Trump expected to announce plan to sell Patriot defence systems to Ukraine

14/07/2025 10:35 The Guardian

President says US will send Kyiv ‘sophisticated’ equipment ahead of announcement as frustration with Russia growsEurope live – latest updatesDonald Trump has indicated that the US will announce a plan to sell Patriot air defence systems and other weapons to Ukraine later on Monday, amid growing White House exasperation with Russia’s refusal to agree to a ceasefire.The president told reporters on Sunday as he returned from the Club World Cup final that the US would “send them various pieces of very sophisticated military and they’re going to pay us 100% for them”. Continue reading...

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Trump confirms new weapons deal for Ukraine and threatens ‘severe’ tariffs on Russia if war doesn’t end – Europe live

President says US will make weapons but Europe will fund them for Ukraine during meeting with Nato chief, Mark RutteUkrainian intelligence agents killed members of a Russian secret service cell wanted on suspicion of having shot dead a colonel last week, the SBU said.The SBU intelligence agency said...

14/07/2025 15:51 The Guardian

Chalmers urges opposition not to treat productivity roundtable like ‘extension of question time’

Summit will guide Labor’s second-term agenda and include skills, the net zero energy transition, workforce pressures and the care economyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJim Chalmers has warned the opposition will have no credibility with voters or key economic decision m...

14/07/2025 15:00 The Guardian

UK experiencing more extreme climate events, Miliband warns MPs – politics live

Energy secretary addresses MPs, telling them the UK is getting hotter and wetter with three times the number of days above 30 degreesAs Rowena Mason revealed recently, No 10 has issued guidance that in effect bans civil servants from any level of speaking at events where journalists are present.Toda...

14/07/2025 14:54 The Guardian

Man accused of plot to share Shapps details says he wanted to ‘expose’ Russian spies

Howard Phillips tells court he hoped to ‘trap’ agents by offering information about the then defence secretaryA man accused of attempting to hand over the personal details of the then defence secretary, Grant Shapps, to Russian intelligence officers has told a court he was actually trying to “...

14/07/2025 14:20 The Guardian

Ed Miliband to tell MPs who reject net zero policies they are betraying future generations

Exclusive: Energy secretary’s ‘radical truth-telling’ comes as Reform plans net zero bonfire and Tories also ditch targets‘Profound concern’ as scientists say extreme heat ‘now the norm’ in UKEd Miliband is to explicitly call out politicians who reject net zero policies for betraying f...

14/07/2025 12:29 The Guardian

BBC breached accuracy guidelines over Gaza documentary, review finds

However, inquiry into Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone says there were no other breaches, including impartialityA BBC documentary about children in Gaza breached the corporation’s editorial guidelines for accuracy by failing to disclose its child narrator was the son of a Hamas official, an internal...

14/07/2025 11:44 The Guardian

‘Humanitarian city’ would be concentration camp for Palestinians, says former Israeli PM | First Thing

Ehud Olmert says plan would be ethnic cleansing, and anger at Israel over Gaza war is not all down to antisemitism. Plus, why are numbers of first-time US homebuyers at a generational low?Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.The “humanitarian city” Israel’s d...

14/07/2025 11:00 The Guardian

Trump says he spoke to Dan Bongino after reports deputy FBI director could leave post over Epstein files fallout – US politics live

US president says Bongino ‘sounded terrific’ when he spoke to him about uproar over how Justice Department handled inquiry into Epstein deathDonald Trump has indicated that the US will announce a plan to sell Patriot air defence systems and other weapons to Ukraine later on Monday, amid growing...

14/07/2025 10:44 The Guardian

Weather tracker: Warm air engulfs parts of Argentina as winter temperatures soar

Rosario in Sante Fe likely be to 10C above normal, as Japan braces for Tropical Storm NariAn unseasonably mild start to the week is expected in northern and central parts of Argentina, where it is winter. A plume of warm air will sink southwards from neighbouring Paraguay on Monday, lingering throug...

14/07/2025 09:45 The Guardian

Pentagon wants to make Aukus work but some stakeholders have ‘serious concerns’, senior US defence official says

Defence official says major increase in Australian defence spending is ‘quite warranted’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSome US military stakeholders have “very serious concerns” about the Aukus arrangement but the Pentagon wants “to make this thing work”, a se...

14/07/2025 08:30 The Guardian

Monday briefing: The ‘toxic cocktail’ of climate denial, federal cuts and the Texas floods

In today’s newsletter: Amid at least 129 deaths and billions of dollars of damage, there has been little reckoning about the part global heating and cuts to public services may have played in the disasterGood morning. The death toll from the catastrophic floods in Texas has climbed to 129, includi...

14/07/2025 05:47 The Guardian

Jim Chalmers insists Labor can meet target of 1.2m new homes despite department warning

Treasurer ‘relaxed’ about error that saw advice accidentally shared with ABC but says he will not make full unredacted document publicFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTreasurer Jim Chalmers insists Labor is ambitious...

14/07/2025 03:22 The Guardian

Ukraine secret service says it killed Russian agents suspected of Kyiv assassination

SBU intelligence agency claims to have ‘liquidated’ members of Russia’s FSB who were suspected of killing Colonel Ivan Voronych last weekUkrainian intelligence agents killed members of a Russian secret service cell wanted on suspicion of having shot dead a colonel last week, the SBU said.The S...

14/07/2025 01:09 The Guardian

Heavy rain in Texas halts rescue efforts as officials warn of further flooding

State authorities believe more than 160 people could still be missing as flash flood warnings remain in Kerr countyMore heavy rains in Texas on Sunday paused a weeklong search for victims of catastrophic flooding along the Guadalupe River and led to high-water rescues elsewhere as officials warned t...

13/07/2025 20:37 The Guardian

‘Humanitarian city’ would be concentration camp for Palestinians, says former Israeli PM

Ehud Olmert says forcing people into camp would be ethnic cleansing, and anger at Israel over Gaza war is not all down to antisemitismThe “humanitarian city” Israel’s defence minister has proposed building on the ruins of Rafah would be a concentration camp, and forcing Palestinians inside wou...

13/07/2025 18:14 The Guardian

Fathers plan legal action to get smartphones banned in England’s schools

Two fathers tell education secretary they will seek judicial review in bid for statutory ban to safeguard childrenTwo fathers plan to take legal action against the government in an attempt to get smartphones banned in schools in England.Will Orr-Ewing and Pete Montgomery wrote to the education secre...

13/07/2025 16:28 The Guardian

Ukraine must get ready for future in which there is no ceasefire with Russia

Recognising Putin is not serious about peace is first step towards ‘strategic neutralisation’ proposed by ex-ministerWhile Donald Trump – and other western leaders – are taking their time to catch up with reality, it is obvious that Vladimir Putin has no apparent desire to halt the war in Uk...

13/07/2025 16:22 The Guardian

Brenda, 95, and her soft toys become unlikely stars on TikTok

Brenda Allen from Cheshire amasses more than 2m views for videos featuring her quirky Jellycat figuresThe anger and polarisation often on display on social media have made it a stressful place to venture for many people, wary of its unpredictable pile-ons and bile-filled responses. Yet a 95-year-old...

13/07/2025 15:00 The Guardian

Macron calls on EU to ‘defend European interests resolutely’ from Trump tariffs

French president says bloc should be ready for trade war after 30% tariff threat but other EU leaders call for calmThe French president, Emmanuel Macron, has called on the EU to “defend European interests resolutely” after Donald Trump threatened to impose 30% tariffs on nearly all imports from...

13/07/2025 14:40 The Guardian

‘Now or never’ to save replica of American revolutionary war vessel, say French campaigners

Fresh plea for funds to repair €26m copy of frigate that carried Louis XVI’s promise of aid in war of independenceFrench maritime enthusiasts are battling to save a replica of an 18th-century warship that became a symbol of the country’s historic relationship with America.The copy of L’Hermi...

13/07/2025 13:16 The Guardian

Parents urged to get children vaccinated after measles death in Liverpool

Child reportedly died at Alder Hey hospital amid surge of measles cases in cityHealth officials have urged people to come forward for the measles vaccine if they are not up to date with their shots after a child at Alder Hey children’s hospital in Liverpool died from the disease.The city has exper...

13/07/2025 13:02 The Guardian

Macron not expected at UN summit on two-state solution for Palestine and Israel

Absence of French president makes it less likely there will be announcement of recognition of a Palestinian stateA UN summit on a two-state solution for Palestine and Israel – postponed by the Israel-Iran war – has been rescheduled for 28 and 29 July, but it is not expected that the French presi...

13/07/2025 10:59 The Guardian

Iran says it would resume nuclear talks if US guaranteed no further attacks – Middle East crisis live

June attacks by the US and Israel on Iran struck but did not fully destroy nuclear facilitiesIn 2015, Iran agreed a long-term deal on its nuclear programme with the US, UK, France, China, Russia and Germany.The deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), allowed Iran to e...

13/07/2025 10:55 The Guardian

Ofcom head says age checks are ‘really big moment’ for children’s online safety

Melanie Dawes says rules will protect children from harmful content but campaigners are unconvincedThe UK’s chief media regulator has promised age verification checks will prove a “really big moment” in the battle to keep children safe online, even as campaigners warn she needs to take tougher...

13/07/2025 10:43 The Guardian

Australia won’t commit in advance to joining hypothetical US-China conflict, Pat Conroy says

Comments come amid reports Washington seeking guarantees about how Canberra would respond in event of Indo-Pacific conflictFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia will refuse any US request to join a “hypothetical...

13/07/2025 03:35 The Guardian

Australia news live: Chinese surveillance ‘won’t be unexpected’ as Talisman Sabre war games begin, Conroy says; Queensland premier announces CFMEU inquiry

Follow all the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast‘A balanced region where no one is dominated and no one dominates’China needs to be “more transparent” about military and nuclear buildups in the region, Conroy says, and this has been a message commun...

13/07/2025 02:44 The Guardian

Obama’s former press secretary recalls ‘emotional’ mood in White House after Trump win

Josh Earnest says president brought staff into Oval Office to hear address stressing national unity: ‘It was very poignant’The hardest day on the job for the White House press secretary for most of Barack Obama’s second term was right after Donald Trump was first elected president, he recently...

12/07/2025 12:00 The Guardian

People waiting for aid among dozens reported killed by Israeli forces in Gaza – Middle East crisis live

Gaza civil defence said Israeli forces killed at least 30 people on FridayGaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli forces killed at least 30 people on Friday, including 10 who were waiting for aid in the south of the war-ravaged territory, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reports.Gaza civil defence offi...

12/07/2025 08:03 The Guardian

Sweden set to rent cells in Estonian jails as it runs out of room for its prisoners

Centre-right government rejects long-established national policies focused on rehabilitation and reintegrationSweden is moving away from criminal rehabilitation in favour of US-style mass incarceration, experts have said, as the country prepares to rent places in Estonian jails to help house its rap...

12/07/2025 07:00 The Guardian

‘It’s blitz, blitz, blitz’: Kyiv’s shelters fill up as Russia intensifies aerial attacks

People in Ukrainian capital are exhausted and struggling for normality amid a dramatic rise in bombardmentAt 1am on Thursday, Dartsia Liuba went to the basement of her Kyiv apartment building with her two children and husband, Roma. The air-raid siren had gone off. A Russian attack was coming. Liuba...

12/07/2025 06:00 The Guardian

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