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President Maia Sandu says parliamentary vote is Moldova’s ‘most consequential election’ and warns against falling deeper into Moscow’s orbitMoldovans began voting on Sunday in parliamentary elections that could see the country neighbouring Ukraine swerve from its pro-European path towards Moscow, with the government and the EU accusing Russia of “deeply interfering”.Moldova, an EU candidate country, has long been divided over closer ties with Brussels or maintaining Soviet-era relations with Moscow. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/28/moldova-heads-to-the-polls-in-tense-vote-that-could-steer-country-closer-to-eu-or-russia Author : Agence France-Presse Publish date : 2025-09-28 05:18:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

PM previously advocated for republic but has gradually backed away from pushing for constitutional changeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has comprehensively shut the door on the prospect of a referendum to make Australia a republic while he is prime minister, despite acknowledging his personal desire for an Australian head of state.Albanese said there would only be one referendum during his time as the nation’s leader, during an interview on the ABC Insiders program on Sunday after his meeting with King Charles in Balmoral, Scotland. Continue

Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPM brushes off Coalition criticism for attending UK Labour party’s national conferenceReturning to Albanese’s appearance on Sky News this morning, the PM has shrugged off criticism from the Coalition that he is spending too much time engaging in international diplomacy after he attended the UK Labour party’s national conference.What I do is work very hard representing Australia.In Liverpool, I’ll be having discussions with ministers, not just with prime minister Starmer, about Aukus and about that progress, taking the opportunity to sit down with government ministers.I think

Housing secretary is set to announce initiative modelled on Clement Attlee’s postwar ‘housing boom’The government is expected to announce on Sunday a programme to build 12 new towns across England in a bid to address the country’s housing crisis.The housing secretary, Steve Reed, will unveil the initiative at Labour’s annual conference as it begins in Liverpool. The prime minister, Keir Starmer, described the proposals as “national renewal in action”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/sep/27/plan-to-build-12-new-towns-in-england-to-be-unveiled-at-labour-conference Author : Geraldine McKelvie Publish date : 2025-09-27 21:30:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Victims include eight children at election campaign gathering in Tamil Nadu led by popular actor and politician At least 36 people have been killed and more than 50 injured in a stampede at a rally for a popular actor and politician in India.The health minister in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, Ma Subramanian, told the Associated Press late on Saturday that the victims, including eight children, were dead by the time they arrived at hospital. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/27/dead-and-injured-in-stampede-at-vijay-rally-in-india Author : Reuters and Associated Press Publish date : 2025-09-27 18:56:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to

Officials name Robert Eugene Brashers in brutal deaths of Amy Ayers, Eliza Thomas and Jennifer and Sarah HarbisonAfter more than three decades, police have identified a dead suspect in an infamous 1991 murder case in which four girls were slain at a yogurt shop in Austin, Texas.Austin police revealed Friday that Robert Eugene Brashers had been identified as a suspect in the murders through “a wide range of DNA testing”. Brashers, who had a lengthy criminal history, died by suicide in 1999 at age 40 during a standoff with police in Missouri. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/27/yogurt-shop-murders-austin-texas Author :

Foysol Choudhury, who represents Lothian, will sit as an independent while an investigation takes placeA Scottish Labour MSP has been suspended from the party over an allegation of inappropriate conduct.Foysol Choudhury, who has served as an MSP for Lothian since 2021, will sit as an independent while the party carries out an investigation. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/sep/27/foysol-choudhury-scottish-labour-msp-suspended-inappropriate-conduct-allegation Author : Kyriakos Petrakos Publish date : 2025-09-27 14:34:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Poland’s PM hails compatriot as Andrzej Bargiel completes challenge after two previous failed attemptsA Polish adventure skier has made history by becoming the first person to climb up and ski down Mount Everest without the use of additional oxygen.The ascent was Andrzej Bargiel’s third attempt at climbing Everest – the tallest mountain on earth at 8,849-metres (29,032ft) high – after dangerous conditions forced the 37-year-old to abandon earlier attempts in 2019 and 2022. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/sep/27/skier-makes-history-skiing-down-everest-without-bottled-oxygen Author : Jessie Williams Publish date : 2025-09-27 11:58:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Govia Thameslink, Chiltern and Great Western to follow West Midlands Trains into public ownership in 2026, transport secretary to tell Labour party conferenceLabour has restored the party whip John McDonnell and Apsana Begum 14 months after they lost it for rebelling over the two-child benefit cap, the Guardian understands.The pair had the whip reinstated after a conversation on Friday with Jonathan Reynolds, who became Labour’s chief whip in a reshuffle earlier this month. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/sep/27/railway-operators-trains-public-ownership-labour-party-conference-uk-politics-live-latest-news Author : Amy Sedghi Publish date : 2025-09-27 09:27:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The humpback whales, which were caught in a net 245km north of Brisbane, were among nine whale entanglements in past nine days Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo humpback whales, a mother and her calf, were entangled in a shark net off Queensland’s Rainbow Beach on Saturday, prompting urgent calls to rescue officials from members of the public.The state’s Department of Primary Industries (DPI) said it heard reports of the entanglements just before 6am and members with the agency’s shark control program and marine animal release team (MART) were on the scene at Rainbow Beach,

Sellers of fresh orecchiette in southern Italy are fighting back after being accused of tricking tourists with bought waresNunzia Caputo was five years old when her grandmother put a stop to her playing on the street outside their home in Bari and summoned her to help make orecchiette, the ear-shaped pasta believed to have originated in the southern Italian port city, to be sold to passersby.“I used to go out to play every afternoon with my friend Giulia,” said Caputo, now 67. “But then, on a whim, my grandmother said I wasn’t allowed to do that any more. She told

New York Times reports Michele Beckwith’s firing came after she reminded Border Patrol to comply with courtsDonald Trump fired a top federal prosecutor in Sacramento just hours after she warned immigration agents they could not indiscriminately detain people in her district, according to documents reviewed by the New York Times.Michele Beckwith, who became the acting US attorney in Sacramento in January, received an email at 4.31pm on 15 July notifying her that the president had ordered her termination. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/26/trump-fires-prosecutor-sacramento Author : Cecilia Nowell Publish date : 2025-09-27 01:48:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the

Rolex CEO stressed US president’s remarks were made ‘in jest’ in letter to Elizabeth Warren, who had raised concerns Donald Trump asked Rolex executives if he would have been invited to watch this month’s US Open final from the luxury watchmaker’s VIP box had he imposed steep tariffs on Swiss exports weeks earlier.The US president’s remarks were made “in jest”, stressed Jean-Frederic Dufour, the Rolex CEO, in a letter to Elizabeth Warren, the US senator who had raised questions about the decision to invite Trump – including whether the conglomerate was seeking to “curry favor” with the administration. Continue reading...

Partially redacted documents mention Steve Bannon, Peter Thiel, Elon Musk and Prince Andrew‘Dangerous abuse of power’: lawmakers sound alarm over Comey indictmentWell, the president is awake.Donald Trump has posted the following on his Truth Social social media network:JAMES COMEY IS A DIRTY COP. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!Whether you like Corrupt James Comey or not, and I can’t imagine too many people liking him, HE LIED! It is not a complex lie, it’s a very simple, but IMPORTANT one. There is no way he can explain his way out of it. He is a Dirty Cop, and always has been, but

John McDonnell and Apsana Begum were among last still suspended for July 2024 rebellionLabour has restored the party whip to the former shadow chancellor, John McDonnell, and the Poplar and Limehouse MP Apsana Begum, 14 months after they lost it for rebelling over the two-child benefit cap, the Guardian understands.The pair had the whip reinstated after a conversation on Friday with Jonathan Reynolds, who became Labour’s chief whip in a reshuffle earlier this month. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/sep/26/labour-restores-whip-to-two-more-child-benefit-cap-rebels Author : Peter Walker Senior political correspondent Publish date : 2025-09-26 18:16:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked

Former French president sentenced to five years for criminal conspiracy over election campaign funds scheme with Gaddafi regimeLawyers for the former French president Nicolas Sarkozy have said they will try to ensure he serves as little time in prison as possible, after he was sentenced to five years for criminal conspiracy over a scheme to get election campaign funds from the regime of the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi.“We’re going to make sure that his incarceration will be as short as possible,” Sarkozy’s lawyer, Jean-Michel Darrois, told the BFMTV news channel on Friday after he became the first French president

Israeli PM is addressing the United Nations in New York Palestinians living in poverty were also affected, the Palestinian prime minister’s spokesperson Mohammad Abu al-Rob told Agence France-Presse (AFP), with their numbers rising by more than 150% since the start of the Gaza war, and with cash assistance not paid out in more than two months.An increase in the number of Israeli checkpoints in the West Bank, and a reduction in work permits for West Bank Palestinians seeking work inside Israel have had a drastic impact. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/sep/26/gaza-israel-benjamin-netanyahu-un-united-nations-unga-west-bank-donald-trump-middle-east-crisis-live Author : Amy Sedghi (now) and Tom Ambrose

Chief magistrate at Woolwich crown court rules that charge brought against musician is unlawful and ‘null’Terrorism charges against the Kneecap rapper Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh have been thrown out by the chief magistrate due to a technical error.Ó hAnnaidh had been charged with a terrorism offence for allegedly displaying a Hezbollah flag at a gig at the O2 Forum in Kentish Town, north London, last November. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/sep/26/terrorism-case-against-kneecap-rapper-liam-og-o-hannaidh-thrown-out Author : Matthew Weaver Publish date : 2025-09-26 10:51:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Unconfirmed sightings led to officials in Denmark to briefly close airspace again as PM warns ‘more to come’Airspace over the Danish city of Aalborg was briefly closed again last night after unconfirmed reports of drone sightings. While no drones were eventually found, it shows how Denmark is on the edge after repeated incidents this week.Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen conceded earlier that “there may be more to come,” as she laid bare the challenge these hybrid attacks pose for the country in a rare TV address. I consider it a new reality that Denmark and Europe are under more violent

Australian hip-hop artist donned a Palestinian keffiyeh and delivered a blistering critique of the broadcaster and its treatment of Antoinette LattoufFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHip-hop artist MUDRAT used Triple J’s video series Bars of Steel to deliver a blistering critique of the ABC’s coverage of the Israel-Gaza war and its treatment of Antoinette Lattouf.The federal court found in June the ABC breached the Fair Work Act when it terminated the casual broadcaster for reasons including that she held a political opinion opposing the Israeli military campaign

President announces 100% tariffs on imported branded drugs, 25% on heavy-duty trucks and 50% on cabinetsDonald Trump on Thursday announced a new round of punishing tariffs, saying the United States will impose a 100% tariffs on imported branded drugs, 25% tariff on imports of all heavy-duty trucks and 50% tariffs on kitchen cabinets.The US president also said he would start charging a 50% tariff on bathroom vanities and a 30% tariff on upholstered furniture next week, with all the new duties to take effect from 1 October. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/25/trump-tariffs-heavy-trucks-drugs-kitchen-cabinets Author : Guardian staff and agencies Publish

Comey, one of Trump’s frequent targets, indicted on counts of making false statements and obstruction of justiceUS politics – latest updatesJames Comey, the former FBI director and one of Donald Trump’s most frequent targets, was indicted on Thursday on one count of making a false statement to Congress and one count of obstruction of justice, in the latest move in the president’s expansive retribution campaign against his political adversaries.“No one is above the law. Today’s indictment reflects this Department of Justice’s commitment to holding those who abuse positions of power accountable for misleading the American people,” Pam Bondi, the US

Follow the latest updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastParents need boost to lift flagging vaccination rateParents need practical strategies such as easier access to appointments and bulk-billing to help reverse a concerning decline in childhood vaccination rates, research has found.The top barriers were mostly around ability to get appointments easily, being able to prioritise their child’s vaccination over all of the other things that they have to get done, the cost of getting their child vaccinated.We now know that that will be on the 20th of October. The point here is that they had

Beloved specimen triumphs in Woodland Trust contest over ‘King of Limbs’ oak in WiltshireA much-loved ash tree in the heart of Glasgow has won the annual tree of the year competition organised by the Woodland Trust.While many trees that have featured in the competition are located in the remote British countryside, the Argyle Street ash is on one of the city’s busiest roads. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/sep/25/argyle-street-ash-glasgow-wins-woodland-trust-tree-of-the-year-competition Author : Helena Horton Environment reporter Publish date : 2025-09-25 19:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Kash Patel says alleged gunman downloaded document on Dallas homeland security facilities and searched ballisticsThe FBI said on Thursday that the suspect in the shooting at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) detention facility in Texas the day before had engaged in a “high degree of planning” before the attack.The FBI director, Kash Patel, said in a post on X that the alleged perpetrator downloaded a document titled “Dallas County Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management” containing a list of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) facilities. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/25/dallas-texas-ice-shooting-suspect Author : Eric Berger Publish date :