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Follow today’s news updates liveFour people, including two children, found dead in Perth in suspected murder-suicideGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQueensland health minister said federal government still has to bridge the gap on funding dealTim Nicholls, the Queensland health minister, said he still thinks there’s a “bit of water to flow under the bridge” in discussions between states and the federal government over hospital funding.There’s […]

President Donald Trump says he is speaking to Iran’s leadership amid a US military build-up in the Middle East.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

Lawsuit was brought before court in 2025 as US threatened to seize control of strategic waterway.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres appears to point at Trump as critics say his 'Board of Peace' aims to replace UN.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

In today’s newsletter: As boarded‑up units spread from coastal towns to former industrial centres, a new ​Guardian investigation reveals how ​o​ur high streets have become a litmus test for public frustration and ​p​olitical choicesGood morning. There is a familiar refrain about Britain’s high streets – that they are now little more than a procession of shuttered units, former bank branches, barbers, vape shops and fast food outlets, symbols of a […]

Exclusive: Smartwatches, Oura rings, smart home devices and Fitbits being weaponised, says RefugeDomestic abusers are increasingly using AI, smartwatches and other technology to attack and control their victims, a domestic abuse charity says.Record numbers of women who were abused and controlled through technology were referred to Refuge’s specialist services during the last three months of 2025, including a 62% increase in the most complex cases to total 829 women. There […]

Human rights groups and some western countries have denounced the election, the first held since the 2021 coup, describing it as neither free nor fairMyanmar’s military-backed party has completed a sweeping victory in the country’s three-phase general election, state media said, cementing an outcome long expected after a tightly controlled political process held during civil war and widespread repression.The Union and Solidarity Party (USDP) dominated all phases of the vote, […]

Exclusive: Dr Eric Descheemaeker and university have agreed he will leave his job to pursue other opportunities, email to staff saysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA University of Melbourne law professor who wrote an email saying the institution was dictated to by “‘Blak’ activists” who were leading it to “destruction” will leave the university.The university tried to […]