37 m. ago German voters head to polls facing world of change as far right waits in the wings

Europe holds its breath as world’s third largest economic power and most populous EU country faces crossroadsGerman voters go to the polls today but it is a different world from when the campaign began only a few weeks ago.Nearly 60 million ­people are choosing a government that will have to grapple with the breakdown of the transatlantic alliance under Donald Trump and new threats to European security just as the country’s vaunted economic model is hitting the skids. Continue reading...

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37 m. ago Can Moldova – population 2.4m – show the world how to stand up to Putin?

The tiny former Soviet republic’s determination not to be cowed by the Kremlin could provide a template for the west on how to hold back the tide of subversion and corruptionHow can a democracy defend itself from an attacker who does not respect any democratic rules?When your assailant uses corruption, blackmail, economic war, cyber attacks, covert campaigns and street violence – while all you have are inefficient courts and even slower international institutions. Can you lose your sovereignty by being too soft? If you respond with censorship or even cancelling elections, don’t you lose your values? Continue reading...

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37 m. ago Discontented Germany votes in an election with economy, migration and far

German voters are choosing their new government in an election dominated by worries about the years-long stagnation of Europe’s biggest economy, pressure to curb migration and growing uncertainty over the future of Ukraine and Europe’s alliance with the United States

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46 m. ago Man, 29, bitten by shark off Queensland coast in second attack in a month

A 17-year-old girl died after being bitten by a shark in the north of Brisbane earlier this month

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87 m. ago Melania ‘laughed’ at Trump campaign’s attempts to get her to accompany him on trail, new book claims

Controversial author Michael Wolff makes claim in upcoming book about the 2024 election titled All or Nothing,

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2 h. ago Moment suspected Algerian 'terrorist' who killed one and wounded five others in knife rampage in French town is arrested

The knifeman, named as Brahim A by French media, stabbed a 69-year-old to death while shouting 'Allahu Akbar' during a suspected terror attack in Mulhouse, near the French-German border.

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4 h. ago British celebs warned their private details could be leaked online after cyber criminals hacked agency

The details of a list of celebrities including Dame Emma Thomas, Oscar winning director Sir Sam Mendes and Russell T Davies could be leaked following a cyber attack on The Agency.

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5 h. ago Affluent neighborhood at war over family's distasteful front yard display

Alexis Luttrell decked out her home in Tennessee with a decorative skeleton and skeleton dog ahead of Halloween last year, only to repurpose them to hold political signs a week later for Election Day.

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5 h. ago Donald Trump says birth right citizenship was only for 'children of slaves' as he slams Joe Biden

Donald Trump, speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), took aim at President Joe Biden, calling him 'a disaster' before attacking birth right citizenship

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5 h. ago Reform not as big an issue for Labour as people think, say pollsters

Reform are predicted to do well in the 2026 Holyrood election - while the latest polling predicts Labour is on course for its worst result since devolution.

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6 h. ago BMW pauses £600million plan to make electric Minis in Britain over 'uncertainty' in industry

BMW has paused its £600million investment in the UK because of uncertainty in the industry.

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6 h. ago Illegal immigrant who stabbed wife to death wins right to stay in Britain after arguing he might have to face wrath of in

The convicted killer, who can only be named as KD, killed his spouse by stabbing her ten times in 2005 after he caught her chatting to another man online.

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7 h. ago Fewer than one in five voters think Starmer will be able to build a relationship with Trump following their meeting this week

Exclusive polling data, published after the special relationship between the UK and US was rocked by the President's attack on Volodymyr Zelensky , reveals 19 per cent think the leaders will hit it off.

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7 h. ago Billionaire Mark Cuban reveals his scathing revelation about Democrats

Billionaire Mark Cuban candidly revealed his biggest takeaway from supporting Kamala Harris in the wake of the 2024 election last year in a scathing critique about Democrats.

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7 h. ago Artists who represented Australia at Venice Biennale call for Khaled Sabsabi to be reinstated

Open letter from some of the country’s most distinguished artists ‘strongly protests’ at the removal of Sabsabi and curator Michael DagostinoGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLiving artists who have represented Australia at the Venice Biennale over the past five decades – and the estates of a number of now deceased artists who have done the same – have signed an open letter to the board and chief executive of Creative Australia to reinstate sacked artist Khaled Sabsabi and his curator Michael Dagostino.Some of Australia’s most distinguished living artists, including Imants Tillers, Mike Parr, Susan Norrie, Fiona Hall, Judy Watson, Patricia Piccinini and Tracey Moffat have signed the petition, as has the estate of Howard Arkley who represented Australia in Venice more than a quarter of a century ago.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Marcus Rashford and Marco Asensio are making the right impression on Unai Emery

The recent arrivals combined to turn defeat into victory for Aston Villa against Chelsea on Saturday.

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8 h. ago Trump brags of ‘liberating’ America in meandering CPAC speech

Trump has been a constant presence at the right-wing conference since he burst onto the Republican political scene by attacking the country’s first Black president

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8 h. ago Donald Trump snubs Liz Truss as he gives gushing shoutout to Nigel Farage in CPAC speech

Donald Trump was speaking at the right-wing CPAC conference, blaming Joe Biden for Russia invading Ukraine and making racist jibes about Democrat politicians, while violent January 6th insurrection thugs chanted from the back of the hall

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9 h. ago One last push before Germany goes to the polls: Final poll predicts large gains for far

A little more than a month after a general election was called following a vote of no confidence against chancellor Olaf Scholz, Germans will have their chance to vote tomorrow.

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10 h. ago Man killed intervening in knife attack on French police officers

Macron says knife attack is ‘without any doubt an act of Islamist terrorism’A 69-year-old man who intervened when a suspected terrorist attacked police officers with a knife shouting “Allahu Akbar” has died in eastern France.Two police officers were also seriously injured in the suspected Islamist terrorist act, which took place in the city of Mulhouse during a demonstration in support of the Congo on Saturday afternoon. Three other police officers were lightly wounded. Continue reading...

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