Trump ordered airstrikes on Yemen in warning to Houthis over shipping route

15/03/2025 19:44 The Guardian

Houthis reported series of explosions and images show plumes of smoke rising over the Sana’a airport complexDonald Trump said he ordered a series of airstrikes on Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, on Saturday, promising to use “overwhelming lethal force” until Iranian-backed Houthi rebels cease their attacks on shipping along a vital maritime corridor.The Houthis reported a series of explosions in their territory on Saturday evening. Images circulating online show plumes of black smoke over the area of the Sana’a airport complex, which includes a sprawling military facility. The extent of the damage was not yet clear. Continue reading...

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Wes Streeting warns hundreds more health quangos could face axe

Health secretary says the scrapping of NHS England is ‘beginning, not end’ of bid to slash ‘bloated bureaucracy’The health secretary has declared that scrapping NHS England is “the beginning, not the end” and has vowed to continue “slashing bloated bureaucracy”. Wes Streeting sugges...

15/03/2025 23:04 The Guardian

News live: Bandt says Australia should cancel Aukus payments and leave pact; Albanese joins ‘coalition of the willing’ talks with Starmer and Zelenskyy

PM joined virtual meeting hosted by Keir Starmer along with Zelenskyy and leaders from Europe, Canada and New Zealand. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBandt: government could deliver cheap renewable energyThe Australian government could use public...

15/03/2025 23:00 The Guardian

At least 17 dead as massive storm system sweeps across US south with multiple tornadoes

Chaotic weekend sees blizzard warnings in midwest, wildfires in southern plains and dust storms in TexasViolent tornadoes ripped through parts of the US, wiping out schools and toppling semitractor-trailers in several states, part of a monster storm that killed at least 18 people as more severe weat...

15/03/2025 22:35 The Guardian

Trump invokes 18th-century wartime act to deport five Venezuelans

Proclamation comes just hours after judge had ruled Alien Enemies Act of 1798 cannot be usedDonald Trump has invoked the wartime Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport five Venezuelan nationals from the US.In a presidential proclamation issued on Saturday, the White House said: “Tren de Aragua (TdA)...

15/03/2025 21:25 The Guardian

Keir Starmer: ‘Putin is dragging his feet over 30-day Ukraine ceasefire’

Prime minister tells a summit of 29 leaders that the Russian president cannot delay peace talks indefinitelyKeir Starmer accused Vladimir Putin of dragging his feet over agreeing to a ceasefire with Ukraine on Saturday as international pressure grew on the Russian president to enter talks.The prime...

15/03/2025 18:34 The Guardian

The big question on Ukraine: is Trump ready to push Putin into peace? | Shaun Walker

Russian leader’s antagonism to Zelenskyy and lack of interest in a ceasefire leaves colossal task for USDavid Lammy: Trump’s right, Putin can take the hard or easy wayOn paper, everyone is in agreement: Donald Trump says he wants a ceasefire; Kyiv’s negotiating team has already agreed to a...

15/03/2025 18:01 The Guardian

Putin response to peace plan ‘not good enough’, says UK, as international militaries prepare to meet in London – as it happened

This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereFew resonant phrases are repeated in politics without a deliberate reason, and Keir Starmer’s use of “coalition of the willing” could well have been intended as a reminder to the US diplomatic and defence community: we helped you out...

15/03/2025 15:54 The Guardian

Ukraine ceasefire plans moving to operational phase, Starmer says

UK prime minister accuses Putin of trying to delay peace and calls for ‘guns to fall silent’Keir Starmer has called for the “guns to fall silent in Ukraine” and said military powers will meet next week as plans to secure a peace deal move to an “operational phase”.The UK prime minister s...

15/03/2025 14:14 The Guardian

US official heading Ukraine peace plan has history of empathizing with Russia

Keith Kellogg, Trump’s special envoy, has written op-eds and reports questioning Ukraine’s role in negotiationsNever miss global breaking news. Download our free app to keep up with key stories in real time.A retired US general charged with helping sell the Trump administration’s Ukraine peace...

15/03/2025 13:00 The Guardian

Russian ship captain charged with manslaughter appears at Hull court

Filipino national killed during collision between Vladimir Motin’s vessel and a US oil tanker in the North SeaThe captain of the Russian container ship that crashed into a US oil tanker in the North Sea, killing a crew member, has appeared in court.Vladimir Motin of Primorsky, St Petersburg, in Ru...

15/03/2025 11:38 The Guardian

‘They killed him in cold blood’: the cycle of revenge in north-west Syria

Over 1,000 people – including 745 civilians – were killed in attacks last week that mostly targeted Alawite minoritySipping tea on an unusually warm February afternoon on his veranda that overlooked the small Alawite village of Arza, north-west Syria, Mohammed Abdullah al-Ismaili said he trusted...

15/03/2025 08:00 The Guardian

Australia will not revise critical minerals-for-tariffs exemption deal rejected by Trump administration

Resources minister says she is ‘sad’ the US did not embrace a more reliable supply of minerals for renewable energy and battery technologiesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian resources minister was sadde...

15/03/2025 05:19 The Guardian

Use ‘strength of America’ to force Moscow into ceasefire, Trump urged – as it happened

This liveblog is closed. Further coverage of the war in Ukraine can be found hereGermany is close to unlocking the way to a massive increase in state borrowing and reforming the constitutional debt break as three major parties are reportedly about to reach an agreement on the proposed changes.The co...

15/03/2025 02:14 The Guardian

Canada ‘will never be part of the US’, says new PM Mark Carney amid trade war

Former Bank of Canada and Bank of England governor sworn in and expected to call election soonMark Carney has said Canada will never be part of the US, after being sworn in as the country’s 24th prime minister in a sudden rise to power.“We will never, in any shape or form, be part of the US,”...

15/03/2025 01:16 The Guardian

UK steel industry calls for capped energy prices amid Trump trade war

British steelmakers lobby for government to set limit to compete with France and GermanyThe British steel industry has called for capped energy prices for heavy industry in order to match France and Germany, as companies grapple with the fallout from Donald Trump’s trade war.UK Steel, a lobby grou...

15/03/2025 00:01 The Guardian

Starmer says Putin cannot be allowed to ‘play games’ over Ukraine ceasefire

UK PM to host virtual meeting of ‘coalition of the willing’ nations who have agreed to help enforce peaceRussia-Ukraine war live: latest news updatesKeir Starmer has warned that Vladimir Putin cannot be allowed to “play games” with the possibility of a ceasefire in Ukraine, as he prepared to...

14/03/2025 22:43 The Guardian

North Sea collision: Russian container ship captain charged with manslaughter

Vladimir Motin was in charge of the Solong when it hit a tanker off East Yorkshire coast, leaving one man deadThe master of the container ship the Solong, which crashed into another vessel in the North Sea, has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter.Vladimir Motin, 59, a Russian national, w...

14/03/2025 21:10 The Guardian

Democratic Senator Mark Kelly to let go of his Tesla over Musk’s federal cuts

Arizona senator had also clashed with billionaire over the latter’s ‘traitor’ jibe after Kelly posted about his Ukraine visitThe Arizona Democratic senator Mark Kelly announced he was ditching his Tesla car, because of brand owner Elon Musk’s role in slashing federal budgets and staffing and...

14/03/2025 20:58 The Guardian

Blockers, checkers, bats and chainsaws: don’t talk like Musk, Starmer is warned

PM has been urged to ‘get a grip’ on messaging after railing against the ‘flabby’ state and the civil service’s ‘tepid bath’Keir Starmer has been warned against adopting the language of Elon Musk after railing against “blockers and checkers” and the “flabby” civil service this...

14/03/2025 19:25 The Guardian

Putin praises Trump for ‘doing everything’ to improve US-Russia relations

Putin responds to Trump’s appeal to save ‘surrounded’ Ukrainian soldiers in Kursk though there is no evidence of encirclementRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesVladimir Putin has praised Donald Trump for “doing everything” to improve relations between Moscow and Washington, after Tr...

14/03/2025 17:44 The Guardian

Schumer warns of Doge’s ‘maximum destruction’ if government shuts down amid Democratic divide on spending bill – live

At least eight Senate Democrats need to vote with Republicans to advance bill ahead of midnight deadline to fund governmentChuck Schumer to vote for Republican funding bill to avert shutdownDanish foreign minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen rejected on Friday president Donald Trump’s latest remarks abo...

14/03/2025 17:18 The Guardian

Democrats at odds over Republican bill to fund government operations

Chuck Schumer supports bill, but AOC and Nancy Pelosi warn against Republican legislation as shutdown loomsUS politics live – latest updatesProminent Democrats are at odds over whether to support a bill to fund the government, with the Senate set to vote on the legislation on Friday as a governmen...

14/03/2025 17:15 The Guardian

MPs warn No 10: frontbenchers could quit over disability benefits plan

Labour MPs suggest backlash means Starmer cannot push ahead with freeze on some personal independence paymentsUK politics live – latest updatesNo 10 has been warned it could face frontbench resignations if it follows through with plans to freeze some disability benefits – a move that would requi...

14/03/2025 16:15 The Guardian

Ukraine’s retreat from Kursk appears to mark end of audacious operation

Some say incursion achieved many goals while others wonder if it cost Ukrainian lives for no tangible gainRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesUnder constant attack from drones attached to fibre optic cables, the soldiers scrambled in groups of two or three along hidden tracks or through fields...

14/03/2025 16:05 The Guardian

Rodrigo Duterte appears at ICC hearing in The Hague by video link

Allegations of crimes against humanity laid out against former Philippines president over his deadly ‘war on drugs’Rodrigo Duterte has become the first Asian former leader to appear before the international criminal court, where he stands accused of committing crimes against humanity during his...

14/03/2025 15:38 The Guardian

Aid workers warn ‘people are dying and they’re going to continue dying’ as funding cuts hit

Moves by US, UK and other donors to cut aid mean ‘high malnutrition rates, starvation and death’, say expertsCuts to food assistance by the US, Britain and others are already leading to more people starving to death around the world, experts have warned.As the United Nations and other agencies t...

14/03/2025 15:00 The Guardian

The new reality dawning in Australia: it can no longer rely on the US

For all the fraternal rhetoric, the alliance has always been asymmetric. It seems Washington under Trump sees it as immaterialGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIt’s not really about the tariffs.Not for Australia the brutal humiliation meted out on camera to Ukraine in the...

14/03/2025 14:55 The Guardian

Asda to invest in price cuts to battle drop in sales and market share

Supermarket chain’s sales drop 1% to £21.7bn despite food price inflation of 3% for most of 2024Business live – latest updatesAsda is to invest “a pretty significant war chest” in cutting prices and putting more staff on the shop floor as the supermarket chain battles a decline in sales and...

14/03/2025 14:22 The Guardian

Putin makes clear Russia will only play ball with Ukraine by his rules

While carefully avoiding an outright rejection of US ceasefire proposals, Moscow is playing for timeRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesFor once, the US president and European leaders were on the same page.Grasping for a familiar metaphor, a chorus of western heads of state declared this week...

14/03/2025 13:34 The Guardian

Former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte to appear in Hague accused of crimes against humanity over war on drugs – live

Duterte faces charges over his years-long campaign against drug users and dealers that rights groups say killed tens of thousandsThe people who bought ex-president Duterte to justiceRebecca Ratcliffe and Kate Lamb have written this profile for the Guardian of some of the people instrumental in bring...

14/03/2025 12:42 The Guardian

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