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Mors Imperator caused a scandal in 1887 amid fears it mocked the German kaiser – more than 100 years later it is being displayed in a state museum Wrapped in a cloak with ermine fur and wearing a jagged iron crown, a hulking skeleton rests one foot on a globe and knocks over a royal throne with a dramatic flick of its ivory wrist. Entitled Mors Imperator (“Death is the Ruler”), the German artist …

Regime will do whatever it takes to cling on to power – including sacrificing economies of other Gulf states Middle East crisis – live updates Brinkmanship, the ability to take a country to the edge of war without plunging it into the abyss, was the cornerstone of cold war diplomacy. But in our different, more unstable times – in which the line between state and non-state actors has blurred, and …

Move to allow shipments already at sea comes amid a supply crisis and after US president says he does not ‘want to do a ceasefire’; IDF says it is attacking regime targets in Tehran after missiles fired at Israel from Iran US to send three more warships and thousands more troops, reports say How the Iran war has sent shocks rippling across the globe The Saudi foreign ministry has condemned Israel…

Family says actor, who played Xander in hit TV series, died on Friday ‘in his sleep of natural causes’ Nicholas Brendon, the actor best known for playing Xander in Buffy the Vampire Slayer , has died. He was 54. Brendon’s family issued a statement saying that he died on Friday “in his sleep of natural causes”. Continue reading...

Aoi Baxter was the party’s candidate for the state seat of Adelaide in Saturday’s election Former South Australian One Nation candidate, Aoi Baxter, has been dumped by the rightwing party, after media reports claiming there is a warrant for his arrest in the UK. Baxter, who was reportedly previously known as Trent Baxter, had allegedly failed to appear at a court hearing, according to reporting b…

Move to allow shipments already at sea comes amid a supply crisis US to send three more warships and thousands more troops, reports say How the Iran war has sent shocks rippling across the globe Kuwait’s state oil firm KPC said its Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery was hit by multiple drone attacks early on Friday , causing a fire in some units, with no initial casualties reported, the state news agency sa…

California jurors hand win to investors who sued billionaire saying he publicly disparaged social media platform in 2022 A California jury has ruled that Elon Musk is responsible for Twitter investors’ stock plummeting when he sought to buy the social media platform for $44bn in 2022. Jurors handed the win to a group of investors who sued the billionaire saying he publicly disparaged the company …

Officials warn some residents could be trapped by rising waters as Wahiawā dam on Oahu ‘may collapse at any time’ Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Towering flash floods and an imminent dam failure in the northern part of Oahu triggered evacuation warnings in Hawaii on Friday, as the state continued contending with a powerful storm this week. The waters…

Treasury secretary Scott Bessent says move will bring 140m barrels to market but insists Tehran will not benefit The Trump administration has issued a 30-day sanctions waiver for the purchase of Iranian oil at sea to ease energy supply pressures since the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran, US treasury secretary Scott Bessent said. It is the third time the US has temporarily waived sanctions in …

Proposal fails to advance in Senate amid growing concerns about long lines to get through screening at some airports A bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security failed to advance on Friday in the Senate amid growing concerns about long lines to get through screening at some of the country’s biggest airports. Democrats declined to provide the support needed to move the funding measure towar…

US president claims he ‘always says yes’ to Australia, Japan and South Korea, after saying he didn’t need help from trio of countries earlier this week Donald Trump says he is “very surprised” Australia has not sent warships to aid in opening the strait of Hormuz as the blockade of the key strategic route for global oil supply continues to impact fuel prices. “I was very surprised,” the US presid…

Affected communities in Queensland and the NT can apply for an Australian government disaster recovery payment from 2pm Saturday Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Thousands of people are bracing for Severe Cyclone Narelle as it barrels towards the Northern Territory, with winds of up to 195km/h expected from the dangerous storm as it moves west from far north Queensland…

Former boxing world champion’s cause of death was hanging but his intention was unclear, inquest concludes A coroner has said she “cannot be satisfied” that British former boxing world champion Ricky Hatton intended to take his own life. Hatton, 46, was found dead in his home on 14 September, with the inquest concluding that the official cause of his death was hanging. In the UK and Ireland, Sama…

Officials understood to be investigating use of visas by company linked to Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light The Home Office is investigating a company linked to a religious sect based in Cheshire over its use of immigration visas. The company under investigation is linked to the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light (AROPL), a sect that blends tenets of Islam with conspiracy theories about the Ill…

Forces have been stripped back since the cold war but political stasis is dangerous in the face of growing global threats It will have been more than three weeks since the US and Israel first attacked Iran when the first British warship finally arrives off the coast of Cyprus, a belated defensive deployment that has highlighted the lack of military capacity available to the UK. Nominally, HMS Dra…