Trump signs order making independent regulators answerable to White House

19/02/2025 17:43 The Guardian

Executive power grab would affect Securities and Exchange Commission and Federal Trade CommissionUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump has signed an executive order making independent regulatory agencies established by Congress now accountable to the White House – a move that some experts said clashes with mainstream interpretations of the constitution.The order forces major regulators such as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to report new policy priorities to the executive branch for approval, which will also have a say over their budgets. Continue reading...

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Commercial flights diverted as Chinese warships undertake apparent live-fire drill in sea between Australia and New Zealand

Three Chinese vessels currently in international waters notified Australia’s defence department before the drillFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastChinese warships have undertaken an apparent live-fire drill in the seas...

21/02/2025 07:07 The Guardian

Wong says she expressed ‘importance of Oscar Jenkins’ condition’ to Russian foreign minister – as it happened

This blog is now closedCommercial flights diverted as Chinese warships undertake apparent live-fire drill in sea between Australia and New ZealandGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictoria to offer contactless public transport tickets from next yearVictorians will be able to...

21/02/2025 06:55 The Guardian

Peter Dutton says Labor is fast-tracking citizenship so that migrants can vote. Here’s what we know

The opposition leader picked up on News Corp claims that Tony Burke was conducting ‘industrial-scale’ ceremonies. Labor denies it has anything to do with the electionThis is the first in a series that will run throughout the election campaign pulling apart contested claims from politiciansFollow...

21/02/2025 06:19 The Guardian

Middle East crisis live: Israeli military says body of Shiri Bibas is not among returned hostages

Israel has demanded the return of Shiri Bibas after it said testing showed that one of the four bodies released by Hamas did not belong to any other hostageFull report: Israeli military accuses Hamas of ‘serious violation’, saying Shiri Bibas not among returned hostagesWe’re pausing our live c...

21/02/2025 05:50 The Guardian

Tens of thousands could be held in illegal scam compounds in Myanmar, Thai police general says

Head of anti-trafficking agency says dozens of Chinese criminal gangs were running the centresTens of thousands of people could be living inside illegal scam compounds in Myanmar that have proliferated near Thailand’s border, according to the head of Thailand’s anti-trafficking agency, who warne...

21/02/2025 04:58 The Guardian

Bird flu spreads to third property as farmers warn Australia’s egg shortage could be prolonged

Agriculture Victoria says H7N8 strain of avian influenza has been detected at a poultry farm at EuroaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA highly pathogenic strain of bird flu has been detected at a third property in Victoria, with farmers warning it could exacerbate Australia...

21/02/2025 03:57 The Guardian

Elon Musk praises Doge efforts to cut federal workforce after judge ruling – as it happened

This blog is now closed.Donald Trump signed another round of executive orders onboard Air Force One last night, among them one aimed at ending federal benefits for people in the country illegally.The order seeks to end “all taxpayer-funded benefits for illegal aliens”, according to the White Hou...

21/02/2025 02:42 The Guardian

Antisemitism summit: John Howard says ‘God bless Sky News’ as Mark Dreyfus warns against partisanship | Weekly Beast

Sharri Markson defends News Corp after attorney general says antisemitism ‘must not be weaponised’. Plus: a sprinkling of Australian culture for the NYTFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast“God bless Sky News,” the f...

21/02/2025 00:57 The Guardian

Trump ‘very frustrated’ with Zelenskyy for allegedly failing to ‘take opportunity’ of US-brokered peace – as it happened

This live blog has closed. For the latest, you can read our full report: Stop criticising Trump and sign $500bn mineral deal, US official advises KyivFormer US state secretary John Kerry said “the basic playing field for making peace in Ukraine is there,” as he rejected Donald Trump’s suggest...

20/02/2025 20:51 The Guardian

Stop criticising Trump and sign $500bn mineral deal, US official advises Kyiv

National security adviser says Ukraine is wrong to push back against Trump’s approach to peace talks with RussiaWhite House officials have told Ukraine to stop badmouthing Donald Trump and to sign a deal handing over half of the country’s mineral wealth to the US, saying a failure to do so would...

20/02/2025 20:40 The Guardian

Vance poses immigration as ‘greatest threat’ to US and Europe in CPAC speech

Vice-president also reaffirmed the administration’s Ukraine stance at largest conservative voters conferenceJD Vance marked one month since the Trump administration returned to power on Thursday by again claiming uncontrolled immigration was “the greatest threat” to both Europe and the United...

20/02/2025 19:42 The Guardian

African history students awarded compensation after master’s axed

University of Chichester had suspended recruitment to its history of Africa and the African diaspora MResAn independent adjudicator has ruled partly in favour of students who challenged the University of Chichester after their African history course was abruptly terminated in 2023.The university sus...

20/02/2025 18:34 The Guardian

‘Russia has learned nothing’ over Ukraine war, says David Lammy – as it happened

UK foreign secretary criticises Russia over Ukraine war, saying it ‘faces a test’ over Ukraine war as he speaks at G20 foreign ministerial meetingAs well as appearing on the airwaves this morning to promote Labour’s £270m Arts Everywhere fund, culture secretary Lisa Nandy also supplied some q...

20/02/2025 18:09 The Guardian

Trump’s savage attack on Zelenskyy shaped by pro-Russian coterie

‘Kremlin whisperers’ have the president’s ear and dissenters are few – but a thin skin and self-interest are also at playDonald Trump’s tarring of Volodymyr Zelenskyy as a “dictator” who is to blame for the war with Russia, plunging Ukraine into a Darwinian struggle for its very existe...

20/02/2025 17:52 The Guardian

Lisa Nandy announces £270m fund for England’s ‘crumbling’ cultural infrastructure

Arts Everywhere Fund will improve cultural offerings in communities and on the curriculumUK politics live – latest updatesCulture has been “erased” from communities and curriculums, according to the culture secretary, Lisa Nandy who vowed to make the arts more accessible by announcing new fund...

20/02/2025 17:22 The Guardian

‘One of the hardest days’ in Israel as Hamas hands over hostages’ bodies

Remains of two young children, an elderly man and an unidentified fourth person arrive in Tel Aviv after ‘cruel’ handover in GazaThe remains of two young children and an elderly man who were taken hostage by Hamas, as well as a fourth person who remains unidentified, have been handed over to Isr...

20/02/2025 17:19 The Guardian

Mexico will not stand US ‘invasion’ in fight against cartels, president says

Claudia Sheinbaum’s warning follows Washington designating Mexican cartels as terrorist organizationsMexico will never tolerate an “invasion” of its national sovereignty by the United States, Claudia Sheinbaum has warned after Washington designated Mexican cartels as terrorist organizations....

20/02/2025 16:42 The Guardian

Not-for-profit appears to own Reform UK despite Farage’s ‘democratisation’ pledge

Party had brought in a new constitution declaring its 200,000 members were now in controlUK politics live – latest updatesNigel Farage has declared he has handed over Reform UK to its 200,000 members, but the party now appears to be owned by a not-for-profit company controlled by its leader and ch...

20/02/2025 14:49 The Guardian

French foreign minister makes rules-based order plea to global south over Ukraine

Jean-Noël Barrot tells G20 to prioritise those who support the law rather than power by forceEurope live – latest updatesEuropean powers have made a plea at the G20 in South Africa to countries in the global south that they show unambivalent support for the international rules-based order, includ...

20/02/2025 13:02 The Guardian

First Thing: Trump calls Zelenskyy a dictator in unparalleled relations rift

Attack follows Ukrainian leader’s claim Trump is in a Russian ‘disinformation bubble’. Plus, first Egyptian pharaoh’s tomb uncovered since 1922Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.Donald Trump intensified his attacks on Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday, lab...

20/02/2025 11:45 The Guardian

Former Foreign Office head warns Reeves not to cut international aid

Exclusive: As chancellor scans budget for savings, Simon McDonald says need for humanitarian spending is ‘greater than ever’The former head of the Foreign Office has warned Rachel Reeves not to cut Britain’s international aid spending, amid signs the chancellor is willing to raid the developme...

20/02/2025 10:37 The Guardian

Trump’s dismantling of USAid raises risk of mpox global emergency, experts warn

As administration cuts off resources from African countries to contain outbreak, workers say ‘everybody’s lost’As the Trump administration dismantles the US Agency for International Development (USAid) and retreats from funding global public health efforts, mpox – formerly known as monkeypox...

20/02/2025 10:00 The Guardian

‘When has Russia ever kept its promises?’: Ukrainians furious over Trump’s plan to end war

People living abroad or who fled conflict fear that US president’s actions will further destabilise their countryTrump calls Zelenskyy a dictator amid fears of irreconcilable riftThey have wrestled with grief, anxiety at starting a new life and survivors’ guilt – and now Ukrainian exiles must...

20/02/2025 09:00 The Guardian

British firms among companies to have exported aircraft parts that reached Russia

Data shows aircraft parts from more than 100 western companies reached Russian aviation industry via IndiaBritish firms are among more than 100 western companies, including the aerospace giant Boeing, which have exported aircraft parts to India that reached Russia, according to customs data.Analysis...

20/02/2025 08:58 The Guardian

Turnbull says ‘we cannot assume we can rely on America’ under Trump – as it happened

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Thursday briefing: The real reasons that Volodymyr Zelenskyy can’t face a new election yet

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20/02/2025 06:34 The Guardian

Peter Dutton says Trump ‘got it wrong’ when he called Zelenskyy a ‘dictator without elections’

Anthony Albanese doesn’t explicitly rebuke US president but stresses Australia stands with UkraineFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe federal opposition leader, Peter Dutton, says Donald Trump “got it wrong” when...

20/02/2025 05:38 The Guardian

Victoria to axe thousands of public service jobs as treasurer warns of ‘difficult decisions’

Independent review asked to recommend cuts to public service to reduce workforce by 5%-6%Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThousands of public service jobs in Victoria are to be slashed after a review ordered by the state...

20/02/2025 03:38 The Guardian

Australia will ‘watch every move’ of Chinese warships detected off east coast

Ships’ presence off east coast follows incident in South China Sea in which a Chinese fighter jet released flares in front of Australian military planeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia will “watch every move...

20/02/2025 03:23 The Guardian

On the ground in a new Lebanon – podcast

Israel’s war has left many Lebanese people contemplating what once seemed unimaginable: is Hezbollah finished? Michael Safi reports from BeirutMichael Safi was in Lebanon in the summer, when it was on the brink of war between Israel and Hezbollah, the most powerful force in the country. Months lat...

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