Bill to protect Tasmanian salmon farming passes House despite fears of ‘alarming’ environmental protections rollback

25/03/2025 08:35 The Guardian

Environment minister defends ‘balanced and sensible’ changes amid questions of how ‘rushed legislation’ would workFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesSee all our Australian election 2025 coverageSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereThe Albanese government’s new bill to protect Tasmanian salmon farming has passed the lower house, despite experts warning it could stop communities challenging other decisions, including coal and gas developments, and may not even be effective in its principal aim.Labor’s changes to amend the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act sailed through the House of Representatives on Tuesday evening, with 111 votes in favour and 14 votes in opposition, and were due to be dealt with in the upper house on Wednesday.Sign up to get climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as a free newsletter Continue reading...

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US war plans leak shows allied nations must ‘look out for ourselves’, says Mark Carney

Signal blunder likely to put strain on Five Eyes as it weighs how Trump administration handles classified informationCanada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, has said the inadvertent leak of classified military plans by senior US officials means that allied nations must increasingly “look out for o...

25/03/2025 21:33 The Guardian

Hundreds join protest against Hamas in northern Gaza

Demonstrators shout ‘Hamas out’ and carry banners saying ‘we want to live in peace’Hundreds of Palestinians have joined protests in northern Gaza, shouting anti-Hamas slogans and calling for an end to the war with Israel, in what has been described as the largest protest against the militant...

25/03/2025 21:13 The Guardian

Danish PM accuses US of ‘unacceptable pressure’ over planned Greenland visit

US vice-president JD Vance later says he will join unsolicited visit to Arctic island, which Mette Frederiksen says is ‘not what Greenland needs or wants’Europe live – latest updatesMette Frederiksen, the Danish prime minister, has accused the US of putting “unacceptable pressure” on Green...

25/03/2025 20:34 The Guardian

Ukraine ceasefire deal looks like a Russian wishlist tied with a US bow

A moratorium on attacks on ships in the Black Sea seems to be contingent on sanctions relief – a key Kremlin demandThe Kremlin is pressing its advantage with a White House that is impatient to show that Donald Trump is the only leader who can deliver peace in the Kremlin’s war against Ukraine.At...

25/03/2025 19:30 The Guardian

Pentagon warned staffers against using Signal before White House chat leak

Bulletin sent on 18 March said Russian hackers could access messages as Trump officials now downplay blunderUS politics live – latest updatesThe Pentagon recently warned its employees against using Signal, the encrypted messaging app, due to a technical vulnerability, an NPR report reveals.The rep...

25/03/2025 19:19 The Guardian

Russia and Ukraine agree to ‘eliminate the use of force’ in Black Sea

Kremlin stipulates maritime ceasefire will start only if it gets sanctions relief on agricultural exportsRussia-Ukraine war: latest news updatesRussia and Ukraine have agreed to “eliminate the use of force” in the Black Sea after parallel talks with US negotiators in Saudi Arabia, though the Kre...

25/03/2025 19:10 The Guardian

Russia says it has conditions that must be met before Black Sea ceasefire begins – as it happened

This blog is now closed. You can read our latest full report here:Russia and Ukraine agree to ‘eliminate the use of force’ in Black SeaA former head of Dutch cybersecurity has expressed his surprise at Donald Trump’s top team’s use of Signal for classified communications that revealed “vis...

25/03/2025 19:06 The Guardian

Democrats demand answers over White House’s ‘careless’ Signal blunder

Senators interrogate US intelligence community after Atlantic editor was added to group chat on Yemen war plansUS politics live – latest updatesDemocratic senators demanded answers from leaders of the US intelligence community on Tuesday on how the top editor of the Atlantic was added to a group c...

25/03/2025 17:22 The Guardian

Australians can now use Apple AirPods Pro as hearing aids – but experts warn they’re not for everyone

Experts hope the use of the headphones for mild to moderate hearing loss will reduce stigma and persuade people to test their hearingFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastApple’s AirPods Pro 2 can for the first time be used...

25/03/2025 17:00 The Guardian

Reform UK will go to war with teaching unions, says Nigel Farage

Outburst comes after anti-racism campaigners disrupt event in South Yorkshire and are escorted out The Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage, has accused “leftwing” teaching unions of poisoning the minds of young people “against everything this country has ever stood for”.His outburst came after an...

25/03/2025 16:17 The Guardian

Online gangs of teenage boys sharing extreme material are ‘emerging threat’ in UK

National Crime Agency says such groups are fuelling crimes including fraud, violence and child sexual abuseBlackmailing girls and encouraging suicide: the young British men in online gangsTeenage boys are joining online gangs where they share sadistic and misogynistic material that fuels crimes incl...

25/03/2025 14:38 The Guardian

Five killed by Israeli shelling in southern Syria, officials say; US appears to confirm fresh Yemen strikes – Middle East crisis live

Israel shells province of Darra amid warning of escalation in region; US attacks Houthis in a bid to regain control of international shipping lanesAt least 50,144 Palestinian people have been killed and 113,704 injured in Israeli attacks on Gaza since 7 October 2023, the Gaza health ministry said i...

25/03/2025 13:20 The Guardian

Doge cuts allow Musk to cash in with SpaceX and Starlink contracts, ex-workers warn

Tech CEO accused of aiming to privatize space and satellite operations as federal agencies reportedly seek contractsElon Musk appears to be laying the groundwork to privatize some space and satellite operations now under the authority of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa), or ste...

25/03/2025 12:36 The Guardian

Fury at ‘stunning’ security failure by top Trump officials after war plans accidentally shared with journalist – US politics live

Widespread condemnation after extraordinary breach of military intelligence Signal leak reveals depths of Trump administration’s loathing of EuropeWhile Signal is regarded as a secure encrypted chat service, its weakness is that phones on which it is installed can themselves be vulnerable.Among th...

25/03/2025 11:16 The Guardian

First Thing: White House texts secret Yemen airstrike plans to reporter

Major security leak sparks calls for investigations. Plus, Tesla’s European sales drop 44%Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.A major security leak is triggering bipartisan outrage after the Atlantic revealed that senior Trump administration officials accidental...

25/03/2025 11:00 The Guardian

Tuesday briefing: Why every candidate in Canada’s snap election is running against Donald Trump

In today’s newsletter: With elbows up on both sides, two very different political operators – Mark Carney and the Conservative party leader Pierre Poilievre – attempt to fend off threats from the southGood morning. When Justin Trudeau announced he would be resigning as Canada’s prime ministe...

25/03/2025 06:57 The Guardian

Dutton warns party room leaks to media could cost Coalition the election

Opposition leader calls for discipline in the ranks after destabilising leaks led to critical headlines, multiple insiders sayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPeter Dutton has told the Coalition party room to stop leakin...

25/03/2025 06:31 The Guardian

White House inadvertently texted top-secret Yemen war plans to journalist

In extraordinary blunder top Trump cabinet members added Atlantic editor to chat discussing strikes on HouthisOutrage after White House accidentally texts journalist war plans: ‘Huge screw-up’Senior members of Donald Trump’s cabinet have been involved in a serious security breach while discuss...

25/03/2025 06:08 The Guardian

National security council investigating after Trump officials accidentally text journalist top-secret Yemen war plans – as it happened

This blog has now closed. You can read more of our US politics coverage hereOutrage after White House accidentally texts journalist war plans: ‘Huge screw-up’White House inadvertently texted top-secret Yemen war plans to journalistDonald Trump’s forceful attack on the American judiciary hits t...

25/03/2025 01:51 The Guardian

Outrage after White House accidentally texts journalist war plans: ‘Huge screw-up’

Security leak triggers bipartisan anger after Atlantic reveals officials inadvertently broadcast highly sensitive military plansWhite House inadvertently texted top-secret Yemen war plans to journalistA catastrophic security leak is triggering bipartisan outrage after the Atlantic revealed that seni...

25/03/2025 00:52 The Guardian

Domestic abusers driving more victims to suicide, warn police

Report finds that 98 domestic abuse victims in England and Wales died by suspected suicide in 2023-2024UK police to charge more abusers with manslaughterDomestic abusers are driving their victims to suicide, police have warned as they admitted to past mistakes and pledged to investigate more “hidd...

25/03/2025 00:01 The Guardian

UK police to charge more abusers with manslaughter after suicide of partner

Change comes after death of Kiena Dawes, whose partner was cleared of manslaughter but convicted of domestic abuseDomestic abusers driving more victims to suicide, warn police A senior police chief has unveiled a plan to charge more domestic abusers with manslaughter after their partners take their...

25/03/2025 00:01 The Guardian

Ukraine accuses Moscow of ‘hollow statements about peace’ after latest attack

Ukrainian officials say 88 injured in missile strike as US and Russian officials start talks on ceasefire dealUkraine has accused Moscow of making “hollow statements about peace” after 88 people were injured in a Russian missile attack as US and Russian officials began talks that Washington hope...

24/03/2025 21:57 The Guardian

Ukraine war: Trump claims deal on Ukraine minerals is close amid US and Russia ceasefire talks – as it happened

This live blog is now closed. You can read our latest full report here:US and Russia begin talks in Saudi Arabia on Ukraine ceasefireWe have some information trickling in from what is being discussed in the talks between US and Russian officials at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.Reut...

24/03/2025 18:29 The Guardian

US and Russia begin talks in Saudi Arabia on Ukraine ceasefire

Uncertainty remains over how and when 30-day halt on energy strikes would take effect amid a gulf on expectationsUS and Russian officials have begun talks in Saudi Arabia as Donald Trump pushes to broker a limited ceasefire that Washington hopes will mark the first step toward lasting peace in Ukrai...

24/03/2025 18:08 The Guardian

No 10 shrugs off Trump envoy’s claim that Starmer’s Ukraine policy amounts to posturing – as it happened

Downing Street says PM focusing on ‘bringing durable peace in Ukraine’ after Steve Witkoff’s commentsThere have been a lot of claims recently, in the rightwing papers and on social media, that the government is wasting a fortune on expensive cars for disabled people getting benefits, through t...

24/03/2025 17:48 The Guardian

Mark Carney laments Canada’s lost friendship with US in visit to 9/11 town

Canadian PM makes remarks on visit to Newfoundland town that sheltered US airline passengers after attacksMark Carney has lamented Canada’s lost friendship with the United States as he visited the town that sheltered thousands of stranded American airline passengers after the 9/11 attacks.The Cana...

24/03/2025 17:43 The Guardian

Nazis had more rights than Venezuelan migrants to contest removal, US judge claims

Court rejects use of Alien Enemies Act of 1798, ruling accused migrants must get hearings firstAn appeals court judge claimed on Monday that Nazis were given more rights to contest their removal from the United States during the second world war than Venezuelan migrants deported by the Trump adminis...

24/03/2025 16:16 The Guardian

Alabama board defunds local library in first action under new book ban law

Move comes amid broader Republican-led culture war in US as Alabama cracks down on ‘sexually explicit’ contentThe public library in Fairhope, Alabama – a picturesque city on the shores of Mobile Bay – has found itself in the crosshairs of battles over library content.The Alabama public libra...

24/03/2025 16:00 The Guardian

Death by euthanasia in the Netherlands increased 10% in 2024, figures show

Watchdog urges ‘great caution’ with psychiatric illnesses after deaths in such cases rise to 219 from two in 2010The number of people in the Netherlands who died by euthanasia increased by 10% last year, figures have shown, as the official watchdog warned doctors to exercise “great caution”...

24/03/2025 13:58 The Guardian

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