Middle East crisis: Iran says ‘world is waiting’ for Trump administration to stop wars in Lebanon and Gaza – as it happened

11/11/2024 16:51 The Guardian

This live blog is closed.Lebanon’s National News Agency reports Israeli planes carried out airstrikes again overnight on locations in the south of the country. There are, as yet, no reports of any casualties.Here are some of the latest images sent to us over the news wires from the Kerem Shalom crossing between Gaza and Israel. Continue reading...

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Amazon launches under-$20 online storefront to compete with Temu

Company says Amazon Haul will mostly feature products under $10, which it plans to ship from China warehouseAmazon has launched a low-cost online storefront featuring electronics, apparel and other products priced at under $20, an effort to compete with discount retailers that have increasingly encr...

13/11/2024 23:21 The Guardian

Australia news live: Monique Ryan warns against putting billionaire like Gina Rinehart in Musk-style ‘government efficiency’ role

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCould Donald Trump really fire Kevin Rudd?The former prime minister’s criticism of Donald Trump has drawn the ire of those in the president elect’s inner circle, and prompted renewed debate about whether the inc...

13/11/2024 22:43 The Guardian

Sanders and Warren push Democrats to fight for workers and ‘unrig’ economy

Progressive senators urge party to ‘learn the right lessons’ from election defeat and take fight to US billionaire classElizabeth Warren delivered a rallying cry to Democrats in the wake of Donald Trump’s election victory, calling on the party to show it stands ready to “unrig this economy...

13/11/2024 21:50 The Guardian

Schools closed and people evacuated as torrential rain returns in Spain

Large parts of east and south under alerts as schools are shut and riverside neighbourhoods evacuated in AndalucíaAuthorities in eastern and southern Spain have closed schools and begun evacuating some residents as the country is pounded by further torrential rains two weeks after the catastrophic...

13/11/2024 18:24 The Guardian

Legalisation of assisted dying may force NHS cuts, Wes Streeting warns

Minister has asked officials at Department of Health to analyse implications for other servicesCivil servants are looking at the extra costs that assisted dying would impose on the NHS amid a warning from Wes Streeting that some services may be cut to fund expanded end-of-life care.The health secret...

13/11/2024 17:12 The Guardian

‘Minuscule’ amount of novichok could have been fatal, scientist tells inquiry

Witness from Porton Down laboratory says ‘many lethal doses’ of nerve agent were applied to Sergei Skripal’s doorA “minuscule” amount of the nerve agent used in the attempted assassination of Sergei Skripal – as small as a sixth of a grain of salt – could have been enough to prove fata...

13/11/2024 17:10 The Guardian

Outgoing FDA head warns of sweeping policy changes in second Trump term

Robert Califf says Trump and RFK Jr could bring disruption and uncertainty to Food and Drug AdministrationSweeping changes to health policy under the incoming Trump administration, and at the likely direction of vaccine denier Robert F Kennedy Jr, will bring disruption and uncertainty to an agency c...

13/11/2024 15:21 The Guardian

Russian naval officer accused of ‘war crimes’ killed in Crimea car bombing

Valery Trankovsky had ordered missile strikes from Black Sea on civilian targets, a Ukrainian official saidA senior Russian naval officer was killed in a car bombing in Crimea on Wednesday, the latest in a series of targeted attacks on Russian military personnel and pro-Kremlin figures in occupied U...

13/11/2024 14:30 The Guardian

Senator compares Labor’s social media bill to ‘banning children from libraries’ amid calls for more scrutiny

Nationals’ Matt Canavan warns ban ‘could go way too far’ while Greens’ Sarah Hanson-Young says big tech should not be let off the hookFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSenators from the left and right have demande...

13/11/2024 14:00 The Guardian

Australia’s high-speed rail dream is doomed if stations are built in wrong place, ex-MP says

Exclusive: John Alexander pleads with the rail authority to maximise future land value capture by placing Sydney and Gosford stops otsides CBDsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s push for high-speed rail is ignoring expert advice and parliamentary findings, accor...

13/11/2024 14:00 The Guardian

Unrwa shutdown by Israel would add to Gaza suffering, says top official

Sam Rose warns of severe consequences amid weakened US stance and points to ICJ demand to protect aid effortsMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsrael’s plan to close the UN Palestinian relief agency, Unrwa, within three months is impossible and unrealistic without causing further untold suffering...

13/11/2024 12:04 The Guardian

Oregon hospital sued for $35m by family of security guard shot dead in hallway

Suit claims Legacy Good Samaritan hospital ignored signs that could have prevented Bobby Smallwood’s deathThe family of an Oregon hospital security guard who was shot to death while protecting a maternity ward from an attacker during the summer of 2023 is suing the medical facility for $35m in dam...

13/11/2024 11:00 The Guardian

Middle East crisis live: Aid groups condemn Israel as US ultimatum over Gaza expires

Humanitarian groups say almost none of the US’s demands that Israel improve conditions in Gaza have been metRussia has asked Israel to avoid launching aerial strikes as part of its war against Hezbollah near one of Moscow’s bases in Syria, a top official said on Wednesday, according to Agence Fr...

13/11/2024 08:48 The Guardian

BoM issues severe weather warnings across eastern Australia as thunderstorms bring power outages

Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast, Toowoomba and Lismore forecast to receive worst of wild weather, BoM saysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLithgow hospital briefly lost power on Wednesday as “dangerous” thunders...

13/11/2024 07:12 The Guardian

Sydney trains to run 24 hours a day this weekend as government caves to union demand while warning of delays

Commuters can access round-the-clock trains from Thursday but light rail services will be limited on Friday and Saturday due to industrial actionFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesPassengers on Sydney trains will be able to access 24-hour transport from Thursday to Sunday, at the...

13/11/2024 07:09 The Guardian

News live: future of Australian fashion week uncertain after IMG cuts ties; severe thunderstorm warnings for parts of NSW, Victoria and Queensland

Follow today’s news liveSenior Trump adviser suggests Rudd’s time as US ambassador could be up with hourglass gifGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe treasurer, Jim Chalmers will today announce funding of $900m for states and territories through a new national productiv...

13/11/2024 04:52 The Guardian

Fears for local news diversity if rightwing startup buys Southern Cross regional TV network

Fringe news streaming channel ADH TV, which launched with Alan Jones at the helm, confirms offer for 93 regional free-to-air stationsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDiversity of local news may be at risk if a rightwing...

13/11/2024 02:59 The Guardian

Australian high court rules Catholic church not liable for child abuse by priest it didn’t directly employ

Church wins case reversing 2023 decision of Victorian court that it was vicariously responsible for abuse suffered by five-year-old at hands of assistant priestFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Catholic church has won...

13/11/2024 00:22 The Guardian

Canadian minister says ‘not everyone is welcome’ amid Trump migrant threat

Immigration minister Marc Miller’s comments come as country braces for migrant rise when Trump takes officeUS politics – live updatesCanada’s immigration minister has said “not everyone is welcome” in the country as officials brace for an increase of migrants when Donald Trump returns to t...

12/11/2024 21:06 The Guardian

Sue Gray rejects envoy role amid warnings Keir Starmer was to withdraw offer

Allies of Starmer’s ex-chief of staff say she has turned down nations and regions roleSue Gray has decided not to take up the post of nation and regions envoy after it became clear Keir Starmer was planning to withdraw his offer, the Guardian understands.Sources said the prime minister’s former...

12/11/2024 18:25 The Guardian

Trump builds hawkish team with Rubio and Waltz tipped for top jobs

President-elect expected to pick Marco Rubio for secretary of state and Mike Waltz for national security adviserDonald Trump has chosen a pair of establishment Republicans from Florida for senior roles in his administration as he builds a national security team that looks more hawkish than the isola...

12/11/2024 18:12 The Guardian

Middle East crisis live: Aid entering Gaza is lowest in months, says Unrwa, as US deadline approaches

US had warned Israel a month ago that it had just 30 days to address humanitarian crisisImages sent over the news wires show smoke billowing over Beirut after Israeli strikes on the southern suburbs of Lebanon’s capital.Lebanese media is reporting that two people have been killed and six wounded i...

12/11/2024 17:53 The Guardian

‘Toxic cocktail’ led to Amsterdam violence, mayor says

Antisemitism, hooliganism and anger over Gaza war all factors in trouble that broke out last week, report saysThe violence that erupted in Amsterdam last week was sparked by “a toxic cocktail” of hooliganism and antisemitism, according to a detailed report published by the city’s mayor.The cit...

12/11/2024 17:08 The Guardian

Spain braces for new storms as flooding disaster’s political fallout continues

King Felipe VI reportedly plans to revisit Valencia amid alerts for heavy rain, high waves and strong windsPeople in flood-hit Spain stacked sandbags and braced for new storms on Tuesday as the political repercussions from last month’s deadly climate disaster rumbled on.Amid fresh weather warnings...

12/11/2024 16:43 The Guardian

Inquiry told of hunt for ‘ground zero’ in novichok poisoning of Sergei Skripal

Counter-terrorism police chief says 250 officers were sent to Salisbury to investigate poisoning of former Russian spyA counter-terrorism police chief has described how hundreds of investigators and scientists painstakingly worked to trace “ground zero” – the spot where the former Russian spy...

12/11/2024 16:04 The Guardian

Big oil firms knew of dire effects of fossil fuels as early as 1950s, memos show

Newly unearthed documents contain warning from head of Air Pollution Foundation, founded in 1953 by oil interestsMajor oil companies, including Shell and precursors to energy giants Chevron, ExxonMobil and BP, were alerted about the planet-warming effects of fossil fuels as early as 1954, newly unea...

12/11/2024 15:00 The Guardian

UK jobs market cools as businesses warn over budget hit to hiring and prices

Rise in unemployment comes amid concerns over increase in employers’ national insurance contributionsCooling jobs market could be headache for ReevesBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK’s jobs market has shown further signs of cooling after a rise in unemployment in September while pay growth...

12/11/2024 14:48 The Guardian

Moscow doctor accused by patient of criticising war is jailed for five years

Ukraine-born Nadezhda Buyanova was accused of referring to young patient’s late soldier father as ‘legitimate target’A Russian court has sentenced an elderly Moscow paediatrician to five and a half years in prison after the mother of one of her patients publicly denounced her for comments she...

12/11/2024 14:47 The Guardian

China must face ‘higher cost’ for backing Russia in Ukraine, says next EU foreign policy chief

Kaja Kallas says Ukraine’s victory in war is ‘a priority for us all’, adding that it is also in the US interestChina should face “a higher cost” for supporting Russia in the war against Ukraine, the EU’s incoming foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, has said.The former Estonian prime minis...

12/11/2024 14:29 The Guardian

Why the Trump administration will be bad for Americans’ health

Experts say president-elect is likely to oppose policies such as universal healthcare and measures to reduce smokingDonald Trump will take office with a pledge to “make America healthy again”, even as growing evidence shows the president-elect’s conservative policy agenda is associated with wo...

12/11/2024 14:00 The Guardian

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