Trump ally Lindsey Graham sends warning to special counsel Jack Smith

06/11/2024 08:12 The Guardian

Republican senator says ‘it is time to look forward to a new chapter in your legal career’ with Trump close to victoryUS election 2024 – latest updatesUS election results 2024: live map and trackerSenate and House results 2024: live maps and trackerSouth Carolina senator Lindsey Graham has sent an ominous message to special counsel Jack Smith as Donald Trump was on the precipice of being announced as the winner of the 2024 election.Early on Wednesday morning, mere moments before Trump took the stage in West Palm Beach, Florida, to give his victory speech, Graham posted a note on X “to Jack Smith and your team”. Continue reading...

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Middle East crisis live: new Israeli defence minister says Trump presidency will ‘bring back hostages’ and defeat Iran

Comments by Israel Katz follow protests over the firing of his predecessor by NetanyahuSee all our Middle East crisis coverageLebanon’s army has issued a warning to residents in the Ghobeiry area of the southern suburbs of Beirut that today between 10.30am and 1.30pm it will “detonate unexploded...

06/11/2024 11:05 The Guardian

Starmer and Badenoch congratulate Trump on ‘historic election victory’ – UK politics live

Both PM and leader of the opposition offer congratulations with more full-throated support from Tory rightwingers such as Truss and BravermanAnother Labour politician who has criticised Donald Trump strongly in the past is Emily Thornberry, shadow foreign secretary when Jeremy Corbyn was Labour lead...

06/11/2024 11:04 The Guardian

Wetherspoon’s boss warns of pub price rises as result of Labour budget

Tim Martin blamed increases to the minimum wage and employers’ national insurance contributionsPubgoers should expect prices to go up as a result of Labour’s first budget in 14 years, the politically outspoken boss of Wetherspoon’s, Tim Martin, has said.Speaking as the hospitality chain announ...

06/11/2024 10:57 The Guardian

Trump win is a victory for Netanyahu, but Israeli PM may not get it all his way

US president-elect has indicated he wants an end to war in Gaza and his position on conflict with Iran remains unclearUS elections 2024 – live updatesMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe US election result is highly consequential for the Middle East and is first and foremost a win for Benjamin N...

06/11/2024 10:55 The Guardian

Trump tariffs would halve UK growth and push up prices, says thinktank

NIESR warns British economy would be one of the worst affected by protectionist policiesUS election 2024 – live news updatesUS election results 2024: live map and trackerUK growth is likely to be halved by Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential race if goes on to impose the swingeing new...

06/11/2024 10:48 The Guardian

Australia’s conservatives praise Trump’s ‘self-belief’ as PM welcomes likely US counterpart

Anthony Albanese, Peter Dutton, Tony Abbott and Scott Morrison offer congratulations as Adam Bandt criticises ‘dangerous demagogue’ and calls on PM to cancel AukusUS election 2024 – live news updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian government is bracing...

06/11/2024 08:47 The Guardian

Voting on US election day ‘by and large normal’ despite some glitches, experts say

Errors cause delay for some voters as over 30 bomb threats called that FBI says are ‘from Russian email domains’Voting on election day this year largely went smoothly, despite a few glitches, typical of any election, that some Republicans used to sow distrust in the voting process.As in every el...

06/11/2024 08:00 The Guardian

North Korea’s involvement in Ukraine draws China into a delicate balancing act

The entry of North Korean troops risks a dangerous escalation in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. It also puts Beijing in a tight spotIn October 1950, barely a year after the Chinese civil war ended, Mao Zedong sent the first Chinese soldiers to fight in the Korean war. Between 180,000 and 400,000 of Ch...

06/11/2024 07:02 The Guardian

Heatwave sweeps across large parts of Australia as bushfire threatens Queensland border town

Weather warnings across multiple states on Wednesday as Dirranbandi residents told to evacuateFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA heat warning is in place for large parts of Queensland on Wednesday with temperatures hitti...

06/11/2024 06:40 The Guardian

Adult social care in England needs urgent help from ministers, say bosses

Rising costs and demand are a huge strain on council budgets and services face ‘intolerable pressures’, says AdassEngland’s overstretched and creaking adult social care services need urgent government intervention to stabilise them financially as rising costs and demand play havoc with council...

06/11/2024 05:00 The Guardian

Early morning and evening activity could ‘reduce bowel cancer risk by 11%’

Research suggests time when physical activity taken is crucial, opening way to targeted prevention strategiesBeing more active in the morning and evening may reduce the risk of bowel cancer by 11%, according to a study that suggests the timing of peak activity could play a “crucial role” in ward...

06/11/2024 05:00 The Guardian

Frustrated Arab and Muslim voters in New Jersey divided on which candidate will bring change

Israel’s war in Gaza, funded with substantial US support, has inspired some to back the Green party, while others call Kamala Harris the ‘the best of the worst’US election 2024 – latest updatesUS election results 2024: live map and trackerSenate and House results 2024: live maps and trackerF...

06/11/2024 01:36 The Guardian

Channel 4 ‘fired’ Boris Johnson from US election show for promoting his book, co-host says

Former British prime minister kept bringing up his memoir despite being warned to ‘put it away’ and was later replaced on TV panelUS election 2024 – latest updatesUS election results 2024: live map and trackerBoris Johnson was “fired for banging on about his book” during a guest appearance...

06/11/2024 01:15 The Guardian

Los Angeles Times owner cites Gaza war as a reason not to endorse Harris

Internal email obtained by Drop Site News clashes with billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong’s remarks in interviewThe billionaire owner of the Los Angeles Times has cited the war in Gaza as a reason for vetoing the paper’s endorsement of Kamala Harris for president.In an email sent to the paper’s t...

06/11/2024 00:45 The Guardian

Trump- and Musk-fueled falsehoods and threats backdrop US election

Misinformation and Russian-linked vote curbing attempts over unfounded terrorist threats aim to disrupt US electionAmericans went to the polls on Tuesday against a backdrop of misinformation – much of it suspected to have originated in Russia – as the FBI warned of fake videos and non-credible t...

05/11/2024 22:53 The Guardian

Middle East crisis live: Benjamin Netanyahu says ‘trust has cracked’ as he fires defence minister

Israeli prime minister names Israel Katz as new defence minister, saying he and Yoav Gallant had ‘too many gaps’ over war managementAl Jazeera reports that the death toll from an Israeli strike on tents housing displaced people in central Gaza has risen to six, and includes a six-year-old and a...

05/11/2024 22:26 The Guardian

Australia politics live: 14 investigated over alleged display of terror symbols; Senate told of biosecurity breaches

Federal police execute three warrants and could lay charges after scouring video evidence. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThere was some seriously colourful language in Senate estimates yesterday, but in this case the media regulator found radio...

05/11/2024 21:04 The Guardian

Meta to let US national security agencies and defense contractors use Llama AI

Company typically prohibits its use for ‘military, warfare, nuclear industries or applications, [and] espionage’Meta announced Monday that it would allow US national security agencies and defense contractors to use its open-source artificial intelligence model, Llama. The announcement came days...

05/11/2024 19:51 The Guardian

Civil war veterans’ remains buried after languishing in storage for decades

More than two dozen veterans’ urns sat in a Seattle funeral home until given services with military honorsFor several decades, the cremated remains of more than two dozen US civil war veterans languished in storage facilities at a funeral home and cemetery in Seattle.The simple copper and cardboar...

05/11/2024 17:55 The Guardian

‘Collapse is how we win’: US far right aims to make gains on election division

Among extremists, election results matter less than chaos and destruction – they hope ‘civil war kicks off’ either wayUS politics live – latest updatesUS election results 2024: live map and trackerWhile Russian disinformation and election denialism are seeding mistrust in the American electo...

05/11/2024 16:05 The Guardian

Children as young as two treated for obesity-related illness in England

NHS data shows one in 10 reception-age pupils now have obesity as experts warn of public health crisisThousands of children as young as two in England are being treated for health complications linked to severe obesity as leading experts warned of an “escalating public health crisis”.NHS data sh...

05/11/2024 16:00 The Guardian

Inexperienced, poorly trained and underfed: the North Korean troops heading to Ukraine

Kim Jong-un says his army is the ‘strongest in the world’ but they are vulnerable to illness and none have seen combat beforeDepending on whom you ask, they are the boost that Russian forces need to make a significant breakthrough in Ukraine, or they are simple cannon fodder, destined for repatr...

05/11/2024 15:58 The Guardian

Tropical Storm Rafael gains intensity in Caribbean as it nears Cuba

Storm expected to reach hurricane status but should weaken before it hits the US Gulf coastTropical Storm Rafael has grown more powerful in the Caribbean Sea and is poised to reach hurricane strength on Wednesday, carrying the risk of damaging wind and rainfall. But it should weaken as it approaches...

05/11/2024 15:52 The Guardian

Paris drivers warned of fines as city begins limiting traffic in parts of centre

Three-month ‘educational phase’ begins for scheme it is hoped will reduce through-traffic and improve air qualityParis authorities have begun limiting traffic in a large zone of the city centre, with police alerting drivers that they are now banned from driving through the French capital’s cen...

05/11/2024 13:49 The Guardian

Alarm grows over Trump and Musk’s blizzard of baseless voter-fraud claims

Falsehoods swirling on X and other platforms undermine trust and create potential for violence, critics warnUS election 2024 live: latest polls, results and updatesDonald Trump and top allies such as the multi-billionaire Elon Musk have created a blizzard of false voting misinformation portraying De...

05/11/2024 11:00 The Guardian

World watches with bated breath as US votes for Harris or Trump

Election watchers in Europe, Asia and elsewhere will be tuning in – and some have a particular interest in the resultUS election 2024 – latest updatesUS election results 2024: live map and trackerSenate and House results 2024: live maps and trackerFrom Brazil to Ireland and Germany to the Caribb...

05/11/2024 10:00 The Guardian

Tuesday briefing: Hour by hour, what to expect as the results roll in

In today’s newsletter: A guide to what we’ll know, and when – with a serious warning attached: it might drag on for days• Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionGood morning. This time tomorrow, we may know who’s going to be the next president of the United States. Or we may k...

05/11/2024 06:57 The Guardian

Watt confirms Labor considering releasing sealed section of robodebt report – as it happened

This blog is now closedNo relief for borrowers as Reserve Bank leaves interest rates on hold at 4.35%Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast‘We need to extend the average time people stay in our defence force,’ says Matt KeoughThe defence personnel minister, Matt Keough, has...

05/11/2024 06:51 The Guardian

US security agencies warn of Russian election disinformation blitz in swing states

Russia the ‘most active threat’ as false tales of election fraud pose risk of violence, say ODNI, FBI and cybersecurity agencyUS election 2024 live: latest polls, results and updatesRussia-linked disinformation operations have falsely claimed officials in battleground states plan to fraudulently...

05/11/2024 05:22 The Guardian

Full-scale war in Middle East involving Israel and Iran likely, say most Europeans in poll

Large majorities in seven countries condemn 7 October attacks – but most common view is Israel’s response in Gaza is also unjustifiedFull-scale war in the Middle East involving Israel and Iran is now likely, most western Europeans responding in a poll believe, with many criticising Israel’s co...

05/11/2024 05:00 The Guardian

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