Australia news live: gas-backed rescue of steelworks may cost $2bn in subsidies; Ley claims renewables transition being ‘rushed’ 16. November 2025 (23:54) Meanwhile ACT schools closed after asbestos detected in samples from commercial sand products. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFactchecking five Coalition claims about net zero, from power prices to the $9tn costAs Liberals join Nationals in abandoning a 2050 emissions target, we unpick some of the opposition’s talking points. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
US military attacks another alleged drug boat in eastern Pacific, killing three 16. November 2025 (23:54) This is 21st known strike since early September as Trump officials justify efforts to stop narcotics from entering USThe United States conducted another attack on an alleged drug trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific on Saturday, killing three people aboard, the Pentagon said on Sunday.“Intelligence confirmed that the vessel was involved in illicit narcotics smuggling, transiting along a known narco-trafficking route, and carrying narcotics,” the US Southern Command announced in a post on social media. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Man held on suspicion of murder after woman, 21, found dead in Welsh boatyard 16. November 2025 (23:25) Man, 29, arrested after Corinna Baker found at Netpool Boat Yard on River Teifi in CardiganA man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 21-year-old woman was found dead in a boatyard in west Wales, police said.Corinna Baker was found shortly after noon on Saturday at Netpool Boat Yard, located on the River Teifi in Cardigan, Ceredigion. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump’s investigation into Epstein ties to political foes might be ‘smokescreen’, Republican says 16. November 2025 (22:20) Thomas Massie says move could be Trump’s ‘last-ditch effort’ to keep Epstein files from becoming publicRepublican congressman Thomas Massie challenged Donald Trump on Sunday over whether the US president is making a “last-ditch effort” to keep the full files on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein from becoming public by ordering a fresh investigation.Massie and Democratic congressman Ro Khanna, the two US representatives leading the bipartisan push to make all the files held by the government public both raised fresh concerns about the latest actions by the White House. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Dozens reportedly arrested in Charlotte, North Carolina, amid immigration crackdown 16. November 2025 (21:13) Trump administration has made the Democratic-led city its latest target despite fierce objections from local leadersA top border patrol commander touted dozens of arrests in North Carolina’s largest city on Sunday as Charlotte residents reported a surge of encounters with federal immigration agents near churches and apartment complexes.The Trump administration has made the Democratic-led city of about 950,000 people its latest target for an immigration enforcement crackdown it says will combat crime, despite fierce objections from local leaders and the fact that crime rates in the city are steadily declining.The Associated Press contributed reporting Continue reading...(The Guardian)
