Donald Trump set to welcome Colombian president to White House for talks – US politics live

03/02/2026 13:59 The Guardian

US president to meet with Gustavo Petro weeks after threatening military action in the countryTrump-Petro meeting could end in detente or discord with Colombia leaderGeorgia’s Democratic lawmakers sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi this morning, inquiring into the presence of Tulsi Gabbard, director of national intelligence, at the scene last week of an FBI seizure of Fulton County election records from 2020.The letter from Senator Raphael Warnock and representatives Lucy McBath and Nikema Williams asks “whether the Trump administration is investigating a legitimate foreign intelligence nexus, which would legally require immediate Congressional briefing.” The group requested a briefing from the Department of Justice “concerning this activity and its related investigation by February 13, 2026.” Continue reading...

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Russia still focused on ‘destruction of Ukraine,’ warns Zelenskyy as air alert sirens blare across Kyiv – Europe live

Ukrainian president says strikes in recent days shows that attitudes in Moscow have not changed and they do not ‘take diplomacy seriously’The EU’s foreign policy chief, Kajas Kallas, has been speaking as part of a panel on Arctic security. Kallas was asked if the EU was “too cautious” in t...

03/02/2026 15:07 The Guardian

Georgia Democrats call for inquiry into Gabbard’s presence at Fulton county search

Letter comes after FBI executed criminal search warrant to seize almost 700 boxes of 2020 election documentationGeorgia’s Democratic lawmakers sent a letter to the US attorney general, Pam Bondi, this morning, inquiring into the presence of Tulsi Gabbard, director of national intelligence, at the...

03/02/2026 14:57 The Guardian

‘I had to learn very quickly’: Reform UK leader, 19, defends council tax rise

Party accused of breaking election promise – but officials in Warwickshire say George Finch’s 3.89% rise still not enough to balance budget The 19-year-old leader of a Reform-led council has defended proposals for a 3.89% council tax rise, despite senior officers saying anything less than 5% wou...

03/02/2026 14:33 The Guardian

French headquarters of Elon Musk’s X raided by Paris cybercrime unit

Prosecutors summon tech billionaire and ex-CEO for questioning and add Grok AI tool to investigationEurope live – latest updatesProsecutors have raided the French headquarters of Elon Musk’s social media platform X and summoned the tech billionaire and the company’s former chief executive for...

03/02/2026 14:25 The Guardian

Australian influencer’s illegal crypto gambling ads permitted by Meta despite Acma warning of $2.4m fine

Online streamer Dinah promoted Rainbet to her 820,000 followers, despite the regulator warning ‘significant penalties’ were at stakeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMeta failed to act on nearly a dozen reports agains...

03/02/2026 14:00 The Guardian

New ‘hate speech’ rules for NSW schools could stifle classroom discussions about Gaza, teachers warn

Premier says code of conduct is ‘not an attack on freedom of speech … or concern about Palestinians and innocent civilians in Gaza’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNew “hate speech” guidelines under which school staff could be more easily sacked for comments in an...

03/02/2026 14:00 The Guardian

Expiry of nuclear weapons pact between US and Russia risks new arms race

Ending of New Start treaty will remove mutual limits on the world’s two biggest nuclear arsenalsThe New Start treaty between the US and Russia will expire on Thursday, removing the last remaining mutual limits on the world’s two biggest nuclear arsenals.The milestone will be a death knell for mo...

03/02/2026 13:40 The Guardian

Thousands without heating on icy night in Ukraine as Russia attacks before talks

Zelenskyy says Putin ‘taking advantage of the coldest days of winter to terrorise people’, as Kyiv hits lows of -20CMore than 1,000 residential buildings in Kyiv were without heating on Tuesday after a massive Russian air attack during one of the coldest nights of the winter, with temperatures i...

03/02/2026 11:26 The Guardian

Environmentalists decry ‘crushingly disappointing’ Pfas action plan for UK

Ministers’ proposals to tackle ‘forever chemicals’ fail to match tougher stance taken in Europe, say expertsEnvironmental campaigners have criticised a “crushingly disappointing” UK government plan to tackle “forever chemicals”, which they warn risks locking in decades of avoidable har...

03/02/2026 07:56 The Guardian

Iran’s president says Tehran ready to pursue ‘fair’ talks with US

Masoud Pezeshkian instructs foreign minister to seek negotiations with US as Trump warns ‘bad things would happen’ if no solution agreedIran’s president said on Tuesday that he had instructed his foreign minister to “pursue fair and equitable negotiations” with the US, as the two countries...

03/02/2026 05:58 The Guardian

Emergency pneumonia cases surge to half a million a year in England

There were 579,475 instances of emergency hospitalisation being needed in the year to March 2025, analysis findsThe number of people requiring emergency care for pneumonia has risen by a quarter over two years to reach more than half a million cases, new figures show, amid warnings that preventable...

03/02/2026 00:01 The Guardian

Fulton county to challenge FBI seizure of election documents

Commissioner to file motion requesting return of property unlawfully taken during raid related to 2020 electionFulton county leaders said they would fire back in court on Monday, intent on limiting the scope of a federal warrant that led the FBI to seize 2020 elections documents last week.County att...

02/02/2026 20:58 The Guardian

London schools face cuts to staff and budgets as pupil numbers fall

Demand for year 7 pupils is expected to fall by 7.6% over the next four years, with similar numbers expected in primary schoolsSchools in London could lose £45m in funding over the next four years as pupil numbers continue to fall, a report has warned, with secondary schools facing staff and curric...

02/02/2026 18:36 The Guardian

Lack of mental health beds contributed to UK teenager’s death, inquest finds

Poor communication also cited as factor in death of Ellame Ford-Dunn, 16, on Worthing hospital’s groundsA shortage of mental health beds and poor communication between agencies contributed to the death of a teenage girl on hospital grounds, an inquest has found.Ellame Ford-Dunn, 16, who had a hist...

02/02/2026 17:54 The Guardian

Trump says he will cut tariffs on India after Modi agrees to stop buying Russian oil

US president made announcement on Truth Social after a Monday call with India’s prime ministerDonald Trump claimed India has agreed to stop buying Russian oil as he announced plans to cut US tariffs on Indian exports.The US president announced that he and the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi,...

02/02/2026 17:51 The Guardian

Gold and silver prices seesaw as FTSE 100 hits record high

Trump’s pick of ‘respected central banker’ Kevin Warsh as Fed chair prompts investors to sell safe haven assetsBusiness news – live updatesGold and silver prices seesawed on Monday, after a “meltdown” in the metals market deepened and rattled investors around the world.Gold prices tumble...

02/02/2026 17:24 The Guardian

Millions across US face freezing temperatures as south experiences rare snowfall

Bomb cyclone contributed to snow and wind chills in the south with Florida iguanas freezing and falling from treesThe US continues to be at the mercy of freezing temperatures across much of the country, stretching from the north-east all the way into the south and putting approximately 150 million p...

02/02/2026 16:57 The Guardian

Russian captain of ship that hit tanker off UK guilty of killing crew member

Vladimir Motin was on sole watch when his vessel crashed into the Stena Immaculate near the Humber estuaryThe Russian captain of a ship that crashed into an oil tanker off the Yorkshire coast has been found guilty of killing a crew member in the collision.Vladimir Motin, a 59-year-old from St Peters...

02/02/2026 16:18 The Guardian

Current world order ‘dead’, Draghi warns Europe, as he outlines US and China threats – as it happened

Former Italian PM and ECB chief says Europe must urgently unify on defence and foreign affairsUkraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the country’s energy system remained “seriously” challenged by the impact of recent Russian strikes.More than 200 buildings are still without heating in Kyiv, as t...

02/02/2026 16:00 The Guardian

US contractor sent Gaza plan to White House that would secure 300% profits

Gothams LLC’s draft proposal, obtained by the Guardian, suggests seven-year trucking and logistics monopolyA US disaster response firm submitted a plan to White House officials that would guarantee 300% profits and a seven-year monopoly over a new trucking and logistics plan for Donald Trump’s B...

02/02/2026 16:00 The Guardian

Trump threatens to sue Trevor Noah over Epstein joke at Grammys – US politics live

President calls host a ‘pathetic, talentless, dope of an M.C’ after jibe about his connections to late sex offender at ceremonyConstruction has resumed on four offshore wind mega-projects after they survived a near fatal attack by Donald Trump’s administration thanks to rulings by federal judg...

02/02/2026 12:45 The Guardian

Is Trump winning or losing his war on offshore wind power?

The US president tried to kill offshore wind projects – now four are back under constructionConstruction has resumed on four offshore wind mega-projects after they survived a near fatal attack by Donald Trump’s administration thanks to rulings by federal judges. These are being seen as victories...

02/02/2026 12:30 The Guardian

Disabled children’s legal rights are ‘red lines’ in Send overhaul, ministers warned

Exclusive: Charities and experts fear changes to special needs education in England may weaken legal protectionsUK politics live – latest updatesMinisters have been warned that any dilution of legal rights for disabled children and their families would cross “red lines”, as the government prep...

02/02/2026 12:01 The Guardian

Gaza’s Rafah border crossing with Egypt reopens for limited travel – latest updates

Rafah crossing in the south, which has largely been closed since May 2024, has reopened for those travelling on footThe World Health Organization has warned that winter conditions in Gaza, coupled with inadequate water and sanitation facilities, are contributing to an increase in acute respiratory i...

02/02/2026 10:34 The Guardian

Monday briefing: The community solidarity driving the fightback against ICE in Minneapolis

In today’s newsletter: Public outrage has reached fever pitch following the killing of US citizens. But, amid the focus on violence, another story of mutual aid and neighbourhood organising is unfoldingGood morning. The world’s attention has been fixed on Minneapolis for weeks now. The small mid...

02/02/2026 06:34 The Guardian

International law meant to limit effects of war at breaking point, study finds

Report covering 23 conflicts over last 18 months concludes more than 100,000 civilians have been killed as war crimes rage out of controlAn authoritative survey of 23 armed conflicts over the last 18 months has concluded that international law seeking to limit the effects of war is at breaking point...

02/02/2026 05:00 The Guardian

Trump says Iran talking to US and hints at deal to avoid military strikes

US naval battle group gathers off Iran’s shores as supreme leader in Tehran warns attack would spark regional warDonald Trump has said Iran is talking to the US, hinting at a deal that would avoid the use of military strikes, as Iran’s supreme leader warned that any attack by the US would spark...

02/02/2026 03:57 The Guardian

Snapchat blocks more than 400,000 Australian accounts but warns of ‘significant gaps’ in under-16s social media ban

Social media platform says there are still ‘real technical limitations to accurate and dependable age verification’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe accounts of more than 415,000 users in Australia identified as b...

01/02/2026 23:59 The Guardian

Bomb cyclone brings freezing temperatures and snow to millions in US

About 150m faced cold weather advisories along eastern US, and two in North Carolina died in storm-related conditionsA bomb cyclone produced freezing temperatures across a large portion of the US from the Gulf coast to New England, bringing heavy snow to North Carolina where two were killed in storm...

01/02/2026 22:51 The Guardian

‘Deadly postcode lottery’ restricting new cancer treatments in England, doctors say

Patients missing out on effective new radiotherapies widely used in other countries, health secretary toldCancer patients are being denied access to cutting-edge treatments on the NHS because of a “deadly postcode lottery” in access, doctors have warned.Patients in England are missing out on two...

01/02/2026 18:50 The Guardian

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