Ukrainian energy minister Hrynchuk resigns as corruption probe fallout continues – as it happened

12/11/2025 18:01 The Guardian

Following Zelenskyy’s request Svitlana Hrynchuk has now also resigned from her post. This live blog is closedAngela Giuffrida in Rome and Kim Willsher in ParisProsecutors in Milan have opened an investigation into Italians who allegedly paid members of the Bosnian Serb army for trips to Sarajevo so that they could kill citizens during the four-year siege of the city in the 1990s. Continue reading...

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Briefing war spotlights relationships between three of Labour’s most senior figures

Rift said to be driven between Keir Starmer and Morgan McSweeney even before attacks on Wes StreetingOne way to flush out a leadership challenger, according to Gordon Brown’s one-time enforcer, is to push them over the edge.In his chronicle of his time at the centre of power, Damian McBride wrote...

12/11/2025 19:14 The Guardian

The EU invited Ukraine to join the club, but will it ever happen?

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12/11/2025 15:53 The Guardian

Stakes rise as Trump deploys world’s largest aircraft carrier to the Caribbean

Expert says military action may be ‘imminent’ in Venezuela, while others suspect deployment is a negotiating tacticExplainer: Is US preparing to attack Venezuela and how has Maduro regime responded?When Donald Trump started sending warships, marines and reaper drones to the Caribbean in August t...

12/11/2025 15:38 The Guardian

Dire warnings over aid and hunger following RSF’s capture of Sudanese city

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12/11/2025 14:37 The Guardian

Cop30 live: US looms over talks despite absence as protests at venue continue

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12/11/2025 14:09 The Guardian

House set to vote on deal to end shutdown amid Democratic splits – US politics live

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12/11/2025 12:45 The Guardian

State-sanctioned fuel smuggling cost Libya $20bn over three years – report

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12/11/2025 11:41 The Guardian

‘Part of the joy economy’: bumper year for UK toys as Wicked dolls and Pokémon appeal to ‘kidults’

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Streeting denies plot to oust Starmer and condemns briefings from No 10

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12/11/2025 08:14 The Guardian

Tehan and Ley to reveal Liberals’ net zero emissions position tomorrow – as it happened

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12/11/2025 07:07 The Guardian

Minns says his office possibly not notified of neo-Nazi rally because it was held on the weekend

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12/11/2025 04:05 The Guardian

Russia’s high court bid over Canberra embassy fails but Australian government to pay costs

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12/11/2025 00:14 The Guardian

Private care providers in three English regions make £250m in three years

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12/11/2025 00:01 The Guardian

Former NFL star Antonio Brown pleads not guilty to attempted murder charge

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11/11/2025 22:27 The Guardian

World must ‘honour 1.5C’, small island states insist at Cop30 summit – as it happened

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11/11/2025 21:01 The Guardian

US Catholic bishops elect conservative president, doubling down on rightward lean

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11/11/2025 20:00 The Guardian

Children being ‘sedated’ by algorithmic YouTube content, MPs hear

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Starmer allies issue warning to PM’s rivals as fears grow over leadership challenge

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11/11/2025 18:44 The Guardian

Removing CO2 from atmosphere vital to avoid catastrophic tipping points, leading scientist says

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11/11/2025 17:56 The Guardian

McFadden says decision not to pay compensation of up to £10.5bn to Waspi women being reconsidered – UK politics live

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11/11/2025 17:49 The Guardian

Pentagon’s largest warship enters Latin American waters as US tensions with Venezuela rise

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11/11/2025 17:47 The Guardian

Milan prosecutors investigate alleged ‘sniper tourism’ during Bosnian war

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11/11/2025 06:38 The Guardian

Crime gangs in UK start making own branded weight-loss drugs

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