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07/04/2026 11:14 The Guardian

Hungary’s opposition leader Péter Magyar responds to JD Vance’s visit by saying ‘no foreign country may interfere in Hungarian elections’ … and here they are!JD Vance and Usha Vance off the Air Force Two, welcomed by Hungarian foreign minister Péter Szijjártó as they begin their two-day trip to the Hungarian capital. Continue reading...

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Middle East crisis live: Trump says he is ‘not at all’ worried about possible war crimes as his deadline for Iran nears

Israel warns Iranians to immediately stop using trains or being near railway lines, saying it would ‘endanger’ their livesHere are some of the latest images coming in from the Middle East as the war continues in week six.The Israeli military has just warned the people of Iran not to use trains,...

07/04/2026 11:11 The Guardian

Oil and gas crisis from Iran war worse than 1973, 1979 and 2022 together, says IEA

Oil prices seesaw and stock markets on edge amid Donald Trump’s deadline for Iran to reopen strait of Hormuz Business live – latest updatesThe current oil and ‌gas crisis triggered by the blockade of the strait of Hormuz is “more serious than the ones in 1973, 1979 and 2022 together”, t...

07/04/2026 11:01 The Guardian

Members of neo-Nazi ‘active clubs’ join combat events at secretive Virginia compound

Licensed school teacher and one-time police officer among those participating in riot-style gatherings as experts warn of threat to public safetyA network of militant neo-Nazi active clubs from around the US has been participating in riot-style combat events with other white nationalist groups in Vi...

07/04/2026 11:00 The Guardian

Government shutdown enters eighth week as Johnson faces GOP revolt over DHS funding deal – US politics live

The partial government shutdown has now lasted eight weeks with Congress on recess until 13 AprilMexico is facing a “toxic crisis” and has become a “garbage sink” for the US, exposing Mexican communities to dangerous pollution, a UN expert has warned.In an interview with the Guardian and Qui...

07/04/2026 10:58 The Guardian

Israel tells Iranians their lives are at risk if they use trains as Trump deadline looms | First Thing

The US president has threatened to bomb power plants and bridges unless Iran reopens the strait of Hormuz. Plus, the US origins of Mexico’s toxic waste problemGood morning.Israel has told Iranians their lives will be at risk if they use the country’s railways on Tuesday, after Donald Trump’s t...

07/04/2026 10:57 The Guardian

Resident doctors begin longest strike yet as Streeting accuses BMA of hypocrisy over pay – UK politics live

The health secretary and the BMA trade accusations over who bears responsibility for the collapse of talksThe Department for Education has announced that that it will cap the interest paid on plan 2 and plan 3 student loans at 6% for the 2026/27 academic years. This will protect students and graduat...

07/04/2026 10:16 The Guardian

US is ‘using Mexico as a garbage sink’ leading to ‘toxic crisis’, UN expert says

Marcos Orellana, a special rapporteur, found lax environmental standards and lack of oversight allowed pollution to accumulateMexico is facing a “toxic crisis” and has become a “garbage sink” for the US, exposing Mexican communities to dangerous pollution, a UN expert has warned.In an interv...

07/04/2026 10:00 The Guardian

Israel warns Iranians not to use trains as Trump deadline looms

Threat comes after US president said he would bomb power plants and bridges if Iran did not reopen strait of HormuzMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsrael has warned Iranians their lives will be at risk if they use the country’s railways on Tuesday before the end of a negotiations deadline impos...

07/04/2026 09:23 The Guardian

Ben Roberts-Smith arrested: former Australian soldier charged with five war crime murders in Afghanistan

Roberts-Smith previously failed in his attempt to sue three newspapers which published allegations he murdered unarmed civilians and bullied comradesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s most decorated living soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, has been arrested at Sydney...

07/04/2026 09:06 The Guardian

Australians buy record number of new EVs – as it happened

This blog is now closedBen Roberts-Smith arrested over alleged war crimesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe NSW government is rolling out a free nasal spray flu vaccine for children two to four years old.The vaccine, which is sprayed into the nose with one spray in each n...

07/04/2026 08:13 The Guardian

Pauline Hanson says she won’t ‘abandon’ Ben Roberts-Smith as Greens argue ‘no one should be above the law’

Queensland senator ‘steadfast’ in her support of former Australian soldier as police charge him with five counts of war crime – murderFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe One Nation leader, Pauline Hanson, says she...

07/04/2026 07:49 The Guardian

Tuesday briefing: What is driving the record rise in stalking offences?

In today’s newsletter: As cases charged hit their highest level on record in England and Wales, a look at what is behind the increase and whether the criminal justice system is keeping paceGood morning. Disturbing new data shows that stalking offences recorded by police in England and Wales have s...

07/04/2026 06:02 The Guardian

UK City firms report fastest turnaround in fortunes in 30 years

CBI figures showing surprise jump in financial sector’s growth will be welcome news for Rachel ReevesBritain’s financial services companies have reported a strong recovery in activity at the start of the year, in a surprise boost to the government after a gloomy end to 2025.Banks, insurers and i...

07/04/2026 06:00 The Guardian

Talks to end Iran war appear to falter a day before Trump deadline

US president acknowledges ‘significant’ 10-point peace plan submitted by Tehran but says it is ‘not good enough’Middle East crisis – live updatesDiplomatic negotiations aimed at halting the war in the Middle East appeared to be faltering a day before a deadline imposed by Donald Trump with...

07/04/2026 05:24 The Guardian

Hungary pipeline false-flag claims swirl as JD Vance makes election intervention

Claims explosives found near pipeline come before election in which PM Viktor Orbán is trailing in most pollsHungary has placed the gas pipeline that straddles the Serbian border under military protection, the prime minister, Viktor Orbán, has said, as accusations of a false-flag operation continu...

07/04/2026 03:56 The Guardian

Middle East crisis live: Iran warns of ‘devastating’ retaliation after Trump’s expletive-laden threats over strait of Hormuz

This blog is now closed – our live coverage continues hereA Japanese shipping firm said on Monday that an Indian-flagged tanker owned by its subsidiary had passed through the strait of Hormuz and was en route to India.A spokeswoman for Mitsui O.S.K. Lines told AFP that the Green Asha – a liquefi...

07/04/2026 03:10 The Guardian

Trump news at a glance: president’s deadline for Iran and threats against civilian targets loom

Trump claims Iranians welcome US strikes and lower court judges challenge Trump’s ‘war on rule of law’ – key US politics stories from Monday 6 April at a glanceMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesDonald Trump was asked at a press conference Monday if his war on Iran was winding down or...

07/04/2026 01:55 The Guardian

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy reiterates truce offer ahead of Orthodox Easter

Ukrainian president says Russia unlikely to accept – ‘for them, nothing is sacred’; Australian police arrest army reservist for joining war. What we know on day 1,504Ukraine’s president has renewed his offer to Russia of a mutual ceasefire on strikes against energy infrastructure. “If Russ...

07/04/2026 00:34 The Guardian

Down the rabbit hole: Trump offers dark Iran warnings after Easter bunny act

President’s press conference after White House Easter egg roll did little to dispel fears he has lost touch with realityMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesDonald Trump began his day standing with a person in a giant bunny costume and boasting about the Iran war to an audience of children.Th...

06/04/2026 22:55 The Guardian

California county records sixth person bitten by rattlesnake in under a month

Two fatalities reported in southern California so far, with warmer spring bringing reptiles out on trails earlierA sixth person has been bitten by a rattlesnake in southern California’s Ventura county in just under a month, two-thirds of the number of people bitten in all of 2025.Andrew Dowd, a Ve...

06/04/2026 21:24 The Guardian

Trump claims, without proof, Iranians welcome US strikes on infrastructure

President dismisses concerns that bombing civilian targets would punish ordinary people and could be war crimesDonald Trump on Monday claimed that Iranian civilians were actively welcoming US strikes on their country’s infrastructure, saying they would be “willing to suffer” the loss of power...

06/04/2026 19:11 The Guardian

Trump threats cause dilemma for US officers: disobey orders or commit war crimes

Legal experts say attacking Iran’s infrastructure would constitute a war crime – but would military officers be held responsible?Middle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump’s threats to carry out mass bombing of civilian infrastructure in Iran present US military officers with a dilemma: d...

06/04/2026 18:06 The Guardian

A bittersweet thrill: daytrippers watch US warplanes in action at RAF Fairford

With some misgivings, families and aviation enthusiasts bring stepladders and picnics to the perimeter fenceIt was a 4.40am start for the Wilkinson family. They packed their car with gear you might take on a trip to the seaside – folding chairs, blankets, a picnic. But instead of heading to the co...

06/04/2026 16:00 The Guardian

Iran’s internet blackout is longest national shutdown since Arab spring

Iranian authorities cut access to internet on 28 February leaving many with limited information about warIran’s internet shutdown, which began shortly after the first US-Israel strikes in late February, is now the longest national-scale blackout since the Arab spring, monitors have said.Iranian au...

06/04/2026 15:55 The Guardian

Jamie Dimon says US should strengthen allies economically, in veiled criticism of Trump

JP Morgan boss warns of risks of higher inflation and interest rates due to Iran war in annual letter to shareholdersMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe head of the US’s largest bank has pressed the White House to strengthen Washington’s allies economically in order to “avoid truly adverse...

06/04/2026 15:17 The Guardian

Using AI to speed up Australia’s environmental approvals risks ‘robodebt-style’ failures, scientists say

Conservationists say move could push species closer to extinction and clearer environmental rules are needed insteadFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastConservationists and scientists have warned a mining lobby proposal to...

06/04/2026 15:00 The Guardian

Parts of UK to experience warmest temperatures of year in wake of Storm Dave

South-east England could reach 24C as settled weather replaces rain and 70mph winds which battered the northParts of the UK are forecast to experience the warmest temperatures of the year so far in the wake of Storm Dave, which caused widespread damage and disruption over the Easter weekend.London a...

06/04/2026 14:36 The Guardian

Public health takes center stage in US midterm campaigns: ‘It’s already been politicized’

Some candidates are making public health a central part of their midterm campaigns amid Trump’s war on science As public health has become increasingly politicized in the US, with a particularly chaotic year under the Trump administration, some political candidates are pushing back by making publi...

06/04/2026 14:04 The Guardian

Republicans fooled by AI-generated image of US crew member rescued in Iran

Fake image of airman surrounded by smiling military members has been reshared more than 21,000 times on the X platformSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxRepublican politicians were hoaxed over the weekend by an image purporting to be a downed US warplane cre...

06/04/2026 14:03 The Guardian

Polymarket criticized over ‘disgusting’ bets on fate of pilots on US jet shot by Iran

US congressman decried bets on when two crew members on the F-15 jet shot down by Iranian forces would be rescuedAfter strong criticism from a federal lawmaker, the online betting platform Polymarket stopped accepting wagers on when US warplane crew members who were shot down in Iran might be rescue...

06/04/2026 13:39 The Guardian

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