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French president criticises comments by 'foreign leaders' trying to exploit disorder for their own political agenda.
French president criticises comments by 'foreign leaders' trying to exploit disorder for their own political agenda.
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<p>Liberal justice says recent decisions on redistricting and campaign finance have undermined democracy and polarized US even more</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/oct/21/donald-trump-south-carolina-data-centers-midterms-ukraine-witkoff-russia-latest-news-updates">US politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Elena Kagan criticized rulings made by the US supreme court’s conservative majority this week, arguing that its recent decisions on redistricting and campaign finance had undermined America’s democracy.</p><p>“The court has kind of blinded itself to the very deleterious effects of their rulings on how the political system works,” said Kagan, one of the court’s three liberal justices, during a discussion at Catholic University’s law school in Washington DC on Tuesday, according to <a href="https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-democracy-elena-kagan-4554d6c508f37ac9821dfed06cfa02ab">multiple reports.</a></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/oct/21/kagan-supreme-court-conservatives-politics-nightmare">Continue reading...</a>
<p>Peak body for immunologists changes guidelines as evidence shows up to 90% of those reporting allergy don’t have one</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>The majority of Australians who report a penicillin allergy are not truly allergic, prompting the peak body for immunologists to change its guidelines in a bid to reduce hospitals stays and tackle antimicrobial resistance.</p><p>Penicillin, one of the most commonly prescribed antibiotics in Australia, was thought to cause allergies in 10% of Australians, or about 2.8 million people.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/22/penicillin-allergy-australia-doctors-antibiotic-guidelines">Continue reading...</a>
<p>Home and office safety a common concern in Australian federal police and Asio safety briefings with politicians following alleged attack on MP Helen Haines</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">new political email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>Security agencies will review safety precautions for MPs’ homes and offices after numerous federal politicians told police and Asio in safety briefings that they were worried about widening threats after the alleged attack on Helen Haines.</p><p>The Labor government and politicians across the parliament are still considering how they will respond when they return to Canberra next week, with ideas being floated including a new committee on MPs’ safety, greater resources for police, and motions of condolence for Haines, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/21/helen-haines-loses-both-legs-after-mondays-alleged-attack-ntwnfb">who lost both her legs after Monday’s incident</a>. Renewed calls from the crossbench for reforms to question time and the tone of debate in parliament are unlikely to be taken up by the major parties.</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/28/politics-really-newsletter-guardian-australia-free-best-daily-auspol-email-subscribe?CMP=copyembed">Sign up for Guardian Australia’s Politics, really newsletter here</a></strong></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/22/politicians-say-they-are-paying-thousands-for-own-security-upgrades-amid-rising-threats-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>
<p>Flights to unknown countries in Africa are scheduled as early as Wednesday, relatives detail</p><p>Relatives of gravely ill detainees at two <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/florida">Florida</a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/usimmigration">immigration</a> jails say authorities are about to deport their loved ones to unknown countries in Africa despite worsening medical conditions.</p><p>Flights are scheduled as early as Wednesday, according to the families and the immigration advocacy group the Workers Circle, which has been monitoring conditions and speaking with detainees inside two <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ice-us-immigration-and-customs-enforcement">Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)</a> facilities in south Florida.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/21/ice-detention-illness-deportation-florida">Continue reading...</a>