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Last surviving member of first team to conquer Everest dies aged 92
Kanchha Sherpa part of expedition that put Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary atop world’s highest peak in 1953Kanchha Sherpa, the last surviving member of the mountaineering expedition team that first...
UK border chief ‘frustrated’ at French failure to curb small boat crossings
Martin Hewitt tells MPs ‘political instability’ is factor in failure to roll out more interventionist tacticsUK politics live – latest updatesThe UK’s border chief has expressed frustration that the French...
French PM survives no-confidence vote – as it happened
Sébastien Lecornu and his government secure narrow backing from lawmakers after pension concessions. This live blog is closedThe vote on the first no-confidence motion put forward by the left’s La...
French prime minister survives two no-confidence votes
Closeness of first vote highlights difficulties Sébastien Lecornu faces as budget debate loomsThe French prime minister has survived two votes of no confidence that had sought to threaten to topple...
Mexico president dismisses US claim of cartel bounties on immigration officials
Sheinbaum says she has ‘no information’ about Trump administration claim as experts also deeply skepticalMexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, has said her government has “no information” regarding claims by the Trump...
JD Vance brushes off racist texts in Republican group chat as ‘what kids do’ | First Thing
Vice-president downplays messages such as ‘I love Hitler’ in chat by 24- to 35-year-olds as ‘stupid jokes’. Plus, Virginia Giuffre on her abuse at the hands of Epstein and MaxwellDon’t...
Americans’ pessimism about the economy cuts across political lines
Inflation and a worsening job market are top of mind for many Americans, even among the president’s Maga baseDonald Trump is not making America feel great again.Nine months into the...
‘Inherently cruel’: Canadian parents say citizenship bill erodes rights of children adopted abroad
Rule would require adopted children born abroad to prove ‘substantial connection’ to Canada to pass on citizenshipCanadian parents of children adopted abroad say a proposed citizenship bill represents a “shocking...
‘Conflicts of interest’ behind Australian parliamentary official’s $315k retirement payment, report finds
Barrister finds ‘multiple procedural failures’ in payment to Cate Saunders, who had ‘close’ relationship with former DPS secretaryGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn independent “fact-finding...
From protest laws to deaths in custody, Minns’ rush to claim the conservative high ground is clumsy and costly
At almost every opportunity, the NSW premier chooses a conservative path: get the cops on side and let nobody fault Labor’s toughness on crime. It’s not workingGet our breaking news...
Queensland’s 10-cent container refund scheme referred to crime and corruption commission
Parliamentary inquiry into Containers for Change recycling program reveals allegations of bullying and conflicts of interestGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTen allegations against Queensland’s container...
Army vehicle fleet suspended after Australian soldier dies in training accident in north Queensland
Paramedics treated three military personnel at scene of single-vehicle incident near Townsville on Wednesday nightGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn Australian army soldier has died...