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Brazil election: Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro tied in latest polls
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Australia news live: police investigating possible organised crime links after 11-year-old boy shot in Sydney apartment
Follow the day’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Jim Chalmers was also asked earlier if the government would support a national royal commission into violence against women and children. He said the government had chosen to increase resourcing for child and family violence and domestic violence, adding to the ABC: We’re trying to deal with the sources of all of this violence, whether it be more security in the housing system, whether it be the monetised misogyny that we see online – there are a whole range of factors feeding in here. We do acknowledge that all of this violence is obviously entirely unacceptable. It’s horrific in every way. That’s why we’ve increased the resources and that’s why we all need to do better to do everything we can to make a difference here. Continue reading...
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Intergenerational report underplays effect of climate crisis on Australia’s future, experts say
One academic says prediction for 2066 ‘is negligent in ignoring the economic damage’ on the horizon Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast An Australian government snapshot of life in 40 years has been sharply criticised for underplaying the economic and social damage expected due to the worsening climate crisis. The government’s seventh intergenerational report, which projects out to 2066, finds the effects of global heating four decades from now are “highly uncertain”, pointing to the pace of the global energy transition as a key source of unpredictability. Continue reading...
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Trump seeks ‘massive’ Belarus fertiliser deal amid Canada trade war
Trump’s announcement on Russia ally comes as he steps up his trade war with Canada, a long-term US ally and top supplier of potash President Donald Trump has said he is working on a “massive” deal to buy fertiliser from Belarus, pivoting away from main supplier Canada amid an escalating trade dispute, and moving instead toward an ally of Russia. “The United States is working on a massive deal with respect to the purchase of Potash from Belarus,” Trump said on his Truth Social network. “The pricing would be for substantially less than we are currently paying to Canada, very good news for our farmers and ranchers.” Continue reading...
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US strikes on alleged drug boats may be ‘crimes against humanity’, UN says
Dozens of US attacks on boats in the Pacific and Caribbean have killed more than 230 people since September 2025 A special rapporteur for the UN human rights council has concluded that there are “reasonable grounds to believe” that the United States attacks on boats allegedly carrying drugs in the Pacific and Caribbean “constituted crimes against humanity”. The boat strikes, carried out since September 2025 on the stated grounds of stopping drugs being trafficked by sea to the US, have killed more than 230 people. The latest, on Saturday, killed four people in the Caribbean. Continue reading...
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20 countries propose global oversight body to manage AI dangers
Countries including Germany, South Africa and Canada suggest international institution to set and enforce standards.
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India vs Sri Lanka live: Asian Games – Women’s cricket final
Follow our live build-up, team news, score and text commentary stream from the match in Nisshin, Japan, at 05:00 GMT.