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Aug 12, 2026 - World

Robert Gilman was sentenced in 2022 by a court in southwestern Russia to four and a half years in prison for assaulting a police officer.

Aug 12, 2026 - World

The prime minister tells the Guardian that last year’s diplomatic rift with ally New Zealand could be on voters’ minds as they head to the pollsAs voters in the Cook Islands prepare to head to the polls in a high-stakes general election, they will have much to reflect on. Over recent years, politics in this small island nation has been defined by fierce debates about deep-sea mining, diplomatic rifts with ally New Zealand and a major reshaping of the country’s foreign partnerships.In an exclusive interview with the Guardian, days before Wednesday’s poll, Cook Islands prime minister Mark Brown defended his four-year term and the decisions he made that have seen this South Pacific nation of 17,000 people pushed into the international limelight, turning it into a battleground for influence between Beijing and western powers. Continue reading...

Aug 12, 2026 - World

Some involved genuine security threats. Others were prompted by protests. And one was apparently just about getting dinner without the press finding out.

Aug 12, 2026 - World

New research sheds light on the genetic basis of the venomous arachnid’s ‘weird mating behaviour’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIf you think you’ve had a bad one-night stand, spare a thought for the male redback spider, whose sole reproductive partner eats him after sex.Male redbacks appear to invite this cannibalism through a “self-sacrificial somersault”, with new research shedding light on the genetic basis of the behaviour. Continue reading...

Aug 12, 2026 - World

The woman had challenged an order of June 19 passed by the Block Education Officer, Sambhal (Bheem Nagar) rejecting her claim for maternity leave for the fourth child.