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Pair testify that Pretti did not hold weapon and was trying to help woman federal agents had shoved to the ground Two witnesses to the killing of Alex Pretti have said in sworn testimony that the 37-year-old intensive care nurse was not brandishing a weapon when he approached federal agents in Minneapolis on Saturday, contradicting a claim made by Trump administration officials as they sought to …

Police deploy air support to search properties at Mount Hope, about 70km north of Lake Cargelligo, where shootings took place on Thursday Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Warning: This article contains references to Indigenous Australians who have died Police say a sighting of Julian Ingram, who is suspected of mur…

Announcement comes as anger toward DHS – which oversees ICE – intensifies after Alex Pretti fatally shot In the wake of another fatal shooting of a US citizen in Minnesota by a federal officer, the Senate Democratic leader, Chuck Schumer, said Saturday evening that his party will block a funding package next week unless $64.4bn for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is removed. The announc…

Video evidence reviewed by Guardian shows Alex Pretti, killed by agents in Minneapolis, held a phone, not a gun Video recorded by witnesses to the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis on Saturday shows that the 37-year-old registered nurse was holding a phone, not a gun, when he was tackled and shot, directly contradicting the claims of senior Trump administration offici…

Third and final phase of voting taking place on Sunday in village just days after military airstrike killed 21 people Polling stations open on Sunday for the final stage of Myanmar’s three-phase election, a one-sided vote that has been widely derided as a sham , with politicians jailed, the main opposition party banned and conflict raging across parts of the country. Junta leader Min Aung Hlaing …

Wave of demonstrations comes a day after thousands marched through Minneapolis streets to protest ICE Giant protests spread across US cities on Saturday – including Minneapolis, New York City, Boston and Providence, Rhode Island – after 37-year-old Alex Pretti, a registered nurse living in Minneapolis, was shot dead by federal agents . The wave of demonstrations come just one day after thousands …

Career public servant and former chief of staff to Malcolm Turnbull to represent Australia’s interests with Trump administration from April, including progression of Aukus agreement Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The head of the department of defence, Greg Moriarty , will succeed Kevin Rudd as Australia’s ambassa…

Police said group breached HMP Wormwood Scrubs grounds where Umer Khalid is being held A group of protesters supporting a Palestine Action prisoner on hunger strike have been arrested after they breached prison grounds, the Metropolitan police has said. The force said on Saturday evening that it had detained a group of protesters outside HMP Wormwood Scrubs, in west London, and was in the process…

National Police Service will investigate organised crime, terrorism, fraud and online child abuse The government is setting up a National Police Service – dubbed the “British FBI” – to deal with organised crime, terrorism, fraud and online child abuse in a major change to policing in England and Wales. The new organisation, which will be announced by the Home Office in a white paper on Monday, me…

Smoke hangs over Victoria as out-of-control fire at Carlisle river in state’s south-west continues. Follow updates live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast As residents in Gellibrand in Victoria’s south-west have been told it is too late to leave with a bushfire at Carlisle River just one kilometre from the town, forest fire management Victoria chief fire officer Chris Ha…

Yellow warnings for heavy rain remain in place across parts of Northern Ireland, Scotland and south-west England and Wales Downpours and high winds are likely to continue after Storm Ingrid wreaked havoc in the south-west and washed away part of a historic pier in Devon, the Met Office said on Saturday. It has been a wet weekend for many, with yellow weather warnings for heavy rain in place acros…

Starmerites argue Burnham’s return to Westminster would undermine the government, but he has the support of powerful party figures When Lucy Powell, Labour’s deputy leader and a close ally of Andy Burnham, took to the stage at the Fabian conference in London on Saturday, she had a blunt message for her party. “I want to make sure that we’re putting out the best team on the pitch, week after week,…

Teachers who attended ‘compulsory’ creationist conference run by US-based fundamentalist group told radiometric dating techniques were flawed Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Teachers employed by a large group of Queensland Christian schools were told to teach creationism in science classes, including that vegetarian baby dinosaurs would have been taken aboard Noah’s A…

Exclusive: Experts say AI is likely to create more news deserts, fewer independent voices and threaten the viability of Australian journalism Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australian journalism is largely “invisible” in AI-generated news summaries from Microsoft Copilot, which overwhelmingly favour US or European media, research by the University of Sydney has found…

Greater Manchester mayor’s application will need approval from party’s ruling body, which is dominated by Starmer allies Andy Burnham has formally put himself forward to stand for parliament in the Manchester constituency of Gorton and Denton in what could be the first move in a campaign to replace Keir Starmer. The Greater Manchester mayor has announced that he has applied to be a candidate in t…