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Ukraine-US talks in Geneva on Thursday ‘preparation for trilateral meeting with Russia’, Zelenskyy says – Europe live

25/02/2026 10:35 The Guardian

Ukrainian president says trilateral meeting with with Russia expected in early MarchFrench president Emmanuel Macron has appointed Christophe Leribault, the current head of the Versailles Palace, as director of the Louvre museum in Paris, the French government spokesperson said, as reported by Reuters.The move comes after the previous head of the museum resigned on Tuesday, four months after a gang of thieves broke into the museum’s Apollo gallery and made off with €88m (£76m) of Napoleonic jewellery in France’s most dramatic heist in decades. Continue reading...

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Diageo slashes dividend and vows to address Guinness capacity constraints in London

Drinks maker cuts annual sale and profit forecast for second time in four months amid weak demand in US and ChinaDiageo has slashed its dividend and cut its annual sales and profit forecast for the second time in four months, as the maker of Guinness warned of capacity constraints affecting drinkers...

25/02/2026 10:44 The Guardian
Jobs, gas prices and ending wars: factchecking Trump’s State of the Union claims

The president’s lengthy speech to Congress contained myriad inflated, misleading or simply false claimsDonald Trump officially made the longest State of the Union address in history on Tuesday night, with broad claims about the successes achieved during the first year of his second term.But the sp...

25/02/2026 06:58 The Guardian
Police return art posters of Trump and Netanyahu in Nazi uniforms to Canberra venue after no charges laid

Criminal proceedings will not follow as posters ‘satisfied certain aspects’ of the hate symbol legislation but not othersFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice will return seized art posters to a Canberra music venu...

25/02/2026 05:42 The Guardian
Marco Rubio briefs US lawmakers on Iran as Trump uses State of the Union to threaten nuclear programme

Secretary of state makes rare briefing to so-called ‘gang of eight’ as US deploys largest force of aircraft and warships to Middle East since 2003Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxMarco Rubio delivered a rare briefing to top US lawmakers on Iran, just a...

25/02/2026 04:31 The Guardian
Democrats hold counter-events during Trump’s State of the Union address: ‘These are not normal times’

Lawmakers gather on National Mall as politicians and celebrities including Robert De Niro and Mark Ruffalo gather at National Press ClubState of the Union address - live updatesDemocrats held competing events on the evening of the State of the Union address across Washington where lawmakers boycotte...

25/02/2026 02:12 The Guardian
Judge blocks DoJ from searching Washington Post reporter’s seized devices

Court itself to search devices for documents related to national security inquiry as newspaper calls ruling ‘victory’A federal judge has prohibited the justice department from searching electronic devices it seized from a Washington Post reporter, ruling that the court will search the devices fo...

25/02/2026 02:03 The Guardian
Signs of psychosis seen in Australian users’ interactions with AI chatbots, expert warns

Toby Walsh says he despairs at Australian government’s lack of regulation of artificial intelligenceFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA leading AI expert has warned some Australians are showing signs of psychosis or man...

25/02/2026 01:00 The Guardian
US justice department sues UCLA over alleged antisemitism amid pro-Palestinian protests

Lawsuit is latest action by Trump administration against a university and escalation of president’s feud with CaliforniaThe justice department sued the University of California, Los Angeles on Tuesday, alleging the university created a hostile work environment for Jewish and Israeli faculty and st...

25/02/2026 00:23 The Guardian
Mandelson complains arrest followed ‘baseless suggestion’ he was about to flee the country – UK politics as it happened

Former US ambassador issues statement via lawyers saying his priority is to cooperate with police and clear his nameKeir Starmer is taking part in a coalition of the willing video call to discuss Ukraine. There is a live feed of his public contribution here.Kemi Badenoch is holding a press conferenc...

24/02/2026 20:40 The Guardian
Australia news live: police investigate bomb threat after Anthony Albanese evacuated; university funding warning

PM back at The Lodge after evacuation for security check; report says 40% of universities have spent past five years in deficit. Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore on the bomb threat at the prime minister’s home in CanberraPrime minister Anthony Alba...

24/02/2026 20:08 The Guardian
Ministers urged to impose temporary ban on crypto political donations

National security committee warns UK elections dangerously expoed to foreign money until tougher safeguards are in placePolitical donations in cryptocurrency should be subject to an urgent temporary ban to stop foreign interference in British elections, the chair of the national security committee h...

24/02/2026 19:48 The Guardian
Young bearing the brunt of UK tax and wage changes, says BoE economist

Huw Pill warns combined effect of national insurance and minimum wage rises have ‘acute’ effect on youth employment The negative effect of a combined increase in employers’ taxes and minimum wages has been “particularly acute” for young people, the Bank of England’s chief economist has w...

24/02/2026 19:07 The Guardian
Zelenskyy pushes for Ukraine’s 2027 EU accession as Europe marks four years of war – as it happened

Ursula von der Leyen talks up prospect of €90bn loan but appears cautious on timetable for Ukraine joining blocZelenskyy says “we must be just as determined and strong as we were when the invasion began,” as “the threat hasn’t become smaller.”He says Europe can only respond to this war w...

24/02/2026 18:06 The Guardian
Police sorry for failing to arrest Calocane before killings, Nottingham inquiry told

Leicester and Nottingham officers accept they missed opportunities to act on earlier warrant Two police forces have apologised to bereaved families and survivors of the Nottingham attacks for failing to act on an arrest warrant for Valdo Calocane that was issued 10 months before he killed three peop...

24/02/2026 16:58 The Guardian
Russia opens criminal case into Telegram founder Pavel Durov

Claim of ‘abetting terrorist activities’ comes as Kremlin attempts to steer users on to state-controlled appRussia has launched a criminal investigation into the Telegram founder, Pavel Durov, on suspicion of “abetting terrorist activities”, further escalating the Kremlin’s standoff with t...

24/02/2026 16:21 The Guardian
Trump’s new global tariffs kick in at 10%; Bank of England governor says March rate cut ‘open question’ – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsWhile many exporters around the world cheered when the supreme court ruled against Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs last week, the unintended consequence could be that the trade war escalates further, says Neil Wilson at the broker Saxo Mar...

24/02/2026 15:49 The Guardian
Russia can keep fighting Ukraine war throughout 2026, says military thinktank

Little sign Moscow’s ability to continue waging war for a fifth year is diminished, analysis suggestsRussia will be able to sustain its invasion of Ukraine throughout 2026 even allowing for emerging economic and manpower pressures, while its missile and drone threat to Europe is growing, according...

24/02/2026 15:09 The Guardian
Minister under investigation over targeting of reporters makes late donation declaration

Josh Simons failed to declare gifts from Labour donor within the stipulated 28 days of receiving themUK politics live – latest updatesA Cabinet Office minister under investigation over his role in allegedly smearing journalists has made a late declaration of personal donations.Josh Simons is facin...

24/02/2026 14:59 The Guardian
Zelenskyy urges Trump to visit Ukraine in speech marking invasion anniversary

Leader says Vladimir Putin has not achieved his goals and visit by Trump might make clear ‘who the aggressor is’Europe live – latest updatesVolodymyr Zelenskyy has appealed to Donald Trump to visit Kyiv, in a video address on the fourth anniversary of Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion, an...

24/02/2026 14:05 The Guardian
Witness to immigration agent’s killing of friend last year dies in Texas car crash

Joshua Orta was passenger when Ruben Ray Martinez was fatally shot in his car by immigration agent in March 2025The passenger in the car when Texas driver Ruben Ray Martinez was fatally shot in March 2025 by a federal immigration agent gave a lengthy statement to lawyers for the slain man’s family...

24/02/2026 13:13 The Guardian
Court backlog to grow until end of decade despite Lammy axing of jury trials, says MoJ

Justice secretary says only his measures will stop backlog in England and Wales from increasing exponentiallyThe backlog in criminal courts in England and Wales will continue to rise until the end of the decade before it falls despite radical changes including curtailing jury trials, according to fi...

24/02/2026 12:47 The Guardian
Trump reportedly frustrated as he waits on envoys’ judgment over Iran strikes – US politics live

Trump’s decision to order airstrikes against Iran will hinge in part on the judgment of Trump’s special envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared KushnerHello and welcome to the US politics live blog.Donald Trump is reportedly becoming increasingly frustrated as he weighs up whether to strike Iran. The pr...

24/02/2026 12:14 The Guardian
First Thing: Trump Iran airstrikes decision to be guided by Kushner and Witkoff’s advice

President has not yet made a final decision on any strikes as the US prepares for ‘last-ditch’ negotiations on Thursday. Plus, most US adults feel the country is moving in the wrong directionDon’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.Donald Trump’s decision on whet...

24/02/2026 11:20 The Guardian
Tuesday briefing: The long and winding road of war in Ukraine, as the human cost mounts

In today’s newsletter: how the war looks from inside the country four years on – and what the west’s audience and leaders still misunderstandGood morning. Today marks four years since Russian tanks first rolled towards Kyiv as Vladimir Putin launched the full-scale invasion of Ukraine – a wa...

24/02/2026 06:41 The Guardian
Criminals ‘systematically’ targeting UK shops, costing £400m last year, say retailers

British Retail Consortium warns over ‘endemic’ violence towards shop workers and says theft is causing anxietyCriminal gangs are “systematically” targeting shops, retailers have warned, with 5.5m incidents of shoplifting detected last year, costing the industry an estimated £400m.The Britis...

24/02/2026 06:00 The Guardian
Four years into Ukraine invasion, Russia’s gains are small, while Kyiv remains resilient

With the Russian military performing poorly, Ukraine is clarifying strategy and pushing back with modest successRussia’s invasion of Ukraine, now entering its fifth grim year, has already gone on longer than the entire fight on the eastern front in the second world war. The Soviets marched from th...

24/02/2026 05:00 The Guardian
Australian women held in Syrian camp say they would accept children returning home separately

Exclusive: Some of the 11 mothers detained in Kurdish-controlled al-Roj camp say they want Australian government to repatriate children at any costFamilies in convoy from Syrian camp warned they would be attacked unless they turned aroundFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our...

24/02/2026 04:25 The Guardian
Millions under road travel bans as blizzard conditions slam US north-east

Blizzard warnings issued as some areas receive two feet of snow, creating whiteout conditionsBlizzard shuts down the north-east US – in picturesMillions of people in the north-eastern US were stuck at home on Monday as heavy snow and strong winds created whiteout conditions, grounding flights in t...

24/02/2026 02:52 The Guardian
US accuses China of ‘massively’ expanding nuclear arsenal amid fears of new arms race

China has opposed the ‘smearing of its nuclear policy’ while insisting Beijing would not ‘engage in any nuclear arms race’The US has accused China of dramatically expanding its nuclear arsenal, while doubling down on claims that Beijing had conducted secret nuclear tests.Washington said the...

24/02/2026 01:06 The Guardian
Australia news live: Allan announces new rules for endometriosis diagnosis; severe storm warnings for Victoria

Heavy rain and damaging winds to lash large areas of state with potential for flash floods. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAlbanese plans to write to other commonwealth nations about decision on former prince AndrewBack to Mountbatten-Windsor, Al...

24/02/2026 00:46 The Guardian
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