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Swimmer Archie Goodburn to meet prime minister over cancer funding
Swimmer Archie Goodburn is due to meet the prime minister after calling for greater investment in brain cancer research and care. He says the meeting is a chance to push for change for patients, including better access to clinical trials and a national brain cancer lead. Goodburn, 25, was diagnosed in 2024 with three inoperable…
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Russian strikes cut electricity to 600,000 Ukrainians, Zelensky says
Russian missile and drone strikes left at least 600,000 people in Ukraine without electricity, President Volodymyr Zelensky said. The attacks hit energy infrastructure in Kyiv and the surrounding region, as well as Kharkiv, raising questions about a claimed energy ceasefire. Ukraine’s emergency service reported three people killed and 21 injured in Kyiv. Ukraine said Russia…
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Albanese government terminates Islamic media group’s $308,000 taxpayer grant after it claimed Sydney’s antisemitic attacks were ‘all a sham’
Australia’s federal government is moving to revoke a $308,000 grant awarded to OnePath Network after videos published by the Islamic media group described several antisemitic attacks in Sydney as fabricated. The funding was intended to support social cohesion and understanding, so the videos have raised questions about whether the grant’s purpose and the group’s conduct…
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Trump announces massive oil, gas and mineral exploration plans in Greenland, touts national security benefits
Donald Trump said oil, gas and mineral exploration was expected to begin in Greenland, presenting the island’s resources and Arctic location as important to US and European security. He gave no timetable or details on how the work would proceed. Greenland halted new oil and gas exploration licences in 2021 over environmental and climate concerns,…
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Reynolds rules out UK tariffs on Chinese vehicles ahead of EU summit
Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds says the UK will not impose tariffs on Chinese vehicles simply to satisfy EU demands, arguing that trade decisions should be based on Britain’s own interests. His position exposes differences over trade and industrial policy as the UK and EU prepare for a summit intended to improve relations. The EU has…
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Miliband to urge debt relief for developing countries at IMF meetings
Ed Miliband will argue that the global financial system is failing developing countries, and call for a “new deal” to ease their debt burden. Speaking in Bangkok at the IMF and World Bank annual meetings, he is expected to urge multilateral development banks to help countries refinance debt at better rates and repay it over…
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Palantir is worming its way into the British state – it’s time to curb this controversial US company’s influence | George Monbiot
George Monbiot argues that Palantir’s growing role in UK government contracts deserves closer scrutiny, particularly amid concerns about political access and weak lobbying transparency. He says Tom Watson’s warning against “mob rule” risks conflating intimidation with democratic scrutiny, and questions whether Palantir’s influence has been properly disclosed. The article says Palantir has won contracts worth…
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Albanese gives differing accounts of how tax payment ban was delayed
Anthony Albanese described his role in delaying an Australian Taxation Office ban on credit card payments differently at a business event and in Parliament. The contrast has prompted criticism over whether he personally secured the delay or acted through the government’s collective decision-making process. At an Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry event, Albanese said…
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Burnham Urges EU Reset as UK Challenges Falklands Arrest Notices
Laplace Intelligence is testing physical AI for weaknesses before deployment, while GTA 6 is reportedly set for PC in early 2027. Liverpool’s Iraola backs his forwards, and Lawrence Dallaglio’s World Cup medal sells for £54,000.
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Trump renews $5,000 pledge for Americans if Republicans win Congress
Donald Trump renewed his promise to give every adult American $5,000 if Republicans retain control of both chambers of Congress in November, saying recipients must spend the money in the United States. The pledge came during a rally in Alaska intended to support Senator Dan Sullivan’s re-election campaign, as his race against Democrat Mary Peltola…