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UK may scrap pledge to spend 80% of foreign aid on gender equality projects

13/08/2025 18:42 The Guardian

Exclusive: Critics warn move could worsen impact of Donald Trump’s rollback of funding for diversity and aid projects abroadMinisters are considering scrapping a commitment to spend 80% of foreign aid on projects supporting gender equality, the Guardian has learned.Critics warned the move could worsen the impact of Donald Trump’s rollback of funding for diversity and aid projects abroad, which has affected maternal and reproductive health services in developing countries. Continue reading...

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Donald Trump will debrief Ukraine and EU after his meeting with Putin, says European Commission – Europe live

US and Russian presidents to meet at 11.30am local time in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday 15 Augustin BerlinGerman chancellor Friedrich Merz’s stab at heading up Ukraine diplomacy has received measured praise at home, with a perception that Donald Trump’s declarations after Wednesday’s video con...

14/08/2025 10:54 The Guardian
Keir Starmer hosts Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Downing Street – UK politics live

UK prime minister will be joined by Ukrainian president as he says Britain stands ready to ‘increase pressure’ on Russia if necessaryEducation secretary Bridget Phillipson has vowed to tackle the “yawning inequalities” in educational attainment.Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme, sh...

14/08/2025 10:50 The Guardian
Bezalel Smotrich outlines plan for 3,000 new housing units in controversial West Bank settlement, reports say – Middle East crisis live

Israel’s far-right finance minister announces plan to advance tenders for housing which international community says would split West Bank in half, reports Times of IsraelThe health ministry in Gaza has just issued a statement, saying four more people have died from famine and malnutrition in the...

14/08/2025 10:50 The Guardian
Donald Trump says he will ask Congress to extend limit on control of Washington DC police – US politics live

President says ‘we’re going to use DC as a very positive example’ as city’s leaders say ‘crime crisis’ White House has cited does not existRussian president Vladimir Putin and US president Donald Trump will hold a joint press conference at their Alaska summit on Friday after meeting one-...

14/08/2025 10:45 The Guardian
Russian hackers seized control of Norwegian dam, spy chief says

Beate Gangås says attack in April by Norway’s ‘dangerous neighbour’ aimed to cause fear and chaosEurope live – latest updatesRussian hackers took control of a Norwegian dam this year, opening a floodgate and allowing water to flow unnoticed for four hours, Norway’s intelligence service ha...

14/08/2025 09:42 The Guardian
2025 on track to beat UK record for wildfires, warn firefighters

Professional body says firefighters ‘pushed to brink’ by climate crisis-fuelled blazes, as wildfire in North Yorkshire continues to burnUK firefighters have warned that 2025 is on track to beat the national record for wildfires, with frontline staff “pushed to their limits”.On Wednesday, a m...

14/08/2025 09:15 The Guardian
Writers festival requires ‘complete self-censorship’ over Gaza war, academic claims, as speakers withdraw in protest

Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah among those to boycott Bendigo writers festival, arguing she cannot appear ‘as a Palestinian’ due to speaker codeGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA number of authors and academics have withdrawn from this weekend’s Bendigo writers festival over a...

14/08/2025 09:07 The Guardian
Family of Southport stabbing victim criticise plan to reveal ethnicity of suspects

Exclusive: Michael Weston King, grandfather of Bebe King, warns government against ‘kowtowing to the likes of Farage’The family of Bebe King, one of the three girls killed in the Southport attack last year, have urged ministers to reconsider their support for disclosing the ethnicity of serious...

14/08/2025 09:00 The Guardian
Albanese says ‘Hamas will engage in propaganda’ amid confusion over statements on Palestinian statehood

Hamas account claims quotes attributed to co-founder Hassan Yousef unlikely to be true given he’s been in jail since October 2023Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has warned media about Hamas propaganda...

14/08/2025 06:47 The Guardian
UK economy posts surprise 0.3% growth in three months to June

GDP figure slower than previous quarter but beats expectations thanks to 0.4% expansion in JuneBusiness live – latest updatesBounceback may be under way but Reeves cannot relaxThe UK economy grew at a faster rate than expected in the second quarter, official figures show, despite a slowdown from a...

14/08/2025 06:27 The Guardian
Keir Starmer to meet Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Downing Street

London meeting comes as PM says Britain ready to ‘increase pressure’ on Moscow with further sanctionsKeir Starmer will be joined by the Ukrainian president at Downing Street on Thursday morning, as Europe braces for the outcome of Donald Trump’s face-to-face discussions with his Russian counte...

14/08/2025 06:04 The Guardian
Israeli airstrikes on Tehran killed inmates in ‘apparent war crime’ – report

Human Rights Watch also finds that Iran abused survivors of June attack, which killed 80 peopleIsraeli airstrikes on Tehran’s Evin prison in June killed scores of detainees, visitors and staff in what Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called an “apparent war crime”. Iranian authorities have since s...

14/08/2025 05:57 The Guardian
Thursday briefing: ​How the colonial legacy has created a toxic beauty industry

In today’s newsletter: Doctors are sounding the alarm over a surge in cancers and irreversible skin damage linked to bleaching creams, as colourism continues to shape beauty ideals from Africa to AsiaGood morning. The slogan “black is beautiful” rang out from civil rights marches in the US and...

14/08/2025 05:30 The Guardian
David Stratton, esteemed Australian film critic, dies aged 85

The international cinema expert was beloved for his film reviews, particularly on television with Margaret PomeranzDavid Stratton’s closing credits: ‘I’ve done the best I could’David Stratton, the revered Australian film critic and beloved co-host of television programs The Movie Show and At...

14/08/2025 05:20 The Guardian
Anchorage abuzz ahead of Trump-Putin summit – but ‘please don’t sell us back’

Residents torn between excitement over high-profile visit and trepidation over what US-Russian leaders might agreeIt is set to be one of the last good summer weekends in Anchorage, Alaska – the peak of the salmon run and the middle of berry season – and residents hope that Friday’s summit betw...

14/08/2025 05:00 The Guardian
London museum tells forgotten story of African and Indian troops in second world war

National Army Museum’s Beyond Burma exhibition examines stories of soldiers from Britain’s coloniesThe forgotten story of African and Indian troops who fought in south Asia against Japanese forces during the second world war and who have largely been omitted from the official history is to be br...

14/08/2025 04:00 The Guardian
As Ukraine battles to hold lines, Trump may find Putin difficult to persuade

Despite huge numbers of casualties, Russian leader believes he is slowly winning war – so he can afford to string talks outFor Ukraine, the break in the frontline is unfortunately timed. Lightly armed Russian saboteur groups – three on one count – cut though Ukrainian positions in the Donbas c...

14/08/2025 04:00 The Guardian
Sticky end? The British pudding faces extinction, English Heritage warns

Not just boiled or steamed desserts in danger, charity finds, households also rarely make fruit pies and crumblesAt the end of the 17th century a French travel writer who crossed the Channel was clearly impressed by the sweet, comforting treats offered to him, declaring with relish: “Ah! What an e...

14/08/2025 04:00 The Guardian
EJ Antoni, Trump’s pick for labor statistics chief, was at Capitol on January 6 – as it happened

This blog has now closed. Trump says he’ll seek ‘long-term’ control of DC police and targets other citiesWe can expect to hear from Donald Trump at least a few times today. According to the president’s daily schedule, he’ll make an appearance at the Kennedy Center at 11am ET, and make an a...

14/08/2025 01:54 The Guardian
Spain wildfires are ‘clear warning’ of climate emergency, minister says

Environment minister says blazes, in which two people have died, are proof of country’s vulnerability to global heatingThe heatwave-fuelled wildfires that have killed two people in Spain over recent days, devouring thousands of hectares of land and forcing thousands of people from their homes, are...

14/08/2025 00:29 The Guardian
Jimmy Lai trial: closing arguments in Hong Kong delayed by aftermath of Typhoon Podul

Lai has been detained since December 2020, with western nations and rights groups calling for his releaseThe closing arguments in the national security trial against jailed Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai were postponed on Thursday after the Asian financial hub issued its highest-level “black” w...

13/08/2025 23:33 The Guardian
Putin faces ‘very severe consequences’ if no Ukraine truce agreed, Trump says

US president also says he would push for three-way summit with Volodymyr Zelenskyy if Alaska meeting goes wellVladimir Putin will face “very severe consequences” if he does not agree a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine at his summit with Donald Trump in Alaska, the US president said on Wednesday.S...

13/08/2025 22:39 The Guardian
Russia clamps down on WhatsApp and Telegram over data sharing

Calls via foreign-owned platforms curbed as critics say Kremlin is pushing for greater control over Russia’s internetRussia has announced restrictions on the messaging apps WhatsApp and Telegram, accusing the foreign-owned platforms of failing to share information with law enforcement in fraud and...

13/08/2025 22:10 The Guardian
News live: Australians warned not to reuse passwords as almost half the nation experienced cybercrime last year

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13/08/2025 22:08 The Guardian
Wildlife groups condemn approval of ‘barbaric’ Florida black bear hunt

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13/08/2025 18:51 The Guardian
Trump says he’ll seek ‘long-term’ control of DC police and signals he’ll target other cities next

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13/08/2025 18:04 The Guardian
US warships patrol South China Sea after two Chinese ships collide

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13/08/2025 17:00 The Guardian
‘There will be severe consequences’ if Russia doesn’t agree to end war, Trump warns – Europe live

US president praises ‘very good call’ with European leaders as he floats idea of meeting between Putin and ZelenskyyTrump gives assurances to Europeans over talks with Putin on UkraineWe are now getting reports via agencies that Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has now arrived in Berlin a...

13/08/2025 16:57 The Guardian
Three children appear in court charged with murder of man on Isle of Sheppey

Girl, 16, and two boys, 14 and 15, detained after death of Alexander Cashford in Leysdown-on-Sea Three children charged with murder after the death of a man in a Kent seaside resort have appeared in court.Police were called to the Warden Bay Road area of Leysdown-on-Sea on the Isle of Sheppey shortl...

13/08/2025 16:42 The Guardian
Merz’s manoeuvres on world stage fail to quell doubts about his leadership

The German chancellor’s high-wire statesmanship on Ukraine has done little to alleviate his domestic woesEurope live – latest updatesFriedrich Merz hosted the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on Wednesday as a weakened leader 100 days into his term, with his attempts to rally western su...

13/08/2025 16:32 The Guardian
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