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The Guardian — WorldInternationalPatrick Commins Economics editor21 Sept 2026

More Australians will be dying than being born in 40 years as major report predicts future of lower growth

Seventh intergenerational report also outlines how Australia is at cusp of an uncertain age of artificial intelligence Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalIma Caldwell and AAP21 Sept 2026

Police allege mother stabbed three children in Blue Mountains leaving one child dead

Bystanders found all four on the side of the road at Valley Heights on Sunday with stabbing injuries Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Police have alleged…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalCaitlin Cassidy21 Sept 2026

John Farnham tribute: Céline Dion, Chris Martin and Hugh Jackman honour ‘living legend’ at livestreamed concert

Though the man of the hour is unable to attend, fans flock to Rod Laver Arena and cinemas nationwide to celebrate the songs of an Australian icon At a Sydney shopping centre on a balmy Sunday evening, hundreds of people gathered to watch a…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalReuters21 Sept 2026

Macron and Carney announce closer France-Canada ties amid Trump tensions

Two leaders meet in French territory off Canada as Ottawa seeks stronger relations with EU while fighting trade war with US The leaders of France and Canada have pledged closer ties to grapple with rising geopolitical tensions, climate…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalAndrew Messenger21 Sept 2026

More than 800,000 bees stolen across far north Queensland in ‘sophisticated’ operation

Apiarists will lose not just the insects but the value of pollination contracts, which can be worth thousands of dollars Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast An…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalPeter Walker and Alexandra Topping20 Sept 2026

Lib Dems propose big tech levy to fund £250m online crime agency

Proposal one of many at conference responding to concern voters unaware of party’s policies or what it stands for The Liberal Democrats say they will tax big tech to finance a new online crime agency, as they try to address concerns that…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalBen Quinn Political correspondent20 Sept 2026

Specialist courtrooms to prioritise rape cases in England and Wales

Funding boost for facilities and fixed dates for trials designed to encourage more survivors to come forward Specialist courtrooms prioritising cases of rape and other serious sex offences are to be introduced across England and Wales,…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalAgence France-Presse20 Sept 2026

More than a dozen arrested in connection with 2021 assassination of Haitian president

Jovenel Moïse, 53, was shot dead in July 2021 in a killing which sparked chaos in Haiti Eighteen people have been arrested in association with the 2021 assassination of the Haitian president Jovenel Moïse, according to US officials. Moïse,…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalPeter Walker Senior political correspondent20 Sept 2026

UK minister warns of impact of Trump’s Iran war on next month’s budget

Bridget Phillipson says Burnham’s past criticisms of US president not an issue as PM prepares to meet Trump at UN Next month’s budget will be made more difficult by Donald Trump’s war with Iran, one of Andy Burnham’s cabinet ministers has…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalCharlie Moloney20 Sept 2026

Deaths of three women in sea at Brighton had no criminal involvement, police say

Jane Adetoro, Christina Walters and Rebecca Walters from Uxbridge were found on 13 May The deaths of three sisters found in the sea off Brighton beach did not involve any criminality or third-party involvement, police have concluded. The…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalPatrick Wintour in New York20 Sept 2026

Middle East braces for more violence as Iran claims US is planning to renew bombing campaign

Tensions grow as Trump tells Fox News he is considering ‘wiping Iran out’ after attacks on Riyadh by Houthi rebels Governments across the Middle East are bracing for an escalation of violence after Iran claimed it had received intelligence…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalPippa Crerar Political editor20 Sept 2026

Andy Burnham faces a weakened Trump – but the president remains unpredictable

PM hopes to be firmer with US leader than his predecessor without provoking diplomatic warfare, as the Iran war weighs on the UK economy No international relationship has more power to determine the success of Andy Burnham’s premiership.…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalDeborah Cole in Berlin20 Sept 2026

Friedrich Merz vows to stay in office after CDU ‘disaster’ in German state elections

Far-right AfD wins in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and leftwing Die Linke on course for victory in Berlin Germany’s embattled chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has vowed to stay in office and fight for future-proofing economic changes despite…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalHelena Smith in Athens20 Sept 2026

Man, 82, dies after brawl with 76-year-old over sunlounger on Greek beach

Row at Athenian riviera resort turned violent after two elderly bathers reportedly argued over shortage of loungers Greek police are investigating the death of an 82-year-old man after a brawl over a sunlounger at a beach on the Athenian…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalShaun Walker in Prague and Riga20 Sept 2026

European spy chiefs warn Moscow is planning more decisive action against Nato

Exclusive: Intelligence officers say Russian campaign could intensify ‘in months, not years’ – but that panic risks playing into Kremlin psy-ops European intelligence officials have raised the possibility of an imminent Russian test of…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalDan Sabbagh, Pjotr Sauer and agencies20 Sept 2026

Ukraine targets Moscow with hundreds of drones on final day of Russian election

At least three people killed and oil refinery damaged as doubts cast over initial reports of ballistic missile use Ukraine has targeted Moscow and the surrounding region in a large-scale attack that involved hundreds of drones. The attack…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalReuters in Geneva20 Sept 2026

Michelle Bachelet withdraws from race to become UN secretary general

Former president of Chile drops out after support collapsed in security council straw poll, leaving seven candidates in contest Michelle Bachelet, a former president of Chile, has withdrawn her candidacy to become the next secretary…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalLisa O’Carroll Senior correspondent20 Sept 2026

‘I have nothing in the UK at all’: British man torn from his Swedish wife and home

Charles lands at Heathrow with just two bags and nowhere to go as a result of Brexit and Stockholm’s hardline immigration position Doubled over a Heathrow baggage trolley, the former British business director is sobbing uncontrollably,…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalRebecca Bailey China correspondent20 Sept 2026

Why China is pushing back on US warnings over rapid AI development

Beijing believes slowdown calls aim to lock in US advantage, and is pursuing a different balance between safety and pace China bogeyman looms large over American firms’ AI doomsday scenario About two years ago, education entrepreneur Boris…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalDonna Ferguson, Yassin El-Moudden and agencies20 Sept 2026

Thick smoke seen near Riyadh airport as Houthis claim attack on Saudi capital

Authorities issued warnings for city in first such alerts for Riyadh since fighting with Iran-backed Houthis escalated in July Yemen’s Houthis said they attacked “sensitive” sites in the Saudi capital with missiles and drones, hours after…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalAssociated Press in Jerusalem19 Sept 2026

Israeli president pardons combat medic who shot dead wounded Palestinian attacker

Elor Azaria’s conviction in 2017 for manslaughter of man who stabbed soldier continues to divide country Israel’s president has pardoned a combat medic who shot dead a badly wounded Palestinian attacker who had stabbed a soldier in the…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalPeter Beaumont19 Sept 2026

From ovations in Venice to death threats in Israel: the extreme responses to NAZA documentary

As Gaza documentary wins cinematic acclaim, its directors face vitriol in Israel amid a febrile election campaign First there was a moment of stunned silence. Then, in the Sala Grande, the main screening hall of the Venice film festival…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalMaanvi Singh18 Sept 2026

Men deported from US bound and beaten in Equatorial Guinea detention hotel, lawyers say

Group trapped at Hotel Bamy after US removal as rights groups sound alarm over poor conditions and violence Two men that the Trump administration expelled to Equatorial Guinea were bound, fitted with bags over their heads, beaten and…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalEromo Egbejule in Abidjan and agencies18 Sept 2026

Survivors recount panic and struggle to breathe in Nigerian prison cell where 37 died

Police fire teargas as protests break out in city of Minna after deaths of suspected illegal goldminers, many of whom were children Survivors from a prison cell in Nigeria where 37 suspected illegal goldminers died while in the custody of…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalTiago Rogero in Rio de Janeiro18 Sept 2026

Brazil’s Lula announces higher welfare payments and free weight-loss jabs ahead of election

Critics say moves from leftwing incumbent president are electorally motivated two weeks before Brazil’s elections Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has announced a 15% increase in the country’s main cash-transfer programme for…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor18 Sept 2026

Yemen’s anti-Houthi forces launch inquest into sudden military collapse

Rout raises questions about coordination and morale as some politicians claim billions of dollars were offered to persuade forces to abandon position A bitter inquest is under way among Yemen’s anti-Houthi forces as to how what was being…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor18 Sept 2026

British Sikh man granted bail in India nine years after arrest

Jagtar Singh Johal, from Scotland, was arrested after wedding in Punjab on alleged terrorism offences Jagtar Singh Johal, a British Sikh man who was arrested in India in 2017 in connection with alleged terrorism offences, has been granted…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalRachel Savage in Johannesburg18 Sept 2026

British woman who was kidnapped in Malawi rescued by police after shootout

Four of Nurat Osman’s alleged abductors were killed during rescue after she was taken from outside her home last week A British woman kidnapped in Malawi last week has been rescued by police after a shootout in which four of her alleged…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalAgence France-Presse and Associated Press18 Sept 2026

Australian man accused of murdering Thai teenager and putting body in suitcase pleads not guilty

Simon Peter Carman appeared in a Pattaya court on Friday charged with killing Tunchanok Donhomla An Australian man accused of murdering a Thai teenager and putting her body in a suitcase pleaded not guilty on Friday in a hearing in the…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalRamon Antonio Vargas18 Sept 2026

Louisiana firefighters find feline native to sub-Saharan Africa while responding to house fire

The African serval, illegally enclosed in the back yard, was subdued and transferred to an animal welfare facility Louisiana firefighters responding to a small house blaze found a wildcat native to sub-Saharan Africa illegally enclosed in…

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