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France imposed limited local curfews and ordered a review of security planning on Monday as fallout from a weekend of nationwide protests reached the Louvre, which closed after student protesters blocked its entrances. Arrests from the unrest reached at least 2,400, according to the Associated Press, as the government moved to contain the largest mobilisation since the school protests began last month.
A mass funeral was held in Gaza City on Sunday for 75 Palestinians whose remains were recently recovered from beneath the rubble of destroyed homes, the Gaza Ministry of Health has announced.
Two separate but simultaneous crises unfolded on Saturday as masked Israeli settlers attacked European diplomats in the occupied West Bank, assaulting a French mayor and damaging vehicles, while Iran's navy reported oil tanker fires in the Sea of Oman and the Strait of Hormuz.
Violent protests that began in France and Spain over housing and living costs have spilled into Italy and Portugal, with masked rioters clashing with police in Milan and a tent encampment springing up in Lisbon. In France, President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday said at least 2,400 people had been arrested nationwide and denounced ‘unrestrained violence’ by far-left groups after city halls were set ablaze and hundreds of shops looted.
President Donald Trump has formally waived the sweeping sanctions and tariffs mandated by the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, signing an executive order that took effect as the law's October 18 deadline passed without triggering new penalties on Russian energy buyers. The president simultaneously escalated a feud with Kyiv, claiming Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky 'doesn't want to end this war,' while Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended the move as a temporary pause to examine the situation.
The Reserve Bank of Australia is wrestling with a difficult choice as oil prices show no sign of falling and inflation remains above target. With the war in the Middle East broadening, the bank’s internal forecasts assume oil $20 a barrel lower than current levels, and raising interest rates further, which could push up unemployment, is again on the table.
Champion jockey Zac Purton has defended his ride on beaten Everest favourite Ka Ying Rising, saying he would not ride the horse any differently after angry punters turned on him online and the Hong Kong hero, the shortest-priced favourite in the race's history, finished second to Tempted at Randwick on Saturday.
A documentary titled Gaza Family Reunion depicts the journey of Captain Moumen’s family as they travel from the Nuseirat refugee camp north to reunite with him after a ceasefire announcement.
St Kilda is moving to sign delisted free agent Jake Stringer, with a medical scheduled for Monday. The 32-year-old goalkicker kicked 48 goals in 2026 but was delisted by the GWS Giants as the club looked toward its next generation. Stringer, who played in the Western Bulldogs' 2016 premiership, would join former top-10 draft pick Jack Macrae at the Saints if signed.
Sudan's three-and-a-half-year civil war has pushed people living with diabetes, hypertension and heart disease into impossible choices between medicine and food, with the collapse of the Sudanese pound and the destruction of the pharmaceutical sector driving life-saving treatment beyond the reach of many patients, Al Jazeera reports.
New details have emerged in the stabbing of a 79-year-old woman at Sydney's Westpoint Shopping Centre. A 93-year-old man was arrested after police were called on Sunday morning, while the woman remains in a critical condition. In a separate incident on Saturday, a 14-year-old boy was stabbed at Manchester's Arndale Centre in what police described as an isolated attack.
The Police Association of Tasmania has called for an end to the campaign backing Sue Neill-Fraser's innocence, framing it as a sustained attempt to rewrite the findings of the courts. The statement, released just hours after Neill-Fraser's first television interview aired, marks a significant pushback from authorities as the convicted murderer vows to assemble a new legal team to overturn her conviction.
A police officer has been hospitalised after being shot in the foot while on duty in Nottingham city centre on Sunday. The officer approached two suspects on Angel Row shortly before 4.50am when he was struck. Nottinghamshire Police said a firearm was recovered at the scene, but the two suspects, a man and a woman, fled and remain at large.
Taylor Swift’s Dior gown was hailed as one of the night’s strongest looks, while Kim Kardashian’s vintage Balenciaga drew criticism for not matching her style, according to a fashion review of the 2026 Academy Museum Gala by Business Insider. The event, often called the Met Gala of the West Coast, also featured a strong Australian contingent with Jacob Elordi, Kylie Minogue and emerging star Joseph Zada in attendance.
Scott Boland justified his shock selection over Nathan Lyon by claiming both wickets to fall as rain forced an early end to the opening day of the second Test in Gqeberha, with South Africa 2-20 after 12.2 overs. Further inclement weather now threatens the start of day two, with play in the opening session looking unlikely.
The documentary 'Tina Arena: Unravel Me,' an intimate look at the Italian-Australian pop star's 50-year career, premieres tonight on Seven and 7Plus at 7pm. In a four-star review, critic Lenny Ann Low calls it 'beautifully made' and 'encyclopaedic in its scope,' featuring Arena in two guises, 'icon' and 'woman', as she tells her story with honesty and humour.
Racing Victoria stewards have released their report into the death of Ohope Wins in Saturday's Caulfield Cup, finding mid-race interference caused the fall that killed the Chris Waller-trained mare while clearing the three jockeys at the centre of the inquiry of any blame.
Kyiv launched more than 1,000 drones at St Petersburg and other targets in Russia in one of its largest aerial assaults, killing at least one person and setting oil terminals and a tech hub ablaze, as the Trump-declared 'energy ceasefire' deteriorated. The attack hit the St Petersburg Oil Terminal, the Ruchyi oil depot, an Ozon logistics centre and a VK data centre, and comes as President Volodymyr Zelensky accuses Moscow of 76 strikes on Ukraine's energy grid since the ceasefire was announced.
British police have decided not to pursue a criminal investigation into a social media post by Sarah Helm, the wife of Prime Minister Andy Burnham's national security adviser, that appeared to endorse Palestine Action, a group proscribed as a terrorist organisation in the UK. The Metropolitan Police said on Saturday that the post 'did not meet the criminal threshold' and that no further action would be taken, reversing an earlier statement that the post was being assessed.
Daniel Dubois retained his WBO heavyweight belt with a devastating second-round stoppage of fellow British boxer Fabio Wardley in their world title rematch at the O2 Arena in London on Saturday in a one-sided demolition.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit India next week but will not travel to the capital New Delhi, instead holding talks with Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in Mumbai and visiting an oil refinery in Jamnagar, an itinerary that has sparked a political storm in India over protocol and strained relations.
Two Greenpeace activists have been taken into police custody after occupying a Woodside gas platform about 200 kilometres off Western Australia's coast, disrupting operations at the company's Scarborough natural gas project and drawing a response from the Australian Border Force and federal and state agencies.
Juan Francisco Solorzano Foppa, a former prosecutor and anti-corruption lawyer who pursued powerful business and political figures in Guatemala, was shot dead on Saturday at a sports complex in Guatemala City. A second man, Gustavo Adolfo Aguilar Gamarro, also died in the attack. Police have arrested two suspects and seized a firearm and a motorcycle.
The fire that killed four Canadian soldiers and injured dozens at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright on Saturday moved with extraordinary speed, engulfing a training area in less than a minute, according to military officials. Major General Wade Rutland, commander of the 1st Canadian Division, said the fire travelled a kilometre in 30 to 60 seconds after a wind shift. Officials have ruled out terrorism and are investigating the cause, which may have involved a gas main struck during a live firing exercise, though this remains unconfirmed.
Three years after Rugby Australia's decision to sack coach Dave Rennie, the Wallabies have cycled through three coaches and delivered mixed results that make it difficult to argue the team has improved, particularly against the All Blacks.
President Donald Trump fired his newly appointed press secretary Katie Zacharia on Friday after just five days in the role, according to a New York Times column by Maureen Dowd. The column, reprinted in Australian outlets, reports that Trump told Zacharia "Honestly, if I were you, I'd reconsider" before giving her the boot, capping a brief and turbulent tenure marked by a disastrous debut news conference and internal White House infighting.
The Mountain Safety Council has warned climbers and skiers not to let clear spring weather breed complacency after a man died in an avalanche on Mount Dixon in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park on Sunday. Emergency services recovered the man's body from the east face around 10am, and the death has been referred to the coroner.
The European Union has condemned Israeli settler attacks on EU diplomats and Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, calling for accountability and an end to settlement expansion, as a surge in violence during the olive harvest season draws international concern. The condemnation follows weekend attacks in which masked Israeli settlers assaulted a French mayor and targeted diplomats from France, Belgium and Poland, while US Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged Israel to take stronger action after an American photojournalist was beaten.
Fighting among youths forced the Kelmscott Agricultural Show into lockdown and an early closure on Saturday evening, with police called after dozens of juveniles tried to enter the venue. The 100-year-old family event was padlocked shut at about 5pm as security staff ejected disruptive individuals.
Unemployed university graduates in Tunisia have marched roughly 300km from the central town of Menzel Bouzaiane to the capital Tunis in a "Dignity March" demanding jobs and the implementation of legislation intended to provide a clear path to public-sector employment, as the country’s economic crisis deepens.
A Norwegian teenager has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for travelling to Britain to carry out an assassination on behalf of a Swedish organised crime group linked to Iran. Johannes Kongsnes Natland, 19, was convicted of conspiracy to murder after agreeing to kill an unknown target for roughly AUD$40,000.
A deadly fire at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta has left local healthcare facilities completely overwhelmed, with patients being transported to hospitals across Edmonton, according to an emergency department physician at the Royal Alexandra Hospital. Dr. Warren Thirsk described the situation as a 'disaster' and 'a one in every 15- to 25-year event,' telling CBC News that the number of patients would overwhelm the city of Edmonton. Defence Minister David McGuinty confirmed fatalities and injuries but did not provide casualty figures or a cause, calling the situation 'very, very active and delicate.' The fire also forced the early closure of two advance voting locations ahead of Monday's referendum on Alberta independence.
Argentina has escalated its campaign for the Falkland Islands, moving beyond diplomatic rhetoric to what local politicians describe as an 'unprecedented economic war'. President Javier Milei's government has criminalised foreign involvement in the islands' emerging oil industry and put its lucrative fisheries on notice, prompting the UK to draft new protective legislation. The 3,600 residents, whose economy has transformed into one of the world's wealthiest per capita, now confront their most serious challenge since the 1982 conflict.
A pregnant Indigenous woman was shackled to a hospital bed in Queensland while in labour last weekend, advocacy group Sisters Inside has reported. The birth came just days before federal Labor and the Coalition joined to block a bill that would have banned the practice, which critics describe as barbaric and incompatible with international human rights standards.
A female teacher in Bend, Oregon, tackled a 16-year-old gunman who entered her classroom and tried to wrestle the weapon from him, police have said, before the suspect was shot dead by a father of two students who ran into the school. The attack at Silver Rail Elementary School on Thursday left three children and a teacher dead, with two others injured.
At least four people are dead and multiple others injured after a major fire swept through Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta on Saturday, according to multiple reports. The blaze spread quickly due to high winds, and nearby hospitals were overwhelmed by the casualties.
The Sydney Marathon has set aside 100 guaranteed entry spots for the 2027 race for runners who have completed at least 10 prior Sydney Marathons, responding to dismay from the race's long-standing Bridge Club after some missed out in last year's general ballot. The 2027 race will be held on Sunday, August 29.
A personal experience in an Australian hospital reveals how reliant the healthcare system is on migrant labour, and exposes the disconnect between political rhetoric on immigration and the reality on the ground, according to an opinion piece published across multiple Fairfax outlets.
Star flanker Fraser McReight says the Wallabies will embark on the spring tour bruised but still armed with belief, despite a one-sided Bledisloe Cup campaign in which the All Blacks thumped Australia by a combined 93-40 across two matches.
Mitchell Kerfoot, 26, avoided full-time imprisonment on Friday when Judge Robert Newlinds SC sentenced him to a two-year intensive corrections order for burning down his ex-partner's home in Grafton in 2024, killing several cats trapped inside.
US Coast Guard and Navy crews were continuing their search on Saturday for 11 people missing after a boat capsized off Mexico's Baja California coast, while confirming that several of the 16 survivors have been treated for suspected shark bites.
A revolt against the Albanese government's decision to cut $2 million a year in funding for Ask Izzy, a free online directory helping Australians find food, housing and emergency assistance, has escalated dramatically, with almost 200 charities and community organisations now demanding a reversal and more than 2000 citizens contacting politicians.
China and North Korea opened the long-delayed New Yalu River Bridge on 15 October, a four-lane crossing between Dandong and Sinuiju that analysts say has the potential to dramatically increase cargo loads and strengthens Beijing's position as North Korea's economic lifeline.
A tanker was temporarily disabled after a small boat attached two explosive devices to its hull in the Strait of Hormuz, the UK Maritime Trade Operations reported, as Iran's Revolutionary Guard reported incidents involving tankers and oil prices climbed to $117 a barrel. The attack appeared to mark the first reported successful use of limpet mines against a vessel since the US-Iran war began, and came as Qatari mediators returned to Tehran to continue efforts to broker an agreement.
Timor-Leste President José Ramos-Horta has declared that his country will sign the first agreements for the long-stalled Greater Sunrise gas project early next year, as the South-East Asian nation pushes ahead with a hugely ambitious and contentious development to pipe gas to its south coast for a multi-billion-dollar LNG plant.
Sam Pang, fresh from winning the Gold Logie in August, is preparing for the third season of his variety show Sam Pang Tonight. In a new interview, the comedian describes the experience of winning Australian television's top prize as surreal, and reflects on his journey as a Chinese-Australian entering an industry he loved as a child.
Selma Blair’s representatives have claimed the actor experienced a medical emergency during a Delta flight earlier this month and did not intend to harm anyone, following her arrest on allegations of physical abuse toward cabin crew and others.
A man in his 30s was shot and killed on the northbound E train platform of the 53rd Street-7th Avenue subway station in Manhattan on Saturday afternoon, and the New York Police Department is searching for a suspect in the homicide.