‘The law is the same for everyone’: Macron addresses Le Pen verdict for first time and criticises threats against judges – as it happened

02/04/2025 15:01 The Guardian

This live blog is now closedThe French government expects President Trump’s tariffs to be in the range of between 20-25%, said government spokeswoman Sophie Primas on Wednesday.“They risk being pretty powerful. People are speaking of tariffs between 20 and 25 percent,” Primas told reporters. Continue reading...

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Several Republicans join Democrats to block Trump’s tariffs on Canada after he announces global tariffs – US politics live

Four Republicans defy president by supporting measure to block tariffs on Canada as world leaders react to sweeping tariffsTrump announces sweeping new trade tariffsUS secretary of state Marco Rubio and the Trump administration’s new envoy to Nato are seeking to reassure wary Nato allies of the US...

03/04/2025 10:49 The Guardian

Hungary to pull out of ICC as Netanyahu visits Budapest

Israeli PM meets Viktor Orbán despite international arrest warrant over allegations of war crimes in GazaHungary has said it will begin the process of withdrawing from the international criminal court, hours after the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu – the subject of an ICC arrest warra...

03/04/2025 10:37 The Guardian

Global economy will ‘massively suffer’ from Donald Trump tariffs, Ursula von der Leyen warns – Europe live

European Commission president hopes to move from confrontation to negotiation after Trump attack on ‘pathetic’ EUWhat are tariffs and why do they matter?French prime minister François Bayrou told reporters that Donald Trump’s tariffs marked “a catastrophe” for the global economy, and pose...

03/04/2025 10:29 The Guardian

Roman-era battlefield mass grave discovered under Vienna football pitch

Archaeologists say ‘catastrophic military event’ took place at site where 129 bodies have been found so farAs construction crews churned up dirt to renovate a football pitch in Vienna last October, they happened upon an unprecedented find: a heap of intertwined skeletal remains in a mass grave d...

03/04/2025 10:23 The Guardian

Trump announces sweeping tariffs, upending decades of US trade policy | First Thing

Tariffs will hit developing and wartorn nations particularly hard. Plus, Australia records hottest 12 months on recordGood morning.Donald Trump announced wide-ranging tariffs on the US’s major trading partners on Wednesday, a move that puts the world at risk of a global trade war and that sent sto...

03/04/2025 10:17 The Guardian

Victorian man charged for allegedly threatening to kill politician days after AFP head warned of rising threats

Ballarat man, 51, sent two threatening emails to an unnamed federal MP in late March, police will allegeGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastA Victorian man has been charged for allegedly sending an email to a federal politician in which he threatened to kill them.The Aust...

03/04/2025 10:11 The Guardian

Asian countries riven by war and disaster face some of steepest Trump tariffs

Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos hit with rates over 40% as experts say the real target is ChinaBusiness live – latest updatesDeveloping nations in south-east Asia, including wartorn and earthquake-hit Myanmar, and several African nations are among the trading partners facing the highest tariffs set by...

03/04/2025 09:13 The Guardian

Trump’s tariffs could deliver a $27bn blow to Australia – and the cost of a global trade war would be far higher

How other countries retaliate matters hugely for how Australia’s economy weathers the storm of ‘liberation day’, experts sayElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastLiberation days signal the end of a war, no...

03/04/2025 07:14 The Guardian

‘Game on’: Kim Williams has ‘no doubt’ a Coalition government would initiate a review of the ABC

ABC chair backs public broadcaster after Peter Dutton’s comments warning it would need to demonstrate ‘excellence’Election 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastThe chair of Australia’s public broadcaster says he...

03/04/2025 06:44 The Guardian

Thursday briefing: What Israel’s new move to seize ‘large areas’ of Gaza means for the conflict

In today’s newsletter: Israel’s offensive has resulted in thousands of casualties and severe restrictions on aid, and signals a potential long-term territorial and political shiftGood morning. On Tuesday, Israeli defence minister, Israel Katz, announced a major expansion of attacks on Gaza and t...

03/04/2025 05:39 The Guardian

Netanyahu visits Hungary as Orbán vows to defy ICC arrest warrant

Israeli prime minister begins four-day trip after Hungarian counterpart says court ruling would ‘have no effect’Benjamin Netanyahu has begun a four-day official visit to Hungary, marking the first time the Israeli prime minister has stepped foot on European soil since the international criminal...

03/04/2025 04:00 The Guardian

‘Same shit, different year’: Australia records hottest 12 months and warmest March on record

ANU climate scientist says ‘everyone is getting fatigued these records keep falling – it’s now incredibly predictable’Election 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia has experienced its hottest 12-month...

03/04/2025 02:31 The Guardian

US stocks plummet in after-hours trading as experts warn Americans could see higher costs – as it happened

This liveblog is now closed. For continued coverage on the tariffs, head to the live business blog.Donald Trump’s planned tariffs will be negative across the world, with the damage depending on how far they go, how long they last and whether they lead to successful negotiations, the European Centr...

03/04/2025 00:28 The Guardian

Asian markets set to open as world reels from Trump tariff announcement – business live

US president has announced aggressive tariffs targeting US allies on what he has dubbed ‘Liberation Day’Full report: Trump announces sweeping new tariffs, upending decades of US trade policyAnalysis: Trump’s wall of tariffs is likely to raise prices and cause chaos for businessThe US tariff ra...

02/04/2025 23:52 The Guardian

Trump goes full gameshow host to push his tariff plan – and nobody’s a winner

There were charts and scores, as if The Price Is Right had come to Washington. The big prize? A global trade warIt was Jeopardy!, or The Price Is Right, come to Washington.On an unseasonably chilly day in the White House Rose Garden, Donald Trump stood with a giant chart listing which reciprocal tar...

02/04/2025 23:35 The Guardian

Trump announces sweeping new tariffs, upending decades of US trade policy

President to impose ‘reciprocal’ tariffs on largest trading partners and says new charges will bring about ‘golden age’Business live – latest updatesDonald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on some of its largest trading partners on Wednesday, upending decades of US trade policy and threate...

02/04/2025 21:51 The Guardian

Trump hits UK with 10% tariffs as he ignites global trade war

Britain gets off comparatively lightly but US president’s action could still cost billions in lost growthUS politics – latest updatesDonald Trump has hit the UK with tariffs of 10% on exports to the US as he ignited a global trade war that could wipe billions off economic growth.The US president...

02/04/2025 20:59 The Guardian

Australia election 2025 live: PM dines with Greg Norman as nation braces for Trump tariffs; Howard says Coalition are election underdogs

Golfer has been used before as a diplomatic bridge to US president. Follow today’s news liveAnywhere but Canberra: Australian voters on what matters to themInteractive guide to electorates in the Australian electionListen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaSee all our Au...

02/04/2025 20:04 The Guardian

US midwest and south faces potentially deadly floods and severe tornadoes

Forecasters say potent storm system moving east could become supercharged and bring ‘life-threatening’ floodingPotentially deadly flash flooding, high-magnitude tornadoes and baseball-sized hail could hit parts of the midwest and south on Wednesday as severe thunderstorms blowing eastward become...

02/04/2025 19:59 The Guardian

Reeves says hasty response to Trump tariffs could put ‘prize’ of economic deal at risk – UK politics live

Chancellor says UK will respond calmly to US tariffs as Keir Starmer attempts to play down fears of trade warThere will be two urgent questions in the Commons after PMQs. At around 12.30pm a Foreign Office minister will respond to a question from Priti Patel, the shadow foreign secretary, about the...

02/04/2025 16:52 The Guardian

‘Conversation ends’ about assisted dying if bill voted down, says MP

Kim Leadbeater tells MPs they have a duty to change the law to spare terminally ill people dreadful consequences If the bill to legalise assisted dying is thrown out by MPs later this month then “the conversation ends” on the subject, with dreadful consequences for many terminally ill people, th...

02/04/2025 16:50 The Guardian

National security adviser Michael Waltz reportedly conducted business via Gmail

Latest security flap again focuses scrutiny on Waltz after he earlier added journalist to Yemen war-planning chatUS politics live – latest updatesMichael Waltz, the embattled national security adviser to Donald Trump, and other members of the national security council have reportedly used personal...

02/04/2025 15:32 The Guardian

Trump’s tariffs: how might Europe respond to unleashing of trade war?

Bloc’s options include retaliating with tariffs on US goods and services and forming closer ties with other countriesDonald Trump is getting ready to impose sweeping and immediate tariffs on all foreign goods, thereby unleashing a trade war and upending the multilateral trading system that the US...

02/04/2025 15:00 The Guardian

‘Australia is a landlord’s market’: rents still at record high despite slow growth, report shows

Kingsford Smith, Bradfield, Sydney and Warringah in New South Wales and Fadden in Queensland are the five most expensive electorates, data showsElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastRents are growing at the slow...

02/04/2025 14:00 The Guardian

Israel announces plan to seize ‘large areas’ in Gaza – as it happened

This blog is now closed, you can read our full report hereAirstrikes continued on Gaza on Wednesday morning after the Israeli defense minister announced that Israel intended to expand its war. In a statement, Israel Katz said the offensive was “expanding to crush and clean the area of terrorists a...

02/04/2025 13:51 The Guardian

Tesla quarterly sales slump 13% amid backlash against Elon Musk

Drop is likely combination of ageing lineup, increased competition and backlash to Musk’s politicsTesla reported a 13% drop in vehicle sales in the first three months of the year, making it the electric vehicle maker’s worst quarter since 2022. It’s another sign that Elon Musk’s once high-fl...

02/04/2025 13:35 The Guardian

UK prepared for all eventualities, says Starmer as new Trump tariffs loom

Challenged by Kemi Badenoch, PM says while no option has been ruled out, he will avoid ‘kneejerk reactions’UK politics live – latest updatesThe UK has “prepared for all eventualities” when it comes to looming US tariffs, with no response ruled out, Keir Starmer has told MPs before Donald T...

02/04/2025 12:26 The Guardian

Airlines warned Heathrow about power supply risks days before outage, MPs told

Concerns about cable theft raised with airport before substation fire but Heathrow chief defends handling of incidentBusiness live – latest updatesAirlines warned Heathrow about risks to its power supply days before the airport was shut down by a substation fire, a Commons committee has been told....

02/04/2025 10:20 The Guardian

UK won’t engage in ‘kneejerk’ response to Trump tariffs, says minister

Bridget Phillipson warns of ‘difficult period’ ahead for trade, but government ‘working through every eventuality’Business live – latest updatesUK politics liveThe UK government will not engage in a “kneejerk” response to any tariffs imposed by Donald Trump, as it warned there would be...

02/04/2025 08:34 The Guardian

Ban bosses from ‘improper’ use of NDAs for low-paid workers, says ex-minister

Louise Haigh calls for end to two-tiered system over complaints of sexual misconduct or harassmentBosses should be banned from the “improper” use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) for low-paid workers in the service, retail or hospitality sectors, a former cabinet minister has warned, as she c...

02/04/2025 07:45 The Guardian

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