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Two rare artefacts will be brought out of storage for the first time in decades as part of the Australian War Memorial’s Remembrance Day ceremony in Canberra. A scarlet poppy wreath laid by the Duke of Gloucester in 1934, and a cloth poppy handed to First World War veteran Stanley Mason at the memorial’s official opening in 1941, will be placed at the National Ceremony on November 11. The wreath was laid at the memorial’s construction site by Prince Henry, the Duke of Gloucester, to commemorate those killed in the First World War and mark the beginning of work on…

Sudan’s malnutrition crisis is worsening as war, displacement and drought leave families struggling to feed their children, with 825,000 under-fives expected to suffer severe acute malnutrition in 2026. The estimate from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification represents a 7 per cent increase on the previous year, as fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces continues into its fourth year. At Port Sudan Teaching Hospital, five-year-old Adam was treated after becoming so weak that he could no longer move. His mother, Layla Ali, travelled for two and a half hours from the village of al-Lalouba before…

Harwood, a small town in North Dakota, has rejected a ballot measure that would have imposed new limits on large-scale industrial developments such as data centres, making it the only one of 45 data-centre measures in the US midterm elections to produce a pro-development result. About 75% of voters opposed the proposal, with 325 of the 430 votes cast against it. Harwood, which lies about 10 miles from Fargo and has roughly 940 residents, is the site of a major data-centre project being overseen by Applied Digital Corp for Oracle. The amendment to Harwood’s Home Rule Charter would have required…

Tesla is winding down production of the Cybertruck just three years after the futuristic electric ute went on sale, with Elon Musk turning his attention to robo-taxis and other self-driving vehicles. The stainless-steel vehicle was intended to challenge petrol and diesel utes, but its launch was followed by mixed public reaction, repeated problems and sales well below Tesla’s expectations. The Cybertruck attracted unflattering comparisons when it was unveiled, including one observer’s reference to “The Homer”, the famously impractical car from The Simpsons. Another member of the public said: “That thing is so freaking ugly.” It was also subject to eight…

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Paraguay’s president, Santiago Peña, has been placed under house arrest after lawmakers voted to remove him over alleged misconduct linked to the collapse of government-connected Ueno Bank. The Senate’s decision makes Mr Peña the second president to be ousted by impeachment since the end of Alfredo Stroessner’s 35-year dictatorship in 1989. He has been ordered to remain at one of his homes in Asunción until appearing before prosecutors on Saturday. Mr Peña faces allegations including breach of trust, influence peddling and using public office for personal gain. The most serious charges carry a potential prison sentence of up to 10…

A resurfaced television clip shows comedian Sean Lock attacking Russell Brand’s political views and describing his hatred of the convicted sex offender, saying he feared his daughters might one day “bring something like that home”. Lock made the remarks during an episode of 8 Out of 10 Cats, in a discussion about Brand’s opposition to voting. The clip has attracted renewed attention after Brand was found guilty of raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others. The comic criticised Brand for appearing to retreat from encouraging people to stay away from polling stations before asking who he was supposed to…

A campaign against data centre development in Prince George’s County, Maryland, has helped trigger multiple local moratoriums and put Taylor Frazier McCollum at the centre of a growing US movement opposing large-scale facilities. McCollum began organising after learning that a $5 billion data centre campus had been approved for the site of the former Landover Mall, less than a mile from where she lived. The proposed development could cover more than 80 acres of the largely vacant site. “I was like, ‘Oh, hell no,’” McCollum said. “Why would you want to bring water-polluting, diesel-generating data centers right down the street…

China has flagged weak domestic demand as policymakers prepare measures to support economic growth in 2027. The warning comes as officials focus on plans for the next phase of growth, with domestic demand identified as a key area of concern.

An Adelaide activist has been arrested and charged with stalking and harassing South Australian MP Nat Cook. The allegations relate to the activist’s conduct towards Ms Cook. The matter has resulted in criminal charges.