Russia buying millions of rockets and shells from North Korea, US intelligence says

06/09/2022 09:24 The Guardian

Official says deal shows Russia continues to face supply shortages as invasion of Ukraine grinds onRussia-Ukraine war: latest updatesAt a glance: what we know on day 195 of the invasionRussia is buying millions of rockets and artillery shells from North Korea to support its invasion of Ukraine, according to a newly declassified US intelligence finding.A US official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said on Monday that the fact Russia’s defence ministry had turned to Pyongyang demonstrated that “the Russian military continues to suffer from severe supply shortages in Ukraine, due in part to export controls and sanctions”. Continue reading...

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Serious care failings were a factor in son killing his father, coroner in Wales rules

Swansea inquest hears how weak security at psychiatric ward enabled Daniel Harrison to escape and attack father an hour laterA string of serious failings in the care provided for a man with schizophrenia who killed his father an hour after absconding from a psychiatric ward contributed to the death,...

16/04/2024 17:29 The Guardian

US and EU consider new sanctions against Iran after its air attack on Israel

US treasury secretary and German foreign minister comment on efforts to avoid escalation of regional conflictMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe US and the EU are considering rapid new sanctions against Iran in the wake of Tehran’s large-scale air attack on Israel at the weekend.As Israel’s w...

16/04/2024 17:05 The Guardian

Middle East crisis: Israel says Iran won’t get off ‘scot-free’ after missile attack – as it happened

This live blog is now closed. For news on tensions between Israel and Iran, read our latest story:US and EU consider new sanctions against Iran after its air attack on IsraelA senior spokesperson for Iran’s military has warned the US, UK, France and Germany to stop supporting Israel, and said that...

16/04/2024 16:12 The Guardian

Vladimir Putin not welcome at French ceremony for 80th anniversary of D-day

France says Russia can be represented but president will not be invited because of war in UkraineRussia will be invited to send representatives to an international ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of D-day – but not Vladimir Putin, the French organisers have announced.The Élysée is re...

16/04/2024 16:07 The Guardian

Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskiy signs new mobilisation law in effort to boost Ukraine’s exhausted forces – as it happened

Kyiv brings in higher payments for volunteers and new punishments for draft dodgersWe have more in from Agence France-Presse (AFP) on the German chancellor Olaf Scholz’s visit to Beijing to meet China’s president, Xi Jinping (see earlier post at 08.46 for more details).Xi laid out what state med...

16/04/2024 14:47 The Guardian

Dr Martens chief to exit as shares hit record low after profit warning

British bootmaker says it does not expect to increase prices this year as it reports poor US salesShares in Dr Martens plummeted to a new low as the UK bootmaker warned on profits and poor performance in the US, and announced the departure of its chief executive.The brand, known for its yellow-stitc...

16/04/2024 13:46 The Guardian

MPs start debate on gradual smoking ban with warning it causes 80,000 deaths a year – UK politics live

Health secretary Victoria Atkins opens debate, outlining risks and saying smoking leads to 75,000 GP appointments a yearAt 12.30pm a transport minister will respond to an urgent question in the Commons tabled by Labour on job losses in the rail industry. That means the debate on the smoking ban will...

16/04/2024 13:05 The Guardian

‘Not even a pipe dream’: John Akomfrah represents Britain at Venice Biennale

Founder of Black Audio Film Collective says he would have laughed if someone had said he’d someday be in the UK pavilionBritain’s national pavilion at the Venice Biennale, the world’s largest and most prominent art event, begins with video of delicate Holbein drawings from the Tudor court bein...

16/04/2024 13:00 The Guardian

Study for portrait Winston Churchill disliked goes on show at his old home

Painting by Graham Sutherland is being displayed at Blenheim Palace before being auctioned in JuneAn intimate study of Winston Churchill that has been in private hands for seven decades has gone on show in the room at Blenheim Palace in which Britain’s most famous prime minister was born, before b...

16/04/2024 11:00 The Guardian

Tuesday briefing: How much of a difference will the new childcare provision for two-year-olds make?

In today’s newsletter: Government-funded care was extended to younger children this month, but a study that looked at international examples says the system needs a wholesale overhaul• Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionGood morning. If you want to make a toddler’s parents fur...

16/04/2024 05:30 The Guardian

Undersea ‘hybrid warfare’ threatens security of 1bn, Nato commander warns

Underwater infrastructure vulnerable to Russian threats, says V Adm Didier Maleterre, after suspected sabotage of gas pipelinesThe security of nearly 1 billion people across Europe and North America is under threat from Russian attempts to target the extensive vulnerabilities of underwater infrastru...

16/04/2024 04:00 The Guardian

Newshub: parts of axed New Zealand media outlet to continue in new deal

Newshub owner Warner Bros Discovery strikes deal with Stuff to provide bulletins amid concerns over the country’s shrinking media marketNew Zealand news outlet Newshub, which is set to shut down due to economic woes, has been thrown a lifeline by local media organisation Stuff that will save its b...

16/04/2024 02:09 The Guardian

IDF chief of staff says Israel will respond to Iran missile attack

General gives clearest confirmation yet that Israel will hit back but it is unclear what form response will takeIsrael’s top general has said the country will respond to Iran’s missile and drone attack, but it remains unclear what form that response will take and whether it will be so forceful t...

16/04/2024 00:23 The Guardian

Mike Johnson unveils complex plan for Israel and Ukraine aid as pressure rises

Speaker rejects pressure to approve package sent over by Senate, leaving its path to passage deeply uncertainMike Johnson, the US House speaker, has unveiled a complicated proposal for passing wartime aid for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan, rejecting pressure to approve a package sent over by the Senate...

16/04/2024 00:09 The Guardian

Woman charged with murder of baby found in Warrington woodland in 1998

Joanne Sharkey faces charge in ‘extremely emotional case’ of baby known as CallumA woman has been charged with murder by detectives investigating the death of a baby found in woodland in Warrington more than 25 years ago.“Baby Callum” was discovered close to the Gulliver’s World theme park...

15/04/2024 20:43 The Guardian

France joins western allies in calling for Israel to avoid escalation after Iran attack – as it happened

Emmanuel Macron says Iran should face international isolation and reasserts his country’s support for IsraelIt’s being reported that Turkish, Jordanian and Iraqi officials say that Iran gave wide notice days before its drone and missile attack on Israel – but US officials are disputing that li...

15/04/2024 19:24 The Guardian

Jordan faces difficult balancing act amid row over role in downing Iranian drones

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15/04/2024 17:51 The Guardian

Woman died at mental hospital after excessive water drinking, inquest told

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15/04/2024 17:41 The Guardian

Four Israeli soldiers injured by Hezbollah bombs inside Lebanon

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15/04/2024 16:34 The Guardian

Trump Media shares tank after company reveals plan to sell more stock

Shares of Truth Social parent company have fallen 60% since March market debut as ex-president under financial pressureShares of the former president Donald Trump’s social media company slumped 12% on Monday, extending their string of losses, after the company said in a regulatory filing that it c...

15/04/2024 16:32 The Guardian

Europe: Sudan war ‘world’s worst child displacement crisis,’ Paris conference told – as it happened

Annalena Baerbock, the German foreign minister, says ‘every life counts equally, whether in Ukraine, in Gaza, or in Sudan’The UN high commissioner for human rights, Volker Türk, has warned of a further escalation in violence in Sudan.“The Sudanese people have been subjected to untold sufferin...

15/04/2024 16:14 The Guardian

Liberia senate votes to establish war crimes court

The court will investigate crimes against humanity committed during the African country’s two civil wars between 1989 and 2003Senators in Liberia have voted overwhelmingly to establish a war crimes court, two decades after civil conflict ended in the west African country.The new court will investi...

15/04/2024 11:42 The Guardian

Sunak’s satisfaction rating among Tory members hits record low – UK politics live

Only one other minister scores lower than PM in recent ConservativeHome surveyThe Foreign Office has announced sanctions on a bank and two companies supporting military groups involved in the civil war in Sudan. “These sanctions send a clear signal to the warring parties that they must end fightin...

15/04/2024 10:46 The Guardian

UN secretary general urges Middle East to step back from brink of full-scale war | First Thing

A tense meeting of the UN security council followed Iran’s attack on Israel. Plus, Donald Trump’s criminal trial beginsDon’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning,The UN secretary general has urged members to de-escalate tensions to avoid a full-scale war in the Middl...

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Covid pandemic made poorest countries even worse off, World Bank warns

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UK Foreign Office holding secret talks with Sudan’s RSF paramilitary group

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15/04/2024 06:00 The Guardian

Tobacco firms lobbying MPs to derail smoking phase-out, charity warns

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Monday briefing: The calculations and confusion that could lead Iran and Israel into all-out war

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15/04/2024 05:47 The Guardian

More than 2,000 NHS buildings in England older than NHS, figures show

Lib Dems and health trusts say patient and staff safety being put at risk by poor state of ageing infrastructureMillions of patients are being put at risk in crumbling hospitals that are unfit for purpose, MPs have said, as figures reveal more than 2,000 NHS buildings are older than the health servi...

15/04/2024 05:01 The Guardian

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