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The Guardian — WorldInternationalPenry Buckley21 Oct 2026

‘Huge moment’: long-awaited extension to Sydney’s metro line to open next week

The south-west metro extension will open on Friday 30 October, more than two years after the former T3 heavy rail line closed Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A long-awaited extension to Sydney’s metro line will…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalNino Bucci21 Oct 2026

NSW passes ‘human compost’ laws with several MPs saying they will utilise practice after they die

Australia-first laws provide a third legal option other than burial and cremation for the treatment of bodies Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Several New South Wales MPs say they want their own bodies turned…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalBen Quinn and Henry Dyer21 Oct 2026

Former Tory election candidate suspended over contract killing claims

Jack Ross was filmed allegedly discussing with an undercover reporter violent options to deal with enemies A former Conservative election candidate has been suspended from the party after he was seemingly filmed discussing the cost of…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalEsther Addley21 Oct 2026

No surprise and lasting anger: families of people who died in care homes react to Covid inquiry report

Relatives recount distress and loneliness their loved ones went through in pandemic as a result of isolation policy “At the time it felt like a devil’s bargain – it was horrible, but it was what [we thought] we had to do to keep people…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalJulian Borger and Quique Kierszenbaumin Petah Tikva21 Oct 2026

Heidi Levine recounts how Palestinian youths helped save her in settler attack

US photojournalist describes ‘protective shield’, vows to return to work in West Bank and criticises Netanyahu comments on incident The Washington Post photojournalist who was attacked and seriously injured by Israeli settlers on the West…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalAndrew Roth in Kharkiv21 Oct 2026

‘You are a humanitarian also, sir’: the US feeds Putin with lies as Ukraine’s children take cover and die | Andrew Roth

Steve Witkoff’s flattery of the Russian leader could be just the start of a mendacious stratagem from a US president who says Moscow ‘has been fine on Ukraine’ They say the first casualty of war is truth. For the Trump administration, the…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalRowena Mason Whitehall editor21 Oct 2026

Reform UK fined for failing to declare it was publisher of campaigns material

Party given additional penalty by Electoral Commission for not paying original fine on time Reform UK has been fined more than £2,000 for failing to declare it was the publisher of campaign material seen by voters – including an additional…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalAletha Adu21 Oct 2026

Jeffrey Donaldson investigated over alleged rape in UK parliament

Met police investigating after referral from PSNI about allegation former DUP leader raped woman in 2016 The Metropolitan police are investigating an allegation that the former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson raped a woman inside parliament…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalGuardian staff21 Oct 2026

Taiwan charges five men over plot to run over comedian for his Xi Jinping jokes

Person named ‘K’ from China paid five defendants to injure Huang Yi-hao, New Taipei prosecutors say Taiwanese prosecutors have charged five men over a plot to ram a car into a comedian who made fun of the Chinese Communist party and Xi…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalEmine Sinmaz21 Oct 2026

Woman told Russell Brand he treated her ‘like an animal’, court hears

Brand, 51, faces three charges of rape, three of sexual assault and one of indecent assault against six women A woman said Russell Brand degraded her and treated her like “a piece of meat” when he raped her at his London townhouse, a court…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalHannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi21 Oct 2026

Indian court orders release of two leaders of Cockroach movement

Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka spent a week in jail after defying restrictions on protests in Delhi amid government crackdown An Indian court has ordered the release of two leaders of India’s Cockroach movement who were jailed last week…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalAmelia Gentleman21 Oct 2026

Home Office lifts deportation order for man, 62, who has lived in UK for 50 years

Department drops efforts to return Tony Hall to Barbados, a country he left at 12 and where he has no living relatives The Home Office has lifted a deportation order handed to a 62-year-old man who has lived in Britain for 50 years after…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalAshifa Kassam European Community affairs correspondent21 Oct 2026

Poland’s parliament votes to ease abortion ban but faces likely veto from president

Measures would remove some penalties for those helping women access abortion but are ‘small-scale step’, say campaigners Poland’s lower house of parliament has approved two bills aimed at loosening a near-total ban on abortions, in what…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalJennifer Rankin21 Oct 2026

Booking.com under investigation by EU regulators over fake listings and scams

European Commission calls accommodation website’s approach to fraudulent listings and phishing scams as ‘absolutely substandard’ EU regulators have opened an investigation into Booking.com, alleging that the accommodation website has not…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalJosh Halliday North of England editor21 Oct 2026

Burnham backs mandatory suicide prevention training for social workers after parent-carer Matilda Davis’s death

Former art teacher, who cared for her disabled son, ‘received almost no support’, said her local MP Manuela Perteghella Andy Burnham has backed mandatory suicide prevention training for social workers after the “devastating” death of…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalJon Henley in Paris21 Oct 2026

Macron accuses Trump and other foreign leaders of making ‘stupid comments’ about France unrest

French president criticises leaders for spreading misleading information as country prepares for further protests this weekend Europe live – latest updates Emmanuel Macron has accused Donald Trump and other foreign leaders of making…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalJon Henley and Guardian correspondents21 Oct 2026

Europe’s far right seizes on protest violence to push authoritarian anti-immigration agenda

Nationalist leaders are framing unrest as consequence of failed liberal governance and open borders Europe’s far-right leaders have jumped on the violence that rocked numerous cities last weekend, framing it as the inevitable consequence…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalJennifer Rankin Brussels correspondent21 Oct 2026

​Europe stands by Ukraine – but how long can that last?

As US support ebbs away, looming European elections and growing financial strains across the continent could fracture the precious coalition that has kept Ukraine afloat Europe woke up last Friday to another belligerent outburst from…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor21 Oct 2026

Besieged Yemeni city on verge of ‘unmanageable’ crisis, aid workers warn

Water and fresh food running out in Taiz as fighting intensifies and Houthi advance cuts off most supply routes The humanitarian crisis in the besieged Yemeni city of Taiz is becoming unmanageable as the city runs out of water, fuel and…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalJosh Butler and Krishani Dhanji21 Oct 2026

Australian politicians say they are paying thousands for their own security upgrades amid rising threats

Home and office safety a common concern in Australian federal police and Asio safety briefings with politicians following alleged attack on MP Helen Haines Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast Security agencies will…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalJack Larkin21 Oct 2026

Majority of Australians who report penicillin allergy not truly allergic

Peak body for immunologists changes guidelines as evidence shows up to 90% of those reporting allergy don’t have one Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The majority of Australians who report a penicillin allergy…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalEmma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem21 Oct 2026

Israeli military detains US politician Brad Lander and rabbis at olive harvest

About 80 US, Israeli and British volunteers held near Nahalin in West Bank and taken to police station The Israeli military has detained about 80 US, Israeli and British volunteers helping Palestinians harvest olives near Bethlehem,…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalPhillip Inman and Heather Stewart21 Oct 2026

Double blow to Healey as inflation rises to 3.5% and monthly deficit hits £24bn

Consumer prices rise by more than expected while government’s debt interest payments surge to record high for September Business live – latest updates Inflation surged to 3.5% last month while the government deficit was a…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalPhillip Inman Senior economics writer21 Oct 2026

French borrowing costs hit 24-year high as civil unrest and budget fears spook markets

Yield on 10-year government bonds passes 5% amid failure to pass budget and fallout from violent street protests Business live – latest updates France’s borrowing costs have climbed above 5% for the first time in 24 years as political…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalNadia Khomami Arts and culture correspondent21 Oct 2026

UK cinemas report ‘bonkers’ demand for documentary You Can See Everything

Tickets for film about Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes said to be selling out after $15m opening weekend in the US It is the film everyone seems to be talking about, spawning memes and fuelling feverish online debate about its subject,…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalJamie Grierson21 Oct 2026

Woman told she had cancer by NHS worker who inappropriately accessed her records

Pippa Boardman said she lost her dignity through data breach at Royal Cornwall hospital by man she barely knew A woman was told she had cancer by a hospital employee she barely knew who had accessed her medical records days before she was…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalJamie Grierson21 Oct 2026

Student who stabbed housemate to death in Gloucestershire jailed for life

Zack Coughlan, 23, killed Jamie Collins, 21, in garden of home they shared and initially denied murder A university student who lay in wait for his housemate to return home before stabbing him 30 times has been jailed for life with a…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalKiran Stacey Policy editor21 Oct 2026

Energy secretary leaning towards rejecting Rosebank oilfield

Exclusive: Officials say Miatta Fahnbulleh minded not to give approval in victory for climate campaigners UK politics live – latest updates Miatta Fahnbulleh is leaning towards rejecting the giant Rosebank oilfield, the Guardian…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalPjotr Sauer21 Oct 2026

Putin orders release of jailed American as he meets Trump envoy for Ukraine talks

Russia unilaterally frees Stephen Hubbard after US request while Steve Witkoff praises Putin as a ‘humanitarian’ Europe live – latest updates US politics live – latest updates Vladimir Putin ordered the release of an American from a…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalRaphael Rashid in Seoul21 Oct 2026

The night watch: the YouTubers who were guardians of a shark stuck in a South Korean canal

Wearing hi-vis and carrying selfie sticks, livestreamers watched over an animal that was trapped for a month and drew more than 1.6m visitors before being guided out In South Korea , they call them jagyeongdan , a word whose meaning sits…

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