How Nepali diaspora is responding to flood disaster and how Australians can help in relief effort
World news | The Guardianby Adeshola Ore Community affairs reporter·28 Aug 2026
Australia’s Nepali community plan to host vigils to remember the victims of the Nepal-Tibet flood disaster to coincide with a day of mourning, as the number of people killed continues to rise.
Bondi library returns book How to Sell a Genocide to shelves after State Library ‘outlines the law’
World news | The Guardianby Jordyn Beazley·28 Aug 2026
A Sydney library has returned to its borrowing shelves a book critical of Israel called How to Sell a Genocide following a public campaign and an intervention from the State Library of New South...
‘Confluence of errors’ led to Belgian tourist Celine Cremer’s death in Tasmanian wilderness, coroner finds
World news | The Guardianby Australian Associated Press·28 Aug 2026
Overlapping errors, including a lack of preparation in near-freezing winter weather, contributed to the death of a Belgian tourist on a wilderness track.
‘No precedent’: Lorde and Little Simz to star at world-first festival run on clean power
World news | The Guardianby Steven Morris·28 Aug 2026
When Lorde, Little Simz and Wet Leg stride on to stages in Bristol this weekend, they will not only be entertaining tens of thousands of festivalgoers but taking part in what is being billed as a...
What could Meta’s US settlement mean around the world – and what now for other claims against firm?
World news | The Guardianby Aisha Down·28 Aug 2026
In October 2021, Abrham Meareg’s father, a professor of chemistry in Ethiopia’s northern town of Bahir Dar, was shot at close range and died outside his family home.
‘Nature thrives when given a chance’: restored Cheshire wetland now a haven for rare grebe
World news | The Guardianby Patrick Barkham·28 Aug 2026
A dumping ground for dredgings from the Manchester Ship Canal has become the best place in Britain for the rare and beautiful black-necked grebe, hosting 64% of Britain’s breeding population.
Nepal-Tibet flash flood live updates: death toll rises to 469, police say; debris-clogged river at risk of flooding again
World news | The Guardianby Adam Fulton·28 Aug 2026
Nepal police have said that the death toll from Wednesday’s flash flood now stands at 469. It’s a jump of 80 since the last reported update, and comes as search teams continue recovery efforts...
In this hour of need, contemplating a cut to Australia’s refugee intake is cruel populism
World news | The Guardianby Ben Doherty·28 Aug 2026
Messy politics aside, this much is clear: Australia is being cruelly parsimonious in resettling people, at a moment when it is of greatest global need.
Federal judge again halts Trump’s executive order limiting mail voting in midterms
World news | The Guardianby Associated Press·28 Aug 2026
A federal judge on Thursday halted – at least for the moment – attempts to implement Donald Trump’s executive order limiting mail voting.
‘We just want them to return’: relatives of Australians missing in Nepal floods wait anxiously for news of loved ones
World news | The Guardianby Nino Bucci and Henry Belot·28 Aug 2026
The family of two Sydney boys who went missing with their parents in flash flooding in Nepal say they remain hopeful they will be found safe.
One Nation’s new NSW leader Mike Newman is an investment banker who wants to ‘get rid of wokery’
World news | The Guardianby Penry Buckley·27 Aug 2026
One Nation has named investment banker Mike Newman as its New South Wales leader and first lower house candidate ahead of the March 2027 state election.
Three journalists sue Pentagon after being fired from military news outlet
World news | The Guardianby Robert Mackey·27 Aug 2026
Three journalists who were fired by the Pentagon from a US government-funded news outlet sued the Department of Defense in federal court on Thursday, arguing their dismissals were illegal and...
Burnham announces crackdown on rogue bailiffs and ‘cowboy builders’
World news | The Guardianby Rupert Jones·27 Aug 2026
A clampdown on “rogue bailiffs” has been launched by Andy Burnham amid concerns that vulnerable people are being overcharged and face aggressive behaviour.
Australia news live: number of Australians missing in Nepal increases to 39; voluntary assisted dying now legal nation-wide
World news | The Guardianby Martin Farrer·27 Aug 2026
Foreign affairs minister Penny Wong has confirmed the number of Australians missing in the devastating Nepal floods has increased overnight from 35 to 39.
Florida grand jury finds DeSantis administration ‘misappropriated’ funds from Medicaid settlement
World news | The Guardianby Anna Betts·27 Aug 2026
A Florida grand jury has found that the administration of the governor, Ron DeSantis, “misappropriated” $10m in taxpayer money from a Medicaid settlement into the Hope Florida Foundation, a charity...
Democrats to investigate ‘miraculous’ rise of Trump Jr’s investment firm
World news | The Guardianby Shrai Popat in Washington·27 Aug 2026
Democrats on a powerful US congressional committee have launched an investigation into a venture capital firm which has thrived since recruiting Donald Trump’s son.
Georgia senator Jon Ossoff slams racist posts allegedly from Republican opponent’s ex-staffer
World news | The Guardianby Lucy Campbell·27 Aug 2026
The US senator for Georgia Jon Ossoff, a Democrat, has slammed a “disgraceful and disqualifying” report that a former staffer for his Trump-backed Republican challenger Mike Collins shared images...
Trump signs executive order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America
World news | The Guardianby George Chidi·27 Aug 2026
Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday directing the federal government to rename Lake Ontario, making it Lake America, amid his escalating trade war with Canada.
Burnham accused of U-turn after initially backing political donations cap to fall below £500k
World news | The Guardianby Kiran StaceyPolicy editor·27 Aug 2026
Andy Burnham recently supported an even lower donations cap than previously reported, according to correspondence seen by the Guardian, as the row over next week’s elections bill escalates.
Jury deliberations begin in Lindsay Clancy murder trial after her attorney blames medical system
World news | The Guardianby Maya Yangand agencies·27 Aug 2026
The jury in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial has moved into deliberations as jurors decide whether the 36-year-old former labor and delivery nurse is criminally responsible for fatally strangling...
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