Canada’s Liberals on course for political resurrection amid trade war, polls show

18/03/2025 17:24 The Guardian

Mark Carney-led ruling party projected to form majority months after political wipeout seemed inevitableIn January, Canadian pollsters and political pundits struggled to find fresh ways to describe the bleak prospects of Justin Trudeau’s Liberal party, musing whether it would be a wipeout of existential proportions, or merely a catastrophic blowout.But fresh polling released by three companies this week shows a stunning reversal of fortunes for the party: newly minted prime minister Mark Carney’s Liberals are projected to secure a majority government. Continue reading...

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Florida man executed for killing eight-year-old girl and her grandmother

Edward James received three-drug lethal injection under death warrant signed in February by governor Ron DeSantisA Florida man who killed an eight-year-old girl and her grandmother on a night in which he drank heavily and used drugs was executed on Thursday.Edward James, 63, was pronounced dead at 8...

21/03/2025 00:31 The Guardian

Democrats decry Trump order decimating education agency: ‘Our kids will pay the price’ – live

The order was denounced by Democratic lawmakers, with Elizabeth Warren saying those is education should ‘fight back’Trump signs executive order to dismantle US Department of EducationWhat is the US Department of Education and what does it do?Another, perhaps more worrying sign, of the Trump admi...

21/03/2025 00:21 The Guardian

‘Stain on this country’: celebrities condemn cuts to UK disability benefits

Actors including Stephen Fry and Brian Cox criticise plan that will remove support for more than 1 million peopleAn array of high-profile celebrities including Sir Stephen Fry, Brian Cox and Stanley Tucci have criticised the government’s £5bn cuts to disability benefits, calling the plans “sham...

21/03/2025 00:01 The Guardian

Australia news live: Liberal lobby group says party knows ‘voters don’t want’ nuclear policy; Australia joins Ukraine talks in London

Liberals Against Nuclear says party’s ‘conspicuous silence’ in advertising shows policy does not have internal support and should be dumped. Follow live updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJim Chalmers was also up on ABC News Breakfast this morning, where he was a...

20/03/2025 23:35 The Guardian

Victorian bail laws passed after marathon debate as Jacinta Allan says she has ‘listened to victims of crime’

Premier accused of ‘capitulation to the tabloid media’ as human rights groups warn changes will lead to increased criminalisation of Aboriginal and other marginalised communitiesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe V...

20/03/2025 23:31 The Guardian

‘We will never recover’, Lilie James’ parents tell murder inquest as experts describe ex-boyfriend’s coercive control

Paul Thijssen stalked 21-year-old water polo coach as she ‘attempted to push back’ against his manipulation, court hearsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe parents of murdered water polo coach Lilie James have described their devastation in an emotional statement to th...

20/03/2025 21:24 The Guardian

US seeks to deport Indian academic over political views and Palestinian wife, lawyers say

Badar Khan Suri, who teaches at Georgetown University, being held incommunicado in Louisiana ‘staging center’An Indian academic at Georgetown University, whose lawyers say was arrested as punishment for his wife’s Palestinian heritage and opposition to Israel’s war in Gaza, has filed an emer...

20/03/2025 20:53 The Guardian

Los Angeles’s projected $1bn budget shortfall will lead to layoffs, officials say

Major cuts ‘nearly inevitable’ as Mayor Karen Bass warns no department is ‘too precious’ to pass over for reductionsBattered by the aftermath of historic wildfires and worsening economic conditions, the city of Los Angeles is projecting that it will face an estimated $1bn shortfall in its bu...

20/03/2025 20:35 The Guardian

Trump’s demand that US could take over Ukraine’s reactors is not credible

US president’s plan for American firms to run power plants is unrealistic and is opposed by Putin and ZelenskyyAs a demand, it is Donald Trump at his most confusing. The American president appears, at least according to Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, to have told Volodymyr Zelenskyy on We...

20/03/2025 19:35 The Guardian

Ukraine and Russia delegations due in Riyadh on Monday for separate US talks

US may shuttle between sides in drive to achieve quick deal Trump wants, as Moscow sends ex-spy to lead negotiationsUkraine will have a delegation in Riyadh on the same day the US is holding ceasefire talks there with a Russian negotiating team led by a secretive former FSB chief who played a key ro...

20/03/2025 19:33 The Guardian

US attorney general to bring charges for Tesla damage, citing ‘domestic terrorism’

Pam Bondi said the three accused had caused of ‘violent destruction’ of Tesla cars and charging stationsThe US attorney general announced charges against three people she accused of “violent destruction of Tesla properties”, amid protests and controversy over Tesla owner Elon Musk’s role i...

20/03/2025 19:04 The Guardian

Israeli strikes on Gaza add to soaring child death toll

Hospitals say high proportion of women and children among dead in latest strikesIsrael–Gaza war – latest updatesAt least 91 Palestinians have been killed and many more injured in a third day of Israeli strikes across Gaza, according to medical officials in the strip, who said a high proportion o...

20/03/2025 18:41 The Guardian

Starmer warns Putin of ‘severe consequences’ if he breaches peace deal

UK leader says Russia cannot veto how Ukraine defends itself as western military officials meet to draft security plansAnalysis: UK turns to the EU for defensive tiesVladimir Putin will face “severe consequences” if he breaches a peace deal with Ukraine, Keir Starmer has warned as western milita...

20/03/2025 18:30 The Guardian

Ignored by Trump and menaced by Putin, the UK turns to the EU for defensive ties

As Trump seeks to withdraw the US from European defence, Keir Starmer is trying to develop closer ties with the UK’s neighboursDonald Trump’s isolationism and Vladimir Putin’s menace leaves post-Brexit Britain in a delicate position. While the combination of US disengagement from Europe and th...

20/03/2025 18:30 The Guardian

Spring equinox temperatures hit 21C as UK records hottest day of year

Warm weather brings blue skies as well as pollution warnings and high pollen countThe UK has recorded its warmest day of the year so far as temperatures topped 21C on Thursday, coinciding with the spring equinox.The highest recorded temperature was 21.3C in both Northolt, west London, and Chertsey,...

20/03/2025 17:54 The Guardian

EU ready to impose more sanctions on Russia after summit talks

Show of unity marred by Viktor Orbán refusing to back declaration of support for UkraineEU leaders – apart from Hungary’s Viktor Orbán – say they are ready to increase pressure on Russia through further sanctions, as summit talks exposed a geographical divide on rearming Europe.Meeting in Br...

20/03/2025 16:50 The Guardian

Zelenskyy says no discussion with Trump over ownership of Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant – as it happened

‘All nuclear power plants belong to the people of Ukraine,’ Zelenskyy said at a press conference in Norway. This live blog is closedSwedish prime minister Ulf Kristersson said he was “cautiously optimistic” about the progress made on Ukraine, but was growing frustrated with Russia’s “ifs...

20/03/2025 16:38 The Guardian

Time for ‘military plans’ on Ukraine, Starmer says after meeting with defence leaders – UK politics live

Prime minister says the so-called ‘coalition of the willing’ needs to be ready to react right away amid talks between the US and RussiaNigel Farage, the Reform UK leader, has defended politicians who get involved in entertainment TV.In an article for the Daily Telegraph, he hit back at Kemi Bade...

20/03/2025 16:37 The Guardian

AI-driven weather prediction breakthrough reported

Researchers say Aardvark Weather uses thousands of times less computing power and is much faster than current systemsA single researcher with a desktop computer will be able to deliver accurate weather forecasts using a new AI weather prediction approach that is tens of times faster and uses thousan...

20/03/2025 16:00 The Guardian

Israel-Gaza war: Israeli military says it is conducting ground activity in northern Gaza as dozens reported dead after Israeli strike – as it happened

Israeli military says it is conducting ground activities in northern Gaza Strip as health ministry reports 85 people killed by Israeli attacks overnightThe resumption of airstrikes has sent Palestinian residents again fleeing for their lives from homes they had begun to reinhabit among the ruins of...

20/03/2025 15:59 The Guardian

‘Not for sale’: USPS workers hold day of action to warn of Trump’s ‘illegal takeover’

Employees brace for president to transfer or privatize Postal Service, which they say will slash jobs and boost pricesNever miss global breaking news. Download our free app to keep up with key stories in real time.US Postal Service workers and advocates are holding a day of action today in more than...

20/03/2025 15:39 The Guardian

Congressional Republicans threaten revolt over Trump-led defence shake-up

Senate and House committee chairs warn against plan for US to relinquish command of Nato forces in EuropeRepublicans on Capitol Hill are threatening a revolt against a defence shake-up reportedly planned by the Trump administration that could see the US relinquish its command of Nato forces in Europ...

20/03/2025 14:55 The Guardian

Thousands protest in Israel over ‘attack on democracy’ by Netanyahu

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20/03/2025 14:32 The Guardian

‘Vandals in the White House’ no longer reliable allies of Australia, former defence force chief says

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20/03/2025 14:00 The Guardian

Exiled Russian journalists left ‘high and dry’ after US cuts radio funding

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20/03/2025 13:55 The Guardian

Elite London law firm fined £465,000 for Russian sanctions breaches

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20/03/2025 13:45 The Guardian

Whistleblowers at nuclear sites may face bullying and threats, MPs warn

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20/03/2025 13:34 The Guardian

London Metal Exchange fined £9.2m for role in nickel market chaos

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20/03/2025 12:58 The Guardian

Thousands of jobs at risk in shake-up of English councils, Unison warns

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20/03/2025 12:48 The Guardian

Tesla backer says Musk must reduce Trump work, as 46,000 Cybertrucks recalled

Dan Ives warns company is in ‘brand tornado crisis moment’ as it is removed from Vancouver auto showBusiness live latest updatesTesla and Elon Musk are embroiled in a “brand tornado crisis moment” and the electric carmaker’s chief executive needs to cut back on his work for Donald Trump to...

20/03/2025 11:15 The Guardian

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