Keir Starmer promises Ukraine will be ‘top of the agenda’ at G20

17/11/2024 17:30 The Guardian

UK prime minister to meet world leaders at summit in Brazil that Vladimir Putin has declined to attendUkraine will be “top of the agenda” this week at a meeting of leaders from the world’s most powerful economies, Keir Starmer has pledged, though he said he had “no plans” to follow the German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, and speak directly to Vladimir Putin.Starmer will meet world leaders on Monday at the G20 summit in Brazil, which the Russian president has declined to attend, sending his foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, in his place. Continue reading...

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Russia targets Ukraine’s power grid in biggest missile strike in months

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17/11/2024 18:59 The Guardian

Russia’s latest attack on Ukraine shows maximalist war aims remain unchanged

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17/11/2024 18:04 The Guardian

Israeli strike on Beirut kills Hezbollah media chief Mohammed Afif

Attack came without warning on day dozens killed in airstrikes in Gaza and Israel struck other targets in LebanonHezbollah’s chief spokesman has been killed by an Israeli airstrike on Beirut, as Israel intensifies its air offensive in Lebanon despite ongoing indirect negotiations for a ceasefire.M...

17/11/2024 17:41 The Guardian

Experts sound alarm as Trump mulls pardons for January 6 attackers

Attorneys and lawmakers who oppose pardons for Capitol rioters would not be able to stop him, legal analysts warnlf Donald Trump follows through on his promise to pardon people who participated in the January 6 riot at the US Capitol, attorneys and lawmakers who oppose such moves would not be able t...

17/11/2024 15:00 The Guardian

Middle East crisis live: Israel strike kills Hezbollah lead spokesperson in Beirut

Mohammed Afif killed in first Israeli airstrike on central Beirut in more than a month, official saysThe United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon says a patrol was fired upon earlier on Sunday.The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) said on Sunday that a peacekeeping patrol was shot...

17/11/2024 14:04 The Guardian

Queensland fails to crack down on ‘rebranded sunbed’ that claims to stimulate collagen but accelerates ageing

Collariums, which emit UVA radiation, are often advertised on private social media accounts, thwarting search warrant effortsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQueensland Department of Health investigators are struggling to prosecute sunbed operators claiming the devices are...

17/11/2024 14:00 The Guardian

Ukraine war: Emergency power outages after Russia launches massive missile strike on energy grid – as it happened

Biggest air strike in months also hits residential areas and raises fears for Ukraine energy infrastructure ahead of winterFull report: Russia targets Ukraine’s power grid in biggest missile strike in months, officials sayThe exiled Russian opposition will hold its first major demonstration agains...

17/11/2024 12:56 The Guardian

‘Treasure trove’ of unseen letters sent by Charles de Gaulle up for auction

Lot includes ‘very unusual’ correspondence between celebrated general and American singer Josephine BakerA stash of never-before-seen correspondence and artefacts belonging to the former French president Charles de Gaulle, including coded letters he wrote to his mother while he was a German pris...

17/11/2024 11:55 The Guardian

UK weather: Met Office issues woolly jumpers alert as Arctic blast arrives

Unusually mild spell to end with subzero temperatures likely overnight in much of northern England and ScotlandIt could be time to get out the woolly jumpers, the UK Met Office has warned, as an Arctic blast brings the threat of plummeting temperatures, sleet, snow and ice.The unusually mild and dry...

17/11/2024 11:29 The Guardian

Marles announces closer military ties with Japan and US

This blog is now closedWarning for heavy rainfall, damaging winds and potential flash flooding in north-east VictoriaThe Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe weather warning for the north-east of Victoria, with forecasts of heavy rainfall and “damaging to locally destructive wind gusts”:Hea...

17/11/2024 05:55 The Guardian

Rishi Sunak’s top aides advised against early election, memo reveals

Isaac Levido and Michael Brooks warned ex-PM on 3 April voters ‘less likely to feel financially optimistic’Rishi Sunak’s top aides advised him not to call an early election, warning him that voters would be less likely to feel “financially optimistic” in the summer and that Conservatives w...

16/11/2024 23:44 The Guardian

Red squirrels ‘to vanish from England’ unless vaccine against squirrelpox funded

Conservation group warns species threatened by exploding populations of grey squirrels who carry lethal virusRed squirrels will soon disappear from England unless the government funds a vaccine against squirrelpox, one of the biggest groups set up to protect the species has warned.Conservationists s...

16/11/2024 21:29 The Guardian

Fears grow over UK children at risk placed in illegal care homes

Rising number of vulnerable youngsters are being forced into unsuitable accommodation including Airbnbs, bedsits and caravansA shocking increase in the number of vulnerable children deprived of their liberty by the state is leaving more youngsters in illegal accommodation, at eye-watering costs to t...

16/11/2024 19:00 The Guardian

Your ID for $400: warnings issued after Australian gambling syndicates offer money for documents

Gamblers say the ‘bowler accounts’ are used for legitimate bets, while concerns raised about potential money launderingFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGambling syndicates are offering up to $400 to men who hand over...

16/11/2024 19:00 The Guardian

Japan’s minister visits Ukraine to stress ‘grave concern’ over North Korean troops

Tokyo to also discuss growing military links between North Korea and Russia, Japan’s foreign ministry saidJapan’s foreign minister arrived in Kyiv on Saturday to discuss North Korea’s deepening military alliance with Russia, including the deployment of thousands of troops to support Moscow’s...

16/11/2024 18:16 The Guardian

‘A Russian asset’: Democrats slam Trump’s pick of Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence

Other nominees – Matt Gaetz for attorney general and Peter Hegseth for secretary of defense – were also condemnedDemocratic lawmakers are slamming Donald Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, saying their former House colleague is a vocal supporter of Russia who...

16/11/2024 16:51 The Guardian

More than 650,000 people flee as Super Typhoon Man-yi hits Philippines

Authorities warn of ‘life-threatening’ surges as sixth storm to pound the country in the past month intensifiedSuper Typhoon Man-yi has slammed into the Philippines, with the national weather forecaster warning of a “potentially catastrophic and life-threatening” impact as huge waves pounded...

16/11/2024 16:11 The Guardian

Paint thrown over Georgia elections chief as ruling party victory confirmed

US and EU have called for investigation into alleged irregularities in pro-Russia ruling party’s election victoryThe head of Georgia’s election commission was splashed with paint as the body confirmed the ruling party’s victory in the parliamentary elections.David Kirtadze, a member of the for...

16/11/2024 14:42 The Guardian

What is Bluesky and why are so many people suddenly leaving X for the platform?

Users turn to the heavily moderated network after warnings about misinformation on Elon Musk’s XThe great X-odus is under way. More than 1 million new users have joined the social media platform Bluesky since the US election.Many are seeking to escape Elon Musk’s X amid warnings from anti-hate s...

16/11/2024 11:31 The Guardian

Russian spy ship escorted away from area with critical cables in Irish Sea

Yantar intelligence ship was seen operating drones in an area containing subsea energy and internet infrastructureA Russian spy ship has been escorted out of the Irish Sea after it entered Irish-controlled waters and patrolled an area containing critical energy and internet submarine pipelines and c...

16/11/2024 11:03 The Guardian

Middle East crisis live: Israel strikes Beirut after evacuation call

Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said ‘the enemy’ carried out three air raids, including one near Haret HreikIn the crowded Qalandia refugee camp, UNRWA’s training centre is an island of calm where young people from the occupied West Bank learn trades, but a recent Israeli ban on all...

16/11/2024 09:59 The Guardian

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says war will ‘end sooner’ once Trump enters White House

US president-elect says the war has ‘got to stop’ as German chancellor urges Putin to start talks with Kyiv in rare phone call. What we know on day 997Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Russia’s war against his country will “end sooner” than it otherwise would have once Donald Trump becomes US p...

16/11/2024 08:56 The Guardian

Call for investigation into far-right EU politicians’ flights to Trump gala

Transparency International writes to EU requesting inquiry into potential failure to declare travel and ticket expensesAn NGO has called for an investigation into five far-right members of the European parliament, warning of a potential failure to declare expenses for a trip to attend a gala dinner...

16/11/2024 05:00 The Guardian

Bushfire evacuations in Victoria’s west as conditions prompt catastrophic danger warnings

Gellibrand, Dereel and Kadnook residents told to leave as total fire bans declared across parts of South Australia and VictoriaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSeveral communities in Victoria’s west have been urged to evacuate as firefighters work to control a number of b...

16/11/2024 04:47 The Guardian

Melbourne warehouse fire leads to evacuation of 150 nearby residents in middle of night

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16/11/2024 03:51 The Guardian

Lunchables pulled from national school lunch programs in US

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15/11/2024 21:17 The Guardian

Streeting warns Britons against having cheap cosmetic surgery abroad

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15/11/2024 21:00 The Guardian

Scholz’s call with Putin will open ‘Pandora’s box’, Zelenskyy says

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15/11/2024 18:20 The Guardian

Mike Pence urges Senate Republicans to reject RFK Jr for US health secretary

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15/11/2024 18:05 The Guardian

Middle East crisis: Hamas ‘ready’ for Gaza ceasefire, says senior official – as it happened

Senior official Bassem Naim says militant group ‘ready for ceasefire’ and urges Donald Trump to ‘pressure’ 'Israel to ‘end the aggression’Wafa, the Palestinian news agency, is reporting that two Palestinian people were killed in an Israeli artillery attack in Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza...

15/11/2024 18:00 The Guardian

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