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OPINION: The economic drivers of the French crisis are hard to dismiss Downunder.

<p>Audio file appears to point finger at control centre, but there are questions around signalling and technical issues</p><p>At least 69 people died when a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/29/spain-mourning-period-deadly-train-crash">high-speed train from Madrid to Seville hit another train</a> on the same track from behind near Toledo on

Israel is imposing a tight siege of Hebron amid raids, home demolitions and displacement.

Scientists have uncovered seven surprising stages that space rocks go through as they hurtle toward Earth, revealing that melting and violent fragmentation, rather than simple evaporation, determine their fate. The discovery could help explain why meteorites scatter across the ground and how dangerous asteroids explode in Earth's atmosphere.

<ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p><strong>Gas reservation policy set for lower house vote today</stro

<p>Passengers describe carriages full of seriously injured people after crash that has claimed at least 68 lives</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/28/spain-train-crash-high-speed-toledo">At least 68 killed in Toledo train crash – full report</a></p></li></ul><p>Josimar Medina woke a little before 9am on Wednesday to find himse

Knowing what can and can't happen during the debt collection process may help you avoid costly mistakes.

A high-speed train has slammed into another that had stopped on the tracks in Spain, killing at least 68 people and injuring dozens in the second deadly rail collision this year. Follow our coverage.

OPINION: The fact that poverty persists does not make aspiration futile.

The family of a mother who was murdered by her abusive ex-partner are demanding "action, answers and accountability" amid their belief her death "should never have happened".

Weeks of haggling and horse-trading between various parties – as Benjamin Netanyahu and his rival Gadi Eisenkot curry favour from allies and potential enemies – is on the cards.

<p>Pedro Sánchez says the government will act with urgency to ‘clarify what has happened, why this tragedy occurred’</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/28/spain-train-crash-high-speed-toledo">Full report from Spain</a></p></li></ul><p><strong>At least 30 people are believed to have died after two high-speed trains collided in t

<p>OBR says that living standards are forecast to rise by just 1% over the whole post-Covid decade</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/28/budget-2026-key-points-john-healey">Budget 2026: key points at a glance</a></p></li></ul><p><strong>Martin Lewis</strong> <a href="https://x.com/MartinSLewis/status/2115360340720353765">said

Votes are now being tallied, followed by potentially long negotiations as parties try to assemble a governing coalition.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies appear on track ​to win the most seats in Israel's parliament after an election this week, though neither he nor his ⁠main competit...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies appear on track ​to win the most seats in Israel's parliament after an election this week, though neither he nor his ⁠main competit...

Israelis voted in their highest turnout in decades, with exit polls showing the camp of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and that of his rival are neck and neck.

The short term outlook for the war-torn region remains very gloomy

Partial results suggest neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor his rivals have a simple path to form a government

<p>This live blog is now closed – you can read the latest elections news <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/28/israel-election-exit-polls-suggest-netanyahu-eisenkot-blocs-tied-ntwnfb">here</a></p><p><strong>One apparent loser from Tuesday’s election was far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who was expected to better his part

Polls have closed in the Israeli election, but there is no clear winner.

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In Marvel's VisionQuest, a superpowered robot tries to better understand humanity by getting lost in elaborate, digital daydreams in which he and other artificial intelligence-powered beings live together in a home. The series is deeply fantastical, yet it plays with some of the ideas that have come to dominate the conversation about real-world generative ar

All the latest live news updates from an election widely seen as a referendum on Benjamin Netanyahu’s almost two decades in power.

A BioShock movie at Netflix remains in development, its director has confirmed, but that doesn't necessarily mean it'll ever be made. Francis Lawrence confirmed to The Direct that he hopes to make the BioShock movie, but "it's tricky on a couple fronts." Lawrence said he is "definitely active" in working on the BioShock movie, but "it is a tough nut to crack

<p>Greens say Labour has ‘no respect for young people’ amid reports chancellor will pause equalisation of minimum wage for under-21s with that paid to older workers</p><p><strong>Jonathan Reynolds</strong>, the business secretary, has not contested reports saying that, in the budget tomorrow, John Healey, the chancellor, will pause the process of equalising

<p>Alexander Stubb and Jonas Gahr Støre held ‘substantive’ talk with Russian president on peace negotiations, but faced sceptical reactions from some European leaders</p><p>Meanwhile, <strong>Wes Streeting, the defence secretary, has warned that Russia’s Vladimir Putin is “testing us and testing Nato’s resolve” as he condemned hybrid threats and “state-spons

France may be the first major test, but other heavily indebted European countries could face similar pressures.

<p>This blog had now closed – our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/oct/28/israel-election-results-live-updates-exit-polls-netanyahu-likud-eisenkot-latest-news">live Israel election results coverage continues here</a></p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/oct/28/israel-election-results-live-updates-exit-polls-n

Police have detained a 33-year-old German citizen in connection with the blaze, which gutted the infamous historic building. In recent years, the mountaintop guesthouse hosted a restaurant, beer garden and exhibit about the site's dark past

The VOD date is being moved up by several weeks even as it continues to play in theaters.

<p>This blog is now closed</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p><strong>Political debate should be ‘r

María Corina Machado is back in Venezuela as demands for a democratic election continue. CBS News' Lilia Luciano reports.

All the updates as Kane becomes England's first Ballon d'Or winner in 25 years after a prolific season.

The CMOS battery isn't something you'll need to change often. But when it goes, it's time for a quick swap.

Read the latest on Israel's election here Israel heads to the polls on Tuesday in what is seen as one of the most pivotal and consequential elections in its recent history. The election is Israeli voters' first opportunity to hold leaders accountable for security failures surrounding the October 7, 2023, attacks, decide who should lead Israel in the regional

Scientists now know that they shared many of the sophisticated abilities of Homo sapiens. So why are we the only humans left standing?

<p>The prime minister previously said that he wanted a debate on how Britain can establish a closer relationship</p><p>Speaking at his rough sleeping summit in Downing Street this morning, <strong>Andy Burnham</strong> expanded on the claim he made on Good Morning Britain about tackling rough sleeping being cheaper than ignoring the problem. (See <a href="ht

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Catch up on our live coverage of the SMH Good Food Guide Awards ceremony at Carriageworks.

<p>Leftist president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defeated the far-right senator and was elected president of Brazil for a fourth non-consecutive term</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/26/lula-wins-brazil-election">Full report: Lula wins fourth term as Brazil’s president over Flávio Bolsonaro</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://w

Een Amerikaanse vrouw die drie keer deed alsof ze zwanger was, is veroordeeld tot dertig dagen gevangenisstraf. Een van de kinderen zou van een deelnemer van het programma <em>The Bachelor</em> zijn geweest.

<p>This blog is now closed</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily political email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p><strong>Steggall calls for civility

All the updates as Real Madrid ⁠become ⁠the first side to beat Barcelona in La Liga this season.

<p>Student List movement projected to have 141 seats in the new parliament, well clear of the 126 required for majority</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/25/serbian-leader-aleksandar-vucic-concedes-defeat-in-fiercely-contested-parliamentary-election">Serbian leader Aleksandar Vučić concedes defeat in fiercely contested parliam

Follow the action from a dozen county finals in football and hurling from all around the country.

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GEORGE TOWN, Oct 25 &mdash; Everything happened so fast when 86-year-old Wong Poh Lim, who was showering upstairs, rushe...

How has our country ended up with perhaps the worst public access to the countryside in Europe? There’s none of the ‘right to roam’ you find elsewhere

Dan Brettig returns to Newlands eight years after the sandpaper scandal.

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Leo Cullen’s side get bonus point after being behind at half-time

Hope, dread and the final stretch to Election Day.

<p>French police have made 1,000 arrests and Italian officers have raided homes in Milan, with protests also taking place in Spain and Albania</p><p>Jesse, 40, a charity worker from the north of Paris, had turned out for the street march.</p><p>She said: “I’m so angry. I’m here to support schoolchildren’s demands for better conditions. I’m so proud of them a

In een open brief klaagt een dertigtal medewerkers van het Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen de toxische managementstijl aan van algemeen directeur Michel Van Camp. Volgens de personeelsleden worden collega’s onterecht bedreigd met ontslag of tuchtmaatregelen. Van Camp zelf belooft “de signalen de nodige aandacht te geven.”

Latest developments as Storm Boelo brings heavy rain and strong winds across the country, with the most severe impacts expected across the west coast and northern coastal counties.

Andrea Leek felt like an “imposter” after upstaging some of racing’s biggest names when Cosmic Crusader won a historic edition of the $6 million Cox Plate in front of 34,617 racegoers at Flemington.

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