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theguardian.com > world > 02/09/2026 > french-riot-officers-trial-accused-beating-gilets-jaunes-protesters

French riot officers go on trial accused of beating gilets jaunes protesters

French riot officers go on trial accused of beating gilets jaunes protesters2+ hour, 54+ min ago   (583+ words) Nine members of police's CRS division allegedly "repeatedly struck non-hostile demonstrators' in Paris in 2018 Nine officers from the French riot police have gone on trial in Paris accused of beating peaceful protesters who were sheltering from teargas during the "gilets…...

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theguardian.com > artanddesign > gallery > 02/08/2026 > street-hussein-abdirahman-mohamud-melbourne-photos

On the streets of Melbourne: wild and wonderful people by Hussein Abdirahman Mohamud – in pictures

On the streets of Melbourne: wild and wonderful people by Hussein Abdirahman Mohamud – in pictures1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (16+ words) On the streets of Melbourne: wild and wonderful people by Hussein Abdirahman Mohamud " in pictures'The Guardian...

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theguardian.com > commentisfree > 02/06/2026 > israel-president-issac-herzog-legitimate-protest-ntwnfb

Jewish Australians must be safe from fear or harassment. But shielding Isaac Herzog from legitimate protest is not the answer | George Newhouse

Jewish Australians must be safe from fear or harassment. But shielding Isaac Herzog from legitimate protest is not the answer | George Newhouse3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (382+ words) Allowing fair and peaceful criticism of a foreign head of state, even amid a deeply fraught Middle Eastern crisis, is not antisemitism After the terrorist shootings at Bondi, the New South Wales government has empowered the police commissioner to put…...

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theguardian.com > australia-news > 02/03/2026 > boy-swims-four-hours-rescue-family-western-australia

Boy swims four hours through rough seas to save mother and siblings off Western Australia

Boy swims four hours through rough seas to save mother and siblings off Western Australia6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (368+ words) Teen swims 4km to sound alarm, which led to the rescue of his family A 13-year-old boy has saved his mother and two younger siblings by swimming for four hours in fading light and rough conditions, after they were swept out…...

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theguardian.com > australia-news > live > 01/30/2026 > national-cabinet-meeting-ndis-health-funding-gun-buyback-scheme-anthony-albanese-mark-butler-labor-coalition-sussan-ley-ntwnfb

Australia news live: two adults and two children found dead in Perth home in suspected murder-suicide

Australia news live: two adults and two children found dead in Perth home in suspected murder-suicide1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1635+ words) Follow today's news updates live Albanese strikes $25bn deal with states to end hospital funding battle and agrees to cap NDIS growth Sussan Ley unveils all-Liberal interim shadow cabinet after chaotic Coalition split Peak medical body says additional funding will make…...

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theguardian.com > music > 01/28/2026 > marilyn-manson-sexual-assault-case-reopened

Marilyn Manson: US judge reopens sexual assault case against musician

Marilyn Manson: US judge reopens sexual assault case against musician1+ week, 5+ day ago   (432+ words) Singer's former assistant alleges he sexually assaulted her when she worked for Manson Records between 20102011 A judge in Los Angeles has reinstated a lawsuit against heavy metal star Marilyn Manson under a new law enabling old sexual assault cases to…...

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theguardian.com > australia-news > video > 01/26/2026 > tens-of-thousands-join-invasion-day-protests-across-australia-video

Tens of thousands join Invasion Day protests across Australia – video

Tens of thousands join Invasion Day protests across Australia – video2+ week, 8+ hour ago   (130+ words) Thousands of First Nations people and their allies gather across Australia on Invasion Day, a day that marks the ongoing fight against racism and dispossession of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Yorta Yorta man Jye Charles says even though…...

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theguardian.com > australia-news > gallery > 01/26/2026 > invasion-day-2026-protests-and-people-power-across-australia-in-pictures

Invasion Day 2026: protests and people power across Australia – in pictures

Invasion Day 2026: protests and people power across Australia – in pictures2+ week, 10+ hour ago   (91+ words) First Nations communities, families and allies turned out on 26 January to rally for justice and celebrate survival More on this story Invasion Day: police clear Perth protest site amid reports of "threat" as huge marches held across Australia A regional…...

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theguardian.com > australia-news > 01/26/2026 > invasion-day-police-clear-perth-protest-site-due-to-threat-as-tens-of-thousands-march-across-australia-ntwnfb

Invasion Day: police clear Perth protest site amid reports of ‘threat’ as huge marches held across Australia

Invasion Day: police clear Perth protest site amid reports of ‘threat’ as huge marches held across Australia2+ week, 10+ hour ago   (1016+ words) Anti-immigration protesters clash with First Nations people and supporters in Melbourne and Canberra at otherwise peaceful rallies Police in Western Australia have shut down the location of a planned Invasion Day rally after receiving reports of a threat targeting the…...

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theguardian.com > food > 01/26/2026 > abduls-lebanese-restaurant-sydney-little-lebanon-surry-hills

‘Dad never took his customers for granted’: remembering Abdul’s in Sydney’s ‘Little Lebanon’

‘Dad never took his customers for granted’: remembering Abdul’s in Sydney’s ‘Little Lebanon’2+ week, 15+ hour ago   (842+ words) What began as a hole-in-the-wall falafel shop in 1968 became a Sydney landmark. What does Abdul's closure tell us about the area's past and future? When Abdul's Lebanese Restaurant closed earlier this month, it was a shock. A beloved fixture of…...