There is suffering everywhere you look, says mother of emaciated baby girl trapped in Gaza

11/05/2025 05:00 The Guardian

Babies such as Siwar Ashour are suffering from malnutrition as crucial supplies run out amid Israel’s total blockade on aidSiwar Ashour was born into war and hunger and has known nothing else. She is now in real danger of dying without ever having known a moment of peace or contentment.The six-month-old Palestinian girl, whose painfully emaciated body symbolised the deliberate starvation of Gaza when she appeared on the BBC this week, was only 2.5kg when she was born on 20 November last year. Continue reading...

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Less than 1% of UK biosecurity budget goes on tackling invasive species, figures show

Conservationists call for more funding and warn of danger to ‘cherished’ native species, from water voles to ladybirdsLess than 1% of the government’s biosecurity budget goes on tackling invasive species, despite the danger they pose to British wildlife, figures suggest.Conservationists warned...

11/05/2025 23:01 The Guardian

Australia news live: Canavan says Nationals ‘need a shake-up’ as party prepares for leadership ballot; former Liberal MP pushes Tim Wilson to lead

Matt Canavan is not expected to have the numbers to tip David Littleproud out of the Nationals leadership. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMatt Canavan claimed he has “always” accepted the link between carbon dioxide emissions and temperature...

11/05/2025 22:10 The Guardian

White House claims China trade deal reached while Beijing hails ‘important first steps’

US announcement comes after treasury secretary touted progress in two days of talks with Chinese vice-premier in GenevaThe White House has announced that a trade deal with China has been struck after two days of talks in Geneva, while Beijing has hailed “important first steps.”The announcement o...

11/05/2025 19:59 The Guardian

Zelenskyy challenges Putin to meet in person for peace talks

Ukrainian president proposes face-to-face meeting after Russian leader suggests two sides hold talks in TurkeyVolodymyr Zelenskyy has challenged Vladimir Putin to meet in person for peace talks in Istanbul on Thursday, in a dramatic gambit after a weekend of diplomatic flurry.His comments came after...

11/05/2025 18:09 The Guardian

India and Pakistan both claim victory after ceasefire declared

Celebrations held in both countries while Kashmir residents beg for long-term solutions over disputed territory India and Pakistan have both claimed victory after a ceasefire was declared over the weekend, which brought the two nuclear-nations back from the brink of war.After days of escalating clas...

11/05/2025 17:54 The Guardian

NHS nurses could go on strike over 25% erosion in pay, union boss warns

Exclusive: RCN’s Nicola Ranger says nurses could ‘bare our teeth’ as they seek restoration of lost earnings since 2010Nurses deserve a major pay rise to counter the 25% real terms erosion over the last 15 years and may go on strike again unless ministers dramatically improve their “completel...

11/05/2025 16:23 The Guardian

Ukraine war: Trump envoy says ‘ceasefire first, talks later’ after Putin’s peace talk proposal – as it happened

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11/05/2025 14:57 The Guardian

‘Never again war’: Pope Leo calls for peace in Ukraine in first Sunday address

New pontiff also urges a ceasefire and humanitarian aid in Gaza and welcomes truce between India and PakistanPope Leo XIV has called for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine and pleaded for an end to global conflicts, which he likened to a “third world war in pieces”.In his first Sunday address a...

11/05/2025 13:40 The Guardian

Quakers march 300 miles to protest Trump’s immigration crackdown

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11/05/2025 13:31 The Guardian

Trump health cuts create ‘real danger’ around disease outbreaks, workers warn

Key programs from child-support services to HIV treatment also gutted, leaving global populations vulnerableMass terminations and billions of dollars’ worth of cuts at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have gutted key programs – from child support services to HIV treatment abroad...

11/05/2025 09:00 The Guardian

Trump to embark on Middle East trip to meet Gulf allies

President eager to discuss trade and investment but no plans to visit Israel amid tensions over Gaza warDonald Trump this week will embark on the first foreign trip of his second administration with a tour of the Middle East, as he looks to secure investment, trade and technology deals from friendly...

11/05/2025 06:00 The Guardian

Rümeysa Öztürk, Tufts student held by Ice, vows to continue legal action after jail release

PhD student says she is excited to get back to her studies during what has been a ‘very difficult’ timeA Tufts University student from Turkey has returned to Boston, one day after being released from a Louisiana immigration detention center where she was held for more than six weeks after being...

11/05/2025 04:51 The Guardian

Trump claims ‘total reset’ in US-China trade relations after tariff talks in Geneva

US president praises ‘very good’ discussions as top US and Chinese officials meet over trade war triggered by Trump’s tariff blitzDonald Trump has hailed a “total reset” in US-China trade relations after the first day of talks between top American and Chinese officials in Geneva aimed at d...

11/05/2025 03:04 The Guardian

Vladimir Putin rejects ceasefire ultimatum proposed by European leaders

Leaders of Britain, France, Germany and Poland told Russian president to accept unconditional 30-day ceasefire by Monday or face increased sanctions and weapons transfers to UkraineVladimir Putin has rejected an ultimatum by European leaders to agree to a ceasefire with Ukraine or face increased san...

10/05/2025 23:43 The Guardian

‘We share a history and the future’: diaspora communities in UK decry Kashmir conflict

At a demonstration in Westminster, people from both sides of India-Pakistan divide call for more than mere ceasefirePeople around the world held their breath this week as India and Pakistan appeared to edge closer and closer towards war.For diaspora communities with family in the region, especially...

10/05/2025 19:16 The Guardian

Daughter of Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard arrested at Columbia University protests

Ramona Sarsgaard, 18, given ticket for criminal trespassing after Wednesday’s actions against Israel’s war in GazaThe daughter of actors Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard was among those arrested at the latest Columbia University protests, marking the latest development in the anti-war demon...

10/05/2025 19:09 The Guardian

If India and Pakistan’s ceasefire holds, the coming weeks will see a new battle: of narratives

As both countries step back from the brink, the animosity generated by decades of dispute still enduresKashmir crisis live – latest updatesJust over 26 years ago, thousands of Pakistani soldiers quietly made their way on to high, rocky ridges on the Indian side of the de facto border that divides...

10/05/2025 15:25 The Guardian

Toxic chlorine cloud near Barcelona confines more than 160,000 indoors

Fire at warehouse storing pool cleaning products sends cloud over wide area around Vilanova i la GeltrúSpanish authorities have told more than 160,000 people near Barcelona to stay indoors after a fire at an industrial warehouse released a toxic cloud of chlorine over a wide area.The blaze, in the...

10/05/2025 14:46 The Guardian

European leaders tell Putin to agree to unconditional ceasefire by Monday or face ‘massive’ sanctions – as it happened

This blog is now closed, you can read our full report on this story hereIt is the first time the leaders of the four European nations (France, the UK, Germany and Poland) have made a joint visit to Ukraine, reports Agence France-Presse (AFP).“We are clear the bloodshed must end. Russia must stop i...

10/05/2025 14:39 The Guardian

India and Pakistan ceasefire agreement in jeopardy after cross-border shelling

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10/05/2025 13:19 The Guardian

UK Lawyers for Israel condemned over claim war may reduce obesity in Gaza

Palestinian rights group says remarks criticising a Lancet analysis on impact of the conflict are ‘sickening’A UK-based advocacy group for Israel has been criticised for suggesting a reduction in obesity resulting from the war in Gaza may increase life expectancy there.The comments by UK Lawyers...

10/05/2025 10:59 The Guardian

Chinese and US officials meet in Geneva for ‘de-escalation’ trade talks

World Trade Organization hails ‘constructive step’ as senior figures come together to discuss tariffsSenior US and Chinese officials held talks early on Saturday in Geneva in a tentative first step towards defusing a trade war that is disrupting the global economy, according to China’s state-o...

10/05/2025 10:14 The Guardian

Why did 30 Met officers kick the door down at a teenage tea and biscuits meeting in a Quaker house?

When six young women hired a room to discuss the war in Gaza, the gathering ended with 30 officers storming in to make arrestsWhen six young women gathered in central London to discuss the climate crisis and the war in Gaza, the setting could not have been more appropriate. The building in which the...

10/05/2025 07:31 The Guardian

Beans are being genetically engineered to grow in the UK – but how do they taste?

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Aphids plaguing UK gardens in warm spring weather, says RHS

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10/05/2025 06:00 The Guardian

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Israel committing genocide in Gaza, says EU’s former top diplomat

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09/05/2025 22:00 The Guardian

Leaders of UK, France, Germany and Poland to visit Ukraine in joint show of support

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09/05/2025 21:30 The Guardian

Plan to fast-track appeals of some UK asylum seekers could face legal backlash

Move to speed up appeals of people in government-funded hotels could be challenged on discrimination grounds, officials warnA plan to fast-track the appeals of asylum seekers living in government-funded hotels could face multiple legal challenges on the grounds of discrimination, the government has...

09/05/2025 18:30 The Guardian

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