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The Italian skier Matteo Franzoso has died at the age of 25 following a crash during pre-season training in Chile at the weekend, his country’s winter sports federation (FISI) has confirmed.After suffering “a major head trauma” in the accident at the La Parva track on Saturday, Franzoso was taken by helicopter to the intensive care unit of a clinic in Santiago and placed in an induced coma. The FISI confirmed on Monday that he did not recover after “cranial trauma” and a subsequent swelling of his brain.“It is a tragedy for the family and for our sport,” the FISI president…

Getty ImagesBillionaire Elon Musk has scooped up roughly $1bn (£735m) worth of Tesla shares, in what is being seen as a vote of confidence in the electric car maker.Shares in Tesla, which have struggled to advance this year, jumped more than 6% in early trading on Monday on the news.Musk already held a roughly 13% stake in the company, but he has long sought more control of the firm, which he has been pushing to invest in robotaxis, automation and artificial intelligence (AI).The company’s board recently proposed a compensation plan valued at roughly $1 trillion, which would grant Musk up…

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureSarah Basford CanalesThe Liberals are undergoing a review of all policies after a disastrous electoral defeat in May. An announcement is expected by the end of the year.Hastie was asked yesterday whether he had spoken to the opposition leader, Sussan Ley, about his position. Jacinta Nampijinpa Price was sacked last week for failing to abide by shadow ministry rules, which require public solidarity on party policies.Hastie replied: Everyone is whispering that anyway, so I may as well just say it out loud. I’ve nailed my colours in the mast.…

My friend Rhoda Kalema, a politician and women’s rights activist, who has died aged 96, was known as the “mother of Uganda’s parliament”.When her husband, William, a minister in the government of Milton Obote, Uganda’s first post-independence leader, was murdered by Idi Amin’s thugs in 1972, Rhoda, though now a single mother of six children, decided to enter politics herself. In the interim government that followed Amin’s removal in 1979, she served as deputy minister of culture and community development.In 1980 she was a founder member of Yoweri Museveni’s Uganda Patriotic Movement, and in 1989 was elected as the National…

The United States and China have reached a framework agreement to transfer TikTok’s ownership to US control.Officials from both countries made the announcement on Monday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe short-form video app was set to be banned in the US by Wednesday if its owner ByteDance did not agree to sell the company to a US-based operation or if the US did not extend a pause of the ban, which the White House has already done three times, most recently in June. US President Donald Trump applauded the deal, which will be confirmed when he discusses it with…

NewsFeedIsrael’s attack on Hamas negotiators in Doha brought together dozens of Arab and Muslim leaders for a show of unity in Qatar, agreeing to coordinate efforts to respond to Israel’s “cowardly” aggression.Published On 15 Sep 202515 Sep 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2Share

When I was 18, I bought a heavily reduced MiniDisc player. This wasn’t even what you could charitably call “fashionably late”, given the format was already on its last legs, but I loved it, and because nobody else was interested, blank discs were dirt cheap. I have a vague recollection of grabbing packs at Poundland, allowing me to create a glorious self-curated library of cheap music, five years before the birth of Spotify.The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more.I’m reminded of this because this week I’ve published a…

DNA on a towel wrapped around the suspected gun used to kill Charlie Kirk has been matched to the suspect in custody, the director of the FBI said on Monday.Tyler Robinson, 22, was arrested over the death of the right-wing influencer at an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday. A bolt-action rifle was recovered near the shooting, and a screwdriver was found on the roof from where the fatal shot was fired.”I can report today that the DNA hits from the towel that was wrapped around the firearm and the DNA on the screwdriver are positively processed for the…

Artists will go on creating, even under the most extreme and inhumane of conditions. This truism is part of the message and the power of the Gaza Biennale, which is currently working to exhibit the art of dozens of Palestinians around the world – including in New York City, where the abolitionist arts non-profit Recess hosts an exhibition of work from more than 25 of these artists.“They are artists, they need to create art,” said the Biennale organizers, who are currently located in Gaza and requested to be identified as the Forbidden Museum. “We need to help artists stand up…

Published On 15 Sep 202515 Sep 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2SharePresident Donald Trump says the US military carried out a strike on a Venezuelan drug cartel vessel that had been on its way to the United States.He said three men were killed in the strike, adding that it occurred in international waters.“This morning, on my Orders, US Military Forces conducted a SECOND Kinetic Strike against positively identified, extraordinarily violent drug trafficking cartels and narcoterrorists in the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social.“These extremely violent drug trafficking cartels POSE A THREAT to US…