Macron calls on EU to ‘defend European interests resolutely’ from Trump tariffs

13/07/2025 14:40 The Guardian

French president says bloc should be ready for trade war after 30% tariff threat but other EU leaders call for calmThe French president, Emmanuel Macron, has called on the EU to “defend European interests resolutely” after Donald Trump threatened to impose 30% tariffs on nearly all imports from the EU.It came as the EU moved to de-escalate tensions after the blunt move by Trump on Saturday. The bloc declared a further pause on €21bn of retaliatory tariffs until 1 August, dovetailing with the US president’s new deal deadline. Continue reading...

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‘Humanitarian city’ would be concentration camp for Palestinians, says former Israeli PM

Ehud Olmert says forcing people into camp would be ethnic cleansing, and anger at Israel over Gaza war is not all down to antisemitismThe “humanitarian city” Israel’s defence minister has proposed building on the ruins of Rafah would be a concentration camp, and forcing Palestinians inside wou...

13/07/2025 18:14 The Guardian

Fathers plan legal action to get smartphones banned in England’s schools

Two fathers tell education secretary they will seek judicial review in bid for statutory ban to safeguard childrenTwo fathers plan to take legal action against the government in an attempt to get smartphones banned in schools in England.Will Orr-Ewing and Pete Montgomery wrote to the education secre...

13/07/2025 16:28 The Guardian

Ukraine must get ready for future in which there is no ceasefire with Russia

Recognising Putin is not serious about peace is first step towards ‘strategic neutralisation’ proposed by ex-ministerWhile Donald Trump – and other western leaders – are taking their time to catch up with reality, it is obvious that Vladimir Putin has no apparent desire to halt the war in Uk...

13/07/2025 16:22 The Guardian

Brenda, 95, and her soft toys become unlikely stars on TikTok

Brenda Allen from Cheshire amasses more than 2m views for videos featuring her quirky Jellycat figuresThe anger and polarisation often on display on social media have made it a stressful place to venture for many people, wary of its unpredictable pile-ons and bile-filled responses. Yet a 95-year-old...

13/07/2025 15:00 The Guardian

‘Now or never’ to save replica of American revolutionary war vessel, say French campaigners

Fresh plea for funds to repair €26m copy of frigate that carried Louis XVI’s promise of aid in war of independenceFrench maritime enthusiasts are battling to save a replica of an 18th-century warship that became a symbol of the country’s historic relationship with America.The copy of L’Hermi...

13/07/2025 13:16 The Guardian

Parents urged to get children vaccinated after measles death in Liverpool

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13/07/2025 13:02 The Guardian

Macron not expected at UN summit on two-state solution for Palestine and Israel

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13/07/2025 10:59 The Guardian

Iran says it would resume nuclear talks if US guaranteed no further attacks – Middle East crisis live

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13/07/2025 10:55 The Guardian

Ofcom head says age checks are ‘really big moment’ for children’s online safety

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13/07/2025 10:43 The Guardian

Australia won’t commit in advance to joining hypothetical US-China conflict, Pat Conroy says

Comments come amid reports Washington seeking guarantees about how Canberra would respond in event of Indo-Pacific conflictFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia will refuse any US request to join a “hypothetical...

13/07/2025 03:35 The Guardian

Australia news live: Chinese surveillance ‘won’t be unexpected’ as Talisman Sabre war games begin, Conroy says; Queensland premier announces CFMEU inquiry

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13/07/2025 02:44 The Guardian

Obama’s former press secretary recalls ‘emotional’ mood in White House after Trump win

Josh Earnest says president brought staff into Oval Office to hear address stressing national unity: ‘It was very poignant’The hardest day on the job for the White House press secretary for most of Barack Obama’s second term was right after Donald Trump was first elected president, he recently...

12/07/2025 12:00 The Guardian

People waiting for aid among dozens reported killed by Israeli forces in Gaza – Middle East crisis live

Gaza civil defence said Israeli forces killed at least 30 people on FridayGaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli forces killed at least 30 people on Friday, including 10 who were waiting for aid in the south of the war-ravaged territory, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reports.Gaza civil defence offi...

12/07/2025 08:03 The Guardian

Sweden set to rent cells in Estonian jails as it runs out of room for its prisoners

Centre-right government rejects long-established national policies focused on rehabilitation and reintegrationSweden is moving away from criminal rehabilitation in favour of US-style mass incarceration, experts have said, as the country prepares to rent places in Estonian jails to help house its rap...

12/07/2025 07:00 The Guardian

‘It’s blitz, blitz, blitz’: Kyiv’s shelters fill up as Russia intensifies aerial attacks

People in Ukrainian capital are exhausted and struggling for normality amid a dramatic rise in bombardmentAt 1am on Thursday, Dartsia Liuba went to the basement of her Kyiv apartment building with her two children and husband, Roma. The air-raid siren had gone off. A Russian attack was coming. Liuba...

12/07/2025 06:00 The Guardian

Nearly 60 Labour MPs call for UK to immediately recognise Palestinian state

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12/07/2025 06:00 The Guardian

MPs and political candidates face ‘industrial’ levels of abuse, minister says

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12/07/2025 05:00 The Guardian

Trump defends response to deadly Texas flooding after touring disaster area – live updates

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11/07/2025 23:51 The Guardian

Arkansas prison guards fired over escape of killer dubbed ‘Devil in the Ozarks’

Officials say breaches by two staff members let Grant Hardin walk free, and lawmakers warn of deeper security failuresTwo employees at an Arkansas prison where an inmate known as the “Devil in the Ozarks” escaped have been fired for policy violations, corrections officials said on Thursday as th...

11/07/2025 19:25 The Guardian

Nearly 800 killed at Gaza food hubs and aid convoy routes since end of May, UN says

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11/07/2025 19:06 The Guardian

HSBC becomes first UK bank to quit industry’s net zero alliance

Campaigners condemn ‘troubling’ move that follows departure of six of largest US banks after Trump’s electionHSBC has become the first UK bank to leave the global banking industry’s net zero target-setting group, as campaigners warned it was a “troubling” sign over the lender’s commitm...

11/07/2025 17:38 The Guardian

‘Measles really is an airplane ride away’: experts warn of outbreak amid summer travel

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11/07/2025 17:27 The Guardian

Netanyahu flies home without a Gaza peace deal but still keeps Trump onside

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11/07/2025 16:11 The Guardian

Liz Truss and hard-right group accused of scaremongering over Parthenon marbles

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11/07/2025 15:43 The Guardian

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Trump expected to deliver weapons to Ukraine through Nato allies

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11/07/2025 14:49 The Guardian

EU awaits letter from Donald Trump outlining new tariffs – as it happened

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US will impose 35% tariffs on Canadian imports, Trump says in letter

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11/07/2025 14:30 The Guardian

US border czar says he doesn’t know fate of eight men deported to South Sudan

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11/07/2025 13:47 The Guardian

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