Amnesty urges Met police not to arrest protesters supporting Palestine Action

07/08/2025 14:11 The Guardian

Rights group warns freedom of expression could be violated, as first people are charged with showing support for banned organisationAmnesty International has warned the Met police against arresting participants protesting this Saturday in London in support of Palestine Action, as the first people were charged for showing support for the banned group.Two women and a man who were arrested in Westminster after a protest in central London on 5 July will appear in court on 16 September. Continue reading...

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Democrats respond to FBI agreement to locate Texas lawmakers: ‘We will not be intimidated’ – live updates

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Netanyahu plans to fully occupy Gaza before handing governance to friendly Arab nations

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Putin refusal to meet Zelenskyy could derail summit with Trump

Washington and Moscow issue mixed messages about whether bilateral talks would require three-way follow-up with KyivEfforts to arrange a face-to-face meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin may be derailed by the Kremlin leader’s refusal to meet Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a potential...

07/08/2025 18:11 The Guardian

Vance urges Republicans in Indiana to redraw map to help tighten House grip

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07/08/2025 17:27 The Guardian

More than 60 countries scramble to respond to Trump’s latest tariffs

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07/08/2025 17:12 The Guardian

Senators seek UnitedHealth records on push to curb nursing home hospitalizations

Ron Wyden and Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to the healthcare conglomerate on Thursday citing a Guardian investigationRevealed: UnitedHealth secretly paid nursing homes to reduce hospital transfersUS lawmakers are asking UnitedHealth Group, the nation’s largest healthcare conglomerate, to disclos...

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Fort Bliss army base on US southern border to take 1,000 Ice detainees

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07/08/2025 15:53 The Guardian

Bank’s base rate gift to borrowers is wrapped in an inflation warning | Phillip Inman

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Queensland land clearing figures show state remains ‘deforestation capital of Australia’, conservationists say

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Russian president says Trump talks could take place as early as next week and the UAE could hostRussian news agency Ria Novosti has just reported that the meeting between Putin and Trump is “likely to take place next week.”Separately, asked for updates on Gaza, the European Commission has confir...

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James Patterson to write book about Luigi Mangione

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Bank of England cuts interest rates as it warns food costs could push inflation to 4%

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How Trump’s executive order could criminalize homelessness: ‘Terrifying’

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James Cameron warns of ‘Terminator-style apocalypse’ if AI weaponised

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07/08/2025 11:23 The Guardian

New Trump tariffs come into force against dozens of countries | First Thing

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Democrats sound alarm over Trump’s reported $1bn plan to retrofit gifted Qatari jet

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07/08/2025 11:00 The Guardian

US demands for Hezbollah disarmament may force Lebanon into dangerous choice | William Christou

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Israel’s security cabinet expected to meet to sign off plans for expanded Gaza operation – Middle East crisis live

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07/08/2025 09:09 The Guardian

Aboriginal man’s death in custody without family beside him puts spotlight on NSW prison communication policies

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07/08/2025 08:55 The Guardian

Students strike for Palestine – as it happened

Follow today’s news liveConvicted rapist MP Gareth Ward faces expulsion from NSW parliament after losing injunction bidGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSome electric cars fall short of claimed range by up to 23%A government-funded program to test the true performance of v...

07/08/2025 08:42 The Guardian

UK politics live: Gordon Brown calls for extra defence spending to be exempt from fiscal rules

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Labor under pressure on plans to regulate AI as Coalition accuses government of mixed messages

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07/08/2025 08:20 The Guardian

Convicted rapist MP Gareth Ward faces expulsion from NSW parliament after losing injunction bid

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07/08/2025 08:06 The Guardian

Ham sold in UK found to contain carcinogens 10 years after WHO warning

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Calls for clarity over whether UK police can release suspects’ ethnicity and immigration status

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