The Guardian - World (51 minutes ago)
Capital punishment taken off table but Mangione will still face federal charges over killing of Brian ThompsonThe death penalty is off the table for Luigi Mangione after a New York federal judge dismissed the charges that were eligible for capital punishment in the case accusing him of killing the UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York in...
ReadThe Guardian - World (51 minutes ago)
Batch will include more than 2,000 videos and 180,000 images, deputy attorney general Todd Blanche saysEpstein files release – latest updatesUS deputy attorney general Todd Blanche announced on Friday that the justice department is releasing more than 3 million pages of documents related to its investigation into disgraced financier and sex...
ReadThe Guardian - World (51 minutes ago)
Todd Blanche says 'we didn't protect anybody' in the files as he announces release of 3m more documents US justice department releases more than 3 million new pages of Epstein filesAmong those arrested by federal agents for a protest earlier this month at a Minnesota church is Georgia Fort, an independent journalist who was covering the...
ReadThe Guardian - World (51 minutes ago)
Launch of R&D centre could pave way for deal for UK's Jaguar Land Rover to build cars for Omoda and Jaecoo ownerChinese carmaker Chery is to open a research and development headquarters in Liverpool, in a move that could pave the way for a deal for the British manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover to build its cars.State-owned Chery's commercial...
ReadThe Guardian - World (51 minutes ago)
Weather service research finds less accurate probability-based predictions are still considered helpfulThe Met Office is to lean into one of Britain's favourite pastimes – talking about the weather – by launching a new two-week forecast.At present, the publicly funded weather and climate service offers a seven-day forecast on its website and...
ReadThe Guardian - World (51 minutes ago)
Blaze hits Avanti West Coast, London Northwestern Railway, London Overground and Southern servicesA major UK railway line remains partially closed because of a large fire, disrupting thousands of journeys.National Rail said some lines of the west coast mainline were blocked between London Euston and Watford Junction because of the blaze in Camden,...
ReadThe Guardian - World (51 minutes ago)
Concern raised over politicisation of sportBangladesh pulled out of men's World T20 after rowBangladesh's withdrawal from the men's T20 World Cup could have implications for India's 2036 Olympic bid amid concern at the International Olympic Committee over the potential politicisation of sport.Bangladesh pulled out of next month's tournament last...
ReadThe Guardian - World (51 minutes ago)
Viktor Orbán reiterates stance on EU membership as spokesperson claims Brussels wants to give Ukraine access to next budgetBut just as Volodymyr Zelenskyy doubles down on his 2027 accession target, so is Hungary's Viktor Orbán in opposing the move.In clips published by Hungary's international spokesperson Zoltán Kovács, Orbán has claimed that...
ReadThe Guardian - World (51 minutes ago)
White House cites Cuba's ties to hostile powers as order ratchets up Trump's pressure to topple its governmentDonald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday laying the groundwork to slap tariffs on goods from countries that provide oil to Cuba, the White House said.The order, which ratchets up Trump's pressure to topple the communist...
ReadThe Guardian - World (52 minutes ago)
Ariel Seidman declared persona non grata and given 72 hours to leave country after remarks on social mediaSouth Africa and Israel have engaged in a tit-for-tat expulsion of senior diplomats, after South Africa ordered Israel's chargé d'affaires to leave within 72 hours, citing "insulting attacks” on South Africa's president, Cyril Ramaphosa, on...
ReadThe Guardian - World (52 minutes ago)
Motorcycle-riding militants launch strikes using heavy weaponry and drones, damaging planes belonging to Ivorian carrier and Togolese airlineThe Islamic State in the Sahel has claimed responsibility for an audacious assault at the international airport and adjacent air force base in Niamey, the capital of Niger, according to the SITE Intelligence...
ReadThe Guardian - World (2 hours ago)
Pick of former Fed governor to replace Jerome Powell comes as White House seeks to tighten grip on central bank• Business live – latest updatesDonald Trump has announced Kevin Warsh as his nomination for the next chair of the Federal Reserve, selecting a candidate who has been an outspoken critic of the US central bank.The move ends months of...
ReadThe Guardian - World (2 hours ago)
California governor files complaint against Medicare head who alleged fraud by members of Armenian communityUS politics live – latest updatesA new front in the battle between the California governor, Gavin Newsom, and the Trump administration has opened over a video in which the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) administrator,...
ReadThe Guardian - World (2 hours ago)
Tour guide reports drawing of naked woman pointing knife at baby and coded writing at Old Calton burial groundThe tomb of the philosopher David Hume and two other memorials at a historic cemetery in Edinburgh have been vandalised with "disturbing occult-style paraphernalia”.A tour guide made the discovery at the Old Calton burial ground. It...
ReadThe Guardian - World (2 hours ago)
Hannah Spencer, a Trafford councillor and plumber, ran as the party's candidate for mayor of Manchester in 2024UK politics live – latest updatesThe Green party has selected the former mayoral candidate Hannah Spencer to run in the upcoming Gorton and Denton byelection.Spencer, a Trafford councillor and plumber by trade, has resided in the...
ReadThe Guardian - World (2 hours ago)
Far-right activist tells X followers to vote for Reform's Gorton and Denton candidate, Matthew GoodwinLabour have accused the Reform UK candidate for the Gorton and Denton byelection, Matthew Goodwin, of representing "toxic politics” after he was endorsed by the far-right agitator Tommy Robinson.The move will be uncomfortable for Nigel Farage,...
ReadThe Guardian - World (2 hours ago)
Deng Chol Majek stabbed Rhiannon Whyte 23 times in 'sadistic' attack at railway stationA Sudanese asylum seeker has been jailed for at least 29 years for the "sadistic” murder of a woman who was working at the hotel where he lived.Deng Chol Majek is believed to have entered the UK by small boat less than three months before stabbing Rhiannon...
ReadThe Guardian - World (2 hours ago)
London-based satirist hails 'amazing' ruling that found Gulf state targeted and attacked him for his criticismA London-based Saudi dissident who a judge decided should receive more than £3m in damages from the kingdom for assault and the hacking of his phone has insisted that it must pay up or face enforcement action.Mr Justice Saini ruled that...
ReadThe Guardian - World (2 hours ago)
Milestone appears to resolve escalating tensions over the question of Kurdish autonomy in north-east SyriaThe Syrian government and Kurdish-led forces have reached an agreement to extend a fragile ceasefire into a permanent truce, laying a framework for integrating Kurdish forces into the state and ending nearly a month of fighting.The agreement on...
ReadThe Guardian - World (2 hours ago)
Tehran's nuclear ambitions date back to the shah and the 1970s and remains undimmed despite the damage caused by sanctionsA desperate effort to avert war between the US and Iran is once again under way, but trying to locate common ground between the two countries over Tehran's nuclear programme has been made more difficult by escalating US demands,...
ReadThe Guardian - World (2 hours ago)
US president warns against closer ties with China during British PM's trip to secure lower tariffs and better market accessDonald Trump has warned the UK against doing business with China, just hours after Keir Starmer lauded the economic relationship during a landmark visit to Beijing.The US president said it was "very dangerous” for the UK to...
ReadThe Guardian - World (2 hours ago)
PM says trip to China has put relationship in stronger place, but possible return visit angers British criticsKeir Starmer has taken a big step towards rapprochement with China, opening the door to a UK visit from Xi Jinping in a move that drew immediate anger from British critics of Beijing.During the first visit by a UK prime minister to China in...
ReadThe Guardian - World (2 hours ago)
Starmer confirms immediate removal, but it is unclear if sanctions remain on former MP, academic and barristerUK politics live – latest updatesChina has lifted the sanctions it imposed on serving British MPs and peers in a significant sign of warming relations after Keir Starmer travelled to Beijing for landmark talks with Xi Jinping.Nine UK...
ReadThe Guardian - World (2 hours ago)
Prime minister suggests US president was 'talking more about Canada' when asked for reaction to Beijing visitProminent Hong Kong and Uyghur activists living in exile in the UK have accused Starmer of seeking China's desperate approval, after the prime minister visited Beijing for the first time in eight years this week.Pro-democracy campaigner and...
ReadThe Guardian - World (2 hours ago)
Millions told to stay home in US and more than a million are left without power, while Australia faces record heatwaveCold weather across a vast swathe of the eastern US has been the likely cause of at least 49 deaths in the past week.At one point, about 213 million people were under some sort of winter weather warnings, affecting areas from New...
ReadThe Guardian - World (3 hours ago)
Donald Trump now has the firepower in place, but using it might not end wellA fortnight ago, when Donald Trump first threatened Iran's regime, telling protesters in the country that "help is coming”, there were not enough US military assets in the Middle East to back up the rhetoric. That has now changed, although plenty of questions remain about...
ReadThe Guardian - World (3 hours ago)
Solar met the majority of electricity demand between 9am and 6pm in the past week as much of the country cranked air conditionersGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia's power grid is changing rapidly – so rapidly that it can feel difficult to keep up.This week, as an oppressive heatwave in the country's south-east...
ReadThe Guardian - World (3 hours ago)
Soaring temperatures, heat at altitude and hot summer nights combine to create one of south-eastern Australia's 'most significant' heatwaves Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHeatwaves and hot days during an Australian summer may seem unremarkable. Days spent at the beach, sunburn and mosquitoes are part of the national...
ReadThe Guardian - World (3 hours ago)
Change comes after 100-day review that found domestic violence case management was not 'core' police businessGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Queensland police service plans to disband a specialist unit that provided statewide support for domestic and family violence cases, prompting concern from frontline workers that...
ReadThe Guardian - World (3 hours ago)
Panama's president says strategic waterway will operate as normal after ruling that advances US policy aimsPanama's president said ports at each end of the Panama canal would operate as usual after the country's supreme court ruled the concession held by a subsidiary of a Chinese company was unconstitutional.The court's decision on Thursday, which...
ReadThe Guardian - World (4 hours ago)
Queen guitarist says 'everyone is thinking twice about going there at the moment' when asked about touring plansQueen guitarist Brian May has ruled out touring in the US for the foreseeable future, because of the potential danger it would pose.Speaking to the Daily Mail, the 78-year-old said: "America is a dangerous place at the moment, so you have...
ReadThe Guardian - World (5 hours ago)
Exclusive: 'Regional defence' settler units are escalating violent displacement of Palestinians, Israeli reservists and activists sayIsrael's army has become a vehicle for violent settlers to escalate their campaign against Palestinians across the occupied West Bank, with reserve units drawn from settlements functioning as vigilante militias,...
ReadThe Guardian - World (5 hours ago)
Ukraine president says he will wait to see if Putin complies with Trump request to halt strikes on energy infrastructureUkraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said he was waiting to see whether Russia would observe a proposed pause in strikes on Ukrainian cities and energy infrastructure, as Kyiv endures a spell of bitter winter cold.Donald...
ReadThe Guardian - World (5 hours ago)
Law will give private companies more control but experts unsure whether changes go far enough for USVenezuela's acting president has signed into law a bill making significant changes to the country's oil sector after pressure from the US to open it up to foreign private investment.The new hydrocarbons law promises to give private companies control...
ReadThe Guardian - World (6 hours ago)
Alberta activists' covert meetings with US officials revealed, outlining group's increasingly emboldened effortsCovert meetings between separatist activists in the Canadian province of Alberta and members of Donald Trump's administration amount to "treason”, the premier of British Columbia said on Thursday."To go to a foreign country and to ask...
ReadThe Guardian - World (8 hours ago)
Reform UK leader speaks at GB News event also attended by industry minister on second UAE visit in two monthsNigel Farage has paid a visit to Dubai to build diplomatic relations with United Arab Emirates ministers and drum up donations for Reform UK from wealthy expats.The two-night trip was his second visit to the Gulf state in two months, after a...
ReadThe Guardian - World (8 hours ago)
Hastie's allies are cautioning against assuming his supporters would automatically shift their allegiances to Angus TaylorGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhat was the point of that then?That is the question some Liberals MPs – and no doubt some bemused voters – are asking after Andrew Hastie abandoned plans to...
ReadThe Guardian - World (9 hours ago)
WA police say both Mosman Park children had 'significant health challenges' and had been in contact with care servicesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo parents and their teenage children have been found dead in the affluent Perth suburb of Mosman Park in a suspected murder-suicide, Western Australian police say.At...
ReadThe Guardian - World (9 hours ago)
This blog is now closedFour people, including two children, found dead in Perth in suspected murder-suicideGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQueensland health minister said federal government still has to bridge the gap on funding dealTim Nicholls, the Queensland health minister, said he still thinks there's a "bit of water...
ReadThe Guardian - World (10 hours ago)
Human rights groups and some western countries have denounced the election, the first held since the 2021 coup, describing it as neither free nor fairMyanmar's military-backed party has completed a sweeping victory in the country's three-phase general election, state media said, cementing an outcome long expected after a tightly controlled...
ReadThe Guardian - World (10 hours ago)
Exclusive: Dr Eric Descheemaeker and university have agreed he will leave his job to pursue other opportunities, email to staff saysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA University of Melbourne law professor who wrote an email saying the institution was dictated to by...
ReadThe Guardian - World (10 hours ago)
Hastie concedes he does not have support needed to become leader, as source says it is a 'question of when, not if' Taylor will mount challengeGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAndrew Hastie has confirmed he won't contest the Liberal party leadership, clearing the path for fellow rightwinger Angus Taylor to challenge Sussan...
ReadThe Guardian - World (11 hours ago)
Melissa McIntosh, who claims Always Was Tonight violated ABC charter, has been dubbed the 'Liberal party fun police' by the GreensFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe opposition has complained to the ABC over Tony Armstrong's one-off special, which took aim at...
ReadThe Guardian - World (12 hours ago)
After weeks of federal insurgency, Minnesota fought back, and it seems Donald Trump has lost faith in the people running his ICE operation in the state. So where does this leave Trump's 'ICE patriots'? How do Republicans unite over immigration policies that kill Americans? And where does it leave the far-right agitators in Trump's cabinet?Jonathan...
ReadThe Guardian - World (12 hours ago)
Met Office issues yellow rain alerts in south-west, with 66 flood warnings – indicating expected flooding – in forceNearly 150 flood alerts remain in place across England as communities continue grappling with the aftermath of Storm Chandra.A yellow rain alert spanning from noon to midnight on Thursday has been issued for parts of south-west...
ReadThe Guardian - World (13 hours ago)
A plan to resettle third-country nationals from the US to the Pacific nation faces an uncertain future amid unease over the dealA controversial Trump administration deal to relocate deportees from the US to the small Pacific nation of Palau faces an uncertain future, after the senate voted to block the deal as concern about the agreement grows.The...
ReadThe Guardian - World (15 hours ago)
Nationals given eight days to reconcile with party before opposition leader appoints permanent Liberal-only frontbenchFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe opposition leader, Sussan Ley, has appointed an interim Liberal-only shadow cabinet after the two parties split,...
ReadThe Guardian - World (15 hours ago)
The high-profile defendant, who was excused from appearing, pleads not guilty further charges over a car crash in July that left a driver with serious injuriesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHigh-profile Sydney Chinese woman Lanlan Yang has pleaded not guilty to two...
ReadThe Guardian - World (15 hours ago)
China agrees visa waiver for British citizens as countries sign agreements on closer economic cooperationThe Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, has said the UK's relationship with his country has gone through "twists and turns” over the years but that a more "consistent” approach is in both their interests.Before talks with Keir Starmer during the...
ReadThe Guardian - World (16 hours ago)
The impact of fires on wildlife can be 'catastrophic', with some plant species feared extinctGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAs tinderbox conditions continue to hamper wildlife assessment and rescue efforts, bushfires in Victoria have burned habitat crucial to bird and animal species, including eastern bristlebirds and...
ReadThe Guardian - World (16 hours ago)
Former broadcaster, 84, has pleaded not guilty to 25 charges of indecent assault and two charges of sexual touching against nine alleged victims over 17 yearsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMultiple witnesses who claim they saw no evidence of any sexual abuse from...
ReadThe Guardian - World (17 hours ago)
Media company also buys digital advertising billboard company QMS for $850mFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe nation's biggest media company, Nine Entertainment, has sold its talkback radio stations to a Sydney pub baron for $56m and bought outdoor advertising company...
ReadThe Guardian - World (17 hours ago)
Woman and man accused of sex outside marriage and drinking alcohol faced what is likely to be one of the severest punishments since Aceh province adopted sharia lawSharia police have caned a couple 140 times each in Indonesia's Aceh province for having sex outside marriage and drinking alcohol, likely one of the severest such punishments since the...
ReadThe Guardian - World (17 hours ago)
General Tchiani accuses France, Benin and the Ivory Coast of links to attack near Niamey's airport and thanks Russian troops for defence efforts Heavy security has been deployed around the main airport in Niger's capital, Niamey, after overnight gunfire and explosions that the country's military ruler blamed without evidence on France, Benin and...
ReadThe Guardian - World (18 hours ago)
Deployment of RAF Typhoon squadron to Qatar signals willingness to protect country from a counterattackBritain is unlikely to assist the US in an attack on Iran but a deployment of RAF Typhoons to Qatar last week signals a willingness to help regional allies if Tehran tries to widen the conflict in retaliation.A first strike on Iran is unlikely be...
ReadThe Guardian - World (18 hours ago)
US president says he made appeal to Russian leader, but no ceasefire has been confirmed by Moscow or KyivDonald Trump has claimed that Vladimir Putin has agreed to halt strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure for one week after he issued a personal appeal to the Russian leader due to the extreme cold in Ukraine.Ukraine's president, Volodymyr...
ReadThe Guardian - World (20 hours ago)
Boy's friend, 17, winched to safety by emergency rescue team after pair were separated in Blue Gum forestFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA teenage boy has been found dead in a national park creek in the Blue Mountains after he became separated from a friend on a...
ReadThe Guardian - World (21 hours ago)
Federal transportation regulator to investigate after child in Santa Monica sustained minor injuries from incidentThe US's federal transportation regulator said Thursday it had opened an investigation after a Waymo self-driving vehicle struck a child near an elementary school in southern California last week, causing minor injuries.The National...
ReadThe Guardian - World (21 hours ago)
Donald Trump says 'time is running out' for Iran as the threat of war appears to loom closer. A huge US armada is being moved towards Iran and is seen as the starkest indication yet that Trump intends to strike.The US president had called on the Iranian regime to negotiate a deal on the future of its nuclear programme, only weeks after he promised...
ReadThe Guardian - World (21 hours ago)
Avaaraq Olsen tells content creators to think before making jokes after German tried to raise Stars and Stripes in NuukThe mayor of Greenland's capital has called on media professionals and content creators to act responsibly after a German comedian's failed attempt to hoist the US flag.Maxi Schafroth, 41, a Bavarian comic, tried to run up the...
ReadThe Guardian - World (21 hours ago)
Eleven guthega skinks could soon become 13 thanks to a captive breeding program in the Alpine national parkFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastEleven endangered skinks released into a gated community in Victoria's Alpine national park could soon become 13, with a female...
ReadThe Guardian - World (21 hours ago)
Workers and union say outsourcing will mean loss of knowledge and experience needed to help 'very vulnerable people' waiting for government paymentsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA group of call centre staff kept on short-term contracts at the government department...
ReadThe Guardian - World (21 hours ago)
Albanese government awarded contracts to MTC despite allegations of 'gross negligence' in the US involvement with ICEFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian government's main immigration detention contractor is playing a key role in Donald Trump's hardline...
ReadThe Guardian - World (21 hours ago)
Exclusive: Acoss report shows property investors received $12.3bn in tax concessions in 2025, while the share of social housing dropped to a record lowFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia spends billions of dollars more on tax breaks for property investors than on...
ReadThe Guardian - World (22 hours ago)
Claudia Sheinbaum denied move was response to pressure from the US, after Trump said 'zero' oil would go to CubaMexico has cancelled a shipment of oil to Cuba, the country's president, Claudia Sheinbaum, appeared to confirm on Tuesday, but she insisted the decision was "sovereign” and not a response to pressure from the US.Fuel shortages are...
ReadThe Guardian - World (22 hours ago)
Order allows direct flights from US to Venezuela, as major oil companies already on ground to assess potential operationsDonald Trump has ordered the immediate reopening of commercial airspace over Venezuela, weeks after US military forces toppled the dictator Nicolás Maduro.Speaking at the White House during his cabinet's first meeting of the...
ReadThe Guardian - World (23 hours ago)
Stephen Cottrell was criticised for renewing contract of David Tudor, despite being aware of his past abuseThe Church of England's second most senior cleric has been cleared of misconduct over his handling of a priest who committed sexual abuse.Stephen Cottrell, the archbishop of York, was criticised after he allowed the disgraced priest David...
ReadThe Guardian - World (23 hours ago)
Despite US pushback, officials in west Africa say controversial hepatitis B study on pause amid ethics concernsUS health officials insisted it was still on. African health leaders said it was cancelled. At the heart of the controversy is the west African nation of Guinea-Bissau – one of the poorest countries in the world and the proposed site of...
ReadThe Guardian - World (24 hours ago)
Prosecutors questioning Crans-Montana head of public safety and a former fire safety officer, documents showProsecutors investigating the deadly new year bar fire that killed 40 people in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana have opened a criminal investigation into a current and a former local council official, according to documents and local...
ReadThe Guardian - World (24 hours ago)
The EU has just designated Iran's revolutionary guard as terrorist organisation, the bloc's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas confirmed.EU enlargement commissioner Marta Kos also strongly criticised Russia for its continuing attacks on Ukraine.Arriving for the EU foreign affairs council this morning, she said:"The news we are getting from Ukraine...
ReadThe Guardian - World (24 hours ago)
'Any organisation that kills thousands of its own people is working toward its own demise,' says Kaja Kallas The EU has listed Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation, ending years of division over the issue in response to the regime's brutal repression of protesters."Repression cannot go unanswered,” said Kaja...
ReadThe Guardian - World (24 hours ago)
Chinese leader bestows a little largesse on the British PM while getting the green light for London 'mega embassy'Let's face it, this was never going to be a meeting of equals. Keir Starmer had been desperate to squeeze in a trip to China for some time. Another country to tick off his list and he always feels a lot better about himself when he's...
ReadThe Guardian - World (A day ago)
Ali Akbar, 73, honoured by Emmanuel Macron with National Order of Merit for dedication he pours into workFor more than five decades he's pounded the pavements of Paris, becoming part of the city's cultural fabric as he strikes up conversations, greets longtime friends and offers parodies of daily news headlines.On Wednesday, the efforts of the man...
Read