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Israel’s parliament has passed a law expanding elected officials’ power to appoint judges, in defiance of a years-long protest against Benjamin Netanyahu’s attempts to drive through judicial changes. The approval of the bill, which opposition parties say will make judges subject to the will of politicians, comes as Netanyahu’s government is locked in a standoff … Read more

Airline travel between Canada and the US is “collapsing” amid Donald Trump’s tariff war, with flight bookings between the two countries down by over 70%, newly released data suggests. According to data from the aviation analytics company OAG, airline capacity between Canada and the US has been reduced through October 2025, with the biggest cuts … Read more

Mike Waltz, Trump’s national security adviser who is at the center of the storm over a group chat which leaked highly sensitive military plans to a journalist, left his Venmo account open to the public, according to a new report. The oversight represents a further security breach, days after the news that Waltz added the … Read more

The federal election will be a battle of the suburbs, the treasurer says, declaring Labor’s budget and economic plan is focused squarely on the outer suburban areas which may decide the next prime minister. In an interview with Guardian Australia’s Full Story podcast, Jim Chalmers also dismissed Peter Dutton’s budget reply centrepiece, a temporary fuel … Read more

US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr said on Thursday he will significantly cut the size of the department he leads, reducing about 10,000 full-time jobs and closing regional offices. The restructuring, along with previous voluntary departures, will result in a total downsizing to 62,000 full-time employees from 82,000. “We aren’t just reducing bureaucratic sprawl. … Read more

At least six people have reportedly died and nine have been injured after a 44-seater tourist submarine sank off the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Hurghada. The incident, involving a recreational vessel operated by Sindbad Submarines, occurred in waters opposite Hurghada’s Marriot hotel resort. Citing municipal officials, Reuters and Associated Press reported that six foreigners … Read more

A Texas Democrat is co-chair of a congressional caucus that has tirelessly promoted El Salvador’s authoritarian president, Nayib Bukele, including on the caucus’s X account by reposting calls to “impeach the corrupt judges” who impede the actions of Donald Trump and Elon Musk. Bukeke is also currently at the center of a scandal in the … Read more

A babysitter in Kansas who was asked by a child to check for monsters under their bed was stunned to discover a man hiding there, police have said. The shocking incident occurred on 24 March at a property just outside the city of Great Bend, when the sitter was seeking to put the children she … Read more

Good morning. Donald Trump said the US would impose a 25% tariff on foreign-made cars, drawing condemnation from America’s traditional allies and trading partners. The announcement, on Wednesday, came just days before the US president is expected to announce yet more wide-ranging taxes on other imported goods, as he continues to ramp up a trade … Read more

A Bafta-nominated actor from Bradford has launched his own drama school to help working-class northern English talent access the TV and film industry. The West Yorkshire Workshop in Bradford was opened this week by 23-year-old Samuel Bottomley, who received a Bafta nod for his role in Channel 4’s Somewhere Boy in 2023. He made his … Read more