Trump’s aid cuts will lead to a surge in propaganda and misinformation, say press freedom groups

11/02/2025 05:00 The Guardian

From Ukraine to Afghanistan, independent media organisations across the world are being forced to lay off staff or shut down after losing USAid fundingDonald Trump’s foreign aid freeze will lead to a decline in the number of independent media outlets across the world, causing a surge in misinformation and playing into the hands of state propagandists, media organisations have warned.The US president has suspended billions of dollars in projects supported by USAid, including more than $268m (£216m) allocated to support “independent media and the free flow of information”. Continue reading...

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EU vows ‘firm and proportionate countermeasures’ against latest Trump tariffs – Europe live

Ursula von der Leyen says ‘unjustified’ tariffs on aluminium and steel ‘will not go unanswered’Opening Day 2 of the AI Action Summit in Paris, French president Macron makes a reference to the 1937 Expo held there, saying that the French Nobel prize winning physicist Jean Baptiste Perrin used...

11/02/2025 09:32 The Guardian

Salman Rushdie set to testify in trial of man accused of trying to murder him

Author, 77, to take stand in trial of Hadi Matar, 27, after prosecution alleges suspect came close to killing himSalman Rushdie is expected to take the stand in the trial of the man accused of attempting to kill him at a literary gathering in western New York in August 2022, more than 35 years after...

11/02/2025 09:00 The Guardian

Campaigner for migrants in Libya says his phone was targeted in spyware attack

Italy-based David Yambio, a critic of Meloni government, helps ICC find evidence of abuse of detainees in LibyaAn Italy-based human rights activist whose work supports the international criminal court in providing evidence about cases of abuse suffered by migrants and refugees held in Libyan detenti...

11/02/2025 08:00 The Guardian

Middle East crisis live: Trump says Gaza ceasefire should be cancelled if hostage release delayed

US president said it was ultimately up to Israel but he warned that ‘all hell is going to break out’ if the remaining hostages aren’t released on SaturdayWe are pausing this live blog for the moment but for a full report on Trump’s latest comments on the ceasefire deal our reporters in Washi...

11/02/2025 07:43 The Guardian

Canada calls Trump metals tariffs ‘totally unjustified’ as Hong Kong to file complaint with WTO – business live

Canada says response to 25% aluminium and steel tariff will be ‘clear and calibrated’; Hong Kong to file complaint with World Trade Organization over tariffs imposed on cityTrump announces 25% tariffs on foreign steel and aluminiumCarlos Slim, Mexico’s richest man, has warned that tariffs simp...

11/02/2025 07:29 The Guardian

Tuesday briefing: Will Labour’s own ‘go home’ moment work – or lead to more desperate measures?

In today’s newsletter: As the Home Office trails a tough new stance against illegal immigration, Daniel Trilling explains what an alternative approach might look likeGood morning. Last night, the Home Office published footage of a group of men being escorted from a bus onto a deportation flight. W...

11/02/2025 06:51 The Guardian

Ukraine ‘may be Russian someday’, Trump says ahead of Zelenskyy meeting with Vance

US president also says he wants a return on US aid given to Ukraine such as rare minerals, in interview with Fox NewsUS president Donald Trump has floated the idea that Ukraine “may be Russian someday”, as his vice-president JD Vance gears up to meet Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy later...

11/02/2025 06:49 The Guardian

Antoinette Lattouf v ABC hearing day six – as it happened

This blog is now closed‘Someone senior’ leaked Antoinette Lattouf’s sacking to The Australian, Laura Tingle warned Ita ButtroseHere we go again: suggestion v directionSteve Ahern is back in the witness box after a short recess. His cross-examination is undertaken by Lattouf’s junior counsel...

11/02/2025 06:07 The Guardian

Asian stock markets mixed after Trump tariffs announcement while gold reaches record high

Analysts say measures so far have been less than feared but traders still cautious as uncertainty about US policy ‘has basically exploded’Asian markets were mixed on Tuesday as traders kept a nervous eye on Donald Trump’s next moves after he signed off on 25% tariffs for steel and aluminium im...

11/02/2025 04:04 The Guardian

Lucy Letby and the medical experts who believe she is innocent – podcast

She was called the worst child serial killer in Britain in modern times. So why are medical experts saying her conviction is unsafe? Josh Halliday and Felicity Lawrence reportLucy Letby was convicted for the murder and attempted murder of more than a dozen babies. She has been called the worst child...

11/02/2025 03:00 The Guardian

‘We are here to fight back’: hundreds protest suspension of US financial watchdog

Lawmakers Elizabeth Warren and Maxine Waters join rally after Trump administration suspends all CFPB operationsChants of “let us work!” rang out across the courtyard of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) blocks away from the White House on Monday, as hundreds of angry protesters ral...

11/02/2025 01:15 The Guardian

Trump says Gaza ceasefire should be cancelled if Israeli hostages not freed

President proposes letting ‘all hell break loose’ if hostages held by Hamas are not returned to Israel at noon on SaturdayMiddle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump has warned that if all the Israeli hostages held in Gaza are not returned by Saturday at noon he would propose canceling the I...

11/02/2025 00:40 The Guardian

US justice department official seeks dismissal of charges against Eric Adams

Federal prosecutors ordered to drop charges against New York mayor, who has cultivated relationship with TrumpA top official at the US Department of Justice has ordered federal prosecutors to drop charges against New York mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat who has cultivated a warm relationship with Donal...

11/02/2025 00:30 The Guardian

Australian tariffs exemption ‘under consideration’ after ‘positive’ call between PM and Trump

Albanese said the relationship was off to a ‘tremendous start’ minutes before Trump signed an executive order to implement the tariffs on steel and aluminiumGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian prime minister says that an exemption for his country’s steel...

10/02/2025 23:10 The Guardian

Democrats demand conflict-of-interest answers over Elon Musk ‘Doge’ role

Adam Schiff warns in letter to White House that Trump ally may use role to ‘shield his companies from federal scrutiny’The California senator Adam Schiff has demanded answers about Elon Musk’s potential conflicts of interest in his role leading the “department of government efficiency” (Do...

10/02/2025 20:45 The Guardian

Doge’s access to secure treasury payment system puts Americans’ privacy at risk, ex-secretaries warn – live

Five former secretaries warn that foreign actors could benefit from data breaches as a result of Doge’s meddlingPeople in the US: Share your thoughts on Trump’s second term in office so farTurkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said he does not “take seriously” Donald Trump’s propo...

10/02/2025 18:35 The Guardian

Labour was told about ‘vile’ WhatsApp group more than a year ago, says councillor

Gerald Cooney, former leader of Tameside council, says he warned regional officials about Trigger Me Timbers groupLabour was warned more than a year ago about a “vile” WhatsApp group involving two of the party’s MPs, local councillors and a series of offensive messages, the Guardian has been t...

10/02/2025 17:47 The Guardian

Key payment systems ‘under siege’ by Trump administration, experts warn

Ex-treasury secretaries caution against administration’s subversion of checks and balances, specifically MuskUS politics live – latest updatesA group of five former US treasury secretaries are warning that the Trump administration has put the country’s key payment systems “under siege” and...

10/02/2025 17:03 The Guardian

‘Engine of inequality’: delegates discuss AI’s global impact at Paris summit

Emmanuel Macron’s tech envoy warns attenders current trajectory of artificial intelligence is unsustainableThe impact of artificial intelligence on the environment and inequality have featured in the opening exchanges of a global summit in Paris attended by political leaders, tech executives and e...

10/02/2025 16:00 The Guardian

Trump’s anti-diversity executive orders threaten Americans’ health, experts say

As certain terms are scrubbed from US health agency websites decades of vital data is vanishing, advocates warnAfter Donald Trump signed executive orders ordering for mentions of race, gender, sexual orientation, disabilities and other terms to be scrubbed from US health agency websites, experts say...

10/02/2025 15:59 The Guardian

UK steel industry fears ‘devastating blow’ from Trump tariffs; FTSE 100 hits record high as markets shrug off trade war fears – as it happened

US president says 25% tariffs on steel and aluminium imports to be introduced this week as Chinese tariffs come into effectTrump to announce 25% aluminium and steel tariffs as China’s levies against US come into effect – US politics liveNo 10 won’t commit to retaliatory action if US imposes ta...

10/02/2025 15:37 The Guardian

Kosovo faces political uncertainty as ruling party fails to secure election majority

PM Albin Kurti claims ‘victory’ and vows to form government but analysts warn of prolonged crisis and instabilityThe governing party of the prime minister, Albin Kurti, is on track to secure the most seats in Kosovo’s parliament but will lack the numbers for a majority, the election commission...

10/02/2025 15:30 The Guardian

Ukraine war: All Putin’s conditions must be met before peace deal can be agreed, says Russian minister – as it happened

This blog is now closed. You can read all our Ukraine coverage hereHere are some photos coming to us over the wires.We have more on the upcoming Munich Security Conference (MSC). (see 10.48 entry).We hope that Munich will be used - and we have signs that it will - to make progress with regard to pea...

10/02/2025 15:00 The Guardian

UK Steel warns that Trump tariffs would be ‘devastating blow’

FTSE 100 hits record high as pound falls after US president says he will impose 25% levies on steel and aluminium importsBusiness live – latest updatesUK steelmakers have warned that the imposition of new US tariffs would be “a devastating blow” to the industry, after Donald Trump said he woul...

10/02/2025 14:58 The Guardian

K’gari at risk of being ‘destroyed’ by overtourism, world heritage advisory committee warns

Exclusive: The new Queensland government reversed Labor’s decision to set limits on visitor numbersFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe K’gari’s world heritage advisory committee (KWHAC) has advised the Queensland...

10/02/2025 14:00 The Guardian

For many Palestinian Americans, Trump’s Gaza plan evokes legacy of displacement

In Dearborn, a largely Arab American town where Trump made gains, his plan to take over Gaza is met with ‘disgust’For Palestinian Americans in Dearborn, Michigan, like Zaynah Jadallah and her family, displacement and loss have become central elements of her family heritage.Her family members wer...

10/02/2025 12:30 The Guardian

Ex-supreme court judge says ‘arguable case’ Israel’s conduct in Gaza is genocidal

Lord Sumption says Israel’s actions ‘grossly disproportionate’ and in new book points to suppression of free speech over Palestinian causeA former UK supreme court judge has described Israel’s assault on Gaza as “grossly disproportionate” and said there was “at least an arguable case...

10/02/2025 12:09 The Guardian

Weather tracker: tropical cyclone Zelia brings high winds and rain to Western Australia

A tropical low known as 18U will bring strong winds, heavy rain and storm surges to the north of the country The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a tropical cyclone alert for the north coast of Western Australia. This alert concerns a tropical low known as 18U, which has been spotted near the coast...

10/02/2025 12:03 The Guardian

Trump’s proposed ‘land grabs’ mean US now seen as a risk, says Munich security report

Report published before international summit suggests US is moving away from a global leadership roleDonald Trump’s proposed “land grabs” mean the US is no longer perceived as “an anchor of stability, but rather a risk to be hedged against”, the organisers of the Munich Security Conference...

10/02/2025 11:32 The Guardian

First Thing: Trump to announce 25% aluminum and steel tariffs as China’s levies kick in

US allies criticize Trump’s plans as harmful for all parties. Plus, the Forbes ‘30 Under 30’ curseGood morning.Donald Trump has said he will announce new 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports into the US on Monday that would affect “everybody”, including its largest trading partner...

10/02/2025 11:02 The Guardian

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