8 h. ago As crime surges in Bali, locals are wondering: ‘are the tourists coming here getting worse?’

Misbehaving Aussies long marred the Indonesian island, but influx of expats and digital nomads has given rise to a thriving criminal underbellyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe demographic of tourists visiting Bali has changed since the pandemic, residents say, with a wave of backpackers, digital nomads and expats creating the conditions for a criminal underbelly to thrive on the Indonesian island famed for its peacefulness.Bali politician Agung Bagus Pratiksa Linggih said he had seen an increase in long-term visitors with low budgets in the years since the Covid-19 pandemic, and that local facilities and infrastructure were racing to keep up.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Voices: I don’t just have ‘normal’ worries about my child starting school – I’m scared she could die

For parents of kids with severe food allergies like mine, the rite of passage that is starting primary school is fraught with very real, very deadly fears that they will come to serious harm – or worse, writes Hannah Fearn

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9 d. ago Camp Mystic witness describes heartbreaking sight as parents' worst fears come true

More than 100 people have died amid catastrophic flooding in Texas, US, as search-and-rescue teams continue to wade into swollen rivers to find Camp Mystic's missing youngsters

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2 w. ago Twenty bodies discovered in Sinaloa as Mexican cartel violence surges

Grisly finding comes at end of worst month in war between Sinaloa factions as government tries to stop killingsMexican authorities have found 20 bodies in the state of Sinaloa, a region gripped by a war between factions of the Sinaloa drug cartel that is reaching new heights of violence.The state prosecutor’s office said on Monday that four of the victims had been decapitated and their bodies had been found hanging from a bridge on a main road near Culiacán, the state capital. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘If things were bad before, they will be worse’: can families recover from the stress and strain of war?

In Ukraine, three years of war have taken a huge toll on the relationships of those in combat– and experts say society must start to address the problemPhotographs by Anastasia VlasovaWhen her husband went off to help defend Ukraine against Russia’s invasion in 2022, Yulia stayed at home with their toddler. She describes being overcome by a feeling of “numbness”.“I’d been left alone with a small child. The worst thing for her was the thought that her father had left her and would never come back. The worst time was when she blocked her father when he tried to call. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Israeli strikes kill more than 60 people in Gaza, health officials say

Latest deaths come amid worsening humanitarian situation despite renewed hope for ceasefireAt least 62 people have been killed in Gaza by overnight Israeli strikes, according to health officials, as the humanitarian situation worsens in the besieged strip despite renewed hope for a ceasefire.Airstrikes began overnight on Friday and continued into Saturday morning, killing a dozen people near a displacement shelter near Palestine Stadium in Gaza City. A strike at midday on Saturday killed at least 11 people. Continue reading...

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