Russia-Ukraine war: EU to open enlargement talks with Ukraine and Moldova next week – as it happened

21/06/2024 15:00 The Guardian

Countries in the 27-nation bloc formally approve the launch of accession negotiations on TuesdayA member of Russia’s lower house of parliament said law enforcement authorities need to do more to protect civilians from ex-convicts who have returned home from fighting in Ukraine.Nina Ostanina, a Communist Party deputy who has been sanctioned by Western countries over Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, told the gazeta.ru newspaper in an interview that violent crimes involving decommissioned soldiers “will be even more numerous” if authorities do not act. Continue reading...

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French poll puts far-right National Rally in clear lead at 36% – Europe live

Macron’s allies trailing at 21% as leaders of political groups gear up for a televised debate this eveningDaniel Freund, a German Green MEP, has sent a letter with 20,000 signatures to the European Council president calling for the upcoming Hungarian presidency of the Council of the EU to be suspe...

27/06/2024 17:15 The Guardian

Baltimore police employees face punishment over 2023 mass shooting response

Report decries eight officers and four civilian employees for ignoring warnings resulting in fatal shootingTwo Baltimore police department employees could lose their jobs and another 10 could face lesser disciplinary actions for their responses to a July 2023 mass shooting at a neighborhood block pa...

27/06/2024 17:00 The Guardian

Zelenskiy says Russia’s recent offensive shows pressure on Kremlin ‘not enough’

Ukrainian president signs military agreement with EU and says ‘fulfilment of every promise’ of support is importantUkraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has told EU leaders that Russia’s spring offensive in Kharkiv showed that international pressure on the Kremlin was “not enough”, a...

27/06/2024 16:17 The Guardian

Le Pen claims far right will win absolute majority and take over military decisions

National Rally leader says Macron ‘won’t have choice’ but to appoint her protege as PM and he would make decisions on Ukraine supportEurope live – latest news updatesMarine Le Pen has said she expects her far-right National Rally (RN) party to win an absolute majority in France’s general e...

27/06/2024 15:56 The Guardian

Canada’s 2023 wildfires created four times more emissions than planes did last year – report

Months-long fires spewed about the same amount of carbon dioxide that 647m cars put in the air in a year, data showsCatastrophic Canadian warming-fueled wildfires last year pumped more heat-trapping carbon dioxide into the air than India did by burning fossil fuels, setting ablaze an area of forest...

27/06/2024 15:55 The Guardian

Labor-led committee raises human rights concerns over NDIS bill as Shorten blasts delays

Minister says more consultation with states would be a ‘circle-jerk’ after Coalition and Greens team up to delay vote on NDIS reforms until late AugustGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA Labor-chaired parliamentary committee has flagged human rights concern...

27/06/2024 15:00 The Guardian

Israel-Gaza war: Israel warns it could take Lebanon ‘back to the Stone Age’ – as it happened

Yoav Gallant said Israel is preparing for war with Hezbollah but stressed that his government preferred a diplomatic solution See all our coverage of the Israel-Gaza warHere are some of the latest images from Israel, where an anti-government demonstration has again attempted to block highways while...

27/06/2024 14:08 The Guardian

US Congress faces growing calls to withdraw Netanyahu invitation: ‘a terrible mistake’

Notable Israelis add their voices to oppose invite extended by Mike Johnson, which Democrats plan to boycottA group of prominent Israelis – including a former prime minister and an ex-head of Mossad, the foreign intelligence service – have added their voices to the growing domestic calls in the...

27/06/2024 14:06 The Guardian

Man killed by lightning in New Jersey while warning others of dangerous weather

Patrick Dispoto was returning to beach to warn swimmers of lightning danger when he was struck and killedA man was killed by a lightning strike after returning to a beach in New Jersey to warn other bathers of the dangers of an approaching storm.Local television station WABC reported that Patrick Di...

27/06/2024 13:10 The Guardian

Global wave of elections could hit UK financial system, warns Bank of England

Central bank raises concerns over newly elected governments as more than 80 countries go to polls this yearBusiness live – latest updatesUncertainty caused by a global wave of elections, starting this weekend in France, risks destabilising the UK’s financial system, the Bank of England has warne...

27/06/2024 11:33 The Guardian

‘We are really sorry’: man behind Uncle Frog’s Mushroom Gummies apologises after people hospitalised across Australia

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27/06/2024 07:27 The Guardian

Sudan’s warring factions using starvation as weapon, experts say

Special rapporteurs working for UN warn famine is imminent and over 25 million people need urgent helpHuman rights experts working for the United Nations have accused Sudan’s warring parties of using starvation as a war weapon, amid mounting warnings of imminent famine in the African country.Sudan...

26/06/2024 18:57 The Guardian

Two people die from floods ravaging US midwest as more storms forecasted

Days of flooding have submerged homes and farmland across South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa and MinnesotaAt least two people have died as a result of devastating floods in the US midwest. Flood warnings remain in place across South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa and Minnesota as more rainfall and storms are expe...

26/06/2024 17:21 The Guardian

Closed-door trial of US journalist Evan Gershkovich begins in Russia

WSJ reporter faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted on spying charges US says are politically motivatedA Russian court has begun a closed-door trial of the Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on spying charges that he, his employer and the US government have all described as political...

26/06/2024 17:08 The Guardian

Murder and manslaughter charges under joint enterprise rise despite concern

Nearly 1,000 people charged in five years in England and Wales under doctrine that supreme court said had taken ‘wrong turn’The number of people facing murder and manslaughter charges despite not being the principal offender has risen significantly, amid official warnings about the use of joint...

26/06/2024 16:10 The Guardian

NSW government accused by critics of using ‘fatally compromised’ emissions report

Climate campaigners and scientists disturbed over claims about global warming found in document obtained through Gipa lawsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales government is facing criticism...

26/06/2024 15:00 The Guardian

BMA permits junior doctors to work at six hospitals during strike

Hospitals are all part of London-based trusts hit by cancer care delays after Russian cyber-attackJunior doctors have been granted permission to work at some hospitals during a looming strike in order to prevent potentially dangerous delays to cancer care, the British Medical Association has said.Th...

26/06/2024 14:42 The Guardian

Mark Rutte says Nato ‘cornerstone of our collective security’ as he is formally selected as its head – as it happened

Outgoing Dutch PM will take over from Jens Stoltenberg as secretary-general in OctoberJosep Borrell, the EU’s high representative for foreign affairs, has issued a statement on Russia’s decision to block a number of European media. He did so on his own after Hungary blocked a joint EU27 statemen...

26/06/2024 14:22 The Guardian

Snapchill canned coffee recalled in US over fears of botulism

Almost 300 products made by Wisconsin coffee maker are being recalled over risk they may contain deadly toxinUS coffee consumers, often pre-occupied with elaborate rituals of strength and method, have a new concern after regulators warned that products from a Wisconsin coffee maker might contain bot...

26/06/2024 12:33 The Guardian

Film-maker warns against ‘rampant racism’ in France as election approaches

Alice Diop, one of France’s top documentary and feature directors, aiming to mobilise voters on housing estates against the far rightThe award-winning French film-maker Alice Diop has warned of “rampant racism” in France and launched a collective to mobilise residents of housing estates to vot...

26/06/2024 10:27 The Guardian

Zelenskiy visits troops in eastern Ukraine in effort to boost morale

President’s surprise visit to Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, comes days after Russian strikes kill five people in cityVolodymyr Zelenskiy has made an unannounced visit to the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine to bolster morale among troops, amid continuing advances by Russian forces.The Ukrainian presi...

26/06/2024 10:21 The Guardian

Farage says Zelenskiy should seek Ukraine peace deal with Russia

President should rethink goal of reclaiming all lost territory, says Reform UK leader in latest remarks about warUK election live – latest updatesNigel Farage has urged Volodymyr Zelenskiy to seek a peace deal with Russia, “otherwise there will be no young men left in Ukraine”.The Reform UK le...

26/06/2024 08:28 The Guardian

Politicians warned against taking advantage of Qantas compensation payments – as it happened

This blog is now closed.Follow live: Julian Assange returns to AustraliaGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Queensland government plans to establish a new greater glider forest park as part of a $200m plan to reform the state’s timber industry. The premier...

26/06/2024 07:29 The Guardian

UK general election live: Scottish Secretary says he placed bets on date but has ‘not breached any gambling rules’

Tory MP Alister Jack says he ‘had no knowledge of the date of the election until the day it was called’ and is not under investigationSign up to our Election Edition daily newsletterThe Green Party is to set out a plan for the UK’s rivers, as it calls for a “drastic change” to be made to w...

26/06/2024 05:48 The Guardian

Warnings over lethal and contagious strain of mpox as children in DRC die

Alarm over high mortality and miscarriage rates as mutated virus spreads in eastern Democratic Republic of the CongoA dangerous strain of mpox that is killing children and causing miscarriages in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the most transmissible yet and could spread internationally, sci...

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Make this the last inaccessible election for blind people in UK, campaigners demand

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Australia’s first high-speed rail link could ease house prices and widen the dating pool, UK expert says

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26/06/2024 03:07 The Guardian

Progressive ‘Squad’ member Jamaal Bowman loses New York House primary

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Julian Assange live news: WikiLeaks founder lands on US island of Saipan for district court sentencing

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Einstein letter warning FDR of threat of Nazi nuclear bomb set to fetch $4m

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25/06/2024 19:36 The Guardian

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