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Skiptomaincontent Advertisement Latestnewsfromaroundtheworld AllAfricastories TwowomenkilledinsharkattacksinEgypt’sRedSea ARomanianandanAustriandiewithin600metresofeachothersouthofcityofHurghada TwowomenkilledinsharkattacksinEgypt’sRedSea UKHomeOfficeplanssecondflighttodeportasylumseekerstoRwanda Flightcouldtakeoffwithinweeksandbeforecourthasruledonwhetherschemeislawful UKHomeOfficeplanssecondflighttodeportasylumseekerstoRwanda UNsecretarygeneralurgescalminLibyaasprotestsspread Tripoliseesbiggestralliesinyearsonweekendofdemonstrationsoverpoliticaldeadlockandlivingconditions UNsecretarygeneralurgescalminLibyaasprotestsspread TheNigeriangasdeal,theIrishimpresarioandthe£8bnrulingamidclaimsofbribery OfficialsallegecontractwascorruptlyprocuredbybusinessduobehindP&IDassagaofenergyprojectandsecretivetribunalheadsforhighcourt TheNigeriangasdeal,theIrishimpresarioandthe£8bnrulingamidclaimsofbribery Libya’srivalleadersunderpressureasprotestsgrow Demonstratorsstormeasterncity’slegislatureoverpoliticaldeadlockanddeterioratinglivingconditions Libya’srivalleadersunderpressureasprotestsgrow GermanyhandsovertwoBeninbronzestoNigeria Twocountriessignrestitutionagreementcoveringmorethan1,000itemsinGermanhands GermanyhandsovertwoBeninbronzestoNigeria MoreAfrica AllAmericasstories TwinbrothersnamedasarmedrobberskilledinCanadabankheist Heavilyarmed22-year-oldsdiedinshootoutthatleftsixpoliceofficersinjuredinSaanich,BritishColumbia TwinbrothersnamedasarmedrobberskilledinCanadabankheist Bolsonaro’s‘surrenderofAmazontocrooksplayedroleinmurdersofPhillipsandPereira’ Brazilianpresident’sdismantlingofenvironmentalsafeguardspartlytoblame,sayspoliticianleadinginquiry Bolsonaro’s‘surrenderofAmazontocrooksplayedroleinmurdersofPhillipsandPereira’ IndigenousleaderwhodefendedtheAmazonshotdeadinVenezuela VirgilioTrujilloArana,a38-year-oldindigenousUwottujaman,wasshotintheheadthreetimesinthecityofPuertoAyacucho IndigenousleaderwhodefendedtheAmazonshotdeadinVenezuela PeruvianfirefighterscontainblazenearMachuPicchuafterthreedays ForestfirebrokeoutonTuesdayanddestroyedaround100acresofland–theequivalentofabout50footballpitches PeruvianfirefighterscontainblazenearMachuPicchuafterthreedays ‘Talkwithus,notforus’:fishingcommunitiesaccuseUNofignoringtheirvoices Developingcountries’delegatesatUNconferenceseekrecognitionofsmallfisheries’roleinprotectingoceansandfightinghunger ‘Talkwithus,notforus’:fishingcommunitiesaccuseUNofignoringtheirvoices Ecuadordealreachedtoendweeksofdeadlyprotestsandstrikes AgreementbetweengovernmentandIndigenousleadersincludesfuelpricecutandminingrestrictions Ecuadordealreachedtoendweeksofdeadlyprotestsandstrikes MoreAmericas AllAsiaPacificstories Hackerclaimstohaveobtaineddataon1billionChinesecitizens PersonalinformationallegedlytakenfromShanghaipolicedatabasewouldbeoneofbiggestdatabreachesinhistory Hackerclaimstohaveobtaineddataon1billionChinesecitizens TycoonwhodisappearedfromHongKonghotelin2017standstrialinChina Canadian-ChinesebusinessmanXiaoJianhuawillfinallystandtrialincaselinkedtoPresidentXi’scorruptiondrive TycoonwhodisappearedfromHongKonghotelin2017standstrialinChina XiJinpinginCovidscareduringHongKonghandovertrip HongKonglegislatortestspositiveaftermeetingChinesepresident,andcity-widetestingbeginsinMacautocontainitsworstoutbreak XiJinpinginCovidscareduringHongKonghandovertrip CalltotightenNewZealandlawthatallowspublicpooingifnoonewatching Campingassociationwantsoverhauloflawtoensurethatwasteisproperlyburiedandatleast50metresfromnearestwaterway CalltotightenNewZealandlawthatallowspublicpooingifnoonewatching ChinacallsonMyanmarjuntatoholdtalkswithopponents ForeignministertellsregimeBeijingexpectsittoseek‘politicalreconciliation’,amidregionalconcernsoverspirallingcivilviolence ChinacallsonMyanmarjuntatoholdtalkswithopponents NorthKoreasaysitmayboostmilitarytocounterUS,SouthKoreaandJapanpact PyongyangaccusesUSofseeking‘militarysupremacy’overAsiaPacificamidreportsNorthreadyforfirstnucleartestinfiveyears NorthKoreasaysitmayboostmilitarytocounterUS,SouthKoreaandJapanpact MoreAsiaPacific AllAustraliastories LiveAustralialivenews:JacindaArdernmeetsDanielAndrews;NSWfloods‘farfromover’asSydneyraincontinues;RBAinterestratesannouncement Followtheday’snewslive Australialivenews:JacindaArdernmeetsDanielAndrews;NSWfloods‘farfromover’asSydneyraincontinues;RBAinterestratesannouncement Anti-abortiongroupclaimsSApoliticianspledgedto‘takeforward’billreversingnewmedicallaws LaborandLiberalmembersdenymakinganysuchagreementwithEnidLyonsList,agroupwithstatedaimofgettingmore“pro-life”womenintoparliament Anti-abortiongroupclaimsSApoliticianspledgedto‘takeforward’billreversingnewmedicallaws EffortstomovecargoshipstrandedoffSydneysuspendedaftertowlinessnapinwildweather MVPortlandBayanchoredinashelteredpositionafterwindandtorrentialrainpreventedtowingtheshiptosafety EffortstomovecargoshipstrandedoffSydneysuspendedaftertowlinessnapinwildweather NSWfloods:Sydneybracesfortwomoredaysoffloodingasstatesmashedbyrainandwind SESperform252floodrescuesovernightandthousandsurgedtoevacuateasthreatofinundationremainsinHawkesburyandNepean NSWfloods:Sydneybracesfortwomoredaysoffloodingasstatesmashedbyrainandwind NewCovidsubvariantsBA.4andBA.5arethemostcontagiousyet–anddrivingAustralia’sthirdOmicronwave Thelatestvariantsaremastersatevadingimmunity–meaningpreviousinfectionandvaccinesareunlikelytoprovidemuchprotectionagainstcatchingit NewCovidsubvariantsBA.4andBA.5arethemostcontagiousyet–anddrivingAustralia’sthirdOmicronwave AjlaTomljanovićsurvivesepicfinalsettoreachWimbledonquarter-finalagain TomljanovićdefeatsFrance’sAlizeCornet4-6,6-4,6-3asshetakesonthemantleofAshBartyasAustralia’sNo1 AjlaTomljanovićsurvivesepicfinalsettoreachWimbledonquarter-finalagain MoreAustralia AllEuropestories UkrainianflagarrivesinSnakeIslandafterRussianretreat Ukraineofficialsclarifyinitialconfusionastowhethertheflaghasbeenraised,sayingitistherebutwillbehoistedonlyoncetroopsarrive UkrainianflagarrivesinSnakeIslandafterRussianretreat UkrainePMcallsforconfiscatedassetsfromRussianoligarchstofundrecovery–asithappened Thisliveblogisnowclosed,youcanfindourlatestcoverageoftheRussia-Ukrainewarhere UkrainePMcallsforconfiscatedassetsfromRussianoligarchstofundrecovery–asithappened StarmerendsLaboursilenceonBrexitasherulesoutrejoiningsinglemarket LabourleadersayshewillrebuildtrustwithEUandget‘abetterdealfortheBritishpeople’ StarmerendsLaboursilenceonBrexitasherulesoutrejoiningsinglemarket Italianglaciercollapse:rescuershamperedbythunderstorms Visitingscene,ItalianPMsayscountrymusttakemeasurestoensuresuchatragedydoesnothappenagain Italianglaciercollapse:rescuershamperedbythunderstorms PutindeclaresvictoryinLuhanskafterfallofLysychansk Region’sgovernorsayslosswaspainfulandheexpectsSlovianskandBakhmutnowtofaceheavyattack PutindeclaresvictoryinLuhanskafterfallofLysychansk Ukrainelaysout$750bn‘recoveryplan’forpostwarfuture VolodymyrZelenskiysaysprocessofrecoverywillallowhiscountrytodeepenitslinkswithEurope Ukrainelaysout$750bn‘recoveryplan’forpostwarfuture MoreEurope AllMiddleEastandnorthAfricastories FamilyofactivistjailedinEgypturgeLizTrusstopressurecounterpart FamilyofAlaaAbdElFattahjoinwifeofKarimEnnarah,undertravelban,indemandingmoreactionfromforeignsecretary FamilyofactivistjailedinEgypturgeLizTrusstopressurecounterpart ShireenAbuAqleh:Israeligunfireprobablykilledjournalist,sayUSinvestigators ButforensicanalysisofbulletthatkilledPalestinian-Americanjournalistfoundtobeinconclusive ShireenAbuAqleh:Israeligunfireprobablykilledjournalist,sayUSinvestigators JudgeputsBidenonthespotoverimmunityforSaudicrownprince Courtinvitationtoclarifyprince’sstatuscomesaspresidentfacescriticismforditchingpromisetoturnSaudiArabiaintoa‘pariah’ JudgeputsBidenonthespotoverimmunityforSaudicrownprince FreshrowasIsraeltoconductforensictestsonbulletthatkilledShireenAbuAqleh DisputethreatenstoderailapparentbreakthroughinstandoffoverinvestigationintoAlJazeerareporter’sdeath FreshrowasIsraeltoconductforensictestsonbulletthatkilledShireenAbuAqleh ShireenAbuAqleh:bulletthatkilledjournalistgiventoUSforensicexperts PalestinianAuthorityhandsoverbulletinmovetoendstandoffwithIsraeloverinvestigation ShireenAbuAqleh:bulletthatkilledjournalistgiventoUSforensicexperts Iranearthquakes:atleastfivekilledandvillageflattened,statemediasays Rescueworkcarriedoutafter12alsoinjuredinmagnitude-6.1quakefollowedbytwoothersandmorethandozenaftershocks Iranearthquakes:atleastfivekilledandvillageflattened,statemediasays MoreMiddleEast AllSouthandCentralAsiastories FearsforBritishCouncilstafftrappedinAfghanistandespitebreakthrough Exclusive:Contractorsat‘highrisk’ofTalibanreprisalsstillhavenoideahowtogetoutofcountrysafely FearsforBritishCouncilstafftrappedinAfghanistandespitebreakthrough SriLankalimitsfueltoessentialserviceswithsuppliessettorunoutindays Miles-longqueuesoutsidepetrolstationsdespitebanonsalesforprivatevehiclesforatleastaweek SriLankalimitsfueltoessentialserviceswithsuppliessettorunoutindays Uzbekistanimposesregionalstateofemergencyafterdeadlyunrest GovernmentU-turnsoverplanstocurtailautonomyofKarakalpakstanbutfearsrisetensionsmayescalate Uzbekistanimposesregionalstateofemergencyafterdeadlyunrest IndiabarsPulitzer-winningKashmiriphotojournalistfromflyingtoFrance SannaIrshadMattoosaysshewasstoppedbyimmigrationofficialsatDelhiairportdespiteholdingavalidvisa IndiabarsPulitzer-winningKashmiriphotojournalistfromflyingtoFrance Indiatailormurder:policearresttwoalleged‘masterminds’ AuthoritiessaytotaloffourmenincustodyafterKanhaiyaLalTeliwaskilledamidHindu-Muslimtensions Indiatailormurder:policearresttwoalleged‘masterminds’ DfatbungledelayedvisasforformerAfghanembassyemployeesatriskfromTaliban Exclusive:Freedom-of-informationinvestigationrevealserrorinurgentsubmissiontothenministerMarisePayne DfatbungledelayedvisasforformerAfghanembassyemployeesatriskfromTaliban MoreSouthandCentralAsia AllUKstories NHStotestusingdronestoflychemotherapydrugstoIsleofWight TrialwilltaketreatmentsfromPortsmouthtoStMary’shospitalandhealthserviceplanssimilardropselsewhereinEngland NHStotestusingdronestoflychemotherapydrugstoIsleofWight FloatingwindfarmscouldbehostedoffCornwallandWales,crownestatesays Five‘areasofsearch’intheCelticSeacouldbedevelopedandofferedtobusinessesby2023 FloatingwindfarmscouldbehostedoffCornwallandWales,crownestatesays UKcinemasbanfansinsuitsfromMinions:TheRiseofGru TikTokcrazefordressinguplinkedtounrulybehaviouramongyoungpeopleatscreenings UKcinemasbanfansinsuitsfromMinions:TheRiseofGru Wimbledonappealstoplayerstonotmaxoutfoodallowance AllEnglandclubemailstennisstars,whoget£90aday,andcoaches,suggestingtheyreininconsumptiontoavoidshortages Wimbledonappealstoplayerstonotmaxoutfoodallowance PengShuaidemonstratorsatWimbledonallegeharassmentbysecuritystaff CampaignerswearingT-shirtswithnameofChinesetennisplayersaytheyweretoldnottoapproachanyone PengShuaidemonstratorsatWimbledonallegeharassmentbysecuritystaff ParliamentanunsafeworkplaceduetosexualmisconductbyMPs,sayunions PoliticalpartiescannotbetrustedtodealwithmisbehaviourbytheirownMPs,claimgeneralsecretaries ParliamentanunsafeworkplaceduetosexualmisconductbyMPs,sayunions MoreUK AllUSstories PersonofinterestincustodyaftershootingatChicago-areaFourthofJulyparade Atleastsixkilledand30injuredinHighlandparkattackamidstringofrecentmassshootings PersonofinterestincustodyaftershootingatChicago-areaFourthofJulyparade LivePolicearrestpersonofinterestinmasskillingthattargetedChicago-areaFourthofJulyparade–latestupdates Atleastsixkilledand30injuredaftershootinginHighlandParkjustafter10amlocaltime PolicearrestpersonofinterestinmasskillingthattargetedChicago-areaFourthofJulyparade–latestupdates AtleastsixdeadinshootingatChicagosuburb’sFourthofJulyparade Gunmanapparentlyopenedfireonparadegoersfromrooftop,policesay,asauthoritiesstillsearchingforsuspect AtleastsixdeadinshootingatChicagosuburb’sFourthofJulyparade NewsomairsFloridaadurgingpeopletofightforfreedom–ormovetoCalifornia ‘Freedomisunderattackinyourstate,’Californiagovernorsaysinadpaidforbyhisre-electioncampaignthatairedonFoxNews NewsomairsFloridaadurgingpeopletofightforfreedom–ormovetoCalifornia ‘Thisisn’tfreedom’:FourthofJulyshootingrocksChicagoandshocksUS LeadersandactivistsdemandchangeaftershootertargetsHighlandParkparadecelebratingIndependenceDay ‘Thisisn’tfreedom’:FourthofJulyshootingrocksChicagoandshocksUS Oklahomatoexecutedeathrowprisonersnearlyeverymonth StatesetexecutiondatesonFridayforsixinmatesandplansforexecutionstotakeplaceaboutonceamonththrough2024 Oklahomatoexecutedeathrowprisonersnearlyeverymonth MoreUS Mostviewed MostviewedMostviewedinworldnews MostviewedAcrosstheguardian ‘Itwasoneofthemostmiserabledaysofmylife–andIdidn’tgetlaid’–thePrideI’llneverforget ‘Itwasoneofthemostmiserabledaysofmylife–andIdidn’tgetlaid’–thePrideI’llneverforget NewCovidsubvariantsBA.4andBA.5arethemostcontagiousyet–anddrivingAustralia’sthirdOmicronwave NewCovidsubvariantsBA.4andBA.5arethemostcontagiousyet–anddrivingAustralia’sthirdOmicronwave Ukrainelaysout$750bn‘recoveryplan’forpostwarfuture Ukrainelaysout$750bn‘recoveryplan’forpostwarfuture Germanyrecordsfirstmonthlytradedeficitsince1991asinflationsoars Germanyrecordsfirstmonthlytradedeficitsince1991asinflationsoars RussiareleasesphotoofcosmonautsholdingLuhanskflagonISS RussiareleasesphotoofcosmonautsholdingLuhanskflagonISS Macronreshufflescabinetafterlosingparliamentarymajority Macronreshufflescabinetafterlosingparliamentarymajority UkrainianflagarrivesinSnakeIslandafterRussianretreat UkrainianflagarrivesinSnakeIslandafterRussianretreat PutindeclaresvictoryinLuhanskafterfallofLysychansk PutindeclaresvictoryinLuhanskafterfallofLysychansk UkrainePMcallsforconfiscatedassetsfromRussianoligarchstofundrecovery–asithappened UkrainePMcallsforconfiscatedassetsfromRussianoligarchstofundrecovery–asithappened Russia-Ukrainewar:whatweknowonday132oftheinvasion Russia-Ukrainewar:whatweknowonday132oftheinvasion Topics Alltoday'sstories Europe MiddleEastandnorthAfrica SouthandcentralAsia Russia AsiaPacific Close