Palestinians in Gaza ‘enduring humanitarian catastrophe of epic proportions’, says UN secretary general – as it happened

29/07/2025 17:01 The Guardian

António Guterres says trickle of aid into Gaza must become an ocean as UN-backed experts say famine is underway. This live blog is closedThe UN’s World Food Programme has warned that the disaster unfolding in Gaza is reminiscent of last century’s famines seen in Ethiopia and Biafra in Nigeria.WFP emergency director Ross Smith told reporters in Geneva:This is unlike anything we have seen in this century. It reminds us of previous disasters in Ethiopia or Biafra in the past century.We need urgent action now. Continue reading...

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Trump suggests Epstein ‘stole’ Virginia Giuffre among young female staff he hired away from Mar-a-Lago – US politics live

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Australia politics live: Senate votes against search engine ID checks; just one in seven Australians back Israel’s actions in Gaza

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UK to recognise Palestinian statehood in September unless Israel agrees ceasefire and two-state solution, Starmer says – as it happened

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‘The war needs to end’: is the US right turning on Israel?

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Famine under way in Gaza, UN-backed experts say, as war death toll passes 60,000

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29/07/2025 16:18 The Guardian

Zelenskyy says at least 22 people killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine, hours after Trump put pressure on Moscow – as it happened

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IMF upgrades global growth forecast as Trump tariffs ease, but warns on risks

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European pharmaceutical firms criticise Trump tariffs on medicines as ‘blunt instrument’

Trade group warns 0%-15% jump in levy will harm patients in US and Europe by reducing access, disrupting supply chains and cutting R&DBusiness live – updatesWegovy maker Novo Nordisk’s shares plunge on sales forecastThe European pharmaceutical industry has condemned the US move to put 15% ta...

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European Commission proposes partially suspending Israel from Horizon programme

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US workers say Trump’s immigration crackdown is causing labor shortages: ‘A strain on everybody’

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Abramovich business associate Eugene Shvidler fails to overturn UK sanctions

Supreme court dismisses appeal by Russian-born tycoon, in test case of sanctions regimeBusiness live – latest updatesA business associate of the oligarch Roman Abramovich has failed to overturn sanctions imposed on him after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, after a supreme court judgment seen as a...

29/07/2025 09:41 The Guardian

‘Beyond comprehension’ for Israel to claim there is no starvation crisis in Gaza, Australia PM says

Greens mount parliamentary push for Labor to level further sanctions on members of Israeli governmentFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese says it is “beyond comprehension” that Israel’s prime minister,...

29/07/2025 07:04 The Guardian

Tuesday briefing: The story behind the Edinburgh University ‘skull room’ – and a reckoning over its history

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Tens of thousands at risk of poverty despite Labour’s benefit U-turn, MPs warn

Changes to welfare reforms not enough to protect newly sick and disabled people from financial hardshipAbout 50,000 people who become disabled or chronically ill will be pushed into poverty by the end of the decade because of cuts to incapacity benefit, despite ministers dropping the bulk of its wel...

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Australia politics live: ‘beyond comprehension’ Israel is claiming no starvation crisis in Gaza, PM says; experts warn of more hailstorms amid climate crisis

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29/07/2025 03:14 The Guardian

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New York gunman dies from self-inflicted wound after two people shot

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29/07/2025 00:06 The Guardian

Eastern US swelters from heatwave as high temperatures affect half of country

Heat and humidity are stretching east from the Mississippi River valley, and some areas could see heat indices of 120FThe eastern half of the US is facing a significant heatwave, with more than 185 million people under warnings due to intense and widespread heat conditions on Monday.The south-east i...

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Judge orders Trump administration to continue Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood

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Trump cuts deadline for Putin to reach Ukraine peace deal to ‘10 or 12 days’

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