Slovakian PM rejects calls to quit as tension grows over shift towards Russia

25/01/2025 16:52 The Guardian

The latest protests come after private meeting between Robert Fico and Vladimir Putin in DecemberThe Slovakian prime minister, Robert Fico, has rejected calls for his resignation after tens of thousands demonstrated against his government’s policy shift closer to Russia.About 60,000 people protested in the capital, Bratislava, on Friday and approximately 100,000 turned out for rallies in cities across the country, the largest demonstrations since Fico returned to power in 2023. Continue reading...

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Syrian fighters execute 35 in three days, war monitor says

Authorities have arrested dozens of people accused of taking advantage of the chaos in Syria to settle old scoresFighters affiliated with Syria’s new leaders have carried out 35 summary executions over 72 hours, mostly of Assad-era officers, a war monitor has said.The authorities, installed by the...

26/01/2025 22:34 The Guardian

Immigration raids in Chicago begin days after ‘border czar’ claimed officials were ‘reconsidering’

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Australia news live: Dreyfus denounces ‘attempts to politicise the Holocaust or antisemitism’ during Auschwitz visit

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26/01/2025 21:33 The Guardian

Capital cities expecting hot public holiday as Melbourne braces for 41C

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26/01/2025 21:07 The Guardian

Trump’s anti-DEI order yanks air force videos of Tuskegee Airmen and female pilots

Official cites review of course curriculum at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, where new recruits get basic trainingDonald Trump’s order halting diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives has led the US air force to suspend course instruction on a documentary about the first Black airmen in the U...

26/01/2025 18:40 The Guardian

Two Van Gogh paintings to be shown in London for first time

Works created in hospital after ear mutilation incident to be shown at Courtauld Gallery next monthTwo Vincent van Gogh paintings created in the months after the Dutch artist mutilated his ear will be exhibited in London for the first time.The works, The Courtyard of the Hospital at Arles and The Wa...

26/01/2025 18:14 The Guardian

Belarus exit poll puts Lukashenko on 87.6% of vote in presidential election

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Lukashenko says he has ‘no regrets’ about Belarus helping Russia to invade Ukraine

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Two men killed by falling trees during Storm Éowyn

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Jewish non-profit chief says Musk will spur violence with his ‘Nazi salute’

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26/01/2025 11:00 The Guardian

Scores killed in hospital attack in Sudan’s besieged El Fasher, says WHO

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26/01/2025 09:45 The Guardian

Middle East crisis live: displaced Palestinians blocked from returning home as Trump suggests ‘we just clean out’ Gaza

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Rwandan army ‘ready to invade DRC’ and help rebels seize city

Intelligence sources suggest battle for Congolese regional capital Goma is imminent before UN crisis talks on Sunday Large numbers of troops from Rwanda have been pouring across the border into the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to help rebels seize the regional capital of Goma before an eme...

25/01/2025 23:07 The Guardian

Labour risks ‘powder keg’ clash with environmentalists as it puts growth before going green

As chancellor Rachel Reeves’ plan to expand London airports gains traction, the party is accused of back-pedalling on its green commitmentsLabour is being warned it is hurtling towards a “powder keg” confrontation with environmentalists, green groups and a swathe of its own supporters in the n...

25/01/2025 17:49 The Guardian

Nearly two-thirds of Britons say very rich have too much influence on politics

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The oil crisis fuelled by Russia’s war is evaporating – and so are the profits

Results from Shell and Exxon this week will be weaker – and Trump’s desire to drill may result in oversupplyAlmost three years ago, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine wiped out Europe’s largest source of gas and shocked global energy markets, setting the stage for quarter after quarter of better-t...

25/01/2025 15:00 The Guardian

The Heathrow runway row is back as debate over airport growth gets noisier

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25/01/2025 13:00 The Guardian

UK weather warnings remain in place as man killed by falling tree in Ireland named – as it happened

This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereIrish premier Micheál Martin said every effort is being made to restore power and water supplies following Storm Eowyn.He described the destruction caused by some of the strongest winds on record as “unprecedented”. Continue reading.....

25/01/2025 12:26 The Guardian

Gig economy firms warned by UK government they may be operating illegally

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Paul McCartney says change in law over AI could ‘rip off’ artists

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Crowds gather in Gaza with Israeli hostages due to be released shortly – live

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25/01/2025 08:59 The Guardian

Storm Éowyn: nearly 1m properties without power across island of Ireland

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25/01/2025 08:13 The Guardian

Bombs buried in Gaza rubble put at risk thousands returning to homes, say experts

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UN concerned by Israeli use of ‘unlawful lethal force’ in West Bank

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24/01/2025 17:44 The Guardian

Storm Éowyn: More than a million people without power in UK and Ireland amid danger to life weather warning – live

Flights cancelled, main roads closed and millions told to stay at home due to rare ‘weather bomb’How have you been affected by Storm Éowyn?Irish meteorological service, Met Éireann, has published a map of wind observations at 7am across Ireland.Additionally, in its post on X, the weather servi...

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