Australian minister says ‘strength not measured by how many people you can blow up’ as row with Netanyahu escalates

20/08/2025 02:36 The Guardian

Australian home affairs minister’s criticism comes after Israeli prime minister calls Anthony Albanese a ‘weak politician who betrayed Israel’Netanyahu lashes out at AlbaneseFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s government has rejected Benjamin Netanyahu’s incendiary criticism and accused some Israeli politicians of “bigoted” views about Palestinians as the extraordinary political fight between the two nations turns uglier.The home affairs minister, Tony Burke – whose refusal of a travel visa for the far-right Knesset member Simcha Rothman stoked criticism from Jerusalem – backed in his decision and criticised the Israeli prime minister over the war in Gaza, where tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians have been killed in Israel’s military and bombing campaign. Continue reading...

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Trump’s tariffs replace diplomacy as other US tools of statecraft are discarded

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Young vape users three times as likely to start smoking, study finds

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19/08/2025 22:30 The Guardian

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19/08/2025 21:10 The Guardian

Trump rules out sending US troops to Ukraine as part of security guarantees

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19/08/2025 18:28 The Guardian

Michael Sheen says prospects for actors from poorer backgrounds ‘quite scary’

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19/08/2025 17:35 The Guardian

Asda is still misfiring in supermarkets’ non-existent price war | Nils Pratley

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19/08/2025 17:26 The Guardian

UK to offer troops to defend Ukraine’s skies and ports in Pentagon talks

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19/08/2025 16:50 The Guardian

Diphtheria cases spiralling in Somalia, health officials warn

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19/08/2025 16:46 The Guardian

Zelenskyy gave Ukraine war veteran’s golf club as gift to Trump

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‘A good thing for children’: summer camps at risk in UK as costs rise

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19/08/2025 15:33 The Guardian

Putin must tread carefully amid hyped up expectations of breakthrough

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19/08/2025 15:19 The Guardian

WA lawyer referred to regulator after preparing documents with AI-generated citations for nonexistent cases

Judge warns of ‘inherent dangers’ of lawyers relying solely on AI amid growing number of fake citations or other errors Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA lawyer has been referred to Western Australia’s legal regul...

19/08/2025 15:00 The Guardian

Legal stoush between NSW and commonwealth halts crucial water flows into Murray-Darling

Scientist warns long suspension poses potential risks to some wetland areas and native species of fish and birdsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastEnvironmental flows in the Murray-Darling necessary to keep wetlands and fi...

19/08/2025 15:00 The Guardian

Deadly wildfires show Spain must better prepare for climate crises, says Sánchez

PM says wildfires are proof climate emergency is getting worse, and that sustained non-partisan effort is neededThe wildfires that have devoured 382,000 hectares of land in Spain and killed four people underscore the need to “readjust and recalibrate” the country’s preparation and response cap...

19/08/2025 14:36 The Guardian

What security guarantees might Ukraine get in return for a peace deal?

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19/08/2025 13:46 The Guardian

Israel to respond by Friday over Gaza truce plan accepted by Hamas

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19/08/2025 12:31 The Guardian

Highgate cemetery drops controversial maintenance building in £18m revamp plan

Grave owners at north London cemetery, where many well-known figures are buried, fear ‘ploy’ by its managementHighgate cemetery has axed plans to build a controversial maintenance and toilet block as part of an £18m revamp of the graveyard, after grave owners warned they would exhume the remain...

19/08/2025 12:19 The Guardian

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19/08/2025 12:01 The Guardian

Democrat warns US progressives against moving toward the center: ‘It lost me the election’

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19/08/2025 11:00 The Guardian

Ship loaded with 1,200 tons of food to try to alleviate Gaza hunger crisis approaches Israeli port – Middle East crisis live

Ship departed Cyprus’s main port of Limassol containing aid which will be distribute by UN and World Central Kitchen, says Cypriot foreign ministryUnrwa chief Philippe Lazzarini has marked world humanitarian day paying tribute to frontline Unrwa staff in Gaza.In a post on social media, he said sin...

19/08/2025 09:17 The Guardian

Ed Davey calls for review of terrorism legislation after Palestine Action arrests – UK politics live

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19/08/2025 08:56 The Guardian

NSW daily rainfall could ‘nudge triple figures’ with wet weather forecast to intensify

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19/08/2025 07:11 The Guardian

Tuesday briefing: What last night’s meeting between Trump, Zelenskyy and Europe means for the war in Ukraine

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19/08/2025 05:54 The Guardian

Bank holiday weekend travel disruption expected on British roads and rail

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19/08/2025 04:01 The Guardian

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19/08/2025 01:16 The Guardian

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19/08/2025 00:14 The Guardian

Zelenskyy’s European ‘bodyguards’: which leaders joined Trump talks in Washington?

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