#theguardian.com. × #Nov.20.2025 × Mark Speakman stands down as leader of NSW Liberals with Kellie Sloane expected to replace him. Opposition leader says ‘brand damage’ from the federal Liberals had colleagues looking for generational change and endorses Sloane as replacement
#Politics #Australian continent #Australia #Insular Oceania
#theguardian.com. × #Nov.20.2025 × UK weather: ‘blizzard conditions’ likely in north-east England. Snow hits UK coasts and worst-affected regions could face travel disruption and power cuts, says Met Office
#Weather
#theguardian.com. × #Nov.20.2025 × Labor urged not to ‘go soft’ on gambling ads after reports the government may resist a total ban. Crossbenchers and gambling harm advocates criticise suggestion the long-delayed recommendation may not happen due to under-16s social media ban
#Politics #Australian continent #Australia #Insular Oceania
#theguardian.com. × #Nov.20.2025 × Australian living in Thailand faces trial over alleged criminal defamation of Malaysian government. Murray Hunter charged with offence which carries a potential penalty of two years in jail, or a 200,000 baht (AUD$9,500) fine
#Australian continent #Australia #Asia #Insular Oceania #Malaysia #Thailand
#theguardian.com. × #Nov.20.2025 × Thursday briefing: What fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school mean for Nigel Farage. In today’s newsletter: With the Reform leader now a serious contender for PM, we look at the impact the allegations about his behaviour as a schoolboy could have on Britain
#United Kingdom #Europe
#theguardian.com. × #Nov.20.2025 × British Jews turn to Greens and Reform UK as support for main parties drops. Study finds new party divide as backing for Labour and Conservatives plunges from 84% in 2020 to 58% in 2025
#Politics #Religious #United Kingdom #Europe
#theguardian.com. × #Nov.20.2025 × Papua New Guinea ‘not happy’ as Australia walks away from bid to host Cop31. Australia had been pushing to host climate conference next year with south Pacific nations, which are increasingly threatened by rising seas and climate-fuelled disasters
#PublicHoliday #Weather #Guinea #New Year's Eve #Africa #New Year #Australian continent #Australia #Insular Oceania #Papua New Guinea
#theguardian.com. × #Nov.20.2025 × Alice Guo, Chinese national who ran huge scam centre while Philippines mayor, sentenced to life in prison. Guo, who pretended to be Filipina to become mayor, found guilty of human trafficking after raid on compound where more than 700 people were forced to run scams
#China #Asia #Philippines
#theguardian.com. × #Nov.20.2025 × Trump and Mamdani to meet in Oval Office on Friday after months of bickering. President has previously criticised the New York City mayor-elect, labelling him a ‘communist’ and threatening to deport him
#Politics #USA #North America
#theguardian.com. × #Nov.20.2025 × NSW police use capsicum spray to subdue 87-year-old man in Sydney nursing home. Police allege man ‘had reportedly threatened to harm other residents and himself while armed with a metal object’
#Health #Australian continent #Australia #Insular Oceania
#theguardian.com. × #Nov.20.2025 × Angoulême comics festival in crisis as creators and publishers declare boycott. French government withdraws funding after claims of toxic management and dismissal of staff member who lodged rape complaint
#France #Europe
#theguardian.com. × #Nov.20.2025 × Wanna hear the one about the low-paid dad who took paternity leave?. MPs will tell ‘dad jokes’ in parliament to highlight ‘real joke’ of UK paternity leave, which is a class issue
#United Kingdom #Europe
#theguardian.com. × #Nov.20.2025 × Up to 50,000 nurses could quit UK over immigration plans, survey suggests. Exclusive: union leaders say proposed changes are immoral and could threaten patient safety if there is staff exodus
#theguardian.com. × #Nov.20.2025 × Samoa PM suspends country’s only daily newspaper from press briefings amid dispute over coverage. Prime minister has accused the Samoa Observer of inaccurate reporting during his eight-week medical stay in New Zealand
#Health #Insular Oceania #New Zealand #Samoa #Americas
#theguardian.com. × #Nov.20.2025 × Rabih Alameddine wins National book award for fiction with darkly comic epic spanning six decades. True to his irreverent style, author of The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother) thanks his psychiatrist, his gastrointestinal doctors and his drug dealers
#Health #psychiatrist #USA #North America
#theguardian.com. × #Nov.20.2025 × Trump signs bill to compel release of more Epstein documents. President attacks Democrats in post on Truth Social after US lawmakers swiftly move bill through Congress
#Politics
#theguardian.com. × #Nov.20.2025 × Larry Summers to relinquish Harvard teaching role amid Epstein investigation. Decision comes after ex-treasury secretary said he would step back from public commitments over links to Epstein
#Education
#theguardian.com. × #Nov.20.2025 × Democratic Florida lawmaker indicted for allegedly stealing $5m in Fema funds. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick accused of funneling money to family healthcare business for 2021 congressional campaign
#theguardian.com. × #Nov.20.2025 × Pinprick blood test could detect disease 10 years before symptoms appear, study finds. Molecular profiles will give detailed snapshot of person’s physiology and predict diseases from diabetes to cancer and dementia
#Health #Science
#theguardian.com. × #Nov.20.2025 × Electroconvulsive therapy may have more adverse effects than thought. Study calls for depression treatment to be suspended for more research after reports of heart problems and emotional blunting
#Health #Science
#theguardian.com. × #Nov.20.2025 × ‘Shock’ loophole in NSW law meant to protect children against incarceration could mean more will be locked up. Minns government bill says presumption known as doli incapax can be overturned if child knew conduct was ‘seriously wrong’
#theguardian.com. × #Nov.19.2025 × Nvidia earnings: Wall Street sighs with relief after AI wave doesn’t crash. Amid a blackout of data due to the government shutdown, the $5tn chipmaker’s report took on wider significance
#Tech
#theguardian.com. × #Nov.19.2025 × ‘California sober’: marijuana may help you drink less, study finds. Brown University researchers run joint-and-drink study to find alcohol consumption falls after smoking cannabis
#Education #Health #Science
#theguardian.com. × #Nov.20.2025 × Dog and cat abandonment soars in UK as owners struggle with cost of living. RSPCA says pet abandonments in England and Wales rose by almost 25% in 2025 compared with 2024
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