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EU backs away from offer to Canada to start ‘associate member’ talks
WorldEU backs away from offer to Canada to start ‘associate member’ talks

Watered-down version of statement to be issued at end of Montreal summit instead offers ‘ever closer association’

Lisa O’Carroll in Brussels and Leyland Cecco in Toronto
Egypt fines prominent editor Lina Attalah and shuts independent news outlet Mada Masr
WorldEgypt fines prominent editor Lina Attalah and shuts independent news outlet Mada Masr

Warnings of escalating clampdown on press freedom come after Cairo court convicts Attalah of managing an unlicensed website

Peter Beaumont
Australia must recruit hundreds more to crew Aukus submarines, retired admiral warns
WorldAustralia must recruit hundreds more to crew Aukus submarines, retired admiral warns

As USS Colorado showcases the program in Perth, Peter Briggs says personnel is just one of the ‘huge issues’ it faces

Narelle Towie in Perth
Flávio Bolsonaro on flight to Miami after fleeing Brazil amid election defeat
WorldFlávio Bolsonaro on flight to Miami after fleeing Brazil amid election defeat

Far-right senator and family expected to land in US after crossing into Argentina and then flying out of Ecuador

Tiago Rogero in Brasília
Africa’s ‘unprecedented’ Ebola outbreak could reach UK, says top health official
WorldAfrica’s ‘unprecedented’ Ebola outbreak could reach UK, says top health official

Jean Kaseya, of the Africa CDC, warns of the illness spreading like Covid unless more funding is secured to increase preparedness and possible treatment

Sarah Johnson
Spain train crash: at least 10 feared dead after collision in Toledo province
WorldSpain train crash: at least 10 feared dead after collision in Toledo province

High-speed train reportedly runs into back of another service, knocking two carriages off track

Sam Jones in Madrid
Gulliver fans celebrate three centuries of Jonathan Swift’s classic satire
CultureGulliver fans celebrate three centuries of Jonathan Swift’s classic satire

Events in Ireland explore origins of Gulliver’s Travels, the Dublin clergyman’s book that became an instant hit in 1726

Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent
King Charles to discuss legacy of slavery with Commonwealth leaders at summit
WorldKing Charles to discuss legacy of slavery with Commonwealth leaders at summit

Royal tour of Caribbean comes as Commonwealth nations renew calls for Britain to engage in reparation talks

Natricia Duncan Caribbean correspondent
Olivia Chow elected as Toronto mayor for second term in victory for progressives
WorldOlivia Chow elected as Toronto mayor for second term in victory for progressives

Tightly fought election saw record turnout as incumbent mayor ran against her Conservative rival Brad Bradford

Leyland Cecco in Toronto
Slovenia mourns loss of glacier on its highest peak after scorching summer
ClimateSlovenia mourns loss of glacier on its highest peak after scorching summer

Extreme heat accelerated disappearance of Triglav glacier from mountain revered as a symbol of Slovenian identity

Ajit Niranjan Europe environment correspondent
Flávio Bolsonaro rumoured to have fled Brazil after presidential election loss
WorldFlávio Bolsonaro rumoured to have fled Brazil after presidential election loss

Authorities demanded he hand over his passport after loss to Lula but far-right senator remains unaccounted for

Tiago Rogero in Brasília
UK officials discussing free movement with EU ahead of summit, says Reynolds
PoliticsUK officials discussing free movement with EU ahead of summit, says Reynolds

Business secretary says focus for November summit will be trade and youth mobility, but talks will also include ‘future options for relationship’

Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor
ABC to demand rightwing One Nation party stop using Bluey in ‘shocking and disrespectful’ cartoon
CultureABC to demand rightwing One Nation party stop using Bluey in ‘shocking and disrespectful’ cartoon

Head of Australia’s national broadcaster says depiction of globally beloved character ramming politicians with a car breaches intellectual property

Amanda Meade Media correspondent
‘It’s the smell of freedom’: Belgrade cleans up after Student List triumph
World‘It’s the smell of freedom’: Belgrade cleans up after Student List triumph

Binbag-wielding volunteers clear encampment used by thugs to intimidate opponents of deposed government

Guy de Launey in Belgrade
Chinese markets lose trillions as race for AI supremacy with US takes its toll
WorldChinese markets lose trillions as race for AI supremacy with US takes its toll

Lack of profits and the threat posed by western countries are raising concern about the sustainability of Beijing’s AI boom

Amy Hawkins in Beijing
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