Trump has changed Ukraine debate ‘for the better’, says Downing Street

24/02/2025 19:43 The Guardian

Starmer’s spokesperson says US intervention ‘could bring lasting peace’ as No 10 treads carefully before White House visitDonald Trump has changed the global conversation around Ukraine “for the better”, Downing Street has said, as the UK imposed further sanctions on Russia in an effort to force Vladimir Putin to make concessions.As world leaders marked the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Keir Starmer’s spokesperson said the US president had opened the door to talks that could bring lasting peace. Continue reading...

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UN security council approves US resolution on Ukraine war that doesn’t mention Russia; Putin says Europeans can ‘participate’ in peace talks – live

The US-drafted resolution which, fails to mention Russian aggression, receives 10 votes, while five members including UK and France abstained from the voteThe EU’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas earlier said that she would be travelling to the US tomorrow to meet with US secretary of state Marco Rubio,...

24/02/2025 23:18 The Guardian

Australia news live: Air safety body says Chinese warship live fire exercise discovered by nearby Virgin pilot; Ten to pay $1.1m to cover Lisa Wilkinson legal costs

Air Services has been quizzed over how it found out about Chinese live-fire exercises in Tasman sea at Senate estimates overnight. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSenate estimates will be back underway today, and AAP has flagged a little of what w...

24/02/2025 23:02 The Guardian

Trump says Putin will accept European peacekeepers in Ukraine

France’s Macron corrects US president’s claim that Europe has only loaned funds to Kyiv at White House meetingDonald Trump has said the Russian leader, Vladimir Putin, would accept European peacekeepers in Ukraine as part of a potential deal to end the three-year war.The US president was speakin...

24/02/2025 22:21 The Guardian

ICC urged to investigate Biden for ‘aiding and abetting’ Gaza war crimes

US-based nonprofit Dawn also accuses ex-secretary of state Antony Blinken and ex-Pentagon chief Lloyd AustinA US-based nonprofit organization has urged the international criminal court to investigate former president Joe Biden and two of his cabinet members for complicity in war crimes and crimes ag...

24/02/2025 20:21 The Guardian

Uefa president Ceferin makes outspoken intervention on European politics

Slovenian opines about immigration and populism‘We are all fed up with political correctness’The president of Uefa, Aleksander Ceferin, has made an outspoken intervention in European politics, claiming “freedom of speech no longer exists” and “we are all fed up of political correctness”....

24/02/2025 19:22 The Guardian

Ukrainians in New York commemorate anniversary of Russia’s invasion: ‘three years of our resistance’

City officials at flag raising ceremony gave speeches in support of Ukraine and Zelenskyy after his spat with TrumpNew York City officials, foreign dignitaries and members of the city’s Ukrainian community gathered in New York on Monday to raise the Ukrainian flag above lower Manhattan, marking th...

24/02/2025 19:13 The Guardian

UN general assembly backs resolution condemning Russia for Ukraine war

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24/02/2025 18:37 The Guardian

Flood warnings issued in parts of UK after weekend of rain and wind

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24/02/2025 18:31 The Guardian

David Lammy refuses to criticise US for not backing UN resolution condemning Russian invasion – as it happened

Foreign secretary says the UK co-sponsored the motion, voted for it and will support Ukraine but refused to criticise USHere are comments from some of the other UK political parties on the third anniversary of the invastion of Ukraine.From Ed Davey, the Lib Dem leaderFor three years, the brave Ukrai...

24/02/2025 18:29 The Guardian

Germany: Merz says it’s ‘five to midnight’ for Europe and calls for unity – live

Most likely next German chancellor warns against rise of far right and says he intends to form new government by EasterGerman election 2025: results in fullGuten Morgen aus Berlin,In November 2019, Freidrich Merz joined a conference of German students at Harvard.From our point of view it can get goi...

24/02/2025 16:19 The Guardian

Incendiary devices explode outside Russian consulate in Marseille

No injuries reported after incident on Monday, which marks third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of UkraineRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesThree improvised explosive devices have been thrown at the Russian consulate in the southern French port city of Marseille but no one was injured, a...

24/02/2025 15:35 The Guardian

Starbucks to lay off 1,100 corporate workers in CEO’s restructuring plan

Layoffs are largest in company history, though warehouse, roasting and store employees are not part of cutsStarbucks plans to lay off 1,100 corporate employees and close several hundred open of vacant job positions, the company announced on Monday. The layoffs are the largest in the company’s hist...

24/02/2025 15:07 The Guardian

Zelenskyy hails ‘absolute heroism’ of Ukraine as world leaders visit Kyiv

Europe-led show of solidarity on third anniversary of war comes after Donald Trump hit out at Ukrainian presidentRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesWorld leaders gathered in Kyiv on Monday to show their continuing support for Ukraine on the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion,...

24/02/2025 15:05 The Guardian

Hamas says Netanyahu ‘sabotaging’ peace deal as Israel steps up West Bank operation – as it happened

Hamas official Basem Naim says Benjamin Netanyahu is ‘preparing atmosphere’ to return to war with GazaAccording to a report from Hebrew media outlet Ynet, Israel has told international mediators that it will release more than 600 Palestinian prisoners who were initially scheduled for release on...

24/02/2025 15:00 The Guardian

Germany election: far right surge is ‘last warning’, says Friedrich Merz

Leader of victorious conservative alliance says centrist parties must work together to provide effective leadershipGerman election live – latest updatesThe doubling of support for the far right in Germany’s federal election was “the last warning” to the country’s mainstream parties to prov...

24/02/2025 14:19 The Guardian

US politics live: confusion at agencies over whether to comply with Elon Musk email demanding workers justify jobs

Government agencies give conflicting orders after Musk demands employees list accomplishments from past week by Monday deadlineDonald Trump will meet the French president, Emmanuel Macron, at the White House today, on the third anniversary of Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine and in a moment of...

24/02/2025 13:45 The Guardian

Albanese ‘confident’ US would come to Australia’s defence in event of attack

PM tells Q&A that US relationship is ‘rock solid’ as he fields questions on cost of living, housing and antisemitismGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese says he is confident that the US would defend Australia if it were to come under attack, despite the...

24/02/2025 13:22 The Guardian

‘A true free-speech emergency’: alarm over Trump’s ‘chilling’ attacks on media

Warning comes as FCC, chaired by Trump ally and Project 2025 author, orders investigations into US media groupsThe Trump administration is waging a “disturbing” attack on the freedom of the press that amounts to a “true free-speech emergency”, media experts have warned, as the Federal Commun...

24/02/2025 13:00 The Guardian

M23 militia’s advance in eastern DRC has killed 7,000 since January, UN told

DRC prime minister tells human rights council fighting has left about 450,000 without shelter after camps destroyedAbout 7,000 people have died in fighting in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo since Rwanda-backed M23 rebels started renewed advances in January, the DRC’s prime minist...

24/02/2025 12:55 The Guardian

Former Brexit party MEP in court on Russia-linked bribery charges

Nathan Gill is accused of agreeing to receive money to make statements ‘benefiting’ Russian narrative on Ukraine A former leader of Reform UK in Wales agreed to receive money to make statements “benefiting” the Russian narrative on Ukraine while serving as an MEP, a court has been told.Detai...

24/02/2025 12:35 The Guardian

Forest fires push up greenhouse gas emissions from war in Ukraine

Emissions estimated at 55m tonnes in 2024 and nearly 230m tonnes in three years of war The burning of Ukraine’s forests at unprecedented rates over the past year has helped push the total greenhouse emissions from the war since Russia’s full-scale invasion to almost 230m tonnes, analysis shows.T...

24/02/2025 12:00 The Guardian

First Thing: Zelenskyy hails ‘three years of resistance’ on anniversary of Russian invasion

It follows Russia’s biggest ever aerial attack on Ukraine. Plus, far-right AfD doubles support in German electionGood morning.The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, hailed “three years of resistance … three years of absolute heroism of Ukrainians”, as foreign leaders arrived in Kyiv t...

24/02/2025 11:34 The Guardian

UK universities educate the most national leaders globally, analysis shows

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24/02/2025 08:00 The Guardian

Monday briefing: Merz will be Germany’s chancellor – but extremists are waiting in the wings

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Search for man dragged overboard near Newcastle during fishing competition hampered by fast-moving currentsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice say the “very experienced” fisher who went missing overboard during a...

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Dutton says Coalition will pay to match Labor’s $8.5bn Medicare boost by cutting thousands of public service jobs

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24/02/2025 05:14 The Guardian

‘Extremely capable’ weapons on Chinese warships off Australia’s east coast, NZ government says

New Zealand defence minister Judith Collins says department has ‘never seen a task group of this capability undertaking this sort of work’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNew Zealand’s defence minister has warned t...

24/02/2025 05:09 The Guardian

Starmer’s meeting with Trump will be PM’s biggest diplomatic test to date

Aides say prime minister will try to balance the UK and Europe’s interests while retaining good relations with unpredictable US presidentThe first time Keir Starmer met Donald Trump, the prime minister had a convivial two-hour dinner with the then presidential candidate in his luxury New York apar...

24/02/2025 05:00 The Guardian

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