US House pushes ahead with $95bn foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan

19/04/2024 17:07 The Guardian

Coalition of lawmakers helped legislation clear procedural hurdle to reach final votes, following opposition from rightwing RepublicansThe US House pushed ahead on Friday with a $95bn foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and humanitarian support after Democrats came to the rescue of Mike Johnson, the Republican speaker.A coalition of lawmakers helped the legislation clear a procedural hurdle to reach final votes this weekend, as Friday morning’s vote followed a rare move late on Thursday for a House committee that normally votes along party lines. Continue reading...

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Israel-Gaza war live: Netanyahu says ‘if we must return to fighting, we will do that’, citing support from Biden and Trump

PM says US has promised Israel will have the weaponry it needs to return to military campaign if necessaryIn an update on the previous post, the Israeli military said sirens sounded in central Israel on Saturday as it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen.Explosions were heard over Jerusalem on...

19/01/2025 03:50 The Guardian

More than 70 arrested at London protest against Israel’s war in Gaza

Thousands gather in Whitehall and allegedly break through police line to advance to Trafalgar SquareMore than 70 pro-Palestinian demonstrators were arrested in central London on Saturday on suspicion of breaching protest conditions after some allegedly broke through a police line as they marched fro...

18/01/2025 19:12 The Guardian

Sadiq Khan warns western democracy at risk from ‘resurgent fascism’ ahead of Trump inauguration

London mayor calls for stricter laws on harmful online content and takes aim at Elon MuskThe west must face up to a century-defining battle against a resurgent far right that is on the march across the developed world, Sadiq Khan warns today, as he calls on ministers to take on extremism ahead of Do...

18/01/2025 17:00 The Guardian

UK’s TV workers exposed to ‘illegal or barely legal’ conditions and traumatic content

Report cites low pay and overwork, and employees complain of receiving no warning before working on disturbing scenes“Illegal or barely legal” working practices are rife in the UK’s TV industry, new research has revealed.Workers in post-production roles, including editors, designers and specia...

18/01/2025 15:00 The Guardian

Home Office accused of ‘blocking’ people stuck in war zones from joining family in UK

FoI figures show Home Office apparently refusing to use biometrics waiver for people who have no way to submit themThe UK government’s family reunification policy has been criticised by charities and MPs after data revealed how Home Office bureaucracy was making it impossible for people stranded i...

18/01/2025 12:38 The Guardian

Dozens of UK transport police stations may close despite rise in assaults

British Transport Police say hiring freeze and £8.5m shortfall in funding will lead to a ‘reduced presence’Dozens of British Transport Police (BTP) stations across Britain face possible closure, leaving fewer officers protecting the railway at a time when assaults on passengers have reached rec...

18/01/2025 06:00 The Guardian

‘It raised our spirits’: Palestinian refugees in Syria on the ceasefire in Gaza

Yarmouk camp residents lived through fighting and starvation in the Syrian civil war and feel intimately connected to the suffering in the Gaza StripIsrael-Gaza war: live updatesAfter 15 months of watching their relatives suffering in Gaza, residents of the Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp in Damasc...

18/01/2025 06:00 The Guardian

After call to overhaul diagnosis of obesity, how can you tell if your weight is a problem?

Report by Lancet Commission says BMI should be used as ‘screening tool’ rather than determining factorThis week, doctors confirmed what many people have felt for a long time: the way we think about obesity is not helpful, BMI (body mass index) is unreliable, and this needs to change.The Lancet C...

18/01/2025 06:00 The Guardian

Israel ratifies ceasefire deal despite opposition from some hardliners – as it happened

This blog is now closed.Full report: Israeli cabinet ratifies ceasefire deal with HamasAid increase in ceasefire deal ‘is admission Israel could have done more’, experts sayDuring his final press conference earlier on Thursday, US secretary of state Antony Blinken was heckled by two journalists...

18/01/2025 05:51 The Guardian

Israeli cabinet ratifies ceasefire deal with Hamas

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17/01/2025 23:30 The Guardian

Bolivian judge orders arrest of ex-president Evo Morales in sex abuse case

Populist leader allegedly had a child with a teen girl in 2016, which would constitute statutory rape under Bolivian lawA Bolivian judge has issued a warrant for the arrest of the former president Evo Morales after he failed to appear in court over a case alleging that he sexually abused a minor.Mor...

17/01/2025 20:45 The Guardian

Russia gives Navalny lawyers multi-year sentences for relaying his messages

Verdicts against trio suggest legal representatives are latest target of Kremlin’s crackdown on dissentRussia has sentenced three lawyers who had defended Alexei Navalny to several years in prison for bringing messages from the late opposition leader from prison to the outside world.The case, whic...

17/01/2025 20:24 The Guardian

Starmer urges world leaders to ‘double down’ on support for Ukraine

PM stressed shared ‘unbreakable commitment to Nato and Ukraine’ with Poland in meeting with Donald Tusk Keir Starmer has urged world leaders to “double down” in their efforts to support Ukraine during a visit to Poland, days before Donald Trump’s return to the US presidency risks jeopardis...

17/01/2025 19:01 The Guardian

Aid increase in ceasefire deal ‘is admission Israel could have done more’, experts say

Agreement to surge aid to Gaza shows Israel has been controlling access, lawyers and humanitarian groups sayIsrael-Gaza war: live updatesA provision to increase the aid entering Gaza under the ceasefire is welcome but insufficient, and shows Israel could have allowed more food, medicine and other su...

17/01/2025 18:48 The Guardian

Elizabeth Warren urges Trump to beef up ethics rules as Musk takes key role

Exclusive: Democrat writes to transition co-chairs calling for steps to avert scandals involving administration officialsThe Massachusetts Democratic senator Elizabeth Warren has called on Donald Trump to institute new ethics rules to guard against scandals involving appointees such as Elon Musk, th...

17/01/2025 15:52 The Guardian

‘We will be betrayed’: cold, fearful and still under fire, Gaza’s people wait

Palestinians describe grief and anxiety as they seek news that the ceasefire is going ahead, and airstrikes continueMiddle East crisis – live updatesAmid continuing airstrikes, bitter cold and news of delays, millions in Gaza were waiting anxiously on Thursday for confirmation that the ceasefire-f...

17/01/2025 14:47 The Guardian

Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine police conduct nationwide raids over draft evasion – as it happened

This live blog is now closed, you can read more of our Ukraine war coverage hereRussian forces have retaken 63.2% of the territory captured by Ukraine in the Kursk region of western Russia, the Russian defence ministry said on Friday.Reuters could not independently verify the ministry’s statement,...

17/01/2025 14:26 The Guardian

Supreme court to release opinions as TikTok decision looms – live

US supreme court to release opinions at 10am ET as a challenge to a law that will ban TikTok on Sunday awaits a decisionCan Donald Trump circumvent a TikTok ban?If the supreme court allows the TikTok sell-or-ban law to go into effect, it will be up to Donald Trump to enforce it, and the incoming pre...

17/01/2025 14:18 The Guardian

Russian hackers target WhatsApp accounts of ministers worldwide

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17/01/2025 12:33 The Guardian

Israel security team to discuss Gaza ceasefire as airstrikes continue

Netanyahu’s office says cabinet will convene on Friday amid concerns the delay could slow start of truceIsrael-Gaza war: live updatesIsrael’s security cabinet will meet on Friday after negotiators reached a deal for the release of hostages as part of a Gaza ceasefire with Hamas, the office of th...

17/01/2025 10:56 The Guardian

People with working-class accents more likely to be suspected of committing crimes

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17/01/2025 09:33 The Guardian

The Middle East, inflation and Trump’s return – what will Biden’s legacy be? – podcast

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17/01/2025 05:00 The Guardian

EU pledges €120m in new aid for Gaza – as it happened

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17/01/2025 02:56 The Guardian

Arrested South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol stays silent as detention deadline looms

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17/01/2025 02:41 The Guardian

LA wildfires: evacuees warned against returning to homes due to toxic waste

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17/01/2025 01:10 The Guardian

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16/01/2025 23:34 The Guardian

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16/01/2025 23:09 The Guardian

US imposes sanctions on Sudan’s army chief over tactics in deadly civil war

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16/01/2025 22:47 The Guardian

Biden’s farewell speech sparks predictable split along party lines

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16/01/2025 22:43 The Guardian

Netanyahu: no vote on Gaza ceasefire deal until Hamas accepts all terms

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16/01/2025 20:58 The Guardian

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