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Australia news live: safety in childcare centres top priority when parliament resumes; Husic warns antisemitism definition curbs freedom of speech

16/07/2025 00:09 The Guardian

Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSUV driven into luxury Sydney CBD store in ram raid targeting handbags, police sayPolice in Sydney are investigating after an SUV was driven into a luxury store in the city’s CBD early this morning, part of a ram raid targeting handbags.I think the critical point that it makes is we’ve all got a role to play in combating antisemitism, that everyone, not just government, has a role to play. Because, as the report points out, antisemitism poses a threat not just to Jewish Australians, but when hatred goes unchallenged, our democracy is at risk.I appreciate the point that’s trying to be made, but I think that’s a statement we’ve got to be careful as taking as an evident truth.I’ve spoken up against antisemitism, conscious of the intergenerational trauma caused by the Holocaust … As the special envoy points out, antisemitism has been an ancient hatred. I just have to emphasise I’ve never needed a definition to do so.I just knew I never wanted a fellow Australian to feel fear for who they are. Continue reading...

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Trump backtracks from suggestion Ukraine should ‘target Moscow’ but again tells Putin to reach peace deal soon – Europe live

US president says first deliveries of Patriot missile systems via Germany are ‘already being shipped’Separately, Reuters reported that a meeting of Patriot owner nations and Ukraine donors, aiming to find additional Patriot air defence batteries for Kyiv and chaired by Nato’s top military comm...

16/07/2025 08:50 The Guardian
At least 20 killed in crush at Gaza aid point – Middle East crisis live

Israeli-backed logistics group the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation claims people trampled in Khan Younis while health officials say they were suffocatedAt least 248 people have been killed in southern Syria’s Sweida province following several days of clashes that triggered the deployment of governmen...

16/07/2025 08:48 The Guardian
Firefighters warned of ‘dangers of partisan politics’ after truck displays Liberal corflutes at Melbourne protest

Country Fire Authority says it ‘must always remain apolitical’ amid fallout over rally that also featured offensive slogans on trucksFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictoria’s Country Fire Authority has issued a w...

16/07/2025 07:09 The Guardian
Wednesday briefing: Why Labour wants to cut financial red tape – and why critics fear that risks a new crisis

In today’s newsletter: Rachel Reeves has announced the ‘biggest financial regulation reforms in a decade’ – but are they enough to spark the economy? Good morning. The chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has vowed to cut back regulation in the UK financial sector in a bid to unlock growth.Reeves has...

16/07/2025 05:16 The Guardian
Toxic behaviour in TV jeopardises key British industry, experts warn

Leading figures say skilled freelancers feel ‘massive fear’ about speaking out and are leaving industryToxic behaviour in British television is jeopardising one of the UK’s most important cultural and economic assets, industry experts have warned.In the wake of a damaging report from the BBC o...

16/07/2025 05:00 The Guardian
‘Political theatre’: key takeaways from US universities’ House antisemitism hearing

UC Berkeley, Georgetown and Cuny heads face GOP inquiry in last of House hearings that began after Israel-Gaza warUS university leaders challenge campus antisemitism claims in House hearingLawmakers questioned the leaders of the University of California at Berkeley, Georgetown University and the Cit...

16/07/2025 00:13 The Guardian
UK taskforce calls for disability training for all airline and airport staff

Report led by former Paralympian Tanni Grey-Thompson warns of ‘sometimes catastrophic’ treatment of passengersAirline and airport staff should have mandatory training in disability and accessibility awareness, a government taskforce has urged, to ease the stress, confusion and harm experienced b...

15/07/2025 23:01 The Guardian
Weight loss surgery tourism needs urgent regulation, say UK experts

Despite popularity of weight loss jabs, more Britons are going abroad for surgery, analysis suggestsA booming trade in medical tourism for weight loss surgery is placing patients at risk and needs urgent regulation, experts have warned.Despite the growing popularity of injections such as Mounjaro to...

15/07/2025 22:30 The Guardian
Heavy rain kills two in New Jersey as subway and roads flooded in New York

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15/07/2025 19:06 The Guardian
UK’s cavalier attitude leaves Afghans facing yet more fear and uncertainty

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15/07/2025 19:02 The Guardian
Children investigated over Russian and Iranian plots against UK, says police chief

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15/07/2025 18:45 The Guardian
Mike Waltz grilled over Signal chat during confirmation hearing for UN role

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15/07/2025 18:09 The Guardian
French PM may scrap two public holidays to reduce country’s crippling debt

François Bayrou says Easter Monday and VE Day could become normal workdays as critics call plan ‘a direct attack on France’France’s prime minister, François Bayrou, has proposed scrapping two public holidays as part of radical measures aimed at reducing the country’s ballooning deficit, bo...

15/07/2025 17:22 The Guardian
Girl in union flag dress barred from giving speech on school’s ‘culture day’

Father says 12-year-old was told event in Rugby was ‘not for her as she gets to celebrate being British every day’A diversity day at a secondary school in Warwickshire ended in upset and apologies after a 12-year-old girl wearing a union flag dress was prevented from delivering a speech she had...

15/07/2025 16:58 The Guardian
Slovakia blocks EU move to impose new sanctions package on Russia – as it happened

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15/07/2025 16:55 The Guardian
BAE Systems says it is ‘confident’ of receiving orders for Typhoon jets

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15/07/2025 16:53 The Guardian
Ukraine awaiting details on ‘billions of dollars’ worth of weapons promised by Trump

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15/07/2025 16:14 The Guardian
Trump does deal with Nato allies to arm Ukraine and warns Russia of severe sanctions

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15/07/2025 15:51 The Guardian
Erotic mosaic stolen by Nazi captain in second world war returned to Pompeii

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15/07/2025 15:44 The Guardian
First Thing: Trump does deal with Nato allies to arm Ukraine and warns Russia of severe sanctions

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15/07/2025 15:28 The Guardian
Maga stalwart Marjorie Taylor Greene criticizes Trump over Ukraine arms shipments

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15/07/2025 15:27 The Guardian
Sudanese paramilitary RSF accused of killing almost 300 people in village raids

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15/07/2025 15:08 The Guardian
Social services department warned Tanya Plibersek she faces uphill battle amid ‘political polarisation’

Brief obtained under freedom of information laws shows new minister told of ‘increased risk of entrenched disadvantage’ in AustraliaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTanya Plibersek has an uphill battle to justify and...

15/07/2025 15:00 The Guardian
Republicans move to block Democratic effort to force release of Epstein files

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15/07/2025 14:17 The Guardian
Xi says Australia and China should ‘unswervingly’ work together despite global instability

Talks between leaders came after Australian camera crews were confronted by Chinese security guards and told to hand over footageFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastXi Jinping has told Anthony Albanese that geopolitical tur...

15/07/2025 13:50 The Guardian
Navalny’s widow leads calls for Italy to cancel concert by pro-Putin conductor

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15/07/2025 13:43 The Guardian
Trump hails supreme court decision to let him dismantle education department – US politics live

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15/07/2025 12:40 The Guardian
Thames Water boss warns of decade-long turnaround as losses hit £1.6bn

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15/07/2025 10:17 The Guardian
China’s economy beats expectations in face of Trump’s trade war

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15/07/2025 09:55 The Guardian
Ukrainians hail Melania Trump after president’s change of tack over Russia

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15/07/2025 09:48 The Guardian
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