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Child killed in house fire in south-west Melbourne home
Crews extinguished blaze before finding a child who died in Werribee home, Victoria police saidFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA child has died and a man has been left seriously injured after an early morning house fire in Melbourne’s south-west.Emergency services were called to Newbury Street in Werribee just after midnight on Monday. Continue reading...
New bill targets domestic abusers and overhauls right to buy in England
Social housing landlords to be able to evict perpetrators, while right-to-buy tenancy requirements to riseSocial housing landlords will be able to evict domestic abuse perpetrators under a new bill, which will also increase the length of tenancy required before residents qualify for the right-to-buy scheme from three to 10 years in England.The government said the bill, which will be debated in the House of Lords on Monday, would fix “the long-term decline in social housing” and offer new protections for social tenants who were subjected to domestic abuse. Continue reading...
Google's 32 Million-Strong Mosquito Army To Fight...Mosquitoes
The technique of sterilising pest insects to control their numbers is not a new one and has been discussed as a chemical-free alternative for decades.
Massive Attack to tour Australia for first time in 16 years
The Bristol trip-hop group will perform in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney in AugustMassive Attack are set to tour Australia for the first time in 16 years.The influential British trip-hop group, made up of Robert “3D” Del Naja and Grant “Daddy G” Marshall, will play Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney in August. The upcoming tour will be the band’s fourth appearance in Australia and their first Australian shows since 2010. Continue reading...
Video: Huge Explosion Rocks Myanmar Building, Children Among 45 Dead
About 70 other people were injured in the explosion that took place around noon in the village of Kaungtup, in Namhkam township.
United flight to Spain turns back midair after possible security threat
Security came to inspect aircraft in Newark after report of Bluetooth device with a ‘certain four-letter word’A United Airlines plane bound for Spain from Newark Liberty international airport turned around mid-flight on Saturday due to a possible security threat.That came one day after another United Airlines flight bound for Minneapolis from Chicago was diverted to Madison, Wisconsin, on Friday because an unruly passenger evidently tried to breach the cockpit. Continue reading...
Mandelson files show no mitigation of security concerns over US appointment
Exclusive: Papers to be published on Monday cast doubt on assurances provided by senior Whitehall officialsEmbarrassing WhatsApps, but no vetting report: what will be in the new release of Mandelson files?A trove of government documents about Peter Mandelson contains no record of any measures taken to mitigate serious security concerns over his appointment as Washington ambassador, the Guardian has learned.Multiple sources who have seen or been briefed on the files, which will be published on Monday, say there is no detail about any steps put in place to deal with flags raised about his associations with senior figures in foreign states. Continue reading...
Video: Russian Forces Use Handheld "Yolka" System To Take Down Drone
The system first came into public attention during Russia’s Victory Day parade in May 2025, when a compact device was seen with a security officer near President Vladimir Putin.
'Uphold Iran's Rights': Top Iranian Negotiator's Condition To Sign US Deal
Iran views sanction relief and the release of its assets frozen in banks abroad as among its key rights to be ensured under any deal with the US.
AI Solves 80-Year-Old Math Problem That Stumped Experts For Decades
OpenAI's AI model solved the famous unit distance problem, a question that had challenged mathematicians since 1946
Meta legal action forces Facebook whistleblower to sit in silence at Hay festival
Sarah Wynn-Williams did not speak during event after lawyers warned of possible sanctions from tech firmFacebook whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams was forced to sit in silence on stage at an event at Hay festival, after lawyers advised her not to speak because of ongoing legal action brought by Meta.Wynn-Williams, whose bestselling memoir, Careless People, details her years working at Facebook, was due to appear in conversation with the investigative journalist Carole Cadwalladr and academic Tim Wu. Continue reading...
Narrower Than A Fridge, Deadlier Than Thai Caves: Inside Laos Cave Rescue
The questions outnumbered solutions. Were the miners safe, or even alive? Could they be reached? How would they use regulators, gauges and oxygen tanks, diving equipment they probably would have never seen, let alone used?
