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Mother whose visa application was pending says she will send girl back to US soon accompanied by another relative Five-year-old Génesis Ester Gutiérrez Castellanos misses her cousins, classmates and kindergarten teachers in Austin, Texas. Despite being a US citizen, she was deported on 11 January alongside her mother, Karen Guadalupe Gutiérrez Castellanos, to Honduras, a country Génesis had never…

As Andrew Hastie and Angus Taylor emerge as likely challengers, two things could buy Ley some time Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast In the chaotic few hours after the Nationals leader, David Littleproud, blew up the Coalition, one thing appeared clear to many Liberal MPs. Sussan Ley’s leadership of the Liberal party was all but over. Continue reading...

Pauline Hanson’s party polls a primary vote of 22%, while Labor’s response to the Bondi terror attack wins widespread support Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast One Nation’s polling surge has continued with a record-high primary vote of 22% in the latest Guardian Essential poll off the back of ongoing Coalition chaos and rising social tensions. Meanwhile, there is widesp…

The heatwave in Melbourne and Adelaide this week is likely to become the norm. We should prepare now Want to get this in your inbox when it publishes? Sign up for the Clear Air Australia newsletter here On Tuesday, Australia’s second largest city baked through one of its hottest days since modern instrumental records began in 1910. Several Melbourne suburbs topped 45C. The country’s fifth largest…

Move affecting those who have been in Spain five months or more runs counter to anti-migration policies across Europe Spain’s socialist-led coalition government has approved a decree it said would regularise 500,000 undocumented migrants and asylum seekers, rejecting the anti-migration policies and rhetoric prevalent across much of Europe. The decree, expected to come into effect in April, will a…

Manufacturers use method that labels plastic as ‘circular’ and climate-friendly, despite being mostly fossil-based Europe’s supermarket shelves are packed with brands billing their plastic packaging as sustainable, but often only a fraction of the materials are truly recovered from waste, with the rest made from petroleum. Brands using plastic packaging – from Kraft’s Heinz Beanz to Mondelez’s Ph…

Manchester mayor suggests claims he was told Labour would not give him permission to stand were untrue UK politics live – latest updates The Labour party’s civil war over the Gorton and Denton byelection has intensified after Andy Burnham accused Downing Street sources of lying about his decision to apply to stand in the Manchester seat. The Manchester mayor was reacting to suggestions by unnamed…

More than 100 flood warnings issued in England, with two red warnings in Ottery St Mary and Dorchester Storm Chandra – live updates Two red flood warnings – meaning danger to life – are in force for rivers in south-west England as Storm Chandra brings heavy rain and strong winds to many areas of the UK, causing huge travel disruption and shutting hundreds of schools. The Environment Agency (EA) s…

Mobile Fortify app being used to scan faces of citizens and immigrants – but its use has prompted a severe backlash Immigration enforcement agents across the US are increasingly relying on a new smartphone app with facial recognition technology. The app is named Mobile Fortify. Simply pointing a phone’s camera at their intended target and scanning the person’s face allows Mobile Fortify to pull d…

More than 30 have died across a dozen states as deep snow and ice halted traffic, canceled flights and closed schools Many in the US faced another night of below-freezing temperatures and no electricity after a deadly, colossal winter storm heaped more snow Monday on the north-east and kept parts of the south coated in ice. More than 30 deaths were registered in more than a dozen states afflicted…

Milan’s mayor says agents ‘clearly not welcome’ in co-host city and that Italy can take care of security itself A unit of US immigration and customs enforcement agents (ICE) will have a security role in the upcoming Winter Olympic games in Italy, sparking uproar and petitions against the deployment. Sources at the US embassy in Rome confirmed a statement from ICE, the agency embroiled in a brutal…

Exclusive: Report on six Labour councillors comes just weeks before byelection triggered by Andrew Gwynne’s retirement Labour’s campaign for a vital byelection has been dealt a fresh blow after six local councillors were found to have breached standards rules in a “vile” WhatsApp chat. Andrew Gwynne, a former health minister, was suspended last year over offensive messages he sent in the “Trigger…

Vindman, who served on national security council, will challenge Republican incumbent in Florida if nominated US politics live – latest updates Alex Vindman , who became a key player along with his twin brother in Donald Trump ’s first impeachment, announced on Tuesday that he is running for the US Senate as a Democrat in Florida . Vindman, an army veteran, was serving on the national security co…

Hollywood Chamber of Commerce says it did not approve a promotional stunt linked to the actor, after lingerie was draped over the landmark’s letters The Housemaid star Sydney Sweeney has been reprimanded by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce for a promotional stunt that involved draping bras over the celebrated Hollywood sign in Los Angeles. Sweeney posted footage on social media of her and a grou…

Authorities allege Ryan Wedding, 44, ‘turned to a life of crime’ after his snowboarding career ended Ryan Wedding, the Canadian former Olympic snowboarder accused of cocaine distribution and orchestrating several murders, appeared on Monday in a southern California courtroom for arraignment. The 44-year-old has been charged with drug trafficking, conspiracy to murder, witness tampering and money …