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20/02/2025 03:00 The Guardian

Israel’s war has left many Lebanese people contemplating what once seemed unimaginable: is Hezbollah finished? Michael Safi reports from BeirutMichael Safi was in Lebanon in the summer, when it was on the brink of war between Israel and Hezbollah, the most powerful force in the country. Months later, in October, Israeli troops invaded Lebanon amid a wave of airstrikes and assassinations of top Hezbollah leaders and commanders.Michael returned this month and visited destroyed villages in southern Lebanon as civilians were returning to their homes. On the ground, it appeared the Israeli military had a political strategy too: splintering Lebanese society by driving a wedge between the community that traditionally supports Hezbollah and everybody else. Continue reading...

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Federal workers brace for more firings after judge lifts block on Trump administration job cuts – US politics live

Trump administration expected to continue its mass downsizing of the federal workforce amid warnings of unlawful terminations and a ‘monumental’ billMass firings could cause ‘monumental’ bill, say expertsOver in Ohio, Republican congressman Troy Balderson told constituents that he was concer...

21/02/2025 14:03 The Guardian

Keir Starmer urged to ramp up defence spending – UK politics live

This is ‘probably one of the most alarming times for Britain’s defence since the second world war’, says Lib Dem leader Ed Davey as he calls for more spendingThe Democratic Unionist Party has described Sinn Fein’s decision to boycott a visit to Washington DC on St Patrick’s Day as “short...

21/02/2025 13:59 The Guardian

US envoy to Ukraine reveals ‘extensive and positive’ talks with Zelenskyy – Europe live

Statement from Keith Kellogg comes a day after he cancelled their joint press conference in KyivA 51-year-old man has been sentenced to eight years in jail in Poland for preparing acts of diversion which the prosecutors found to be commissioned by Russia.The man, a Ukrainian citizen, was arrested in...

21/02/2025 13:37 The Guardian

Outcry as Trump withdraws support for research that mentions ‘climate’

US government stripping funds from domestic and overseas research amid warnings for health and public safetyThe Trump administration is stripping away support for scientific research in the US and overseas that contains a word it finds particularly inconvenient: “climate.”The US government is wi...

21/02/2025 12:00 The Guardian

BBC pulls Gaza documentary featuring child whose father was Hamas minister

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21/02/2025 11:25 The Guardian

International aid groups axe thousands of jobs in wake of Trump funding freeze

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21/02/2025 04:58 The Guardian

Bird flu spreads to third property as farmers warn Australia’s egg shortage could be prolonged

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21/02/2025 03:57 The Guardian

Elon Musk praises Doge efforts to cut federal workforce after judge ruling – as it happened

This blog is now closed.Donald Trump signed another round of executive orders onboard Air Force One last night, among them one aimed at ending federal benefits for people in the country illegally.The order seeks to end “all taxpayer-funded benefits for illegal aliens”, according to the White Hou...

21/02/2025 02:42 The Guardian

Antisemitism summit: John Howard says ‘God bless Sky News’ as Mark Dreyfus warns against partisanship | Weekly Beast

Sharri Markson defends News Corp after attorney general says antisemitism ‘must not be weaponised’. Plus: a sprinkling of Australian culture for the NYTFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast“God bless Sky News,” the f...

21/02/2025 00:57 The Guardian

Trump ‘very frustrated’ with Zelenskyy for allegedly failing to ‘take opportunity’ of US-brokered peace – as it happened

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20/02/2025 20:51 The Guardian

Stop criticising Trump and sign $500bn mineral deal, US official advises Kyiv

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20/02/2025 20:40 The Guardian

Vance poses immigration as ‘greatest threat’ to US and Europe in CPAC speech

Vice-president also reaffirmed the administration’s Ukraine stance at largest conservative voters conferenceJD Vance marked one month since the Trump administration returned to power on Thursday by again claiming uncontrolled immigration was “the greatest threat” to both Europe and the United...

20/02/2025 19:42 The Guardian

African history students awarded compensation after master’s axed

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20/02/2025 18:34 The Guardian

‘Russia has learned nothing’ over Ukraine war, says David Lammy – as it happened

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20/02/2025 18:09 The Guardian

Trump’s savage attack on Zelenskyy shaped by pro-Russian coterie

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20/02/2025 17:52 The Guardian

Lisa Nandy announces £270m fund for England’s ‘crumbling’ cultural infrastructure

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20/02/2025 17:22 The Guardian

‘One of the hardest days’ in Israel as Hamas hands over hostages’ bodies

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20/02/2025 17:19 The Guardian

Mexico will not stand US ‘invasion’ in fight against cartels, president says

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20/02/2025 16:42 The Guardian

Not-for-profit appears to own Reform UK despite Farage’s ‘democratisation’ pledge

Party had brought in a new constitution declaring its 200,000 members were now in controlUK politics live – latest updatesNigel Farage has declared he has handed over Reform UK to its 200,000 members, but the party now appears to be owned by a not-for-profit company controlled by its leader and ch...

20/02/2025 14:49 The Guardian

French foreign minister makes rules-based order plea to global south over Ukraine

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20/02/2025 13:02 The Guardian

First Thing: Trump calls Zelenskyy a dictator in unparalleled relations rift

Attack follows Ukrainian leader’s claim Trump is in a Russian ‘disinformation bubble’. Plus, first Egyptian pharaoh’s tomb uncovered since 1922Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.Donald Trump intensified his attacks on Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday, lab...

20/02/2025 11:45 The Guardian

Former Foreign Office head warns Reeves not to cut international aid

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20/02/2025 10:37 The Guardian

Trump’s dismantling of USAid raises risk of mpox global emergency, experts warn

As administration cuts off resources from African countries to contain outbreak, workers say ‘everybody’s lost’As the Trump administration dismantles the US Agency for International Development (USAid) and retreats from funding global public health efforts, mpox – formerly known as monkeypox...

20/02/2025 10:00 The Guardian

‘When has Russia ever kept its promises?’: Ukrainians furious over Trump’s plan to end war

People living abroad or who fled conflict fear that US president’s actions will further destabilise their countryTrump calls Zelenskyy a dictator amid fears of irreconcilable riftThey have wrestled with grief, anxiety at starting a new life and survivors’ guilt – and now Ukrainian exiles must...

20/02/2025 09:00 The Guardian

British firms among companies to have exported aircraft parts that reached Russia

Data shows aircraft parts from more than 100 western companies reached Russian aviation industry via IndiaBritish firms are among more than 100 western companies, including the aerospace giant Boeing, which have exported aircraft parts to India that reached Russia, according to customs data.Analysis...

20/02/2025 08:58 The Guardian

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