Middle East crisis live: Donald Trump says Iran ‘know what not to do’ to avoid violating ceasefire with US

05/05/2026 16:50 The Guardian

US president dismisses Tehran’s military capability during Oval Office address after Hegseth’s earlier comments that the ceasefire ‘is not over’Donald Trump sends warships to break Iran’s strait of Hormuz blockadeIran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, is travelling to Beijing later today for talks with his Chinese counterpart “on bilateral relations and regional and international developments”, his ministry said on its Telegram account.While Beijing condemned the initial US and Israeli strikes on Iran which started the war in late February, China has largely adopted a posture of neutrality ever since and has urged for a diplomatic resolution to the conflict. Continue reading...

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Zelenskyy condemns Russian ‘cynicism’ over parade truce as 23 killed in attacks

Kyiv lambasts Moscow’s request for ceasefire while ‘carrying out missile and drone strikes every single day leading up to it’Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused the Kremlin of “utter cynicism” for seeking a truce so it can stage a military parade in Moscow as 23 people were killed in attacks o...

05/05/2026 16:49 The Guardian

Political row as report calls for sweeping cuts to French public broadcasting

Inquiry set up by rightwing politician recommends merging major channels and slashing TV entertainment budgets by 75%French politicians on the left and centre have criticised a parliament inquiry report that recommends sweeping cuts to public broadcasting, with a row over culture wars building befor...

05/05/2026 16:44 The Guardian

Tennessee Republicans consider redrawing US House district covering majority-black Memphis – US politics live

Lawmakers consider plan to break up state’s lone Democratic-held district, a week after supreme court ruling on Louisiana and Voting Rights ActSign up for the Breaking News US emailDonald Trump has issued a fresh verbal attack against Pope Leo XIV, accusing the pontiff of “endangering a lot of C...

05/05/2026 16:39 The Guardian

Moscow shuts down airports and mobile signals as Victory Day parade looms

Kremlin tightens security before Russia’s biggest national celebration on 9 May amid fears of Ukrainian drone strikesRussia shut down airports and temporarily cut mobile internet access for many users in Moscow on Tuesday, as it tightened security before the 9 May Victory Day parade marking the de...

05/05/2026 16:29 The Guardian

Carney appoints former war crimes prosecutor as Canada governor general

Louise Arbour will serve as Canada’s representative of King Charles and carry out ceremonial and constitutional dutiesCanada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, has appointed a former supreme court justice and war crimes prosecutor as the country’s new governor general, saying her appointment would...

05/05/2026 16:23 The Guardian

‘With calm, we will get through this’: Romanian president speaks out after government collapses – as it happened

No confidence vote today say PM ousted and puts the country’s access to EU funds at risk in BucharestPresident Dan is set to issue a statement at 6pm local time (4pm UK). Continue reading...

05/05/2026 16:08 The Guardian

NI police handling of Katie Simpson case ‘reflected institutional misogyny’

Review finds force missed clear signs 21-year-old’s death was result of violent predator’s grooming and degradation A catalogue of police failures in handling the suspected murder of a young woman in Northern Ireland reflected institutional misogyny, a report has found.The Police Service of Nort...

05/05/2026 15:22 The Guardian

‘Not a good look’: witnesses refuse to appear before NSW parliamentary hearings after court ruling

Chris Minns’ chief of staff launched legal action to avoid giving evidence. Since the court ruled in his favour, others are doing the sameFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWitnesses are refusing to appear before New Sou...

05/05/2026 15:00 The Guardian

Philip Morris uses secret Senate hearing to warn illegal tobacco in Australia could wipe out legal trade by 2030

Company pushes for lower excise and claims threats warrant secrecy, while critics say it has ‘no interest in public health or safety’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTobacco giant Philip Morris told a secret Senate hearing that soaring trade in illegal cigarettes would...

05/05/2026 15:00 The Guardian

UK homebuyers face worst mortgage affordability since 2008, data shows

‘Least affordable’ areas mainly in London commuter belt, UK Finance finds, with Iran war not yet reflected in dataBusiness live – latest updatesUK homebuyers are facing the worst mortgage affordability pressures for almost two decades, although the “pain” is not being felt equally across t...

05/05/2026 14:58 The Guardian

Rubble from Trump ballroom dumped at DC golf course has toxic metals, data shows

A federal judge also warned White House to tread carefully as it moves ahead with plans to revamp DC golf courseA federal judge weighed into a dispute over Donald Trump’s controversial plans to revamp a historic Washington DC golf course on Monday, warning the president’s administration to tread...

05/05/2026 14:53 The Guardian

Rachel Reeves and Scott Bessent argued in person about Iran war, sources say

UK chancellor said to have told US treasury secretary she did not like his tone during meeting in Washington in AprilUK politics live – latest updatesMiddle East crisis – live updatesRachel Reeves had an angry exchange with her US counterpart, Scott Bessent, in Washington last month over the war...

05/05/2026 13:18 The Guardian

HSBC profits fall amid $400m fraud-related charge and Iran war

London-headquartered bank’s shares slide as it sets aside an extra $300m to cover effects of Middle East conflictBusiness live – latest updatesHSBC has taken a $1.3bn (£961m) hit to profits, amid the fallout from the US-Israel war on Iran and fraud in the troubled private credit sector.The Lond...

05/05/2026 12:57 The Guardian

Macron backs Armenia’s pro-Europe PM as re-election campaign draws to close

French president pitches in for Nikol Pashinyan, who faces stiff challenge from pro-Russia parties in vote next monthEurope live – latest updatesEmmanuel Macron has made an unabashed pre-election pitch on behalf of Armenia’s prime minister, Nikol Pashinyan, saying the country’s destiny lies wi...

05/05/2026 12:52 The Guardian

Trump accuses pope of ‘endangering a lot of Catholics’ with Iran stance

US president directs fresh criticism at pontiff days before secretary of state Marco Rubio’s visit to VaticanMiddle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump has issued a fresh verbal attack against Pope Leo XIV, accusing the pontiff of “endangering a lot of Catholics” because “he thinks it...

05/05/2026 12:24 The Guardian

UK electric car sales leap ‘could be hit by Iran war inflation and energy price rises’

BEV sales jumped nearly 60% in April, taking total electric car registrations to more than 2m, says SMMTBusiness live – latest updatesA recent jump in electric car sales in the UK is likely to be “tempered” by worries over rising inflation and energy prices caused by the Iran war, a leading in...

05/05/2026 10:36 The Guardian

First Thing: Tensions rise over Hormuz as Trump threatens to blow Iran ‘off the face of the earth’

The launch of ‘Project Freedom’ in the strait of Hormuz has brought the region back to the brink of war. Plus: The electoral battle for Congress• Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.Donald Trump has again raised the stakes in the Gulf region with the Monday...

05/05/2026 10:25 The Guardian

Australians are poorer because of war on the other side of the world – Michele Bullock’s logic is hard to fault

In sobering comments, the RBA governor forecasts economic malaise due to the global fuel shock. Not recession but higher prices, lower growth and wages that don’t keep pace with inflationGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAs far as rallying cries go, Michele Bullock’s “...

05/05/2026 10:11 The Guardian

Remains of US airman missing since second world war laid to rest in Florida

Robert Cyr Jr, a US navy airman, had gone missing in 1944 when his seaplane crashed in the Segond channelThe remains of a US military aviator who went missing after his crew crashed during the second world war were recovered and identified through DNA analysis and his family recently laid him to res...

05/05/2026 09:00 The Guardian

Starmer calls antisemitism ‘crisis for all of us’ ahead of Downing Street summit – UK politics live

The prime minister said the attack in Golders Green is ‘part of a pattern of rising antisemitism’ in the countrySteve Reed, the housing secretary, has warned that Labour risks “annihilation” if it gets rid of Keir Starmer and holds another leadership contest.He delivered this message as he d...

05/05/2026 08:50 The Guardian

Cabinet minister warns Labour against ‘doomscrolling’ through leaders like the Tories

Steve Reed urges MPs not to move against Keir Starmer and says most people are ‘sick and tired of all this psychodrama’Labour should not be “doomscrolling” through leaders like the Conservatives, the communities secretary, Steve Reed, has said, urging MPs not to move against Keir Starmer aft...

05/05/2026 08:26 The Guardian

Alan Jones claims invalid warrants, police impropriety and ‘willy-nilly’ search in sex abuse investigation

Broadcaster’s lawyers say NSW police should reveal which officers accessed or downloaded material from Jones’s phoneGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice stand accused of engaging in impropriety when raiding the home of former shock jock Alan Jones during a sexual ass...

05/05/2026 08:09 The Guardian

RBA interest rates: Michele Bullock says Australians poorer with ‘no way out’ as she warns of more rate hikes

Reserve Bank of Australia raises cash rate for third consecutive meeting as governor says increases ‘are not going to do anything for inflation’ in next six monthsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastUse our loan calcula...

05/05/2026 07:44 The Guardian

Anger over green light for traffic lights on Argyll’s ‘Bridge over the Atlantic’

Plans to install traffic lights on Clachan Bridge will ruin tourist attraction and endanger pedestrians, critics warnTraffic lights are to be installed beside the scenic Clachan Bridge on Scotland’s wild Argyll coast despite fears it will be a “desecration” of a nationally-significant heritage...

05/05/2026 07:00 The Guardian

Tuesday briefing: How AI facial recognition in policing works – and how it can go wrong

In today’s newsletter: With the use of facial recognition skyrocketing, there are calls for the rapid development of safeguardsGood morning. Over the last couple of days, the Guardian has been reporting that facial recognition technology is being rolled out across the UK at a pace that appears to...

05/05/2026 05:45 The Guardian

Australia news live: Chalmers says Reserve Bank rate hike decision will make things tougher for Australians already paying ‘hefty price’ for Iran war

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo marine rescue volunteers who went to help others are among those who have died in a tragic yacht accident on Monday night.As we reported below, three people died as volunteers went to the aid of a yacht at the B...

05/05/2026 05:39 The Guardian

Google DeepMind workers in UK vote to unionize amid deal with US military

Exclusive: Worker pointed to Iran war and Pentagon’s Anthropic feud as indications the department is ‘not a responsible partner’Workers developing Google’s artificial intelligence products in the UK have voted to unionize, in part out of concerns about a deal between the company and the US m...

05/05/2026 05:05 The Guardian

Concierge firm co-founded by queen’s nephew went on ‘ill-timed’ hiring spree before Iran war

Quintessentially almost quadrupled staff in Middle East and Asia less than year before wealthy began to flee GulfThe embattled luxury concierge service co-founded by Queen Camilla’s nephew Ben Elliot embarked on what appeared to be an inopportune hiring spree in the Middle East and Asia before wea...

05/05/2026 05:00 The Guardian

Jaguar Land Rover could have shifted production from UK without £380m battery subsidy, officials warned

Government officials said in December that Britain’s largest automotive employer could lead exodus from UKJaguar Land Rover would have considered moving car production out of the UK and slashing jobs if not for a £380m subsidy for its sister battery company, government officials claimed privately...

05/05/2026 05:00 The Guardian

First Russian oil reportedly arrives in Japan since Iran war – as it happened

This blog is now closed Trump threatens to blow Iran ‘off the face of the earth’ if it attacks US vesselsTrump sends warships to break Iran’s strait of Hormuz blockadeWe have a bit more of the statement from Maj Gen Ali Abdollahi, the commander of Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya central headquarters...

05/05/2026 04:03 The Guardian

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