Send in armed UN troops to protect aid convoys or risk ‘dystopia’, says expert

16/06/2025 05:00 The Guardian

UN rapporteur calls for move as food deliveries are attacked and starvation becomes a weapon of war in Gaza and SudanUN peacekeepers should be routinely deployed to protect aid convoys from attack in places such as Gaza and Sudan, a senior United Nations expert has proposed.With starvation increasingly used as a weapon of war, Michael Fakhri said armed UN troops were now required to ensure that food reached vulnerable populations. Continue reading...

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Israel-Gaza war live: plan to airdrop aid to Gaza ‘inefficient and a distraction’ with starvation deepening, UN says

‘Airdrops will not reverse the deepening starvation,’ said UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe LazzariniAt least 25 people were killed by Israeli airstrikes and gunshots overnight, according to health officials and the ambulance service on Saturday, as ceasefire talks appear to have stalled and...

26/07/2025 12:36 The Guardian

Starmer confirms plan to airdrop aid to Gaza and evacuate sick children will go ahead

UK, France and Germany leaders call for lifting of aid restrictions and immediate ceasefire after holding talksIsrael-Gaza war live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has outlined to his French and German counterparts how the UK will take forward plans to airdrop aid and evacuate children requiring medi...

26/07/2025 12:33 The Guardian

Hong Kong issues arrest warrants for 19 activists based overseas

Authorities accuse activists linked to pro-democracy group Hong Kong Parliament of subversionHong Kong’s national security police have issued arrest warrants for 19 activists based overseas, accusing them of subversion under a stringent national security law, marking the largest such tally yet.The...

26/07/2025 12:03 The Guardian

Trump tells Europe to ‘get your act together’ on immigration before US-EU trade talks

Ursula von der Leyen will meet with US president on Sunday, who describes ‘20 sticking points’ in negotiationsIntensive negotiations are continuing on Saturday between the EU and the US before a crunch meeting in Scotland between Donald Trump and the European Commission president, Ursula von der...

26/07/2025 11:49 The Guardian

Beware the blizzard of lies: US advice on how to handle Farage’s Trump tactics

Pro-democracy campaigners suggest ‘pre-buttal’ is more powerful than factchecking in fighting falsehoodsTruth, the progressive California politician Hiram Johnson once said, is the first casualty of war. His oft-cited remark was supposedly made in 1918 in reference to the first world war, which...

26/07/2025 08:47 The Guardian

China calls for global AI cooperation days after Trump administration unveils low-regulation strategy

Chinese premier warns at global conference AI development must be weighed against security risks, urges ‘further consensus from the entire society’Chinese premier Li Qiang has proposed establishing an organisation to foster global cooperation on artificial intelligence, calling on countries to c...

26/07/2025 06:25 The Guardian

‘Excellent size’: UK blueberry crop up nearly a quarter after warm spring

New technology also helps fruit yield, while strawberry, raspberry and blackberry output has risenBritish blueberries are the latest fruit to benefit from the warmest spring on record, with the harvest up by almost a quarter so far this year.Growers say the weather has produced an early crop with mo...

26/07/2025 05:00 The Guardian

‘It’s time for us to be louder’: Germany’s Pride parades face up to rise in attacks

Christopher Street Day event organisers urge vigilance amid increase in abuse from rightwing extremistsThe organisers of the Christopher Street Day parade in Berlin have urged participants to be vigilant amid a rise in attacks on LGBTQ+ events across Germany.Hundreds of thousands of people are expec...

26/07/2025 04:00 The Guardian

Troubled New Orleans jail apologizes after releasing detainee by mistake

Orleans Justice Center, from which 10 inmates escaped in May, freed Khalil Bryan, accused of violent crimes, in errorThe jail in New Orleans from which 10 inmates escaped in May mistakenly released another detained man on Friday, according to authorities.Khalil Bryan, 30, was being held on a $100,00...

25/07/2025 22:00 The Guardian

EU’s von der Leyen to meet Trump in Scotland on Sunday to discuss trade – as it happened

US president says Europe ‘wants to make a deal very badly’ but claims there is only 50-50 chance. This live blog is now closedSeparately, Reuters reported that Elon Musk’s Starlink systems used by Ukrainian military units were down for two and a half hours overnight, a senior commander said, p...

25/07/2025 17:35 The Guardian

Macron plan to recognise Palestine puts pressure on Starmer to choose a course

Prime minister risks either provoking mutiny in his cabinet and party over Gaza or alienating White HouseFrance’s decision to recognise Palestine at the next UN general assembly is an attempt to build momentum for change and make a break from the major western powers’ impassivity in the face of...

25/07/2025 17:33 The Guardian

Top Boy actor Micheal Ward charged with rape and sexual assault

Ward, 27, is accused of offences against one woman in January 2023, say Metropolitan policeMicheal Ward, the Bafta-winning actor who has appeared in Blue Story and Top Boy, has been charged with rape and sexual assault.Ward, 27, of Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, has been charged with two counts of rape an...

25/07/2025 17:27 The Guardian

France’s top court annuls arrest warrant for Bashar al-Assad

Judges rule document invalid as former Syrian leader had immunity as head of state France’s highest court has cancelled an arrest warrant for the former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad for complicity in war crimes and crimes against humanity during the country’s civil war.The Cour de cassation de...

25/07/2025 16:05 The Guardian

Thailand-Cambodia dispute: 130,000 Thai civilians evacuated amid second day of clashes

Thai PM says cross-border clashes ‘could develop into war’ as fighting spreads to 12 locationsThailand has evacuated more than 130,000 people along its border with Cambodia as the worst fighting between the two neighbours in more than a decade spread to new areas, with both sides firing artiller...

25/07/2025 15:35 The Guardian

Lobbyist breaches go unsanctioned as critics call for Australia’s rules to be strengthened

Federal government says more than a dozen breaches were administrative but lack of penalties prompts calls for ‘a big stick to sanction lobbyists’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcasNot a single lobbyist has been sanctioned under the federal government’s code of conduct a...

25/07/2025 15:00 The Guardian

US politics live updates: Trump administration reportedly seeks fines from universities including Harvard

White House aims to fine several universities it accuses of failing to stop antisemitism on campus, including from Harvard University, WSJ reportsDonald Trump displayed the subtlety of a sledgehammer. Sitting in the Oval Office, he was asked by a reporter about the justice department’s hunt for ev...

25/07/2025 13:15 The Guardian

AI-backed medical debt company claims payment plans can help US healthcare costs

PayZen’s model relies on buying hospital debt at discount as Republican cuts set to leave millions without insuranceThe CEO of the artificial intelligence-backed medical debt purchasing company PayZen believes payment plans can be part of the solution to America’s high-priced healthcare, even as...

25/07/2025 11:00 The Guardian

The Shahed blitz: can Russian drone onslaught break Ukraine’s resolve?

Civilian casualties on rise as Moscow launches salvoes of hundreds of missiles after ramping up production Europe live – latest updatesNight by night, the blitz develops. Russian drones, decoys, cruise and ballistic missiles – increasingly aimed at a single city or location – are being launche...

25/07/2025 10:06 The Guardian

Trump cranks up distraction machine but focus refuses to budge from Epstein

The president is a master of ‘look over there’ – but not when his supporters’ core beliefs about the ‘deep state’ are in playDonald Trump displayed the subtlety of a sledgehammer. Sitting in the Oval Office, he was asked by a reporter about the justice department’s hunt for evidence ab...

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Thailand-Cambodia border clashes: acting Thai PM says fighting ‘could develop into war’ – as it happened

Comments by Phumtham Wechayachai come as death toll climbs to 16 on second day of clashes along contested borderThailand and Cambodia: have you been affected by the border dispute?Thailand has rejected offers of mediation from third countries in its ongoing border conflict with Cambodia, insisting t...

25/07/2025 09:34 The Guardian

Middle East crisis live: a quarter of Gaza’s children seen at Médecins Sans Frontières clinics are malnourished, says organisation

Head of main UN agency serving Palestinians says frontline staff are fainting from hunger; Emmanuel Macron says France will recognise Palestinian statehoodIranian and European diplomats have met in Istanbul to embark on the latest drive to unpick the deadlock over Tehran’s nuclear programme, AP re...

25/07/2025 09:12 The Guardian

‘City of singles’: cosmopolitan prewar Paris’s ‘crazy years’ brought to life

Database of 8m handwritten census entries paints portrait of city that was hub for intellectuals, artists and young, single peopleIn 1926, James Joyce was working on his novel Finnegans Wake while living in a spacious apartment in the 7th arrondissement of Paris with his partner, Nora Barnacle, and...

25/07/2025 08:29 The Guardian

France to recognize Palestine as a state, says Macron, prompting criticism from Netanyahu – Middle East crisis live

French president says ‘no alternative’ amid ‘urgent need to end the war in Gaza’; Israel’s prime minister claims announcement ‘rewards terror’France to recognise Palestinian state at UN general assembly, Macron saysPalestinian health officials said Thursday that two Palestinian teenage...

25/07/2025 00:43 The Guardian

Outcry as US agriculture department to cut salaries and relocate staff

Experts warn ‘half-baked’ restructuring will further erode support for US farmers and hamper wildfire responseThousands of employees at the US Department of Agriculture will be forced to take salary cuts and relocate out of the Washington DC area, as part of a major restructuring that experts wa...

24/07/2025 21:16 The Guardian

‘Hungry aid staff fainting’ as starvation spreads in Gaza and truce hopes fade

UN agency for Palestinians says ‘entire humanitarian system is collapsing’ as ceasefire negotiations fall apartMiddle East crisis – latest updatesThe head of the main UN agency serving Palestinians has said his frontline staff are fainting from hunger, as the number of people dying of starvati...

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Under-fire DoJ forms ‘strike force’ to investigate Obama amid Epstein scandal

Announcement comes as administration tries to pivot from questions about Trump’s ties to the disgraced financierThe US justice department has formed a “strike force” to investigate claims that the Obama administration carried out a “treasonous conspiracy” by using false intelligence to sug...

24/07/2025 19:29 The Guardian

Trade minister to warn Trump’s tariff wars could make Australia ‘suffer’ for generations

Don Farrell to caution against shift to system ‘based solely on power and size’ in Friday speech to Lowy InstituteFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia “will suffer” for generations if Donald Trump’s globa...

24/07/2025 17:30 The Guardian

National Science Foundation staff decry Trump’s ‘politically motivated’ cuts

Workers allege illegal terminations, censorship and collapse of scientific review standardsAlmost 150 workers from the National Science Foundation (NSF) have lambasted Donald Trump’s cuts to the agency as “politically motivated and legally questionable”, joining colleagues at three other feder...

24/07/2025 15:15 The Guardian

48 dead after Soviet-era passenger plane crashes in Russia’s far east

Wreckage of Angara Airlines flight found on mountainside not far from its destination of TyndaA Soviet-era passenger plane has crashed in Russia’s far east as it prepared to land, killing all 48 people onboard.The flight, operated by Siberia-based Angara Airlines, and departing from the city of Bl...

24/07/2025 15:05 The Guardian

EU fails to reduce 50% steel tariff in outline trade deal with US

Bloc’s steel exporters face ‘catastrophic’ Trump levy, says industry body – potentially twice the rate for the UKThe latest proposal for a trade agreement between the EU and the US does not include a removal or reduction of the punitive 50% tariff Donald Trump imposed on steel imports, it ha...

24/07/2025 15:03 The Guardian

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