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Nov 27, 2025 - World

Swimmers aged in their 20s bitten by shark at Kylies beach in Crowdy Bay early on Thursday morning, with woman dying at the sceneFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA woman has died after a “large bull shark” attacked her and a man on the New South Wales mid-north coast at Kylies beach.The pair, both aged in their 20s, were swimming together at the beach at Crowdy Bay on Thursday morning when they were bitten, police said. Continue reading...

Nov 27, 2025 - World

Former leader Michael McCormack says he spent an hour with Joyce on Wednesday trying to convince him to remainFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBarnaby Joyce says he will resign from the National party, telling the parliament he was seeking “a better position” than the Coalition backbenches and claiming he has been ignored by his party leadership.The backbencher has not confirmed if he will – as widely speculated – seek to join One Nation or remain as an independent crossbencher. But he says he is “strongly considering” joining the party, reaffirming his plan to not contest the next election as the member for New England but holding the door open to a Senate run. Continue reading...

Nov 27, 2025 - World

Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, identified as suspect as Trump calls shooting in Washington DC ‘act of terror’Law enforcement officials have identified the suspected gunman in Wednesday’s shooting of two national guard members near the White House as a man from Afghanistan, as Donald Trump called the incident an “act of terror” and reiterated his attacks on immigrants and asylum seekers.Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, is an Afghan national who entered the United States under a Biden-era policy allowing Afghans to enter after the US withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, according to a statement from the Department of Homeland Security. Continue reading...

Nov 27, 2025 - World

This live blog is now closed.Two West Virginia national guard members shot in Washington DCTrump news at a glance: president orders more troops to Washington DC after shooting of national guard membersBloomberg’s scoop showing how Trump aide Steve Witkoff coached the Kremlin on the best way to get into Trump’s good graces is extraordinary for what it tells us about Witkoff’s dubious loyalties, and the Kremlin’s potential influence over US negotiation efforts. But equally interesting is the leaked material itself and where it may have come from.The story covers two intercepted phone calls: one between Witkoff and top Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov, and another between Ushakov and Kirill Dmitriev, who has been deeply involved in negotiations with the Trump White House. Continue reading...

Nov 27, 2025 - World

The rankings were changed after the UN used new criteria to give a more accurate picture of the rapid urbanisation driving the growth of megacitiesJakarta has overtaken Tokyo as the world’s most populous city, according to a UN study that uses new criteria to give a more accurate picture of the rapid urbanisation driving the growth of megacities.The Indonesian capital is home to 42 million people, according to an estimate by the population division of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs in its World Urbanisation Prospects 2025 report published this month. Continue reading...