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Civilians try to flee as men and boys rounded up on streets by new alliance as Ethiopia conflict erupts again As renewed fighting has threatened a fresh humanitarian crisis in the northern region of Ethiopia, reports are emerging that a new alliance of armed groups in Tigray has been forcibly recruiting men and boys to its ranks. Renewed conflict erupted on 23 September between Ethiopia’s federal…

British banker Simon Andriesz helped to expose alleged ties between late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick A top UK regulator has launched an investigation into how it handled a whistleblower – who highlighted alleged ties between the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and the US commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick – after he took his own life. The British banker…

Mark Steele says he is ‘ashamed to be associated’ with the RSPCA Certified scheme, which badges 97% of chicken sold in Australia Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast RSPCA New South Wales’s vice-president has left the animal welfare group, saying he is “sincerely ashamed” of the standards for RSPCA-certified chicken. Mark Steele, a senior counsel who was a volunteer member…

Radio host took teenager to lunch, had him visit his apartment, and told him to keep some conversations secret, court hears Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Alan Jones corresponded extensively with a 13-year-old who had written to him asking for financial help, showering the teenager with praise and asking him to keep some secrets from his mother. The teenager, known a…

Researchers, who looked at UK, US and Dutch data, say lifestyle choices are costing thousands of lives a year Cases of seven types of cancer have risen sharply among younger people in England, major new research has found, prompting warnings that lifestyle choices are costing thousands of lives each year. The number of people under 50 diagnosed with prostate cancer in England has quadrupled since…

Comedian reveals cancer in a joke-packed video, saying she will undergo a double mastectomy and ‘I’ll be keeping you abreast of everything, Australia’ Comedian and actor Judith Lucy has revealed she has been diagnosed with breast cancer. In a video shared to Instagram on Tuesday afternoon, the 58-year-old said she had “a little, not so fun update” to share. Continue reading...

Former NSW police officer has pleaded not guilty to February 2024 murders of Jesse Baird, 26, and Luke Davies, 29 Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Jurors have seen how dozens of CCTV cameras tracked Beau Lamarre-Condon’s movements across Sydney well into the night after he allegedly murdered his former partner. The 31-year-old former senior constable has pleaded not gu…

Nidal Hasan sentenced to death by military jury in 2013 for carrying out deadly shooting attack at army base in Texas Donald Trump has approved the execution by US army firing squad of Nidal Hasan, who was sentenced to death for killing 13 soldiers at Fort Hood in 2009, chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said in a social media post. Hasan, who was an army psychiatrist, would become first US…

Hall housing Michael Kotlikoff’s office spray painted as demonstrators demand resignation of college president Cornell University to take ‘serious look’ at fraternities after rape allegations Mass protests erupted at Cornell University on Monday, with students criticizing officials’ handling of gang-rape allegations , demanding the president’s resignation and painting “SMASH THE PATRIARCHY” on an…

President’s U-turn comes after Democrats and Republicans condemned use of tax dollars for pro-Trump ads Donald Trump said on Monday he would pay for taxpayer-funded, pro-Trump ads “with money I raised for MAGA, Inc.”, a political action committee, after the television advertisements glorifying himself sparked a major backlash. In a social media post, Trump characterized the ads, which cost at lea…

Exclusive: Guardian analysis finds more than 150,000 tonnes of fuel was shipped to Russian ports in July and August, some using sanctioned tankers Oil is being shipped from South Korea to Russia via sanctioned tankers as Moscow scrambles for supplies amid the war in Ukraine, a move one expert said “undermines” Seoul’s public backing for Kyiv. Guardian analysis of port records and ship-tracking da…

English Heritage acquires film of first re-enactment, ‘a lot of pushing and shoving’ between Kent and Sussex students At the top of a hill in a field near Hastings, a group of defiant English combatants awaited the invading army of William the Conqueror, brandishing their spears and shouting “Harold! Harold!”. Unfortunately, the Norman army had been held up in traffic on the A27 from Brighton, me…

The war with Iran is reshaping America ahead of the midterms – how will it affect US voters at the polls? Join us for a live conversation on Oct. 6 at 12pm EDT with political and global correspondents Sign in or sign up to join the conversation Welcome to our latest US midterms live Q&A – just over a month away from election day on Nov. 3. The war with Iran has had major implications for American…

Sources say the opposition’s target will be below Labor’s but won’t match One Nation’s goal to limit net arrivals to 130,000 Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast The Coalition is expected to reveal deep cuts to immigration today which the party says would maintain working holidaymaker places and prioritise skills as part of attempts to dent growing support for One Nation. …

Party to unveil plans for one of UK’s ‘most significant military programmes since the cold war’ The Conservatives will announce plans to build a £10bn British “Iron Dome” similar to Israel’s air and missile defence system, which the party will christen “Britannia Shield” in an announcement at conference on Tuesday. The shadow defence secretary, James Cartlidge, will say Britain needs to be ready …