After Virginia redistricting win, top House Democrat warns Republicans plans to redraw Florida maps could backfire – live

22/04/2026 13:01 The Guardian

House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries says result should serve as a warning to Ron DeSantis after latest blow to Donald Trump’s redistricting battleVirginia voters approve new congressional maps in blow to TrumpSign up for the Breaking News US emailThe supreme court will hand down opinions at 10am ET today. Here’s a reminder of the major cases we’re tracking closely.Louisiana v Callais: A high-stakes voting rights case in which the court’s conservative majority appears poised to gut one of the most powerful provisions of the Voting Rights Act.Trump v Cook: Donald Trump’s case for firing Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, as he continues to exert greater control over the US central bank.Trump v Slaughter: A case which examines the legality of Trump’s firing of a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) member, Rebecca Slaughter. Continue reading...

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Starmer refuses to deny No 10 considered giving aide Matthew Doyle a diplomatic post – UK politics live

Olly Robbins told MPs he had been asked to find Doyle a diplomatic position – and not mention it to then Foreign Secretary David LammyUK inflation accelerated to 3.3% in March after the Iran war triggered the biggest jump in fuel prices for more than three years, Richard Partington reports.Today t...

22/04/2026 13:20 The Guardian

EU provisionally approves €90bn Ukraine loan as Hungary drops opposition after Druzhba pipeline reopens – Europe live

European Union presidency confirms preliminary approval of loan with formal procedures expected to conclude on ThursdayDuring his press conference, Fico also doubles down on his criticism of the incoming Hungarian government led by Péter Magyar, in a further sign that the relations between Bratisla...

22/04/2026 13:16 The Guardian

EU plans to cut electricity taxes to shield households from Iran war energy crisis

Brussels will relax state aid rules to allow member countries to offer ‘targeted and temporary’ supportEurope live – latest updatesThe EU will cut electricity taxes and provide consumers with fresh incentives to ditch fuel-burning cars and boilers, the European Commission has announced, as the...

22/04/2026 12:48 The Guardian

Middle East crisis live: Iran says it has seized two ships in strait of Hormuz after Trump extends ceasefire

State media says the ships have been transferred to Iran’s coastTrump announces ceasefire extensionWhy Trump’s erratic commentary is the real block to an Iran dealIf you’re just joining us, here’s the main news of the day. It is 9.30am in Tehran, 9am in Jerusalem and Beirut, and 2am in Washi...

22/04/2026 12:45 The Guardian

Tui cuts profit forecast as effects of Iran war cost travel group €40m

Firm had to repatriate almost 12,000 guests and staff, including from two cruise ships in Abu Dhabi and DohaBusiness live – latest updatesThe Iran war has cost the travel company Tui €40m (£34.7m) so far, including repatriating almost 12,000 holidaymakers and staff, and forced it to cut its pro...

22/04/2026 11:42 The Guardian

Stern warning: one man’s mission to clear the rotting boats poisoning Cornwall’s creeks

Unwanted vessels left to decay release fibreglass shards into the water, harming marine life. Steve Green – with his trusty van Cecil – is determined to clean things upSteve Green, a boat engineer from Cornwall, was pulled over by the police just before Christmas. He was driving a decrepit-looki...

22/04/2026 11:00 The Guardian

Nearly half of US children are breathing dangerous levels of air pollution, report warns

American Lung Association report comes amid Trump EPA’s expansive rollback of environmental protections Nearly half of children in the United States are breathing dangerous levels of air pollution, according to a new report, as experts warned Donald Trump’s expansive rollback of protections will...

22/04/2026 10:00 The Guardian

UK inflation rises to 3.3% amid biggest jump in fuel prices in more than three years

Annual March rate shows impact of Iran war, which also pushed up cost of food and air faresBusiness live – latest updatesUK inflation accelerated to 3.3% in March after the Iran war triggered the biggest jump in fuel prices for more than three years.In the first official snapshot of the damage to...

22/04/2026 09:25 The Guardian

UK firms to face tougher checks on export licences to bolster sanctions on Russia

News follows Guardian report on licence given to British firm exporting machinery to Armenian firm linked to Russian war effortBritish firms will face “much tougher” controls to prevent their goods from reaching Russia via other countries, undermining sanctions and aiding Vladimir Putin’s assa...

22/04/2026 09:00 The Guardian

Why Trump’s pick for Fed chair will not bring home the bank for the president

Kevin Warsh, Trump’s ‘central casting’, has a long road ahead of convincing board members to lower interest ratesDonald Trump’s fate is to be frustrated by monetary policy.Even assuming he gets his way and Kevin Warsh succeeds Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve next month, it is u...

22/04/2026 09:00 The Guardian

Coles adds 20c to the price of milk as war in the Middle East pushes up Australian grocery costs

Farmers have been calling for higher prices for weeks, amid soaring diesel and fertiliser costs and limited supplyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastColes has increased home-brand milk prices by up to 20c a litre, with Woolworths set to follow as war in the Middle East starts...

22/04/2026 07:56 The Guardian

El Salvador holds mass trial for 486 alleged members of notorious MS-13 gang

Human rights groups have warned that the collective prosecutions violate due process and block defendants from accessing legal counselA Salvadoran court on Tuesday began a collective trial of 486 alleged gang members, in one of the biggest mass trials under president Nayib Bukele’s crackdown on ga...

22/04/2026 05:34 The Guardian

UK could face ‘hacktivist attacks at scale’, says head of security agency

Officials warn a conflict situation could cause disruption similar to recent major ransomware incidentsThe UK could face “hacktivist attacks at scale” if it becomes embroiled in a conflict and the impact could be similar to recent high-profile ransomware incidents, according to the head of the c...

22/04/2026 05:00 The Guardian

‘Significant failures’ led two NSW foster children to be placed with serial killer, review finds

Two staff suspended after damning review finds department was warned last December that triple murderer Regina Arthurell was living in the homeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo staff members in the New South Wales Dep...

22/04/2026 04:07 The Guardian

Pollen season in UK and mainland Europe extended by climate breakdown

Research finds global heating has already lengthened the pollen season in addition to worsening heatwaves and droughtsClimate breakdown has extended the pollen season in the UK and mainland Europe by between one and two weeks since the 1990s, a study has found, adding itchy eyes and runny noses to t...

22/04/2026 04:00 The Guardian

News live: PM warns world in ‘volatile’ period as he announces extra 200m-litre diesel shipment; rising mouse numbers reported in regional Australia

Chris Bowen says diesel shipments secured from Asia will ‘give us an extra buffer’ against fuel shortages. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFarmers promised more fertiliser importsAustralian farmers are being promised more fertiliser imports un...

22/04/2026 00:21 The Guardian

Takeaway coffee sales plunge as fuel and living costs dent Australian spending. Is the economy next?

The trend has been accelerated by the US-Israel war on Iran, leaving households – and cafe owners – glum, surveys suggestFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFor many coffee drinkers, takeaway orders are changing from a...

22/04/2026 00:00 The Guardian

Condom prices could rise 30% due to Iran war, says world’s top producer Karex

Karex produces more than 5 billion condoms annually and is a supplier to leading brands like Durex and Trojan, as well as the NHS The world’s top condom producer, Malaysia’s Karex Bhd, plans to raise prices by 20% to 30% and possibly further if supply chain disruptions drag on due to the Iran wa...

21/04/2026 23:52 The Guardian

Trump officials consider sending 1,100 Afghans who aided US forces to Congo

Discussions reportedly come after Trump’s decision to stop initiative that allowed group to apply to resettle in the USThe Trump administration is in discussions to potentially send up to 1,100 Afghans who helped US forces during the war in Afghanistan to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a...

21/04/2026 23:26 The Guardian

Fed chair nominee Kevin Warsh accused of being a ‘sock puppet’ for Donald Trump – US politics live

Trump’s nominee to chair the Federal Reserve avoided questions about his $100m financial assets as he faced grilling from Senate DemocratsFed chair pick vows to maintain independence – but won’t say Trump lost 2020 electionSign up for the Breaking News US emailDonald Trump said that he does no...

21/04/2026 21:04 The Guardian

JD Vance’s trip to Islamabad for Iran negotiations on hold

Vice-president spotted at White House as Iran reportedly has not confirmed if it would participate in negotiationsMiddle East crisis – live updatesSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailJD Vance’s planned trip to Islamabad, where he was expected to lead talks with Iran about a nuclear...

21/04/2026 19:01 The Guardian

Airlines demand UK relax noise rules and cut flight tax as fuel shortage looms

Ministers also asked to alter compensation rights and suspend emissions trading scheme amid Middle East warAirlines are lobbying the UK government to relax environmental and noise rules, modify passenger rights and cut taxes on flying, as they prepare for higher costs and a possible shortage of jet...

21/04/2026 17:34 The Guardian

‘He talks too much’: how Trump’s erratic commentary is the real block to an Iran deal

US president’s contradictory statements only make Tehran more wary of anything but the most watertight dealDonald Trump’s blend of threats and hubristic commentary, often casually dismissive of Iran, has, as much as the continuation of the US naval blockade of Iranian ports, been a key stumbling...

21/04/2026 16:49 The Guardian

Decision on EU’s €90bn loan for Ukraine ‘due in next 24 hours’ after Zelenskyy says oil pipeline repaired – as it happened

EU’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, says there is ‘new momentum’ after Hungarian election as Ukrainian leader says Druzhba pipeline can resume operationsGerman foreign minister Joseph Wadephul also makes it very clear that he is relieved with the change of government in Hungary, calling it...

21/04/2026 16:27 The Guardian

Rabbi who boasts of bulldozing Palestinian homes will light torch for Israel’s national day

Human rights campaigners say honour for Avraham Zarbiv endorses ethnic cleansing and war crimesMiddle East crisis – live updatesAn extremist rabbi known for razing civilian homes in Gaza will light a torch at Israel’s independence day celebration on Tuesday, a role human rights campaigners said...

21/04/2026 16:02 The Guardian

UK agriculture deal with EU will not remove all red tape, peers told

Lords told sales of Scottish shellfish among areas that may benefit – but agreement will not erase all paperworkEurope live – latest updatesA new agriculture agreement with the EU will not wipe out all Brexit paperwork but might pave the way for sales of Scottish langoustines and oysters, the Ho...

21/04/2026 15:44 The Guardian

US military service members will no longer be required to get annual flu shot

Defense secretary Pete Hegseth makes announcement and calls military’s flu vaccine mandate ‘broad’ and ‘not rational’Members of the armed services will no longer be required to have an annual flu vaccination shot under a new policy announced Tuesday by Pete Hegseth, the US defense secretar...

21/04/2026 14:54 The Guardian

With the US-Iran ceasefire about to expire, could Trump put boots on the ground?

The US has deployed more forces since the truce and senior Iranians seem to be relishing the prospect of the fightIt is the doomsday scenario that Donald Trump repeatedly swore he would never countenance: putting boots on the ground in a deployment that could embroil the US in a Middle East “forev...

21/04/2026 14:31 The Guardian

Tucker Carlson says he regrets backing Donald Trump and is ‘tormented’

The podcaster admits he ‘misled’ supporters as his rift with the US president deepens over the Iran warUS politics live – latest updatesTucker Carlson, a conservative podcaster, has said he is “tormented” by his support of Donald Trump, issuing in an extraordinary mea culpa that called for...

21/04/2026 14:23 The Guardian

Kremlin forcing big firms to join ‘witch-hunt’ against internet rebels, claims report

Campaigners say banks and web platforms are being told to collect data on customers visiting blocked sitesMajor Russian companies have been conscripted into a “witch-hunt” against users trying to circumvent online controls, researchers have said, as the Kremlin continues trying to cut its citize...

21/04/2026 13:37 The Guardian

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Is the economy next? 22/04 00:00 - Iran war live: IRGC seizes two vessels in Strait of Hormuz amid US blockade 22/04 00:00 - Iran war live: IRGC seizes two vessels in Strait of Hormuz amid US blockade 21/04 23:52 - Condom prices could rise 30% due to Iran war, says world’s top producer Karex 21/04 23:26 - Trump remains ‘in a quandary’ despite Iran war ceasefire extension 21/04 23:26 - Trump remains ‘in a quandary’ despite Iran war ceasefire extension 21/04 23:26 - Trump officials consider sending 1,100 Afghans who aided US forces to Congo 21/04 22:54 - Tucker Carlson Says He Is ‘Tormented’ by His Past Support for Trump 21/04 21:12 - A dangerous blind spot in Donald Trump’s Iran war strategy 21/04 21:05 - More than $71 billion needed over next decade to rebuild Gaza: UN, EU 21/04 21:04 - Fed chair nominee Kevin Warsh accused of being a ‘sock puppet’ for Donald Trump – US politics live 21/04 21:04 - Ukraine reopens damaged Druzhba pipeline to unlock €90 billion EU loan 21/04 21:04 - France freezes some spending to offset €6 billion fallout from Iran war 21/04 20:55 - How does the war in Iran end? 21/04 20:46 - Kevin Warsh, Trump’s Fed Chair Pick, Faces Skepticism Over Claim of Independence 21/04 20:39 - EU resumes aid to Ethiopia following suspension over Tigray war 21/04 20:33 - ‘Donnyland’? Ukraine Proposes Naming Part of the Donbas in Trump’s Honor. 21/04 20:22 - Trump announces Iran ceasefire extension but says blockade remains 21/04 20:22 - Trump announces Iran ceasefire extension but says blockade remains 21/04 20:07 - Russian athletes return to major event under flag and anthem (VIDEO) 21/04 20:05 - Trump’s US Fed nominee Warsh vows independence, says he’s no ‘sock puppet’ 21/04 20:05 - Trump’s US Fed nominee Warsh vows independence, says he’s no ‘sock puppet’ 21/04 20:03 - Russia's Sergei Shoigu says safety of Russians in Transnistria under threat, TASS reports 21/04 20:01 - A Netted Hammock, A Magnetic Screen Door, And 28 Other Things That’ll Help You Win The War Against Bugs This Season 21/04 19:35 - Significant 'overlap' between auto industry and arms manufacturing, expert says 21/04 19:05 - Russian police raid book publisher accused of pushing ‘gay propaganda’ 21/04 19:05 - Russian police raid book publisher accused of pushing ‘gay propaganda’ 21/04 19:01 - JD Vance’s trip to Islamabad for Iran negotiations on hold 21/04 18:47 - Nicaragua’s president says Trump ‘mentally deranged’ over war on Iran 21/04 18:47 - Nicaragua’s president says Trump ‘mentally deranged’ over war on Iran 21/04 18:46 - US-Iran talks are in doubt as ceasefire nears an end