Foreign Office cuts will weaken oversight of international law, MPs warn

01/05/2026 16:36 The Guardian

Cross-party group says closure of humanitarian unit will undermine monitoring of legal violations and arms exportsMPs have expressed alarm at the closure of the Foreign Office’s international humanitarian law unit, warning it “will impair the UK’s ability to anticipate, assess and respond to serious violations of international law across multiple contexts”.News of the closure, revealed by the Guardian, was raised with Keir Starmer at prime minister’s questions this week by the independent MP for Dewsbury and Batley, Iqbal Mohamed. Starmer said the work would be undertaken by another team as part of a restructuring. Continue reading...

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Average price of gas in California edges past $6 a gallon, highest level in four years

Analysts say Americans have now paid $21.7bn more to fill their tanks since the start of the US war on IranExxon and Chevron quarterly earnings fall despite soaring oil pricesSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailThe average price for a gallon of gas in California rose to $6 this week as...

01/05/2026 17:00 The Guardian

Iran offers new peace proposal to US but Trump ‘not satisfied’

Tehran reportedly passed proposal to mediators in Pakistan on Thursday night, though its contents are not yet clearIran has passed a new proposal to Pakistani mediators in the latest effort to end the war with the United States, but Donald Trump said he was not “satisfied” by it.“Right now, we...

01/05/2026 16:58 The Guardian

Pentagon inks deals with seven AI companies for classified military work

OpenAI, Google, Nvidia and others agreed to ‘any lawful use’ of their tech. Anthropic, feuding with Pentagon over potential AI misuse, was not includedSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe Pentagon said on Friday it had reached agreements with seven lea...

01/05/2026 16:08 The Guardian

Pro-Trump commentator snaps and drops F-bomb on CNN when asked to justify Iran war

Scott Jennings was questioned by Adam Mockler about political concessions gained by the US in its war on IranScott Jennings, CNN’s most prominent pro-Trump commentator, was triggered into swearing at a fellow panelist on live television on Thursday night after being repeatedly pressed to name a si...

01/05/2026 15:59 The Guardian

Spirit Airlines prepares to cease operations amid financial struggles and high oil prices

Company had struggled to increase post-pandemic demand before war in Iran pushed up jet fuel costsSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxSpirit Airlines is preparing to cease operations after the beleaguered company ran out of cash and a rescue attempt by the Tr...

01/05/2026 15:38 The Guardian

Trump administration rejects need for Iran war congressional approval despite deadline – US politics live

Pete Hegseth argued that a ceasefire agreement with Iran more than three weeks ago ‘means the 60 day clock pauses, or stops’Sign up for the Breaking News US emailMeanwhile, the White House has said it will not detail private diplomatic conversations when Reuters asked about Iran’s new proposal...

01/05/2026 15:23 The Guardian

Trump threatens to withdraw US troops from Italy and Spain – as it happened

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01/05/2026 14:31 The Guardian

Missing Oscar belonging to co-director of Putin film found after TSA made him ship it

Agents would not allow Pavel Talankin to carry statuette for Mr Nobody Against Putin on to flight from New YorkSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe Oscar statuette belonging to Pavel Talankin, star and co-director of the Academy award-winning documentary M...

01/05/2026 13:45 The Guardian

‘Hotter than Hawaii’: London and East Anglia expected to reach 27C on Friday

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01/05/2026 13:25 The Guardian

Thousands in US to join ‘no school, no work, no shopping’ May Day protest in economic blackout

Walkouts, marches and other gatherings planned for ‘May Day Strong’ demonstrations across the countryThousands are set to join an economic blackout for International Workers’ Day on Friday, as part of 3,500 “May Day Strong” events across the country. Organizers are calling for “no school...

01/05/2026 12:00 The Guardian

First Thing: Trump doubles down on rift with Germany, Italy and Spain amid war on Iran

The US president has criticised the German chancellor and raised the prospect of pulling US troops from Italy and Spain. Plus, 10 lessons on ending the fossil fuel eraGood morning.Donald Trump has threatened to withdraw US troops from Italy and Spain a day after he saying was looking at curtailing t...

01/05/2026 11:36 The Guardian

Uganda copying Russia and China with new bill designed to crush dissent, say critics

New law proposes up to 20 years in prison for promoting ‘foreign interests’, and restricts those who work with or are funded by overseas partnersUgandan opposition figures, human rights organisations and legal experts have condemned a sweeping bill that proposes up to 20 years in prison for prom...

01/05/2026 11:00 The Guardian

Met police chief denies ‘intervening in politics’ after open letter to Zack Polanski – UK politics live

The Green party leader reshared a post on social media criticising officers for kicking the Golders Green attack suspect in the headIn other news, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said the rise in fuel prices amid the conflict in the Middle East has been driven by wider cost pressures, pa...

01/05/2026 10:31 The Guardian

NatWest faces £140m hit from Iran war as UK growth slows and inflation rises

Profits ahead of expectations but almost half of £283m impairment charge follows forecast reassessmentBusiness live – latest updatesNatWest said the economic fallout from the conflict in the Middle East could cost it £140m amid slowing growth and rising inflation even as it reported profits ahea...

01/05/2026 09:31 The Guardian

Friday briefing: How rising antisemitism is striking fear into the everyday lives of British Jews

In today’s newsletter: The events in Golders Green this week are the latest in a line of attacks on the Jewish community that have led many to question their future in the UKGood morning. It is a terrible fact of life for British Jews that few were surprised by Wednesday’s knife attack in Golder...

01/05/2026 06:18 The Guardian

News live: six Australians detained by Israel moved to Crete; Coles claims suppliers are asking it to increase prices amid Iran war

Follow updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man has allegedly stolen nearly $3,000 worth of diesel in jerry cans and drums from a South Sydney service station.Police said they were told a driver of a white ute allegedly filled large drums and jerry cans with 915 litres...

01/05/2026 05:12 The Guardian

Iran war may cause food shortages in Africa, world’s largest fertiliser firm says

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01/05/2026 04:00 The Guardian

Danish treatment of Greenlandic mother may be ‘ethnic discrimination’, says UN

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01/05/2026 04:00 The Guardian

Police say they will charge people with unrest in Alice Springs after arrest over death of Kumanjayi Little Baby

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01/05/2026 03:28 The Guardian

Trump administration says hostilities in Iran ‘terminated’ ahead of war powers deadline

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01/05/2026 03:10 The Guardian

Fema employees who criticized Trump cuts reinstated after months on leave

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01/05/2026 01:01 The Guardian

US Congress passes short-term renewal of Fisa warrantless spying powers

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30/04/2026 23:24 The Guardian

Tony Blair’s thinktank urges Labour to scrap ‘unaffordable’ pension triple lock

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Code Pink protester crashes Hegseth’s Senate testimony to condemn ‘war for Israel’ – live

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Starmer’s sister-in-law feared what might have happened in arson attack, court hears

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30/04/2026 20:56 The Guardian

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30/04/2026 18:37 The Guardian

Venice Biennale jury quits amid row over participation of Russia

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Trump tells Merz to ‘fix his broken country’ in new attack on German chancellor

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Neo-Nazi who planned mass gun attack convicted after MI5 undercover sting

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