Hegseth warns Cuba against acquiring weapons in visit to Guantánamo Bay 10. June 2026 (18:38) US defense secretary continues ramp-up of pressure against country including sanctions and devastating oil blockadePete Hegseth has warned Cuba against acquiring weapons that could threaten the United States, during a visit to the US military base at Guantánamo Bay.Washington has ramped up pressure against Cuba with sanctions and a devastating oil blockade, and Donald Trump has repeatedly signaled that the Cuban government could be the next after Venezuela to fall to US pressure. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Four days of extreme rain in Indonesia killed 7% of world’s rarest great apes, study finds 10. June 2026 (18:18) Critically endangered Tapanuli orangutan population falls after heavy rain and landslides, fuelled by climate crisis, in North SumatraExtreme rainfall and landslides fuelled by the climate crisis killed 7% of the remaining population of the world’s rarest great ape, a study has found, prompting fears for the species’ survival.The research suggests 58 out of the remaining 800 critically endangered Tapanuli orangutans (Pongo tapanuliensis) were killed after more than 1,000mm (39in) of rain fell over four days in Indonesia’s North Sumatra province in November 2025. This equates to 11% of the local population and 7% of the entire species. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
UFC champion says he has been banned from White House fight over criticisms of Trump 10. June 2026 (17:37) Sean Strickland claims he was not cleared to attend the UFC event because he ‘made fun of Israel and Epstein’The only current US UFC champion says he has been barred from Sunday’s fight card on the south lawn of the White House because he dared to criticize Donald Trump, Israel and Jeffrey Epstein.On Tuesday night, middleweight champion Sean Strickland wrote on X that he had been informed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that he had not been cleared to attend the event by the White House. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Toby Carvery to pay for orchard planting after causing outrage by felling 500-year-old oak 10. June 2026 (17:30) Restaurant chain took chainsaw to ancient oak tree in Enfield without permissionThe UK restaurant chain Toby Carvery has settled a legal dispute over taking a chainsaw to an ancient oak tree without permission, by agreeing to pay to restore a lost orchard.The unauthorised partial felling of the 500-year-old oak next to a Toby Carvery car park in Whitewebbs Park, Enfield, north London, in April last year, prompted widespread public outrage and questions in parliament. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trial underway for ex-NYC comptroller Brad Lander after immigration court arrest 10. June 2026 (17:01) Brad Lander and 10 other elected officials were arrested by federal agents at ICE facility last SeptemberThe trial against Brad Lander, a New York City Democrat, stemming from his arrest during an attempt to inspect rooms holding detained immigrants started on Wednesday in a Manhattan federal courtLander was ticketed on a violation for allegedly blocking an elevator bank on the 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza, the location of major immigration court located in Manhattan. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
One Nation’s ‘incredibly sloppy’ financial reports reveal more than $1m in missing or worthless assets 10. June 2026 (17:00) Exclusive: Financial returns, obtained by the Guardian, are ‘very poor and unprofessional’ and call into question party’s fitness to govern, expert says• Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPauline Hanson’s One Nation party reported more than $1m in missing and worthless assets in more than six years of filed financial reports, Guardian Australia can reveal.The financial returns lodged by One Nation with the Office of Fair Trading in Queensland from 2016 to 2022 have been criticised by a leading expert in financial accounting as “sloppy and unprofessional”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Breast cancer and endometriosis drug Zoladex is being pulled from Australia. How will women be affected? 10. June 2026 (17:00) The vital medicine, made by AstraZeneca, will not be available from November, possibly leaving thousands of women without treatmentGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThousands of women could be left without vital breast cancer and endometriosis medicine when AstraZeneca removes its treatment from the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) and the private market, experts warn.Zoladex will no longer be available in Australia from November, as the ABC first reported, but some existing patients will still be able to access it for an additional six months. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Labor scraps plan to make spy agency’s 9/11-era questioning powers permanent 10. June 2026 (17:00) But Australian government will expand offences covered by rules to include promotion of communal violence and attacks on defence systemGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLabor has quietly backed down on moves to make spy agency Asio’s powers for compulsory questioning permanent, but will expand offences covered by the rules to include promotion of communal violence and attacks on Australia’s defence system.The laws were introduced in the wake of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks in the US and give intelligence operatives powers to issue a questioning warrant requiring a person as young as 14 to give information or produce items that may assist in a serious investigation. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Video shows family’s car slowing before Israeli troops shot dead Palestinian baby 10. June 2026 (16:05) Footage appears to contradict Israeli military’s account of killing of seven-month-old Sam Abu Haikal in West BankFootage has emerged that appears to contradict the Israeli military’s account of the shooting that killed seven-month-old Sam Abu Haikal in his mother’s arms, showing the family’s car slowing near a military post before soldiers opened fire.On Friday, the killing of the infant by Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank caused outrage, after soldiers opened fire on the family’s vehicle despite it having complied with an order to stop. Sam was killed and his mother, Daniyah Abu Haikal, and father, Fahed Abu Haikal, were both injured. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
WH Smith raises £100m as it warns on profits due to Iran war 10. June 2026 (15:57) Retailer plans to shut unprofitable stores as falling US airport traffic due to Middle East conflict hits trading Business live – latest updatesWH Smith has issued a profit warning after shopper numbers at its stores in US airports fell as a result of the war in the Middle East, prompting the company to raise fresh capital from investors.The retailer, which operates 1,200 outlets globally in airports, railway stations and hospitals, raised £102m through a share sale on Wednesday to strengthen its balance sheet, pay down debt, invest in technology and shut down unprofitable stores after “a downturn in trading conditions”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
