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State premier Jacinta Allan announces sale of the weapons will be prohibited from Wednesday, ahead of amnesty scheme in SeptemberAustralia news live: latest politics updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe sale of machetes will be banned in Victoria from Wednesday, after a clash involving the weapon between alleged rival groups forced Northland shopping centre into lockdown at the weekend.The premier, Jacinta Allan, on Monday announced the government will use extraordinary powers to fast-track the machete ban, which will remain in place until a permanent law takes effect on 1 September.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s

Police investigate double shooting on busy suburban street in Parramatta. Follow today’s news liveGood morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Elias Visontay here bringing you news updates from overnight and this morning.The New South Wales police minister, Yasmin Catley, is “horrified by the level of violence” seen on Sydney streets after a double shooting in the heart of Parramatta on Sunday evening. Officers were called to the incident at about 5.10pm, where they found two men with multiple gunshot wounds, near two others who were uninjured. The injured men were taken to hospital. Continue reading... Source link

Marilyn’s Mater Paddle, now in its second year, held at Balcarrick beach to raise funds for women’s cancer careAlmost 200 Marilyn Monroe lookalikes have made a splash by taking part in a themed charity swim at an Irish beach.Sporting retro swimsuits and blond wigs, swimmers dressed as the film star took the plunge at Balcarrick beach in Donabate, County Dublin, for Marilyn’s Mater Paddle. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/25/almost-200-marilyn-monroe-lookalikes-join-irish-charity-swim Author : Morgan Ofori Publish date : 2025-05-25 18:25:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Leslie O’Neal of Georgia pulled over college student who then spent more than two weeks in federal immigration jailA Georgia police officer has resigned from his job after erroneously pulling over a teenager, causing her to spend more than two weeks in a federal immigration jail, and leaving her facing deportation.The officer, Leslie O’Neal, was employed at the police department in Dalton, a small city more than an hour north of Atlanta. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/25/georgia-police-officer-resigns-arrest-undocumented-student Author : José Olivares Publish date : 2025-05-25 16:30:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

NGO shelters along US-Mexico border, which have long provided aid, rattled by letter from FemaThe Trump administration has continued releasing people charged with being in the country illegally to non-governmental shelters along the US-Mexico border after previously telling those same organizations that providing immigrants with temporary housing and other aid may violate a law used to prosecute smugglers.Border shelters, which have long provided lodging and meals before offering transportation to the nearest bus station or airport, were rattled by a letter from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) that raised “significant concerns” about potentially illegal activity and demanded detailed information

It grew out of a Google Doc, and now has millions of US members – what’s the secret of Indivisible’s success?After the biggest day of protest of the second Trump presidency, when millions of people rallied in more than 1,300 cities and towns across the country, Ezra Levin addressed thousands of faithful progressive activists.For the previous few months, as Trump reclaimed the White House and Democrats struggled to oppose him, the drumbeat of opposition had steadily grown. Protest was back in the air. Democrats were finding their way. And it was because of activists like them, Levin told the crew

At least 12 people killed in strikes involving nearly 300 drones and almost 70 missilesDeadly missile and drone attacks batter KyivUkrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged international leaders to increase their pressure on Russia, after Moscow’s forces intensified strikes on Ukraine overnight.The Ukrainian leader said rescuers are working in over 30 Ukrainian cities and villages after nearly 300 attack drones and almost 70 missiles, including ballistic ones, were launched by Russia overnight.Each such terrorist Russian strike is a sufficient reason for new sanctions against Russia. Russia is dragging out this war and continues to kill every day. The world may

Other Ukrainian cities and regions also hit with nine people reported killed at the same time as Russia and Ukraine are conducting a major prisoner exchange Russia has launched a second straight night of massive drone and ballistic missile strikes against Ukraine, with the capital city, Kyiv, once again the focus of heavy attack.Across the country nine people were killed, including three children in the Kyiv region, and dozens more injured, according to reports on Sunday morning. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/25/deadly-missile-and-drone-strikes-batter-kyiv-for-second-night Author : Peter Beaumont in Kyiv Publish date : 2025-05-25 06:17:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to

US coast guard says accident occurred while employees were doing work involving a flame or sparksAn explosion on a boat carrying raw sewage that was docked on the Hudson River in New York City killed a longtime city employee, authorities said.Another worker on the city-owned Hunts Point vessel was injured and taken to the hospital after the blast about 10.30am Saturday near the North River wastewater treatment plant, according to city deputy assistant chief David Simms of the fire department. A third worker refused medical treatment. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/25/sewage-boat-explosion-kills-new-york-city-worker Author : Associated Press Publish date : 2025-05-25

Kevin Hogan defended the ‘principled’ decision to cut ties with the Liberal party. Follow the day’s news liveNSW floods map: record-breaking rain in charts and mapsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHogan also backed Littleproud, saying he should “absolutely” should remain leader.Asked about whether someone like Michael McCormack returning as leader would be a good idea, he said:I think this is a hypothetical that is not on the cards.… David Littleproud very strong support in the national party room. And I would say even more support after the process he followed, how transparent he was.What about

Campaigner calls compensation schemes ‘quasi-kangaroo courts’ after final offer made in response to his appealSir Alan Bates, who led the 20-year campaign for justice for post office operators over the Horizon scandal, has revealed he has been handed a “take it or leave it” compensation offer of less than half his original claim.The 70-year-old, who was knighted last year, has accused the government of presiding over a “quasi kangaroo court” system for the compensation. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/may/24/sir-alan-bates-given-take-it-or-leave-it-offer-of-less-than-half-his-post-office-horizon-claim Author : Nadeem Badshah Publish date : 2025-05-24 22:53:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

David Crisafulli’s small-target election campaign has created problems for how the LNP governs that are already beginning to show throughGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOnly four years ago, some Queensland Liberal National party figures were contemplating the breakup of a political party that couldn’t work out what it stood for.“What is our raison d’etre?” the former party president, Cynthia Hardy, asked senior members in an email. Back then the LNP had lost 11 of 12 state elections. One senior party figure said at the time: “One more loss and the party will surely have to

Former prime minister and his wife share news of Poppy Eliza Josephine Johnson’s arrival in an Instagram postThe former prime minister Boris Johnson and his wife, Carrie Johnson, have welcomed a fourth baby to the family.The former leader of the Conservative party can be seen holding his daughter, Poppy Eliza Josephine Johnson, in an Instagram post shared on Saturday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/may/24/were-totally-smitten-boris-and-carrie-johnson-welcome-fourth-baby Author : PA Media Publish date : 2025-05-24 17:43:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Wagon Box Inn, founded by Paul McNiel, attracts figures with ambitions to push politics and culture rightwardsA vacation lodge known as the Wagon Box Inn in the tiny town of Story, Wyoming, has emerged as an unlikely hub of rightwing ambitions to reorient US politics and culture.Events held there since it opened, and others planned for this spring, have brought together figures from the so-called “dissident right”, political figures backed by reactionary currents in Silicon Valley, and proponents of the “network state” movement. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/24/wyoming-vacation-lodge-rightwing Author : Jason Wilson and Ali Winston Publish date : 2025-05-24

IDF says practice ‘strictly prohibited’ after report of incidents quoting both Palestinians and Israeli troopsIsrael is investigating ‘‘several cases’’ involving soldiers who have forced Palestinians to act as human shields in Gaza, sending them into buildings and tunnels to check for bombs and gunmen.“The use of Palestinians as human shields, or otherwise coercing them to participate in military operations, is strictly prohibited in IDF orders,” the Israeli army said in a statement. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/24/israel-investigates-use-of-palestinians-as-human-shields-by-its-forces-in-gaza Author : Lorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem Publish date : 2025-05-24 12:34:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

A fifteen-year-old, an eight-year-old and a four-year-old were killed along with a 43-year-old woman, according to MetThree boys, aged 15, eight and four, and a 43-year-old woman have died after a house fire in north-west London in the early hours of Saturday, the Metropolitan police have said.More details soon … Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/may/24/london-house-fire-boys-and-woman-die Author : PA Media Publish date : 2025-05-24 10:17:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

AEC says it is considering recount request while opponent Wilson says he hopes Daniel ‘finds peace’Zoe Daniel has requested the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) conduct a recount in the seat of Goldstein after Liberal Tim Wilson emerged 260 votes ahead after the final distribution of preferences.The AEC automatically recounts votes if the margin is less than 100, but candidates can also request one if they believe they have sufficient grounds to do so.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/24/zoe-daniel-requests-recount-in-seat-of-goldstein-after-liberal-tim-wilson-wins-with-260-votes Author : Caitlin Cassidy Publish date : 2025-05-24 07:11:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs

Reform promised much to voters and now runs £8bn worth of public services. After three weeks, what has party accomplished?When Nigel Farage held a victory lap of England after his mammoth local elections win on 1 May, he was characteristically bullish about Reform UK’s plan to shake up town halls.The party would send in Elon Musk-style budget-slashing units, he said, while promising to turf out asylum seekers and any civil servants working on climate change or diversity. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/may/24/posturing-farages-reform-quake-so-far-limited-to-small-acts-of-war-on-woke Author : Josh Halliday, Diane Taylor and Ben Quinn Publish date : 2025-05-24 05:00:00 Copyright for syndicated

Defense secretary’s move outlined in memo seemingly punishes media for reporting on leaks inside departmentDefense secretary Pete Hegseth moved on Friday to dramatically curtail press access inside the Pentagon, seemingly punishing the news media for reporting on leaks of classified and unclassified information in recent weeks.The changes, announced in a two-page memo issued by Hegseth, effectively boxed credentialed reporters into one corner on one floor of the building that houses the press office and spaces used by news organizations. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/23/hegseth-press-access-pentagon-leaks Author : Hugo Lowell in Washington Publish date : 2025-05-24 01:59:00 Copyright for syndicated content

Social media users are being tricked by false ads advertising fictitious sales – and consumers say the platforms must take actionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian consumers are being lured to fake websites imitating major labels such as Blue Illusion, Millers and Sussan that replicate their branding and advertise fictitious closing-down sales on social media.After previously identifying more than 140 so-called “ghost stores” falsely marketing themselves as local brands, Guardian Australia has found the problem extends to more sophisticated sites impersonating well-known retailers. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/24/scam-websites-imitating-famous-brands-on-social-media-ads Author : Catie McLeod Consumer affairs

Several people held in connection with jailbreak as manhunt enters second week and criticisms mount over jail managementSeveral people have been arrested on accusations of helping some of the 10 men who broke out of New Orleans’ jail on 16 May – and half of the escapers remained on the run as a manhunt for them entered its second week, according to authorities.Police said on Friday that they had booked Casey Smith, 30, a day earlier on allegations that she provided transportation to at least two of the escapers in the hours after the jailbreak. She had allegedly admitted to

Three pensioners and a man in his 30s jailed after stealing millions of euros worth of items during armed robberyFour men have been found guilty of breaking into a luxury residence in Paris and stealing jewellery worth millions of euros from the American reality TV star Kim Kardashian when she attended fashion week in 2016.Three pensioners and one man in his 30s were convicted of carrying out the armed heist, which was thought to be the biggest robbery of an individual in France in 20 years. Four other people were found guilty of assisting in the plot or related charges.

Arrest warrants issued for ringleaders after investigation by police in Europe and North AmericaEuropean and North American cybercrime investigators say they have dismantled the heart of a malware operation directed by Russian criminals after a global operation involving British, Canadian, Danish, Dutch, French, German and US police.International arrest warrants have been issued for 20 suspects, most of them living in Russia, by European investigators while indictments were unsealed in the US against 16 individuals. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/may/23/russian-led-cybercrime-network-dismantled-in-global-operation Author : Lisa O'Carroll and Kate Connolly in Berlin Publish date : 2025-05-23 16:33:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to

Harvard’s president says school’s ‘refusal to surrender’ behind Trump administration’s ‘unlawful’ and ‘unwarranted’ latest actionFresh attack on Harvard intensifies chaos for international students in USHarvard University has sued the Trump administration over Donald Trump’s decision to revoke the Ivy League school’s ability to enroll international students.Reuters reports that in a complaint filed in Boston federal court, Harvard called the revocation a “blatant violation” of the US constitution’s first amendment and other federal laws.HHS alleged that Columbia violated Title VI, which prohibits those receiving federal financial assistance from discriminating in its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, or

Mosquito experts say cuts in aid will lead to collapse of crucial surveillance and control in endemic countriesClimate change could make the UK vulnerable to insect-transmitted tropical diseases that were previously only found in hot countries, scientists have warned, urging ministers to redouble efforts to contain their spread abroad.Leading mosquito experts said the government’s cuts to international aid would lead to a collapse in crucial surveillance, control and treatment programmes in endemic countries, leading to more deaths. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/may/23/climate-change-could-bring-insect-borne-tropical-diseases-to-uk-scientists-warn Author : Anna Bawden Health and social affairs correspondent Publish date : 2025-05-23 11:38:00 Copyright for syndicated