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Trump names Fox News host and former judge Jeanine Pirro as top federal prosecutor in DC – as it happened

This blog is now closed. You can read our latest story hereThe winners and losers of Trump’s first tariff war strongly suggest that bankruptcies and farm consolidation could surge during his second term, with major corporations best placed to benefit from his polices at the expense of independent...

09/05/2025 02:02 The Guardian
Russia's Victory Day parade: Why Ukraine's European allies will be nervously watching

Donald Trump has a soft spot for military spectacles and autocrats....

09/05/2025 00:01 Skynews
The Pentagon’s Culture Wars Strike West Point

A Jan. 29 order from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth led to canceled classes, book bans and an argument about American greatness....

08/05/2025 23:31 New York Times
India warns over Pakistan retaliation

India will respond to any escalation from Pakistan "proportionally and in exactly the same light", the country's high commissioner has told Sky News....

08/05/2025 22:10 Skynews
Taiwan faces similar threat to Europe in 1930s, president says

Lai Ching-te says ‘message of history is clear’ as Taiwan for first time officially commemorates end of second world warTaiwan’s president, Lai Ching-te, has compared his nation to the European countries heading for conflict with Nazi Germany in the 1930s, in a punchy speech commemorating the...

08/05/2025 21:54 The Guardian
King calls for renewed ‘commitment to peace’ in VE Day message

Charles says sacrifice of second world war heroes must not be in vain King Charles called for a renewal of “global commitments to restoring a just peace where there is war, to diplomacy and to the prevention of conflict”, as the UK marked the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day.Westminster...

08/05/2025 21:41 The Guardian
Pakistan denies attack on India-administered Kashmir after explosions reported in Jammu city – as it happened

This live blog is now closed. You can read our latest reporting on the Kashmir crisis here:India claims to have thwarted Pakistan missile and drone strikes‘There will be war’: fear and defiance across border The Pakistan Aviation Authority has announced that operations at Karachi airport will b...

08/05/2025 20:55 The Guardian
U.S. Government to Stop Tracking the Costs of Extreme Weather

It would be harder for insurers and scientists to study wildfires, storms and other “billion dollar disasters,” which are growing more frequent as the planet warms....

08/05/2025 20:33 New York Times
Noaa to stop tracking cost of climate crisis-fueled disasters: ‘Major loss’

US agency will no longer update major weather database in latest showing of Trump’s influence on climate resourcesThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa) will no longer track the cost of climate crisis-fueled weather disasters, including floods, heatwaves, wildfires and more. It...

08/05/2025 19:59 The Guardian
Trump hails trade deal with ‘oldest ally’ UK – but what about the details?

President’s announcement receives favorable political reaction but experts warn much remains unresolvedThere was plenty of congratulatory backslapping in the Oval Office as Donald Trump unveiled his “major” trade deal with the United Kingdom on Thursday, but many of the details of that agreeme...

08/05/2025 18:52 The Guardian
Efforts Grow to Thwart mRNA Therapies as RFK Jr. Pushes Vaccine Wariness

Therapies involving mRNA, a key to Covid vaccines, hold great potential in treating several diseases, but some lawmakers want to ban them and the government is cutting funding....

08/05/2025 18:36 New York Times
Disability benefit cuts impossible to support, 42 Labour MPs tell Starmer

Exclusive: Backbenchers sign letter calling for change in direction on plans expected to be put to vote next monthMore than 40 Labour MPs have warned the prime minister that planned disability cuts are “impossible to support” and have called for a pause and change in direction.The letter from pa...

08/05/2025 18:26 The Guardian
Netherlands museum rethinks lending works to US amid Trump arts cuts

Mauritshuis in The Hague says guarantees would be needed of artworks’ safety amid uncertainty caused by US funding cutsA leading museum in the Netherlands has said it is reconsidering lending works from its collection to museums in the US amid the uncertainty wreaked by Donald Trump’s funding cu...

08/05/2025 17:37 The Guardian
UK interest rates fall to 4.25% as Bank of England announces a quarter-point cut

Move follows run of downbeat economic data and looks to cushion UK from Trump’s trade war falloutExplainer: what does it mean for mortgages and savings?Analysis: mood-boosting rate cut is a fillip for Reeves but leaves future uncertainBusiness live – latest updatesBank of England policymakers ha...

08/05/2025 17:17 The Guardian
Canada medical mystery takes twist as study finds no evidence of brain illness

Researchers link suspected cases to known diseases, warning of harm from misdiagnosis and misinformationA new peer-reviewed scientific study has found no evidence of a mystery brain disease in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, suggesting instead a troubling combination of “misdiagnosis and m...

08/05/2025 16:44 The Guardian
VE Day: UK and Europe hold ceremonies to mark 80 years since end of second world war in Europe – as it happened

Commemorations take place across the UK and Europe against backdrop of Ukraine conflictAnother from the Guardian archive:St Peter Port, Guernsey Continue reading...

08/05/2025 16:35 The Guardian
English universities’ income falls for third consecutive year

Office for Students says declining international student numbers will lead to more cuts on campusUniversities in England have experienced a fall in income for the third year in a row, according to the higher education regulator, as it warned that declining international student numbers would transla...

08/05/2025 16:02 The Guardian
Xi hails ‘confident’ China-Russia ties as Putin welcomes ‘dear friend’ to Kremlin

Chinese leader describes talks as ‘friendly and fruitful’ during visit for Victory Day commemorationsXi Jinping and Vladimir Putin exchanged warm words in the Kremlin on Thursday during a grand ceremony welcoming the Chinese leader for his 11th visit to Russia, ahead of a military parade to mark...

08/05/2025 15:57 The Guardian
Putin's welcome to Xi Jinping seems to show China is on Russia's side

Vladimir Putin's welcoming remarks to Xi Jinping appear to have been a carefully crafted barb aimed at Ukraine and its allies, to make the Chinese president's visit to Moscow sting even more....

08/05/2025 15:36 Skynews
Putin and Xi Rebuke U.S. and Vow to Strengthen Ties

The two leaders, meeting in Moscow, rejected what they described as Washington’s attempt to contain them. They also hailed their friendship....

08/05/2025 14:32 New York Times
Bill Gates says his Foundation will close in 2045 and decries Musk for USAID cuts

Microsoft co-founder accuses Trump ally of ‘killing the world’s poorest children’ by slashing US aid fundingBill Gates announced plans on Thursday to shutter the Gates Foundation in 2045 and also strongly criticized Elon Musk for slashing funding to the US Agency for International Development...

08/05/2025 14:30 The Guardian
Russia’s Military Show of Strength Masks Economic and Diplomatic Cracks

The annual Moscow parade marking victory over Nazi Germany is expected to be the largest in years, with world leaders in attendance, as the Kremlin tries to link that triumph to the war in Ukraine....

08/05/2025 13:59 New York Times
Palestinian student freed after Ice arrest forms group to aid other immigrants

Mohsen Mahdawi was detained after leading protests at Columbia against Israel’s war in Gaza and later freedA Palestinian student arrested during an interview about finalizing his US citizenship is helping launch an initiative to assist other immigrants facing deportation in Vermont on Thursday, a...

08/05/2025 13:21 The Guardian
Ukraine and Russia accuse each other of breaching Moscow-declared ceasefire

Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of violating a three-day ceasefire which was declared by Vladimir Putin last week and came into effect on Thursday....

08/05/2025 12:52 Skynews
Victory Day in Russian-Occupied Ukraine: A Muted Celebration

Events to mark the holiday in the occupied territories seem to be an effort to show Russian control of land it has captured....

08/05/2025 12:35 New York Times
‘It’s so gloomy’: some of UK’s top broadcasters admit to avoiding news

Likes of Lyse Doucet and Jonathan Dimbleby say they have at times turned away from current affairs She is perhaps the UK’s most prominent war correspondent, broadcasting from the world’s toughest regions, interpreting its most intractable and bloody conflicts. Yet, like many others when the news...

08/05/2025 12:25 The Guardian
Irish woman detained by US immigration released after 17 days in custody

Cliona Ward, who has lived legally in US for decades, was returning from trip to Ireland when held over criminal record from 20 years agoAn Irish woman who was detained by US immigration authorities because of a criminal record dating back almost 20 years has been released after 17 days in custody.C...

08/05/2025 12:01 The Guardian
Overnight Clashes Strain Diplomacy Efforts for India and Pakistan

The United States and other regional players converged to try to head off war between the neighboring nuclear powers. But more clashes seemed to keep hostilities roiling....

08/05/2025 11:40 New York Times
Wikipedia challenging UK law it says exposes it to ‘manipulation and vandalism’

Wikimedia Foundation seeks judicial review of some requirements of Online Safety Act it claims may endanger safety of volunteer editorsThe charity that hosts Wikipedia is challenging the UK’s online safety legislation in the high court, warning some of its regulations would expose the site to “m...

08/05/2025 11:04 The Guardian
New York watchdog warns Trump cuts will usher in ‘open season’ for scammers

City comptroller Brad Lander, also a mayoral candidate, calls for state and local action to take up oversight work of Consumer Financial Protection BureauNew York City’s financial watchdog is raising the alarm about the Trump administration’s cull of a key federal agency that oversees consumer f...

08/05/2025 11:00 The Guardian
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