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Commanders suspected of sexual violence during the largest and fastest slaughter of civilians in more than 30 years have been subjected to travel ban and asset freeze Senior Sudanese commanders implicated in a “campaign of rape” have been targeted by the UK on the first anniversary of a mass atrocity that saw tens of thousands of civilians killed over several days. A year after the fall of El Fas…

Gernot Döllner criticised for in-person announcement of major investment in US days before midterm elections The head of the luxury carmaker Audi is under fire in Germany for appearing at a rally with Donald Trump just days before the US midterm elections, to announce billions of dollars of investment in battleground state Georgia. Gernot Döllner joined Trump on stage after the US president gave …

Brand, charged with rape and sexual assault, was ‘sleeping with people day and night’, former assistant alleges Russell Brand had an “insane sexual appetite” and his bad behaviour was on “another level” to that of other celebrities, his former personal assistant has told a court. Helen Berger told police she had seen Brand treat women badly and that she once had to stop his mother and girlfriend …

London sites to remain open as Prospect and PCS agree to ‘Acas-facilitated talks’ with museum management A planned strike at the V&A over half-term has been suspended after an improved offer from its management. Museum staff who were members of the Prospect and Public and Commercial Services (PCS) unions had voted to strike on Thursday and Friday in a dispute over pay and working conditions inclu…

Two bishops express regret after the White House posts photos and video of a prayer with them in the Oval Office Two Catholic bishops who bowed their heads with Donald Trump in the Oval Office now say they regret it, accusing the White House of turning a private prayer into a campaign photo opportunity before next week’s US elections. Archbishop Jeffrey Grob of Milwaukee and bishop William Joense…

Exclusive : EPA flags oil spill risk from proposed gasfield and threat to pygmy blue whales Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here Woodside Energy’s plan to drill for gas off Western Australia’s north-west coast could significantly damage “exceptional” coral reefs and it may be impossible to reduce the risk of an oil spill to an acceptable level, a…

Australia’s public debt may be well below that of France but there are lessons to be taken from its economic woes Get our daily political email , free app or daily news podcast The explosion of discontent that led to major protests and violence in France and across Europe is a “warning signal” that Australia could follow the same path without an “honest conversation” about the budget, economists …

Senior officials from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey travel to Tehran as bellicose rhetoric heightens High-level diplomatic delegations from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have travelled to Tehran in an attempt to prevent renewed fighting between Iran and the US and Israel as rhetoric sharpens on both sides . Security officials and diplomats at Monday’s meeting were expected to discuss how …

Leftwing incumbent becomes first candidate to reverse first-round defeat, but far-right son of former president rejects result. Plus, interviews with two legendary songwriters Good morning. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has staged a dramatic election fightback, defeating his far-right opponent, Flávio Bolsonaro, to claim a historic fourth term as Brazil’s president . Bolsonaro has refused to concede …

V2G tech enables drivers to charge automatically when electricity is cheaper and then sell some back to the grid at times of high demand Business live – latest updates Electric cars that can be used as “power plants on wheels” could be given government backing as part of plans under consideration to help UK manufacturers. Ministers are considering giving manufacturers incentives to add “vehicle t…

Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, denies charges that he fatally strangled Anna Yagi, 39, in a hotel on the island of Okinawa Prosecutors in Japan have filed formal charges against a US marine suspected of murdering and robbing a woman while stationed on the country’s island of Okinawa, according to Japanese media. Devin Jacob Ballard, a 20-year-old lance corporal assigned to Marine Corps Air Station Fute…

Animal-rights group released video footage that shows distressed baby macaques undergoing lab experiments Footage released by the animal-rights group Peta reveals, for the first time, filmed experiments at the University of Washington’s National Primate Research Center (WaNPRC), in which newborn monkeys were separated from their mothers and subjected to neurological tests after prenatal exposure …

Australian Signals Directorate chief says advanced AI tools are needed to defend against ‘AI-enabled attackers’ Get our daily political email , free app or daily news podcast Australians should prepare for more basic and important online services to go offline unexpectedly, the nation’s signals intelligence agency has warned, urging that “system security must be prioritised over system availabili…

The US president was condemned for remarks that questioned the senate candidate’s loyalty to the country What are the US midterm elections and why do they matter? Sign up for Breaking News US email With the midterm elections fast approaching, many Americans have the economy on their minds. US voters are exhausted by years of higher prices. Donald Trump won the presidency in 2024 on promises to lo…

Exclusive: Coordinated airstrikes on territory held by al-Shabaab are driving the civilian population to find refuge alongside a river where rising water levels are a threat to safety. Is it a deliberate military strategy? The water was rising rapidly. It had already reached Cayni Ali’s waist. Her home, five metres from the flooded River Juba in southern Somalia, never stood a chance. There was n…