Trump Pentagon pick Pete Hegseth’s books foreground anti-Muslim rhetoric

Gregg Wallace steps away from MasterChef after allegations of misconduct

First Thing: Canada leaders agree to unite against Trump tariff threat

Shares in Direct Line surge after insurer rejects £3.3bn bid from Aviva

Hezbollah keeping ‘hands on trigger’ amid fragile ceasefire with Israel

Australia’s Macquarie offers to buy UK-listed waste management firm Renewi for £700m

Net migration hit record high of 906,000 in year to June 2023, revised figures show

Daniel Khalife: a fantasist or a player in the world of spies?

Massachusetts farmers turn cranberry bogs back to wetlands in $6m initiative

City regulator offers to water down ‘name and shame’ rules after pressure

Former soldier Daniel Khalife found guilty of spying for Iran

UK hospitality group Loungers to be bought by US firm for £338m

Use robots instead of hiring low-paid migrants, says shadow home secretary

David Cameron supports assisted dying bill due to ‘extremely strong’ safeguards

Net migration falling, latest figures expected to show, as Tories claim it is due to their visa rule changes – UK politics live

Yorkshire photographer who impressed Princess of Wales dies aged 17

Middle East crisis live: Hezbollah says its hands are still ‘on the trigger’ amid uneasy ceasefire

Face-down restraint led to NSW Indigenous man’s death, inquest finds

Thursday briefing: The Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire brings respite – but for how long, and what comes next?

‘We deserve better’: Indigenous truth-telling head condemns Queensland government as treaty laws face axe

Australian households’ energy bills could be 20% lower in 10 years, report finds

Russia-Ukraine war live: Widespread air raids as Russia targets Ukraine’s energy grid

‘Massive attack’ on Ukraine’s power network under way, says minister

UK government failing to list use of AI on mandatory register

Environmental Defenders Office to pay $9m in costs to Santos over failed challenge to Barossa gas project

One in three consultant child psychiatrist posts in England are vacant, analysis shows

David Lammy to appoint envoy to support Britons detained abroad

MPs’ big assisted dying moment, and the people watching every move – Politics Weekly UK

Iran says it could end ban on possessing nuclear weapons if sanctions reimposed

NSW sex crimes detective jailed after misusing position to abuse teen complainant

‘Still have their baby teeth’: Queensland children as young as 10 to face life sentences for murder under new laws

‘Absolutely undeniable’ Zachary Rolfe is racist, Kumanjayi Walker inquest told

‘Stay true to yourself and hit post’: a flashy, absurd night at Australia’s TikTok awards

Four killed and flights cancelled as heavy snowfall blankets Seoul

Senate likely to pass 31 bills in frantic end to year after Labor strikes deal with Greens

South Australia bans political donations and gifts to MPs in ‘world-leading’ reform

‘We invited him into our home’: parents and victims of Queensland paedophile Ashley Griffith decry ‘horrific abuse’

Lidia Thorpe calls Senate suspension a ‘disciplinary colonial action’ she wears as a ‘badge of honour’

‘Well primed for bushfires’: Australia facing heightened risk across several areas, authorities say

Thunderstorms, hail and and possible flash flooding forecast for Sydney after days of intense heat

Canada leaders agree to unite against Trump tariff threat amid reports of retaliatory measures

Sydney woman charged after alleged attempt to drown her children

Communications minister’s office admits gambling ad reform taking ‘longer than hoped’

Democrat Derek Tran ousts Republican rival in key California House seat

Reddit overtakes X in popularity of social media platforms in UK

Prisoners denied dignity while receiving NHS care, watchdog finds

Doctors hail first breakthrough in asthma and COPD treatment in 50 years

Record 225 tonnes of cocaine seized on new Australia trafficking route in joint effort

Republican senator introduces bill to abolish US Department of Education

Mohamed Al Fayed may have raped and abused more than 111 women, say police