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Victoria bushfire fight continues in Grampians as flood warnings persist in parts of Queensland

22/12/2024 02:05 The Guardian

Firefighters battle to contain out-of-control blaze ahead of hotter conditions on Boxing DayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFirefighters battled to contain an out-of-control bushfire in Victoria’s west on Sunday before temperatures spike in the region on Boxing Day as rain continued to soak parts of Queensland.The fire in Grampians national park, about three hours west of Melbourne, grew to 34,000 hectares on Sunday after it was ignited by a series of lightning strikes almost a week ago.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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US launches airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen

Military says the strikes aim to ‘disrupt and degrade’ Houthi operations such as attacks against US navy warships and merchant vesselsThe US military said it conducted precision airstrikes on Saturday against a missile storage facility and a command-and-control facility operated by Iran-backed H...

22/12/2024 01:21 The Guardian
UK flights and ferries cancelled owing to high winds as Christmas getaway begins

Travellers urged to allow more time for journeys amid ‘perfect storm’ of festive season and bad weatherSome flights and ferries were cancelled on Saturday amid a “perfect storm” of the Christmas getaway and bad weather.The disruption has been caused by strong gusts after the Met Office annou...

21/12/2024 22:29 The Guardian
Magdeburg mourns Christmas market dead

Saudi national, alleged to have killed five and injured more than 200, had issued a warning on social mediaA Saudi national alleged to have carried out a deadly attack on a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg, which killed five and injured more than 200, had warned on social media that...

21/12/2024 20:03 The Guardian
Middle East crisis live: 14 injured after Israel fails to intercept missile from Yemen

Missile fell in the Tel Aviv-Jaffa area leaving 14 people with minor injuries; attack comes days after Israel launched deadly strikes on YemenImages show how displaced Gaza residents live in close proximity to vast piles of rubbish in makeshift camps in the coastal area of Gaza City.Piles of rubbish...

21/12/2024 10:57 The Guardian
Weather warnings in place across UK as millions set off for Christmas getaway

Rain and strong winds may cause delays in north and west of UK on Saturday, spreading to southern regions on SundayWeather warnings have come into force across much of the UK as millions of people set off for their Christmas getaway.Wet and windy weather this weekend could cause roads and public tra...

21/12/2024 09:51 The Guardian
Germany Christmas market attack: Saudi doctor arrested after two killed and 68 injured – latest

State premier says suspect thought to be ‘lone perpetrator’ of attack in eastern town of MagdeburgFull report: two killed and scores injured in Germany as car ploughs into crowd at Christmas marketHere are some images of the scene in Magdeburg, Germany, this morning …A Saudi source told Reuter...

21/12/2024 09:48 The Guardian
Sydney commuters warned of more than 350 cancelled trains due to industrial action across network

NSW minister renews calls for action to end as people are urged to avoid non-essential travel days out from ChristmasFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales transport minister is calling on rail unions to en...

21/12/2024 04:59 The Guardian
Buruli ulcer: flesh-eating bacteria spreads in Melbourne suburb amid warning about rise in cases

Increase in cases ‘linked to Ascot Vale’ leads health officials to warn the disease is ‘spreading geographically’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictoria has seen a surge of cases of a flesh-eating bacteria, prompting warnings from the chief health officer to take...

21/12/2024 03:34 The Guardian
US House passes spending bill hours before deadline for government shutdown – as it happened

The continuing resolution passed with 366 yea votes and 34 nays. This blog is now closed.Trump demands again to suspend US debt ceiling after funding deal failsThe US government could shut down. Here’s what to knowBesides bringing the federal government to the brink of a shutdown, Donald Trump has...

21/12/2024 00:22 The Guardian
Palestinian Americans trapped in Gaza sue Biden administration

Group of nine plaintiffs allege administration has abandoned them and their familiesA group of Palestinian Americans trapped in Gaza have sued the Biden administration, alleging it has abandoned them and their families, leaving them trapped in a war zone despite rescuing “similarly situated Americ...

20/12/2024 21:39 The Guardian
Eight convicted over beheading of teacher Samuel Paty in Paris

Paty, 47, was killed outside his school days after showing his class cartoons of the prophet MuhammadEight people have been convicted in a French anti-terrorism court of involvement in the beheading of teacher Samuel Paty outside his school four years ago.Paty, 47, was killed outside his school near...

20/12/2024 20:47 The Guardian
Reeves says economic turnaround will take time and Farage ‘hasn’t got a clue’

Chancellor pledges renewed focus on growth after Bank of England warning that Britain is on brink of stagnationRachel Reeves insists she won’t “gaslight” working people over her plans to turn round the economy as she launched a scathing attack on Reform’s offer to voters, saying Nigel Farage...

20/12/2024 18:51 The Guardian
Workers in Saudi Arabia say Amazon failed to compensate them for labor abuses: ‘They played a game against me’

Thirty-three of 44 current and former contract workers who paid large recruiting fees say they didn’t receive refunds after working within the company’s Saudi operations In February, one of the world’s richest employers, Amazon, announced it had refunded nearly $2m to more than 700 overseas wo...

20/12/2024 18:41 The Guardian
‘A cultural shift’: drinkers hit Hull’s Low Ale Trail for alcohol-free options

On ‘Mad Friday’, many festive revellers are choosing low- or no-alcohol drinks on pub crawl touring Hull’s city centreIt has become known as “Mad Friday”: the Friday before Christmas when all hell breaks loose on the streets of the UK as festive revellers spill out of packed bars and, in s...

20/12/2024 17:35 The Guardian
Reeves may have to U-turn over no more tax rises, warn economists

Dramatic economic slowdown means chancellor could face lower receipts and higher borrowing costs in 2025A dramatic slowdown in economic growth and rising borrowing costs since the budget could undermine the government’s finances and force the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, to U-turn on pledges not to...

20/12/2024 16:59 The Guardian
Libyan PM resists Russia’s move to reinforce military bases in country

Abdul Hamid Dabaiba says country must not be a platform for settling international scores after fall of Assad in SyriaRussia’s move to reinforce its military base in eastern Libya after the toppling of the Assad regime in Syria is facing resistance from the country’s UN-backed government.The pri...

20/12/2024 16:45 The Guardian
US universities issue advisories over potential Trump travel ban

More than a dozen schools warn international students of visa threat, with some urging them to return to campusUS colleges and universities are issuing warnings to their international students to return to campus before Donald Trump assumes office as president in preparation for a repeat of potentia...

20/12/2024 16:20 The Guardian
Middle East crisis: mediators push on with Gaza ceasefire talks amid fresh strikes – as it happened

Talks in Egypt and Qatar are focused on forging a deal to pause the 14-month-old war and release Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisonersSee all our Middle East coverageIsraelis in the West Bank have set fire to the Bar Al-Walidain mosque in the village of Marda, north of Salfit, reports Al Jazeer...

20/12/2024 16:01 The Guardian
Russia-Ukraine war: Russia suffers worst daily losses since the start of the invasion, claims Ukraine – as it happened

Kyiv says that 2,200 Russian soldiers have died in the last 24 hoursThe Russian Defence Ministry said that its forces had taken control of two more settlements in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, Uspenivka and Novopustynka, Reuters reported, citing Russian state news agency RIA.Russia has been moving tow...

20/12/2024 15:00 The Guardian
Britain braces for big Christmas getaway amid weather and travel warnings

Airports, train operators and motoring bodies forecast traveller numbers unseen since before pandemicBritain’s biggest festive getaway in years was expected to start on Friday, as millions of people took to road, rail and skies to see their loved ones over Christmas.Airports, train operators and m...

20/12/2024 14:12 The Guardian
Major Trump donors who complained of immigrant ‘invasion’ used Mexican workers illegally, sources allege

Exclusive: Experts believe the alleged ‘shuttle support’ program used by Uline – a company owned by billionaires Liz and Dick Uihlein – is likely illegal and exploitative of workersA company owned by two of Donald Trump’s top mega-donors has routinely brought dozens of its workers from Mex...

20/12/2024 14:00 The Guardian
Russia bombards Kyiv with eight ballistic missiles day after Putin speech

Mayor accuses Moscow of genocide, saying latest strike shows Putin’s indifference to women and childrenRussia has fired eight ballistic missiles on Kyiv a day after Vladimir Putin claimed his troops were winning on the battlefield and that his maximalist goals to seize more territory in Ukraine we...

20/12/2024 13:57 The Guardian
Black anti-racism coordinator excluded from European Commission reshuffle

MEPs warn of systemic inequities in EU executive after Michaela Moua left in ‘lower position’ than white peersA group of left-leaning MEPs have warned of “systemic inequities” after it emerged that the EU executive’s lead official in combating racism, who is a black European woman, was exc...

20/12/2024 13:21 The Guardian
Donald Trump tells EU to buy more US oil and gas or face tariffs

President-elect reignites fears of a trade war as he says bloc must make up its ‘tremendous deficit’ with USThe US president-elect, Donald Trump, has warned the EU that it will face trade tariffs on its exports to the US unless its member states buy more American oil and gas.Trump reignited fear...

20/12/2024 12:39 The Guardian
First Thing: US Amazon workers go on their ‘largest’ strike amid holiday rush

Employees at seven facilities including in New York, Atlanta and San Francisco take action. Plus, Elon Musk sinks congressional spending billGood morning – and happy holidays! This is the last First Thing of 2024. We will be back on 2 January.On Thursday morning, workers at seven Amazon facilities...

20/12/2024 12:31 The Guardian
Police warn UK shoppers over ‘porch pirates’ stealing parcels from doorsteps

Total value of parcels stolen estimated at £376m, with Black Friday and run-up to Christmas the worst periodsPolice forces across the UK are warning shoppers about a rise in “porch piracy”, an emerging criminal trend involving doorstep parcel thefts that is costing businesses and consumers mill...

20/12/2024 12:02 The Guardian
Warning of no early reform of special educational needs in England amid new inquiry

Chair of committee of MPs, Helen Hayes, says current Send ‘deep crisis’ is neither sustainable nor acceptable Parents frustrated by the multiple failings of England’s special educational needs and disabilities (Send) system have been warned it is not realistic to expect reform to happen quick...

20/12/2024 10:41 The Guardian
Ugandan runner due to arrive in London after 516 days and 7,700 miles on the road

Deo Kato says journey from Cape Town gave him hope in humanity, despite facing racism from police and passersby on a daily basisA Ugandan athlete who arrives in London this weekend after running 7,730 miles (12,440km) from South Africa to raise awareness about racism has revealed he suffered repeate...

20/12/2024 10:00 The Guardian
Friday briefing: Will the Gisèle Pelicot case finally change how we view violence against women?

In today’s newsletter: For years, Dominique Pelicot drugged his wife and recruited men to rape her. It could be a turning point in social and legal attitudes to sexual assaultGood morning.Dominique Pelicot, described as one of France’s worst sex offenders, has been sentenced alongside 50 other m...

20/12/2024 07:00 The Guardian
Top US diplomats arrive in Damascus to meet new Syria leaders in first visit since Assad outing

The delegation will speak directly with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) leaders and seek clues on missing Americans including journalist Austin Tice, the state department saysA senior delegation of US diplomats has arrived in Syria to speak directly to the new Islamist-led rulers, hoping to encourage a m...

20/12/2024 06:47 The Guardian
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