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Were Australian weapons used in Saudi atrocities on Yemen border?

Questions are being raised about the potential use of Australian-supplied weaponry to Saudi Arabia, following a Human Rights Watch report on a mass killing at the Yemen-Saudi border. Suzanne James and Michelle Fahy report.

Nicky Winmar: From bush kid to AFL legend

AFL legend Nicky Winmar, in collaboration with St Kilda supporter Mathew Hardy, author of the 2004 memoir Saturday Afternoon Fever, describes the racism that Indigenous and other non-white people face both on and off the field in his autobiography My…

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World of photos, April 20, 2024

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.

Only one man can stop the world plunging into full-scale war

Benjamin Netanyahu’s popularity in Israel is at an all-time low. Yet, we are waiting, helplessly, to see what risk he will take next.

Civil War is a movie. If Trump wins, will it be a reality?

With the instigator of the Capitol Hill riot standing a good chance of returning to power, the question of whether the US is headed towards Civil War 2.0 no longer feels hyperbolic.

Ram shot by New Zealand police after killing elderly couple

The pair were found dead in a paddock by a relative who had gone to check on them.

Prince Harry confirms he is now a US resident

Paperwork filed shows the royal has informed British authorities that he has moved and is now ‘usually resident’ in the United StatesPrince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, has formally confirmed he is now a US resident.The acknowledgment is said to…

News live: attorney general says Australia facing a ‘crisis of male violence’; hospitals deliver record wait times for surgery

Mark Dreyfus decries ‘scourge’ of violence against women; Australian Medical Association says people waiting almost twice as long for planned surgery than 20 years ago. Follow the day’s news liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily…

Quarter of UK’s three- and four-year-olds own a smartphone, data shows

Campaigners express concern at new Ofcom figures, which also show that half of under-13s are on social mediaA quarter of three- and four-year-olds in the UK now own a smartphone, while half of children under 13 are on social media,…

Sunak to cite Britain’s ‘sicknote culture’ in bid to overhaul fit note system

Prime minister to express concern about ‘over-medicalising’ normal worries with diagnoses as mental health conditionsRishi Sunak will today claim Britain is suffering from a “sicknote culture”, as he warns there is a risk of “over-medicalising” normal worries by diagnosing them…

English primary schools cutting teacher numbers amid budget pressure, survey finds

Rising inflation and falling pupil numbers also forcing schools to cut spending on extracurricular activitiesPrimary schools across England are having to shed staff and cancel trips and activities this year as rising inflation and falling pupil numbers cause a rapid…

Police arrest students protesting Israel’s war on Gaza at Columbia University

The school’s president, Minouche Shafik, authorized officers to clear the encampments set up by students demanding divestmentTensions on Columbia University’s campus continued to rise on Thursday as the New York police department began breaking up student protests over Israel’s war…

US resumes deportation flights to Haiti despite continuing bloodshed

Critics condemn ‘reckless and cruel’ expulsions and say deportees likely to be targeted by armed gangs who control much of countryMore than 70 Haitians expelled from the United States have been flown back to Haiti on the first deportation flight…

‘Everybody is freezing in there!’ Trump, irate about hush money case, lashes trial

The jurors will now be tasked with deciding whether Trump is guilty of falsifying business records ahead of the 2016 election.

US vetoes Palestinian request for full UN membership

Washington blocks security council resolution supported by 12 member countries, with two abstentions including UKThe US has vetoed a Palestinian request to the United Nations security council for full UN membership, blocking the world body’s recognition of a Palestinian state.The…

UK to delay start of health and safety checks on EU imports – report

New post-Brexit border checks ‘set to zero’ to avoid what Defra calls risk of serious disruptionThe UK government has reportedly told port health authorities it will not “turn on” health and safety checks for EU imports as new post-Brexit border…

All 12 jurors seated for Trump’s historic criminal trial – as it happened

This live blog is now closed. For the latest on Trump’s criminal trial, read our full report:All 12 jurors seated in Trump hush-money trial after two dismissalsJudge Merchan, in directing the press not to use physical descriptors to describe jurors,…

A silent Trump glowers and stares during third day of criminal trial

This was not Donald Trump the business mogul or Donald Trump the 45th president – it was Donald Trump the defendantWith Donald Trump just a few feet away, a potential juror in the criminal case against him summed up the…

US and UK impose new sanctions against Iran

Iran hit with new sanctions by the US and Britain in wake of attack on Israel.

Donald Trump juror setback

Second juror dismissed in Trump hush-money trial.

Kennedy family members endorse Biden in stinging rebuke to RFK Jr

Siblings appear on stage with president at campaign event in Philadelphia and offer full-throated support of White House runProminent members of the Kennedy political dynasty delivered a full-throated endorsement of Joe Biden’s re-election campaign on Thursday, a pointed message that…

Polish man arrested over alleged Russian plot to assassinate Zelenskiy

Poland’s national prosecutor says man was preparing to share security details of airport used by Ukrainian presidentA Polish man has been arrested on allegations that he aided a plot by Russian intelligence services to assassinate the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy,…

Exclusive: Georgia lawmaker runs secret election-conspiracy Telegram channel

Bridget Thorne, a Republican elected in Fulton county in 2022, has spread election fraud lies and accused county employees of crimesA Fulton county commissioner in Georgia has been operating a private Telegram channel for years, propagating debunked claims about the…

Former civil servant says ‘racism in Cabinet Office’ forced her to resign

Rowaa Ahmar’s claims were made in the court papers of a discrimination case against the Cabinet OfficeA former senior civil servant has said in court papers that “a hostile racist working environment” in the Cabinet Office meant she was “forced…

US accused of failing to act on reports of abuse by Israeli forces

Panel urged denial of Israel funds because of serious human rights violations but state department has not yet acted, report saysThe US state department has failed to act on internal reports of human rights abuses by Israeli army and police…

Terror watchdog condemns WhatsApp for lowering UK users’ minimum age to 13

Jonathan Hall, Britain’s reviewer of terrorism legislation, says more children could be exposed to encrypted extremist contentThe UK’s terror watchdog has criticised Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta for lowering the minimum age for WhatsApp users from 16 to 13, warning that the…

Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell charged in finance investigation

Husband of Nicola Sturgeon was rearrested ‘in connection with the embezzlement of funds’ from party, say policePeter Murrell, the husband of the former first minister Nicola Sturgeon, has been charged in connection with embezzlement after being arrested for a second…

Germany arrests two dual nationals on suspicion of plotting attacks for Russia

Men accused of working with secret service to plot attacks including on US military facilities to undermine Ukraine supportTwo German-Russian nationals have been arrested in southern Germany on suspicion of plotting sabotage attacks, including on US military facilities, in what…

Scottish ministers called ‘short-termist’ after scrapping carbon emissions pledge

Scotland is abandoning target to cut carbon emissions by 75% by 2030 in what climate campaigners said was a ‘reprehensible retreat’Climate campaigners have accused Scottish ministers of being “inept” and “short-termist” after they scrapped Scotland’s target to cut carbon emissions…

Criminal Cases Review Commission apologises to Andrew Malkinson for handling of case

Chair Helen Pitcher says she is ‘deeply sorry’ for failing man jailed for 17 years for rape he did not commit• Rape, DNA and injustice: a timeline of the Malkinson caseThe chair of the Criminal Cases Review Commission has offered…

Man arrested after two schoolgirls injured in knife attack in France

Police say girls aged six and 11 sustained superficial wounds in attack close to their school near StrasbourgA man has been arrested after two girls aged six and 11 were injured in a knife attack close to their school in…

Keir Starmer says police should investigate Mark Menzies allegations

Labour leader says police ‘should be involved’ after Tory MP was alleged to have misused campaign funds to pay off ‘bad people’UK politics – latest updatesKeir Starmer has called for a police investigation into allegations that campaign funds were misused…

National Portrait Gallery reveals shortlist for global painting prize

Three works selected from 1,647 entries across 62 countries, with 50 selected for final displayThe artists Isabella Watling, Antony Williams and Catherine Chambers have been shortlisted for the National Portrait Gallery’s annual painting prize.In total, 50 portraits have been selected…

All 48 victims of 1981 Dublin nightclub fire unlawfully killed, inquest finds

Dozens died when a blaze tore through Stardust nightclub in Artane on Valentine’s Day in 1981The 48 young people who died in the Stardust nightclub disaster in Dublin in 1981 were unlawfully killed, an inquest jury has found.The devastatingfire at…

Europe: Brussels proposes free movement deal for UK’s 18- to 30-year-olds – as it happened

European commission floats opening negotiations with London to allow under 30s in UK and EU the same rights they enjoyed before BrexitCharles Michel, the European Council president, opened today’s session.He welcomed Enrico Letta, who prepared a report on the future…

Brussels proposes return to pre-Brexit free movement for UK and EU young people

European Commission to seek approval from leaders to start talks with UK on visa-free exchanges for 18- to 30-year-oldsThe European Commission has proposed opening negotiations with the UK to allow free movement enjoyed before Brexit to millions of 18- to…

High-ranking Queensland police officers under scrutiny over offensive social media activity

Exclusive: Ethical standards command launches internal review as Guardian Australia unearths Facebook posts dating back yearsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastQueensland police’s ethical standards command is conducting a review after high-ranking members of…

Love nest: how a musk lorikeet fell for a red-tailed black cockatoo

Two parrots have formed a unique relationship after arriving at a Tasmanian wildlife sanctuaryGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAfter struggling to bond with members of their own flock, a matte black cockatoo and…

Australian states and territories united in support of federal bill banning non-prescription vapes

Governments concerned vapes attractive to children, aren’t helping hardened smokers to quit Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s state and territory governments support federal legislation before parliament that, if passed, would force vape…

Middle East crisis live: ‘We are on the edge of regional war in the Middle East’, says EU foreign policy chief

Josep Borrell says existing EU sanctions on Iran would be strengthened and expanded and also says Israel needs to exercise restraintSee all of our updates on the Israel-Gaza war and wider Middle East crisisThe EU has edged closer to calling…

First Thing: Arizona Republicans again block effort to repeal near-total abortion ban

Only 28% of Arizona voters approve of the 1864 law. Plus, Israeli media reports weapons deployments for Rafah offensiveDon’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.After days of nationwide debate over the Arizona supreme court’s recent…

Kale, watermelon and even some organic foods pose high pesticide risk, analysis finds

A new analysis by Consumer Reports shows that pesticides have contaminated the US fruit and vegetable supply – even some organicsWhat’s safe to eat? Here is the pesticide risk level for each fruit and vegetableWatermelon, green beans and bell peppers…

What’s safe to eat? Here is the pesticide risk level for each fruit and vegetable Even organic produce can contain unhealthy amounts of pesticide – see which fruits and vegetables rank best and worstAfter reviewing the results of thousands of tests on fruits and vegetables, Consumer Reports has found unhealthy levels of pesticides in about…

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