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Kyiv protesters celebrate as parliament votes to restore anti-corruption bodies’ power

Reversal of curbs adopted the previous week comes as Russia attacks capital with drones and missilesUkraine’s parliament has passed a law restoring independence to two anti-corruption bodies, essentially annulling another law adopted last week that prompted the biggest street protests since Russia...

31/07/2025 16:43 The Guardian
After Backlash, Ukraine Votes to Restore Watchdogs’ Powers

President Volodymyr Zelensky’s move last week to neuter two anticorruption agencies drew the country’s first street protests since Russia’s invasion....

31/07/2025 13:14 New York Times
Abramovich business associate Eugene Shvidler fails to overturn UK sanctions

Supreme court dismisses appeal by Russian-born tycoon, in test case of sanctions regimeBusiness live – latest updatesA business associate of the oligarch Roman Abramovich has failed to overturn sanctions imposed on him after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, after a supreme court judgment seen as a...

29/07/2025 09:41 The Guardian
Troubled New Orleans jail apologizes after releasing detainee by mistake

Orleans Justice Center, from which 10 inmates escaped in May, freed Khalil Bryan, accused of violent crimes, in errorThe jail in New Orleans from which 10 inmates escaped in May mistakenly released another detained man on Friday, according to authorities.Khalil Bryan, 30, was being held on a $100,00...

25/07/2025 22:00 The Guardian
To End the War in Ukraine, Trump Needs Real Negotiations

No one knows what Putin would accept to end his invasion of Ukraine if he were presented with a real negotiation process....

25/07/2025 05:09 New York Times
Oleksandr Usyk wraps Ukraine’s flag around himself and his fists around Daniel Dubois | Barney Ronay

No boxer has ever represented his country to this degree: Usyk is a living embodiment of his nation’s defiance of the Russian invasionPerhaps the most striking part of the surge of controlled fury that ended this heavyweight title fight wasn’t the short right or the clubbing left that took Danie...

19/07/2025 23:50 The Guardian
First Australian tanks handed over to Ukrainian army

Defence minister Richard Marles says Australia is ‘steadfast’ in support of Kyiv as Abrams tanks go into actionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe first tranche of Australian tanks has been handed over to the Ukrainian army to help its defence against Russia’s invasi...

18/07/2025 19:37 The Guardian
Navalny’s widow leads calls for Italy to cancel concert by pro-Putin conductor

Valery Gergiev, an ally of Russian leader, is due to perform in Europe for first time since full-scale invasion of Ukraine The widow of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is leading calls for Italy to scrap a performance by a Russian orchestra conductor with close ties to Vladimir Put...

15/07/2025 13:43 The Guardian
Valery Gergiev, Shunned in West Over Putin Support, Will Conduct in Italy

Valery Gergiev, an ally of Vladimir V. Putin, is set to conduct in Western Europe for the first time since institutions there cut ties over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine....

07/07/2025 19:22 New York Times
Bolsonaro wanted to exterminate us, claims Indigenous leader Raoni Metuktire

Kayapó chief tells in memoir of seeing former president in his dreams and of warning Lula not to repeat past mistakesBrazil’s most revered Indigenous leader, Raoni Metuktire, has said he believes that one of the former president Jair Bolsonaro’s goals while in office was to “exterminate” th...

07/07/2025 17:00 The Guardian
Macron and Putin discuss Iran in first call in three years

Call between French and Russian presidents comes as Tehran says it is ending cooperation with UN nuclear inspectorsThe French president, Emmanuel Macron, spoke to his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, for the first time in three years on Tuesday in an attempt to de-escalate the Iran crisis, as Te...

02/07/2025 14:40 The Guardian
Ukrainians who fled to UK being refused asylum on grounds it is ‘safe to return’

Law firm says it hears weekly from Ukrainians, including vulnerable women and children, who were turned downUkrainians who fled to the UK after the Russian invasion are being refused asylum by the Home Office on the grounds it is safe to return to Ukraine.Families are trying to obtain a route to set...

27/06/2025 04:00 The Guardian
Trump is making US intelligence parrot his line on Iran - it echoes Bush’s invasion of Iraq

Tailoring assessments to suit political prejudices undermines their very function and led us to the Iraq warIn the run-up to the 2003 US invasion of Iraq, journalists covering the preparations for war became familiar with the concept of “stovepiping”.The term described the tactic of pushing inte...

26/06/2025 18:09 The Guardian
Why Ukraine Fell Down the Agenda at the NATO Summit

Russia’s invasion has dominated previous meetings, but keeping President Trump happy was the focus at the gathering this week. Ukraine was largely shunted to the sidelines....

26/06/2025 11:30 New York Times
Change in Nato mindset brought on by Vladimir Putin as much as Donald Trump

Allies agreed to raise defence spending to counter likely prospect of Russian remilitarisation if Ukraine war endsThe price was high, but for now, at least, a crisis in Nato has been averted. Donald Trump may like to take the credit for almost all of the 32 allies agreeing to a sharp increase in def...

25/06/2025 18:57 The Guardian
Tuesday briefing: What you need to know about Trump’s declaration of peace between Israel and Iran

In today’s newsletter: The US president responds to Iran’s limited retaliation by celebrating the end of the war, with Israel confirming agreement to proposalGood morning. After the United States attacked Iranian nuclear sites early on Sunday, the question was how Tehran would respond. Last nigh...

24/06/2025 06:10 The Guardian
Banned from home for 40 years: deportations are Russia’s latest move to ‘cleanse’ Ukraine

A deal freezing frontlines would be unacceptable for Serhiy Serdiuk, who was taken to Georgia in handcuffs with his family after refusing to teach the Russian curriculumEarlier this year, Serhiy Serdiuk was deported from Russia, along with his wife and daughter. He was given a 40-year ban from re-en...

21/06/2025 04:00 The Guardian
EU proposes extending right for 4m Ukrainians to stay in bloc until 2027

European Commission also calls for voluntary return schemes to support people wishing to go back to Ukraine • Europe live – latest updatesThe European Commission has said more than 4 million Ukrainians living in the EU should have their right to stay extended until March 2027, while calling for...

04/06/2025 15:39 The Guardian
‘Five years from now, these readers will be soldiers’: The Russian literature encouraging teens to enlist

Master-race stories of heroic characters battling against zombie Nazis and western spies to recover imperial grandeur are a bleak new spin on an old propaganda tradition‘Z literature”, a subgenre of Russian fantasy fiction characterised by nationalistic, pro-war storylines, has been on the rise...

03/06/2025 15:41 The Guardian
Germany vows to step up militarily but rhetoric may struggle to match reality

Not all is going smoothly after Friedrich Merz’s promise to build up German army and ‘no limits’ on helping UkraineWithin days of Russia launching its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Olaf Scholz announced a Zeitenwende, or historical “turning point”. The then German chancellor prom...

31/05/2025 03:00 The Guardian
Carbon footprint of Israel’s war on Gaza exceeds that of many entire countries

Exclusive: Climate cost of war is more than than the combined 2023 emissions of Costa Rica and Estonia, study findsHow the US became the biggest military emitter and stopped everyone finding outRevealed: Nato rearmament could increase emissions by 200m tonnes a yearThe carbon footprint of the first...

30/05/2025 05:00 The Guardian
Russia targets Ukraine with more drone strikes as Trump says Putin has ‘gone crazy’

At least six people die in what Kyiv claims is largest drone attack since Moscow launched full-scale invasion in February 2022Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesMoscow has launched its third consecutive night of massive drone strikes against Ukraine, killing at least six people, as Donald Tru...

26/05/2025 16:02 The Guardian
Russia targets Ukraine with more drone strikes as Trump says Putin has ‘gone crazy’ | First Thing

Six people killed in what Kyiv claims is largest drone attack since February 2022 invasion. Plus, what’s going to happen to the place where George Floyd died?Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.Moscow has launched extensive drone strikes against Ukraine for a th...

26/05/2025 11:07 The Guardian
UK not rejoining the EU with new deal, says minister – UK politics live

Industry minister Sarah Jones says economic benefits will outweigh costs amid Tory attacksRachel Reeves said the UK government is closing in on a trade pact with six Gulf nations, including Qatar and Saudi Arabia, as its next major deal.The chancellor told the BBC the agreement would be the governme...

20/05/2025 07:49 The Guardian
Israel Announced a New Invasion of Gaza. Is It Bluffing?

After warning of a major ground operation, Israel has bombarded Gaza but has yet to start a big advance. The threat to do so may be an attempt to force Hamas to compromise in cease-fire talks....

19/05/2025 09:39 New York Times
Germany arrests three Ukrainians over alleged Russian parcel bomb plot

Prosecutors say men intended to attack German cargo transport by sending packages that would explode in transitRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesThree Ukrainian nationals have been arrested on suspicion of plotting parcel bomb attacks in Germany on behalf of the Russian state, according to p...

14/05/2025 14:24 The Guardian
First Thing: China and US agree 90-day pause to trade war initiated by Donald Trump

Countries to lower reciprocal tariffs by 115% as US treasury secretary says ‘neither side wants a decoupling’. Plus, meet the TV and film stars who didn’t even actGood morning.China and the US have agreed a 90-day pause to the deepening trade war that has threatened to upend the global economy...

12/05/2025 10:30 The Guardian
European leaders tell Putin to agree to unconditional ceasefire by Monday or face ‘massive’ sanctions – as it happened

This blog is now closed, you can read our full report on this story hereIt is the first time the leaders of the four European nations (France, the UK, Germany and Poland) have made a joint visit to Ukraine, reports Agence France-Presse (AFP).“We are clear the bloodshed must end. Russia must stop i...

10/05/2025 14:39 The Guardian
Chinese troops march with Russian forces as Xi joins Putin for Victory Day parade

Moscow stages largest Victory Day parade since start of Ukraine war with Putin using celebrations to justify invasionRussian troops fighting in Ukraine have marched with Chinese forces on Moscow’s Red Square to mark the 80th anniversary of Nazi Germany’s defeat in a Victory Day celebration marke...

09/05/2025 16:17 The Guardian
With Acts of Subversion, Some Russians Fight Propaganda in Schools

Three years into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, antiwar parents and some teachers say they are going to great lengths to shield children from state-mandated patriotic education classes....

06/05/2025 15:14 New York Times
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09/08 17:49 - Can Israel have a ‘normal’ place in the Middle East? 09/08 17:14 - Trump sending Vance for talks with Kiev’s European backers 09/08 16:34 - Stakes high for Trump-Putin summit as Zelenskyy faces nightmare deal 09/08 16:10 - Iran and Russia stand to lose from US deal with Azerbaijan and Armenia 09/08 15:51 - Gaza journalist reacts to Israel’s military expansion plan 09/08 15:40 - Massive French wildfire 'contained' but unlikely to be under control until late Sunday 09/08 15:00 - ‘We are at war – bring it on’: Democrats ready to fight dirty to stop Trump 09/08 14:44 - Israeli plan to seize Gaza City an ‘unprecedented provocation’, Palestinian Authority says – as it happened 09/08 14:16 - US, Russian leaders set for talks on Ukraine peace deal 09/08 14:05 - Putin-Trump summit: Zelensky warns against 'decisions without Ukraine' 09/08 14:00 - Women call out ‘creepy’ experiences on Vinted as trolls and image thieves target site 09/08 13:54 - War in Ukraine: Trump flags 'swapping of territories' ahead of Alaska talks 09/08 12:33 - A timeline of Trump’s quotes, shifts and U-turns on Russia and Ukraine 09/08 12:15 - Ukraine will not give up land, Zelenskyy warns ahead of Trump-Putin meeting 09/08 12:03 - The trillion-dollar war machine 09/08 12:03 - The trillion-dollar war machine 09/08 11:16 - Azerbaijan and Armenia sign peace deal at White House that creates a ‘Trump Route’ in region 09/08 11:14 - Trump, Putin meeting set for next week in Alaska 09/08 10:49 - Russia Goes After Ukraine With Distant Strikes and New Tactics 09/08 10:31 - People Are Warning About These Sneaky Health Threats That Are Literally Destroying Your Body As We Speak 09/08 10:27 - How RFK Jr’s vaccine funding cuts fit with Trump’s vision 09/08 10:27 - How RFK Jr’s vaccine funding cuts fit with Trump’s vision 09/08 09:59 - Japan: Nagasaki survivors say 'never again' 09/08 09:38 - Before Trump-Putin talks, Ukraine rules out ‘gifting land to occupier’ 09/08 09:38 - Before Trump-Putin talks, Ukraine rules out ‘gifting land to occupier’ 09/08 09:20 - Lifting sanctions on Putin for Trump meeting is a massive victory for Moscow 09/08 09:02 - Trump’s Tariffs Are Now Forcing Companies to Make Tough Choices 09/08 09:01 - This Federal Judge Is the ‘Tip of the Spear’ of Trump-Era Conservatism 09/08 09:01 - Trump and Putin to meet to discuss Ukraine peace deal in Alaska 09/08 08:23 - Zelensky rejects surrendering any territory to Russia ahead of Trump-Putin meeting 09/08 07:05 - ‘Confused’ Ukrainians to meet backers ahead of Putin-Trump summit – Axios 09/08 06:46 - France investigating Jewish death threats against Macron – media 09/08 05:08 - Nagasaki’s twin bells ring in unison for first time in 80 years to mark atomic bombing 09/08 05:02 - Nagasaki mayor warns of nuclear war 80 years after atomic bomb attack 09/08 05:00 - ‘She’s the one that matters’: the growing influence of Melania on Donald Trump 09/08 04:00 - The Tycoons Who Profit From India’s Thirst for Russian Oil 09/08 03:56 - The Papers: 'JD Vance sends warning to UK' and 'Scam by me' 09/08 03:42 - Byron writers festival cancelled and warnings for Sydney’s City2Surf due to east coast rain dump 09/08 03:40 - It's been four years since a US president met Putin - and Trump will have a lot of ice to break 09/08 02:49 - Outrage at Israeli plan to take over Gaza City that could displace 1m Palestinians 09/08 02:49 - Japan marks 80 years since atomic bombing of Nagasaki 09/08 02:46 - Ukraine conflict could have become ‘world war’ – Trump 09/08 01:40 - Trump and Putin to meet in Alaska for Ukraine talks next week 09/08 01:35 - Trump says he will meet Vladimir Putin in Alaska next Friday – as it happened 09/08 01:22 - UN chief calls Israel’s Gaza City plan ‘dangerous escalation’ as security council to meet on Saturday – as it happened 09/08 01:06 - UK joins four countries in condemning Israel's plan for new operation in Gaza 09/08 00:49 - What Putin Hopes to Gain From a Summit With Trump 09/08 00:44 - Trump Says He Will Meet With Putin in Alaska Next Week 09/08 00:27 - Australia joins UK, Germany, Italy and New Zealand in condemning Israel’s planned Gaza City takeover 09/08 00:25 - Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,262 09/08 00:25 - Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,262 08/08 23:31 - This Splurgeworthy Device Is 'Life-Changing' For Hot Sleepers 08/08 23:05 - Trump reveals when - and where - he will meet Putin for Ukraine talks