Middle East crisis: at least 21,000 children disabled in Gaza during war, says UN committee – as it happened

03/09/2025 13:55 The Guardian

More than 40,000 have suffered ‘new war-related injuries’ with more than half left disabled, says UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with DisabilitiesYemen’s Houthis have claimed responsibility for a missile launched at Israel (see 8.17am BST), saying they fired two ballistic missiles at Tel Aviv in what they said was an initial response to Israeli attacks on Yemen.The Israeli military moved deeper into Gaza City on Wednesday, with soldiers and tanks pushing into Sheikh Radwan, one of the urban centre’s largest and most crowded neighbourhoods, reports Reuters. Continue reading...

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Macron says ‘Coalition of the Willing’ will finalise ‘robust’ Ukrainian security guarantees – Europe live

Leaders who are gathered in Paris are expected to speak to Donald Trump this afternoonThe Dutch prime minister Dick Schoof is next.Belgium’s Bart de Wever, Finland’s Alexander Stubb, and the EU’s Ursula von der Leyen and António Costa are the first leaders arriving at the Élysée Palace, wel...

04/09/2025 10:31 The Guardian

Lloyds to warn 3,000 staff they face sack for ‘underperformance’

Around one in 20 staff face ‘performance plans’ as bank seeks to remedy low turnover among some employeesBusiness live – latest updatesLloyds Banking Group is to warn 3,000 staff that they are at risk of being sacked for underperformance, as part of a management overhaul led by the chief execu...

04/09/2025 10:14 The Guardian

Trump seeks to reverse ruling that his trade tariffs are illegal – US politics live

President asks supreme court to reverse earlier decision that most of his sweeping trade tariffs were illegalTrump asks supreme court to overturn trade tariffs rulingHello 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 f...

04/09/2025 09:49 The Guardian

Lisbon funicular crash: Portugal declares day of mourning as death toll rises to 17

More than a dozen people killed and 21 others injured after one of city’s famous streetcars derailedExplainer: what is Lisbon’s funicular railway Elevador da Glória and how does it work?Europe live – latest updatesPortugal has declared a day of national mourning after at least 17 people were...

04/09/2025 08:57 The Guardian

Ben Roberts-Smith’s final appeal bid rejected by high court – as it happened

This blog is now closedDaniel Andrews defends decision to attend China military parade alongside Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-unGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSenator continues calls to criminalise burning Australian flagJacinta Nampijinpa Price is tripling down on her cal...

04/09/2025 07:40 The Guardian

Labor and Coalition pass deportation laws set to make Nauru a ‘penal colony’ for Australia, critics say

Legislation validates flawed decisions, cuts off appeals and gives government sweeping powers to deport people, campaigners claimFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe major parties have been accused of “stitching up”...

04/09/2025 06:35 The Guardian

Jacinta Nampijinpa Price blames ABC for her claim that government is prioritising Labor-voting migrants

Liberal says she believes she doesn’t have ‘anything to apologise for’ and says broadcaster’s reporter ‘pushed the issue’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFirebrand Liberal senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has...

04/09/2025 06:32 The Guardian

Failure to tackle antisemitism should see organisations’ funding cut like subpar childcare centres, special envoy says

At a Gold Coast conference, Jillian Segal declined to address the presence of neo-Nazis at Sunday’s anti-immigration marchesFollow our Australia live politics blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s antisemitism envoy says if the government i...

04/09/2025 06:16 The Guardian

Robodebt victims win record $548.5m settlement from government, taking total payout to $2.4bn

Labor attorney general says settling appeal right thing to do after Coalition’s ‘disastrous’ automated Centrelink debt recovery schemeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe federal government has agreed to pay $475m...

04/09/2025 06:08 The Guardian

Thursday briefing: China flexes its muscle in the tussle for global dominance

In today’s newsletter: In hosting anti-western leaders at its largest ever military parade, Beijing sent a defiant message that will be heard loud and clear across the worldGood morning. All eyes have been on China this week as the second biggest global economy flexed its muscles.Dozens of world l...

04/09/2025 05:37 The Guardian

Weatherwatch: Repair of ozone layer is making the planet warmer, study finds

Scientists say ozone is warming Earth by 40% more than expected but that repair is still right thing to doThe repair of the Earth’s ozone layer has been a success, but a new study reveals a downside: ozone is warming the planet up to 40% more than originally anticipated.Bill Collins from the Unive...

04/09/2025 05:00 The Guardian

Neo-Nazi groups should be treated like criminal gangs to combat ‘hate-fuelled thuggery’, peak Jewish group says

Executive Council of Australian Jewry says crackdown on right-wing extremist groups including National Socialist Network neededFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s peak Jewish group has called for criminal gang...

04/09/2025 04:52 The Guardian

Labour could end badger cull but only with Covid-style testing and vaccines – report

Review says ministers have only ‘small chance’ of wiping out bovine tuberculosis by 2038 without more investmentLabour can end the badger cull but only with a Covid-19 style focus on testing and vaccinating, the author of a government-commissioned report has said.Ministerial plans to stop the sh...

04/09/2025 04:00 The Guardian

Grandfather mistakenly takes home wrong child from Sydney daycare centre

First Steps Learning Academy in Bangor apologises and stands down educator as regulator investigates and mother blames daycare centreFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn investigation has been launched and a childcare edu...

04/09/2025 03:54 The Guardian

Top Democrat says intelligence briefing cancelled after attacks by far-right Laura Loomer

Mark Warner says officials rescinded invitation because of ‘campaign of baseless attacks’ by extremist Trump backerSenator Mark Warner said on Wednesday that a meeting he had scheduled at the headquarters of a US intelligence agency was cancelled following online attacks by the far-right activis...

04/09/2025 00:42 The Guardian

Old master painting looted by Nazis recovered a week after being spotted in Argentinian property listing

Portrait of a Lady by the Italian master Giuseppe Ghislandi handed over by daughter of the late Nazi financier Friedrich KadgienAuthorities in Argentina have recovered an 18th-century painting stolen more than 80 years ago by the Nazis from a Jewish art dealer in Amsterdam, a week after it was spott...

04/09/2025 00:33 The Guardian

US military to continue targeting vessels belonging to alleged Venezuelan drug cartels, Rubio warns – live

Secretary of state says previous interdiction efforts in Latin America have not worked, but ‘when you blow them up, when you get rid of them’As part of the Trump administration’s campaign of mass deportations, the defense department will soon have hundreds of military judges work on immigratio...

03/09/2025 20:42 The Guardian

Trump says ‘you’ll see things happen’ if US is unhappy with Putin’s decisions – as it happened

This live blog is now closed. For the latest on the Trump-Nawrocki meeting, you can read our full report here:Trump pledges to ‘stand with Warsaw’ in meeting with Polish presidentPutin was also asked about the prospect of more EU sanctions against Russia or its allies, including China and India....

03/09/2025 18:28 The Guardian

Kim Jong-un promises to do ‘everything to assist’ Moscow after Putin meeting

North Korean leader invited to visit Russia as Zelenskyy says Putin is displaying ‘impunity’ with new Ukraine strikes Europe live – latest updatesVladimir Putin has invited Kim Jong-un to visit Russia during a lengthy meeting in Beijing on the sidelines of China’s biggest military parade, as...

03/09/2025 18:19 The Guardian

Jeremy Corbyn to open unofficial inquiry into UK handling of Gaza war

Tribunal will look at Britain’s legal responsibilities and whether there is any evidence of covert support for IsraelJeremy Corbyn will open a two-day public tribunal into alleged British complicity in Israeli war crimes in Gaza on Thursday, at which former diplomats, UN specialists and internatio...

03/09/2025 18:11 The Guardian

Farage a ‘Putin-loving, free speech impostor’ says Democrat before Reform head’s US speech – UK politics as it happened

Jamie Raskin says Farage is ‘a Trump sycophant’ before UK politician addresses the House judiciary committee in Washington Kemi Badenoch is probably hastily redrafting her PMQs script in the light of Angela Rayner’s statement about underpaying her stamp duty. She has got less than half an hour...

03/09/2025 18:05 The Guardian

Nigel Farage called a ‘Putin-loving free speech impostor’ during bumpy US congressional hearing

Democrats accuse Reform leader of being a ‘Trump sycophant’ as he missed prime minister’s questions to give evidence before House committeeNigel Farage has been accused of being a “Putin-loving free speech impostor” whose main motivation is ingratiating himself with Donald Trump and tech c...

03/09/2025 17:51 The Guardian

Trump pledges to ‘stand with Warsaw’ in meeting with Polish president

US president praises Karol Nawrocki for election win and says he was not considering pulling troops from PolandEurope live – latest updatesThe US president, Donald Trump, has said he was not considering pulling US troops out of Poland and pledged to stand with Warsaw “all the way” during a mee...

03/09/2025 17:40 The Guardian

Nuclear triad and ‘robot wolves’: parade shows off array of Chinese weapons

On display in Beijing were nuclear weapons launched by air, sea and land, laser weapons and four-legged dronesIt was hardly a subtle attempt to project power. China showed off air-, sea- and land-launched nuclear weapons in its parade on Wednesday, a triad intended to demonstrate that Beijing’s lo...

03/09/2025 17:38 The Guardian

Met police chief calls for review of law after Graham Linehan arrest

Rowley says officers should not be ‘policing toxic culture wars debates’ and are in an impossible positionSir Mark Rowley, the Metropolitan police commissioner, has said officers should not be “policing toxic culture wars debates” as the Father Ted creator Graham Linehan vowed to sue after h...

03/09/2025 17:24 The Guardian

Bank chief warns against ‘exaggerating’ rise in UK borrowing costs

Andrew Bailey’s remarks to MPs about the rise in the 30-year bond yield will bring some relief to the chancellorThe governor of the Bank of England has cautioned against “exaggerating” the impact of a steep rise in the UK’s long-term borrowing costs, which he said was part of a global trend....

03/09/2025 17:15 The Guardian

Democrats blast state department for lack of ‘basic oversight’ of controversial Gaza food organization

Letter by senior Democrats asks state department to reveal details behind financing of Gaza Humanitarian FoundationSenior Democratic senators have called on the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, and the US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, to reveal details behind the financing and oversight of...

03/09/2025 16:55 The Guardian

Top Obama-era Latin American expert warns of ‘disastrous’ US intervention in Venezuela

US military buildup and attack on alleged narco boat spark fears of protracted guerrilla war in South AmericaTrump’s Venezuela gunboat diplomacy: sabre-rattling or prelude to invasion?The White House’s former top Latin America official has said he fears the US could stumble into a protracted gue...

03/09/2025 16:39 The Guardian

Xi Jinping says world faces ‘peace or war’, as Putin and Kim join him for military parade

Trump criticises victory day event as China caps off week of diplomatic grandstanding seen as rebuke to the westXi Jinping said the world was facing a choice between peace or war as he held China’s largest-ever military parade, joined by Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un in a show of defiance to the...

03/09/2025 16:30 The Guardian

Hot mic catches Putin and Xi discussing organ transplants and immortality

Live footage of private conversation between Russian president and Chinese leader aired at Beijing military paradeThe authoritarian strongmen Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping have mused on how organ transplants might lead to immortality, during a brief exchange of small talk caught on a hot mic at a mi...

03/09/2025 16:21 The Guardian

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Xi and Putin, apparently. 04/09 06:35 - Labor and Coalition pass deportation laws set to make Nauru a ‘penal colony’ for Australia, critics say 04/09 06:32 - Jacinta Nampijinpa Price blames ABC for her claim that government is prioritising Labor-voting migrants 04/09 06:16 - Failure to tackle antisemitism should see organisations’ funding cut like subpar childcare centres, special envoy says 04/09 06:08 - Robodebt victims win record $548.5m settlement from government, taking total payout to $2.4bn 04/09 05:58 - 2026 World Cup qualifiers: France begin their quest for a third star 04/09 05:52 - Encouraged by Trump, Europeans plan to send troops to secure postwar Ukraine 04/09 05:37 - Thursday briefing: China flexes its muscle in the tussle for global dominance 04/09 05:18 - The tech staff going back to school to teach the next generation 04/09 05:07 - In a 'hot mic' moment, Xi and Putin contemplate immortality and organ transplants 04/09 05:00 - Weatherwatch: Repair of ozone layer is making the planet warmer, study finds 04/09 05:00 - The War in Ukraine Has a Shocking New Weapon 04/09 05:00 - Inside the Trump team’s conflicting efforts to mend ties with India 04/09 04:52 - Neo-Nazi groups should be treated like criminal gangs to combat ‘hate-fuelled thuggery’, peak Jewish group says 04/09 04:25 - Europeans ready to offer security guarantees to Ukraine – Macron 04/09 04:06 - Senator’s Visit to Spy Agency Was Canceled After Laura Loomer Complained 04/09 04:04 - Russia says it will not discuss foreign troops in Ukraine in ‘any format’ 04/09 04:04 - Russia says it will not discuss foreign troops in Ukraine in ‘any format’ 04/09 04:00 - Labour could end badger cull but only with Covid-style testing and vaccines – report 04/09 03:54 - Grandfather mistakenly takes home wrong child from Sydney daycare centre 04/09 03:48 - News24 | UN warns Afghanistan earthquake casualties could rise ‘exponentially’ affecting multitudes 04/09 03:47 - News24 | Anti-corruption justice minister gets 3 years forced labour for $20m embezzlement in DRC 04/09 03:34 - Zelensky to meet European allies in Paris as Putin vows to press on in Ukraine 04/09 03:02 - Man From Russia Identified as Festival-Goer Found Dead at Burning Man 04/09 02:57 - Zelensky meets European leaders in Paris after Putin vows to continue Ukraine war 04/09 01:24 - Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,288 04/09 01:24 - Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,288 04/09 00:42 - Top Democrat says intelligence briefing cancelled after attacks by far-right Laura Loomer 04/09 00:33 - Old master painting looted by Nazis recovered a week after being spotted in Argentinian property listing 04/09 00:16 - Trump ordered Pentagon to ‘deter’ Russia and China – Hegseth 03/09 23:43 - Trump Grows Frustrated With Putin, as Russian President Bonds With China’s Leader 03/09 23:39 - Argentine police recover Nazi-looted Italian painting spotted in property ad 03/09 23:37 - UAE warns Israel that annexing West Bank would cross 'red line' 03/09 23:18 - It's 4,000 miles from Ukraine - but even this Asian city is part of Russia's war 03/09 22:27 - In Texas, a Senate Race Turns Brutal Before It’s Even Declared 03/09 22:27 - Salesforce lays off thousands despite strong earnings report 03/09 22:27 - Salesforce lays off thousands despite strong earnings report 03/09 22:15 - Israel expects Gaza City offensive to displace one million Palestinians 03/09 22:09 - In a ‘Hot Mic’ Moment, Xi and Putin Muse About Immortality and Organ Transplants 03/09 22:03 - Israel intensifies Gaza City attacks as UN warns of 'horrific' consequences for displaced families 03/09 21:16 - Trump says 'you'll see things happen' if unhappy with Putin response 03/09 20:47 - Xi, Putin and Kim joke about living to 150 in hot-mic chat 03/09 20:42 - US military to continue targeting vessels belonging to alleged Venezuelan drug cartels, Rubio warns – live 03/09 20:29 - Hot mic catches Putin and Xi discussing organ transplants and immortality 03/09 20:15 - Putin says Russia will achieve all aims militarily if Ukraine does not agree deal 03/09 20:06 - Putin and Xi caught on hot mic talking about living to 150 03/09 20:06 - Putin and Xi caught on hot mic talking about living to 150 03/09 19:54 - Putin Takes His ‘Limo Diplomacy’ to China 03/09 19:43 - China cooperation, Ukraine conflict, and potential meeting with Zelensky: Key takeaways from Putin’s Q&A session 03/09 19:22 - The West has a big problem: it can’t stop lying. Even to itself 03/09 19:12 - Putin waves off Trump’s Russia-China-North Korea conspiracy comments 03/09 19:12 - Putin waves off Trump’s Russia-China-North Korea conspiracy comments 03/09 18:53 - Macron says Europe is set to offer Ukraine security guarantees in Paris meeting 03/09 18:46 - Florida top doctor pushes end to vaccine mandates, likens them to ‘slavery’ 03/09 18:46 - Florida top doctor pushes end to vaccine mandates, likens them to ‘slavery’ 03/09 18:42 - ‘You’ll see things happen’: Trump warns Putin on Ukraine 03/09 18:42 - ‘You’ll see things happen’: Trump warns Putin on Ukraine 03/09 18:28 - Trump says ‘you’ll see things happen’ if US is unhappy with Putin’s decisions – as it happened 03/09 18:19 - Kim Jong-un promises to do ‘everything to assist’ Moscow after Putin meeting 03/09 18:18 - Putin says he discussed longevity, immortality with Xi Jinping 03/09 18:11 - "Unstoppable" China? Xi's show of strength alongside Putin and Kim 03/09 18:11 - Jeremy Corbyn to open unofficial inquiry into UK handling of Gaza war 03/09 18:08 - Trump meets with Poland's new nationalist president in Washington 03/09 18:05 - Farage a ‘Putin-loving, free speech impostor’ says Democrat before Reform head’s US speech – UK politics as it happened 03/09 17:51 - Nigel Farage called a ‘Putin-loving free speech impostor’ during bumpy US congressional hearing 03/09 17:50 - Germany’s Merz demands ‘economic exhaustion’ of Russia 03/09 17:45 - West encouraged Ukraine to reject Russia’s 2022 peace terms – Putin 03/09 17:40 - Trump pledges to ‘stand with Warsaw’ in meeting with Polish president 03/09 17:39 - Limo rides, hugs and gas deal promises: Putin riding high after China visit 03/09 17:38 - Nuclear triad and ‘robot wolves’: parade shows off array of Chinese weapons 03/09 17:31 - Trump announces call with Zelensky 03/09 17:24 - Met police chief calls for review of law after Graham Linehan arrest 03/09 17:15 - Bank chief warns against ‘exaggerating’ rise in UK borrowing costs 03/09 16:55 - Democrats blast state department for lack of ‘basic oversight’ of controversial Gaza food organization 03/09 16:51 - Hot mic catches Xi and Putin discussing organ transplants and immortality 03/09 16:42 - West could ‘lose the game’ – NATO member’s president 03/09 16:39 - Top Obama-era Latin American expert warns of ‘disastrous’ US intervention in Venezuela 03/09 16:30 - Xi Jinping says world faces ‘peace or war’, as Putin and Kim join him for military parade 03/09 16:21 - Hot mic catches Putin and Xi discussing organ transplants and immortality 03/09 16:10 - News24 | Russia hits Ukraine with sweeping attack causing Poland to scramble aircraft 03/09 15:59 - Xi, Putin and Kim: behind the choreographed image that could symbolise a shift in the global balance of power 03/09 15:31 - Trump offers to boost US forces in Poland in White House meeting with nationalist president 03/09 15:21 - Federal Courts Slow to Fix Vulnerable System After Repeated Hacking 03/09 15:17 - Impatience in Madrid as Pedro Sánchez puts Europe’s inaction on Gaza in the spotlight 03/09 14:56 - Putin reveals details of major Russia-China gas deal 03/09 14:53 - Georgian MP who accused west of ‘blackmail’ appointed security chief as report warns of autocratic takeover 03/09 14:18 - Sudanese rape victims speak from Chad’s refugee camps 03/09 14:18 - Sudanese rape victims speak from Chad’s refugee camps