Hundreds of senior diplomats call for EU to take urgent action over Gaza crisis – as it happened

26/08/2025 17:00 The Guardian

Open letter has been signed by 209 former EU ambassadors, senior diplomatic staff and ambassadors from EU nation statesThe UN says that Israel must not only investigate alleged unlawful killings in Gaza like the hospital strike that killed 20 people, including journalists, the previous day, but also ensure those probes yield results.“There needs to be justice,” United Nations rights office spokesman Thameen Al-Kheetan told AFP in Geneva, adding that the large number of media workers killed in the Gaza war “raises many, many questions about the targeting of journalists”.The Israeli authorities have, in the past, announced investigations in such killings.It’s of course the responsibility of Israel, as the occupying power, to investigate - but these investigations need to yield results. Continue reading...

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Israeli protesters stage ‘day of disruption’ calling for end to war in Gaza

Netanyahu continues to prepare Gaza City offensive as mediators await response to ceasefire proposalTens of thousands of people took part in demonstrations across Israel on Tuesday, blocking highways on a “day of disruption” that aimed to push Benjamin Netanyahu into agreeing a deal to end the w...

26/08/2025 18:46 The Guardian

Debenhams may sell Pretty Little Thing and shut distribution hub

Online fashion seller’s losses widen to £264m as Poundland confirms plans to close up to 150 storesThe online fashion seller Debenhams, formerly known as Boohoo, is considering the sale of its Pretty Little Thing (PLT) brand and the closure of its distribution centre in Burnley, which could lead...

26/08/2025 17:54 The Guardian

Russia could back delay to ‘snapback’ of nuclear sanctions against Iran

Moscow willing to support six-month extension of deadline before punishments are reimposed, reports suggestRussia could back an extended six-month deadline for its ally Iran before European powers reimpose sweeping United Nations sanctions over Tehran’s refusal to allow UN inspectors back into nuc...

26/08/2025 17:16 The Guardian

Summer 2025 will ‘almost certainly’ be UK’s warmest on record, Met Office says

Mean temperature is tracking at 16.13C after four heatwaves, significantly above current record of 15.76C This summer is set to be the warmest on record for the UK, the Met Office has said, after the country experienced four heatwaves.The mean temperature for summer is tracking at 16.13C (61.03F), w...

26/08/2025 15:46 The Guardian

US groups demand release of American-Palestinian teen imprisoned by Israel

More than 100 organizations advocate for freedom of 16-year-old dual citizen detained for more than six monthsMore than 100 US human rights, faith-based and civil rights groups have demanded that the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, immediately secure the release of a 16-year-old dual American-Pales...

26/08/2025 14:24 The Guardian

Work with partners on security guarantees ‘must be accelerated,’ Zelenskyy says - as it happened

Specifics on Ukraine’s defence should be detailed ‘in near future’ as Finnish president says Russia deploying a ‘typical’ delaying tacticA combat drone, presumed to be Ukrainian, went off course and exploded over Estonia without causing any casualties, the Baltic state and close Ukraine al...

26/08/2025 14:19 The Guardian

UK retail shares fall amid fears of squeeze in consumer spending

Parent groups of Primark and B&Q hit as analysts say jobs and inflation concerns could affect salesBusiness live – latest updatesFears that UK consumers will rein in spending in the second half of this year has knocked the values of some of Britain’s biggest retailers including the parent gr...

26/08/2025 13:41 The Guardian

Revealed: gambling logos and ads seen up to every 13 seconds during big sports games in US

Critics warn of top sports becoming a ‘second-by-second gambling opportunity’ as new study shared with the Guardian reveals scale of marketing blitzHockey fans are bombarded with gambling logos and adverts – sometimes as often as every 13 seconds – during TV coverage of high-profile games, a...

26/08/2025 10:00 The Guardian

One in four UK late-night venues have closed since 2020, figures show

Industry body calls for urgent tax cuts to save ‘cornerstones of community life’ and halt rise of ‘night-time deserts’Business live – latest updatesMore than one in four late-night venues have shut their doors since 2020, figures show, prompting lobbyists to warn that the UK faces a worryi...

26/08/2025 09:51 The Guardian

Trump’s move to fire Federal Reserve chief denounced as ‘authoritarian power grab’ - US politics live

Trump accused of ‘cobbling together’ mortgage fraud allegations against Lisa Cook as top Democrats react furiously Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. I’m Tom Ambrose and I will be bringing you all the latest news lines over the next few hours.We start with news that Donald Trump h...

26/08/2025 09:31 The Guardian

Victoria police shooting live updates: ‘Significant search’ underway for alleged offender after two officers dead, one injured while executing search warrant at rural property

Follow live updatesPorepunkah shooting: two Victoria police officers dead, one injured in attack at rural propertyWhat we know so far about the shooting in rural AustraliaWangaratta police have confirmed there is still an “active incident” ongoing and are continuing to urge people to avoid the a...

26/08/2025 07:08 The Guardian

Tuesday briefing: How ‘climateflation’ is pushing food prices ever higher – and changing how we eat

In today’s newsletter: Extreme heat, droughts and floods are proving disastrous for farmers on the frontline of climate change, and consumers in the supermarket, tooGood morning. My mum is a livestock farmer in Kent. This year her hay crop was down by 50% because the spring rains never came. She...

26/08/2025 05:43 The Guardian

‘Grave concerns’ as police attend ‘active incident’ at rural property in Victoria, Porepunkah primary school in lockdown

Police urge people to ‘avoid the area’ after media reports of officer injured in shooting and two missing at Porepunkah, 300km north-east of MelbournePorepunkah live updates: ‘Grave concerns’ for police officers after reports of shooting in regional Victorian townPolice have confirmed they a...

26/08/2025 03:24 The Guardian

Politics live: US thinktank says Australia should cement Aukus by pre-committing to deployment of nuclear subs in future war

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIn the last parliament, the government had just reached a deal with the Greens and members of the crossbench, to get its environmental laws over the line.Now that they’ve had to go back to the drawing board, the C...

26/08/2025 02:54 The Guardian

Australia’s drowning death toll highest since records began three decades ago

Report reveals 357 deaths from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025 – 27% more than the 10-year averageFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralians’ swimming skills are at crisis levels, lifesaving organisations warn, as a ne...

26/08/2025 01:00 The Guardian

Trump says he wants ‘Department of War’ instead of defense department – US politics live

US president floats idea several times on Monday; Trump threatens again to send troops to Democratic-run cities amid misleading claim on crime in ‘red cities’National guard start carrying firearms in DC as Trump says Chicago may be nextThe justice department is alleging in a new court filing tha...

26/08/2025 00:09 The Guardian

Fema staff warn Trump’s cuts risk exposing US to another Hurricane Katrina

Workers say president’s attacks on the agency and lack of qualified leadership could lead to deadly catastropheUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump’s attacks on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) risk exposing the US to another Hurricane Katrina, staff at the agency have w...

25/08/2025 21:02 The Guardian

Republican Nancy Mace criticized for falsely identifying man as campus shooter

Republican congresswoman posted image online of man and inaccurately called him shooter in now deleted postSouth Carolina Republican Nancy Mace is facing criticism for posting an online image of a man she falsely described as a campus shooter after the state university issued a “credible report”...

25/08/2025 19:59 The Guardian

Reform councillor works on asylum claims for Home Office, investigation reveals

Paul Bean may have breached civil service impartiality rules over alleged social media postsCampaigners have complained to the Home Office after it was revealed a councillor for Reform UK also works for the government department processing asylum and immigration claims.Paul Bean, who serves as a cou...

25/08/2025 19:00 The Guardian

Woody Allen rebuts Ukrainian condemnation over Moscow film festival appearance

The director said he did not ‘feel cutting off artistic conversations is ever a good way to help’ after Ukraine calls the film-maker’s participation a ‘disgrace’Woody Allen has denied claims that his participation in a Moscow film festival was “whitewashing” Russian atrocities, after c...

25/08/2025 17:15 The Guardian

Israel’s attack on hospital in Gaza may constitute a war crime on many fronts

Double-tap strike suggests killing of civilians, rescue workers and journalists deliberate and not a mistakeIsrael’s twin strike on the Nasser hospital in Gaza, which killed five journalists including staff working for the Associated Press, Reuters, and Al Jazeera, is a potential violation of inte...

25/08/2025 16:49 The Guardian

Dinner or a shower? Elderly people fear tough choices when Australia’s new aged care changes are rolled out

Advocates warn increased costs for basic assistance like showers and wound cleaning will push older people into aged care or hospitalFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMargaret Duckett is scared for her friends.The 77-year...

25/08/2025 15:00 The Guardian

Arts degrees to cost $50,000 until at least 2027 despite Albanese reform promises, vice-chancellor says

Australia needs critical thinkers who develop ‘philosophy about the world’ by studying the arts, university warnsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastStudents will be paying $50,000 for arts degrees until at least 2027,...

25/08/2025 15:00 The Guardian

Major Australian environmental law overhaul to be put to parliament this year as Watt warns delays risk ‘destruction’

Labor will seek to legislate national standards and federal EPA in one package rather than multiple stages, as it tried and failed to do last termFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereA major ove...

25/08/2025 14:05 The Guardian

‘For Russians, Nato is next to Satan’: Finnish guards on alert at Russia border

North Karelia force says fence dividing Finland and Russia is no Berlin Wall – but it is now a key geopolitical faultlineAmong the serene lakes, thick forest and summer houses of North Karelia’s border zone, the line between Finland and Russia is almost invisible. Walking along the border path i...

25/08/2025 14:02 The Guardian

Mounjaro users in UK warned against bulk buying before autumn price rise

Cost may increase as much as 170% from September, but patients warned against a quick switch to Wegovy‘Gutted’: UK users of weight loss jab Mounjaro devastated by planned price hikePeople using the weight loss jab Mounjaro have been warned against switching to black market sellers or bulk buying...

25/08/2025 13:00 The Guardian

Politicians risk ignoring many voters by not being on TikTok, Tory MP warns

‘You’ve got to be where the electorate are,’ says Luke Evans, the sixth-most followed UK politician on the platformPoliticians are at risk of ignoring a large chunk of the electorate because of their reluctance to communicate on TikTok, according to a Tory MP who has one of the biggest followi...

25/08/2025 11:40 The Guardian

Greater risk of toxic derailments if $85bn railroad merger is approved, warn unions

Workers sound alarm over proposed Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern deal and its risks to jobs, prices and powerA proposed mega-merger of two of the largest railroad companies in the US will hurt jobs, raise costs for consumers and increase the risk of more catastrophic train crashes, according to...

25/08/2025 11:00 The Guardian

Labor’s first home buyers scheme a ‘backwards step’ likely to push prices higher, experts warn

Treasury estimates new policy will only add 0.5% to home prices over six years, but some experts disagreeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLabor’s major new expansion to the home guarantee scheme will help first-time bu...

25/08/2025 07:42 The Guardian

Historic Myanmar bridge destroyed in fighting

The renowned Gokteik bridge was bombed on Sunday, with the ruling military junta and rebel forces blaming each other for its destructionA colonial-era bridge in Myanmar that was once the world’s tallest railway trestle has been destroyed during fighting in the years-long conflict.A civil war has c...

25/08/2025 06:36 The Guardian

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