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BMW warns on profits as it counts cost of plan for 8,000 job cuts
EconomyBMW warns on profits as it counts cost of plan for 8,000 job cuts

German carmaker slashes profit margin to between -0.5% and 0.5% this year in face of competition from China

Lisa O’Carroll
Two Australians confirmed dead in Spain’s high-speed train crash
WorldTwo Australians confirmed dead in Spain’s high-speed train crash

Legal body handling identification says three latest victims include two Australians and a Japanese citizen

Agence France-Presse
Trump’s troubles with Iran could open the door to China
WorldTrump’s troubles with Iran could open the door to China

Beijing launches diplomatic salvo to woo Gulf leaders and bolster its influence in the region

Amy Hawkins Senior China correspondent
Brazil publishes first global ‘roadmap’ for phasing out fossil fuels
ClimateBrazil publishes first global ‘roadmap’ for phasing out fossil fuels

Cop30 host sets out steps to break link with coal, oil and gas as it aims to move focus from negotiating to implementing

Fiona Harvey Environment editor
Denmark pushes for EU ban on ‘turbo chickens’ as secret footage causes outrage
WorldDenmark pushes for EU ban on ‘turbo chickens’ as secret footage causes outrage

Minister says government will work towards banning fast-growing breed across country and throughout EU

Miranda Bryant Nordic correspondent
Peacock found in couple’s Brisbane bathroom leads to creative bid to reunite bird with tattoo artist
ClimatePeacock found in couple’s Brisbane bathroom leads to creative bid to reunite bird with tattoo artist

Geoff and Delwyn Ballantyne went out for an evening coffee. When they returned they found Hex admiring himself in the mirror

Tracey Ferrier
Fossilised red blood cells found in 115m-year-old dinosaur’s bone, say scientists
ScienceFossilised red blood cells found in 115m-year-old dinosaur’s bone, say scientists

Chemical tests on Aratasaurus bone identify presence of heme, the organic compound that allows haemoglobin in blood to carry oxygen around body

Ian Sample Science editor
UK was ‘vehement’ slavery reparations should not be on Commonwealth summit agenda
WorldUK was ‘vehement’ slavery reparations should not be on Commonwealth summit agenda

British prime minister has now agreed to structured dialogue on reparatory justice but issue remains off formal Chogm agenda

Natricia Duncan in St John's, Antigua
AI is stealing Indigenous Australian art and churning out ‘Temu slop’, artist says
CultureAI is stealing Indigenous Australian art and churning out ‘Temu slop’, artist says

Chair of National Gallery’s First Nations advisory group says the technology is undermining artists’ agency and the authenticity of their work

Tory Shepherd
From St. Petersburg to Kinshasa: Congolese Restaurant Sport on the Way to WFRS
SportsFrom St. Petersburg to Kinshasa: Congolese Restaurant Sport on the Way to WFRS

When the tastes of our land tell our story, cooking becomes more than just a profession: it becomes identity, heritage, and a true tool of cultural influence.

Binance resumes customer withdrawals after record $6.3bn hack
EconomyBinance resumes customer withdrawals after record $6.3bn hack

Cryptocurrency exchange says 90% of losses covered as FBI blames North Korean state-sponsored group TraderTraitor

Guardian staff and agencies
Jacinda Ardern in Sydney Opera House talk advises politicians to ‘rebuild trust by building financial security’
WorldJacinda Ardern in Sydney Opera House talk advises politicians to ‘rebuild trust by building financial security’

Former New Zealand prime minister has moved to Australia and is lecturing at University of Sydney – and from stage of city’s famous landmark

Kat Wong
‘Deepest possible partnership’: Canada and EU announce new alliance
World‘Deepest possible partnership’: Canada and EU announce new alliance

Alliance for the Future, unveiled at Montreal summit and open to other countries, conceived for world ‘shaken by new storms’

Leyland Cecco in Toronto
How crypto hacking funds isolated North Korea’s nuclear programme
WorldHow crypto hacking funds isolated North Korea’s nuclear programme

Cryptocurrency theft is estimated to generate half of the country’s foreign currency income

Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor
‘Amateur morons’: Flávio Bolsonaro’s short-lived ‘president-elect’ claim met with mockery
World‘Amateur morons’: Flávio Bolsonaro’s short-lived ‘president-elect’ claim met with mockery

Brazilian media ridicule defeated candidate over ‘shameful’ absconsion to US and bizarre letter with wrong coat of arms

Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro
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