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News live: Vanuatu minister condemns Australia ‘not doing enough’ on climate crisis; Marles and Hegseth talk weapons in US
Meanwhile investors fret that soaring oil prices will reignite inflationary pressures. Follow the day’s news live.Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastShadow treasurer says tobacco plans would bring in extra billions and stop people buying from the ‘black market’Tim Wilson, the shadow treasurer, said the tobacco proposal would bring in an extra $2bn a year as it would stop people “buying products from the black market”.We’ve been looking at this policy for a long time, but what we’ve been looking at is how do you break it down for the different parts of the market so that we can actually break the illegal tobacco trade? …We’ve got a government, we’ve got a One Nation position which is focused solely on tax cuts. What we’re looking at is how do we stop the black market, both with enforcement and with reduction in the excise, so that we actually get the outcome Australians want. Continue reading...
Trump doubles down on Canada trade war as talks remain stalled – as it happened
This live blog is now closed.Sign up for the US Breaking News emailAs tensions flare in the mideast with American military forces resuming strikes on Iran, Donald Trump has taken to social media to discuss his ballroom project.“We have hundreds of happy construction workers in D.C. busily doing their job building the finest Ballroom/Military complex anywhere in the World,” Trump said in a truth social post Wednesday morning. “There is nothing like it, and never will be! It was a long, hard, fight in the Court System, but the winner is, as always under ‘TRUMP,’ the U.S.A.” Continue reading...
"I'm Happy, I Wasn't A Fan": Trump On Prince Harry, Meghan Leaving US
President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was glad Britain's Prince Harry and his American wife Meghan Markle had left the United States, adding that he was no fan.
US-Iran War Live Updates: Trump Says Prepared To Strike Iran Again At 'Any Time'
Iran war live: Tehran said it launched ballistic missile attacks on two US bases in Jordan, Kuwait, and Bahrain, according toIranian media.
Boy charged after teenager's hand nearly cut off in Sydney
NSW police called to Redfern on Wednesday night found a 17-year-old with a partially severed handFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA teenage boy will face court today after a “near-complete amputation” of a boy’s hand during an alleged assault in Sydney on Wednesday night.New South Wales police were called to Redfern about 6pm last night and found a 17-year-old with a partially severed hand. Continue reading...
NDTV Ground Report: A Desperate Search For Missing Loved Ones In Flood-Hit Nepal
Doctors are finding it hard to scan for fingerprints or other ID marks, while relatives outside hang on to hope that they'll at least get the bodies of their loved ones
Suspect and two victims dead at apartment shooting in downtown Minneapolis
The city’s police department and mayor warn the public to stay away from the Loring Park neighborhood nearbyTwo people were killed and the suspect was dead after a shooting at an apartment building in downtown Minneapolis on Wednesday afternoon, officials said.One shooting victim died at the scene. A second died after arriving at Hennepin county medical center, a hospital spokesperson said. Continue reading...
Epstein survivors urge billionaire Leon Black to cooperate with House panel
Black called on to comply with subpoenas and appear as required to clarify connections to convicted sex offenderMore than a dozen survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse have called on the billionaire Leon Black to appear before the House oversight committee in order to clarify his connections to the late disgraced financier and convicted sex offender.In a letter released on Wednesday, the survivors urged Black to comply with congressional subpoenas ahead of Thursday’s deposition before the House oversight committee. Continue reading...
Uber To Lay Off 'About 10%' Of Global Workforce, Thousands To Lose Jobs
The company said the layoffs were aimed at making the platform "simpler and faster" and at reducing coordination delays in what has become a sprawling operation.
Cassandra Wilson, Grammy-winning jazz singer, dies aged 70
Mississippi-born Wilson, who worked across folk, pop, R&B and country, was once dubbed America’s best singerCassandra Wilson, the two-time Grammy-winning jazz singer, songwriter and producer has died. She was 70.Dubbed America’s best singer by Time magazine in 2001, Wilson was best known for her genre-bending voice, which expanded the boundaries of traditional blues-based jazz and worked effortlessly across folk, pop, R&B, country and beyond. At the heart of all her work was her idiosyncratic contralto, a soulful sound distinctly tied to her roots. Continue reading...
Andy Burnham targets migrant crisis ahead of Macron’s visit to No 10
PM will aim to centre talks with French president on key foreign policy issues such as Iran, smuggling gangs and EU relationsAndy Burnham will begin the process of courting European leaders when he welcomes Emmanuel Macron as the first foreign head of state to visit him in Downing Street.The prime minister will meet the French president at No 10 on Thursday as he looks to make inroads on a number of foreign policy objectives, including curbing irregular migration and sealing a new deal with the EU. Continue reading...
Apple Maps renames Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’ for US users after Trump order
Tech company submits to controversial Trump order to rename body of water amid US trade spat with CanadaApple has renamed Lake Ontario as “Lake America” for US users of its Maps app, after an executive order from Donald Trump to change the name of the Great Lake amid his trade spat with Canada.The Apple Maps app now displays the controversial new name for the lake, which sits between New York state and the Canadian province of Ontario, for users in the US. Apple users outside the country will still see the Lake Ontario name. Continue reading...
