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Australia’s housing affordability expected to worsen and homelessness soar under fossil-fuelled future

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-15T00:00:21+00:00

Rents will rise and homelessness quadruple in a decade unless serious steps to cut emissions are taken, University of Sydney researchers findFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGlobal heating could worsen housing affordability, push up rents and quadruple homelessness in a decade without fairer housing policies and action to reduce emissions, new research has found.Home prices and rents in Australia are influenced by a complex mix of factors, from incomes and mortgage rates to insurance premiums, available land and po

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Canada is welcome to join Eurovision, says song contest director

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-14T23:58:31+00:00

‘We know that Mark Carney wants to sort of embrace Europe,’ says competition director Martin GreenCanada is welcome to join Eurovision if it wishes, its director has said, months after the country revealed it wanted to “explore” joining the song contest in its federal budget.Eurovision director Martin Green told the BBC on Wednesday that Canada hadn’t yet applied, but would be welcome to. Continue reading...

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Australia news live: migrant advocates accuse Angus Taylor of using budget reply to ‘chase votes with dog whistles’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-14T23:47:29+00:00

Taylor claimed that migrants were coming to Australia and claiming benefits before they were becoming citizens, a situation he said Australians did not accept. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning, it’s Nick Visser here to take over the blog. Let’s get to it and see what Friday holds.Big news to start the morning: Australia’s Delta Goodrem has qualified for the Eurovision final. Continue reading...

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Trump China visit live: Rubio hoping for ‘positive response’ to appeal for release of Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-14T23:45:35+00:00

Secretary of state says US made clear America’s position on Taiwan, as Trump-Xi talks continue for second dayXi warns Trump of ‘clashes and even conflicts’ with US over TaiwanAnalysis: For anxious Taiwan, Trump’s silence after Xi talks is best possible outcomeDonald Trump and Xi Jinping are set to meet on Friday to wrap up a high-stakes two-day state visit that has featured pomp and business deals but also a stark warning from Xi that mishandling the Taiwan issue could push US-China relations to “a very dangerous place”.Trump is on the first visit by a US president to China since 2017 and has

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Il diario di Domenech

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-05-14T23:33:13+00:00

L’ex ct della Francia ha consegnato le sue memorie per la realizzazione di un documentario. Scritti che gli si sono ritorti contro, offrendo una ricostruzione televisiva a suo parere non fedele dell’ammutinamento della squadra durante il Mondiale del 2010

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‘Stone-cold racism’: Newsom condemns GOP redistricting efforts; Louisiana approves plan to erase majority-Black district – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-14T23:26:27+00:00

This live blog is now closed.Sign up for the Breaking News US emailDonald Trump will drive through a Chinese capital that is smoggier than it was on his last visit in 2017, when the authorities launched emergency measures to clear the skies of pollution days before his first state visit to Beijing.Factories were ordered to halt production and heavily polluting cars were banned from the roads in the days ahead of the US president’s trip nearly a decade ago, an era in which China had declared war on air pollution and made special efforts to clear the skies ahead of important political events suc

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US justice department accuses Yale medical school of illegally using race in admissions

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-14T23:11:06+00:00

A 2023 supreme court decision banned the use of affirmative action in college admissionsThe justice department on Thursday accused Yale University of illegally considering race in admissions to its medical school – the second institution to face discrimination allegations by the federal agency this month.In a letter to a lawyer for Yale, Harmeet Dhillon, assistant attorney general for civil rights, said a justice department investigation found that Black and Hispanic students have a much higher chance of admission to the medical school than white or Asian students, despite having lower grade-p

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High-stakes courtroom drama of Musk v OpenAI hears closing arguments

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-14T23:08:06+00:00

Nine-person jury to consider whether AI firm bilked world’s richest person and unjustly enriched themselvesClosing arguments began on Thursday in Elon Musk’s lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI, bringing the weeks-long courtroom battle between the two tech moguls nearer to a decision. A nine-person jury is set to deliberate and return a verdict on whether they believe the AI firm and Altman are liable in the case.The trial, which began last month in an Oakland, California, federal courthouse, has gripped Silicon Valley and featured some of the tech industry’s biggest names as witnesses. Atto

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NSPCC reports sharp rise in children being blackmailed over sexual images in UK

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-14T23:01:20+00:00

Charity says calls to its Childline service about online sexual abuse and exploitation have risen 36% in a yearChildren reported a rise in online blackmail attempts involving sexual images in the UK last year, according to a leading charity.The NSPCC said contacts with its Childline service relating to online sexual abuse and exploitation rose by 36% last year, driven by an increase in cases related to online blackmail. Continue reading...

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Pechino, Xi avvisa Trump: “A Taiwan rischio guerra”. Prove d’intesa su Hormuz

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-05-14T23:00:00+00:00

Duro faccia a faccia, il leader cinese invita a non cadere nella “trappola di Tucidide” che renderebbe inevitabile lo scontro tra potenze. La Casa Bianca insiste sulla convergenza: “Teheran non avrà un arsenale nucleare”

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Fukuyama: “Il crollo degli Stati Uniti è la vera trappola”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-05-14T23:00:00+00:00

Il politologo di Stanford autore del celebre La fine della Storia e l’ultimo uomo: “Xi vuole solo guadagnar tempo nell’attesa che gli Stati Uniti si danneggino da soli e declinino come super potenza”

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La “Trappola di Tucidide”, tra Atene e Sparta inevitabile destino

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-05-14T23:00:00+00:00

La teoria del politologo Graham Allison secondo cui una guerra diventa probabile quando una potenza emergente minaccia quella dominante, come oggi potrebbe accadere tra Cina e Stati Uniti, si ispira allo storico greco che attribuiva la guerra tra Atene e Sparta alla paura spartana per la crescente forza ateniese

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Ljubicic: “Fatica e bioritmi sballati, ma in finale vanno Sinner e Darderi”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-05-14T23:00:00+00:00

Intervista all’ex allenatore di Federer, oggi talent di Sky Sport: “Ruud parte favorito, ma Luciano può ribaltare il pronostico. Jannik comincia ad essere leggermente stanco, ma è un campione anche nella gestione, fisica e mentale”

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High-stakes courtroom drama of Musk v OpenAI begins closing arguments

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-14T22:58:41+00:00

Nine-person jury to consider whether AI firm bilked world’s richest person and unjustly enriched themselvesClosing arguments began on Thursday in Elon Musk’s lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI, bringing the weeks-long courtroom battle between the two tech moguls nearer to a decision. A nine-person jury is set to deliberate and return a verdict on whether they believe the AI firm and Altman are liable in the case.The trial, which began last month in an Oakland, California, federal courthouse, has gripped Silicon Valley and featured some of the tech industry’s biggest names as witnesses. Atto

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Renowned feminist artist and film-maker Valie Export dies aged 85

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-14T22:46:31+00:00

Export’s performances scandalised Austria in the 1960s, but are now recognised for exposing the objectification of the female bodyValie Export, the Austrian performance artist and film-maker who inverted the male gaze in ways that were provocative, shocking and often outrageously fun, has died aged 85.The artist’s own foundation announced on Thursday evening that Export died in Vienna earlier the same day, three days before her 86th birthday. Continue reading...

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CIA director has met officials in Havana for talks, Cuba claims

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-14T22:17:22+00:00

Visit comes after US-Cuba relations deteriorated significantly, with Washington imposing a fuel blockade on the island in JanuaryCIA director John Ratcliffe met Cuban officials in Havana on Thursday as a way to improve dialogue between the US and the communist-run island, the Cuban government said.The meeting took place “in a context marked by the complexity of bilateral relations, with the aim of contributing to the political dialogue between both nations”, a statement said. Continue reading...

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Guerra in Iran, le news di oggi

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-05-14T22:14:25+00:00

Il Pentagono sospende l'invio di 4mila soldati americani in Europa. Trump chiama Xi “amico”, lo invita alla Casa Bianca il 24 settembre. I due leader si sono incontrati a Pechino. Il presidente americano: “Colloquio produttivo”

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Baricco, de Giovanni e gli altri grandi ospiti da scoprire all’Arena

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-05-14T22:01:00+00:00

Boom di pubblico allo stand del nostro giornale: nel primo giorno del Salone del libro grande folla per Michele Serra, Gustavo Zagrebelsky e Zadie Smith. E il ministro Giuli giunto al Lingotto in ritardo fa spazientire Cacciari

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Alberta Basaglia: “Mia madre al di là di mio padre”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-05-14T22:01:00+00:00

Franca Ongaro è vissuta all’ombra del marito Franco. Ma la sua figura fu determinante per la legge 180 e l’emancipazione. Ora che escono i suoi scritti la figlia la racconta

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