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07/03/2025 02:46 The Guardian

This blog has now closed. You can read more of our US politics coverage hereTrump delays tariffs on many products from Mexico and CanadaThe White House announced that Donald Trump will sign executive orders at 2pm ET.While they did not specify what he may sign, the president is reported to be ready to order the closure of the department of education. Expect a court battle to ensue, since the department was created by Congress in 1980, but Trump is attempting to use his executive authority to shut it down. Continue reading...

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Fires rage on Long Island as New York governor declares state of emergency

State agencies responding around Pine Barrens, where homes, chemical factory and Amazon warehouse are at riskQuick-moving brush fires burned through a large swath of land on New York’s Long Island on Saturday, fanned by high winds that spewed thick grey smoke into the sky and prompted the evacuati...

08/03/2025 22:59 The Guardian

America vetoes G7 proposal to combat Russia’s shadow fleet of oil tankers

US pushes to remove references to sanctions and Russia’s war in Ukraine from a Canadian draft statementThe US has rejected a Canadian proposal to establish a task force that would tackle Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet” of oil tankers, according to reports last night.Canada, which has the c...

08/03/2025 21:22 The Guardian

Keir Starmer’s poll ratings leap after Trump withdraws support for Ukraine

Around 30% of voters say they prefer Labour for dealing with ‘allies against threats to the UK’ in boost to party leaderKeir Starmer’s approval ratings have shot up since Donald Trump returned to the White House and shocked Europe by withdrawing political and military support for Ukraine, acco...

08/03/2025 20:52 The Guardian

Australia’s smaller airports rife with vulnerabilities, former Qantas security head says, after alleged gunman boarded Jetstar flight

Much of the security is on the passenger side of the terminal, Geoff Askew says, not on the tarmacEx-Tropical Cyclone Alfred LIVE: latest news and updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s smaller and regional airports are rife with security vulnerabilities, ind...

08/03/2025 19:00 The Guardian

Celebrations and protests in the US and around the world mark International Women’s Day

From Istanbul and Warsaw to New York and Los Angeles, activists demand equality and the end of gender-based violenceWomen took to the streets of cities across Europe, Africa and elsewhere to mark International Women’s Day with demands for ending inequality and gender-based violence.On the Asian si...

08/03/2025 17:13 The Guardian

Revealed: second Kremlin spy ring targeting Russian dissidents discovered in UK

After the spying convictions of six Bulgarians, police have warned of further Russian operations against opponentsA second Kremlin spy operation has been discovered targeting Russian dissidents in Britain, it can be revealed.Roman Dobrokhotov, a journalist in the sights of the six Bulgarians convict...

08/03/2025 17:00 The Guardian

Dread haunts Gaza as airstrikes dent hopes of renewed ceasefire

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08/03/2025 17:00 The Guardian

Trump policies could fuel illicit drug trade despite vow to curb fentanyl

‘Coercive’ tariffs and federal funding cuts could worsen flow of illicit drugs into US, ex-government officials warnDonald Trump’s policies could leave the US more vulnerable to dangerous synthetic drug trafficking from abroad, even as the administration has vowed to stop fentanyl from enterin...

08/03/2025 16:00 The Guardian

Zelenskyy ‘fully committed’ to constructive dialogue with US after Trump defends Putin – as it happened

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08/03/2025 15:47 The Guardian

Russia launches devastating attack on Ukraine after Trump’s defence of Putin

Latest attacks came hours after Donald Trump said Vladimir Putin was ‘doing what anybody would do’Russia launched a devastating attack on Ukraine on Saturday, killing at least 14 people and injuring dozens more, hours after Donald Trump defended Vladimir Putin and said the Kremlin leader was “...

08/03/2025 14:32 The Guardian

US rise of cryptocurrency and fall of regulation pose ‘profound risks’ – report

Center for Political Accountability, which advocates for corporate disclosure, warns of fallout from Trump’s effortsA new report warns of “profound risks” in American politics as cryptocurrency companies increase their political spending and Donald Trump oversees regulatory retreat while promi...

08/03/2025 14:00 The Guardian

Chaos on campuses as schools warn Trump cuts could harm US ‘for decades’

President’s slashes to higher education institutions and research funding threaten US public health, workers sayStudents, researchers, faculty and leadership at universities and colleges across the US are grappling with drastic short- and long-term impacts “for decades to come” caused by fundi...

08/03/2025 12:00 The Guardian

How Trump’s dizzying jerks and jolts on tariffs are ‘freezing’ US business

As the US president warns of a ‘a little short-term interruption’, businesses are struggling to make decisions amid heightened uncertaintyDonald Trump declared there to be “no room left” for a deal with Canada and Mexico this week, launching a trade war against his nation’s closest allies...

08/03/2025 11:00 The Guardian

Trump suspending US intelligence sharing is ‘suffocating’ Ukraine’s hope, says Ben Wallace

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08/03/2025 10:54 The Guardian

Reform MP Rupert Lowe hits back at party leadership after losing whip

MP accused of threatening party chair says dealing with leadership is like smashing his head against a brick wallRupert Lowe has compared dealing with the Reform party leadership to smashing his head against a brick wall amid a public war of words that has revealed deep tensions at the heart of the...

08/03/2025 10:08 The Guardian

Trump’s polarising appeal leaves European populists in a tight spot

Nationalist parties have tended to praise the US president’s politics, but many voters dislike his treatment of UkraineEurope’s rightwing populist parties are split over how far to distance themselves from Donald Trump’s pressure on Ukraine, with some fearing unflinching solidarity with the US...

08/03/2025 10:00 The Guardian

US support to maintain UK’s nuclear arsenal is in doubt, experts say

Malcolm Rifkind joins diplomats and analysts urging focus on European cooperation to replace TridentBritain’s ability to rely on the US to maintain the UK’s nuclear arsenal is now in doubt, experts have warned, but working with European states to replace it will be costly and take time.An existi...

08/03/2025 08:00 The Guardian

South Sudan general among dozens killed in attack on UN helicopter

President Salva Kiir appeals for calm while analysts say escalating tensions could lead to full-blown conflictA South Sudanese general and dozens of soldiers have been killed after a United Nations helicopter trying to evacuate them from the northern town of Nasir came under attack, the government h...

08/03/2025 04:59 The Guardian

Albanese warns against complacency as Cyclone Alfred weakens to tropical low off Queensland coast

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08/03/2025 03:22 The Guardian

Poland plans military training for every adult male amid growing European security fears

PM Donald Tusk says country needs army of 500,000 and backs withdrawal from treaty banning landminesUkraine war live: latest updates as Russia steps up attacksPoland’s prime minister, Donald Tusk, has said his government is working on a plan to prepare large-scale military training for every adult...

08/03/2025 03:19 The Guardian

Ex-Cyclone Alfred live updates: Brisbane, Queensland and NSW BoM path tracking map; landfall time and category; weather forecasts TC Alfred rain and flooding warnings – latest Australia news

BoM path tracker predicts cyclone off Australia’s coast to make landfall in SE Qld on Saturday morning near Brisbane, with impact to be felt from Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast to Murwillumbah, Byron Bay and Ballina in NSW. Follow live news and the latest updates about Tropical Cyclone Alfred.Brisb...

07/03/2025 22:11 The Guardian

Syrian security forces execute 125 civilians in battle against Assad loyalists

Fighting in Latakia is marked escalation by Bashar al-Assad loyalists against Syria’s new Islamist-led governmentAbout 125 civilians have been executed by government security forces in north-west Syria during a rolling two-day battle with loyalists to the ousted Assad regime, a Syrian war monitor...

07/03/2025 21:54 The Guardian

Trump administration cancels $400m in funds to Columbia University

Government alleges university failed to protect Jewish students amid pro-Palestinian protests on campusThe Donald Trump administration announced on Friday that it had canceled $400m in federal grants and contracts to Columbia University in New York because of what it alleges as the college’s repea...

07/03/2025 20:19 The Guardian

Trump administration cancels $400m in grants and contracts to Columbia University over ‘harassment of Jewish students’ – live

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Trump says Putin launching massive strike on Ukraine is ‘what anybody would do’

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07/03/2025 18:23 The Guardian

Divided Reform UK reports own MP to police amid bullying claims

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07/03/2025 18:08 The Guardian

Trump ‘strongly considering’ Russia sanctions until Ukraine peace agreed – as it happened

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07/03/2025 17:20 The Guardian

Three UK-based Bulgarians found guilty of spying for Russia

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Police watchdog reopens investigation into Nottingham killer’s previous assaults

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07/03/2025 16:24 The Guardian

WW2 bomb defused on rail tracks near Paris after day of transport chaos

Unexploded device found near Gare du Nord, France’s busiest train terminal, halting Eurostar and other servicesA second world war bomb found on rail tracks north of Paris was successfully defused on Friday after a day of transport chaos in which the Gare du Nord, used by Eurostar trains from Londo...

07/03/2025 16:23 The Guardian

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