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Trump administration labels Maduro as member of foreign terrorist organization and could impose fresh sanctions on country Trump has been escalating pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, and has now labelled him and government allies as members of a foreign terrorist organization. That designation is another step towards criminalizing Maduro – analysts say it could pressure Maduro into…

President looks to Walmart’s promotion as proof he lowered cost of living. But holiday prices are volatile, economists say If you feel like the price of Thanksgiving this year is more expensive to gobble up, you’re not alone. Amid widening concerns about the rising cost of living , polls show consumers are increasingly worried about inflation. Economists say the picture for holiday food prices th…

Survivor tells how she was trapped under ‘hot machinery’ in the wreckage after the choppers crashed over the Gold Coast Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A woman has given a harrowing account of how she was trapped under “hot machinery” after the Sea World helicopter she was travelling in collided with another over …

Embassy’s employment of Gila Ben-Yakov Phillips is potentially violation of UK sanctions law, say experts The British embassy in Tel Aviv may have broken both UK sanctions law and UK government security policies by employing an Israeli citizen who owns a home in an illegal settlement in occupied Palestine, legal experts have said. The embassy’s deputy head of corporate services and HR, Gila Ben-Y…

A 17-year-old boy suffering stab wounds was treated by NSW paramedics but died at the scene Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A 15-year-old young person is under arrest after a teenage boy was fatally stabbed in the leg in Sydney’s north-west on Monday afternoon. Speaking to the media on Monday evening, Supt Naomi Moore said the 17-year-old was stabbed in the thigh and …

Peter Kyle defends government as Reeves faces criticism about pre-budget briefings ahead of Wednesday announcement Joel Hills , business and economics editor at ITV News, was not impressed by Peter Kyle’s claim on the Today programme that the pre-budget uncertainty has not been much of a problem for the economy. (See 9.30am .) Hill posted this on social media . The business secretary, Peter Kyle,…

Sydney band, as well as Ninajirachi and rapper Barkaa, win new state government awards aiming to support local musicians against international competition Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email Australian hardcore band Speed has won the inaugural $80,000 New South Wales Music prize, a new award attempting to support musicians in the face of streaming algorithms that promote international nam…

FTSE 100-listed miner forces Australian company to walk away from takeover after rebuffing second approach BHP has walked away from another attempt to take over rival miner Anglo American after it was again rebuffed, failing in a last-minute effort to disrupt the planned merger with Canadian mining business Teck Resources. The Australian mining company reportedly became interested in making anoth…

Blow to leftist coalition government of prime minister Pedro Sanchez, who appointed Álvaro García Ortiz in 2022 Spain’s chief prosecutor announced his resignation on Monday after the supreme court found him guilty last week of leaking confidential information in a case involving a leading opposition figure’s partner. The unprecedented case is a blow to the leftist coalition government of the prim…

Conchologists, and citizen scientists team up to seek out endangered mollusc species along River Thames It is tiny, hairy and “German” – and it could be hiding underneath a piece of driftwood near you. Citizen scientists and expert conchologists are teaming up to conduct the first London-wide search for one of Britain’s most endangered molluscs. The fingernail-sized German hairy snail ( Pseudotri…

Senior UK police officer says AI is accelerating violence against women and girls and that technology companies are complicit One in four people think there is nothing wrong with creating and sharing sexual deepfakes, or they feel neutral about it, even when the person depicted has not consented, according to a police-commissioned survey. The findings prompted a senior police officer to warn that…

US and Ukraine say they have ‘updated framework’ for peace plan after weekend talks in Geneva Sweden’s Maria Malmer Stenergard also said it was “nothing but a disgrace” that the EU’s support for Ukraine remained “smaller than the collective purchase of Russian oil and gas since the full scale invasion.” “This needs to change now,” she said. “ Since Russia has not changed its position, neither has…

Bureau of Meteorology warns ‘damaging to destructive winds’ possible as storms track across state Tens of thousands of people are without power after severe thunderstorms brought destructive winds, giant hail and heavy rain to south-east Queensland. The Bureau of Meteorology said there were reports of hail between 6cm and 8cm falling at Tamrookum, Coombabah, and Mount Tamborine. Continue reading.…

Panel’s final report outlines planning and environmental changes to get plants built faster and cheaper A government taskforce has finalised its plans to speed up and lower the cost of rolling out a new generation of nuclear reactors by streamlining UK regulation. The nuclear regulatory taskforce was set up by the prime minister, Keir Starmer, in February after the government promised to rip up “…

All-party group say move is needed to stop UK lagging behind global standards on election integrity Keir Starmer is being urged to restore independence to the Electoral Commission, with MPs and peers likely to launch a battle to amend the elections bill in the new year. In a letter to the prime minister, MPs and peers will warn the elections watchdog should not be overseen by the political partie…