S&P 500 falls more than 10% below recent high as markets rattled by Trump

13/03/2025 22:10 The Guardian

Key US stock index slides into correction territory as president’s trade wars cause Wall Street volatilityThe S&P 500, a key US stock market index, closed in correction territory on Thursday as the volatility of Donald Trump’s trade wars rattled investors.The index closed more than 10% down from its 19 February peak as Wall Street approaches the end of a second week of pressure. Continue reading...

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Zelenskyy warns Putin will manipulate Ukraine ceasefire plan to make ‘reasonable solutions impossible’ – Europe live

Ukraine president accuses Russian president of pretending to accept proposal before rejecting it laterDanish foreign minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen rejected US president Donald Trump’s latest remarks about annexing Greenland, saying the Danish autonomous island could not be taken over by another c...

14/03/2025 10:14 The Guardian

Reeves defends welfare cuts plan after report that over half of cabinet are unhappy – UK politics live

Chancellor says current welfare system ‘is not working for anyone’ after reports of unease within the Labour cabinet Prisons in England and Wales are forecast to run out of space again in early 2026 as years of government efforts have failed to create the extra capacity needed, MPs have warned.A...

14/03/2025 09:58 The Guardian

Schumer decision to vote for Republican funding bill a ‘huge slap in the face’, says AOC - US politics live

Senate working to avert partial government shutdown before midnight deadlineThe Kremlin said on Friday that Russian president Vladimir Putin had sent president Donald Trump a message about his proposal for a ceasefire in Ukraine via Trump’s special envoy and that there were grounds for “cautious...

14/03/2025 09:55 The Guardian

Tesla tells US government Trump trade war could ‘harm’ EV companies

Letter from Elon Musk’s firm to US trade representative warns of ‘downstream impacts’ of tit-for-tat tariffsBusiness live – latest updatesElon Musk’s Tesla has warned that Donald Trump’s trade war could expose the electric carmaker to retaliatory tariffs that would also affect other auto...

14/03/2025 09:08 The Guardian

Richest farmers in England may lose sustainability funding in Defra review

Exclusive: Officials explore restricting incentive to allocate greater funds to farms with less money and more natureThe richest farmers will not be able to apply for post-Brexit nature funding under plans for England being considered by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)...

14/03/2025 07:00 The Guardian

Hot weather weekend in eastern Australia before cold front hits, BoM says

Adelaide set for high of 39C and Melbourne 36C on Saturday, while Sydney expects 36C on Sunday, bureau forecasts• Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates• Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSydney, Melbourne and Adelaide will bake this weekend as temperatur...

14/03/2025 06:42 The Guardian

Jonathan Powell: the veteran negotiator being lauded over US-Ukraine detente

Insiders say UK national security adviser avoids limelight, but it found the ‘calm operator’ this weekIn the topsy-turvy world in which Keir Starmer and his aides operate, the US putting the onus on Russia to agree to a truce with Ukraine marked a significant victory.The proposed 30-day ceasefi...

14/03/2025 06:00 The Guardian

Ed Davey calls on Keir Starmer to back Canada against Trump attacks

Lib Dem leader says PM should make public show of support for ally against ‘shocking attacks’ on its sovereigntyThe leader of the UK’s Liberal Democrats has called on the prime minister to publicly support Canada and oppose the “shocking attacks” on Canadian sovereignty, as the Trump admin...

14/03/2025 06:00 The Guardian

Australia news live: Dutton rejects reciprocal tariffs in response to Trump’s trade war; Shorten accuses US leader of treating free world as ‘reality show’

Follow live updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastKevin Hogan says Australia should use more of its “leverage points” to negotiate an exemption from the Trump administration’s trade tariffs.The Coalition MP has been speaking on ABC Radio National Breakfast, a few da...

14/03/2025 05:14 The Guardian

Has Trump broken the US economy? – podcast

This week, Jonathan Freedland speaks to Heather Boushey, an economist and former adviser to Joe Biden, about what Donald Trump’s long game is with his trade war, and how voters will view his handling of the economy should there be a ‘Trumpcession’Send your questions and feedback to politicswee...

14/03/2025 05:00 The Guardian

Putin questions Ukraine ceasefire plan and sets out string of conditions

Zelenskyy says Russia is ‘manipulative’ and seeking to extend the war while Trump says he is ‘ready to call’ PutinVladimir Putin has said he has many questions about the proposed US-brokered ceasefire with Ukraine and appeared to set out a series of sweeping conditions that would need to be...

13/03/2025 23:34 The Guardian

Trump says he hopes Russia will do ‘right thing’ – as it happened

This live coverage has ended, thank you for following along. You can find all of the latest Ukraine news here.Suspilne, Ukraine's state broadcaster, reports that Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Chernihiv, Odesa, and partially occupied Zaporizhzhia were the Ukrainian regions that suffered overni...

13/03/2025 23:06 The Guardian

Wes Streeting’s ‘high-stakes’ abolition of NHS England will cut 10,000 jobs

Changes proposed by health secretary predicted to save as much as £500m but could be distraction for ministersWes Streeting has ordered a “high-stakes” reorganisation of the NHS that will scrap 10,000 jobs in an attempt to free up cash for frontline care.Experts warned that the move to abolish...

13/03/2025 19:01 The Guardian

Donald Trump threatens 200% tariff on EU wine and champagne

US president says levy on alcohol imports would be retaliation for ‘nasty’ 50% tariff imposed on bourbon whiskeyUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump has threatened a 200% tariff on wine and champagne from European Union countries, in the latest threat of escalation in the global trade...

13/03/2025 18:18 The Guardian

Destruction of Ukraine dam caused ‘toxic timebomb’ of heavy metals, study finds

Researchers say environmental impact from Kakhovka dam explosion comparable to Chornobyl nuclear disasterThe destruction of a large Ukrainian dam in 2023 triggered a “toxic timebomb” of environmental harm, a study has found.Lakebed sediments holding 83,000 tonnes of heavy metals were exposed whe...

13/03/2025 18:00 The Guardian

Environmental groups sound new alarm as fossil fuel lobby pushes for immunity

Nearly 200 groups urge Congress to reject fossil fuel industry immunity efforts, fearing long-term damage to climate lawsuitsNever miss global breaking news. Download our free app to keep up with key stories in real time.As fossil fuel interests attack climate accountability litigation, environmenta...

13/03/2025 17:06 The Guardian

Azerbaijan and Armenia strike deal to end decades-long conflict

Caucasus neighbours agree final two terms of draft peace treaty over disputed Nagorno-Karabakh regionAzerbaijan and Armenia have successfully wrapped up peace talks aimed at resolving their decades-long conflict.The foreign ministries of the Caucasus neighbours say a peace treaty has been agreed in...

13/03/2025 16:45 The Guardian

Israeli attacks on Gaza maternity wards and IVF clinic ‘genocidal acts’, says UN

Israeli forces have used sexual violence as weapon to ‘dominate and destroy’ Palestinian people, report also saysIsrael’s systemic attacks on women’s healthcare in Gaza amount to “genocidal acts”, and Israeli security forces have used sexual violence as a weapon of war to “dominate and...

13/03/2025 16:27 The Guardian

Ireland could lose pharma tax to US after Trump accusations, experts warn

Predictions that US firms could retain manufacturing plants in Ireland but move profits back to AmericaUS pharmaceutical companies based in Ireland are more likely to shift profits back to the US than close manufacturing plants after Donald Trump accused Ireland of stealing American tax and jobs, ex...

13/03/2025 16:18 The Guardian

‘It’s a massive frustration’: UK steelmakers squeezed by Trump tariff turbulence

Britain in middle as some of US’s trading partners retaliate while others want ‘pragmatic’ route in hope levies are easedSailors crossing the Atlantic in March are used to dealing with rough seas. But when two shipments of steel from Marcegaglia Stainless Sheffield were slowed up in crossing t...

13/03/2025 14:54 The Guardian

Trump threatens 200% retaliatory tariffs on European wines and other alcohol – US politics live

US president aims latest trade war salvo at Europe, threatening its alcohol industry after the EU imposed levies on American whiskey on WednesdayDonald Trump threatens 200% tariff on EU wine and champagneLuxury Italian sports car manufacturer Ferrari says it is ready for countermeasures if US Presid...

13/03/2025 14:40 The Guardian

Australian meat could be next on the menu for Trump’s ‘bonkers’ tariffs

Farmers sweat as they await word on whether Donald Trump will extend tariffs to $6.2bn in meat exportsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian farmers are anxiously waiting to hear whether $6.2bn in meat exports will...

13/03/2025 14:00 The Guardian

California atmospheric river threatens flooding in areas still reeling from fires

Parts of Los Angeles hit by January blazes under evacuation warnings as west coast braces for heavy rain and snowThe US west coast is facing an atmospheric river event threatening flooding and power outages due to heavy rain and snow, with more than 20 million people in southern California under flo...

13/03/2025 12:55 The Guardian

Ukrainian soldier praised for saving life of stabbing victim in Venice

Yanis Tereshchenko says he was carrying an emergency first-aid kit and drew on war experience to interveneA Ukrainian soldier has been praised for saving the life of a stabbing victim during a trip to Venice.Yanis Tereshchenko, a 32-year-old teacher who enlisted in the Ukrainian army’s third assau...

13/03/2025 12:14 The Guardian

Pete Hegseth to overhaul US military lawyers in effort to relax rules of war

The defense secretary has empowered his lawyer Tim Parlatore to remake the judge advocate general’s corpsThe US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, is expected in the coming weeks to start a sweeping overhaul of the judge advocate general’s corps as part of an effort to make the US military less re...

13/03/2025 10:00 The Guardian

Trump administration has ‘deep-seated’ belief in tariffs, says Kevin Rudd

Australia’s ambassador to the US tells ABC’s 7.30 that he has ‘thrown everything’ at trying to get an exemption to leviesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastKevin Rudd, Australia’s ambassador to the US, has vowed to keep fighting for a tariff carve out, but warned th...

13/03/2025 09:53 The Guardian

Teacher vacancy rates at record high in England, report finds

NFER says pupil behaviour, stagnant pay and inflexible working practices contributing to exodus from workforceTeachers in England are abandoning the classroom over worsening pupil behaviour, stagnant pay and inflexible working practices, leaving vacancies at their highest rate on record, according t...

13/03/2025 06:00 The Guardian

Atmospheric river to wallop California as study finds storms getting worse

Thunderstorms and high winds forecast for San Francisco Bay while southern California under flood watchA powerful atmospheric river storm was set to wallop California on Wednesday evening, drenching large swaths of the state with rain and bringing several feet of snow to the mountains – the latest...

13/03/2025 00:13 The Guardian

US envoy to visit Moscow amid ceasefire talks – as it happened

This blog is closedTrump hints at financial repercussions if Russia rejects Ukraine ceasefireFrench European Affairs minister, Benjamin Haddad, said the European Union could go further in its response to US tariffs, though a trade war was in no-one’s interest, Reuters reported.“We have the means...

12/03/2025 23:10 The Guardian

Police question Russian master of ship that hit tanker in North Sea

Man, 59, held on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter over crash, with crew member feared dead Police have been questioning the Russian master of a container ship over the North Sea collision, with salvors planning to board the second stricken vessel to assess the damage.The 59-year-old marine...

12/03/2025 23:08 The Guardian

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Zelensky Does Not. 13/03 20:02 - NATO's 'Trump whisperer' treads carefully on Greenland and defense 13/03 19:55 - Putin casts doubt on U.S. ceasefire proposal, sets tough conditions 13/03 19:46 - US nuclear weapons in Poland would be deterrent for Russia, Polish president tells BBC 13/03 19:29 - Here’s what Russia has demanded to end its war in Ukraine 13/03 19:24 - 'Putin is clearly not interested in stopping the war on any terms other than Ukraine's capitulation' 13/03 19:01 - Wes Streeting’s ‘high-stakes’ abolition of NHS England will cut 10,000 jobs 13/03 18:46 - 'Wake-up call': Measles cases double to highest level in nearly three decades 13/03 18:38 - America and the EU are drifting apart – Moscow is watching 13/03 18:38 - 'Profitable today, unprofitable tomorrow'?: Businesses wary of long-term projects amid trade war 13/03 18:32 - Russia’s Putin backs idea of Ukraine ceasefire, but voices doubts 13/03 18:32 - Russia’s Putin backs idea of Ukraine ceasefire, but voices doubts 13/03 18:25 - News24 | Putin backs US ceasefire idea for Ukraine, but says details need to be sorted out 13/03 18:18 - Donald Trump threatens 200% tariff on EU wine and champagne 13/03 18:00 - Destruction of Ukraine dam caused ‘toxic timebomb’ of heavy metals, study finds 13/03 17:50 - Europe pushes for greater role in Ukraine talks, postwar security 13/03 17:39 - Putin says he is open to Ukraine ceasefire, but with conditions 13/03 17:39 - Putin says he is open to Ukraine ceasefire, but with conditions 13/03 17:27 - Poland demands EU’s help militarizing its borders 13/03 17:13 - Ukraine war in maps: How control has shifted in three years 13/03 17:06 - Environmental groups sound new alarm as fossil fuel lobby pushes for immunity 13/03 16:53 - Putin says he supports ‘idea’ of Ukraine ceasefire, but that it needs ‘detailed work’ 13/03 16:47 - Watch: Putin responds to US ceasefire proposal 13/03 16:45 - Azerbaijan and Armenia strike deal to end decades-long conflict 13/03 16:37 - In a Europe Adrift, Macron Seizes the Moment 13/03 16:27 - Israeli attacks on Gaza maternity wards and IVF clinic ‘genocidal acts’, says UN 13/03 16:18 - Ireland could lose pharma tax to US after Trump accusations, experts warn 13/03 15:57 - Russia sticks to red lines on ceasefire plan - as Zelenskyy attacks 'manipulative' Putin 13/03 15:55 - 🔴 Follow live: Putin 'in favour' of a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine but says it must lead to 'long-term peace' 13/03 15:48 - Israel-Hamas Talks Deadlocked as Trump Envoy Turns to Ukraine 13/03 15:40 - News24 | 'I will be responsible': Duterte in ICC custody takes blame for Philippines drug war 13/03 15:26 - Peace talks are in parallel universe, say Ukraine front-line troops 13/03 15:13 - Italy to boycott UK-France-led meeting on Ukraine – media 13/03 14:54 - ‘It’s a massive frustration’: UK steelmakers squeezed by Trump tariff turbulence 13/03 14:40 - Trump threatens 200% retaliatory tariffs on European wines and other alcohol – US politics live 13/03 14:04 - Russia's wartime economy: resilient or on the edge of collapse? 13/03 14:00 - Australian meat could be next on the menu for Trump’s ‘bonkers’ tariffs 13/03 13:36 - 'Passportisation', propaganda: In occupied Ukraine, Russia lays down roots 13/03 13:12 - Trump wielding tariffs 'indiscriminately as a weapon for geopolitical predominance' 13/03 13:08 - Putin supports Ukraine conflict ceasefire as US envoy visits Moscow: As it happened 13/03 12:56 - Sporadic, slow rebuilding deepens wounds of Ukrainian town bombed by Russia 13/03 12:56 - Sporadic, slow rebuilding deepens wounds of Ukrainian town bombed by Russia 13/03 12:55 - California atmospheric river threatens flooding in areas still reeling from fires