NSW flash flooding and weather warnings: intense rain leads to evacuation orders, school closures and rescues

20/05/2025 03:07 The Guardian

Mid-north coast and Hunter region cops barrage of extreme weather, with more than 30 schools closed and people in Taree advised to take shelter Australia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPersistent and heavy rain has caused flash flooding in New South Wales, with emergency services responding to more than 2,000 calls and assisting with evacuations.Much of NSW’s mid-north coast and Hunter region has copped the barrage, with 22 flood rescues performed overnight.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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Canva billionaire Cameron Adams and wife Lisa Miller join Bill Gates pledge to give away wealth

Couple promise to dedicate majority of their money to tackling environmental issues via The Giving PledgeAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCanva co-founder Cameron Adams and his wife, Lisa Miller, have joined a pledge taken by the...

20/05/2025 01:41 The Guardian

At least 50 Venezuelans sent to El Salvador prison entered US legally, report finds – as it happened

This blog has now closed. You can read more of our US politics coverage hereFull report: at least 50 migrants sent to El Salvador prison entered US legally, report findsJD Vance extended an invitation to Pope Leo XIV to visit the United States during a meeting at the Vatican on Monday ahead of a flu...

20/05/2025 01:40 The Guardian

At least 50 migrants sent to El Salvador prison entered US legally, report finds

Cato analysis goes against Trump administration’s claim that only undocumented people were deported to CecotUS politics live – latest updatesAt least 50 Venezuelan men sent by the Trump administration to a prison in El Salvador had entered the United States legally, according to a review by the...

19/05/2025 23:12 The Guardian

Bees face new threats from wars, street lights and microplastics, scientists warn

University of Reading report says conflicts including war in Ukraine among 12 most pressing threats to pollinatorWar zones, microplastics and street lights are among the emerging threats to the bee population, according to scientists.Bee experts have drawn up a list of the 12 most pressing threats t...

19/05/2025 23:01 The Guardian

Trump and Putin hold phone call but Kremlin refuses Ukraine ceasefire

Trump describes call as ‘excellent,’ despite Putin’s lack of support for ceasefire that US said was primary objectiveVladimir Putin and Donald Trump have held a rare phone call, which the US leader described as “excellent”, but the Kremlin refused to agree to a ceasefire in the war with Uk...

19/05/2025 22:33 The Guardian

Australia news live: evacuation warnings as NSW flood waters rise; man in his 20s shot dead in Sydney’s south-west

Intense rainfall and damaging winds predicted in NSW’s mid-north coast and Hunter regions. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLiberals question role of advocacy group AdvanceWe have an exclusive story this morning about the bitter aftermath within...

19/05/2025 22:29 The Guardian

JP Morgan chief warns of ‘complacency’ as markets look past credit downgrade

Jamie Dimon says possibility of stagflation far higher than investors realize as markets shake off Moody’s triple-A cutJP Morgan’s chief executive, Jamie Dimon, warned on Monday that investors were being too complacent as markets shook off news that the US has lost its last triple-A credit ratin...

19/05/2025 20:38 The Guardian

UK, France and Canada threaten action if Israel’s offensive continues as first aid crosses into Gaza in weeks – Israel-Gaza war live

Joint statement warns of ‘concrete action’ over Israel’s latest Gaza offensive; nine trucks allowed through but UN aid chief, Tom Fletcher, says significantly more are neededIn a post on X, the IDF’s Arabic spokesperson Avichay Adraee has told residents living in southern Gaza’s Khan Youni...

19/05/2025 19:08 The Guardian

Netanyahu vows to ‘take control’ of Gaza as UK, France and Canada threaten action against Israel

Key allies call escalation ‘egregious’ and promise ‘concrete’ response if Israel does not end renewed offensive and allow aid into stripBenjamin Netanyahu has vowed that Israel will “take control” of all of Gaza, as three key allies attacked his “egregious” escalation of the military...

19/05/2025 19:08 The Guardian

Microsoft employee interrupts CEO’s keynote with pro-Palestinian protest

Protester is engineer who worked on Azure software, which enabled Israeli surveillance of PalestiniansA Microsoft employee disrupted a keynote speech by the company’s chief executive with a pro-Palestinian protest at the company’s annual developer conference on Monday.Joe Lopez, a Microsoft firm...

19/05/2025 18:27 The Guardian

Amnesty International vows to continue its work after Russia ban

Rights group declared ‘undesirable organisation’ amid Kremlin crackdown on critics, journalists and activistsAmnesty International has said it will not halt its work after Russia declared the rights group an “undesirable organisation”, in effect banning its operations in the country and expo...

19/05/2025 18:11 The Guardian

Advance director says ‘bed-wetting anonymous Liberals’ trying to blame others after bitter election defeat

Exclusive: Senior Liberal sources question rightwing advocacy group’s impact – and ongoing role – after Labor landslideAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSeveral senior Liberal sources have questioned the impact of Advance Aus...

19/05/2025 15:00 The Guardian

Biden says thanks for ‘love and support’ after prostate cancer diagnosis

Former president says: ‘Cancer touches us all … Jill and I have learned that we are strongest in the broken places’US politics live – latest updatesJoe Biden made his first public remarks on Monday morning about his cancer diagnosis, an aggressive form of prostate cancer that has spread to h...

19/05/2025 14:30 The Guardian

Alarm over defence agreement giving US ‘unhindered access’ to Danish airbases

Deal would allow US to carry out military activities in and from Denmark, giving them powers over Danish civiliansWhen Copenhagen signed a new defence agreement giving the US “unhindered access” to Danish airbases in December 2023, the idea of granting sweeping powers to US forces on Danish soil...

19/05/2025 14:23 The Guardian

Trump’s tax cut bill advances in rare weekend vote but right seeks more changes

Republicans passed tax cut and border security package out of key House committee in Sunday voteUS politics live – latest updatesHouse Republicans advanced Donald Trump’s tax cut and spending package out of a key committee during a rare Sunday night vote, after reaching a compromise with conserv...

19/05/2025 13:51 The Guardian

At least £64bn of property in England and Wales hidden behind opaque trusts

Campaigners say secretive ownership structures are becoming the ‘go-to vehicle for kleptocrats’The owners of nearly a quarter of a million properties in England and Wales worth a combined £64bn are hidden behind opaque trusts, according to research that prompts concern that such structures are...

19/05/2025 13:50 The Guardian

Eurozone growth forecasts cut amid uncertainty over Trump trade war

Tariffs impact demands ‘considerable downgrade’, to 0.9% this year and 1.4% in 2026, says European CommissionBusiness live – latest updatesThe European Commission has cut its growth forecasts for the eurozone this year and next as a result of uncertainty caused by Donald Trump’s tariff wars....

19/05/2025 13:42 The Guardian

Poland’s presidential candidates seek to broaden appeal on campaign trail after nail-biting first round vote – as it happened

This blog is now closed, you can read our report hereAshifa Kassam and Jakub Krupa in WarsawThe next two weeks will “decide the future of Poland”, its prime minister, Donald Tusk, has warned last night, as the country prepares for a presidential runoff vote on 1 June after a nail-bitingly close...

19/05/2025 12:22 The Guardian

Energy bills in Great Britain could fall this summer but ‘crisis not over’

Ofgem price cap on gas and electricity likely to drop by £129 to £1,720 a year, says consultancy Cornwall InsightBusiness live – latest updatesHousehold energy bills could drop this summer but experts have warned that “the crisis is not over” for households and manufacturers struggling to af...

19/05/2025 12:19 The Guardian

Donald Tusk: next two weeks will ‘decide future of Poland’

Prime minister issues warning after closer than anticipated first round forces presidential runoff vote on 1 JuneThe next two weeks will “decide the future of Poland”, its prime minister, Donald Tusk, has warned, as the country prepares for a presidential runoff vote on 1 June after a nail-bitin...

19/05/2025 11:46 The Guardian

Romania election: EU breathes sigh of relief after Dan defeats far-right, pro-Russia rival

Nicuşor Dan begins process of forming a government after beating George Simion, an ultranationalist who wants to halt Ukraine supportEurope live – latest updatesThe centrist mayor of Bucharest, Nicuşor Dan, has begun sounding out Romania’s political parties over forming a new majority governme...

19/05/2025 11:36 The Guardian

Village where Israelis and Palestinians live together to promote peace faces planned tax on funds

Unique community in Israel appeals to UK for support after Knesset’s proposed 80% tax on its fundingAn Israeli village where Jews and Palestinians live together to promote peace is in danger of losing vital overseas funding following Israeli government proposals to impose an 80% tax on foreign don...

19/05/2025 10:09 The Guardian

Nam Le wins book of the year at NSW Literary awards for ‘passionate and bold’ depiction of Vietnamese diaspora

Author of 36 Ways of Writing a Vietnamese Poem says of his work about war, family and racism: ‘I’ve basically been writing it my whole life’Get our weekend culture and lifestyle emailMore than a decade after attracting international acclaim for his debut The Boat, Nam Le has won book of the ye...

19/05/2025 10:00 The Guardian

First Thing: Biden diagnosed with ‘aggressive’ prostate cancer, office says

The former president’s family is reviewing treatment options. Plus, record number of attacks on healthcare workers in 2024Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, which has spread to his bones, and the former preside...

19/05/2025 09:56 The Guardian

Workers at top US consumer watchdog sound warning as Trump bids to gut agency

Staff tell Guardian ripped-off Americans will have ‘nowhere to turn’ if Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is undoneDonald Trump’s bid to gut the top US consumer watchdog has left the agency unable to protect consumers amid mounting fears of recession, according to workers.For months the Tru...

19/05/2025 09:00 The Guardian

Reports of breakthrough in EU-UK talks before key summit in London – UK politics live

Agreement would mark a symbolic step in turning the page on BrexitAs we have been reporting, the “core details” of a reset deal between the UK and EU were agreed in the early hours, though the final touches appear to still be being worked out.The deal covers areas such as defence, trade, fishing...

19/05/2025 06:51 The Guardian

Monday briefing: Reports of late-night breakthrough in landmark UK-EU reset deal

In today’s newsletter: After pacts with the US and India, the PM meets European leaders in No 10 today – but his political opponents are already branding the deal a ‘surrender’Good morning. Today, Keir Starmer will meet with EU leaders at a crucial Downing Street summit. On Saturday a press...

19/05/2025 06:01 The Guardian

Flash flood and severe weather warnings for NSW as Sydney hit by heavy rain

Flood watches for several rivers in Hunter region, with damaging surf conditions from Sydney to north of Newcastle predicted to erode coastlineAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSydneysiders are being warned to plan their travel, wi...

19/05/2025 05:49 The Guardian

Mushroom trial live: witnesses to continue giving evidence on day 14 of Erin Patterson murder trial

Australian woman, 50, faces three murder charges and one charge of attempted murder over lethal mushroom lunch. Follow live updatesThe prosecutor, Jane Warren, turns to questioning about the website iNaturalist. McKenzie says she has a profile on the website she describes as a “citizen science...

19/05/2025 01:40 The Guardian

News live: Zelenskyy urges Australia to put more sanctions on Russia

Albanese thanks Ukrainian leader for assistance on Oscar Jenkins. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFlood watches in place for rivers in Hunter and mid-north coastDue to the prolonged period of wet weather for New South Wales – with rain expected...

19/05/2025 00:19 The Guardian

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