‘The fault lines in our world are widening’, António Guterres warns as world leaders gather for UN General Assembly – live updates
The UN secretary-general said the world must work together to solve problems in final major assembly address as secretary generalTehran appears to have relaxed its preconditions for reopening the strait of Hormuz, saying…
Court quashes 1976 convictions over link to corrupt London police officer
Christopher Poulter and Kevin Biggs, who died in 2004, exonerated of mailbag theft after new evidence emergedTwo men have had theft convictions quashed at the court of appeal half a century after they were wrongfully a…
British banks warned not to invest in planned Israeli settlement before UK trade ban begins
MPs send out letter as Israeli government seeks bids for construction of large E1 settlement in West BankBritish banks and financial institutions are receiving written warnings from MPs that they should not invest in Isr…
High-mileage electric cars are more reliable than petrol ones, study finds
EVs with 90,000 to 120,000 miles on the clock are more likely to pass MOTs than petrol models of the same ageMotorists buying a secondhand car with a lot of miles on the clock are likely to find an electric…
Political fight over gun buyback after boy, 11, shot in the face and neck in Sydney apartment
Police don’t know if shooting accidental as Labor attacks opposition vow to scrap gun buyback announced after Bondi massacreThe shooting of an 11-year-old boy in Sydney’s north-west was a “tragic reminder” of the…
Australia news live: Liberal MP proposes using super to secure mortgages; BBC deletes crocodile post showing wrong river
Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJim Chalmers was also asked earlier if the government would support a national royal commission into violence against women and child…
Former cop Beau Lamarre-Condon argues self-defence in double murder trial citing struggle over gun
Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to fatally shooting Jesse Baird, 26, and his partner, 29-year-old Luke Davies, with police service weapon in 2024Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breakin…
US TV networks suspend White House pool coverage over Trump media ban
White House promoted its own ‘Trump TV’ feed online after ABC, CBS, Fox News and NBC decline to participateThe major US television news outlets agreed to suspend their video coverage of Donald Trump after the adminis…
Trump and Mamdani appear friendly after ‘wide-ranging’ meeting at Gracie Mansion
Republican president said he hoped the democratic socialist would be a ‘great mayor’ for New York CityDonald Trump said on Monday that he hoped Zohran Mamdani would be a “great mayor” for New York, an unusually w…
‘Short on substance’: Albanese urges climate action on world stage – but advocates say Australia failing on fossil fuels
Prime minister says ‘climate security is the new national security’ in keynote speech in New YorkFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free C…