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Ten-year-old girl found three days after she was reported missing in Perth suburbs

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-18T23:59:56+00:00

The young Indigenous girl was found on Tuesday after she was last seen leaving home in Butler on Saturday evening Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA ten-year-old First Nations girl, reported missing from Perth’s outer northern suburbs on Saturday, has been found.Western Australia police said the girl was found at 7pm on Tuesday, five hours after a press conference appealing for help to find the missing child. Continue reading...

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Erin Patterson appeal live: mushroom murderer to challenge convictions over fatal beef wellington lunch

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-18T23:54:50+00:00

Victorian court of appeal to consider whether triple murder and attempted murder guilty verdicts should be quashedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWelcome to our live coverage of Erin Patterson’s appeals.It’s been more than a year since a Victorian jury found Patterson guilty of murdering three of her estranged husband’s elderly relatives and attempting to murder a fourth. Continue reading...

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Australia politics live: Plibersek calls for Swans and Scots College to ‘show leadership’ in responses to alleged sexual assault incidents

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-18T23:52:36+00:00

Meanwhile, NDIS reforms are due to pass parliament today. Follow today’s news liveFollow our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast‘Collapsing confidence’ in housing market, Wilson saysTim Wilson has jumped on that reporting around rent increases and says there has been a collapse in confidence since the budget which is hurting renters.We’ve had, since the budget, collapsing confidence, a lack of will to invest in housing that is going to be available for rentals.We’re seeing a complete disaster in the housing market, and we know that’s only going to do one thing while the governm

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Jon Ossoff condemns Trump as ‘draft-dodging, crook president’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-18T23:32:53+00:00

Democratic senator intensifies White House feud after remarks about ‘Natalie’ drew ire of president and alliesDemocratic senator Jon Ossoff called Donald Trump a “draft-dodging, crook president” while defending senator Mark Kelly as a hero during a Tuesday campaign appearance in Georgia, escalating his public feud with the US president.“I don’t think anything illustrates the times more aptly than that the draft-dodging, crook president, who has plunged our nation recklessly into a war he knows not how to end or to win, tried to imprison this man, who embodies American heroism,” Ossoff said whi

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US senator Jon Ossoff condemns Trump as ‘draft-dodging, crook president’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-18T23:32:53+00:00

Potential presidential hopeful running for re-election in Georgia intensifies White House feud after remarks about ‘Natalie’ drew ire of president and alliesThe Democratic senator Jon Ossoff called Donald Trump a “draft-dodging, crook president” while defending the senator Mark Kelly as a hero during a Tuesday campaign appearance in Georgia, escalating his public feud with the US president.“I don’t think anything illustrates the times more aptly than that the draft-dodging, crook president, who has plunged our nation recklessly into a war he knows not how to end or to win, tried to imprison th

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Експерт прокоментував будівництво нових баз РФ для запуску реактивних дронів по Україні

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-18T23:27:00+00:00

За його словами, нові об'єкти доповнюють уже створені Росією райони запуску безпілотників, зокрема в Криму, Курській та Брянській областях.

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Boyfriend of Hayden Panettiere was at apartment when actor died

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-18T23:23:16+00:00

Police report shows Brian Hickerson and his brother, Zach Hickerson, were at Greenville, South Carolina, residenceHayden Panettiere’s on-and-off boyfriend Brian Hickerson and his brother, Zach Hickerson, were at the South Carolina apartment where the actor died over the weekend, according to a police report released on Tuesday.A Greenville police officer who responded to the residence on Sunday afternoon was met by the brothers and then observed paramedics performing CPR on an unresponsive woman, the report states. Continue reading...

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Meta : en ouverture de son procès en Californie, la maison mère de Facebook et d’Instagram accusée d’avoir « appâté » les enfants

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-18T23:02:25+00:00

Le géant de la tech affronte, devant la justice fédérale, l’accusation d’une trentaine d’Etats américains d’avoir rendu ses réseaux sociaux addictifs pour les mineurs. Le groupe se voit réclamer quelque 193 milliards de dollars et une refonte de ses deux applications phares.

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Florida, Wyoming and Alaska hold primary elections; California voters to select successor for Eric Swalwell’s seat – live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-18T23:01:39+00:00

Polls begin to close in Florida; Alaska voters decide among crowded Senate primary; California holds special election for US House seat held by disgraced Eric SwalwellSign up for the US Breaking News emailPresident Donald Trump posted an image of a map of the strait of Hormuz on his social media platform Truth Social, with a circle around the strait and the words “New US Territory” as the title on Tuesday morning.This follows comments made on Friday at a speech at a police academy on Long Island, New York, where Trump said “After we finish defeating Iran, which is being very badly defeated, pr

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Do not cut benefits for disabled young people, dozens of UK charities urge ministers

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-18T23:01:03+00:00

More than 40 charities write to Pat McFadden and review head Alan Milburn over fears of stricter eligibility rulesMore than 40 of the UK’s leading charities have warned ministers against imposing tougher benefit sanctions or cuts on disabled young people, as the government considers how to encourage more young people into work.The charities raised concerns that an imminent review of young people and work by Alan Milburn could bring in stricter eligibility rules for keeping disability benefits – or remove them altogether – as part of a wider plan to boost flagging youth job rates. Continue read

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Elisa Ercoli: “Per Tania sottovalutato il rischio, forze dell’ordine impreparate”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-08-18T23:00:00+00:00

La presidente di “Differenza donna”: “Di fronte a sette denunce doveva scattare il braccialetto elettronico. Non servono norme più dure, basta applicarle. Ci vuole più formazione e aiutare le donne a chiedere aiuto ai centri antiviolenza”.

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Guerra Ucraina - Russia, le news. Blitz anticorruzione: Zelensky rimuove vice capo dello staff

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-08-18T22:40:29+00:00

Il Nabu sta "conducendo un'operazione speciale per smascherare un'organizzazione criminale presumibilmente guidata da un attuale e da un ex parlamentare ucraino e che coinvolge alti funzionari dell'ufficio del presidente". Attacco russo su Zaporizhzhia, abbattuti droni diretti a Mosca. Oggi il voto su Yevhenii Khmara come nuovo ministro della Difesa ucraina

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Guerra Ucraina - Russia, le news. Blitz anti-corruzione: Zelensky rimuove vice capo dello staff

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-08-18T22:40:29+00:00

Il Nabu sta "conducendo un'operazione speciale per smascherare un'organizzazione criminale presumibilmente guidata da un attuale e da un ex parlamentare ucraino e che coinvolge alti funzionari dell'ufficio del presidente". Parlamento ucraino approva nomina di Khmara come nuovo ministro della Difesa. Attacco russo su Zaporizhzhia, abbattuti droni diretti a Mosca

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Guerra Ucraina - Russia. Media: “La vice di Zelensky è stata arrestata”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-08-18T22:40:29+00:00

Mosca: “Abbiamo cominciato a importare carburanti”. Parlamento conferma Khmara alla Difesa: proteste a Kiev. Blitz anti-corruzione: Zelensky rimuove vice capo dello staff. Parlamento ucraino approva nomina di Khmara come nuovo ministro della Difesa

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Guerra Ucraina - Russia. L’ex ministro della Difesa ucraino Fedorov valuta la visita negli Usa

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-08-18T22:40:29+00:00

Media: “La vice di Zelensky è stata arrestata”. Mosca: “Abbiamo cominciato a importare carburanti”. Parlamento conferma Khmara alla Difesa: proteste a Kiev. Blitz anti-corruzione: Zelensky rimuove vice capo dello staff. Parlamento ucraino approva nomina di Khmara come nuovo ministro della Difesa

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Florida carries out its 13th execution this year in US’s busiest death chamber

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-18T22:33:26+00:00

US supreme court declined to halt execution of William Frances Silvia, and state has two executions next monthA Florida man convicted of fatally shooting his estranged wife and wounding his mother-in-law was executed on Tuesday, continuing the state’s aggressive use of the death penalty in the final term of the Republican governor, Ron DeSantis.William Frances Silvia, 61, was pronounced dead at 6.11pm after receiving a three-drug injection at Florida State Prison near Starke. Continue reading...

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Poor sleep can cost over-50s nine months of career, study finds

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-18T22:30:02+00:00

Findings highlight importance of sleep health during middle age, particularly for those with lower socioeconomic statusSleep that is extremely disrupted or that goes on too long could mean a loss of nine months from working life after the age of 50, a study has found.It also found that women with no sleep disturbances had a longer working life from 50 to 68 than their male equivalents. Continue reading...

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Ulez led to better lung size and function among London children, study finds

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-18T22:30:02+00:00

Researchers find capacity stunted by pollution was restored after introduction of ultra-low emission zoneChildren’s lungs grew bigger and stronger after the most polluting vehicles were restricted from entering London, a study has found.Examinations of London schoolchildren before and after the introduction of the city’s ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) found a restoration of lung capacity that had been stunted by exposure to pollution. Continue reading...

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ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard dies aged 77

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-08-18T22:25:46+00:00

A statement on the blues-rock band's website said he died on Monday in hospice

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Australia politics live: Hastie says fight for his seat against One Nation is already ‘dirty and nasty’; NDIS reforms to pass parliament today

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-18T22:24:34+00:00

Bill passed Senate on Wednesday evening and is due back in lower house today. Follow today’s news liveFollow our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast‘Collapsing confidence’ in housing market, Wilson saysTim Wilson has jumped on that reporting around rent increases and says there has been a collapse in confidence since the budget which is hurting renters.We’ve had, since the budget, collapsing confidence, a lack of will to invest in housing that is going to be available for rentals.We’re seeing a complete disaster in the housing market, and we know that’s only going to do one thi

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Ukraine’s dismissed defence minister calls for wartime presidential election

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-18T22:21:59+00:00

Mykhailo Fedorov’s appeal is most direct challenge to Volodymyr Zelenskyy since Russian invasion in 2022Ukraine’s recently dismissed former defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov has called for a wartime presidential election in the most direct political challenge to Volodymyr Zelenskyy since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022.The politician, whose abrupt sacking last month triggered a wave of protests, said that Ukraine had to “restore a full democratic process even amid a prolonged war” in a video address released online late on Tuesday evening. Continue reading...

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