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Luhansk residents forced to vote, says governor, as ‘referendums’ on joining Russia held in occupied regionsWhat we know on day 213 of Russia’s invasionRussian forces launched new strikes on Saturday, targeting infrastructure facilities, Zaporizhzhia city’s administrative head, Oleksandr Starukh, said via his Telegram channel.One missile hit an apartment building causing a fire, killing one person and injuring seven others.But if you get into the...

Justice department gains access to about 100 documents with classified markings that the FBI seized from the resortAttempts by Donald Trump to delay the criminal investigation into his unlawful retention of government secrets have been largely thwarted after the Department of Justice regained access to about 100 documents with classified markings that the FBI seized from the former US president’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.The...

People took to streets after death in custody of Mahsa Amini, arrested for breaking dress code for womenAt least 35 people have been killed in more than a week of protests that erupted in Iran after the death of a young woman in police custody, state media reported.Demonstrators have taken to the streets of major cities across Iran, including Tehran, for eight straight nights...

Fletcher, who won Academy Award for her role of Nurse Ratched in 1975 film, dies, aged 88Louise Fletcher, who won an Academy Award for her role in the 1975 film One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, has died, aged 88.Fletcher died in her sleep surrounded by family at her home in Montdurausse, France, her agent, David Shaul, told the Associated Press. Continue reading...

Syrian state TV reports new figure after shipwreck of vessel that survivors say had between 120 and 150 people onboard The death toll from a migrant boat that sank off the Syrian coast after sailing from Lebanon earlier this week has risen to 86, Syrian state TV said on Saturday.The country’s transport ministry has quoted survivors as saying the boat left Lebanon’s northern Minyeh...

Seven West Media says the issue was unique to certain web and mobile platforms for which it does not have broadcast rightsGet our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcastInstead of watching the AFL grand final kick-off on Saturday some frustrated fans found themselves watching episodes of Border Security due to a glitch with Seven’s streaming service.People who planned to watch...

Attorney general Mark Dreyfus has been briefed by the privacy commissioner about hack and is seeking ‘urgent’ meeting with telcoGet our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcastThe Australian federal police is investigating after the data of millions of Optus customers exposed during a recent hack was allegedly put up for sale online.On Saturday morning a post appeared on a data...

Dozens of flood warnings across NSW after state lashed by heavy rainfall overnight. This blog is now closedAFP investigates $1m ransom demand for allegedly hacked Optus dataGet our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcastWong highlights decline in the UN’s Human Development IndexDespite inheriting the biggest debt in our nation’s history, the new Australian Government is determined to play its part...

Despite the president’s statement, some experts fear a rise in cases while others welcome longer-term approach to coronavirusJoe Biden’s recent declaration that the Covid-19 pandemic was over was premature, according to several infectious disease experts, but there was not a consensus among them about whether the remarks will cause a significant change in Americans’ attitude towards the virus and lead to worse public health...

Latest Guardian University Guide shows leading trio are in league of their own for undergraduate coursesThe 2023 rankings in fullOxbridge is being replaced at the apex of UK universities by “Stoxbridge” after St Andrews overtook Oxford and Cambridge at the top of the latest Guardian University Guide.It is the first time the Fife university has been ranked highest in the Guardian’s annual guide to...

Emergency services rescued four people clinging to trees after two vehicles became trapped in floodsFollow our live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcastA five-year-old boy has died after the vehicle he was travelling in was washed away in flood waters in New South Wales’ central west.Two vehicles became trapped in flood waters on the...

At least two people killed and 120,000 households without power as authorities urge caution for more landslides and flooding A typhoon lashed central Japan on Saturday with torrential rain and fierce winds, killing two and leaving tens of thousands of households without power, the Kyodo news agency reported.Shizuoka city, south-west of Tokyo, was hit especially hard, seeing a record 417mm (16.42 inches) of precipitation...

People living in empty buildings at cheaper than the market rate are facing steep increases and possible lawsuitsFirms that house residents in buildings that would otherwise sit empty have been accused of raising costs during the cost of living crisis, with one company reportedly increasing some fees by more than 100%.It means property guardians – those who live in empty buildings such as ex-factories,...

Exclusive: Labour vows to end ‘Tory procurement racket’ and reward firms that pay taxes responsiblyOne in every six public procurement contracts issued by the government over a five-year period were won by businesses with connections to a tax haven, analysis has found.The companies behind the taxpayer-funded deals were owned by firms that were at least partly domiciled in one of 27 tax havens around...

Exclusive: Analysis shows government could use profits from public energy firm to cut bills and insulate homesBritish households will each miss out on up to £4,400 over the next two years because the UK does not have a nationalised energy generation company, the Trades Union Congress has said.The UK’s main trade union body is calling on the government to set up a “public energy...

The deputy leader on Liz Truss’s ‘fanciful’ economics and why people are starting to listen to Labour againLabour’s deputy leader, Angela Rayner, is up for a fight with the Conservatives along the old rules of engagement as her party heads to its annual conference in Liverpool.Accusing Liz Truss of launching a “failed experiment” on the country with “fanciful” economic plans, Rayner batted away suggestions...

Weather event weakens but could still bring hurricane-strength winds and heavy rain when it hits, meteorologists sayCanada is bracing for what could be one of the strongest storms ever to touch down on the country, as Fiona makes its way up the Atlantic coast.The storm transformed from a hurricane into a post-tropical cyclone late on Friday, but meteorologists said it could still bring hurricane-strength...

China has accused the United States of sending “very wrong, dangerous signals” on Taiwan after the US secretary of state told his Chinese counterpart on Friday that the maintenance of peace and stability over Taiwan was vitally important.Taiwan was the focus of the 90-minute, “direct and honest” talks between the se...

At least 77 people drowned and many still missing after shipwreck off coast of SyriaAt least 77 people have drowned after the migrant boat they boarded in Lebanon sank off Syria’s coast, the deadliest such shipwreck from Lebanon in recent years, amid fears the death toll could be far higher.The country, which has been mired since 2019 in a financial crisis the World Bank...

Ruling brings back law blocked for nearly 50 years, and means clinics offering the procedure would face criminal chargesArizona can enforce a near-total ban on abortions that has been blocked for nearly 50 years, a judge ruled Friday, meaning that clinics statewide will have to stop providing the procedures to avoid criminal charges against doctors and other medical workers.The judge lifted a decades-old injunction...

Ex-chair of Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation says hydrogen plant, gas facility and proposed urea plant are all threats to cultural sitesGet our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcastTraditional custodians fighting to protect ancient rock art on the Burrup peninsula have raised concerns that construction work has begun at multiple sites despite the federal government ordering a cultural heritage assessment of the...

UN says Russia has committed war crimes in Ukraine; Finland bars Russian tourists amid long queues to cross border after Putin’s military mobilisationSee all our Ukraine coverage Continue reading...

While oil prices are back to pre-Ukraine war levels, a weaker pound results in higher costs for motorists The plunge in the value of the pound has left drivers paying an extra £6 for a tank of petrol, an analysis from the AA has found.The recent fall in sterling, exacerbated by Friday’s market-spooking mini-budget, has hit hard-pressed motorists in the pocket, the motoring group...

TikTok searches soared amid flood of media coverage, raising questions about the response to extreme social media challengesInterest in NyQuil chicken appears to have substantially increased after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning about the “recent social media video challenge” that drew widespread media coverage.The FDA issued a statement on 15 September warning of social media videos encouraging people to...