European defence stocks soar as arms makers expect orders boom

03/03/2025 10:02 The Guardian

Big rises for BAE, Rheinmetall, Thales and Leonardo amid European push to support possible Ukraine peace dealBusiness live – latest updatesShare prices in European weapons companies have soared as investors anticipated significantly higher spending after the UK and France led an effort to form a peace deal for Ukraine.Britain’s BAE Systems rose by 17% in early trading on Monday, Germany’s Rheinmetall gained 14%, France’s Thales increased 16% and Italy’s Leonardo was up 10%. Continue reading...

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Trump commitment to peace in Ukraine sincere, Starmer says, but minerals deal not enough to provide US security guarantee – live

Prime minister says UK must strengthen relationship with US for securityAs Jakub Krupa and Martin Belam report on our Europe live blog, Emmanuel Macron, the French president, is floating proposals for a month-long ceasefire in Ukraine covering air, sea and attacks on critical infrastructure.In inter...

03/03/2025 17:30 The Guardian

Trump claims Zelenskyy ‘doesn’t want there to be peace’ in latest sign of worsening US-Ukraine relations – live

US president says ‘America will not put up with it for much longer’ after Ukrainian president says end of war with Russia ‘still very, very far away’Donald Trump will lay out his priorities tomorrow evening in a prime-time speech to Congress, his first since returning to the White House.He...

03/03/2025 17:27 The Guardian

German citizen, 40, identified as Mannheim suspect after two killed as car driven into crowd – Europe live

Police say no evidence that more suspects were involved in incident which left several people badly injuredin DublinThe Irish government has drafted legislation to remove a de facto ban on any more than 12 troops being deployed overseas as the country makes significant moves to bolster its bare and...

03/03/2025 17:18 The Guardian

Jubilant Brazilians hail I’m Still Here’s Oscar as landmark in fight for justice

Walter Salles’s dictatorship-era movie turns focus on dark time in country’s history and more recent coup attemptAhead of the Oscars ceremony, Brazil’s Fernanda Torres – star of Walter Salles’s dictatorship-era movie I’m Still Here – had warned her compatriots not to get into a “Worl...

03/03/2025 17:11 The Guardian

France suggests partial one-month truce between Russia and Ukraine

Such a truce would determine whether Putin is ‘acting in good faith’, French foreign minister saysEurope live – latest updatesFrance is proposing a partial one-month truce between Russia and Ukraine, Emmanuel Macron and his foreign minister have said, as European efforts to bolster support for...

03/03/2025 17:09 The Guardian

UN human rights chief ‘deeply worried by fundamental shift’ in US

Volker Türk alarmed at growing power of ‘unelected tech oligarchs’ and warns gender equality is being rolled backThe UN human rights chief has warned of a “fundamental shift” in the US and sounded the alarm over the growing power of “unelected tech oligarchs”, in a stinging rebuke of Wa...

03/03/2025 16:18 The Guardian

Tories compare Nigel Farage to Jeremy Corbyn over Ukraine war

Reform leader accused of ‘equivocating over Russia’s illegal war’ after criticising Volodymyr ZelenskyyUK politics live – latest updatesThe Conservatives have compared Nigel Farage to Jeremy Corbyn after the Reform UK leader said Volodymyr Zelenskyy had been “rude” to Donald Trump, as we...

03/03/2025 16:08 The Guardian

At least two dead after car driven into crowds in German city of Mannheim

Several people injured and driver of SUV arrested by police, who had warned of terrorist threats at carnivalsEurope live – latest updatesA car has rammed into crowds in the centre of the German city of Mannheim, killing at least two people and injuring several others after police warned of terrori...

03/03/2025 15:56 The Guardian

Schumer says cyber operations pause against Russia gives Putin ‘free pass’

Top Democrat calls Trump’s move to retreat from fight against Russian cyber threats ‘a critical strategic mistake’A senior US Democrat has hit out at Donald Trump’s attempt to reset relations with Russia following revelations that the president’s administration is retreating from the fight...

03/03/2025 15:08 The Guardian

Russian state propagandists overjoyed at Anora’s Oscar triumph

The film’s five Academy Awards seen as act of normalisation by commentators in country still persecuting critics of its war on Ukraine• Anora dominates the Oscars as Mikey Madison named best actress• How Anora swept the OscarsIt was an unfamiliar sight for Russians watching state TV on Monday...

03/03/2025 15:02 The Guardian

Middle East crisis live: Israel accused of using ‘food as weapon of war’ in aid blockade on Gaza

Egypt and Qatar condemn Israel’s decision to block goods and supplies from entering Gaza, saying it violates the ceasefire dealMourners at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis have been attending the funeral of two Palestinians killed by Israeli fire in Rafah earlier today.Just a couple of kilometres to...

03/03/2025 14:34 The Guardian

Asylum seekers being forcibly expelled at EU borders, says top rights lawyer

Council of Europe’s Michael O’Flaherty urged leaders not to give in to populist rhetoric over migrationEurope’s most senior human rights official has said there is evidence of asylum seekers being forcibly expelled at EU borders, as he urged mainstream politicians not to concede to populists o...

03/03/2025 13:42 The Guardian

Trump purge raises extinction threat for endangered species, fired workers warn

Scientist sounds alarm over ‘canary in the coalmine’ species including beetles and spidersDon’t let a billionaire’s algorithm control what you read. Download our free app to get trusted reporting.Donald Trump’s blitz on federal science agencies has increased the risk of endangered species...

03/03/2025 12:00 The Guardian

Weather tracker: Polar vortex collapse could chill North America and Eurasia

Sudden stratospheric warming event expected to develop in next two weeks and will probably weaken the jet streamA sudden stratospheric warming event is expected to develop over the next two weeks, leading to a rapid collapse of the polar vortex.This will be the second and probably final disruption o...

03/03/2025 11:35 The Guardian

Cyclone Alfred forecast: people urged to prepare for the worst as storm bears down on south-east Queensland

Residents warned to stock up on food and water and secure properties as BoM predicts Alfred will make landfall near BrisbaneTropical Cyclone Alfred could make landfall near Brisbane. Why is this a big deal and when could it hit?Queensland’s Bribie Island braces for AlfredGet our breaking news emai...

03/03/2025 11:10 The Guardian

Peter Mandelson’s Ukraine comments ‘not government policy’, minister says

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03/03/2025 10:38 The Guardian

Mental health crisis ‘means youth is no longer one of happiest times of life’

UN-commissioned study in UK, US, Ireland, Australia, Canada and New Zealand finds satisfaction rises with ageFor more than half a century, the midlife crisis has been a feature of western society. Fast cars, impulsive decisions, and peak misery between the age of 40 and 50. But all that is changing,...

03/03/2025 09:05 The Guardian

Brisbane ferries suspended ‘until further notice’ – as it happened

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03/03/2025 07:24 The Guardian

Earth’s strongest ocean current could slow down by 20% by 2050 in a high emissions future

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03/03/2025 07:00 The Guardian

Monday briefing: UK and Europe pick up the pieces after White House car crash

In today’s newsletter: After Friday’s clash meeting in the Oval Office between Trump and Zelenskyy, Keir Starmer and his European allies will try to broker the peace Ukraine desperately needsGood morning. After the shocking treatment he received at the White House on Friday, Volodymyr Zelenskyy...

03/03/2025 06:27 The Guardian

The Oscars were silent on Trump, diverging from protests of past years

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03/03/2025 05:12 The Guardian

Conan’s Karla cracks and Timothée’s beaut zoot suit: Oscars 2025 viral moments

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03/03/2025 04:29 The Guardian

Anora dominates the Oscars as Mikey Madison named best actress and Adrien Brody wins for The Brutalist

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03/03/2025 03:55 The Guardian

Peter Dutton says he will ‘lobby’ Donald Trump to change view on Ukraine if Coalition wins election

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03/03/2025 03:34 The Guardian

Sean Baker wins best director Oscar for Anora

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03/03/2025 03:29 The Guardian

No Other Land directors criticise US as they accept documentary Oscar: ‘US foreign policy is helping block the path’ to peace

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03/03/2025 02:13 The Guardian

Songwriter Diane Warren loses original song Oscar for the 16th time

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03/03/2025 02:06 The Guardian

Eight injured after drone strikes apartment block in Kharkiv – as it happened

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03/03/2025 01:15 The Guardian

Sean Baker wins best original screenplay Oscar for Anora

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03/03/2025 01:08 The Guardian

Multiple wildfires in North and South Carolina force evacuations

Emergency unfolds amid warnings throughout south-east over dry and windy conditions that exacerbate wildfiresFire officials on Sunday were battling to contain the blazes ravaging North and South Carolina, which have forced evacuations in some areas.The emergency unfolded amid warnings throughout the...

02/03/2025 23:11 The Guardian

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