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06/04/2025 10:00 The Guardian

Understaffed agency sent into ‘death spiral’ as employees warn Musk-led cuts will lead to structural collapseOffice closures, staffing and service cuts, and policy changes at the Social Security Administration (SSA) have caused “complete, utter chaos” and are threatening to send the agency into a “death spiral”, according to workers at the agency.The SSA operates the largest government program in the US, administering social insurance programs, including retirement, disability and survivor benefits. Continue reading...

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FTSE 100 plunges to one-year low amid market turmoil, as Goldman Sachs raises chances of US recession to 45% – business live

Japan’s Nikkei 225 tumbles nearly 9% on Monday as Hong Kong’s Hang Seng down 8% and South Korea trading temporarily halted amid Trump tariff concernsHong Kong stocks have plummeted more than 9% at open, while Singapore stocks dropped over 7%, according to reports.Hong Kong and Chinese stocks div...

07/04/2025 11:05 The Guardian

Donald Trump says foreign governments would have to pay ‘a lot of money’ to lift sweeping tariffs – US politics live

President says overseas leaders are ‘coming to the table’ as markets plunge in response to tariffsA Ukrainian team will travel to the United States early this week to discuss a minerals deal, a Ukrainian source familiar with the situation told Reuters on Monday.US president Donald Trump’s admi...

07/04/2025 10:45 The Guardian

Middle East crisis live: Israeli attack on tents housing journalists in Gaza kills at least two, say Palestinian medics

Airstrikes hit media tent outside Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, say medics, injuring nine othersIsraeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is due to visit US President Donald Trump at the White House later today.The close allies will meet on Monday to “discuss tariffs, efforts to bring back Israe...

07/04/2025 09:13 The Guardian

Peter Dutton would ‘dictate’ what students are taught, education minister warns private school sector

Exclusive: Opposition leader has ‘opened the doors’ to abolishing the department of education and cutting funding to schools, Jason Clare claimsPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the first episode of our new...

07/04/2025 09:00 The Guardian

EU ministers to meet to consider response to Donald Trump’s tariffs – Europe live

Meeting in Luxembourg follows EU trade commissioner’s meetings with US counterparts last week as Trump signals no intention to back downGerman chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz warned that international stock and bond markets could deteriorate further following the announcement of US president...

07/04/2025 08:28 The Guardian

Weather tracker: Arctic air sends chill through eastern Europe

Cold spell will move south this week with temperatures about 5-10C below average from Russia to GermanyAfter a cold weekend in north-eastern Europe, chilly conditions are expected to spread southwards this week. This cold spell is due to a large area of high pressure over the North Sea, which allowe...

07/04/2025 08:22 The Guardian

Australia may dodge global trade war recession but Chalmers flags ‘substantial’ risks to growth

Economist Warwick McKibbin says ‘economic and policy flexibility’ puts Australia in better position to escape fallout from Trump tariffsElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastA global trade war will not drive...

07/04/2025 07:50 The Guardian

ASX 200 sheds $100bn in biggest one-day fall in five years as Trump tariffs send shares tumbling

Other times when ASX dropped by more than 4% include during pandemic, 2008 global financial crisis and 1987 stock market crashFalling Australian dollar spells bad news for travellers and shoppersGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastElection 2025 live updates: Australia’s...

07/04/2025 07:36 The Guardian

Monday briefing: Asian markets slump after Trump insists that tariff policy will not change

In today’s newsletter: Why the global sell-off continued in earnest this morning – and why it mattersGood morning. The markets might have been closed over the weekend, but the break has offered little respite for those who might have hoped for some sign that Donald Trump would consider a change...

07/04/2025 05:34 The Guardian

Ten Britons accused of committing war crimes while fighting for Israel in Gaza

Exclusive: Met to be handed dossier of evidence alleging crimes including killings of civilians and aid workersA war crimes complaint against 10 Britons who served with the Israeli military in Gaza is to be submitted to the Met police by one of the UK’s leading human rights lawyers.Michael Mansfie...

07/04/2025 04:00 The Guardian

Election 2025 live: Australian dollar dives to Covid levels and stock market claws back some of morning’s losses amid trade war gloom

Follow today’s news liveAnywhere but Canberra: Australian voters on what matters to themInteractive guide to electorates in the Australian electionListen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaSee all our Australian election 2025 coverageGet our afternoon election email, fre...

07/04/2025 03:18 The Guardian

Markets brace for another volatile week as Trump’s most punitive tariffs kick in

Analysts warn of possible recessions in the UK, US and EU while world leaders weigh up retaliatory action Markets are braced for another rollercoaster week as the most punitive of Donald Trump’s tariffs kick in and world leaders weigh up retaliatory action, adding to fears of a global recession.St...

06/04/2025 18:09 The Guardian

Senior Trump officials give conflicting lines on tariffs after markets turmoil

Commerce secretary insists on CBS that tariffs will ‘stay in place’ as treasury secretary tells NBC negotiation is possibleSenior officials within Donald Trump’s administration gave conflicting messages on Sunday about the US president’s global tariffs that have caused a meltdown in stock ma...

06/04/2025 17:37 The Guardian

Unsafe for Russia to restart Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, says Ukraine energy chief

Energoatom CEO, Petro Kotin, says ‘major problems’ need to be overcome before it can safely generate powerIt would be unsafe for Russia to restart the occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant and would take Ukraine up to two years in peacetime if it regained control, the chief executive of the compan...

06/04/2025 16:28 The Guardian

Netanyahu heads to Washington to talk tariffs, Gaza and Iran with Trump

Visit would make Israel’s president the first foreign leader to travel to Washington in attempt to negotiate a better dealBenjamin Netanyahu has announced a last-minute visit to Washington to meet with Donald Trump, where the Israeli leader is expected to discuss Iran, the war in Gaza, and tariffs...

06/04/2025 16:00 The Guardian

Call for expansion of Royal Navy surveillance after Kremlin spy devices found

Defence officials believe Trident nuclear fleet is latest target in Putin’s ‘greyzone’ war with the UKBritain is “behind the curve” in tracking Russia’s deep-sea operations, an ex-minister has said, after spy sensors targeting Royal Navy submarines were found in waters around the UK.Tobi...

06/04/2025 14:52 The Guardian

Americans braced for era of uncertainty as Trump doubles down on tariffs

Recession fears are mounting, and anxiety is high – but the president remains unmoved by criticism of his trade plansSince Donald Trump returned to the White House, Americans have grown used to high drama and rapid-fire headlines, as executive orders from the Oval Office have reshaped the US, from...

06/04/2025 12:00 The Guardian

‘Everyone can have a bit of White Lotus in their wardrobe’: how fashion fell in love with the hit show

As the third season of the social satire draws to its finale, the costumes featured in the series are selling out fastThe third season of The White Lotus finishes on Monday, marking the end of group chats and column inches devoted to the Thai hotel and its super-rich guests.While some of this chatte...

06/04/2025 11:00 The Guardian

Era of globalisation ‘at an end’, says UK minister, as countries mull tariff responses – live updates

Darren Jones says age of ‘fast-fashion or cheap TVs’ is over and people should be prepared for tougher times to come amid market turmoilStarmer orders economic reset amid Trump’s tariff mayhemThe Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is set to travel to Washington to meet with his close...

06/04/2025 10:06 The Guardian

Assisted dying could become ‘tool’ to harm women in England and Wales, say faith leaders

Christian, Muslim, Jewish and Sikh women say bill has ‘insufficient safeguards’ to protect those who are vulnerableThe legalisation of assisted dying in England and Wales could create “a new tool to harm vulnerable women”, particularly those subject to domestic violence and coercive control,...

06/04/2025 09:00 The Guardian

Lib Dems hoping anti-Trump stance will give them boost in local elections

Labour and Tories’ reluctance to criticise US president could pave way for gains in May’s council and mayoral ballotsThe Liberal Democrats are stepping up their anti-Donald Trump messaging this weekend in the hope of using dislike of the US president among Tory and Labour voters to make big gain...

06/04/2025 09:00 The Guardian

‘They’re everywhere’: workers warn of rat infestation at Somerset nuclear plant

Unions urge energy giant EDF to take action as concerns mount over health of construction staffWorkers building the troubled Hinkley Point C nuclear reactor in Somerset have raised concerns that the construction site is overrun by rats.The Unite and GMB trade unions are understood to have warned the...

06/04/2025 07:00 The Guardian

‘There is no ceasefire. Attacks are ongoing’: how Putin’s envoy played US over Ukraine

White House welcome for key member of Russian president’s inner circle raises fears over America’s commitment to peaceKirill Dmitriev’s meetings with US officials in the White House last week went largely below the radar. And deliberately so.The dapper investment envoy to Russian president Vla...

06/04/2025 06:00 The Guardian

Trump tariffs come into effect in ‘seismic’ shift to global trade

‘Baseline’ 10% import levy takes effect at US seaports, airports and customs warehouses, with some higher tariffs to begin next weekDonald Trump’s 10% tariff on all imports from many countries, including the UK, has come into force after 48 hours of turmoil.US customs agents began collecting t...

06/04/2025 04:15 The Guardian

Torrential rain and flash flooding follow deadly tornadoes as storms rage in central US

Days of heavy rains have led to rapidly swelling waterways and prompted a series of flood emergencies from Texas to OhioAnother round of torrential rain and flash flooding on Saturday hit parts of the US south and midwest already heavily waterlogged by days of severe storms that also spawned deadly...

06/04/2025 01:40 The Guardian

Australia election 2025 live: Littleproud says Coalition to ‘impose a charge’ on gas exports until domestic needs are met; Dutton vows to cut international students

The Nationals leader said he was going to work to get more gas into the system from the Gippsland region in Victoria. Follow today’s news livePolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the first episode of our new narr...

06/04/2025 00:42 The Guardian

UK foreign secretary criticises Israel for denying two Labour MPs entry

David Lammy says it is ‘unacceptable’ that the parliamentary delegation had been detained and deportedThe UK’s foreign secretary has criticised Israeli authorities for denying two Labour MPs entry into the country and deporting them. Yuan Yang and Abtisam Mohamed were rejected because they we...

05/04/2025 22:53 The Guardian

Firefighters tackle wildfire spreading over large forest area in Scotland

Police urge people to stay away, as helicopters try to extinguish flames in Galloway and surrounding regionFirefighters are dealing with a wild blaze that has spread over a large area of forest in Scotland with police urging people to stay away from the area. Emergency services were called to Glent...

05/04/2025 21:18 The Guardian

Trump administration apologizes for telling Ukrainian refugees to leave US

Some resettled Ukrainians reportedly were told Homeland Security would terminate their legal protectionsDonald Trump’s presidential administration has acknowledged and apologized after it says it accidentally informed some Ukrainian refugees fleeing their country’s invasion by Russia that they n...

05/04/2025 18:05 The Guardian

‘Hands Off’ protests begin across US to oppose Trump agenda – live

More than a thousand events expected in a show of defiance against US president’s ‘authoritarian overreach’Hundreds of protesters gathered in central London on Saturday as part of global demonstrations against Donald Trump’s administration. Crowds gathered in Trafalgar Square with banners t...

05/04/2025 17:10 The Guardian

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