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China rules out hosting Cop33 climate summit in 2028
ClimateChina rules out hosting Cop33 climate summit in 2028

Decision disappoints experts hoping for world’s biggest emitter to take global lead on climate crisis

Fiona Harvey in Antalya
Australian states could sue tobacco companies for billions in healthcare costs under proposal
EconomyAustralian states could sue tobacco companies for billions in healthcare costs under proposal

Exclusive: Former barrister who helped legally establish that secondhand smoke causes lung cancer argues states could seek up to $50bn in compensation

Melissa Davey Medical editor
Ex-member of radical Marxist group scales balcony, escapes house arrest in Argentina
WorldEx-member of radical Marxist group scales balcony, escapes house arrest in Argentina

74-year-old Leonardo Bertulazzi, awaiting extradition to Italy, reportedly used harness to flee custody

AFP
David Walliams cameo cut from Australian film after sexual harassment allegations
CultureDavid Walliams cameo cut from Australian film after sexual harassment allegations

Children’s author and comedian, who wrote the book on which the movie Fing! is based, will also be removed from the publicity tour

Achol Arok and Tara Conlan
Anthony Albanese fails to mention fossil fuels in Cop summit speech
ClimateAnthony Albanese fails to mention fossil fuels in Cop summit speech

Australian PM boasts of success in renewables but is criticised for not addressing the nation’s huge coal industry

Graham Readfearn in Antalya
David Jones to close half its stores triggering mass job losses under ‘urgent restructure’
EconomyDavid Jones to close half its stores triggering mass job losses under ‘urgent restructure’

Australia’s oldest department store collapsed into voluntary administration last week after years of steep losses

Jonathan Barrett Business editor
French police raid Ritz hotel in Mohamed Al Fayed sexual abuse investigation
WorldFrench police raid Ritz hotel in Mohamed Al Fayed sexual abuse investigation

Arrests made after three properties were searched in relation to inquiry into late businessman

David Batty
Britain willing to discuss paying into EU to join electricity market, says minister
PoliticsBritain willing to discuss paying into EU to join electricity market, says minister

Hamish Falconer says UK has ‘not accepted principle’ of linking electricity trade to ‘cohesion fund’ but two sides will discuss issue

Sally Weale and Kiran Stacey
Lewis Hamilton visits Egypt’s Rafah crossing and Gaza aid facilities
WorldLewis Hamilton visits Egypt’s Rafah crossing and Gaza aid facilities

Seven-time F1 world champion tours border area and logistics warehouses operated by Egyptian Red Crescent

Associated Press at the Rafah crossing
UK and Argentina clash over Falklands oil project as Hamburg tribunal starts
WorldUK and Argentina clash over Falklands oil project as Hamburg tribunal starts

Sea Lion project in the North Falkland basin threatens to deepen sovereignty dispute

Daniel Boffey in Hamburg
US and rest of world must follow China’s lead on green energy, says John Kerry
ClimateUS and rest of world must follow China’s lead on green energy, says John Kerry

Former US secretary of state says most nations are ‘stumbling along’ while Beijing has ‘hugely accelerated’

Fiona Harvey in Antalya and Rebecca Bailey
David Jones’s finances were reviewed and restructuring flagged months before it fell into administration
EconomyDavid Jones’s finances were reviewed and restructuring flagged months before it fell into administration

Department store group kept buying new products and fell months behind in payments to some brands despite discussions with administrators

Luca Ittimani
Viktor Orbán’s brother detained in people-smuggling investigation, Hungarian PM says
WorldViktor Orbán’s brother detained in people-smuggling investigation, Hungarian PM says

Arrest made by anti-corruption body set up to investigate alleged graft during former PM’s 16-year rule

Reuters
Author Jojo Moyes among UK travellers at risk of EU ban amid digital border system glitches
EconomyAuthor Jojo Moyes among UK travellers at risk of EU ban amid digital border system glitches

Errors in entry and exit records leave some Britons wrongly flagged as having overstayed post-Brexit 90-day limit

Anna Tims
EU manufacturers could give up on competing with China by 2030, warns commerce chief
EconomyEU manufacturers could give up on competing with China by 2030, warns commerce chief

Jens Eskelund says Europe may need to allow its companies to become part of Chinese firms’ supply chains

Lisa O’Carroll
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