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• Het Australia Palestine Advocacy Network stelt dat kritiek op Israël routinematig wordt misrepresenteerd als antisemitisme – en dat Palestijnse stemmen worden uitgesloten van het debat • Palestijnse stemmen worden uitgesloten van het debat over sociale cohesie, aldus de overkoepelende organisatie voor Palestijnen in Australië nadat zij geen toestemming kregen om te verschijnen voor de royal commission over antisemitisme en sociale cohesie. • Het Australia Palestine Advocacy Network (Apan) had gedetailleerde inzendingen gedaan over kwesties rond antisemitisme – inclusief de definitie daarvan – alsmede over racisme en sociale cohesie, maar kreeg te horen dat het geen "direct en substantieel" belang had bij de publieke hoorzittingen, die momenteel plaatsvinden in Sydney.

• Marat Ganiev wordt in plaats daarvan aangeklaagd voor poging tot belemmering van de rechtsgang naar aanleiding van de dood van een 19-jarige wiens lichaam werd gevonden in een stortplaats. • Volg onze liveblog voor het laatste nieuws uit Australië of meld u aan voor onze breaking news-e-mail, gratis app of dagelijkse nieuwspodcast. • Het Openbaar Ministerie heeft een aanklacht wegens doodslag ingetrokken tegen een man die ervan beschuldigd werd een 19-jarige vrouw te hebben gedood en haar lichaam in een koelkast te hebben verstopt.

De vermoedelijke drievoudige moordenaar Julian Ingram wordt beschuldigd van het doden van Sophie Quinn, haar nieuwe vriend en haar tante in Lake Cargelligo, ongeveer 450 km ten westen van Sydney.

• 1st Lt Kendrick Lamont Key Jr nam deel aan de grootste militaire oefening tussen de VS, Nato-bondgenoten en Afrikaanse landen • Een zoekteam heeft het lichaam geborgen van een Amerikaanse soldaat die tijdens een trainingsoefening in Cap Draa, Marokko, vermist raakte nabij een klif, aldus het Amerikaanse leger afgelopen zondag • Marokkaanse zoekers vonden de resten zaterdag in het water binnen een mijl (1,6 km) van de plek waar de soldaat op 2 mei vermist raakte, meldde het leger in een verklaring. Lees verder...

Vrouw teruggevonden na vulkaanuitbarsting op afgelegen eiland, terwijl operatie om twee vermiste Singaporezen te vinden doorgaat

Mother of Kumanjayi Little Baby, whose body was found after five-day search near Alice Springs, says ‘it’s going to be so hard to live the rest of our lives without you’• Warning: This article contains references to Indigenous Australians who have diedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice in the Northern Territory are searching for a man they suspect of murder after finding a body believed to be that of a five-year-old girl who went missing from Alice Springs on Saturday.The NT police commissioner, Martin Dole, told reporters the tragic discovery was made just before noon local time on Thursday. The girl’s family requested she be referred to as Kumanjayi Little Baby, in line with cultural protocols. Continue reading...

Campaigners saying public spaces protection orders also being used to criminalise wide range of everyday activitiesOne in five local councils have banned swearing under new “busybody” orders, up from one in 20 councils in 2022.A new report by the Campaign for Freedom in Everyday Life has found that public spaces protection orders (PSPOs) – originally intended to tackle serious anti-social behaviour – are being used by councils in England and Wales to criminalise a wide range of everyday activities, including standing in groups, shouting and picking up stones. Continue reading...

Extra social media checks brought in amid growing threat to politicians from extremistsThe security company that provides bodyguards for MPs has tightened its vetting processes after it sent a bodyguard with far-right links to protect a politician who was under threat from extremists.Mitie, which has a £31m contract for the work, is updating its CPO (Close Protection Operative) vetting processes to include regular social media checks. There will also be random checks on the social media activity of those already taken on. Continue reading...

Hisham Abugharbeih, 26, taken into custody after remains of Zamil Limon found, as search for Nahida Bristy continuesThe body of one of two Bangladeshi doctoral students missing from the University of South Florida (USF) was found on a bridge over Tampa Bay, and his roommate has been taken into custody, law enforcement authorities said Friday.Zamil Limon’s remains were found on the Howard Frankland Bridge on Friday morning, but Nahida Bristy is still missing, Hillsborough county sheriff’s office chief deputy Joseph Maurer said. Continue reading...

Mathieu Kassovitz, who is currently working on an AI-enabled film, also dismisses concerns over copyright His hit film was a masterpiece capturing the gritty truth of the Paris suburbs, but the director of La Haine is now sold on an AI-generated future for cinema.Mathieu Kassovitz has called the technology the “the last artistic tool we need” and dismissed concerns about AI stealing other artists’ intellectual property, telling the Guardian: “Fuck copyright”. Continue reading...

Not using capital punishment ‘really a requirement’ for Council of Europe’s parliamentary assembly, says presidentIsrael’s observer status at the Council of Europe’s parliamentary assembly could be suspended over the country’s new law mandating the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of some offences, the president of the body has said.Petra Bayr, an Austrian Social Democrat and president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (Pace), said not using the death penalty was “really a requirement” of having observer status at the pan-European human rights body, which has no connection to the EU. Continue reading...

The 21-year-old musician, born David Anthony Burke, is being held without bail, according to city authoritiesThe singer D4vd has been arrested on suspicion of murder, months after the decomposed body of a teenage girl was found in his Tesla, Los Angeles police said on Thursday.The 21-year-old musician, who was born David Anthony Burke, is being held without bail, according to city authorities. Continue reading...

Feuding parties and crumbling public services damaging public’s faith in Stormont, 28 years on from Good Friday agreementThe Good Friday agreement appeared over Northern Ireland like a sunburst – a miracle of political leadership that consigned the Troubles to history.Signed on 10 April 1998, it ushered in an era of peace that endures and is held up as a model for resolving conflicts around the world. Yet Northern Ireland will mark the agreement’s 28th anniversary on Friday with gloom. Continue reading...

Three-day search effort ends after 65-year-old disappeared near Innamincka in remote north-eastern South Australia on Easter SaturdayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice have found the body of a 65-year-old man who was swept into flood waters in South Australia’s far north.The man – identified only as Tony by South Australia police – disappeared about 12.30pm on Saturday, sparking a three-day search effort. Continue reading...

• Colorado Avalanche star defenseman Cale Makar sustained an upper-body injury against the Calgary Flames on Monday and will miss some time. • Makar has recorded 75 points in the season so far, highlighting his critical role on the team's defense. • The injury impacts the Avalanche's playoff push in the NHL's Western Conference standings.

Government emphasises need to ‘get off the rollercoaster of fossil fuel markets’ in response to Offshore Energies UKThe UK government has dismissed a warning from an energy trade body that failing to produce more homegrown North Sea oil and gas will leave the UK increasingly reliant on imports at a time of rising global instability.The industry group, Offshore Energies UK, has said the UK “urgently” needs a greater supply of domestically produced energy or consumers will be left “more exposed to global volatility and higher emissions”. Continue reading...

Leon Panetta calls president ‘naive’ over strait of Hormuz closure and says ‘the chickens are coming home to roost’Donald Trump is stuck between “a rock and a hard place” after three weeks of war in Iran and “sending a message of weakness” to the world, Leon Panetta, a former US defence secretary and Central Intelligence Agency director, has told the Guardian.Panetta, who served in the Bill Clinton and Barack Obama administrations, recalled that national security officials were always keenly aware of Iran’s ability to create an energy crisis by blocking the strait of Hormuz. That very scenario is now unfolding, leaving Trump with no exit strategy beyond wishful thinking. Continue reading...

James ‘Jimmy’ Gracey was at nightclub in Spanish city when he separated from friends at about 3am on TuesdayThe body of James “Jimmy” Gracey, a 20-year-old college student from Illinois, was found Thursday in the water off a Barcelona beach, police in Spain said.Gracey’s body was found by police divers and positively identified, the press office for Catalonia’s regional police in Barcelona told the Associated Press. Continue reading...

• Creative Biolabs announced an upgraded next-generation drug discovery pipeline integrating AI-driven antibody engineering in Shirley, New York. • The platform accelerates development of CAR-T therapies and antibody humanization using advanced deep learning techniques. • This innovation targets faster drug discovery in healthcare and pharmaceuticals, enhancing precision medicine applications.

Primary school teacher Pavel Talankin’s record of the indoctrination of his pupils to support Russia’s invasion of Ukraine beats contendersMr Nobody Against Putin, a primary school teacher’s record of the indoctrination of his pupils to support Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, has won the Oscar for best documentary in Los Angeles.Pavel Talankin, who is now in exile in Europe, picked up the award alongside the film’s American co-director, David Borenstein. It beat favourite The Perfect Neighbor to take the prize, along with other contenders The Alabama Solution, Come See Me in the Good Light and Cutting Through Rocks. Continue reading...