Turkey to host Cop31 climate conference after Australia drops push to hold it in Adelaide pred 1 dnevom, 2 urama in 44 minutami Fortnight-long event to be held in Antalya but Australia may lead negotiationsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTurkey will host the Cop31 climate conference after the Australian government dropped its push to hold the event in Adelaide at the last moment – despite having invested in a more than three-year campaign.Independent sources confirmed to the Guardian that the fortnight-long event would be held in Turkey’s Mediterranean resort city of Antalya in November 2026. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘Unforgivable’: Trump’s ‘piggy’ insult is stoking more outrage than usual pred 1 dnevom, 2 urama in 49 minutami The clip of the US president on Air Force One last Friday has taken off without much help from the media itselfIt’s one outrage in days full of outrageous material.“Quiet, piggy,” Donald Trump told a female reporter in a press gaggle, pointing his finger at her angrily. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Saudi Arabia releases US retiree jailed over critical tweets pred 1 dnevom, 3 urami in 4 minutami Saad Almadi’s family thanks Trump and state department as announcement comes after meeting with crown princeSaudi Arabia has agreed to allow US citizen Saad Almadi to return home to Florida, five months ahead of the scheduled lifting of travel restrictions and a day after Saudi crown prince and prime minister Mohammed bin Salman met Donald Trump at the White House.Almadi, 75, was sentenced to 19 years of incarceration in the kingdom in 2021 after he wrote 14 tweets critical of the Riyadh government. Two years later, the charges were reduced to so-called “cyber crimes” and he was sentenced to a 30-year ban on leaving Saudi Arabia. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Murder convictions in Moss Side ‘joint enterprise’ case referred to court of appeal pred 1 dnevom, 3 urami in 33 minutami CCRC says new evidence undermines narrative Durrell Goodall, Reano Walters and Trey Wilson were in a gangThe convictions of three young black men for murder after a controversial 2017 prosecution under the “joint enterprise” legal doctrine have been referred back to the court of appeal.The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) said on Wednesday that new evidence submitted on behalf of Durrell Goodall, Reano Walters and Trey Wilson, who were 20, 19 and 19 respectively when they were convicted, undermines a core of the prosecution’s case that they were members of a gang. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Archaeologists find ancient canoes used by Indigenous people in Wisconsin pred 1 dnevom, 3 urami in 56 minutami Sixteen submerged canoes discovered along Lake Mendota’s shore at a kind of prehistoric parking lotArchaeologists have identified more than a dozen ancient canoes that Indigenous people apparently left behind in a sort of prehistoric parking lot along a Wisconsin lakeshore.The Wisconsin Historical Society announced Wednesday that archaeologists have mapped the location of 16 canoes submerged in the lake bed of Lake Mendota in Madison. Tamara Thomsen, the state’s maritime archaeologist, said the site lies near a network of what were once Indigenous trails, suggesting ancient people left the canoes there for anyone to use as they traveled, much like a modern-day e-bike rack. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Reform’s Welsh hopes damaged after Senedd member suspended for ‘vile’ racial slur pred 1 dnevom, 4 urami in 14 minutami Parliament suspends Laura Anne Jones, Reform’s only Senedd member, for two weeks in further blow after party lost Caerphilly byelection Reform UK’s only member of the Welsh parliament has been suspended for two weeks over a racial slur she posted in an office WhatsApp group.Laura Anne Jones used an offensive Chinese slur in a discussion about the threat of the Chinese government utilising TikTok for espionage. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Microsoft has ‘ripped off the NHS’, says MP amid call for contracts with British firms pred 1 dnevom, 4 urami in 21 minutami Samantha Niblett highlighted government’s multi-billion-pound deals with Microsoft and ‘getting locked in’Microsoft has “ripped off the NHS”, it was alleged in parliament on Wednesday, as MPs called on ministers to divert more of the government’s multibillion-pound computing budget away from US technology companies and towards British alternatives.The Seattle-based firm’s UK government contracts include a five-year deal with the NHS to provide productivity tools reportedly worth over £700m, while the wider government spent £1.9bn on Microsoft software licences in the 2024-25 financial year alone. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump’s plan to impose semiconductor tariffs may be delayed, sources say pred 1 dnevom, 4 urami in 28 minutami Officials are reportedly taking their time on US president’s long-promised chips plan to avoid a rupture with ChinaUS officials are privately saying that they might not levy long-promised semiconductor tariffs soon, potentially delaying a centerpiece of Donald Trump’s economic agenda.Officials relayed these messages over the last several days to stakeholders in the government and private industry, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter and a third person briefed on the conversations. A fourth person following the matter also said the administration was taking a more cautious approach to avoid provoking China. The discussions have not been previously reported. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
FBI worker says he was wrongfully terminated for having Pride flag at desk pred 1 dnevom, 4 urami in 29 minutami David Maltinsky, a 16-year veteran, says in lawsuit agency retaliated against him for engaging in protected speechA longtime FBI employee has filed a lawsuit alleging that he was fired for displaying a Pride flag at his desk, naming FBI director Kash Patel, the justice department and attorney general Pam Bondi as defendants.According to David Maltinsky, an intelligence specialist who had served with the bureau for 16 years, his wrongful termination earlier this year was “unconstitutional and politically motivated”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Mount Semeru eruption in Indonesia prompts evacuations pred 1 dnevom, 4 urami in 34 minutami More than 300 people most at risk are move to shelters as tallest peak on Java island unleashes clouds of hot ashIndonesia’s Mount Semeru, the highest peak on Java island, has erupted, blanketing several villages with falling ash, prompting evacuations and leading authorities to raise the alert to the highest level.The volcano in East Java province unleashed searing clouds of hot ash and a mixture of rock, lava and gas that travelled up to 7km (4 miles) down its slopes several times from midday to dusk, while a thick column of hot clouds rose 2km into the air, Indonesia’s Geology Agency said in a statement. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
