Department of Justice to begin handing over Epstein files to Capitol Hill – US politics live

19/08/2025 12:01 The Guardian

DoJ agrees to provide Congress documents from the Epstein sex trafficking investigation, says House lawmaker on MondayIndia Walton has a warning message for progressive Democrats during Donald Trump’s second presidency: don’t water down your politics to win over the establishment.The Democratic socialist who stunned the Democratic establishment by defeating a four-term incumbent mayor in the Buffalo, New York, primary in 2021 believes moderating her leftwing message cost her the general election. It’s a lesson that carries new weight now that Zohran Mamdani secured his own victory in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary earlier in the summer and inspired thousands of other progressive candidates to also run for office. Continue reading...

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Trump warns Putin of ‘rough situation’ if he does not move towards peace in Ukraine but tells Zelenskyy to ‘show flexibility’ – live

US president says it’s possible Russian leader does not want to make deal and hints at possibility of US air security guaranteesVolodymyr Zelenskyy navigated Monday’s meeting more successfully than his Oval Office encounter in February, which ended abruptly when Donald Trump and JD Vance publicl...

19/08/2025 13:06 The Guardian

Israel to respond by Friday over Gaza truce plan accepted by Hamas

Israel under pressure to accept ceasefire proposal that is said to be almost identical to earlier US-backed planMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsrael has said it will deliver its response to international mediators by Friday over a new Gaza ceasefire plan accepted by Hamas amid mounting pressure...

19/08/2025 12:31 The Guardian

Highgate cemetery drops controversial maintenance building in £18m revamp plan

Grave owners at north London cemetery, where many well-known figures are buried, fear ‘ploy’ by its managementHighgate cemetery has axed plans to build a controversial maintenance and toilet block as part of an £18m revamp of the graveyard, after grave owners warned they would exhume the remain...

19/08/2025 12:19 The Guardian

European leaders discuss Ukraine security guarantees after Trump talks

Leaders continue flurry of diplomacy amid uncertainty over whether Putin-Zelenskyy meeting will be agreedEuropean leaders are holding fresh talks after their White House meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy amid uncertainty over Vladimir Putin’s readiness to meet the Ukrainian president.The so-called...

19/08/2025 11:29 The Guardian

Democrat warns US progressives against moving toward the center: ‘It lost me the election’

India Walton, who defeated incumbent mayor only to lose general election, says ‘moderating is what got us here’India Walton has a warning message for progressive Democrats during Donald Trump’s second presidency: don’t water down your politics to win over the establishment.The Democratic soc...

19/08/2025 11:00 The Guardian

Ship loaded with 1,200 tons of food to try to alleviate Gaza hunger crisis approaches Israeli port – Middle East crisis live

Ship departed Cyprus’s main port of Limassol containing aid which will be distribute by UN and World Central Kitchen, says Cypriot foreign ministryUnrwa chief Philippe Lazzarini has marked world humanitarian day paying tribute to frontline Unrwa staff in Gaza.In a post on social media, he said sin...

19/08/2025 09:17 The Guardian

Ed Davey calls for review of terrorism legislation after Palestine Action arrests – UK politics live

The Lib Dem leader is seeking a review of the laws to prevent the ‘en masse’ arrestsKeir Starmer will co-chair a call of the so-called “coalition of the willing” on Tuesday morning.The prime minister and French president Emmanuel Macron have been leading the talks between nations looking to...

19/08/2025 08:56 The Guardian

NSW daily rainfall could ‘nudge triple figures’ with wet weather forecast to intensify

Flood concerns along east coast and severe weather warning for west coast amid national cold snapFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDaily rainfall in parts of New South Wales could hit triple figures this week, as Australi...

19/08/2025 07:11 The Guardian

Tuesday briefing: What last night’s meeting between Trump, Zelenskyy and Europe means for the war in Ukraine

In today’s newsletter: The Ukrainian president and fellow continental leaders descended on the White House to squeeze support from the US – did they get it?Good morning. Last night, Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the White House flanked by a dream team of hastily assembled European heavyweights. Th...

19/08/2025 05:54 The Guardian

Bank holiday weekend travel disruption expected on British roads and rail

Heavy traffic expected on some roads, while rail passengers urged to check for engineering worksHolidaymakers in Britain have been warned they could face delays when travelling this weekend as the weight of almost 18m car journeys and widespread rail engineering works are expected to cause disruptio...

19/08/2025 04:01 The Guardian

Starmer describes Ukraine talks as ‘good and constructive’ – as it happened

This blog is closed, please follow live coverage on our new liveblogA Russian drone attack on a five-storey apartment block in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv early Monday killed five people and wounded more than a dozen others, Ukrainian authorities said.The attack, which took place just before dawn,...

19/08/2025 03:52 The Guardian

Quentin Tarantino weighs in on one of cinema’s big questions: what is the best Tarantino movie?

Director names his ‘masterpiece’ film, along with his favourite and the one he was ‘born to make’It’s one of cinema’s most contested subjects: which Quentin Tarantino movie is the best? The director himself has finally weighed in – while also sharing his personal favourite and which of...

19/08/2025 02:02 The Guardian

Newsom hails California redistricting package as chance to ‘fight back’ against Republican gerrymandering – as it happened

This blog is now closed. Read our latest hereAn aid group that coordinates medical care in the United States for badly injured children from Gaza has said it is “distressed” by the US state department’s decision to stop issuing visitor visas for Palestinians after a far-right influencer compla...

19/08/2025 01:59 The Guardian

Ukraine talks: Trump arranging Zelenskyy-Putin meeting as European leaders push for US security guarantees

Moscow has yet to confirm meeting after day of intense diplomacy at White House with European leadersFollow it live: Trump says he would coordinate security guarantees for Ukraine in event of a deal to end the warVladimir Putin has agreed to face-to-face talks with Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss a p...

19/08/2025 01:16 The Guardian

Australia news live: Paterson says Coalition open to sending peacekeepers to Ukraine; Chalmers’ economic roundtable under way

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFinance minister says government disappointed, but ‘not surprised’ after Israel revokes visasFinance minister Katy Gallagher said the government is disappointed after Israel revoked the visas of Australian repre...

19/08/2025 00:14 The Guardian

Zelenskyy’s European ‘bodyguards’: which leaders joined Trump talks in Washington?

Presidents, PMs and heads of Nato and European Commission accompany Ukraine’s leader at White HouseRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesEuropean leaders gathered in Washington on Monday for Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s meeting with Donald Trump in the Oval Office, in a show of support for the Ukra...

18/08/2025 20:24 The Guardian

Trump says lawyers are drafting executive order to end mail-in voting

Announcement comes days after Putin allegedly told Trump US elections were rigged because of postal ballotsUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump on Monday announced that lawyers are drafting an executive order to eliminate mail-in voting, days after Vladimir Putin told him US elections wer...

18/08/2025 18:45 The Guardian

Hamas says it accepts proposal for Gaza ceasefire and release of hostages

Deal would include 60-day halt to violence and exchange of half of living Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisonersHamas officials say they have accepted a proposal for a Gaza ceasefire deal that would include the release of half of the approximately 20 remaining living Israeli hostages as part of...

18/08/2025 17:44 The Guardian

Police officers warned against dancing with revellers at Notting Hill carnival

With two murders and over 60 officers injured during last year’s festivities, the Met fears dancing distracts police on dutyFor George Michael, it was guilty feet that left him unable to dance. For Eddy Grant, a world full of problems left him rooted to the spot as the music played.But for police...

18/08/2025 16:32 The Guardian

Zelenskyy accuses Russia of ‘cynical’ attacks before Washington talks

Ukrainian president says latest strikes have killed at least 10 people and intended to ‘humiliate diplomatic efforts’Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesVolodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russia of trying to humiliate Ukraine and Europe by “deliberately killing civilians” before talks wit...

18/08/2025 15:41 The Guardian

Netanyahu criticises protests in Israel against his handling of Gaza war

Israeli PM suggests demonstrators are toughening Hamas’s stance and delaying the release of hostagesBenjamin Netanyahu has criticised massive street protests against his handling of the Gaza war, and failure to secure the release of remaining Israeli hostages, suggesting demonstrators were giving...

18/08/2025 14:34 The Guardian

Trump’s move to sanitize US history gets little support with national park visitors

Exclusive: Public comments show that a crackdown on signs ‘disparaging’ Americans is not popularAs part of his administration’s war on “woke”, Donald Trump has asked the American public to report anything “negative” about Americans in US national parks. But the public has largely refus...

18/08/2025 12:00 The Guardian

Wildfires rage in Spain and Portugal amid searing heat

Extreme temperatures exacerbated by carbon pollution fuel fires in southern Europe as green policies are rolled backEurope live – latest updatesEurope scorched by wildfires – pictures from spaceRelentless heat and raging wildfires continue to ravage southern Europe, with one-quarter of weather s...

18/08/2025 11:27 The Guardian

US aid group ‘distressed’ at block on medical visas for Gaza children

Charity Heal Palestine says children returned to Middle East after treatment, rebutting far-right influencer’s claim of secret ‘Islamic immigration’ waveAn aid group that coordinates medical care in the United States for badly injured children from Gaza has said it is “distressed” by the U...

18/08/2025 11:19 The Guardian

‘Hallmarks of authoritarianism’: Trump banks on loyalists as he wages war on truth

Former officials say firing of BLS commissioner emblematic of president’s battle against established facts and historyDonald Trump is waging a war on truth by firing top officials who present facts he finds unpalatable, while he banks on key loyalists at executive agencies to bolster his policies...

18/08/2025 11:00 The Guardian

Trump pressures Zelenskyy before European leaders arrive in Washington | First Thing

US president claims Zelenskyy could end the war ‘almost immediately’, as he ruled out Ukraine becoming Nato member or regaining Crimea. Plus, Minnesota angler helps solve 60-year-old cold caseDon’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.Donald Trump has piled pressure...

18/08/2025 10:20 The Guardian

Hamas delegation in Egypt receives new Gaza truce plan, reports say – Middle East crisis live

Negotiators in Cairo receive proposal calling for 60-day truce and hostage release in two batches, says Palestinian officialUK prime minister Keir Starmer has been urged to recall parliament to “impose immediate sanctions” on Israel in a joint letter signed by politicians in Northern Ireland, Sc...

18/08/2025 09:43 The Guardian

Ukrainian mood hardens as MPs insist country should not be forced to surrender

Ridicule of Trump-Putin summit turns to frustration at suggestion Ukraine could give up unoccupied land for peaceUkraine war – live updatesA string of Ukrainian politicians and public figures have condemned the idea of handing over unoccupied land to Russia for peace on Sunday, arguing that their...

18/08/2025 09:20 The Guardian

Trump’s promise of a US manufacturing renaissance leaves experts scratching their heads

Economists doubt US duties will bring about a resurgence of US factory jobs, notably due to Trump’s erratic tariff rolloutDonald Trump’s hugely disruptive trade war is setting the stage for a manufacturing renaissance in the US, administration officials say. Outside the White House, many economi...

18/08/2025 09:00 The Guardian

Hong Kong activist Tony Chung says he has been granted asylum in the UK

Chung, one of youngest people to get jail sentence under security law, posts Home Office letter agreeing he has ‘well-founded fear of persecution’The Hong Kong independence activist Tony Chung says he has been granted asylum in the UK, two years after fleeing the Chinese region.Chung, 24, reveal...

18/08/2025 08:48 The Guardian

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