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- UK deportation flight to Rwanda can go ahead, high court judge rules
- Home Office misled refugees about UN involvement in Rwanda plans, court told
- Knee problem forces Pope Francis to cancel Africa trip
- Indigenous leaders express frustration at military in search for two men in Brazil
- Bolivian ex-president Jeanine Áñez jailed as leader of ‘coup’
- Written warning on every cigarette in Canadian world-first
- Hopes fade of finding missing men as Brazilian police report finding ‘apparently human’ material
- Indigenous groups scour forests and rivers for Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira
- US warns of ‘stark’ stakes in Taiwan Strait if status quo unilaterally altered
- Chinese police arrest nine after women attacked at restaurant
- Australian defence minister warns China risks sparking arms race
- The change in tone at Ardern and Albanese’s meeting could not have been more stark
- China calls theory that Covid originated in Chinese lab ‘politically motivated lie’
- Biloela family welcomed home; Albanese announces $830m submarine penalty – as it happened
- Aukus pact: Australia pays $830m penalty for ditching non-nuclear French submarines
- Anthony Albanese sees ‘no impediment’ to permanent residency for Biloela family
- NSW government pledges $500m for faster rail services between Sydney and Central Coast
- Nearly 70% of veterinarians have lost a colleague or peer to suicide, study finds
- ‘Spiralled out of control’: Smith in Doghouse over ‘white powder’ images
- Russia-Ukraine war: Scholz, Macron and Draghi to visit Kyiv; fierce fighting continues in Sievierodonetsk – live
- Boris Johnson warned NI protocol ‘rule-breaking’ will repeat mistakes of Partygate
- Greek pilot jailed for murdering British wife ‘fears contract killing’
- EU will likely grant Ukraine candidate status to join bloc, says Ursula von der Leyen
- Sanctions are hitting hard enough to hurt Russia, if not stop it
- Family of UK man sentenced to death by Russia call for cooperation
- Blacklist Dubai over failure to crack down on Russian oligarchs, say campaigners
- Poll says Keir Starmer worse choice for PM than Boris Johnson
- Boris Johnson faces rural fury over post-Brexit food strategy
- 200 protesters block immigration officers’ van during Peckham arrest
- 15-year-old boy stabbed to death in Manchester named by police
- Commons will be a ‘menopause-friendly’ employer, says Speaker
- UK rail unions dismiss claim that usage is in decline and cuts are needed
- ‘Enough is enough’: thousands rally across US in gun control protests
- US gas prices rise to a record $5 a gallon as inflation soars
- Cristiano Ronaldo: US judge dismisses $25m lawsuit over rape allegations
- ‘Caring and giving’: funeral for Uvalde victim held amid gun law protests
- Fox News’ Sean Hannity pitched Trump on Hunter Biden pardon – report
- Officials investigate fire that damaged an Oregon ‘pregnancy crisis center’
| UK deportation flight to Rwanda can go ahead, high court judge rules Posted: 10 Jun 2022 10:54 AM PDT Judge refuses to grant interim relief after lawyers for asylum seekers argued policy was unlawful A high court judge has ruled that a controversial deportation flight to Rwanda that was due to take off early next week can go ahead. Mr Justice Swift refused to grant interim relief – urgent action in response to an injunction application made by several asylum seekers facing offshoring to Rwanda. Continue reading... |
| Home Office misled refugees about UN involvement in Rwanda plans, court told Posted: 10 Jun 2022 08:20 AM PDT Letters to asylum seekers assured them UNHCR was 'closely involved' in deportation scheme, high court hears The United Nations refugee agency has made a dramatic intervention to try to halt Priti Patel's plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda. In a late submission of evidence, the UNHCR claimed the home secretary misled refugees over the organisation's support for the plan. The agency has also said the scheme failed to meet the required standards of "legality and appropriateness" for transferring asylum seekers from one country to another. Continue reading... |
| Knee problem forces Pope Francis to cancel Africa trip Posted: 10 Jun 2022 07:56 AM PDT Pontiff, 85, had planned to visit Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan in early July Pope Francis has scrapped a trip to Africa owing to an ongoing problem with his knee, raising further scrutiny about the 85-year-old pontiff's health. The Vatican spokesperson Matteo Bruni said the planned visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan in early July had been cancelled "at the request of his doctors in order not to jeopardise the results of the therapy that he is undergoing for his knee" and would be rescheduled to a later date. Continue reading... |
| Indigenous leaders express frustration at military in search for two men in Brazil Posted: 11 Jun 2022 08:02 AM PDT Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips went missing in the western Amazon, but the search has been called inefficient Indigenous leaders in the area where a British journalist and Brazilian explorer went missing last Sunday have expressed increasing frustration at the lack of coordination in the search for the two men. Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips, a longtime contributor to the Guardian, were last seen on Sunday morning while traveling by boat on the Itaquaí River in the western Amazon. Continue reading... |
| Bolivian ex-president Jeanine Áñez jailed as leader of ‘coup’ Posted: 10 Jun 2022 08:05 PM PDT Court finds rightwinger defied constitution during chaotic exit of Evo Morales, from whom she took over presidency A Bolivian court has found former president Jeanine Áñez guilty of orchestrating a coup that brought her to power during a 2019 political crisis. She was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Continue reading... |
| Written warning on every cigarette in Canadian world-first Posted: 10 Jun 2022 07:25 PM PDT 'Poison in every puff' message proposed amid government concern photo warnings on tobacco packages have lost impact Canada is poised to become the first country in the world to require that a warning be printed on every cigarette. The move builds on Canada's mandate to include graphic photo warnings on tobacco products' packaging, a policy that started an international trend when it was introduced two decades ago. Continue reading... |
| Hopes fade of finding missing men as Brazilian police report finding ‘apparently human’ material Posted: 10 Jun 2022 03:59 PM PDT Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira, missing for more than five days, had failed to show up in Atalaia do Norte at the end of a reporting trip Hopes of finding a British journalist and a Brazilian guide faded on Friday as police announced an unsettling development in the search for the two men last seen five days ago on a remote river in Amazonia. "Search teams found on the river, near to Atalaia do Norte, apparently human organic material," Brazil's federal police said in a statement. Continue reading... |
| Indigenous groups scour forests and rivers for Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira Posted: 10 Jun 2022 07:12 AM PDT Indigenous activists have been searching for the missing pair since just hours after they vanished, with support from armed members of the military police Warm rain lashed the speedboat as it barrelled south towards the spot where Binin Matis's mentor vanished without a trace. "He was like a father to me," said the 31-year-old Indigenous leader as his vessel advanced to the U-shaped bend where Bruno Pereira was last seen. "Now he's gone, I'm not sure what I'll do." Continue reading... |
| US warns of ‘stark’ stakes in Taiwan Strait if status quo unilaterally altered Posted: 11 Jun 2022 10:07 AM PDT Defence secretary says US does not support Taiwan independence, which China says would prompt it to take island back The US has warned of "especially stark" stakes in the Taiwan Strait if the status quo is unilaterally altered, as China reiterated its resolve to take the island back if it declares independence. Speaking at the annual Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore on Saturday, US defence secretary Lloyd Austin said Washington does not support Taiwanese independence, and the Joe Biden administration "categorically" opposes any change of the status quo. Continue reading... |
| Chinese police arrest nine after women attacked at restaurant Posted: 11 Jun 2022 12:57 AM PDT Footage shows man striking woman and dragging her outside after she pushes him away Nine men have been arrested over a vicious attack on a group of women at a restaurant in northern China, in a case that prompted outrage over predatory sexual behaviour and violence against women. CCTV footage of the incident widely circulated online shows a man placing his hand on a woman's back as she shares a meal with two companions at a barbecue restaurant in the city of Tangshan in Hebei province in the early hours of Friday. Continue reading... |
| Australian defence minister warns China risks sparking arms race Posted: 10 Jun 2022 11:23 PM PDT Richard Marles outlines vision of economic cooperation and military deterrence but warns lack of transparency can upset balance
China's military buildup must be accompanied by transparency and reassurances to its neighbours or risk triggering an arms race, Australia's deputy prime minister and defence minister, Richard Marles, has said. Speaking in Singapore at the Shangri-La Dialogue on Saturday, Marles laid out a vision of economic cooperation balanced with military deterrence, but sounded a warning about militarisation in the Asia Pacific. Sign up to receive an email with the top stories from Guardian Australia every morning Continue reading... |
| The change in tone at Ardern and Albanese’s meeting could not have been more stark Posted: 10 Jun 2022 01:00 PM PDT A lot has changed since the fraught trans-Tasman exchanges of the Morrison government with the two countries now hitting reset
Jacinda Ardern and Scott Morrison, it seems, were never quite in sync. Before New Zealand's leader trumpeted a "reset" of the relationship with Australia on Friday, she exchanged gifts with the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, who was known at one stage or another as "DJ Albo". Continue reading... |
| China calls theory that Covid originated in Chinese lab ‘politically motivated lie’ Posted: 10 Jun 2022 06:28 AM PDT WHO report has said origins of virus are still unknown and recommended further investigation China has repeated its assertion the theory that the Covid-19 pandemic began with a leak from a Chinese laboratory is "a politically motivated lie", after the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended continued investigations this week. "The lab leak theory is totally a lie concocted by anti-China forces for political purposes, which has nothing to do with science," the Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said at a daily briefing on Friday. Continue reading... |
| Biloela family welcomed home; Albanese announces $830m submarine penalty – as it happened Posted: 11 Jun 2022 12:21 AM PDT French defence minister welcomes Australia's payment to Naval Group over submarine cancellation; 70 Covid deaths across the country. This blog is now closed
Prime minister Anthony Albanese will hold a press conference in Sydney at 10.15am There are reports in French media that Australia has settled with French company Naval Group over the cancellation of the submarines contract by the former government. We have not confirmed, but we shall see if that's what the press conference is about. Continue reading... |
| Aukus pact: Australia pays $830m penalty for ditching non-nuclear French submarines Posted: 10 Jun 2022 11:58 PM PDT Anthony Albanese pledges to reset Australia's strained relationship with France after settling cancelled contract with Naval Group
The Australian government has agreed to pay €550m (A$830m) in a settlement with Naval Group over the former Morrison government's controversial decision to scrap the French attack class submarine project. The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, announced on Saturday the confidential settlement would draw a line under the cancelled $90bn project. Labor gave bipartisan support to the Aukus partnership that replaced the project – under which the US and the UK have offered to help Australia to acquire at least eight nuclear-propelled submarines and cooperate on other advanced technologies. Sign up to receive an email with the top stories from Guardian Australia every morning Continue reading... |
| Anthony Albanese sees ‘no impediment’ to permanent residency for Biloela family Posted: 10 Jun 2022 10:19 PM PDT Prime minister says 'Australia can't be proud of' detention of Nadesalingam family for four years
Nothing is stopping the Nadesalingam family seeking permanent residency in Australia, Anthony Albanese says, following the Tamil asylum seekers' return to Biloela. A full weekend of celebrations is under way in the central Queensland town after Priya and Nades Nadesalingam and their daughters, Kopika and Tharnicaa, returned on Friday for the first time since being detained in March 2018. Continue reading... |
| NSW government pledges $500m for faster rail services between Sydney and Central Coast Posted: 10 Jun 2022 09:48 PM PDT State to work with federal government on $1bn upgrade that could slash travel time between Sydney and Gosford to 25 minutes The New South Wales government has backed a $1bn rail upgrade between Sydney and the Central Coast that could pave the way for faster train services. The state will work with the federal government on the upgrade, with $500m to be set aside in the 21 June state budget, the premier, Dominic Perrottet, says. Sign up to receive an email with the top stories from Guardian Australia every morning Continue reading... |
| Nearly 70% of veterinarians have lost a colleague or peer to suicide, study finds Posted: 10 Jun 2022 09:24 PM PDT Australian research shows six in 10 have sought professional help for their mental health
New research shows nearly 70% of veterinarians have lost a colleague or peer to suicide and about six in 10 have sought professional help for their mental health. For those with decades of experience, including former Australian Veterinary Association national president Dr Warwick Vale, the figures come as no surprise. Continue reading... |
| ‘Spiralled out of control’: Smith in Doghouse over ‘white powder’ images Posted: 10 Jun 2022 09:21 PM PDT
The Western Bulldogs have launched an investigation after images surfaced showing star midfielder Bailey Smith holding a bag of white powder at a party. The news dropped on Saturday morning and while it's unclear when the photo was taken, a video showing Smith at a party has also been circulating on social media. It's unclear what substance is in the bag, but the Bulldogs confirmed on Saturday they are looking into the matter. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 11 Jun 2022 12:39 PM PDT German, French and Italian leaders to meet with Zelenskiy ahead of G7 summit in June; Ursula von der Leyen says EU decision to come within days
Returning to Kyiv on Saturday for a meeting with Ukrainian president Zelenskiy, she said they will discuss Ukraine's reconstruction and progress towards European Union membership. Russian air defence forces have shot down three Ukrainian war planes, according to the country's defence ministry. Continue reading... |
| Boris Johnson warned NI protocol ‘rule-breaking’ will repeat mistakes of Partygate Posted: 11 Jun 2022 09:15 AM PDT Tory tensions high over risk of illegality in imminent bill to improve trade between Northern Ireland and rest of UK Boris Johnson is being warned that he will repeat the mistakes of Partygate by backing "rule-breaking over the rule of law", when he publishes plans on Monday that are expected to prompt a new Tory rebellion over Brexit. Frantic legal and political negotiations have been taking place this week among Johnson, his cabinet and MPs in advance of the government's bill designed to improve trade between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK. The legislation will be published on Monday. Continue reading... |
| Greek pilot jailed for murdering British wife ‘fears contract killing’ Posted: 11 Jun 2022 08:59 AM PDT Babis Anagnostopoulos claims he is living in fear from those he initially blamed for Caroline Crouch's death The Greek helicopter pilot given a life sentence for the brutal murder of his British wife in Athens last year claims to be living in fear of those he initially blamed for the crime. Weeks after being found guilty of suffocating Caroline Crouch, Babis Anagnostopoulos has said his own life is in danger because he has become the target of a "contract killing". Continue reading... |
| EU will likely grant Ukraine candidate status to join bloc, says Ursula von der Leyen Posted: 11 Jun 2022 08:55 AM PDT Volodymyr Zelenskiy has been pushing for rapid admission, and says the decision will determine the future of Europe The EU executive will next week make a recommendation on whether Ukraine should be given candidate status to join the bloc, the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, has said. Such a recommendation would be a preliminary step on a long road to full membership, and Ukraine would need the backing of all 27 EU governments before candidate status was given. The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has been pushing for rapid admission into the EU to provide the country with more security since the Russian invasion. Continue reading... |
| Sanctions are hitting hard enough to hurt Russia, if not stop it Posted: 11 Jun 2022 08:00 AM PDT Analysis: the assault in Ukraine continues, but it seems clear that real damage is being done to Putin's economy • Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates Sanctions have affected many aspects of life in Russia, but one particular shortage has sent the wealthy elite into a spin: beauty clinics are running out of Botox. The business daily newspaper Kommersant reported this month that Botox imports saw a threefold drop to 74,500 units in the period between January and March compared with the same time last year, after one western manufacturer stopped exporting to Russia. Continue reading... |
| Family of UK man sentenced to death by Russia call for cooperation Posted: 11 Jun 2022 07:17 AM PDT Shaun Pinner's loved ones 'devastated' after he received verdict alongside Aiden Aslin in what UK calls a 'sham' sentence The family of a British man sentenced to death for fighting Russian forces have said they are "devastated" and called for "urgent cooperation" to secure his release. Shaun Pinner, 48, received the death penalty, along with fellow Briton Aiden Aslin, this week in what the UK government has branded a "sham" sentencing. Continue reading... |
| Blacklist Dubai over failure to crack down on Russian oligarchs, say campaigners Posted: 11 Jun 2022 06:01 AM PDT UAE has become haven for superyachts, private jets and 'dirty money' since invasion of Ukraine, but has taken no action Campaigners and politicians are calling for the United Arab Emirates to be blacklisted over its failures to combat the flow of "dirty money" and to enforce sanctions imposed on Russian oligarchs. The Gulf state has emerged as a key refuge for the Russian super-rich fleeing the impact of global sanctions, with private jets and superyachts linked to oligarchs heading to the UAE after the invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading... |
| Poll says Keir Starmer worse choice for PM than Boris Johnson Posted: 11 Jun 2022 11:57 AM PDT Labour ahead of Tories by two points, but Labour's leader failing to make a personal breakthrough Boris Johnson makes a better prime minister than Keir Starmer would despite Partygate, the cost of living crisis and the confidence vote in Johnson held by his MPs, according to the latest Observer poll. The Opinium figures, which will raise further concerns within Labour over the party leader's performance, shows that the prime minister has a two-point lead over his opponent. It also reveals that Starmer's party holds a narrow two-point lead, compared with a three-point lead in the last poll a fortnight ago. Labour are on 36% of the vote, with the Tories up one point on 34%. The Lib Dems are on 13% with the Greens on 6%. Continue reading... |
| Boris Johnson faces rural fury over post-Brexit food strategy Posted: 11 Jun 2022 11:57 AM PDT Anger grows before West Country byelection as farmers say they will be left poorer and unable to compete with foreign producers Boris Johnson's hopes of surviving as prime minister have been dealt a serious blow after farmers and environmentalists condemned his government's post-Brexit food strategy as a disaster for people in the countryside – with less than two weeks to go before a key rural byelection. In an interview with the Observer, the president of the National Farmers Union, Minette Batters, said ambitious proposals to help farmers increase food production, first put forward last year by the government's food tsar, Henry Dimbleby, had been "stripped to the bone" in a new policy document, and meant farmers would not be able to produce affordable food. Continue reading... |
| 200 protesters block immigration officers’ van during Peckham arrest Posted: 11 Jun 2022 11:14 AM PDT Met police called to help enforcement officers get past crowd of demonstrators after Nigerian man detained for overstaying visa A man arrested for immigration offences was released on bail after protesters gathered in south-east London on Saturday for hours to block a van he was being transported in from leaving. It is understood the man is Nigerian and was suspected of overstaying his visa. He was released on immigration bail. |
| 15-year-old boy stabbed to death in Manchester named by police Posted: 11 Jun 2022 11:01 AM PDT Jakub Szymanski was attacked during a domestic incident in Miles Platting, reportedly as he attempted to protect his mother A 15-year-old boy who died after he was stabbed in Miles Platting has been named by Greater Manchester police as Jakub Szymanski. A 44-year-old man was arrested in Kent on Friday night on suspicion of murder after the teenage boy was stabbed to death and his mother was injured at a Manchester home, police confirmed. Continue reading... |
| Commons will be a ‘menopause-friendly’ employer, says Speaker Posted: 11 Jun 2022 09:51 AM PDT Sir Lindsay Hoyle unveils plans to 'break the taboo', and agrees to sign the Menopause Workplace Pledge The House of Commons is to become a "menopause-friendly" employer, with Sir Lindsay Hoyle unveiling plans to "break the taboo" and offer practical adjustments for those affected. The Commons Speaker will sign the Wellbeing of Women charity's Menopause Workplace Pledge, which will commit the House of Commons Service to supporting employees going through the menopause. Continue reading... |
| UK rail unions dismiss claim that usage is in decline and cuts are needed Posted: 11 Jun 2022 09:22 AM PDT Transport secretary says Covid has 'changed travel habits' but Aslef cites data showing use above 90% of pre-pandemic levels Rail unions have dismissed the government's claim that big savings are needed because of a permanent decline in use since the pandemic, citing official data that showed demand creeping above 90% of pre-pandemic levels during some days late last month. Aslef, the train drivers' union, is demanding a meeting with transport secretary Grant Shapps to discuss the future of the industry, stating that ministers are opting for "grandstanding" over an acceptable, gradual plan to modernising the railways. Continue reading... |
| ‘Enough is enough’: thousands rally across US in gun control protests Posted: 11 Jun 2022 12:43 PM PDT The March for Our Lives rallies come after mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas and Buffalo, New York Rallies for gun reform were held in Washington, New York, other US cities and around the world on Saturday, seeking to increase pressure on Congress to act following a spate of mass shootings. In Washington, the son of an 86-year-old victim in the Buffalo supermarket shooting said: "Enough is enough. We will not go quietly into the night." Continue reading... |
| US gas prices rise to a record $5 a gallon as inflation soars Posted: 11 Jun 2022 12:08 PM PDT Russia's Ukraine invasion, price gouging by oil companies and heightened are some of the factors contributing to the surge US gasoline prices, a key driver of the highest inflation seen in the US in 40 years, hit a record $5 a gallon on Saturday. There was little to suggest they would drop anytime soon. Many on the political right blame the high prices on Joe Biden. Others say prices are up because Russia invaded Ukraine. Democrats in Congress accuse oil companies of price gouging. Continue reading... |
| Cristiano Ronaldo: US judge dismisses $25m lawsuit over rape allegations Posted: 11 Jun 2022 11:49 AM PDT A US district judge in Las Vegas said the victim's lawyer acted in 'bad faith' for use of leaked and stolen confidential documents A Nevada woman has lost her bid in a US court to force the Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo to pay millions of dollars more than $375,000 in hush money she received after claiming he raped her in Las Vegas in 2009. A US district judge in Las Vegas, Jennifer Dorsey, kicked the case out of court on Friday to punish the woman's attorney, Leslie Mark Stovall, for "bad-faith conduct" and the use of leaked and stolen documents detailing discussions between Ronaldo and his lawyers. Continue reading... |
| ‘Caring and giving’: funeral for Uvalde victim held amid gun law protests Posted: 11 Jun 2022 10:22 AM PDT Alexandria Aniyah Rubio, 10, was among the 19 children killed in the 24 May shooting at Robb elementary school Alexandria Aniyah Rubio, a victim of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, was remembered at her funeral on Saturday as opinionated like her mother and athletic like her father. The funeral took place on the same day as nationwide protests for meaningful gun reform. Her family asked mourners to wear bright colors to the funeral at First Baptist Church in Uvalde, because Lexi loved them. Continue reading... |
| Fox News’ Sean Hannity pitched Trump on Hunter Biden pardon – report Posted: 11 Jun 2022 09:33 AM PDT Daily Beast says rightwing host saw pardon for Joe Biden's son as way to 'smooth things over' after Capitol attack The Fox News host Sean Hannity tried to sell Donald Trump on a novel way to heal the wounds of his presidency and the deadly Capitol attack: a pardon for Hunter Biden. The bizarre idea was referred to in texts released by the House January 6 committee, which on Thursday held its first primetime televised hearing. Continue reading... |
| Officials investigate fire that damaged an Oregon ‘pregnancy crisis center’ Posted: 11 Jun 2022 08:03 AM PDT The fire at the Gresham Pregnancy Resource Center comes days after a similar attack at another clinic in New York Officials were investigating a fire that damaged a Christian "pregnancy crisis center" in Gresham, Oregon, a suburb of Portland, early on Friday morning. The Seattle field division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) said it was helping police and fire departments investigate the blaze, which happened inside the Gresham Pregnancy Resource Center around 3am. No injuries were reported. Continue reading... |
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