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- Libyan PM makes alliance with ex-enemy to cement ceasefire
- Ghana reports first cases of deadly Ebola-like Marburg virus
- Nephew of jailed Hotel Rwanda dissident hacked by NSO spyware
- How a conservative US network undermined Indigenous energy rights in Canada
- China’s challenges to Australian ships: three reasons not to panic | Adam Lockyer
- North Korean labour could be sent to rebuild Donbas, Russian ambassador says
- Mortgage strikes threaten China’s economic and political stability
- ‘Abusing China’s restraint’: Beijing accuses Australia of provocation at sea
- China banks told to bail out property developers as mortgage boycotts threaten economy
- Australia news live: calls for employers to allow working from home as nation records 75 Covid deaths amid surge in cases
- South Australian police taskforce investigate potential neglect following death of six-year-old girl
- More than 1,000ha of koala habitat would be cleared for proposed Queensland coalmine
- Senior public servant sought legal advice about NY position before John Barilaro was appointed, inquiry told
- Covid vaccine provisionally approved in Australia for children aged six months to six years
- Victoria facing gas shortage as market regulator warns of further intervention
- Russia-Ukraine war live news: Putin and Erdoğan to meet; US weaponry ‘stabilising’ frontlines, Ukraine military chief says
- Europe’s heatwave moves north as UK braces for hottest day on record
- Russian shelling leaves six dead in eastern Ukraine, reports say – as it happened
- UK knew of former French president’s ill health for 10 years, papers reveal
- Daria Kasatkina comes out as gay and speaks out against Russian attitudes
- Costs of Ukraine war pose tests for European leaders – and things may get worse
- Blair urged Kuwait to buy UK artillery as Gulf war payback, papers show
- White House seeks to delay decision on Prince Mohammed immunity over Khashoggi murder
- Ranil Wickremesinghe: wily fox who’s been Sri Lanka’s PM six times
- Send us a man to do your job so we can sack you, Taliban tell female officials
- Sri Lanka: acting president declares state of emergency ahead of MPs’ vote
- NHS could face bill of more than £1bn to fund upcoming pay rise
- Alleged plotter wrote talk of Wilson ‘coup’ was nonsense, UK archives show
- Charity criticises lack of UK summer childcare as cost rises to nearly £900
- Warnings on water use, transport and risks to health as heat heads for 41C
- ‘Earth sends a warning’: how the papers covered the UK’s scorching heat
- Tony Blair was warned repeal of anti-gay section 28 might harm election chances
- Steve Bannon appears in court as contempt-of-Congress trial begins
- Towering waves in Hawaii crash into homes, barrel through wedding venue
- Jewelry worth millions stolen from security truck at California rest stop
- Uvalde body camera video shows some police knew they needed to act quickly
- West Virginia judge blocks enforcement of 150-year-old abortion ban
- Indiana mall shooting: officials identify gunman who killed three people
| Libyan PM makes alliance with ex-enemy to cement ceasefire Posted: 18 Jul 2022 09:38 AM PDT Prospect of Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh and Khalifa Haftar burying differences may be welcomed by UN Libya's prime minister, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, has made an unexpected alliance with his former enemy, the eastern warlord Khalifa Haftar, in a bid to cement a fragile ceasefire and end a months-long oil blockade. Less than three years ago, Haftar's self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA) besieged Tripoli in a failed attempt to capture the capital. On Monday, in a highly symbolic gesture, LNA's chief of staff, Abdulrazek al-Nadoori, was invited to visit the city for talks. Continue reading... |
| Ghana reports first cases of deadly Ebola-like Marburg virus Posted: 17 Jul 2022 11:43 PM PDT No treatment or vaccine exists for Marburg, which can spread from infected animals such as bats Two cases of the deadly Marburg virus have been identified in Ghana, the first time the Ebola-like disease has been found in the west African nation. Earlier in the month, blood samples taken from two people in the southern Ashanti region suggested they had the Marburg virus. Continue reading... |
| Nephew of jailed Hotel Rwanda dissident hacked by NSO spyware Posted: 17 Jul 2022 11:00 PM PDT Latest findings suggest Rwandan government has deployed surveillance campaign against relatives of Paul Rusesabagina The mobile phone of a Belgian citizen who is the nephew of Paul Rusesabagina, a jailed critic of the Rwandan government made famous by his portrayal in Hotel Rwanda, was hacked nearly a dozen times in 2020 using Israeli-made surveillance technology, according to forensic experts at The Citizen Lab. The findings follow earlier revelations by the Guardian and other media partners in the Pegasus Project, an investigation of Israel's NSO Group, that Rusesabagina's daughter, a dual American-Belgian national named Carine Kanimba, was under near-constant surveillance by a client of NSO Group from January to mid-2021, when the hacking attack was discovered by researchers at Amnesty International's security lab. Continue reading... |
| How a conservative US network undermined Indigenous energy rights in Canada Posted: 18 Jul 2022 05:35 AM PDT Internal documents explain why oil and gas interests would benefit from a key Indigenous declaration being 'defeated' A US-based libertarian coalition has spent years pressuring the Canadian government to limit how much Indigenous communities can push back on energy development on their own land, newly reviewed strategy documents reveal. The Atlas Network partnered with an Ottawa-based thinktank – the Macdonald-Laurier Institute (MLI) – which enlisted pro-industry Indigenous representatives in its campaign to provide "a shield against opponents". Continue reading... |
| China’s challenges to Australian ships: three reasons not to panic | Adam Lockyer Posted: 18 Jul 2022 10:25 PM PDT It's important to view encounters between the two militaries in operational context
Last week it was reported that in early July an Australian warship had been closely followed by a Chinese guided-missile destroyer, a nuclear-powered attack submarine and multiple military aircraft as it travelled through the East China Sea. This incident followed a confrontation on 26 May, when an Australian maritime surveillance plane was dangerously intercepted by a Chinese fighter over the South China Sea. Continue reading... |
| North Korean labour could be sent to rebuild Donbas, Russian ambassador says Posted: 18 Jul 2022 10:12 PM PDT Alexander Matsegora tells Russian newspaper there are 'a lot of opportunities' for economic cooperation, despite UN sanctions North Korea could send workers to two Russian-controlled territories in eastern Ukraine, according to Russia's ambassador in Pyongyang – a move that would pose a challenge to international sanctions against the North's nuclear weapons programme. According to NK News, a Seoul-based website, ambassador Alexander Matsegora said North Korean workers could help rebuild the war-shattered infrastructure in the self-proclaimed people's republics in Donetsk and Luhansk. Continue reading... |
| Mortgage strikes threaten China’s economic and political stability Posted: 18 Jul 2022 10:00 PM PDT Analysis: worsening meltdown in the country's debt-laden property market is at the heart of a problem that comes at a precarious time for the Communist party The alarm bells are ringing louder. Last week, hundreds of depositors gathered in front of the Zhengzhou branch of the People's Bank of China in the provincial capital of Henan, demanding their frozen life savings held in rural banks. A day later, tens of thousands of homeowners threatened to stop paying mortgages on scores of unfinished housing projects they had purchased. All of this happened in a week where the officials reported lacklustre second-quarter economic performance. China's economy is facing a dangerous cocktail of stalling growth, high unemployment, spreading mortgage payment strikes and continued Covid shutdowns that threaten to explode with serious social and political consequences. Continue reading... |
| ‘Abusing China’s restraint’: Beijing accuses Australia of provocation at sea Posted: 18 Jul 2022 01:30 AM PDT Global Times quotes comments by foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin on military encounters in the South China Sea China has accused Australia of provocation in the South China Sea and said Australia – along with the United States and Canada – must "refrain from abusing China's restraint". Foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin was responding to a question about recent military encounters in the South China Sea, including reports in Politico that a Chinese fighter jet had an "unsafe" and "unprofessional" interaction with an American C-130 aircraft. Continue reading... |
| China banks told to bail out property developers as mortgage boycotts threaten economy Posted: 17 Jul 2022 10:31 PM PDT Intervention comes as thousands of homebuyers refuse to make mortgage repayments in deepening property sector crisis Chinese banks have been told to bail out struggling property developers to help them complete unfinished housing projects and head off the growing mortgage strike that threatens to seriously damage the economy. With thousands of homebuyers banding together to refuse to keep up with mortgage instalments on unfinished apartments bought off the plan, regulators have stepped up efforts to encourage lenders to extend loans to qualified real estate projects. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 18 Jul 2022 10:53 PM PDT
Victorian students aged eight and over are being urged to wear masks when indoors to help counter the Covid-19 surge. The request comes in a joint letter from the state education department and independent and Catholic schools. I respect the fact that people on the crossbench were elected to deliver action on climate change and our government wants to work with them to do just that. That's why one of the very first acts of the new government will be to legislate that higher ambition. They want more than the 43% that Labor is offering though. |
| South Australian police taskforce investigate potential neglect following death of six-year-old girl Posted: 18 Jul 2022 09:16 PM PDT Authorities have confirmed a number of government agencies, including police had interacted with the Adelaide family
The family of a six-year-old whose death has sparked a neglect investigation had contact with a number of South Australian government agencies, including police, before her death, authorities have confirmed. Police have established a taskforce to investigate the death of the girl, who was found unresponsive at a home in suburban Adelaide on Friday. Continue reading... |
| More than 1,000ha of koala habitat would be cleared for proposed Queensland coalmine Posted: 18 Jul 2022 08:59 PM PDT Campaigners warn of 'disturbing trend' of proposed mines falling just below the threshold requiring environmental impact statement
More than 1,000 hectares of koala habitat – as well as 70 hectares of greater glider habitat – would be cleared to dig coal under a new mine being proposed in central Queensland. Despite both marsupials being recently listed as endangered due to habitat loss, the proposed mine, which is currently under consideration by the state government, does not require an environmental impact statement (EIS). Continue reading... |
| Posted: 18 Jul 2022 08:58 PM PDT Chris Carr disputes parts of evidence of Jenny West, who says she was offered the role, NSW parliamentary inquiry hears
A senior New South Wales government lawyer insists he was asked to provide advice on whether a senior trade position could be appointed by a minister via his boss, the Investment NSW chief executive Amy Brown. On Tuesday, Chris Carr, general counsel for Investment NSW when the former deputy premier John Barilaro was controversially handed a lucrative New York trade job, told a parliamentary inquiry that it was Brown, or her chief of staff, who first asked him to provide advice on the positions. Sign up to receive an email with the top stories from Guardian Australia every morning Continue reading... |
| Covid vaccine provisionally approved in Australia for children aged six months to six years Posted: 18 Jul 2022 08:24 PM PDT Moderna's paediatric dose will become available only after Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation gives advice
Children aged from six months up to six years may soon be eligible for Covid-19 vaccination, after Australia's drugs regulator approved a paediatric dose of the Moderna vaccine. The vaccine is already approved for children aged six years and older, who can receive two doses administered at least 28 days apart, and it is also used as a booster dose for adults aged 18 years and older. Currently there is no Covid-19 vaccination available to younger age groups. |
| Victoria facing gas shortage as market regulator warns of further intervention Posted: 18 Jul 2022 05:45 PM PDT Iona gas storage facility drops to record-low supply levels due to high demand amid Victoria's price cap
Australia's energy regulator has warned Victoria is facing a gas shortage which could plunge the electricity market into a fresh crisis. The Iona gas storage facility in Port Campbell has dropped to record-low supply levels due to high demand amid the state's price cap. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 18 Jul 2022 10:51 PM PDT Putin to discuss Ukrainian grain exports with Turkish officials in Tehran; Ukraine general lauds the 'timely arrival' of US medium-range Himars rocket systems
Russia has struggled to sustain effective offensive combat power and the problem is likely becoming increasingly acute, according to British military intelligence. As well as dealing with severe under-manning, Russian planners face a dilemma between deploying reserves to the Donbas or defending against Ukrainian counterattacks in the southwestern Kherson sector." Continue reading... |
| Europe’s heatwave moves north as UK braces for hottest day on record Posted: 18 Jul 2022 08:48 PM PDT Temperatures also forecast to rise in the Netherlands and Belgium as wildfires continue to rage in southern parts of the continent Firefighters continued to battle blazes in southern Europe as searing temperatures moved north and Britain braced for what could be its hottest day on record. Expectations are now high that on Tuesday the British record of 38.7C could be broken and 40C breached for the first time, with experts blaming climate change and predicting more frequent extreme weather to come. Continue reading... |
| Russian shelling leaves six dead in eastern Ukraine, reports say – as it happened Posted: 18 Jul 2022 05:14 PM PDT This live blog is now closed, you can find our latest coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war here Reuters has a quick snap that Russian defence minister, Sergei Shoigu, has instructed the military to prioritise destroying Ukraine's long-range missile and artillery weapons, according to a defence ministry statement. The UK's Ministry of Defence has claimed that Russia is using the private military company Wagner in Ukraine to reinforce its frontline forces, but that losses they have sustained are likely to be impacting their effectiveness. Russia has used private military company Wagner to reinforce front-line forces and to mitigate manning shortfalls and casualties. Wagner has almost certainly played a central role in recent fighting, including the capture of Popasna and Lysyschansk. This fighting has inflicted heavy casualties on the group. Continue reading... |
| UK knew of former French president’s ill health for 10 years, papers reveal Posted: 18 Jul 2022 04:01 PM PDT Suspicions over François Mitterrand's health were raised a decade before his cancer prognosis was made public A British diplomat raised concerns about the secret extent of French president François Mitterrand's ill health a decade before the statesman's terminal prognosis was made public, newly released official papers reveal. Sir Reginald Hibbert, the UK government's ambassador in Paris, appraised Whitehall colleagues in December 1981 with "talk about the president's health which seemed to me to carry a certain amount of conviction". Continue reading... |
| Daria Kasatkina comes out as gay and speaks out against Russian attitudes Posted: 18 Jul 2022 03:45 PM PDT
Daria Kasatkina, Russia's highest-ranked female tennis player, has come out as gay in a video interview posted online on Monday. The current world No 12 told Russian blogger Vitya Kravchenko that she is in a relationship with a woman and found "living in the closet" impossible. Kasatkina, who is not currently based in Russia, also posted pictures on Instagram with her girlfriend, the figure skater Natalia Zabiiako. Continue reading... |
| Costs of Ukraine war pose tests for European leaders – and things may get worse Posted: 18 Jul 2022 11:38 AM PDT Analysis: Vladimir Putin claims time is on his side, but he will have only one shot at making a gas cutoff count Desperate efforts in Italy to prevent the fall of Mario Draghi's government are only the latest political firestorm in Europe tied to Vladimir Putin's tests of the west's powers of endurance. Draghi's foreign minister, Luigi di Maio, suggested it will be Putin who celebrated the fall of another western government if Draghi does not survive a confidence vote in parliament on Wednesday. "A boat without a rudder goes adrift," said Ferruccio Resta, the president of the Conference of Italian University Rectors – a metaphor that could apply, to Putin's satisfaction, to much of Europe as governments come under growing pressure over the perceived domestic cost of the war in Ukraine. Continue reading... |
| Blair urged Kuwait to buy UK artillery as Gulf war payback, papers show Posted: 18 Jul 2022 10:00 PM PDT Notes from late 1990s show UK government believed it was due contract in recognition of defence of Kuwait Tony Blair urged Kuwait to buy the UK's latest artillery as payback for supporting the country during the Gulf war, newly released papers reveal. Blair lobbied Crown Prince Sheikh Sa'ad between 1998 and 1999, including calling in on him during a brief stopover on a flight home from South Africa. Continue reading... |
| White House seeks to delay decision on Prince Mohammed immunity over Khashoggi murder Posted: 18 Jul 2022 02:37 PM PDT Request comes after Biden returns from Saudi trip in which he claims to have raised journalist's murder with crown prince The Biden administration asked a US judge for a 60-day extension before it formally weighed in on whether Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi crown prince, ought to be granted sovereign immunity in a case involving the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. The Department of Justice said in a filing before a US district court that it had initiated a "decision-making process" about whether it would file a statement of interest in the case but that it would not be able to comply with the court's requested deadline of 1 August. Continue reading... |
| Ranil Wickremesinghe: wily fox who’s been Sri Lanka’s PM six times Posted: 18 Jul 2022 09:16 AM PDT Profile: Despite insisting he is a 'clean' politician, lawyer by profession not untouched by corruption allegations There are few who have been stalwarts of Sri Lankan politics in the last half-century quite like the man often referred to as "the fox". Ranil Wickremesinghe, who gained his nickname for his apparently wily ability to repeatedly resurrect his political career, has been prime minister six times since he first entered politics in 1977, though he has famously never completed a term. Continue reading... |
| Send us a man to do your job so we can sack you, Taliban tell female officials Posted: 18 Jul 2022 12:00 AM PDT As economy collapses, women from Afghanistan's finance ministry say they have been asked to suggest male relatives to replace them The Taliban have asked women working at Afghanistan's finance ministry to send a male relative to do their job a year after female public-sector workers were barred from government work and told to stay at home. Women who worked in government positions were sent home from their jobs shortly after the Taliban took power in August 2021, and have been paid heavily reduced salaries to do nothing. Continue reading... |
| Sri Lanka: acting president declares state of emergency ahead of MPs’ vote Posted: 17 Jul 2022 08:48 PM PDT Declaration called 'expedient' as Ranil Wickremesinghe tries to curb unrest over ongoing political and economic crises Sri Lanka's acting president, Ranil Wickremesinghe, has declared a state of emergency as his administration seeks to quell social unrest and tackle an economic crisis gripping the island nation. "It is expedient, so to do, in the interests of public security, the protection of public order and the maintenance of supplies and services essential to the life of the community," a government notice released late on Sunday said. Continue reading... |
| NHS could face bill of more than £1bn to fund upcoming pay rise Posted: 18 Jul 2022 10:00 PM PDT Senior figures expect increase of between 4% and 5% but fear they will have to cover costs of anything over the previously agreed 3% NHS staff look set to get a pay rise of barely half the rate of inflation, a move that will force the health service to make more than £1bn of cuts and could trigger a wave of strikes. Senior NHS figures expect ministers to award staff an increase of between 4% and 5% when they announce on Tuesday how much the public sector workers will receive in 2022-23. Continue reading... |
| Alleged plotter wrote talk of Wilson ‘coup’ was nonsense, UK archives show Posted: 18 Jul 2022 10:00 PM PDT Revelation among number of stories thrown up by latest batch of released documents from Kew records A story involving an alleged coup attempt in 1968 against the then prime minister, Harold Wilson, is just one of the subjects covered by the latest release of classified files from the National Archives at Kew in London. Continue reading... |
| Charity criticises lack of UK summer childcare as cost rises to nearly £900 Posted: 18 Jul 2022 09:00 PM PDT Average place at a holiday club now costs £148 a week, up 5%, and availability is patchy, survey finds Families will have to fork out almost £900 for six weeks of holiday childcare for each school-age child, according to a survey – a 5% increase on last year's prices. The average place at a holiday club now costs £148 a week, which is more than double what parents pay for an after-school club during term time, according to the charity Coram Family and Childcare. Continue reading... |
| Warnings on water use, transport and risks to health as heat heads for 41C Posted: 18 Jul 2022 07:53 PM PDT Airport runways close and 999 calls surge while Boris Johnson is accused of 'checking out' by attending airshow but not Cobra meeting Airport runways have been closed and 999 calls have surged as Britain endured some of the hottest temperatures on record, which are forecast to rise again on Tuesday to a record-breaking 41C (106F) in parts of southern and central England. Boris Johnson was accused of being "checked out", as the prime minister missed an emergency Cobra meeting about the searing heat and attended the Farnborough airshow, where he gave a whimsical speech about completing a loop the loop and a barrel roll in a Typhoon fighter jet. Continue reading... |
| ‘Earth sends a warning’: how the papers covered the UK’s scorching heat Posted: 18 Jul 2022 07:22 PM PDT A Buckingham Palace guard suffering in the sun gets the picture editors' attention, along with the prospect of more such heatwaves in the future A picture of a Queen's Guard sentry being given a sip of water outside Buckingham Palace is the defining image on Tuesday's front pages, as the heatwave put the climate crisis in fresh focus. All but a couple of the front pages feature the picture of the guardsman in his bearskin hat taking much-needed relief from the heat which on Monday topped 37.4 degrees in west London and a nationwide high of 38.1C in Santon Downham in Suffolk. Continue reading... |
| Tony Blair was warned repeal of anti-gay section 28 might harm election chances Posted: 18 Jul 2022 04:01 PM PDT Archives reveal David Blunkett voiced concerns about overturning ban on 'promotion' of homosexuality Tony Blair was warned about his government's commitment to overturning a ban on the "promotion" of homosexuality in schools in the run-up to the 2001 general election, previously classified records show. David Blunkett, then the education secretary, twice wrote to the prime minister to voice his concerns regarding the furore over section 28. It followed months of debate over potential changes to same-sex education in schools. Continue reading... |
| Steve Bannon appears in court as contempt-of-Congress trial begins Posted: 18 Jul 2022 08:00 PM PDT Far-right Trump ally seeks to claim in federal court that he did not willfully fail to comply with subpoena With jury selection nearly complete, opening arguments are expected to take place on Tuesday in the federal trial against Steve Bannon, the top former Trump strategist charged with contempt of Congress after he failed to comply with a subpoena from the House January 6 committee. Bannon appeared in federal court on Monday as his trial formally opened in Washington. The far-right provocateur – one of the principal architects of Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 election – is attempting to argue that he did not willfully fail to comply with the subpoena, which sought documents and testimony. Continue reading... |
| Towering waves in Hawaii crash into homes, barrel through wedding venue Posted: 18 Jul 2022 07:01 PM PDT A strong winter storm in the South Pacific produced the swell which headed for the islands, bringing waves more than 20ft high Towering waves on Hawaii's south shores crashed into homes and businesses, spilled across highways and upended weddings over the weekend. The large waves, some more than 20ft (6m) high, came from a combination of a strong south swell that peaked Saturday evening, particularly high tides and rising sea levels associated with climate change, the National Weather Service said Monday. Continue reading... |
| Jewelry worth millions stolen from security truck at California rest stop Posted: 18 Jul 2022 06:11 PM PDT The heist took place after armed guards walked away from a Brinks vehicle that had been traveling to Los Angeles for a jewelry show Thieves in California stole millions of dollars' worth of jewelry and gemstones after breaking into an unattended security vehicle on its way back from a jewelry show, police said. The robbery took place in a remote rest stop in southern California last week, authorities said on Monday, after the vehicle's two armed guards walked away. Continue reading... |
| Uvalde body camera video shows some police knew they needed to act quickly Posted: 18 Jul 2022 05:52 PM PDT However nearly 400 officers waited 73 minutes before breaching the classroom as newly released footage shows chaotic scene Newly released body camera footage from the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, shows that within moments of arriving at Robb elementary school, some police officers knew they needed to move swiftly to save lives. "Dude, we gotta get in there," said staff sergeant Eduardo Canales, according to body camera footage released late on Sunday by the small south Texas city, adding: "He's still shooting. We gotta get in there." Continue reading... |
| West Virginia judge blocks enforcement of 150-year-old abortion ban Posted: 18 Jul 2022 01:49 PM PDT Judge says the state's sole abortion clinic and its patients 'are suffering irreparable harm' A judge in West Virginia blocked enforcement of the state's 150-year-old abortion ban on Monday, opening the door for abortions to resume in the state. The Kanawha county circuit court judge, Tera L Salango, granted the Women's Health Center of West Virginia a preliminary injunction against the ban, saying that in the absence of action by the court, the state's sole abortion clinic and its patients, "especially those who are impregnated as a result of a rape or incest, are suffering irreparable harm". Continue reading... |
| Indiana mall shooting: officials identify gunman who killed three people Posted: 18 Jul 2022 01:24 PM PDT Gunman was a 20-year-old man who shot five people at the Greenwood Park mall before a shopper shot and killed him Authorities on Monday identified the gunman who shot five people at a suburban Indianapolis shopping mall on Sunday, killing three of them, before a shopper shot and killed him. He was a 20-year-old local man, Jonathan Sapirman, of Greenwood, who began firing after leaving a bathroom at the Greenwood Park Mall shortly before it closed Sunday evening, the Greenwood police chief, James Ison, said at a news conference. Continue reading... |
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