{"query":"World","results":[{"title":"Venezuela earthquake live: state of emergency declared after officials warn of widespread damage and high casualties","description":"Two powerful earthquakes – with magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5 – sent residents running into the streets as buildings shook and collapsed\n\nVenezuela earthquakes: back-to-back quakes collapse buildings in capital Caracas\n\nVolunteers, medics and relatives of victims have raced to the Altamira area in Caracas hoping to help save survivors from the rubble of collapsed buildings there.\n“I live far away [but] ... I came here riding my motorbike as fast as I could,” said José Morillo, as he arrived outside a block of flats called Residencias Obelisco.\n Continue reading...","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jun/25/venezuela-earthquake-live-updates-quake-aftershocks-terremoto-caracas-latest","imageUrl":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/95b7892365e57d0fcf5045a59fb2fe9ff15b1f32/1267_188_4925_3940/master/4925.jpg?quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=57046df2208b7b147e9bc2736190ac71&w=2000","domain":"Guardian World","pubDate":"Thu, 25 Jun 2026 04:14:37 GMT","hasFullContent":false,"language":"en","region":"us"},{"title":"Australia politics live: NSW opposition leader quotes Eminem in budget reply; Labor to tweak death clause in tax reforms","description":"Follow today’s news live\n\nGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast\n\nMike Burgess says he’s really concerned about the level some nation-states, like Iran, could go to cause harm against Australians.\nSpeaking to ABC RN Breakfast, the spy boss says the security level is worsening and we could see an Australian killed at the hands of a foreign government.\nTargeted killing … that could be a prominent Australian that is killed or everyday Australians just about going about their business. So I am really concerned about the actions of some nation-states, Iran in particular, and the level they will go to. That’s why we describe our security environment as degraded because some nation-states will plumb the depths and go to extreme levels that we would find unacceptable and horrible.\nAt this point in time with a dynamic, diverse integrated security environment, we are really concerned about this.\nTo talk about multicultural Australia is to just talk about modern Australia, to talk about who we are and who we’ve always been. And I find it really odd. I saw Angus Taylor unable to answer the question. Like it’s a really simple question.\n Continue reading...","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/jun/25/australia-politics-live-aemo-power-grid-teal-independent-labor-coalition-question-time-anthony-albanese-angus-taylor-pauline-hanson-one-nation-ntwnfb","imageUrl":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/ee3775fd7849bdd09c790f1799d4dc450a8197f6/786_0_7857_6286/master/7857.jpg?quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=f36a788c6498f6f90f7d6d0531af90c9&w=2000","domain":"Guardian World","pubDate":"Thu, 25 Jun 2026 04:13:27 GMT","hasFullContent":false,"language":"en","region":"us"},{"title":"Victorian Liberal party in turmoil as Matthew Guy denies accusation he assaulted Moira Deeming","description":"Police confirm they are investigating as sources close to Guy say he vehemently denies the allegations and is considering legal action\n\nFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updates\n\nGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast\n\nVictorian Liberal MP Moira Deeming has accused her colleague Matthew Guy of assaulting her at a community event, throwing the party into turmoil just five months out from the state election.\nSources close to Guy, the opposition’s public transport spokesperson, said he vehemently denies the allegation and is considering a defamation legal action against his colleague.\n Continue reading...","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/25/victorian-liberal-mp-assault-allegation-ntwnfb","imageUrl":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d9757dd6b4f41697aa1eea429803fbbf9e4b8c98/0_0_5000_4000/master/5000.jpg?quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=23b0deaf37ee84309b35787df6c33b6b&w=2000","domain":"Guardian World","pubDate":"Thu, 25 Jun 2026 03:58:11 GMT","hasFullContent":false,"language":"en","region":"us"},{"title":"Papua New Guinea faces severe food shortages as El Niño brings frost and drought","description":"Oxfam predicts PNG will be worst-hit country in Pacific from the weather pattern, with up to 3 million people affected nationwide\nFamilies across Papua New Guinea’s Highlands are facing depleted harvests and the threat of hunger after the El Niño weather pattern brought frost and prolonged dry conditions that have destroyed food gardens providing sustenance and income for thousands of households.\nThe effects of El Niño emerged in recent weeks, bringing drought conditions, falling water levels and frost that are threatening food security in some of the country’s most agriculturally productive regions.\n Continue reading...","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/25/el-nino-pacific-papua-new-guinea-png-food-shortages","imageUrl":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/a9629128064a249473e8e8170670dcf08def51a2/577_0_6880_5504/master/6880.jpg?quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=092212e1363f79c34a28d030b137e91e&w=2000","domain":"Guardian World","pubDate":"Thu, 25 Jun 2026 03:54:03 GMT","hasFullContent":false,"language":"en","region":"us"},{"title":"Last Islamic State-linked Australian woman from Syrian camp to return despite previous ban","description":"Home affairs minister Tony Burke says return permit ‘has to be issued’ following advice from agencies and lawyers\n\nFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updates\n\nGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast\n\nAn Australian woman linked to the Islamic State group has been given authorisation to return to Australia, after the government was advised it could no longer enforce a criminal exclusion order.\nThe home affairs minister, Tony Burke, said the Australian, understood to be former Sydney woman Hodan Abby, would face an unprecedented level of security monitoring once she arrives in the country, including constant monitoring and requirements to report to authorities regularly.\n Continue 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terrorist act.\nThe jury returned its verdict on Thursday after two days of deliberation.\n Continue reading...","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/25/peter-dutton-terror-attack-teen-not-guilty-ntwnfb","imageUrl":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/6410894fad432b8f9d7c95d95d0aaff4aa94cb47/0_0_4871_3896/master/4871.jpg?quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=6937f633afb337de7497dc7cdbd74169&w=2000","domain":"Guardian World","pubDate":"Thu, 25 Jun 2026 02:16:30 GMT","hasFullContent":false,"language":"en","region":"us"},{"title":"Mystery of Gracie the giraffe deepens as sheriff calls recapture claims a tall story","description":"Sheriff in rural Texas says ‘it’s still at large’ after claim Gracie had been located after wandering off private ranch\nFor almost two weeks, residents of a rural Texas county have been looking, mostly up, for a missing giraffe called Gracie that wandered off from a private game ranch.\nOn Wednesday, the mystery of the free-roaming mammal’s odyssey deepened further, when a local sheriff disputed an account that it was reportedly found safe a “little farther out than expected” from its hill country home, and said the search was most definitely still on.\n Continue reading...","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/24/gracie-the-giraffe-found-texas","imageUrl":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/b89994865a4d81b264a81a6fcdd0b5a0e89fa040/0_154_1366_1093/master/1366.jpg?quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=51d0a88f0dc1662ee5268ffbb1235984&w=2000","domain":"Guardian World","pubDate":"Thu, 25 Jun 2026 02:09:23 GMT","hasFullContent":false,"language":"en","region":"us"},{"title":"Trump kicks off America’s 250th celebration with campaign-style rally","description":"President on National Mall rattles off list of apparent victories and says ‘I am thrilled to declare America is back’ \nDonald Trump kicked off what was intended to be a “spectacular birthday party” for American’s 250th year of independence with a political rally touting his presidency.\n“I am thrilled to declare that America is back,” Trump said at the opening ceremony for the Great American State Fair in Washington DC, held on the National Mall. “As you know very well, a short time ago we were a dead country. We were dead. Now we’re the hottest country anywhere in the world. We’re respected by everybody. Nobody’s laughing at us any more.”\n Continue reading...","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/24/trump-freedom-250-great-american-state-fair","imageUrl":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/94acc626084bc7cba268070b553cd44230ccb4fe/141_0_2593_2074/master/2593.jpg?quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=0c8d590bd916059f0c0830071f04a85a&w=2000","domain":"Guardian World","pubDate":"Thu, 25 Jun 2026 02:00:22 GMT","hasFullContent":false,"language":"en","region":"us"},{"title":"Trump gets in shouting match with Republican senator amid standoff over housing bill and president’s anger at war powers vote –  as it happened","description":"This live blog is now closed.\n\nTrump abruptly cancels signing of bill aimed at lowering housing cost\n\nSign up for the Breaking News US email\n\nA man or a movement? That was the question being asked when Zohran Mamdani gambled his political capital on Tuesday’s elections in New York.\nThe answer from voters was emphatic: they prefer Mamdani and his brand of democratic socialism to the Democratic party establishment and its lukewarm version of capitalism. America’s biggest city has swung even further to the left.\nThis is a battle between the establishment and this insurgency. And the roof is collapsing on the Democratic party establishment tonight … This is no longer a movement; this is a movement and a machine at the same time.\n Continue reading...","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/jun/24/mamdani-new-york-primaries-midterms-democrats-republicans-trump-250-anniversary-politics-latest-updates","imageUrl":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/905819dfd78e8bbb332bf57daa0c7a11bf600453/417_0_4167_3333/master/4167.jpg?quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=3801461e8bd05251b148aa485bc0e8b1&w=2000","domain":"Guardian World","pubDate":"Thu, 25 Jun 2026 01:59:09 GMT","hasFullContent":false,"language":"en","region":"us"},{"title":"World Cup 2026: South Africa reach knockout stage for first time with win over South Korea","description":"South Africa reached the World Cup knockout stage for the first time on Wednesday with a 1-0 victory over South Korea, completing a remarkable recovery after losing their opener. Thapelo Maseko scored the decisive second-half goal as Bafana Bafana secured second place in Group A behind Mexico after drawing with the Czech Republic.","url":"https://www.france24.com/en/sport/20260625-world-cup-2026-south-africa-reach-knockout-stage-for-first-time-with-win-over-south-korea","imageUrl":"https://s.france24.com/media/display/66def308-7042-11f1-aaa2-005056a97e36/w:1024/p:16x9/fe631f85fe5c5e1dee93740af7b5002d73f5141f.jpg","domain":"France 24","pubDate":"Thu, 25 Jun 2026 03:49:44 GMT","hasFullContent":false,"language":"en","region":"us"},{"title":"Duck off: World Cup hero Merlín barred from Mexico game due to Fifa’s animal ban","description":"World’s sixth-most famous duck falls short of dream\n\nTwo-year-old must watch Czechia game from distance\n\nMerlín the duck’s bid to see his beloved Mexico live has hit a snag after he was barred from El Tri’s match with Czechia on Wednesday.\nMerlín has become a folk hero in Mexico after becoming a symbol of El Tri’s World Cup campaign on home soil. His fans had launched a campaign for Merlín to attend Wednesday’s match alongside his human family. But his journey was cut short by Fifa regulations.\n Continue reading...","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jun/24/merlin-duck-mexico-world-cup","imageUrl":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/168e3e7158afb1f188761ca5e38f644eedd02697/132_0_1846_1477/master/1846.jpg?quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=67116852bc41b4d7c73db3d85ba7fea2&w=2000","domain":"Guardian World","pubDate":"Thu, 25 Jun 2026 01:08:05 GMT","hasFullContent":false,"language":"en","region":"us"},{"title":"Venezuela earthquake: powerful back-to-back quakes collapse buildings in capital Caracas","description":"Homes and buildings collapse after double quake, with tremors felt in neighbouring Colombia\n\nVenezuela earthquakes: follow live updates\n\nVenezuela’s interim leader, Delcy Rodríguez, has declared a state of emergency after the country was struck by two powerful earthquakes that levelled buildings and caused extensive damage in and around the capital, Caracas.\n“We ask the population to remain calm and united,” Rodríguez said in a televised broadcast on Wednesday night, urging citizens to evacuate damaged structures.\n Continue reading...","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/25/earthquake-venezuela-caracas-tremors-aftershocks","imageUrl":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/059976cc3ece33393907dd5bb0249d0e355ca62f/815_0_4755_3804/master/4755.jpg?quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=689073f3b8c91861e0eb928b9997659c&w=2000","domain":"Guardian World","pubDate":"Wed, 24 Jun 2026 23:50:05 GMT","hasFullContent":false,"language":"en","region":"us"},{"title":"Met gets extension to Palantir AI project after Sadiq Khan blocked deal","description":"Mayor’s office grants extra 12 months to run pilot while London force procures long-term supplier\nThe Metropolitan police have been granted a 12-month extension to a pilot project with the spy-tech firm Palantir while the force carries out a procurement process.\nThe development comes weeks after the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, blocked a £50m deal between the Met and the US company to automate intelligence analysis in criminal investigations.\n Continue reading...","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/24/met-gets-extension-to-ai-project-with-spy-tech-firm-palantir-after-mayor-blocked-deal","imageUrl":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/32a53d47c4e69c1cee3b77ce1cb76cd8bec7c202/185_0_5408_4326/master/5408.jpg?quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=441c0a801672ae2db62a922cf12bbd44&w=2000","domain":"Guardian World","pubDate":"Wed, 24 Jun 2026 22:14:57 GMT","hasFullContent":false,"language":"en","region":"us"},{"title":"Four in five under-16s in Australia using social media despite ban, study shows","description":"Experts say law not enough to stop children accessing harmful content online and more ‘convincing strategy is required’\nMore than 80% of under-16s in Australia said they were still using social media three months after legislation banning them from it came into force, research shows.\nAustralia is the first country to ban social media for children. Since December 2025, under-16s have been prohibited from having accounts with many social media platforms including TikTok, X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat.\n Continue reading...","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jun/24/australia-under-16-social-media-ban-no-substantial-effects-study","imageUrl":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/6893f3295f8b5d7b680a06db2b7c919a688d5d3f/239_0_4345_3475/master/4345.jpg?quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=c0b74ed6b9ef3e9d3f9dd9ee87c76cf3&w=2000","domain":"Guardian World","pubDate":"Wed, 24 Jun 2026 22:00:56 GMT","hasFullContent":false,"language":"en","region":"us"},{"title":"Israel says IDF is staying in southern Lebanon, undermining Iran peace talks","description":"Defence minister says troops not withdrawing though Tehran sees end to war in Lebanon as part of deal with US\nThe Israeli defence minister, Israel Katz, has said that Israeli troops would not withdraw from southern Lebanon, further complicating Iran peace talks as fighting in Lebanon continues to be an obstacle to permanent peace.\nSpeaking on stage in an interview in Tel Aviv, Katz said Israeli troops would remain in south Lebanon – echoing sentiments from the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.\n Continue reading...","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/24/israel-defence-minister-israel-katzrefuses-to-pull-out-of-southern-lebanon-undermining-iran-peace-talks","imageUrl":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/4d13d32d449848563be2f4af921a0b69c39b075b/458_0_4583_3667/master/4583.jpg?quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=2995e3bf313a39dda7239a5600c71eb7&w=2000","domain":"Guardian World","pubDate":"Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:49:44 GMT","hasFullContent":false,"language":"en","region":"us"},{"title":"Bill Gates says Epstein sought to blackmail him over extramarital affairs","description":"Transcript of congressional testimony shows Microsoft founder spoke of ‘veiled’ threats made by late sex offender\nThe Microsoft founder Bill Gates told US members of Congress that the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein had sought to “blackmail” him over his extramarital affairs, according to a transcript of the testimony.\nThe tech pioneer testified behind closed doors before the House oversight committee on 10 June regarding his friendship with Epstein, who died in prison in 2019 as he awaited trial for sex crimes.\n Continue reading...","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/24/bill-gates-epstein-transcript","imageUrl":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3b4d4a1ba61f900990edfa513962c35279394e87/1056_8_5229_4184/master/5229.jpg?quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=5122267449fb9f0e5d8ff865dd6d5325&w=2000","domain":"Guardian World","pubDate":"Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:26:21 GMT","hasFullContent":false,"language":"en","region":"us"},{"title":"Yosemite visitor dies after being swept over nearly 600ft waterfall","description":"Josue Baires Alfaro, 22, identified as victim in Nevada Fall incident that nearly claimed life of woman who tried to help\nA 22-year-old visitor to Yosemite national park in California died after he was swept over a 594ft-high waterfall on Saturday, officials confirmed this week.\nA fellow parkgoer, Freesia Gaul, was capturing a photo when she noticed the man, reportedly identified by local authorities as Josue Baires Alfaro, in the Merced River.\n Continue reading...","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/24/yosemite-visitor-dies-nevada-fall","imageUrl":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3b6424c806e7f8318662555351460409d6b3ad62/33_0_3263_2610/master/3263.jpg?quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=58a0545b0763ac5ba596ded1157ae653&w=2000","domain":"Guardian World","pubDate":"Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:04:05 GMT","hasFullContent":false,"language":"en","region":"us"},{"title":"Man who died in suspected murder at Peak District stone circle named by police","description":"A 41-year-old man has been arrested after Isaac Clare-Watts, 26, found at Nine Ladies monument on Monday \nA 26-year-old man who died in a suspected murder during a summer solstice event at a Bronze Age stone circle has been named by police.\nIsaac Clare-Watts, from Nottingham, was found at the Nine Ladies stone circle in Stanton Lees in the Peak District in Derbyshire at about 1.38pm on Monday.\n Continue reading...","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/24/man-died-peak-district-nine-ladies-stone-circle-isaac-clare-watts","imageUrl":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/7ea44ec4e60a501db0e32640709ad101e0a3df22/180_436_987_790/master/987.jpg?quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=05d94d9ba9250d5ebc34658e524b8483&w=2000","domain":"Guardian World","pubDate":"Wed, 24 Jun 2026 19:56:43 GMT","hasFullContent":false,"language":"en","region":"us"},{"title":"‘Horrific’ maternity care failings at Nottingham NHS trust prompt calls for public inquiry","description":"Report uncovers biggest childbirth scandal in NHS history in which 520 mothers and babies suffered ‘potentially avoidable’ harm or died\nHorrific failings led to 520 mothers and babies in Nottingham suffering harm or dying, sparking calls for a public inquiry into maternity care across England.\nIn all, 444 women and 76 newborn babies suffered “potentially avoidable” outcomes, a damning three-year long review of the biggest childbirth scandal in NHS history concluded.\nA “bullying and toxic culture” persisted at NUH over many years and impeded moves to improve care.\nMaternity service managers and the trust’s senior leaders were repeatedly warned about a host of serious problems in the maternity units at both hospitals but did not take effective action.\nMaternity staff displayed “a culture of not admitting women who were seeking admission in labour”, despite the risks this posed to them and their babies.\nBoth maternity units were consistently seriously short-staffed and could not cope with the number of births and complexity of cases they had to handle.\nOne baby girl who died early in gestation was “inadvertently disposed of as clinical waste by laboratory staff after her postmortem examination”, compounding her parents’ distress.\n Continue reading...","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jun/24/horrific-maternity-care-failings-at-nottingham-nhs-trust-prompt-calls-for-public-inquiry","imageUrl":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/4a04df1a299a77c10feed5232527056086f65405/500_0_5000_4000/master/5000.jpg?quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=46acd7fd4cfe7cf2266f7eeca4ffc6ba&w=2000","domain":"Guardian World","pubDate":"Wed, 24 Jun 2026 19:18:14 GMT","hasFullContent":false,"language":"en","region":"us"},{"title":"Shabana Mahmood’s immigration and asylum bill to go before MPs next week","description":"Refugee charities fear controversial changes, including on forced removals and age checks, are being rushed through\nShabana Mahmood’s controversial plans to increase the forced removal of people refused asylum, introduce stringent age checks for people claiming to be children and limit applications under human rights laws are 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Andy Burnham’s team, widely expected to be in No 10 within weeks, is understood to be aware of the bill and its contents.\n Continue reading...","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/24/shabana-mahmood-immigration-and-asylum-bill-to-go-before-mps-next-week","imageUrl":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/dbcfd5bd0604bd2aad53396d305141d4af983ea8/0_104_6620_5296/master/6620.jpg?quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=ba6242e76b47f0c012a619a44a7b595d&w=2000","domain":"Guardian World","pubDate":"Wed, 24 Jun 2026 18:50:52 GMT","hasFullContent":false,"language":"en","region":"us"}],"totalResults":64,"page":1,"totalPages":4}