Middle East crisis live: Trump pausing strikes on Iran energy sites; Houthis say ‘no reason’ to halt Red Sea shipping

27/03/2026 04:07 The Guardian

US president says he is extending deadline for strait of Hormuz to reopen to 6 April; Houthis tell Lloyd’s List ‘no reason’ to prevent Saudi oil using Red Sea routeFull report: Trump extends deadline Analysis: Trump pitches peace plan but military buildups rarely veer to off-rampIndia has slashed its special excise duties on petrol and diesel amid the soaring prices triggered by the Iran war.In a government order, the Indian finance ministry on Thursday cut the excise duty on petrol to 3 rupees ($0.032) a litre from 13 rupees earlier. It also cut the duty on diesel to zero from 10 rupees. Continue reading...

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Australia news live: one in seven NSW service stations out of at least one fuel type; WA premier issues transparency warning to fuel suppliers

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPower outages in Sydney after storms hit city overnightPower outages continue across Sydney this morning after heavy storms battered the city and surrounding areas overnight. Continue reading...

27/03/2026 04:07 The Guardian

Australia will be left with no submarines if it abandons Aukus, senior defence official warns

Malcolm Turnbull asks defence department official what Australia would do if the promised Virginia-class and Aukus-class submarines don’t arrive Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia will be left with no submarine...

27/03/2026 03:54 The Guardian

Wild autumn weather delivers snow, storms and power cuts to eastern Australia

East coast slammed on Thursday night with wind and rain, with more warnings in place for FridayCyclone Narelle to make landfall today and bring possible flash flooding to PerthFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThousands o...

27/03/2026 03:36 The Guardian

‘Emergency situation’: Trump says he will order payments to TSA agents amid turmoil at US airports – as it happened

This blog is now closed. You can read our latest story hereSign up for the Breaking News US emailWe are awaiting the start of Donald Trump’s latest cabinet meeting, which was due to start at 10am eastern time. This will be the 11th such session Trump has staged since re-entering the White House in...

27/03/2026 02:00 The Guardian

Swastika found scratched into window of Jewish bagel shop in Sydney

Police investigate damage at Lox in a Box, Paddington, latest in string of alleged antisemitic incidents in wake of Hamas attack of 7 October 2023 and Israel’s war in GazaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA swastika has...

27/03/2026 01:58 The Guardian

Albanese says he hasn’t received direct request for help after Trump takes swipe at ‘not great’ Australia

PM downplay’s Trump’s claims after US president criticises lack of support for war against Iran Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDonald Trump has taken another swipe at Australia, alongside Nato, the UK and most of t...

27/03/2026 01:19 The Guardian

US markets see biggest slump since start of US-Israel war on Iran

Dow closed 450 points down and S&P dipped 1.7% while Nasdaq fell 2.3% into correction territorySign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxUS markets saw their biggest slump since the start of the US-Israel war with Iran on Thursday as Donald Trump said the confl...

26/03/2026 21:01 The Guardian

NHS bosses say resident doctors’ strike will cause ‘maximum harm’

BMA’s decision to withdraw from talks with government and NHS chiefs has sparked a war of wordsNHS bosses have accused resident doctors of seeking to cause “maximum harm” to patients by striking for six days next month over pay and jobs.Wes Streeting has given resident – formerly junior –...

26/03/2026 20:14 The Guardian

Rachel Reeves urged to raise taxes on companies profiting from war on Iran

Charities say taxes should rise for banks, defence and energy companies which stand to make windfall profitsMiddle East crisis liveRachel Reeves is being urged to raise taxes on businesses generating “windfall” profits linked to the US-Israel war on Iran to fund emergency cost of living support...

26/03/2026 20:00 The Guardian

Trump urges Iran to negotiate end to war or face further assassinations

Tehran denies it is ‘begging to make a deal’ and continues strikes across swathe of Middle EastMiddle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump has urged Iranian leaders to negotiate an end to the near-month-long war or face further assassinations of senior officials amid intensified military act...

26/03/2026 19:39 The Guardian

Hungary charges journalist after claims minister was in touch with Moscow

Investigative reporter Szabolcs Panyi covered story alleging foreign minister had passed information to Sergei LavrovThe Hungarian government has filed charges against one of the country’s most prominent investigative journalists, accusing him of spying for Ukraine, as officials grapple with the f...

26/03/2026 18:37 The Guardian

Trump describes UK aircraft carriers as ‘toys’ in latest anti-Nato jibe

US president says he is ‘very disappointed’ as he again lashes out at allies’ lack of involvement in Iran warMiddle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump has dismissed British warships as “toys” in his latest jibe at Nato countries for their lack of involvement in the joint US-Israeli s...

26/03/2026 18:37 The Guardian

UK politics: Trump says UK’s aircraft carriers are just ‘toys’ – as it happened

The comments were part of a broader address in which he condemned Nato alliesYesterday the Conservative party said that it wanted to ban political parties from distributing campaign literature in a foreign language. Announcing a plan to propose an amendement to the representation of the people bill...

26/03/2026 18:00 The Guardian

US House speaker gives Trump so-called ‘America First’ award amid global chaos

Critics mock Mike Johnson and Republicans for presenting the president with the newly concocted awardSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxAmid an aggressive war in Iran, heightening and devastating pressure on Cuba, immigration enforcement operations throughou...

26/03/2026 17:46 The Guardian

The delusion of easy victory from the air may have seduced the US into another war

Air superiority is supposed to deliver a quick triumph. But history has shown that promise to be written on the windMiddle East crisis – live updatesTo explore the roots of Donald Trump’s Iran military strategy and the pugnacious rhetoric of his defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, means looking bac...

26/03/2026 17:30 The Guardian

War in Iran ‘not a Nato matter’, Finland president says in defence of alliance - as it happened

The comments came after the US president lashed out as Nato, saying it didn’t help to open the strait of Hormuz when requestedMeanwhile, the US president, Donald Trump, has once again lashed out against Nato allies saying in a social media post that they have “done absolutely nothing to help”...

26/03/2026 16:57 The Guardian

Parties launch Holyrood campaigns against backdrop of voter indecision

Change is being promised across the political spectrum, but no one knows whether apathy or tactical voting will prevailUK politics live – latest updatesHope, change, progressive change, change with fairness at its heart – from a harbour north of Edinburgh to a hipster arts venue in Glasgow’s B...

26/03/2026 16:30 The Guardian

Hegseth prays at Pentagon service for ‘overwhelming violence’ against enemies

Remarks come after defense secretary calls for changes to military’s chaplain corps, which had been ‘watered down’The defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, prayed during a religious service at the Pentagon that there be “overwhelming violence of action against those who deserve no mercy”.The Ch...

26/03/2026 15:50 The Guardian

Google warns quantum computers could hack encrypted systems by 2029

Banks, governments and tech providers urged to upgrade security because current systems will soon be obsolete Banks, governments and technology providers need to be prepared for quantum computer hackers capable of breaking most existing encryption systems by 2029, Google has warned.The tech company...

26/03/2026 15:22 The Guardian

Orgreave inquiry formally under way into policing during miners’ strike

Terms of reference are to seek fullest disclosure of information and to produce a report by spring 2028UK politics live – latest updatesThe government has announced the formal start of the promised official inquiry into the violent policing at the Orgreave coking plant during the 1984-85 miners’...

26/03/2026 14:51 The Guardian

EPA approves sale of higher-ethanol fuel in bid to lower gas prices

Higher blend has been prohibited in warm weather because of concerns it could worsen smogThe US Environmental Protection Agency said on Wednesday that it would temporarily allow widespread sales of a higher-ethanol gas blend in a move that it hopes will tamp down consumer prices that have soared sin...

26/03/2026 14:21 The Guardian

Australian petrol stations report 25% surge in demand as governments plan for ‘biggest energy crisis in history’

Rationing is not under consideration yet as hundreds of retailers report being without one or more types of fuelFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPetrol stations are reporting a surge in demand of up to 25% in the past fo...

26/03/2026 14:00 The Guardian

Starmer tells Travelodge boss to engage with MPs over sexual assault case

PM tells Jo Boydell of concerns about her lack of availability to discuss how staff gave man access to victim’s roomUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has written to the chief executive of Travelodge to press the hotel chain to “seriously engage” with MPs raising concerns about it...

26/03/2026 13:48 The Guardian

NS&I boss replaced as bank faces record payout over missing savings

Pensions minister promises the ‘full truth’ as external advisers are hired to identify the scale of the errorsUK politics live – latest updatesBusiness live – latest updatesThe boss of National Savings and Investments has stepped down from his role after it emerged the bank will have to repa...

26/03/2026 13:38 The Guardian

Octopus reports sharp rise in solar panel sales since start of Iran war

Firm’s sales up 54% this month and Good Energy reports doubling of interest in solar after latest oil price shockSolar panel sales have risen sharply since the start of the Iran war, according to Octopus Energy, and households are opting for bigger arrays of roof panels.Sales were up 54% so far th...

26/03/2026 11:51 The Guardian

Sewage released into England’s rivers and seas nearly 300,000 times last year

Campaigners criticise frequent use of storm overflows when parts of the country were in drought for monthsRaw sewage was discharged into rivers and seas almost 300,000 times last year after the driest spring for more than 100 years and the sunniest and warmest year on record in England.Water compani...

26/03/2026 11:49 The Guardian

Middle East crisis live: Trump criticises Nato allies and warns Iran must respond to ceasefire proposal ‘before it’s too late’

President complains that Nato has done ‘absolutely nothing’ to help US and repeats claim Iran is ‘begging’ for a deal to end the warAnalysis: Trump pitches peace plan but military buildups rarely veer to off-rampAn Iranian envoy has said South Korean ships can pass through the strait of Horm...

26/03/2026 11:28 The Guardian

Iran rejects US ceasefire plan and submits its own | First Thing

Iran’s foreign minister has said Tehran has ‘no intention of negotiating for now’. Plus, the AI users whose lives were wrecked by delusionDon’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.Iran dismissed a US ceasefire proposal on Wednesday and responded with its own negot...

26/03/2026 11:23 The Guardian

Two drone strikes on civilian targets kill 28 people in Sudan

Market in North Darfur and truck carrying civilians in North Kordofan hit as civil war approaches fourth yearAt least 28 civilians have been killed in two separate drone strikes in Sudan, according to health workers, as the country’s brutal civil war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Sup...

26/03/2026 10:24 The Guardian

Australian growth forecasts slashed as global economy faces inflation spike

OECD says the Middle East war will test the world’s resilience with Australia expected to suffer from higher rates and inflationFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe world economy is on the brink of a major inflationary...

26/03/2026 10:07 The Guardian

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