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Hania Ahmed, 9, died after Punjab police opened fire on suspected robbers as well as her family in Chakwal Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The father of a nine-year-old Australian girl killed in Pakistan on holiday has demanded justice and to “reduce the harm” of a controversial new police wing whose officers open…

Josh Hokit’s comment, made after the match at the White House, was condemned widely, but not by the president Donald Trump is facing growing pressure to condemn an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) competitor who used a White House appearance to push a sexist, racist and transphobic conspiracy theory about former first lady Michelle Obama. At a UFC event on the south lawn on Sunday, the US pre…

The new DC mayor will face a slew of challenges in the city, including how to handle the Trump administration There’s a transplant from Mar-a-Lago at the center of DCs mayoral primary race on Tuesday, but his name is nowhere on the ballot. For the first time in more than a decade, Washington DC will have a new mayor this year as the city faces concerns about how to address public safety, housing …

Former SAS soldier had been invited along with all other living Victoria Cross recipients, judge told Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Former SAS soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has successfully varied his bail to attend the opening of the Anzac Hall at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. However he has not been allowed to go to a military graduation parade and afterpar…

Country follows ECB in increasing borrowing costs, but US Fed and Bank of England expected to hold rates Business live – latest updates The Bank of Japan (BoJ) has raised interest rates to a 31-year high, as it tried to dampen inflationary pressures created by the Iran war. Policymakers in Tokyo raised the BoJ’s short-term policy rate by a quarter of one percentage point, to 1% from 0.75% , and w…

ABF’s bakeries arm would be likely to exit the market entirely if the deal did not proceed, CMA finds Business live – latest updates The owner of Kingsmill’s £75m deal to buy Hovis to create the UK’s biggest bread brand has been cleared by the competition watchdog. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) ruled that Associated British Foods’ proposed takeover of Hovis did not raise competition…

Victoria and NSW police search seven properties as they examine where shooter travelled after killing two officers in Porepunkah Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Two more men have been arrested as police continue their investigation into Porepunkah shooter Dezi Freeman’s months on the run after he killed two police…

No 10 is worried about retaliation from White House over restrictions to under-16s’ internet use Ministers have embarked on a concerted lobbying operation to prevent a backlash from the Trump administration to the under-16s social media ban announced by Keir Starmer. Officials said they have spent weeks trying to reassure senior Trump officials and the US president himself that the restrictions w…

Breakthrough treatment enabled Archie Goodburn, 24, to keep competing but he says one new drug in 20 years is not enough Archie Goodburn, a 24-year-old champion swimmer who has a rare, inoperable form of brain cancer, is calling for the government to do more to help people with the condition. “I grew up representing my country, and I want to see my country supporting me back,” he said. Continue r…

Reserve Bank of Australia decision on Tuesday comes after three consecutive cash rate hikes this year Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Reserve Bank has warned it is ready to raise interest rates further despite leaving its official interest rate on hold at 4.35%. The widely expected decision on Tuesday will bri…

World leaders will be joined by Volodymyr Zelenskyy as they try to keep Donald Trump on side This is utterly bizarre. EU’s Costa gets another briefing from someone and tells leaders they will be able to start the meeting in five minutes. Continue reading...

Few analysts believe final settlement can be reached in 60 days – and even if it is, war and instability could soon return In much of the Middle East, news that the US and Iran had come to a fragile agreement was greeted with relief tempered with doubt that any deal would resolve the turbulent region’s deep problems or even prevent a future return to war. In Kuwait, a frequent target of Iranian d…

Nearly one in six pieces of news shared in local Facebook groups during the campaign is false, Social Market Foundation report finds Good morning. Andy Burnham seems to be on course to win the Makerfield byelection on Thursday. But, if he does win, it will be despite a huge increase in the amount of hostile, fake news about him circulating on local Facebook groups. This has been documented in a r…

Thinktank says decoupling electricity from gas prices has also helped shield Spain from hikes caused by Iran war Spanish households save €10 a month on electricity bills because of wind turbines and solar panels installed in the last five years, a report has found. Typical energy bills would be 19% more expensive if electricity costs were still as tightly coupled to gas prices as in 2021, accordi…

The US vice-president ⁠also said nuclear ​inspectors would return ⁠to Iran as part of the deal ⁠with Washington to end ​the war Full report: Trump declares deal ‘all signed’ as G7 leaders try to tie loose ends An estimated total of $24bn (£17.9bn) in frozen Iranian assets are due to be released in four instalments as part of the US-Iran deal, a source has told Israeli newspaper Hareetz . The asse…