Violent reprisals after DRC whistleblowers discover profiteering in protected land 11. November 2025 (09:00) Environmentalists seeking to end logging, smuggling and pollution in DRC’s Mangrove Marine park faced threats, violence and rapePeople who have tried to expose unlawful ownership and profit-making from protected land in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have faced threats, violence and rape, an investigation has found.The DRC government hired the conservation worker Kim Rebholz in 2022 to safeguard the Mangrove Marine park, an internationally recognised nature reserve on the country’s tiny coastline. The Congo basin rainforest, to the east, is the largest rainforest after the Amazon. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
WA windsurfer escapes with bitten board after great white shark encounter at popular surf spot 11. November 2025 (08:52) Andy McDonald, 61, says he ‘fell on to’ the shark and ‘was like, punching it’ before friend helped him paddle to shoreGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA windsurfer has come face to face with a suspected great white shark at a popular surf spot in Western Australia, and walked away with a bitten board but otherwise unscathed.Andy McDonald was riding his hydrofoil board – a type of board with a wing attached, allowing surfers to hover above the water – at Bombie surf break near Margaret River at about 5.45pm on Monday evening with a group before he suddenly came crashing into the water. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Chris Minns announces fresh laws restricting protests near places of worship as questions continue over neo-Nazi protest 11. November 2025 (08:49) NSW premier reveals plan to give police new move-on powers one month after supreme court struck down similar legislationGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales government will introduce fresh laws restricting protests outside places of worship, a month after the state’s supreme court struck down legislation giving police expanded powers to move on protesters.In question time on Tuesday, the NSW premier, Chris Minns, announced the government’s plan to give police powers to issue move on orders to people who harass, block or intimidate people from entering a place of worship. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
India police investigate vehicle involved in fatal Delhi explosion 11. November 2025 (08:38) Cause of the blast remained unknown on Tuesday morning, as investigators turned their focus to the final movements of the vehicle before it explodedPolice were investigating the explosion outside Delhi’s historic Red Fort that killed eight people, with authorities focusing on the final movements of the vehicle allegedly involved.Police said the explosion occurred around 7pm on Monday evening outside the Red Fort metro station, a peak time when Delhi’s old city is usually packed with people, bustling markets and heavy traffic. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
UK unemployment rises to 5%, the highest level in four years 11. November 2025 (08:10) ONS says jobs market worsening before budget, as HMRC reports falling number of workers on firms’ payrollsBusiness live – latest updatesUnemployment in the UK has risen by more than expected to the highest level in four years, official figures show, amid a worsening slowdown in the jobs market before Rachel Reeves’s autumn budget.With under three weeks to go before the chancellor’s tax and spending statement, figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show the headline unemployment rate rose to 5.0% in the three months to the end of September, up from 4.8% in the previous quarter. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Advance launches last-minute lobbying campaign pressuring Liberal MPs to dump net zero target 11. November 2025 (08:06) Rightwing lobby group’s email blitz targets party ahead of Liberal shadow ministry meeting at 9am on ThursdayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe rightwing lobby group Advance has launched a last-minute lobbying campaign to pressure Liberal MPs to dump a net zero emissions target at a special meeting in Canberra on Wednesday.The campaign group emailed supporters on Tuesday afternoon urging them to flood the inboxes of Liberal MPs with a generic anti-net zero message in the hours leading up to the crunch talks. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Paperwork blunder by UK bookmaker reveals possible illegal offshore operation 11. November 2025 (08:00) Gambling Commission may launch inquiry after finding potentially incriminating evidence hidden in documents, sources sayThe Gambling Commission has demanded a UK bookmaker hand over a trove of financial documents after the company accidentally disclosed information suggesting it may be running an illegal offshore betting operation.The Guardian understands that the company, which sponsors sporting events and boasts connections to high-profile figures in sport and politics, is the subject of early inquiries that could lead to a full-blown investigation. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Nauruan president makes surprise visit to meet Albanese government as another man quietly deported to Pacific island 11. November 2025 (07:44) President David Adeang was spotted by ABC cameras as Nauru received its fourth member from the NZYQ cohortFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Nauruan president has stopped by Parliament House for a brief unannounced meeting amid media reports of alleged links between security contracts offered to an Australian bikie gang and his Pacific island government.The president, David Adeang, was spotted by ABC cameras with a small entourage heading into Capital Hill on Tuesday afternoon to meet the home affairs minister, Tony Burke. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Crime gangs in UK start making own branded weight-loss drugs 11. November 2025 (07:00) Medicines watchdog says criminals are designing packaging and branding to look like legitimate productOrganised crime gangs have begun manufacturing their own branded weight-loss drugs, designed to look like legitimate medicines, in what authorities warn is a significant threat.The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said the trend had only just emerged, leading them to conduct the largest single seizure of trafficked weight-loss drugs ever recorded by any global law enforcement agency. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Nexperia row shows how China is weaponising trade – and winning 11. November 2025 (07:00) Experts say Brussels must stand up against Beijing using supplies of vital chips and minerals as ‘sword of Damocles’As interventions go it was pretty audacious. The Dutch government decision at the end of September to take over Nexperia, a Chinese-owned chip factory, almost brought the entire European car industry to a halt.Tensions between Europe and China de-escalated over the weekend as Beijing confirmed it would ease restrictions on automotive chip supplies to the EU, prompting sighs of relief in car factories around the world. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
