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Weather tracker: Cyclone Jude causes chaos in Mozambique
More than 200mm of rain fell in 24 hours, destroying 900 homes and leaving 40,000 people without powerCyclone Jude was the third cyclone to hit Mozambique this season. First spotted...
UK hoping to work with China to counteract Trump’s climate-hostile policies
Ed Miliband visits Beijing as part of plan to create global axis working in favour of climate actionEd Miliband: ‘The global battle against the climate crisis needs China’The UK is...
Fears for human rights as Peru passes ‘simply brutal’ anti-NGO law
Experts say legislation will prevent vulnerable people from accessing justice in latest government-backed crackdownHuman rights groups in Peru have voiced alarm over a controversial anti-NGO law that prevents civil society...
Fatberg weighing 30,000kg is pulled from a sewer in Western Australia
The blockage – thought to be the state’s biggest ever – was discovered at a wastewater facility during routine maintenanceGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe...
High court native title ruling may affect compensation claims nationwide, experts say
The decision upholding native title as a property right is a win for the long-running Gumatj case but is also said to have ‘long-term ramifications’Follow our Australia news live blog...
NSW bans hay imports from south-east Queensland amid fear of fire ants after Cyclone Alfred
Invasive Species Council says moratorium a ‘knee-jerk reaction’ to inadequacy of national eradication programSign up for the Rural Network email newsletterNew South Wales has temporarily banned the import of hay...
LNP accused of ‘outrageous betrayal’ after halting implementation of anti-discrimination law reform
Attorney general says legislation developed in response to Citipointe scandal could ‘create unnecessary burden on organisations and institutions’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Queensland government...
Jonathan Powell: the veteran negotiator being lauded over US-Ukraine detente
UK national security adviser may prefer to work behind the scenes but he found himself in the limelight this weekIn the topsy-turvy world in which Keir Starmer and his aides...
‘All the birds returned’: How a Chinese project led the way in water and soil conservation
The Loess plateau was the most eroded place on Earth until China took action and reversed decades of damage from grazing and farmingIt was one of China’s most ambitious environmental...
Taiwan’s president labels China a ‘foreign hostile force’ and ramps up security measures citing ‘infiltration’
Lai Ching-te’s speech – which included a proposal to set up military courts – prompted an angry reaction from Beijing, which called him a ‘creator of crisis’Taiwan’s new president has...
Trump orders ideas from Pentagon for ‘unfettered’ access to Panama canal, officials say
Document described as interim national security guidance calls on US military to create optionsThe Trump administration has called on the Pentagon to provide military options to ensure the country has...
Syria’s leader proclaims ‘new history’ after signing constitutional declaration
Five-year transition period declared along with rights for women, freedom of expression and justice for Assad victimsSyria’s leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, has hailed the start of a “new history” for his...