The Guardian

Australia news live: Asio warn politicians that EVs could be bugged; flood warnings after wild weather

Spy agency says politicians and public servants ‘should be conscious of the things that they are discussing’ in internet-connected cars. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAsio has warned politicians and public servants not to discuss sensitive government information in internet-connected cars, due to the risk of electronic eavesdropping.The country’s top spy agency said discussing classified or sensitive information outside the workplace was alway

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BBC World

US and Iran reach tentative deal to extend ceasefire, US officials say

But there has been conflicting information from Tehran, with one news agency reporting that no deal has been finalised or confirmed.

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WSJ World News

U.S. and Iran Have ‘Makings of a Deal,’ Bessent Says

The agreement, which still needs President Trump’s approval, includes a gradual reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and Iranian pledges to curtail some nuclear work.

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The Guardian

Trump’s DoJ sues four states for denying ICE agents undercover license plates

Maine, Massachusetts, Oregon and Washington state sued as ICE seeks plates in Trump’s immigration crackdownThe Trump administration is suing to challenge the refusal of four US states to issue confidential license plates to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, saying the states have long provided them to other law enforcement agencies conducting undercover operations.The US Department of Justice on Thursday said it had filed lawsuits against Maine, Massachusetts, Oregon and Washi

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BBC World

Man jailed for 15 years over plot to attack Taylor Swift concert in Vienna

A 21-year-old Austrian man admitted planning the attack and other terrorism-related offences.

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The Guardian

Clashes between armed groups in Colombia kill at least 52

Rival groups are vying for territorial control of strategic cocaine production and trafficking regionAt least 52 guerrilla fighters have been killed in clashes between two rival armed groups vying for territorial control of a strategic cocaine production and trafficking region in south-east Colombia, a faction of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc) involved in the fighting has said.The clashes, the most violent in recent months, took place in the jungles of the department of Guavia

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The Guardian

Trump’s Memphis crime taskforce accused of using ‘immense force’ in intimidation campaign

Exclusive: community observers claim agents have tailed cars, surveilled homes and even ‘falsely arrested’ someoneAn anti-crime taskforce ordered by Donald Trump onto the streets of Memphis has been accused of targeting community observers with widespread intimidation including “immense force”.Agents have been “retaliating against, intimidating, and harassing” observers attempting to monitor the federal taskforce’s activity, according to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Louisiana, wh

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NY Times World

The U.S. re-sanctioned a U.N. legal expert critical of Israel.

Just a few days ago, a U.S. court ordered the Treasury Department to suspend its penalties on Francesca Albanese, whose work on Israel has drawn accusations of antisemitism.

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WSJ World News

U.S. Says Deal Reached With Kenya on Ebola Quarantine Facility for Americans

The arrangement for the facility, which would have 50 beds, has drawn fierce opposition from Kenyan medical groups.

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The Guardian

‘Hundreds of job applications’: young people on their struggle to find work

Job seekers say the lack of opportunities has affected their mental health and left them fearing for the futureWhen Catherina finished her degree in digital film production in London, she thought her prospects of finding work were good, but she has found the jobs market tough. Continue reading...

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The Guardian

Alarming surge in suicides among ICE detainees, investigation reveals

AP review finds unprecedented number of suicide deaths as critics attack failures of Trump’s immigration crackdownBrayan Rayo Garzon was distraught. Detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), he was on his fourth day of isolation in a Missouri jail as he battled the fevers and chills of Covid.His request for mental health treatment had been put off, records show, and staff had forbidden Rayo from making his nightly call to his mother, as a precaution intended to prevent the spread of

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The Guardian

Dire strait? Trump’s bid to end Iran war before midterms risks Republican anger

Trump administration in a bind as it faces mounting economic costs ahead of midterms from Iran warThe terms of a purported 60-day deal to negotiate peace in the Iran war have trapped the Trump administration between mounting economic costs ahead of midterm elections and anger from Republican hawks who accuse the US government of surrendering to Iran.The public rift between Trump and Senate Republicans over his shift toward diplomacy with Iran has also been matched within his administration, wher

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WSJ World News

Mango Heir Says Weak Knees Led to Father’s Fatal Tumble

Jonathan Andic sets out defense after accusation of involvement in the death of his billionaire father.

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The Guardian

Priest on trial in Texas for exploiting congregants for sex established as father of New Orleans-area parishioner

DNA testing proved that Anthony Odiong fathered a child with another woman to whom he had been providing spiritual guidance, authorities saySign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailTexas prosecutors on Thursday established that a Roman Catholic priest being tried there on charges that he illegally exploited his status as a priest to pursue sex with three spiritual vulnerable congregants had a child with a separate congregant in approximately 2023 – while working outside New Orleans.That

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NY Times World

U.S. and Iran Move Toward Arrangement to Reopen the Strait of Hormuz

President Trump has yet to sign off on an emerging agreement that would extend the cease-fire while they negotiate nuclear and other issues.

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The Guardian

Happy the elephant dies aged 55 after being euthanized at New York zoo

Happy was the focus of a high-profile court case launched in 2018 over whether she had the legal rights of a personHappy, an elephant that became embroiled in a high-profile court case over whether she had the legal rights of a person, has died after being euthanized at New York City’s Bronx zoo at the age of 55.The Asian elephant, was euthanized on Tuesday after zoo staff determined that “progressive, age-related health conditions” required the decision, according to the Wildlife Conservation S

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The Guardian

Netanyahu orders Israeli army to seize ‘70% of Gaza Strip’, violating ceasefire deal

Speaking in West Bank settlement, Israeli PM, who is fighting for political survival before elections, says ‘we are squeezing Hamas’Middle East crisis – live updatesBenjamin Netanyahu has said he has given orders to the Israeli army to seize control of 70% of the Gaza Strip in a move that threatens to torpedo an already fragile ceasefire and create catastrophic humanitarian conditions in the already devastated territory.Under the US-brokered ceasefire in October, the Israeli army withdrew to a d

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The Guardian

Enfield council withdraws from government’s new towns programme

London authority’s new Tory-led administration delivers significant blow to Labour’s flagship housebuilding schemeEnfield council in north London has withdrawn from the government’s new towns programme, in a significant blow to Labour’s flagship housebuilding scheme.The move by the new minority Conservative-led administration could present one of the first tests of Rachel Reeves’s planning reforms, designed to curb the use of judicial reviews against new infrastructure. Continue reading...

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The Guardian

Olivia Rodrigo responds to babydoll dress criticism: ‘It shows how we normalize pedophilia in our culture’

The pop singer said that suggestions that a recent outfit was ‘childlike’ were rooted in sexist attitudes toward womenOlivia Rodrigo has responded to controversy over a recent babydoll dress she wore while performing on stage in Spain.The singer faced backlash online after she wore a short puffy dress with a floral pattern while performing her recent single Drop Dead at Barcelona’s Teatre Grec on 8 May. She also wears a similar style dress on the cover of her upcoming album. Continue reading...

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The Guardian

Carney calls for new US-Canada partnership to ‘help make America great again’

Canada prime minister urges greater economic cooperation between the two countries in speech delivered in New YorkCanada’s prime minister, Mark Carney has called for a new relationship with the United States to “help make America great again”.In a speech delivered in New York on Thursday, Carney said that there should be a “true partnership” that re-imagines cooperation in specific sectors challenged by global competition. Continue reading...

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