Trump says military members will be paid despite government shutdown

11/10/2025 19:53 The Guardian

President claims he found a way to pay troops and directed Pentagon chief to release funds on 15 OctoberDonald Trump claimed on Saturday that he has found a way to pay US military troops despite the ongoing federal government shutdown, saying he has instructed his defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, to release funds.Posting on his Truth Social platform, Trump wrote: “I am using my authority, as commander-in-chief, to direct our secretary of war, Pete Hegseth, to use all available funds to get our troops PAID on October 15.” Continue reading...

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Zelenskyy urges Trump to use Gaza ceasefire momentum to broker peace in Ukraine

Ukrainian leader discussed request for Tomahawk cruise missiles in phone call with US presidentUkraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, urged Donald Trump to use the momentum of the Gaza ceasefire to broker peace in Ukraine, as the two leaders spoke by phone on Saturday.Trump and Zelenskyy discus...

11/10/2025 15:41 The Guardian

The Gaza effect: how a global pro-Palestine protest movement met repression and resistance

Across the west, solidarity marches are testing governments’ tolerance for dissent. From arrests to bans, free-speech boundaries are shiftingThe ceasefire between Hamas and Israel has been met with joy and relief across the Middle East and beyond. Over the past two years, outrage at Israel’s war...

11/10/2025 14:04 The Guardian

Trump says ‘for the most part, there is consensus’ on next stages of Gaza ceasefire plan – live

US president adds Hamas were gathering the hostages now, as displaced Palestinians return to northern GazaUS president Donald Trump has said that “for the most part, there is consensus” on how the next stages of how the Gaza ceasefire plan will work, but admitted that “some of the details …...

11/10/2025 07:43 The Guardian

‘It was a binding experience’: TV producers mourn decline of hot 9pm slot

UK broadcasters used to rely on big audiences at 9pm, but as viewing habits change, figures are falling below the 1m markLast month something unusual happened in the television world. At 9pm, traditionally a crucial time slot for Britain’s main broadcasters, none of their shows were able to attrac...

11/10/2025 06:00 The Guardian

Trump completes ‘semiannual’ physical before traveling to Middle East

White House had described doctor visit as ‘routine yearly checkup’ although president had annual physical in AprilDonald Trump – the oldest person ever to be elected US president – had what he has described as a “semiannual physical” at the Walter Reed national military medical center on...

11/10/2025 02:02 The Guardian

White House announces federal worker layoffs as shutdown nears third week

AFL-CIO fights issue in court as union leader warns of ‘devastating effects’ for AmericansThe White House announced layoffs of federal workers on Friday, making good on a threat it had made in response to the US government shutdown, which now appears set to stretch into a third straight week.Rus...

11/10/2025 01:44 The Guardian

Trump threatens 100% China tariffs as Beijing restricts rare-earth exports

President accuses China of ‘very hostile’ moves and says additional tariffs could come on 1 November ‘or sooner’Donald Trump has threatened to impose additional US tariffs of 100% on China starting next month, accusing Beijing of “very hostile” moves to restrict exports of rare earths ne...

10/10/2025 21:11 The Guardian

Palestinians displaced to southern Gaza begin journey home as ceasefire comes into effect

Thousands walk north along coastal road after Israel-Hamas agreement puts stop to fighting for first time in six monthsTens of thousands of displaced Palestinians in Gaza have begun to return to the ruins of their homes after the ceasefire rapidly negotiated in recent days between Hamas and Israel c...

10/10/2025 17:30 The Guardian

Richard Tice accepted stay at French Riviera home of Tory donor

Reform deputy leader’s trip, worth £1,400, to Lubov Chernukhin’s property was for ‘discussing gas power in UK’Reform UK’s deputy leader, Richard Tice, accepted a £1,400 stay at the French Riviera home of Lubov Chernukhin, a Conservative donor and the wife of Russia’s former deputy fina...

10/10/2025 16:31 The Guardian

Melania Trump says eight Ukrainian children seized by Russians have been reunited with their families

First lady had pleaded for children in letter that Donald Trump delivered to Russian president at meeting in AlaskaMelania Trump said on Friday that eight Ukrainian children have been reunited with their families after ongoing talks with the Russian president, Vladimir Putin.The US first lady in Aug...

10/10/2025 16:04 The Guardian

Seven people killed after twin earthquakes off coast of Philippines

Quakes of 7.4 and 6.8 magnitude trigger tsunami alerts as people living near coast advised to evacuateTwo powerful offshore earthquakes struck off the coast of the southern Philippines on Friday, killing at least seven people, while towns near the epicentre faced structural damage and authorities wa...

10/10/2025 14:53 The Guardian

Hamas will be disarmed, Netanyahu vows after ceasefire begins

In combative speech, Israeli prime minister says Gaza will be demilitarised ‘the easy way or the hard way’Benjamin Netanyahu repeated his pledge to force Hamas to disarm in a defiant and combative speech on Friday just an hour after a ceasefire began in Gaza.In a televised address, Israel’s pr...

10/10/2025 14:38 The Guardian

Yvette Cooper defends children as young as 13 needing digital ID – as it happened

This blog is now closed, you can read more of our UK political coverage hereHowever, it wasn’t such a great night for the Lib Dems (or Labour or the Conservatives either) in the election for the Skelton East ward for Redcar and Cleveland council, where Reform UK set a new vote record with 65.3%, s...

10/10/2025 14:01 The Guardian

Macron summons parties for crunch meeting in frantic effort to appoint PM

All parties except National Rally and La France Insoumise called on by president to show ‘collective responsibility’Europe live – latest updatesEmmanuel Macron has summoned the leaders of several political parties to his office to demand they show “collective responsibility” as he attempts...

10/10/2025 13:36 The Guardian

History shows war against immigrants will backfire on all Americans

Deportations are likely to cause employers to let go of US workers, and reduce the labor forceThe government shutdown may have prevented the publication of September’s job report, but we can be reasonably confident that when the numbers are known, they will further underscore the Trump administrat...

10/10/2025 13:00 The Guardian

The £1m man: why did Boris Johnson take his donor to Ukraine?

Exclusive: Leaked files offer a glimpse of the ex-prime minister’s relationship with Christopher HarborneAs he boarded the night train to Ukraine, Boris Johnson had the usual entourage of aides and bodyguards – plus the man who had given him £1m.Less than a year had passed since Johnson accepte...

10/10/2025 12:00 The Guardian

US farmers caught in Trump-China trade war – who’ll buy the soybeans?

Tariffs have caused a Chinese exit from the soybean market – and midwestern farmers are waiting on a solutionAt the Purfeerst farm in southern Minnesota, the soybean harvest just wrapped up for the season. The silver grain bins are full of about 100,000 bushels of soybeans, which grab about $10 a...

10/10/2025 12:00 The Guardian

Letitia James accuses Donald Trump of ‘weaponizing’ US justice system after her indictment – US politics live

Prosecutor who led civil fraud investigation against Trump in 2023 says charges against her are baselessThe White House on Friday criticized the Nobel Prize committee’s decision to award the peace prize to a Venezuelan opposition leader instead of US president Donald Trump.“President Trump will...

10/10/2025 11:25 The Guardian

Millions of older Britons likely to have undiagnosed sight and hearing problems, study finds

Those affected at risk of falls, mental ill-health and leading socially restricted lives, say doctorsMillions of people aged 50 or over in the UK are predicted to have undiagnosed sight or hearing problems, prompting calls for that age group to have checkups more regularly.Doctors involved in the re...

10/10/2025 11:11 The Guardian

US professors facing threats, firings and harassment over Charlie Kirk posts

As many as 40 academics have been dismissed in aftermath of shooting, allegedly without due processA “climate of fear” is still shrouding college campuses across the US, academics have warned, after a string of professors were fired or punished for their comments after Charlie Kirk’s assassina...

10/10/2025 11:00 The Guardian

Power returns after Kyiv plunged into darkness by ‘massive’ Russian attack on Ukraine energy sector – as it happened

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia used over 450 drones and 30 missiles in a country-wide attack. This live blog is now closedPower has been restored to 270,000 consumers in Kyiv after Russian overnight attacks knocked it out, Ukraine’s energy minister Svitlana Hrynchuk wrote on F...

10/10/2025 10:59 The Guardian

‘Massive’ Russian attack on Ukraine capital causes widespread blackout

At least 20 injured after hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles target energy infrastructure in KyivA “massive” Russian drone and missile strike has wounded at least 20 people in Kyiv, plunging Ukraine’s capital into darkness early on Friday in what Volodomyr Zelenskyy condemned as a “cy...

10/10/2025 10:01 The Guardian

DRC says EU’s minerals deal with Rwanda is ‘obvious double standard’

Brussels urged to impose stronger sanctions against Rwanda, as it has in response to Russia for its war in UkraineThe Democratic Republic of the Congo has accused the EU of “an obvious double standard” for maintaining a minerals deal with Rwanda to supply Europe’s hi-tech industries when it de...

10/10/2025 09:54 The Guardian

Nobel peace prize 2025 live: Norway fears repercussions if Donald Trump not honoured in ceremony

US president has been conducting campaign to influence prize committeeIt is not just people who receive the prize. This year, 94 organisations have been nominated for consideration of the Committee.The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague and Nato have been speculated as among the nominee...

10/10/2025 08:41 The Guardian

Weather tracker: South-east China swelters in summer-like heat

Inland areas have neared 40C, while in northern China a cold air mass clashed with warmth to produce heavy rainWhile northern parts of China felt their first autumnal chill under persistent heavy rain this week, large areas farther south have continued to swelter in summer-like heat. In south-east C...

10/10/2025 08:12 The Guardian

Independent Sophie Scamps quits parliamentary sports club after Pocock ban – as it happened

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10/10/2025 07:46 The Guardian

Highly potent synthetic opioids found in teddy bear-shaped pills linked to a death in Queensland

Public health warning issued after drugs known as nitazenes detected amid move to ban pill testingFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTeddy bear-shaped pills laced with synthetic opioids have been linked to a death in Queen...

10/10/2025 07:41 The Guardian

Gaza ceasefire plan live: Israel’s government approves deal for hostages’ release as US troops to ‘oversee’ truce

Ceasefire supposed to begin immediately after early Friday’s cabinet approval under deal, says Israeli officialIsraeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner after a government meeting to approve the US-brokered deal to release all hostages and i...

10/10/2025 07:25 The Guardian

Two dead as severe weather brings down trees and powerlines in Tasmania

Severe weather warnings have also been issued for Victoria, southern New South Wales and parts of South AustraliaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo people have died, a hospital has been damaged and thousands of propert...

10/10/2025 05:01 The Guardian

Philippines earthquake: tsunami warning for coasts including Indonesia after 7.6 quake hits Mindanao – live updates

The Philippines seismology agency said it strongly advises people in coastal towns in central and southern Philippines to immediately evacuateFull report: prayers as strong shaking hits the PhilippinesPhilippines president directs agencies to aid evacuations and provide help to ‘everyone who needs...

10/10/2025 04:03 The Guardian

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