The Guardian
Device was near country's Neptun Deep gas platform in the Black SeaRomania's military has destroyed a marine drone spotted just "a few hundred meters" from the Neptun Deep platform, a major offshore gas project in the Black Sea.The drone, spotted just "a few hundreds of meters" from the ...
Posted on 20 August 2026 | 2:47 pm
The Guardian
Harp, a former One America News Network show host, has emerged as a key gatekeeper to the presidentSign up for the US Breaking News emailA White House meeting on cryptocurrency and is amplifying a spike in bitcoin values Thursday.President Donald Trump - who disclosed US$1.4 billion in cryptocurre...
Posted on 20 August 2026 | 2:40 pm
The Guardian
Exclusive: Bridget Phillipson says politicians have helped fuel hatred and that police are not taking violence against women and girls seriously enoughUK politics live - latest updatesRacism and sexism have become normalised in Britain, the equalities minister has said, as she warned that young me...
Posted on 20 August 2026 | 2:36 pm
The Guardian
The prime minister plans to bring in the National Crime Agency to tackle the gangs behind dumpsValue being generated by student loans is "not what it should be", Reform UK's deputy leader said.Asked by reporters about the funding of the scheme by stopping foreign students accessing loans, Rich...
Posted on 20 August 2026 | 2:34 pm
The Guardian
Derailed carriages lifted using two cranes as workers operate under 'very challenging circumstances'Business live - latest updatesThe East Sussex railway line on which a train derailed will reopen in September as crews continue to remove the carriages that left the track.Rail bosses said they ...
Posted on 20 August 2026 | 2:13 pm
The Guardian
Trade body says local chains would have to balance concerns with potential benefits of AI-enabled technologyCinemas across the UK are considering banning customers from wearing Meta's smart glasses amid fears they could be used to pirate films.The UK Cinema Association (UKCA) trade body said that ...
Posted on 20 August 2026 | 2:06 pm
The Guardian
Administration's plan to scrap drilling-free buffer zone around New Mexico site prompts scrutiny from UnescoThe Trump administration's push to expand oil and gas extraction across the US is set to bring drilling near cherished natural and cultural sites, raising alarm among conservationists and ...
Posted on 20 August 2026 | 2:00 pm
The Guardian
Tenants can be evicted for not paying utilities even if they have paid rent - tenants and their allies are fighting backThis story was supported and co-published by the journalism non-profit the Economic Hardship Reporting ProjectIn 2024, Constance Soule got a surprise from her landlord: a "noti...
Posted on 20 August 2026 | 2:00 pm
The Guardian
Avenal has been rocked by the council's refusal to accept the results of a recall election - and the repercussions extend far beyond the Central ValleyFrom the outside, the city of Avenal appears to embody every bit of its motto - an "oasis in the sun". Approaching the community, passing t...
Posted on 20 August 2026 | 1:00 pm
The Guardian
Prime minister wishes couple well in their move back from the US to a non-royal residence outside London• Harry and Meghan: key moments and controversies since US moveSecurity funding for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex when they return to live in the UK this month is a "private matter", Andy B...
Posted on 20 August 2026 | 12:55 pm
The Guardian
Far-right minister says those convicted in military courts of terror offences will be executed after passing of death penalty law that does not apply to Jewish extremistsIsrael's far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has posted a gloating video of the construction of a gallows com...
Posted on 20 August 2026 | 12:34 pm
The Guardian
Eleni Petinos tells inquiry her sacking as a minister in Dominic Perrottet's government was potentially motivated by her reluctance to get rid of the building commissionerGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe former New South Wales fair trading minister Eleni Petinos has g...
Posted on 20 August 2026 | 12:21 pm
The Guardian
Hui Ka Yan also forfeits all his personal property and the company he set up is given hefty finesBusiness live - latest updatesThe founder of Evergrande, one of China's largest property developers, has been sentenced to life in prison and had all of his personal property confiscated.Hui Ka Yan, ...
Posted on 20 August 2026 | 12:03 pm
The Guardian
Alessandro Rapinese denies he is waging personal vendetta against cyclists amid a public backlashThe mayor of Como has set the wheels of controversy in motion for banning bikes in the walled historical centre of the lakeside city after being hit by one.Alessandro Rapinese's ban, which comes into f...
Posted on 20 August 2026 | 11:45 am
The Guardian
Missile and drone attack one of heaviest since war began, with children's hospital and residential areas hitEurope live - latest updatesA heavy Russian missile and drone bombardment has killed at least 15 people in and around Kyiv in one of the most intense aerial attacks on Ukraine's capital ...
Posted on 20 August 2026 | 11:33 am
The Guardian
Launches, detected by South Korea and Japan, came after US scaled back exercises with South Korea in apparent overture to Kim Jong-unNorth Korea has launched about 10 short-range ballistic missiles towards the sea, South Korea's military said, a day after Pyongyang shrugged off Donald Trump's or...
Posted on 20 August 2026 | 10:25 am
The Guardian
Israeli military orders criminal investigation into deaths of Hind and six family members. Plus, FCC chair Brendan Carr's close coordination with White House revealedGood morning.The Israeli military admitted on Wednesday its troops had opened fire on a car carrying five-year-old Hind Rajab and si...
Posted on 20 August 2026 | 9:57 am
The Guardian
The 18-year-old's body was found in Nattai national park on Thursday - but initial police messages indicated she was aliveTeen hiker Lily Hooper found dead as NSW police apologise for miscommunication 'born of elation'Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice have bla...
Posted on 20 August 2026 | 9:51 am
The Guardian
Initial report from 'thick and dense terrain' where Hooper was located was she had been found alive but within 10 minutes a 'more accurate account' was relayed to policeGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe body of missing 18-year-old bushwalker Lily Hooper has been ...
Posted on 20 August 2026 | 9:34 am
The Guardian
Prolonged detention of children, insufficient staffing and hazardous damage to buildings are among the ombudsman's concernsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDrugs are being openly dealt inside Villawood detention centre...
Posted on 20 August 2026 | 9:23 am
The Guardian
Improvements in fire management however could mitigate increases by more than 70%, study showsWildfires are projected to burn 39% more of Europe by the end of the century even in the best-case scenario for stopping the planet from heating, a study has found, unless action is taken to manage them bet...
Posted on 20 August 2026 | 9:01 am
The Guardian
South Australian premier Peter Malinauskas says there have still been no detections in poultry or livestock and no mass deaths involving mammalsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe South Australian premier, Peter Malinauskas, has declared a "significant escalation" in H...
Posted on 20 August 2026 | 8:51 am
ABC Australia
New adult entertainment services including sex shops will be banned from operating in prominent locations across the Adelaide CBD and North Adelaide, but existing venues will be able to remain.
Posted on 20 August 2026 | 6:28 am
ABC Australia
Dog walkers enjoying Adelaide's trails have been leaving behind plastic-wrapped presents that should not be opened under any circumstances.
Posted on 20 August 2026 | 6:27 am
The Guardian
A 'capacity for despair' forged by political oppression has long been considered a Magyar national trait. But after Orbán, writers in the country remind us that melancholy must not always be bleakA lone visitor looks for a garden outside an empty monastery. A morose housekeeper won't let anyo...
Posted on 20 August 2026 | 6:00 am
The Guardian
US president pivots towards 'crushing' economic operation against Iran and its trading partners as military strikes fail to bring Tehran to the tableDonald Trump has announced a new campaign to isolate Iran's economy, threatening "tremendous economic consequences" on any country that helps...
Posted on 20 August 2026 | 4:53 am
ABC Australia
Three mass bird mortality events believed to be linked to the H5N1 avian flu strain have been recorded on islands off SA. In a separate event, more than two dozen penguins have been found dead in Tasmania, with testing now underway.
Posted on 20 August 2026 | 4:47 am
ABC Australia
Around 80 patients were left waiting for an ambulance in SA when demand peaked on Wednesday, according to the paramedics union which is pushing for greater investment to reduce ramping ahead of an expected rise in flu cases.
Posted on 20 August 2026 | 2:03 am
The Guardian
A landslide triggered by the quake had blocked access to the village where Paulina Pobi had lived, leaving her buried under the collapsed remainsAn 84-year-old woman has been discovered alive in the flattened remains of her home three days after a powerful earthquake hit eastern Indonesia, authoriti...
Posted on 20 August 2026 | 12:57 am
The Guardian
The collapse was caused by a landslide, while local officials say the death toll is likely to rise as recovery efforts continueMore than 100 people have died after an artisanal goldmine at a small village in western Central African Republic (CAR) caved in due to a landslide, local officials and aid ...
Posted on 20 August 2026 | 12:14 am