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

25/03/2025 17:22 The Guardian

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 chat discussing airstrikes in Yemen, arguing that the “sloppy, careless” leak put national security at risk.The unusual story broke on Monday, when the Atlantic published a piece by its editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, who said he had been added to the group on the messaging app Signal, and watched as accounts that appeared to match top Trump administration officials, including Vice-President JD Vance and the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, debated and then coordinated a wave of bombings targeting the Houthis in Yemen. Continue reading...

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Further welfare cuts expected as Rachel Reeves prepares to deliver spring statement – UK politics live

Keir Starmer will face Kemi Badenoch at PMQs before the chancellor delivers her spring statement Ever since Donald Trump became US president, Keir Starmer and all his ministers have tried as much as possible to avoid saying what they think about all the things being said and done by his administrati...

26/03/2025 09:31 The Guardian

JD Vance to join wife on Greenland visit but scales back scope of trip amid protests – Europe live

US vice-president says he wants to ‘check out’ security as Denmark welcomes move to rule out some sites after protests from Greenlandic leadersUkrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has responded to the Russian attacks on Ukraine overnight, saying they revealed that Moscow was not moving toward...

26/03/2025 09:30 The Guardian

University of Sussex fined £585,000 for failing to uphold freedom of speech

Regulator accused of ‘perpetuating culture wars’ after case of Kathleen Stock, who was targeted for views on genderEngland’s university regulator has been accused of “perpetuating the culture wars” after fining the University of Sussex a record £585,000 at the conclusion of an investigati...

26/03/2025 08:12 The Guardian

Wednesday briefing: Just how bad was the White House accidentally leaking military plans over Signal?

In today’s newsletter: After a blunder exposes top officials sharing war plans on a private group chat, questions are being asked about secrecy, protocol … and sheer incompetenceGood morning. Look, it could happen to anyone: I well remember, for example, the time I added my mum to a thread with...

26/03/2025 06:51 The Guardian

Queensland weather: towns cut off and roads closed as days of heavy rain forecast to continue

Slow-moving trough drags tropical moisture inland, dumping widespread heavy rain onto an already saturated landscape, Bureau of Meteorology saysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHeavy rainfall has closed nearly 200 roads...

26/03/2025 02:24 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 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 Kremlin said a maritime ceasefire would st...

26/03/2025 00:40 The Guardian

Government AI roll-outs threatened by outdated IT systems

Public accounts committee also flags ‘persistent digital skills shortages’ and uncompetitive civil service pay ratesThe government’s ambition to boost efficiency by embedding AI in all aspects of its work risks being undermined by out-of-date technology, poor quality data and a lack of skilled...

26/03/2025 00:01 The Guardian

US war plans leak shows Five Eyes allies 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 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

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

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

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 newsl...

25/03/2025 08:35 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

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