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Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHastie says he would be reluctant to commit Australian troops to any conflict with Iran that the US elects to join, but said any decision about logistical support would be “a decision for the government.”Asked about Australia’s relationship to the US, Hastie said “we have to have a more discussion about our relationship with the US.”We need greater transparency. Secretary Hegseth appeared before the arms committee this week, last week, he talked about the Indo-Pacific and named Communist China as the Pacific threat - his words

Director of national intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has fallen in line with the US president – other war-sceptics are following• Middle East crisis – live updatesThe Trump administration is managing internal dissent over deliberations on whether to launch a strike against Iran, breaking what many supporters saw as a campaign pledge not to involve the US in new conflicts in the Middle East.Trump for the second time this week disregarded testimony by his director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, that Iran had not been seeking to build a nuclear weapon as of March this year. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/21/maga-isolationists-influence-over-trumps-decision-on-iran

People report waiting hours in hot carriages after fault near Loughborough Junction brings some services to haltScores of UK passengers were forced to evacuate trains and walk along the tracks on Saturday after some services were halted due to a fault on the hottest day of the year so far.Videos posted on social media showed people walking on the tracks beside Thameslink trains near Loughborough Junction station in south London. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jun/21/evacuated-london-train-passengers-forced-to-walk-along-tracks-on-hottest-day-of-year Author : Hayden Vernon Publish date : 2025-06-21 18:09:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Revelation marks second time crossbench peer may have broken Lords rules against lobbyingA member of the House of Lords lobbied the government to get financial support worth millions of pounds for a commercial deal he was steering, documents reveal.It is the second time that Richard Dannatt, a former head of the British army, has potentially broken parliamentary rules that forbid lobbying. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jun/21/peer-richard-dannatt-lobbied-government-to-fund-factory-bid-he-was-helping-documents-reveal Author : Henry Dyer and Rob Evans Publish date : 2025-06-21 16:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Civil rights advocates and scholars say the US government’s claims are troubling indicators of rising authoritarianismAfter New York City comptroller Brad Lander this week became the latest prominent Democrat to be arrested while monitoring and protesting US immigration authorities, the Trump administration trotted out a familiar refrain to justify his detention.The mayoral candidate had “assaulted” law enforcement, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) asserted, warning “if you lay a hand on a law enforcement officer, you will face consequences”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/21/dhs-violence-false-claims Author : Sam Levin Publish date : 2025-06-21 13:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to

Budget retailer had a pre-tax loss of more than £51m last year and is struggling to lure back customers amid stiff competition from rivals“It’s not actually that cheap any more. It’s kind of lost its appeal because everything is not a pound.”Samantha, a shopper outside Poundland’s Luton retail park outlet who is heading off to B&M to find some better deals, sums up the feelings of many of her fellow bargain hunters and a central problem facing the new owner of the budget retailer. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jun/21/not-an-attractive-place-to-shop-how-poundland-lost-its-appeal-to-shoppers Author : Sarah Butler Publish date : 2025-06-21 11:00:00 Copyright

Saturday’s strikes come after Israeli ambassador tells UN ‘we will not stop’ until Iranian nuclear threat eliminated while Iran vows to keep defending itselfIsrael and Iran launch new attacks as Tehran says it will not negotiate nuclear programme while under threatThe United Nations high commissioner for refugees, Filippo Grandi, has urged more international support for Syria to speed up reconstruction and enable further refugee returns after 14 years of civil war, reports Agence France-Presse (AFP).“I am here also to really make an appeal to the international community to provide more help, more assistance to the Syrian government in this big

Singer trains underwater like Frank Sinatra once did and scientists say it may be useful in maintaining vocal prowessFrank Sinatra did it his way, taking to the pool to boost his vocal prowess, and it seems Rod Stewart is singing from the same songsheet. Now scientists say the approach might not be somethin’ stupid.Stewart, 80, is still entertaining fans with his raspy vocals and energetic stage performances and earlier this month he revealed that as well as running and playing some football, swimming also played a key part in his campaign to stay forever young. Continue reading... Source link :

The Palestinian activist described a bittersweet feeling as he emerged from Ice detention into the Louisiana sunMahmoud Khalil squinted in the afternoon sun as he walked away from the fences topped with razor wire, through two tall gates and out into the thick humidity of central Louisiana.After more than three months detained in this remote and notorious immigration detention center in the small town of Jena, he described a bittersweet feeling of release, walking towards a handful of journalists with a raised fist, visibly relieved, but composed and softly spoken. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/20/mahmoud-khalil-release-ice-detention Author : Oliver Laughland

A viral video of a barbershop blow-up prompts tales of shear panic. Tell us about your worst haircut experience in the commentsA tradie went viral this week after blowing up at a barber who he claimed left him with a lopsided buzz cut.The tradesman insisted on paying for the allegedly substandard haircut before storming out. The exchange has sparked a conversation online, with some saying they would never be brave enough to complain and others recounting their worst haircut experiences. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2025/jun/21/friends-stared-at-me-dumbfounded-guardian-australia-staff-share-their-most-traumatic-haircuts-what-was-yours Author : Guardian staff Publish date : 2025-06-20 23:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs

Adult websites back online after court suspended decision requiring platforms based in the EU to verify users’ agesMajor adult websites Pornhub, YouPorn and RedTube were back online in France Friday after a court suspended a decision requiring pornographic platforms based in the European Union to verify users’ ages.The three platforms’ owner, Aylo, based in Cyprus, had made its websites unavailable in France in early June as a protest against the French decree. Failure to comply could have lead to sanctions including fines or the blocking of the websites. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/20/pornhub-back-online-france Author : Agence France-Presse Publish date

Columbia graduate had been held for over three months over his activism against Israel’s war in GazaA federal judge has ordered the release of Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil from US immigration detention, where he has been held for more than three months over his activism against Israel’s war in Gaza.Khalil, the most high profile of the students to be arrested by the Trump administration for their pro-Palestinian activism, and the last of them still in detention, is set to be released from an Ice facility in Jena, Louisiana, where he has been held since shortly after plainclothes immigration agents

Tehran let off a rare mid-afternoon salvo of ballistic missiles across Israel, triggering air-raid sirens across the countryIsrael-Iran conflict – live updatesIsrael’s military has warned of a “prolonged war” with Iran as the conflict entered its second week with no sign of stopping, with Israeli forces targeting Tehran and other areas while an Iranian missile attack wounded many people after it hit the Mediterranean port city of Haifa.The Israeli military said that its aircraft destroyed Iranian surface-to-air missiles in southern Iran, as well as killing a group of Iranian military commanders responsible for missile launches. The strikes, according to the

UK tech tycoon Mike Lynch and his daughter were among seven killed when vessel sank during storm last AugustMike Lynch’s superyacht, Bayesian, has been resurfaced for the first time since it sank during a violent storm off the coast of Sicily in August last year, killing seven people including the tech tycoon and his teenage daughter.The white top and blue hull of the 56-metre (184ft) vessel emerged from the depths of the sea in a holding area of a yellow floating crane barge, as salvage crews readied it to be hauled ashore for further investigation. The Italian coastguard said the

Trump’s decision to send troops into Los Angeles prompted a national debate about the use of the military on US soilDonald Trump failed to mark Juneteenth, commemorating the ending of slavery in the US, until he posted on Thursday night that there are “too many non-working holidays” in the country.The US president has put out statements previously as president and even tried to take credit for boosting awareness of the significance of June 19 before it became a federal holiday under the Biden administration. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/jun/20/us-politics-latest-news-donald-trump-national-guard-ice-republicans-democrats-live Author : Marina Dunbar (now) and Tom Ambrose (earlier) Publish

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill will either clear the House of Commons and move to the Lords, or fail completelyMPs have gathered in the House of Commons for the third reading of the assisted dying bill. If approved, it will then go to the House of Lords.There will also be four votes in the Commons on changes within the bill since it was last put to MPs in November.The terminally ill adults (end of life) bill has huge implications for hospices, our staff, volunteers and patients, as well as the health system and society more broadly. But

Ex-partner of former premier Gladys Berejiklian misled Icac probe over $48m property development, magistrate findsAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastEx-Liberal MP Daryl Maguire has been found guilty of misleading a corruption probe about benefits expected from a $48m property development sale.The former member for Wagga Wagga, whose clandestine relationship with ex-NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian led to her political downfall, appeared at Sydney’s Downing Centre Court for the verdict on Friday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jun/20/daryl-maguire-found-guilty-misleading-corruption-inquiry-ntwnfb Author : Australian Associated Press Publish date : 2025-06-20 06:50:00 Copyright for syndicated content

In the phone call, Thai prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra discusses a border dispute with former Cambodian leader and calls him ‘uncle’Thailand’s prime minister, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, apologised after a leaked phone conversation with former Cambodian leader Hun Sen prompted public anger and threatened the collapse of her government.In the leaked call, Paetongtarn – daughter of the populist former leader Thaksin Shinawatra – discusses an ongoing border dispute with Hun Sen, who is known to be a friend of her family. In the recording, she can be heard criticising a senior Thai military commander who she said “just wanted to look tough”,

Items ranged from video cameras and guitars to taxidermy deer heads, props from Twin Peaks and Mulholland Drive – and the director’s personal coffee machinePersonal effects belonging to the film-maker David Lynch, who died in January, have fetched more than $4m at auction in Los Angeles, with the highest bid of $195,000 going to scripts for his unrealised film project Ronnie Rocket.Wednesday’s auction of almost 450 items included props from Lynch’s films, personal items such as video cameras and music equipment, his director’s chair, two taxidermy deer heads, his 35mm print of his debut feature Eraserhead – and his beloved

Team says Ice agents were denied permission to access parking lots but agency claims agents ‘were never there’The Los Angeles Dodgers said on Thursday they denied US immigration enforcement agents access to the parking lot at Dodger Stadium earlier in the day.“This morning, ICE agents came to Dodger Stadium and requested permission to access the parking lots,” the team said in a post on X. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/19/ice-agents-dodger-stadium-los-angeles Author : Victoria Bekiempis and agencies Publish date : 2025-06-19 23:36:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Foreign affairs minister says Australian ambassador to Iran to remain in region and consular staff will be deployed to Azerbaijan . Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning, and happy Friday. Nick Visser here to take over for Martin Farrer. Stick with us as we dive into the day’s news.Australia’s embassy in Tehran has suspended operations and the government is ordering officials to leave Iran, the foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, has said, over concerns about “the deteriorating security environment”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/jun/20/australia-news-live-israel-defence-foreign-minister-iran-northern-beaches-hospital-nsw-ntwnfb Author : Nick Visser Publish date

School leaders and teachers say findings on climate risks make for ‘grim reading’Children in England face prolonged “lost learning” caused by extreme heat and flooding at school, according to research on the potential impact of the climate crisis on education.School leaders and teachers said the scenarios published by the Department for Education were “grim reading” regarding the climate risks schools and students might experience, and urged ministers to move quickly to improve school resilience. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/jun/19/children-england-lost-learning-flooding-extreme-heat-climate-schools Author : Richard Adams Education editor Publish date : 2025-06-19 18:26:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Order gives the Chinese-owned social media app, which has 170 million users in the US, until September to find a buyerDonald Trump has signed an executive order to delay the ban or sale of TikTok for the third time. The order gives the Chinese-owned social media company another 90 days to find a buyer or be banned in the US.“I’ve just signed the Executive Order extending the Deadline for the TikTok closing for 90 days (September 17, 2025),” the president said in a Truth Social post. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/19/third-tiktok-ban-extension-trump Author : Dara Kerr Publish date : 2025-06-19

Two survivors urged politicians and those without experience of abuse to allow women to shape the investigationCampaigners from trade unions, voluntary organisations and the Church of Scotland have announced plans for an anti-poverty march to “demand better” from politicians in Scotland, reports the PA news agency.The campaign, Scotland Demands Better, will culminate in a march in Edinburgh on 25 October, walking from the Scottish parliament, up the Royal Mile and along George IV Bridge to The Meadows.Change for the better happens when people stand together and demand it. Scotland desperately needs that change.Too many of us are being cut off

Party approves last-minute loan to help former leader pay $2.3m defamation costs against Moira DeemingGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Victorian Liberal party will provide a $1.5m loan to former leader John Pesutto to ensure he can pay Moira Deeming’s legal fees and avoid bankruptcy.The loan was debated by the 19-member administrative committee on Thursday night and ultimately endorsed after a secret ballot, which was proposed to limit any factional retribution within a deeply divided party.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jun/19/victoria-liberals-bail-out-john-pesutto-with-15m-loan-to-avoid-bankruptcy-ntwnfb Author : Henry Belot and Benita