Putin visits Kursk region for first time since recapturing from Ukraine – as it happened

21/05/2025 10:10 The Guardian

This blog is closed, please follow developments in our europe blogFormer Ukrainian presidential aide reportedly shot dead in MadridThe Kremlin said on Wednesday that no decision had been made on a venue for Russia-Ukraine peace talks, responding to a question about whether they could be hosted by the Vatican, reports Reuters.US president Donald Trump said on Monday “it would be great” for Russia and Ukraine to hold ceasefire talks at the Vatican, saying it would add extra significance to the proceedings. Continue reading...

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Former Ukrainian presidential aide shot dead in Madrid – Europe live

Former politician Andriy Portnov advised the pro-Russian Viktor Yanukovych and had fled Ukraine in 2014For more background on Portnov, here is his profile as drafted by the US Treasury in 2021, when he was sanctioned on the International Anti-Corruption Day, no less.Andriy Portnov (Portnov), the for...

21/05/2025 15:21 The Guardian

Israel-Gaza war live: more than 80 killed in latest strikes as aid deliveries condemned as ‘ridiculously inadequate’

Doctors Without Borders says deliveries are just ‘a smokescreen to pretend the siege is over’Israel still blocking aid for Gaza despite promise to lift siege, says UNReuters has spoken to Mahmoud al-Haw at one of the soup kitchens in Gaza. The father-of-four says he has been regularly waiting in...

21/05/2025 15:14 The Guardian

More adoptions likely to fail in England amid funding cuts, warn charities

Adoption UK says families at breaking point and cuts to support fund are ‘morally and economically nonsensical’A growing number of adopted children are at risk of returning to the care system as funding cuts and lack of support pushes England’s families into crisis, charities have warned.Adopt...

21/05/2025 15:11 The Guardian

European unity against Putin in peril if Trump moves to ease sanctions

EU’s hopes of US increasing pressure on Kremlin have been dashed, and Hungary could yet make situation worseEuropean leaders – who have promised to impose “massive” new sanctions on Russia after Vladimir Putin’s rejection of a ceasefire in Ukraine – face the prospect of having to introdu...

21/05/2025 14:37 The Guardian

Target sales fall sharply in first quarter as customers worry about tariffs

Retailer warns sales will slip for all of 2025 as customers pull back spending amid fears over tariffs and economySales at Target fell more than expected in the first quarter, and the retailer warned they will slip for all of 2025 year as its customers, worried over the impact of tariffs and the eco...

21/05/2025 14:10 The Guardian

Former Ukrainian politician shot dead outside Madrid school

Andriy Portnov, ex-aide to pro-Russia former president, was dropping off children when he was targeted by gunmenUnidentified gunmen have shot and killed a former Ukrainian politician, Andriy Portnov, outside a school in an upmarket suburb of Madrid.The killing of Portnov, who had worked as a senior...

21/05/2025 12:49 The Guardian

China ‘seriously concerned’ over Trump’s Golden Dome defense system – live

Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said Trump’s project carries ‘strong offensive implications’ and heightens risks of space militarization and arms raceDemocratic US representative Gerry Connolly has died, his family said in a statement posted to his account on X this morning following the...

21/05/2025 12:39 The Guardian

Hamburg Ballet dancers accuse artistic director of creating ‘toxic environment’ – reports

More than half of troupe’s dancers write to minister criticising Demis Volpi and five soloists resignEurope live – latest updatesBallet dancers at a top German company have reportedly written an excoriating critique of their new artistic director, accusing him of creating a “toxic work environ...

21/05/2025 11:31 The Guardian

Israel ‘very close’ to committing war crimes, says its former PM | First Thing

Ehud Olmert’s statement comes as UN says Israel still blocking aid to Gaza. Plus, almost half a billion young people ‘will be obese or overweight by 2030’Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.A former Israeli prime minister, Ehud Olmert, has said that what Isr...

21/05/2025 11:15 The Guardian

Blow to UK’s 2030 clean energy targets as SSE cuts spending on renewables

Danish developer shrinks five-year investment plans by £3bn blaming policy and planning delaysOne of the UK’s biggest energy developers will cut its planned spending on new renewables projects in a blow to the government’s 2030 clean power targets.SSE warned that it would be unlikely to meet it...

21/05/2025 10:58 The Guardian

Australia news live: almost 50,000 people isolated after one-in-500-year floods in NSW; Sydney rail commuters warned of continued delays

Conditions are expected to persist into the rest of the day, with 150 to 200mm of rainfall predicted in the mid-north coast. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPeople trapped by flooding as river rise breaks recordIntense falls and major flooding hav...

21/05/2025 08:58 The Guardian

Sydney trains delays: Minns warns commuters to brace for long waits as city battles second evening of disruptions

NSW premier Chris Minns says service not ‘good enough’ as delays continue on Wednesday after high-voltage wire fell on train, crippling networkAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales premier has called for an inde...

21/05/2025 07:17 The Guardian

Wednesday briefing: How Labour is handling the fallout from the equality act ruling

In today’s newsletter: The government has cancelled its women’s conference, citing legal uncertainty after the supreme court ruling. As the EHRC delays full guidance, frustration and confusion growGood morning.The Labour party is to cancel its national women’s conference while it wait...

21/05/2025 05:40 The Guardian

NSW floods: residents stranded ‘awaiting rescue since 1am’ in Taree as unprecedented flooding hits NSW mid-north coast

Residents describe anxious waits for rescue as unprecedented levels of flooding strikes the Manning riverAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore than 48,800 people and 23,200 dwellings are isolated by record flood waters on the mid-...

21/05/2025 05:34 The Guardian

US chip export controls are a ‘failure’ because they spur Chinese development, Nvidia boss says

Comments from Jensen Huang come as Beijing accuses the US of ‘bullying and protectionism’ US chip exports controls have been a “failure”, the head of Nvidia, Jensen Huang, told a tech forum on Wednesday, as the Chinese government separately slammed US warnings to other countries against usin...

21/05/2025 05:25 The Guardian

EU’s ‘chocolate crisis’ worsened by climate breakdown, researchers warn

Cocoa one of six commodities vulnerable to environmental threats in ‘extremely worrying picture’ for food resilienceClimate breakdown and wildlife loss are deepening the EU’s “chocolate crisis”, a report has argued, with cocoa one of six key commodities to come mostly from countries vulner...

21/05/2025 05:00 The Guardian

Pacific must not become a ‘military zone’ amid rise of China, New Zealand’s deputy PM warns

In an interview with the Guardian, Winston Peters says the world faces the ‘most uncertain time’ in 80 years ahead of talks with Australia's foreign ministerThe Pacific must be protected from becoming a military zone amid China’s growing push for influence in the region, New Zealand’s top di...

21/05/2025 00:03 The Guardian

Watchdog urges Scotland to take action after repeatedly missing climate targets

Climate Change Committee says original goal of a 75% emissions cut by 2030 will now be delayed by up to six yearsThe UK’s climate watchdog has warned that Scotland needs to take “immediate action at pace and scale” to cut its emissions after ministers axed a series of policy pledges.The Climat...

20/05/2025 23:01 The Guardian

‘Plenty of time’ to solve climate crisis, interior secretary tells representatives

Burgum defends Trump budget slashing green funds, saying AI and Iran pose bigger threats than warmingThe US has “plenty of time” to solve the climate crisis,” the interior secretary, Doug Burgum, told a House committee on Tuesday.The comment came on his first of two days of testimony to House...

20/05/2025 18:25 The Guardian

EU to lift economic sanctions on Syria to aid recovery of war-torn country

Move comes one week after Trump announced all US sanctions on Syria would be liftedThe EU has agreed to lift economic sanctions on Syria in an effort to help the war-torn country recover after the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime.After the decision by EU foreign ministers on Tuesday, the EU’s ch...

20/05/2025 18:05 The Guardian

Israel says ‘external pressure will not divert’ it after UK pauses trade talks – Israel-Gaza war live

Israel foreign ministry spokesperson accuses Britain of ‘anti-Israel obsession’ after UK pauses trade talks over blockade of GazaPhilippe Lazzarini, the commissioner-general of Unrwa, the UN agency that supports Palestinian refugees, has been speaking to Euronews.He said US President Donald Trum...

20/05/2025 17:31 The Guardian

Girl, 11, who drowned at water park was unlawfully killed, coroner finds

Kyra Hill died after getting into difficulties in lake in Berkshire, where there were no signs to warn of deep waterAn 11-year-old girl who drowned during a birthday party at a water park was a “beautiful, beaming beacon of light”, her father told an inquest where a coroner found she was unlawfu...

20/05/2025 16:04 The Guardian

Senators question Paramount over efforts to settle Trump lawsuit

Warren, Wyden and Sanders push for information to determine if media company violated federal bribery statuteDemocratic US senators Elizabeth Warren and Ron Wyden, along with their liberal colleague Bernie Sanders, are pushing for information on Paramount’s efforts to settle a lawsuit filed by Don...

20/05/2025 15:27 The Guardian

Senior Liberals fear Coalition split may damage party for years but others see silver lining

Reforming with Nationals could be very difficult once deep policy divergences set in and are openly debated, MPs sayAustralia news live: latest politics updatesWhat does the Nationals’ split from the Coalition mean for Australian politics? – Full Story podcastGet our breaking news email, free ap...

20/05/2025 15:00 The Guardian

Zelenskyy says Russia ‘trying to buy time to continue war’ – as it happened

Ukrainian president posts on social media after Putin refuses to agree to a ceasefire in phone call with Trump. This live blog is closedThe European Union has adopted new sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine, focusing on Moscow’s “shadow fleet” of oil tankers, human rights violatio...

20/05/2025 14:47 The Guardian

Kash Patel scraps FBI unit monitoring surveillance rules compliance

Bureau’s office of internal auditing was set up to uncover misuses of Fisa surveillance during Trump’s first termUS politics live – latest updatesThe FBI director, Kash Patel, has scrapped a watchdog team set up to scrutinise a warrantless surveillance law he previously claimed was being abuse...

20/05/2025 14:35 The Guardian

Greggs sales pick up as its mac and cheese goes viral

Bakery helped by new products including iced tea and pizza boxes after raising prices earlier this yearBusiness live – latest updatesSales at Greggs have picked up after the UK’s biggest bakery chain branched out into iced drinks, pizza boxes and a macaroni cheese that has gone viral on social m...

20/05/2025 13:36 The Guardian

Three men on trial in Germany accused of Russian sabotage plot

German-Russian dual citizens allegedly spied for Kremlin and planned bomb attacks on buildings and infrastructureWar in Ukraine – live updatesThree German-Russian dual citizens have gone on trial in Munich accused of spying on behalf of the Kremlin and planning attacks on critical military infrast...

20/05/2025 12:20 The Guardian

Sydney commuters warned of ‘knock-on effects’ after high-voltage wire falls on train causing major delays

Passengers freed from train entangled in wiring at Strathfield as incident causes significant delays to T1, T2, T3 and T8 linesAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSydney commuters have been warned there could be “knock-on effects...

20/05/2025 11:14 The Guardian

Second person charged over fires at Keir Starmer-linked properties

Man, 26, was arrested at Luton airport on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger lifeA second person who has been charged over fires at two properties and a car linked to Keir Starmer has been denied bail.Stanislav Carpiuc, 26, a Romanian national who was born in Ukraine, is...

20/05/2025 11:12 The Guardian

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