Rubio calls Russian drones over Poland 'unacceptable' but declines to say it was intentional

13/09/2025 18:42 The Guardian

Nato announces plans to beef up defense as Poland rejects Trump’s suggestion drones were sent by mistakeThe US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, on Saturday said the incursion of Russian drones into Polish airspace this week was unacceptable but that it remained unclear whether Russia had deliberately sent the drones into Polish territory. Nato announced plans to beef up the defense of Europe’s eastern flank on Friday, after Poland shot down the drones that had violated its airspace, the first known shots fired by a member of the western alliance during Russia’s war in Ukraine.“We think it’s an unacceptable and unfortunate and dangerous development,” Rubio told reporters before departing on a trip to Israel and Britain. Continue reading...

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Poland deploys planes due to threat of drone strikes in nearby Ukraine

‘Preventive operations’ included putting air defence systems on high alert and followed serious Russian incursion earlier in the weekPolish and allied aircraft have been deployed in a “preventive” operation in Poland’s airspace because of a threat of drone strikes in neighbouring areas of...

13/09/2025 17:47 The Guardian

Ukraine drone starts fire at one of Russia’s largest oil plants

Head of Bashkortostan region reports second drone shot down and minor damage to Bashneft’s Ufa refineryA Ukrainian drone has crashed into one of Russia’s largest oil-refining complexes, sparking a fire and causing minor damage, a Russian official has said.The complex, which belongs to Russian oi...

13/09/2025 17:15 The Guardian

Labor claims win in Kiama byelection with Katelin McInerney to replace convicted rapist Gareth Ward

Initial count has ALP candidate securing 60.6% of the two-party preferred vote over Liberal Serena CopleyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLabor has claimed victory in the New South Wales seat vacated by disgraced MP and convicted rapist Gareth Ward.The Kiama byelection was...

13/09/2025 11:47 The Guardian

Charlie Kirk’s US campus tour will continue despite his death, his widow says – US politics live

Erika Kirk said ‘my husband’s voice will remain’ despite his deathUS president Donald Trump issued a letter to Nato nations on Saturday, urging them to stop buying Russian oil and impose major sanctions on Russia to end its war in Ukraine.Posting on Truth Social on Saturday, Trump wrote regard...

13/09/2025 11:36 The Guardian

Starmer’s team has ‘gone into the bunker’ since cabinet reshuffle, says Labour MP – UK politics live

After Angela Rayner resigned and Peter Mandelson was sacked, Labour MPs have begun to ask whether Starmer could be challenged as PMThere has been a joke going around Labour MPs over the past week about three envelopes in Soviet Russia. “Whenever you run into trouble, open them in order,” the ins...

13/09/2025 08:41 The Guardian

Universities around the world cut ties with Israeli academia over Gaza war

Educational bodies from Europe to South America are boycotting Israeli institutions, though Universities UK said it did not support the actionA growing number of universities, academic institutions and scholarly bodies around the world are cutting links with Israeli academia amid claims that it is c...

13/09/2025 06:00 The Guardian

Victorian Liberals must unite or face ‘crisis’, president warns as moderates swat away challenge for power

Philip Davis pleads for rival groups to ‘kiss and make up’ after divisive campaign to replace himGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictorian Liberals shape up for ‘nastiest, most toxic’ state council in yearsThe president of the Victorian Liberals, Philip Davis, has...

13/09/2025 05:03 The Guardian

Can Keir survive? Inside the plot to bring down the prime minister

With his government mired in scandal, an operation to dethrone Starmer is now under wayThere has been a joke going around Labour MPs over the past week about three envelopes in Soviet Russia. “Whenever you run into trouble, open them in order,” the instructions go. Envelope one says: “Blame yo...

13/09/2025 05:00 The Guardian

UK workers wary of AI despite Starmer’s push to increase uptake, survey finds

Exclusive: A third of those polled do not tell bosses about use of tools and half think AI threatens the social structureIt is the work shortcut that dare not speak its name. A third of people do not tell their bosses about their use of AI tools amid fears their ability will be questioned if they do...

13/09/2025 05:00 The Guardian

Australia’s eSafety watchdog tells social media giants to shield kids from gruesome Kirk shooting footage

Commission asked platforms to apply content warnings to protect children or others who do not want to see US shootingGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s eSafety watchdog has asked social media companies to do more to guard children from seeing graphic footage of...

13/09/2025 04:00 The Guardian

Senators say US is complicit in Israel’s ethnic cleansing of Gaza

Democrats Chris Van Hollen and Jeff Merkley reach ‘inescapable conclusion’ after fact-finding trip to regionTwo Democratic senators claim they have reached the “inescapable conclusion” that Israel is acting on a systematic plan to destroy and ethnically cleanse Palestinians from Gaza to forc...

12/09/2025 20:25 The Guardian

Eight Florida officers fired and 11 disciplined for handling of murder case

Broward county found deputies failed to look into Mary Gingles’ domestic violence reports leading up to her killingA south Florida sheriff’s office has fired six more deputies and disciplined 11 others for their handling of the case of Mary Gingles, a woman who investigators say was murdered by...

12/09/2025 19:58 The Guardian

Prince Harry lays wreath to Ukrainian war dead on surprise visit to Kyiv

Duke says serving others has saved him as he announces support for veterans through his Invictus foundationPrince Harry laid a wreath at a flower and flag memorial to Ukraine’s war dead in Kyiv’s Maidan Square during a surprise visit to support the country in its fight against Russia, as well a...

12/09/2025 19:41 The Guardian

Keir Starmer warned ‘time running out’ to repair faltering leadership

After disastrous week, some MPs predict challenge against PM likely if local and Welsh elections go badly next MayKeir Starmer has been warned that time is running out to repair his faltering leadership, with Labour MPs beginning to ask whether he could be challenged as prime minister.After a disast...

12/09/2025 18:03 The Guardian

Nato announces more air support to defend Poland against future Russian incursions

France, Germany and Denmark to contribute fighter jets and other assets in mission also expected to involve UKFrance, Germany and Denmark will contribute fighter jets and other military assets to an enhanced defence of Poland against future Russian drone incursions, Nato leaders announced at a press...

12/09/2025 17:13 The Guardian

Nato to step up air defences immediately but Rutte refuses to say whether Russian drone incursion was intentional – as it happened

Poland’s prime minister praised Rutte and general Grynkewich for their ‘decisive and swift action’ and welcomed new Nato missionTusk also says the announcement with BAE Systems is “only a part of our cooperation with the UK.”He says he “received another message from prime minister Starme...

12/09/2025 16:57 The Guardian

‘We took the gloves off’: ex-IDF chief confirms Gaza casualties over 200,000

Retired general Herzi Halevi says ‘not once’ had legal advice constrained Israel’s military decisions in the stripA former Israeli army commander, Herzi Halevi, has confirmed that more than 200,000 Palestinians have been killed or injured in the war in Gaza, and that “not once” in the cour...

12/09/2025 16:20 The Guardian

Brazilians take to the streets to celebrate Bolsonaro conviction

Indigenous groups and other minorities praise verdict while US officials issue warnings of possible sanctions• Operation World Cup: the murder plot at the heart of Brazil’s trial of the century• Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years for plotting military coup in BrazilThousands of Brazilians have ta...

12/09/2025 14:54 The Guardian

Winds of up to 80mph and heavy rain set to batter parts of UK this weekend

Yellow weather warning issued from Sunday evening until 6pm on Monday for most of England and WalesWinds of up to 80mph are expected to batter parts of the UK this weekend along with heavy rain and thunderstorms, the Met Office has said.A yellow weather warning for wind has been issued from Sunday e...

12/09/2025 13:38 The Guardian

Europe’s cruel summer: Ursula von der Leyen faces an EU under pressure

European Commission president addresses a parliament reeling from Trump trade deal and escalations in Ukraine and GazaWhen Ursula von der Leyen arrived in the vast semi-circle debating chamber in the European parliament in Strasbourg, she greeted MEP leaders of some of Europe’s political groups wa...

12/09/2025 12:17 The Guardian

South Korea outraged at 300 workers treated as ‘prisoners of war’ in US raid

As Hyundai-LG workers fly home after visa ordeal, Koreans bristle at ‘humiliation’ and sense of betrayal by Seoul’s allyMore than 300 South Korean workers arrived at Incheon international airport on Friday afternoon, ending a week-long ordeal that began with the US Department of Homeland Secur...

12/09/2025 12:07 The Guardian

Hundreds of prison officers may have to leave UK after Labour’s visa rule change

Prison Officers’ Association says change in eligibility for skilled work visas is ‘disgraceful’ and ‘pandering to Reform’ Hundreds of foreign prison officers will lose their jobs and could be forced to return to their home countries at short notice because of a change in visa rules introdu...

12/09/2025 11:33 The Guardian

Digested week: Marsupial brings cheer in dark and dysfunctional days | Emma Brockes

It was left to a – albeit extinct – tiny relative of the kangaroo to offer some relief from the blizzard of major eventsWhere to start in a week so fraught with major events you could hardly draw breath for the news flashes? It started with Trump’s alleged contribution to Jeffrey Epstein’s ...

12/09/2025 11:04 The Guardian

Community groups warn against push to ‘rip up’ UK nuclear industry rules

Joint response by 25 bodies says proposals to speed up approval of new power plants weaken protection for public A coalition of civil society groups is warning of the dangers of cutting safety regulations as the government pushes to “rip up the rules” to accelerate the construction of new nuclea...

12/09/2025 11:00 The Guardian

Labour MPs will be despondent after Rayner and Mandelson departures, says cabinet minister – UK politics live

Scotland secretary Douglas Alexander said of Rayner’s departure that MPs ‘feel quite acutely that sense of loss’Poland’s Radosław Sikorski has met UK foreign secretary Yvette Cooper in Kyiv earlier this morning, the Polish ministry of foreign affairs confirmed.The pair talks about the situa...

12/09/2025 08:52 The Guardian

Britain is ‘a terrible place’ to sell medicines, says drug firm executive

Sanofi’s market access chief urges ministers to come up with a roadmap to raise spending on new treatmentsBusiness live – latest updatesNils Pratley: UK must heed Bell’s big pharma warningA senior pharmaceuticals executive has called on the government to come up with a “proper” roadmap for...

12/09/2025 08:43 The Guardian

Charlie Kirk’s killer still at large as video of suspect released – live

‘We cannot do our job without the public’s help,’ Utah’s governor said, adding the FBI had received more than 7,000 leads and tips so farCharlie Kirk, the far-right commentator and ally of Donald Trump, was killed on Wednesday doing what he was known for throughout his career – making ince...

12/09/2025 08:22 The Guardian

UK imposes 100 new sanctions targeting Russia’s revenues and military supplies

Electronics firms and ‘shadow fleet’ carrying oil among targets as UK foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper, travels to UkraineUK politics live – latest updatesThe UK government has implemented 100 new sanctions designed to hit Russia’s revenues and military supplies, including against its so-cal...

12/09/2025 07:43 The Guardian

Health ministers agree to new fertility sector accreditation regime – as it happened

This blog is now closedAustralia’s biggest gas project greenlit to 2070 with ‘partial’ protection for Indigenous rock artGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralians are dying from dementia more than any other disease, as advocates warn the number of people with the d...

12/09/2025 07:36 The Guardian

Business rates rise would put hundreds of big shops at risk, say UK retailers

Concern for ‘anchor tenants’ as trade body warns that stores could put up prices or cut jobs to protect profitsUp to 400 large shops are at risk of closure with as many as 100,000 jobs at risk if the government goes ahead with plans to hit stores with higher business rates, retailers have warned...

12/09/2025 06:00 The Guardian

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