Middle East crisis: UN security council to vote on granting membership to Palestine – as it happened

18/04/2024 14:19 The Guardian

UN due to vote on Thursday on bid for full membership by Palestine in move the US is expected to block See all of our updates on the Israel-Gaza war and wider Middle East crisisThe EU has edged closer to calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Middle East after a meeting of the 27 bloc leaders last night.Leaders have struggled to agree language from the outset of the conflict, engaging in torturous discussions over whether they should use the word ceasefire, pause, or pauses in the first official bloc-wide declaration in October. Continue reading...

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Russia-Ukraine war live: Moscow orders more weapons to ‘maintain pace of offensive’ as its guided bombs kill two in Kharkiv

Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu says its volume and quality of weapons should be stepped up as its attacks continueThe Russian military has attacked the command headquarters of the Ukrainian army’s southern grouping, Russia’s defence ministry has said, according to Reuters.The ministry sa...

01/05/2024 10:22 The Guardian

Middle East crisis live: Hamas ‘seeking more clarity on terms of ceasefire deal’

Egyptian official says group wants clear terms allowing displaced people to return to the north of GazaSee all our Middle East crisis coverageReporting for Al Jazeera from Rafah, Tareq Abu Azzoum has said that Israel appears to have “ramped up airstrikes and land bombardment”. He writes for the...

01/05/2024 10:13 The Guardian

Lone children at risk of deportation to Rwanda after being classified as adults, says charity

Refugee Council sounds warning after children wrongly issued with notices of intent by Home officeUK politics – latest updatesLone child asylum seekers are at risk of being sent to Rwanda because the Home Office has wrongly classified some as adults, it has been claimed.The Refugee Council, which...

01/05/2024 09:46 The Guardian

Georgian police fire teargas as huge ‘foreign agents’ bill protests rock Tbilisi – Europe live

Masked police also used water cannon and stun grenades against rally protesting over legislation viewed as authoritarian and Russian-inspiredMichael Roth, chairman of the German Bundestag’s foreign affairs committee, has called on Georgia’s leadership to stop the violence and withdraw the foreig...

01/05/2024 09:23 The Guardian

Ministers agree three-month deadline for UK infected blood compensation

Timeline for scheme comes after government accused of trying to ‘wriggle out’ of move to speed up payouts to victimsUK politics – latest updatesMinisters in the UK have agreed to a three-month deadline to establish a compensation scheme for victims of the infected blood scandal but warned it c...

01/05/2024 08:21 The Guardian

Dozens arrested at Columbia University as New York police disperse Gaza protest

NYPD officers move on to campus on Tuesday evening to clear out Hamilton Hall building taken over by protesters, with reports of more arrests at City College of New YorkUS campus protests – live updatesDozens of students have been arrested after hundreds of New York City police officers entered Co...

01/05/2024 05:43 The Guardian

Wednesday briefing: How Britain and Ireland came to a diplomatic deadlock over Rwanda

In today’s newsletter: It is the most fractious time in British-Irish relations since Brexit, as Ireland claims the Rwanda policy is pushing migrants to its borders – and increasing political pressure about immigration• Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionGood morning.Dealing w...

01/05/2024 05:33 The Guardian

Mental health services key to preventing violent crimes, says Khan

Exclusive: London mayor says poverty, alienation and ill health must be tackled to prevent crimes, after London sword attackToo many people with mental health issues who have committed violent crimes missed out on treatment as a result of cuts to support services, Sadiq Khan has warned.In an intervi...

01/05/2024 04:00 The Guardian

Kendrick Lamar responds to Drake with diss track Euphoria in escalating feud

Euphoria is the latest in the hip-hop heavyweights’ fight via songs, which has now drawn in some of the biggest names in rapKendrick Lamar has released a new diss track against Drake titled Euphoria – the latest in a long-running feud between the two hip-hop heavyweights which was reignited earl...

01/05/2024 03:09 The Guardian

Teargas and stun grenades used against Georgian protesters opposing ‘foreign agents’ bill

Police launch violent crackdown on demonstration against bill that pro-Moscow government is trying to passGeorgian security forces used water cannon, teargas and stun grenades against protesters outside parliament late on Tuesday, sharply escalating a crackdown after lawmakers debated a “foreign a...

01/05/2024 02:00 The Guardian

Trump threatens to prosecute Bidens if he’s re-elected unless he gets immunity

Time magazine called the ex-president’s plans ‘an imperial presidency that would reshape America and its role in the world’Donald Trump has warned that Joe Biden and his family could face multiple criminal prosecutions once he leaves office unless the US supreme court awards Trump immunity in...

01/05/2024 00:19 The Guardian

Officers killed in shootout identified as rifle found in suspect’s North Carolina home

Police say four officers who died serving warrant over firearms possession were ‘heroes’ as investigation into shooting continuesEight law-enforcement officers were shot, four fatally, during a shootout on Monday outside a home in North Carolina while serving a warrant to someone wanted for poss...

30/04/2024 23:10 The Guardian

Arrest warrant issued for Central African Republic’s former president over crimes against humanity

François Bozizé is wanted by special criminal court over alleged crimes including murder and tortureA UN-backed court has issued an arrest warrant for the Central African Republic’s former president François Bozizé over possible crimes against humanity committed by the nation’s military betw...

30/04/2024 21:46 The Guardian

New Orleans archdiocese is target of child sex-trafficking inquiry, officials say

Louisiana state police recently served sweeping and unprecedented search warrant The Roman Catholic archdiocese of New Orleans is the target of an active child sex-trafficking investigation, according to a sweeping and unprecedented search warrant Louisiana state police recently served on an organiz...

30/04/2024 19:19 The Guardian

Columbia campus protests: as students occupy building, what next?

Pro-Palestinian protesters have taken over Hamilton Hall, a key campus building, after talks to end the encampment failedPro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University have occupied a building on campus in an escalation of their months-long demonstration against Israel’s war in Gaza.The takeove...

30/04/2024 19:12 The Guardian

Ukrainian woman, 98, walks six miles alone to escape Russian-held territory

Lidia Stepanivna Lomikovska reunited with family days after fleeing frontline town in her slippers and using a caneA 98-year-old woman who escaped Russian-occupied territory in Ukraine by using a cane to walk six miles in a pair of slippers has been reunited with her family, days after they were sep...

30/04/2024 18:26 The Guardian

UK politics: Labour’s Khan has 22-point lead over Tory rival in London mayoral race, poll suggests – as it happened

The London mayor, running for his third term in office, had been warning of a ‘two-horse race’When Hilary Cass published her review of gender identity services for children, saying medical evidence did not generally justify giving puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to children, she said the...

30/04/2024 17:38 The Guardian

ICJ rejects request to order Germany to stop selling arms to Israel

Nicaragua brought plea to court, arguing sales of weapons make Berlin complicit in alleged war crimesThe International court of justice has rejected a request by Nicaragua to issue Germany emergency orders to desist selling arms to Israel, by 15 votes to one.The decision, according to the judgment r...

30/04/2024 15:53 The Guardian

Pro-Palestinian protesters take over Columbia University building

UN human rights chief ‘troubled’ by law enforcement crackdown on campus demonstrations as dozens more are arrested in Texas, Utah and VirginiaDozens of protesters have taken over a building at Columbia University in New York, barricading the entrances and unfurling a Palestinian flag out of a wi...

30/04/2024 15:40 The Guardian

House Democratic leaders announce opposition to attempt to remove Johnson as speaker – live

The top House Democrats, including minority leader Hakeem Jeffries, say they will oppose any attempt from far-right Republican to vacate Mike Johnson as speaker The pledge by House Democratic leaders to save Mike Johnson’s speakerships caps a week of whiplash for the conservative, who won plaudits...

30/04/2024 14:38 The Guardian

Four officers killed and four wounded in shooting at North Carolina home

Police say officers were in Charlotte serving warrant for suspect, who was also killed, wanted over firearms possessionEight law-enforcement officers were shot, four fatally, during a shootout on Monday outside a home in North Carolina. The officers were serving a warrant to a person wanted for poss...

30/04/2024 14:21 The Guardian

Admit women or we quit, Sting and Stephen Fry tell Garrick

In letter ahead of vote, signatories including Mark Knopfler say relations with female colleagues have been damaged The musicians Sting and Mark Knopfler have co-signed a letter with leading theatre producers and actors, warning that they will be obliged to resign their memberships of the men-only G...

30/04/2024 14:14 The Guardian

‘Incredible’ news for bears and wild horses as US shifts preservation plans

National Park Service will reintroduce bears to Washington’s North Cascades and won’t remove horses from South Dakota parkWildlife advocates are celebrating “incredible” news for the preservation of threatened bears, and a herd of historically significant wild horses, in separate north-weste...

30/04/2024 12:00 The Guardian

Fears of Putin swinging elections behind EU’s Meta crackdown

Action against Facebook owner comes amid concerns about how it is dealing with fake newsEU to investigate Meta over misinformation before June pollsFears that Vladimir Putin is trying to fill the European parliament with more pro-Russia MEPs were behind the EU’s blunt message to the Silicon Valley...

30/04/2024 11:42 The Guardian

First Thing: Pro-Palestine protesters take over Columbia University building

US campus protests escalate with nearly 1,000 students arrested nationwide. Plus, healthy lifestyle ‘may offset genetics by 62%’Good morning.Dozens of protesters have occupied a building at Columbia University in New York, barricading the doors and hanging a Palestine flag from a window as demon...

30/04/2024 10:16 The Guardian

Russia-Ukraine war: Odesa’s ‘Harry Potter castle’ hit in Russian missile attack that killed five – as it happened

Four-year-old child and pregnant woman among those in a serious condition after strike on seafront park in Black Sea port cityThis live blog has been paused. For the latest coverage on Russia’s war in Ukraine, please visit our dedicated page.To keep up to date quickly with the latest in Ukraine,...

30/04/2024 08:58 The Guardian

Middle East crisis live: Biden urges Egypt and Qatar to ‘exert all efforts’ over release of Israeli hostages as part of ceasefire talks

The US president made the comments in a call with Egypt and Qatar’s leaders as Hamas considers its response to the latest ceasefire proposalSee all of our Israel-Gaza war coverageIn the US, protesting students at Columbia University have occupied one of the campus buildings, Hamilton Hall. Social...

30/04/2024 07:01 The Guardian

Smartphones ban may cause more harm than good, says Molly Russell’s father

Ian Russell says parental controls could weaken trust and ‘punish children for tech firms’ failures’Ian Russell: Tech companies need to changeGovernment proposals to ban the sale of smartphones to under-16s and raise the minimum age for accessing social media risk causing more harm than good,...

30/04/2024 07:00 The Guardian

Housing activists urge London mayor to save Clockwork Orange estate

Social housing provider Peabody wants to raze 1960s Lesnes estate used in Kubrick film but residents say homes could be refittedResidents of a brutalist 1960s estate in south-east London featured by Stanley Kubrick in his dystopian film A Clockwork Orange are resisting plans to demolish their homes,...

30/04/2024 07:00 The Guardian

Secret Thatcher-era memo undermines Sunak’s plan to scrap national insurance

Former chancellor Nigel Lawson, who PM cites as inspiration, warned merging NICs with income tax would ‘create many losers’A secret, unpublished memo from Margaret Thatcher’s tax-cutting chancellor Nigel Lawson warned against merging national insurance and income tax because it would “create...

30/04/2024 05:00 The Guardian

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