The Guardian (World News)

Japan’s incoming prime minister Shigeru Ishiba to call snap election – reports
Cleo Smith abductor’s appeal against sentence fails
‘A bus is more annoying than a train’: Sydney commuters on the Bankstown line adjust amid wait for metro
Israel launches apparent rare strike on central Beirut amid further attacks across Lebanon and Yemen
Number of UK estate agents going bust rises almost a third in one year
End of an era as Britain’s last coal-fired power plant shuts down
UK business confidence dips to lowest level since general election
Harris to hold Las Vegas rally as Nevada becomes crucial swing state in election
Kris Kristofferson, US country singer and actor, dies aged 88
Top Republicans disavow Trump’s ‘mentally disabled’ attacks on Harris
Australia news live: Qantas engineers stage strikes in six major airports; Sydney commuters face first day of train line closure
California governor Gavin Newsom vetoes controversial AI safety bill
John Ashton, Beverly Hills Cop actor, dies aged 76
Man sought after woman dies in six-vehicle crash on M40
Malcolm Turnbull condemns UK’s ‘extraordinary’ hypocrisy over Spycatcher affair
Moderation out and madness to the fore in the Tories’ Birmingham echo chamber | John Crace
Kemi Badenoch faces backlash as Tory rivals seize on maternity pay comments
Hurricane Helene’s ‘historic flooding’ made worse by global heating, Fema says
Valentino steals the show in Paris with Alessandro Michele at the helm
Israel launches fresh airstrikes at Houthi targets in Yemen