7 h. ago More than 100 buildings destroyed and 300,000 hectares burned as Victoria’s bushfires rage

Fires may continue for ‘weeks’, authorities warn, as three missing people found safeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAt least 119 structures are believed to be lost in bushfires across Victoria and more than 300,000 hectares of bushland has been burned as the state continues to battle blazes that may rage for “weeks”.Emergency management commissioner, Tim Wiebusch, told the media on Saturday that about 50 homes had been lost in the Ravenswood and Harcourt fire, which was believed to be a “conservative number”. The Bendigo railway line had also been damaged by fire and was closed. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago More than 100 buildings destroyed and 300,000ha of bushland burned as Victoria’s bushfires rage

Fires may continue for ‘weeks’, authorities warn, as three missing people found safeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAt least 119 structures are believed to be lost in bushfires across Victoria and more than 300,000 hectares of bushland has been burned as the state continues to battle blazes that may rage for “weeks”.Emergency management commissioner, Tim Wiebusch, told the media on Saturday that around 50 homes had been lost in the Ravenswood and Harcout fire, which was believed to be a “conservative number”. The Bendigo railway line had also been damaged by fire and was closed. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Cameroon vs Morocco LIVE: AFCON result, latest updates and reaction after host nation win

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11 h. ago Cameroon v Morocco live: Brahim Diaz inspires as host nation joins Senegal in Afcon semi

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12 h. ago Cameroon v Morocco live: Brahim Diaz proving difference in blockbuster Afcon quarter

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13 h. ago The Traitors 2025 live updates: Traitors 'mercy killing' leaves new person in danger

The Traitors is back after a dramatic cliffhanger last night - as Traitors Fiona and Rachel turned on one another but what will happen next, and who will be next to be banished?

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13 h. ago The Traitors 2025 live updates: Unlikely star banished after blazing row ends in chaos

The Traitors is back after a dramatic cliffhanger last night - as Traitors Fiona and Rachel turned on one another but what will happen next, and who will be next to be banished?

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13 h. ago Cameroon vs Morocco LIVE: AFCON latest score, match stream and goal updates

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14 h. ago Minneapolis ICE shooting live updates: New footage from agent’s phone shows interaction that led to woman being fatally shot

The footage from Jonathan Ross’ phone shows him circling the car before cutting away as he draws his gun and fires three times into the vehicle

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14 h. ago Mali vs Senegal LIVE: AFCON result, latest updates and reaction after Yves Bissouma sent off

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15 h. ago Mali vs Senegal LIVE: AFCON latest updates, score, and match stream

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16 h. ago Cameroon vs Morocco LIVE: AFCON match stream, latest team news, lineups, TV, prediction

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16 h. ago US military forces seize fifth tanker in effort to control Venezuelan oil

Pre-dawn assault on the Olina oil tanker was carried out by US marines and navy sailors in the Caribbean near TrinidadUS politics live – latest updatesThe US early on Friday boarded another oil tanker, the US military said, as part of efforts to target sanctions-busting vessels traveling to and from Venezuela.US forces were seen in video footage that officials posted online landing on the ship’s deck as the vessel named Olina was seized in the Caribbean near Trinidad. It is the fifth interdiction of such ships in recent weeks, separately from the series of previous US operations since the start of the fall to strike suspected drug boats off the coast of Venezuela. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Minneapolis ICE shooting live updates: Mayor disputes Trump claim agent was badly injured and defends ‘F

‘I dropped an F-bomb... They killed somebody. Which one of those is more inflammatory?’ Jacob Frey told reporters Friday

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16 h. ago Mali vs Senegal LIVE: AFCON latest score, match stream and goal updates

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17 h. ago ‘A more convenient dictatorship’: fear and uncertainty in Venezuela after fall of Maduro

US capture of president gave many Venezuelans hope, but a week on, an even more draconian atmosphere pervades the South American countryUS politics live – latest updatesFreddy Guevara will never forget the 34 excruciating days he spent inside Venezuela’s most notorious political prison after being snatched by masked men from President Nicolás Maduro’s intelligence agency.The black hood, the interrogations, the stress positions, the salsa music his captors blasted at him in an attempt to make him crack. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Minneapolis ICE shooting live updates: Vance says agent who killed woman may be ‘sensitive’ after he was injured in June incident

Vice President JD Vance defends federal immigration agent Jonathan Ross as protests staged in major cities amid mounting anger against the Trump administration

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17 h. ago EU states back controversial Mercosur deal with Latin American countries

Agreement after 25 years of negotiations prompts farmers to block roads in Paris, Brussels and WarsawEurope live – latest updatesEuropean Union member states have backed the biggest ever free trade agreement with a group of Latin American countries, ending 25 years of negotiations but stoking further tensions with farmers and environmentalists around the bloc.The contentious Mercosur deal with Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, prompted immediate protests in Poland, France, Greece and Belgium, with farmers blocking key roads in Paris, Brussels and Warsaw. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago US in process of seizing fifth tanker in effort to control Venezuelan oil

The Olina, seized in the Caribbean, was falsely flying the flag of Timor Leste, according to a public shipping databaseUS politics live – latest updatesThe US is in the process of seizing the Olina tanker in the Caribbean near Trinidad in the fifth such interdiction of ships in recent weeks as part of Washington’s efforts to control Venezuelan oil exports, two US officials said on Friday.The Olina, according to public shipping database Equasis, was falsely flying the flag of the tiny south-east Asian nation of Timor Leste. The vessel had previously sailed from Venezuela and had returned to the region, said an industry source with direct knowledge of the matter. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Mali vs Senegal LIVE: AFCON match stream, latest team news, lineups, TV, prediction

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