Ted Cruz warns of midterm ‘bloodbath’ if Trump tariffs cause a recession

05/04/2025 16:25 The Guardian

Texas senator’s comments another sign of Republican unease over ‘reciprocal tariffs’ and stock market plungeTed Cruz, the US senator from Texas, has warned that his fellow Republicans risk a “bloodbath” in the 2026 midterm elections if Donald Trump’s “liberation day” tariffs cause a recession.Cruz also warned that the president’s tariffs, if they stay in place for long and are met by global retaliation on American goods, could trigger a full-blown trade war that “would destroy jobs here at home, and do real damage to the US economy”. Continue reading...

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Starmer warns ‘world as we knew it has gone’ as countries mull tariff responses – live updates

PM says he will use policy to shelter British businesses following the stock market turmoil prompted by Trump’s announcementStarmer orders economic reset amid Trump’s tariff mayhemMy colleagues have done a useful explainer breaking down what Trump’s tariffs are and how they’ve affected the e...

06/04/2025 08:28 The Guardian

‘They’re everywhere’: workers warn of rat infestation at Somerset nuclear plant

Unions urge energy giant EDF to take action as concerns mount over health of construction staffWorkers building the troubled Hinkley Point C nuclear reactor in Somerset have raised concerns that the construction site is overrun by rats.The Unite and GMB trade unions are understood to have warned the...

06/04/2025 07:00 The Guardian

‘There is no ceasefire. Attacks are ongoing’: how Putin’s envoy played US over Ukraine

White House welcome for key member of Russian president’s inner circle raises fears over America’s commitment to peaceKirill Dmitriev’s meetings with US officials in the White House last week went largely below the radar. And deliberately so.The dapper investment envoy to Russian president Vla...

06/04/2025 06:00 The Guardian

Trump tariffs come into effect in ‘seismic’ shift to global trade

‘Baseline’ 10% import levy takes effect at US seaports, airports and customs warehouses, with some higher tariffs to begin next weekDonald Trump’s 10% tariff on all imports from many countries, including the UK, has come into force after 48 hours of turmoil.US customs agents began collecting t...

06/04/2025 04:15 The Guardian

Torrential rain and flash flooding follow deadly tornadoes as storms rage in central US

Days of heavy rains have led to rapidly swelling waterways and prompted a series of flood emergencies from Texas to OhioAnother round of torrential rain and flash flooding on Saturday hit parts of the US south and midwest already heavily waterlogged by days of severe storms that also spawned deadly...

06/04/2025 01:40 The Guardian

Australia election 2025 live: Littleproud says Coalition to ‘impose a charge’ on gas exports until domestic needs are met; Dutton vows to cut international students

The Nationals leader said he was going to work to get more gas into the system from the Gippsland region in Victoria. Follow today’s news livePolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the first episode of our new narr...

06/04/2025 00:42 The Guardian

UK foreign secretary criticises Israel for denying two Labour MPs entry

David Lammy says it is ‘unacceptable’ that the parliamentary delegation had been detained and deportedThe UK’s foreign secretary has criticised Israeli authorities for denying two Labour MPs entry into the country and deporting them. Yuan Yang and Abtisam Mohamed were rejected because they we...

05/04/2025 22:53 The Guardian

Firefighters tackle wildfire spreading over large forest area in Scotland

Police urge people to stay away, as helicopters try to extinguish flames in Galloway and surrounding regionFirefighters are dealing with a wild blaze that has spread over a large area of forest in Scotland with police urging people to stay away from the area. Emergency services were called to Glent...

05/04/2025 21:18 The Guardian

Trump administration apologizes for telling Ukrainian refugees to leave US

Some resettled Ukrainians reportedly were told Homeland Security would terminate their legal protectionsDonald Trump’s presidential administration has acknowledged and apologized after it says it accidentally informed some Ukrainian refugees fleeing their country’s invasion by Russia that they n...

05/04/2025 18:05 The Guardian

‘Hands Off’ protests begin across US to oppose Trump agenda – live

More than a thousand events expected in a show of defiance against US president’s ‘authoritarian overreach’Hundreds of protesters gathered in central London on Saturday as part of global demonstrations against Donald Trump’s administration. Crowds gathered in Trafalgar Square with banners t...

05/04/2025 17:10 The Guardian

Barack Obama calls on Americans to defend democratic values in face of Trump agenda

‘It is up to all of us to fix this,’ former president said in speech at Hamilton College in New YorkBarack Obama has called on US citizens, colleges and law firms to resist Donald Trump’s political agenda – and warned Americans to prepare to “possibly sacrifice” in support of democratic...

05/04/2025 14:21 The Guardian

Senate approves Republican plan for trillions in tax breaks and spending cuts

Vote fell mostly along party lines and now goes to the House, where it could be voted on as soon as next weekSenate Republicans plugged away overnight and into early Saturday morning to approve their multitrillion-dollar tax breaks and spending cuts framework, hurtling past hardened Democratic oppos...

05/04/2025 13:20 The Guardian

Eighteen people killed in Russian missile strike on Zelenskyy’s home city

Missile attack on Kryvyi Rih left 61 injured including three-month-old baby and elderly residentsEighteen people, including nine children, have been killed in a Russian missile strike on Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s home city, a Ukrainian official has said.A further 61 people were injured in the attack o...

05/04/2025 12:45 The Guardian

US neo-Nazi group with Russia-based leader calls for targeted Ukraine attacks

The Base, terrorist group founded in 2018, free to export violence abroad as Trump pulls FBI from pursuing far rightA US neo-Nazi terrorist group with a Russia-based leader is calling for targeted assassinations and attacks on the critical infrastructure of Ukraine in an effort to destabilize the co...

05/04/2025 12:00 The Guardian

‘Peering into the eyes of the past’: reconstruction reveals face of woman who lived before Trojan war

Digital technology reveals ‘incredibly modern’ royal who lived 3,500 years ago in kingdom associated with Helen of TroyShe lived 3,500 years ago – but facial reconstruction technology has brought a woman from late bronze age Mycenae back to life.The woman was in her mid-30s when she was buried...

05/04/2025 10:35 The Guardian

Trump’s 10% tariffs on UK come into effect as Starmer weighs response – live

Trump’s baseline 10% tariff on all imports from many countries has begun, with higher levies on 57 trading partners to start next week‘It could’ve been much worse’: how UK avoided a bigger blow from Trump tariffsWhen Jonathan Reynolds gathered with officials around the large television scree...

05/04/2025 09:20 The Guardian

Man charged with murder after boy, 16, stabbed in Huddersfield

Police say incident ‘not gang-related’ and warn of ‘misinformation circulating on social media’ A man has been charged with murder after a 16-year-old boy was stabbed in the neck in Huddersfield.Officers were called to Ramsden Street in the town centre at about 2.45pm on Thursday, West Yorks...

05/04/2025 08:39 The Guardian

UK mortgages: warning over big fees as homebuying season arrives

The sums lenders charge to secure the best rates have risen in the past five years – and can make a loan much more expensiveThe spring months are typically the busiest of the year in the housing market as buyers mobilise and sunshine adds to a property’s kerb appeal.However, today’s buyers –...

05/04/2025 06:00 The Guardian

‘So resonant’: the 19th-century Russian opera being revived across Europe

Mussorgsky’s Khovanshchina – set in the troubled 1680s – can almost describe current events, say directorsA Russian political leader sings about war with Ukrainians and the need for a “durable peace”. The fractured political elite argues over whether they should pursue closer ties with Eu...

05/04/2025 04:00 The Guardian

George Santos prosecutors seek seven-year prison term for campaign fraud

Disgraced Republican congressman ‘made a mockery’ of election system and merits long sentence, US officials sayProsecutors are seeking more than seven years in prison for disgraced former congressman George Santos after he pleaded guilty to federal fraud and identity theft charges.The US attorne...

05/04/2025 01:10 The Guardian

US markets see second day of selloffs as Trump’s tariffs continue to cause global turmoil – business live

US indexes suffer amid escalating global trade war as Beijing hits back with new tariffs on US goodsChina hits back hard at ‘bullying’ tariffs as global recession fears growStock-market rout continues as investors rattled by Trump tariffs‘In economic terms, Trump’s tariffs make no sense at a...

04/04/2025 20:23 The Guardian

US prepares for deadly floods with many National Weather Service offices understaffed

Dangerous weather comes after Trump administration job cuts left nearly half of offices with 20% vacancy ratesDonald Trump on Friday approved an emergency declaration for Kentucky as the central US braces for what experts in the region have warned could be a “generational” flooding event, as sev...

04/04/2025 19:49 The Guardian

China hits back hard at ‘bullying’ Trump tariffs as global recession fears grow

Beijing imposes punitive 34% extra tariffs on all goods imported from US, exacerbating stock market sell-offUS politics live – latest updatesChina has hit back hard against Donald Trump’s “bullying” tariffs, raising fears that the escalating trade war could trigger a global recession and pro...

04/04/2025 17:32 The Guardian

Trump insists he won’t back down from global trade war as markets slump

On social media, the president said, ‘My policies will never change’, before suggesting possible change with VietnamUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump doubled down on his decision to launch a global trade war, declaring that he would “never” back off from sweeping tariffs on US...

04/04/2025 17:13 The Guardian

US ‘testing’ if Russia is serious about peace in Ukraine, says Marco Rubio

Secretary of state says Putin ‘will have to make a decision’ as US officials appear to be growing impatientThe US will know within weeks whether Russia is serious about pursuing peace with Ukraine, the secretary of state has said, warning that Donald Trump was not “going to fall into the trap...

04/04/2025 17:01 The Guardian

Aintree racegoers grateful for hats as sun shines for first time in decade

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Downing Street says Trump’s tariffs signal ‘new era’ in global economics

Experts say UK may have to raise taxes in autumn as senior MPs caution against too many concessions in US trade talksDonald Trump’s tariffs signal a new global economic era, Downing Street has said, as economists warned that the British government would probably have to raise taxes in response.No...

04/04/2025 16:16 The Guardian

Trump’s tariffs will likely mean ‘higher inflation and slower growth’, says Fed chair

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US’s Rubio shrugs off market falls at Nato press conference – as it happened

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04/04/2025 14:50 The Guardian

US ports to use Covid-like tests to identify illegally trafficked seafood species

Devices similar to those used during pandemic to be deployed to help stamp out trade in threatened fishLast year, a colleague of Diego Cardeñosa sent the international shark trade researcher a few pieces of shark fin taken from a bowl of soup in New York City. Using a PCR test similar to those used...

04/04/2025 12:00 The Guardian

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