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Bureau of Meteorology says WA residents should brace for wind gusts higher than 125km/h – the strength of category two cyclonesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA major storm system bearing down on millions of Western Australians on Saturday is bringing cyclone-strength winds, and is set to deliver a “wintry blast” to the east of the country early next week.Residents across WA’s populated south-west were warned to tie down loose items and prepare for destructive wind gusts that could exceed 125km/h from Saturday evening. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/30/western-australia-storm-to-affect-millions-icy-weather-for-nsw-victoria-sa Author : Graham Readfearn Publish date

Discovery brings death toll from chemical tank rupture in Longview to nine, with two workers still unaccounted forCrews on Friday recovered the remains of one more victim of a massive chemical tank rupture at a paper mill in Washington state, bringing the death toll to nine people and leaving two workers still unaccounted for.Among the 11 workers presumed killed in the disaster were two brothers who worked there together, a trivia champ and an electrician who would help his farmer neighbors cut hay. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/29/washington-state-paper-mill-explosion Author : Associated Press Publish date : 2026-05-30 00:22:00 Copyright for

Findings add to growing efforts to explain why cancer rates are increasing among younger adults worldwidePoor sleep may be fuelling the global rise in under-50s being diagnosed with cancer, two large studies suggest.The number of younger people diagnosed with the disease has risen by almost 80% in three decades. Worldwide cases of early-onset cancer increased from 1.82m in 1990 to 3.26m in 2019, while cancer deaths among people in their 40s, 30s or younger rose by 27%. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/may/30/poor-sleep-linked-rising-cancer-risk-under-50s Author : Andrew Gregory in Chicago Publish date : 2026-05-29 23:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to

Christian Castro charged with assault and falsely reporting a crime after video emerged of non-fatal shooting in JanuarySign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailA US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent wanted for shooting a Venezuelan man during the sweeping immigration crackdown in Minnesota was arrested on Friday in Texas, authorities said.Christian Castro was taken into custody 11 days after Minneapolis prosecutors charged him with assault and falsely reporting a crime. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/29/ice-agent-arrest-minnesota-venezuelan-man-shot Author : Roque Planas and agencies Publish date : 2026-05-29 19:45:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Organisation cites abuse by security forces, including rape of male detaineesThe UN has added Israel and Russia to a blacklist for sexual violence in conflict, citing abuse by security forces including rape of male detainees. .The UN verified sexual abuse of 31 Palestinian men, women and children from the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank between 2023 and 2025. Israeli attacks included repeated gang-rapes and the use of sexual violence as a form of torture, the report said. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/29/un-israel-russia-blacklist-sexual-violence-conflict Author : Emma Graham-Harrison, chief Middle East correspondent Publish date : 2026-05-29 17:37:00 Copyright for

James Sherwin-Smith says field tilted against him after decision to give members ‘quick vote’ against candidacyA Nationwide customer seeking election to the building society’s board has criticised the lender for “unfair” treatment and undermining democratic governance after it said it would tell members to vote against him.James Sherwin-Smith said Nationwide had tilted the field against him after it confirmed it would give members a default “quick vote” option that included a vote against his candidacy at the annual meeting in July. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/29/nationwide-customer-seeking-election-board-slams-lender-unfair-treatment Author : Jasper Jolly Publish date : 2026-05-29 15:10:00 Copyright for syndicated content

Torsten Bell says Labour manifesto ‘did not set out the timeline’ for changes to living wage after scale of youth unemployment crisis revealed in Milburn reportMinisters are proposing new laws to crack down on damage to undersea cables amid “hostile activity by Russia”, the Press Association reports. PA says:Tougher penalties for ship owners and operators who recklessly damage underwater infrastructure will be set out in a white paper later this year, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology said.Acts of sabotage linked to a hostile state already carries life imprisonment for the most serious cases but undersea malicious activity sometimes

Lawmakers to have fresh chance to dig for information on Trump’s administration’s handling of issue by grilling former attorney-generalSign up for the Breaking News US emailHello and welcome to the US politics live blog.Former attorney-general Pam Bondi is testifying before the US House oversight and reform committee, a long-awaited appearance that brings fresh scrutiny of the administration’s release of the Epstein files.A jury in Spokane, Washington found an Afghanistan War veteran and two others guilty of federal conspiracy charges on Thursday for their part in a protest last June outside the city’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility.New Jersey’s governor,

EU president Ursula von der Leyen says bloc will ‘keep increasing the pressure on Russia’ after drone hits apartment block in GalațiRomania’s chief of defence staff, Gen Gheorghiță Vlad, spoke with Nato commanders this morning, discussing the last night’s drone incident in Galați.In comments reported by Antena3, he said it further underlined the need to ramp up the surveillance and the reaction forces on the eastern flank of Nato.“Russia’s reckless behaviour is a danger to us all. They continue to target civilians and civilian infrastructure across Ukraine. And last night showed yet again that the implications of their illegal war

The Irish singer-songwriter says her rise has been increasingly ‘tarnished by the fact that I would be allowed to enjoy it so much more if I was thin’The Irish singer-songwriter CMAT has responded to ongoing abuse she has received about her body and her weight following an appearance last week at BBC’s Radio 1 Big Weekend.The musician, whose real name is Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson, wrote on Instagram on Thursday that she had felt “compelled to wade in and speak for myself” after learning of the abuse being directed at photos taken of her on stage at the Sunderland festival on

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus heads for Ituri province where epidemic is centred and calls for halt to fighting that hampers medical relief effortsThe deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo can be stopped, the World Health Organization (WHO) head, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said as he arrived in Kinsasha.Tedros landed in the DRC on Thursday evening and was due on Friday to travel to Ituri province in the north-east, where the epidemic is centred. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/29/who-chief-tedros-adhanom-ghebreyesus-drc-ebola-outbreak-epidemic Author : Guardian staff and agencies Publish date : 2026-05-29 02:10:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked

US vice-president says he feels ‘pretty good’ about prospects of memorandum of understanding being negotiated with TehranHezbollah has claimed dozens of drone and rocket attacks that it said targeted Israeli troops in southern Lebanon and northern Israel.The group said it launched several attacks on Israeli soldiers and tanks that crossed the Litani river into the town of Zawtar al-Sharqiyah near Nabatieh, as close-range fighting continues. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/may/28/middle-east-crisis-trump-us-iran-war-lebanon-israel-strikes-latest-news-live Author : Wendy Frew (now); Lucy Campbell, Tom Ambrose and Taz Ali (earlier) Publish date : 2026-05-28 23:57:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Spy agency says politicians and public servants ‘should be conscious of the things that they are discussing’ in internet-connected cars. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAttorney general says Nacc could use a ‘reset’ after commissioner says he will step downRowland also said the National Anti Corruption Commission (Nacc) could get a “reset” after Paul Brereton, the body’s first commissioner, said he would step down from the role in July.I’ve never stated anything but support for the commissioner and confidence in commissioner Brereton. But this does give us an opportunity with these new

Vice president says Donald Trump is ‘improving military quality of life’ and says America’s ‘adversaries are studying this country every day’Sign up to the Breaking News US emailIn one of the opinions shared by the Supreme Court Thursday morning, the Court has ruled in favor of a Black man who claims that there was racial bias in the make up of the jury that convicted him.In Pitchford v Cain, five of the Court’s justices sided with Terry Pitchford, a man sentenced to death for his part in killing a grocery story owner in Mississippi, over 20 years ago, reported AP.Trump

Concerns among commissioners in bloc that surge in imports could lead to decline similar to that of US rust belt townsEU commissioners will meet on Friday for crunch talks aimed at imposing new restrictions on imports from China amid growing concern that Beijing is fuelling conditions for US-style rust belt towns in Europe.The surge in imports of everything from electric cars to key components in machines, medical devices and food stuffs has been dubbed China Shock 2.0, potentially mirroring the experience in the US 25 years ago when Beijing joined the World Trade Organization. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/28/eu-discuss-restrictions-chinese-imports-fears-overreliance

Labour’s Makerfield byelection candidate understood to have changed stance on no recourse to public funds policyUK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham has rolled back from his previous calls for ministers to scrap a restriction on immigrants claiming benefits as the Makerfield byelection places greater scrutiny on his policy positions.As Greater Manchester mayor, Burnham has called several times for an end to the rule known as no recourse to public funds (NRPF), which since 1999 has prevented new arrivals getting access to benefits or public housing before they are granted settled status. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/28/andy-burnham-immigration-benefits-policy-makerfield-labour Author :

President makes comments after reports Iran and Oman have discussed jointly charging a toll for ships. Plus, how ‘balcony solar’ could help fight rising energy costsGood morning.In a casual aside during a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Donald Trump threatened to “blow up” Oman, a US ally, if it failed to “behave” over the reopening the strait of Hormuz.What is the latest on a deal to end the war? Negotiations are continuing but the US earlier this week struck Iranian targets, reportedly killing four members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which prompted an apparent Iranian retaliatory attack on an American

Human rights groups and lawyers say policy amounts to ethnic cleansingIsrael’s defence minister has said he is committed to the ethnic cleansing of Gaza through large-scale migration of Palestinians as part of Israel’s long-term plans for the territory.Israel Katz said the government would implement a plan for large numbers of Palestinians to leave Gaza “at the right time and in the right manner”, in a statement on Wednesday marking the targeted killing of Mohammed Odeh, Hamas’s most recent military commander. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/28/israels-defence-minister-says-large-scale-palestinian-migration-from-gaza-will-go-ahead Author : Emma Graham-Harrison Publish date : 2026-05-28 09:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs

Wet weather to batter parts of Queensland, NSW and Tasmania through Thursday, with warnings of flash floodingFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMultiple states are at risk of flash flooding on Thursday, with severe weather warnings issued in New South Wales, Queensland and Tasmania.Ilana Cherny, a senior meteorologist at the Bureau of Meteorology, said the wet weather battering eastern Australia was being driven by a broad low-pressure trough that had drawn in “a lot of tropical moisture across the region”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/28/australia-weather-rain-flooding-expected-queensland-nsw-tasmania-bom-severe-weather-warning Author :

Hugh Marks refuses to confirm or deny to Senate estimates that he threatened to terminate Stevens if he didn’t resignFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesSign up for Guardian Australia’s free weekly media newsletter hereA top news executive from Reuters, Simon Robinson, is expected to be appointed as news director of the ABC in coming days, Guardian Australia can reveal.He will be the external replacement for Justin Stevens who resigned on Wednesday after four years in the role, citing personal and professional reasons.Sign up to get Guardian Australia’s weekly media diary as a free newsletter Continue reading... Source

Sources tell CNN and New York Times that the investigation centers on whether Carroll committed perjury in civil lawsuits against Trump, who a federal jury found had sexually abused her in the 1990sSign up to the Breaking News US emailPresident Trump is set to hold the 12th cabinet meeting of his second term at 11am EST on Wednesday.Three Democratic state attorneys general said their deputies were turned away from a roundtable hosted by JD Vance on Tuesday, sowing confusion about what the White House has billed as a bipartisan crackdown on fraud. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/may/27/donald-trump-republicans-texas-primary-midterms-iran-redistricting-latest-news-updates Author :

Financial services minister says it would mean banks and telcos would focus dispute resolution processes on bigger scams. Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastScams come in all shapes and sizes (and none of them are nice), and the government is considering creating rules that would force banks, telcos and digital platforms to automatically reimburse victims of smaller scams of up to $3,000.Labor is considering a range of options as part of a scam protection framework.For smaller losses, $3,000 and under, what we’re proposing is that there should be automatic payment to consumers where

The satellite visuals reveal vast burn scars after blaze tore through rare ecosystems on Santa Rosa IslandImages from a Nasa satellite showcased the devastating scars left behind by a wildfire that consumed roughly a third of Santa Rosa Island, one of the five that make up Channel Islands national park off the southern California coast.Taken on 20 May, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (Modis) took the false-color image of the burn area, showing swaths of blackened land. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/27/santa-rosa-island-california-wildfire-damage Author : Gabrielle Canon Publish date : 2026-05-27 20:28:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked

US president sends contradictory messages about ending war at cabinet meeting with call to bolster Abraham accordsDonald Trump has accused Iran of trying to stall on making a peace agreement by running down the clock before November’s US midterm elections in the hope of getting better terms.“They thought they were going to out-wait me, you know, ‘We’ll out wait him, he’s got the midterms,” the US president told a meeting of his cabinet at the White House on Wednesday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/27/trump-cabinet-camp-david-washington-iran Author : Robert Tait in Washington Publish date : 2026-05-27 17:54:00 Copyright for syndicated content

On-pitch performance and cost-cutting help to halve pre-tax losses to £18m in the first nine months of the yearManchester United have taken a £22m hit from the sacking of their former manager Ruben Amorim but cut their losses in half thanks to improved performance on the pitch and the cost-cutting zeal of the co-owner Jim Ratcliffe.United’s successful pursuit of Champions League football under Michael Carrick drove a 57% rise in broadcast income during the third quarter of the financial year to nearly £65m, as more of the club’s games were picked for TV. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/may/27/manchester-united-22m-hit-sacking-ruben-amorim-losses Author