French court jails six men for manslaughter over mass drowning in Channel
World news | The Guardianby Angelique Chrisafis in Paris·8d ago
A Paris court has jailed six men for manslaughter over the deaths of at least 27 people in the worst mass drowning on record from a small-boat crossing in the Channel.
‘We want justice’: series of rapes trigger mass protests at Indian universities
World news | The Guardianby Hannah Ellis-Petersen and Aakash Hassan in Delhi·8d ago
The posters, just like the women holding them, were taking no prisoners. “Girls don’t need curfews, rapists need consequences,” read one.
Seth Meyers on Trump canceling $1bn in federal funds: ‘Is he adding a waterslide to the reflecting pool?’
World news | The Guardianby Guardian staff·8d ago
On Tuesday night, late-night hosts discussed a Maha summit in Washington DC, the White House’s new AI-powered website and Donald Trump once again falling asleep on live TV.
Sweden must apologise for harm done to Sami people, says state-backed report
World news | The Guardianby Miranda Bryant Nordic correspondent·8d ago
An independent commission set up by the Swedish state has called on the country’s government to apologise for the “harm and injustice inflicted upon the Sami people” and to start a national process...
Good news in US inflation report boosts chances Fed won’t hike rates
World news | The Guardianby Guardian staff and agencies·8d ago
Good economic news boosted Wall Street’s main indexes on Wednesday, as a softer-than-anticipated inflation reading buoyed up hopes that the Federal Reserve might not hike rates as soon as next...
‘He persuaded us’: Labour ministers moved by Andy Burnham’s emotional conference speech
World news | The Guardianby Jessica Elgot·8d ago
The hottest ticket at Labour conference – after Andy Burnham’s speech – was an afterparty in Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle, headlined with a set by the noughties girlband Sugababes.
Hedge fund CEO gives $3bn to Carnegie Mellon University in historic donation
World news | The Guardianby Marina Dunbar·8d ago
Carnegie Mellon University will receive an unprecedented $3bn donation from the billionaire investor Ken Griffin, making it the largest single donation in the history of US education.
What we know so far about alleged stabbing of pilot by co-pilot on flight to Israel
World news | The Guardianby Tom Ambrose·8d ago
One of the pilots of a plane flying from the UAE to Israel stabbed his co-pilot and appeared to try to crash the plane, the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said, as Israeli officials...
Brisbane and Sydney hit hardest by falling house prices as 5.2% shaved from Australian property values
World news | The Guardianby Luca Ittimani·8d ago
Housing prices are falling in almost every suburb in Australia’s biggest cities, with values dropping faster in Brisbane than Sydney as the slowdown intensifies.
Australia’s cheapest mayonnaise is also the best tasting, Choice test finds
World news | The Guardianby Yvonne C Lam·8d ago
A condiment worthy of compliments, or one that gets a dressing down? Consumer advocacy group Choice has taste tested 29 store-bought mayonnaises, and found the cheapest product is also the best.
Australian colleges warned ‘do not try to game’ student visas after last-minute enrolments for cancelled diploma soar
World news | The Guardianby Krishani Dhanji·8d ago
Private colleges have issued nearly 3,000 last-minute enrolments to a diploma course that is being cancelled after allegedly being “misused” by non-genuine students, as Labor threatens to suspend...
Pentagon says it has formally completed withdrawal of US troops from Iraq
World news | The Guardianby Alba Asenjo Domínguez in Washington·8d ago
The Pentagon announced on Wednesday that it has formally completed its withdrawal of US troops from Iraq, two years after the withdrawal was agreed to and 12 years since the US mission to fight the...
‘Terrorist attack’ by Israeli settlers on Palestinian family in West Bank condemned
World news | The Guardianby Emma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem·8d ago
The ICRC has warned that Israeli settler violence in the West Bank has made everyday life for Palestinians “untenable”, as a mob attack on Palestinians trying to return home prompted one of...
‘Of course I’m the underdog’: the British former spin doctor trying to turn California red
World news | The Guardianby Andrew Gumbel in Los Angeles·8d ago
Steve Hilton stands almost no chance of becoming California’s next governor, but that isn’t stopping him from campaigning as though he was just one step away from pulling off the impossible.
Trump administration withdraws US from Greco anti-corruption monitoring body
World news | The Guardianby Joseph Gedeon in Washington·8d ago
Donald Trump’s administration has withdrawn the United States from the Council of Europe’s anti-corruption monitoring body, arguing that paying to belong to the multilateral group no longer serves...
Homeowners in England urged to check flood risk: ‘A third of people don’t realise’
World news | The Guardianby Matthew Taylor·8d ago
More than two million people in England are unaware their properties are at risk of flooding, as the UK braces for a wet and stormy start to the winter, according to the Environment Agency.
Backpack edges past Dancing Queen to win the Fat Bear Week title
World news | The Guardianby Richard Luscombe·8d ago
A chunky ursine called Backpack has out gobbled a challenge from an outsized female nicknamed the Dancing Queen to waltz – or rather waddle – off with the Fat Bear Week title at Alaska’s Katmai...
MI5 China alert will send chill through UK’s cash-strapped universities
World news | The Guardianby Amy Hawkins Senior China correspondent·8d ago
The security alert issued by MI5 regarding a Chinese state-owned conglomerate accused of conducting espionage in the UK reveals the extent to which British intelligence remains concerned about...
Ranulph Fiennes’ stepson says he is in contact with police about explorer’s wellbeing
World news | The Guardianby Daniel Boffey Chief reporter·8d ago
The stepson of Sir Ranulph Fiennes has been contacted by police and says he intends to speak to them this week over his concerns about the wellbeing of the explorer.
‘Oozing everyman charm’: what the papers say about Andy Burnham’s speech
World news | The Guardianby Michael Savage Media editor·8d ago
When assessing British political speeches, even many critics of the New Labour years measure success against Tony Blair, a leader whose podium appearances are regarded as the peak of oratory.
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