The Guardian

‘Confluence of errors’ led to Belgian tourist Celine Cremer’s death in Tasmanian wilderness, coroner finds

Coronor finds 31-year-old deviated from a walking track as dusk fell, four days before the winter solsticeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOverlapping errors, including a lack of preparation in near-freezing winter weather, contributed to the death of a Belgian tourist on a wilderness track.Celine Cremer set off on a walk at Philosopher Falls in Tasmania’s remote north-west on 17 June 2023 and was reported missing al

general  Aug 28, 2026

The Guardian

Identity of high-profile Queensland man drawn into extortion case to remain secret after court ruling

Man – referred to as MM by court – will keep his identity hidden after legal challenge against suppression dismissed The identity of a high-profile Queensland man drawn into a Cairns extortion case will remain secret, after the state’s supreme court threw out a legal challenge against a suppression order.The man – referred to as MM by the court – was drawn into an extortion case earlier this year. He is not a party to the case and is not accused of any offence. Continue reading...

general  Aug 28, 2026

The Guardian

Former AFL star Nicky Winmar jailed for six months for assault on woman

Barrister for former St Kilda player says he will appeal both the sentence and the conviction for unprovoked assault in May 2025 Former AFL star Nicky Winmar has been jailed for six months for attacking a woman in a violent assault.Winmar, 60, dropped his head as he was sentenced in Bendigo magistrates court over the May 2025 assault against a woman at Cohuna in northern Victoria. Continue reading...

general  Aug 28, 2026

NY Times World

Palestine Action Activists Accused of Vandalism at Trump Turnberry Face Terrorism Accusation

Prosecutors will seek to prove that members of Palestine Action who they say painted “Gaza is not 4 sale” on the Scottish golf course last year committed acts connected to terrorism.

general  Aug 28, 2026

The Guardian

Seven charged with damaging Trump’s Scottish golf course accused of ‘terrorist connection’

Course at Donald Trump’s Turnberry resort was painted with words ‘Gaza is not 4 sale’ and clubhouse was sprayed with graffitiSeven people charged with vandalising Donald Trump’s Turnberry golf course in Scotland have been accused of malicious damage “having a terrorist connection”.The clubhouse at the five-star Trump Turnberry hotel and resort on the west coast of Scotland was graffitied on 8 March last year and the course was dug up and painted with the words “Gaza is not 4 sale”. Continue read

general  Aug 28, 2026

The Guardian

What could Meta’s US settlement mean around the world – and what now for other claims against firm?

Other governments could seek similar concessions, while separate legal action is pending in places ranging from Kenya to the NetherlandsIn October 2021, Abrham Meareg’s father, a professor of chemistry in Ethiopia’s northern town of Bahir Dar, was shot at close range and died outside his family home. This was in the middle of the country’s civil war.For weeks, Facebook’s algorithm had actively promoted posts calling for the academic to be murdered, according to Meareg and Foxglove, a nonprofit o

general  Aug 28, 2026

The Guardian

‘No precedent’: Lorde and Little Simz to star at world-first festival run on clean power

A zero-emission compact hydrogen power plant will drive the main stage at Clifton Down in BristolWhen Lorde, Little Simz and Wet Leg stride on to stages in Bristol this weekend, they will not only be entertaining tens of thousands of festivalgoers but taking part in what is being billed as a world-first clean power project.The two stages at Forwards festival on Clifton Down are being driven almost entirely by green power – a combination of hydrogen and mobile batteries charged with sustainable e

general  Aug 28, 2026

The Guardian

‘Nature thrives when given a chance’: restored Cheshire wetland now a haven for rare grebe

Woolston Eyes in Warrington, a dumping ground for canal dredgings, has become best place in UK for black-necked grebeA dumping ground for dredgings from the Manchester Ship Canal has become the best place in Britain for the rare and beautiful black-necked grebe, hosting 64% of Britain’s breeding population.Since 2021, Woolston Eyes in Cheshire has been restored, extended and turned into a mosaic of freshwater pools, reedbeds, willow scrub and rough grassland, managed by the RSPB and Woolston Eye

general  Aug 28, 2026

BBC World

Trump administration illegally retaliated against Anthropic, judge rules

The AI startup has been at loggerheads with the Pentagon over the use of AI by the US military.

general  Aug 28, 2026

The Guardian

South Korea to re-examine 310,000 missing person cases after fake record scandal

Renewed scrutiny comes after police officer accused of falsifying records in order to close the cases of people who were later found deadSouth Korean police will re-examine about 310,000 missing persons cases closed over the past three years, prompted by a scandal in which an officer was arrested on suspicion of falsifying records to close files on two people who were later found dead.The case has drawn national attention, with President Lee Jae Myung ordering an investigation into the police ha

general  Aug 28, 2026

The Guardian

In this hour of need, contemplating a cut to Australia’s refugee intake is cruel populism

Confusion and politics aside, Australia can’t pretend to be removed from the world – and the millions of people in need of sanctuaryGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMessy politics aside, this much is clear: Australia is being cruelly parsimonious in resettling people, at a moment when it is of greatest global need.There are more people in the world requiring protection right now than at any time in human history, but Australia is obsessed with cutting numbers in the fac

general  Aug 28, 2026

The Guardian

Nepal-Tibet flash flood live updates: debris-clogged river at risk of flooding again; rescuers race to find survivors

The catastrophic flash flood has killed at least 389 people and left more than 1,300 missing, with hundreds of tourists unaccounted forNearly 1,400 missing, mostly tourists, and hundreds killedVisual guide: how the deadly flooding unfoldedTell us: have you been affected by the flash floods?Chinese authorities have warned that an artificial lake formed after a catastrophic flash flood hit the China-Nepal border on Wednesday faces a “high risk of breaching and sending flood waters downstream”, acc

general  Aug 28, 2026

The Guardian

Federal judge again halts Trump’s executive order limiting mail voting in midterms

President’s directive stalls for a second time about a week before the first postal ballots are due to be sent outA federal judge on Thursday halted – at least for the moment – attempts to implement Donald Trump’s executive order limiting mail voting.The president’s directive stalled for a second time about a week before the first mail ballots are due to be sent out for the rapidly approaching midterm elections. In the US district court, Judge Indira Talwani placed a 14-day hold on the governme

general  Aug 28, 2026

The Guardian

‘We just want them to return’: relatives of Australians missing in Nepal floods wait anxiously for news of loved ones

Family of two Sydney boys and their parents, who are among 39 Australians identified as missing after flash flooding, ‘worried, but hopeful’The family of two Sydney boys who went missing with their parents in flash flooding in Nepal say they remain hopeful they will be found safe.Shylaja Muralitharan, 42, her husband, Chandrasekaran Muralitharan, 47, and their two sons Ashwin, 14 and Aarush, 11, were taking part in a pilgrimage when the flood hit on Wednesday morning. Continue reading...

general  Aug 28, 2026

WSJ World News

How the AI Investment Craze Is Keeping the Global Economy Afloat

Growth is holding. up despite renewed tensions over trade, geopolitics and bond markets, though the AI boom’s outsize role is a growing concern

general  Aug 28, 2026

BBC World

Tate brothers blast US jail conditions as they seek bail in UK extradition fight

Andrew and Tristan Tate's legal team argued in a Miami court that the two were not a flight risk.

general  Aug 28, 2026

The Guardian

FDA approves updated Covid-19 vaccines for dominant XFG variant

Decision allows manufacturers to begin shipping doses, but confusion remains about insurance coverageThe US Food and Drug Administration approved updated Covid-19 vaccines on Thursday, allowing manufacturers to begin shipping doses to pharmacies and doctors’ offices across the country.The FDA approved Moderna, Novavax-Sanofi and Pfizer-BioNTech’s updated Covid vaccines, the companies ⁠said on Thursday, ⁠after ​an advisory panel recommended that the shots should target ⁠the dominant XFG variant.

general  Aug 28, 2026

WSJ World News

See How the World Has Changed Since the Start of the Iran War

From oil prices to regional alliances, the six-month-old conflict has defied expectations and unsteadied the global balance of power.

general  Aug 28, 2026

WSJ World News

See How the World Has Changed Since the Start of the Iran War

From oil prices to regional alliances, the six-month-old conflict has defied expectations and unsteadied the global balance of power.

general  Aug 28, 2026

WSJ World News

Trump Administration in Advanced Talks for Stake in Venezuelan Oil Fields

The deal would give the U.S. a direct stake in 17 of Venezuela’s most promising oil-and-gas fields that house some 90 billion barrels of crude oil reserves.

general  Aug 28, 2026