Superman No 1 sells for $9.12m, becoming most expensive comic ever sold 21. November 2025 (06:23) The pristine copy of Superman No 1, the character’s first solo title from 1939, was discovered in an attic in California last year A copy of Superman No 1 that was discovered in an attic in California last year has become the world’s most expensive comic book after selling for US$9.12m (£6.96m, A$14.14m).Superman No 1 was published in 1939 and was the Man of Steel’s first solo title. It marked the first time a character that debuted in a comic book had their own title devoted entirely to them. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Serbian president faces legal complaint in Sarajevo ‘sniper-tourism’ case 21. November 2025 (06:00) Milan allegations link Aleksandar Vučić to 1990s shootings of civilians in Bosnian capital by Italians and othersIn the snipers’ sights: life under fire during siege of Sarajevo – in picturesA Croatian investigative reporter has filed a complaint with Milan prosecutors against the Serbian president, Aleksandar Vučić, for his alleged involvement in the “Sarajevo safari” affair, in which snipers from Italy and other countries allegedly travelled to the Bosnian capital to kill civilians during the four-year siege of the city in the 1990s.Last week, Milan prosecutors launched an investigation aimed at identifying the Italians allegedly involved on charges of voluntary murder aggravated by cruelty and abject motives. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Cryptocurrency backed by Farage donor is used for Russian war effort, investigators say 21. November 2025 (06:00) Tether tokens found to facilitate scheme that enables sanctions evasion and launders money for the KremlinA cryptocurrency backed by one of Nigel Farage’s biggest donors has been used to help Russia fight its war against Ukraine, British investigators say.The National Crime Agency has spent four years trying to crack a multibillion-dollar scheme that exchanges cash from drug and gun sales in the UK for crypto, digital tokens that are designed to hide their users’ identities. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Fundraisers warn of ‘catastrophic’ drop in donations to Gaza since ceasefire 21. November 2025 (06:00) ‘The world thinks Palestinians don’t need help any more,’ aid organiser says, despite desperate need as winter nearsFundraisers collecting for Palestinian civilians in Gaza are seeing a “catastrophic” drop-off in donations since the ceasefire was announced in October.Donations collected by volunteers and funnelled to needy families living in temporary shelters and struggling with illness, hunger and malnutrition have been harder to raise since then, according to organisers, many of whom have been running volunteer initiatives for Palestinians in Gaza on third-party crowdfunding platforms over the past two years. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Woman jailed for 20 years over death of Australian surfer brothers and American man in Mexico 21. November 2025 (04:29) Mexican woman Ary Gisell Silva, 23, admitted she instigated robbery of Jake and Callum Robinson, as well as American Jack Carter RhoadA Mexican court sentenced a woman to 20 years in prison for her involvement in the April 2024 killings of two Australian surfers and an American at a surfing hotspot in Baja California, judicial authorities said Thursday.The victims were Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson, aged 30 and 33, respectively, and Jack Carter Rhoad, a 30-year-old US citizen. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Wieambilla police shooting not ‘terrorism’ but driven by Train family’s shared ‘delusions’, Queensland coroner finds 21. November 2025 (04:01) Coroner’s report into deaths of Rachel McCrow, Matthew Arnold and Alan Dare released following five-day inquestFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Queensland coroner has found that the three members of the Train family behind the 2022 Wieambilla shootings were not terrorists, but instead killed two police officers and a neighbour due to their shared “persecutory” delusions.Officers Rachel McCrow and Matthew Arnold were killed by the trio of conspiracy theorists at the remote property about 270km west of Brisbane on 12 December 2022. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Man becomes first to be convicted of hate speech against trans people in NSW 21. November 2025 (03:44) Man sentenced to community correction order after pleading guilty to threatening or inciting violence on grounds of gender identityFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA New South Wales man who called for violence and created an “invitation on social media for a genocide” has become the state’s first person to be convicted of hate speech against transgender people.Thomas Fordham, 27, was on Wednesday sentenced to a 12-month community correction order for the offence in Sydney’s Central local court, with magistrate Christopher Halburd acknowledging his “multitude” of mental health conditions. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Frida Kahlo self-portrait sells for $54.7m to set new auction record for a female artist 21. November 2025 (02:12) The 1940 painting of Kahlo asleep in bed has surpassed the record set by the $44.4m sale of Georgia O’Keeffe’s Jimson Weed/White Flower No. 1 in 2014A 1940 self-portrait by famed Mexican artist Frida Kahlo has sold for $54.7m (£41.8m, A$84.7m) at a New York art auction, setting a new top sale price for a work by any female artist.El sueño (La cama), or The Dream (The Bed), which depicts Kahlo asleep in a bed with a smiling skeleton wrapped in dynamite on the canopy above her, sold on Thursday night at a Sotheby’s auction of surrealist art after four minutes of bidding. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Fugees rapper Pras sentenced to 14 years in prison over illegal donations to Obama campaign 21. November 2025 (01:28) Prakazrel ‘Pras’ Michel was convicted in 2023 after a trial that included testimony from actor Leonardo DiCaprio and former US attorney general Jeff SessionsThe Grammy-winning rapper Prakazrel “Pras” Michel of the Fugees has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for a case in which he was convicted of illegally funnelling millions of dollars in foreign contributions to former US president Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign.Michel, 52, declined to address the court before US district judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly sentenced him on Thursday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Mahmoud Khalil sues Trump officials over ‘collusion’ with anti-Palestinian groups 21. November 2025 (01:25) Activist detained by ICE condemns ‘smear and harassment campaign’ and demands release of key communicationsMahmoud Khalil, the Palestinian activist who participated in protests at Columbia University and was detained by Ice earlier this year, has filed a lawsuit demanding the Trump administration release its communications with anti-Palestinian groups he says contributed to his March arrest and efforts to detain him.The groups, a number of which have boasted about their involvement in sharing dossiers on Palestine activists with the administration, have claimed credit for Khalil’s arrest, according to the Center for Constitutional Rights, which is part of the legal team representing Khalil, and they say there is evidence that indicates the Trump administration “acted on information and misinformation – provided by these groups in cracking down” on Khalil and other pro-Palestine activists. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
