Taliban accuses Pakistan of killing 10 – including nine children – in strikes on Afghanistan 25. November 2025 (06:19) The strikes come a day after a suicide attack on a security compound in Pakistan’s Peshawar cityPakistan strikes on neighbouring Afghanistan have killed 10 people – among them nine children – a Taliban government spokesperson has said, a day after a suicide attack on a security compound in Pakistan’s Peshawar city.“The Pakistani invading forces bombed the house of a local civilian resident ... As a result, nine children (five boys and four girls) and one woman were martyred” in Khost province, Zabihullah Mujahid said on X. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Criminal charges against Australian debt collection company Panthera Finance dismissed 25. November 2025 (05:43) Consumer Affairs Victoria ordered to pay costs after firm successfully argues it is not technically engaged in debt collection owed to another personFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCriminal charges against one of Australia’s biggest debt collection firms have been dismissed after the company successfully argued it was not technically engaged in debt collection.In a committal hearing at the Melbourne magistrates court on Tuesday, magistrate Michelle Hodgson dismissed the charges against Panthera Finance and ordered that Consumer Affairs Victoria pay costs. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Cowboys’ Marshawn Kneeland died after police believed he was driving stolen car 25. November 2025 (05:38) Defensive end died this month at age of 24Player’s car reached speeds of more than 145 mphBody and dash cam footage from law enforcement officials have charted the events leading up to the death of Dallas Cowboys player Marshawn Kneeland earlier this month.The 24-year-old was found dead in the early morning hours of 6 November hours after being pursued by officers who had attempted a traffic stop in suburban Dallas. Police say Kneeland took his own life.In the US, you can call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 988, chat on 988lifeline.org, or text HOME to 741741 to connect with a crisis counselor. In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans.ie. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Bevan Shields steps down as Sydney Morning Herald editor, chief reporter Jordan Baker named as replacement 25. November 2025 (05:34) Shields told SMH staff in an email that working in the role had been the honour of his lifeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe editor of the Sydney Morning Herald, Bevan Shields, has resigned after four years and will be replaced in the role at Nine’s Sydney masthead by Jordan Baker, the chief reporter.Shields told staff in an email the job had been the “honour of my life” and he would return as a senior writer after a break. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Macquarie Dictionary announces ‘AI slop’ as its word of the year, beating out Ozempic face 25. November 2025 (05:17) Term was up against a shortlist including blind box, ate (and left no crumbs) and Roman EmpireFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAI slop is here, it’s ubiquitous, it’s being used by the US president, Donald Trump, and now, it’s the word of the year.The Macquarie Dictionary dubbed the term the epitome of 2025 linguistics, with a committee of word experts saying the outcome embodies the word of the year’s general theme of reflecting “a major aspect of society or societal change throughout the year”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Boy, 15, to remain behind bars over Christmas after allegedly murdering fellow teenager in Sydney 25. November 2025 (04:56) Victim, 17, died from stab wounds to his thigh after being attacked in Rouse Hill on Monday evening, NSW police sayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA 15-year-old boy accused of stabbing a teenager to death near a Sydney high school will spend Christmas behind bars.The victim, a boy aged 17, died from stab wounds to his thigh after a confrontation at a park in Sydney’s north-west at about 4.20pm on Monday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Canada: ‘Inconvenient Indian’ author Thomas King says he is not Indigenous 25. November 2025 (04:00) King has announced a genealogist working with the Tribal Alliance Against Frauds found no evidence of Cherokee ancestry in his family lineageA prominent Canadian-American author, who has long claimed Indigenous ancestry and whose work exposed “the hard truths of the injustices of the Indigenous peoples of North America”, has learned from a genealogist that he has no Cherokee ancestry.In an essay titled “A most inconvenient Indian” published on Monday for Canada’s Globe and Mail, Thomas King said he had learned of rumours circulating in recent years within both the arts and Indigenous communities that questioned his Cherokee heritage. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
How Nigel Farage’s ‘right-hand man’ in Europe was unmasked as a traitor – podcast 25. November 2025 (04:00) Nathan Gill was an MEP for the Brexit party and Ukip, and later became Reform UK’s leader in Wales. Now he has been jailed for 10 years for taking bribes to make pro-Russia statements. Luke Harding reportsNathan Gill was a Mormon bishop who went on to represent Wales in the European parliament – first for Ukip, Nigel Farage’s original party, then for the Brexit party. Most recently he led Reform UK in Wales. He wasn’t the most flashy orator – some would say his delivery was wooden – but the content of his speeches could be surprising, including criticising the Ukrainian government, for, among other things, closing down TV channels. Now those speeches have landed Gill a 10-and-a-half-year jail sentence.Luke Harding is a senior foreign correspondent at the Guardian and former Russia correspondent. He tells Helen Pidd how the case against Gill unfolded – and why it matters. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Majority of Latino voters disapprove of Trump, Pew study finds 25. November 2025 (03:33) Research shows 70% disapprove of job US president – who won backing of nearly half of Latino voters in 2024 – is doingA majority of Latinos disapprove of Donald Trump and his economic and immigration policies, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center.After receiving support from nearly half of Latino voters in the 2024 election, Trump had lost the backing of a majority surveyed in October. Pew found that 70% of Latinos “disapprove of the way Trump is handling his job as president”, while 65% disapprove of his administration’s approach to immigration and 61% believe his economic policies have worsened economic conditions. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
China’s Xi Jinping raises future of Taiwan in call with Donald Trump 25. November 2025 (02:57) China claims Taiwan as part of its territory and Xi told Trump that its return was an ‘integral part of the post-war international order’Chinese leader Xi Jinping has told Donald Trump that Beijing’s claims to Taiwan remain unchanged, in a phone call that came amid rising tensions over the self-governing island.Xi told Trump on Monday that Taiwan’s return to China was an “integral part of the postwar international order” forged in the joint US-China fight against “fascism and militarism”, according to the Chinese foreign ministry. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
