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Oct 28, 2026 - World

Trump, citing New York Times report, says actions by Mary Peltola’s campaign to recruit a second Dan Sullivan ‘illegal’ and calls for her disqualification from US Senate racePeltola’s campaign reportedly recruited second Dan Sullivan in Alaska Senate raceSign up for the Breaking News US emailFor months, Mary Peltola’s campaign for Alaska’s Senate seat has denied any connection to a separate campaign launched by a man who, coincidentally, shares the exact same name as Peltola’s Republican opponent, Dan Sullivan.New reporting from the New York Times undercuts that claim. The outlet reported, based on interviews, obtained text messages and legal filings, that the Peltola campaign had not only recruited Mr Sullivan (not the Republican), but had sought out a number of Dan Sullivans across the state for potential candidacy, as well as others who could peel votes away from Peltola’s main opponent. Continue reading...

Oct 28, 2026 - World

Former comedian, in court on rape and sexual assault charges, says he misused position but ‘consent is more important than sex itself’Russell Brand has told a court that he was wrong to have used his fame and success to “facilitate” sexual activity with women.The 51-year-old comedian said he had “misused” his position “very selfishly” and dedicated his life to “reckless philandering and idiocy”. Continue reading...

Oct 28, 2026 - World

Watered-down version of statement to be issued at end of Montreal summit instead offers ‘ever closer association’The EU has backed away from its offer to Canada to start talks on becoming an “associate member” after disagreements between members states just as an EU-Canada summit was set to begin in Montreal.A draft of a joint statement to be issued after the end of the summit, which runs Thursday and Friday, showed a watered-down version offering “an ever closer association of Canada to the EU, short of full membership itself”. Continue reading...

Oct 28, 2026 - World

Between the towns of Urda and Los Yebenes, the violent collision on a flat stretch of countryside left one vehicle shredded into unrecognisable fragments. Debris from the car was left strewn down a gravel slope.

Oct 28, 2026 - World

Bush Heritage hopes to buy Wooroora station, which links wet sclerophyll forest and savanna woodland and is home to 12 endangered species Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA majestic tract of land in far north Queensland that links wet tropics and world heritage rainforest, and contains headwaters that flow to the Great Barrier Reef, could be bought and protected by Christmas, after a conservation group raised more than $19m in private donations to buy the cattle station.Wooroora spans more than 20,000 hectares of largely intact wet sclerophyll forest and savanna woodland on the lands of the Jirrbal people about 100km south-west of Cairns – and borders Bush Heritage’s existing 43,575-hectare Yourka Reserve in one of the most biodiverse regions in Australia. Continue reading...