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The two countries are expected to sign a defence agreement on Monday as PNG marks half a century of independence. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMarles remains confident Trump administration won’t sink AukusThe defence minister, Richard Marles, is speaking on Sky News from Perth ahead of the announcement of a $12bn investment in a Western Australian defence precinct linked to the Aukus submarine project.Well, I’ve had numerous conversations with American counterparts, really, since the inauguration of the Trump administration, where there’s been really positive statements made about Aukus. So if you’ve asked

Documents show intent to deploy 1,000 troops to conduct law enforcement operations in urban centersDonald Trump’s administration has drafted a proposal to deploy 1,000 Louisiana national guard troops to conduct law enforcement operations in the state’s urban centers, the Washington Post reported Saturday, citing military planning documents it had obtained.Trump has made crime a major focus of his administration even as violent crime rates have fallen in many US cities. His crackdown on Democratic-led municipalities has fueled legal concerns and spurred protests, including a recent demonstration by several thousand people in Washington DC. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/13/louisiana-national-guard-pentagon Author

‘Preventive operations’ included putting air defence systems on high alert and followed serious Russian incursion earlier in the weekPolish and allied aircraft have been deployed in a “preventive” operation in Poland’s airspace because of a threat of drone strikes in neighbouring areas of Ukraine, and the airport in the eastern Polish city of Lublin was closed, authorities have said.The alert on Saturday lasted about two hours. On Wednesday multiple Russian drones had crossed into Poland, prompting Nato to send fighter jets to shoot them down, underlining long-held concerns about the expansion of Russia’s more than three-year war in Ukraine. Continue

More than 110,000 marched at Unite the Kingdom event in London, with 5,000 counter protesters nearbyPolice officers have been assaulted as they clashed with protesters at a “freedom of speech” festival led by far-right activist Stephen Yaxley Lennon, known as Tommy Robinson, Scotland Yard said.More than 110,000 people gathered in central London for the event. Protesters marched from Southwark to Whitehall draped in the flag of St George and the union flag in what was called the “Unite the Kingdom” demo. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/sep/13/unite-the-kingdom-far-right-rally-london-tommy-robinson-police-assaulted Author : Robyn Vinter, Sammy Gecsoyler and Helen Pidd Publish date : 2025-09-13

March expected to be Britain’s largest far-right rally in decades, and will include speakers from Britain, the US and EuropeMore than a hundred people have gathered outside Russell Square before the ‘march against fascism’ counter-protest against the ‘unite the kingdom’ march, featuring far-right activist Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon. Both are being held in central London on Saturday.According to the PA news agency, people in Russell Square milled around with placards that said “refugees welcome” and “oppose Tommy Robinson”. Chants of “say it loud, say it clear, refugees are welcome here” started at about 11.20am, the news

The AP reported several historically Black colleges locked down or canceled classes after receiving threats, a day after the fatal shooting of Charlie KirkIn stark contrast to Donald Trump’s comments blaming “vicious and horrible” radicals on the left, Utah’s Republican governor made a case for unity on Friday.“We can return violence with violence, we can return hate with hate, and that’s the problem with political violence – it metastasises because we can always point the figure at the other side,” said Spencer Cox, the governor of Utah. “At some point we have to find an offramp or else it’s going

Official agency’s figures indicate those who took journalism or marketing far more likely to regret their decisionThe 2026 league tableView the full guideThe UK’s most satisfied graduates are those who studied healthcare subjects, while those who opted for journalism or marketing are far more likely to regret their choices, according to data obtained by the Guardian.Vets, midwives and paramedics were the happiest with their degrees after entering the workforce, alongside those who studied vocational subjects such as architecture, computer science and construction, and were most likely to say they would study the same course if they were making their university

Philip Davis pleads for rival groups to ‘kiss and make up’ after divisive campaign to replace himGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictorian Liberals shape up for ‘nastiest, most toxic’ state council in yearsThe president of the Victorian Liberals, Philip Davis, has warned his party to unite ahead of the 2026 election or “we will be in a crisis”, after he survived a leadership challenge.Davis defeated his immediate predecessor, Greg Mirabella, in a vote at the Victorian Liberal party’s state council at Moonee Valley racecourse on Saturday by 493 votes to 404. Continue reading... Source link

In statement Friday, Erika Kirk says ‘evildoers responsible for my husband’s assassination have no idea what they have done’Erika Kirk, the widow of rightwing activist and provocateur Charlie Kirk, said in a statement Friday evening that her late husband’s message and mission will be “stronger, bolder, louder and greater than ever” and that her “cries will echo around the world like a battle cry”.“I loved knowing one of his mottos was ‘never surrender’,” she said of her late husband. “We’ll never surrender.” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/12/erika-kirk-charlie-kirk Author : Johana Bhuiyan Publish date : 2025-09-13 02:18:00 Copyright for syndicated

Film-makers pledged not to work with institutions linked to ‘genocide and apartheid against the Palestinian people’Paramount said it does “not agree with recent efforts to boycott Israeli film-makers”, making it the first major studio to respond to a recent pledge not to work with institutions that supported or were otherwise involved in the “genocide and apartheid against the Palestinian people”.The pledge circulated by an organization called Film Workers for Palestine has more than 4000 signatures including directors and actors like Jonathan Glazer, Ava DuVernay, Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone, Joaquin Phoenix, Rooney Mara, Olivia Colman and Mark Ruffalo. Continue reading... Source

Officer shot after man had ‘attempted to drive his vehicle into the arrest team, striking an officer’, according to Ice statementA man was fatally shot during a vehicle stop on the outskirts of Chicago by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) officers after attempting to flee the scene, according to officials, and another officer was injured during the altercation.Ice released the following statement after the shooting: “This morning in Chicago, Ice officers were conducting targeted local enforcement activity during a vehicle stop, the suspect resisted and attempted to drive his vehicle into the arrest team, striking an officer and subsequently

President tells Fox News ‘the radicals on the left are the problem’ and refuses to seek common way forwardDonald Trump has said he “couldn’t care less” about reuniting America and fixing the country’s divisions in the wake of the assassination of his close associate, the rightwing activist Charlie Kirk.In an interview on Fox & Friends on Friday morning, the US president was asked what he intended to do to heal the wounds of Kirk’s shooting in Utah. “How do we fix this country? How do we come back together?” he was asked by the show’s co-host Ainsley Earhardt, who commented

Hopwood DePree has been leading efforts to renovate listed Hopwood Hall, nicknamed ‘Downton Shabby’, since 2017It was a story fit for the pages of a Hollywood screenplay, with a California actor moving to a town in north Manchester to restore his dilapidated ancestral home.But Hopwood DePree’s romance plot has transformed instead to a horror, after he found himself locked out the building he was restoring, and now battling the local council in court for possession of the property. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/sep/12/im-completely-invested-rochdale-council-pulls-out-of-us-actors-ancestral-home-restoration Author : Hannah Al-Othman North of England correspondent Publish date : 2025-09-12 16:42:00 Copyright for syndicated

TUC says CS Venkatakrishnan has ‘brass neck’ calling for curbs when his pay packet has doubled to £10.5mBusiness live – latest updatesThe chief executive of Barclays has said the UK government needs to limit pay rises for public sector workers and resist a further “squeeze” on banks with tax increases.CS Venkatakrishnan said the government needed to look at its own spending levels as the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, seeks ways to address a fiscal hole when she announces her budget in November. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/sep/12/barclays-boss-urges-uk-ministers-limit-public-sector-pay-rises Author : Mark Sweney and Kalyeena Makortoff Publish date : 2025-09-12 14:15:00 Copyright

Donald Trump appeared to be dismissive Thursday night as he said it ‘could have been an mistake’Tusk also says the announcement with BAE Systems is “only a part of our cooperation with the UK.”He says he “received another message from prime minister Starmer about greater UK involvement in military assistance, here in Poland, on an urgent basis,” without offering further details. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/sep/12/poland-russia-drones-ukraine-war-latest-news-europe-live Author : Jakub Krupa Publish date : 2025-09-12 11:44:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

‘We cannot do our job without the public’s help,’ Utah’s governor said, adding the FBI had received more than 7,000 leads and tips so farHere are some images coming to us via the wires.Democracy is the way that we have diverse societies that don’t kill each other, largely,” Lilliana Mason, a leading scholar of partisanship, observed recently. She added: “As soon as we stop believing in it, it disappears.” Dr Mason’s own research suggests that there is sharply rising tolerance of political violence. On Wednesday, it claimed one more victim. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/sep/12/charlie-kirk-shooter-suspect-latest-news-updates-donald-trump-utah Author : Jane Clinton

Aftab Malik cites bomb threats and assaults when releasing report containing 54 recommendationsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCounter-terrorism laws should be reviewed, and the race discrimination act should be updated to protect religious groups , according to a long-awaited report from the special envoy to combat Islamophobia.The report makes 54 recommendations to parliament and government departments to tackle Islamophobia, improve data collection on hate crimes, and calls on the government to “confront Islamophobia with equivalent urgency to other discriminatory practices, and provide it with the same rights,

Band urges fans to avoid secondary sites, where more than 1,000 potentially fraudulent tickets for their shows have been foundRadiohead have condemned ticket resale sites and “exploitative” touts who use them after more than 1,000 potentially fraudulent tickets for the band’s upcoming tour were advertised online before they had even gone on sale.The rock quintet implemented strict measures designed to limit touts’ ability to buy up tickets for shows in London, Berlin, Copenhagen, Madrid and Bologna, announced to the delight of fans earlier this month. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/sep/12/radiohead-condemn-exploitative-touts-and-resale-sites-ahead-of-tour Author : Rob Davies Publish date : 2025-09-12 04:00:00

Justice department in lawsuit accuses company drivers of routinely refusing to serve people with disabilitiesThe US government sued Uber on Thursday, accusing the ride-sharing company of violating federal law by discriminating against passengers with disabilities.In a complaint filed in San Francisco federal court, the US Department of Justice said Uber drivers routinely refuse to serve riders with disabilities, including people who travel with service animals or stowable wheelchairs. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/sep/11/us-government-uber-lawsuit Author : Reuters Publish date : 2025-09-11 22:45:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Liberal senator Jane Hume says drama surrounding Jacinta Nampijinpa Price’s remarks on Indian migrants mishandled ‘on all sides’. Follow the latest news updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralians are dying from dementia more than any other disease, as advocates warn the number of people with the disease could exceed 1 million without government intervention, AAP reports.Dementia accounted for almost 17,400 deaths in 2023, equivalent to almost one in 10 of all deaths, according to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.This has been an entirely unedifying week for the Coalition. Not something that we

Officials say rifle found and are offering compensation for information leading to person’s identification and arrestCharlie Kirk shooting: latest updatesHow the Charlie Kirk shooting unfolded – in maps, videos and imagesThe FBI has released two images of a person of interest in connection with the fatal shooting of rightwing activist Charlie Kirk and asked for the public’s help in identifying them.The pictures posted on X show a person in sunglasses, a baseball cap, a long-sleeved black shirt with a US flag on the front and dark jeans. The FBI is offering up to $100,000 for information leading to the identification

Education secretary and Manchester MP are only candidates to clear threshold to enter party members’ ballot No 10’s pick for Labour deputy leader, Bridget Phillipson, will face off against the ousted cabinet minister Lucy Powell in a race widely seen as a referendum for party members on the direction of Keir Starmer’s leadership.With Downing Street in turmoil after the sacking of the US ambassador, Peter Mandelson, Powell clinched enough nominations to take her over the threshold to enter the ballot of Labour members. Bell Ribeiro-Addy, the leftwing Labour MP, failed to make the cut-off. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/sep/11/phillipson-and-powell-confirmed-as-final-contenders-in-labour-deputy-race

PM and foreign secretary were nowhere is sight as hapless Stephen Doughty faced the Commons over Peter MandelsonUK politics live – latest updatesIf only there had been some kind of clue. The tiniest of hints that Peter Mandelson might not have been a suitable candidate to act as the UK ambassador in Washington.Like being forced to resign from the cabinet over a failure to disclose a loan from Geoffrey Robertson. Like being forced to resign from the cabinet a second time over allegations of trying to procure a passport for the Hinduja brothers. Like his financial arrangements with the Russian

Belgian organisers are accused of ‘naked antisemitism’ after cancelling performance by Lahav ShaniA Belgian classical music festival has axed a leading German orchestra from its programme over concerns about its Israeli conductor, drawing accusations of antisemitism from Berlin.Flanders Festival Ghent announced it had cancelled a concert by the Munich Philharmonic scheduled for 18 September, citing insufficient clarity over Lahav Shani’s attitude to the Israeli government. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/11/festival-axes-german-orchestra-over-concerns-about-israeli-conductor Author : Philip Oltermann European culture editor Publish date : 2025-09-11 13:04:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

In an address delivered before the person who killed Kirk had even been identified, Donald Trump blamed ‘the radical left’ for the shooting A UK offshoot of a US conservative group set up by Charlie Kirk is to hold a vigil in London after he was shot dead, reports the PA news agency.Turning Point UK has said its activists will gather on Friday evening by the Montgomery statue in Whitehall and called on others to “join us in remembering Charlie”.It’s absolutely shocking, we’re heartbroken over here in the UK.My thoughts this evening are with the loved ones of Charlie Kirk.It