Middle East crisis live: agreement signed by US-Iran presidents; Tehran claims it will charge ships to transit strait of Hormuz
Memorandum of understanding signed off on Wednesday; Tehran will charge ships after the 60-day negotiation period has ended, says chief negotiatorAnalysis: Where does Iran deal leave US-Israel relationship?Trump also addressed media reports of a leaked US-Iran deal (see post at 11:57), denying claims it includes a $300bn reconstruction fund for Tehran.“We’re not putting up 10 cents,” he said. “We are not investing and we do not have a fund.”It’s not final. It’s a memorandum of understanding, and if I don’t like it, we’ll go back to shooting at them, dropping bombs on their head.If I don’t like it, if they don’t behave, we’ll go right back to dropping bombs right smack in the middle of their head, okay, because they’ve misbehaved for 47 years.” Continue reading...
Australia news live: press gallery ‘strongly objects’ to One Nation threats to ban journalists
Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCoalition says it’s good Hanson and One Nation getting the scrutiny of a party on the riseKevin Hogan, the shadow assistant treasurer, says he thinks it’s good Hanson was able to speak at the press club yesterday as One Nation “needs to be put under much more scrutiny” amid surging support.The GetUp stunt completely backfired, it makes them look like [bullies] and makes her look like, you know, a victim in the sense that she’s being picked on. And that never works.One Nation have tapped into, I think, to some fear and anxieties in the Australian public, and I think we have to acknowledge that. I certainly don’t agree with all the solutions that she puts out there, but look, I think it was healthy that she front up and that she was invited yesterday.If you’re coming to Australia to have a better life, you become an Australian. That’s what we’re referring to as a monocultured Australia. You’re an Australian first, and your ethnicity or your creed comes second …The reality is, we’re a Christian Judeo society with a law structure around us, and they’ve come with one clear objective: to have a better life. And that one clear objective should be, if they want to have a better life here, is to live within our culture and live within our laws and rules.It was direct shooting. It hit the targets. It was clear. It was successful. And it addressed a number of the elephants in the room … So the speech hit the target for where Australians are today. Continue reading...
Apple to raise prices as AI pushes up chip costs
The firm's outgoing boss Tim Cook did not say when prices will rise or which products will be affected.
Albanese announces ‘generous’ capital gains tax exemptions for small businesses after budget backlash
Startups and testamentary trusts to receive carve outs after criticism of Labor’s CGT changesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAll of Australia’s 2.7m small businesses will receive “generous” exemptions from capital gains tax, as Anthony Albanese flagged startups and testamentary trusts would receive carve outs from the government’s contentious tax reforms.The prime minister’s announcement on Thursday follows weeks of sustained criticism from industry groups, who have labelled the move from a flat 50% CGT discount model to an inflation-linked approach as a “tax on growth”. Continue reading...
Netanyahu under pressure in Israel after US-Iran agreement
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing mounting pressure after he was cut out of the US-Iran agreement.
Who benefits from Zimbabwe’s lithium boom?
New projects and foreign-backed mines are reshaping Zimbabwe’s lithium sector, with uneven local gains.
Greta Thunberg joins Brussels protest against Israel
Around 100 people, including Greta Thunberg and other Flotilla activists, have rallied in Brussels.
Fans boo, players adapt - the view on World Cup hydration breaks
Supporters are booing them, coaches are using them, players are adapting to them - mid-half hydration breaks are affecting everyone at the World Cup in different ways.
Ebike thefts soar in NSW as Victoria’s crime rate drops for first time in four years
Theft rises in both states, even as Victoria’s crime rate decreases 1.9% on the year beforeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictoria has recorded its first drop in crime in four years and fewer young people are offending, but a surge in theft is bucking the trend – mirroring concerns in New South Wales, where a sharp rise in ebike theft has helped drive stealing rates higher.The Victorian Crime Statistics Agency (CSA) on Thursday released data for the 12 months to March 2026, which showed there were 625,426 criminal offences recorded in Victoria – a decrease of 1,524 or 0.2% on the previous 12 months. Continue reading...
Trump says he has signed peace deal with Iran at Versailles – US politics live
President tells reporters ‘it’s signed, yeah’, as he attends dinner in honor of 250 years of American independenceSign up for the Breaking News US emailDonald Trump also denied (again) that the memorandum of understanding includes a $300bn fund for Iran, and denied that he had asked the Gulf states to commit funding.“It’s false,” Trump told reporters as he sat alongside Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. “You can invest if you want. What am I going to do, say no one is ever allowed to invest? We’re not investing, we’re not putting up 10 cents and people can decide to do it. That’s up to them.”In short, what it does is it opens the strait of Hormuz immediately … It also provides a framework whereby if the Iranians give us what we need – on stopping the funding of terrorism, on no longer pursuing a nuclear weapon – then they can get some benefits, be re-invited into the world economy. Continue reading...
Culture wars: the fight to save Ukraine’s art – podcast
The Guardian’s chief culture writer, Charlotte Higgins, on the citizens risking their lives to salvage Ukraine’s cultural heritageThe Chernobyl Museum in Kyiv, recently renovated to mark the 40th anniversary of the disaster, stood as a vital site of memory for an independent Ukraine. But just weeks after its reopening, a massive missile strike left its halls in ruins.Charlotte Higgins, the Guardian’s chief culture writer, tells Annie Kelly that this tragic loss is not an isolated incident; it serves as a harrowing focal point for a much larger, unfolding crisis threatening the history of the entire nation. Continue reading...
Moment Trump signs US-Iran agreement at Palace of Versailles
The 14-point Memorandum of Understanding was signed at a post-G7 dinner in France.
Shelter-in-place ordered in LA as blaze engulfs roof of 500,000 sq-ft warehouse
Clouds of dark smoke and ammonia rose from cold storage and freezing facility in Boyle Heights near downtownThe solar panel-covered roof of a 500,000 sq-ft cold storage facility in Los Angeles caught fire Wednesday, sending up thick clouds of dark smoke and ammonia, leading city officials to order nearby residents to shelter in place.About 110 firefighters responded in the afternoon to a blaze at the cold storage and freezing warehouse owned by Lineage in the Boyle Heights neighborhood near downtown, according to spokesperson Jennifer Middleton of the Los Angeles fire department. Both the city and Los Angeles county deployed firefighters and hazmat teams to contain the fire. Continue reading...
Oil falls as International Energy Agency forecasts supply glut next year after U.S.-Iran deal
Oil declines as Mideast peace prospects rise following U.S.-Iran deal.
South Africa coach tells critics to ‘shut up’ before second World Cup match
'I never listen to the trash of the social media,' Hugo Broos says before Bafana Bafana's match against Czechia.
Ghalibaf says talks delivered more results than war
Ghalibaf says talks delivered more results than war
Political lobbyists with unfettered access to Australia’s parliament to be publicly named
MPs who sponsor lobbyists’ entry to halls of power will also be listed online under new transparency rulesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolitical lobbyists with unfettered access to the halls of Parliament House – and the MPs who sponsor their passes – will soon be publicly identified in an online register, under a major shake-up of the pass system.Under the new rules, two MPs will need to sign for a lobbyist to register for a pass, with the primary sponsor responsible for their behaviour. It will also introduce fees for lobbyist and commercial passes. Continue reading...
US and Iran sign Memorandum of Understanding to end war
US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian have reportedly signed a Memorandum of Understanding
Ghana beat Panama 1–0 in chaotic, charged World Cup Group L match
Caleb Yirenkyi scored a winner in the fifth minute of stoppage time in a scrappy end to the match in Toronto.
Ukraine war briefing: Allies give nod for Kyiv to reproduce their air-defence missiles
Proposal comes amid critical shortages of air defence ammunition; leaders at France summit hail renewed focus on pressuring Russia. What we know on day 1,576 Continue reading...
US-Iran deal leaves core sticking points unresolved - and a $300bn question
Trump has insisted the deal ensures that Iran will never buy, develop or produce a nuclear weapon. But text of the agreement falls short of that.
What's in the US-Iran agreement?
The 14-paragraph memo includes an end to fighting, an agreement that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon, and a $300bn redevelopment package for Iran.
Yirenkyi breaks Panama hearts with late Ghana winner
Ghana's Caleb Yirenkyi scores the only goal from close range in the 95th minute to break Panama hearts in their World Cup Group L match in Toronto.