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/05/iranian-man-who-made-second-small-boat-crossing-is-returned-to-france-again Author : Rajeev Syal and Diane Taylor Publish date : 2025-11-05 13:19:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs