Shutdown deepens US airport chaos as staffing shortages worsen

08/10/2025 13:09 The Guardian

Air traffic controllers warn of escalating delays and stress as the government shutdown enters its second weekUS politics live – latest updatesStaffing shortages at US airports are anticipated to cause further disruption to air travelers on Wednesday as effects from the US government shutdown, now in its seventh day, ripple out across the country.Union leaders for air traffic controllers and airport security screeners have warned the situation is likely to get worse, as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reported staffing issues at airports in Nashville, Boston, Dallas, Chicago and Philadelphia, as well at its air traffic control centers in Atlanta, Houston and the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Continue reading...

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Gaza ceasefire talks live: Hamas says hostage and prisoner lists exchanged with Israel

Qatari PM and US’s Witkoff and Kushner join Hamas and Israeli negotiators working on Trump’s Gaza planAs part of the Guardian’s Israel-Gaza: two years on series marking the second anniversary of the Hamas attack into Israel and the war in Gaza, the below has been published:The children’s nam...

08/10/2025 16:00 The Guardian

National security threatened by climate crisis, UK defence chiefs due to warn

Report by joint intelligence committee delayed, with concerns expressed that it may not be published The UK’s national security is under severe threat from the climate crisis and the looming collapse of vital natural ecosystems, with food shortages and economic disaster potentially just years away...

08/10/2025 15:52 The Guardian

Drone dilemma: How Russia’s ‘hybrid war’ is using fear to destabilise Europe

As Moscow’s suspected drone incursions threaten chaos, Europe faces a dilemma: respond and risk escalation, or face accusations of weakness• Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereWhen Munich airport had to close on 2 October after a suspected drone incursion, dozens of...

08/10/2025 15:17 The Guardian

‘From reef to retail’: experts warn global marine aquarium fish trade relies heavily on wild populations

New research finds 90% of marine fish sold by major US retailers are wild-caught, including threatened or endangered speciesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe global trade in marine aquarium fish relies heavily on fish sourced directly from wild populations, with many con...

08/10/2025 15:00 The Guardian

Paraglider bomb attack by Myanmar military kills at least 20 at protest

Dozens more injured by night strike on anti-government demonstration held during national holidayA Myanmar military operation that used a motorised paraglider to drop bombs on a village this week killed at least 20 people including children and injured dozens more, according to witnesses and local m...

08/10/2025 13:38 The Guardian

Polls and politics point to a sea change in US views on Israel. Will it matter?

Fueled by dissent over the war in Gaza, the US public’s views are changing – and support for the Palestinians is risingThey seemed to be the ties that would for ever bind.For three-quarters of a century, unshakable support for Israel – in the form of military aid and diplomatic backing, and un...

08/10/2025 13:00 The Guardian

Bank of England warns of growing risk that AI bubble could burst

Possibility of ‘sharp market correction has increased’, says Bank’s financial policy committee Business live – latest updatesThe Bank of England has warned there is a growing risk of a “sudden correction” in global markets as it raised concerns about soaring valuations of leading AI tech...

08/10/2025 11:14 The Guardian

US ‘undermining global health’ by threatening to strip funding from aid projects that do not fit its political agenda

Trump administration reported to be planning expansion of ‘global gag rule’ to halt any initiatives promoting diversity, equity and inclusionThe Trump administration plans to export its “war on woke” by forcing foreign governments, non-governmental organisations and international bodies to a...

08/10/2025 10:00 The Guardian

Badenoch criticised for ‘nonsensical’ plan to cut student numbers by 100,000 – UK politics live

Tory leader says proposal would ‘protect interests of taxpayers and students’ but university representatives say it is ‘economically illiterate’Here is more from the YouGov polling report showing that that people in favour of leaving the ECHR know less about what it actually does than those...

08/10/2025 09:14 The Guardian

Wednesday briefing: How to fight the right on reparations – and ‘rewire’ the architecture of inequality

In this weeks newsletter: Many paint reparations as impossible, unprecedented, even absurd – world experts tell a different storyGood morning. Happy Black History Month! We are now a week into a time of reflection on the richness of Black history and culture in the UK. Yet, too often one of the ma...

08/10/2025 05:31 The Guardian

Millions in UK at risk of cyber-attacks as Windows 10 ends updates, Which? finds

Survey shows one in four users intend to keep using system as it is phased out, despite increased virus and malware riskAbout 5 million British computer users risk becoming vulnerable to cyber-attacks and scams after Microsoft next week stops updating its decade-old Windows 10 system, consumer campa...

08/10/2025 05:00 The Guardian

Israel intercepts another Gaza aid flotilla amid criticism over treatment of activists

Israeli foreign ministry confirms interception and says those on board will be deportedA new Gaza-bound aid flotilla has been intercepted by the Israeli army, days after the detention of activists on board vessels bound for the war-torn territory caused international outrage and widespread protests....

08/10/2025 04:58 The Guardian

Australia politics live: Price says leaks risk Liberals looking like ‘clown show’; police warn of potential ‘disaster’ at Gaza rally

Palestine Action Group in standoff with NSW police over proposed plan to march on Sydney Opera House this Sunday. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Victorian premier, Jacinta Allan, is doing a breakfast television blitz this morning to announce...

08/10/2025 03:04 The Guardian

New Zealand oceans warming 34% faster than global average, putting homes and industry at risk, report finds

NZ$180bn worth of housing and $26bn of infrastructure at risk of flooding and storm damage, new government report findsNew Zealand’s oceans are warming 34% faster than the global average, with NZ$180bn (US$104bn) worth of housing at risk of flooding, a new report about the nation’s marine enviro...

08/10/2025 00:57 The Guardian

Mamdani’s statement on October 7 anniversary draws ire from Israel

New York City’s mayoral candidate criticized after he commemorates Israeli victims and Palestinian war victimsThe New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani drew ire from Israel over his statement on the two-year anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel, in which he comm...

07/10/2025 23:02 The Guardian

One in three UK workers have called in sick after work drinks, survey finds

IPPR report warns of ‘productivity crisis’ and says many firms out of step with gen Z shift away from alcoholOne in three UK workers have called in sick after drinking at a work event or after hours with colleagues, research has found.Many staff feel under pressure to drink in work-related setti...

07/10/2025 23:01 The Guardian

US delegation led by Steve Witkoff due to arrive in Egypt for Gaza talks

White House says it is important ‘that we get this done quickly’ as indirect talks restart in Sharm el-SheikhA US delegation led by envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to join talks in Egypt on Wednesday to reinforce President Donald Trump’s involvement in the newly restarted negotiations between...

07/10/2025 21:34 The Guardian

Six former US surgeons general warn RFK Jr is ‘endangering nation’s health’

Former top doctors condemn health secretary’s vaccine, research policies, saying ideology replaced science at HHSSix former US surgeons general – the top medical posting in Washington – warned in an opinion column published on Tuesday that policy changes enacted by the health and human service...

07/10/2025 19:24 The Guardian

Trump says there is ‘natural conflict’ with Canada during Carney visit

US president offers few concessions on tariffs after durable alliance fractured by trade war and annexation threatsDonald Trump said there is “mutual love” but “natural conflict” between the US and Canada as he hailed progress towards a trade deal but offered few concrete concessions on stee...

07/10/2025 18:28 The Guardian

Denmark plans social media ban for under-15s as PM warns phones ‘stealing childhood’

Mette Frederiksen links social media use to anxiety, depression and lack of concentrationThe Danish prime minister says the country will ban social media for under-15s, as she accused mobile phones and social networks of “stealing our children’s childhood”.Mette Frederiksen used her speech on...

07/10/2025 17:43 The Guardian

Laura Loomer warns Trump on idea of Ghislaine Maxwell pardon: ‘Do not do it’

Far-right influencer’s comments on X came after president evidently left door open to pardoning the Epstein associateA noncommittal response from Donald Trump over whether he would pardon the convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell provoked a response from the president’s staunch ally and far...

07/10/2025 16:25 The Guardian

EU plan to match Trump steel tariffs spurs ‘existential threat’ to UK steel industry

Starmer says UK in discussions with EU over Brussels plan to double import tariff to 50%, which unions warn could kill UK steel industryThe EU has announced it will match Donald Trump’s steel tariffs, doubling levies on imports to 50% in a decision condemned as “an existential threat” to the i...

07/10/2025 16:16 The Guardian

Ken Jacobs, mainstay of New York’s underground film culture, dies aged 92

Experimental film-maker’s works included Little Stabs at Happiness, Blonde Cobra, and Tom, Tom, the Piper’s SonRenowned experimental film-maker Ken Jacobs, whose works such as Little Stabs at Happiness, Blonde Cobra and Tom, Tom, the Piper’s Son made him a key member of the underground film ci...

07/10/2025 15:32 The Guardian

NSW official admits hiding in cupboard during multimillion-dollar kickback investigation

Former transport bureaucrat Ibrahim Helmy appears at Icac hearing after allegedly forming corrupt relationships with contractors and colleaguesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIbrahim Helmy was hiding in a cupboard for t...

07/10/2025 14:00 The Guardian

Gaza ceasefire talks live: negotiations to continue as Israelis mark two-year anniversary of 7 October attacks

The first day of Gaza talks between Hamas and mediators on Monday ended in Egypt ‘amid a positive atmosphere’, local media reportedIsrael and Hamas begin indirect talks as hopes rise of ending Gaza warDeborah Cole is Berlin correspondent for the GuardianGermany marked the two-year anniversary of...

07/10/2025 10:20 The Guardian

French PM in final bid to salvage cabinet amid political turmoil – Europe live

Macron has asked Lecornu to stay on for 48 hours to try to win over lawmakersOur Economics editor, Heather Stewart, explains how France’s financial/political meltdown is part of a wider global trend:Each country’s domestic political challenges are different but there is a broader picture here. M...

07/10/2025 10:05 The Guardian

Marine heatwaves to become more frequent off UK and Irish coasts, experts say

Scientists find 10% chance that similar events to the ‘unheard of’ temperatures in 2023 could occur each yearThe unprecedented marine heatwave of 2023 was in line with climate modelling, research shows, as scientists warn such events will become more frequent.The “unheard of” heatwave off th...

07/10/2025 09:00 The Guardian

‘Fiery and spectacular’ rainbow of autumn colour set to bloom across UK

National Trust gardeners expect vivid hues and bountiful fungi, nuts and berries thanks to recent weather conditionsThe season of mists and mellow fruitfulness is likely to be particularly vivid this year, with the combination of a sun-drenched summer and rainy September causing excellent conditions...

07/10/2025 04:00 The Guardian

Australia politics live: Liberal MP criticises Hastie and warns party room infighting will leave them like Victorians

Sources say Mary Aldred, rookie MP for Victorian seat of Monash, expressed disappointment in Hastie’s handling of resignation. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLabor to introduce triple zero ‘custodian’ legislation to parliament this weekThre...

07/10/2025 03:07 The Guardian

Western Sydney University graduates sent ‘fraudulent’ emails claiming degrees were ‘revoked’

University apologised to recipients, saying emails were referred to police and were not legitimateFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCurrent and former students at Western Sydney University (WSU) have received “fraudulen...

07/10/2025 00:44 The Guardian

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