Thousands evacuated in Spain amid deadly wildfires and new heatwave

12/08/2025 09:26 The Guardian

Temperatures of 44C predicted as blazes rage across EuropeEurope live – latest updatesAlmost 6,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in northern, central and southern Spain as wildfires continue to burn amid a heatwave that could bring temperatures of 44C to some parts of the country.The deadly heat across large parts of Europe has created what scientists have called a “molotov cocktail” of climatic conditions that is fuelling vast wildfires. Continue reading...

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Europe live: EU says Ukraine should be able to ‘choose its own destiny’ ahead of Trump-Putin meeting

Ukrainian president thanks EU leaders for their support and calls for further pressure on Russia Just days before the Trump-Putin summit, Ukraine’s authoritative DeepState war map showed that Russian forces had advanced by at least 10 km (six miles) north in two prongs in recent days, part of thei...

12/08/2025 12:52 The Guardian

Number of Channel migrants reaching 50,000 under Labour is ‘unacceptable’, says education minister – UK politics live

Jacqui Smith, an education minister, says number shows ‘criminal gangs have an absolute foothold in the tragic trafficking of people’Rachel Reeves has been taking questions from journalists in Belfast. She says Northern Ireland is “absolutely crucial” for the UK’s growth prospects, pointin...

12/08/2025 12:35 The Guardian

EU leaders defend Ukraine’s freedom to decide future ahead of Trump-Putin summit

Statement on Ukrainian sovereignty signed by all EU leaders except for Viktor Orbán before call with TrumpEurope live – latest updatesRead all our coverage of the Ukraine warEuropean Union leaders made a rallying call to defend Ukraine’s freedom to decide its own future in advance of their virt...

12/08/2025 11:35 The Guardian

Donald Trump’s Washington DC intervention labelled as ‘unsettling and unprecedented’ by mayor – US politics live

Muriel Bowser, mayor of Washington DC, declined to criticise president directly while president of National Action Network calls move ‘disgusting and dangerous’European Union leaders appealed on Tuesday to US president Donald Trump to defend their security interests at a key summit with his Rus...

12/08/2025 11:18 The Guardian

Man develops rare condition after ChatGPT query over stopping eating salt

US medical journal article about 60-year-old with bromism warns against using AI app for health informationA US medical journal has warned against using ChatGPT for health information after a man developed a rare condition following an interaction with the chatbot about removing table salt from his...

12/08/2025 11:15 The Guardian

UK recovers position in EU’s Horizon Europe science research programme

Scientists received €735m in grants in 2024 after UK rejoined programme as associate member post-BrexitEurope live – latest updatesThe UK is quickly recovering a prime position in the EU’s £80bn science research programme 18 months after becoming a participating member following the resolutio...

12/08/2025 11:00 The Guardian

Trump condemned for ‘dangerous’ move to seize control of DC police and deploy national guard | First Thing

Trump forwarded a false narrative around DC crime stats to justify the move. Plus, funeral held in Gaza for five journalists killed by Israeli attackGood morning.Donald Trump has ordered the national guard to Washington DC and seized control of the city’s police force, describing a “lawless” c...

12/08/2025 10:19 The Guardian

Imperial War Museum rejects criticism of caption in Holocaust display

Visitor to museum and two eminent historians say wording of information board on Nuremberg race laws is incorrectThe Imperial War Museum has declined to change an information board in its Holocaust Galleries that two eminent historians say is incorrect.The information board refers to the Nuremberg r...

12/08/2025 09:28 The Guardian

Chinese warship crashes into own coastguard vessel while chasing Philippine boat in South China Sea

Footage shows Chinese coastguard vessel with its entire bow caved in after colliding with warship near contested Scarborough ShoalThe Philippines has released dramatic footage of a Chinese warship colliding with a vessel from its own coastguard while chasing a Philippine patrol boat in the South Chi...

12/08/2025 09:12 The Guardian

Trump’s China trade truce extension spurs market rally

Bourses in Australia and Japan hit record highs as hopes grow of trade deal within latest 90-day pauseBusiness live – latest updatesGeorge Magus: Why Peak China may finally have arrivedDonald Trump’s decision to extend a truce in the trade war with China has triggered a stock market rally across...

12/08/2025 08:20 The Guardian

Middle East crisis live: Israel continues attacks on Gaza despite global outcry over the killing of six journalists

Medical officials report at least 34 people were killed on Monday, with more than 15 people killed waiting for aidThe UN agency for Palestine, Unrwa, has warned that Gaza’s children face becoming a “lost generation” as conflict has robbed them of education.“The longer children in Gaza are ou...

12/08/2025 08:10 The Guardian

RBA interest rates decision: relief for borrowers as Reserve Bank cuts cash rate to 3.6%

RBA also warns of ‘persistently’ lower productivity growth than previously expected as it reveals interest rate decisionFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Reserve Bank of Australia delivered a much-anticipated rate...

12/08/2025 07:46 The Guardian

Woman sentenced to prison for importing illegal cacti and plants to Australia in fake lingerie packages

Kirsten Mae Fearn was repeatedly warned about the behaviour but she continued to import plants which she intended to sell onlineFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Queensland woman caught importing illegal cacti and other...

12/08/2025 05:26 The Guardian

Experts discuss plans to save water as dry conditions worsen across England

National Drought Group meets and water companies prepare to take drastic action as supplies dwindleA nationally significant water shortfall is gripping England, the government has warned, as experts say the conditions could last until mid-autumn.The National Drought Group met to discuss actions to s...

12/08/2025 05:00 The Guardian

Migrants swim from Morocco to Ceuta as officials say enclave ‘overwhelmed’

Seven children reach shore as dozens of people intercepted on risky route, which authorities say is now used more oftenAbout 100 people, including several children, risked their lives by trying to swim from Morocco into Spain’s north African enclave of Ceuta early on Saturday morning, as the terri...

12/08/2025 04:00 The Guardian

David Lammy faces possible legal action over Foreign Office secondments

Campaigners say placing staff from Shell and BAE Systems in ministries creates potential for improper influenceDavid Lammy is facing possible legal action over a plan to invite staff from the oil firm Shell and the defence firm BAE Systems to work inside the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Off...

12/08/2025 04:00 The Guardian

Rise in dengue fever outbreaks across the Pacific driven by the climate crisis, experts say

Samoa, Fiji and Tonga among the worst affected amid warning the disease and others will become ‘more common and more serious’ as the planet warmsThe climate crisis is driving a sharp rise in dengue fever cases across the Pacific islands, experts say, as infections hit their highest level in a de...

12/08/2025 00:58 The Guardian

Australia news live: Macron welcomes Albanese’s move to recognise Palestine as Israeli president calls it a ‘grave and dangerous mistake’

French president says two-state solution represents pathway to peace. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHastie says Gaza is ‘rubble’, but recognition of Palestine not going to bring peace ‘any time soon’Shadow home affairs minister Andrew Ha...

11/08/2025 22:32 The Guardian

Palestinian reporters killed, international reporters banned – Israel’s other Gaza war is over narrative

Members of press and influencers covering devastation are being silenced despite protection under international lawAnas al-Sharif, prominent Al Jazeera correspondent, among five journalists killed in Israeli airstrike on GazaIsrael is running two Gaza campaigns: one for military control of the strip...

11/08/2025 22:17 The Guardian

Southern Europe swelters under deadly heatwave as temperatures pass 40C

Four-year-old boy dies of heatstroke in Italy as scientists warn of ‘molotov cocktail’ of climatic conditionsDeadly heat of up to 44C is searing southern Europe, as scientists warn of a “molotov cocktail” of climatic conditions that is fuelling vast wildfires across the Mediterranean.In Ital...

11/08/2025 20:15 The Guardian

Canada wildfire season already second worst on record as experts warn of ‘new reality’

More than 470 Canadian fires classified as ‘out of control’ as scientists say climate change exacerbating the burningWith hundreds of wildfires burning out of control, Canada’s 2025 fire season is already the second-worst on record, as scientists report climate change is prolonging and exacerb...

11/08/2025 20:08 The Guardian

‘I risked everything’: remembering six media workers killed by Israel in Gaza

CJP says the period since 7 October 2023 has been the most deadly for journalists since it began gathering data in 1992Journalists have been prominent among casualties since the war in Gaza was triggered by Hamas’s incursion into Israel in October 2023.Some were working for well-known internationa...

11/08/2025 18:50 The Guardian

Trump says he and Putin will discuss ‘land swapping’ at Ukraine war summit

US president gives details on Alaska meeting and expresses frustration with Zelenskyy’s conditions for any peace dealDonald Trump has confirmed that he and Vladimir Putin will discuss “land swapping” when they meet on Friday in Alaska for a high-stakes summit on the Ukraine war. But the US pre...

11/08/2025 18:18 The Guardian

Trump places Washington DC police under federal control and will deploy national guard – live updates

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11/08/2025 18:07 The Guardian

European leaders set to join call with Zelenskyy and Trump on Wednesday, Germany says - as it happpened

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11/08/2025 16:01 The Guardian

Finland charges tanker crew members with sabotage of undersea cables

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11/08/2025 13:33 The Guardian

Flooding hits midwest as Milwaukee experiences second wettest day ever

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11/08/2025 12:25 The Guardian

Trump stirs far-right rage despite FBI deprioritizing extremist threat

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11/08/2025 12:00 The Guardian

UK weather: heat health warnings issued across England

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11/08/2025 11:43 The Guardian

First Thing: Prominent Al Jazeera correspondent among five journalists killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza

Israel admits deliberate attack on the journalist, known for frontline coverage, in a strike on a tent outside al-Shifa hospital. Plus, Trump demands homeless people leave Washington DCDon’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.A prominent Al Jazeera journalist who had p...

11/08/2025 11:40 The Guardian

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