
Tackling Climate Change Without the U.S.
This year’s U.N. climate talks are being held in Brazil. So far, they’ve been noteworthy for who isn’t attending.
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Medical Marijuana Grower in New Zealand Faces Criminal Charges
A police raid and criminal case against a longtime cultivator of cannabis in New Zealand’s Northland region has stirred up debates about medicinal marijuana.

Syrian president to hold talks with Trump at White House
Ahmed al-Sharaa is expected to push for full lifting of remaining sanctions imposed during 13-year civil warSyria’s president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, will on Monday hold talks with Donald Trump at the White House, the first such official visit by a Syrian leader since national independence in 1946. He is expected to push for a full lifting of the remaining sanctions on his war-ravaged country.Sharaa, whose Islamist rebel forces toppled the longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad late last year, has courted the US president to try to reverse the economic restrictions imposed during the 13-year civil war, arguing they are no longer justified. Continue reading...

Crisis charity to become a landlord in attempt to rectify ‘catastrophic’ housing in UK
Exclusive: Homelessness charity planning to buy properties as it can no longer rely on access to social housing‘Similar pressure to London’: the housing crisis reaches NewcastleThe homelessness charity Crisis is going to become a landlord for the first time in its 60-year history, saying the housing crisis in the UK has reached a “catastrophic scenario”.Matt Downie, the charity’s chief executive, said it was preparing to launch a fundraising appeal to buy its own housing stock as it can longer get access to social housing to help homeless people. Continue reading...

Australia news live: Jay Weatherill named next high commissioner to UK; former radio host to lead ACT Liberals after leader and deputy step down
Follow today’s news liveFemale NSW MPs Allegra Spender and Kellie Sloane report death and rape threats after condemning neo-Nazi rally in SydneyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAlbanese says outrage over Joy Division shirt ‘load of nonsense’Anthony Albanese has finally commented on the non-furore about his Joy Division T-shirt, calling it “a load of nonsense”.What a load of nonsense that was, hey? … It was rather extraordinary, I’ve got to say, but a few people commented exactly that on Friday night. Continue reading...
South Korea indicts ex-leader Yoon on charges of aiding the enemy
Yoon Suk Yeol ordered drone flights over North Korea to create pretext for martial law, prosecutors allege.

Female NSW MPs Allegra Spender and Kellie Sloane report death and rape threats after condemning neo-Nazi rally in Sydney
Allegra Spender and Kellie Sloane report threats to police, as premier says government is investigating whether ban on Nazi symbols should be expandedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo female MPs have reported the threats they received following their condemnation of Saturday’s neo-Nazi rally outside New South Wales parliament to the police, as the premier rejected any suggestion there was a “double standard” in how the far right is dealt with compared with pro-Palestine activism.The alleged threats against federal MP Allegra Spender and state MP Kellie Sloane, which included death threats and calls to “rhetorically rape” the federal MP, came after both took to social media to condemn Saturday’s rally, in which about 60 men held a banner calling for the abolition of the “Jewish lobby”, with speakers repeating antisemitic tropes. Continue reading...

Fury as Indonesia declares late authoritarian ruler Suharto a national hero
Suharto presided over a period marked by rampant corruption, nepotism, censorship and allegations of mass human rights abusesIndonesia has awarded former authoritarian leader Suharto the title of national hero, in a move that has sparked accusations of historical revisionism in the world’s third-largest democracy.The award has deepened fears about attempts to whitewash Suharto’s rise and decades-long rule, a period marked by rampant corruption, censorship and accusations of mass human rights violations. Continue reading...
Norris wins Brazil GP to extend F1 championship lead over Piastri
Lando Norris increased his championship points lead over McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri with three races remaining.

Hundreds of Migrants Missing Off Malaysia’s Coast
A boat said to be carrying people from the Rohingya ethnic minority capsized, and another was missing. At least seven bodies were recovered.