JD Vance previews candidates’ defense of Trump’s bill for midterms in Georgia

21/08/2025 22:00 The Guardian

Vice-president extolled One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s benefits for families while Senate hopefuls tried campaign materialThe US vice-president, JD Vance, previewed in Georgia on Thursday the lines of attack candidates will use to defend the president’s signature One Big Beautiful Bill Act in the midterms next year, calling it “the biggest tax cut for families that this country has ever seen”.Vance touted an increase in the child tax credit, the elimination of taxes on overtime and on tips in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act while speaking in a warehouse for ATLA Refrigeration in Peachtree City, Georgia. Continue reading...

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Australian doctors subjected to vexatious complaints over social media posts on Gaza, GP peak body says

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners letter to health regulator cites ‘growing number’ of complaints Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA growing number of Australian GPs have reported being subjected to f...

22/08/2025 01:26 The Guardian

Indonesia working on details of plan to treat 2,000 people from Gaza amid concerns about right to return

Security ministry and the ministries of health and foreign affairs have met to discuss how the controversial proposal to treat Palestinians would workThe Indonesian government is working on plans to treat 2,000 people from war-ravaged Gaza, holding a series of inter-ministerial discussions to discus...

22/08/2025 01:14 The Guardian

Mystery ‘debris balls’ return to NSW beaches as residents warned to steer clear

Central Coast Council says residents should not touch the balls and avoid beaches where they wash ashoreFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDebris balls have again washed up along the New South Wales coast as officials warn...

22/08/2025 00:51 The Guardian

Character actors: Australia’s children celebrate 80 years of Book Week

What began in 1945 as a way to promote reading has turned into a highlight of the school year, with children dressing up in outfits inspired by their favourite booksFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s Children...

22/08/2025 00:00 The Guardian

News live: Australia says Israel’s West Bank settlement plan is ‘unacceptable’ and demands press access to Gaza

Albanese government joins 20 other countries in condemning Israeli plan to expand Jewish settlements. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia signs international statement to allow media access to GazaIt’s been a busy night for the Department...

21/08/2025 20:43 The Guardian

Trump officials cut California sex-education funds over gender identity references

Move comes after state refused to remove gender identity, trans and nonbinary references from sex-ed curriculumThe Trump administration has terminated a grant that provided millions of dollars for a California sex education program after the state refused to remove all references to gender identity,...

21/08/2025 19:30 The Guardian

UN and Red Cross warn of catastrophe if Israel launches Gaza City offensive

Netanyahu tells soldiers he has approved takeover plan as aid groups advised to prepare for forced displacementThe International Red Cross and UN have warned of an impending catastrophe in the Gaza Strip if Israel launches an offensive to take over Gaza City, as the Israeli military told medical and...

21/08/2025 18:10 The Guardian

Russia orders state-backed Max messenger app to be pre-installed on new phones

Critics say Max, a WhatsApp rival, could be used to track users, though state media says it is not a spying appA Russian state-backed messenger application called Max, a rival to WhatsApp that critics say could be used to track users, must be pre-installed on all mobile phones and tablets bought in...

21/08/2025 17:38 The Guardian

Hurricane Erin’s tail may bring wet and windy end to UK summer

Met Office says thundery showers possible next week along with ‘very large waves’ off Western Isles in ScotlandThe last days of August in the UK could be hit by heavy wind, rain and “very large waves” if the tail end of Hurricane Erin lashes the country, the Met Office has warned.Forecasters...

21/08/2025 16:48 The Guardian

German contest to live in depopulated Soviet-era city proves global hit

Eisenhüttenstadt offered spacious central flats rent-free for two weeks in effort to attract valuable professionalsAn innovative contest by a city in formerly communist east Germany to curb depopulation by offering a fortnight of free housing has stunned local officials with its success.The competi...

21/08/2025 16:08 The Guardian

Nato leaders must ‘not be naive’ about any potential Ukraine deployment, says head of German soldiers’ union – as it happened

This live blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereWe have just heard from the European Commission, confirming that the EU and the US have now agreed on the much-awaited “joint statement” advancing the political commitments on trade agreed by Ursula von der Leyen and Donald Trump...

21/08/2025 15:50 The Guardian

Israel keeps up military pressure on Gaza City ahead of planned offensive – as it happened

This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereIran was seeking to reassert an image of strength on Thursday after suffering heavy losses, when Israel largely destroyed Iran’s air defences during the war and much of its stockpile of ballistic weapons is believed to have been damaged...

21/08/2025 15:39 The Guardian

Victoria’s mountain ash forests could lose a quarter of giant trees as temperatures rise

Eucalyptus regnans – which regularly reach 60 to 80m tall – lose about 9% of their trees for every degree of warming, research findsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereVictoria’s mountain...

21/08/2025 15:00 The Guardian

Hurricane Erin moves away from North Carolina after battering outer banks

Category 2 storm led to evacuation orders and road closures, with rip currents and high surf forecast on FridayHurricane Erin, a large category 2 storm with winds reaching 105mph, was slowly moving away from the North Carolina coast on Thursday morning after hitting the state’s Outer Banks with in...

21/08/2025 14:38 The Guardian

UK among 27 countries to demand press given immediate access to Gaza

Germany, Australia and Ukraine also sign statement calling on Israel to end block on international media accessThe UK is among more than 20 countries demanding that Israel immediately give international journalists access to Gaza to allow them to cover the “unfolding humanitarian catastrophe” in...

21/08/2025 13:41 The Guardian

Italian police arrest Ukrainian man over Nord Stream pipelines blast

Serhiy K is believed to have been onboard boat from where 2022 attack on gas pipelines was carried outA Ukrainian man alleged to have been involved in the 2022 detonation of the Nord Stream pipelines carrying gas from Russia to Germanyhas been arrested in Italy, according to German authorities.The m...

21/08/2025 13:33 The Guardian

Revealed: Israeli military’s own data indicates civilian death rate of 83% in Gaza war

Figures from classified IDF database listed 8,900 named fighters as dead or probably dead in May, as overall death toll reached 53,000Figures from a classified Israeli military intelligence database indicate five out of six Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in Gaza have been civilians, an extrem...

21/08/2025 13:30 The Guardian

Immigration raid in New Jersey results in dozens of warehouse workers detained

Workers were led away in zip ties after CBP officials raided a workplace in Edison, New JerseyDozens of immigrant workers were detained at a warehouse in New Jersey on Wednesday, in the latest federal raid as part of Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.Agents from Customs and Border Protection (C...

21/08/2025 13:13 The Guardian

Eden Project wildflower centre issues climate warning as it marks 25th year

Changing weather patterns are affecting planting and pose a threat to a variety of species, says head of developmentRising temperatures in the spring and unpredictable autumns are making the huge task of restoring the UK’s lost meadows even more challenging, the National Wildflower Centre (NWC) ha...

21/08/2025 11:27 The Guardian

Trump steps back from Russia and Ukraine peace talks for now, sources say

US president told top advisers trilateral meeting would take place after leaders of the two countries have met firstDonald Trump intends to leave Russia and Ukraine to organize a meeting between their leaders without directly playing a role for now, according to administration officials familiar wit...

21/08/2025 10:00 The Guardian

‘Proxy war’ – Turkish TikTok makeup row exposes tensions with German diaspora

When an influencer mocked the makeup of Turkish German women, the ensuing debate reopened old wounds It all began when Meri, a TikTok influencer from Turkey, mocked the makeup of Turkish women living in Germany. They were, she claimed, instantly recognisable by their bronzer, thick blush, false eyel...

21/08/2025 09:51 The Guardian

NSW weather: heavy rain and flooding as Sydney records wettest day of the year

Weather and flood warnings stretch from Sydney’s south to the state’s north-west, as elevated river levels, full dams and more rainfall pose risks to communitiesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHundreds of New South...

21/08/2025 07:14 The Guardian

Angela Rayner hit with legal challenge over datacentre on green belt land

Exclusive: Campaigners complain no environmental assessment made for 90MW Buckinghamshire facility The deputy prime minister, Angela Rayner, has been hit with a legal challenge after she overruled a local council to approve a hyperscale datacentre on green belt land by the M25 in Buckinghamshire.Cam...

21/08/2025 05:00 The Guardian

European leaders scrambled to shield Ukraine in high-stakes Trump talks – but did they?

The shifting loyalties of the White House have inadvertently bound Europe closer together – how long can that unity last?It was dubbed the “Great European Charm Offensive”.Hours before Volodymyr Zelenskyy headed to Washington for a Monday meeting with Donald Trump, announcements came pouring i...

21/08/2025 04:00 The Guardian

Australia news live: hundreds call for help as heavy rain lashes NSW; Lehrmann appeal resumes in federal court

NSW SES warns of ‘significant’ rain to come with potential flash flooding. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastButler says Thriving Kids plan will help bolster NDIS long-termHealth minister Mark Butler has said planned changes to the NDIS that wil...

21/08/2025 01:36 The Guardian

India ‘successfully tests’ nuclear-capable missile able to reach deep into China

Agni-5 intermediate-range ballistic missile also part of Narendra Modi’s defence strategy against PakistanIndia has said it successfully test-fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile that, when operational, should be capable of carrying a nuclear warhead to any part of China.The Agni-5 missil...

20/08/2025 20:26 The Guardian

Texas threatens to sue organizations and doctor for increasing abortion pill access

Attorney general Ken Paxton orders two organizations and an individual to end ‘unlawful conduct’ or face lawsuitThe heated US war over abortion pills warmed up another degree on Wednesday, as the Texas attorney general, Ken Paxton, sent cease-and-desist letters to two organizations and an indivi...

20/08/2025 18:46 The Guardian

Polish army believes drone that exploded in eastern Poland was launched from Russia – as it happened

This live blog is now closedAn object which fell and exploded in a cornfield in eastern Poland may have been a component of an old propeller engine, the Polish army said on Wednesday, adding that there had been no violation of Poland’s airspace from Ukraine or Belarus. Police had earlier announced...

20/08/2025 16:20 The Guardian

Ministers line up plan to run Liberty Steel’s South Yorkshire plants in administration

Court is shown proposal to secure operations of SSUK, which employs 1,450 peopleBusiness live – latest updatesMinisters have lined up special managers to run Liberty Steel’s South Yorkshire operations if they are put into administration, according to a revelation at the high court in London.The...

20/08/2025 15:33 The Guardian

Hurricane Erin pounds US east coast as residents brace for ‘life-threatening’ waves

North Carolina anticipates the most brutal surf conditions after storm reportedly rebuilds inner eye wallHurricane Erin’s arrival is being felt all along the east coast, where higher tides and powerful surf have triggered expanded warnings for flooding and tropical storm conditions.Coastal residen...

20/08/2025 15:18 The Guardian

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