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Russian army ‘came knocking’ to recruit son of slain spy Alexander Litvinenko

03/12/2022 18:07 The Guardian

The poisoned agent’s son Anatoly tells of the visit to his Moscow flat, as ITV prepares to screen a drama about the killing of his father, played by David TennantAnatoly Litvinenko: How the Kremlin tried to conscript meThe Moscow home of the son of Alexander Litvinenko, the defector killed with polonium-210 in London in 2006, has been visited by recruiting officers from the Russian army hoping to sign him up.Anatoly Litvinenko, 28, has revealed that he was called up for military service in Ukraine a few weeks ago by soldiers who seemed unaware of his tragic history with Vladimir Putin’s regime. Continue reading...

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Australia politics live: PM says ‘unwarranted’ tariffs announced by US on Australia came without warning; parliament to vote on tax changes

Prime minister says there is ‘an ideological disagreement’ with the United States. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJim Chalmers’ budget bill will face debate and a vote in the House today, and he poses the legislation as a “really simple c...

03/06/2026 22:24 The Guardian
Middle East crisis live: US House rebukes Trump over Iran war; Tehran claims it struck American military ship in Gulf of Oman

House of Representatives passes war powers resolution curbing president’s authority; US military denies Iranian claim it targeted ship approaching Iran watersThe Kuwaiti defence ministry said it intercepted 13 ballistic missiles and 17 drones launched by Iran today.A drone and missile attack on Ku...

03/06/2026 22:03 The Guardian
US House passes war powers resolution to curb Trump’s authority in Iran

Stunning rebuke to president as lawmakers vote 215-208 for measure forcing him to seek congressional approvalThe US House of Representatives delivered a stunning rebuke to Donald Trump over his war on Iran on Wednesday, as representatives backed a move to force him to seek approval from Congress or...

03/06/2026 21:32 The Guardian
Chinese spies use LinkedIn to target UK officials and military staff

Advertisements for non-existent jobs aim to draw in people with access to classified or sensitive informationChinese spies are targeting UK government and military staff on job websites including LinkedIn to try to get access to classified or sensitive information, MI5 has warned.A bulletin has been...

03/06/2026 21:21 The Guardian
Police chief warns anti-white bias claims could drive UK policing ‘back to 60s’

Senior police figures are pushing back against politicians they accuse of stoking tensions over Henry Nowak’s murderPolicing could be driven back to the 1960s by false claims officers are biased against white people, the leader of Britain’s black officers has said.Ch Insp Andy George, president...

03/06/2026 21:09 The Guardian
Rubio says Trump to attend Nato meeting as ‘things need to be cleared up and fixed’ amid tension between US and allies – live

Secretary of state confirms president’s attendance amid continued tension over alliance; Trump official also grilled on 2020 election lie and Iran warThe Democrats to watch after Tuesday’s primariesSign up for the Breaking News US emailIowa voters cast their ballots in yesterday’s heated prima...

03/06/2026 18:20 The Guardian
Is Kemi Badenoch getting better at being Conservative leader?

Badenoch differentiated herself from Nigel Farage in response to Henry Nowak’s murder and supporters say her ratings are risingKemi Badenoch has a hard-earned reputation for combativeness, especially on culture war issues, but at prime minister’s questions, with the murder of the teenager Henry...

03/06/2026 16:16 The Guardian
​Why is Europe still not ready for extreme heat?

​The first heatwaves of the season reveal how ​ill-prepared governments across the continent are to protect people from increasingly dangerous temperatures• Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereMeteorological summer has begun, ushered in with scorching heat that stru...

03/06/2026 14:25 The Guardian
Can autonomous AI-powered killer drones take morality onboard?

While the technology is set to play a growing role in modern warfare, there remains an unresolved ethical challengeShould the AI-powered drones of the future have a licence to kill? The question is becoming ever more pressing as governments and the defence industry acknowledge that drone systems wil...

03/06/2026 11:00 The Guardian
Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg as ‘Russian Davos’ opens in city

Energy and military sites targeted as guests gather for economic forum where Putin is due to speak on FridayUkrainian drones hit energy and military sites in St Petersburg early on Wednesday, hours before international guests gathered for the city’s flagship economic forum, in a blow to Vladimir P...

03/06/2026 09:19 The Guardian
Rural UK ‘particularly at risk’ of diesel shortages if Iran war continues

OECD forecast sets out economic risks from conflict, pointing to potential shortfalls to key energy productsOECD predicts spate of recessions globally if Iran conflict drags into 2027Rural areas in the UK would be particularly at risk of diesel shortages if the conflict in Iran continues to squeeze...

03/06/2026 07:00 The Guardian
Australia politics live: Hanson booked for ‘leader’s address’ at National Press Club; economy slowed by war, inflation and interest rates

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastChaney said: AI companies should be able to unlock the majority of global content with a handful of individual deals – in the same way that every other industry licenses copyrighted content.Government could furthe...

03/06/2026 02:29 The Guardian
‘Election lies’ could take hold if results in California take weeks, officials warn

Governor expresses worry as deluge of last-minute ballots and slow system could delay results in tightest racesMidterm primaries – live results and updatesCalifornia’s primary elections, including its fiercely fought gubernatorial contest, will be at the mercy of a notoriously slow vote-counting...

03/06/2026 01:13 The Guardian
US fires missile at tanker attempting to reach Iran amid strait of Hormuz standoff

The US military said aircraft disabled the engine room of the unladen Botswana-flagged M/T Lexie as it passed through international watersUS forces fired a Hellfire missile to disable a tanker attempting to break through the American blockade and reach Iran, amid an enduring standoff in the strait o...

02/06/2026 23:36 The Guardian
Midterm primaries 2026 live: results and reaction after six states including California and Iowa cast ballots

All the latest results and updates as New Jersey, South Dakota, New Mexico and Montana also vote in primariesCalifornia elections: governor, LA mayor and Congress at stakeSign up for the Breaking News US emailKnocking on strangers’ doors on a warm May afternoon in Trenton, New Jersey, Adam Hamawy...

02/06/2026 22:24 The Guardian
Democrats who marched in New York’s Israel Day parade decry attendance of far-right minister Smotrich

Politicians’ statements reflect difficulty facing pro-Israel Democrats as voter support for country fallsSeveral prominent New York Democrats who participated in the city’s annual Israel Day parade on Sunday have condemned the participation of Bezalel Smotrich, the far-right Israeli finance mini...

02/06/2026 18:44 The Guardian
Israel strikes southern Lebanon despite Trump’s effort to shore up ceasefire

Warplanes carry out dozens of airstrikes and Israeli army issues evacuation warning for city of NabatiyehIsraeli warplanes have launched dozens of strikes across southern Lebanon despite a new agreement supposedly brokered by Donald Trump aiming to bolster the tattered ceasefire in Lebanon.The US pr...

02/06/2026 18:11 The Guardian
Rubio says Iran ready to discuss nuclear deal as Tehran declares peace talks over

Secretary of state appears before Congress and repeats Trump administration’s claims that a deal is within reachIran has agreed to negotiate aspects of its nuclear program that it had refused to discuss even a month ago, the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has claimed, even as Tehran announced...

02/06/2026 16:55 The Guardian
Sikhs wary of UK backlash as they condemn ‘moment of madness’

Community leaders express disgust at Vickrum Digwa over murder of Henry Nowak amid fears of rise in racial tensionsAmandeep Singh, an educator with the charity Basics of Sikhi, is proud of his community’s deeply rooted place in British society.“We’re a community that has properly been celebrat...

02/06/2026 16:52 The Guardian
Santos could drill for new gas in Beetaloo basin within weeks as Murray Watt urged to ‘do his job’

Environment Centre of the Northern Territory warns it could be ‘gateway to full-scale fracking in the territory’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSantos could begin new drilling for gas in the Northern Territory’s B...

02/06/2026 15:00 The Guardian
NDIS overhaul will ‘harm’ Australians with disabilities, government’s own committee warns

Reform advisory committee says changes will undermine scheme’s original intentions and give unprecedented power to the health ministerFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe national disability insurance scheme’s propos...

02/06/2026 15:00 The Guardian
Sarah was amused by the quicksand she stepped in on a South Australian beach. Then ‘reality set in’

Joy turned to panic as Sarah and her dog sank quickly. She thought, ‘This is not how I’m going to go’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast“I’ve literally had my real, live Indiana Jones moment,” Sarah Darbyshire...

02/06/2026 15:00 The Guardian
Labour figures who wrote competing ‘manifestos’ join forces to warn against tribalism

Mathew Lawrence and Mark McVitie, previously seen as favouring Burnham and Streeting respectively, say change of direction is neededUK politics live – latest updatesTwo of Labour’s leading policy figures, who put forward “manifestos” for Andy Burnham and a centrist grouping, are to join forc...

02/06/2026 14:53 The Guardian
Shabana Mahmood warns of ‘dangerous undercurrent’ after murder of Henry Nowak

Home secretary’s condenmation of ‘misinformation and inflammatory commentary’ comes after death threats to policeUK politics live – latest updatesThe home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has warned of a “dangerous undercurrent” in the wake of the murder of Henry Nowak, who was falsely accuse...

02/06/2026 13:56 The Guardian
Democrats oppose Trump officials’ effort to include crypto in 401(k) plans

Change backed by labor department would expose workers to greater financial risk, letter shared with Guardian saysCongressional Democrats are strongly opposing a US Department of Labor proposal that would allow 401(k) investments to include cryptocurrency, private credit and private equity assets, a...

02/06/2026 12:00 The Guardian
Californians head to the polls as governor primary goes down to the wire – US politics live

Other races also taking place in state as well as primaries in New Jersey, South Dakota, New Mexico, Iowa and MontanaSign up to the Breaking News US emailSecretary of state Marco Rubio is set to face a litany of questions Tuesday about the Trump administration’s fragile or stalling diplomatic effo...

02/06/2026 11:22 The Guardian
Aipac affiliate has funded lavish trips to Israel for dozens of Congress members since 7 October, filings reveal

Revealed: AIEF, a charitable affiliate of pro-Israel lobby Aipac, has spent millions on travel for lawmakers from both parties, even as voters’ support for Israel plummetsDozens of members of Congress and Capitol Hill staffers have enjoyed lavish gifted travel to Israel funded by an Aipac affiliat...

02/06/2026 11:00 The Guardian
First Thing: Defense department bars reporters from Pentagon press room

Spokesperson claims Trump administration has ‘the most transparent war department in history’ despite ban on journalists using Pentagon facility. Also, more than 1,000 Marilyn Monroes descend on Palm SpringsDon’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.In another appare...

02/06/2026 10:47 The Guardian
Middle East crisis live: Conflict continues in Lebanon despite Trump hailing Israeli-Hezbollah de-escalation

Israeli military says it intercepted missiles from Lebanon this morning while Netanyahu says his forces will continue operating in the south of the countryTrump says Hezbollah and Israel have agreed to ‘stop all shooting’Here are the latest images from the site of an Israeli airstrike in the sou...

02/06/2026 10:32 The Guardian
Zelenskyy asks Trump to send missiles after Russian strikes across Ukraine

At least 18 killed, dozens injured and others trapped under collapsed buildings after attacks on five Ukrainian citiesVolodymyr Zelenskyy has asked Donald Trump to send Patriot missiles to Ukraine after a devastating Russian attack killed at least 18 people and injured dozens more.Russia launched 73...

02/06/2026 10:20 The Guardian
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