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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
Germany’s Top Economist Charts a Path Out of Europe’s Crisis

Joachim Nagel, the president of Germany’s central bank, warned against “complacency” in European capitals over tariffs, competition with China and attacks on institutions....

10/10/2025 07:41 New York Times
National security threatened by climate crisis, UK intelligence chiefs due to warn

Report by joint intelligence committee delayed, with concerns expressed that it may not be published The UK’s national security is under severe threat from the climate crisis and the looming collapse of vital natural ecosystems, with food shortages and economic disaster potentially just years away...

08/10/2025 15:52 The Guardian
Wednesday briefing: How to fight the right on reparations – and ‘rewire’ the architecture of inequality

In this weeks newsletter: Many paint reparations as impossible, unprecedented, even absurd – world experts tell a different storyGood morning. Happy Black History Month! We are now a week into a time of reflection on the richness of Black history and culture in the UK. Yet, too often one of the ma...

08/10/2025 05:31 The Guardian
One in three UK workers have called in sick after work drinks, survey finds

IPPR report warns of ‘productivity crisis’ and says many firms out of step with gen Z shift away from alcoholOne in three UK workers have called in sick after drinking at a work event or after hours with colleagues, research has found.Many staff feel under pressure to drink in work-related setti...

07/10/2025 23:01 The Guardian
EU plan to match Trump steel tariffs spurs ‘existential threat’ to UK steel industry

Starmer says UK in discussions with EU over Brussels plan to double import tariff to 50%, which unions warn could kill UK steel industryThe EU has announced it will match Donald Trump’s steel tariffs, doubling levies on imports to 50% in a decision condemned as “an existential threat” to the i...

07/10/2025 16:16 The Guardian
French PM in final bid to salvage cabinet amid political turmoil – Europe live

Macron has asked Lecornu to stay on for 48 hours to try to win over lawmakersOur Economics editor, Heather Stewart, explains how France’s financial/political meltdown is part of a wider global trend:Each country’s domestic political challenges are different but there is a broader picture here. M...

07/10/2025 10:05 The Guardian
At $4.5bn each year, extreme weather is costing Australia three times as much compared with 1990s, insurers say

‘The trajectory is only up, in terms of insured costs,’ professor of climate risk warnsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe costs of extreme weather events such as floods, bushfires and storms have nearly tripled in...

06/10/2025 14:00 The Guardian
Kristi Noem calls Chicago a ‘war zone’ after federal agents shoot woman

Homeland security secretary takes aim at city’s mayor who has called deployment of national guard ‘unhinged’Kristi Noem, Donald Trump’s homeland security secretary, called Chicago “a war zone” on Sunday after federal agents shot a woman and the governor of Illinois accused the administra...

05/10/2025 15:43 The Guardian
Fired national security prosecutor warns colleagues in note on way out

Michael Ben’Ary says he was fired based on a social media post by a January 6 conspiracy theoristA senior national security prosecutor in the eastern district of Virginia said in a farewell note taped to his door to colleagues on Friday that he was apparently fired this week because a January 6 co...

04/10/2025 10:00 The Guardian
Wildfires are getting deadlier and costing more. Experts warn they’re becoming unstoppable

Of 200 fires in the past 44 years, half of the fires that cost US$1bn or more were in the last decadeWildfires tore through central Chile last year, killing 133 people. In California, 18,000 buildings were destroyed in 2018 causing US$16bn (A$24bn, £12bn) in damage. Portugal, Greece, Algeria and Au...

02/10/2025 18:00 The Guardian
At least 53 Palestinians killed in fresh wave of Israeli attacks on Gaza

Military offensive stepped up as Hamas leaders consider Trump’s 20-point peace planMiddle East crisis – live updatesAt least 53 Palestinians were killed by Israeli airstrikes and gunfire in Gaza on Thursday as Hamas deliberated over how to respond to Donald Trump’s ultimatum to end the war.The...

02/10/2025 16:25 The Guardian
Israeli naval forces board pro-Palestinian flotilla 75 miles from Gaza

Greta Thunberg arrested and taken into custody after six of the flotilla’s boats were boardedMiddle East crisis liveA number of boats from a pro-Palestinian flotilla have been boarded by Israeli forces roughly 75 miles off the coast of Gaza, as the vessels attempted to breach the maritime blockade...

02/10/2025 01:50 The Guardian
Vance uses false claims to pin shutdown blame on Democrats as White House warns of layoffs

Vice-president falsely says Democrats calling for billions for ‘healthcare for illegal aliens’ as funding deadlock continuesJD Vance, the US vice-president, used false claims to blame Democrats for the government shutdown as the White House warned that worker layoffs were imminent.Federal depart...

01/10/2025 20:53 The Guardian
Israel to close last remaining route from southern Gaza to the north as it continues offensive on Gaza City – Middle East crisis live

Hamas has said it will review the outline of Trump’s Gaza plan, as leaders across the Middle East voiced support for the proposalYemen’s Houthi rebels early on Wednesday claimed the attack that left a Dutch-flagged cargo ship ablaze and adrift in the Gulf of Aden, underlining the range of their...

01/10/2025 08:27 The Guardian
‘It’s unsustainable’: homes in Great Britain brace for winter with soaring energy debts

As typical annual dual-fuel charge rises to £1,755, charities warn over record £4.4bn owed to suppliersBritons preparing to ration energy as Ofgem price cap rises, says charityWhat is the energy price cap for Great Britain, and can I cut my bill?Three and a half years after war plunged Europe into...

01/10/2025 04:01 The Guardian
Trump’s peace proposal welcomed by world leaders but Palestinians remain sceptical

After being welcomed by Arab, Islamic and European leaders, experts say onus now rests on Hamas to accept planMiddle East crisis – live updatesTrump and Netanyahu to Hamas: accept Gaza peace plan or face consequencesAnalysis: Trump’s plan for Gaza is ambitious but peace is far from guaranteedMid...

30/09/2025 09:06 The Guardian
Hamas says it will study Trump Gaza plan, as Netanyahu warns Israel will ‘finish the job’ if deal rejected – Middle East crisis live

Senior Hamas official says group will begin studying the proposals today, but it remains unclear when it will give a responseWhat’s in Trump’s 20-point peace plan for Gaza?In a video statement published on his Telegram channel discussing his visit to the US, Benjamin Netanyahu said the IDF “wi...

30/09/2025 08:29 The Guardian
Ukraine and Russia Blame Each Other for Power Cut at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant

The Zaporizhzhia site in southeastern Ukraine has lacked external power to cool its reactors for five days. Kyiv says Moscow has manufactured the crisis....

29/09/2025 18:33 New York Times
It’s goodnight Vienna as Paris sleeper train to Austria and Berlin hit by cuts

Some Nightjet services suspended from mid-December after French withdrawal amid public budget crisisEurope live – latest updatesNight train services linking Paris, Berlin and Vienna are to end from mid-December because of the French government’s withdrawal of funding, the Austrian national rail...

29/09/2025 14:57 The Guardian
Prime Minister’s Literary awards 2025: Michelle de Kretser wins $80,000 for Theory & Practice

The author used her acceptance speech to call out the Australian government’s response to the war in Gaza, in a ceremony marked by political commentaryGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailWhen Michelle de Kretser decided to use her acceptance of the Stella prize in May to speak out about Isr...

29/09/2025 10:31 The Guardian
Yvette Cooper suggests international community on brink of Gaza peace deal

Exclusive: Foreign secretary says world has ‘reached moment’ it wants to end war after Donald Trump signals plan within reachThe international community is on the brink of securing a peace deal for Gaza that could finally bring an end to two years of conflict and a humanitarian crisis that has c...

27/09/2025 19:37 The Guardian
Anti-migrant activists may target rental homes, charities warn

Fears raised over social media posts urging action against shared properties housing asylum seekersFears are growing that shared houses may become the focus of anti-migrant protests, with residents and charities saying tensions are building in some areas.Homes of multiple occupation (HMOs) have grow...

27/09/2025 08:00 The Guardian
Safety fears as external power to Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant still out after three days

Ukrainian officials among those concerned Russia is manufacturing crisis to keep hold of frontline plantExternal power to the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant has been cut for more than three days, a record outage that has prompted safety concerns over the six-reactor site on the frontlin...

27/09/2025 05:00 The Guardian
Canada postal workers strike after government orders end to door-to-door delivery

Union says it’s ‘outraged and appalled’ by government’s order of sweeping changes to the national servicePostal workers in Canada have gone on strike after the government warned of an “existential crisis” and ordered sweeping changes to the national service – including an end to door-t...

26/09/2025 16:49 The Guardian
Samaritans volunteers could quit if branches are closed, say local directors

Charity’s board accused of failing to listen ahead of decision expected this weekend on ‘future-proofing’ plansSamaritans has been warned that thousands of its helpline volunteers could quit if controversial proposals to close half of its 200 local branches over the next decade go ahead.The me...

26/09/2025 13:32 The Guardian
Generational change or gender breakthrough, whoever Japan’s next PM is will have a mountain to climb

Two candidates have emerged as favourites to lead Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party, ahead of the party vote next weekThe next leader of Japan’s ruling party will either be the country’s first female prime minister or its youngest leader since the war. But the significance of those milestones w...

25/09/2025 04:48 The Guardian
Unite to end wars and tackle climate crisis, Australian PM tells UN in veiled swipe at US isolationism

Australia’s prime minister Anthony Albanese also resurrects bid for temporary seat on UN security councilFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has pushed back on isolationism and issued a veiled criticism o...

24/09/2025 23:58 The Guardian
Bank of England urged to do more to tackle climate crisis

Environmental groups mark 10 years since Mark Carney’s ‘short-term horizons’ speech with plea to act ‘while there’s still time’A coalition of 10 campaign groups is calling on the Bank of England to do more to tackle the climate crisis, a decade after the then governor Mark Carney warned...

24/09/2025 23:01 The Guardian
Trump to address UN general assembly as Israeli attacks on Gaza City continue – Middle East crisis live

US president to address UN general assembly in New York after UK, France, Belgium, Canada, Australia and Portugal recognised a Palestinian stateGaza’s health ministry has warned that fuel shortages could shut down the Gaza Strip’s remaining functioning hospitals by the end of the week.In a post...

23/09/2025 09:32 The Guardian
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