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Lukashenko says he has ‘no regrets’ about Belarus helping Russia to invade Ukraine

27/01/2025 07:22 The Guardian

Autocrat conducts rambling press conference as his 31 years of rule are extended by an election dismissed outside the country as a shamBelarusian autocrat Alexander Lukashenko said he had “no regrets” about allowing Russia to use his country to invade Ukraine, amid condemnation of the “sham” presidential vote that extended his 31 years of authoritarian rule.Germany’s foreign minister, Annalena Baerbock, said on Sunday that the vote was a “bitter day for all those who long for freedom and democracy”. Continue reading...

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Belarus opposition and western leaders denounce stage-managed Lukashenko victory

German foreign minister calls election ‘bitter day’, while Vladimir Putin congratulates autocrat on ‘confident victory’Western leaders and the Belarusian opposition have denounced Alexander Lukashenko’s victory in Sunday’s stage-managed election, which will extend his ruthless three-deca...

27/01/2025 09:57 The Guardian
UK weather: storms threaten floods and disrupt travel in wake of Storm Éowyn

Met Office issues warnings for England and Wales, as Scotland and Northern Ireland continue clean-up operationsStormy weather is bringing the threat of flooding to homes and businesses and disrupting travel across large parts of England and Wales, while Scotland and Northern Ireland are steadily rec...

27/01/2025 09:51 The Guardian
‘Very rare’ sighting of juvenile Antarctic minke whale off Sydney coast

Scientists unsure what prompted juvenile whale to leave icy southern waters for warmer shallows, but ‘it may be a case of mis-navigation’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA young Antarctic minke whale has treated ferr...

27/01/2025 09:27 The Guardian
Auschwitz survivors return to camp as they and world leaders mark 80th anniversary of its liberation – live

Holocaust survivors return for memorial ceremony on 80th anniversary of liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration campNow let’s briefly take a look at other topics today.One issue that EU foreign ministers will need to tackle at their Brussels meeting which is due to start any moment now is e...

27/01/2025 08:55 The Guardian
DRC conflict: M23 rebels enter Goma after claiming capture of city – live

Rwanda-backed rebels have captured largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo as United Nations reports ‘mass panic’The UN security council on Sunday demanded that M23 rebel forces stop an ongoing offensive and advance towards Goma, the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic o...

27/01/2025 08:43 The Guardian
Monday briefing: What if the climate crisis makes disaster insurance unaffordable?

In today’s newsletter: The Los Angeles wildfires highlighted the immense challenges faced by the insurance industry amid the escalating risks of the climate crisis. Are there any potential solutions for homeowners?Good morning. If the Los Angeles wildfires are bracing evidence of the general thre...

27/01/2025 06:51 The Guardian
Middle East live: Palestinians start to return to homes in north Gaza after Israeli hostage deal reached

Israel said it would stop blocking Palestinians from travelling north after agreement reached with Hamas on release of Israeli civilian Arbel YehoudPalestinians begin to return to northern Gaza after deal on Israeli civilian hostage reachedSome images of joy and jubilation as Palestinians return to...

27/01/2025 06:42 The Guardian
Capital cities expecting hot public holiday as Melbourne braces for 41C

Hot, dry and windy weather for Australia’s south-east prompts bushfire and heatwave warningsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMultiple heatwave and bushfire warnings are in place for the Australia Day public holiday, wi...

27/01/2025 05:58 The Guardian
Government under pressure on economy as British households anticipate worsening finances

CBI says businesses plan to cut jobs and raise prices while debt charity says millions are ‘facing worries’The government is under growing pressure to get momentum back into the economy amid warnings that businesses plan to cut jobs and raise prices, while millions of families believe their fina...

27/01/2025 00:01 The Guardian
Syrian fighters execute 35 in three days, war monitor says

Authorities have arrested dozens of people accused of taking advantage of the chaos in Syria to settle old scoresFighters affiliated with Syria’s new leaders have carried out 35 summary executions over 72 hours, mostly of Assad-era officers, a war monitor has said.The authorities, installed by the...

26/01/2025 22:34 The Guardian
Immigration raids in Chicago begin days after ‘border czar’ claimed officials were ‘reconsidering’

Ice confirms ‘enhanced targeted operations’ in a city on edge after Trump officials warned of enforcement actionsUS federal authorities have begun immigration raids in Chicago, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) statement confirmed on Sunday, just days after incoming “border czar”...

26/01/2025 22:16 The Guardian
Australia news live: Dreyfus denounces ‘attempts to politicise the Holocaust or antisemitism’ during Auschwitz visit

The Attorney-General and the foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, are in Krakow to attend the service marking the liberation of Auschwitz. Follow today’s news liveBoM warns of extreme fire danger and risk of ‘uncontrollable’ firesMore on the weather now, and it’s not just Victoria that’s...

26/01/2025 21:33 The Guardian
Trump’s anti-DEI order yanks air force videos of Tuskegee Airmen and female pilots

Official cites review of course curriculum at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, where new recruits get basic trainingDonald Trump’s order halting diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives has led the US air force to suspend course instruction on a documentary about the first Black airmen in the U...

26/01/2025 18:40 The Guardian
Two Van Gogh paintings to be shown in London for first time

Works created in hospital after ear mutilation incident to be shown at Courtauld Gallery next monthTwo Vincent van Gogh paintings created in the months after the Dutch artist mutilated his ear will be exhibited in London for the first time.The works, The Courtyard of the Hospital at Arles and The Wa...

26/01/2025 18:14 The Guardian
Lukashenko wins seventh term as Belarus president in election rejected as sham

Putin ally comfortably wins vote that US and EU have said could not be free or fairAlexander Lukashenko has secured a seventh five-year term as Belarusian president in a resounding election victory that western governments have rejected as a sham.Lukashenko won 86.8% of the vote in Sunday’s electi...

26/01/2025 17:56 The Guardian
Two men killed by falling trees during Storm Éowyn

Man, 19, died after car struck in Scotland and 20-year-old man killed in Ireland, as Met Office issues further warningsTwo people were killed by falling trees during the record-breaking gusts of Storm Éowyn, which also damaged property and led to widespread power cuts across the UK and Ireland.The...

26/01/2025 17:03 The Guardian
Jewish non-profit chief says Musk will spur violence with his ‘Nazi salute’

Amy Spitalnick of Jewish Council for Public Affairs warns far right will take action as ‘license for violent extremism’The head of a prominent US Jewish civil rights body said Elon Musk’s repeated fascist-style salute during Donald Trump’s inauguration could act as a spur for violent extremi...

26/01/2025 11:00 The Guardian
Scores killed in hospital attack in Sudan’s besieged El Fasher, says WHO

About 70 people, including patients, believed to have been killed in attack blamed on rebel Rapid Support ForcesAbout 70 people have been killed in an attack on the only functional hospital in the besieged city of El Fasher in Sudan, the head of the World Health Organization has said, the latest in...

26/01/2025 09:45 The Guardian
Middle East crisis live: displaced Palestinians blocked from returning home as Trump suggests ‘we just clean out’ Gaza

Return to northern Gaza blocked as Israel delays removal of troops; US president says Middle East neighbours should house more refugeesPalestinian militant group Islamic Jihad, which fought alongside Hamas in the war against Israel, has reacted to Donald Trump’s idea of possibly relocating Palesti...

26/01/2025 09:37 The Guardian
Rwandan army ‘ready to invade DRC’ and help rebels seize city

Intelligence sources suggest battle for Congolese regional capital Goma is imminent before UN crisis talks on Sunday Large numbers of troops from Rwanda have been pouring across the border into the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to help rebels seize the regional capital of Goma before an eme...

25/01/2025 23:07 The Guardian
Labour risks ‘powder keg’ clash with environmentalists as it puts growth before going green

As chancellor Rachel Reeves’ plan to expand London airports gains traction, the party is accused of back-pedalling on its green commitmentsLabour is being warned it is hurtling towards a “powder keg” confrontation with environmentalists, green groups and a swathe of its own supporters in the n...

25/01/2025 17:49 The Guardian
Slovakian PM rejects calls to quit as tension grows over shift towards Russia

The latest protests come after private meeting between Robert Fico and Vladimir Putin in DecemberThe Slovakian prime minister, Robert Fico, has rejected calls for his resignation after tens of thousands demonstrated against his government’s policy shift closer to Russia.About 60,000 people protest...

25/01/2025 16:52 The Guardian
Nearly two-thirds of Britons say very rich have too much influence on politics

Opinium survey of 2,000 adults found concern about the impact of growing wealth inequality in the UKGrowing wealth inequality is increasing the risk of societal ­collapse, according to a new Fairness Foundation report that shows nearly two-thirds of Britons are concerned about the political influen...

25/01/2025 16:23 The Guardian
The oil crisis fuelled by Russia’s war is evaporating – and so are the profits

Results from Shell and Exxon this week will be weaker – and Trump’s desire to drill may result in oversupplyAlmost three years ago, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine wiped out Europe’s largest source of gas and shocked global energy markets, setting the stage for quarter after quarter of better-t...

25/01/2025 15:00 The Guardian
The Heathrow runway row is back as debate over airport growth gets noisier

With four similar expansions set for take-off around the south-east of England, could the proposal finally get clearance?Two decades and 0.2C of global warming after a Labour government last weighed in on Heathrow, the answer appears the same: keep digging. Rachel Reeves’s anticipated backing for...

25/01/2025 13:00 The Guardian
UK weather warnings remain in place as man killed by falling tree in Ireland named – as it happened

This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereIrish premier Micheál Martin said every effort is being made to restore power and water supplies following Storm Eowyn.He described the destruction caused by some of the strongest winds on record as “unprecedented”. Continue reading.....

25/01/2025 12:26 The Guardian
Gig economy firms warned by UK government they may be operating illegally

Companies supplying ‘freelance’ workers contacted by minister over practices that could breach employment lawGig economy companies supplying “freelance” workers to shops, restaurants and warehouses may be operating illegally, the government has warned, after a series of Observer reports high...

25/01/2025 12:00 The Guardian
Paul McCartney says change in law over AI could ‘rip off’ artists

Former Beatles member says government should protect creative workers as consultation on copyright continuesSir Paul McCartney has warned artificial intelligence could “rip off” artists if a proposed overhaul of copyright law goes ahead.The proposals could remove the incentive for writers and ar...

25/01/2025 10:11 The Guardian
Crowds gather in Gaza with Israeli hostages due to be released shortly – live

The women were taken in Hamas’ 7 October 2023 attack that ignited the Israel-Gaza war and have had no contact with the outside world sinceIt is being reported that dozens of Hamas fighters are gathering in Palestine Square in the heart of Gaza City, where the release of Israeli captives may take p...

25/01/2025 08:59 The Guardian
Storm Éowyn: nearly 1m properties without power across island of Ireland

More wind and rain forecast for Ireland and UK, with snow and ice warnings also in placeStorm Éowyn – live updatesNearly 1 million properties are without power across the island of Ireland after Storm Éowyn swept in strong gusts that damaged buildings and blocked roads.A man died after a tree fe...

25/01/2025 08:13 The Guardian
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