Australia’s smaller airports rife with vulnerabilities, former Qantas security head says, after alleged gunman boarded Jetstar flight

08/03/2025 19:00 The Guardian

Much of the security is on the passenger side of the terminal, Geoff Askew says, not on the tarmacEx-Tropical Cyclone Alfred LIVE: latest news and updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s smaller and regional airports are rife with security vulnerabilities, industry insiders have warned, after the dramatic citizen’s arrest of a teenager who allegedly boarded a Jetstar flight with a shotgun and ammunition.Police charged a 17-year-old Victorian boy with a range of offences, including unlawfully taking control of an aircraft, orchestrating a bomb hoax and possessing a firearm.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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Ukraine war live: Zelenskyy ‘fully committed’ to US talks in Saudi after Trump’s Russia comments

Ukrainian president backs negotiations, despite Trump’s remarks he finds Russia ‘easier’, and calls for more sanctions after deadly missile attack Local officials from Russia’s ruling party have caused controversy by presenting mothers of soldiers killed in Ukraine with gifts of meat grinder...

09/03/2025 12:26 The Guardian

Derbyshire people fight to save ruined manor that held Mary, Queen of Scots

Wingfield Manor is part-managed by English Heritage, but has fallen into a state of disrepairAt various points in history it has been a prison for Mary, Queen of Scots, a battleground in the English civil war, and the site of one the country’s first flushing toilets.But despite its storied past, W...

09/03/2025 10:55 The Guardian

How Trump is driving US towards Russia – a timeline of the president’s moves

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09/03/2025 09:00 The Guardian

More than 1,000 people killed in two days of clashes in Syria, war monitor says

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09/03/2025 08:23 The Guardian

‘Military Keynesianism’? Reeves faces British defence dilemma after EU spending surge

Even Berlin and Brussels are bending fiscal rules in the face of Russia’s threat. Will the chancellor still stick to hers?As the Nobel laureate Robert Lucas quipped during the 2008 financial crisis: “I guess everyone is a Keynesian in a foxhole.” Donald Trump’s upending of the postwar securi...

09/03/2025 08:00 The Guardian

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09/03/2025 07:00 The Guardian

After 80 years of transatlantic ties, Europe forges a new alliance

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09/03/2025 05:00 The Guardian

Russian officials criticised for giving meat grinders to mothers of soldiers killed in Ukraine

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09/03/2025 03:44 The Guardian

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08/03/2025 22:59 The Guardian

US vetoes G7 proposal to combat Russia’s shadow fleet of oil tankers

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08/03/2025 21:22 The Guardian

Keir Starmer’s poll ratings leap after Trump withdraws support for Ukraine

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08/03/2025 20:52 The Guardian

Celebrations and protests in the US and around the world mark International Women’s Day

From Istanbul and Warsaw to New York and Los Angeles, activists demand equality and the end of gender-based violenceWomen took to the streets of cities across Europe, Africa and elsewhere to mark International Women’s Day with demands for ending inequality and gender-based violence.On the Asian si...

08/03/2025 17:13 The Guardian

Dread haunts Gaza as airstrikes dent hopes of renewed ceasefire

The territory is mired in a ‘grey zone’ of uncertainty as the peace process has stalled and neither side seems willing to compromiseFears of a return to war in Gaza are intensifying this weekend, with faltering diplomatic efforts and almost daily airstrikes by Israeli forces in the devastated te...

08/03/2025 17:00 The Guardian

Revealed: second Kremlin spy ring targeting Russian dissidents discovered in UK

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08/03/2025 17:00 The Guardian

Trump policies could fuel illicit drug trade despite vow to curb fentanyl

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08/03/2025 16:00 The Guardian

Zelenskyy ‘fully committed’ to constructive dialogue with US after Trump defends Putin – as it happened

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08/03/2025 15:47 The Guardian

Russia launches devastating attack on Ukraine after Trump’s defence of Putin

Latest attacks came hours after Donald Trump said Vladimir Putin was ‘doing what anybody would do’Russia launched a devastating attack on Ukraine on Saturday, killing at least 14 people and injuring dozens more, hours after Donald Trump defended Vladimir Putin and said the Kremlin leader was “...

08/03/2025 14:32 The Guardian

US rise of cryptocurrency and fall of regulation pose ‘profound risks’ – report

Center for Political Accountability, which advocates for corporate disclosure, warns of fallout from Trump’s effortsA new report warns of “profound risks” in American politics as cryptocurrency companies increase their political spending and Donald Trump oversees regulatory retreat while promi...

08/03/2025 14:00 The Guardian

Chaos on campuses as schools warn Trump cuts could harm US ‘for decades’

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08/03/2025 12:00 The Guardian

How Trump’s dizzying jerks and jolts on tariffs are ‘freezing’ US business

As the US president warns of a ‘a little short-term interruption’, businesses are struggling to make decisions amid heightened uncertaintyDonald Trump declared there to be “no room left” for a deal with Canada and Mexico this week, launching a trade war against his nation’s closest allies...

08/03/2025 11:00 The Guardian

Trump suspending US intelligence sharing is ‘suffocating’ Ukraine’s hope, says Ben Wallace

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08/03/2025 10:54 The Guardian

Reform MP Rupert Lowe hits back at party leadership after losing whip

MP accused of threatening party chair says dealing with leadership is like smashing his head against a brick wallRupert Lowe has compared dealing with the Reform party leadership to smashing his head against a brick wall amid a public war of words that has revealed deep tensions at the heart of the...

08/03/2025 10:08 The Guardian

Trump’s polarising appeal leaves European populists in a tight spot

Nationalist parties have tended to praise the US president’s politics, but many voters dislike his treatment of UkraineEurope’s rightwing populist parties are split over how far to distance themselves from Donald Trump’s pressure on Ukraine, with some fearing unflinching solidarity with the US...

08/03/2025 10:00 The Guardian

US support to maintain UK’s nuclear arsenal is in doubt, experts say

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08/03/2025 08:00 The Guardian

South Sudan general among dozens killed in attack on UN helicopter

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08/03/2025 04:59 The Guardian

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08/03/2025 03:22 The Guardian

Poland plans military training for every adult male amid growing European security fears

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08/03/2025 03:19 The Guardian

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07/03/2025 22:11 The Guardian

Syrian security forces execute 125 civilians in battle against Assad loyalists

Fighting in Latakia is marked escalation by Bashar al-Assad loyalists against Syria’s new Islamist-led governmentAbout 125 civilians have been executed by government security forces in north-west Syria during a rolling two-day battle with loyalists to the ousted Assad regime, a Syrian war monitor...

07/03/2025 21:54 The Guardian

Trump administration cancels $400m in funds to Columbia University

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07/03/2025 20:19 The Guardian

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