Bringing back ‘golden ticket’ visas ‘a big mistake’, Magnitsky sanctions architect warns Dutton

19/03/2025 03:19 The Guardian

Bill Browder says such visas ‘a way for dodgy people … to buy themselves legitimacy and insert themselves into countries’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSee all our Australian election 2025 coverageThe architect of global Magnitsky sanctions – which punish human rights abusers and corrupt officials – has warned Peter Dutton’s desire to bring back a controversial “golden ticket” visa scheme would be “a big mistake”.The significant investor scheme allowed foreign nationals who invested $5m in Australia access to a four-year visa that could be converted to permanent residency. While it was open to all nationalities, it targeted Chinese nationals who represented more than 80% of visas granted over more than a decade.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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Spring equinox on Thursday could bring warmest UK day of 2025

Temperatures as high as 21C possible in area of England from London and home counties to southern MidlandsThe spring equinox on Thursday could be the warmest day of 2025 and reach “well above average” temperatures, the Met Office has said.Wednesday’s highest recorded temperature was 18.7C in N...

19/03/2025 22:38 The Guardian

Australia news live: Greens pledge to ‘end homelessness’; Good Life festival the latest to skip 2025

Max Chandler-Mather says all 38,000 homeless must have access to a permanent home. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with some of the top overnight stories before Emily Wind takes t...

19/03/2025 19:30 The Guardian

Zelenskyy says Ukraine ready to implement limited energy and infrastructure ceasefire after ‘positive’ and ‘frank’ Trump call – as it happened

Zelenskyy said he accepted US proposal of unconditional ceasefire on frontline in ‘substantive’ conversation with TrumpOpening the press conference, Finland’s Stubb says Europe faces “one of those moments of choices between two different worlds: Yalta or Helsinki; in other words, spheres of...

19/03/2025 19:28 The Guardian

Trump and Zelenskyy share ‘frank’ but ‘very good’ call as Ukraine accepts partial ceasefire

Ukraine’s president says his country is ready to implement pause in strikes on energy and infrastructureDonald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a “very good telephone call” on Wednesday, according to Trump, in the first conversation between the US president and his Ukrainian counterpart since...

19/03/2025 19:25 The Guardian

EU accuses Google and Apple of breaking its rules, risking Trump clash

Tech companies could be fined billions if EU finds they have breached the Digital Markets ActBusiness live – latest updatesThe European Commission has accused the US tech companies Google and Apple of breaking its digital rules, in a landmark action that could escalate transatlantic tension with D...

19/03/2025 18:28 The Guardian

Staffordshire woman jailed for twice tricking partner into believing she was pregnant

Libby Vernon’s lies included faking death of fantasy unborn and newborn twins A woman has been jailed after tricking her partner into twice believing she was pregnant, with her lies discovered only when she turned up to a maternity ward wearing a fake pregnancy bump.At Workington magistrates cour...

19/03/2025 17:30 The Guardian

Florida mayor drops threat to evict cinema over No Other Land screening

The Oscar-winning film, about a Palestinian community resisting displacement and violence from Israeli forces, has become the latest focus of a culture war in the stateAfter a week of controversy, the mayor of Miami Beach decided to withdraw his initial proposal to cancel the lease and block a small...

19/03/2025 17:24 The Guardian

‘As real as it can get’: EU to loan €150bn for European defence from invasion

EU launches scheme to buy more weapons in Europe as Russia remains ‘a threat for the foreseeable future’Europe needs to be able to deter potential invaders by 2030, the EU executive has said as it launched a push to buy more weapons in the bloc and from allied countries, rather than from the US....

19/03/2025 17:19 The Guardian

Group of Labour MPs seeking to steer young men away from ‘toxic influencers’

Exclusive: new group of predominantly male MPs urge party to speak to men directly to tackle toxic masculinityDozens of Labour MPs have joined forces in an effort to steer young men away from “toxic influencers” and the manosphere with positive messages about fatherhood and the promise of better...

19/03/2025 17:18 The Guardian

Ice agents detain woman known for immigration advocacy in Colorado

Jeanette Vizguerra entered US unlawfully 20 years ago and gained attention for sheltering in church in 2017US politics live – latest updatesUS Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) agents have detained an undocumented woman who is a prominent immigration advocate in Colorado.Jeanette Vizguerra...

19/03/2025 16:29 The Guardian

Bob Carr says Aukus a ‘colossal surrender of sovereignty’ if submarines do not arrive under Australian control

Former foreign minister says it is ‘inevitable’ US won’t supply nuclear-powered submarines under AukusFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia faces a “colossal surrender of sovereignty” if promised US nuclea...

19/03/2025 14:00 The Guardian

AI and US tariffs expected to fuel fresh surge in secondhand fashion sales

Use of hi-tech search tools enables shoppers to find items they want, while trade war pushes up prices of new clothesArtificial intelligence will spur on sales of secondhand clothing, according to the boss of one of the biggest online resale sites, after global sales rose 15% last year – more than...

19/03/2025 13:00 The Guardian

Activist alerts ICC to spyware attack while sharing Libya torture victims’ details

David Yambio, founder of Refugees in Libya, urges international criminal court members to have phones checked A prominent activist in Italy has warned the international criminal court that his mobile phone was under surveillance when he was providing the ICC with confidential information about victi...

19/03/2025 12:07 The Guardian

London’s black cabs destined for extinction in 20 years, TfL warned

Centre for London says numbers are falling and wants the government to step up to support the industryBlack cabs could disappear from London’s roads in 20 years, a thinktank has warned, unless authorities take steps to halt the decline – including giving cabbies bigger loans for new electric tax...

19/03/2025 12:00 The Guardian

First thing: Russia attacks Ukraine hours after partial ceasefire agreed in Putin-Trump call

Zelenskyy says he will contact US president to discuss the call with Russian leader following the attack. Plus, dolphins welcome Nasa astronauts back to EarthDon’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.Russia attacked Ukraine with kamikaze drones and S-300 surface-to-air...

19/03/2025 11:37 The Guardian

Israel launches Gaza airstrikes on second day of resumed offensive

Gaza health officials say five killed in two strikes as Israeli evacuation order may suggest plans for ground operationsIsrael has launched a fresh wave of airstrikes in Gaza on the second day of its resumed offensive in the devastated Palestinian territory.The attacks were far less intensive than t...

19/03/2025 11:08 The Guardian

Europe’s leaders react with scepticism to partial Ukraine ceasefire

German defence minister says Putin ‘is playing a game here’ and calls Russian president’s demands ‘unacceptable’Europe live – latest updatesEuropean leaders have reacted sceptically to the limited ceasefire in Ukraine agreed by Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, saying it has made it abun...

19/03/2025 10:37 The Guardian

Zelenskyy to speak with Trump after Russia defies Ukraine ceasefire

Ukraine’s energy facilities attacked hours after Putin agreed to halt strikes on such targets in a call with US presidentEurope live – latest updatesVolodymyr Zelenskyy said he would speak with the US president, Donald Trump, on Wednesday, their first conversation since last month’s disastrous...

19/03/2025 09:22 The Guardian

Tuesday briefing: The devastating toll of Labour’s disability welfare cuts

In today’s newsletter: what chance does a backbench rebellion have of shifting the government’s plans to cut benefits?Good morning. After weeks of leaks and speculation, in parliament yesterday the work and pensions secretary, Liz Kendall, set out the government’s plan to cut the benefits bill...

19/03/2025 06:58 The Guardian

Istanbul mayor arrested days before likely presidential nomination

Key rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan detained a day after university invalidated his diploma, in move seen as politically motivated Turkish police on Wednesday arrested Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu, a key rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, state-run media reported, as part of an inv...

19/03/2025 06:27 The Guardian

Israeli strikes latest bloody chapter in war of extraordinary civilian casualties

International rules of combat to deter impact on noncombatants have been loosened or ignored – and other regimes may followIt is a casualty rate that would have unimaginable before the start of the Israel-Hamas war. More than 400 Palestinians have been reported killed after 10 hours of resumed Isr...

19/03/2025 05:00 The Guardian

So bold are Putin’s ceasefire demands, it’s hard to believe he is entirely serious

The extraordinary demands of the Russian leader to weaken Ukraine would make a mockery of any peace dealVladimir Putin agrees to 30-day halt to attacks on Ukraine’s energy gridDonald Trump began his conversation with Vladimir Putin with a simple demand: a 30-day ceasefire on land, sea and air whic...

19/03/2025 02:00 The Guardian

Vladimir Putin agrees to 30-day halt to attacks on Ukraine’s energy grid

Russian leader refuses to commit to a full month-long truce after high-stakes phone call with Donald TrumpAnalysis: so bold are Putin’s ceasefire demands, it’s hard to believe he is entirely seriousVladimir Putin has agreed to a limited ceasefire that would stop Russia targeting Ukraine’s ener...

19/03/2025 00:18 The Guardian

Canada announces C$6bn deal with Australia to develop Arctic radar missile-detection system

Canadian prime minister Mark Carney says deal on ‘over the horizon’ radar is part of effort to assert Canada’s sovereignty over Arctic as US priorities shiftThe Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, has announced a C$6bn deal (A$6.6bn) with Australia to develop an Arctic radar system, warning...

18/03/2025 23:04 The Guardian

Nasa astronauts back on Earth after being stuck months on ISS: ‘grins, ear to ear’

Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore back safely with American Nicholas Hague and Russian Aleksandr GorbunovTwo Nasa astronauts stuck onboard the International Space Station (ISS) since June 2024 finally arrived back on Earth on Tuesday evening, more than nine months after the failure of Boeing’s pione...

18/03/2025 22:30 The Guardian

Trump and Putin agree temporary halt on energy infrastructure strikes as Zelenskyy welcomes proposal – as it happened

Trump hails ‘productive’ call with Russian president as Putin issues long list of conditions; Ukraine’s president reacts to Trump-Putin callVladimir Putin agrees to 30-day halt to attacks on Ukraine’s energy gridSpeaking for the Greens, who are expected to back the CDU/CSU and the SPD today...

18/03/2025 22:05 The Guardian

Australia news live: Meta to keep factcheckers for election; Greens offer help for home electrification

News agencies will continue to independently review content and provide warning ‘labels’. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGrowing inequality erodes social cohesion – LeighIn his speech, Andrew Leigh will say growing inequality is an issue be...

18/03/2025 20:54 The Guardian

Netanyahu banks on political dividends as he restarts Gaza war

Israeli prime minister bows to pressure from far right over majority who prioritise deals to bring back hostagesAs the ceasefire in Gaza extended from days into weeks, and newly freed hostages began sharing grim details of their captivity, Benjamin Netanyahu’s political room for manoeuvre seemed t...

18/03/2025 20:01 The Guardian

Russia will ‘undoubtedly’ discuss future Mars flights with Musk, Putin envoy says

Proposed talks would again put Musk, a senior adviser to Trump, in outsized and largely unaccountable role in international politicsRussian officials expect to hold talks with Elon Musk soon about space travel to Mars, Vladimir Putin’s international cooperation envoy said on Tuesday. The envoy’s...

18/03/2025 19:55 The Guardian

Up to 1.2m disabled people will lose thousands in UK welfare overhaul, experts warn

Liz Kendall, the work and pensions secretary, laid out plans for £5bn savings but faces rebellion from some Labour MPsUp to 1.2 million people with disabilities will lose thousands of pounds under the government’s welfare overhaul, experts have said, as campaigners warn the plan will exacerbate t...

18/03/2025 19:53 The Guardian

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Moscow wants them stopped. 19/03 12:07 - Activist alerts ICC to spyware attack while sharing Libya torture victims’ details 19/03 12:07 - Two major EU nations reject Ukraine spending hike – Reuters 19/03 12:00 - London’s black cabs destined for extinction in 20 years, TfL warned 19/03 11:37 - First thing: Russia attacks Ukraine hours after partial ceasefire agreed in Putin-Trump call 19/03 11:12 - How has Trump - the 'dealmaker' - done on foreign policy? 19/03 11:08 - Israel launches Gaza airstrikes on second day of resumed offensive 19/03 11:01 - 27 Spring Dresses From Walmart So Pretty I Had To Tell You About Them 19/03 10:37 - Europe’s leaders react with scepticism to partial Ukraine ceasefire 19/03 10:37 - Fresh strikes hit Ukraine after Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump phone call 19/03 10:36 - Putin-Trump phone call: 'The art of the dealski' 19/03 10:30 - What Ukraine thinks about Russia-US deal 19/03 10:30 - What Ukraine thinks about Russia-US deal 19/03 10:26 - EU rearmament: Commission unveils white paper on Europe's defence 19/03 10:00 - Trump-Putin phone call: Russia agrees to half attacks on energy infrastructure 19/03 10:00 - News24 | 'Not ready to end this war': Zelensky rages at Russia after Ukraine energy infrastructure attacks 19/03 09:50 - What do we know about the phone call between Trump and Putin? 19/03 09:44 - Energy Infrastructure Attacks Have Inflicted Pain on Both Russia and Ukraine 19/03 09:37 - Parts of UK set to see 20C as spring warmth arrives 19/03 09:22 - Zelenskyy to speak with Trump after Russia defies Ukraine ceasefire 19/03 08:51 - ‘I nearly died’: Taba, the tobacco drug Gambian women share in secret 19/03 08:51 - ‘I nearly died’: Taba, the tobacco drug Gambian women share in secret 19/03 08:08 - Live: Russia and Ukraine exchange hundreds of POWS each, Russia's defence ministry says 19/03 07:56 - In South Africa, Russia’s ‘anti-colonial’ narrative sways public opinion 19/03 07:56 - In South Africa, Russia’s ‘anti-colonial’ narrative sways public opinion 19/03 07:30 - 'Trump admires Putin & would like to have a political system operating similarly to that of Russia' 19/03 07:06 - Jimmy Fallon Parodies Trump’s Podcast-Length Call with Putin 19/03 06:58 - Tuesday briefing: The devastating toll of Labour’s disability welfare cuts 19/03 06:57 - EU launches push to boost defence as Trump pivots away from Europe 19/03 06:32 - Live: Gaza health ministry says Israeli strike kills foreign UN worker, wounds five 19/03 06:27 - Istanbul mayor arrested days before likely presidential nomination 19/03 06:16 - Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,119 19/03 06:16 - Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,119 19/03 05:44 - Russia and Ukraine carry out attacks after Putin-Trump call 19/03 05:07 - The Papers: Ukraine truce hopes 'on a knife edge' and 'Worried sick' 19/03 05:00 - Israeli strikes latest bloody chapter in war of extraordinary civilian casualties 19/03 04:50 - Putin agrees in Trump call to pause Ukraine energy attacks but no full ceasefire 19/03 03:59 - Trump and Putin have reached ‘consensus’ on Ukraine – Witkoff 19/03 03:59 - Russia, Ukraine trade accusations of violating deal not to target energy infrastructure 19/03 03:44 - Trump Administration Ends Tracking of Kidnapped Ukrainian Children in Russia 19/03 03:19 - Bringing back ‘golden ticket’ visas ‘a big mistake’, Magnitsky sanctions architect warns Dutton 19/03 02:51 - Putin Agrees to Limited Cease-Fire on Ukraine Energy Targets