Jacinda Ardern Hundreds of protesters march on Jacinda Ardern's office over Māori land disputeThe Guardian - Charles AndersonSeveral hundred protesters have marched on Jacinda Ardern’s Auckland office, demanding she visit Ihumātao, the site of a major indigenous land dispute that has broadened into wider anger at government
Melanesia West Papua protests: Indonesia deploys 1,000 soldiers to quell unrest, cuts internetThe Guardian - Kate Lamb, Ben Doherty and agenciesIndonesia has deployed more than 1,000 security personnel to the province of West Papua and cut internet access, amid spreading protests and violence. On Wednesday, violent demonstrations erupted, a market
World News 'Just wanted to drive a little': eight-year-old German boy takes car for 140km/h spinThe Guardian - Guardian staffAn eight-year-old boy has been found safe after taking his parents’ car for a 140km/h (87mph) night-time spin down a motorway in Germany. He tearfully told police he “just wanted to drive a little bit”.
Play buttonJair Bolsonaro Jair Bolsonaro claims without evidence that NGOs are setting fires in Amazon rainforestThe Guardian - Jonathan WattsThe Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, has accused environmental groups of setting fires in the Amazon as he tries to deflect growing international criticism of his failure to protect the world’s biggest
Emmanuel Macron Emmanuel Macron aims to ease US-Iran tensions at G7 summitThe Guardian - Angelique Chrisafis in ParisThe French president, Emmanuel Macron, has said he will use this weekend’s G7 summit to attempt to de-escalate tensions between the US and Iran and seek to overhaul the global corporate tax code to make
News Police thwarted at least six mass shootings and white supremacist attacks since El PasoThe Guardian - Sam Levin in Los AngelesIn the two weeks since a gunman killed 22 people in El Paso, law enforcement officials say they have thwarted at least six separate mass shootings or white supremacist attacks across the US. At least of
Play buttonGreenland Danish PM ‘surprised and disappointed’ over cancelled Trump visitThe Guardian - Shaun WalkerThe Danish prime minister has said she is surprised and disappointed that Donald Trump has called off his planned visit to the country over Copenhagen’s refusal to sell Greenland to the US. At a press
Rohingya Rohingya refugees refuse to return to Myanmar without rights guaranteeThe Guardian - Hannah Ellis-Petersen and Shaikh Azizur RahmanPlans to begin repatriating the thousands of Rohingya Muslims who fled ethnic cleansing in Rahkine state in 2017 look likely to fail once again, with the refugees refusing to go back to Myanmar voluntarily.
Play buttonGreenland Greenland highlights Trump’s willingness to offend close US alliesThe Guardian - Simon TisdallDonald Trump’s abrupt decision to cancel his state visit to Denmark after it rejected his unsolicited offer to buy Greenland at a knockdown price took most people by surprise, not least his own ambassador.
World News Boy who died falling from balcony during holiday in Spain namedThe Guardian - Nadeem BadshahA 12-year-old British boy who died after falling from the balcony of a Spanish apartment block has been named as Lucas Briscoe. The schoolboy, from Lostock Gralam in Cheshire, was on holiday with his Nicola
Play buttonGreenland Greenlanders on Trump: ‘We are neither for sale nor can be bought’The Guardian - Guardian readers, Rachel Obordo, Naomi Larsson and Lucy Rowan‘If I see a Trump Tower in Nuuk I hope the ice underneath it melts and it is sent to Atlantis’ While it looks on the surface like Trump is just drawing attention away from the rest of his ridiculous presidency
Gender Gender pay gap: discrimination found to be most significant contributor to inequalityThe Guardian - Lisa MartinDiscrimination is the most significant factor driving the gender pay gap in Australia, according to a new report by KPMG. Researchers attributed gender discrimination to almost two-fifths (39%) of the
World News Top Polish official resigns over alleged harassment of judgesThe Guardian - Christian Davies in WarsawPoland’s deputy minister of justice has resigned and a senior official from his department was dismissed after evidence emerged of a campaign of alleged harassment, intimidation and blackmail coordinated
World News Iranian-backed militia blames US and Israel for attacks on bases in IraqThe Guardian - Peter BeaumontAn Iranian-backed militia in Iraq has accused the US and Israel of involvement in an alleged drone strike on a munitions warehouse near Baghdad last week, the latest in a series of mystery explosions similar
Protest Hong Kong protesters clash with riot police at metro stationThe Guardian - Verna Yu in Hong KongA peaceful rally at a metro station in Hong Kong descended into a clash between protesters and police as the city entered the 11th week of anti-government demonstrations. Hundreds of people took part a
Migration EU migration to UK underestimated by ONS, analysts sayThe Guardian - Jamie Grierson Home affairs correspondentEU migration to the UK over the last decade has been underestimated, statisticians have admitted, as the reliability of official data was formally downgraded. In a humiliating admission by the Office National
Brexit Party 'I intend to serve five years': British MEPs take senior posts despite BrexitThe Guardian - Jennifer Rankin in BrusselsBritish ministers and officials will cease to take part in most EU meetings from 1 September. The government says it makes sense to “unshackle” officials from Brussels business, but to the Liberal Democrat
World News Italy's Democratic party leader warms to idea of M5S allianceThe Guardian - Angela Giuffrida in RomeThe leader of Italy’s centre-left Democratic party (PD) has warmed to a potential alliance with its long-time rival, the anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S), in an attempt to stave off snap elections
Hong Kong Island 'We feel helpless': Hong Kong family's fears for detained UK consulate workerThe Guardian - Verna Yu in Hong KongThe family of a UK consulate worker who was detained in mainland China during a trip from Hong Kong nearly two weeks ago have voiced their fears for his safety and said they feel helpless. China said that
Kashmir Kashmir: suspected militant killed in Indian security operationThe Guardian - Azhar Farooq in Srinagar and Rebecca Ratcliffe in DelhiA suspected militant and a police officer have been killed in a gun battle in Indian-administered Kashmir in what is believed to be the first clash with insurgents since the revocation of the territory’s
Yemen US military drone shot down over YemenThe Guardian - ReutersA US military MQ-9 drone has been shot down in Yemen’s Dhamar governate, south-east of the Houthi-controlled capital Sana’a, two US officials have said. A Houthi military spokesman had earlier said that
World News Man arrested in Madrid accused of upskirting more than 500 womenThe Guardian - Stephen Burgen in BarcelonaPolice in Madrid have arrested a man accused of filming the intimate parts of more than 500 women without their consent while they travelled on the Metro. The accused made the videos, a practice known
World News G7 and fashion houses join forces to make clothes more sustainableThe Guardian - Sarah ButlerIt's not an option, it’s now a duty of running a global company Marie-Claire Daveu There have been few fashion statements over the years at G7 summits (dress code: world leader suit, sensible shoes). this
George Pell Wednesday briefing: Cardinal George Pell loses appeal against child sex convictionThe Guardian - Warren MurrayGood morning – I’m Warren Murray bringing you the news at the start of Wednesday. Cardinal George Pell has lost an appeal against his conviction for child sexual assault, meaning he remains the most senior
World News 'People have had enough': Mexican town that lynched alleged kidnappersThe Guardian - Tom Phillips in TepexcoSocorro Muñoz fled indoors as the laurel-lined square outside her shop became a public execution ground one sunny afternoon in early August. “I didn’t want to see,” the 62-year-old storekeeper explained
Mental Disorders Israeli government accused of abandoning soldiers with PTSDThe Guardian - Amanda Forslund and Charlotta Lindblom in Tel AvivIsraeli soldiers have accused the government of abandoning them with little support for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) caused by their military service, according to local mental health groups several
Taiwan US risks China's anger after sealing $8bn deal to sell Taiwan 66 fighter jetsThe Guardian - Agence France-PresseThe Trump administration has approved the sale of 66 F-16 fighters to Taiwan in a move expected to anger Beijing. Taiwan will get the latest version of the Lockheed Martin-built fighter, the F-16C/D Block
North Korea North Korea now able to miniaturise nuclear warheads – Japan defence reportThe Guardian - Justin McCurry in TokyoJapan’s government will reportedly state that North Korea is capable of miniaturising nuclear warheads in a forthcoming defence report, it has emerged. Tokyo will upgrade its estimate of the regime’s capability,
Venezuela Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro confirms months of secret US talksThe Guardian - Tom Phillips Latin America correspondentNicolás Maduro has confirmed top Venezuelan officials have been talking to members of Donald Trump’s White House, after reports his second-in-command had been negotiating his downfall with the United “I
