The Guardian

Anthony Albanese apologises ‘unequivocally’ for podcast comment about Kylie Minogue

Prime minister picked pop singer in game of ‘shag, marry, date’ on comedy podcastAnthony Albanese has apologised “unequivocally” for his comments while playing a “shag, marry, date” game on a comedy podcast when he nominated Kylie Minogue for all three categories.The prime minister issued a statement on Monday morning after receiving criticism at the weekend for his appearance on the Bush Deep podcast with the comedian Nikki Osborne. Continue reading...

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BBC World

A global hub for fake luxury goods, Vietnam cracks down on its black market

The Trump administration wants Vietnam to stamp out its booming counterfeit industry. Locals are divided.

general  Jul 5, 2026

The Guardian

Rodríguez defends Venezuela’s emergency earthquake response as number of bodies expected to soar

Many Venezuelans have accused the government of an inadequate response to the 24 June disasterVenezuela’s interim president has defended her country’s emergency response to the twin earthquakes which have killed more than 3,000 people, vowing the country would not descend into social unrest.Many Venezuelans have expressed anger at what they see as the US-backed government’s inadequate response to the 24 June disaster before international teams arrived. Continue reading...

general  Jul 5, 2026

NY Times World

Israel’s Government Threatens to Ignore a Top Court Ruling

A resolution by the country’s cabinet escalated a long-running conflict between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the country’s judiciary. A senior government official later walked that back.

general  Jul 5, 2026

The Guardian

Michigan Democrat Mallory McMorrow ends US Senate primary campaign

Lawmaker’s exit gives voters choice between progressive Abdul El-Sayed and centrist Haley Stevens in must-win seatMallory McMorrow, a Michigan Democrat, has dropped out of a contentious US Senate primary campaign, setting up a straight fight between the party’s progressive and establishment wings – represented by Abdul El-Sayed, a former public health official, and Haley Stevens, a congresswoman.McMorrow’s retreat marks the end of a center-left bid to hold the seat being vacated this year by the

general  Jul 5, 2026

The Guardian

Skydiver dies after incident near Nottinghamshire airfield

Body of woman, 22, found in field in proximity of Langar airfield, where popular civilian skydiving centre operatesA 22-year-old skydiver has died after a skydiving incident near a Nottinghamshire airfield, police have confirmed.Emergency services were called to Langar airfield, a former RAF base, at 12.13pm on Sunday and the woman was found in a nearby field, where she was pronounced dead at the scene, a police spokesperson said. Continue reading...

general  Jul 5, 2026

The Guardian

Australia news live: Crisafulli promises harsher youth bail laws; auction clearances below 50% again

Queensland premier vows to imprison more youth offenders at party state conference. Follow today’s news liveQueensland premier unveils new youth crime slogan: Breach Bail Go to JailDavid Crisafulli has vowed to imprison more youth offenders.We’re heading in the right direction and we’ve heard from Queenslanders who are telling us to keep going, and we will with reforms to Labor’s weak bail laws.This is a further step to make already harsh bail laws harsher. Continue reading...

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NY Times World

Can Iran Keep Its Edge?

Closing the Strait of Hormuz was a huge source of leverage during the war. But playing the same card over and over is risky.

general  Jul 5, 2026

The Guardian

Florida Republican says deporting Haitians with TPS would be ‘huge mistake’

‘Haiti is a failed state’, says Carlos Giménez, congressman and Miami Cuban exile, after controversial court rulingCarlos Giménez, a Republican congressman from Florida, broke with the Trump administration on Sunday, calling on the White House to reconsider its push to eliminate temporary protected status (TPS) for Haitian migrants.Returning some 350,000 Haitians to their chaotic, dangerous homeland following the US supreme court’s ruling that the Trump administration can cut off temporary legal

general  Jul 5, 2026

The Guardian

AI poses ‘Hiroshima’-style threat to humanity without global rules, says Cooper

Exclusive: Foreign secretary warns of combined risks of AI, climate crisis, irregular migration and foreign interferenceArtificial intelligence poses a “Hiroshima”-style risk to humanity if governments do not agree to curb how it is developed, the foreign secretary has warned.Yvette Cooper urged countries, including the US and China, to agree international rules for AI, telling the Guardian she believes the issue will dominate foreign policy over the next two years. Continue reading...

general  Jul 5, 2026

The Guardian

At least 25 people die in US as record heatwave scorches swaths of country

More than 20 states reported temperatures above 100F as heat dome sits over eastern US during holiday weekendAt least about two dozen people have died amid the perilous climate crisis-driven heatwave that has scorched swaths of the US with record temperatures.As a huge heat dome sits over the county’s eastern half, extreme heat gripped millions of people in the days leading up to the US’s semiquincentennial on Saturday – and beyond it. More than 20 states experienced have reported stifling tempe

general  Jul 5, 2026

NY Times World

The Main Attraction at Africa’s Most Lucrative Horse Race? Black Wealth.

In South Africa, where the Black majority was excluded from the economy for generations, the annual Durban July event is a chance to celebrate luxury and high society.

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WSJ World News

Opinion | Why Venezuela Turned Rescue Teams Away

The state of La Guaira is ground zero for drug trafficking and money laundering

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WSJ World News

Opinion | Telling Time Is a Complicated Business

To stay in sync, we rely on an intricate and fragile system.

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WSJ World News

Opinion | A New Path for NATO and Israel

Both alliances need reform to undo the damage Trump has done and prepare to face coming challenges.

general  Jul 5, 2026

BBC World

Eight rescued from seaplane that made 'hard landing' in New York's East River

Eight people were removed from the Kodiak 100 seaplane by fire department units and two had minor injures.

general  Jul 5, 2026

BBC World

Emotion and politics merge in Tehran at funeral of former supreme leader

The BBC's chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet is in Tehran, where funeral events are taking place in honour of Iran's former leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

general  Jul 5, 2026

BBC World

Plane hit by firework while landing in Chicago

The plane had 52 passengers and six crew onboard. No injuries were reported.

general  Jul 5, 2026

The Guardian

The Atlantic republishes JD Vance’s anti-Trump essay from 10 years ago

Magazine invites readers to judge Vance’s ‘assessment’ of Trump, whom he called ‘cultural heroin’ during first termThe Atlantic on Saturday republished a JD Vance essay that dismissed Donald Trump as “cultural heroin” exactly 10 years earlier, bringing back to the fore his evolving from a critic of the president to his vice-president.In an editor’s note, the magazine said it was republishing the essay on the occasion of its 10th anniversary – and the US’s semiquincentennial – “so that our reader

general  Jul 5, 2026

The Guardian

EasyJet agrees to £5bn takeover by US investment firm

Agreement in principle with Castlelake follows several rejected offers and means UK’s biggest low-cost carrier will be taken private EasyJet has agreed a £5bn takeover by US investment firm Castlelake that will see Britain’s biggest low-cost airline taken private.The companies announced an agreement in principle on Sunday evening in a statement to the stock market, and requested an extension to a deadline to complete the deal formally. The agreement came after weeks of negotiations and several r

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