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06/05/2025 19:32 The Guardian

Canada’s PM speaks after meeting Trump in the White House; US president claims he wants ‘friendship’ between US and Canada amid 51st state remarksA group of US senators wants Congress’ watchdog agency to investigate whether controls on humanitarian aid deliveries by Israel and other foreign governments violate US law, according to a letter seen by Reuters.The six senators – Chris Van Hollen, Dick Durbin, Jeff Merkley, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Peter Welch – wrote to Gene Dodaro, the comptroller general, asking him to launch an investigation by the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office into the US government’s implementation of laws regarding the delivery of humanitarian assistance. Continue reading...

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Prisons minister vows to end ‘toxic’ cover-up culture in England and Wales

James Timpson says he will fight ‘normalised’ sexual harassment, bullying and racism within prison service Sexual harassment, racism and bullying have become “normalised” in jails and probation offices across England and Wales, the prisons minister has warned, as he announced a plan to overh...

06/05/2025 18:53 The Guardian

How Trump’s walkaway diplomacy enabled Israel’s worst impulses

The common perception is that Trump has largely moved on, leaving an emboldened Netanyahu to his own devicesThe Israeli plan to occupy and depopulate Gaza may not be identical to Donald Trump’s vision of a new riviera, but his inspiration and the US’s walkaway diplomacy have ushered Benjamin Net...

06/05/2025 18:19 The Guardian

No 10 ‘completely tone deaf’ on harm caused by winter fuel cut, critics say

Polling finds two-thirds of voters would back a rethink on the policy and would not see it as a sign of weaknessDowning Street has been accused of being “completely tone deaf” to the damage wreaked by winter fuel cuts as new polling suggested two-thirds of voters would back a rethink on the poli...

06/05/2025 17:55 The Guardian

Denmark’s museum objects at risk from ‘extreme’ new mould, say conservators

The ‘epidemic for Golden Age paintings’ may already be a global problem, with the fungi a possible health hazardA new type of “extreme” mould is sweeping through Denmark’s museums, threatening some of the nation’s most important paintings and cultural objects, conservators have warned.De...

06/05/2025 16:59 The Guardian

Ukrainian drones target Moscow for second night as foreign leaders arrive

Russia says its defences shot down two drones en route to capital, where preparations are under way for Victory Day paradeUkrainian drones targeted Moscow on Tuesday as the first foreign leaders landed in the capital ahead of a major military parade marking the end of the second world war.Sergei Sob...

06/05/2025 16:39 The Guardian

Pentagon stopped Ukraine military aid shipments in February without Trump’s approval

Order to cancel 11 military aid flights – which were quickly reinstated – originated in defense head Pete Hegseth’s officeUS politics live – latest updatesRoughly a week after Donald Trump started his second term as president, the US military issued an order to three freight airlines operati...

06/05/2025 16:29 The Guardian

UK business activity falls for the first time since October 2023; US trade deficit hits record; FTSE 100’s record run continues – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsBarbie maker raises prices due to Trump tariffs as Ford warns of $1.5bn costTrump’s foreign film tariffs could ‘wipe out’ UK movie industry, ministers toldCar sales across the UK fell by over 10% last month, compared to a year ago.New i...

06/05/2025 15:48 The Guardian

‘Simply unworkable’: British film industry leaders aghast at Trump’s movie tariffs

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06/05/2025 15:26 The Guardian

Renault and Citroën owner warn of ‘painful decisions’ if EU does not change rules for small cars

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06/05/2025 15:05 The Guardian

MPs say next Liberal leader faces period of ‘instability’ as recriminations over election bloodbath intensifies

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06/05/2025 15:00 The Guardian

German parliament elects Merz as chancellor in second round of voting

New leader secures 325 votes after humiliating loss in first round inflicted by 18 unnamed coalition rebelsEurope live – latest updatesThe German parliament has formally elected Friedrich Merz as the country’s 10th chancellor since the second world war, after a humiliating loss in the first roun...

06/05/2025 14:53 The Guardian

Americans’ health at risk as Trump cuts EPA staff to 1980s levels, experts warn

Advocacy groups say gutting EPA’s scientific research arm would turn it into a purely political agencyAmericans’ health is being put at risk after new cuts were announced by Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reduce staffing to 1980s levels and gut its scientific research...

06/05/2025 14:00 The Guardian

Hamas says no sense in truce talks after Israel’s new Gaza plan, senior official says – Israel-Gaza war live

Benjamin Netanyahu announced new ‘intensified’ offensive aimed at ‘conquering’ Gaza StripChina’s foreign ministry spokesperson, Lin Jian, said Beijing is “highly concerned about the current Palestine-Israel situation”.“We oppose Israel’s ongoing military actions in Gaza, and hopes...

06/05/2025 10:38 The Guardian

First Thing: Trump blocks grant funding for Harvard until it meets government demands

University told by education secretary research grants ‘will not be provided.’ Plus, 45% of Americans say third world war likely in five to 10 yearsGood morning.The Department of Education told Harvard University yesterday that it was ending billions of dollars in research grants and other aid u...

06/05/2025 09:57 The Guardian

UK services sector shrinks for first time in 17 months amid Trump tariff fears

Smaller companies say costs of Rachel Reeves’s tax rises led to them lay off more workers in AprilBusiness live – latest updatesA 17-month period of expansion in the UK’s services sector came to an abrupt end in April as uncertainty created by Donald Trump’s tariff war hit new orders and exp...

06/05/2025 09:45 The Guardian

Hamas says it will not engage with Israel again until ‘hunger war’ in Gaza ends

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06/05/2025 09:08 The Guardian

Germany’s Merz falls short of votes needed to be chancellor in unprecedented shock first ballot – Europe live

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06/05/2025 08:44 The Guardian

Analysts split on Bandt’s hopes of holding seat – as it happened

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Barbie maker raises prices due to Trump tariffs as Ford warns of $1.5bn cost

Toy company Mattel says it will reduce imports into the US from China to below 15% by 2026Business live – latest updatesBarbie maker Mattel has said it will increase prices for some products in the US in response to Donald Trump’s tariffs while carmaker Ford said the US president’s measures wo...

06/05/2025 08:12 The Guardian

Drone strikes hit Port Sudan airport and army base in third day of attacks

Loud explosions reported at dawn and plumes of smoke as RSF targets Sudanese government’s seat of powerDrones have struck the airport and targeted an army base in Port Sudan, officials said, the third straight day the seat of power of the government, which is aligned with the Sudanese army, has co...

06/05/2025 06:45 The Guardian

Tuesday briefing: The levers Labour might pull to counter a growing threat from Reform

In today’s newsletter: Can a partial U-turn on the winter fuel allowance help the party set a new agenda – and keep support for Nigel Farage at bay?Good morning. After Reform UK’s resounding success in last week’s local elections, Keir Starmer has faced relentless questions over how Labour w...

06/05/2025 06:05 The Guardian

Starmer ignored nuclear watchdog when he blamed regulations for delays

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06/05/2025 05:00 The Guardian

Many in US and western Europe think ‘third world war likely within five to 10 years’

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06/05/2025 04:00 The Guardian

‘You feel the huge weight of history’: the room where Nazi Germany surrendered

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06/05/2025 04:00 The Guardian

Trump officials halt billions in fresh Harvard grants unless university bows to demands – as it happened

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06/05/2025 01:59 The Guardian

Mike Pence rebukes Trump over tariffs and ‘wavering’ support for Ukraine

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06/05/2025 00:41 The Guardian

UK consumer confidence at lowest level since December 2022, says Which?

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05/05/2025 23:01 The Guardian

Trump administration offers $1,000 to undocumented immigrants to leave US

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Middle East crisis: Gaza offensive includes ‘wide-scale attack’ and ‘moving majority of the population’, says IDF – as it happened

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05/05/2025 19:07 The Guardian

Romania’s pro-EU prime minister resigns as Trump ally eyes presidency

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05/05/2025 16:57 The Guardian

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