Skull fractures suggest servants of Egypt’s ancient kings were sacrificed
Study of remains taken from royal cemetery at Umm el-Qa’ab appears to confirm early Egyptologist’s theoryCourt officials and craftspeople serving early Egyptian kings may have been sacrificed when their ruler died, a…
Ball in UK’s court: EU ambassador says Brussels will be ‘ready to engage‘ after country decides what it wants
Jukka Salovaara, who served in London during Cool Britannia era, will be ‘very close’ to negotiations as Burnham government resets relations with EUJukka Salovaara, the newly installed European Union ambassador to th…
Exiled separatist leader is likely to return to a very different Catalonia
Nine years on from a failed independence push, former president Carles Puigdemont will find times have changedAfter years of legal wrangling, Spain’s constitutional court is expected to remove the last obstacle to the …
British government ‘complacent about food as a national security matter’
Experts say country does not have plan to feed people in a crisis and is unprepared for future shortagesBritain does not have a plan for how to feed people in a crisis and is unprepared for potential future food shortage…
Former Bachelor star Sam Wood charged with domestic violence
Police arrested 46-year-old in Noosa and charged him with assault occasioning bodily harm and strangulation in a domestic settingGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe fitness influencer and reali…
One Nation to establish headquarters in multimillion-dollar Brisbane office bought by Gina Rinehart
Barnaby Joyce defends move, saying party will lease space from mining billionaire’s company at commercial ratesOne Nation celebrated stunning success in Queensland in 1998 – then it all fell apart. What happened?List…
Man shot dead after crashing car and allegedly pointing gun at NSW police
Officers were responding to reports a car had driven into a tree 84km north of Yass on SundayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man has been shot dead by police in regional New South Wales…
Gillian Anderson responds to backlash after telling ‘distracting’ fans to stop sitting in front row
The actor, who is performing on the West End, was filmed telling theatre fans ‘you can’t come 20 times and sit in the front row, it’ll drive me mad’Gillian Anderson has come under fire after the actor was filmed …
Yemen’s Saudi-backed government launches military drive to retake all Houthi-held territory
The announcement came hours after Iranian-backed Houthis reportedly cut a vital supply route to besieged city of TaizYemen’s Saudi-backed government has announced the start of a new military operation to retake all ter…
Brazil presidential election 2026: first-round live results
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is standing against Flávio Bolsonaro in the first round of the presidential raceThe incumbent, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, is up against Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of the former president Jair…