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01/12/2025 04:59 The Guardian

Follow today’s news liveAustralia tracking Chinese navy flotilla in Philippine Sea as Marles announces major defence overhaulGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIs McLaren costing Oscar Piastri the F1 title, department asked at Senate estimatesIt’s a strong start to Senate estimates this morning, with Nationals senator Matt Canavan asking the department of infrastructure secretary, Jim Betts, about the F1 results from Qatar overnight.It’s been a bit of a frustrating night for some Australians … you deal with transport and cars, so do you think McLaren is biased against Oscar Piastri and costing him the world championship?I definitely think he’s copped some raw decision [making] this year. Continue reading...

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Australia’s drug regulator issues mental health warning for weight-loss drugs including Ozempic

TGA issues a separate warning for Mounjaro about risk of reduced effectiveness of contraceptionThe medicines regulator has added two new safety warnings around mental health and contraception for people taking high-profile diabetes and weight loss drugs.The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) say...

01/12/2025 05:13 The Guardian

Old tensions simmer just below surface as Tusk and Merz to meet in Berlin

Ukraine will top agenda, but meeting comes as positive sentiment towards Germany in Poland hits near record lowsWhen the Polish and German governments meet on Monday for annual political talks in Berlin – the first since Friedrich Merz became chancellor – the headlines are likely to be dominated...

01/12/2025 05:00 The Guardian

Rising levels of hate forcing women out of Swedish public life, says equality agency

Country seen as champion of equal rights faces reckoning after senior politician says she felt compelled to quitIncreasing hate, threats and harassment against female politicians are scaring women away from public life and forcing them to censor themselves, the Swedish government’s equality agency...

01/12/2025 05:00 The Guardian

Ukrainian and US officials meet in Florida to discuss proposals to end Russia’s war

Marco Rubio, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner meet Kyiv delegation amid more deadly Russian attacks in UkraineUkrainian negotiators have met US officials in Florida to thrash out details of Washington’s proposed framework to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, as Kyiv faces pressure on military and poli...

30/11/2025 18:20 The Guardian

Pope Leo urges Lebanese leaders to make peace highest priority

Pontiff tells politicians and religious heads they must persevere with peace efforts despite facing ‘highly complex, conflictual’ situationPope Leo has urged political leaders in Lebanon to make peace their highest priority in a forceful appeal as he is visiting the country, which remains a targ...

30/11/2025 18:09 The Guardian

Fears for UK security as Foreign Office moves to scrap unit on conflict and refugee crises

MPs warn axing FCDO’s migration and conflict directorate amid staff cuts risks undermining peace work and expertiseThe Foreign Office has been warned that a plan to axe its dedicated unit on emerging conflicts and refugee crises is a “real error” that “undermines UK security” as the depart...

30/11/2025 13:00 The Guardian

Gutting of key US watchdog could pave way for grave immigration abuses, experts warn

Former oversight officials alarmed by dismantling of DHS system that oversees complaints about civil rights harmsThe federal watchdog system at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that oversees complaints about civil rights violations, including in immigration detention, has been gutted so tho...

30/11/2025 11:00 The Guardian

Harrods warehouse staff underpaid by thousands of pounds after agency error

Pay mistake is latest setback to image of exclusive Qatar-owned London retailer after a series of crisesHarrods warehouse staff have been underpaid thousands of pounds after the temporary recruitment agency employing the workers failed to award them the correct levels of holiday pay.The error, which...

30/11/2025 08:00 The Guardian

All the president’s millions: how the Trumps are turning the presidency into riches

From Vietnam to the Balkans, Donald Trump’s family has launched a global dealmaking blitz since his re-electionA crusading prosecutor in the Balkans comes under pressure to drop a big case. Vietnamese villagers learn they are to be evicted. A convicted crypto kingpin in the Gulf receives a pardon....

30/11/2025 06:00 The Guardian

Water shortages could derail UK’s net zero plans, study finds

Tensions grow after research in England finds there may not be enough water for planned carbon capture and hydrogen projectsRevealed: Europe’s water reserves drying up due to climate breakdownTensions are growing between the government, the water sector and its regulators over the management of En...

30/11/2025 06:00 The Guardian

Can you have a community without craic? Scholars of Ireland’s pubs warn of declining numbers

Two new books analyse what makes the ‘perfect pub’ and both come to a sobering conclusion: Irish pubs are in troubleLike triple-distilled whiskey, Irish pubs appear to have timeless appeal. They are staple setting in films, books and plays, draw tourists to Ireland, replicate themselves around t...

30/11/2025 05:00 The Guardian

Anger mounts in Hong Kong over apartment fires as Beijing warns against ‘anti-China disruptors’

Police on Saturday detained one person who was part of a group that launched a petition demanding accountabilityAnger over a deadly blaze at a Hong Kong high-rise apartment complex simmered on Sunday as Beijing warned against attempts to use the disaster to disrupt the city, while people across the...

30/11/2025 03:21 The Guardian

Ukrainian naval drones strike two Russian oil tankers in Black Sea

Kyiv tries to pile pressure on Russia with attack on empty vessels on way to load up with oil for foreign marketsUkrainian naval drones hit two tankers operating under sanctions in the Black Sea as they headed to a Russian port to load up with oil destined for foreign markets, an official said on Sa...

29/11/2025 23:46 The Guardian

Six dead and dozens wounded in Russian attack on Ukraine

Strike on Kyiv cuts power to half of city amid Moscow’s campaign to break civil resistance by attacking energy gridSix people were killed and dozens were wounded by a Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine.Nearly 600 drones and 36 rockets were fired into the country in an attack that its pre...

29/11/2025 23:03 The Guardian

Gaza death toll surpasses 70,000, says health ministry

Two Palestinian children reportedly killed on Saturday as Israel continues its strikes after latest ceasefireThe Palestinian death toll has surpassed 70,000 since the Israel-Gaza war began, Gaza’s health ministry said on Saturday, while a hospital reported Israeli fire killed two Palestinian child...

29/11/2025 20:32 The Guardian

Venezuela denounces ‘colonialist threat’ as Trump orders airspace closed

President made declaration in a social media post, after FAA last week warned airlines of ‘worsening security situation’The Venezuelan government has responded defiantly to the heightened pressure by the US government, including Donald Trump’s recent statements on Saturday that the airspace ab...

29/11/2025 19:47 The Guardian

New behaviour standards are in place for parliament but crossbenchers say question time still rife with bullying

Independent MP Zali Steggall says it’s not always clear who is behind disorderly behaviour – and sometimes it can be a whole section of a political partyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSweeping behavioural standards...

29/11/2025 19:00 The Guardian

Pete Hegseth denies he gave orders to ‘kill everybody’ on alleged ‘narco-boat’

Defense secretary called reports about his role in strike as ‘fake news’ intended to discredit US militaryThe US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has declared recent reporting that he may have illegally ordered all people to be killed in a military strike in the Caribbean as “fake news” on F...

29/11/2025 17:27 The Guardian

GB News urged to cut ties with contributor accused of racism

Rightwing activist claimed Commons deputy speaker Nusrat Ghani should be barred because she was born in PakistanGB News is facing calls to cut ties with a regular contributor who has been accused of racism after claiming that the House of Commons deputy speaker, Nusrat Ghani, should not be allowed i...

29/11/2025 17:00 The Guardian

Zelenskyy faces ‘mini-revolution’ as Yermak’s fall reshapes Ukraine’s wartime power system

Exit of Zelenskyy’s most powerful aide could also have impact on Kyiv’s negotiating position in talks over ending warUkraine’s political system is bracing for a “mini-revolution” as the county’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is forced to adapt to life without his closest adviser, chief...

29/11/2025 13:38 The Guardian

Israel has ‘de facto state policy’ of organised torture, says UN report

Committee highlights allegations including dog attacks and sexual violence, raising concern about impunity for war crimesIsrael has “a de facto state policy of organised and widespread torture”, according to a UN report covering the past two years, which also raised concerns about the impunity o...

29/11/2025 13:18 The Guardian

US small businesses sound alarm over Trump’s tariffs amid crucial holiday season

Some small business owners doubt that even strong holiday sales will ease impact of tough year plagued by uncertaintyDonald Trump’s tariffs have increased prices on an array of popular holiday goods and driven a “massive” number of small firms out of business, industry leaders have warned.On S...

29/11/2025 10:00 The Guardian

Cuts to insulation scheme will leave homes cold over winter, experts say

E3G thinktank warns retrofit sector could shed 10,000 skilled jobs as small firms struggle to surviveCuts to a scheme for insulation and heatpumps for low-income households will leave homes damp, draughty and unsafe over winter, experts have said.Housing have asked for a one-year extension to the sc...

29/11/2025 10:00 The Guardian

The week Europe realised it stands alone against Russian expansionism

Washington’s Putin-appeasing plan for peace in Ukraine has failed, but many heard death knell sounded for European reliance on US protectionKaja Kallas, the European Union foreign policy chief, asked her officials this week to dig up the number of times Russia had – in its various guises – inv...

29/11/2025 05:00 The Guardian

Former Ukip MEP denies taking money to promote Russian interests

David Coburn, who was leader of Ukip in Scotland, denies involvement after Nathan Gill jailed for taking bribesA former leading member of the group of MEPs headed by Nigel Farage has denied taking money as part of a campaign to promote Russian interests.David Coburn, who was leader of Ukip in Scotla...

28/11/2025 19:56 The Guardian

Britain’s wealthy must shoulder burden of rebuilding ‘creaky’ public services, Rachel Reeves says

Exclusive: Chancellor says she made ‘fair and necessary choices’ in budget, and was unwilling to make cutsBritain’s wealthy must shoulder the burden of paying to rebuild the UK’s “creaky” public services, Rachel Reeves has said, as she warned Labour MPs that leadership speculation was ba...

28/11/2025 19:01 The Guardian

Zelenskyy’s top aide quits after anti-corruption searches of his home

Ukrainian president announces departure of Andriy Yermak, who was leading peace talks with USVolodymyr Zelenskyy’s powerful chief of staff and closest ally, Andriy Yermak, has resigned after Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies conducted searches at his apartment earlier today.The abrupt departure...

28/11/2025 17:47 The Guardian

Zelenskyy chief of staff resigns after property raid by Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies – Europe live

‘I want there to be no rumours and speculation,’ Zelenskyy says as Andriy Yermak resignsThe Commission also totally rejected dismissed Russia’s criticism of Volodymyr Zelenskyy as “illegitimate” leader of Ukraine, after Vladimir Putin suggested yesterday that was a technical reason he coul...

28/11/2025 17:21 The Guardian

Talks for UK to join EU defence fund collapse in blow to Starmer’s bid to reset relations

UK had been pushing to join €150bn Safe fund, a loan scheme that is part of bloc’s drive to rearm EuropeKeir Starmer’s attempt to reset relations with the EU have suffered a major blow, after negotiations for the UK to join the EU’s flagship €150bn (£131bn) defence fund collapsed.The UK h...

28/11/2025 15:42 The Guardian

Jacob Zuma’s daughter resigns amid claims South Africans tricked to fight for Russia

Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla quits as MP after being accused of recruiting 17 men who are trapped in war-torn UkraineA daughter of the former South African president Jacob Zuma has resigned as an MP, after being accused of tricking 17 South African men into fighting for Russia in Ukraine by telling them t...

28/11/2025 15:28 The Guardian

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