‘She’s the one that matters’: the growing influence of Melania on Donald Trump

09/08/2025 05:00 The Guardian

First lady is facing increased scrutiny as political experts suggest she is behind US president’s recent volte-faces on Gaza and PutinWhen Melania Trump arrives in Britain for her husband’s second state visit next month, it will not just be the photographic pack straining every lens for clues as to her opaque mood or signs of froideur in their marriage. It will also be British officials.Six months into his second term as US president, a period in which Donald Trump has pirouetted on just about every big international issue, mandarins in Whitehall have realised they need to focus less time on trying to tame him, and more on looking at his wife. Continue reading...

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Ukraine will not give up land, Zelenskyy warns ahead of Trump-Putin meeting

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Nagasaki’s twin bells ring in unison for first time in 80 years to mark atomic bombing

Mayor of Japanese city used the anniversary of US bombing to urge the world to stop armed conflicts, warning nuclear war was ‘looming’ over everyoneTwin cathedral bells rang in unison in Nagasaki for the first time in 80 years on Saturday, commemorating the moment the city was destroyed by an Am...

09/08/2025 05:08 The Guardian

Byron writers festival cancelled and warnings for Sydney’s City2Surf due to east coast rain dump

Major flood warning remains in place along Namoi River as parts of coastline receive almost double August monthly rainfall in eight daysGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHeavy rainfall across Australia’s eastern states has prompted the cancellation of the Byron writers fes...

09/08/2025 03:42 The Guardian

Outrage at Israeli plan to take over Gaza City that could displace 1m Palestinians

Germany says it will halt arms deliveries to Israel amid growing international anger over planned operationThe future of 1 million Palestinians hangs in the balance after Israel’s security cabinet approved a new ground offensive aimed at taking complete control of Gaza’s largest city in a decisi...

09/08/2025 02:49 The Guardian

Azerbaijan and Armenia sign peace deal at White House that creates a ‘Trump Route’ in region

The deal brings the four-decade conflict to an end and includes creation of transit corridor named ‘Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity’The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan signed a peace agreement at the White House on Friday, in a deal brokered by the US that brings decades of...

09/08/2025 02:35 The Guardian

Trump says he will meet Vladimir Putin in Alaska next Friday – as it happened

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09/08/2025 01:35 The Guardian

UN chief calls Israel’s Gaza City plan ‘dangerous escalation’ as security council to meet on Saturday – as it happened

This blog has now closed. Read our latest story hereThe UK’s ambassador to Israel has said extending the war in Gaza would only lead to more deaths and that occupying Gaza would be a “huge mistake”.Simon Walters was quoted by Israel’s Haaretz newspaper as saying on Thursday:The IDF has achie...

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Australia joins UK, Germany, Italy and New Zealand in condemning Israel’s planned Gaza City takeover

Joint statement warns Netanyahu’s new ground offensive will worsen ‘catastrophic humanitarian situation’ as international outrage growsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, has joined fresh international condemnation of I...

09/08/2025 00:27 The Guardian

Texas attorney general seeks to remove 13 absent Democrats from office

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08/08/2025 21:36 The Guardian

‘Transnational repression’: Australia condemns Hong Kong’s attempts to silence exiled dissidents

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Four Labour cabinet ministers earn rental income, analysis finds

Housing campaigners say government look like hypocrites, with Rachel Reeves among those renting out propertiesMinisters who earn profits from privately owned property could be seen as hypocrites by voters who want to see the government’s promised rent reforms become law, campaigners have said.The...

08/08/2025 17:58 The Guardian

US envoy to Israel taunts Starmer and likens Gaza assault to Dresden bombing

Mike Huckabee launches undiplomatic harangue after UK prime minister calls for immediate ceasefireThe US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, has launched an undiplomatic attack on Keir Starmer by invoking the allied second world war bombing of Dresden after the British prime minister criticised the...

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‘Freeze’ in Ukraine war may be close, says Tusk, as US and Russia plan talks

Polish PM makes remarks after speaking with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, amid White House efforts to end the conflictA “freeze” in the war in Ukraine may be close, the Polish prime minister said on Friday, as the White House and the Kremlin push forward with discussions for a high-level summit between D...

08/08/2025 16:31 The Guardian

Kristi Noem responds to South Park’s crude takedown of her in episode targeting Ice

Cartoon series highlighted homeland security chief’s repeated animal killings and poked fun at her looksUS politics live – latest updatesSouth Park’s recent satirical depiction of Kristi Noem as having undergone a defective cosmetic procedure and shooting dogs has rankled the US homeland secur...

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Ukraine conflict could be ‘frozen’ sooner rather than later, says Poland’s Tusk after talk with Zelenskyy – as it happened

Ukrainian president says ‘reliable peace essential for all’ after speaking to Polish PM on Friday morning, Trump’s deadline day for Russia to move towards a ceasefireChinese president Xi Jinping held a phone call with Russian president Vladimir Putin on Friday, China’s state broadcaster CCTV...

08/08/2025 14:28 The Guardian

Fort Stewart shooting suspect was relentlessly mocked for stutter, soldiers say

Friend says Quornelius Radford, man accused of shooting five fellow soldiers at army base, was ‘bullied a lot’US politics live – latest updatesA friend of the man accused of gunning down five fellow soldiers at the Fort Stewart army base in Georgia earlier this week recounted how the suspect h...

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Concerns over ‘gaps’ in police support for stalking victims in England and Wales

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08/08/2025 11:43 The Guardian

Vance to arrive in UK for Lammy meeting as Starmer denounces Israel’s plan to take control of Gaza City – UK politics live

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Israel’s delusional, inhuman Gaza takeover plan could be recipe for perpetual war

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08/08/2025 11:09 The Guardian

Heat alert for England as temperatures forecast to climb back above 30C

UK Health Security Agency warns of potential rise in deaths as hot weather sweeps in from MondayA yellow heat health alert has been issued across swaths of England for next week as warm weather sweeps in.Temperatures are expected to exceed 30C (86F) across parts of central, southern and eastern Engl...

08/08/2025 10:58 The Guardian

Weather tracker: heavy rainfall across India, Japan and Hong Kong causes widespread disruption

Hong Kong hit by 350mm of rain in 24 hours, while mountainous state of Uttarakhand badly affected by landslides and floodingLarge parts of Asia have been especially wet this week and the heavy rain is forecast to continue into next week. Hong Kong issued four black rainstorm warnings – the most ti...

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Starmer calls Gaza City takeover plan wrong and urges Israel to reconsider

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08/08/2025 08:32 The Guardian

Crocs shares slump 30% amid tariffs and decline of ‘ugly shoe’ trend

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Indonesia says it will treat 2,000 of Gaza’s wounded on uninhabited Galang island

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08/08/2025 02:16 The Guardian

Democrats respond to FBI agreement to locate Texas lawmakers: ‘We will not be intimidated’ – live updates

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08/08/2025 01:58 The Guardian

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