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A 29-year-old man has been charged after Pokémon cards were allegedly stolen during an armed smash-and-grab at a toy store in Adelaide. Police allege a man wearing a balaclava and carrying a hammer entered the Beach Rd store inside the Colonnades shopping centre at Noarlunga at about 8.30pm on Thursday. He allegedly smashed a glass display cabinet with the hammer, took a quantity of Pokémon cards and fled through the northern car park. No one was physically injured. Officers searched the area that night but were initially unable to locate the suspect. Detectives later attended an address in Christies Beach,…

Israel forward Sayed Abu Farchi was sent off for a gun-style goal celebration during his side’s 3-1 Nations League defeat by Austria in Linz. Abu Farchi had equalised in the 55th minute, heading in to cancel out Romano Schmid’s first-half penalty at the Raiffeisen Arena. The 20-year-old then ran to the corner, removed the flag and dropped to one knee. He rested the pole on the back of his hand before making a firing gesture. The referee showed the Colorado Rapids player a second yellow card, just four minutes after his first, leaving Israel with 10 men. It was not…

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping at a state dinner in the White House East Room on Thursday evening, with a menu designed to combine American ingredients with a “subtle Chinese influence”. Guests began with a toast of Schramsberg, the California sparkling wine President Richard M. Nixon drank during his 1972 visit to Beijing, an event that heralded a thaw in US-China relations. A menu blending American and Chinese influences The three-course dinner opened with yellow squash velouté, wild mushroom fricassee, crispy pancetta and scallion oil. The main course was sesame-crusted sea bass with…

Tim Armoo lost his first fortune within 15 months after selling his teenage business for £110,000, admitting that early success made him “cocky” and “arrogant”. He later rebuilt his wealth by founding Fanbytes, which was acquired by Brainlabs for an eight-figure sum in 2022. Armoo started his first business, a tutoring service, at 14 and expanded it to 65 tutors within six weeks. He went on to create Entrepreneur Express, a publication bought by Horizon Media when he was 17. “I made my first bit of money at 17—that was the first business that I meaningfully sold,” Armoo said. “And…

The date on which Australia Day is recognised will be put to a vote under a motion before a council in Melbourne. The motion is set to challenge the current date at an upcoming council meeting, where councillors will consider the issue.

Hurricane Polo is battering Mexico’s south-western coast while Hurricane Nolo strengthens towards Hawaii, placing communities on opposite sides of the Pacific under threat from powerful storms. Nolo became a hurricane on Thursday night, the US National Hurricane Center said, and is expected to intensify further as it turns towards Hawaii’s Big Island. Forecasters warned of 15 to 30 inches (38 to 76cm) of rain on the Big Island, with higher totals possible through Saturday. Maui, nearby, could also face life-threatening flooding. The heaviest rainfall is expected in the south-east of the Big Island, an area still saturated after being struck…

Donald Trump’s state dinner for Chinese leader Xi Jinping was marked by the softer, more glamorous details of diplomacy, from a technology-heavy guest list to the clothes worn by attendees, seating arrangements and the evening’s menu. Trump hosted the dinner on Thursday night in honour of Xi, with the composition of the guests providing a prominent feature of the event. Alongside the diplomatic purpose of the occasion, attention focused on its social and ceremonial details, including who sat where and what those attending were served.

The Indonesian rupiah is heading for its biggest weekly fall since May, pressured by higher US yields and a firmer dollar. The decline comes as rising yields in the United States strengthen the appeal of the dollar, weighing on the rupiah during the week.

Taylor Swift fans believe her new song “Pink Clouding” may be about her brief 2016 romance with actor Tom Hiddleston, a decade after the pair ended their relationship. The track appears to reflect on an intense but short-lived romance, with Swift singing about leaving a former partner “up there on a pink cloud” and wondering years later how to apologise. She also expresses regret in the song’s bridge, saying she fears she may have left “scars on a good person” and that he “never deserved” the way she treated him. The song ends with her hoping he “landed safely on…

San Francisco’s DNA Lounge faces a daily fine unless it removes a long-standing parklet outside its SoMa premises, in a dispute with the city’s transport authorities over bus access and accessibility. The nightclub’s owner, Jamie Zawinski, says the structure has been in place for about 15 years and is an important part of the business. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), however, says the parklet is not fully permitted and the space is needed for a bus loading area. A notice posted at the site gives the business two weeks to dismantle the parklet, after which fines of $500…