Canada’s designated PM Mark Carney meets Trudeau as Trump threat looms

10/03/2025 18:26 The Guardian

Former central banker won landslide victory in Liberal party race as trade war with US hastens transfer of powerCanada’s incoming prime minister, Mark Carney, has met with Justin Trudeau as the pair discuss a transfer of power after the former central banker’s landslide victory at the Liberal party’s leadership race.The meeting on Monday sets the stage for an imminent federal election and gives Canada a fresh leader to square off against the United States president, with the two countries locked in a bitter trade war provoked by Donald Trump. Continue reading...

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ACLU warns pro-Palestinian activist’s arrest meant ‘to intimidate and chill speech’ – live

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10/03/2025 21:43 The Guardian

NSW and Queensland floods update: Ipswich avoids severe flooding by inches as more rain forecast in wake of Cyclone Alfred

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10/03/2025 21:29 The Guardian

Colombia urges UN to remove coca leaf from harmful substances list

Foreign minister says legalisation of main ingredient of cocaine the only way to stop drug trafficking and violenceColombia, whose president, Gustavo Petro, is a vocal critic of the US-led war on drugs, has urged the UN to remove coca – the main ingredient in cocaine – from a list of harmful sub...

10/03/2025 21:17 The Guardian

State department official reportedly deleted abusive tweets about Rubio

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10/03/2025 20:05 The Guardian

Zelenskyy arrives in Saudi as Ukraine expected to push for air and sea ceasefire during US talks – as it happened

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10/03/2025 19:28 The Guardian

US and Ukraine officials arrive in Saudi Arabia for talks to repair ties

First official meeting since disastrous Trump-Zelenskyy encounter comes as Russia intensifies attacksSenior US and Ukrainian officials have arrived in Saudi Arabia for high-stakes meetings on Tuesday aimed at repairing a severely damaged relationship that has left embattled Kyiv without Washington...

10/03/2025 19:13 The Guardian

Argentina flooding: 16 killed as two girls swept away by rising waters

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10/03/2025 18:05 The Guardian

Russia orders two people connected to British embassy to leave country

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10/03/2025 18:05 The Guardian

Risk of ‘Trumpcession’ rising, economists say, as global markets fall

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Romania’s pro-Russia presidential candidate to fight election ban

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10/03/2025 16:47 The Guardian

Starmer tells Trump he hopes Saudi talks will lead to US aid to Ukraine restarting – UK politics live

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There’s only one thing in Mark Carney’s in-tray: Trump

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10/03/2025 16:25 The Guardian

Child deaths surge amid ‘Gazafication’ of West Bank, report says

Palestinians facing mass displacements, airstrikes and rise in attacks on children and other civilians, rights group saysIsrael has brought the military tactics of its war in Gaza to the occupied West Bank, where Palestinians face mass forced displacements, a surge in airstrikes and a sharp rise in...

10/03/2025 14:53 The Guardian

Surge in sick sea lions as toxic algae threatens California’s marine mammals

Number of animals affected by neurological toxin increases in past week as experts warn of impact from climate crisisThe number of marine mammals in California affected by a neurological toxin from algae has surged in the past week, in what could be another deadly year for animals such as sea lions,...

10/03/2025 14:00 The Guardian

JD Vance’s cousin says vice-president and Trump are ‘useful idiots’ to Putin

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10/03/2025 13:52 The Guardian

Rubio and homeland security confirm arrest of Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia protests

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Syrian defence ministry says military operation over and forces ‘paving way for life to return to normal’ – as it happened

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10/03/2025 12:09 The Guardian

US aid cuts could create untreatable TB bug ‘resistant to everything we have’

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10/03/2025 12:00 The Guardian

Mark Carney to be next Canada PM | First Thing

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10/03/2025 11:48 The Guardian

Tusk calls for respect between allies after US-Poland spat over Starlink satellites

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10/03/2025 11:32 The Guardian

Top shipping broker Clarksons says war and Trump tariff fears have hit revenues

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Kleptocrats to benefit from Trump DoJ’s anti-corruption pause, experts warn

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10/03/2025 10:00 The Guardian

Russia warns Australia deploying peacekeeping troops to Ukraine would lead to ‘grave consequences’

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10/03/2025 09:11 The Guardian

Ex-Cyclone Alfred floods live updates: emergency disaster relief payment for loss of income approved; Brisbane and NSW flooding; flood evacuation warnings – latest news

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NSW and Queensland floods update: BoM defends forecasts after claim coastal community not properly warned

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10/03/2025 04:48 The Guardian

Mark Carney to be next Canada PM after winning Liberal leadership race

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09/03/2025 22:33 The Guardian

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