Fatal clash on Thai-Cambodia border leaves Trump-brokered peace deal on shaky ground 13. November 2025 (05:03) The truce broke down this week after a Thai soldier lost a leg to a landmine blast, prompting Thailand’s PM to say the peace deal was ‘now over’One person has been killed by gunfire along the Thai-Cambodia border as conflict heats up between the two nations days after a Trump-backed ceasefire agreement collapsed.Fighting erupted between Thai and Cambodian troops over five days in July, with 43 people killed and 300,000 displaced in the worst fighting along the border in a decade. Donald Trump oversaw the signing of a ceasefire agreement between the two nations in Malaysia this October, after the US president previously threatened to withhold trade privileges from the two countries unless they stopped fighting. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘Utter hypocrisy’: tobacco firm lobbied against rules in Africa that are law in UK 13. November 2025 (05:00) British American Tobacco pushed Zambian ministers to drop or delay ad bans, health warnings and restrictions on flavoured products, letter showsBritish American Tobacco has been accused of “utter hypocrisy” for lobbying against tobacco control measures in Africa that are already in place in the UK.A letter seen by the Guardian, sent from the company’s subsidiary in Zambia to the country’s government ministers, asks for plans to ban tobacco advertising and sponsorship to be abandoned or delayed. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Democrats sift through shutdown’s ashes after resistance finally breached 13. November 2025 (04:58) After 42-day standoff, government is back open – and minority party won no concessions from party in powerMore than 42 days ago, beleaguered congressional Democrats employed a tactic they were not known for using – refusing to fund the government unless their demands, in this case, an extension of tax credits that lowered costs for Affordable Care Act health plans, were met.Fast forward to Wednesday evening, and the federal government is back open, the Democrats’ resistance breached by the combined forces of Congress’s Republican majorities and a splinter group of Democratic senators who provided just enough votes to get a funding bill past the chamber’s filibuster. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
House passes funding bill to end US shutdown – see how lawmakers voted 13. November 2025 (04:36) Bill passes House with with 222 in favor and 209 against. Here’s how Republicans and Democrats votedThe US House of Representatives voted to pass the funding bill to end the longest government shutdown in US history. Trump signed the bill into law on Wednesday night.The legislation comes in the wake of a Senate-brokered compromise in which a handful of Democrats voted toforego the extension of expiring healthcare subsidies, which have been at the heart of the long impasse. The bill extends government funding at current levels through January. Three year-long provisions, which fund programs at the Department of Veterans Affairs, the USDA and FDA, and legislative branch operations, are also included. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Neo-Nazi leader Thomas Sewell released on bail after alleged attack on First Nations protest camp 13. November 2025 (04:00) Sewell, 32, must not be in Melbourne’s CBD or talk to alleged camp attack co-accused as part of bail conditionsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcasA neo-Nazi who allegedly led a violent group attack on a First Nations protest camp in Melbourne will be released from prison after securing bail.Thomas Sewell, 32, hired a top barrister to successfully argue in the supreme court that he should be released, after failing in a previous application for bail two months ago. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
James Van Der Beek to sell Dawson’s Creek ‘treasures’ to pay for cancer treatment 13. November 2025 (03:53) Actor, 48, who revealed colorectal cancer diagnosis last year, to also auction memorabilia from Varsity BluesActor James Van Der Beek will once again be selling collector’s items from some of his beloved films and TV shows, including Dawson’s Creek, to help pay for his treatment for colorectal cancer.
“I’ve been storing these treasures for years, waiting for the right time to do something with them, and with all of the recent unexpected twists and turns life has presented recently, it’s clear that the time is now,” Van Der Beek told People.The collection, which includes an outfit he wore in the Dawson’s Creek pilot, and a hat featured in the 1999 film Varsity Blues, will be auctioned at Propstore’s annual Winter Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction, which runs from 5 December to 7 December. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Court dismisses Bruce Lehrmann’s bid for restraining order against Daily Mail reporter 13. November 2025 (03:48) Former Liberal staffer accused a reporter of stalking him in Tasmania, with her story’s headline describing him as a ‘despised party boy hiding at the end of the Earth’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFormer Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann’s bid to take out a restraining order against a journalist for alleged stalking has been dismissed.Lehrmann had launched legal action in Hobart magistrates court against Karleigh Smith, a senior Daily Mail reporter based in NSW. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Alleged gambling kingpin linked to scam centres extradited from Thailand to China 13. November 2025 (03:07) She Zhijiang’s empire includes gambling complex Shwe Kokko that US has tied to regional scam and trafficking networksShe Zhijiang, an alleged transnational crime kingpin accused by Beijing of having run more than 200 illegal online gambling operations, is being extradited to China from Bangkok on Wednesday, Thai police have said.The Chinese national is perhaps the most prominent figure among Asia’s alleged cybercrime operators to be arrested, and has been linked to regional scam networks by the US. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Stunning aurora australis lights up sky above New Zealand and Australia after ‘cannibal’ solar storm 13. November 2025 (03:05) The geomagnetic storm, caused by powerful bursts of energy from the sun, also postponed the launch of two Mars-bound Nasa spacecraft in the USFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSkywatchers enjoyed a stunning treat on Wednesday night, with the southern lights visible across large parts of Australia and New Zealand.The aurora australis that lit up the sky resulted from what has been dubbed a “cannibal” solar storm. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
