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Outgoing NDIS minister appeared alongside Dutton in last regular Today show segment before Shorten resigns from politics. Follow today’s news headlines liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAlleged attack in Dover Heights ‘disgusting and dangerous’, NSW premier saysThe NSW premier Chris Minns has labelled the alleged attack at Dover Heights overnight as a “disgusting and dangerous act of violence”. In a statement issued this morning, he said:This is a disgusting and dangerous act of violence that is the latest example of a rising level of antisemitic attacks in our community.Civil society stands united in condemning this flagrant racism. I’ll be getting an update from police this morning.It is important that the community and police continue to work together to make NSW a safer place for everyone. Continue reading...

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Gaza ceasefire: Israel security cabinet to meet on Friday after hostage deal reached, Netanyahu says – live

Benjamin Netanyahu’s office says in statement that security cabinet will meet on Friday following earlier delays in talks to release hostages in return for ceasefireAnalysis: Islamist groups in Middle East will emerge from Gaza war weakenedDuring his final press conference earlier on Thursday, US...

17/01/2025 06:02 The Guardian

Israel security cabinet to meet on ceasefire deal as strikes on Gaza continue

Benjamin Netanyahu’s office says security cabinet will convene on Friday amid concerns the delay could push back the start of the ceasefireIsrael-Gaza war: live updatesIsrael’s security cabinet will meet on Friday after negotiators reached a deal for the release of hostages as part of a Gaza cea...

17/01/2025 05:13 The Guardian

The Middle East, inflation and Trump’s return – what will Biden’s legacy be? – podcast

After 15 months of war, a ceasefire deal in Gaza has been reached. In his farewell address to the nation, Joe Biden tried to convince the US public that it was just one of many successes he’d had in the White House. But is that how his time in office will be remembered? Jonathan Freedland speaks t...

17/01/2025 05:00 The Guardian

EU pledges €120m in new aid for Gaza – as it happened

This blog is now closed, please follow live coverage on our new liveblogKey mediator Qatar said that 33 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza would be released in the first stage of a ceasefire deal aimed at ending the war in the Palestinian territory.Israel earlier said it would release about 1,000 Palest...

17/01/2025 02:56 The Guardian

Arrested South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol stays silent as detention deadline looms

Lawyers say impeached president will not attend questioning, with investigators expected to seek warrant to extend his detentionSouth Korea’s arrested president, Yoon Suk Yeol, will not attend a new round of questioning by investigators on Friday, his lawyer said, as authorities face an imminent d...

17/01/2025 02:41 The Guardian

LA wildfires: evacuees warned against returning to homes due to toxic waste

National Weather Service says ‘wind siege has finally ended’ and forecasts higher humidity but warns high winds could return next weekAs the battle against the deadly fires in Los Angeles county enters its 10th day, officials are warning evacuees against returning to their homes due to the prese...

17/01/2025 01:10 The Guardian

Badenoch: Tories to consider means-testing the pension triple-lock

Major policy shift follows speech admitting the Tories made mistakes and offered policies without plans while in powerUK politics live – latest updatesKemi Badenoch has said the Tories will consider means testing the triple-lock, in what would be a major policy shift.Under the policy, the state pe...

16/01/2025 23:34 The Guardian

US imposes sanctions on Sudan’s army chief over tactics in deadly civil war

Measures come a week after Washington also sanctioned Abdel Fattah al-Burhan’s rival, Mohamed Hamdan DagaloThe United States has imposed sanctions on Sudan’s army chief, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, accusing him of choosing war over negotiations to bring an end to the conflict that has killed tens of...

16/01/2025 22:47 The Guardian

Biden’s farewell speech sparks predictable split along party lines

Responses from lawmakers underlined the very democratic fragility the president looked to highlightJoe Biden’s farewell address warning that “an oligarchy is taking shape” which threatens American democracy sparked polarized reactions from lawmakers that seemed to validate the very democratic...

16/01/2025 22:43 The Guardian

Netanyahu: no vote on Gaza ceasefire deal until Hamas accepts all terms

Israeli prime minister’s demand before expected cabinet meeting threatens to derail peace negotiationsMiddle East crisis – live updatesBenjamin Netanyahu has said his cabinet will not meet to vote on the ceasefire deal intended to pause the war in Gaza until “Hamas accepts all elements of the...

16/01/2025 20:58 The Guardian

UK to back Ukraine ‘beyond this terrible war’ with 100-year pact, says Starmer

PM visits Kyiv to agree partnership and says Putin shows no signs of wanting to stop ‘unrelenting aggression’Keir Starmer has announced a “historic” 100-year partnership with Ukraine, saying the UK would support the country “beyond this terrible war” and into a future where it is “free...

16/01/2025 19:56 The Guardian

‘We will be betrayed’: cold, fearful and still under fire, Gaza’s people wait

Palestinians describe grief and anxiety as they seek news that the ceasefire is going ahead, and airstrikes continueMiddle East crisis – live updatesAmid continuing airstrikes, bitter cold and news of delays, millions in Gaza were waiting anxiously on Thursday for confirmation that the ceasefire-f...

16/01/2025 18:52 The Guardian

Yvette Cooper announces urgent national review on grooming gangs

Officials say review is not national inquiry ministers have been pressed for after series of X posts by Elon Musk• UK politics live – latest updatesYvette Cooper has announced an urgent national review of the scale of grooming gangs amid a raft of other new measures to tackle them, in a signific...

16/01/2025 18:30 The Guardian

UK politics: Kemi Badenoch describes Rachel Reeves as a ‘woman problem’ for Keir Starmer – as it happened

Opposition leader says PM’s ‘woman problem is not my concern’ when asked jokingly if she would back Starmer if he sacked the chancellorRichard Adams is the Guardian’s education editor.Thirty-two sixth form colleges across England will be hit by more strikes over a pay disparity between staff...

16/01/2025 18:24 The Guardian

Arab states urge Israel and US to let Palestinian Authority oversee Gaza recovery

Arab diplomats fear political vacuum and say PA should work in conjunction with UN relief agency UnrwaIsrael and the incoming Trump administration are being urged by Arab states to avoid a dangerous political vacuum in Gaza and allow the Palestinian Authority (PA), in conjunction with the UN Palesti...

16/01/2025 18:08 The Guardian

Donald Trump reportedly weighing up TikTok ban delay

President-elect ‘has warm spot’ for platform and wants political solution to ‘preserve app but protect data’Sophia Smith Galer: TikTok is the only truly democratic social platformDonald Trump is considering suspending a TikTok ban in the US with an executive order when he enters the White Ho...

16/01/2025 17:59 The Guardian

Russian diplomats accessed private area of UK parliament in security breach

Exclusive: MPs warned not to invite Russian diplomats to parliament after incident said to have alarmed ministersRussian diplomats accessed a private area of parliament in a major security breach just before Christmas that has alarmed security officials and prompted private warnings from the speaker...

16/01/2025 17:49 The Guardian

Islamist groups in Middle East will emerge from Gaza war weakened

Hamas, Hezbollah and other militia are enfeebled – but Palestine is likely to stay at forefront of global politicsMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe ceasefire due to come into force on Sunday, barring a major last-minute problem, will cement massive and rapid changes across the Middle East and...

16/01/2025 17:41 The Guardian

LA fires live updates: California weather eases up as firefighters report gains against massive wildfires

Improved conditions should help fire crews and allow residents to return to their neighborhoodsEasing of extreme winds expected to strengthen efforts to put out blazes“A warning to all the residents, no matter where you live in LA county, if you have slopes behind your homes, or if you’re locate...

16/01/2025 16:57 The Guardian

Democrats concerned after Mike Johnson fires top Republican from House committee reportedly at Trump’s request – live

House speaker removed intelligence committee chair Mike Turner, whose stances have run afoul with TrumpBloomberg News reports that Republican House speaker, Mike Johnson, has denied that Donald Trump had anything to do with his decision to remove Mike Turner as chair of the House intelligence commit...

16/01/2025 15:55 The Guardian

Arctic blast to bring dangerously cold temperatures to much of US

Inauguration on track to be coldest in 40 years as more than 300 million people could be hit by below-average freezeArctic air is expected to sweep across much of the United States later this week and into next week, bringing dangerously cold temperatures and severe wind chills.The National Weather...

16/01/2025 15:48 The Guardian

Russia-Ukraine war: Keir Starmer says UK will deliver new mobile air defence system to Ukraine – as it happened

UK prime minister meets Ukrainian president as they sign 100-year partnership agreement to deepen security ties between nationsStarmer hails ‘closer than ever’ partnership with Ukraine on visitCity officials say there have been no casualties after the reported Russian drone attack on Kyiv, but s...

16/01/2025 15:33 The Guardian

‘TARIFFS all the way!!!’: EU mulls carrots and sticks to counter Trump on trade

Bloc may ward off incoming president’s threats by buying more US goods, or impose its own tariffs in retaliationIf there is one thing the EU knows about Donald Trump, it is that he loves tariffs. The incoming president has said “tariff” is “the most beautiful word in the dictionary” and ha...

16/01/2025 14:44 The Guardian

‘A ray of light’: Palestinian and Jewish leaders in UK respond to ceasefire deal

Relief at news of deal to end war in Gaza, as UK government now urged to launch family reunification schemeMiddle East crisis – live updatesA ceasefire to end the 15-month war in Gaza has been welcomed by British Palestinian and British Israeli and Jewish communities, with the government being urg...

16/01/2025 14:02 The Guardian

Human rights report lashes Australia’s ‘diabolical’ asylum seeker treatment and ‘appalling’ youth crime laws

Latest world report by Human Rights Watch describes country as a ‘vibrant democracy … marred by some key human rights concerns’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s “diabolical” treatment of asylum see...

16/01/2025 14:00 The Guardian

NSW government asks private sector to take public hospital patients as hundreds of psychiatrists set to resign

Exclusive: Guardian Australia has seen an email from the director of Australia’s largest private mental health provider about the contractFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales government is considering m...

16/01/2025 14:00 The Guardian

Woolworths sacks two workers and investigates dozens over alleged conduct during 17-day strike

Letters seen by Guardian Australia focus on alleged pickets on 26 November outside warehouses that were not then on strikeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo workers have been dismissed and Woolworths has told dozens of...

16/01/2025 14:00 The Guardian

Only grant Trump a UK state visit if he agrees to Ukraine summit, say Lib Dems

Ed Davey says incoming US president is ‘threat to peace and prosperity’ and relations with him must be transactionalUK politics live – latest updatesRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesBritain should offer Donald Trump a state visit only on the condition he agrees to a sit-down summit wi...

16/01/2025 13:04 The Guardian

Role of US servicemen in acts of extremist violence under scrutiny

Active duty servicemen and veterans statistically most likely demographic to be ‘mass casualty offender’ After the two men who carried out stateside terror attacks on New Year’s Day were revealed as veterans of the war on terror, public scrutiny about the role of American servicemen in such in...

16/01/2025 13:00 The Guardian

Suspended Labour MP Mike Amesbury pleads guilty to assault

Judge adjourns case to 24 February and tells MP for Runcorn and Helsby he is leaving all sentencing options openUK politics live – latest updatesThe MP for Runcorn and Helsby, Mike Amesbury, has pleaded guilty to assault.Appearing at Chester magistrates court, Amesbury, who was suspended by the La...

16/01/2025 12:31 The Guardian

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